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MAROON AND GOLD
Wednesday, October
Grid Figures Show Elon
Is Improved This Year
Frills Elected
WAA President
Evelyn Fritts, senior «irl from
Lexlneton, is the new presi
dent of the Women's Athletic As
sociation and will head up the
eirls’ physical education program
for the year. She and other of
ficers of the group will work un
der dilution of Mrs. Jeanne
Griffin, faculty advisor.
Other officers chosen at the
same time are Betty Franks, of
Klon College, vice president:
Norle Luce, of Riverhead, N. Y„
secretary; Marion Glasgow, of
Franklinville, treasurer; and
Jeanne Payne, of Asheville, re
porter.
Members of the Homecoming
committee include Jeanne Payne,
along with Katrine Frye, of Li
berty; Peggy Zimmerman, of
Elon College; and Katie Langley,
of Staley. The ways-and-means
committee Includes Doris Gad
dis, of Asheboro; Angie Kelly, of
Carthage; and Betty Hedgepeth,
of Graham.
OFFICERS F'OR STUDENT CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Elon Christians have shown ^
an almost complete reversal of
form from la't year in the foot-
baU statistics for the four early
games. Last year they were with
out a vrin in four games, while
this year tbey have two wins in
their first four starts and a far
better record for both offense and
defense.
In the matter of first downs,
the Christians have a Cl to 3fi
advantace over all opponent's in
four Ramt-. this fall. In the san»e
number of games last fall they
were down by a 31-61 margin to
their fiist lour opponents.
The Christians of 1956 have
more than tripled thur rushing
total this fall. In four games last
fall, they could show only 313
yards in net rushing, while the
four opening games this fall have ]
shown Klon netting 1.081 yards on
the ground.
In defense against rushing, the
showing of the present combina
tion is almost as pronounced. The
four opponents Idst year had gain
ed a net of 1,047 yards against
the Christians. This year the Elon
opponents have netted only 559
yards in four tilts.
The Elon passing attack Is about
on par this fall with that of a year
ago. In four games last fall the
Christians completed 10 of 44 pass
es for a total of 136 yards. This
fall they have comple'ed 9 of 26
heaves for a total of 154 yards,
a slight gain in both percentage
of completions and yardage. The
Christians have had four passes in
tercepted, compared with ten last
fall.
The Elon aerial defense sees
the Christians somewhat improved.
I.,ast fall the Christians’ first four
opponents completed 21 of 43 pass
es for 259 yards. This fall they
have limited the opposition 12 of
39 passes and total of 143 yards,
which means quite a definite im
provement. In those ^arly games
n year ago Elon intercepted only
two passes; this fall the Christians Allen and Gil Watts stood out for
have grabbed three enemy heaves, j the winners, while Bob Bergman
The Christian kickers have had led the losers,
nothing to brag about in cither of | Another first-day game saw the
the two seasons, but this year’s'East Dorm boys eke out a 40 to
kicking average of 27.2 on 11 punts]38 victory over the Day Students
Is slightly below the 1955 average with Don Ashworth and Earl Brad-
of 32.7 on 25 punts. The improve- j Icy pacing East Dorm and with
ment lies in the fact that Elon Wes Reynolds and James McCau-
has had to kick only 11 times in'ley leading the Day Students,
four games this fall. The oppo-^ Carolina Hall No. 1 trampled
nents this fall have averaged 35.2 j North Dorm 26 to 6 in the third
New Cast And Director
For Next Player Show
Officers v.ho lead
on the Elon campus,
group. Thos pictured
th‘- Student Christian Asociation, the group which paces religious actjvibes
are pictured above, along with the two faculty members who advi.se me
group, iiios reading left to right, are as follows—FRONT ROW — Martha Lang ey, o
Staley, secretary; Prof. John Graves, faculty adviser; Sylvia Smith, of Henderson, president; and Dr^
James M. Hess, faculty advisor. BACK ROW — Douglass Albert, of Lahore, Pakistan, chairman
,!he World Order Commission: Patricia Coghill. of Henderson, vice president; Guy LamDert oi
Providence. R. I., chairman of the Religious Life Commission; ar.d Joyce Myers, of Philadelpn ,,
Pa., chairman of the Campus Affairs Commission. Louis Wilkins, of Lenning, Va., treasurer ot tne
group, was absent when the picture was taken. ^
(Continued From Page One)
It's a wacky idea, but the rain
maker is so refreshing and ingra
tiating that the family finally con-
bcnts. They begin banging on his
■jic bass drums to rattle the sky,
and then the rainmaker turns his
magic on the girl, persuading her
that she has a real beauty of her
own. The marvel is that she be
lieves it, just as her father be
lieves that the fellow can actually
;ring rain.
