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NBA Calls
Boiling Springs
New Home
North Carolina will get its NBA
franchise after all. But instead of
the expected Charlotte location, the
team will play its games in Boiling
Springs. The small town in Cleveland
County edged out such metropolitan
areas as Orlando, Minneapolis,Toronto
Canada, and Charlotte. Businessman
George Shinn said,”he discovered the
area while passing through on I 85 to
Atlanta." Apparently Mr. Shinn took
the wrong exit and ended up in
Boiling Springs. Once he saw the
potential for growth, he knew this,
not Charlotte, was the place for the
NBA team.
The Boiling Springs Spirits, as
they will be called, will play their
games in Paul Porter Arena on the
campus of Gardner Webb College.
Shinn likes the size of the arena,
seating capacity 5 thousand. He
said, "the new coliseum in Charlotte
was just too large for our needs."
Season tickets went on sale
Wednesday. By press time, a total of
seven had been sold. Three of these
were to Dr. Bob Morgan.
The Spirits will open the 87 88
season by hosting the Boston Celtics
at Paul Porter Arena.
NOTE: The Celtics Friday announced
they had acquired Michael Jordan from
the Chicago Bulls in a trade for
Danny Ainge.
Horsemen Reign:
Barracade ’87
LYWA
held
’ 87,
most
On the night
of February 19,
1987, the
(Liutz-Yelton
Wrestling
Association)
Barracade
the
explosive
wrestling event
ever. The card
was highlighted
by the Horsemen:
Flounder Pounder,
Red Rocker II,
Lois "The Nature
Boy", and the
associate, El
Toro. The
Horsemen also
introduced a new
wrestler to the
LYWA, Red Rocker
III- The Crimson
Avenger.
The first
match saw the
world champion
Lois "The Nature
Boy " _f ac e J ake
the Snake in an
over-the-top
steelcage match.
The Nature Boy
punisljied Jake and
was Kin control
throughout the
match. By the
end of the match,
Jake was bleeding
so profusely that
he could not see.
Lois won the
match by going
over the top and
reaching the
ground. Before
the second match,
a special
ceremony was held
honoring the
Stick, who had
earlier announced
his retirement.
In the main
event, a title
match, the world
tag-team champs,
the Red Rockers,
took on the White
Knights, Chris
and Gerald, in a
Texas tox’nado-
Mexican hat-
Boiling
Street
Springs
Fight-
Stretcher match
in a 20 foot high
cage. The
Rockers were
managed by J.J.
Dumbo and their
ringside official
observer was El
Toro. Guest
referee for the
battle was
Flounder Pounder,
In this, the most
brutal of all
matches, all four
wrestlers wez'e
sevei’ely liurt..
In fact, the
White Knights
were injured so
severely that
they were forced
to submit. The
Red Rockers ended
Girls Get
Down & Dirty
Mrs. Nell
Griggs shocked
the Health and
P.E. department
and the rest of
Gardner-Webb
campus, when she
announced the
establishment of
the newest
collegiate sport,
women’s mud
wrestling. Mrs.
Griggs made the
announcement
yesterday during
a departmental
meeting. There
she stated that
months of
consideration
were given to
this before the
final decision
was made.
Department
Chairman, Dr.
Robert Blackburn,
was extremely
surprised by the
decision, but
said he would
support the team
to the fullest.
All other
department
members were
equally surprised
but also pledged
their support.
However, Dr. Jeff
Tubbs V7as very
upset because he
wasn’t allowed to
be the new team’s
coach.
The mud
wrestling team
still faces one
tough problem,
though; they have
no place to
practice or to
hold their
matches. Griggs
would like to be
able to get one
end zone at the
stadium for their
matches, but
coach Woody Fish
says, "NO WAY,
LADY[" So, the
team which will
be chosen soon,
will have no
place to hold
matches unless
the college
spends some money
for a nice mud
wrestling arena.
the Horsemen’s
night by
retaining their
title.
Barracade
’87 was truly a
plus in the
LYWA’s fight for
popularity.
Who is #.3.3?
It was discovered late this week that
Dr. Bob Morgan was the secret weapon
of the Bulldog football team last
season. Coach Woody Fish described
Morgan as a "maddog, ferocious hitter
who turns into a maniac on the
field."
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Peers Parody A
Prominent Player
Shortball
This month’s article on the
baseball team will not contain any
scores or summaries, it will be
short, just like Jeff Spargo. Jeff,
one of the leading outfielders on the
team, has recently made the
trcinsition to third base although
shortstop seems more suitable. The
reason for Jeff’s move into the
infield lies within Coach McFarland’s
inability to see Spargo over the tall
grass in the outfield. An example of
this happened last Monday against
Mount Olive. Our coach called time
out during the game because he
couldn’t see Jeff. After standing on
the top of the diigout, the coach
caught a glimpse of Jeff
play resumed,
most embari'a!:
moments against another opponent.
While in centerfield, Jeff attempted
to field a groundball when it
happened. The ball took a bcid hop
and unbelievably rolled between his
legs. Jeff is one of the top hittex's
in the District. This is a result of
a very quick bat, tremendous
concentration, unmatched strength,
and the world’s smallest sti'ike zone.
It is not unusual that Jeff had great
success in the month of February,
since it is the shortest month of the
year.
All joking aside, this article
was done in good taste because Jeff
is one of the most likeable persons
at Gardner-Webb. He has a great
personality and is truly one of the
best baseball players that GW has, or
ever will see. Last season Jeff was
one of the leading hitters in the
league and was an All-District
selection. This sesison, Jeff is
currently leading the team in
Homeruns a.nd Runs Batted In. At this
pace, he will ce3rtainly repeat as an
All-District player. We hope his
anger with this article will be SHORT
lived.
hat and
Jeff had one of his
ling and surprising