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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
'Tlrock

July II = Mr.. and Mrs. B. K.
Spurrler, and granddaughters.
Beverly Nicholas and Terri Wat
kins. of Lebanon, Ohio, left
Monday after spending the
Fourth of July holidays with her
brother-in-laW and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Price. Mr.. and
Mrs. Price also had with them
for the week end her brother and
slster-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Childress. and Danny, of New
port News. Others who visited
during the week end were Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Allen and chill
dren, of Keysville, Mrs. P. L.
Wallace and Mrs. Frank Wallace
and son, Scottie. Of Cumberland.
Mrs. Lena Beasley, Of Farm
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. B.
Chernault, of Worsham.
Mrs. 7. F.. Dallas and children.
Of Sarasota. Fla. are spending
a two-week vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Collie.
Mrs. Ola wler returned
home Tuesday after being a pa
tent in the Southside Community
Hospital several days.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
BY GERALD DUNCAN

Three Farmville boys are at
tending the Camp Wahoo Basket
ball School this week. Billy and
David Hay and Tommy Fulcher,
along with 100 other boys from
most of the eastern states, are
attending the camp. located in
the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains of Albemarle County,
at Miller School, just II miles
from Charlottesville.
Boys have come from all over
the United States to this little
camp in the valley for the foul.
weeks of camp, 563 in number.
T h ere are boys from Okla
homa, Pennsylvania, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, New York,
Kentucky. West Virginia and
most of the southern states.
What is the big attraction at
such a small, isolated camp?
Well, here is located perhaps the
greatest one group of basketball
minds and masters ever assem-
bled together at a camp. It is
the only camp of its kind in Wiz
ginia and there is but one other
on the whole eastern seaboard.
Louis Vicente" Miller. head
basketball coach at VMI. Billy
Mccain, head coach at Unlver-
sity of Virginia, both who were
coaches at Hampden-Sydney. and
Gene Corrigan. lacrosse coach at
University of Virginia. originated
tina camp five years ago, but for
the FIRST three years it was
merely a summer camp for boys
with the usual atmosphere of the
summer camps throughout the
country. Last year these three
men decided to make it d bas-
ketball school camp. and with
this decision, they were fortd-
nate indeed in getting the serv-
ices of one of the finest college
coaches. perhaps the most color
i'll in the game today. and a for
n1er All-American and All pro
player himself. Bones" McNin-
ney. coach of the Wake Forest
Deacons. Who, with All-American
Len Chappell. lad such an out
standing season last year.
These gentlemen already men
toned would make a very capa-
BILE staff, but they did not stop
win Bones They looked ilu-
tier and Came up with another
Atlantic Coast Conference coach.
Press Maravich, from Clemson:
and former fast-break artist Of
the professional field, and now
master OF the fast break at his
anna mater. Marshall Unlyer-
Sity in We,' Virginia. Jules Rev
In. Charles Bryant. Mckinney S
assistant AZ Wake Forest, and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

Upon meeing this tall. slender
man you have the feeling that
he is no more than any ordinary
man. He talked to us for per-
haps two and a half or three
hours during the day, as If he
were enjoying it as much as We.
We talked about his family, his
great teams Of the past, his out
standing college and pro seasons
as a player. and about the camp
he was associated with.
We actually dldn' have to ask
him many questions because he
carried the conversation himself,
very humbly and modestly.
During his lecture. he not only
told the boys what should be
done. he actually showed them,
using some of the boys them
selves to illustrate his points. His
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Southside-
Baseball League

Standings
w L
CreWe IL 5
Cumberland 9 6
BurkeVille 8 7
Buckingham 6 7
Farmville 6 6
Amelia 4 u
Results
CreWe Il = Cumberland 5
CreWe 10 = Cumberland 4
Farmville 7 Amelia
Burkeville - Buckingham 5
RlckinOhano ID Rrrkavilla E
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Standings

