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\vediiesday, May 20, 1953 MAROON AND GOLD PAGE THRh:* / , SEEING SPORTS EASTERN DIVISION BASEBALL CHAMPIONS OF 1953 r*s5s?7-wws' GARY SEARS lust J predicted, the Christ- MliSOR SPORTS GOLF SCHEDULE ■li&l CCT ■■■‘O'-' .-ic:'.!’.-' •jp.D't' '.valJieci away with the Eastern ! ::v;.sion crown in tlie North State 'crfcrenee baseball play. For the ecrnd straight year, the Chrlst- jis posted impressive wins ove;^ ot.: ConTcrence teams in ■ H-id it not been for ^ ; j ., ;J crtd extra-fine play . ,i,.lcs from down at East o’.’r boys would have itiny an unbe:;len Con- 'jccrd. The Pirates upset cart and the Christians iopcs o', an upbeaten record when :.cy iio v;t Elon 6-5 and 12-9 on 1 -jcct'ssive days. These two de- , I 'it the Mallory-men on the i.,t. and it was compulsory that ,, j vin three of their last four j. 'f.s to put a claim on first place llio Eastern Division. The got their three out ot (,v -. iio^wever, and ended up with 1 ( 2 Conference record and a over-all mark. ''hri.stians, one of the fin- ■st ■)::' - ■ !t-')alanced college clubs n ■;: v';n', cams through vvith ; :lcr;; when, they took 'oi:!);s;-;’i;.')ders from Guilford and (V.'nt on straight days. In he l\'a! High Point gams Coaeh lallory had a team composed en- '•y of liis second-stringers and -;c :!;anager. A little more about lie i.i'i-f.-.niiance of the manager ale.’, I;i;t now a biief comment ;t I lie so-called “second-string- j s.' ’"his is in no way a remark r-iiitrniiig the boys who have i.en pbying regularly or about lie coaching, but some of the (ys v.ho performed in that last ,n;);e steraed to show hustle that cue of i;he regulars were begin- l>) lock. At shortstop Alton ■ 'yoi'i looked great and robbed I'l.iDiers of what .seemed to be u/e iut.s Sor.io conciies find it difficult to ct cisou;;!) material, but we were or'.i.i! jti; in having more than 110’,!,,'I t’lis year, and it tui'ned lit that Dwi,*-it Dillon, the foot- wlio acted as manager, ^:e! ill as a left fielder and came P v;th a commendable game. In field Dwight handled two liiiijccs flawlessly and handled a cff the fence like a veteran, iiflt really came in for comment, iwever, was the knock that 'viaiU got. It was a hard hit ball oe.iterfi(eld, which got away loin the centerfielder and en- lii^il Dwight to slide into third asc on the play. Some’s got . . . owe ain’t . . . Elon, we’re loaded, liau'! off to the diamondeers I'll Coach Mallory for a job done. * ♦ * Wl:.!p handing out congratu- 'ito'y leindrks, here’s one for ' use ;,(,ys who participated in the econt North State track meet. 'Jr boys finished in third place, ^hin.l the defending champions "i-T Lenoir Rhyne and High oint. It vvas the second succes- '■'5 ijtle for the Bears from up ti-ckory, but we think that they pu.shed hard to regain the ’>,i-Jin next year. If our boys, •> One week of practice, can ' in tliii’d in the Conference, W'jnJoi' what we could have viUi a couple of dual meets ■ o the year. We would also ' '■> sp'* a little more support 1.1 j .;i(. school in the way of . 'nciit, and w'e believe the would bring home the '^ext year. The majority of ■le ooys wanted track and showed " in the meet, and we just Wiler if the athletic department yvp some financial aid next wr. One final note, and that is Bo .Small deserves a lot of foi- taking the thin-clads !us guidance, as does Mai '■'■'‘1 '.^tt for his interest. * ♦ ♦ '.'he college anglers have been "'!n(» the lake at Moon-Elon a ('•"rough going over, and it seems '’■ft .)nck James, of Fayetteville, come up with the prize catch 'sr. Jack brought in a 22-inch Elon 5 1-2, Ohio U. 21 1-3. Elon 2 1-2, Wake Forest 24 1-2. Elon 3 1-2, East Carolina 23 1- Elon 3, N. C. State 24. Elon 4, East Carolina 23. Elon 10 1-2, nigh Point 7 1-2. Elon e. N. C. State 21. Elon 8 1-2, Guilford 9 1-2. Ekm 10 1-2, High Point 7 1-2. Elon 2 1-2, Carolina JV 24 1-2. Elon I 1-2, Wake Forest 25 12. Elon 5, Guilford 13. TENNIS SCHEDULE Elon 0, N. State 9. Elon 3, W'dke Forest 5. Elon 7, Guilford 0. Elon 0, East Carolina 9. Elon 0, East Carolina 9. Elon 2, High Point 5. Elon 5, Lenoir Rhyne 1. Elon 4, Catawba 3. Elon 3, Wike Forest 6. Elon 2, High Point 5. Elon 0, Carolina JV 9. ELon 7, l enoir Rhyne 0. Elon 7, Catawba 0. Elon 0, N. C. State 9. Elon 6, Guilford 1, Elon 5, Lynchburg 4. Elon 2, C.'