'fTedoMduy, October 22, 1052
MAROON AND GOLD
Elon Offensive Eleven jWliich Has Started Most Of Games This Season
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Jack Christy, BB Joe Parker, WB
Luther Barnes, E Dwight Dillon, T Charles Atkins, T
John Platt, FB Lou Rochelli, TB
Jim Hardy, G Mike Moffo, C Al Ludwig, G
Bill Blackstone, E
Fighting Christians To Meet Catawba Indians
SEEING SPORTS
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GARY SEARS
One of Elons oldest and bitterest rivalries will be renewed when the Fighting Christians meet
the PO'^erful Catawba Indians in Burlington Stadium on Saturday of this week, and the Indian wars
of old had nothmg on these gridiron scraps between these Christians and Indians of a modern day.
The two teams have met seventeen times on the gridiron since the rivalry was begun almost a
quarter of a century ago. and Elon now holds a two-game advantage over Catawba in the number
of victories won. thanks to a three-year string of wins Cor the Maroon and Gold eleven.
The Elon and Catawba outfits met for the first time back in 1928. and the records for the se
ries show that in seventeen games played since that time the Christians have emerged as victors
nine times, while the Indians have won seven games, and one game ended in a tie.
Some of the games have bee i won or lost by close scores, while others have yielded overwhelm
ing victories for one team or an
other. Regardless of the score,
however, no game on either sched
ule has produced more spirit of
friie Fighting Christians on the
gridiron just can’t seem to hit
their stride. Seems as if the of
fensive and defensive units fail
to click on the same nights,
/gainst the Norfolk Navy team
down in Norfolk it was our defen
sive unit that compiled such a
commendable record. Against
H*?; Carolina in the statistics de-
p^r.ment our backs had a field
day.. It was against the Pirates
of last year that Lou Rochelli was
able to make his bid as one of
the finest passing backs in the
state.
JSpeaking of the East Carolina
: BRie. high praise is due to Joe
P»rker, flashy wingback from
Durham, who was rated one of the
top prep school backs in Virgini-i
in his scholastic play at Fork
Union. Parker turned in some
bplliant running early in the ball
against the Pirates, but he
saw very little service in the later
stages of the battle, and many
fans were wishing for more of his
running, it is worth noting, too,
Joe topped all the Christian
baciis in rushing yardage in last
Mlurday’s close battle with Little
(Jesk.
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students and fans were
MPPy to see CarroU Reid back
in the defensive backfield against
ae Little Creek eleven. “'C. I.”
his friends) is a senior this year
® is possibly the fastest man on
® squad, as shown by his bril-
returns of kicks and pass in-
««ptions early last season. He
um I this fall
in * Saturday, when he went
3t safety and intercepted two
passes and
•'■y fumbles.
recovered two
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■fred “Spec” Male, sophomore
“‘eld performer for the Chris-
of action for the
• four weeks with a broken
thp Male sustained
- injury prior to the East Car-
^ game but the extent of the
not determined until
'4 p- ^ performed against
f i-irates. ‘'Who said that old
r try is gone?"
'•■ei' notice the striking rosem-
between two sports per
sonalities? Happened to be out
on the practice field one day when
the boys wore game jersies for
their pictures and all of a sudden
1 spotted Charlie Justice—right
I'ere at Elon. At least I thought
I had. until with a closer check
I discovered it was Frank Waff
Frank even wears that famous
Mumber 22. Thought I needed to
change my glasses but better
still, take a close look for your
selves at the Catawba game.
When Charlie Atkins was be
ing helped from the field during
the skirmish with the Pirates,
one young lady seated near me
gasped. “Oh no, it can t be Home
Ec Charlie.” Could be that this
rugged guard is tearing to cook
up trouble for the opposition.
Certainly was a fine feeling to
witness our own band playing at
the Home Coming game. Just
like salt and pepper, so it is with
football and a band. Along with
these mix a group of loyal root
ing supporters and no doubt
you’ll have tlie students here at
Elon. 1 must say that the school
spirit has shown improvement,
and that’s what we need. Not
only in football, but throughout
the seasons, let’s give all our teams
a boost by being present at the
games and letting them know that
we’re behind them all the way.
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The fine weather we’ve been
having has brought out the base
ball fiends. At least in front of
Oak Lodge exery day around one
o’clock you’ll find Bob Stewart.
Scott Quakenbush, Ben Kendall
and most of the Lodge indulging
in batting practice. Forgot to
mention that it’s only a rubber
ball they’re using, so it's safe for
the pedestrians that are passing.
A passing thought to the many
and few
A winning season all depends
on you
So strike up the band and give
out a cheer
For you know my friends, this
is Elon’s year.
VARSITY CAGE PRACTICE
STARTS IN ALUMNI GYM
Varsity cage practice for the
Fighting Christian basketball
squad got underway in Alumni
Memorial Gymnasium on Monday
afternoon of this week, when
Coach Doc Mathis called his vet
eran ball tossers to report for their
initial workouts.