Billy CarWile kept a clean
slate for q 80 won lost record
by pitching a brilliant one hit
ter on July 5 against the Moose
for II to Lion victory.
Carwile walked four, struck
out six and gave up only one
nit, single to Jimmy Helms in
the fourth inning. He was also
three for at the plate and drove
in two runs.
Jackie Womack, with three
hts, and Danny Andrews. with
two, drove in two more runs
apiece.
Last Friday night, the Jaycees
rolled up their 18th straight win
by downing the Rotary to 2,
behind strong pitching by Mar
shall Cook, who gave UP two hits
in three innings. and David Har-
PEI. who pitched three hitless
innings.
Simonini gave up only four
Jaycee hits but two hits came
in the second inning when the
winners scored four runs on the
two hits, an error and a walk.
Billy johnson was the only two
hit man Of the game.
In the second game, the Fire
Dept. raped three Independent
pitchers for q walks and seven
hits in a IA to win. Barry
Brandon pitched a seven hitter
for the Firemen. giving up sew
en- hits and striking out eight.
Doug Farley drove in three
runs with two singles and David
Wooten had a double and single
and two RIBS.
John DoWdv had two hits for
the losers and three RIBS
League leading hitter Danny
Andrews turned pitcher Satur-
day night and tWirled a strong
twohitter against the unbeaten
Jaycees for a 4 to / Lion vi
tory. The Lions had been beaten
twice previously by the Jaycees.
The Lions came up with three
runs in the last inning. CarWile
led off with a single and Danny
Andrews got on by a fielder's
choice. Jackie Womack drove
Andrews over, after he had
stolen a base. for the tie break
er. After walk to Blair and My
rick. Wallace Duncan hit two
run double to wrap up the game
Duncan also made fine run
ming catch to save a possible
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Youth League Has
Two Close Games
Standings

VIEW A = IOOF 3
Bobby Farmer threw a neat
four hitter against the WV as
the Woodmen took a close one,
to 2. Farmer also had a double
and single in four trips to the
plate. The big blow of the game
was his two run double in the
third inning.
Clements pitched a fine game
for the VFW. striking out - and
allowing only six hits.
Burger pitched a three-hitter
against the IOOF as the VIEW
won a Squeaker. 4 to 3 For the
VFW Spillnan had triple and
double and Bondlrrant triple
and single
For IOOF. CAN'T had a triple
and double. Moore was the loser.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Little Boys Baseball Briefs

Jaycee run.
The Lions collected nine hits
off Jaycee pitchers, Chandler
and Harper. Harper was the los
er.
The Rotary got fine pitching
from three hurlers, Kernodle,
Booth and Pinelli, for a Is to 8
victory over the Fire Dept.
These three allowed only two
Firemen hits. Tom Hix and
Charlie Simonini had two hits
each for the winners, and two
RIBS each.
Marshall Cook and Jimmy En-
mis- pitched the Jaycees to a l6
to s victory Monday night over
the Moose. Cook pitched two
and twothirdS innings and gave
up no hits and five walks,
while Ennis finished the game.
allowing only two hits and five
bases or balls.
Ennis was the big stick for the
winners with five RIBS and two
booming home runs, a double
and single for a perfect four for
four performance at the plate.
Higgins, who gave up four
walks in his one and one third
innings of pitching, was the los
er. The Jaycees got all II hits
off second Moose hurler, Jimmy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Jaycees Place Six
On All-Star Team

The following boys have
been picked to represent Farm
vile IN the district and state
playoffs of the Little Boys Base
ball League.
Six members of this years
All-Star team were chosen from
tie strong Jaycee team, which
SO far has lost only one game
Jimmy Ennis. Bill Can't, Mar
shall Cook, Jackson Chandler,
Billy Johnson and David Harper
were chosen from this tam
which has IA and record.
The second-place Lions placed
five Of its team members on the
hn-oTar team including Charlie
and Billy Blair, Billy Carwile,
Jackie Womack and the league S
leading hitter, Danny Andrews.
The Rotary and Moose plac-
ed three and two respectively
on the team. Rotary players Sc
lected were Ronnie Booth, Jackie
Martin and Charlie Simoninl
while selections rom the Moose
were Scottie Spillman. and Bo-
ozie DaultOn.
These 16 boys will play in
the district playoffs in this area
and if they VIII they will play
in the state playoffs, this year
being held in CreWe. The state
winner will go to Georgia for an
other playoff and this winner
will play in the Little Boys
World Series, in Louisiana.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Girls Softball

The Farmville girls have fin
ally played ball after being rain
ed out three weeks in row.
For the Cardinals, it was quite
a night as they beat the Admir-
ais, q to 10. for their first win
in three years.
In the second game, the Royals
defe' led the Emeralds, q to II.
Next week the Cardinals play
the Emeralds in the first game
at 7:30 and the Royals play the
Admirals in the second game.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Rickers Pitches
No-Hit Game In
Southside League

Charlie Rickers pitched a bril-
liant no-hit game on the night of
July 4 against Amelia. Rickers
faced on 80 men, two over the
minimum. He walked two men.
This is the only no-hit game of
the Southside League. CreWe
Won by a score Of 10 to 0,
HE'S "WESTING
A lady opening her icebox
spies a drunk there.
Lady What are you doing in
my iceboX?
house. isn't it?
Lady Yes.
Drunk: I'm Just Wrestling!
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
&de&ne Ns.v,
By GERALD DUNCAN

