Wednesday, Jajaoary 27, 1954
What It Is, Is Basketball
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE TUREE
The ^r»?n‘o in of
■ I'] i pr :JU'.'o :.o:ic ; r’u'iar
s«,,, r; ills, especially when
viewed by a fast camera, for
the rival players can get into
some fearful entanglements, as
n-itness accompanying pictUKs
taken during the recent Elon-
High Point game.
One might well imagine that
Xed Gauldia (14) and Dave Mad
dox (24), both of Elon, were
playing “London Bridge Is
Broken Down’ with Paul Sykes.
Hitth Point ace. Hani Hamrick,
of Elon, just back of Sykes, ap
pears waiting to follow Sykes
through the bridge.
J3^k :*':trhell. forward,
miKht -?ell be a football fuU-
'■ I a li,';.i.(-off from a
“T" quarterback and drivi:;;
wiih head down ;;.^eugh a hole
in ai' enemy liiie.
Paul ■ ' high kicking les
w..;iid ' > -edit a ballet dan
cer as hts goes up in attempt to
hook a i:iot over the arms of
Xed GauM-I and Dave M.iddox.
Elun define."rs.
However, regardless of what
imagination may do with the
three pictures, “What It Was,
Was Basketball.” The High
Point Panthers found out, too,
that it was pretty good basket
ball as they went down to a
"0-60 defeat.
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. As High Point Discovered In Defeat
SEEirs'G SPORTS
with
GARY SEARS
Christians Get Hot For . . . .
In the Christmas issue of the is probably the worst we ve had in
Maroon and Gold I asked the good
St. Nick to look out fcr the Pirates
down at East Carolina. I think my
friends down there v^eve highly
offended and took the remarks
to heart. So, when the Fighting
Christians went down to Green
ville to play basketball on Jan-
uarj’ 9th, they really received a
blast from the sports department
there.
Not only were they ridiculed to
high heaven, but yours truly
caught it too. Now, for the bene
fit of my colleague down at E.C.C.,
I d like to say that I don’t pretend
lo be a Grantland Rice or Shirley
Povich, nor even a Jack Homer.
All I want is the facts, and it
seems that the “East Carolinian”
"ent into some facts and figures
relating to the Elon-East Caro
lina relationships in the past year.
He failed to menton two years
2go, v/hen Elon knpcked East
Carolina out of a chance for the
NAIA Tournament; but, of course,
thats all in the past.
The question, or rather topic,
discussion in my Christmas
column Was in reference to the
J^lks Bowl down in Greenville this
year. 1’^ quote Mjoses
Crutchfield’s column for Friday,
January isth. He said. “Earl
Smith, East Carolina asistant in
oth football and basketball, was
“P scouting Guilford and West-
Carolina the other night, and
f anticipated the question before
* Was asked. ‘What happened to
against Morris Harvey? Well,
saw what happened to Mary
land against Oklahoma, and the
j?"'e thing happened to us against
em. We could never get moving.
" ■ too. 1 think our players
""«ght about like 3,000 oJther
People in the stands . . . that we
had
a set-up.’
• ow, Robert, old boy, we don’t
1 sour grapes, our ath-
sun seems far from sink-
and maybe my grammar ain’t
thing for stire,
joy' * score, and we’re en-
the scenery now. ’Nuff said!
® ^in t mad at nobody!
* ♦ *
'Ome of you have been wonder-
o about the chances of our bas-
all team, and I suppose you
a e had some reason to do so.
tut don’
!>ure.
t sell the Christians short,
our record up to the present
tlie last two or three years, but
ive do not have the experienced
men wo have been huiir.j ’
just don t lose men like Ben Ken
dall, Dee Atkinson. Billy Hawkins,
jnd Jack IMusten all at once and
then expect to come «p with a
cTackerjack club the next year.
I'm sure that Coach Doc .Mathis
and his boys want to win just as
badly as anyone, so why can’t the
.'tudent body get out and give
them a little more support. We
had a miserable following at the
Atlantic Christian game. Why,
even the Bulldogs had a follow
ing that equalled ours, in noise if
not in size. I hear a lot of com
plaints about the school and some
of the teams, but I’ve yet to see
any of those complaining get in a
bunch at a home game or on a
road trip and whoop it up. Neither
the school nor the teams are as
bad as some students like to pre
lend, It doesn't take too much
time or energy to give your ath
letic teams the support they de
serve, Why not make plans now
to do your share?
* * *
Hats off to the l.T.K. fraternity
boys for their victory in the cam
pus volley’oall league. Here's hop
ing you can bring home the same
kind of victory from the South
eastern Volley Ball Tournament
at Davidson, which will be late
in Feb '.'uary,
* * *
The intramural basketball league
is well underway, and, as in the
past, the competition is fast and
furious. Tliree of the top teams
in the League are Sigma Phi,
North Dorm and l.T.K. The beys
from North are out to win the
championship .and to prove that
Iheir basketball team is just as
good as their football team that
won the campus grid title this
past fall. John Brady. Joe Harvey
and Bob Walker have been the
leading scorers. Sigma Phi. with
Bubba Barnes, John Platt and
Woddy Stoffel. are strong con
tenders and figure to give the
North lads a run for their money.
