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Show Page Oct. 19, 1967 BRIGADIER 2 Second win in wind today? COB . . . BV faces AFin Homecoming tilt editorials their lone defeat coming from the The scrappy BY Cats will perform before a large Homecoming Orem Tigers. g Lions use The crowd today at 2:30 in the Y stain book the offensively, dium. The Wildcats will host an everything American Fork and have had only 21 points scord high school team which has a two ed against them all season. Two weeks from tomorrow the will be five to hectic week a trying and Next days and four record while the Wildprove will clash with archWildcats to date. cats are one and five up for most students at BY High. The Bulldogs BY beat AF last year in what rival Provo High. Beginning on Monday, as the students rush through for their first the days activities, they will suddenly realize that it is the was supposed to be an upset of might be looking ninth week of the term. Suddenly, to the amazement of the 18-- Therefore, both teams will students, there will be many individuals beout to boost their winning re- truly hard-workicord actually doing the right type of homework in the carrels. As Tuesday morning, rolls around, there are still some The Cavemen are quarter-backe- d who havent quite realized there are only three days left ' by versatile Gordon Holm- most term. of the end first before the unexpected However, stead, who calls a running game students have finally gotten the hipt There are many tired as well as passing. The Cavemen lost to the Payson Lions last Fripeople roaming around the halls and, oddly enough, readstill are and there is Still it as only Tuesday ing they go. day, 25-to left three days But the Cavemen have always procrastinate. Wednesday brings more studying and some are forced to given the Wildcats a tough battle; burn the midnight oil. Some are doing their assignments and this game should be no difthey lost or left home, while others are cramming for ferent. j. hard-hittin- Already! Would YOU believe? evenly-matche- 6. ng 7. tests. When Thursday morning comes, half the studentbody is late and the other half is still asleep. But, the teachers are ready and raring to go. With the first glimpse of sunlight Friday morning, all students have been up for several hours. The final day of the term is filled with tests and thousands of assignments turned in. after such a horrible The final day seems most students relax week. At the end of school Friday, knowing they can take it easy for another eight weeks, or at least until theg rades come home to their parents. anti-climat- ic Homecoming: Improvement? Next week the Wildcats piay their last home game of the season, knocking heads with a big and powerful team from Pay-soGame time is 2:30 p.m. The Lions, perhaps the biggest team in the region, have s a five-wirecord, with n. one-los- n, Girls tennis team brings BY 1st Continued from page 1 or Red Chinese agents came, the students applauded wildly, Mr. Allman observed. Most of the students were refugees from anti- - Communist countries in South Africa. They are more eager to learn than are the students here, but they were politically pink, he claimed. The refugees, mostly men 24-years of age, included some older rebels in the 30s. "Africa is a biologists paradise, Mr. Allman states. And he has the goods to prove it. Castro 25 He brought back two tons of paraphernalia hides, lizards, assorted snakes, and plant specimens in addition to some of the African masks, drums, head dresses, and hunting equipment. With Mr. Allman were his wife Lulu and their sons Dwight, 9, and Mark, 5. They lived in Broken Hills, an area which included a variety of 15 kinds of poisonous snakes. But this was really nothing, The family had a pet python that was 15 feet long and weighed 34 pounds. It died from a lack of exercise before they could bring it home. Mr. Allman travelled in the area, meeting Mrs. Anna B. Hart of the BY High faculty at .Ngoro-Ngor- o Crater. The Allmans bishop and neighbor were also with Mrs. Hart. The family was once isolated when a river bridge near their home was washed out. A smallpox epidemic also broke out and the entire family had to be revaccinated. singles girl in the finals. Nancy and Sylvia gained first place by defeating teams from Spanish Fork and Pleasant Grove. Schools participating in the competition were Spanish Fork, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Provo, Orem, Springville and BY High. Miss Barbara Jensen is coach of the team. Region 4 Standings "Riding a bicycle from one village to another collecting items and studying villagers was a favMr. Allman reorite pastime, ported. Mr. Allman was called the Snake Man by the natives. He caught their python neck the around it by grabbing shoulder his over it and slinging to drag home. Fishing in the area wasnt too good on the Zambezi River because of lurking crocodiles. Hippopotamuses, antelope, and giraffe leisurely dot the banks also. Most of the food consisted of shoe fresh