Smyrna times., 1957-08-15
ALL-STAR GAME
OF FOOTBALL
blue" and "Gold" Teams to
Play at u. of ID. Stadium
Saturday, August oath
RETARDED CHILDREN

Interest and enthusiasm is at g
fever pitch in the two encamp'
ments of the All-Star gridders
who are preparing for the second
annual Delaware All-Star football
game that will be played at the
University of Delaware Stadium
on Saturday afternoon, August
"a, for the benefit of the Della
ware Foundation for Retarded
Children, Inc. The coaching stats
of both teams are highly enthuseC
as to the outlook and both are
predicting a winner in the second
annual classic. Gold team, the
down-state array, is training al
st. Andrews School, Middletown
and the Blue team, upstate elev-
en-, at Sanford Prep, near Will
mington. Bill Horney, popular
Smyrna High coach who has COM
piled an impressive 14-1 record
during the past two years since
he took over the Eagle coaching
reins, heads the coaching staff OF
the Colds" He is being assisted
by Ed Schwarz, former Maryland
lineman and current Dover High
mentor, and Don Miller, former
Little All American at Delaware
and coach of the 1856 unbeaten
Newark Yellowjacket team. Dim
Montero, Salesianum coach who
formerly coached at Washington
College, is coaching the Blues
with Jesse Malin, Conrad High
mentor, and Jimmy Hagen of the
Sallies staff as his aides. First
few days have been spent in con-
ditioning the gridders but they
began contact work yesterday and
it will be a steady grind from
here on out to the eve of the
game. The coaches have express
ed much satisfaction with the
fine condition of the players at
the time of reporting to the
camps and it has taken little work
to get them ready for the heavy
contact work. Both squads, twen-
ty-six men strong, are well flank
ed by the top scholastic stars that
graduated last June, many of
which were on the All-State Sc
lections. There were two late
changes in the rosters. Jack Con-
ner, Seaford speedster who scored
54 points for the Blue Jays last
fall when they posted a 5-3 re-
cord, Joined the squad replacing
Milford's Danny Moore, who noti-
fed the officials that he will be
unable to participate. Ronnie
Trivits, Conrad High athlete,
Joined the Blues" replacing full
back Bob Ruggerio of the Sallies
who is not available for the game.
Colds" should hold widespread
interest throughout lower Della
ware with players hailing from
fourteen different schools. Ben
Solloway, Dave Comegys, Bill
Carter and Fred Bush will get the
plaudits from Smyrna High with
Jim Behen and Mike Stachecki
carrying the colors for the Dover
High Senators. 206-pound Morgan
Little is William Henry Ram
gridder with Joe Pittard, a stellar
back, hailing from the George
town Golden Knights. Bob Trib-
bitt, a standout pass receiver,
comes from John NJ Clayton with
Chester Dickerson representing
the Milford High Buccaneers.
Quarterback Jack Phillips will get
the spotlight from Rehoboth
Beach boys, while Lewes Pirates
will furnish their high scoring
back, Harold Hamilton, and Char.
les Howard. In addition to Jack
Conner, the Seaford Blue Jays
will send Bill Harper. Two power
full linemen, Harry Bradley and
Jim Pusey, will hail from Delmar
With the realignment of the ter
ritory of the Colds" the down.
state eleven has drawn additional
strength that should be a tre-
mendous boost in their chances
of turning the tide against the
"Blues." Such stalwarts as Bob
Conway, John Talucci, Dick Sim
pers, Wilson Cooper, members of
last years unbeaten Newark elev-
en-, Jack Hiner, Roger Smith,
Jerry Pinkett, William Penn Col
onials, Charles Stapleford, Middle
town Cavaliers and Charles Grin
mage, Redding High, are bidding
for berths on the Colds" that
will square off against the Blues
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