I,T,K. has a veteran line-up that
includes Nick Thompson. Eddie
Rakes and Bobby Stewart, and
that team should figure high in
the final standings.
Three Successive Conference Wins
Elon Stops
ACC Quint
69-66 Here
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The Elon cagers overcame an
carl;, lead and then withstood a
mal period challenge to defeat
.he Atlantic Christian Bulldogs
J9 to 6C in a North State Confer
ence battle on the local floor on
Vednesday night, January 13th.
It was the first Conference bat-
:ie of the year on the local floor,
and the win lifted the Maroon and
Gold quintet out of the North
State cellar, where they were
thrust after losing the Conference
opener to East Carolina down at
Greenville the previous weekend
The, Bulldogs swept to the front
in the opening period on some
nice shooting by Jerry Williams
and Bill Beacham. with the visit
ors holding a 19-15 margin as the
first rest period came.
The Christian offense caught
fire at that point, and in the early
minutes of the second period the
Elon cagers pulled up to tie the
count at 26-all as Don Packard
parked a Christian rally. The lead
was traded a couple of times, and
then the score tied again at 31-31
before Ned Gauldin. Jack Mitchell
and Dave Maddox hit the bucket
or three quick scores that sent
the home forces out for half-time
with a 40 to 34 margin.
The Bulldogs came back to tie
the count at 44-44 after 3:30 of
the third quarter, but Ray W'Tiit-
ley's free throw and two quick
baskets by Gauldin edged the
Christians back ahead for a 49-44
lead at the end of the third per
iod.
Elon maintained its lead
throughout the most of the
fourth quarter, although the visit
ing Bulldogs kept yapping at their
heels and pulled to within one
point at 64-63 just two and one-
half minutes before the end.
Don Packard was the top scorer
tor the Christians and also for
the game as he bucketed nine field
goals and five free throws for
a total of 23 pointi=
Pos. Elon (69) A.C.C. (66)
F—Malloy (6) Peebles (6)
F—Gauldin (14) WiUiams (14i
C—Maddox (4) Beacham (13)
G—Packard (23) Percise (12),
G—Timmons (3) Widgeon (8)
Half—Elon 40. A.C,C. 34.
Elon subs-MUchell 10, Ham
rick 2, Stone 1, \Vhitley 6, A,C.C
iubs-Hebbe 4, Marley 9. Aheron,
Johnson.
Eioji Cage Games
Elon 78. Belmont Abbey 81.
Elon 77, IWcCrary 67.
Elon 63, Presbyterian 82.
Elon 80, McCrary 65.
Elon 65, Belmont Abbey 75.
Elon 62, Presbyterian 82.
Elon 51, East Carolina 85.
Elon 69. A.C.C. 66.
Elon 66, Catawba 53.
Elon 70, Ilgh Point 60.
(Remaining Games)
Jan. 23—Lenoir Rhyne, home.
Jan. 27—Appalachian, away.
Jan. 30—Catawba, away.
Feb. 1—Guilford, home.
Feb. 3—Appalachian, home.
Feb. 6—W.C.T.C., away.
Feb. 9—Guilford, away.
Feb. II—nigh Point, away.
Feb. 13—East Carolina, home.
Feb. 1.5—A.C.C., away.
Feb. 17—Lenoir Rhyne, away.
Feb. 20—W.C.T.C., home.
Cagers Top
Catawba By
66-53 Count
Grabbing off a long lead in a
red-hot first quarter, the Elon
Christians defeated the Catawba
Indians 66 to 53 here on Saturday
night, January 16th, making it
two successive Conference wins
for the wearers of the Maroon and
Gold colors.
The victory enabled the Elon
hoopsters to jump from the Con
ference cellar t(r a tie for third
place within four days, for the
victory gave Elon a .667 percent
age and a tied with Lenoir Rhyne
for the third spot.
In the battle with Catawba, the
Christians hit a fast pace in the
opening minutes and swept away
to a 26 to 7 lead in the first 10
minutes of play. Co-Captains Ned
Gauldin and Jack Malloy led this
early drive, and Elon's defense
held Catawba without a field goal
for nine minutes and twenty-five
seconds.
Thp Chffiistian attack bogged
down at that point, while big Bob
Flynn, Catawba freshman from
Kentucky, paced the Indians in a
rally that produced a 16-10 edge
for Catawba in the second quarter.
However, the Elon tossers had a
comfortable 36-22 lead at half-
time, and Catawba could shave
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Panther Five
Is Defeated
By 10 Points
The Fighting Christian basket
eer.s marked up their third con
;.(>cutive North State Conference
win in rolling over High Point VO
to 60 in Alumni Memorial G.vm
nasium here on Monday night, .lan-
uary 18th. The victory shoved Elon
into undisputed possession of
third place in the Conference, just
behind the East Carolina and
Western Carolina cagers.
