Rossville High School - Roines Yearbook (Rossville, GA)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1949 volume:

HAPPY HOURS THAT FLEW • • r FRIENDS OLD AND NEW • • 3 AID STUDYING BOSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS PRESENTED BY • • 6 With deepest appreciation we, the Senior Class of 1949, dedicate this edition of Roines to Mr. John L. Hutcheson, Sr. and Mr. John L. Hutcheson, Jr., two public-spirited citizens whose interest in our school and our athletic program is unlimited. MR. R. E. HINDS MR. H. L. BROTHERTON Superintendent Principal and Science FACULTY Mrs. Carolyn Allison English Mrs. Cleve Barrett Social Science Miss Mary Boyle History and Salesmanship Miss Lola Emberson Commerce Mrs. Cecil Fuller Librarian and English Miss Audrey Herod Spanish and Economics Miss Ruth Jacoway Speech and Shorthand Miss Lucille Knight Mathematics Mrs. Stuart McDaniel Science and Civics Miss Bobbie Jean Norton English and Typing Mr. Gordon Payne Coach and Mathematics Miss Katherine Potts Home Economics Miss Annette Steele Secretary Mr. Isaac Taylor Science 10 $ENIOR$ Mary Alice Caldwell Imogene Childress Donald Corbin Allen Harrison 15 Bill Lange Melvin Madaris Betty Lynch 16 18 GAY NELL YOUNG GLORIA JEAN YOUNGBLOOD 19 CLASS PROPHECY As I wonder what the Class of 1949 will be doing ten years from now, I take out the old dusty Futurescope, which has been used by several preceeding classes, and find: Mary Ellen Baker, Mary Alice Caldwell, Ivalee Cartee, Norma Cleveland and Meriam Cornelius have graduated from college and are now teachers at Rossville High. Roy Catlett, Donald Corbin and Harold Taylor are revising the encyclopedia. Later they plan to translate it into Spanish. Evelyn Allen, Delores Burk and Audrey Long are now operating a Lovelor Club. To prove that it is a big success, they have taken the fir st three available males. America’s top playboys are Douglas Reeves and W. C. McFarland. Jackie Morgan has finally caught Eddie Kelley. They and Betty Joyce Fox and Tiny Selvidge are going to have a double ceremony. Jim Brackett, Charles Cole, Charles Edwards, Melvin Madaris and James Ellis are the five Marvel Acrobats in J. C. Hickey’s Circus and Fair Combination. Donald Gainer and Willene Warren now have a happy home with two children. Rosetta Byrd, Peggy Hicks and Jean Carson are now models for the Bill Lange Model Agency. I see that Pete Brown, Bill Stafford, Iwo Sage and Jacque Tribble got farther than Rome. They are now on Broadway in a Burlesque show as the Old Fashioned Barber Shop Quartet. Imogene Childress is now in Hollywood, ready to replace Ava Gardner. Allen Harrison and Lindy Hutson have become dance instructors, giving lessons at half-price to Rossville students. After all the trying, Gloria Jean Youngblood, Barbara Young and Alma Ruth Johnston still remain the “old maids” of the Class of ’49. There was at least one artistic soul in the class. Jimmy Wqters is now posting billboards and signs. In lights now are the names of Betty Rush, Glenda Strickland and Gay Nell Young as fan dancers at Vernon Jenkins’ Platinum Bull Ring. The way James Bell rattled off in class we always did know he would replace Walter Winchell as the Number One news commentator, but he didn’t get to New York. The Rossville merchants are sponsoring his daily broadcast over WDXB. Helen Elrod is still going to the Red Cross meetings. She is knitting sweaters for the boys in service. But knowing Helen, she always has her address ready to send along, too. As proprietors of the night spot, “My Ideal,” Dickie Stanford and Fred Farr featured as their main attraction the all-girl string band of Betty Lynch, Doris Philpot, Juanita Robinson, Betty Tyrrell and Mary Anne Woods. Little Jeaneine Wagner really did get up in the clouds when she received a gold loving cup for being the biggest bubble gum blower in the United States. Seems as though three Rossville Bulldogs have given up hopes of becoming All American. Ronald Pierce, Leon Patrick and Bill Russell are managers and water boys, but they still have their dreams. Bonnie Bridges and Benny Meers are honeymooning in the great city of Rossville. Occasionally they make it over to Blowing Springs, pretending it is Niagara Falls. As president and vice p r e s i d e nt of the U Hop ‘Em H o b o Association, Gene Kelley and Edward O’Neal have as their secretaries none other than Catherine Scott and Mary Florence Martin. Jo Ann Carter, former Spanish student at Rossville, is now in Mexico trying to trap an innocent Caballero with her ability to speak Spanish fluently. Good luck Jo Ann. You may need it! 20 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of 1949, being of sound mind and good heart, do herewith will and bequeath our characteristics and traits as follows: 1. To our Alma Mater we extend our sincerest wishes for a long and successful future. 