Wednesday, January 17, 1951
MARO'ON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
Christian Cagers Will Face Conference Rivals
HighPoint AndE.C.T .C.
Coming Here This Week
Spyiiify On Sports
by
JOE SPIVEY
ELON BASKETEERS-TO MEET HIGH
C, iers From Headquarters:
Ath'.ftic Director J. L. Pierce
wis’-‘ 3 ’ t,.;3 v.’ord that
students are to use tlie east door
in the gym when attending bas-
kett II games. I .i reason lor
this equest is that there will be
onlv . . e.'son to punch student
activity caras, ana tius same per
son will be at the aforementioned
door. The front door is for cash
customers, and no students will be
admitted via this route. Complete
cooperation will be appreciated.
* * *
Many people have approached
me and asked, “Why isn’t the gym
open on Saturday afternoons?” 1
passed on the same question to
Coach Pierce, and he said that
some member of the coaching
staff or other responsible person
had to be present.
The coaches are busy enough
v.ithout having to pull ‘guard
duty" on Saturday afternoons, so
v.’hy can’t the school invest a few
dollars a month to give us the
needed supervision?
* « «
The basketball fever will reach
its highest peak when High Point
invades the gym tonight to tangle
with the Christians. Of course
the Panthers will assume the role
of favorites, but this was true in
the tournament last year also.
Afte'- trouncing the Christians in
two regular season games, the
Far lers lost to an aroused Elon
quii.t, which went on to the fi
nals, but lost to those bad-burned
Mountaineers from Appalachian.
D.^c Mathis’ cord swishers have
a victory-hungry look in tiieir
eye;, so let’s all turn out to lend
a • VocaJ assistance against /tlie
Panthers.
♦ ♦ ♦
Prediction; I predict that Elen
and High Point will each have five
men in the starting line-up to
night. I refuse to divulge my
source of information.
« * *
Uncle Sam ain’t no woman, but
he sure will get your man The
coaches will verify this statement.
Gone are three lettermen from
football. They are Maynard Nes-
ter, a late-season starter at de
fensive end; Hal Johnson, a block
ing back; and Bill Johnston, a
tackle. Non-lettermen, but some
v ho showed great promise are
Roy Kelly, a guard; Lloyd Pope, a
guard; Curt Rhye, a center; and
Elmo Saunders, a tackle; all of
them gone to join up v/ith our.
Uncle. Missing from baseball will i wm
be Charlie Cassell, an outfielder.
Cage Team
Scores Well
The scoring power of the
EJon cagers has been definitely
improved this year over that dis
played last year, for the Maroon
and Gold tossers racked up 597
points in their first nine games
this year for an average of 66.3
points per game. The first nine
games last season netted only
433 points and an average of 48.1
points per game.
The big trouble, however, is
that the Christian defenses have
proven more vulnerable this sea
son than was the case last sea
son. The first nine games this
year have shown Elon opponents
sinking 601 points for an average
of 66.7 per game, while last year’s
outfit allowed the first nine op
ponents only 466 points for an av
erage of 51.7 per game.
Coach Mallory called a meeting
of the football squad, and, other
than the ones listed above, many
regulars hope to return next sea
jon, providing the respective
draft boards don’t reverse their
iecisions on deferments
* * *
Much interest has been express
ed in setting up an intramural
gulf pi'cgram, bat alns, fellow
Unksmen, no facilities. Jf any
enevolent person from the Ala-
.Tiance Country Club reads t^iis
please throw in a plug for the
future Sammy Sneads.
» » »
Basketball Scoring Race; So
ar, Don Haithcox, rangy center
^ leading the pack. Den lias hit
iie hoops for 125 points. Not f.ir
jehind is Dave “Foggy ’ Mondy
vith 97 founters. Ben Kendall
iieshman flash from Kokomo, In
diana, and Hank Hamrick each
have hit for 63 points. Bob Lewis
has 59, Larry Gaither has 58,
Husky Hall has plunked in 41,
Nelvin Cooper has 26, and Halves,
"irst name of Bill, has 26. Ussery
ind Ned Gauluin each have tal
lied 17 for the cause, and Bill
Qlackstone has swished the nets
for 9 points.
These figures are up to and
including the A.C.C. game of Jan
uary 10th.
