North Carolina Newspapers

Wednesday. December 17, 1952 MAROON AND GOLB ^. SEEING SPORTS ivitth GARY SEARS PAGE THUEl Tournament Title Won In Extra Period . (Kins Football has faded out of A), national sports picture with £. exception of bowl games, and ^•e at Elon football gear has packed away. Basketball has in with a bang and the spirit life, certainly hit the campus. Up to this writing the Fighting Chris tians have failed to taste defeat. by Ben K.eadall, Jacls; Malloy, a'nd Dee Atkinson, the team shows grtat possibility as a conference championship contender. I've seen quite a few high scoring forward combinations, but in my estima tion .Malloy and Kendall can be classified right at the top. (Sure it's early in the season to ^iike any prediftions. but why jhouldn’t we boast a little. At center we have Dee Atkinson, a vastly improved sophomore, and if early game scoring can be an Indicator—we’ll have three consist- an' double-figure scorers. At the *1 u'cis we have Capt. Billy llaw- kirs and Jack Musten, two very (Ip r -)le floor men and play- in "rs. Capt. ilawkins is known m;.inly for his ball handling abil- wliile Muiten with his long set aiot; is sure to confuse tiie oppos- defense. Along with these five, in the first line of substitu tions, we have Scott Quakenbush, se’iior guard, and Ronnie McIn tyre. another soph. It’s early in the season but the ball rolling, and when the season is over we predict that the Elon Christians Will have had a large part in de- the conference champion- lip. ♦ * * jjust as the football squad closed its season on Thanksgiving Day, » did some of the desires of the team members to play football that day. And why should the team v.ant to get out and hustle on Turkey Day? School Spirit? jSut let's take a look at the foot ball team's predicament. Exams fco’an on Monday and ran through BPlil Wednesday noon. A large iority of students had depart- M for home by late Tuesday night. tB; early Wednesday morning the ^ .’pus was like “ghost town, " sa^e for the football squad. Prac- that afternoon, then the big P 13 the next day with the Quak es While the same majority that tad gone home were enjoying tur- kej and the trimmings our foot ball squad was here, subjected to Hlp^h Pointy Elon QiiiiitH W^in Openers The Elon Chri.?tian.s and High [ Point Panthers moved into the! finals of the first annual Pied-: mont Hosiery tournament with well-earned wins over Guilford and Appalachian in first-round battles here last Friday night. The Christians defi^-d a fight ing Guilford Quaker five 63 to 48 in the opening game on Fri day night by a 63 to 48 margin, while the Panthers swept Appa lachian aside by a ten-point mar gin in an 80 to 70 victory. Elon’s ‘'Thref", Musketeers,” Kendall, Atkinson and Malloy, were the scoring leaders as the Christians moved ahead in the second period and then stretched that lead to a 15-point margin ever the Guilford five. Kendall and Atkinson each hit 11 points,, while Malloy chipped in 10 mark- j gridders were named to the All-:,ers. Bob Shoaf topped Guilford food of “Ye oide mess hall;” lack of support at the football game and^in general “not up" for the contest. My proposal — why not play Guilford on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in order to give the football team the opportunity of being with their families for the_, holiday. We would probably real ize lust as many gate receipts from a Saturday game as from a game cn Thanksgiving Day. Hope that the athletic council will see the side of the football squad and be able to work out the earlier date for our annual battle with