Ron James sent in a photo of his copy of the program from the 1985 Tidewater Shrine Club Little Oyster Bowl, with Gloucester and Mathews facing off against one another on the gridiron. According to the Gazette-Journal archives, the Oct. 18, 1985 game was a thriller, with the Dukes overcoming five turnovers to win, 13-12. “How many of these have you seen recently,” James asked, speaking of the program. “This one’s fully intact without having been torn or ‘dogeared.’ I was at the game working as manager for the Mathews team.”...
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