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RATtTRDAY, MARCH Y, 1942
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Elon To Abolish Intercollegiate Football And Baseball
Basketball Will Be Continued At Least Temporarily
Above right is Johnny
Cay ton and above left is Joe
Tomanchek who have been
electeil Co-captains of the
Elon basketball team next
year. At a meeting last Fri
day night after the High
Point game this year’s squad
members decided to bestow
the honor of captaincy to
these tw'o boys. Johnny is a
Junior and hails from Hills
boro, N. C. and has been an
important cog in the Elon
victories all season. Joe
manchek, football hero, is
With ED WAHS
Joe Brunansky To Coach Baseball
This Season and Head Intramurals
Baseball Practice
Now In Full Swing
also a Junior from Heller-
town Pennsylvania. Joe did
not go out for basketball un
til late but his appearance on
the club added more life and
power to it.
Photos by John Pollard
Dr. Westhafer To Coach
Tennis Team This Season
Twenty-two candidates, includ
ing sixflettermen from last year’s
North-J'i4«te>-XWfe?enc^/ 3champs,
resftjjiided tt) Coach Brunansky’a
'initial call for baseball practice
]\fonday. Ba:ttery .men-had report-
«id two weeks earlier, and have al
ready undergone strenuous work
outs in preparation for the open
ing of the season the latter part ot
the month. ^
Pro.«P9Cts for another cham
pionship' t(?am are good, although
T>r,obably not quite as rosy as last
vear due to the loss of four piteh-
ir* ind diree outfielders who held
>d),wn key positions,.
Coach BruUnsky’s biggest
headache comes from the lack ot
experienced pitche^srlinu outfieUl-
Molly Craft, mainstay on
is the oi^y letterman. back fro^
year’s pit^^.staff that lo..
f^tal of only one game. In ad-
to Craft, back from last
Year’s te^m is Claude Comer, w o
"saw qui(^> a bit of service m non-
Seren¥e .contests, but was in-
.eiigible for conference play. How
•ever* if’ quantity means auythnij.^
Bruiwusky should have little trou-
staff 111 addition to Craft and
Comer, others reporting were
SSn, '*“'“"'1 c"S!:
liowtleir, j
The greatest uncertamt.> i
thP outer gardefi where three
fvLhhien, Beaudv, Latta, and
I’obbins are slated fof duty.
' The ’ reeevving „
well taken care of, and '
"^’r‘‘\.tTtrauiNwn-
members x)f last
inisin"- freshmen, /odda, JNlc^icn
an.l Knight, constitute :
catching''’ombination for which
an? coach would exchange his
'''*^A\veU balanced infield k in
evitable in Evans, highly touted
rre hman, at the initial sack, HoV
Ion «nd C'layton at .^e key« one,
and Captain Bernie Daher
‘'"Manager of this year’s
L. T.
The return of four lettermen,
plus the addition of a coach, make
tennis prospects at Elon unusually
bright this season. For the first
time in the history of the school
we have a coach in this sport. Dr.
Westhafer, professor of Math and
former collegiate tennis ace at
Ohio State University has con
sented to take over the coaching
duties.'
The lettermen include Jimm.v
Lightbourne, veteran of the past
three seasons, the Johnston bro
thers, Billy and Bobby, and John
Barney. These boys are expected
to hold down the top four posi
tions, while the number five spot
is a wide open' fight between Bob
Lee, Ike Perry and Jack Coplin.
“Chuck” BattOT, a lettennan last
year at l^'orfolk Division of Wil
liam and Mary, will be eligible
for non-conference competition.
These boys deseiT^e the support
bf the entire student body, and
with a little encouragement, don’t
be surprised if they , capture the
North State Conference crown
this spring. ' .
We believe in placing credit where credit is duo. A glance at
the record compiled by “Horse” Hendrickson as Athletic Director and
Head Coach at Elon certainly reveals a piecc of work that is worth.v
of our praise.
His career has l>eeii one of success all the way. At Duke Univer
sity, under the tutelage of Wallace Wade, he was a renowned athlete.
Wade once said that he was the smartest quarterback he had ever
coached. Upon graduation from Duke in 1933, he was immediately
added to the Duke coaching staff where he remained until his coming
to Elon in 1937. The story from here on we all well know. Ever^'
year he has produced at least, one championship team in the North
State Conference. Had he completed the current baseball sf^ason, it
would have made his fifth complete..year with us. His five football,
five basketball, and four baseball teams have lost a total of only
seventeen contests in conference play. This is a reconl that w^ll
stand as a challenge to other conference coaches for .years to come.
