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By TIM MASSEYRegister Sports WriterTTils could be the year for the :llins High Red Devils to rerap-ire some of the kist luster onthe gridiron, with :«peed, weightand experience going for Coach Nelson Bragg in his second year at the Fayette County school. “Wens very optimistic about♦ ♦* * • COLLINS HIGH SCHOOL 1953 Football Squad♦♦SENIORSPetitionW tightHaight[Xmald BarlowCT1855’10”leorge Bry anRG1455’ 9Robert ChristianHB1555*11Rupert Chuykair»1885’10”Jack DerryQB1605’ 9Kenny IXxunG2005* 9Keith Fernet tT-Cns5’ TRobert KesslerHB1705*11Bugene LeggRG165S’ 9 Bred LeggRE1756* 0[jeon FranklinQB145r 9Clifford Mass*RE1565’11Vlark MillerQB1455* 8Jimmie ParkerQB1505’10“rony PriceRH1505’ 8Roger RobertsC-T2256* 1Bill StaplesFB2005* 10**Butch Wykleij:1956* 2”JUNIORS!)an BlizzardC1755* 11Walter BrownT1825* IIMike CobbG170S’ r’[’hrcs DanielsRE1545’liCorky DavisC1756* r*John DudaQB FB1856' 1Cary Garden? T1806* Iilomer JonesH kB182smJary KeflerHB150s’nrMan LoganLE160€ V'Larry Rood1 jG173511Clarence SeayIT1906* 3John SeayOT1826* 1John KincaidFB162S’ 8William LesterHB E1806* 1femes ColemanQB160s’ rSOPHOMORESRichard EadsLGlas5* IDJim LillyQB140S’ 9Joseph BozoC155510Steve Crisliprr1856* 0Randolph EpperlyQB120S’ 4Donme FalkG1675* 9rerry FosterLG128r rlatiry GrzybRE1476’ 0Jimmy GwinnFB1409 TLarry KefferLH163S’ 9Robert Ix*w isHB-T208nrEugene McdungE1505’ 6”iVilliam McGheeE1355’ 5Pom McNultyLG1305* 8Preston PuryearRH1705* »Lewi* ShockeyHB1425* 8Jim SumnerQB155nrJim YoungE145smLarry VicLG130s’ 7our chances thw year. Bragg said in a recent interview. “We have the potential for a real good season. However. he pointed out apprehensively, we have a rough schedule, with several potentially powerful lt;ipponen t jt who could leaf us on a given night ”He singled out games against East Bank. Fayetteville. Beck ley , Hinton. Bluefield. and tradi tionaJ “Little Brown Jug” rival Mount Hope as bemg the toughest on the 10-game slate “Ail of these teams w ill tie rough to heat, and we will have to play good hall to tletter last vear s record ” The Rod Devils broke men in 10 contests last season ami have IT returning lettcnmen to bolsterthe new crop of soptiomores andjMhtan.WHEN SPEAKING 4 seel, thefirsdt name in the Red Devil lineup that v'OfTH’s to mind is RobertChristian “Chrwtian is doing a kH bettor in practice this year. Bragg pointed out “He seems to have learned that it is better to run around opponent* than to try to go ewer top of them He should lie able to run around quite a few wouki hi' tackier*. docking around 10 6 in the lOtVyard dash in recent track meets and winning the 230 event in the Coalfield Conference meet, along with thebmad jump.Christian won’t be the wilybroak-away threat in the hickfield, however TIh* Red Devils still have dependable Homer Jones at the other skit. and three promising quarterbacks in seniors Mark Miller. Jimmie Parker and junior John Duda The latter was injured most of last season Forthat extra ard needed for the first down. Bragg has moved 200-pnrnd R 1 Sta:ies fr»m center tofuiitsH k rounding out a versatiinI . ickf IA BACKFIELD is of htfle usewithout a giwsi line to protect the k*«*1 ami to make running room for 'he lt;«£f en.se Bragg «dsO seems well heeled here. too. Anchored by 19f*-pound eml Butch Wykie, who is a fine kicker, p.iss receiver ami defensive player, the bne averages a whopping 188 pounds per man Heaviest man on the squad is center Roger Roberts, who tipsthe scales at 225 pounds (Tar-Dal#81- pLSt pi$rpt Sept, Ort Oft Of IOf tMm\ t\HI1lt; Ol I I OOTB \l L(1*91)Opponent \ T 9! §cor#11*II31374IIIS35In9toro Home 39-7I %%t Hank Mtiftif 9-11 Mf»iw*omer* Awa| 1J-4 PrtSftUin Mom** 7-9I ayfltfilllf Home 9*7 Berkley Home 9*17Mmiat A«a 9*14OfN-l4ka4i Spring Iwa? OPMlrirftrlfl Home 37-Si Mt If opr \«aa? 9-9lud not play*(‘i*v ami John Seay wiU hold downthe 1 ackle position*, weighting 190 am! 182 i*«uods, res;*•*lively. Robert ami 186-pound Keith Furnetto us* alternate at center. Guard positmns will be bandied by lfift-poumi Fugne ge ami either Tony Price*. 150. or 200-pound Kenn Div-sn Clifford Mass* 15Cp ire ■ ill pcohiNy 1st' it tiieother end skit, Bragg indicated. No matter how you look at it,O’.’■'is H :h Sc-hool 15 gotng tohe the “devil to beatMiscount men PickedTo Win RCL TourneyLeed s will tie favored m theRaleigh County 1 mlustria 1League'* double-elimination tournament next Sunday ami Monday afternoons at Lew in Field, amiStover’s Appliance will be thefirst team to give reasons why The Appiiancemen were swamped by the league- loaders Sum layafternoon, 15-0 on a Stirling two-hitter by Ritchie Simmons ami the mighty hat of Willie JoeChandlerSIMMONS, who had failed to get pant the fourth inning in his last two attempts, was in complete control all die way. giving mi free passes and striking out 16 \ppliancemen in the seven-inningstintChandler, who went into the game hitting a brilliant 520 andleading the league in about everything but pitching, made like aShort 2bHofar cMilam rfRrf-lrt. lhL. Comha4 3 44 0 25 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0tied tor third place with John’sAm* ho Both hoki 3-6 records,s,«,*t*r'» ab r h l*«d'i ab r hA r'bgti 3b 3 0 0 Karrlc e 2 4 2Belcher p 3 0 o h rk» die cf 13 oMi clatn of 3 0 0 Waddell St 4 3 2S 0 0 Chandler3 0 1 B«*rt1y 3b3 0 0 Hrnlth rf1 0 0 MrOraw IfI 0 1 Bell rfA Combe If 2 0 o simtnam p ft 2 IBall p 2 0 0 Alien lb 10 0 Totals 25 t 2 Total* fS IS IIstMier'a oee oe« e— et red » 211 441 a—ISK Redden, L. tomb* 1, ( handler, Milam, Short. J Hall KHi: Chandler «. Hrntiev 4, Waddell; -’H;Chandler 2, Kerilr, IIR: Chandler;SB: smith, Mrtlrawip h r er k bh2 1 II II 92 4 12 114 7 12 * t *IIHI* by Hall (Mrtiraer, H*rh»d*l* . Kervlc) HP: Hall 2, Simmon* PH:Rogar.Pitcher*Simmon*HelcherHallFish and other sea animals
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Mon, Aug 26, 1963
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