2. To the Faculty we wish to extend our gratitude for the kindness and consideration which they have shown us in our four years here. 3. To the Underclassmen we leave the use of every study hall. Use them wisely. As individuals we do bequeath the following: I, Alma Ruth Johnston, will my ability to flirt with every boy in the Senior Class to Mary Ruth Anderson. We, Fred Farr and Edward O’Neal, leave our manly physiques to Gwynn Adcock and Ernest Crane. I, Ronald Pierce, will my blonde curls to Gloria Ann Meacham. We, Leon Patrick and Pete Brown, will our ability to play football to Joe Wood and Buddy Denton. We, Barbara Young and Gloria Jean Youngblood, leave our cheerleading jobs to Peggy Bettis and Billie Adair. I, Harold Taylor, will my Spanish vocabulary to Susie Patrick. We, Jacque Tribble and Iwo Sage, will our singing voices to Kathryn Holcomb and Valera Miller. We, Bill Russell and J. C. Hickey, will our ability to sleep through history class to Bill Evatt and Buddy Foster. We, Donald Corbin and Roy Catlett, leave our campus romances to Garnet Malone, Jimmy Johnson and Harley Phillips. We, James Brackett and James Bell, leave our chemistry notebooks to Tommy Morris and Earl Wilson. We, Peggy Hicks and Mary Florence Martin, leave our wardrobes to Wynelle Atkins and Willodeen Lee. We, Catherine Scott and Evelyn Allen, leave our habit of eating peanuts during class to Herman Beagles and Rex Evatt. We, Jo Ann Carter and Helen Elrod, will our ability to cup up and never get caught to Deei Wheeler and Marlene Russell. We, Mary Alice Caldwell and Rosetta Byrd, will our sweet dispositions to Sylvia Ellis and Nancy Schmitt. We, Betty Rush and Betty Tyrrell, will our quietness to Joan Crutchfield and Betty Joy Mattox. I, Imogene Childress, will my “old-maidishness’’ to June Burke. We, Gay Nell Young and Ivalee Cartee, leave our large appetites to Martha Osburn and Dorothy Davis. We, Gene Kelley and Dickie Stanford, leave our dislike for girls to Donald McWhorter. We, Tiny Selvidge, Willene Warren, Jean Carson, Bonnie Bridges and Betty Joyce Fox, will our ability to hook a boy or girlfriend for good to Lucy Green, Barbara Howard and Betty June Kelley. We, W. C. McFarland and Mary Anne Woods, will our playing hookey to Barbara Rush, Doris Skipper and Johnny McDonald. We, Benny Meers and Eddie Kelley, will our ready wit to Harold Ohst and Buddy Griffin. We, Doris Philpot and Juanita Robinson, will our rouge, powder and lipstick to Frances Strickland and Melba Jean Weathers. We, Douglas Reeves and Jimmy Waters, will our love for the opposite sex to Fred Sims and J. C. Pickett. We, Glenda Strickland and Jeaneine Wagner, leave our timidity to Charlene Carr and June Johnson. I, Mary Ellen Baker, leave my dignity to Mildred Arp. We, Delores Burk, Norma Cleveland and Meriam Cornelius, leave our fondness for history to George Martin and Elizabeth Pettitt. We, Lindy Hutson and Charles Edwards, will our gentleman-like manners to Johnny Wooten and J. C. Shipp. We, Charles Cole and Allen Harrison, leave our wide manly shoulders to James Dunlap and Jimmy Johnson. I, Donald Gainer, will my last week’s shoe shine to Rudolph Buol and Jack Burke. We, Melvin Madaris and J. C. Hickey, leave our surplus weight to Leonard Cooperand Bobby Eason. We, Audrey Long and Betty Lynch, will our permanent waves to Margaret Gazaway and Elua Mae McGriff. I, Jackie Morgan, will my feminine charm to Robbie Currie. We, Bill Stafford and Vernon Jenkins, will our laziness to Shirley Catlett and Bobby Lawson. 21 1. Just posing. 2. Why, Betty Joyce!!! 3. The Big 29. 4. Rear view. 5. Big bend. 6. Popular man. 7. Pepsodent smile. 8. Studying history? ? ? ? 9. The motherly type. 10. How did it happen, Jeaneine? 11. Going our way? 12. Dignified senior. 1 3. Joy riding. 14. Lost something? 15. Sweater girl. 16. Future R. H. S. star. , 17. Snow queen. 