Ti,i;;vday. October 30, 1958
MAROON AND GOLD
PAGE THREK
Christians Face Tough Opposition As Campaign Nears End
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A way This Week,-Elon
Closes Year At Home
&
Calling The
Sports Shots
By JIMMY ELDER
111 a special chapel service a of them have been awarded grad-
..ek ago on Monday, the upper- uate fellowships. I believe that
tlissmen heard words of wisdom
liom a football player turned pol-
tiiree of last year’s first-string foot
ball players were given such grad-
itician. Bob Cox, president of the uate fellowships last year. Other
Nrtional Junior Chamber of Com-
jiierce, w'as the very engaging
.^caker on that occasion, and for
tliose of you who do not remem
ber, Bob was a very fine end on
the great University of North Car
olina football teams of the “Jus-
liie Era” in the late 40’s and early
"O's.
While playing with those fine
Tar Heel grid aggregations, he
was tile nation’s top extra-point
specialist, kicking true on 97 of
119 attempts for a better than 80
per cent record. One of Bob's more
renowned colleagues on those
teams was none other than Elon’s
o'vn Sid Varney, now head foot
ball coach of the Fighting Chris
tians.
Cox, who is a nattve of Tennes
see but is now living in Chapel
Hill, graduated and later obtained
the M.A. degree at the University
of North Carolina. It was at that
lime that he became acquainted
with Dr. and Mrs. ■anieley. This
past summer at the national Jay-
cee convention at Los Angeles, Bob
Cox was given the signal honor
of national president, and he is
BOW residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Pete Ivey, writing for the
Greensboro Daily News some
months ago, spoke out some of
the great expectations of Bob Cox,
expressing the opinion that Cox
possesses all the virtues of a po
tential governor of North Caro
lina. Continuing on that same
note, Pete Ivey noted that Bob
"as “an intellectual but not a
stuffed shirt,” meaning that Cox’s
personality has an appeal for all
types of individuals. Those who
heard him speak here at Elon can
certainly verify tliis statement.
The point that I’m trying to
niake in emphasizins Bob Cox’s
history and his attributes is this
—That Bob Cox and many other
athletes like him do not personify
the classic idea that all football
players or athletes are stupid and
incapable o£ endeavors other
than those requiring physical
^'■■ength and agility. This notion
^ ^ been circulated around the
^^-mpus as long as I can remera-
■ '■r. and such an idea should be
i.ickly dispelled.
•lust consider the fact that some
' * 0finest leaders and students
‘ - athletes and that a number
students—and perhaps some of the
faculty—should take into consid
eration the fact that excessive phy
sical exertion can sometimes be
detrimental to intellectual absorp
tion, that after an arduous ssesion
of practice it may sometimes be
difficult for a player to study and
concentrate on his books as well
as he might when physically fresh
!Mid rested.
Bob Cox’s appearance on the
Whitley speaking stage, I am sure,
helped to eradicate their preju
dicial view from the minds of
many students. His example may
al?o be an added incentive to those
athletes who have not excelled in
scholarship and leadership. In any
case, his visit was well worth
while.
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THEY ANCHOR MIDDLE OF 1 IGHl IN(; CHRISTIAIN LIINE
The boys iSctured above are those who anchor the middle of the Fighting Christian line duriu;.'
this 1958 football season, and the fact that more than one of those Maroon and Ciold stalwart‘s
have been on the casualty lists in recent games ma.v be cited as one reason for the disasters that
have befallen the Elon grid squad in recent contests. Show in the upper left photo are the three
ooys who have filled the all-important center post this fall. Left to right, they ;ire Carlioii l.rovc,
210-pound junior from Tamaqua, Pa.; Bob Ruggeri, 185-pOund senior from Clark Township, N. J.:
and Charlie Bosquet, 180-pound fieshman from Haw Uiver. Kuggeri and Bosquet have seen the mo
service, but Grove is a capable reserve. Pictured in the right-hand photo are the three v ‘ .1
guards who have seen most service in Elon's battles this fall. Left to right, they are Boh I...,clicks.
205-pound senior from Danville, Pa.; Jack Hunter. 210-pound sophomore from Bracke uidge, Pa.;
and Jim McClure, 205-pound jun'or, who also hails froni Braekenridge, Pa.
With the ill-fated 1958 foot
ball campaign moving into its final
'l« ;e>, the Fighting Christian .grid-
liers have thn\ ;jmos n’maining,
includin;; one with Wpsl^rn ('aro-
liiia on the road and a pair of
home contests with Newberry and
i.onoir Uhyne to cioie out the
'•.■ason._ I
- The Chri.^iian^ will travel in'o!
the Carolina hill muntry this vveek-
L-nd for a S,ilurda> ni'thl en^a,:>e-
nient with the We.stern Carolina
aiamounl.. and they will be fat-
'UK the stroMiT-rt team to wear
'.V'. -tern C’aroliiia coliii-i in ten
seasons.
live Catamounts have posted on
ly one win in Aor h State C’onfer-
■nee play, but tlmt was a well-
■ ained victory over Apijalachlan,
■■'hich turned bai the Klon squnt’
he following week. Last Wf.