Dave Maddox, big center, led
the Christians' scoring with 15
points, but the effort was more ol
a team victory than an individua:
.show. Jack Mitchell contributec
12 point; for Elon, For High Point
center Harold Sykes was high man
with 18 points, and Paul Stanton
added an even dozen.
After a see - saw first quarter
High Point moved out in front 16
o 12 and then led by eight points,
!4-16, in the second quarter. From
that deficit, Elon rallied to lead by
29-26 at the halftime intermission,
then won going away.
Led by Sykes, who bagged 13
of his 18 points in the first quarter.
High Point broke away from a 6-7
deficit to go out In frbnt 10-7 on a
Sykes push shot. Sykes hit six of
nine shots from the floor as High
Point then pulled away from a 10-
10 tie for the first quarter advan
tage.
The Christians pulled on out
front by eight points at the very
beginning of the third quarter.
With Maddox leading, they were
ahead 12 points. 50-39. after 9:30
of the third period, and High
Point scored once to narrow it to
50-41 at third quartertime.
Some fine defensive playing by
Packard held Moseley, the confer
ence's No. 2 scorer with a 19.8
average, to one field goal for two
points, his lowest of IKe season,
Moseley sat out the entire fourth
quarter. ’
Pos. Elon (70)
F—Malloy (0)
F—Gauldin (5)
C—Maddox (15)
G—Packard (10)
G—Timmons (2)
Maddox Still Top Scorer
For Christian Ca^e Team
High Point (60)
Stanton (12)
Crump (11)
Sykes (18)
Moseley (2)
Frazier (2)
Half-—Elon 29. High Point 26.
Elon subs—Mitchell 12. Ham-
"ick 4, Stone 4, Whitley 7, Mc
Intyre 3. High Point subs—Lisk 4,
Payne 2. Simpson 3, Dixon 6, Mos-
.eller. West, Moore,
Dave Maddox, lanky center, con
tinued to lead the Figii:;ng Chri.st
ian scoring through games of last
#eek, which ended with the Ma
roon and Gold outfit holding ar,
even split in their first ten game:
and roosting in third place in the
:onference as a resul; of thret
straight loop victories.
In winning their three straight
Conference victories, the Christ-
ans boosted their scoring aver-
iige slightly to an even 63 points,
per game and also tightened up
on their defense to cut the op
ponents' game average more than
Elon J-V (Pagers
Hilling Ilol Pace
The Elon J-V cage squad has
continued to hit a fast pace in
recent games and through la.st
week boasted a mark of six wins
in eight starts, the only lohses
being to the strong Carolina
Freshmen.
Tlw Baby Christians really
poured the bucket full of points
in defeating the Catawba J-V's
91 to 50 and trampUng the
High Point yoUJigirters 98 t»
44. In other recent games they
defeated Aberdeen High 55 to
47 and lost to Carolina Fresh
men 80 to 69.
Roy Kieval and Jimmy Crump
have each hit 69 points to pace
the junior varsity scoring. Oth
ers and their scores include
Bailey 62, Warren 58, Dalton
44, King 43, Garrett 40, Smith
36, Moseley 34, Citty 31, Wheeler
30, McDaniel 21, Walker 26,
Brown 14, Wilbom M, Stone 12,
Lafferty 10 and McIntyre 2.
five points to a mark of 71,6 points
per contest,
Maddox, in topping the scoring
columns, had registered 138 points
in 10 games, having hit 48 field
baskets and 32 free throws. Don
Packard was also over the century
mark with 103 points, and Pack
ard boasted the highest shooting
percentage from the floor, having
hit 39 baskets in 89 tries for a
439 average. Maddox had a shoot
ing percentage of ,417, and Tim
mons, Gauldin, Mitchell and Mal-
ioy were all averaging over 35
per cent,
Hal Whitley, a sophomore guard,
joasted the top foul shooting per-
■entage after ten games, having
hit 17 of 22 attempts for a .773
jverage. Ned Gauldin had the sec
ond best average with 14 of 21
lor a .667 percentage.
The individual scoring for the
Christians through the High Point
sjame oC January 18th follows:
Player Games FG FT TP
Maddox 10 48 42 138
Packard 10 39 25 lOS
Timmons . 10 35 20 90
Gauldin 9 33 14 80
-Vlitchell . 10 23 11 61
MalLoy .. . 10 18 15 51
Whitley 9 12 17 41
Hamrick lu 8 13 29
Lafferty 5 7 4 18
King .. 5 6 5 17
Kieval 6 5 3 13
VIclntyr; 4 3 4 10
Stone 7 3 3 9
Crump 4 1 8 8
Brown 5 3 0 G
Dalton 112 4
vlcDaniel 2 1 o 2
ELON Totali . . 10 248 184 680
Opponents 10 243 230 716