TMrsday. Ocfber 2, 19J6
MAROON AND GOLD
Figlitiiig Cliristians Loom As Stroiiir Contender In Nortli State (Conference Titular Battle
PAGR THREK
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Wofford Terriers Win
22-16 Oi'er Christians
striking through the air with
pll the power of the German blitz
jot World War II days, the Wof-
tord Terriers bombed the Elon
aerial defenses for a 22 to 16 vic-
;ory in Burlington Stadium last
Saturday night. Leading this de
vastating Wofford bombardment
;ivas a pair of All-American aces
livlio could not seem to miss.
Quarterback Charlie Bradshaw
L’d end Jerry Richardson, both
pt whom gained Little All-Amer-
lican ranking for the invading
Terriers last year, teamed on a
pair of gridiron “homerun” pass
es for 56 and G1 yards as the Wof-
lord eleven broke an eight-game
n inning streak tor the Elon ele
ven. The Christians had closed
tlieir 1956 season witli a victory,
added six straight wins in an un-
iefeated 1957 campaign and then
tupped Guilford in the 1958 op
ener.
The Elon gridders dominated
Ihe first half of the Saturday night
feame at the stadium, showing
bower on both offense and de-
^fense through the first two per-
‘jiods and going to the dressing
fcooms at half-time with a 16 to
|14 advantage
0 The Christians threatened in
fhe first two minutys. After re-
overing a Wofford fumble, they
drove to the three, but Bob Mc
Lean fumbled as he crossed the
goal line to halt the threat. Mo-
nents later, however, the maroon-
|jerseyed outfit scored as Charlie
Raybum blocked a Terrier punt,
land J. B. Vaughn scooped the ball
or a 20-yard dash for a TD. ^tei-
don on a keeper tallied tw» points
for an 8-0 Elon lead.
The Wofford outfit tied the count
iTiidn'ay the second quarter when
Elon
16
185
16
169
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Wofford
The Elon College football squad, which now shows an even break in its first two games ef the
1958 cU'aipaig;n, looms as a strong contender in the North State (.onference titular battle.. Tlie
squa-1, which turned back Guilford 14 to 7 and then lost a heart-breaker t» Wofford by a 22 to
16 count, Roes to Boone this weekend to take on the Appalachian Mountaineers. The Elon play
ers. pictured left to right above, are as follows: FRONT ROW — Uarrell Ritchie, tackle: BoW .Mc
Lean. halfback; Ronnie Droze, halfback: Jim McClure, guard; Nick DiSibio, halfback: Harry
Faust, fullback; Joe DelGais, halfback; Bob Kuggeri, center: Benny Jones, halfback; Charlie
BosQuet, center; Dean Yates, end; and Don Miller, end. SECOND ROW — Toni Marlowe, tackle.
Jim Short, halfback; Jimmy Humphrey, halfback: Morris DeMatteo, guard; Murphy Taylor, quar
terback; Charlie Maidon, quarterback; Paul Brutch, end; J. B. Vaughn, tackle; Jack Hunter,
guard; Charles Rayburn, tackle, Tony Markosky, fullback; Carlton Grove, center; Tunner Bros-
ky, end: Harold Austin, end: Martin Oliver, halfback; and Bob Hendricks, guard. B.^CK ROW —
William Farris, tackle; Donald Willetts, halfback: Gilbert Chilton, guard; Horace Pope, fullback;
Bob Overton, fullback; John Koenig, end; Ervin Poteat, guard; Luke .Malloy, end: To«y Carcater-
ra. end; Richard McCutcheon. tackle; Don Szydlick, tackle; W. B. Simpson, fullback; .Mickey Wal
ker, quarterback; Buddy Massey, tackle; and George Lea. tackle.