22 fO fsj Billie Adair Gwynn Adcock Mary Ruth Anderson Mildred Arp Buddy Baker Peggy Ann Bettis Billie Arp Wynelle Atkins Dorothy Barger Rudolph Buol Jack Burke June Burke William Carroll Dale Courtney Geneva Crawford Robbie Currie Leonard Cooper Ernest Crane Joan Crutchfield Earl Davis 25 Billy Joe Doss James Dunlap Bobby Eason Bill Evatt Margaret Gazaway Lucy Green Jean Hale Edward Ellis Buddy Foster Bobby Good Mary Nell Griffin Bill Hembree 26 Kathryn Holcomb Jimmy Harton Jimmy Johnson Winifred Johnson Betty Knight Willodeen Lee June Johnson Jean Jones Robert Lawson Harold Logan Sara Alice Lomenick Garnet Malone David McClain Johnny McDonald Eula Mae McGriff Gloria Ann Meacham Joe Moore Donald McWhorter Valera Miller Doris Morton Martha Osburn Susie Patrick Charles Robinson Barbara Rush Evelyn Sharrock Fred Sims, Jr. ft Bftv. 4fi Barbara Rowland Marlene Russell J. C. Shipp Doris Skipper Richard Smartt Dorothy Smith Reba Spradlin Jack Stafford Doris Stanford Edna Ruth Suddeth J. R. Thompson Jerrie Sue Waldrup 30 J oe Stanford Clara Tennyson Billy Wade Jo Anne Walker Nancy Warren Betty Jo Watkins Deei Wheeler Harry Williams Lebron Williams Margaret Wilson Earl Wilson Johnny Wooten Ruth Wyatt Algarvin Adams Tommy Armstrong Vernette Atkins Bobby Baker Nancy Barton Betty Ann Bass Herman Beagles Buddy Beavers Ella Sue Beavers Joe Bennett Peggy Bennett Raymond Berry Edwin Blackwell Jean Blevins Herchel Bloodworth Ray Bolt Billy Born Jackie Boyd Aileen Brown Billy Brown Monell Brown Thelma Brown Martha Broyles Jane Bullock H. M. Burk Charline Butcher Martha Jo Byrd Herchel Carmichael Margaret Carver Albert Chambers Beatrice Churchwell Edward Churchwell Martha Clark Richard Clark Peggy Clift 33 Wilma Cody Barbara Cole Margaret Cornelius Marshall Cornelius Doris Jean Cress Mary Lillian Dantzler Dorothy Davis Buddy Denton Norma Jean Denton Joe Devlin Evelyn Driscoll Jean Driscoll Ann Dunwoody Reba Jo Eblen Alvern Ellis Sylvia Ellis William Ellis Rex Evatt Marilyn Gainer Harold Gaither John Gilbert Joyce Gilbreath Virginia Ann Goins Leo Green Buddy Griffin Margaret Guess Patsy Harbison James Hartline Peggy Hatfield Donald Hill Doris Holcomb Lamar Holcomb Gloria Horton Doris Hoskins Jo Ann Howard 34 Bette Hunt Carl Hunt Jimmy Hunt Opal Johnson Barbara Jones Barbara Karr Mary Lois Lamb Walter Lauter, Jr. Bobby Madaris Jimmy Martin La Vern Martin Leona Mayes Dollie McDaniel Patsy McDonald Leon McDowell R. C. McWhorter Joyce Miller Stella Millsap Bobbie Montgomery Barbara Moore Juanita Moore Cecil Miller Ghanel Morrow Boyd Mullens LaFayette Mullens Barbara Mullinax Betty John Murray Herman Nave Zona Mae Nix Harold Ohst Ralph O’Neal Sarah Osburn Frances Pack Calene Parris Carroll Parton 35 Roger Parton Barbara Jean Patrick Jewel Payne Robert Pettitt Willie Mae Porter Barbara Ann Porter Herchelene Powell Jean Powell Dean Price Homer Reynolds Barbara Rice Edwin Riddle Evelyn Riddle Nancy Schmitt Tommy Sehorne Frankie Shadrick Windle Shelton Robert Sizemore Merle Dean Slater W. C. Smith Ray Stafford Frances Strickland Betty June Steil Leona Taylor Marie Taylor Robert Tinker Reba Travis Donna Tucker Leon Van Winkle Reba Wagner David Waldrop Reba Wallin Barbara Jean Waters Mary Dell Wells Jo Ann White 36 Ralph White James Williams Norman Womack Joe Wood Jo Woods Myrtis Wooten Gene Wright Mary Jo Wyche Ray Young Frank Youngblood 1. What goes on here? 2. Boom!!! 3. Expert? ? ?? 4. Just posing 5. All smiles 6. Rocking chair blues 7. Perched 8. Studious? ? ? ? 9. Ambitious - huh? 10. Card sharks 37 Betty Jo Anderson Jimmy Bailey Kathleen Beaty Lindsay Bennett Dickie Blevins Jeanie Born Bobby Ann Bridges Barbara Brown Jenell Brown Robert Brown Bobbie Arline Bryant Evelyn Bryant Joe Burke Lamar Byrd Jack Campbell Leon Carver Margaret Chastain Lebron Childress Nicky Colquitt Albert Cornelius James Crane Reba Crawford James Crocker Bryan Dantzler Nancy Lou Davis Doris June Dean Earl Dixon Edwin Doss Johnny Doyle Evelyn Dunlap Jean Duke Arthur Edwards R. W. Elliot Stan Erwin Jacob Evans Jo Ann Fraser Barbara Gaither Faye Gattis Joan Gilbreath Kathleen Griffin 39 Nigel Hampton Bernard Harrison Barbara Hayes Joyce Helton Patricia Ann High June Hill Marthola Hitchcock Margaret Hollingsworth Billy Hunter Barbara Deakins Arvetta Jones Billy Kelley Velma Kerley Richard Lemons Joe Lockman Clara Lomenick Faye Lynch Ray Marlin Ann Martin Marilyn McWhorter Russell Moore Kenneth Morton Charles Newton Donald Nichols Marie Odom Barbara O’Kelley Leonard Osburn Joyce Patrick Barbara Patterson Ann Poindexter Elaine Pope Robert Powell Herbert Price Neva Reynolds Bobby Richie Winston Scoggins Edith Scott Gene Shambaugh Priscilla Simpson Virginia Spurlin 40 Bessie Stafford Lora Stalvey Marion Stanley Roy Steiner David Suddeth D.L. Sutton Murphy Taylor