As Bob McGahey and arrived Camp Wahoo Bones" Nc
Kinney just beginning lecture 1870 youngsters from nine
of age, attending the old basketball camp
up Bob and discussing this gentleman and
picture what kind of man he Our
relationship through TelevsOn picture
tube most fans thrilled with his cololfu coaching
his fine pictured business like
would little time with small newspaper
reporter. couldn't have been off the course.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13
Unique Basketball Camp
Attracts 3 FarmvilIc Boys

Bob Roberts. assistant al Glenn
son, were ADDED to the staff Of
Coaches. alona, With Ed Nu.l Of
A,hanlarle High School.
Ire camp is equipped with
three lighted outdoor courts and
large gym. where two courts
are used for drills ard
games. The courts have the fol
lowing names. 'Keydet, 'Cava-
llers' Tiger, " "Deacon" and
Greene" courts. which are the
nicknames Of the schools that
the coaches represent.
One Of the coaches, plus ono
or two outstanding college bas-
ketball players, are present on
each court. All boys are broken
up into age groups. Number | -
age 9-l2. No. 2 ~ age 1914, no
3 age IA only, No. 4 - age
l5-l7, and No. 5 - age II only.
This is the usual breakdown but
1t sometimes differs, depending
on the boys ability and size.
Each group goes through the
five courts each day from $50
to 1870. All coaches know that
only by repetition can boys learn
and begin to put their KNOWLEDGE
into use. The five courts arc d,-
vlded into the five most iADOr-
tant phases of Basketball: foot
work. defense. fast-break. shoot
ing. and general offensive funGa-
mentals. Only basic fundamen-
tals are taught these boys bua it
is the same type coaching as
they set in college. Iii feet.
Bones Mckinney teaches the
boys his own Wake Forest Of
tense.
After the boys have been
through the drills on the five
courts, they are taken inside tie
gym and given a lecture on
some important phase of basket
ball by one Of the coaches. Tie
day this reporter visited the
camp Bones was TEACHING the
boys the general patterns Of his
ottense, which is pass and
screen offenSe.
After lunch and a rest perIoS--
the boys resume their drills this
time in teams. Later in the aft
e Noon, games are played be
tween chosen teams. These same
boys play togeGher throughout
the camp. From 4.1J TO $40, tic
boys 90 swimming. either il the
fine swimming pool or in the
large l2-acre lake. where boating
ana fishing are also available.
At right. there are some Bal
Games AID movie eact, night.
Tie coaches entertain the Bows
also, and yod shoul1 see
Vicente Miller do his soft Shoe
routine. end Bones" always has
something up his sleeve.
Saturday and Sunday the boys
are treated to a picnic. followed
by watermelon feast. The bows
can go swimming, boating, fish
lng. play tennis and softball. or
if they've had enough exercise
for the week. Just relax.
The plrpose Of the camp is TO
make letter basketball plavers
and to oieate a real desire to
excel in athletics.
No one can possibly believe
Tat these youngsters cali ahs.rb
al! the Information givan to then.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

- "a is>~ ' LIN
Buckingham IA - Burkeville 5
Farmville % - Amelia l.
Burkeville doWned Buckingham
Saturday night behind the pitch
ing of Butch Cox, 7 to 5. Gown
started for Buckingham and was
relieved by Carter in the sew
enth.
Sunday, Buckingham raped
losing Burkeville pitcher Town
send for a IA to 5 win. Smith
was on the mound for Bucking-
ham.
Crewe hit three home runs in
the first inning at Cumberland
to take a IL to 5 win, and then
took 10 to 4 win over the
Dukes on Sunday, to move into
first place again. after losing
three protest games a couple of
weeks ago.
Farmville picked up three VIC
tories over Amelia by winning a
double header on Saturday night
and a single game Wednesday
night.
Raymond Yeats pitched six
hit ball in the first game at
Amelia and Larry Hammer had
a homer and four RIBS for a Z
to 5 win. Farmville scored all
seven runs in the first three in
nlngs. getting one in the first
and three in the second and third.
Amelia scored three runs in
the seventh on a three-run triple
by Flippen.
In the second game of the
double header, Larry Hammer
had a homer. triple, and two
singles and drove in six runs
and Louis Skidmore had a ire
mendous homer to left and a
single as Farmville d o Wned
Amelia. 20 to Z.
Bowles went all the way on the
mound for the winners. Farm
vile drilled three Amelia pit
cheers for 19 hits.
Wednesday night at Farmville,
the Red Sox slugged out 20 hits
in downing Amelia. 25 to |, in
a game called after seven in
nings.
Catcher Louis Skidmore had a
perfect night at the plate with
four doubles and a single in five
at bats.
Fore pitched a fine four hitter
for his first win of the season.
Hutchins. Duncan and Harris
had three hits each, with Hutch
ms and Duncan hitting back-to-
back homers in the sixth.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

