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Show i i limiWiil iiil Iilftil(fnllj mi ij1f' irilflii nftiifi nWngf- Only Two 'Hankies On The Play!' , nwwe-wp- i " iSr1 ,f "grounded" by swift Cyprus safeties, Donna Rogers, Vickie Hardmen. ' fttkvVfrl Friday, October 25, 1968 By KATHY CRARY Granger Correspondent In the entire four quarters of the Wv S'U &,!& .'It iWV Vj; VV - ' i Coeds have really cleaned up the game of sc w Americans $ Beth is tyv'v jw Young ,i '-- ' powder-puf- SrUrPkx f football game tween coeds be- - el there Granger two were only hankies on the play. And one of those was an unofficial clipping pen-al- t; called by the announcer on an official, who collided with a coed during change. Cyprus shut the Lancer coeds out of the scoring wit! a 7-- our Five-foot- carried the ball to goal. Just to show that they just get by in their game, the Cyprus team chalked up their additional point by executing a runback instead of kicking. Lancer Ladies would have been on the score-boarwith a tcuchdown run from the 10 year yard line by but the play was called back because of an Jackie Coon d offsides penalty. .Both squads played fullfledged football tackling and the whole works. They were In full attire, helmets, shoulder pads and mouth guards. About the only difference is that a little league football had to be used because Granger quarterback, Linda Halcom, who marks the height charts at 411, couldnt get her hands around a regular sized pigskin. Officiating took on a new look when referees Are began helping the coeds up and querying, you ladies all right? All right they were indeed! They would bounce back on the field and were game for the next play. Rollicking good moments were plentiful during the game, but the girls are to be commended. For the most part, plays were extremely well executed, considering participants have practiced only a few weeks after school. Players wore selected h trough tryouts sponsored by each school girl's league organization. Reactions to the game were mostly favorable. Administrations were pleased with the turnout and especially pleased that there were no injuries. Typical of team members enthusiasm is Annette Papanikolas who ran out of the gates to greet her mother yelling, Gee, Mom, Im as good as Bill! Bill is her brother and plays for Cyprus varsity Beth Mackay of Granger (32) lets crowd know girls can even catch a football during coed's game Tww amtrtew photos . I at Cyprus. H Quarterback LIU Linda Malcom (12) proves pass prowess (arrow). Cloudell Johnson, staff photographor assays team. Losing Granger: didnt discourage Kathy We should SECTION D Ogilvie of challenge another school! Young Americans Comics Theater City, Regional ..1-- 3 5 - ..5-- 7 8 "Best quencher ever" says Sheryl Williams of Cyprus. Lancer Lady Nancy Shafer, only 5'3", manages to escape the clutches of four Cyprus coeds. |