Western Carolina squad proved its
„o-vov wli.'n it Ie,t a 1 .t-break-
ing 36 to 30 contest to Lenoir
• ihyne a: Hit' , and the Cala-
nounts wi' . rebounding and de
termined to win their Homecoming
with Elon this week.
EJoii Foolhall
Klon 14. (iuilford 7.
rion 16. Wofford 22.
Klon 30, Appalarhian 33.
Klon 6, Kast Curolina II.
Mon 6. Presbyterian 34.
KOOrnAM, AOVANCK US —
(Krmainln^: Games)
Oct. Z5 — Catawba» home.
\ov. 1 — West Carolina, away.
Nov. 8 — Newberry, liume.
Nov. 15 — I.enoir Kl»' -\t, homo.
Gridiron ‘Homers’ Give Presijyierian
34-6 Victory Over Christian Eleven
Three ‘‘homerun” plays were
features as the Presbyterian Col
lege eleven rolled to a decisive 34
to 6 victory over a gallant-fighting
band of Elon Christians at Clin
ton, S. C., on Saturday night, Oc
tober 18th, with a long run and
a long pass from scrimmage and
a 90-yard kick-off return furnish
ing three of the Blue Hose touch
downs in a game that was far
closer than the score would indi
cate.
Bobby Pate, fleet junior half
back for the Blue Stockings, con
tributed two of the gridiron home-
runs.’’ He slipped through right
tackle and broke past the Elon
secondary on the first play of the
second quarter on a 43-yard sprint
for touchdown. The run climaxed
a 65-yard Presbyterian drive that
began after an Elon punt was re
turned from the Blue Hose twen
ty-six to the thirty-five.
A Pre.sbyterian interception of
an Elon pass set up the Blue Stock
ings’ third score soon after the
half, with a drive starting from
the Elon forty-one. There were
three first downs in a row to the
Elon one, with Bill Hill plunging
for the TD. A placement ifor the
oingle point made it 21 to 0.
The TJlon touchdown came early
in the fourth quarter with Joe
DelGais diiccting the Christian at
tack from the quarterback slot
DelGais had shitted to quarter af
ter Charlie Maidon wa.- forcet^
I'] yhoys Top
Tag-lM))tl)all
League Race
The Playboys were lopping llic
Campus Tag-Kootball League at
I Keturning home from Ihe hills,'the close of last week’s play, show-
j he Christians will face the al-’ing an undefeated mark with liiree
vays-danRerous Newberry Indians .wins and no defeats in the stand-
in Burlington Stadium on Saturday ings compiled last Friday, Octo-
night of next week. The Indians ber 26th, but they were pushed
lave been an up-and-down club'close by the lOast Dorm and Tide-
his season, but they havu posted water outfits, each with three
I win over The Citadel's ISouthcrn ! wins and a single loss.
.'onference outfit, and la.st Sa'ur-1 The lone defeats suffered by
day they rolled over East Carolina Plast Dorm and Tidewater came
-8 to 6 to indicate their late-sea- at the hands of the !eague-k'adin;i
son strength. Playboys. The Playboys topped
The final game of the Klon sea- East 18 to 13 in one of the opening
son will find the Lenoir Uhyne | battles of the year, and then they
Hears invading Burlington Sta- turned back the Tidewater outfit
dium on Saturday, November 15th,
from the field by an injury, and j uid Coack Clarence Stasavich will
the stocky l.ong Island boy drove j a powerful a;^gregatton here
his team thirty yards for a score i
after recovery of a Prc.sbyteriaii |
fumble. Tcny Markosky bucked!
at that time with the determina-
.im\ to avenge the 20 to 7 victnry
two yards for the score, bu-
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which Klon won at Hickory last
year.
Carcaterra Is Leading Pass Grabber
It is good news to hear that the
Burlington Jaycee group has ac
cepted as a project^the selling of
tickets for the Elon grid battle
with Lenoir Rhyne here on Nov
ember 15th, for it may bring about
a much larger attendance for that
engagement in Burlington Memor
ial Stadium.
Just two years ago in that same
game at home, the Jaycees spon-|^
sored a ticket drive, and we had 29.0
the largest home crowd in Elon’s 97
Elon
16
181
32
149
17
6
94
243
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Presbyterian!
First Downs
Yards Gain Rushing
Yards Lost Rushing
Net Yards Rushing
Passes Attempted
Passes Completed
Yards Gain Passing
Total Gain Scrimmage
Opp. Passes Intercepted
Runback Int. Passes
Number Punts
Ave. Yards Punts
Runback All Kicks
Fumi)Ies Lost
Yards Penalties
11
260
27
233
10
2
38
271
4
43
5
29.21
110
1
90
history. i
It may be too late for Elon to 40
capture the North State Confer- Score By Periods:
ence crown, but it may not be Elon ^
too late to stop our arch-rival Le- Presbyterian .
noir Rhyne, the disputed and un- Elon Teuchdowns
deserving winners of last year s (- ^ (4S.run, 29-pass from
crown. Incidentally, the circ
under which last > . ..aters).