^rolina JV 8. Elon 9, Lynchburg 0. ;ue 0-pound 2-ounce bass. Many others 'lave been seen spending these -unny aftenioons down at the lake and all seem to be hoping for :omething along the same line that Jack brought home. Best of luck to the sportsmen who aspire ,0 be stars in fishing. * * * The closi ig of each schpol year causes all of us to look around 7nd see what has been accomp lished, and we find that the intra mural program has really been operated on a well-planned basis this year. The intramural council, working with Don P.Ierrimon and Coach J. L. Pierce, deserves a hearty thanks for a job well done. Still looking for further advance ment, we find that the tennis team has the best record in the recent '.listory of the school, that is with in the conference ranks. The team was in a rebuilding stage this year, and again next year it will be seeking replacements for Sill Blackstone, Lou Rochelli, Bob Peters and Page Painter. Despite this fact, the picture look bright, as two boys who were ineligible this year should give added strength. Another angle that needs com ment is the suport given athletic .veams by the student body this year. The suport has been better this year, and when football sea wn comes let’s have even bigger student representation at the con tests. Let’s all get sarted on the right foot. * * * The Pirates from E.C.C. have given the call For an assistant coach they need this fall. They came to us for Sunny Jim. How we students hate to lose him! He came to us in the year ’48, After being at Burlington where his teams were great. And here at Elon, as coach of eleven and nine. His teams have been nothing short of fine. So, here’s to Sunny Jim as you leave us. Endeared w’ith our faith and always our trust; You’ve served us well, and we know as you go, You’ll always be renvembered by us here at Elo'. ♦ ♦ » Best wishes to all the seniors, and may a good summer be await ing all until we meet again in the fall. The Elon College baseball squad, which chalked up a record of 17 wins in 22 starts during the regular season, winning the eastern division crown and the right to meet Lenoir Rhyne for the Ncrth State Conference title, is shown above. Left to right in the picture, tiie players are as fol- Frort Row—Homer Ilohgood, Arthur Mackie, Bobby Jones, Jack Musten, Jimmy Dalton and I..!ri'5' Summers. Middle Row—Gene Curtis, Bobby Stewart, Don Packard, Nick Thompson. Alton MjT'rs and Larry Dofflemyer. B; ck Row—Luther Conger, Carroll Reid, Carlton Langston, K. B. Mc- Dan.ol, Bobby Creen, Sherrill Hjll, Charlie Swicegood- and Gene Laughlin. EloTi Basehallers CUncU Eastern Division Crotvn Chrisiiaii Tracksters Finisii Third In AiimiaS Conference (linder Meet The power - packed I.enoir Rhyne Bears successfully de fended their North State Confer ence track title, walking off with the cinder event for the second successive ygar in the meet held it High Point on Saturday after noon, May 9th, as they pulled away from the High Point and Elon squads down the stretch. The Bears’ well-balanced squad scored 62 points to win the title while High Point nosed Elon for Second place in a battle that lasted until the final event. High Point had 49 1-2 and Elon 4,'5 1-2 points, while Guilford trailed with 7 points. The championship squad from Lenoir Rhyne offered its stars, but ill had to take a back seat in the individual scoring department to Mai Bennett, sensational Elon freshman, who racked up 22 points while competing in seven events. Bennett scored first in the liigh hurdles, low hurdles and jav- discus, third in the broad jump elin, and added a second in the and fourth in the pole vault and high jump. Bennett set new records in each of the hurdles marks. He ran the high hurdles in 15.4 seconds to held by Moretz, of i^enoir Rhyiie; and he set tl>e low hurdle mark .at 27.4 seconds, exactly five tenths second better than the old record of 27.9 set by Small, of Guilford, n 1951. Lenoir Rhyne also set two raarks, Gene Robinson loweii'ing lis own century mark to 9.9 .sec onds, while Pless leaped 10 feei I 1-2 inches in the pole vault for I new record. Bobby Green and Paul Watts, wo other sneedy Elon freshmen, added two other fir't places for he Christians. Both were bor- owed from the baseball squad for he day, with Green taking the 440 yard dash and Watts copping the half-mile. Green also added > second in the broad jump, and Watts was fourth in the hundred The summary of the Conference meet follows: 100-yard dash: G. Robinson (Lenoir Rhyne), J. Robinson (Len oir Rhyne), Gilbert (Lenoir Rhyne), Watts (Elon). Time: 9.9 seconds. (New record). 