>Ion(iay. November 21. 1955
MAROON AND GOLD
PA.GE TmiEE
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Leaders In Track
Tag Football (iliaiiipioiis
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By BILL WAl.KER
Exams ari' iiere again, and foot- * »- ♦
Ijl is “Oi: ■ for another year. At Tlie toll which graduation will
least it is sone for Elon players take from the Elon grid .squad this
|i'd fan-i, a:.d it is virtually ended year will be felt less than it might
io. everyone this season with the otherwise have beon, for no lei^s
pption of a few scattered bowl than three of the seniors on the
fcames around the country. i Maroon and Gold roster have al-
.\11 of this makes it timely to 'eady been lost to the squad for
Ho a bit of recapitulating on this several weeks. Alternate Captain
i'lai .s action, a pastime which is Nick Tiieos was kept out of'action
net too pleasant from the stand- most of the season due to illness,
oint of the Fighting Christians Paul Watts suffered a disabling
ll 1955. who did not fare quite in.iury and has been lost since the
|o well as their 1954 predecessor. I Appalachian game, and Charlie
11, one must face the fact that Michaux-went to the sidelines per-
teams have their ups andimanently following an injury he
Bowns, their good days and their | sustained in the Catawba contest
b.'id days.
The sad thing about '55, as far
the Christians are concerned,
that the latter conditions seera-
1(1 to dominate this year. As one
J'jrveys the rough breaks that
l uck early, the injury to Bob
ptautfenberg at fullback and the
! of Bill Snyder at quarterback,
►long with the injuries that struck
111 constant stream later in the
fcampaign. it must be admitted,
lowever. that mayt>e the Chris-
Uns were lucky to do as well as
fhey did
Now. as the season passes into
historj', we want to say that Elon
f>5s great prospects for a good
peason next year (oh yes, there’ll
|e a brighter tomorrow), and the
Indications are that Elon may have
of the best years in 1956 in
kiirrent football history. The bulk
JO- the Christian starters will be
|f'>' hand for their fourth and final
■year, with only scanty losses due
graduation. Bob Stauffenberg
land Bob Kopko, both on the in-
ljured list this tall, should be in
I shape for a good campaign a year
jhfnce. and much help should
I come from the trio of freshmen
l^lio have broken into the starting
I ineup in late-season games this
I all- Yes, 1956, should and might
[Well be a golden year tor football
pt Elon.
Elon. which had its first three
*iwrt letterman in many seasons
m the person of Paul Watts last
I '•’^y well have its second
I?* person of Tony Carca-
‘■■s- Tony, who broke into Elon’s
^rting football Uneup in the
Pstem Carolina game, is expect-
1 ^ appear among the can-
' stes for the Elon basketball
Judging by his height and
and reports one hears of
B's aU-
That brighter light you’ve seen
shining over the Elon campus in
recent days may well be the re
flection of bright prospects for the
Elon basketball squad, and Elon
students and fans may well hope
for far bstter luck on the hard
v/ood than on the gridiron this
fall. In fact, it is not beyond the
realm of possibility to dream of a
North State title. That’s not a pro
phecy, mind you, but there’s no
harm in dreaming. Only losses by
graduation from last season were
Dave Maddox and Hank Hamrick,
center and guard; and their loss
is compensated by the return of
two former Elon stars in the per-
THEY WEKE TOPS IN INTRAMUKALS
The outstanding performers in the intramural sports program on the Elon campus during tin-
F’ail Quarter are shown in the pi lure layout that tops the sporls page this week. At the lett is
the Delta Upsilon Kappa team, wliich finished as champions of the girls’ volley ball league and
touinament after defeating the Diy Student girls in the play-off finals. Members of the Dl K team,
pictured left to right, are Carolyn Abernathy. Sylvia Grady. Joyce l"erry. Ann Dula and Fiances
Knight in the front row, and Evelyn Fritts, Sis Beckwith. Janet Crabtree. Betty Sue Ammons and
Pat Chrismon in the back row. T!te leaders of the Sigma Phi Beta track squad, which romped to
at* overwhelming victory in the autumn track meet, are pictured in the center. They are Moss Bee-
croft aeft) and I>ick McCarthy (r -ht). McCarthy was leading ind viduil scorer, while Boecroft was
i.idividual runner-up for the Sigm« Phi souad and for the enti e meet. The lota Tau Kappa team,
which made a literal runway of the cnampionship race in tag-foo'ball this fall, is pictured at the
light. In the front row, left to r ?.ht. is seen Jerry Slaugher. Ro ert Phelps and Phil Carter; while
in the back row, in the same order are Nick Thompson, Warren Allen. Bobby Green and Alton
Myers. Absent when the ITK picture was taken were Jimmy Calhoun. Jimmy Koflin and Bobbie
Robertson, who played regular p :sts with the ITK gridders in their march to the championship.