One can not pjy tribute to his coaching prowess, howerer, with
out simultaneously mentioning his magnetic |)ersOTialit.v. His sniiable
dispositiQn and unique personal qualities went hand in baiwl with hf«
success as an athletic mentor.
The University of Pennsylvania is fortunate in SMmrin^ Coach
Hendrickson’s services. We realize that we have suffetrd Io8»
in his resignation, but at the same time we .ioin unaniuwwi^ m
ing for him the greatest of continued success in the athletic world.
WHY NOT HAVE INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL TOmRNEY
There has been strong sentiment in recent weeks- towaniJ am in
tramural basketball playoff among the top teams to dewdfc the cham
pionship. This has been the practice in past .years, ths pHa^'rff serv
ing as a climax to the regular season. Definite pla^ teve- not .yet
been formulated for such a pla.voff, but it is our opmion tha* tere lies
an excellent oppotrunity for intramural officials to mate ai success
of what otherwise has been a none too-spinted basfcrtWl
When the bovs start fighting for that handsome troph.^ ^
played in the Book Store, they really get .down to seswus Business.
While we are dwelling on the sttb.iect of intramuxail^, we would,
like in all seriousness, to register a complaint with thu vainijims hea^
of the intramural program. We do not like to assime ai pessimistic
attitude but it is our feeliug that the o.tj?»nizatio« of th^' ^rts has
not been what it should be in fairness to the studmtsi rLack of com-
netent officiation in some cases has bronj^bt aboat aevttjiH' criticism;
from those students who happened to participate ni these' contests.
With the coming of softball within the next two weel^. sonieth.ng
should be done about securing the proper umpires t®. offiuiMite for the
entire season, thus avoiding any possible dispntes.
May Day Plani At SUndsti 1,-
Girls Gym Classes Continuing
Because of the sudden resisna-
tion of Mrs. Hendrickson, plans
for the ]\lay Day exercises are at
a standstill. As plana stand i»w
however, May Day will probably
be belli the week of May 2.
Mrs Heiidriism was the (4i-
rector of the May Da.y and as .y^
no one has been appointed to iiu
her position. Rachael Crwwell m,
coiuhicting gym classes until a
successor is found. , , Tkt
The king and queen of the May
Court were determinel by popu-
lar vote and Bletlry fflayt of Wall-
p«le, Massaehoaefctlf^ aind ^lauricic
Craft of Washingtonv I). C. wdl
reign over the comiii!? event.
The Seniioar aittemfiMits are: Ha
zel Dobbs, ESBsii Bsrrier, Angie
Henry, Bo.yd Claipinw Charles Wal
ters and James; ILijhtboiirnffi. /
The JomiiDT- ait(«rwtots aw: Tai'
vene Holniesv P«gy Galloway,
Judy Holomttia, Joseph Toman-
chefc, James and George j
Bullard. ' - 3
In 11 regular meeting of the Stu
dent Chapel yesterduy morning,
President L. E. Smith offieiiilly
confirmed rumors and previous
unofficial rc]Kirta that Elon (Col
lege woulil discontinue subsidiza
tion of athletics. Simultaneously,
President Smith announced the
abolition of intercollegiate foit-
ball and baseball for the duration
of the existing national emergen
cy, but declared tliat basketball
would be csjntinuwl if at all i>ossi-
ble.
Serious consideration of drastic
changes in the athkitic jirogram
at Elon began with the mid-year
meeting of the lioard of Tnistecis
ou February 1(». At that meeting
the lioard authorized tkie ap^K>iiit-
ment of a committee of atwen n“
pre-sienting the trustees, the facul
ty, the alurnni, atKl the college ad-
miiniiisltiation. The conuftittee aj>-
paimied consisted of Houttirable I).
II., FmvLlle, JcJm L. Farmer, C.