220-yard da.sh:- G. Robinson (Lenoir Rhyne), J. Robinson (Len oir Rhyne), Gilbert (Lenoir Rliyne), Privott (Guilford). Time: 22:5 seconds. 440-yard dash: Green (Elon), •ir Rhyne), Kirby (Elon). Time: 55.6 seconds. 880 yard lun: Watts (Elon), Red- itt (Iligli Point), Beattie (Lenoir Rhyne), Dasher (Lenoir Rhyne). ”ime: 2 minutes 13:5 second.s. Cne-mile run—3eattie (Lenoir Ihyne), Rjdditt (Higli Point). Thornton (Hig.'i Point), Danley Lenoir Rhyne). Time: 5 minutes '.8 seconds. Two-mile run — Danley (Lenoir ihyne), Beattie (Lenoir Rhyne), Cockerham (High Point), Thorn ton (High Point). Time: 12 min utes 28 seconds. 120-yard hurdles — Bennett I Elon), M(jretz (Lenoir Rhyne), Gregg (Elon), Frazier (High Point). Time: 15.4 seconds. (New record). 220 - yard low hurdles: Bennett Elon), Eury (Lenoir Rhyne), Davidson (High Point), Moretz Lenoir Rhyne). Time: 27.4 sec- jnds. (New record). High jump: Davidson (High Point), tie for second by Maddox (Elon) and Moseley (High Point), Benett (Elon). Height: 5 feet 8 inches. Broad jump: Moseley (High Point), Green (Elon), Bennett (Elon), Davidson (High Point). Dis- clip 1.1 second off the old mark j Privott (Guilford), Campbell (Len-1 (Continued on Page Four) NAME ALL-CAMi»US FOR ’53 SOFTBALL Wade Garrett and Don Mer- rimon were named co-captains of the All-Campus softball squad, which was chosen by the Intramural Committee at the close of the 1953 campaign. The squad includes twelve stars, In- cJjidjns six from North-Vets. three from luta Tau Kappa, one frcm Kappa I’si-Cluh House, one from East Dorm and one from Alpha Pi-Carlton. The all-star outfit included Den Merrimon (I.T.K.), catcher; Wade Garrett (Kappa Psi-Club House), pitcher; Pat Chandler (North-V»ats), pitcher; Terry Thomas (North-Vets). firs^ base; Bill Armfield (North-Vets) sec ond base; Ben Kendall (I.T.K.), shortstop; Cecil Bailey (North- Vets), third base; Scott Quaken- bush (I.T.K.) outfield: Gene Williams (North-Vets), outfield; John MacKay (East), outfield; and Luther Barnes (Alpha Pi- Carlton), outfield. Elon Freshman Tops Traek Scoring Mai Bennett, versatile and talented Elon fresliman, turned in outstanding individual perfori'nance in the fourth an nual ^!9rth State Conferencs track meet at High Point o;i Saturday afternoon. May 9th. Bennett, who hails from Ashe ville, set two new Conference reeaids and copped three first places, one second place, one tliird place and two fourth places while competing in seven of the fourteen -^idlvidiial events. The Elon speedster opened the meet program by romping over the high hurdles for an easy victory, in which he set a new mark of 15.4 seconds. I^ater in the afternoon he won the low hurdles with equal ease and set a new record of 27.4 seconds in that event. In between these events Ben- net was racing hither and yon to take his trials in four other events, winning the javelin throw easily with a toss of 154 feet, copping second in the dis cus, third in the broad jump and fourth places in both the high jump and pole vault. '4 The Elon Christians copped the eastern division championship in the North State Conference for the second straight year when Coach Jim Mallory's boys chalked four victories in two days to wind up the regular 1953 baseball schedule. . After 'lipping up and dropping a pair of games to the East Caro lina Pirates, which left the Chris tians with their backs to the wall in the closing days of the cam paign, the Maroon and Gold toss- ers turned in double victories over .Guilford and High Point to win the division crown and the right to meet Lenoir Rhyne in the Con- ■■erence play-offs at Kannapolis. The double wins over Guilford ind High Point left the Christ- ans with a mark of fourteen wins ind two losses in Conference play uid an over-alt»mark ot seventeen vins and five defeats for the en- ire .»eason. EAST CAROLINA 6, EI.ON 5 The Elon nine suffered its fir.st lefeat in Conference play on Fri day, May 7th, when the East Caro lina Pirates chalked a 6 to 5 vic- '.ory here on the . Elon field. The Christians gained an edge in the niddle of the game, but East Jarolina gained the decision in he