♦ * ♦
Remember, whether we lose,
or it runs into otherwise, be
good sport'
POINT
HOME
COURT
•«««
VARSITY CAGE SCHEDULE
Elon 48, Carolina 5'.
Elon 62, Wake Forest 73.
Elon 65, McCrary 8i).
Elon 75, McCrary 69.
Elon 72, A.C.C. 50.
Elon 86, Troy State 54.
Elon 54, AppalachiaH 73.
Elon 71, Lenoir-Rhyne 82.
Elon 64„ A.C.C. 63.
Elon 60, Catawba 73.
(Remaining Games)
Jan. 17—High Point, home.
Jan. 19—E.C.T.C. home.
Jan. 23—E.C.T.C., away.
Jan. 27—Catawba, home.
Jan. 29—W.C.T.C., away.
Jan. 30—W.C.T.C., away.
Feb. 3—Guilford, home
Feb. 7—Appalachian, home.
Feb. 8—High Point, away. '
Feb. 15—Lenoir-Khyne, home.
Feb. 17—Guilford, away.
Thirty-Four
Men Given
Grid Letters
The Elon College basketball squad, which will battle the H.gh Point Panthers on the floor
of Alumni Memorial Gymnasium tonight, is shown in the above picture. Players shown in the
picture, reading left to right, are as follows; FRONT ROW: Billy Rakes, Hank Hamrick. anJ Bon
Kendall. SECOND ROW: Bill Blacksione, Bob Lewis, Don HaithcDx and Larry Gaither. THIRD
ROW: Nelvin Cooper. Buddy Ussery, Ned Gauldin, Husky Hall and Dave Mondy..
Catmvha Defeats Elon And Drops
Christians To Sixth hi Standings
What a whale of a difference ELON 75, McCRARY 69
just a few minutes make! Elon 'xhe Fighting Christians gained
played Catawba a whale of a ball sweet revenge over the McCrary
game for three quarters of the Eagles here at Elon on Thursday
Aay last Saturday night, and the night, 'December 14th, when
3ther few minutes dropped the coach Mathis’ boys rolled to a 75
Christians from a tie for fourth 69 victory. It marked the first
'.0 sixth place in the Conference victory for Elon over the Eagles
That loss to Catawba gave the during the past two seasons.
Christians a record of four wins Pos.—Elon (75) McCrary (69)
md six losess in ten games j'—Gaithel- (11) Carson (7)
McCivARY 89, ELO.V 65 jf—Hamrick (10) Allen (7)
The Christians dropped a battle c—Haiihcox (13) Williams («)
to the McCrary Eagles at Ashe- Q_Mondy (10) H. l\ance (11;
boro on Monday night, December—Cocper (6) Henry (3i
11th, by an 80 to 65 margin, with* £lon subs — Hall, Gauldin,
the powerful semi-pro outfit roll-1Biagkstone (2), Lewis (2), ivendal
ing up a first-half lead and go-, (21). McCrary subs—Sheets (10),
ing on to hand the Elon outfit its
third defeat in as many games
to open the season.
Forest. >
Pos.—Elon (65) McCrary (80)
F—Gaither (14) Sheets (2)
Browning (4), Moran (13), Slay-
don (2), D. Nance.
ELON 72, A.C.C. 50
The Maroon and Gold basket
eers made it two wins in a row in
I pre-Christmas games when they
f—Hamrick t7) Carson ( ) Atlantic Christian
Bulldogs 72 to 50 in Alumni Me-
C—Haithcox (20) Williams (14)
G—Mondy (13) Henry (10)
G—Cooper (2) H. Nance (20)
Elon subs—Hall, Rakes (1), Us
sery (4), Gauldin (1), Kendall (3).
McCrary subs — Allen (5), D.
Nance (1), Moran (4) Browning
(8), Slaydon (7).
morial Gymnasium here on Mon
day night, December 18th. It was
the first Conference game of the
year and set the Christians off to
a good start in the titular race.
Pos.—Elon (72) ' A.C.C. (50)
F—Gaither (3) C. Tai-t (3)
F—Hamrick (3) B, Tart (9)
C—Haithcox (7) .... Ingraham (5)
G—Mondy (10) Allsbrook (13)
G—Cooper (3) .... Tomlinson (16)
Elon subs—Rakes (10), Kendall
(6), Hall (12), Lewis (16), Black-
stone, Gauldin, Ussery (2). A.C.C
subs—Jones (4), Felton, R. Tart,
Coggins, Ferrell.
