Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-17
Moore Says
Howard Should
Have HonOrs
BY Robert Moore

BY Robert Moore
Richmond, Va, Nov. 17--(AP)
Nomination for the Southern
Conference coach OF the year:
Clemson's Frank Howard.
The reason?
You've only to look at Glenn
sons record and compare it with
that of last season to find out
why.
The 39-year- Howard has
taken practically the same per-
sonnel he had year ago when
the Tigers won four and lost five
and guided them to their cur
rent spot as the ninth best ele-
ven in the nation.
There is little difference in the
clubs schedule. Eight Of the
1948 foes are exactly the same
as those of 1947. Mississippi
State and The Citadel were add
ed and the University Of Geo.
rgia dropped from the slate.
Howard, who earned the name
of The Little Clint" as a guard
on Alabama's 1880 rose bowl
team, attributes the Tigers sue
cess to several things.
Howard thinks speed has been
one of the contributing factors.
The Bengals have a lightning
quick forward wall and back
field, the tiger mentor points
out.
Clemson had TO overcome sew
eral obstacles between the close
of the 1947 campaign and this
year. Probably the No. prob
lem was that Of ends. The Ii
gers appeared to have the stuff
during spring workouts last
spring. Then, Hank Walker,
the teams best end, failed tc
turn up for the new college yea,
in September.
Howard admits today that hi
didn't believe the available cror
of ends could fill the Clemson
bill. He knows now just how
wrong he was in that belief
John Poulos and Robert Hud
son began to sparkle. And Ho
ward will tell you today they arr
a couple of reasons for Clem
sons sucessc.
A rather light forward wal
and some brilliant backs hav'
enabled Clemson to do NOR
things with its single wing for
nation this season than in pre-
ceeding years, Howard says. On
of the big guns in the line i
Frank Gillespie, a 198-pound sen
ior guard from Beckley, w. Va
The prize plum in the back
field is Bobby Gage, 2l-year-ol'
senior tailback from Anderson
S. C. Gage isn't the type O
back who runs up and down tn
gridiron like a frightened deel
But he's leader. He can ru
and pass and kick. A good ea
ample of his worth to the Tiger
was the Bengals 2l-l4 win las
week over Wake Forest. Gage
'hotter known as Rompin' Rober
,ped two touchdown passes.
When the Tigers Battle Du
sne at Clemson Saturday,
be Frank Howard Night.
it isn't any wonder tn
nson folks feel like celebra
nile Howard kept his ear
TO New Years Da,
did, four other Souther
arence clubs were drum
up defensive patterns 70
lportant league clashes SAT
Durham Coach Wallac
worked the Duke Blu
long and hard for thei
!; Chapel Hill with the ur
\ North Carolina Tar Heel
had the Dukes drilling o
Sc against Carolina runnin
assing. Wingback Tomm
was on the sidelines by
will be ready for the Ia
Is.
bach Carl Snavely had tn
etice gates locked at Mort
plina. Missing a short scrin
e due to injuries wer
I'd Bill Wardle, Tcackle Cha
smith, Blocking Back Boil
veant and Tailback Charli
ce.
rth Carolina States offer
plans worked to perfectio
workout yesterday as tn
pack concentrated on way
eat William and Mary ;
amsburg Va. Tailbacks E
hey and Ogden Smith stoc
Smiths passes were lulle
# the air time and again /
George Blomquist and Jur
k.
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ph (Buddy) Lex and Hem
C, may miss the State col
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