0 0 6—6
14 7 13—34
Touchdown — Markosky
stances
Hill (2-plunge), Morgan
,'lft-kick-off returnJ. Nixon (1-
North Slate Conference crown w.s
awarded to Lenoir Rhyne cou.d from Wa-
well be a terrific morale booster «>>e ^
for both tte Elon players and fans - i-pointer on
for the annual engagement thatM»icKi,
looms ahead in Mid-November. kick). ^ ^ ^
Ani, finally, here’s a big hand
to at least two of our Fighting
Christian gridders who continue
to lead the way for all North State own boot and lucked
Tony Carcaterra, Elon’s tower
ing right end. who doubles as a
d“fensive back when the Christian
opponents have the l»Sll, has been
having a great season on both of
fense and defense, and he bids
fair to set a new Christian pass
grabbing record before this 1953
campaign draws to a close.
The tall Long Island boy, who
has won three major-sports let
ters for the past two years v/hile
playing end in football, center in
baiketball and outfield in base
ball, has caught 21 forward passes
in the first six games this year
for a total of 235 yards and two
touchdowns. Twice this fall Car
caterra has caught 7 passes in
a single game, once against Appa
lachian and again in the East Car
olina game.
His season mark is only seven
ihort of the Elon single-season]
mark for pass receptions, set by
lanky Len Greenwood, who caughi
28 passes in 1951 tor 294 yard.^^
Greenwood also set the Elon sin
gle-game mark that season when
ihe caught nine of Lou Rochelli’sl
heaves in a 34-20 victory over East |
Carolina.
The big Christian flanker, how
ever, is much further from the
iingle season mark for yardage'
gained on pass reception^;, for big
Bob Lewis caught 27 heaves in
1950 for a total of 537 yards. Le
wis also set the single-game mark,
for yardage when he grabl)ed five
for 177 yards against Catawba
that season.
This 1958 season is by far the
best for Carcaterra out of the four
he has worn a Maroon and Gold
Conference gridders as the 1958
season passes its mid-point. Char
lie Maidon, who uses a whip-sling
right arm to provide Elon with a
dangerous aerial attack, has been
the season s leader in both pass
ing and total offense, and Tony
Carcaterra continues to top all
pass receivers in the loop.
The second Pate scoring strike
came midway that same second
period. An attempted Elon quick
kick war, blocked, but Joe ; uniform, although he has always
been a fine receiver and a"l3ig'
again on fourth dow-n I threat down field. He had 10 forj
44-yard marker
in five plays. The scoring thrust
was a 29-yard forward pass from
Bob Waters to Bobby Pate in the
end zone. The Blue Hose counted
a two-point£r after their first TD
and went out for the half-time with
a 14 to 0 lead.
123 yards in 1955, 15 for 234 yards
in 1956 and 13 for 205 last yea.-, i
This gives him a total of 59 re-;
ceptions tor 797 yards thus farj
during his career, just 83 yards |
short of a full half-mile. j
4
1' ,
Tony Carcaterra
33 to 7 in a contest week before
last.
Rain played havoc with the in
tramural schedule last week, with
only the Monday afternoon con
tests missing the rain. On that
day East received a forfeit from
the Vikings, while Tidewater roll
ed over the Road Runners 44 to
G. Games for TuB.'sday. Wednes
day and Thursday were postponed.
The previous week’s play show
ed the Playboys grabbing two
wins, defeating Tidewater 33 to 7
and turning back the Road ftun-
ners 39 to 0. Bill Libby and Paul
Hrinser were tops for the Play
boys against Tidewater, and they
were joined by Steve Mauldin in
'the starring ranks in the win over
the Road Runners.
The Tidewater outfit, in addi
tion to their 44-G win over the
Koad Runners last week, had pre
viously turned back the Bowery
Boy.^ 19 to 9 and romped on the
Vikings 40 to 28. Hank Carmines,
who paced the early win over the
Bowery Boys, also was the top
passer in the victory over the Vik
ings, but Bill Mullins, Square
Edmonds and Stuart Toms shared
honors, in the win over the Road
Runners.
The East Dorm squad, defend
ing the title it won for North last
year, has set itself as the highest
j scoring outfit in the league, post
ing a 60 to 18 win over the Hoad
j Runners and a 60 to 0 victory over
jthe Bowery Boys. Pete Jones,
i George Allen, Don Saine, Gary
I Henson and Dud Ivey have all
shared starring honors for the East
erners in the two high scoring
games.
In one of the hardest fought
?.'mes ot the season, the Road
liunners turned back the Vikings
39 to 27. with Jim Stephens pass
ing for four touchdowns and run-
^ning for two for the winners,
^while Dick Moore proved the top
; performer tor the Vikings as he
'.passed for two touchdowns.
I The league standings follow:
jTeam W. L. Ave.
, Playboys .. 3 0 1.000
East Dorm 3 1 .750
1 Tidewater 3 i ,750
I Road Runners . 1 3 .250
IBowery Boys 0 2 .000
I Vikings ..0 3 .000