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Plattsmouth Shaved in Terrific Comeback Spoiled For Fighting Blue Devils "The dozgonde.st football game I ever saw!" "A real heartbreaker!" "A tremendous offensive dis play; thrill after thrill!" Tho.se comments all describe the Twin Rivers Conference football thriller, witnessed by a throng of Karnlval Friday night spectators here. One result was a 25-21 victory for Beatrice over Plattsmouth. Another was several hundred limp, lagged out players, coach fcs, students and other fans. It really was, the greatest gootball game, thrill for thrill and counter-rally for counter- rally, seen here In many a moon. Not that the moon was out, be cause it was overcast and the threat of rain which dampened or threatened to dampen much of King Korn Karnival 1960 was present. The field was In good shape considering there'd been an all night rain Thursday not ideal, but real good, considering. The play of the two teams ex ceeded even that. It was tremen dous. - Plattsmouth was down, 13-0, almost before the crowd was settled. Then the blue Devils, with a great effort which showed they'd come of age and will give a good account of themselves in games to come, rallied back to lead 14 13 and It appeared the toe of Jim Stewart might prove the dif ference. However, Beatrice showed it could counter-rally too, driving bac kt oscore the winning points In the final second of play. It was a game which,, looking back on it, would not have been unworthy of a tie. It contained a little of every thing, Including a 25-yard punt ing assist by a Platsmouth play- ...to find out how much you may save on , car insurance James McMillian 1104 3rd Ave. Plattsmouth STATE FARM INSUIANCI. MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois Ji Look At Your Hat! Everyone Else Does! Featuring The Newest Styles In STETSON & STEVENS FINE HATS FOR MEN $6.95 to $1195 IE if mil & i er's helmet, an in-the-stands marching performance by Platts mouth High's band, the highest heights of hope and deepest dep ths of disappointment at times for both teams. In the end, one couldn't blame Plattsmouth Coach Bill Tawkins for ending up on his knees, head nearly In the mud after he and his team yielded to the visiting Orangemen in the closing sec ond. That last minute was agonizing for Plattsmouth, coach, player and fan alike. The events which led up to the bitter end for the Blue Devils were these: Beatrice took a 13-0 lead in the first unbelievable 2 minutes. 36 seconds. First, Plattsmouth returned the kickoff to Its 28, then fumbl ed on the first play from scrim mage and Guard Archie Gart ner recovered for Beatrice on the 30. On first down, Roger Woods hit off guard and legged it 30 quick yards for a TD. Two min utes, 10 seconds had elapsed. Then, after the kickoff, Platts mouth fumbled again on first down and Halfback Garry Lutz recovered for Beatrice on the Platsmouth 34. The Blue Devils stopped a run up ihe middle, then let Woods get through center and find run ning room. Plattsmouth had no one who could stay with him. It became 13-0 with 9:24 still to go In the first quarter. That riled the Blue Devils. They fought back, but had to take ground the hard way, it short pushes hard-gained with big effort. They scored on the fourth play of thesecond quarter. They had gone at the end of the first quarter from their 47 to the Beatrice 45 on a punt re turn by Lee Hackler. Hackler, a tremendous runner Friday night, got nine and three and five and Larry Toothaker, who came in to do yeoman serv ice as a running back drilled for 9 to the Beatrice 20 as the first quarter ended. In the second quarter, Hackler ran 11 on second down to the Beatrice 8. Quarterback Dave Nettleman gained four on a sneak and Hackler then scored on second down over right guard from the 4. It took' some eight minutes for Plattsmouth to bring joy to its adherents. The lead score and kick came with 1:32 to play and ended a 75-yard drive that went this way. A punt was downed on Platts mouth's 25. Hackler was stopped for no gain, then ran for 10 and a 15-yard penalty against Beat rice moved the ball to the Platts mouth 49. Toothaker gained seven, Full back Fred Groce got three for a first down, Toothaker 10, Hack ler 10, Toothaker 5, and Hack ler one after a five-yard penalty for backfield motion. It became fourth and nine from the Beatrice 20. There were several possibil ities. Platsmouth chose a screen pass from Nettleman to Hackler who ran it to the 4. Toothaker scored on