In taking over this play. Stu
dent Director Bill Watson becomes
the first dramatic major to direct
his own production. In prepara
tion for this, he has taken some
forty hours of course work in dra
matic- arts, incK'il^" Beginning
and Advanced Acting, Play Direct
ing, Oral Interpretation, Stagecraft
and Lighting, Shakespeare, His
tory of the Theatre, Religious Dra-
.■na and others.
In addition to his class work
he has spent many hours in the
college theatre, working on stage
ind back stage, becoming familiar
to the last detail with the art of and
producing a play. A part of his
Tag Football
Season Opens
With Interest
The campus race for tag-footbali
honors got underway with three
interesting battles last Wedensday
with six of the eight teams in the
intramural league seeing action un
der the new free-passing rules
that were introduced this fall by
Coach Jack Sanford.
The ITK boys, winners of the
title last year, were off to a good
start by topping Sigma Mu Sig
ma 59 to 28. The passing of Ken
dall and the running of George
When Elon Football Was Beginning
(Continued from Page Two)
yards, slightly better than their
34.8 of last fall.
In the field of kick-returns.
opening game, with Buddy Smith
Hank Carmines and Skip Marchi-
otti topping Carolina No. 1 and
F.lon hai returned 21 kickoffs and j Dick McCarthy leading North,
punts this year for an average ofj The Carolina Hall No. 2 outfit
19.8 yards per carry. This ig and the Carleton House boys were
slightly better than last year's j not scheduled for the first day but
mark of 19.5 yards average on 25 j were scheduled to see action in
returns. the next day of play. ’>
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back: John Smith, tackle; John
Whitesell, tackle who played every
.minute of this season; the Brown
Brothers, "Bob” and “Alf" who
*’ere hard to beat at the flanker
xisition; and Tiny Richardson, the
kicking specialist.
The season of 1924 was not a
good year for the Maroon and
Sold eleven, as this squad was
unable to break into the win col
umn. Captained by John C. White-
.sell, who played his last game for
j;ion College that year, the team
met defeat at the hands of Da
vidson, 14 to 0, Clemson 60 to 0,
Lynchburg 16 to 0, Hampden Sid
ney 27 to 7, Emory and Henry 12
.o 0, Trinity 54 to 0, and Wake
^orest 41 to 0.
Archie Braxton also played his
,ast game for the Elon gridiron
,quad that faU, and Braxton,
Whitesell, and Cliff Elder left big
’aps in their positions when they
iiaduated. Highlighting this year
jvas an Alumni-'Varsity game on
Thanksgiving Day. All of the for
mer, Elon grid captains were
among the playing alumni, along
vith other greats from years gone-
-y. They were too much for the
varsity, and they .subdued the 1924
team 12 to 0. Grady Brown and
Mf Brown hit pay-dirt for the
"cores.