First Downs 15
Yards Gain Rushing 119
Y'ards Lost Rushing 10
Net Yards Rushing 109
Passes Attempted 17
Passes Completed 11
60 Yards Gain Passing 223
229 Total Gain Scrimmage 332
Opp. Passes Intercepted 1
4 Runback Int. Passes 0
3 Number Punts 4
22.0 Ave. Yards Punts 32.0
114 Runback All Kicks 57
3 Fsmbles Lost 1
45 Yards Penalties 69
Score By Periods:
Elon '8 8 0 0—16
WoHord 0 14 0 8—22
Elon Touchdowns — Vaughn (20-
run with blocked punt), Maidon
(1-run). Extra Pointts — Maidon
4 (two 2-pointers from scrimmage).
Wofford Touchdowns — J. Rich
ardson S (56-pass. 61-pass). D.
Richardson (12-run). Extra Points
— J. Richardson (one 2-pointer on
pass), Martin (one J-poSnter on
Pass).
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Charlie Bradshaw passed to Jerry
Richardson for a .'ie-yard scoring
thrust, which was followed by a
pass from Joe Stickle to Richard-
so» for the two-pointer.
(ConUnued Or Page Four)
Calling The
Sports Shots
By JIMMY ELDER
Rlacksloiie
(ainniii^liaiii Win
SiiiiiiiuM* Teuiiis
Een with the young football sea-ied The Citadel. Coach Dole had
son barely two weeks old, the bat- called his WildcaU his finest team
Je for the crown in the North'and a contbnder for the Southern
State Conference grid race has
JFatts Is All-American
Gilbert Watts. Elon College
I pitcher and outfielder, who won
I both .\U-Conference and All-State
I honors while leading the Chris-
jtian baseballers to their second
[straight North State Conference
I title last spring, grabbed off All-
I American rating when Yite was
named to the All-NAIA team at
I the close of the National NAIA
Baseball Tournament at Alpine,
I Texas, early in June.
The Christians trekked out to
I Texas the week after school closed
for tke aational diamond tour«ey
and defeated IndZaia State fO
t'> 8 in the first-round play. Trail
ing 8 to 1 in the seventh frame
of the opeaer. the Elon outfit
.shoved over nine runs in a big
seventh to take Ike win. Watts
started on iji» mouad ia th-.t
Ea»ie. but he gave way in the
sixth to Jack Henderson, who was
tlie winning pitcher. Watts hadji
three hits and Bobby Sharpe andj:
fe’e Jones two (?ach to lead Elon's
iittack.
'n a seco»d-rou«l battle the
' "'t day Elo» dropped two games,
* yng to San Diego State 11 tolF
' 'r. a six-innirg battle ia the sec-
round «f title play. Arthur
T.iorapson and Jack Henderson
which saw Elon get only four hits.
That same day the Christians suf
fered their second defeat of the
dnuble-eUmination tourney at the
hands of Indiana State, losing a
12 to 6 decision, with Gary Hen
son, Sam Simmons and Karl Knapp
dividing pitching duty.
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PITCHER HONORED
splil;:
ing meund dutjr in Uie gana,
It*
GILBERT WATTS
aalready begun to shape into a
tiiree-team contest, with a per
ennially powerful triumvirate of
';eams—defenling chamipion ■Le
noir Rhyne, strong and talented
Catawba and our own power-driv
ing Elon Christians—looming as
tha chief threats for the title.
Of course one cannot discount
the threats posed by Appalachian,
Western Carolina, East Carolina
and Guilford, but those teams on
the basis of early games would
have to be rated as dark horse
contenders. It is true that Elon
and Lenoir Rhyne have lost games
to»strong teams from Wofford and
Presbyterian, but those were non
loop contests and will not count
in the Conference competition.
Coach Clarence Stasavich's
highly regarded Bears, defending
the conference championship which
they were awarded last year after
losing to Elon, proved their power
when they struck down by a 20
to 0 count the Wofford Terriers
who turned back the Elon team
with a tremendous passing show-
on the local field last weekend.
The power of the Bears defense
W1S shown by the fact that they
limitted Wofford’s great Little All-
America passing combination of
Charlie Bradshaw to Jerry Rich
ardson to 2' yard*. That defense
became more impressive m view
of the fact that Wofford's aeriel
circus hit Elon with a 223-yard
barrag. last week. While stimy-
ing the Wofford aerial game, the
Bears put on an impressive at
tack that netted over 300 yards
with tailback Bill Ackard leading
the way. True Lenoir Rhyne lost
to Presbyterian last week, but it
could be another fine year tor
the single-wing powerhouse from
Hickory.
