Wednesday, January 31, 1951
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MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
Spying On Sports
by
JOE SPIVEY
Whew! Gosh! Gee! And a
Couple of Wows! Any more games
like the High Point and East Car-
iolina affairs, and your reporter
will have to resort to stimulants.
Of all the fingernail-chewing and
hair-pulling affairs I have wit-
nesse;!, tho=e t'vn t,;ke top hon
ors.
* ♦ »
An'i it still takes '.he Elon crew
to de bunk the High Point legends
of grandeur. Granted that the]
Panthers have been beaten since j
that tournament last year, it took
the Christians to pave the wayj
, . . also to repeat the debunking
process. That was a long walk
to the exit of the gym for the High
Point fans on January 17th. One
would have thought that peace
had been declared in Korea 'or
something as spectacualr, with all
the shouting, deliriously scream
ing fans surging on the floor to
mob Coach Mathis and his boys.
♦ ♦ *
Speaking of High Point, one
hears that one of the Panther
regulars by the name of Joyce
once came to Elon but was turned
down. Maybe he didn’t want to
show anything. H-m-m-m?
* * *
Things got off to a thrilling
start on January 20th with the
Jay-Vee game going into overtime
and with the Little Christians
winning from Hargrave,
merely set the stage for that
VARSITY CAGE SCHEDULE
Elon 48, Carolina 57.
Elon 62, Wake Forest 73.
Elon 65, McCrary 80.
Elon 75, McCrary 69.
Elon 72, A.C.C. 50.
Elon 86, Troy State 54.
Elon 54, Appalachian 73.
Elon 71, Lenoir-Rhyne 82.
Elon 64, A.C.C. 63.
Elon 60, Catawba 73.
Elon 68, High Point 66.
Eton 75, E.C.T.C. 74.
Elon 62, E.C.T.C. 74.
Elon 79. Catawba 84.
(Remaining Games)
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-Rhyne, home.
Feb. 17—Guilford, away.
Elon Cagers Win Thrilling Contests
tried out for basketball here and
was almost convinced to wear
the Maroon and Gold, but in some
manner or other East Carolina of
fered just a little more. It’s
tough to be poor!
♦ * ♦
Pin another rose on an Elon
athlete. Ben Kendall, the fresh
man _f lash from Hoosier-land, was
Athlete of the Week in the Jan-
luary 23rd release of the Greens
boro Daily News. Ben has been
a real asset to the Fighting Chris-
This net-fliekers, and he has pull
ed at least two games out of the
fire for his Alma Mater. Kendall
grand finale in the main game
against E.C.T.C. It didn’t go into!®®"^ ^ basket in the final seconds
overtime, but little could have
against A.C.C., bringing a one-
been desired to make the contest '"en.
any more exciting. The lead
chan..;ed hands many times, and
the play was rough and ready.
The margin of victory came in the brought
final seconds when guard Dave
Mondy dropped in a set shot.
A great many of us will remem
ber the excellent play of Charlie Now, Doc Mathis wants to^pass
Huffman for East Carolina. In out some flowers to the student
fact, he was high scorer for the body. He said this week that the
night. Well, Brother Huffman (Continued on Fags Four)
he dropped in a goal that tied the
score and went cn to sink the bas-
victory in the
overtime.
Take a bow, Ben!
ELON ALUMNI PRESIDENT HONORED
OF THE
m
High Point
Is Licked
In Overtime
Tlie Fighting Christians proved
that lightning does strike twice
tn the same place when they hit
one of the high peaks of their
eason play to defeat the High
Point Panthers 68 to 66 in an ov-
ertime basketball battle staged in
the Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
iiere on Wednesday night, Janu
ary 17th.
The game, which was rated as
an upset by most of the state's
sport scribes, wrecked the High
Point dreams of an undefeated
season in the North State Con
ference. It was a repeat perform
ance of the two teams’ last prev
ious meeting, when the Christians
Knocked off the Panthers 74 to 69
in the semi-finals of the 1950
Conference tournament at States
ville.