ELON 86, TROY STATE 54
EloTi's cagers closed their
pre - Christmas campaign by
swamping a touring Troy State
quintet from Alabama 86 to 54 in
Alumni Gymnasium here on Tues
day night, December 19th. It
was the highest score by an Elon
team since World War II and is
thought to be an, all-time high
record for Maroon ana (jruia
cage squads.
Pos.—Elon (86) Troy State (54)
F—Hamrick (14) Wilson (16)
F—HaU (16) Pemberton (1)
C—Haithcox (15) Casey (14)
G—Mondy (8) Hightower
G—Cooper Hilyer (12)
Score at half: Elon 44, Troy
State 26.
Elon subs—Rakes (4), Ussery
(9), Lewis (6), Blackstone (5), Ken
dall (2), Gauldin (7i. Troy subs
Joiner (1), Cox (4), Tanton (1).
iuggs (2), Shellaut (2).
APPALACHIAN 73, ELON 54
The Christians suffered their
firsS Conference defeat of the
year at Boone on Wednesdaj
night, January 3rd, when they
dropped a game to Appalachian
by a 73 to 54 count. The game
as a typical post-holiday battle,
ith both clubs getting away to
a slow start. -
Pos.—Elon (54) Appalachian (73)
i’—Hamrick (3) Collins (15)
F—Gaither (7) Mast (10;
C—Haithcox Hunt (17)
G—Kendall (20) Ostawalt
G—Mondy (13) Lancaster (12)
Elon subs — Hall, Gauldin (2),
Rakes, Lewis (7), Blackstone (2),
Ussery. Appalachian subs—Dun
can (4), Hauser, Pyecha (3), Moir
(4), Hoods (2), Hendrix (2), Hodges
(4).
LENOIR-RHYNE S5, ELON 71
It was speed that cost the Elon
Christians their second Confer
ence defeat, suffered at the hands
of the Lienair-Rhyne ^ears in
Hickory on Thursday night, Jan
uary 4th. The Bears literally out*-
ran the Christians to win 82 to
71.
Pos.—Elon (71) Lenoir-Rhyne (82)
F—Hamrick (5) Kantorski (21)
F—Gaither (3) Sellari (2ft)
C—‘Haithcox (19) Pawlak (14)
G—Mondy (10) Wells (15;
G—Kendall (3) Neighbors (7)
Elon subs—Hall (10), Rakes (7),
Gauldin (2), Lewis (9), Cooper (3),
Blackstone. Lenoir-Rhyne subs—
Acerra (3), Dasher, Moser, Hud-
gms, Lyerly (2), Keister.
ELON 64, A.C.C. 63
Ben Kendall, the Indiana fresh
man, had only one basket against
A.C.C. in a game at Wilson last
Wednesday, January 10th, but that
two-pointer came with fifteen
seconds to go and clinched a
thrilUng 64 to 63 victory for
Coach Doc Mathis and his Fight
ing Christians.
Pos.—Elon (64) A.C.C. (63)
F—Hamrick (4) B. Tart (10)
F—Hall (3) Clark (9)
Thirty-four Fighting Chrlstl
in grid stars and the varsity man
ager of the 1950 Elon. footbal
squad were awarded the block "E
monogram for their work during
-he past football season, accord-
ng to an announcement made bj
Coach Jim Mallory
'Hiere were eleven of the play-
ars who were awarded the varsl-
,y "E” tor the first time. Llstec
-li alphabetical order, those new
■ettermen Included Bill Black-
stone, Isaac Braxton, Jack Chi'isty.
Zrnie Gero, Bob Lewis, Boli
Marshall, Harold McRae, Maynarc
ester. Bob Reece, Lou Rochelh
and Ken Rutherford. Also receiv
ing his first monojjram was
-Uanager Preston Holt.
Twenty-three other gridmen
vvho previously won their letter,
also listed In alphabetical order,
were Jack Annas, Bill Barger,
Fred Blangardl, Archie Brlg-
man, Fred Burmelster, Hank De
simone, Raleigh Ellis, Joe Erick
son, Harry Farmer, Sal Gero, R.