The Catawba Indians have al
ready pulled two surprises by de-
;::2ng coach Bill Dole-s Dav.d-
Elon Tramples Guilford
14-7 In Opening Battle
Powering for two second-half j winning start and gaining an ear-
touchdowns, the Elon thristiaii.i, ly lead in the North State Confer-
opped the best efforts of last ence race.
yaar's undefeated grid squad in I The Christians had to come
defeating the Guilford Quakers
14 to 7 in the opening game of
Elun
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Guilford
Conference crown, but Coach
Clyde Biggers’ Catawba line prov
ed a decisive factor in the win
over Davidson. That Catawba for
ward wall is a big reason why
the other North State Conference
teams cannot regard the Indians
lightly. The fact that the Indians
have been a stiff contender in re
cent years, although always fall
ing short, may give impetus to
the Catawba bid for the cham
pionship.
Coach Sid Varney's charges
took the upper hand over Guil
ford 14 to 7 in their opener at
Greensboro and grabbed high rank
in the national NAIA statistics
for the first week of the season,
but not before the Quakers had
given Elon supporters a scare by
leading at half-time by a 7-0
count. The Christians were im
pressive with 362 yards total of
fense to a mere 92 yards for the
Quakers.
The Christians showed flashes
of brilliance in that game that
was reminiscent of last year’s un
defeated eleven. The line was
pearheaded by J. B. Vaughn,
candidate for Little All-America
honors, ably assisted by Bob Hen
dricks, Jim McClure and Tony
Carcat«rra. The backfield was aU
so impressive under quarterback
Charlie INtaidon’s guidance, with
the running of Bob McL('»>v Jc^
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Dr. W. T. Blackstone, member
of the Elon faculty last year and
during the second summer term
won the singles championship and
paired with Dr. H. II. Cunning
ham to clinch the doubles title in
Elon's annual summer schoal ten
nis tournament, which was held
in August under Wie sponsorship
of the dean's office. Elon 0 0 14 0—14
DrT Blackstone defeated Jack Guilford 0 7 0 0— 7
Kester, varsity netter of last I Elon Touchdowns — McLean (1-
spring, in the finals of the singles -run), Faust (12-run). Extra Points
by scores of 6-3. 6-3. They hadj— Maidon (2-pointer from scrim-
F’irst Downs
Yards Gain Rushing
I Yards Lost Rushing
Z97 Net Yards Rushing
10 Passes .-\ttempted
J Passes Completed
Yards Gain Passing
Total Gain Scrimmage
Opp. Passes Intercepted
Runback Int. Passes
Number Punts
Ae. Yards Punts
Runback All Kicks
Fumbles Lost
Y'ards Penalties
Scores By Periods;
Elon 0 0 14
Guilford 0 7 0
G5
362
1
19
t
32.8
84
3
90
5
64
42
22
9
4
70
92
2
97
7
30.6
73
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moved into the finals with wins | mage). Guilford Touchdown
from behind a 7-0 half-time defi
cit to win, but they flashed
strength and class as they roared
from behind for two touchdowns
and the 14-7 victory, posting a
total of 362 yards on total offense
against a scant 92 yards for the
home-standing Quakers.
Paced by the great running of
halfbacks Bob McLean and Joe
DelGais and fullback Harry Faust,
ihe Christians rolled for 297 yards
net rushing while the Elon de
fense held Guilford to a bare 22
yards on the ground. The Qua
kers- held a slight edge in pass
ing. but the overall performanc
es was good enough to rate Elon
second in America in rushing de
fense, fifth in the nation in total
defense, eleventh in rushing and
Uiirteenth in total offense.