Elon Capers W ill Open
(Atiiipai^n Not^eniher 30
Christians Fall Before Lenoir Rhyne
The Lenoir Rhyne Bears, on
the threshold of winning the 1955
championship in the North State
Conference, clinched at least a
tie for the crown by defeating the
Elon Christians in Hickory last
Saturday night, November 12th.
by a 28 to 0 count.
The victory gave the Bears five
wins and no losses in the Confer
ence this season and a full-season
record of seven wins and one tie.
The defeat, which broke a two-
game winning streak for Elon.
left the Christians with one win
and four losses in the Confer
ence and two wins and seven loss
es for the season.
The Lenoir Rhyne ^eleven wast
ed no time in setting the tempo
?.nd pattern for the Saturday night
contest, for the Bears took the
opening kick-off on their own 21
and drove for the touchdown,
which came on a 19-yard sprint
a* left end by Harold Bullard,
husky Lenoir Rhyne fullback.
The second Bruin touchdown
came less than four minutes later
Fl'in
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lenoir Rhyne
7
First Downs
15
•)9
Yards Gain Rushing
378
19
Yards Lost Rushing
19
sn
Net Yards Rushing
359
14
Passes Attempted
6
Passes Completed
3
Yards Gained Pasisng
27
ir!7
Total Yards Scrimmage
386
1
Opp. Passes Intercepted
1
5
Runback Interc. Passes
16
10
Number Punts
4
SO 1
Ave. Distance Punts
42.3
52
Runback All Kicks
38
1
Fumbles Lost
0
20
Penalties
55
Lion
SCORE BY PERIODS
0 0 0 0—0
Lenoir Rhyne 14 0 7 7—28
Lenoir Rhyne touchdowns—Bul
lard 2, Cornwell, .\ckard. Points
after—Frye 4 (placements).
♦ ♦ ♦
Bears chalked their final score
. r. A*i- j D after Elon had fumbled the ball
sons of Dee Atkinson and Ben
r- j 1 » j ^ ion the first scrimmage play after
tendall. also a center and guard. Hoffman
It was Harold Bullard again on
this one, with the big 200-pounder
breaking off-tackle and racing 47
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the kick-off. Ronnie
pounced on the Elon fumble on
the Christian 35, and Lenoir
Rhyne was off to the races. Wal
ter Cornwell made first down on
the twenty and then two plays
later raced 17 yards at left *snd
tor the score.
The Christians took a brace af
ter the second Bruin score and
halted the Lenoir Rhyne attack ef
fectively for the remainder of the
first halt, but the Elon squad
could never get any offensive of
All-Campus Grid
Team Is Named
The Iota Tau Kappa football
squad, which swept to champion
ship honors in the annual in
tramural tag-football race, plac
ed four of its stars on the 1955
All-Campus team, which was an
nounced after tabulation of votes
by the manager of the various
teams in the league.
The Day Students and the Al
pha Pi Delta combinations each
grabbed two places on the AU- 1 ^ down on the Bruin 41-yarri
Campus squad, while East Dorm
'■arcis for the touchdown. Kor the
fourth time Frye kicked good tc
post the 28-0 final score.
