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ELON GRIDDERS TAKE OPENING GAME
IT SAYS HERE-
By ED MOSS
Before reading this little contribu
tion to the sports page day students
are requested to look elsewhere on
this page for a little item about in
tramural sports. Somewhere among
those paragraphs they will find the
Bcore of the touch-football game
played last Monday between Oak
Lodge team and a Day Students team
tin fine print we hope). Read, you
day students, then bow your heads in
shame. Oh the humiliation of it all!
The largest single unit taking part in
the intra-mural athletic program
could not put a team on the field that
could match the opposition. A score
Of 32-0 is not one to make the hearts
of the day students rejoice.
There will be other games in which
the day students are expected to par
ticipate. Not only will there be more
football games but other athletic
events as well. Day students unite!
Let us erase this blemish from our
noble escutcheon; this affront to our
athletic prowess. Check the schedule
of the intra-mural games and find
when we are playing then come out
and join in the fun. There’s plenty
•f good material among the day stu
dents. Never let it be said that we
are a bunch of juke box jockeys.
There are other athletic events,
which are a part of the intramural
program. Full information about the
tennis, bowling and touch-football
schedules can be had at Coach Pierce’s
office on the second floor of the li
brary building. Much of the informa
tion can be found on the bulletin
board just across from his office.
Go up and get the dope and then
pick your sport.
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It was the custom of the college and
high school coaches some years ago
to give their teams a pep talk with
all the tear stops wide open just be
fore a game. Each player was so
impressed with the importance of
winning a game that should the ooach
ask for it he would cut off his
right arm and hand it to his mentor
if it would help win the game. The
“Do or die for Podunk High (college)”
spirit is no more. At least not among
coaches who know their players and
their psychology.
On a recent radio broadcast Bill
Stern mentioned that the coaches of
at least two big colleges ridiculed
these impassioned bursts of oratory
as a means «f getting the team pep-
j ped up. We had never given the sub-
' ject much thought before but we could
see the logic in it. This made us cur
ious so we began to make a few in
quiries.
Coach Perry finds that a simple
talk explaining what the men are up
against and what they should look
out for serves his purp®se very well.
“I’ve never tried it but I think it
would be difficult cenvincing a bunch
of war veterans that they should go
out and risk life and limb for the
honor and glory of their dear old
Alma Mater,” “Hap” said. “Besides,"
he added, “such tactics cause the
playrffs to wear themselves out dur
ing the first period, making them
of little value during the rest of the
game”
Girls' Sports
By BETTY BENTON
Harris, McClenny Star
In 14-0 Win Over A.C.C.
Statistics
ELON 14—A.C.C. 0
Elon
A.C.C.
First Downs 12
7
Vards gained rushing .. 303
68
Yards lost rushing
11
28
Passes attempted
3
22
Passes completed
0
5
Yards gained passing
0
62
Passes intercepted by ...
3
0
Fumbles
6
-1
Own fumbles recovered
-3
1
Number of punts
6
7
Average distance punts 35
29
Number of penalties
9
5
Yards lost, penalties
92
38
“MOUNTAINEERS, HERE I COME! ’ cries George Shumar, backfield
threat from Mt. Pleasapt, Pa., as he prepares for action wtih Elon team
mates against Appalachian State Te achers College In today’s North State
conference clash at Boone, in the mo untains of Western Carolina.
v.Je
The Girls’ Intramural Council was
•rganized this week with the elea-
tion of a representative from each of
the five teams which will participate
in the ladder. Janice Frazier will rep
resent 3rd Floor West; Milly John
son, East; Min Riddick, the Day Stu
dents; Hazel Cole, 2nd Floor West;
and Nancy Jordan, Ladies’ Hall. The
schedule for the volleyball league,
which begins this coming week, will
be posted on the Physical Education
bulletin board on the 2nd floor of
the Library Building.
Talking about volleyball, A1 (the
guy who is standing behind me mak
ing me type this) has been telling me
about a girls’ volleyball team that
beat a crack soldiers’ team. Maybe
we won’t have a team that good at
Elon, but at least, if every girl does
her part, each team will have some
thing of which they may be proud.
Good sportsmanship and team spirit
can mean more than the score. Com
petition adds excitement to a game,
but true sportsmanship gives the
game its value to the individual.
This is true of volleyball as well as
all other games.
The rules for velleyball are not
complicated, and each girt will be
given a copy. However, there are
a few points which might be empha
sized._
When the ball momentarily touches
a player on her hands or arms she
shall be considered as holding the
ball. The ball must be clearly bat
ted. Scooping, lifting, shoving, or
following the ball shall be considered
as holding. The ball must not be
touched by the same person more
than once, unless it has iftn played
by someone else in the meanwhile.
Often va point is lost because the
server fails to observe th^jj^rule about
the serving line. The oall is not
good if the server steps over the
serving line before completing the
serve.
