FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE*
South Dormitory Runs Through Its Schedule Undefeated
Stout Engineers Weather Nine
Straight Intramural Tilts Easily
Important Playoffs Begin This Week
I'm Telling You
By ROCKY SILEO
If it’s a fine, peppery ball club
you’re wanting to see, come out to
College Park this afternoon and
watch Coach Joe Tomanchek’s
high-spirited Jayvees bang heads
with the baby Mountaineers of
Appalachian . . . . C. K. (Choo
Choo) Siler, like the illustrious
Justice from Carolina, specializes
in kicking. Botli are great expon
ents of the artful quick-kick. Sat
urday, Siler’s two best efforts, of
the quick-kick variety traveled 67
and 57 yards respectively. One
came to rest on the Lenoir Rhyne
one yard marker.
is better than the aggregations led
by Blanchard-Davis and Co.
Coach Blaik will only admit that
the present club is faster and
more alert.
INTRAMURALS CHAMPiONS OF 1948
Speaking of the celebrated
Choo Choo, a most reliable source
wants it known that the Asheville
Express is an amiable, extremely
modest chap, who would prefer to
dispense with all fan-fare. The
Carolina Comet is probably the
most nervous person in Keenan
Stadium awaiting the initial kick-
off ... . Coach George Munger
of the U. of Pennsylvania calls
Chuck Bedernik “the best center
I have ever seen,” but Hank De
Simone, who saw the Penn.-Penn.
State tilt a couple of weeks ago
believes the great pivot man is
over-rated.
We of the Nutmeg State are
mighty proud of little Wesleyan
of Middletown, Conn. The Cardi
nals, who have now extended their
win streak to 22 games without a
defeat over a three year period,
were good enough to get a Na
tional rating last season and may
repeat before this campaign runs
out.
Tom “Shorty” McWilliams of
Mis. State, one of the greatest
performers in the country, may
not even get an All-American
mention. The dazzling halfback,
who teamed up with Davis and
Blanchard on the great Army war
teams, is playing his fifth year of
college ball. He has been selected
on the All-Southeastern eleven
for three years, and if he is select
ed this year for the fourth time,
he will be the first player ever to
hold that distinction.
Aside from the usual large num
ber of upsets, this year, promises
to be one of the most unique in
football history. Among the more
startling oddities was the four
game record of the Wofford foot
ball team which sported an unde
feated slate w'ith nary a victory
to show for its efforts . . . Then
there is the big war between the
two top professional leagues,
wiiich is hurting no one but the
two leagues themselves . . . And
one bright afternoon earlier in
the season, Devens College de
feated the U. of Mass. wlien an
end caught a pass which glanced
off the pate of a teammate. But
the hero never knew what hap
pened; immediately after snag
ging the pass, he wrapped him
self around a goal post, and he
didn’t learn of his heroic efforts
until sometime after the game.
By GEORGE STANLEY
By virtue of a great undefeated
season, in wliich they won nine
straigiit games. South Dormitory
supplants Oak Lodge and East
Dormitory as the Intramural
Touch Football champions.
I Thus the Engineers went into
the playoffs heavy favorites to
‘cop the post season attraction.
South not only ran through their
j schedule without a loss, but aver
aged at least three touchdowns
per game while holding the op-
cop the post nato. Walker Fesmire, Phil Coth- position to 24 points, which inci-
ran and Jim Parker. [dentally were by two teams. Vets’
Back row; Coach Bill Hopkins,; Apartments and the Alpha-Pi
Hail the Champs! South Dorm-, are also favored to
itory’s fine ball club has won nine | season playoffs.
straight ball games to take hon-j Left to right, front row; Lav,- Charles ’ Club House combine,
ors in the Intramural Touch, rence Gaither, Ed Gentry, Boo Captam Ernie Kluttz, Lnaiies
football league. The Engineers! Walker, Harris Blake, Rocky Do- Gibson, Bus Davis, Len Fesmire.
FIGHTING CHRISTIANS' STATUS TO DATE
Army keeps rolling toward an
other undefeated season, but it is
the concensus of most sports writ
ers that the actual greatness of
this ’48 club will never be knowTi.
Many cadets at the military fort
ress along the Hudson claim this
year’s edition of the Black Knights
Mel Hine, immortal captain
and center of the mighty N. Y.
