\,'edr.:sday, October 14, 1953
MAROON AND GOLD
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Co-(aplains Lead tigSiling Christians Fos’ 1953 Foothall (^aiiipaifiii
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Captain John Platt
Going Out to meet the official,
and the enen'.y leaders boi\no
each of Elon's 1933 foof'rJ!
games are a pair of senior grid
iron stars who were named co-
captains of the Fighting Christ
ian football team by vote of
their teammates on this newest
r.Iaroon and Gold squad.
The two Christian grid lead
ers are Captain John Platt
ileft), a 215-pound halfback, who
hails from Kokomo, Ind : and
Captain Dwight IDillon (righti. a
190-pound tackle, who calls
"^lartinsville, \'a., his hoine
town. Both are important cogs
in this 1953 football squad,
uliich is carrying Elon colors
Captain Platt came to Elon in
the fall of 1951 as a transfer
from the University of Ken
tucky, V.'lert' he had play-jd
li ilfback for the Kentucky fresh
men the p'i”,iaus sea-'.n. :;e
played in part of two games that
fir^ season, rollin.3 t:u- a totji
of 447 yards iTjnning and pa^.;-
ing. but he v.as lorcei'i to oat
most of that campaign because
of t!ie tran‘:!i'r rulo. Handicri;)-
i.-'1 b' u.,jui.L-5 last f.,11, he h:-',
I t-cii a tower cf strength in
early gamps this season.
Captain Dillon came to Elon
;i= a freshman, freshly gradu-
-.;jiiini\iile High
School, aiu: he earned a letter
at tackle his first season. He
V-a., a regular tackle with the
nifencive platoon most of last
but he saw much duty on
defense last fall and was all
primed and ready for double
duty under the one-platoon
Appalachian Tops Elon
21 To 19 In Grid Game
P’oolhal!
Elon 0. VVofford S.'S.
El(in 19. Appalachian 21.
Klon 25, Fa-.t Carolina 4.i.
(Remaining Gai ;c*>)
Oft. 2'.—Catav.ba. a", uy.
Oct. 31—M.C.T.C., home.
Nov. 7—Newberry, Iiome.
Nov. 1 i—Lenoir Rhyne.away.
Nov. 26—Guilford, away.
iitramiiicil
Track Meet
To Be lleUI
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(Captain Dwiglit Dillon
SEEING SPORTS
with
GARY SEARS
W hen l*rohleuis Arise, ll s . . . .
Johnnie On The Spot At The Gym
For all those loyal supporters
the Fighting Christians there
m.s to be one word that could
!•’ I..U keynote of this years squad
' that word is ‘'hustlers". Of
I inse. in describing the team, I
!d talk about the offensive run-
of Co-Capt. John Platt, the
fend ;jlay of Mai Bennstt and
j! le Williams, or how much Nick
hecs has improved to gain a
6‘artiiig berth at left guard. Then,
;:is year. Not only do those Yank-
cs win during the season (remem-
)er eighteen in a row), but al.-
u the series. Oli, they lose a few
low and th.ni (remember tiie nine
n a row), but when, the chip?
nre down and stakes are high
that's when the Yanks come
through. Wonder if r,..' P.ed Sox
vil! ever make the graJe, or are
the Yankees here to stay?—Seems
'.hat way doesn't it?
probaVly, someone could chip in
and ask about such Freshm.en as
Scooter” Bradham, Glenn Var-
y. Patsy Cafasso or Bill Snyder
*1 fills in nicely when "Spec"
f'ale needs a re.^t.
Maybe I've listed a few of the
rs tor. soon, but then again,
• on the above mentioned boys
-tic .-.nd give the crowd such a
■ as they witnessed in the
Islington Memorial Stadium
E-’ainst Appalachian, it's no won-
tl.at the word “hustlers" is
f.^propriate. Not only those men
tioned, but from the group on
oach a rn e y ’ s “hamburger
f^uad" on up to the very best
players you’ll find they all play
eir hearts out.
Maybe I've been beating around
'’>e bush up until this point, but
'hat I've really been trying to
is that we've got a team that
' I can be proud of, one that de-
s-'Ve? all the support we can give
' ■ =0 let s everyone try to be |
.-•esent for at least all the homei
Euaes
Tme it takes money to follow
team, but everyone has an
sfiivity card, and the stadium isn’t
far th:' we can't all get out
''t! s'.n,p):'i the Fighting Ci\ris-
'v/.en they -are at home,
the two remaining home
game week-ends in mind—October
against Western Carolina and
“'ember 7th against the Indi-
from Newberry,
I really didn’t mean to start
0!l team support again
' this issue, bui I hope by now
' everyone is ready to back
'(luad as wholeheartedly as
is willing to play for
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Looks like Casey Stengel
-ght his boys through again
It's truly a case of “Johnnie
On The Spot" whenever there’s
anything needed williin or
around Elon’s beautiful Alumni
Memorial Gymnasium, and every
member of the Fighting Christ
ian sports staff is truly thank
ful that such is the case.
