Wedr.esday, October 27, 19o4
MAROON AND GOLD
Eton Defeats Catawba In Homecoming Grid Batlte
digging With Dom^
111 The
Field Of Sports
homecoming — The day is, Stauffenberg, whose ability to tear
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CHRISIIAMS IIA\ E THKEE-!*I.V DEI’IH AT TA(;KI.E l*OSn'l().\S
bright and clear. Little knots o£
people are beginning to form on
tlie street cc;ii. - li*e excitement
mounts, heads begin to appear
at upper-story windows along the
crowiL-ii street.
Niv.tiiriiers to (he area ask,
‘What is it.' Wiiy all tliis activity?"
Bd'o.i' ai. aii-.»er can be given, a
little boy, \viio has been lifted
to his father's shoulders, shouts,
‘Here they come, 1 can hear ’em!"
The rythmic sound of a staccato
drumbeat cumes ruUing down the
street, and in a moment the Elpn
band marches smartly into view,
leading Elon's Homecoming par
ade through the heart of down
town Burhngton,
A fine parade it was, too, as
car after car came by, carrying
some of the finest looking gals on
our campus, and a number of
very clever floats helped to an
nounced to the world that it was
Homecoming time at Elon, and we
were glad to see so many old
grads honoring us with their pres
ence for the weekend.
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Going hand in hand with any
mention of campus Homecoming
goes, quite naturally, football,
Wat better way to cap off a
fine Homecoming than the great
exhibition of football that was
seen in Burlington Memorial Stad
ium last Saturday night. Most of
my readers are already familiar
'vith the very pleasing outcome, so
I'll leave^comments on the game
itself for the story of the game
found elsewhere on this page. I do
an opposing line to shreds has
been so convincingly demonstrated
to the home fans in the victories
over East Carolina and Catawba.
The Elon eleven tore through the
enemy elevens like Hurricane
Hazel tore through eastern North
Carolina. ,nd Mr, Stauffenber
was one of the big reasons. It's
mighty reassuring to have a man
like him in the backfield when
two Or three yards are needed for
that first down.
At quarterback we find Bill
Snyder, the pride of Danville, Pa„
a veteran in his second season of
first-string play for the Christians.
He's proving a good ball-handier
and has proven that he can think
when the old pressure is on. And
there's capable replacements, too,
in the persons of a couple of fine
freshman youngsters.
Looking at the halfbacks, we say
that Burlington Stadium specta
tors will long remember the ex
ploits of fleet litte Kerry Rich-
rds, who sliced and slashed
through both East Carolina and
Catawba for long and valuable
punt returns. He teams with Whit
ney Bradham, the Sumter IS,C.'
speedster, vho has also sliow'n hi?
iieels to the enemy opposition in
long scoring dashes.
Up front in the forward wall we
find the flanks ably handled by
Captain J. C, Disher, Charlie
Michaux, Eddie Bridges and Luth
er Barnes, veteran gridmen all,
play the terminals on a line that
is ably anchored by Homer Hob-
:ood. the gent to v.hqm goes that
vu 1. 1 gCllL lU VtllUiil guei> Llldl
Utl L tough assignment of holding down
tators ha^e said that in a year or center berth.
two the Elon pigskin packers will
have a great ball club. This writer
says "Nutt" to such a remark, I
saj vve have a great ball club now.
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AND SPEAKING OF FOOT-
B.^LL: Let's slow down a moment
and have a look at what we do
lavel now. First, let’s glance over
tie backfied combination of the
toys with the pads and cleats.
In the fulback slot we have a
y»ung man by the name of Bob
The hardest worked and least
,'jtices (from the spectator's view
point) positions on any football
club are those of the guards and
tackles, but those boys on the
Elon squad are making their
presence both known and felt.
