Thursday, April 30, 1959
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PAGK THRRH
Elon Basebailers Tie For .Honors In Lejeune Tournament
Varsity Nine
Drops Game
To Catawba
Tbe Catawba Indians eked out
a tlirUlIng 3 to 2 win over the
Eloh Christians at Salisbury on
Tiwsday. April 14th, when George
Schneider bested Gil Watts in a
tight pitching duel to hand Elon’s
defcading North State champions
•their first Conference defeat of
the 1959 season.
Both of the rival pitchers al
lowed only four hits during the
bj\ttle, which saw Gary Jarrett,
Indian third-saeker, steal home
with two out in the fifth for the
wTnning run.
The Christians broke the scor
ing ice first with a single run
jn the first rack, and they added
a second marker in the third to
take a 2-0 lead. The Indians came
back with a singleton in the
fourth and added two in the fifth
Bill Palkovics, with a double
and single in three tries, and Don
Lichok, with a pair of singles for
four, got all of Elon’s hits. No
Catawba batter could get to Watts
for more than one hit.
The score by innings:
r h e
Elon 101 000 000—2 4 3
ealawba 000 120 OOx—3 4 I
Watts and Hughes. DelGals;
Schneider and Oxendine.
SET \EW ELDN MAKK8 IN DLS(;US AM) TWO MILE
DICK .MORE
W EIGHT MAN
ALF rLASTSEK
Elon Star Slams Four
Homers In Two Games
Calling The
Sports Shols
By JIMIVIY ELDER
DISTANCE MAM
Two of the three Elon cindeim^^n who liave set new Elon track t’ecord.s in early dual meets this
Vi-.ir are pictured above. They a e Dick More, of Brunswick, Md . left, wh'j sot a new discus mark
of 117 feot 5 inches again.it Atlantic Chriiitian: ard Alf PlaMter, of Ba.-isett, Va., risht, who set a
new two-mile mark of 11 minute.i 13 seconds against Washlngto i a.iJ Lee. No picture was avail-
a’-ie of Hank Caimines, of Poi't.moulU, Va., whi> set a new javjlin record of 1(>4 feet 3 inches
■'I'^iin.'st Atlantic Christian.
Three New Elon Track Records Set;
Elon Holds Thi •ee Conference l\!arks
Elon College will welcome to
its sports staff and physical edu
cation department next fall a new
face, for President Danieley an
nounced last week the acceptance; on the mound
of William Ralph Miller as the
new head basketball coach, suc
ceeding “Doc” Mathis, who re
sinned this spring.
Miller has served as basketball
coach for the past three years at
Camptellsville Junior College in
his home state of Kentucky. A
graduate of the University of
North Carolina, he is 33 years
old and has enjoyed four success
ful years in the coaching profes
sion.
Miller has played quite a bit^
GH Watts, the versatile pUcher-
outfielder-infielder, has again
demonstrated his skill on the dia
mond, but this time it was not
Rather his hitting
has been sensational. Two weeks
ago his hitung won three ball
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Joe DelGais
Homer Tops
High Point
A three-run homer by Joe D/'l-
of basketball himself and has:Gais proved the decisive blow as
Three new Elon track records
have been set in early season
Twcts this spring, with Dick More,
Alt Plaster and Hank Carmines
?ach accounting for one of the
•lew Christian marks, with More
setting a new discus mark and
Cannines a new javelin record
in the Atlantic Christian meet
TV'O-MILE n'JN: 11 mins. 13 TWO-MILE RUN: 10 mins. 16
ices. Set by Alfred Plaster, 195f. sees. Set by Foster Morse, East
'(Wa.shingt:)n and Lee meet.)
HIGH HURDLES: 15.2 secs. Set
jy Larry Gregg, 195«. ('lYiangle
meet with Lenoir Rhyne and A.
C. C.)
IX)W HURDLES: 25.2 secs. Sot
by Larry Gregg, 1956. (Triangle
and with Pla.st«r setting a new I meet with Lenoir Rhyne and A.
two-mile time in the Washington
md Lee meet.
Three other members of this
195a Christian cindgf outit hold
jr share in Elon records that were
set in previous years. Larry Grejg
holds both hurdles marks and
■shares the high jump record, Ed-
C. C): tied by Gregg. 1957. (Con
ference meet.)
HIGH JUMP: 5 feet 10 inches.
Set by Leonard Greenwwd and
Dave Mondy, 1950. (Conference
meet); tied by Greenwood, LISl,
(Coiiferenee meet); tied by Green
wood, 19.W( both High Point and
die Burke shares the high jump Lynchburg meets); tied by Larry
Carolina, 1956.
HIGH HURDLES: 14.9 secs. Set
by Jim Henderson, East Carolina.
195,5.
LOW HURDLES: 24.5 secs. Set
lay Bob -Maynard, Ea.st Carolina.
