Leesburg Negro Team Opens Slate Tonight, September 26, 19501950

LEESBURG, Sept. 26 - Coach Hubert Dabney, of the Leesburg colored training school announced here today that the Leesburg Trojans would open their 1950 football season here tomorrow night at 8 P. M. in the Venetian Gardens against a strong team from Sanford.

Coaches Dabney and Wilburn Gary, reported that they have 28 boys out for the team and have been practicing for about three weeks.

The Trojans' schedule calls for the following games: Sept. 27-Sanford here; Oct. 5-Orland here 12 - Lake City here, New Smyrna Beach away; 26-Live Oak away; Nov. 2-Cocoa here; 10-Palmetto here (homecoming); 17-Melbourne away; 23-Madison here.

The following boys are out for the team: Eugene Chapman, Leon Warren, Ned Mosley, Sam Chissolm, Willie Carr, Vasco Rimes, Levon Roundtree, Thomas Farrior, Clifford Smalley, Lacey Hollinsworth, Wilbert Williams, David Brown, Albert Dixon, Arthur House, C. Williams, Albert O'Neal, Earl Inman, Ezell Hearn, Freddie Commoder, Ernest Bailey, Freddie Lynum, Johnnie Jackson, Hamie Gillard, Jessie Smith, Charles Williams, Walter Wiggins, Thomas Chapman and Henry Borges.

Negro Elevens In Tilt Tonight, 1950

The Ballpark In Ventian Gardens Home of the Fighting Trojans of Carver Heights High School, Leesburg Florida.

LEESBURG - The Leesburg Colored Training School Trojans will open their 1950 football season against a strong invading team from Sanford at the Venetian Gardens here at 8 p.m. tonight. Seats will be reserved for white fans.

Coaches Hubert Dabney and Wilburn Gary will have a squad of 28 players to send against the Sanford eleven. After three weeks of daily workouts, the Leesburg coaches believe they will have a strong team at the school this year.

Members of the squad are: Eugene Chapmen, Leon Warren, Ned Mosley, Sam Chissolm, Willie Carr, Vasco Rimes, Levon Roundtree, Thomas Farrior, Clifford Smalley, Lacey Hollinsworth,Wilbert Williams, David Brown, Albert Dixon, Arthur House, C. Williams, Albert O'Neal, Earl Inman, Ezell Hearn, Freddie Commoder, Ernest Bailey, Freddie Lynum, Johnnie Jackson, Hamie Gillard Jessie Smith, Charles Williams, Walter Wiggins, Thomas Chapman, Henry Borges.

The Trojans schedule: Sept. 27, Sanford here; Oct. 5, Orlando, here; Oct. 12, Lake City, here; Oct. 20, New Smyrna Beach, away; Oct. 26, Live Oak, away; Nov. 2, Cocoa, here; Nov. 10, Palmetto, here (homecoming); Nov. 17, Melbourne, away; Nov. 23, Madison, here.

Trojans Tackle Cocoa Tonight, 1950

LEESBURG - The Leesburg Trojans of the Lake County Training School will be after their fifth straight win here tonight when they take on a strong team from Cocoa.

Coach Hubert Dabney reported that the Trojans are in fine shape but he is expecting a tough battle with the Cocoa eleven. Leesburg already holds wins over Sanford, Orlando, Lake City and Alachua.

Tonight's game will be played at Venetian Gardens ball park with the kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m.

Locker Room, September 1950

Head Coach Hubery O. Dabney

By Bill Hamner
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September 1950 
 
The first football game in the Venetian Gardens ball park will be when Leesburg Trojans will open their season against Sanford on Wednesday night, Sept. 27. boys will be trying hard to win all their games this season because the coach has told the team that if they win all games for him, he will see to it that they get sweaters as awards.

We decide when we were looking the Trojans over last week that Coach Dabney shouldn't have too much trouble, worrying about having a winning team, because he has some mighty big boys there playing for him.