Coach Mathis has nine letter-
men back from last year’s power
ful squad, which tied with Appa
lachian for the regular season
championship of the North State
Conference and then went on to
win the Carolinas NAIB title and
represent North and South Caro
lina in the national NAIB tour
ney at Kansas City.
The nine lettermen who are
back for the 1952-53 squad include
Ben Kendall. Jack Mitchell. Husky
Hall and Ned Gauldin, forwards:
Oee Atkinson, center: and Jack
Musten, Billy Hawkins, Scott
Quakenbush and Ronnie McIntyre,
guards. Five lettermen were lost
from last year’s squad, including
Don Haithcox, Nelvin Cooper,
Dave Mondy. Larry Gaither and
Billy Rakes.
Ten other cagers. including four
of last year’s reserves, four trans
fer students and two freshmen,
were asked to report with the var
sity group. The last year’s re-
ierves reporting included Don
Packard, Dave Maddox, Woody
Stoffel and Wade Garrett.
Transfer students include .Tack
Mallory, who played two seasons
at Lynchburg College: Bob Bur
gess. former Burlington High cen
ter, who entered Wake Forest and
then came here last Thanksgiving:
Moss Becroft, junior college prod
uct from Tennessee Wesleyan: and
Red McDaniel, from Campbell
•Junior College. The two fresh
men in this group are Ray Whit
ley, of Winston-Salem Gray; and
Clay Brown, of Mt. Sterling, Ky.
These two freshmen had been
vorking for several weeks with a
?roup of more than twenty first-
year men, who practiced under
he direction of Nelvin Cooper.
Cooper, who played out his eligi-
jility last year, is back in school
ind will coach the junior var-
aty.
Other freshmen, most of whom
vlll remain with the Jay-Vees for
he present, include Russell Mc-
jee, of Franklin, Va.; Bill Arm-
ield, of Leaksville; Bobby Greene,
ELON WILL INVADE
CULLOWHEE NOV. 1
The Catawba game this week
end ends a tbree-wrek home
stand for the Elon Christians,
and the Maroon and Gold grid-
men will invade Cullowhee on
Saturday, November 1st, to en
gage the Western Carolina Cat
amounts in their home lair.
The Christians defeated West
ern Carolina handily last year
by a 23 to 0 margin in a game
played at Reidsville. but Elon
had to stave off a rally two
years ago to lick the Catamounts
25 to 19 at Cullowhee. A tough
battle is expected in next week’s
mountain invasion.
of Monticello; Glenn Walker, of
Plaesant Grove: Billy Ginn, of
Charleston, S. C.: Bobby Rice, of
Bujington: N|jrman Fields, of
Ramseur: Jimmy Smith, of Mount
Pleasant. S. C.: Joe Slielton, ot
Gretna, Va.: James Jernigan, of
Godwin: Robert Westerman, of
Clifton Forge, Va.; Hugh Citty, of
Reidsville: Archie Wheeler, of
Rankin; Ronnie Smith, of Bur
lington; and Jimmy Dalton, of
Chatham, Va.
The Elon basketball schedule
for both varsity and Jay-Vee
squads is still incomplete, and
Coach Mathis will announce the
season card in the near future.
DAY GIRLS PACING
VOLLEY BALL RACE
A strong team of Day Student
girls Is pacing the race for the
campus volley ball champion
ship in a league, which is oper
ating under the direction of Miss
Betsy Haley, director of the wo-
nten’s physical education pro
gram.
The Day Student la.ssies
chalked two straight win.-!
through last week and held a
full game lead on the Delta Up-
silon Kappa girls, who had won
one and lost one. Other teams
in action are from Second Floor
West and Third Floor West, each
having dropped one game.
competition on the part of the
players nor more interest in the
part of fans.
That first game back in 1928
was one of the close ones, with
Cataw'ba winning the initial vic
tory by a 13 to 12 score, but Elon
got sweet revenge the following
year when the Christians rolled to
victory 26 to 7 in the 1929 con
test. There was no game in 1930,
and Catawba copped the 1931 bat
tle 38 to 0, after which another
lapse occurred that saw no more
games played until 1934, when
the Christians and Indians bat
tled to scoreless tie.
The following year introduced
a series of three Elon victories in
a row, with the Christians winning
i2 to 0 in 1935, 33 to 13 in 1936
and .?2 to 2 in 1937. The teams
played turn-about for the next
tour years, alternating victories
from year to year. Catawba won
the 1938 encounter 20 to 6, Elon
took the 1939 battle by a 7 to 0
margin. Catawba grabbed the vie-,
tory by 13 to 0 in 1940, and Elon
captured a thriller in 1941 by an
8 to 7 margin to clinch the last
North State Conference title to be
won by an Elon team.
There was a break in the series
during World War II, when Elon
discontinued football for the dur
ation of the war. Once hostilities
ceased on the warfronts, the riv
alry was resumed, and Catawba
moved ahead by grabbing three
victories in a row. The Indians
tolled over Elon 40 to 0 in 194G,
38 to 0 in 1947 and 35 to 0 in
1948.