Such boys as Chuck Maynard,
Glenn Varney, Bob Kopko, Ed
Davidson, Pat Cafasso, Jim Hawk
ins, Chick Umberger and Nick
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elon shows brother combination
Newberry Gridders Roll
For Victory Over Elon
The Newberry College Indians, -
fired up for their annual Home
coming celebration, combined a
powerful running attack with a
potent passing attack, to roll for
26 }o 0 victory over tlie Elon
College Christians at Newberry on
Saturday night, October 16th. I
It was the same combination of,
■vewberiy backfield stars who
powered the Indians to that 33 to
3 victory over Elon last year, for
ihe piston-like drives of Stan Bes-
singer and the flying feet of Grady
Ray and Paul Davis powered the
giound attack, and little Danny
Brabliam and Ken Morgan furn-
.shed the air power for this year's
victory.
EIoii FoolhalJ
No team in ihe North Male Coi lerence is deeper in tackle strength
tnia \ car than Elon s Cliristians, .■ i’ere Cnacli \'arney had no less
J an six 200-poun(:t-rs reau> foi duty at the opening oi Hit- year.
Tlie depth has proved to be a biq a big lactor in Klon^ play, for
''i,ii rics have handicapped activit for one or two of the big boys,
and Coach Varney has had to u .■ .N'.ck 1!;! a- iL-lic l ol'
'.:!C guard posts in recent games. ;'ii ■ Cliii.-Uaii t '- :;lei, in
i.umerical order of jersey num .'is from left to right, are Nick
Theos, Charle-.ton, S, C,: Pat Ca o, Cedaniurst, 1..1.. ,\.Y.: ,Iim
lia\,kins, Norfolk, Va.; Chick Um e,;,V‘r, Wytluvilk'. Va,: Ef- David
son, Brackenridge, Pa.; and Bob Kopku, Monesscn, Pa, .\11 the
‘ 1 are second-year players.
Elon Downs
Indian Eleven
By 36 To 12
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Free-wheeling backs and a jet-
driven line combined forces last
Saturday »ight to power the Elon
Christians to a satisfying 36 to 12
triumph over the Catawba Indians
in the twentieth renewal of one
of the hottest football rivahies in
Ihe North State Conference,
The game, which was jjlayed as
tlie feature event of Elon's annual
fionn I'oming Day observance, put
littinK climax on the weekend
festivities for (he Elon alumni who
liad returned to tbe campus for
the da.v. It was the highest score
t-n Elon team had posted in the
.series, which began back in 1928.
Highest previous Elon score was
in a 33 to 13 win in 1936,
HOW IT HAPPPENED
Elon Newberry
10 First Downs
112 Yards Gained Rushing;
20 Yards Lost Rushing
92 Net Yards Rushing
15 Passes Attempttd
7 Passes Completed
76 I'ards Gained Passing:
188 Total I’ards Offense
0 Opp, Passes Intercepted
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187
13
174
10
5
133
Elon 13, Citadel 21.
Elon 6, Appalachian 20.
Elon 20, Ea.it Carolina 6.
Elofi 0, Newberry 28.
Elon 36, Catawba 12.
(Remaining Ga'mef
Oct. .SO—W.C.T.C., awa.v.
Nov. 6 —Guilford, home.
Nov. 13—I.enoir Rhyne, home.
Nov. 20—Davidson, away.
Ted Ilaseldon bucked over the
£oal. Davis' kick was good again:
for 20 to 0.
cniy dangerous threat at this
Caiii[)iis Athletes Active
Intramural athletes on the Elon
campus have beeen and are taking j I'j 'I',.! >, i . J
advaiftage of beautiful Indian tiKtSi
summer weather to take active , ti
part in the sports program that is ill I I’OO llniH
moving ahead under the auspices
of the Physical Education Depart- "^be Iota Tau Kappa grid squad,
ment. In addition to tag-football, power-house intramural footbalf
the Elon athletes have been par- this 1954 season, is bowling
iticipating in tennis and track, and merrily along at the front of the
,^ i plans have been announced for campus grid race with eight con
The Christians injected their!*"" , r— tui.-
Ibadminto:;, volley ball and basket-|Secutive victories and witii a good
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point, with Glenn Varney recover-
ing Dufford's fumble at the New-i Mark Longcrier, a newcomer to
^;erry forty-two to set off the'®*°"' defeated Russ Borjes, by
drive Three
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ct tbe B 'brother acts in the North State Conference is that
■'''Jietim brothers, who w ar Elon colors this fall and are
teamed together in the Christian backfield. They are pic-
ball Richard Bradham a freshman querterback, feeds
^'1 from c Bradham, a sophomore halfback. The brothers
i'ayers e ^ ’ where bo h were outstanding high school
fach pia.^'^ them won All-State honors in high school, and
^“*1 battf South Carolina team in the annual Shrine
^ in Charlotte in their senior years.
