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SIDELINE VIEWS
By JOHN STECK
Basketball Rule Change:
A revision of the one-and-one, or bonus free throw, rule against
fouls will bo effective in the basketball campaign in colleges and
high school now getting underway. Tire change may put in slight
wrinkles in those 80-90-100 point games which have become common
place On the court.
The National Basketball Committee, national rules-making body,
altered the collegiate rule to make the fir-L six common fouls <non
shooting i in each half ... a total of 12 per game . . . just one shot
violations.
After the first six in each half, the rules goes back to the former
way of allowing the player fouled a bonus throw if he makes the first.
High school and YMCA basketball games will allow the one-shot
foul on the first four common violations for each half. They also
revert to the present bonus rule after that number.
The old double four rule also underwent revision ior the 1957-58
season Replacing tno old loui shot awarded each team will be the
center jump. Each team will be allowed to select its .jumper without
regard to involvement in the fouling.
■ One other change may be seen this season often enough to merit
mention here. The five-second rule designed to keep the game speed
ed up lias been strengthened somewhat. That rale requires the team
m possession of the ball t<> yet it into the defensive half of the court
within five seconds
Now officials are instructed by the new rule to call a time out
and warn a team using an actionless or farcical style of play. If the
team does not respond. the penalty will be a technical foul. The team
behind is responsible for the speed up. A tie score puts the burden
to supply action on the defensive fiv• or the team without the ball.
Grid Officials’ Salute:
The Southside Virginia Football Coache- Association has select
ed H. L. "Butch" Blanton for its. first honorary membership. The
Nottoway county superintendent of schools was tapped for that honor
here Tuesday night.
Bob Goldsmith of Crewe, Association president announced Blan
ton's selection during the officials' annual banquet at Hampden
Sydney College.
The unanimous honor voted by the active members of the two
year-old association who handle something approaching 100 games a
year in the 12-school, far-flung District 3. was in appreciation for
Blanton's years of work, on behalf of high school rports and for his
wise and tireless leadership In the years preceding organization of the
association.
As in the earlier touch-and-go days when officiating was a loose,
get-em-where-you-ean proposition. Blanton Tuesday nignt liad a few
words of wise guidance to offer. He thanked the association then
urged the officials:
‘‘To keep yourself Infoimed. keep organized." You have a won
derful area to serve in and you're performing a fine service."
Jim Hickey, backfield coach at North Carolina, was the banquet
speaker. He gave art illuminating talk on the football organization at
Carolina under Jim Tatum's direction.
Hickey brought along films of the North Carolina-Navy game
and made running comments on plays and plavers in Ural contest
which Carolina won 13-6.
The*former Hampden-Sydney College coach also had a word for
the officials' group, urging them to approach their work with the
same zeal as coaches and players. ,
"The outcome is just as vital to the coaches and players in a
Crevve-Farmville game as in a Duke-Carolina game, and officials
should never forget that," Jim said.
"And if you’re going to call infractions, start at the beginning.
'i he worst thing to do is overlook penalty situations at midfield then
start getting tight when one team or the oilier gets inside the ten,"
Hickey said.
Side Line Shorts:
FOOTBALL TALK AT LYNCHBURG COLLEGE is boiling again.
The Little Eight that is in reality for football, at least, a Little Four,
probably would welcome renewal of the pigskin sport for the Hor
nets. The sport expired there in 1933. Dr. Orvill Wake, president;
Dean John Turner and students have been talking it.
REVAMPING AT R-M is about over. With the naming of Ted
Kelley, star quarterback in the 1949-1952 period at Ashland, as assist
ant football coach and track coach, the Jackets seem to have shaken
down completely New .-.rid coach. Joe MeCutcheon. former W&L star
who moved up from assistant when Paul Sever In resigned. Paul Webb,
starting his second year at basketball, and Keller about sew- it up for
a while.
BANQUET SEASON ON for footballers, who now ,;vo up the
tight training routine for some pleasant eating and listening. Last
reports coming this way have Ben S. Martin. Virginia Cavaliers' coach
speaking at the Lions Club banquet December 19 for the Appomattox
High squad, and Jim Hickey will come up from Carolina to speak
s’ Or Hampden-Sydney ban< i t D cember 13.
JOHN iTUBARD, former FHS quarterback and defensive star,
was one of 29 football monogram winners at VPI just announced. He
was among the 15 senior letter winners.
H-SC Opens Court
Plav With 87-62
Victory Over RPI
Hampden-Sydney College got
its basketball campaign going
nicely Tuesday night at Richmond
with an opening game 87-62 win
over RPI in a Little Eight con
test.
In the new court edition un
veiled by Coach Claude Milam
were two new fares. Sophomore
Bob Lloyd who tallied 19 points
and Larry Hammer, the freshman
from Amelia.
Two more in the line-up saw
intermittent service last season,
but will be playing as starters tins
year. Vernelle Mill'tin. sophomore
guard from Lynchburg, the re
placement for Doug Joyce, led the
Tiger scoring with 21 points and
contributed a stout, defensive
game.
