FRIDAY, MARCH 18. 1949
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE.
Wraps Come Off Promising Diamond Team Friday
I'm Telling You
By ROCCO SILEO
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Just for the records... the
Fighting Christians of 1948 had a
season record of 15 triumphs and
seven losses, including wins over
the Burlington and Sanford pro
fessional clubs... With Coach
Mallory at the helm for the first
time last season, the Christians
took second place honors in the
North State Conference with a
slightly less than two double
plays per game last season
Jack Andrews led the pitchers!
with a 7-3 record. However, Frank
Roberts, now at Carolina, chalked
up four wins before experiencing
defeat...
York, playing his fourth year
of ball, earned his first varsity
letter at the age of 17. .. Walker,,
9-4 record.... Four regulars bat- who has played third, second and
ted over .300 on the season. Steve 1 short in successive years has
Walker, who finished strong in |moved back to second once’again
the latter part of the season took,
. , tu , * QOQ “P with High Point’s
top honors with a lusty .383 aver- Ur^, ■„ „ ,
Cooper, the flashy short
age. Dick York followed with .345
while Gene Caviness and Ed Ellis
both batted .302 to round out the
select group.. .York and Caviness
netted 31 hits apiece to lead the
team in that respect.
stop who is now property of the
Milwaukee Brewers.
At the conclusion of the sea
son, Coach Mallory took Ellis,
Walker, and Andrews, all fine
To Meet Randolph Macon
In Two Afternoon Games
The splendid infield play of, prospects, to Phila-
Ellis, Walker, Matze and McSwain! where the trio engaged
accounted for an average of f two-day workout with the
I Athletics.
Leon Taylor, the young south
paw from Georgia, turned in a
phenominal high school record
which includes two no-hitters and
a very impressive semi-pro sea
son last summer... Fred Paul was
the star catcher for the Fork
Union nine, Virginia State
champions last season... Gene
Stewart, who looks better with
every workout, is being sent to
school by the Greensboro Patri
ots whom he will probably join
within a couple of years.
From an optimistic viewpoint,
all indications point to a banner
year, which should atone for the
more or less dismal year Elon Col
lege suffered in football and bas
ketball.
Varsity Nine
Has 28 Games
On Schedule
28-game sctiedule for the var
sity baseball team has been an
nounced recently by Coach Mal
lory. The Fiightihg Christian
nine wil meet Randolph Macon
in the initial offering of 13 home
tilts this season.
The complete schedule follows:
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26
MARCH
Randolph' Macon
Randolph Macon
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4 E. C. T. C.
6 Reidsville
7 Burlington Bees
8 Gireensboro
9 Norfolk Naval
11 Reidsville^
12 Appalachian
13 Sanford
14 E. C. T. C.
16 Atlantiq Christian
.18 Norfolk Naval
19 Norfolk Aip Station
20 Randolph i Macon
21 Lynchburg,
23 Catawba -/ h ■
25 W;. e. T,. C.
27 High Paint ,
29 Atlantic Ghristain
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5 Leriolr 'Rhyne
6 Guilford " ■ ’
9 Appalachian'
10' ‘Lenoir-"Rhj^ne '
11 High' Point’ ■'
14 Guilford ‘
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Eton Collejge Hoboes
Lose In Final Round
Of Piedmont Tourney
The Elon .Colitfie Hoboes, com
posed, mainly ,qf Elop College var
sity^ basketbajl ..players,, lost out
in, the .fiji3ls,,^,^^,,.the Class B,
Pipdmant,, .Qpepv.-jtournament at
Greensboro tg Lamb’s Auto. 57-40
last Saturday , night.,
The Elon qiiiutet, which-breezed
through . its , quarter-fipal and
seml-fiijal , tests, ..jjicluded- Dave
Mpndy, Ed. Drew,;Nelyille Cooper,
Hank De^imoR.^., .t J^ck Andrews,
Jact. White, .pep^ge-. Etheridge,
Jack Annas, Wall , and Lester
Foster. Bill A.nderson was the
coach. -L -. ,
Big Bob Sends Cake
Bob Edminston, youthful 260-
pound tackle from Hatsboro, Pa.,
who made a very favorable im
pression in winter football drills,
sent a fruit cake to football resi
dents of North Dormitory.
