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VILDCATS TOMEET MT. GROVEIN OZARK BOWLlame to Be Played Friday Night in Springfield.The final Big Eight Conference standings for the 1945 sea-on:GW. L. T. Neosho 6 0 1Monett 5 11Nevada 4 3 0wcnebill aWebb City 3 3 1Mt. Vernon 3 3 1Aurora 2 4 1Carthage 2 4 1Lamar 0 7 0There you have the results of ne very active football season, rhe entire conference, save La-nar, was strong. Even the po-ential champs could not be licked until two weeks ago. Fhen Neosho forged ahead to llustrate the value of expcri-nce, ability, and training. InW(leistiSt]WacniILererisw:?our consecutive seasons, the 1 vW;St.tlWildcats have taken two undefeated championships, and one :o-championship.In 1942, the ace of them all, j tl 2oach Martin Rhode, led the | la most impressive team this dis- j trict has seen through a brilliant j a( undefeated and untied season. Sparking that great team were two remarkable backs, Lelandetusco:btlt;cS'Yh\ecr(Bussell and Charles McCullough. Bussell was the greatest breakaway runner in the state, and j si McCullough was terrific at! w broken-field running. In that year, Neosho trounced Thayer 60-14 in the Ozark Bowl.Coach J. Ellis Latimer took over for Rhode in 1943, and headed a fighting team which suffered but one defeat fat the hands of Monett) and took cochampionship honors. Star backs of that season were Paul Anderson and Jerry Fly, making a power combination which gained ground the hard way.Last year, in the absence of a i v regular coach, “Molly” Mat- I i thews stepped in to guide a hopeful squad through another war-time season. The locals suffered two defeats and a tie within the Big Eight, but on the whole upheld the Wildcat reputation.This year, coach Bill Pierce, lover of athletic development and competition, was the sta- t bilizing influence for a team of ‘ experienced, hard-training men j who had early intentions of copping a championship. The regular eleven, ten of whom are seniors, and the active substitutes, gave all for the team’s benefit. That factor broke the hopes of Monett, defending champs and runners-up for this year’s title. The same Wildcat characteristic stopped Nevada, Webb City and Carthage. In several of the games, Neosho came from behind to win.Now these well-deserving athletes have been selected to play Mountain Grove Friday night in the annual Ozark Bowl classic. Win or lose, the honor of playing in the Ozark Bowl will be a fitting climax to a successfulQ AG cnn _ TVrn Po rKo
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Neosho Daily Democrat
Neosho, Missouri, US
Mon, Nov 26, 1945
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