The lone Guiliord score came
when Brodae Baker, sophomore
quarterback, intercepted an Elon
pass and raced 85 yards for ■
second-period touchdown. Guilford
idcked good for the point, but that
over Dr. Cunningham and Leslie Baker (85. pass interception). Ex-
Johnston, who captained the var-]lr« Point — Parker (I-pointer by | the only Quaker scores. The
sity netters two years ago. kitk>.
The Blackstone - Cunningham ] » • »
pair had to go three sets ta turn I the 1958 campaign at Greensboro's
back Dr. Robert Benso« and Les-| Senior High Stadium on Satur
lie Johnston in the doubles finals, I day night, September 20th, set-
winning by scores of 6-1, 5-7. 6-2. | ting the new campaign off to a
Dunlap JSew Grid Coach
Newest addition to the Elon Col- classes in physical education at
Elon defense halted the only other
Quaker threat on the five.
The Christians came back strong
son Wildcats m
their opener and
then turning back the Newber^
team that had previously defea.
Elou Foolhall
Elon 14. Guilford 7.
Elon 16, W»/f»rd 22.
(Remaining Games)
Ojt. 4 — Appalachian, away
IX — East' Carolina, home.
Oct. 18 — Presbyterian, away.
Oct. 25 — Catawba, home.
Nov. 1 — West Carolina, away
KoT. * Newberry, home
Nov. 15
lege coaching staff this year is
Coach Robert E. “Bob" Dunlap,
a former Christian football star
who hails from Pelzer, S. C. He
is also serving as instructor in
the Department of Physical Edu
cation.
Coach Dunlap, who starred in
all three major sports while in
high sehool at Pelzer. attended
Presbyterian College in Clinton.
S. C.. for two years, during which
he played both football and base
ball for the Blue Stocking teams
He transferred to Elon College
after Coach Sid Varney became
the Christian head coach and sat
out one y«ars for eligibility, after
which he played guard for the
Christians during 1955 season. He
graduated from Elon that year
and then moved on to the Univer
sity of North Carolina, where he
received the Master's Degree in
Education this spring.
Dunlap interrupted his graduate
study at Carolina for a period of
active duty in the Army and for
one year of service as physical
education instructor and member
the University of North Carolina
while doing graduate study thee.
In joining the Elon »taff, Dunlap j
assumes the position which wav j
held for the past two years by
Coach Joe Bryson. Bry.son left
the Elon post this year to become
athletic director and coach at E.
M. Holt High School for the com-
:ng year.
NEW ErON COACH
of the coaching staff at McClen-
aghan High in Florence, S. C. At
Florence he was lime coach of
[football and head coach of track.
_ Lenoir Rhyne, home. He aUo was instructor of service
COACH BOB DUNLAP
after the half-time intermission
and roared for two touchdowns
within nine minutes. The Chris
tians marched from midfield Jor
the first score, with DelGais. Mc
Lean and Faust powering for long
gains to the Guilford one, and
dob McLean smacked into pay
dirt for the TD. Charlie Maidon
kejjt for the two-pointor that put
Klon ahead 8 to 7.
Tony .^arko.sky. another of
I Elon's great backs from Maha*
! noy City, Pa., returned a punt
for 29 yards to set off the Chris
tians’ second touchdown march.
It was DelGais. Maidon and Del
Gais again to the Quaker twelve,
and Harry Faust rammed through
from twelve yards out for the
score. An attempted pass for ex-
ra points failed, but Elon was
out front for keeps at 14 to 7.
No less than six backs shared
I in the assault on the Quaker de-
j fenses, with Tony Markosky and
j Jimmy Humphrey joining the four
starters in rolling for record yard
age against the Quakers; and
Christian forwards J. B. Vaughn,
Bob Hendricks, Jim McClure and
Tony Carcaterra shared top hon
ors in the Elon forward wall. Nine
ty yard* »f penaltiies. including
■ three 15-yarders in a row, failed
to halt the Elon assault.
The Elon yardage marks in this
opening game were good enough
to surpa.,.-, marks by last
year'^ uadefeai^d Christiaa
ven. The Chnstian total offense
of 362 yards topped last year’s
record of 340 yards against Pres
byterian, and the rushing mark of
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