V\':;ONESDAY, APRIL 7, 1954
SPORTS
A La Rauseo
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREE
ii Baseball Nine Gets Winning Start
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Christians Top Deacons
In First Game Of Year
In fairness to everj-one con
cerned. I want to make it clearly
understood that what is written
in this column is at all times the
cpinion of the writer and not
tSat of the school.
I thought of discarding this ar
ticle and ’forgettins the effects
that I wished to achieve, especial
)v I V a.s told that it might
cause hard feelings, but I fel
that ii the shoe fits it should be
worn. .Ti.d after all, I have a mqral
obligation to my school and news
paper I represent to write the
(acts "s I see ard hSar them.
I do not pretend to be a pliiloso-
pher or a diplomat, but the issue
at hand is in the realm of sports
and physical education, and that
opens the door and lets me in.
1 refer to certain remarks by our
recent campus visitor from Pakis
tan. who was indeed very attrac
tive but also very young and in-
mature.
Miss Benita Biswas, who was at
E!on only briefly, lias attended
college in both her native count*;,
and in the United States. She waj
gradii.ite of Wooster Collage
and an aleged physical education
i.iajor.
During her brief stay on the
Elon campus. Miss Biswas was re
quested by the physical education
department to sit in on an in
formal class meeting, during which
she was asked various questions
relating to aims, objectives, tech
niques and skills employed in her
country as compared or con
trasted with the ones in our
country. i
Her answers to the questions
proved to be both shallow and in
conclusive, and whenever a ques
tion was raised in which a com
parison was to be made between
Pakistan and the United States,
Miss Biswas appeared unduly pre
judiced. Our colorfully-dressed
visitor was also the source of some
rather anti-American statements,
which left the writer and the rest
o! the class with a bitter taste.
'ine organization that sponsors,
students from foreign lands to
study in America usually screens
each student, and it is safe to as
sume that such students are us
ually socially mature and mentally
and morally equipped to abandon
sny pre-conceptions and unreason
able intolerances. However, it is
impossible to make the right
choice all the time, and the wrong
choice can prove very costly in
terms of good international re
lations.
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VPTVFNS FOR FIGHTI^G CHRISTIAN MMi
SPEEDY LINGSTO.'.
Possibility that lack of hitting
“ay be a problem for the Elon
wseball squads during the 1954
campaign loomed after the first
games, which saw the Christ-
j^ns get only thirteen hits in de-
eating Wake Forest and tying
Guilford.
The 'Christian baseball squad
has certainly got off to a good
start for the 1954 season by down
ing the Deacons of Wake Fore.ii
vaunted baseball members of t.i.
Atlantic Coast Conference in l
to 2 battle at Baptist Hollov.
oarly last week.
Charlie Swicegood and Luthe.
Conger shared the mound duty
jnd both performed excellently at
-hey allowed the Deacons onl>
four hits. The big blow of the
^ame came from the bat of out
fielder Bobby Green, who blaste:
a 380-foot home run, Elen in wir.
ling got only five hits.
The baaebaliers also looKei
good in their second contest, al
though they were tied by the Guil-
iord Quakers at 3-all in twelve
.nnings. Sherrill Hall was highly
effective in all except one of the
.ive innings he worked on the
■HOund, and Hank Hamrick turned
n a real pitching gem as he held
‘.he Quakers to one hit in seven
irames while striking out nine
.Tien.
It has been evident throughout
he training period that the hit-
ling department may be the weak
spot in this year’s Elon club. Gont
.'rom last year's powerhouse are
Carroll Reid, Bobby Stewart,
Jimmy Dalton, Jack Musten and
Bobby Jones. However, to compen
sate for these losses. Coach Math
is has one of the finest pitching
staffs in the North State Confer
ence to go along with speed and
a tight defense. This combina
tion is hard to beat in collegc
* * *
SPORTS SPOTS—Tile athletic
department is certainly having a
busy week. In the minor sports,
Coach Boyd’s racket-wielders have
live matches, and the golf team
nas one to total six contests for
the week . , , Also during this
.veek the baseball team has five
baseball games, two of them on
the home lot , . . Certainly this is
the time for all the students to
jet their money’s worth on their
I’tudent activity cards , . . Intra
mural softball is to begin tomor-Uf Christian baseball squad,
row , , . There will be a badminton I ^is second season, with the
-ournament next week, and the j pjon nine. Hails from Kinston and
nets are set up in the gym and ^ transferred to Elon last year after
available for practice night and fjrst two college sea-
day . , , Let’s all sign up and make.^gnj Campbell Junior College,
this tournament the best ever.'^g jj g feet 3 inches tall. Bats
Win, lose or draw, you will have^^nd throws right-handed,
fun . . . Johnny Randleman the, hOMER HOBGOOD — A soph-
malntenance man at the gym and;p„mre from Oxford, is 5 feet 11
everybody’s friend, has been sura-|.n(.hes tall. Bats and throws right-
moned for jury duty and may be | handed and may see some service
behind the plate this spring after
reserve duty last spring.