first down, fumbling the ball as he was downed in the end zone but snaking a hand out to recover. Stewart, with pressure squar- WnWin j mi ,i i ii .1 hi in... i ' . m I ' yg.'; 'I.'",'; ..."V.V- 1 tar !LZT W r. FOOTBALL GAME WANTED The midget football team shown above, coached by Jerry Haase and Richard Kellison would like to play a game Oct. 1 at Pollock Field below Lower Main. They need an opponent. Anyone interested? if so, call Jerry Haase, Phone C121. In the picture, left to risjht are: front Bobby Shepherd, Tod Finney, Chip Smith, Daryl llamlett; second Terry Kellison, Tye Finney, Jerry Ferguson, Rickey Kellison; third Stanley Adkins,' Ricky DeRosa, Terry Highfield, Eddie Trively, Gary C'laus; back coach Jerry Haase, assistant coach Richard Kellison. Coach 'Proud'; 'Team Deserved T IV? io win 'Tarn proud of the way those kids came back. They played hard and deserved to win." That's the comment of Coach Bill Hawkins of Plattsmouth a bout Friday night's 25-21 loss to Beatrice here. Plattsmouth was shorthanded, playing without three players who started previous games and with two other regulars slowed by injuries. "Our kids did real well," Haw kins said, "considering we had boys playing positions new to them and at which they'd had only a little practice." He mentioned the play at of fensive end of Larry Cadwell, usually a tackle; and the run ning at halfback of Larry Tooth aker, who played only at guard previously this year. End Joe Van Ness, who suf fered a broken nose in practice Wednesday; guard Steve Kem, with a leg bruise reinjured in practice, and tackle Ron Board man, with a bad leg bruise from the Crete game, did not play. Quarterback Dave Nettleman and halfback Dave Wilson played but nursed ankle injuries. Hawkins said "thank good ness" for the open date Friday to give injured Blue Devils a chance to mend. He said work outs will be light for a few days. He said, too, the playing field came through in good shape des pite the fact the game was play ed after an all-night rain. ely on him, kicked the extra point right down the middle with Dave Wilson holding. Plattsmouth led, 14-13, but its lead was to last only a couple minutes. Beatrice, which showed early and proved at the end that it is deadly once it shakes a runner outside, regained the lead after just 1:28 of the thud period. Corky Adkins had kicked the ball out of the end zone on Plattsmouth's second-half kick off. The elation that caused ended ! a few seconds later when the Orangemen shook Lutz loose through the left side and he rac ed untouched for the 80-yard score. That made it 19-14 for Beat rice. With the pressure once again on, the Blue Devils responded with a scoring effort that was part break, mostly heart and shear joy for their supporters. End John Ware got the Blue Devils the chance when he re covered a fumble on the Beat rice 12 He and his mates had put great pressure on Beatrice runners on three straight plays. For Palttsmouth, Hackler plunged for two, Toothaker got five but Hackler lost three. Hackler broke loose for six then and made a first down by Inches. , Nettleman sneaked over from the three. After Stewart's fourth straight placement this season, It be came 21-19 and Plattsmouth fans were happy. Beatrice then, credit must be given, fought back with a tre mendous display of offense to snatch victory from near-certain defeat. The Orangemen returned the kickoff to their 39, then went 61 yards and a half times to score. First, passes carried 17 and 12 to the Plattsmouth 32, the re ceiver going all the way on the latter but being called "out"kn the 32. That could have been enough Lost Second, XL jl I P to discourage a team but Bea trice didn't give up. Lutz ran for five, took a pass from Woods for seven and another pass got 16 to the Plattsmouth 4 and it was trouble. Just 18 seconds remained. A plunge carried to within in ches of the end zone Nine seconds remained as the teams untangled. The Orangemen tbok a quick turn-around huddle for the sig nal. Quarterback Jerry Naaf got the ball, had the option to hand off or carry. He carried finally and time had run out by the time he got to pay dirt. The point by rushing failed but no one cared. Beatrice had won, 25-21. Helments were thrown. Bea trice's high in jubilation, Platts mouth to the ground in under standable disappointment. A terrific game had ended as most games must end, with a victor and vanquished. There was not much difference this night. The helmet-assisted kick was a high Plattsmouth punt which