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■r^sday, April MAROpfJ ANP GOLD PAGE THRFJ Elon Diamond Squad Has Three Straight Shutout Wins ^eid Paces ffon Team l„ BaUing SENIOR (lUTFIELDEIiS ARE CO-CAPTAINS OF CHRISTIAN BASEBAU. TEAM Carroll Reid, senior outfielder | one o£ the two co-captains of ! j Elon College baseball squad, is ^ »«i„» the batting pace for the j players on the Fighting .jiistian diamond squad after y'first three games of the 1953 ■-,en although one of the re- was hitting for a perfect 000 percentage in fewer times the p'lte. Re,|l, wh.' led the Christian aseuilers in batting last season ith a lofty -^^9 average, stepped I 1 the front in the three battles : l,ich the Eton nine won by shut- i’ts over Williams, Wesleyan and : ihio University during the first j eek of the new diamond cam- :ign The lanky lad from Union- illc, Va., had hammered out seven in fourteen trips for a .500 ferage in the three games against ortliern foes. Eight beiiind an5 standing out the long-distance slugging race a>. Jimmy Dalton, little second- i.j,-. who i'.>civeted three iicuie- -"v:r :he >ie!d wall and added of : ...^lei ill eleven trips account for a .455 percentage, jlton sm.K’kt’d uut two rou.’.d- ippers in Elon's 3 to 0 victory er tile Ohio University Bjbcat.i. Four other Elon regulars were lling m the magic three hundred rackets for the games played week. Bobby Stewart and on Packard, both of them letter- cii from last year, were knotted third place with .364 per- ntages, while Bobby Jones, soph- more catcher, was hitting .333; Jack Musten, senior out- flder. had an even .300 average. The leadership in the other de- rlments of play was divided ’.on| five different players, with 0 or more of the Christians ;d for some of the honors The all-important runs-batted- showed Jack IVIusten inng driven four markers home. ;id and Packard each smacked it a double in the three games ^t week, and Alton Myers led in iples as a result of a three-play !«h in his pinch hitter role. i.'roU Reid led in stolen bases Three sophomore pitchers, all ffhom lettered as freshmen a >r ago. placed in the games oa column last week. The win- ■ag pitchers were Charlie Swice- Luther Conger and Sherrill >11. with Hall the only one to go e full nine-inning route in the lening battles. The complete statistical record rough the Ohio University game 'pril 2nd was as follows: offlemyer . eid i'ers -Danie! iiton ‘‘«'''art , actard ones lusten “ompson . Mgston Mger *'icegood ireea 'erry iackie 'artis 10 1 1.000 14 3 7 .500 2 2 1 .500 2 0 1 .500 11 5 5 .455 11 3 4 .364 11 0 4 .364 6 12 .333 10 2 3 .300 12 5 2 .167 12 1 2 .167 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 - - 000 1 0 0 .000 107 22 32 .299 ?? Total .... Qi 0 19 1 ?5> BATTED IN - Musten , 3, Dalton 3. Packard 3, aniel 2, Langston 2, Jones 1, ^'Wart 1, base • cr - Reid 1, Packard 1.THREE hits — •I'NS “■'SES _ (Carroll Reid Leadei'S of tHe Elon College baseball squad for the 1953 son are a pair of hard-hitting "cnior outfielders, wivo are pic tured here. Carroll Keid (left), of ITnloiiville, Va., and JacK ^susteii (right), of KeniersviUe, were chosen recently by vote of their teammates as the co captains of the Fighting Christ ians. Carroll Reid, who is playing his fourth and final season as a legutar in the Elon outfield, was the hatting leader for the Maroon and Gold nine last spring, when he batted for a lofty ,1*49 percentage. Reid, one of the best basc-iunners in the ,^orth State Conference, also paced the Christians on the base paths with 22 pilfered sacks Jack i\lusten« who came to Elon la;>t year after two bril liant seasons with the Wingate Junor College nine, stepped into a regular position at ouce as a catcher, but lie was shifted to the outfield in mid-season and finished the 1953 campaign as oiTc of the top outfielders in the Conference. He baited .307 and hit four homers last seas(m. Both the Christian captains arc away to a fine start on the 1953 season. Reid is banging the ball for an even .500 per centage and once more is lead ing the squad in stolen bases. Musten, vJio is hitting for a ..