J.L. Teague Bobbie Tennyson Charlotte Thacker Joyce Thompson Grace Tweedell Ronald Vann Joyce Veazey Patricia Wagner Kathleen Walker Marie Waters Barbara Watkins Billy Weaver Russell Weaver Kenneth White Ralph White Neil Whigham Doris Whitlock Jimmie Williams Joyce Williams Paul Williams Grady Wilson Billy Wooten Lebron Young 41 43 Gainer, Quarterback Brown, Fullback Hembree, Halfback North, Halfback Meers, End Beagles, End Nadaris, End Selvidge, Center Tribble, Halfback Lauter, Quarterback Evatt, End 44 Hutson, Halfback Pierce, Tackle Patrick, Tackle Dunlap, Guard Jenkins, Guard Williams, Guard Denton, Fullback Sage, Quarterback Pruett, Tackle Wright, Halfback McCroskey, Guard Lange, Center Stanfield, Guard Russell, Tackle Westbrook, CenteT Wood, Guard 45 FOOTBALL HI-LIGHT!! The Bulldog began their '48 season, under the capable leadership of coaches Boots Payne and Roland Wardlaw, on August 9. The band of experienced and inexperienced boys went right to work for what proved to be long and hard fighting season. With oost of the boys back from last years' line-up, the coaches began whipping the team into shape for the first game of the season, opening with the Bradley Beurs up Cleveland way. The first headache was the fact that Alvin Joe McCroskey chipped his elbow on the train coming from Marine camp. The 70 man squad continued its work seeking revenge for the 7-6 loss which we received the nreceeding year. Finally the big day came when the heavier hossville team with Captain Pete Brown and Alternate Captain Leon Patrick donned the field in Cleveland where the Bears were waiting to give us our worst defeat of the season. The Bears got off to a quick start by taking the kick-off and driving within a few downs into the shades of the Bulldog's goal. On the next play the Bears scored and the extra point was good. The Bulldogs came back but were stopped by the big fore wall of the Bears, and we were forced to punt. The Bears took the advantage and started gaining ground again. At this point Guard Alvin McCroskey had to be taken from the game because of his elbow. Without the services of Mc-Croskey the line was weakened, and the hard driving Bradley team again scored and the placement was good. The quarter ended and the Bulldogs were trailing 14-0 The second quarter began. Rossville tried desperately but were stopped in their tracks when Quarter back Don Gainer's pas to Left End Bill Evatt was intercepted by u Brudley hulfback who raced 51 yards for a T.D. The extra Soint was in vain. The spirited Bulldogs, with big Pete rown plunging, tried ugain but lost the ball on a fumble. The Beurs scored their fourth with an 8 yard plunge through the middle. The whistle ended the half. Beginning the third quarter on the short side of a 26 point margin, the battered and torn Bulldogs gave way to two more T.D. 's be fore the quarter ended. Then the never die spirit of the Bulldogs showed in the fourth when the Blue and White clad boys drove to the 1 yard line with Brown, Hembree, und North stepping off first downs. Gainer took the ball from center and a quarterback sneak crossed the twin strips for Rossville's lone talley. The Bears scored once in the fourth and Rossville was defeated 45 to 6. Tlie next week was full of work ironing out mistakes and getting ready for the fray with the Red Raider from Baylor. Un the night of September 10 the screaming Bulldog sup. porters witnessed a game which will long be remembered. The unpredictable Bulldogs came back fighting after the defeat given them by Bradley. The Baylor teum started the scoring rally on u 54 yard drive and made good the extra point. But the aroused Rossvillians fought back, and big Boss Brown broke through the middle for a 67 yard run to pay dirt. The uuurter ended Baylor leading 7-6. The second quarter began and on the first offensive play from scrimmage uggressive little Bill Hembree twisted and turned for a 62 yard run crossing the twin strips. Guiner's placement was good und the Bulldogs led 13.7. The Red Raiders from Baylor cane back to score, but the pass for the extra point was not good and the score was 13-13. We received the kick, but Before we could begin a drive Baylor gained possession of the ball by a fumble on the Rossville 39. Baylor quickly took the break and scored mov. ing ahead 20-13 as the half ended. The third quarter was barely under woy when Rossville tied the score with Hembree breaking through with a 60 yard run and a T.D. Don Gainer, playing a fine brand of football, made