The Christians, making a last-
mmute bid for a score, hammered
out three first downs in succession
in the closing moments of play,
with Joey DelGais racing 38 yards
for a first-and-ten on the Bruin
eighteen. At this point four suc
cessive passes were knocked down,
and the game ended one play
later.
The one long dash by DelGais
and two nice forward pass com
pletions by Tony Carcaterra were
the outstanding plays tor Elon.
Bob Stauffenberg. Elon’s .^11-Con
ference fullback, made his first
appearance in uniform since he
suffered a broken arm in the op
ener with Mississippi Southern,
ond the big boy showed his old
form as he racked 29 yards total
rushing. However, he could never
Cet in position for a break-away.
and his best work tor the night
was in a defensive role.
Stauffenberg Back In To^s
The fact that Bob Stauffenberg
vvas back in football togs for the
Lenoir Rhyne game was a welcome
ight to Elon students and fans,
for all realize what a severe blow
it was to the Christian football
hopes this year when the power
plunger from Morea, Pa., suffered
a broken arm in the opening bat
tle with Mississippi Southern.
Stauffy failed to turn the victory
tide against the Lenoir Rhyne f
Bears. In fact, he even failed to r
score against them, but he was
Us own rolling. There was one
penetration of Lenoir Rhyne ter
ritnrv iust before the intermission| one of the outstanding perform-
when Lhard Bradham passed to - -‘>-
Tony Carcaterra for 13 yards and
Wood
round ability in the hard-
sport, he should see much
^^fvice as a Christian eager. His
"'*11 likely be track,
^ his height and speed should
it easier for him in the cln-
"■r sport than in either of the
two.
{fsined the ninth position on the
honor list. The stars who appear
on the annual all-star roster are
listed below.
all-campus of ’55
E—Bobby Boswell (Day Stu
dents)
T Curtis Young (Alpha Pi)
C—Phil Carter (l.T.K.)
T Jimmy Calhoun (l.T.K.)
E—Bobby Green (l.T.K.)
QB Ed Campbell (Day Stu
dents)
HE Nick Thompson (I.T.K.)
HB—Bob Bergman (l.T.K.)
FB—Balph Law (Alpha Pi)
Early in the third period Elon
went to the Bruin thirty-nine on
another Bradham to Carcaterra
pass that counted for 20 yards,
but an interception halted the
Elon threat. Aji exchange of
punU gave Lenoir Rhyne the ball
at the Elon 45-yard marker, and
Bill Ackard broke through on first
down for a sprint to pay-dirt,
Frye’s kick was again successful,
and Lenoir Rhyne led 21 to 0
with two minutes left in the third
quarter.
Four minutes later, soon after
the final Pe^od got underway, the
ers in the Maroon and Gold line
up all the same. His plunges car- |
ried forward for a total of 29
yards, and his bruising tackles
were something to behold. One |,.
tan who saw Stauffenberg in ac- j
tion all last season felt that his j
tackling was more deadly and
more vicious than it was before
he was injured. Coach Varney did
not keep him in action after the
Lenoir Rhyne margin widened
enough to deny possibility of an |.
Elon win, preferring to .save the
Morea Mauler for action against
the Guilford Quakers in the .sea
son finale. The terrific play of
SUuffenberg so soon after his re
covery from a crippling injury
augured well for his future
The King is dead, long live the|
King!
Football passed off the slaRi- last
v.eekend when the Christians con
cluded their 1955 campaign by
Tieeting fluilford in their annual
classic, and basketball will mount
the throne next week and will
rule the Elon sports interest for
the coming three months.
It is barely one week until the
Christian cagers open their 1955-
i6 campaign, the opening encoun-
ler on the hardwood court being
set with Pfeiffer College on the
Pfeiffer court next Wednesday,
November 30th.
Action will come thick and fast
from that time on. for Coach Doc
Mathis has set six battles for the
Christian cagers before the Christ
mas holidays. Only one of the pre
holiday battles is on the home
floor, that being with the DuPont
Stars here on Wednesday. Decem
ber 7th, but two North State Con
ference clashes with Guilford and
High Point are ?et before the Yule
bells ring..