Freshman Ben Kendall, who has
played an important role in Elon
cage play all season, was the hero
of this game. In fact, he was the
hero twice, for he sank a long
shot in the final seconds of the
regular game to knot the score at
60-all, and then he sank anothei
from 'way outside to clinch the
victory. His game-winning shot
came with barely ten seconds to
go in the overtime period.
Elon got away in front early
in the game and held it most of
the first half, which ended with
Elon on top 29-26. The Christians
continued their advantage early
in the second half, but High Point
rallied and held an eight-point ad
vantage early in the second half,
out High Point rallied nad held
an eight-point advantage with
seven minutes left in the game.
At that point Hank Hamrick
sparked an Elon drive, which was
climaxed as Kendall sank his > ty
ing basket. The lead swapped
hands twice and was twice tied in
che overtime before Elon gained
,:he nod.
The entire first five for Elon hit
in double figures, as did the High
Point starters. Gaither and Ken-
lall paced Elon with 14 points
each, but they had able aid from
dl their mates. Draper and Sueta
led High Point with 16 points.
The line-ups:
Pos.—Elon (68) High Point (66)
F—Hamrick (10) Waiz (10)
F—Gaither (14) Draper (16)
C—Haithcox (10) Sueta (16)
G—Kendall (14) .... Davidson (13)
G—Monday (10) Joyce (11)
Score at half: Elon 29, High
Point 26. Score regular game:
Elon 60, High Point 60.
Elon subs— Hall, Lewis (6),
Cooper (3). High Point sub—Lisk.
WINS VOLLEY BALL TITLE
P
%
A
AT'K
The Delta Upsilon Kappa sorority has just clinched its second
successive
volley
They wci
ball
out
title,
sweeping through to an undefeated season for the second year in a ro\
six other teams, with Ladies’ Ha 11-Pi Kappa, Tau Zeta Phi, Day Students, Second Floor West, Beta
Omicron Beta and Third Floor West finishing in that order. Members of,the winning Delta U. team
shown above (left to right) are R js^mond Bromley, Betty Comer, Jane Peterson. Gaynelle Dyer,
Jean Harris, Jeanne Pittman, Anne Strole and Aleane Gentry. Louise Spence and Charlotte Rothgeb
were not present when the picture was made.
Eleven Strong Intramural Teams
Battle For Campus Laurels
By SHAG AND GEORGE
Not in many moons has the Elon
campus seen more enthusiasm and
interest exhibited in intramural
athletics than has been shown so
far in the battle for campus cage
honors, which is now underway in
two well-balanced leagues.
There are eleven strong intra
mural teams in action, and the
games played thus far have at
tracted more spectators over to
the new gymnasium than have
ieen intramural contests in years.
Tl.y; spectators^ have been re
warded by a number of thrilling
contests and fine Individual exhi
bitions.
The eleven teams are divided
into two loops, one of five and the
other of six clubs. Following is a
brief round-up of the teams that
make up the two loops, the teams
• listed in alphabetical order:
DAY STUDENTS: The Day
otudents probably have more
iieight than any other team in
either league. They can easily
put a starting five on the court
that averages well over six teel
but their play thus far has lacked
i,eam work. However, Pete Sykes
and Company can mean trouble
for everybody.
STANDINGS
(Through Jan. 25)
“A” LEAGUE
Won Lost Ave.
South 3
^ay Students 2
Kappa Psi 2
Sigma Phi 2
Club House 1
East 1
TOP SCORERS
(Club House) 72, Watkins (Kappa
Psi) 51, Rochelli (South) 48, Par
ker (East) 45, Annas (Sigma Phi)
40.
0
1
2
2
3
3
1.000
.667
.500
.500
.250
.250
^Etheridge
“B”LEAGUE
(Daily News Photo)
^ Ben Kendall, Elon College freshman was dubbed the “Hcosier
Hotshot” by Greensboro Daily News sportswriters who selected
him Athlete-of-the-Week in North Carolina for the week that end
ed on January 20t.h Kendall won the honor for his timely set
shooting that saved and won the High Point game on January 17th.
Kendall is the first Elon athlete to win the statewide honor this
year.
Won Lost Ave.