good the extra point. This ended the scoring for the Bulldogs, but Baylor moved on for two core touchdowns. The Ikilldogs showed surprising strength in the middle of the line with Bill Russell pacing the way. Tackles Leon Patrick und diaries Pruett, and Center Tiny Selvidge looked impressive in their respective positions. The game ended Rossville 20, Baylor 32. After a week's rest the victory hungry Oilldogs faced the Tyner Hilltoppers invading Exchange Field. The whistle called the two teams to battle. Rossville jumped to a quick lead when North stepped off a 19 yard jaunt to the 39 and Billy Hembree sprinted across on the next play. Guiner's nl aCement was good. The next kick off brought gloom into the hearts of every ardent Rossville fan and player. The always dependable, ull around man. Quarterback Don Flip Gainer was lost for the season with a broken arm. The Ikil Idogs un-leashed their fury on the Hilltoppers and scored again in the first frame. In the second period brusing Pete Brown raced around end for 18 yard und goal line clover. Dickie North's placement was good. The third Quarter brought a parade of backs with Hembree, Brown and North showing the way. North crossed the goal for the only third period tally. Jimmy Johnson and Charley Pruett scored in the final frame to end the scoring for Rossville. Tyner's lone counter came in the fourth when a Rossvi 1 le player fumbled a punt, and the Hilltoppers scored. The entire Rossville team played creditable ball. Big Pete Brown, hampered by his bad ankle, turned in his share of the glory and North played excep-tionally well at quarterback, kicking 4 of 5 extra points. Selvidge and Pruett received the lineman honors. The following week found the hard hitting Russell team from Atlanta invading Exchange Field for a nip and tuck battle with issell scoring in the first quarter. Rossville's Billy Hembree skirted off tackle for 15 yard and a T.D. This ended the scoring for the half. The Russell team came'back strong and tallied again in the third, but Billy Hembree, offensive star of the Bulldogs, put us back in the game by plunging away in the fourth for his second pigskin talley. Within the next few plays Hembree took the Dali, bounching from its receiver's chest, and raced 84 yards for what would have proved the winning T.D., but the play was nulli-fied by the officials. The crippled Bulldogs without the services of Captain Pete Brown and Don Gainer lost the heart breaker to Russell by the score of 14-13 although End Bill Evatt, Leon Patrick and Charley Pruett played consistent ball throughout the hard fought game. The next week offered a much needed rest for the Bulldogs. On the night of October 15 the Bulldogs met t lie strong Rome High team at Rome with a shifted back field. Pruett played fullback und Pierce replaced him ut tackle. The hard driving Rome team scored in the first to lead 6-0. The second drarae wus fought to a 0-0 deadlock. Hembree and Dynamic Dick North led the offensive battle. The half ended Rome 6, Rossvi 11c 0. The Hilltoppers came back and in spite of hard hitting Tmy Selvidge, McCroskey, and Leon Patrick the Romans took advantage of a bad kick and drove across the the twin strips for the second time. The Bulldogs fought back, but they could not overthrow the stubborn Hilltoppers. Rossville dropped a 30-18 decision to North Fulton, a-nother hard hitting team from Atlanta. In the scoring spree North accounted for two-- one in the third and one in the fourth - also playing a bang-up defensive game. Billy Hembree, fleet-footed little halfback, ran his opponents crazy twisting, turning and driving for yardage time after time. Pete Brown, still out wi th a bad ankle, and Alvin McCroskey, with an injured elbow, were surely missed. The most spectacular run of the evening was Billy Hembree's 28 yard dash for Rossville's first tally. Wheel-horse Dick North gained when yardage was needed. He ripped off first downs time after time. The entire team played good ball with Pruett the bright spot in the line. The home coming gume gave plenty of thrills for both team's supporters. Another injury added to the list was when quarterback TaCque Tribble, doing a fine job in Carrying on the work of Donald Gainer, fractured his left collar bone and was lost for the season. Our mercury-heeled Billy Hembree and firey Dickie North guve the fans another thrilling faze in football history by leading the Bulldogs to 25-6 victory over Soddy-Daisy. Hem-bree, u scutback, scored three times