the Quakers. * » ♦ Congratulations to Co-Capt. Lou Koshelli, Mike Moffo and Co-Capt. ■U Ludwig. These three Christian Conference team. Pi35ardles3 cf that, two boys' that deserved a lot of credit for this season's work were senior end Bill Blackstone, and Joe Par ker, the fast-stepping wingback from Durham. W'e'll miss Black- stone next year, but Parker will be back for what should be a cUniac- tic senior season. • * » To all the football team the sports staff of the Maroon and Gold wants to say. “You were a swell bunch, played the game hard and clean, and in general we were proud of you in victory or defeat.” ♦ * ♦ Intramural basketball season is (Continued On Page Four) ALL-TOURNAMENT SQUAD IS LISTED • Elon and High Point placed three men each on the ten-raan All-Tournament squad, named by vote of the four coaches in the Piedmont Hosiery meet last weekend. Guilford and Appa lachian each got two men. The all-stars, listed alphabetically by positions, follow: F.—Kendall (Elon). F.—-\Ialloy (Elon). F.—Shoaf (Guilford). F.—Stanley (Appalachian). C.—Alexander (High Point). C.— Atkinson (Elon). G.—Davidson (High Point). G.—Hildebrand (Guilford). G.—Hodges (Appalachian). G.—Moseley (High Point). jwith 19 points. The High Point Panthers were led by Howard Alexander, 260- pound freshman center, dubbed “Humphrey Pennyworth" by the press gallery, who dumped in 29 points in the win over Appalachi an. Bob Campbell, Mountaineer freshman, topped the Appalachian attack with 15 points. (FIRST GAME) Pos.—Elon (63) Guilford (48) F.—Kendall (II) Shoaf (19) F.—Malloy (10) Smith (3) C.—Atkinson (11) —- Woodall (2) G.—Musten (4) Callicutt (8) G.—Hawkins (7)....Hildebrand (11) Half—Elon 29, Guilford 22. Elon subs—Hall (6), Mitchell (3), Gauldin, Maddox (8), McDani els (1), Quakenbush (2), McIntyre. Guilford subs—Schmidt (3), Dick erson, Mikles, Armstrong, Robin son, Osteen, Godfrey. (SECOND GAME Pos.—High Point (80) App. ("0) F.—Lisk (6) Trammell (9) F.—Sykes (4) Stanley (13) C.—Alexander (29) Campbell (15) G.—Davidson (6) Hodges (6) G.—Moseley (20) .. . Holmesley (3) Half—High Point 36, Appalach ian 24. High Point subs— Hicks (10), West, Popp (2), Simpson (1), Thornton, Frazier. Appalachian subs — Sheppard, Brown (I), Welch (3), Phillips (4), Wallace (6), Haithcox (10). ANOTHER ELON BASKET—It’s two more points for the Elon as Dee Atkinson leaps above the pack to push the ball toward the basket in the battle with Guilford last Friday night. In this ac tion shot all five Christian players can be spotted. Jack Malloy (II) and Jack Musten (21) are iu tlie foreground, Ben Kendall (20) is seen between them, watching Atkinson (24) as he goes up with the ball. Cautain Billy Hawkins (5) may be seen in the tar back ground at the right. Guilford players shown are Bob Shoaf, be tween Malloy and Kendall, and Bob Callicutt (13), in left corner. m Elon Sweeps To Five Slraij^hl Wins In Opening New BaskethaJi (^anipaigo The Elon ba.sketeers are away tl'e early periods to clinc’.i the vic- to a victorious start on their 1932- ^ tory.. In Turkey Day Upset Guilford Defeats Elon By 17 To 14 (By MIKE RAUSEO ^The Guilford Quakers, capital- on two 61-yard touchdown ^:ints by little Curt Hege and a *2 yard field goal by Reuben Slade, won their first game of the year by defeating their traditional rivals from Elon 17 to 14 before shivering fans in Reidsville’s P.'Iser Stadium on Thanksgiving r.jlhia marked the second consec- ul'ie upset win for the Quakers O'er Elon and, oddly enough, only ^cir s.;cond win over a two-year Win, both over the Christians. I Curt Hege, a flaming fresh- ran