Giants of yester-years, is now
line coach of the Los Angeles
Dons. The former All-Pro pivot
man recently told his former
coach, Steve Owen, that he
thought professional ball is on
the down grade in so far as play
er performance and spectator en
thusiasm goes . . . Running the
“T” for the Dartmouth Indians is
a brilliant young sophomore who
answers to the name of Johnny
Clayton . . . What about that,
Chub?
North State Conference
Won Lost Pet. PF PA
2 3 .400 32 85
All Opponents
Won Lost Pet. PF PA
3 5 .275 76 145
Elonites In The World Of Sports
In his last eight full seasons, ex
cept for time spent in the service,
Johnny Mize of the Giants has
driven in more than 100 runs
every year.
SCORING LEADERS |
Player Team Pts-
S. Walker—East 63
Hopkins— South 42
Etheridge—Alplia Pi-Ch 31
Chabalko— East 30
Gaither— South 28
Fesmire— Soutli 25
Broger—• Alpha Pi 25
Phillips—South-North 25
Gentry—Vets’ Apts 24
Sileo— South 18
FINAL STANDINGS
Team
W'on
Lost
Pet.
South
9
0
1.000
Cak Lodge
6
3
.666
Alpha Pi-Ch .
6
3
.666
Carlton H. ...
5
4
.555
East
5
4
.555
South North .
4
5
.444'
Kappa Psi
2
6
.250
Vet's Court
1
7
.125
North North .
1
7
.125
New Courts
Will Expand
Tennis Doings
Work is well under way on six
new tennis courts which will be
located to the west of the new
gym site.
Three of the new courts will be
Tennico and three will be of ce
ment. The all-weather Tennico
tennis sites will definitely be
available for use in the Spring,
while the cement courts are ex
pected to be completed immedl
ately thereafter.
The new courts will be for the
general use of the entire student
body, but when the tennis team
plays host to conference, compe
tition, the varsity netters will
have first preference.
Coach Pierce said that as a re
suit of the new courts’ being
built, the tennis program will be
greatly expanded. The varsity
netters will travel with the base
ball team on its trip through
Eastern Carolina and Virginia
during the spring holidays.
By GEO. STANLEY |
Several ex-Elon athletes were
seen about the campus the week
end of the Lenoir-Rhyne game.
Back for the game were Jack Rus
sell, quarterback and captain of
last year’s eleven, and Herbert
Chink" Spivey. Herbert was a
guard on the fine pre-war teams
and is now coaching and teaching
at Rural Hall, N. C. Also at the Portunity to see the Elon Jayvees
game was Ike Fesmire, basketball |
star for the Christians during the
mid-thirties.
Girls' Intramurals
Get Underway
Amid rousing shouts of pleasant
anticipation from the many males
the girls have begun their annual
Jayvees Meet
Appalachian
Here Today
For the first time this season,
local enthusiasts will have an op-
You might be interested to
know that Joe Caruso, ex-Elon
grid star, has ben selected as the
oach of the Eastern All-Stars as
they meet the West in the annual
Optimist Bowl at High oint. Ca
ruso is coacli of the Henderson
High team.
chek’s little Christians play host
to the Mountaineer Jayvees of
Racks, Jack Hanel, Ed Ellis, Len
Fesmire, Muggsy Gibson, and
Dick York. Linemen who have
featured all season are Donato,
Hopkins, Gaither, Tubby John
son, Bill WilkiMS, and Wayne
Pliiliips.
The championship also gives
South Dormitory 10 points tow
ard the trophy wliich is awarded
annually to the dormitory or fra
ternity wliich accumulates the
most points over a scliool year in
the various intramural activities.
The touch football playoff is
merely a post season attraction;
therefore the winner will not be
awarded any points.
At press time. South, Oak Lodge
and Alpha-Pi Club House were
all assured of a pfayoff berth but
Mainstays throughout the sea
son for South were the elusive
Ernie Kluttz and a couple of fine j three teams were knotted at the
ends. Bill Hopkins and Lawrence fourth position due to the 14-0
Gaither, who are among tiie top
scorers in the league. Rocky Do
nato joined the club after the sea
son started and added plenty of
weight and fight to a compara
tively small line.
Steve Walker, triple threat
back of East Dorm, went on a
scoring spree in a recent game
and set what is believed to be a
modern record when he chalked
up 40 points for one afternoon’s
efforts. The splendid speedster
scampered across the goal line
for six touchdowns and added
four extra points in turning in
the finest individual effort of the
season.