simplicity and humor made each
of the boys. and all watching,
become entranced at his demon
stration When the lecture was
over. Bones was completely
covered in sweat on this hot
July day
We asked him about his days
as a pro basketball player and
who were the toughest men he
played against. He said that
MIR. Basketball. George Mix
an. was the strongest and rough
est to handle. Bones was a for
ward. but he was often called
upon to guard Mikan whenever
his team center got into foul
trouble, which was quite often
against Mikan.
He said the hardest man to
stop from scoring was jumping
Joe" FoWlkes. of the Warriors.
who held the MIA scoring rec
ord Of 63 points for many years
until the likes of Wilt Chamber
lain and Elgin Baylor came
along.
Bones" played with the Wash
ineton, and later the Boston. Gel
tics and was once a teammate
of the great Bob Cousy. He
coached a former Celtic guard.
Bill Sharman.
Why would a man like this
take his summer vacation time
to work and sweat with these
young. inexperienced boys?
There can be Only one reason,
he loves the game Of basketball
and he loves to help these young
boys. As he said, Il get a big
kick out Of helping these boys
along and watching them I'M
prove. We have a fine group of
coaches and players here and
Tam proud to be a part of the
camp
AS Bob McGahey commented
to me shortly after we had ar
rived and met some of the indi
viduals connected with the camp.
II don't believe l could have be-
leved it if I hadn't seen it. It's
actually marvellous that you can
get such a group of basketball
experts together. and the organi-
2ation and techniques are ire
every young basketball player
could Just come up here for a
week III the summer"
I think the real marvel Of the
camp is the attitude that these
Youngsters have. even after be-
ing at the camp for one Or two
days. Just how would YOU feel if
Nbu Ntit LAW OOiiSu iHSH
school kid. trying to learn how
10 play a decent game of bas-
ketball. and you looked up and
saw Bones" Mckinney or Len
Chappell taking his pre- ious
time to teach you. an undevel-
oped teenager. how to play the
game as il should be played
This really does something for
the boys. These men don't laugh
at the kids when they fall over
the ball trying to dribble. they
help them up and give them en-
couragement to try again. and
again and again. This is the Sc
cret of their coaching and they
know that you must fix it in the
minds of the kids that only by
constant practice can they i'm
prove. These men help each boy
as YOU would your own son.
a K e d David Hay and
Tommy Fulcher how they liked
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-07-13

the camp and their reply was,
Its really great" David Hay
said, THE coaches and players
here are just wonderful to us.
They work just as hard as we
do.
Evening star., 1962-09-18
King Tar Back
AtShenandoaFl

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Sept. 18 (SpeciaD Calvin G.
Wilhyde's King Tar gets back
into his accustomed company
tonight at Shenandoah Downs
and will be favored also to get
back into the win column in
the San Juan Purse, feature of
the Tuesday program. The big
chestnut faces five others in
the mile and 70-yard event.
King Tar won 10 in a row
after being bought by the
Thurmont, Nd, businessman
with part of a record twin
double payoff, but has failed
twice after stepping into tough
handicap ranks here. Tonight
he will face Our Ship, Discon-
certed, Proud Rebel, Sky Pixie
and Lethe in the $500 allow
ance race.
The race is named for six
officials of the Puerto Rico
Horsebreeders Association who
are visiting Shenandoah this
week. The group will tour Vir-
ginia breeding establishments
today with Shenandoah off,
cials.
Business continued up at
Shenandoah last night as q
crowd of 1852 bet $2l5,041 on
the nine-race program. This
compares to $l45.Ooo bet on the
same day of 1861.
Evening star., 1962-09-18
Garry Back Lunds
SufeIy in Poris

PARIS, Sept. 1s (AP).-
Carry Back, last years Ken
lucky Derby winner, was flown
here today and left for nearby
Chantilly to train for the classic
Prix de PArc de Triomphe Oc-
tober 7.
Garry Back came from New
York in a special cargo plane
and appeared to have stood the
trip well. The 4-year-old was
accompanied by a groom, a
veterinarian and an exercise
boy. Two tons of hay were car
ried aboard the plane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Price of
Miami, Carry Backs owners,
arrived on a regular flight.
Carry Back will-be a favorite
for the race, to be run over
a mile and a half course at
Longchamp in the Bois De
Boulogne just outside Paris.
Evening star., 1962-09-18