I.T.K 3 0 1.000
Oak Lodge 2 1 .667
Vets Apts 1 1 .500
North 1 3 .250
Vets Court 0 2 .000
TOP SCORERS—Nelson (North)
45, Long (Oak Lodge) 35, Martin
(Vets Apts.) 26, Hoppe (Oak
Lodge) 25, Marshburn (I.T.K.) 25.
CLUB HOUSE: The Club
/Jouse lacks experienced veterans
on Us club, but with a little luck
the club will win some games ana
possibly upset some of the favor-
-Ces. Page Painter, Hiram Coble
Charles Burrus, Bill Hyler ana
tneir mates are all boys who will
scrap all the way and never give
up.
EAST: The East Dorm outfit,
ike tne Club House, lacKs expe
lence and also lacks height to be
a big threat for championship
honors. Joe Parker, former Fork
Union Military Academy star, is
leading the club and has shown
aimseif to be one of the best shots
vvearing East Dorm colors.
I.T.K.—The boys of I.T.K. look
like the team to beat in the “B
L,eague. So far they have manag
ed to defeat al comers, and they
have a high scoring combination,
Three of the sparkplugs of the
autfit are Lacy Ganes, ex-Elon
varsity man, Pete Marshburn and
Bob Reece. All these boys know
how to hit the hoop, and the club
is ably coached by Hank Hamrick
and Bill Blackstone.
CAMPUS
THRILLERS!
DAY STUDENTS 30, EAST 24
One of tl/; thrilling ^antra-
mural games of the week . saw
the Day Students defeat East in
a stiff battle, despite the fact
that the Day Student captain,
coach and aoe forward, Jim
Burns, fouled out in the first
five minutes of play. The Day
Studes took the lead in the final
four minutes and went on to
n by a score of 30 to 24.
Coach Burns had no comment
after the game.
VETS APTS. 36, NORTH 33
Vets Apartments and North
played the closest and most ex
citing tilt seen thus far. North,
paced by Sanuny Nelson, led
until the final twenty seconds,
when R. K. Grayson tied the
count with a snowbird to send
the game into overtime. Gray-
sQ(n jf.hen paired with Curtis
Martin to lead the vets to vic
tory 36 to 33.
SIGMA PHI 35, KAPPA PSI 31
It was a nip and tuck battle
as Kappa Psi eked out a hard-
earned 35 to 31 victory over the
Sigma Phis. Ed Watkins and
Len Fesmire stood out for the
Kappa Psis, while Joe Deaton
and Jack Annas paced Sigma
Phi. The rivalry was keen be
tween the only fraternity teams
in the “A” League.
KAPPA PSI — Although the
Kappa Psi combo has had a slow
start in the loop play, they will
be hard to beat in the second half
play. Ed Watkins is leading the
team in scoring, while Len FeS-
mire, ex-Elon guard, has been
outstanding in his floor play and
defense.
NORTH: The North Dorm out
fit has had the problem of select
ing its best ball players, for there
Afere over forty boys trying for
berths on the team. Donald Mer-
riman is the coach, and 'when he
gets his club lined up properly
it should really roll. Sammy
Nelson, Wooten and Morgan have
shown plenty of stuff in early
games.
OAK LODGE—Plenty of height
and experienced men should cert
ainly make the boys of Oak Lodge
a contender for league laurels,
.iig Henry Hoppe and Leon Long
iiave little difficulty in controll-
-ng the backboards, with Long
proying the team’s leading scor
ing threat in games ■ played to
aate.
SIGMA PHI—One of the best
balanced ball clubs in the “A”
circuit is Sigma Phi. Jack Annas,
push-shot artist, and Billy Hop-
Kins, a smooth-working forward,
have been the mainstays thus
far, and (they are counted on
neavily to supply the scoring
threat for the team. Big Bob
Smithwick is a valuable man un
der the backboards. Sigma Phi
also has plenty of reserves.
SOUTH—South Dorm, the win
ner of tlie campus title last year,
will be the team to beat in the
“A” league. South is paced by
Lou Rochelli and Hank DeSi
mone, who were stars of last
year’s team. Newcomers Charles
Schrader and 'VVoody bloffel are
proving hard to beat.
