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YESTERDAY TODAY
AND TOMORROW
This is the day of brain storms and reams of words (
which after written must resemble an editorial, Of course
there are different kinds of editorials, namely the kind that
give a remindful dig, then the complimentary kind and lastly
those that commemorate some historic happening.
A very nasty editorial could be written about that gaso
line or oil can that graces the sidewalk between the Orpheum
and the Ace Cab Stand. It’s not only a fire hazard but has de
posited a carpet of filth on the walk and the side of the two
buildings mentioned.
But the editorial today is going to be on the Father of
Our Country. His birthday on February 22nd has been set a
side by Congressional Proclamation as a Legal Holiday and
his memory is revered on that date. One does noi. ha\ s to go
into the exploits of our First President, nor do we arerue about
his political affiliations: but we do know that he must have
been quite a guy to hold that Continental Army togetner dur
ing that terrific winter at Valley Forge. Yes, he must have
been quite a guy.
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SAW THAT OIL CAM —TODAY 1 AM WRITING ABOUT
If — TOMORROW I HOPE IT WILL BE REMOVED.
(Tm surprised OUR GEORGE has missed it.)
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SPORTS CHATTER
Base Five
Beat Bears
I n a fast & furious game
Wednesday night the NOB
Hornets sought & got revenge
from the local Bear squad. The
Hearsdrew first bicod when Bill
Frost was fouled and made his
charity toss. The ‘traveling
cup’ seemed safe in the den of
the Bears as Norton sank a
field goal to give the local
quintet a three point margin.
This was the last time the
Bears held the lead. The Hor
nets got in gear, while the
local lods were having diffi
lulty with passes & shots.
The Hornets led by 2 points
vhen the buzzer sounded for
;he quarter 10-8. The second,
quarter brought out a new
ash of furry by the base boys.
Lead by Wren & Durall NOB I
hit for 17 points while the
local boys gathered in a measly
nine. To give the Hornets a
10 point advantage at half
time 27-17.
l ne second nau Drougnt out
new light for the Bears, which
seemed to have victory in
their eye. While the light!
shown for the Bears, tne Hor
nets became ragged in their
passing & floor play during
the 3rd quarter. However, the
last half being rugged in spots
also showed some fine ball
handling & floor play. During j
the third quarter the Bears
took advantage of 5 fouls,
called on NOB and stayed in
the ball game on free throws
to lead the Hornets in scoring
10-2.
The last quarter brought an
even faster tempo of play as
the Bears switched to -t press
ing man-to-man defense. The
Bears trimmed the lead to
four points only to falter in
the closing minutes & four
fouls in the last 3 minutes
didn’t help the cause, as the
Hornets made a surprising
73% of their free throw at
tempts. In the free throw de
partment the Bears made a
steady 52%. The last quarter
scoring was even up 12-12.
This gave the Hornets a de
cisive nine points victory.
Final score Hornets 48. Bears
139.
Norton & Frost were high
scorers for the Bears & the
game with 15 & 14 respective
ly. Wren was high for the
base team with 13 counters.
After the game, with recul
tance Captain Wayne Mor
rison presented the NOB
Hornets the Traveling Cup.
| The Traveling Cuo will stay
I in the Hornets nest until next
basketball season at which
time it will again be contested
for & be transferred to the
winner of each of the three
games. This was the final
meeting of the ty'o teams this
season,
Bob Feller, Cleveland In
dian’s one time “wonder boy”
begins his 16th year in or
ganized baseball this season.
COMMENT
Paul Richards says his
White Sox will win the pen
nant this y^ar. In a wire-ser
vice story just the other day
he claimed that the Big .Three
Yankee hurlers of recent
years, Allie Reynolds, Vic
Rashi and Eddie Lopat, can’t
go on forever.
And he says this is the year
when they will fail to pull it
off. That may be. However,
the Yankees have just aquired
Harry Byrd. He might fill one
of those three big spots and
he may not. but chances are
he can. So that leaves only
two of the Big Three who
must come through.
Eddie Lopat was more ef
fective last year than ever be
fore. He has been getting bet
ter for the last three years
rather than worse. So he pro
bably won’t roll over and die
this year just because some
thing has to give. More likely
it will be the Springfield Rifle
or the Big Chief - if anyone
gives.
Rashi has been slowing
down a bit lately. He throws
the big fast one. and whereas
Steady Eddie relies on junk to
get them out. Vic has to push
the high hard one by. So he
might cool off quick. Rey
nolds has been having back
trouble, and that was the main
reason he wasn’t a workhorse
in the last World Series.
Johnny Sain says he’s quit
ting- But the Yanks have
Wnitey Ford, Bob Kusayai
Ewell Bl ack wall, Tom Gorman
Harry Byrd and the Big Three
coming back. It just might be
that they will be stronger in
twirling this year than last,
especial y it' Ford and Byrd
take their regular turns. That
would make it light for the
Big Three
The White Sox are a hustl
ing club. But they haven’t ad
ded anything much since the
end of the season. For awhile
in 1953 they looked like poten
tial pennant winners, especi
ally when they brezzed into
New York early in the season
and 8wept a series from the
Yankees. But the Yankees
finally got their number, and
in the crucial drive the New
Yorkers had the sign on the
Go-Go Sox.
Maybe it won’t be like that
this year. Maybe the Pale
Hose will stay hot; all year. Or
maybe the Yankees will have
their number from the start.
Sports Quiz
1. What is Bob Mathias
new job?
2. Who won the Charles
Satterfield fight?
3. Who is Kid Gavalin’s
next opponent?
4. What sports event did
A3 writers recently vote the
thrill of 1953?
5. What Yankee baseball
player banged out the final
and victory hit of the 1953
World Series?
Answers found on page 13
SSLVY SCORSS AGAIN
Frank Selvy, 28, Furman’s fabul n t umc licltr
eludes Newberry guard Bill Leitner, left, and scars high to
score one of 41 goals he made in hitting 109 points in a game
at Greenville, S. C., Feb, 13. In Furman’s 149-£5 victciy,
Selvy in three years has topped Jim Lacy’s four-year career
record by 43 points. Selvy, just 16 tcirls fly cl 11\< j C’
Brien’s one-season total of 884, has six regular games left
this season. (.'Pwirephoto)