ARCHIE WELBORN — A big
and rugged freshman from Meb-
ane, Wilborn made a fine record
in high school and American Leg
ion ball. He is 6 feet 3 inches
tall and bats and throws right-
handed. Can also play first base
if needed.
PITCHERS
.\ pair of senior baseball st srs,
biiih of whom came to Elon
after brilliant careeu in ilie
junior collese ranks, are co-
captains of tlie Fighting Christ
ian baseball squad tliis spring,
and each of tlie Elon leaders
sot away to fine starts in the
two opening co;itesLs
Speedy Langston (left), who
hails from Timmonsville, S. C.,
played his first two scasonsi of
college baseball at Wingate
Junior College, and he broke
in as a regular at first ba.->c
last spring in Iuj first year on
ti.e Elon campus. He proved a
dangerous hitter and an excsiii-
ent fielder in his first season
here, and he is oif to the same
kind of start this spring.
Ked McUauiel (right), who
played two seasons at Campbell
Junior College after a fine higli
school career in his home town
of Kinston, saw duty most of
last season as a reserve in the
ouu'ield and behind the plate,
but he proved himself a daiistii-
ous hitter i.i several games and
stepped in to catch in the final
games of the North State Con
ference series after Boliby Jones
wa.i injured.
First slated for outfield duty
tliis spring, McDaniel was moved
back to his old post behind the
plate before the first game, and
he has been a regular catcher
in early contests. McDaniel
drove in the tying run in the
extra-inning battle with Guil
ford, and Langston is leading
the team in the important runs-
batted-in column, having driven
four runners home in two games.
Baseball Schedule
Elon 4, Wake Forest 2.
i‘ ■ . Forest (rain).
Ki .u 3, Guiltu."d 3.
I-Jofi :i, I ; nchl'Urr 7.
(Remaining Games)
April (;—Williams, home.
April 9—* Iwst'Carolina, away.
April lu—Reidsville, away.
Ajjril 1“:—Lynchju! ;, home.
April 14—Guilford, a nay.
April 16—‘ A.C.C., ahuy.
April 17—Bur-Gia, away.
19—Haiup.-Si. iiey, home.
April 22—' A.C.C., home.
•\pril 21—{/uilford. home.
.\l>fil 2.;—^ H*xh Po nt, away.
-\i>ril 28—(iu.lford, away.
May 3—' liigh Poi, 1. home.
,5—Lynchburg, ^way.
M_iy 8—‘ East ( jri. . home.
’ — I:;dicaes doui. -ticaders.
RED McDANlEL
CHKISTIAN BASEBALLEKS Oi 1954
With tl;D Elon College baseball season already in full swing, the student su-jporters of the Fight
ing Christian diamond squad will be interested in a brief round-up of information regarding mem
bers of the 1954 varsity squad, which is expected to make a strong bid for top honors in the
Worth State Conference again after losing the loop title for two straight sea. ins to Lenoir Unyne.
Coach Doc Mathis, who became head mentor for the Christians this year, has ten lettermen back
from the squad which won first p'ace in the eastern division of t ;e Conlerencc last spring and then
lost tAO of three play-off confer nee contests to the Lenoir Rhyne nine.
Thumbnail sketches of the mor ; than twenty members of the 19 ',» Chii.-'i..!' .squid, a.j by
Coach Mathis himself and group jd according to positions, follow:
CATCHERS
E. B. McD.VNIEL — Co-Captair
missing for a few days.
Myers Leads Christian
tiitters In Early Games
ing in strikeouts with nine.
The complete statistical record
was as follo.vs:
Player AB
Myers 6
Watts
Thompson 5
McDaniel 10
Alton Myers, sophomore third 1 Langston 8
“'•^er, topped the Christians in
first two games with a .500
“''®rage that included three hits
1?. the plate. Paul
sophomore outfielder, was
second spot with a .429 percent
Bobby Green and Paul Watts
*^>■6 the onlx payers with extra-
knocks, Green having a
and Watts a double to tiieir
Speedy Langston was top-
j"'® the all-important runs-batted-
^ column witl» four. Other lead-
ts Were Nick Thompson with two
to 2nd Packard, Langs-
”• Myers and Hall, each with
‘•■'e sacrifice hit,
Pitching duties in the opening
were divided among four
Wnior veterans, with Charlie
"■'^egood credited with the win
“'MWake Forest. Hank Hamrick,
’ “ allowed only one hit in seven
Packard ^
Green 10
Dofflemyer 8
Hamrick 3
Swicegood 1
Conger 1
Hall '
ELON TOTALS 69
OPPONENTS 73
ij.iings
against Guilford, was lead-
Ave.
