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. uv, *i.9 v*u iviney, iw, jr. i wnen Mays came to bat.I feet game is the only victoryEldorado To Improve(IAdams' Team has Lean, Hungry Look««I“Last year when we were los-g so often Coach Adams SDent. . .. . . _ - anybody for a halfmost of his free period time in . ...v... a i_?_ oeat them incould stay within a touchdown off body we pllt;wp rnnM i that before.’*1the last half,”my office telling me about his,football troubles,” says J. Ward Adams said- “My cIubs haveBarnes,dent.Eldorado superinten-“So far this year I haven’teven seen him in the office.Somebody had better look out.” A1 “Bozo” Adams coachednearly always been smaller than the opponents but they were always in top shape and got stronger as a game progressed. Last year we just didn’t have it.”successfully at Eldorado for over a decade before he decided to try his hand at selling insurance. He even took a whirlin politics by running for sheriff of Saline County.But he came back to the foot-»11 wars in 1963. Last year s club upset Johnston City 26-but lost its other seven startsThe Adams club of 1965 Is paced by nine lettermen whohave that lean, hungry look ofAdams teams of old. T h a tmeans linemen weighing 160 to 180 pounds and quick-hitting little backs geared for speed.for Adams’ worst year.“We lost a couple of games last year in the very last minute of play and we were in the game with nearly everybody for more than a half,” Adams said. At halftime ended all similarityJesse Hathaway and To m Blackwell are 170-pound senior halfbacks with the breakaway running ability. Charles Pilking-ton has been switched from endDon Kingston and Fred Harris are assisting in Eagle football.The roster:Ends — Dale Miller, 165, sr., x; Larry Quigley, 160, sr. x; Larry Yates, 165, jr.; Dan Ramsey, 160, jr.Tackles — Charles Baugher, 160, sr. x; Harry DeVillez, 200, sr.; Jim Franklin, 185, jr.; Denny Gholson, 170, srGuards — Joe Wolfe, 165, sr.,x; Jim Morris, 165, sr., x; Steve Miller, 180, jr.; Deon Benson,155, sr.Centers — Jack Smith, 180, jr., x; Leo Mahoney, 160, jr. Quarterback — Mike Suits, 160I£rt1uvCsBaBto fullback although he weighs only 155 pounds. Mike Suits, a junior, is tabbed as the startingquarterback.itI’ve got about 12 or 13 real1964Adams clubs of the past.I used to figure that if weAdams said.“We’ll have to give away a lot of weight against nearly any-jr.Halfbacks — Jesse Hathaway, 170, sr., x; Tom Blackwell, 170 sr., x; Dan Dempsey, 135, soph; Allan Rilying, 135, soph; Eugene Morris, 145, soph.Fullbacks — Charles Pilking-ton, 155, sr., x; Roger McGowan, 195, soph.X—Denotes lettermen.Pgclt;tcsiVJ
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Carbondale Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Wed, Sep 15, 1965
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