Oil Sayres, sophomore center
replacement for Russ Holcomb,
added 14 to the Tiger cause.
Leon Hawker, the Tigers All
Little Eight and Mason-Dixon se
lection as a freshman last year,
wasn't inserted into tlie game un
til the second half. With the di
minutive scrapper in and RPI's
top point-maker Milt Bailey out
on fouls. H-SC drew away from a
42-39 halftime lead quickly.
To protect his healing arm.
Milam withdrew Hawker after 15
minutes and nine points as the
Tigers mounted a comfortable 77
55 lead.
Also m action for H-SC were
Capt, Horsley Put! at forward.
" ho had seven points while re
b- i i . n well; Ted Shepherd with
s:\ point, while spelling Sayres at
center; Guards Bob Humphreys
and Sophomore Buck Dodson, who
led last year's frosh team in scor
ing. Humphreys had four points,
Dodson seven.
Jim Rogers, BUI Parker and
Bailey led the RPI scoring, con
tributing 13, 13 and 13 points re
spectively.
Bowling Results
Until doj -ioao ijooi urea* .wau v
in the Parmville Ten Pin League
Tuesday night, the Farmville Five
stepping over Holsum into No. 1
position by whipping J^ggett’s iwo
games to one.
Meanwhile, the Holsum team
fell again, this time to the Burke
ville Five by a 2-1 game margin.
In the other match Tuesday night,
the on-coming A&P team won
over Davidson's 2-1. It was one of
the few nights no league team
could come up with a shut-out of
the opposition.
A&P's team made a sweep of
the night's honors. Jim Allen took
game and three-game set highs
with 210 and 582 pins respectively.
The Grocers had a 2427 team
total.
The league reaches the halfway
point of the season next week.
The standings:
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Farmville Five 27 15
Holsum 26 16
Leggett's . 24 18
Burkeville Five 20 21
A&P. .18 24
Davidson's . 11 31
First Game Thursday
The Farmville Basketball
League gets off to a start Thurs
d.iy i at the Farmville Armory
at 7:30 as the Methodist boys
meet the Baptist boys and Crad
dock-Terry tangles with Farmville
Mfg. at 8:30.
“LET'S PLAY BALL,” says Coach Marty €»« a he hand; the basketball to Donnie Davis.
The Bucking ham rive meet Farmvlile Monday i : .a i tnmlie Armory. Starting tot- the Hues
wil! be, left to right. Pete Goh in uvho wilt be ,j»t .1 tb, Caitnvllle game). Warren Wootton.
toaeli Conway, Shirley Wilfeerson. {Veil Huridh st ~j< Dm.,id Davis. The Buccaneers are-defemt •
ing district champions.
Football Officials Honor H. L. Hutch’ Blanton
BOB GOLDSMITH, of Crewe, second from It t. president of th.e Soulhside Virginia Football Of
ficials’ Association, congratulates H L. Blanton, Nottoway t ounty school superintendent, who was
named the association's first honorary member Others ivaturcd during the association's banquet
Tuesday at llampden-Sydney were, Jim Hi-key, right i; i -k!ie!d coach at North Carolina, guest speak
er, and Bill Pace, ot Charlottesville, left, esecatire t n > of the Virginia High School League,
H-SC Home Debut
Saturday Night
Hampden - Sydney’s basketball
squad makes its first home ap
pearanee tomorrow night I Satur
day) against Baltimore University
in a Mason-Dixon Conferenee
test
The Bengals. who are at Lex
ington tonight iThursday) for a
contest with VMI, conclude their
pf/v Cg ’TI’I'* * *” * •*
three games at home next week.
\ppeariug at Death Valiev in
order will be Lynchburg College
Wins St
Benson
Title
Records o n Virginia college
football for 1957 are dosed, and
Bill Bctivon. Ha rnpden-Sydney
College sophomore halfback is tin*
official individual .orir, rare
winner.
His i>6 points on H louchdotvns
placed him ahead of the So.
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dan, who has be*- n chosen South
ern Conference bark of the year.
He led conference scoring with .'6
points.
Farmville, Buckingham To Feature
Scholastic Hoop Start Here Monday
Rues Have Speed,
Height, Exnerienee
On 1957-58 Squad
With a .starting team avenge
'•“VM of Cl", a couple of fast for
'”a”(ls ami plenty of cvnp-Pn'"'
Rockingham cent-al Hi«h School Is
expected to be ope of tv*
"ontende’s for District 3 basketball
-Konni-'Mship hono*'s.
The Buccaneers have retimes
' of the s*»rt'ng five olaye-s
who won the regular seas*ra,Disf!e‘
a chainntonshlp last year, and also
captured first place in the Distric*
olaye'f. They were doh steel by
Churclilaml lit the State Champion
ship playoff at Blacksburg.