through the Elon Chris- L l^ns like a purple ghost to carry IP' Quakers to the much-coveted ^iclory. However, much credit ® ilue to the rushing of the Guil- ord line, which rendered power- all the afternoon the vaunted pitching arm of Elon's Lou Ro- ahelli. «. score of the game came Jit in less than two minutes. the first kick-off on their ' twenty-four, the Quakers , >rted moving. Hege got ten ^ Sam Shugart went for five on f-teMive plays. On the next •ly Hege found his hole, broke •to the clear, and was off for first of two touchdowns. Reu- ^ Slade converted to give the Jkers an early 7 to 0 lead. HOW IT HAPPENED Elon Guilford 8 First Downs 8 58 . . Net Yards Rushing 183 21 .... Passes Attempted 9 10 Passes Completed 6 199 . Net Yards Pa.ssing 43 1 Opp. Passes Intercepted 4 0 Runback Int. Passes 44 f 8 Number Punts 8 32.5 Ave. Distance Punts 34.S 86 Yds. Runback All Kicks 42 2 Fumbles Lost 2 45 Total Yds. Penalties 45 stalled The Christian offense and sputtered through first half, never penetrating beyond mid- field, except when it came to a timely moment. The Elon attack appeared sluggish, but this was in part due to the do-or-die de fensive play of the victory-hungry Quaker eleven. Time and again when Eloti running plays failed gain, the Quaker linement spilled Rochelli behind the Ime on a - tempted passes. Guilford got her second TD late in the first half. After downmg an Elon punt on her own thirty- nine, Hege was off on the ident - cal play-that scored touchdown. shaking o dozen tacklers and outrunnmg the fast Elon defender for 61 yards to 53 cage season, with five con.secu- tive victories prior to the Pied- mcnl tournament here last week end, and the Christian ball tossers have been scoring at an average of 79.4 points per game in tho-e five early tilts. • F.LON 70, LYNCHBURG 65 The Chritians opened with a 70 to 65 victory over tire Lynchburg Hornets at Lynchburg on Tuesday, December 2nd, riding a 27-poiut -pU'rge in the ScCond quarl:?r to the haU-tiif!e lead. Pos.—Elon (70) Lynchbuig (85) F _MaiIoy (14) Bowles (13) P.—Kendall (23) Bumett (15) C.—Atkinson (15) .... Mitchell (II) G.—Musten (5) ... Howerton (19) G.—Hawkins (3) Sydnor (5) Half—Elon 43, Lynchburg 31. Elon subs—Burgess (9), Quaken bush (1), Hall, Gauldin, Mitchell, Maddox, McIntyre. . Lynchburg subs—Gibson (2), Smith, Woold ridge. ELON 73, VA. TECH 61 Fos.—Elon (73) Va. Tech (61) P.—Malloy (16) Eaton (17) F.—Kendall (16) Routh (3) C.—Atkinson (15) . Matthews (4) G.—Musten (7) Green (9) G.—Hav.'kins (13) . Cantrell (14) Half—Elon 38, Va. Tech 26. Elon sub.s—-Gauldin (1), Bur- .aess (5), Hall, Mitchell, Maddox, Quakenbush, McIntyre. ELON 95, A.C.C. 56 The Maroon and Gold cagers set \ new Elon game scoring mark as t;hey .swamped A.C.C, 95 to 56 in 3 Conference game at Wilson on 'aturday night, Dec. 6th. Pos.—Elon (95) A.C.C. (56) F.—Malloy (17) Peebles (7) F.—Kendall (16) Ferrell (2) C.—Atkinson (17) Whitley (5) G.—Musten (8) Hebbe (19) G.—Hawkins (11) Johnson (3) Elon (^age Caines pay-dirt. Slade again converted, and, the score read 14 to 0 in favor of Guilford. Elon struck back (jU'Ckly. With seconds remaining in the half. Jim Tutterow, on his first play in the game, passed to Gene Willi ams for 41 yards and 21 yards on successive plays to the Guil-o.d four, from wliere Fred BiangarJi; bulled for the touchdown. Goley Gattis’ kick was good, and the half-time score was 14 to 7. , In the final period Billy Gib-: son intercepted a Tutterow pass 00 the Elon thirty and returned to the ten. Three plays failed to gain, and Reuben Slade dropped back and calmly booted the field goal that