MARSHBURN LOOKS GOOD
At press time Pete Marshburn,
football and basketball star,
looks like the best bet to top
the table tennis competition here
and represent Elon in the table
tennis meet with High Point Col
lege to be held at Elon gym next
week, although; David Hooker is
reported to be a strong contender
for tne honors.
Shown above is the East Dormitory basketball team, Intramural champions of the 1948-49 season,
who defeated South Dormitory in the series playoffs. Kneeling, left to right. Max Littlejohn, Spec
Harper, Bill Winstead and Vance Reece. Standing, left to right. Bill Godfrey, Jim Huyett and Bill
Perry. Absent when the picture was taken were Guy Boswick, Buster Mesic, Bob Rubinate, Larry Mc
Cauley and Cecil Lily.
Day Student Coeds Win In Tourney;
Boys’ Softball Leagues Are Formed
The Elon College girls ended
their basketball tournament last
Wednesday night in the college
gym with the red and white Da;
Students team taking the champ
ionship honors with an unde
feated record.
Captain Martha Beers led the
scoring in the entire tournament
with 63 points in 3 games. Bettj
Cobb and Cedelia Wagoner fol
lowed Beers with 30 and 23 points
respectively.
Runner-ups in the tournament
were the girls from the Tau Zeta
Phi Sorority. Mildred Johnson
and Elizabeth Register tied with
18 points each to lead their team
to the semi-finals.
Third place honors went to the
Delta Upsilon Kappa Sorority, lea
by Evelyn McNeill who averaged
eight points per game. Laverne
Russell folowed McNeill with 12
points and “Hook’’ Harris had
eight.
Eliminated in the first round
of the tournament were the B. O.
B. Sorority, Pi Kappa Tau Soror
ity, Ladies Hall, and Second
Floor, West. The second round
found the Delta U’s and Third
Floor West eliminated, leaving
tlie Day Students and Tau Zetas
to battle it out.
Other Individual Scorers
Doris Taylor, 3rd floor, West, 17;
Jane Hock, Tau Zeta Phi, 16;
Jackie Gaskins, Pi Kappa Tau, 9;
Betty Comer, Ladies Hall, 6;
Lee Ladd, 2nd floor. West, 5,
M ore About E Ion A lumni
In The W orld Of Sports
By GEORGE STANLEY
William J. Story, a graduate of
Elon and former head coach at
bavidson College, is now Assis
tant-principal at Maury High
School in Norfolk, Va.
Wade Marlette, Class of ’23, es
tablished quite a name for him
self -before and after graduation
from Elon. While a student here,
he was a four letterman, starring
in football, baseball, basketball
3nd track. Upon graduation, he
was appointed coach at High
Point High Schools, v^here he
tutored Coach J. L. Pierce. Prior
D. C. “Peahead” Walker, color
ful mentor,,at Wake Forest Col
lege, while pursuing a college de
gree at Elon' was also its head
coach of^ athletics.
Wihdell E. Beatie is Director
of Athletics and Dean of Men
at Cedarville College, Cedarvllle,
Ohio. _
Lewis Brownie, who graduated
from Elon in ■’48,- has just com-
plotted a very successful season
as Tiead coach of basketliell at
Stoneville (N. C.) High S^ool.
Brownie was very a^l^e-'in 'iiritra-
mural activities at/Efon. ' ;
to the war he was head coacli at
Bates College, Maine, and during Gordon “Chabbyl iCirkland,'
the war Mr. -Marlette was. associ-, clai>s of. ’26- and prfe^ent . head-
ated with the Naval Pre-Flight j coach at Catawba College, was
Training program. -At present he featured in a story that appeared
is in the retail furniture business j'.*recent issue of Varsity mag;;
in Rock Hill, S. C. Izirc
Team Sponsor Has
Hoboes’ Trophy On
Display At Grill
The trophy awaraeci to the Elan
loboes, runers-up in the Pied-
nont Class B tournament at
Jreensboro last week, is now on
lisplay at the Elon Grill. Calvin
Walker, proprietor of the estab-
ishment, sponsored the Elon en
try.