hit a Blue Devil on the helmet and continued on another 25 yards or so. The ball was down ed and put in play there. The Plattsmouth Band and the visiting Beatrice band had plan ned halftime marching but it was foregone because of the field condition. Plattsmouth's band played its arranged numbers, anyway, with director Robert Williams des cribing the maneuvers which might have taken place had the field been dry. Next for Plattsmouth, is an open date Friday night, then a date here with Bishop Ryan of Omaha Oct. 7. Bishop Ryan bowed to Nebr aska City, 13-0, Friday night after the teams had played a 0-0 first half. P B First downs 11 rushing 8 passing 1 penalty 2 Yards rushing 161 Yards lost rushing 21 Yards passing 16 Total net yards 155 Passes attempted 2 Passes completed 1 Fumbles 3 Ball lost fumbles 2 Penalties 2 Yards penalized 30 Punts 6 Ave. yds. punts 32 Score by quarters: Plattsmouth .... 0 14 0 7 3 3 1 225 45 65 245 !i 2 8 80 5 37.6 721 Beatrice 13 0 6 625 Scoring: Plattsmouth touchdowns, Hackler, Toothaker, D. Nettle man; points after touchdown, Stewart 3 (placement). Beatrice touchdowns, Woods 2, Lutz, Naaf; points after touch down, Schultz (placement). Plattsmouth in Class A Now The Nebraska School Activit ies Association the past week reported that Plattsmouth and Pius X of Lincoln have attained Class A status in interscholas tic activities, including sports- Plattsmouth's enrollment of boys is 219, compared to 190 last year. Pius rose from 201 to 229. Elevation of the two schools to Class A dropped Falls City and Lexington to Class B. Falls City dropped in boy enrollment from 205 to 200 and Lexington from 204 to 197. Fairbury is the smallest Class A school, with 213 boys enrolled. A Classified Ad In Tire Journal cost as little as 50 cents. Football Scores Beatrice 25, Plattsmouth 21. Nebraska City 13, Omaha Ry an O. Crete 14, Auburn O. Falls City 25, Lincoln Pius 12. Fairbury 13, York 0. Bennet 6, Nehawka 0. Ralston 12, Ashland 6. Bellevue 14, Holy Name 12. Weeping Water 25, Louisville 6. Jr. High Meets Nebraska City Here Wednesday Plattsmouth J u-n i o r High's football team, coached by Gail Heffelfinger, will play its first game of the season here Wed nesday against Nebraska City Junior High. The game at the athletic field is at 7 p.m. 4 Twin Rivers Teams Win over Non-League Foes Four Twin Rivers Conference teams won non-league football games Friday night. " Nebraska City downed surprisingly-stubborn Bishop Ryan of Omaha, 13-0, after a 0-0 half time tie. John Moore, Nebraska City's big Negro fullback, scor ed both touchdowns. The Omaha team got to Nebr aska City's 9 in the fourth quar ter before the home team stiffen ed. A Ryan TD run with an in terception was nullified by a penalty. Ryan plays in Plattsmouth Oct. 7. i Crete, which conquered Platts mouth 14-7 two weeks ago, ham mered out scoring drives of 72 and 75 yards to win over Auburn at Crete. The halftime score was 7-0. Falls City, stung by a 6-0 lead for Pius of Lincoln in the first quarter, scored 19 points in the third period and triumphed, 25 12. Fairbury scored in the second and third quarters for a 13-0 win over York, following losses in its first two games. BOWLING WOMEN'S LEAGUE W Corner Bar 6 Lyman Richey 6 7-Up 5 Ruse App 4 Tims Bar 4 A & B Garage 3 Austins 3 Schreiners 3 Rubacks 2 Ernies Bar 2 Hinky Dinky 2 State Farm 2 Rays Liquor 2 learn No. 7 2 Cass Bar 1 Ray & John's 1 Hi game and series, A Hop kins, 193 and 494; hi team game and series, Corner Bar, 834 and 2,240. Independent League W Cass County Motors ..... 7 Modern Woodmen 7 Kent's Cafe 7 Huebners '66' 7 Plattsmouth Haulaway . . 6 Don's Cass Bar 6 Lyman Richey 5 3!4 Marge & Elmers 5 4 Cas Theater 4 5 Platts. St. Bank 3V4 5M Riverview Home 3 6, American Loan 3 6 Culligan Soft Water 3 Soennichsens ' 2 Murray Hardware 1 Cadv's 1 Hi game, D. Dietl 220; Hi ser ies, H. Austin 593; Hi team game, Riverview Home 929; Hi team series, Cass Co. Motors 2,611. Pawnee City at Louisville Sept. 30 LOUISVILLE (Special) The Louisville football game with Pawnee City originally scheduled for Nov. 4 has been moved up to Sept. 30. The game will be play ed on the Louisville football field and will start at 7:30 p.m President Dwlght D. Eisenhower, speaking of the Polaris missile: "Never in my long military career has a weapon system of such complexity been brought from its original conception to the operational stage with buch sureness and speed . . . ." 