“Johnnie" in this instance is
is none other than Johnnie
Randleman, whose smiling face
has become a fixture on the
scene ever since the big Elon
sports plant was built and opeii-
en fcr use back in the winter
of 1950.
Johnnte, who gives Gibson-
ville as his liome address, came
on the scene even before the i
gymnasium itself, for he took a , Johnnie." and it would be quite
job as a carpenter’s lielper I convenient to have a record play-
while the big sports arena was | er right beside the door with
scarcely more than a gleam in j that one record all set to go at
the architect’s eye. and he
worked with the construction
forces until it was finished.
He was on the job as caretaker
when the Ciiristian basketball
squad battled Catawba’s Indians
in the first game in the gym-
r.a- V m on Saturdij'-', Januaiy
14, 1950. and ‘.'.e has been right
there on the same job ever
since.
If Eion’s gymnasium could
choose a theme soni, there’s no
doubt that the choice would be
entitled “Oh, Johnnie; Oh,
any and all times, for that’s
the cry of coaches and students
about ump-teen times a day.
Johnnie not only keei»s the
gymnasium spic and span at all
times, tor lie tends the tennis
courts, operates the big laundry
machine, mows the grass, looks
after sports equipment, and. on
top of that, he’> ready wit'i a
smile to answer every question
about the whereabouts of the
coaches or others who frequent
the gymnasium.
Track and field sports will tak,
the center of the stage on Tueo-
riay afternoon. October 27th, wIk..
the Intramural Athlct'c
ment stages its first annual tra
i-ci on the iriramural field, witi;
event, schedule;' for boli'. bc\
and girls.
The big meet was originallj se
for next Tuesday afti'rnocn. b ■
Coach Scott Boyd, whi is direct
ing the~ intramural program tiii
'car, postponed the event one
week to avoid any possible conflic-
with the Religious Emphasis Week
activities.
The track meet is open to both,
team and individual entrios, anc
Coach Boyd reports that there ha‘
^;een much interest c.'vpressed b.
:9th bo>s and girls, Ati effort i;
luderway to secure teams fron'.
the various boys’ and girls' don:.;
•iry units and from t'te fraterni
iies asd sororities and day student
groups. Athletes who cannot af
filiate with a team may competu
, individuals.
The program for the meet will
include eight events for boys and
identical events for girls. The
'vents planned for each division
nclude the 50-yard dash, the 100-
/ard dash, the 400-shuttle relay,
'Oftball throw for distance, high
jump, broad Jump, 50-yard sack
■.ice and the 50-yard three-legged
ice for pairs o( convijetitors.
By MIKE RAl'SF.O
The running of Shirley Gabriel
and Don Hiatt, veteran Apalachian
backfield starb. pioved too much
for Elon's Christians, and the two
.i-ci ic'.i l.'io Mountaineei s
:jv. 11 fioni the hil'.; r>f Boone to
I ';i .‘ t.yh;ii;,4 l.>i.t unfinished
Elon grid squad 21 to 19 in a
hair-raising battle in Burlington
..1.1,1.. ; . on SaturUay
night. October 3rd.
Uespilt' the 21 t.) 19 defeat at
the hands of the Mountaineers,
the Elon eleven slio.ved a tiemen-
Jou- improvement ovet its pre-
■■ ious week's jiji'ic, in vuiicli it
lost ill th;' pouerful W'offord Ter-
t . in the sea‘;m-opener.
,'i'i ' '.I.-: heu;in e;iiiy in the
.\;>pnlatl ian game. A p;jss from
Spec Male. Elon qiK'rtorhack, in
tended for Mai Bennett, was inter
cepted by Appalar. I’.iaiih Mac
Smith on the Elon 44-;,..id line,
and four plays later the Moun
taineers crossed t'.u- l' ';i.-!i ir goal
line. Shirley Gabriel made the
pay-off run, breaking through the
Christian defense for a 30-yard
gallop. Don Hiatt s kick was good
for the first of tliree Cunversioiis
to make it Appalachian 7, Klon 0.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
LLON
APPLACHIAN
10
First Downs
lU
143
Yards Gained Rushing
258
18
Yards Lost Rushing
32
125
Net Yards Rushing
22«
10
Passes Attempted
10
4
Passes Completed
5
109
Yards Passing
43
234
Total Yards Scrimmage
269
2
Opp. Passes Intercepted 2
5
Number Punts
3
32.6
Ave. Distance Punts
24.2
140
Yards All Kicks R td
92
2
Fumbles Lost
1
40
Yards Lost Penalties
3U
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After having a good year as a
Sophomore letter-winner. Rubber
Rarnes wa- moved into the start
ing role for Coach 'Varneys' Fight
ing Christians as the center slot.
