Greensboro High vs. High Point High revisited
Last week, I posted a memory by my pen pal Perry Keziah about the 1945 football game between High Point High School and Greensboro High School in which fights broke out. The Greensboro Daily News wrote nothing about the fights. Perry checked the High Point Enterprise archives, and they didn't write anything about off-the-field violence either.
So, naturally, I accused Perry of having a few too many slugs of moonshine back when he was in high school. And, like a good reporter, he found others to back up his claims.
Bob Hauser: "One thing I remember is that there were spectators walking in and among the band while we were performing on the field at the half. I believe Ralph Edwards, our drum major, got into an altercation of some type on the field. After the game we were in the bus and it was attacked. Louis Cayton opened the window to yell at the boys outside and one of them hit him square on the nose, causing it to bleed profusely. Louis had to be restrained to keep from getting off the bus and seeking revenge."
Paul Hardin: "I was pushed under the players' bench in the row after the game and decided that the smartest thing to do would be to stay there."
I will stand by my original theory that the fights occurred and just weren't reported. Sports reporting was different in those days.