Coach Frank Corboy engineered
lis last Elon squad in the 1925
season, which saw the Christians
A-inr;ing two games out of the sche-
iuled eight. Captain-elect Archie
3raxton, who had planned to do
graduate work at Elon, did not re
turn to school. The Fighting
Christians managed to defeat Guil-
ord 6 to 0 and Emory and Henry
.4 to 0. but ihcy met djfeat be
fore Davidson 31 to 0, King Col
lege 7 to 0. Duke University 6 to
9 (in rain). Concord State 31 to 0,
Hampden Sidney 3 to 0, and
Lynchburg 12 to 0. Outstanding
players were J. L. Hiatt, end; Lem
Harrell, quarterback; and Gordon
Xirkland, halfback.
Prof. A. R. VanCleave took over
Christian mentor for the 1926
quad, but again Elon was unable
to break into the Win column in
:cn scheduled contests. Leaders
during this season were E. W. Mc
Cauley, guard and K'am captain;
Frank Allston. guard; and Gordon
Kirkland, halfback. The schedule
vas too much for the Elon grid-
ler.s, who lost to Davidson 26 to
.1, N. C. State 10 to 0, A. C. C.
0 to 0. Duke University 32 to 0. i
Georgetown 60 .-to 13, Hampden j
Sidney 34 to 0, Wake Forest 531
to 0. Lynchburg 13 to 7. Emory
and Henry 26 to 0 and Guilford
14 to 0. This season set the stage |
for the coming of ''Peahead” Wal
ker and the beginning of a new
sports era at Elon.
It was during the summer of
1928 that E S. ‘ Johnnie’’ Johnson
I was asked to select two allilime
I Elon teams in the three major
I sports, one team composed of the
alumni players and the other com
posed of both non-graduales and
graduates. From research done by
this writer, along with interviews
and other delving, his choices mer
it only one criticism, that being
the fact that modesty caused him
to leave himself off both teams.
“Johnnie” Johnson's choice as
Elon’s eleven best players up to
1928 included Alf Brown and Bob
Brown, ends; John Wliitesell and
John Smith, tackles; E. W. Mc
Cauley and Grady Brown, guards:
Archie Braxton, center; Zack Wal
ker, quarterback; Mark McAdams
and “Chubby” Kirkland, half
backs; and ‘Hap” Perry, fullback.
Four of these players, along with
"Johnnie” Johnson himself, were
named to a later “All-Time” squad
chosen in 1949.
(To bo continued)
East Carolina Is Winner
(Continued on Page Four'
ker for the touchdown that sent
East Carolina to the front by a
6-0 count.
The Elon crowd settled back to
wait for a rally, but the rally loom
ed further away when after five
minutes of the second period Ray
mond Pennington slapped down
an Elon pitchout and recovered it
on the Christian fourteen. It was
billed in the records as an Elon
tumble, and it set up a second
enemy score. Bob Perry lost five,
but one of the frequent Elon pen
alties moveu tne ball to the five.
A line play got one, and the Pi
rates were penalized to the nine,
but Bob Maynard dashed over
from there to make the half-time
count 12 to 0.
The fog and haze deepened in
the minds of many watchers when
East Carolina came up 'vith the
ball on the Elon one after a Pirate
field goal try had failed, but the
play developed when an Elon de
fender touched and fumbled the
placement, making it a free ball.
Th Pirates got it on the one for
a first down, and Jim Speight
went from there on the first play.
Carlton Walker kicked good for
19 to 0.
After that it was a case of "too
little and too late” as Elon came
right back after the kick-off and
drove for a touchdown. Harry
Faust stood out in that final Elon
drive, passing to Tony Caicaterra
once for 16 yards and carrying
himself for steady gains. There
were four Elon first downs in the
drive, which ended with Dick
Smith going on a keep from the
one for the TD. Ronnie Kiiisley
booted the poin., L,;. it was still
19 to 7. and the game almost over.
Kerry Richards was Elon's top
ground-gainer with 69 yards on
nine carries, but he received able
aid at times from Bob Stauffen-
berg and Harry Faust who posted
net gains of 42 and 38 yards. Rich
ards carried to the Pirate three
in first minutes of the game, but
penalties set Elnn back and robbed
the Christians of their golden op
portunity.