Bubber was slated tor his out-
ianding year, due to h.s all-
around ability. Late in the V. o[-
tord game a wrenched knee laid
him on tlie sidelines, and it seems
tliat he will be lost for ti'.e year.
He was definitely a big man up
front for the Christians and will
be sorely missed,
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Hats off to our band that wa-
.11 display at the Appalachian
t>me. A lot of credit gees to
>?L-;'nard Jones for forming th;'
‘.and. along with the help of Prof.
John Westmoreland. Just a little
secret information to all, and tha.
is to say that the b.and had cnlj .
r^iarchetl once, prio.r to the game |
,,nd liiat was during a
f iaion dov/n in tl’ ; gyui- Inci-
'o;-.tally, did you also notice tht ;
tl'xee pretty nwjoret^s who;>;.
'ame-^ are Nannette Matchan, Ann
Kearns, and Shirley Cox. They dc
a mighty nice job too, don t you
think?
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Shades of last year's team were
r.rc'.sent on the campus last week
end when Jack Christy was down
for a visit from the Marines at
Quantico. Va., and Mike Moffo
and Roger McMillan were up from
Cair.p Gordon, Ga., and Fort Jack-
on, S. C. All doing nicely. Also
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’vttGHTY big figure in the picture of activities at Eion’s beautiful Alumni >
. , *u« KAoiiCfiii cnrrfR pmnnrhim and dI:vsic eJuc3‘ion pla.:’t sini'
(:yn,-nsium is Johnnie RarOl-v-;.)
i.-.ard from Walter Harding, down
at Camp Rucker, Ala. He made
history against Catawba ^^^t faU.
The play through most of the
time left in the first half was in
Elon territory, with Elon's accent
being on halting Appalachian
threats and getting the ball away
from the Mountaineers on threat-
rning marches. The Christians
.■scored their first touchdown when
John Platt, who was outstanding
for Elon throughout the game, re
turned 9 punt trpm th? App.i»
forty-five to the sixteen. Micliaux
failed to gain, and then big John
picked up 13 yards to the three,
from Vvhere Spec Male slipped
through for the score. Jack Simp
son’s kick was no good, and the
half-time score was 7-6 for Ap
palachian.
Appalachian received the sec
ond-half kickoff and marched
from the Elon forty-snven for her
i rcond touchdown. Gabriel cli
maxed the drive by passing to
Hiatt from 13 yards out. Hiatt
•!,3iin kicked point to make it
\ppalachi ill 14, Elon C.
The Christians got back into
I he ball game when Homer Hob-
gcod intercepted a Gabriel pa.ss
m the App thirty-four. Vv'lth Platt
leading the offense, carrying three
•irnes out of four, the home team
’^ic)’;!d up a fiist down on the
seventeen. A forward pass from
!5ill Snyder to Kerry Richards was
Tilled complete on Appalachian
interference at the three, and John
i'lat! di'ove for the icce on sec-
■ md Platt';; kick failed, and
i^lon trailed 14-12.
The third and winning TD for
jl.ichia'i wa:i ' ct up by Gab-
liel'f: brilliant runl;a^•k of the Elon
’»t'cic.ff. OHi.. got •'■[k. and Jack
Ki-^r on a daz^jini? dispi ly oi run-
I’liing went 31 yard. to the Elon
f'lurtci'n, T'.vo plays later Don
Hiatt scooted around end tor the
touchdown and a 21-12 score.
The final touchdown for the
Christians followed in exchange
cf punts in the fourtli quarter,
with El'jii B'lliiing p(i--e'i;ion on
the App thirty-eight. Whitney
Bradham, freshman halfback,
■picked up a first down on the
twenty-three, and John Platt spot
ted Bradham in the end zone with
a forward pass for the TD. Platt
Kicked good for the final 21-19
count.
Platt was the big gun in the
Elon offense, although Bradham
and .’Vlichaux had several nice
; ains Platt’s record showed 59
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