“^dO average, has turned in some biklliant fielding exploits V m§ Jack iVIusleii SEEING SPORTS ELON BASEBALLEKS OF 1953 with GARY SEARS Myers 1. HOME Dalton 3. STOLEN Reid 3, Thompson 2, 1- base on balls - ““Ber 5, ^wicegood 2, Mackie 2 1. Hall 1, STRRIKE OUTS ' Conger 7, Hall 7, MaCkie 4, -°?ood 2. Curtis 2. HITS ' 5 in 9; off Mackie, 2 in ® Svvicegood, 2 in 5; off . 2 in 5; off Curtis. 1 in 4. -EMS won — Swicegood 1, '■"Sw 1, Hall 1. Ever been out in U-a-iger:'., ::ay at hoine, or at th3 .jeacli or just anywhere a>id asked vhere do you go to school. When /our reply comes out a.s Elon then jossibly there's an “Oh, that little jcbool.” And right away 1 say ‘Yeah, and I'm proud of it.” Sure A-e're a small compact group of students but we’ve a right to be prcud of Elon. Not only from the tandpoint of athletics but also .'rom the scholastic side of things a.= well. I know this is supposed to Be a sports column and 1 11 get down to that subject in a few para graphs but for the time being there are a few facts that I'd like io enlighten tiie student body about. First of all we're a church sup ported college which sliould put us behind in the amount of money that we could spend on athletic icholarships. For this reason po.i- iibly our athletic tearns should 'e no better than possibly some jf the teams of Junior Colleges .n this area. However you'll find '".rough past and present records of our teams that we’ve been able to keepup with the best of col leges. That alone .should put us n a select group. Boy, we’re just Loaded with room for school pride Not only do our teams stay with ‘he best in our own conference (jut in some sports we 11 give tin ijest of them trouble. 1 guess I should by now give you little verification of what 1 mean. Let’s face it. This Elon baseball team of ours is red hot To date vie had played three games and not a run had been icored on us. We whitewashed Wil liams College, Wesleyan, and mighty Ohio University. Take a look at the number of students enrolled in any of those schools and you’ll find that we have the smallest enrollment. This is an other fact that should put us in a select group. I'm here to teli you that those students who complain about us being small just don't know what they’re missing. Our Fighting Christian nine can stand up with crowd of the best in the slate. Pcrliaps its Mie best in the slate if one can depend upon comparative scores. After we blanked Williams 3 to J, die New England nine went on. lo defeat both Davidson and Duke by Decisive scores. After we shut out W'esleyan 16 to 0., the Wes leyan outfit went on and whippea Davidson, and Ohio Universitj iQOk a 3 to 0 whitewash liere anc then wliipped N. C. State at Kal- eigh. When Elon shows players like— Gosh, I could name individuals, ,ut it wouldn't be fair—All of hem look gi-eat. Why Coach Mal lory has boys sitting on the bench that could play at almost any other school in the state. There's Larry Doffleinyer, Alton Myers, Hob Rogers and others. Sure, they’re all good, but rules are rules, and we can use only nine men on the field at one time You sea some of ..hese ‘Wise- Tohnny’s" that go to big schools could really use boys like Jimmy Dalton, Co-Capt. Carroll Reid, Don Packard and Co-Capt. Jack Musten. In these four boys alone we have potentially four of the steadiest all-round performers in our conference as well as the state. Bobby Jones, a vastly improved Sophomore catcher is a real hust ler and deserves a lot of credit for our early victories. Maybe I’m all wrong about a ;,mall school, but I doubt it. Maybe Its ju.4 that after seeing that ;ame played against Ohio U. that I'm a little overwhelmed at Uie brand of baseball these Fighting Christians play, but to tell you the truth I believe that we re great and are due for a championship year. The fielding gems, the liit- ting the pitching and the all- around play of the squad - Yes sir. I'm mighty proud to say that I go to Elon and you should be too. How often have all of us heard the expression that athletes are all brawn and no brain. Too nu merous to mention I suppose. We