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Western Carolina scrapbook, 1955-1956

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  • V Grind Is Ioii"Ii Robinson Has Gridders' Hustling In Spring Drills I BOX GLANCE [leaving 25 top-notch gridders in "imcs Spoils Writer camp. REE, April 14-Froml "Those 12 boys either didn't de the Western Care I*™*,*8 wo,rk or tlley didll't want tounta' spring football|l0 follow tne n«ld training rules would surmise the we have set UP>" Roij|11 ^^^^^^^^^^m' But we didn't lose any of our urn. we uRin i lose any < good boys," Robinson added. "The 25 out now are the cream of the crop." Robinson is highly pleased with spring drills. "We have accomplished a lot," he said En Slate Conlcrence grid sea- couldnt be more than a week Actually more than live months remain before the Catamounts will meet any of their loop foes but Coach Dan Robinson has a purpose in prescribing all of this advance activity for his grid hopefuls U« io 3 man w|]0 ljjfgj t0 much as possible in **■»««» «« ween uv„l"e tean the time allotted for a task members. They are Rob (Ape) rV?£& S£& full gg 2 gaS5 and Tommy of fundamentals and training Ihal Uwls ol clladbounle- should pav oil next fall when he Selzer, a 5-10, 185-pound guard, makes his debut as coach ol a reaped numerous awards while North State loop team. Playing high school ball at Wayi The Catamounts have put four weeks Of hard work behind ihem Th« l^i.ti- —I—j. . - - I ably holds a slight edge for^j [job at this time. If these gridders come thrtfi ,_s expected, Robinson shouM have, too many worries in tit* backfield next fall. His big prSS Hem will be depth. The same problem exists in the line. Setzer is a cinch at one of I the guard slots and Jon Carswell n probably will be the man at the L. [other. LEADING TACKLE FADING TACKLE The Catamounts' new mentor , Dc"ny Williams, another trans- •as high in his praise of the team fer from the University of Ten- Icaptains for the 1956 season, "essee who saw limited action 1 - • " " bv tha fOQm'lwith the r«t««».»». I The tentative schedule calls "tor an end to the off-season drills April 25 with the annual intra squad game. Robinson has a slight problem on^rmng the iiitra.squad gam? mr J ,many more of the |d they cannot take the ' pnd quit the squad , „...„.. om.™ uau di waynes- lm'c' £?, was selected to the All- Blue Ridge Conference team in '1949 and '50; the All-WNC team ,in 1950 and received an honorable mention to the All-State team in ENROLLED IN 1951 He entered Western Carolina m 1951 and was an outstanding guard with the Catamounts for two years ... .,-.. ..ic squaa, before entering the Army. He 't have enough left Played the 1953 and 1954 seasons | with the Ft. Campbell, Ky„ serv- ". ,, , -, Setzer returned to Western Car- I la shortly before the season 11 "nlls' started last fall I laSSPJV* m but 'failed flash old form until late season the He has been going great guns H ^■"'«dnlk and should begone 'the Catamounts' leading candi- K^for AU-Confcrence honors ...... n,c v-didtnounts last fall leading the tackle candidates in spring camp. "Williams can be- safd6 a fi"e tackle>" Robinson Veteran Hubert Edwards, who Robinson says is capable of playing as well as any lineman in ^ „c(hn,ei;en^' probably wiU get the other tackle assignment. Robinson has two good centers both of whom are freshmen They coa'ched^^M00"' ,Wh0 Robins°" coached at Morganton, and Tom Couch of Ware Shoals, S C who" was coached by Bromo Selzer" one e°rnRCaXnaS t6ammateS at ^" toward nailing *2Zl one of Th^ Positions, Robinson said °f tte . He added, that Doyle Clark ne is a 160-pound freshman -j---. who stands „-„, WS 165, was a standout 1 i unless a good crop of[ freshmen appear on the scene ne."'' fall the Catamounts may be (luring in this department. The re* -10 and serves on hand are good but ^—~ •*•«'. was a standout high there aren't enough of them, school player at Chadbourne. He If the same trend of hard work was picked to North Carolina's continues for the next 10 practice All-Eastern high school team in days, as Robinson promises it will, \ 11951 and again in 1952. the Catamounts should reach just H [ He broke into the Catamounts' about top form by April 2o when'! starting lineup at quarterback as the intrasquad game will be [a freshman in 1953 and held that played. And it should be well Ping drills this sea- worth watching, of his ball-carrying son shifted Lewis to the Western Caro- d. "He has taken to it like a duck tof Setzer and Lew e both rising! FARMER HURT I |to^t1iVa.f;rhe^hSe^SmTkitChedi son is well satisfiedI with L M "W Perry is making h the show" last season wlsgshm°Hndf gainers to right half arid piv frora left
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