VETS APARTMENTS — The
veterans down in the apartments
seem to have a much better bal
anced club than they showed last
season. Two boys from last year's
Jay Vees, Shag Myers and Curt
Martin, should add much to the
tlocr play of the team, and the
play of R. K. Grayson, anothei
newcomer, has materially bolster
ed the team’s offensive strength.
The team broke even m its lirsi
two games.
VETS COURT— The smallest
team in the “B’ league thus far
has been the Vets Court, but the
boys from the court have made up
thus far in speed what they lacK
in height. A few games experi
ence should make a more potent
aggregation fo the Vets Court
boys.
Christians
Down ECTC
By One Point
Nerve pills and heart medicine
must have been scarce articles
around Elon College after the
Fighting Christians clinched a
thrilling 75 to 74 victory over the
towering East Carolina Pirates
here on Saturday night, January
20th.
The victory was the sepond
nerve-tingling thriller within three
days for the Christians, who had
licked High Point in the same
heart-throbbing fashion earlier in
the week. This game like the
r’anther win came on a deadly set
liot in the final seconds, this
time from the talented fingers of
^ave Mondy.
The first half of tliis contest
A'as close all the way, but Larry
(JJaither, Don Haithcox and Hank
lamrick found the hoop consist
ently enough to ^ive the Maroon
jnd Gold cagers a scant 33 to 30
margin at the half-time inter
mission.
The second half found big Don
Haithcox, who played one of his
,.inest games of the entire season,
etting the pace for Elon, and the
Christians stretched their lead to
nine points as the final half pass
ed the midway point. Elon was
>n top at 59 to 50 with barely si.x
minutes of play remaining.
At that point Coach Mathis
rested some of his tiring regulars
briefly and the Pirates closed the
gap and took over the lead at 63
0 61 on the great play of Huff-
.naii and Collie. From that point
the game develped into a swap
ping contest on field goals, and
he lead changed hands so rapid
ly as to leave the spectators limp.
Barely seconds remained when
Dave Mondy took a pass-in and
drove just past mid-court to fire
the winning shot.
Charlie Huffman, Pirate fresh
man, proved the top scorer for
the game with 22 points, but he
was pushed for honors by Elon’s
towering Don Haithcox, who fired
19 points through the cords. Larry
Gaither, Ben Kendall and Hank
aHmrick also scored in double fig
ures.
The line-ups:
Pos.—Elon (75) ECTC (74)
F—Hamrick (13) Russell (15)
F—Gaither (17) Huffman (22)
C—Haithcox (19) Fennell (15)
G—Kendall (16) ^ Hodges (11)
G—Mondy (5) Collie (11)
Score at half: Elon 33, E.C.T.C.
30.
Elon subs—Hall (2), Lewis (1),
Blackstone, Cooper (2). E.C.T.C.
subs—Butler, J. Blake, Jones,
Postas.
Five members of the Elon var
sity basketball squad are honor
students and on the Dean's List
this quarter. The honor cagers
are Bill Blackstone, Nelvin Coop
er, Ned Gauldin, Dave Mondy
and Buddy Ussery.
Coach Jim Mallory and Sal
Gero were Elon representa
tives at the All-State banquet in
Greensboro on Monday night,
January 22nd.
ECTC Takes
Return' Tilt
The revenge motive paid off for
East Carolina in a second game at
Greenville, with the Pirates play
ing the backboards brilliantly and
shooting with accuracy to defeat
the Fighting Christians 74 to 62
on Tuesday night, January 23rd.
The loss dropped Elon to sixth
place in the Conferencej.
Big Bobby Hodges was the chief
threat for E.C.T.C. and paced the
scoring for the game with 25
points. Larry Gaither had 16 and
Ben Kendall 15 for Elon as the
Christians hung close behind the
Pirates until the final five min
utes of play.
The line-ups:
Pos.—Elon (62) E.C.T.C. (74)
F—Hamrick (8) Rdssell (9)
F—Gaither (16) Huffman (13)
C—Haithcox (11) Fennell (19)
G—Kendall (15) Hodges (25) ^
G—Mondy (9) Collie (8)
Score at half: E.C.T.C. 35, Elon
27.
Elon subs—Gauldin, Hall, Lewis,
Cooper (3). E.C.T.C. su'os—Jones,
Postas.