Remember it takes ten players to
make a team, but it takes thp sup
port of the entire floor or dorm to
make it a winning team.
Christian “11 ”
Appalachian
Battle Today
Coach L. J. Perry will s«ek his sec
ond straigU North State conference
win today, when he sends his Elon
College Christians onto the gridiron
at Boone to battle a strong Appalach
ian State Teachers College eleven.
The conflict promises to be a stern
test for the Christians, who returned
to the grid wars on September 26.
after a four-years’ absence, scoring a
14-0 victory ov*r stubborn Atlantic
Christian College.
Atlhough he wasn't exactly satisfied
with his team’s showing against A.
C:. C., Coach Perry thinks they did
as well as could be expected so early
in the season. However, in prepar
ation for the trouble he expects from
Appalachian, he has run the squad
through tough drills this week, tiT-
ing to patch up the Weak spots which
were most apparent in the opening
game. In addition tJie Maroon and
Gold gridmen have practiced defense
against a T-formation( whifh Appa
lachian will probably employ today).
and the team has been shown films
of their recent scrimmage with Car
olina at Chapel Hill.
Elon especially wants to trim the
Mountaineers today, because of a cer
tain game back in the fall of 1937.
That year, as this, an Elon coach was
making his debut—“Horse” Hendrick
son. When the season was over, the
only blot on the Christians’ record,
out of eight starts, was a loss to—
you guessed it—the Apps from Boone.
That was the year Elon stepped
into the upper strata of gridiron com
petition and subdued a powerful Vir
ginia Military Institute eleven, 12-6.
Maybe the Christians won’t finish this
year with a record as great as that
of their 1937 squad, but a win over
Appalachian would cartanily make
them the «nvy of their more glorified
predecessors. The Mountaineer vic
tory of ’37 cost Elon the conference
championship, and it would be sweet
vengeance if Coach Perry’s current
hopefuls could upset the highly- tout
ed Apps’ aspirations this afternoon
in their own backyard. At least, Elon’s
j showing against A. C. C., in the open-
i ing game, reveals the possibilty of
j a surprise victory over the favored
Mountain boys.
[ Next Saturday, October 12, Elon will
play closer to home, engaging Eastern
Carolina Teachers CoHege in a night
game at Reidsville, the former home
of the Christians’ coach. A record
turnout is expected to sec “Hap’s”
team perform.
Intramural
Competition
Is Started
The men’s intramural touch foot
ball program was off to a flying start
during the past ten days when seven
games went by the beard. On Sep
tember 25, in an American League
fray, South-North took to the air to
defeat South Dormitory to the tune
of 18-7. Steve Walker was the spark
plug for the South-North team, scor
ing two touchdowns and intercepting
several passes. The same day,
the Day Students failed to have
enough players show up, thereby for
feiting their National League game to
North-North.
Other National League battles this
week saw Oak Lodge display a flashy
attack in beating Alpha Pi, 26-6, and
the Day Students by 32-0. Mooney
After a scoreless first half the Elon
Christians got off to a good start in
the North State conference football
race on Thursday night, September 26,
when they turned in a triumph over
Atlantic Christian College 14-0. Coach
“Hap” Perry utilized runniing pl,%’s
to defeat the A. C. C. team and give
Elon its first victory of the season.
Scoring for the Elon Christians was
Bobby Harris who crossed the goal
line in the third period after complet
ing a 47 yard run. Jn the fourth
period he swept right end for another
touchdown. The extra points were
booted by Steve Castura.
A fumble which was recovered by
A. C. C. deep in Elon territory made
the situation look pretty dark for th«
Christians at the start of the game,
but the line held. Then began a
series of skirmishes up and down the
field with neither team able to score
during the first half. An apparent
touchdown by A. C. C. in the second
period was ruled out when the ref
eree signaled that the A. C. C. team
was offside. Elon gains were ob
tained by ground plays while the A.
C. C. Bulldogs used forward passes to
gain a total of 62 yards. Five of their
22 forward passes paid off.
Elon had a good chance to score in
the first period when they drove to
the Bulldog’s 15 yard line. A fumble
ended the Christians threat when A.
C. C. recovered the fumble and kick
ed to safety. In the second period
El«n again threatened without scor
ing when the Christians rested on the
Bulldog 11 yard line and had a first
down. Dave McClenny contributed
much to the drive which put the
Christians within scoring distance by
carrying the ball 30 yards down the
field. The half-time whistle prevent
ed the Elen gridders from taking ad
vantage of their position.
To start the second half the Bull
dogs received and marched down the
field to Elon’s eight-yari line. At
this point McCaskill, who sparked the
A. C. C. drive down the field was re
placed by Vertperilli. The Blon Hne
took one from Alpha Pi by forfeit.