was to decide the con test. j f ' Elon scored its second and fin al touchdown in the last minute. Tutterow ran for twenty-one when he failed to find a receiver, and on the next play he passed to Mai Bennett, who took the ball on the Guilford seventeen tand raced into the end zone. The play cov ered 48 yards, Gattis again kick ed point, and the score was 17 to 14. Jim Tutterow, Gene Williams and Fred Biangardi stood out for Elon on defense, while the defense showed Luther Barnes and Charlie Atkins playing well for the Chris tians. SlePiiIng into Southern Confer ence competition, the Christians brmped the Virginia Tech Gob blers 73 to 61 here on Thursday night, December 4tli. Again tiie Christians moved out in front in CAGE CAPTAIN BILLY HAWKINS Billy Hawkins, senior guard from Leaksville, is captain of the Christian varsity cagers this year. Transferring to Elon last year after two .seasons at Wingate Jun ior College, Hawkins earned a starting . berth but was sidelined with a broken ankle la.st Janu ary. He is back in his regular post this season and playing steady ball. Half—Elon 46, A.C.C. 27. Elon subs—Hall (4), Mitchell (2), 'Jurgess (13), Maddox (4), Quak- '■nbush (2), McIntyre (I), Gauldin,, V.C.C. subs—Williams (6), IngrS-’ '".am (5), Edgerton (2), Price (7). ELON 76, LYNCHBURG 64 The Christians chalked their second win over Lynchburg by a 76 to 64 margin in a game here C>n Monday night, December 8th.' After training in the first quarter, ilon came back strong to go ■ihead by half-time. ' t*o-^.—Elon (76) Lynohburg (64) F.—Malloy (14) hwwles (7) —Kendall (15) Burnett (13) C.—Atkinson (19) .. Mitchell (19) •G.—^Musten (3) Howerton (II) G.—Hawkins (7) Sydnor (11) Half—Elon 40, Lyncliburg 36. Elon subs—Burgess (7), McIn tyre (1), Hall, Mitchell, Gauldin, Whitley. Lynchburg subs—Gibson (3), Johnson. ELON 81, HIGH POINT Y 69 The Elon five made it five in a row by defeating the High Point Y” outfit 81 to 69 here last Wed- ! nesday night, December lOth. Hitting better than 47 percent on their shots in the fir.st half, the Christians took an early lead and held it. Pos.—Eton (81) High Point Y (69) F.—Malloy (16) Hawks (2) F.—Kendall (15) . Hunsucker (17) C.—Atkinson (14) .... Haithcox (3) G.—Musten (15) Cooper (6) G.—Hawkins (4) Byerly (5) Half—Elon 38, High Point Y 27. Elon subs—Gauldin (2), Hall (4), Burgess (7), Maddox (2), Brown (2), Whitley, Packard. High Point subs— D. Hartley (C), S, Hartley (2), Swartzburg (13), Wat son (8). Eton 70, Lyncliburg 65. Elon 73, Va. Tech 61. Elon 95, A. C. C. 56. Elon 76, Lynchburg 64. Elon 81, High Point Y 69. Elon 63, Guilford 48. Elon 78. High Point 80. Remaining Games Dec. 13—Tournament, here. Dec. 13—Tournament, here. Dec. 15—Presbyterian, away. Dec. 16—Erskine, away. Dec. 30—High Point ‘Y,’ away. Jan. 3—Appalachian, away. Jan. 5—Dupont, here. Jan. 7—4*resbyterian, here. Jan. 10—East Carolina, here. Jan. 13—McCrary, away. Jan. 15—High Point, away. Jan. 17—Catawba, away. Jan. 19—Dupont, here. Jan. 22—McCrary, here. Jan. 24—Lenoir Rhyne, away. Jan, W, C. T. C-, away. Jan. 27—W. C. T. C., away. Jail. ?9-.