Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-22
Roanoke Rapids
Junior Varsity
Dominates Play

here yesterday afternoon In
knocking off the Baby Red Dew
lis Of Kinston 1876 in a game
at Simmons Park.
Coach Crawford Hoyle's junior
varsity squad struck once in thu
first period, once in the thirt
and again in the final quartel
for their second victory in two
starts. Kinston scored early in
the last quarter on pass play
Tommy Myrick and Calvir.
Baton provided most OF tn,
thrills for the fans in thei.
ball-carrying in the game, bu
for the most part the Jacket
played team football all the way
Substitutions were frequent ant
nearly all the ball players had q
chance to perform by the enc
Of the game. Play on both sides
were hard and clean and clean
football was the order Of the
day.
Roanoke Rapids started things
moving near the end Of the first
quarter when Tom Coles punt
for Kinston from deep in his
own territory was taken by Bat
ton on his own IS and run back
nicely to the Kinston 40. On
the first running play Myrick
moved for eight yards, then
Baton stepped back and tossed
a pass into the hands Of Robert
(Whitey) Smith, who took the
ball on the II and moved across
the goal line for the first touch
down. Myrick's attempted line
plunge for the extra point was
stopped.
The entire second quarter saw
the Red 1mps deep in their own
territory, and it was only the
good punting Of Cole which kept
them out Of trouble, as Cole con-
sistently kicked from deep in
his own territory to keep the
junior Jackets a little on their
own side of the midfield stripe.
As the half ended the Jackets
drew a penalty for clipping that
moved the ball back to their
one-yard marked from where
Baton kicked out of danger.
The Jackets came back after
the half and started moving like
an offensive machine when q
drive which started when a punt
was downed on the Roanoke
Rapids 81. The juniors, spanked
by the line which opened ur
big holes for Myrick and Bat.
ton, moved to four first down.
in a row. Baton had the hono1
Of plunging over tackle from the
.. four for the second JACKIE
touchdown, and Myrick added
. the extra point with 4 line
, smash from the two.
At that point the game be.
came offensive-minded, when
, the Kinston Imps took the kick.
off and started back up the
field. AS the quarter ended Kin.
ston was in possession Of the
ball on their own Al. Two plays
later Cole threw a spot pass
over the center Of the line tc
Tommy Tyndall, Kinston end
who caught the ball at midfield
! and outdistanced his pursuers or
dash to the end zone for the
lone Devil score. Reuben Jones
attempted place kick was low.
The Jackets took the kickoff
again on the rs and started an.
other march which seemed de
stined to score, but which fin
ally begged down after the bal
!. had been marched on four frs
downs to the Kinston six-yare
line before the Devils dug il
to hold.
Kinston was forced to kick GU
and bad pass from center rush
ed Coles punt and the bal
! went out Of bounds on the Kin
ston SO. Baton passed to Viii
. liams at the rs, then Myricl
plunged for a first down on tn
20. Baton moved to the 10 an
then Willard Walker droppe,
back and heaved a pass into tn
waiting arms Of Tommy Toppin
in the Kinston end zone for tn
final score. Douglas Felts miss
ed the try for the extra poin
II The game ended with Kinsto
trying desperation passes to n
avail against the alert Jacket de
tense.
II Coach Hoyle's charges locke
good against the Imps of Bi
] Faye, and the Jackets ran up
: total Of Is first downs to tn
two made by Kinston.
Standouts In the Jacket lin
were end Bob Nantz, who cor
sistently drove in to halt Kir
ston plays before they coul
start, and Harris at tackle an
Maurice in the center. The er
tire line turned in a creditabl
performance.
In total yardage picked up i
the game the Jackets far ovel
shadowed the Devils by runnin
up a net yardage Of 262 yards
the % made by the Kinsto
team.
Next Thursday afternoon tn
Jackets will journey to Kinsto
l to repay the call and will met
the Imps on their own field.