have at Elon a real exception in (Continued on Page Four) With the Elon College baseball season already in full swing, the .student supporters of the Fighting Chri.stian diamond squad will be interested in a brief round-up of information regard ing members of the 1953 varsity squad, which is making a bid to recover the North State Confer ence title that was lost last season after the Cliristians had paccd the loop for three years. Coach Jim Mallory has fourteen lettermen back this spring from the squad which won 12 out of 15 Conference games during the regular sea.son la.st Spring. The team clinched the title in the eastern division of the Conference and later dropped tlie loop crown to I-enoir Hhyne. Thumbnail sketches of the more than two dozen members of the 1953 Christian .squad, as listed by Coach Mallory himself, and grouped according to positions follow: CATCHERS BOBBY JONE.S — A sophomore etterinan who came to Elon from VIonticello High School and earn 'd a regular post as a freshman, tie stands 5 feet 9 inches. Bats ind throws right-handed. E. B. McDANIEL — First year ni Elon squad. Hails from Kin- iton and tran.sferred this year rom Campbell Junior College. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall. Bats ind throws right-handed. HOMER HOBGOOD — A fresh man from Oxford. Is G feet tall. Bats and throws right-handed. ?aces tough competition this year, but may develop. PITCHERS LUTHER CONGER — A sopho- moie letterman from Scotts. Did Baseball Schedule Elon 3, Williams 0. Elon 16, We.sleyan 0. Elon 3, Ohio Univ. 0. Elou 2, Reid.sville 6 (Remaining Games) April 7—Wake Forest, home. April 8—Wake Forest, horae. April 10—East Carolina, away April 11—A.C.C., away. April 13—Guilford, home. April 15—Guilford, away. April 18—A.C.C., home (DH). April 20—High Point, away. April 22—East Carolina, away. April 23—A.C.C., away. April 28—Guilford, away. April 30—iVlcCrary, away. May 1—High Point, horae. May 6—High Point, away. ■May 8—East Carolina, home. May 9—East Carolina, horae. May 11—Guilford, home. May 12—High Point, home. May 14-16—Conference Tourney. some nice pitching lasl year, bui was troubled by wildness as a freshman. Stands 6 feet 2 inches. Bats and throws righl-handed. SHERRILL HALL — Another sophomore letter pitcher from King, who was handicapped by an injui’y in late season la.sl spring. Is 6 feet 2 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. RICHARD SMITH — A sopho more from Lexington who let tered as a freshman pitcher lasl pring. He is 6 feet tall. Bats and throws right-handed. Also plays tackle in football. CHARLIE SWICEGOOD — A sophomore southpaw hurler who won letter la.st year. Hails from Lexington. Is 5 feet 11 inches tall. Bats and throws left-handed. RONNIE McINTYRE — Another sophomore pitcher from BurUng- ton, who saw some relief duty last year but failed to win a letter. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. Has let tered two years in ba.sketball. GENE CURTIS — A slender fre.hinan right-hander from Elon College High. Stands 5 feet 11 indies tall.. Bats and throws right- handed. ARTHUR MACKIE — Fir.st-year pitcher from Cbcoa, Fla. Stands 5 feet 9 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. LARRY SUMMERS — Fresh man sophomore from Monticcllo High. Is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Bats and throws left-handed. BOBBY FREEMAN — Another freshman left-hander from Troy Is 5 feet 9 inches tall. Bats and throws left-handed. Iigh. Is 6 feet 2 inches tail. Bats ind throws left-handed. Was a regular at first last spring. CARTON LANGSTON — Junior college transfer from Wingate lunior College, who calls Tim- monsville, S. C., his home. Stand* 3 feet tall. Bats left and throws right. SECOND BA.SE ■Vv Varsity Nine Begins Year In Fine Style DiNplaying pI-L*n(y of power at '.:ie i)late and an air-tight defense iriehl, the Klon College Christ ians broke away lo a terrific start n Iheir 1953 baseiiall campaign 'y clialking three succe.s.sive shul- iit victories over strong opposi- iii)nfiom New England and the Mid-We.st. Coach Jim Mallory’s boys open- dthe new c.iinpaiyn