boasting his scoring record past 60 points. North, a tripple threat, passed to Bill Evatt, our towering left end, for a T.D. TinySelvidge stopped two drives by Soddy-Daisy with intercept ion once in the shades of the goal posts. The iron man tackles, Charley Pruett and Leon Patrick and Guard McCroskey played their best gasses of the year against the fighting Trojans. Brown got into the game only for punting duties. He averaged 52 yards. The rains came and souked LaFayette’s Patton Field until game time between LaFayette and Rossville. The rain soaked gridiron kept both teams from doing anything the first quarter except rolling in mud. The rain fell so fast the of ficial s could hardly keep up with the ball. The second auarter the Ramblers drove across the Bulldog goal line and the extra point was good. The Rossvillians became aroused and Hembree took a Rambler punt and sloshed 80 yards for T.D. turf, but was called back on a penalty. Pete Brown, who was good for past time service, fought nis way around the end for the second T.D. to be called back on off sides. A third period safetycaste before he could boot it. Meers was injured in the first quarter and was out for the remainder of the season. Again Pete Brown broke around end to the Rambler 1 yard line but was Called back on out of bounds. The game ended in a 7-2 defeat. The following week found Rossville meeting the Region 4 Champions of the GIAA division at Ponce dc Leon Purk in Atlanta. The Rossville gridman got off to a good start but J ]«v«wayto a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The second frame ound Murist scoring again but the extra point was not good andatthe half-time the Buildogs were trailing 13-0. But the Varist team came back determined and ran up 25 points in the third period. Pete Brown wus good for several first downs, while Dick forth and Hembree continued their fine brand of foot but 1. Charley Pruett wassuffering f rom u stomach ui I ment, but Bill Russel 1 did a fine job substituting. A1 vin McCroskey turned in his best performance of the year showing well on defense. RossviIle' tally came in the fourth by brusing Pete Brown. Dick North plunged for the extra point. The entire team played creditable ball showing up well the first half. The long awaited game of every season finally came. The encounter with the Lee High Trojan from Chickamauga was here. Our rain soaked gridi ron soon was covered with BI ue and Whi te clad Rossvillians and white clad Trojans. With small lakes here and there big Pete, in full swing again, wound up his filching arm and threw three passes long to Bill Evatt, our eft ftankman, who gathered the muddy ball and headed for pay dirt. End Melvin Madaris also caught short passes accounting for several first downs. The Lee Trojans threatened in the second period, but Mudaris brought his teammates out of the hole by recovering a fumble. Brown also scored twice ending the first half 18-0, Rossville. Centers Tiny Selvidge und Bi 1 1 Lange showed up wel1 on defense with Mudaris und Evatt mainstays on both flanks. The entire line charged consistantly throwing the Lee passers for losses time after time. The second half was a march of backs wi th Hembree scoring twice, but one T.D. was called backonoff sides. The biggest thrill of the evening came when versut i 1 e 1 i 111 e J immy Johnson sprinted for u 32 yard run and pay dirt. With only one thing in the players' mind, winning the giune in memory of Jug , the Bulldog team played their best gume crushing the undefeated Trojans 31-0 The student body supported the team to the fullest, and their support wus appreciated by every one of the players and the coaches. The pi uyers could not express the i r appreci a t ion for Coaches Payne and Wardlaw for tlieir unlimited services, bearing wi tn us through victory and defeut, doing well their job of teaching football along with sportsmanship. Bill Evatt Forward Dick North Forward David McClain Guard 48 Tiny Selvidge Guard Benny Meers Center Pete Brown Center ★ + ★ ★ Bill Stafford Forward Tommy Morris F orward Gene Kelly Guard “1” team cut IIIIII All!