SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1944
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
Prospects for 1941 basketball at
Elon might have beentermed as some
what better than fair but not ex
tremely rosy. Coach Hendrickson had
eight lettermen as a nucleus, but there
were two places left open from the
last year. Lloyd Whitley, captain,
who was ranked as one of the best
forwards in the state in 1939, was lost
by graduation, and Lincoln Manzi, a
sophomore guard who played out
standing ball here for two years, fail
ed to return to Elon. On the other
hand, there were three first string
Spotlight On Sports
men back, Capt. John Henry Pearce,
•Tack Gardner and W. L. Hobson. Max
Zyvith and Ed Potter both saw con
siderable action in ’39 while Douglas
Moss, Ray Cessna and Johnny Clay
ton were lettered reserves. Among
the new comers, Preston Towns, giant
pivot man was regarded as the most
likely. He was enrolled here in ’39
but was ineligible because of scholas
tic technicalities. Tal Bean, a trans
fer from Lees-MeRae Junior College,
and Wade Burns, a freshman, were
other members of the squad counted
upon to aid in the coming campaign.
In Gardner, Hendrickson had one
of the greatest all round players ever
to perform for Elon, and a man who
was without doubt one of the best cage
; men in the state. Gardner teamed
I with Whitley at forward in ’39 but
moved back to the guard spot he oc
cupied his freshman year.
At present Hobson promises to keep
pace right along with Gardner. In
early games he showed perhaps the
best form of any man on the team.
Captain Pearce was a steady, con
sistent man who got his share of the
points during the season.
In Potter, Hendrickson developed
one of the best ball handlers on the
team. Potter’s floor work was expect
ed to aid considerably.
The greatest problem was fitting
Towns into Elon’s style of play and
developing him into a scoring threat.
All the factors of five men work
ing as a team were accomplished and
in the ’40-’41 season Elon had a fine
squad. This was the last until the war
is won.
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T,eft to right: Names of players on the 40-41 team; Back row: Moss, B ;rns, Cessna, Towns, Day. Second row: Zyvith, Hobson, Pearce, Gardner,
r. Front t-ow; Mallory and Clayton.
Sport? Recollections
Spike Harrell called our attention
to an issue of tlie MAROON AND
GOLD dated October 2, 1937, and it at
once occurred to us that you would be
Interested in a few bits of athletic
history of the kind that once kept our
campus humming with spirit and en
thusiasm. Not that we do not still
have that same old drive, but in these
days the Japanzis have caused us to
turn the power that used to burn up
the gridiron, court, and diamond to |
the task of preserving human liber- j
ty. I
The sports headlines of that old is
sue of the college paper included the
following:
V. M. I. BEATEN IN MAJOR UP
SET.
VICTORY OVER EMORY-HENRY
SHOWS ELON’S POWER.
HOME-COMING GAME WITH DA-
VIS-ELKINS TONIGHT.
BAND TO PLAY: WHISTLE
BLOWS AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
The lead in that weeks news was, of
course, the vilctory over V. M. I., a
team that rated above the University
of Virginia. Here are some of the
high lights reported: Score, 12 to 6.
V. M. I. scored first. Elon came from
behind to tie and then went on to win.
Virginia sports writers hailed Elon’s
great back, James Abbitt, as one of
"best in the South. No opposing player
had come near to equalling him in
kicking or carrying the ball. He was
a phenomenal runner, dangerous at
all times, and especially good at re
turning punts. Israel and Mastro
were doing stellar w'ork in the line.
Tom Power, Duke All-Southern guard,
was head of the coaching staff. Hunk
Bradley and Art Lea held the end po
sitions. Joe Caruso was captain.
Vince Kazlow, one of our first to fall I
in the war, was on that team. And
a boy named Johnny Beaver was one
of the blockers. Such days will come
again when our boys come marching
home. Meantime, let us be worthy of
them and of their gallant living and
dying. Captain Jimmy Abbitt, Air
;orps, was last reported in North
-Ai'nca.
INTRAMURAL FLASHES
The Elon “Noveletes”
Due to the war, Elon College has
not had a varsity basketball squad
since the ’40-’41 team above. Never
theless this year and in previous years
since ’41 Elon has had its intramural
teams.
This year the team is composed of
freshmen and one upperclassmon. So
far the boys have made a fine show
ing for the old school. They have not
lost a game in four starts, which we
might add is not bad.
Spark-plug of the team is center.
Bob Lee, a rangy and accurate floor
shot. Bob is always good for about
ten points a game. Wendall How
ard is at the forward position and
“Link” is a fast, aggressive little ball-
handier. Fred Register holds down
the other forward position very nice
ly. Fred also is in there pitching all
luring the game with never less than
•3ight or ten points to his credit.
'Vayne Taylor plays guards and is a
godo man on the follow-up shots,
"leorge Davis plays guard also and
is, as a basketball expert will tell
you, “A ball hawk.” Davis is always
on the lookout for a wild pass by the
other team so he can gain possession
of theball for his team. He really
gets in there and fights till the final
whistle. Other members of the sqilad
■ire as follows: Bill Oakley, Rc>jert
Weston, and Wallace Chandler.
QUARTER TO END
MARCH 3
BEN WHEELEY, Prop,
The second quarter will end March
3 and the students will have a vaca
tion from that date until eight o’clock
March 7. Several students will grad
uate at the end of this quarter and
we will have vacant rooms in the dor
mitories If any student knows of
any boy or girl who might be inter
ested in entering college, as a fresh
man or upperclassman, at the begin
ning of the third quarter, he is
urged to get this information to the
office of the Field Secretary. If
any of the present student body know
of any boys or girls who might be in
terested in entering Elon in the sum
mer or at the beginning of the fall
quarter, this information should be
given to the office of the Field Sec
retary.
RILEY TO HAVE FRESHMAN
SCA PROGRAM FEBRUARY 15
dents group, will be directed by L.
W. Riley. Everyone Is invited to at-
tf'Tid the meeting. At the last meet
ing of the organization there was an
open forum discussion on whether
there can be a heaven on earth.
Members of the association are plan
ning new things to do, new programs,
and interesting topics to discuss in
order to help young people establish
better morals. It eis their desire that
all freshmen whether they are mem- \
bers or not, attend these meetings.
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GIRLS NOT ALLOWED TO
ATTEND GAMES
It seems funny to me that girls are
not allowed to attend the games. After
all, even in war-time people need
some relaxation from their daily
routine. The fact that the boys
can not use the gym is all the more
reason why the girls should be allow
ed to go because the high school gym
is the only place that the boys have
access to. Let’s all see what can be
done about this matter, students.
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