by defeat ing the Williams College outfit fi'otn .Mas.sachusetts by a 3 lo 0 niarf :i on Monday, March 30th, .ir.d ihey added a Iti lo 0 win over Wesleyan College of Connecticut ind 3 to 0 win over tlie Ohio Uni versity Bobcats t(i wind up the first week's activities. EI.ON 3, WILLIAM.S 0 The Elon baseball squad broke away to a winning start on its 19,53 baseball sea.son by defeating j the Williams College nine from ’ Massachusetts 3 lo 0 in Ihe. open er here on Monday, March 30lh. Jimmy Dalton, brilliant soph omore second baseman set the Christians away in front in the .irs! inning with a booming hcnier over the left-Cield wall. The circuit smash came willi two away in the fir.st. Klon added single runs in the second and fourth. Three succes sive singles by Bobby Stewart, Don Packard and Bobby Jones counted a marker in the second, and the final markers scored in Ihe fourth on a pair of errors and a fielder’s choice. Charlie Swicegood and Arthur Vlackie combined on the mound for a four-hit pitching job, each aurler allowing two hits. Bobby Stewart and Don Packard topped lie Elon hilting with two safeties ipiece. r h e ’,Villiams 000 000 000 0 4 2 Elon no 100 00 3 7 2 Puffer, Beard and DePopolo; Swicegood, Mackie and Jones. FIRST BASE GENE LAUGHLIN — A junioi letterman from Greensboro, who played high school ball at Sumner JIMMY DALTON — A sopho more letterman from Chatham. Va., who broke in as a regular nid earned All-Conference rating IS freshman la.st spring. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Bats and throws I ight.'handed. Hits with terrific power. AL CARMICHAEL — A fresh man from Asheboro. Stands : feet 8 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. SHORTSTOP NICK THOMPSON — A fresh man from Burlington, who has 'bowed flashy form in early games He is 5 feet 8 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. BILLY BARR — Another fresh man sliortstoi). Hails from King. Is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Bats and throws right-handed. NORMAN FIELDS — Also a freshman shortstop from Ram.seur. Is 6 feet tall. Bats left and throws right. THIRD BASE BOBBY STEWART — A junior letterman. who has been a regu lar center fielder for two seasons Shifted to third by Coach Mal lory. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall. Bats left and throws right. HENRY PERRY — A sopho more from Burlington, who let tered at third as a freshman last 'Continued on Page Four) ELON 16, WESLEYAN 0 Tlie Christian diamond squad chalked its second successive shut- nit of the season when it blanked the Wesleyan College squad IG lo ) on Wedne.sday afternoon, April 1st, with Ihe Maroon and Gold jatters unleashing a 15-hit bar rage to back up a three-hit pilch- ng performance. The Elon nine started fast, with Nick Thompson and Carroll Reid scoring in the fir.st inning on a walk and two singles, but the big rally came in the fifth when thir teen Elon batters went to the plate and fade six singles, a double, a walk and three errors count for nine runs. Carroll Reid, veteran Elon out fielder, led the Chri.stians at bat with five singles in five trips. Reid also .stole three bases to run his total for the season to four. He counted 22 stolen sacks lasl year and is shooting for a new record this season. The Elon outfit also tunied in 3 perfect day in the field, with Bobby Stewart, Jimmy Dalton and Gene Laughlin collaborating on a beautiful double play in the sev enth. r h e Wesleyan . 000 000 000 0 3 4 Elon 200 092 30x 16 15 0 Miller, Aker and May; Conger, Curtis and Jones, McDaniel. ELON 3, OHIO 0 The third successive shutout victory came on Thursday, April 2nd, when the Fighting Christians defeated the Ohio Univer.sily nine 3 to 0 here. It was only the sec ond time in a long series that the Christians had defeated the Bob cats, who are an outstanding threat each year in the strong Mid-America Conference. The battle with the Bobcats was scoreless for four innings, but Jimmy Dalton sent the Chri.stians (o the front with a rocketing (Continued On Page Four)
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