-II I1 The Dulldog quintet begun their cuge season with two serious injuries on the list. Captain n Gainer was still suffering with « broken ant, and Alternate Captain Jacque Tribble was not in shape for the first week. The opening game was with Kirkman on the Rossville floor. Xossville quickly took the lead and led the entire bull gai e with Pete Drown accounting for 19 of the 64 points scored to the Kirkman 22. Evatt took runner-up honors with 11. Lights of the Peerless floor found the Blue and White handling the scrapping Tyner team a 60-20 loss. Tiny Sel-vidgc anil jacque Tribble led in scoring with 13 and 12 respectively. The Hi II toppers found the one defense ineffective on the fast breaking Rossville team. The Green of the fighting Irish flashed on the Rossville Five clipped the not re Dame team 41-36. A thrilling last minute rully by the Irish fell short. The score was well distributed, the entire team playing a good floor game. With Tribble back tickling the hoop and acting as Cuptjin, the Blue and White took a close decision over Baylor on the opening night of the Times Cup Series. Brown and F.vatt tied with 16 points for high. Selvidge, Tribble, and North played bang-up defense. The semi-finals were brightened with a Rossville 37-29 victory over the Me Callie Blues. Backboard demons Evatt and Brown led the way with Evatt scoring 10 and North accounting for 9. In the finals the Auditorium floor was covered with basketeers from Rossville and Soddy-Baisy, the defending Champions. The firey Rossville team jumped to the lead and at half time led 29-IS. Tribble and Brown went for high point with 12 and 10 respectively. The hard-fighting team from Rossville was the 39-34 contest to win the series and the cup. Pete Brown won the best player award and was placed ulone with teammates Bill Evatt and Jacque Tribble on the All-Series team. The Bulldog cagers under the capable leadershipof Coach Gordon E. “ Boots Payne traveled up to Fayetteville and added a 40-38 victory to their undefeated record. The whistle brought the Red Bank and Rossville teams to battle on the Peerless floor, but the high scoring Rossville boys stepped to an easy 58-30 victory with Bill Evatt setting the mark at 14. The entire team handed in good performances, and the substitutes lived up to their s tandard. The next game on the Bulldog card was with the Ooltewah Owls. Rossville. led by Bill Evatt. hit the net for 47 points to Ooltewah s 37. Rossville came back the following week to win over Tyner again by the score of 65-39. Brown paced the way with 25 points while Tribble and North took second place wi th 10 each. The U.C. Freshmen invaded the Rossville floor but were turned back by the spirited Bulldogs 47.43. The Rossville boys sltowed well on defense and also handled the ball well enough to please any coach. Red Bank's Lions almost upset Rossville in their return game but the Bulldogs turned on the steam and came from behind to defeat the Lions 45-42. Again the boys on the border had a return match, this time with the determined U.C. Freshmen. Brown and Selvidge led the Blue and White to u 47.34 victory. Each player held up his share of the honors. Coach Payne and his i illdogs with their long •tring of victories traveled Atlanta way for their first GIAA en-counter. The Bulldogs turned in a very good defensive job led by Tribble and North. Brown and Evatt control 1ed both buckboards and defeated the classy North Fulton team 66-54. The Rossville team stayed in Atlanta and sow the Georgia Tech-Kentucky game. After two days of rest the Bulldogs ployed host to Central, but sent them home on the short end of a point score. Brown led with 17, Selvidge, Tribble, Evatt and North rocked up high points also, working well from the fast break. the the Facing the strong Baylor team for the second time of season, the Bulldogs and Raiders held close, but in closing minutes streaking Dick North slipped in for a crip and the Bulldogs pulled away to win 55-47. beividge and North, two of the midget of the court, went into action for their share of the honors. Brown led the scoring with 18. Long Bill Evatt, the most improved player on the Rossville team, led his teammates to a 51-45 victory over the Ooltewah Owls. Evatt scored high with 16. Tiny Selvidge scored 16 points as the Bulldogs trampled the LaFayette Ramblers o3-32. Noddy-Daisy, the Tennessee boys, met the Bulldogs on the Peerless hardwood. The gome was a typical KossviIle-Noddy-Da i sy game - close and hard fought. With the score in a 43 deadlock, dependable Bill Evatt hit the hoop for the winning score. Time ran out before the Trojans got the ball to the other end. Gainer, the Captain of the Bulldogs got his first taste of basketball this season, Rossville registered its twentieth victory of the season over Kirkman, with a scoring rally of 70 points. The substitutes started the game and ran up a large icore