0 Runback Intercepted Passes 0
8 Number Punts 5
33.fi 6 .\ve. Distance Punts 39.2
99 I’ds. All Kicks Returned 95
2 Fumbles Lost 1
Score by Pei'iods!
Elon 0 0 0 0—0
Vewberry 6 7 7 6—26
Newberry Touchdowns—Blanco,
Brabham. Haseldon, Bessinger.
Extra Points—G. Davis 2.
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The Palmetto Indians struck
Dnce in each quarter, with the first
core coming at 6:30 of the first
3eri,od when Ken Morgan hit big
Ken Blanco twice with passes to
reach pay-dirt. The first heave
was good for 11 yards and a first
down at mid-field, Stan Bessinger
then drove to Elon's forty-three,
and Morgan pitched to Blancc
from there for the touchdown. The
try for point was wide, and New
berry led 6 to 0.
With barely three minutes re-'
maining in the half, the Indians
struck again. Grady Ray started
it off with a 29-yard punt return to
mid-field, and then he teamed with
Paul Davis on slashing drives off-
tackle and around the ends for
three first downs, the last one at
the Elon One-yard marker, Danny
Brabham slipped through from
there on a quarterback sneak for
the score. Grover Davis, 270-
pound, man - mountain tackle,
kicked the point for a 13 to 0 lead
at intermission.
The third Newberrv- score fol
lowed the second-half kick-off.
Ken Morgan returned the kick to
his own twenty-five, but a 15-yard
penalty set Newberry back to her
own ten, and two line plays netted
13 yards to leave it third down
and twelve. At that point Morgan
flipped a pass over the Elon secon
completed passes
from Bill Snyder to Charlie Mich
aux stood out in an Elon drive that
carried to first down on the nine,
but Newberry braced there ana
threw Elon fcsck to take over on
307 i'h? Indians’ seventeen.
0 The final Newberry tally camc
to me
dragged him down from behind
Two plunges went to the two and
mid'":iy
a poor
■>f bounds on the Indian twenty-
four. Billy Dukes, a sub quarter
back. picked up 12 on a keep play,
i'nd Stan Bessinger and Grady Ray
carried to the three. Bessinger rip
ped over for the TD. The kick wa;
wide, ar;d the final score was writ
ten at 26 to 0,
The Elon defense had trouble
all night with the slashing drives
of the Newberry backs, although
Pat Cafasso and Homer Kobgood
contiibuted some nice bits of line
play for the Christians at timei
Tp man for Elon on offense was
Charlie Michaux, who caught fivi
passes for a total of 69 yards
I .scores of 8-6, 4-6, 6-2, in the finals
of the fall tennis tournament on
October 5th, They reached the
linals with wins over Ray Whitley
and Richard Cooke. There were
thirteen entered in the titular
play.
The anual fall track meet for
the fourth quarter after nen, which was scheduled to be
Elon punt that went out -‘dd this afternoon, was expected
.solid claim to the championship
'already established
Among ITK’s recent victories
weie a 32 to 0 Uiumph over North
Dorm and a 26 to 0 conquest of
the East Dorm lads. Feature play
jf the victory over North was Al
ton Myers' 60-yaid run for a TD,
■vi;h other scores added !;y Jylia
I'latt, Nick Thompson and Lewis
Robertson, Myers also had three
tor.chdo'.vns in the victory over
Eat,
Tlie East Dorm outfit al .0 con-
Iributed an impressive 32 to 6 win
over North, with Richard Bowen
lunnir.g 60 yarSs and Bob Berg
man 55 yards for scores to feature
the Easterners' attack. Terry
Thomas also stood out in tlie East
,)ijy, while David Fry si... red for
■ ■irth.
