The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-09
SideIine Views
BY JOHN STICK

Wen, the Virginia little colleg,
annual classic comes off TIN
week a. Death Valley as Jir
Hickeys. Hampden- Sydney squa,
clashes sXith Paul Severins Jack
cts of Randolph Macon 1t pack;
more than usual drama if tina
is possible to write about the
year afCr-year gridiron feature
Whats viii help bring a Grove
to DEATH Valley, IN addition tc
the norslal quota Of faithful wis
follow their teams regardless Q
season records. is the status Of thu
squads IN sports-page ranking
The Jackets are riding higl
with -6-l record the only los
the seaaon opener to Richmond
There have been glowing account
Of the players as crack small
college squad and high praise TO-
SEVERN for building a stronf
team from freshman and mix
ture Of. hold-overs and former
benchWSrmers.
From the Jacket side. the con
test vii; be a question Of main
tanning h at reputation ant
polishing it at the expense
Hampden-Sydney 1t Just would
Mt do TO have the build-up top
Piled by a 500 club!
From the home side at Deatl
Valley. the game is equally {
must fcr the Hickeymen A dis
couragiEg three game loss skein
is all but forgotten IN the upsurgt
following successive victories over
Western Maryland, SeWanee and
BridgeWater
a victory viii help prove that
the Valley squad is all that ii was
first arnounced to be and that
whatever rave blurbs the Jackets
have gotten must be said equally
for the Tigers
Lastly, of course. is for either
side thg dreaded ignominy OF a
loss to an arch rival While watch
ing tina. one beng settled, were
looking :for great game come
Saturday afternoon
It's comforting to know that
Cabel Reves is booting those extra
point kicks successfully for the
Tigers THAT may be an important
factor End the Blackstone buster
has SEM his last five efforts SAIL
ing squarely between the uprights
When Carl Sommardahl tossed
a touchdown aerial to Ron Henry
for the first score against Bridge
water. lie became the third Tiger
back in. recent games to blossom
as ayrialst That department
VIII ha<e to be well oiled for
either SIDE to win. in our opinion
and the Bengals seem to have the
Oh can FLOWING at this time
It ought to be great. See YOU
there
one q the Bedford High play
ers who helped build the Farm
VILE Bedford grid series into
ereat a.fair for the past several
years won't be on hand this time.
Bill Bower who quarterbacked
the Offers to some great seasons,
is now Signal calling for the VMI
Rats ard doing well Bower threw
two touchdown passes IN tho
Rats I9-l5 victory over the
Winian} and Mary Jayvees two
weeks $50
Despite feeling against goine
too far abroad in this column W.
can't help but comment on the
excitement at Kansas City as tina
city prepares to take proper care
OF its new Major League fran
chlse purchased by Chicagoar
Arnold Johnson from the Mack
interests of Philadelphia the old
AS"
Let kansas CIV ten us own
story through the words OF City
Manager L. 2 Cookingham. who
saws It an "is just wonderful"
despite. a tremendous new work
load oH his shoulders.
All kansas City is doing, he
writes. us selling 81 and p mill
lion dollars worth Of bonds, an
neXed a8l square miles Of terri
tory. building two bridges across
the Missouri River and new 26
million. dollar airport the big
eest construction program in the
city's history II is a fitting CHI
max 70 Kansas City's greatest
year