25 - 21 LOUISVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bennett of Havelock were Monday over night guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vaughn and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hennlngs, Hugh O'Brien and Ivan Thomas of Louisville and George Morley of QuinCy, Illinois visited Satur day at the N. F. Hennings home. Mr. Morley had several of his wood carvings with him. Tuesday evening callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wildrlck were Stanley Olsen of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wildrick. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Isaac of Klncald, Kansas and Dennis Isaac of Moran, Kan. were week end guests of their brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isaac and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Isaac. Relatives and friends gathered at the John Morin home Friday evening to help Mary Mayfield and Jack Mayfield celebrate their birthdays. The evening was spent playing cards. Birthday cake and home made ice cream were served. Guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahl and Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wegener and Renee, Mr. and FOR lst - QF KRAFT'S MIRACLE WHIP QT. JAR 39 Insfafrt Coffee Olives Food 5-oz. Salad Dressing Margarine Hinky Dinky ire Honey Wheat Pan-o-Go LITTLE CROW Cream Style Golden com 13 sr 29l 3 " 28c 29 BAKER'S Semi - Sweet ELNA ELNA Chum Chocolate macaroni CIr chips sfS, en - 39 2 - 35c "N'49: A - yJ I I PURE FRESH J 1 1 u" Several Times Daily ma V lb. &W)c Prices Effective Through Wednesday, September 28th. We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities. Mrs. John Group and Jimmy, Mr. and Mm. John Wegener, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Albert and Volene and Mrs. Bob Startzer and fam ily of Belevue. Herbert Hell, Jr., spent the weekend at home with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hell, Sr. Herb Is attending the University of Nebraska and Is a resident of Burr Hall on the Ag. Campus. Martha Jayne McShane, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard McShane, entered the Children's Memorial hospital in Omaha Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ipock of Phoenix, Arizona is visiting this week with his brother and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ipock. Arlie Persinger of Cedar Creek has completed his basic training at Fort Hood, Texas and after a ten day leave he will be station ed at Fort Ord, California. Mr. and Mrs. Don Urwin and Mrs. Mary Linder and Susan of Omaha were Tuesday evening supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Norris in Avoca. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norris and sons of Avoca. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ward spent Tuesday through Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Monte Hayes and family in Marshall town, Iowa. Richard Meisinger of Spring field spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mei singer. On Sunday they were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Darrold Ahrens in Blair. Before returning home - T DEL MONTE Yellow Cling Sliced or Halves IPeae N0.2J4 CANS Food Club, Club Stuffed Manzanilla, Jars - , HE-WEEK SHOPPERS ! Monarch Combination, 8-oz. Bottles , Food Club Premium Quality Id Bread ... 1 0c ' nn in irmi himmwh, ,mm, mimmum imi iiihhmm green I :T.EDRr BEAMS ' rifl-C THE PLATTSMOUTH JOURNAL t'Auh; fcUUHT Monday, September 2tJ, 1960 they also called at the William Powell home in Blair. Debbie Anderson, small dau ghter ot Mr. and Mrs. Jim And erson, returned home Monday after spending a week in the hospital with an infection. Mrs. Olive Wooihiser and Virgil and Mr. and Mrs. Chaun cey Wooihiser and family of Omaha were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Grell. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Thomas spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Fremont. Recent callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meisinger were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swe enie of Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bock and sons, Mrs. Edward Greli and sons, and George Powell were Wednesday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bock. REAL ESTATE LOANS! 5' Percent Interest Charge Reduced or E.ieh Monthly Payment F'fattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. FOOD CLUB Loaf Cake Size Devil's Food, White, Yellow or Spice CAKE MIX 9 OZ. PKG. 6-oz. Jar & for 3 2 f., 49c n Lbs. Si I Bread 19c