1956.
It was just a case of too much
Watts a.s the Western Carolina
Catamounts dropped two straight
games to Elun's Fighting Chris
tians here on Ki'iday and Satur-
'ay. .April 17th and 18th, by scores
of 2 ti» 0 and W lo 0. for Eton's
.\U-Aiperi*;an ace literally expUxl-
ed with atomic force right in the
face of the Invaders from the Car-
■>lina hill country.
Watts wa.s nothing short ot sen-
jational in the two North State
Conference battles, which saw
■mi blast six hits in nine trips off
he Catamounts pitchers, includ
ing four homers and a brace of
■mgles wh;ch coinbim'd lo drive
?if;ht Elon .scores over the pl.ite
In the first game on Friday,
Vpril 17th, Watts had a singU'
md homer for four, with his hom-
"■ coming in the sixth with George
Mien on the sacks. Allen had
I walked, and Watts rifled a long
homer over the wall for the two
runs that gave Elon the 2 to 0
I was in the second game on
Saturday. April I8th, ^howevei,
that Watts really exploded the
atomic bomb against the Western
Carolina invaders, for in that game
he bla.sted three homers and a
.single in five attempts and drove
home six runs as the Christians
grabbed an overwhelming 15 to
6 victory.
The Saturday game was barely
tartid wtien Watts Uashed one
C Harris Pryor's pitches Over the
eft field wall for Elon’s fii'st iiin,
!ud in the third he blasted another
’i"yor pitch into the wild blue
yonder with two mates on the
^ick;, and by that time Elon was
■■ading by a 5-2 count. Came the
;'ouith, and Watts handed I’ryor
lie knockout punch with a clean
iiigle. Then in the seventh, with
lack Ibraham on the mound for
he cats. Watts round-tripp“d
tain with George Alien on the
■ack.s.
' Arthur Tliomp.wn, a sophomore
right-hander, was Elon's winning
pitcher in the Friday contest as
he let the Catamounts down with
out a score Ui a brilliant two-hit
mound performance. Thompson
fanned ten and walked three and
Baseball Schedule
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Elon 9, WUIUms I.
Elon 8. WiULuiu 1.
Klon 12, Colby 141.
lUon », Colby 6.
Klon-Dartnioutk (rain).
Elon 3, Korl bre 1.
Elon 11. Fort l4« 2.
Klon X, I.rjrune 13.
Klun H, Itliaoi 4.
EWn 3. Ithaca 4,
Elon 8, I.ejeuiir 7.
Elon 13, llifh Point 2,
Elnn 5, Guilford 0.
Elon-A.C.C. (Kain).
Elon 2, CaUwba 3.
Elon 1. I.«noir Khynr t.
Elon 2, West Carolina •.
Elon 15, WnU Carolina 6.
Elon 6. IliRh Point 5.
Elon-Appalachian (Rain).
Elon 6. Lenoir Rhyne 2.
Klon 1, East Carolina 11.
(Rrmalning Oameii)
Apr. 28—Ciitawbu, home.
Apr. 30—Appalachian, home.
May 1—Pfeiffer, away.
May 8—A.C.C.. away.
May 5—Pfeiffer, home.
May »—East Carolina, away.
May 15 — Guilford, away.
he limited the Cats to two hits.
Roger Knapp, another sophomore,
rode the crest of the Elon hitting
wave in the second game as he
scattered ten Catamount hits while
fanning five and walking two.
Aiding and abetting In the tc^-
riflc Elon assault in the s»‘Cond
game were Eddie Clark, with a
double and two singles, Tony Car-
caterra, with a double and single,
and G«orge Allen and Ted Eane*.
wilh two singles each, ^
games follows:
(FIR.ST GAME)
r h e
West Carolina 000 000 000—0 2 1
Elon 000 002 OOx—2 3 0
Dixon and Sells; Thompson and
Hughes.
SECOND GA.WK
r he
West Caro, 200 002 002— 8 10 3
Elon 116 320 20x—15 1.5 2
Pryor, Ibraham (3), Gunner (8>
laced only thirty-two batters as land Selk; Knapp and DelGals.
Bill Miller Is New Elon Cage Coach
NEW C()A( H
compiled an impressive record in
his tutoring endeavors. Last year
his team went to the semi-finals
of the national junior college reg-
ionals and earned an over-ail sea
son record of 24-7 in wins and
losses. For the three years at ^he
Kentucky junior college his teams
had 56 victories and 23 losses.
If we may conjecture a bit.
we may conclude several things
from the selection ot Coach Mil
lef as Elon’s new head basketball
mentor. First of all, Elon will un
doubtedly have a fast-breaking
team next year. This is. indicated
by the tact that Miller’s junior
college team last winter averaged
90 points per game.