before the Big Five got in. Kirkman was held to only 16 ooints. Rossville extended the victory string to 21 by stopping a last minute drive of the Raiders in a thriller from start to finish. Brown and North led the acoring with 20 and 13 respectively. The 57-55 victory for the Blue and White made their third over Baylor. Team spark plugs Pete Brown and Bill Evatt made good showing as the Rossvillians netted a 68-40 win over the boys from Red Bunk. Evatt and Brown had 15 and 14 points. The scoring peak of the season was hit when the Bulldogs lowered the Ramblers 84-40 in a scoring spree. Next on the card was the return engagement of the Notre Dame Irish who battled back but fell short of the mark and yielded to the stronger Bulldogs 51-44, Captain Don Gainer, seeing action after the Baylor game when Jacque Tribble injured his collarbone, scored 12 points. The third game of the season against Soddy-Duisy was slated on the Trojan floor. Before the packed stands of the gym, rangy Bill Evatt and big Pete Brown hit the net time after time, scoring 15 and 17 points. Captain Don “ Flip” Gainer and his teammates showed their old style by detesting the Trojans 62-51. Facing the Central Purple Pounders with 25 victories to no losses behind them, the Bulldogs were upset for the first time of the season after leading most of the game. Despite 18 points by Evatt and 14 bv Brown the Bull-dogs were shaken loose from their line of 25 victories by a 50-48 defeat. Still suffering from the upset by Central, the Bull-dogs traveled to Atlanta for the Region 4 GIAA Championship. They found themselves in an over time period with the score tied at 48 all. A Decatur player slipped in u goal and Rossville lost its second in a row by the same score of 50-48, another upset. The same day Rossville met Aissell High in the consolation. They got back on the victory trail with a 52-42 win and third place in the state tournament. Two prep powerhouses met at the Memorial Auditorium, a fray between the Bulldogs and the strong Bradley team from Cleveland. The lace ripping Bulldogs defeated the Bears 67-60 leading them 20 points at one time. Huskey Pete Brown scored 25 points and Evatt took second place with 16. The regular season ended with 26 victories to only one loss. The best record in Rossvilie's basketball hi story. With only the GIAA tournament left the Bulldogs traveled Atlanta way. Advancing from the B to the AA, the improved Bulldogs clipped the Richmond Military Acadumy 55-52 led by Jacque Tribble's 18 points. Brown und North with 4 fouls hanging over their heads, played commendable ball. Meeting the Smith High team in the second game of the tourney found the Bulldogs fighting. Dickie North led the 45-32 win with 13 points. The entire team showed signs of a championship title. Hopes were shattered in the closing seconds of the tilt with Roosevelt, when a Rooseve1t p 1 ayer slipped in 2 points to put them ahead 54-53. Tiny Selvidge turned in a good performance scoring 14 points. Brown, trying desperately for possession of the ball, fouled out and the Bulldogs went under. Hie low-spirited Bulldogs came back in the consolation game. But with their goal lost, the Rossville boys were snowed under by the fust working Lanier team 60-42. They took fourth place in the tournament. Coach Boots Payne worked his boys into a well-developed basketball machine, winning 28 of 32 games. Big Pete Brown made All-State center and was the high scorer for the GIAA bracket. Scrapping Dick North joined his tcuirmn tc for AI I - Tou rnament honors. Rossvilie's ” B” team learned the fundamentals under the leadership of Coach Wardlaw, and competed in the B tournament at Hixon. Much appreciation should go to the students for their ardent support, which was appreciated by both the players and the coaches. rv MlSSVIllltf STAFF Editor .... Associate Editor Business Manager Sports Editor Artists........... Typists Reporters ..........Jo Ann Carter . . . Mary Alice Caldwell ..........Gay Nell Young ................Dick North . . . . Norma Cleveland ..............Jane Bullock ............Willodeen Lee . . . Jerrie Sue Waldrup . . . Alma Ruth Johnston Vernon Jenkins, Lucy Greene Martha Clark, Aileen Brown 54 Not “half-witted, but “Wittiest, are We’re proud of All-State Pete Brown, 56 our “Most Athletic Boy. We choose Alan Harrison and Jo Ann Carter as our “Most Studious. Everybody’s favorites—“Most Popular, for Alma Ruth Johnston and Bill Stafford. 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