The splendid play of Don Haith-
cox, who starred for Lamb’s Auto,
tourney champions, contributed
to the defeat of his Elon team
mates. Haithcox collected 13
points and played a fine defen
sive ball game.
Intramural Winners
To Meet High Point
Here Next Tuesday
A badminton and table ten
nis tournament is being run off
this week in the gymnasium, with
the winners slated to meet the
best from High Point College
here next Tuesday.
The program is another step
toward obtaining better rela
tions between North State con
ference schools.
Letters Are Awarded
To Seven Members
Of Basketball Squad
Seven basketball players have
received letters or certificates,
acording to a repent announce
ment by Coach Hal Pope.
Veteran performers who re
ceived certificates were Captain-
elect Ed Drew, Leo Kampman
and Lou Savini.
Newcomers who . won their
spurs for the first time were
icphomore Cfiffis' Chabalko, and
[reshman stars, Don Haithcox,
Nelville Cooper and Larry
Gaither.
At a recent meeting of the
Intramural Council, plans were
drawn up for an attractive soft
ball slate which is already under
way and snould extend through
the month of May.
With twelve teams expressing
a desire to play, two leagues were
organized. Each team is scheduled
to play the opposition twice with
i possible play-off at the con
clusion of competition.
The National League is com
posed of Sigma Phi, Alpha Pi,
South North, Vet’s Court, East
and the combined offerings oi
Club House and Oak Lodge. The
American League will show Kap-
;a Psi, ITK, South, North North,
Vet’s Apts., and a joint team from
Oak Lodge and Carlton House.
Umpires and equipment other
than gloves will be furnished by
the Physical Ed^cartion depart
ment. Councilmen and players are
urged to check the Intramural
bulletin board in Alamance for
daily schedule.
WOLFE LOOKS FOR TALENT
Coach Garland Wolfe last week
visited a few towns in the state,
reportedly on the lookout for pro
spective athletes. Results of his
trip were undisclosed.
The 1949 edition of the Fight
up the curtain next Friday af
dolph Macon In the first of a t
The second contest is slated for
Although rain and the cold
weather have hampered practice
drills somewhat. Coach Mallory is
well pleased with the condition of
his entire ball club.
The potentially powerful Chris
tians appear to be well strength
ened in at least three positions
and should be installed as one
of the pre-jseason favorites 'I'l'
cop the North Stat« Conference
baseball championshin this year.
The infield quartet of Ellis,
Cooper, Walker and Stewart looks
like a fixture even at this
early date Cooper, the youthful
shortstop from High Point, will
team up with Walker to give Elon
what should be the best double
play combination in the confer
ence, while Stewart, who drew
much praise as a semi-pro play
er in Guilford County last year,
adds power and fancy fielding to
an already classy infield.
Seeking infield reserve posts
are Lee Wall, Clarence Crosby,
Jack White and Lester Foster.
No less than five catchers are
battling for varsity assignments.
Hank DeSimone, No. 1 catcher
last season, and Billy Matze, who
played second base this past cam
paign, are back, along with new
comers Fred Paul, Harry Frasier
and Raleigh Ellis.
Jack Andrews, C. K. Siler, Bill
Anderson and Art Fowler, all
veteran pitchers with winning
records last season, will be ready
for action in the Randolph Macon
series. Leon Taylor, youthful
southpaw liTom Georgia, is the
most promising candidate for
a mound berth, while other new
candidates include Larry Gaither
of basketball fame, Calvin Wil
liams and Burley Dunn.