-Ersklne, here. Jan. 31—Catawba, Jiere. Feb. 4—Appalachian, here. Feb. 7—Guilford, away. Feb. II—High Point, here. Feb. 14—East Carolina, away. Feb. 16—A. C. C., here. Feb. 18—Lenoir Rhyne, here. Feb. 21—Guilford, here. Panther Five Defeats FA on Capers 80-78 The High Point Panthers clinched the championship of the Piedmont Hosiery Tournament last Saturday night with a thrill ing 80 to 78 overtime victory over '.he Elon Christians. The score was knotted at 73-all at the end •jf the regular game. Elon moved to a 41-31 lead at half-time, but the Christians ran "cold" in the third quarter as High Point got "hot” and moved jiiead 56-50 by the three-quarter mark. Elon came back and knot ted the count in the fourth quar- ier as Ronnie McIntyre sank two fouls with four seconds left on the clock. The Christians gained a 4-point !ad in overtime on buckets by ^.auldin and Kendall, but the Panthors came back. Sonny Thornton, sub guard, hit a foul to ie at 78-all at the 25-second mark ind then hit a push for the win ning points with ten seconds left. Guilford avenged an earlier loss .0 Appalachian by winning the Saturday consolation game 66-61 lO clinch third place in the four- eam tournament. (CONSOL.\TION GAME) Pos.—Guilford (66) App’chian (61) Shoaf (22) Trammell (13) Smith (2) Stanley (10) C.—Schmidt (15) .. Campbell (6) G.—Calilcutt (12) ... Hodges (11) G.—Hildebrand (9) Holmesley (12) Half—Appulacihan 34, Guilford 29. Guilford subs—Robin,?on (6). Appalachian—Brown, Welch, Phil lips (1), Wallace (2), Haithcox (3), Blackburn (3). (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME) Pos.—High Point (80) Elon (78) F.—Lisk (5) Kendall (21) F.—Sykes (19) . , Malloy (15) C.—Alexander (15) Atkinson (17) G.—Davidson (8) Musten (7) G.—Moseley (19) . Hawkins (3) Half—Elon 41, High Point 31. Regular game—Tied 73-all. High Point suWs—Hicks (11), West, Wessler, Popp,' Simp.son, Thornton (3), Frazier. Elon subs •Gauldin ;2), Maddox (71,, Mc Daniels, Quakenbush (3), McIntyre (3). Iiitraiiiural Cagers Play In Two Loops The Intramural Council met December 1st to plan the new campus cage season, and the group decided at that time to sponsor two separate leagues so more boys could participate. The two leagues are classified us “A" and “AA”, but the calibre of basketball in each of the two loops will be about equal. Each league includes four teams, each scheduled to play eight games. . At the conclusion of regular .sea son play the two top teams in each league will compete in a tourna ment to decide the campus cham pions. In early games Sigma Phi AA and Oak-Carlton are deadlock ed in tlie “AA” league, while Sig ma Phi A and Vets Apartment- South are top contenders in the “A” loop. The four teams in the “AA” league are Sigma Phi AA, Oak- Cjirlton, Day Students and North Dorm, while those in the “A” league are Sigma Phi A, North A, Vets Apartments-South and Kappa Psi-Alpha Pi. - All'North State • / Grid Squad Lists Three Elon Stars The Elon football squad, which salvaged only three wins and a tie put of a disastrous and injury- ridden season, placed three men on the All-Conference squad, which was picked by vote of the seven North State grid coaches. Elon’s two co-captains, Lou Rochelli, and Al Ludwig, along with Mike Moffo, steady senior center, were the three Fighting Christian gridders honored with positions on the 22-man squad. Rochelli and Moffo were repeaters ftom the All-Conference team of la.st year, but it was Ludwig's first year on the honor squad. The Lenoir Rhyne Bears, unde feated Conference champions, dominated the All-Conference out fit, placing eight men on the squad, while Elon, East Carolina, Catawba and Appalachian tied for second honors when each won three positions. The Guilford Quakers gained two berths, while Western Carolina failed to place a man. Bill Blackstone, a senior end, who led all Elon pass receivers for the season, and Fred Burnieis- ter, husky senior tackle, who sei-ved as defensive field captain for the Chri.stians, were included in a group of twenty-three Con ference stars who received honor able mention for their 19j2 grid play.