K. Grayson, Leonard Greenwood,
Hal Johnson, Bill Johnston, Dick
Lee, A1 Ludwig, Pete Marshburn,
Malcolm McCracken, Mike ]?Ioffo,
Bill Renn, Jim Snow, Frank Tlng-
ley and Ed Watkins.
The letter winners Included one
freshman, fourteen sophomores,
eleven juniors and eight seniors,
all of which means that under
normal world conditions Coaches
Mallory and Mathis would have
had more than two full teams of
veteran players back In togs next
fall. However, three of the mon
ogram winners have already left
school to enlist In the armed
services, and the military status
of several others Is In doubt.
The Christian cagers will play
host to two of the strongest bas
ketball teams In the North State
Conference here this week, with
the High Point Panthers and the
r’liates of E.C.T.C. scheduled to
Invade Alumni Memorial Gymnas
ium within the space of three
days.
The Purple Panthers, rated as
one of the basketball'powers In
the state for the past two years,
will furnish the opposition tonight
when Coach Doc Mathis and his
Alaroon and Gold squad play their
.ust home- game of the post-holi
day campaign. Elon has played
on the road ever since the college
reopened following the Yule va
cation.
High Point’s basketeers rolled
roughshod through their regular
Conference season last year,
jumping Elon's quint twice by
.op-lieavy scores. However, It
,vas another story when the two
.eanis met In the Conference tour-
lament, with Elon upsetting' the
?anthei's 74 to 69 In a thriller,
fhe High Pointers will be seeking
revenge for that defeat tonight.
The other home game this week
brings the Pirates of E.C.T.C. to
Alumni Gymnasium on Friday
night, and the Pirates will also
be after revenge. Elon’s cagers
rolled over E.C.T.C. by 54 to 30
in final last meeting here last
season, and then Elon’s football
team defeated the East Carolini
ans In a thriller this fall.
C—Haithcox (19) .... Ingraham (6)
Kappa Psi Is
Volley Ball
Champion
By GEORGE ETHERIDGE
The boys of Kappa Psi Nu fra
ternity made a clean sweep of In
tramural volley ball honors for
the year, winning out In both the
regular season and the final four-
team elimination tournament.
Kappa Psi swept through all
opposition in their regular sched
ule in the Intramural League,
rolling to ten victories In as many
starts. In the play-offs the cham
pions defeated Alpha PI Delta and
Iota Tau Kappa In succession
The conclusion of the regular
schedule saw Kappa Psi in the
top position In the standings,
trailed by North “A,” Alpha Pi
and I.T.K. defeated North “A’’
in the first round of the post-sea
son play-off.
The final standings of all teams
for the regular season were as
follows:
Kappa Psi
North “A”
Alpha PI -
I.T.K
Sigma Phi
East
G—Mondy (14) Tomlinson (22)
Elon subs—Gaither, Gauldin (4),
Lewis (17), Cooper (1), Rakes.
A.C.C. subs— Jones (2), Ferrell
(8).
CATAWBA 73. ELON 60
The Elon cagers battled Cataw
ba tooth-and-nail through fifteen
minutes of the first half and oat-
playedi the Indlams clearly for
ten minutes of the second half,
but the Catawba outfit got hot
In the other fifteen minutes of
the game to win 73 to 60 at Salis
bury last Saturday night.
Pos.—Elon (6) Catawba (73)
F—Lewis (6) Brown (16)
F—Gaither (7) .... Hunsucker (12)
C—Haithcox (15) .... Pleasants (16)
G—Mondy (2) Graham (14)
G—Cooper (4) Wood
Elon subs—Gauldin (3), Rakes,
Hall (4), Hamrick (3), Kendall
(16). Catawba subs—Hodgin (4),
Irvin (8), Black, Taylor (1), Fuller
(2), McKalg.
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GIRLS' VOLLEY BALL
TEAMS ARE PLAYING
Seven volley ball teams rep
resenting various girls’ groups
on the Elon campus are now
competing in the annual battle
for the campus championship,
according to an announcement
from Jeanne Pittman, president
of the Women’s Athletic Asso
ciation. Basketball will begin
as soon as volley ball is com
pleted.
The seven girls’ volley ball
teams included in the league are
Delta Upsilon Kappa, Beta Omi-
cron Beta, Tau Zeta Phi, Pi
Kappa Tau-Ladies’ HaU, Day
Students, Second Floor West
and Third Floor West.