APPALACHIAN GAME
(Continued on Page Four)
ey Miller converted for the point
that made the score 13 to 7.
After the App score, the Elon
juggernaut began rolling again
moving deep into Mountaineer ter
ritory. The Apps halted the drive,,
but a pair of penalties rocked the
home team back to its one-yard
line, and there it was punt for
mation. J. B. Vaughn, Elon's wiry
tackle star, partially blocked an
App punt, and Bob Stauffenberg
recovered the ball on Appala
chian’s 21-yard marker.
From that point Whitney Brad
ham and Stauffenberg moved the
Ijall to the App two, and Stauffen
berg banged through the right side
of the line for the Christians' third
score. The kick was wide, but Elon
had sewed up the game by a 19
to 7 margin.
Whitney Bradham and Bob
Stauffenberg combined forces to
net 173 yards in rushing, but the
unsung heroes of the game were
the two-deep aces in Elon's for
ward wall, the lads who rocked and
socked the Apps all night and op
ened the holes~for the boys who
carried the mail.
responsibility as a drama major is
to be active in the Elou College
Players and in Alpha Psi Omega,
the two hard-working organiza
tions behind each play seen on the
campus.
Other dramatic majors who will
direct their own plays before grad
uation include Margaret Sharpe,
Bill Walker, Roger Rush. Stewart
Fyke, William Davis and Wayne
Rudisill, all of whom find their
chief Etuitent interest in .s'lage
work.
Prof. Wooten points out, how
ever, that a student does not have
to be a dramatics major in order
to participate in the work of the
Elon College Players. Each stu
dent on the campus is invited to
attend the Players’ meetings each
Thursday night at 8;30 o'clock in
Mooney Chapel. After a brief bus
iness meeting, members of the
group present an interesting pro
gram, usually in dramatic form.
At the first meeting of the year.
week wiU feature Dr. and
James M. Hess. Mere studemsV
faculty members are urged »'■
tend these meetings.
Alpha Psi Omga, whicti works
ii. cooperation with the Elon pij
ers, is a local chapter of a
tional honorary dramatic fraternitr
which has groups in all majJt
colleges of the coiintrj-, Memb*i.
ship is obtained through poij.,
earned in various phases of pU
production. It is a recognized hoj.
or everywhere to be member cf
this fraternity, which is striclj,
honorary and not social in nature
Tryouts for the majoi plays
the year are usually held durj.
Elon Player meetings. In abon
tw'O weeks, for example, there
be tryouts for “All My Sons,"
Pulitzer prize play by .Arthur Mij!
Icr. This play will be presented
about the first week in Decenber
It will be followed later by ■%,
’Town,” also a Pulitzer winner «t:i.
ten by Thornton Wilder. This pla,
will require a cast of 23 peisos
will mean many good pani
open.
Aluch thought and devotion aj
research will go into the Players’
production of “He Is Risen'
Easter. This play is a significa
and meaningful work, and. as a
past years, it will be presented o
the campus at dawn on Easter
Mom.
The Elon Players offer a mm-
ber of rewards for work, with spe
cial attention to the seven "Ep-
pies” that go each spring at tie
annual Player banquet to persoa
who have been chosen for !»sl
major, supporting and minor a^
tors and actresses. One of the s
silver cups also goes to the per
son who designs the best set.
It is pointed out that any sti>
dent who need.? a job can find ose
with the Elon Players, alttiougi
it will be without financial psy.
Special needs today are for cai-
penters, painters and backstaje
there was a one-act play by Tom
iiiie Boland, Johnny Meadows anc^ crewmen and crew-women. Bufr
Bill Walker. At another meeting ugss personnel is also needed to
Bill Watson and Tommie Boland
gave dramatic readings from “The 1
box office, seating, programs i
Glass Menagerie.” Another dra-and other things tbM
matic reading is set for the meet- make theatre a paying bu3*
ing this Thursday night, and next ness.
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