Veterans Dick York and Gene
Caviness are expected to open at
center and right field, but at
press time the left field assign
ment was open to at least three
candidates. Dick Lee, a left-
handed power hitter, Bud Haith
cox and Wayne Phillips all
sought the position vacated by
Lou Savini. Other outfield candi-*
dates include Rocky Sileo, J. P.
Thompson, Len Fesmire, and
Russell Lucas.
'Coach iJini Malory planS to
use all hands in the two game en
gagement against the Yellow-]
jackets who came to Elon last
year with an exceptionally pow-
3rful club but left on the short
end of 5-3 count.
FACE-LIFtING ON PARK
■ The exterior of the ball park is
looking a little brighter as spring
approaches, and improvements
• >cm to be in tone with the pro-
'aation of tlie Carolina League
_^'Vom ‘C” to “B’ ball. A little ^ The Day Students easily coppa: the Girls Intramural ba .kci!»
''aint has heen applied to. the ex-, tournament recently iield in the " i''-"’’''’!. Star*’’"cr. Tpft * ' ' ’
exterior of the stands, while the are Ejdna Paige, Nancy Keck and Cedilla Wagner. Kneeling, left to
playing field itself underwent a, right are Martha r.eeis air.l Oetly Cofjb. Virginia La-.; .... n ,
int'ji )oiTiin; j when the piciure " r'; taken.
ing Christian baseball club rings
ternoon by playing host to Ran-
wo game series at College Park.
Saturday afternoon.
Faculty Group
Makes Rulings
On Awards
The Faculty Committee of Ath
letics met last week and passed
several regulations concerning
the awarding of athletic letters.
The committee, which includes
Prof. A. ^ L. Hook, chairman;
Coach Jim Mallory, Coach J. L.
Pierce and James Hayes, approved
the following regulations.
1. Awards are to he made on
the recommendation of the Coach
and with the approval of the fac
ulty Athletic Committee.
2. The coach may recommend
letters at his own discretion when
circumstances warrant, even if
the requirements for participa
tion have not been met in full.
3. An eight inch letter shall be
standard for major sports; foot
ball, basketball, baseball, track,
golf, and tennis. The letter shall
be marked, however, to indicate
the sport if given for track, ten
nis, or golf.
4. The player, To be eligible for
the award of a letter, must have
participated in 75 per cent of
the regularly scheduled games of
the varsity in any particular
sport, except that of a baseball
pitcher may be considered eligi
ble if he takes part in one fifth of
the games.
5. Entry into a game for any
length of time shall be considered
as participation in that contest.
6. Letters awarded by school
officials for participation in
school activities may be worn
on the campus by the recipient
of such letter.
7. The Chief Cheer Leader
must serve one year of appren-
ticeshSp. After this aprentice-
;hip has been served he or she
Is to be awarded a sweater with
a megaphone letter pn jt,
8. In case the Chief Cheer
Leader has not served his ap-
Dretinceship, when elected he
.ill be acting Chief that year,
ind will receive his sweater the
next year, if re-elected. If not
e-elected he will receive his
etter.
9. Assistant cheer leaders
lust serve one year of appren-
ceship before they can letter.
10. Band letters will be
varded to members of the
and on the recommendation of
le director. They will have a
'.arp on them to designate band.
11. With regard to passess for
nembers of the football team,
jcttermen shall receive two
lasses, non-lettermen shall rfe-
■eive one.- A player must dress
'or a particular game tt) be ri-
igible for passes. Injured varsity
olayers are excepted.
12. One boy shall be appointed
equipment manager and he mufet
erve two years of apprenticeship
efore ^le can letter. The letter
hall be awarded at the con
clusion of football season, or bas-
tetball season, during his second
;-ar.
13. Admission for football
anies wil be $1.50 for adults, and
51.00 for all, high school ’students.
Season tickets will be sold, fhe
fee to be determined by the num-
of h0;iie .
14. Each rhanager miist serve
vo years of aparenliceship he
re >ho can letter. This letter wil] '
0 awarded a^; the conclusion of
lie season during his second year.