fruits, beef, and meat. leather elephant But for snacks he had avacados and termites! ,, Friday's Results Orem 34, Carbon 6 Springville 7, Lehi 6 Pleasant Grove 27, Provo 7 Payson 25, American Fork 7 Spanish Fork 14, BY High 0 Today's Games American Fork at BY High Pleasant Grove at Lehi Spanish Fork at Orem Carbon at Provo Springville at Payson Two juniors named players Juniors Mike Eastmond and Dave Cunningham player of week honors for their outstanding performances against Pleasant Grove and Spanish Fork, respectively. Mike Eastmond, tackle for the Wildcats, chalked up seven tackles, contributing much to the defensive efforts against the Pleasant Grove Vikings. Mike plays consistently on defense and does a good job on offense. Dave Cunningham, halfback, proved to be one of the anchor men for the Wildcats strong defense, displayed throughout last Fridays contest against the Dons of Spanish Fork. Hitting hard in the backfield, Dave compiled nine tackles. Offensively, he rushed for very good yardage. received Safety Council elects leadership BY Highs Safety Council elected its officers in a planning meeting held last Thursday, according to Mr. Garth Allred, adviser for the group. President of the council will be Christeena Richards, a senior. She will be assisted in her duties by Scott Royall, with Jolene Barlow as secretary-treasure- r. vice-chairma- MIKE EASTMOND . . . played toughest against Pleasant Grove. n, During the meeting the committee discussed plans for the coming year. They came up with several ideas, including a Safety Week, posters in the main hall, g films for the studentbody, and encouraging students to be safety conscious. safety-promotin- Wildcats lose to Dons Pleasant Grove Vikings by Gary Golightly Sports Editor Two touchdowns in the third quarter were the key factors in the Spanish Fork Dons Homecoming victory of 14-- 0 last Friday over the BY High Wildcats. The first half was an evenly-duele- d battle. Both teams, trying for that first touchdown, couldnt buy a break. The Wildcats looked very tough defensively, possibly their best showing of the year. Offensively, the Cats moved the ball very well the first half. Halftime score was Spanish scored twice in the third quarter. The Dons received kickoff from their the second-hal- f own line, the Dons made five first downs in a powerful drive for seven points. After BY failed to . move the ball, the Dons took full advantage and scored again on a powerful surge which gave them a 14--0 lead. Duane Dudley, Craig Wilson, and Phil Blad were responsible for the strong drives which netted Spanish Forks rushing and touchdowns. 0-- pet gain their first football victory over Provo Hign since entering Class A four seasons ago. Y place The traditional activities of Homecoming will come to a BY High girls tennis team took climax with the game against American Fork this afternoon top honors at the Region Tennis and the dance tonight. held Oct. 12 at the Tournament Homecoming has gone on for many years, and it has Provo High tennis courts. always been one of the highlights of the year. In the past, Margie Dixon, junior, captured there has been keen competition for the prize on the lawn in the singles competidecoration, and the Homecoming dance has been one of the first place tion, and Nancy Cannon and best dances of the year. in Last year saw a marked difference in the quality of Sylvia Spears took first place tournaThe doubles the category. some of the activities dealing with Homecoming. Last year the Freshman Class, for the first time in the schools his- ment was single elimination, with rounds being played. tory, won the lawn decoration consisting of a bull and the three defeated Provos singles slogan that aint no bull. The announcing of the queen and Margie in first over won round, player the dance last year could have been improved. second the in entrant Orems It is hoped that the tradition of Homecoming will go round, and defeated Springvilles on for many years, improving with every year. Allman returns . . . DAVE CUNNINGHAM . . . Spanish Fork "player" of week. win of the season, and the Wildcats will be working hard to 30-ya- rd 0. The Pleasant Grove Vikings defeated the Wildcats 39-on Oct. 4 to keep themselves in the running for a Northern Division championship. The Vikings have now won five and lost one. There was no scoring in the first quarter. But the Vikings scourged the Cats for three explosive touchdowns in the second 0, quarter. Halftime score stood at 20-- 0 for the Grovers. Tom Duvall, a speedy and slippery back for the Vikings, paced 38 yards in the third quarter to make the score 26-The two final scores came in the fourth" quarter. Steve Stras-bur- g and Gordon Gillman were the rough work horses for the victorious Vikings. A long pass to Jeryl Smith and good running by Brent Orton and Steve Lewis were the only Wildcat threats throughout the contest. Scott Hintze, outstanding linebacker for BY, punted exceptionally well. Scotts first boot of the. game went well over 60 0. yards. |