Other backs who merit much
upset of Carlton House by the
newly spirited Kappa Psi aggre
gation.
' Richard Harris, co-captain of
the Texas Longhorns, won all
conference honors at center in
1945 and ’46, and was named All-
American tackle last year. He is
back at the pivot position this
season.
The 1948 season was the first
campaign in which Tommy Hen-
rich of the New York Yankees
ever batted in more than 100
L. J. Perry, class of '23 and ex
coach, was in Oklahoma over the
week-end to officiate the Tulsa-
South Carolina game.
Appalachian at College Park this
afternoon.
The high spirited, well-drilled
Jayvees have yet to taste victory
this season. They tied Catawba
and suffered successive loses to
Lexington High School, High
Point Jayvees and the Greenbriar
Military Academy.
However, Coach Tomanchek is
very high on his hard-driving ag
gregate. He says that they have
turned in a fine performance with
each defeat.
Roney Cates, w'ho set a North
State Conference record by scor
ing over 450 points during the ’46-
47 basketball season, is now direc
tor of the Recreation Department
in Burlington. Assisting him is
another Elon graduate, Claude
Comer.
Charley (Red) Ruffing leads all
consideration in selection of the pitchers in World Series victories
All-Intramural squad are Billy | with seven.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BRING
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BACK FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!
Beautiful
Color:
Plays 2 Days Only!
SUN.-MON.
Ed Sauer, baseball star who
played here before the war, was
drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals
recently.
COACa/
Charlie Donato, all-conference
tackle on the ’41 championship
- j intramural activities with volley j jgam, is having a very successful
ball. Four teams will Jjattle for
campus athletic honors in the
forthcoming net battles.
From Ladies’ Hall will come
one powerhouse, while West Dor
mitory will put on the floor not
one, but three separate teams;
Team A from the first and second
floors. Team B from the third
floor?
year coaching the Leavenw'orth
High team in Waterbury, Conn.
Horace Hendrickson, who suc
cessfully coached Elon teams be
fore the war and later coached at
the U. of Penn., is now backfield
coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers as
well as scout for Brooklyn's pro
fessional baseball and football
teams.
Okay, Eilis, go in tor the old man Manzi! . .
The contests, instead of being
played in leagues as are the men’s
contests, will be in the form of a
tournament, the final winners be
ing the team with the most w'ins.
A tentative schedule is as fol
lows;
Nov. 22—West A—Ladies’ Hall.
Nov. 29—West B — 3rd Floor
West.
Dec. 1— 3rd Floor Yest—La
dies’ Hall.
Dec. 6—West A—West B.
This schedule is liable to revis
ion. All games will be played at
6:30 p. m. in the gymnasium.
William Palantonio is now
coaching and teaching at North
Coventry, Penn. The former
Elon all-conference guard of ’40
served as line ocach with former
Coach Causey in ’46.
Rinaldo “Pud” DiAntonio, base
ball manager in pre-war days, is
now coaching basketball and
teaching at Foxwortli, Penn.
Basketball in the United States
draws abut 75 million spectators
a year; baseball, 65 million, foot
ball, 60 million, and softball, 30
million.
Stars From
Small Schools
Are Best Pros
Pro-football scouts who comb
the back country for gridiron tal
ent agree that the “carefree rustic
game is the most spectacular of
all,” according to A1 Stump, who
discusses the small-college game
in “Football’s Biggest Bargain, ’
in the current (Nov. 20th) Satur
day Evening Post.
You have to get out in the bush
leagues where there’s no pressure
to see those what-the-hell triple
reserves and lateral forwards.
“There are approximately 150
large schools with a total of about
5200 athletes which get most of
the sport-page columns and the
big-city attendance. But there
are also 700 small colleges and
junior colleges with more than
28.000 youths in suits who wow
fans from Worchester Tech to
Whittier . . .”
Football remains no more than
an adjunct to education at small
colleges. Mr. Stump declares, and
he uses Williamette University in
Salem. Oregon, to illustrate the
problem.s confronting a grid-con
scious small school.
Many prep-scnooi players are
flocking to colleges like Willa
mette, according to Mr. Stump.
They have become aware that i
percentages are against them inj
football factories where eight or
ten backs out of 75 candidates get
a chance tij play regul»i-ly.
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