Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-08-17

ing football! at Tabor City High
School this year; according 10
a release made by Head Coach
Bermey Stevens from a review
made prior To the close OF the
l959-60 term.
Small To Handle Drills
Coach Stevens is presently
finishing work on his masters
degree in the final Summer
Session OF the year at East
Carolina College. Coach Small
Will handle preseason work.
outs until Stevens arrival,
winch Is expected soon after
The Aug. 10 opening.
Sixteen lottermen are anti
cipatcd among the more than
half-hundred boys who have
Sisnificd they intend to play
the grid game here. These in
Cludc Seniors Jackie Small
150) and Scott Lowrimorc
(l65), ends; Tackle Richard
Mills G90D: Guards Harold
Hughes (l85), Doug Soles
(l65) and Leon Prince O60r
and Center Wayne Stevens
(20O). Also Juniors Leon Ed
ward Fonvicllc l65). Jerry
SolcS G60), ana Bobby SolcS
Q7O). all halfbackS; Quarter
back Boyd Lee N3O); Tackle
Lane Buffkin Q7O); and End
Larry Fowler U95).
Lettermen
SOphomorcS who lettered and
are due to return are Quarter
back Roger Small G50); Cent
or Sammy Williams (2OO); and
! Half-back Ronald Foley Q65)
Non-lcttermen due to report
are Seniors Arthur Thompkins
Q35), Glen Smith (22O). both
guards; and Halfback Eldon
Russ Q4O); Juniors Billy Spi-
vcy, Ronald Ward (l50), Har-
old Todd U70). Franklin Jer-
EiGan, Clark DoSter. and Rog-
er Tatum G65); Sophomore
DAVID Cartrctte. Larry Stew
ems, Buster Derdon. Roger Ell
lott l45), Sammy Jacobs
Ear! Fowler I5O). Gene Gold
finch l40), Donald Spivey
| N50, David Coleman, Arthur
Nix. Jr. U65), Russell Glenn.
mons, Gene Mills.
Freshmen Expected
freshmen expected includ,
Larry Herring, Leamon Lock,
lear, Swain Piver, Buddy Fon.
vielle, Richard Cameron, Phi
Delllngcr, Chppper Watts. Bel
lnman, Bill Granger, Ronni,
Bruton, Billy Smith. Robe
Ray, Ronald Keith Granger
Ernest Gore, Tommy Smith
Richard Wright.
Only five boys who were a.
round for last years Red Devi
grid crew are missing. but the,
VIII really" be missed. Henri,
Neil Wright, the Most Valua,
bic player and star halfback
Joel Hcdgccoc, like Wright ;
two-time All-CoIumbus grider
at tackle; Lavcrne Ward. an
"ther Staunch tackle; and ALI
columbus Guard Tony Wad-
aell were lost by graduation,
ihen. a promising senior half
back, Horace Mobiles. died from
injuries suffered in a Summer
auto accident.
Hig Hopes
Main stems" expected f.
help the Devil grid cause this
year are Leon Fonvielle. the
small boys-ROger and Jackie
LoWrlmore, the Solescs-Douq
Jerry and Bobby, Wayne Stev-
ems, and Boyd Lee. Others, nov
in the darkhorse (or unprov.
en- class may surprise and be
big leaders. too.
Others Invited
Coaches Stevens and Small
urged that any boy-or-bovs
not seeing their names list
ed IN the about groups to be
present at the Wedncsda,
meeting. also, if they wish tc
play football this Fall. The,
said they realized that som,
would not be able to report al
once, but urged attendance AT
inc earliest possible workout
Tabor City will open its 1861
schedule with its old foe
Whitevillc. al WhitevilIe on
Sept. 2 in Waccamaw Athlet-
lc Association game. Bladen.
ooro, Shallotte, Chadbourn and
Elizabethtown are other elev.
ems to be met in WAA play.
Hero &c Tho