Bolssteux Shepard, outstanding
scorer and captain r-f the B’>cs last
year, was lost through graduation.
Warren Wootton, a 5'10". lBn-pound
senior, will be tapped to replace
Shepard when the Bucs open Friday
night at Crewe.
Farmville will lx* the s ec o n d
game for the fast-moving Bucs. anti
they tangle Monday night at the
Memorial Armory.
Coach Marlin R. Conway, who be
gins his first season at the helm of
the Buccaneer ship, said he was
very pleased with pre-season prac
tice and enthusiasm displayed by
his team.
Conway coached Red Bank High
School in New Jersey last year,
where he picked up a nice 1(1 won
six lost record.
"1 expect Pete Cowin and Donnie
Davis to fill up the scoring « lack
left by Shepard." Conway observed,
as he watched the team working
out Monday evening. "Huddleston
and Wilkerson have the heigh* we
need and I am counting on them to
control the backbond both on of
fense and defense," said the Buck
ingham coach, never taking his eye
off the smooth working offensive
unit.
Thre returning four from las:
year's championship team include
Donnie Davis, 6'2" junior: P e t e
Gowin. 5*»" senior; Shirley Wilke1
son, ('.'4” junior, and Cecil Huddl
ston, 6*3" senior. Last year they
compiled a 2U-4 overall record and
a 17-3 district mark. In the pa *
three years, the Bucs have taken
the district championship once and
All-Li tt'icF.isrbt
Honor? V» n By 5
H-SC Payers ’
Five Hampden-Sydney College
footbn.il piov rs have b • n selected
on ' 1957 All-Little Er-ht- hon
orary team. Halfback Bill Benson
and Quart* rbhek Bob Furr were
named co-captains bv virtue of
i- r unanimous selection.
Ot'hci; Beneals on the mythical
-quad are Jim Felty end. Oene
Cooke, tackle, and Henry Irby,
center. Cooke was the third high
est thole- amony 10 sportswrlt
ers and coaches comprising the
"election board.
II was the second straight year
on the team for Furr and Felty,
both Junior.--, at H-SC. Cooke and
Irby are enlois Benson a sopho
lUOlf
Olli-ts ,iu tiiy squad are Sonny
Holui! E&If. and Donnie Dofile
m< yer. BrkD< wat-r. back!, und
H u-o!(i A .mb -l't Kill, end; Bill
C:>\ jflM tacki-.; Dave Young.
U-M. and Joey Rusek, ■ E&H.
guards
The other starters on Hump
d> n-Svdm y’s Uttle Eight ( Lap
ion squad all wre selected on the
second team; Larry Smith, end,
Jim Bovd. tackle. Frank Buck and
Fd Harlow, euards. and Wally
G. lio and Tommy Bryant, backs.
the district playou championship
"vk-:- !'->■- an enviable record.
Number six man on the Bucking
-m s i- ,.l is Becky Falls, who
-'.nid:. 61". and is expected to see
p! nty of action this season.
B-'ckmghauVs pre - Christmas
schedule is as folic ws:
(.lame Schedule
Dec 6 - Crew
Dec. 0 - ParmviUe
Dec 10 • Ran-Honry H
Dec lit ■ Crewe H
Dec. 18 - Blackstone H
Dec. in - Lovingston
H indicate Home game.
Wolverines Have
Veteran (>roup
To Build On
Four lettermen and a newcomer
will likely start for Farmville High
in the basketball opener here Mon
day night a' Memorial Armory.
Guards Jackie McIntosh and
Earl Fore, Cent.ei Kent Carter and
Joel Coltman at forward, are the
regulars f Jin the 1956 squad.
John D. Jones, 6‘3'\ who may
start at forward with Coleman,
is the hewcome*
Howard Clabough. the squad's
and District 3 top scorer of 1956
with a 24-point average, will be
held out for spot duty until he is
fully recovered from the head in
jury sustained during the football
season.
Gradual l se
He'll be inserted as a certain
starter as soon as his physical
condition warrants the hard, sus
tained effort the shoot-and-run
game of basketball requires.
Back of these six are a group
Coach Bob Gilmer believes will
comprise a stronger bench than
he could summon last season when
FHS finished in fifth place with
a 10-6 record.
Waiting to go in at guard will
be Jimmy D. Cox and Lucius Wells
who gained experience from the
1956 campaign. Herbie Vaughan,
tallest player on the squad, will
back up Carter at center. He is a
6'5" newcomer.
Newcomers
Averett Simpson, a squadman
'"•'t ' a=on and Alex Holmes and
Buddy Smith, newcomers, are the
forward replacements, on the 12
player squad Gilmer suits.
Carter and Jones have the
height to give the starters good
rebounding, while Coleman Is a
proven defensive standout under
the boards.
Gilmer believes las playmaker
trio of McIntosh. Fore and Cla
bough have the experience and
abutiv to make the FHS attack
effective.
Tne varsity game will be pre
ceded by a gills' game at 7:30
p.m.
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