E. Lovett, Geojtge 1). (Julclough,
W. T. Stoner, W. C. Eli'r, and
Presi^;ut Smith. This eoinmittee
met February 37 and p«mwh1 the
following resol^iona to be pre-
aenteii to the Board of Trustees
throuffh the lilaecutive Comiuittce
of til* Board r
Tiat in vie* of pres(:at natixMi-
al, emergencies and othtr conili-
tions we reconimend:
IL The diseontinuaiBee of all
athletic scholaEships a» of June 1,.
l!)4Si with (Ike consiiJeration of
those who now hold alihletie scht)-
laraliipsi
2;. That we ask tli* Board of
Triiste(!S fo seriously coiLsider the
diktontinnaace of all intercolle
giate athletics for the duration of
the war.
Tho ffi»cutive Committee o£
the Board of Trustiees, which acts^
for the full Board interim, in
s(‘ssion I'hursday voted:
1. Tliat the Board authorize
that thw present program of inter-
collcgitttc athletics be eoutinueil
througjh rile present semester aj*d
that .B««ph Brunansky be asJced to
eoacb the baseball team ami c*>n-
tinue the pMffraaiu
2. That ia consideratiioii of the
present extreme national «Hnt;r-
u:(*wic8 and the erisee result-
ii^ therefrom we authorize the
discontinuance o f intereolJeK'Ste
football and baseball games for the
Juraticm of the war, but that in-
tercollcjriate basketball be contin
continuance of all so called “ath
letic scholarships” as of June I
with due consideration of the stu
dents now enrolled in coll«9!:e
holding athletic 8(^holarsliii>s.
4. 'I'hat in lieu of the full inter
collegiate program and in interest
of the entire student Ixxly that a
full prognim of intratiiunil ath-
h'rtics l)C authorized and that the
college b’ r«|uested to provide
eiiuipment and pei-sonnel for tho
proper conduct of the same.
The annoiinci'meiit did not
come entirel.v 'as a surprise to tho
student b*»tiy. (Jeneral fttudMit
opinion was that the action is for
tlie best interest t>f the institution.
Althowgh thn» far no other
North State ('onfeiynct' school
has shown any definite intention
to drop intercofl^iate s^iorta, i*
is beh'evett that tlipv will be forcwl
t® follow siiit ere another pigskin
seuoQ rolls around.
Shown here is Horawv ITen-
driekson who prevmisly to his rc-
signati,ott last week Ikwt been head
coach at Elon for five years. Hon-
drickaon r(;signed his .iob here to
tako a position ou the coaching
staff at the University of Penn-
s.ylvania. He will be assistant
coach in football and head eoaoh
for basketball and hasoball. Due
to the dc-cmphaais placed on in-
ter(ioll^iate sports at Elon it is
expected, that Hendrickson will
not be replaced until after tho
Carlton House, Sigma Phi, Kappa
Psi Fight For Top Intramural Berth
at
rnis VLKi I ^ jr i>„; V,, „
s,..h, who «i.
D'Antonio.
This past w^eek saw three teams;
move into a dead heat for the top
position in the spirited intramu”
ral basketball race. Sigma Phi,
Carlton House and Kappa Psi Nu
have all wbn enough games to as
sure their respective teams of one
of the top three spots in the in
tramural playoff.
On Monday night the Kappa
Psi’s captured a thrillei-diller
from I. T. K. in an overtime con
test. 1. T. K. jumped into a com
fortable lead early in the game
and led 12-7 at the half wa.y
mark, but were unable to hold
their lead in the second period un
der the continuous sharp shooting
of the Kappa Psi’s. In the extra
period ^ atts and XJtt dropped^ iii
two field goals in rapid succession
to offset Clapp’s two-pointer,
Nu a 24-22
led 1.
T. K. while Atkins, Watts, and
Lee were high scorers for the
winners.-.
, In the tw'O other games played
the same night. Sigma Phi, jjaced
by Jack Boone and Sinythe, nosed
out a scrappy South North outfit,
22-17, and Carlton House
trounced North North 35-28.
Sigma Phi continued its win
ning streak Tuesday by romping
over North North. O’Connor,
Shaw, and BcK)ne went on a scor
ing spree that netted the frat boys
forty points while the hapless
North basketeers were collecting
only eleven. On the following
night, however, tho Sigma Phi’s
were finally stopped cold in their
murderous rampage by the power
ful Carlton House quint. In their
best game of the year, Carlton
House w'as not to be denied as
[Jack Pussell hit the nets for
twenty points in a 31-15 victorv.
That we
authorize
war
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