,500
SHERRILL HALL — A junior
letterman from King, Hall was
429 the top pitcher of last year’s staff
,2001 with a mark of six wins and one
,5001 loss. He is 6 feet 2 inches tali
.125'and bats and throws right-handed.
.Ill] Won AllrConf«rence honors on
.100'mound last season.
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LUTHER CONGER — Another
junior letterman. Conger hails
from Scotts, where he starred in
,000 three sports in high school.
.000 i Troubled by wildness his first two
.183! seasons, Conger may be a top-
ppo^i..^ls .... ‘o . .178|flight chunker this spring. He is
RUNS BATTED IN-Langston 6 feet 2 inches
1 Green 1, Thompson 1, McDaniel throws right-handed.
after two years
most of
in armed
junior fror.i
Elkton, Va., Dafile
ervice, most of it in Korea, He niyer has iL-llered for two seasons,
Aon five games and was unde-, v.hith time he saw servicc
eated in his last previous season j ,,„,„tij a. a su^jstitut;, ouUieider
A'ith
feet
the Christians.
10 inches tall.
Hank is 5 ^nd pinch-hitter. However, he has
hails from
1. TWO BASE HITS—Watts 1.
HOME RTJNS—Green 1. STOLEN
BASES—Thompson 2, Packard 1,
Green 1, McDaniel 1. SACRIFICE
HjXS—Packard 1, Langston 1. My-
ersl. Hall 1. BASE ON BALLS—
Swicegood 4, Conger 1, Hail 1.
Hamri(^ 1. STRIKE OUTS-Ham-
-ick 9, Conger 8, Hall 7, Swice
good 6. HITS—Hamrick, 1 in 7
Swicegood, 2 in 5: Conger 2 in
1; Hall, 8 in 5. GAMES WON-
iwicegood 1.
CHARLIE SWICEGOOD — A
junior southpaw, Swicegood equal
led Hall's mark of six wins last
spring, but he dropped four games
as he lettered for a second suc
cessive season. Swicegood, who
calls Lexington home, is 5 feet
11 inches tall. Bats and throws
left-handed. Was All-Conference
pitcher last spring.
hank HAMRICK — Hamrick,
who was an All-Conference pitcher
in 1951. is back in an Elon uni-
Jraper, and he bats right and;;
.hrows left. Also a former All-
Jonference basketball player.
RONNIE MclNTYRE—McIntyre, j
who is a junior from Burlington,'
now in his third season with:
.he Elon baseoall squad. He work-1
ed mostly as a relief chunker in
nis first two seasons, but he did
-'art and win one game last
-pring. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Bats and throws right-handed. He,
has played three seasons of bas
ketball with the Christians, i
RICHARD ZURICHIN — Zuri-
chin is a freshman, who made a'
fine showing in winter football. A
native of Passaic, N. J., Zurichin
bats and throws right. Probably'
slated largely for relief and bat
ting practice duty this spring. !
AL WITTSCHEN — Another!
freshman mound candidate, who
hails from Charleston, S. C., Witt-;
• chen bats and throws from tlie
south side. May see mostly re
serve duty this season. He is 6
;eet 2 inches tall.
FIRST BASE
CARLTON LANGSTON — Bet
ter known on the campus as
“Speedy,” Langston is co-captain,
of the Christians this season. After'
transferring from Wingate Junior
College last spring, he won a reg
ular berth at first base and ap
pears slated for regular duty there
again this season. He bats left
and throws right. From Timmons
ville, S. C , Langston is 6 feet
tall.
GENE LAUGHLIN — A senior
letterman from Greensboro,
Laughlin was a regular at first
i>ase in his sophomore year. He is
6 feet 2 inches tall ard both bats
and throws left-handed.
SECOND BASE
LARRY DOFFLEMYER — A
started this season at second ba;e
i.>
bats left ar.
'Conun-;
lu inches
• thro'W.s ri^;;
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tail an(
Iraek Team
Drops ]\Ieet
lb Roanoke
The Elon College track team
dropped a dual meet by a decisive
margin to the strong R.anoke Col
lege cindermen at Sals n, Va., last
Saturday, April 3rd. It was the
first dual meet for an Elon track
'.eam in several year^ and was
cheduled as a' preliminai'y for
,ie annual Cunfereace meet, which
- to be held early in May.