On Monday in the American loop,. ^^Id and on the fouth down McClenny
I. T. K. captured a 7-6 verdict from intercept^ a pass from Versperdh
in the end zone and ran the ball out
Kappa Psi, in the week’s most excit
ing struggle. Kappa Psi scored in the
fourth period on a pass, Frank Mc
Cauley to Albert Haney, to take a
6-0 lead; but I. T. K. marched right
back to tie the score, completing sev
eral passes in succession, with Claude
Comer grabbing the last one over the
goal. Warren Burns then passed to
Comer for the winning point.
South-North earned its second
to his own seven-yard line.
After kicking out ai danger Elon
again got the ball on downs on their
30-yard-stripe. The Christian offense
carried them to the 47-yard-line of
the BuUdogs. From there Harris took
the baU and galloped the rest of the
way for a touchdown.
A crowd which was estimated to
number more than 2,000 saw the
FOES NAMED
FOR TENNIS,
BOWLING PLAY
Pairings have been made for the
Men’s Intramural tennis and bowling
tournaments, and playt has gotten un
derway this week. All matches are
to be played as soon as possible and
results posted on the bulletin board
outside Coach J. L. Pierce’s office,
second floor Library Building.
In the first round of the singles
tennis tourney, the upper braket finds
Ed Brannock pitted against Tom Bur
ton, Holt Thornton against Ace Har
rell, George Bullock against Tom
Collins, and Nelson Snyder against
Bob Woolridge; in the lower bracket
Bill Godfrey faces "Lefty” Hollander,
Bill Allen meets Frank McCauley,
Frank Roberts clashes with Carl Al
len, and Andre Saltoun has a bye.
The doubles tournament finds only
three combinations entered. Bill Al
len and Carl Allen tangle with Dalton
Harper and Frank McCauley, and the
winners meet the top-seeded Saltoun-
Woolridge duo for the title.
Paired off in the bowling ladder are
Harrell against Burton, McCauley
against Tom Collins; Bob Graham
against Bullock, Snyder against Fred
Yarborough and Hollander against
Godfrey.
215-POUND LOUIS AGRESTA.
husky Elon lineman from Hazle
ton, Pa., who plugged up plenty
of space in Maroon and Gold
forward wall against A. C. C.
Bulldogs in seasoB’s opening tilt.
Lou, called home unexpectedly
this week, may not be on hand
when the Christians face tough
Appalachian Mountaineers at
Boone today.
American League victory on Qctober j re-appearance
1, a forfeit nod over Vets Court. the North State conference^ The
Team standings in the two leagues cheering section was filled to
arp as follows- overflowing. The next home game
AMERICAN ' against Lenoir-Rhyne. Sat-
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FLASH
On Tuesday afternoon, prep-
ping for the Mountaineers, we saw
Coach Garland (J«st Big) Causey
running the boys through some of
the Chicago Bears T-formation
plays, getting ready for varsity
scrimmage. Said “Just Big”;
“Now hang it up there easy and
put a jug handle on it.” “Sarge,
were you running?” “Do tell.
I thought you were just creeping
up on a mud-turkle.” “Probably
taking a loaf c\ brea'd home,
huh?” “O. K.—O. K. So you
WERE RUNNING, but you sure
fooled me, bo. I thought you were
doing a sprint in a telephone
booth.”
What language were you speak
ing, Garland #ear? Gridiron,
hub?
The line-up;
Pos.—Elon (14)
LE—B. Perry
I-T—Darden
LG—Brande
C—Domenick
RG—Hardy
RT—Hoffman
BE—Causey
QB—Russell
LHB—McClenney
RHB—Claytor
FB—Murry
A.C.C, 0)
Phillips
Gliarmis
Wiggins
Davis
Brown
J. Brown
ChaAin
Bain
McCaskill
Clark
J. Versperilli
Scoring: Elon—Touchdown, Harris,
2; points after touchdown, Castura 2,
(place kicks).
Substitutions: Elon—Russell, Ho
gan, Castura, Savini, Gregoij', Price,
Knight, Ferneyhough, Agresta, Mc
Cracken, Gunn, Wilson, Hardy, Ful-
ghum. Brownie, Shumar, Manzi, Corn
ish, Kozakewich,, Sharron, Melvin
Harris, Spivey, Drew, Matze, Ful-
tom, Parker, Drummond, T. Ferney
hough, Wigmore. A.C.C.—Zollicoffer,.
Horton, DeRatt, Mercer, Goff, Davis,
White, Lewellyn, Helmer, O’Connor,
Parker, Saleeby, Thompson, B. Vers
perilli.
Elon
A.C.C
0 0 7 7—14
0 0 0 0— &
Officials: Referee—W. H. Av-
erette (N.C.S.); umpire—J. R. Brown
(U.N.C.); linesman—B. W. Hackney
(U.N.C.); field judge—H. H, Msntgom-
ery (U.N.C.).