Coach Mathis has had his Chris
tian cagers working out for more
than a month, and visitors ovei
in Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
ring back glowing descriptions of
the prowess of the Maroon and
Gold tossers, who are bolstered
his winter by the return from
armed service of Dee Atkinson
and Ben Kendall, each of whom
won All-Conference honors before
joining Uncle Sam's armed forces.
Other lettermen, who are back
from last year’s strong cage squad,
nclude Ed Juratic. 6-foot 5-inch
forward; Earl Stone, 6-foot 6-inch
center; Frank DeRita, 6-foot 5->
inch forward; Ray Whitley, who
joins Kendall as co-captain for
this year; and Ronnie Mazzilli, a
fine letter reserve at guard last
year.
Among the last year’s reserves
who are back and seeking their
first monograms this winter are
Bob Rickover, Tommy King, Paige
Stout, Hugh Citty, Jimmy Crump,
Tommy McDonald. Bobby Sharpe,
and Bobby Stegall. Some of these
boys will probably play much of
the time with the Jay-Vees, along
with several good freshmen pros
pects.
Fioii Cai»(‘ iaines
Nov. ^0—Pfeiffer, away.
Dec. 1—Belmont Abbey, Lex
ington. '
Dec. 3—McCrary, away.
Dec. 7—Dupont, home. 1
Dec. 10—High Point, away. I
Deo. 13—Guilford, away.
Dec. 31—Belmont .\hbey, away.
Jan. 2—Dupont, away.
Jan. 4—Pfeiffer, home.
Jan. 7—East Carnlina, away.
Jan. 11—A. C. r., home.
Jan. 14—Catawba, home.
Jan. 16—Belmont Abbey, home.
Jan. 18—Appalachian, home.
Jan. 21—West Carolina, away.
Jan. 25—Lenoir Rhyne, home.
Jan. 28—Catawba, away.
Jan. 30—McCrary, home.
Feb. 1—High Point, home.
Feb. 4—West Carolina, home.
Feb. 8—Appalachian, away.
Feb. 11—East Carolina, home.
Feb. 13—A. C. C., away.
Feb. 16—Lenoir Rhyne, away.
Feb. 18—Guilford, home.
Tennis Tourney
Is Near Finals
Fijjures Are
(Compiled For
Grid Games
The football figures through the
Lenoir Rhyne game, which include
totals for the first nine games of
the 1955 season, fall far short of
the Christian totals in last year’s
nine-game campaign, and the
drops recorded in most phases of
statistics is reflected in the lower
record of wins and losses.
Comparing the offensive play for
the two seasons, last year’s fig
ures show that the Christians had
a net rushing total of 1,734 yards
in 457 carries, with an average
rushing total of 192.7 yards per
game. This year the team has a
net of 1,062 yards rushing in 396
carries for an average of 118 yards
per game.
There has been a correspond
ing decline in the pas.sing yard
age for the Elon squad this fall.
The 1954 total on forward passes
was 637 yards for an average ot
70.8 yards per game. This season’s
P-game total shows 465 yards on
passes for an average o f 51.7
yards.
The defensive team record last
year showed all opponents with
a net total of 1.646 yards rushing
BOB STAUFFENBERG
Play in the annual Fall Quar
ter tennis tournament is rapidly
j approaching the finals, for Ben
I Kendall, playing under ITK col
ors, is already anchored in the and an aver'Sge of 182.9 yards per
finals from one bracket, and the j game. This 1955 team has allowed
other half is in the semi-finals. ,nine opponents a net total of 2,001
Warren Allen, also of ITK, is | yards ftishing and an average of
one survivor in the other half of 222.3 yards per game,
it he bracket and was to battle Moss| The pass defense figures for
Beecroft, of Sigma Phi, for the | last season showed all Elon oppo-
right to meet Kendall in the final neats with a total of 677 yards
round. Title play w».s scheduled on pas.ses for an average of 75,2
• to be completed before Thantsgiv- yards per game, Thu year’s team
ine hoidays. (Continued On Page Four)