Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16
Red Devils Blast Rockingham
1912 In Conference Opener

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plays which began on the Rocket
IS. Brown scored from the ; yard
line.
The stars in the contest were
plentiful as each player turned in
a sterling performance and per-
formed his assignment to the best
of his ability.
The Red Dew. Oackfield was
loaded with power as each man
accounted for sizcaole gains and
blocked to perfection. Weldon
Gore lived up 20 preseason no
tees as a speed ~ ,rchant when
he brought the crowd TO its
feet on the first play OF the
second half. Gore received the
RocNet !licN-otf n his own is.
fumbled the ball. then streaked
up the .I,.i lind beautiful
5.ock!E. ... r.> .cing brought
Gown on the Rocket 43.
sam Wal,,,n exercised his abil-
ity as field general like the vcter-
an that ne is. Cool and unruffled
al all times he mixed a series of
plays that had the Rocket defense
in a constant state of confusion as
h proved himself Il master of the
S,elsht of hand as he faxed and
candcd off on plays that left many
OF the fans wondering which play
er had the ball.
The work horse of the team
proved to be Sammy Rogers, 100
pound halfback, who ripped thro-
ugh the line at will. His powerful
running was one of the highights
o. the game as he gave notice that
his name will be near the head
CT the list when All-Conference
selections are made.
Spivey and Carterette also turn
eo in sterling performance.
The defensive players were not
to De denied their share of glory
as each one played a fierce and
lIncmen played like veterans and
stopped the Rocket drives time and
again with bone crushing tackles.
Ned Watts. Tommy Rogers,
Sonny Sands, and Eugene Soles
teamed up to build a concrete
wall around the right side Of the
line and spilled the Rocket offense
for losses on most Of the right
side attempts.
Davis Norris, rugged 1876 pound
left end, disregarded sizes and
weights as he broke through the
Rocket defense with regularity
and threw bruiSing tackles on the
Rocket ball carriers.
Norris was given ample aid by
Nathaniel HARRISON. 1876 pound
left tackle who has two more sea-
sons OF eligibility after the cur
rent one. HARRISON was alert
and ShIfty as he made himself the
fifth man in the Rocket backfield
during most of the game.
Tommy Collier, IT'S pound rug
ged guard. showed nothing but
contempt for the Rocket offense as
he damned up the interference
and made tackles all over the
field.
1t was a team victory in all
respects and one that stamps the
local aggregation AS he one tc
which in the "A C.~torer 70.
BRIEF SUMMARY Or FRIDAYS
GAME
First Quarter.
Brooks Mills kicked off for Rec
Devils. Walden recovered Rookie
tumble on Rockingham u. Gore
Walden, Spivey, and Rogers en-
gineered tricky T" for consisten
gains. Walden plunged over from
one yard line. Extra point no good
End Quarter.
Jerry Brown, Rocket lullback
took kickoff and rrauccd 5Oyard:
| for the games longCs; run. Brown
| and Andrews a!tC.Hd:yd carrying
for successive gains Andrews of
right end for Rocket score. Extra
point no good.
Walden returned kickoff Il
yds. TO Red Devil i3. Spivey pick,
ed up 4 yards. over center. Valdez
on q. b. Sneak for first down
Pass completed 10 Sonny Sander:
wro lateralled 70 Spivey for frs
down. Rogers bulldozed to two
consecutive first downs then ram,
med through line from yds. on
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