Claude Crabb. Billy Barnes
Rod Breedlove or Hugh Smith.
But Kuczo fears Wingback jim
Steffen may give US trouble.
Steffen and Crabb, the rookie
playing the opposite wing, haye
bruised ribs. These key posi-
tions will be even more vul-
nerable against the Browns
with Jim Brown and Tom VII
son cracking off tackle OF
swinging around the flank or
pass plays.
Breedlove's shoulder should
be all right by Sunday. but
Barnes ankle may give him
trouble.
The Redskins are sorely
pressed for manpower coming
up to one of their toughest
games of the season and the
coaching staff is trying to fig
ure number of eff" combina-
tions to take care of the emer-
gency. One thing certain is that
James will be shifted to de-
tense for this game, which
means Leroy Jackson viii have
to spell Mitchell on offense
Leroy didn't get to carry the
ball on any running plays al
Dallas because it was so close,
but he was available.
THE heat was right down my
alley" he said. I'm used to 1t. y
Evening star., 1962-09-18
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star staff Writer

The answer to the Redskins
problem is simple get some
body who can play defense as
well as Bobby Mitchell plays
)ffense.
For a time at Dallas SUM-
lay 1t appeared that indeed
Mitchell might show up on the
defensive unit as one back after
another hobbled off the field.
When Dick James, an often
i've halfback, went in on de-
jense. Assistant Coach Ray
VillSey turned to Head Coach
Bill McPeak.
What do we do If someone
Use gets hurt?" he asked.
McPeak looked up and down
he riddled bench.
Send in Fred Dugan.
yuess," he replied. He had
iome wingback experience with
he 49ers."
Freeman. first thought to
lave a broken leg, apparently
escaped with a severe sprain OF
lis right knee. but Trainer Joe
xuczo doubts if he'll be ready
'or Sundays game at Cleve-
and. His was the most seri-
Jus injury
X-rays revealed no lasting
iamage to any of the others
Evening star., 1962-09-18
Redskins Making IF Plans
To Solve Monpower Woes

McPeak is counting heavily
on Smith. q rookie with much
potential but little playing time
to his credit, to replace Free
man. James probably will get
Steffen's spot if Jim isn't able
to go the distance.
1T makes no difference tc
me whether I'm on offe4lSe OF
defense" Dick said. "The more
things you can do the more
valuable you are to the team
and I don't care where they
use me. I like to play"
Wayne Millner handed in o
scout report on Cleveland that
viii give the Redskins food for
thought.
in Tom Wilson they got q
guy who can do all the things
Jim Brown can do" he CON-
mented. He can bang the line
run the ends and catch passes
And he carried the ball as much
as Brown. I think they gave II
to Brown l9 times and to Will
son about Is. When they divide
it that evenly you know he's got
something"
The Redskins stopped Brown
before, only to have Mitchell
break loose and ruin them
Now they've got Mitchell on
their side. But whether they
can stop two Jim Browns S
another question.
Evening star., 1962-09-18


and punctilious propaganda
chief. entertained the press
and swept the last visitor out
of his room at $3.50 am. Four
hours later he was UP again,
not bright eyed, you under
stand, but navigating. Some
body always loses his ticket, or
a player has an old college
crony who wants a freebie and
Joe's got to be on deck.
Blair suffered through the
Redskins 35-35 stalemate with
the Cowboys, too tense to eat
a hot dog, too distraught even
to sip a cold drink. At 6 o'clock
he was back on the plane with
the rest Of the sweat-drenched,
physically ly-exhausted Washing
ton party. With a typewriter
perched on his knees, Joe
banged out a batch Of team
statistics. When the plane
Evening star., 1962-09-18
Coward Transfers
To Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Sept
.18 (APl.-Fred' Coward, No.
quarterback at West Virginia
last year, has transferred to
Florida State and will be eligi-
BILE to play for the Seminoles
next year.
When Coward dropped out OF
West Virginia after the 1861
season, Florida State offered
him a scholarship.
Coward, a Six-foot. l90-
FOUNDER, was hampered in mid
season last year by injuries but
finished fifth in the Nation in
punt returns, running IL back
for 1876 yards. He led West Vir-
ginia in total offense with 671
yards and completed 81 Of II
passes.