Since that time tha tide has
turned, however, and Elon has
once more chalked three wins in
a row, winning by a score of 20
to 14 in 1949, taking a 26 to 12
victory in 1950 and capturing a
thrilling 21 to 14 battle at Salis-
bifry last year.
The game this coming weekend
finds the Fighting Christians bat
tling for their fourth win in a
row, a feat which would establish
a series record for most consecu
tive victories. However, the In
dians have been showing steady
improvement since losing their
first game by a top-heavy margin,
and the Redinen will invade Bur
lington Stadium witli high hopes
of breaking Elon’s modern victory
streak.
Saturday
East Carolina Defeats
Elon Gridders 25 To 9
East Carolina, wWch had not
beaten an Elon College football
team for six years, added a sour
note to Elon's home-coming fe:
tivities by surging from behind in
the last half to down the Fight
ing Christians 25-9 in the Ma
I'oon and Gold “Home Coming’
battle, played before 2,500 spec
tators at Memorial Stadium on
October 11th.
Elon started the scoring in the
first quarter. A sustained drive
which started on the East Caro
lina 44 bogged down on the East
Carolina three when the first oi
six Elon fumbles was recovered by
the Pirates. On the first play. Joe
Widdifield broke through the Pir
ate line and tossed halfback Paul
Gay in the East Carolina end
zone for a safety and a 2-0 lead
for Elon.
Elon’s only touchdown came in
the second quarter. After an ex
change of punts Elon was in pos
session of the ball on East Caro
lina's 32-yard line. Lou Rochelli.
Elon’s offensive star of the game,
faded back and pitched to John
Platt, who literally snatched the
ball from the hands of halfback
Teddy Barnes on the ten and
raced into the end zone for the
touchdown. Gattis’ conversion
was good, and Elon led 9-0.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Elon East Carolina
18 First Downs 8
200 Net Yards Rushing 40
23 Passes Attempted 18
9 Passes Completed 7
111 Net Passing Yardage 186
311 Total Yards Scrimmage 226
1 Opp. Passes Intercepted 2
20 Runback Intercep’d Passes 41
5 Number Punts 7
33.G Yds Runback All Kicks 49
6 Fumbles Lost 2
25- Total Yds. Penalties 95
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At this time it seemed that
Elon’s Home Coming was to be a
joyous One, but freshman quar
terback Dick Cherry, of East
Carolina, had other ideas in mind.
Starting on their own 29, and
spearheaded by Cherry, the Pir
ates went all the way for a touch
down. Cherry ran for 15, passed
to Hodges for 13, passed -to
Dwight Shoe for 31, and finally to
Hodges for 9 and the touchdown.
The try for the extra point failed,
and E.C.C. trailed 9-6.
After the halftime intermis.sion
East Carolina was a different
team. The first time the Pirates
got possession of the ball they
drove 43 yards for their second
touchdown. A first down brought
the ball to the Elon 32. Tlien
Sandy Siler’s pass to Benzie was
Elon Football
Elon 0, Norfolk Navy 0.
Elon 0. Wofford 20.
Elon 13, Appalachian 7.
Elon 9, East Carolina 25.
Elon 28, Little Creek 28.
(Remaining Games)
Oct. 25—Catawba, home.
Nov.l —W.C.T.C., away.
Nov. 8—Newberry, away.
Nov. 15—Len. Rhyne, home.
Nov. 27—Guilford, Reidsville.
good to the Elon two, where King
plunged for the touchdown. Gris
som’s kick was no good, but the
Pirates led 12 to 9. * -Tipi-f
The Fighting Christians started
drive from their own 20 which
ended inches away from the Pir
ate end zone, and Elon’s failure to
score at this time was probably
the turning point of the game.
With a first down and three yards
to pay dirt, the Christians were
unable to break through a .stub
born East Carolina forward wall.
The Pirates, scored their third
touchdown early in the fourth
quarter. Rochelli punted out on
the East Carolina 13. Gay picked
up one. a Cherry pass was incom-
p.\'te, and then the freshman
flash from Washington faded back
and threw to Paul Gay, who took
the ball on the E.C.C. 45 and
outraced the last Elon defender
all the way to score. Grissom
again failed to convert and thi.
score was 18 to 9.
East Carolina racked up her last
touchdown after Moss fuintiVed on
the Elon 24. Elon wa-; venalized
to the 19, and Cheriy went 19
yards on a perfectly executed boot
leg play. GrLssom converted, and
the score read 25-9.
Six fumbles paved the way for
the Pirate return from the depths.
Elon threatened no fewer than
half a dozen times with only one
threat producing a touchdown.
Even in defeat we had our stars.
Lou Rochelli’s combined aerial
and ground offensive accounted
for 162 yards of the 311 net yard
age gained by Elon. He complet
ed 8 out of 16 pa.sses for 99 yards
and ran for 63 yards. Joe Parker,
playing from out of the wingback
slot averaged 7.8 yards per try.
On defense Joe Widdifield, Joe
Durso, Nat Burwell, and Jack
Christy played outstanding games.