The Christian track^ters were
■ Ijle to gain only one first place
lack of sufficient p.aLv.».j aiia
/:.d,t:i>nin" showed .-itrongly in
,.lie work of the Maroo i and CJolu
uaners and jumpers. Coach Scott
•Joyd pointed out tha. very few
■ f the Christian athletfo had beei;
.raining regularly, and several
.‘.len failed ti; make ino trip ai
he last minute due lo one roaioi
ir another.
No cumi>iete - imnT.ary of the
I'.ei't avaiia'jlu, .-jl incom-
jiste rec^rda .shcwel t .;n a num
ber of the Elon athletes posted
times or distances that surpassed
those which won first places in
ast year's Conference i.'.eet. These
:ark-; bhi.y tii'tt the i-.li.n track-
-l:;:, if t^ siicw intc.e.st enougl
. tiwt cu. f,^. I,: . I. . c.in mak.
i("on':nu.,''i o:V p- , FouM
1 lie Elon Christians opened
.:L.r 1954 basoUall season in ini-
■ esiive stjle with a 4 to 2 victory
'ver the VVakc Forest Deacons at
,>uke Ioi'i"st on Tuesday, March
■!lh, as two Elon pitchers coni-
ined efforts lo work a four-liit
v,.iic^i beluic 1,200 ii;ii‘ning-day
:in.>.
(,-iiarlie Swicegood, Elon left-
iiander, started on t!ie inound for
-lie Cnristians and wa.s credited
' it!i tlie will a.b he fanned six and
t.iaV\ed only two iiits (lurmg his
itay on the hillock. Luther Conger,
inky Christian right-hander, fin-
siied tlie game and also allowed
nij two lilts as he fanned eight
n the final four innings.
liic Christians broke away iu
.'rimt with two runs in the first
iini!!;^. lion Packard wa^ .safe on u
advunced to .^.oco^id when
-iciv I iiunips'.ii wa*ivta, and
lored on Ked McDaniel s smash-
na Single. That iiit moved Thum;j-
on to third, and the little short-
>to;) raced home on Speeay Langs
ton’s long fly.
A third Elon score came iu the
iiird when Bobby Green, liusicy
>ophomore outfielder,. hammered
one of Tommy Huff's offerings
jver tlie lignt-field fence for a
hich proved enough for the win,
lit the Christians added an in-
lurance tally in tiie fifth when
•^>vic>;^ood walKed, went to sec-
i;d on a sacriTice, tooK third on
m infield out and scoied o.i Nick
Thompson's single.
The only Wake Forest threat
ame in tlie bottom of the third
when Swicegood walked three in
I row, witii Tatum scoring on Mc-
Keel's infield out and Harris tal-
.ying on Frank McRae's single,
.icii.ie was the only Deacon able
-o solve the slants of Swicegood
?nd Conger, the big Deacon out
fielder having a double and two
’ingles for the day.
R. H. E.
'■;ion 201 010 000—4 5 2
W. F 002 000 000—2 4 1
Swicegood, Conger and McDan
iel. Huff, Davis, Adams and Holt.
SCHRADEli LEA/IS ( ilKISTIAN NEi MEN
?v-l» a.
' : -
Charlie Schrader, a~ senior rac et wielder from Winston-Salem,
i,^ the captain of the Elon Colleg ■ tennit squa ’ f.ir ti; 1954 ,jat >n
Schrader, who is the only veteran back from last year's net team
was named by vote of the other nom'. i s of iip s'ju;; !, which has
been working out for several uL-iks in preparation for th- ni
campaign. Coach Scott Boyd has mapped an >'i-intschedule for
the Christian netmen
(Quakers Tie
Elon Baseball
Squad 3 To 3
The Elon and Guilforij baseball
((tlaJs battled to a 3-3 deadlock
the Christian field last Friday
afternoon, April 2nd, in a 12-inn
ing contest that opened the North
State Conference season for both
earns. The game was called be-
ause of darkness.
The Christians scored first with
wo runs in the first, but Guilford
nioved ahead with three runs in
he fifth, and Elon had to come
rom behind to tie the count in
he eighth as Bobby Green raced
omo on a single by Red Mc
Daniel.
Sherrill Hall had pitched great
lall through the first four innings,
)ut the Quakers got to him for
live singles, several of them be
ing hits to the “wrong” field, and
uahed three runs across in their
one big inning.
Hank Hamrick drew the star
ring role for Elon as he pitched
one-hit ball during the final seven
innings. He struck out nine men
and retired the Quakers in order
five of the seven frames.
Red McDaniel, Alton Myers and
Paul Watts each had two safe
hits to lead the Christian attack,
while Don Percise was the only
Quaker to hit twice.
R. II. E.
I'ford 000 030 000 000—3 9 3
:ion 200 000 010 000—3 8 2
Dowd, Mikles and Percise; Hall,
iamriL'k and McDaniel,