.0 attract strong entries in a 7
event program, which included
the 50-yard dash, the 100-yard dash,
the 300-yard relay, the softball
throw, the high jump, the broad
jump and the sack race. There
■vere both individual and team
ropiiie; for top contestants. North
Dorm won the team trophy last
year, while Bobby Green cop-ped
ndividual honors.
Prof, Scott Boyd, who heads up
:he program, has also announced
)bns for badminton and voile;,
ball tourneys to begin in mi^l
Xovember, with basketball play to' November
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CHEERLEADERS I’I.AV BIG PARI CAMPLS SPORTS
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eu a Playing a big part in Elon’s Homecoming victory over Catawba we e the varsity cheerleaders pic-
d'wToVy”irr Dufford, who raced tured above, who led the student body in support of the Christia gridders. Arleiie Stafford, chief
t toe Elon six before Bill Snyder cheerleader from Burlington, is shown kneeling with her megaphone. Behind her Heft to right) are
° rom behind. Janet Crabtree, of Durham; Peggy McKee, of Rougemont; Evelyn Fritts, of Lexington; Sylvia Eaton,
of Burlington; Joyce Perry, of Siler City: and Carolyn Abernathy, of Graham.
HOW IT II.VPPENED
* *9'' Catawba
19 First Downs
306 Yds. Gained Rushing
18 Yards Lost Rushing
288 Net Yards Rushing
23 Passes Attempted
10 Passes Completed
93 Yards Gained Passing
381 Total Yards Offense
3 Opp, Passes Intercepted
57 Runback Int. Passes 12
2 Number Punts 3
27 Ave. Distance Punts
2 Fumbles Lost
70 Total Yards Penalties
Score by Periods;
Eion 6 7 2 21—36
Catawba 0 6 6 0 12
Elon Touchdowns — .Slaul'fen-
berg, Richards, Snyder, W. Brad-
l-am, IWichaux. Extra Points—
Simpson 1, Kinsley 3. Safety—
Cafasso. Catawba Touchdowns—
Carter, Swanner.
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Big Bob Stauffenberg set the
Christian spirits aflame in the first
three misutes of the battle when
lie broke through the middle on a
quickie and sprinted 38 yards for
Elon s first touchdown. His run
climaxed an Elon drive that began
when Bill Snyder grabbed the
opening gick-off on his own fifteen
and returned it fifteen yards. The
kick was wide, but Elon was away
to a 6-0 lead. .(
The Christians made it 13 to 0
midway the second quarter when
Kerry Richards set off a drive
when he grabbed an Indian pass
cn his own forty-six and legged
it back to the Catawba thirty-eight.
Pill Snyder picked up fifteen,
Stauffenberg added three, and
Snyder passed to Eddie Bridges
for seven to set up the score,
Adding to the regular campus which came on Snyder’s 13-yard
tag- football program, negotiations heave to Richards in the end zone,
are underw'ay for a 2-game series Richards made a brilliant catch of
of tag-football battles wit'' Guil- the ball, which was batted into
ford College, with the contests [tlie air by a Catawba defender be-
Simpson kicked
point.
It was then Catawba's time to
howl, for the Indians rebounded
for two touchdowns in a row. The
first came with barely fifteen sec
onds remaining of the half as Har
old Carter topped a 45-yard drive
with a plunge from the one, mak
ing it 13-6 at intermission. Less
Swanner got the other Catawba
counter with a one-yard plunge
after six minutes of the third
quarter, and the count was pushed
to 13-12 as Swanner missed his
kick, ,
The Christians used running
plyys to power a drive to the Ca-
ta\\ ba one late in the third period,
but Catawba blunted the Elon
surge there, only to have Swan-
ner’s kick blocked into the end
zone by Pat Cafasso, Swanner re
covered the ball, but he was thrown
for a safety to give Elon a 15-12
edge.
Then came the back-breaking
blow for Catawba hopes, Kerry
Richards grabbed the free kick-off
the safety on his own twenty-five
and hot-footed it back for 67 yards
to the Catawba eight. As’ the
fourth quarter began, Ronald Kins
ley drove to the one, and Bill
Snyder slipped over for the score,
Kinsley booted the point for 22
to 12.
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