top of the ninth when Jim ianderson stole home after two vere away. Sherrill Hall, Elon pitcher, suf- ered his first defeat of the year ind the first loss he has ever had V a collegiate team in this game, vhich saw Jimmy Dalton as the op hitter for Coach Mallory's loys. Dalton banged out a double ind two singles and drove in four of the Christians’ five runs. R II E E. Carolina 201 010 101—6 10 2 Elon 201 101 000—5 11 2 EAST CAROLINA 12. ELON 9 The Pirate baseballers greeted the Elon Chri.stians with heavy bats in the opening portion of the tame here on Saturday, May 9th, ^^hen the East Carolina outfit janged out a 12 to 9 victory in a ragged ,gamu It marked, two straight wins for t';c Visitors from ne Carolina coastal region and 'eft Elon needing three wins in ler final four games to take the division title. East Carolina tallied four times in the first inning and chalked •liree runs in each of the fourth ind fifth to build up a 10 to 1 lead “jefore Elon could get started. The Christians scored six in the eighth, but it was a case of too little too late. Four Elon pitchers shared mound duty in the game. J. Hall and B. Cline; S. Hall and Jones. «■ " . 1'^ Nick Thomp.son and Bobby Stewart were the top hitters for ■?lon with two hits apiece, but lack Musten proved the heavy knocker with a two-run homer in that eijghth Inning rally. Elon had eight errors to aid the enemy cause. R H E E. C’lina 400 331 001—12 12 0 Elon 001 020 060— 9 10 8 Piner, M. Byrd, J.. Byrd and B. j CAMPUS ATHLETIC Cline: Swicegood, Conger, Curtis, | Mackie and Jones, McDaniel. j ELON 4, GUILFORD 1 ' Letters Given Elon Athletes On 4 Teams Forty-four Elon College athletes were given monogram awards this week for service with Fighting Christian sports teams during the v.'inter and spring seasons. There were twelve awards for varsity ba.sketball, nineteen for baseball, seven for members of the tennis team and six to Christian golfers. Ba::'cetball monograms went to Captain Billy Hawkins, Jack Mal loy, Ned Gauith’n, Jack Mitchell, Husky Hall, Dee AtkinSfjn, Dave Maddox, K. B. McDanief, Jack Musten. Hay Whitley, Don Pacit* ard and Ronnie McIntyre. Baseball letters went to Co- Captains Carroll Reid and Jack Musten, along with Bobby Jones, Homer Hobgood, Carlton Langs ton, Jimmy Dalton, Bobby Stew art, Alton Myers, Don Packard, Larry Dofflemyer, Bobby Green, E. B. McDaniel, Sherrill Hall, Charlie Swicegood, Luther Con ger, Arthur Mackie, Gene Curtis Nick Thompson and Larry Sum mers. . ' '"■t ■,"! The seven tennis awards went to Bill Blackstone. Bob Peters, Johnnie Howell, Lou Rochelli, Charlie Schrader, Page Painticr and Gary Scars, while golf let ters went to Don Smith, Joe Har vey, lliwman Small, Nelvin Cooper, Roy McGriff and Wayne Workman. HONORS AWARDED Arthur Mackie, little freshman 1 -ight-hander from Cocoa, Fla., was| ■lion's winning pitcher as the j Chri.stians chalked a 4 to 1 win | •>ver the Guilford Quakers in the The Kappa Psi - Cluh House softball team, which clinched the campus championship in a play-off) with North-V«ts and Iota Tau Kappa, was given the championship award in a special first game of a double-header here i program in chapel on Monday on Monday, May 11th. Mackie held j ^he Quakers to three hits in this 3ame. meanwhile walking three and striking out four men. The Christians gained a slim one-run margin in the third inning inly to have Guilford tie the core in the top of the sixth. This ip set the stage for Jack Musten, senior outfielder and co-captain, '0 hammer a three-run homer over the left field wall and clinch doubles. morning, at which time other intramural trophies for the year were presented. Other team trophies went to Alpha Pi-ITK in football, Oak- Carlton in basketball and Sigma Phi Beta in volley ball. Awards also went to Bayard Hovdesven in ping pong, to Ben Kendall In tennis singles and to Ben Ken dall and Husky Hall in tennis Mai Bennett, Ace Cindernian the victory. Musten was the only ■^lon hitter able to hit twice dur- ng the game. R H F Guilford 00 001 0—1 3 0 Elon 001 003 x—4 5 C Davis and Percise; Mackie and Tones. (Continued On Page Four} The E. W'. Vickers Memorial Trophy for the best team record went to Iota Tau Kappa, the Joseph Hopkins Memorial Trophy for the most individual points went to Ben Kendall, and the Vincent Kaslow Sportsman- ■^l.ip Trophy went to Don Merri mon.