With the present emphaasis on
defensive basketball in .this area,
a fast game wiil represei\t a strong
break with this recently-set pre-
the Elon Christians turned back
the High Point Panthers 6 to 5
in a North State Conference dia
mond battle here on Tuesday,
April 21st.
The circuitclout over the left
field wall came in the sixth inri-
mg and boosted the Elon lead to
6-1 at that time, and it appeared
then it was only the frosting on
a victory cake. It turned out,
however, that DelGais’ blow was
mark and has come within a tenth
of a second of the low hurdle
figures, and Frank Harrell shares
in the Elon mark for tlie mile
relay.
A survey of North State Con
ference track records also reveals
that Elon athletes now hold three
of the Conference records, each ot
which were set several years
ago. Bob Edmiston, of Elon set
tn North State shot put record
of 44 feet 7 inches in 1950, Horst
Mevius sot the loop 440 da.sh mark
Gregg, 1936 (High Point meet);
tied by Eddie Burke. 1958 (A. C.
C meet).
BROAD JUMP: 21 feet 3 1-2
inches. Set by Richard Bradham,
1956. (Lynchburg meet.*
POLE VAULT: 11 feet 6 inches
Set by Jol.n Piatt, 1955. (Lynch
liurg meet.)
SHOT PUT: 44 feet 7 inches.
Set by Bob Edmiston, 1950 (Con
ference meet.)
DISCUS; 117 feet 5 inches. Set
by Dick More, 19159. (A. C. C.
of 51.9 seconds in 1955r and Paul meet)
the victory cake Itself when the | Conference thUe
Panthers rallied for four runs ui i
the ninth to make the count a.
bare 6-5 triumph.
Gil Watts, who went the dis
tance on the mound for the Chris
tians, chalked his fifth victory of
the ' season against two defeats,
lie scattered seven Panther hits
along the route while striking out
nine and walking five. Three of
cedent, making a. more exciting]his five walks and three of Ae
game for the fans, and with ajst-ven Pantlier ^
ninth when four High Pomt run
ners counted.
PelGais, with a homer and sin
gle for four, was the top slugger
for the Christians, but Pete Jones
had two for three and WatU two
tor five to give able a-1 in the
Christian cause. Willard Formy-
duval topped the High Point hit
ting with two singles in four tries.
The score by innings:
r h e
mark of 4 minutes 38.5 .seconds
in 195«.
Elon Reoords
The Elon track records, which
ay be set in either Elon dual
meets or in Conference meets, are
given below, with meet and year
;n which they were set. Some
Sion records are belter than the
Conference marks in the Same
event
■t
Jack of height but a starplus of
fast gujrils and forwards, this
type -of pUy should prove a great
asSet tor the Christians. '
It may also be true that the
college is not planning a sports
de-emphasis, as the circulated ru
mors have indicated. The f-act
t i t Miller is from the basketball
i:o ued ot Kentucky is the best in-
on of this, along with hi*
f^Tv? -ecord and his youth
1“ saneral. Coach Miller’s qual-
■iic‘Lions are quite Impressive,
leads us to think that “hap-
oy c'_ ys are here again” for the
i-'lci; C ige squad.
100 YARD DASH: 9-8 secs. Set! in Conference
by Eddie Bridges, 1956. (Triangle | meets
JAVELIN: 164 feet 3 inches,
by Hank Carmines, 1959, (A
C. C. meet.)
MILE REt^Y: 3 mins. 37.4
secs. Set by Frank Harrell, Tony
DtMatteo, Eddie Bridges, Lynr.
Newcomb, 1957. tGuilford meet.)
Conference Record*
The North State Conference rec
ords, three of tiiem held by Elon
are given below, with name and
year they were set. All were set
championship
High Point ... OOO 010 004.. .5 7 1
Elon OOO 033 OOx—« 7 1
Smith, Blair (5), Holt (5), Web
ster (7) and McCockle; Watta
and DfilOsus.
meet with t-enoir Rhyne and A.
C C.)
220 YARD DASH: 22.3 secs.
Set by Edriie Bridges, 1956. (Tri
angle meet with Lenair Rhyne
and A. C. C.)
440 YARD DASH: S1.3 secs. Set
by Horst Mevius, 1955. (High Point
meet.)
880 YABD DASH: 1 mm. 59.5
,ecs. Set by Horst Mevius.
(Lynchburg meet.)
MILE RUN; 4 mins, 38.5 secs.
Set by Paul Watts. 1956. (Confer
ence meet.)
100,YA“D DASH: 9.9 3ce». Set
by Gene Robertson, l.cnoir Rhyne,
William R:ilph "Bill” MUlor,
one of America's outstanding jun-
■>r colleg; cage coaches, will ta'it ■
jvcr this summer a.s Elon's n*;w
head coach of basketball, accord
ing to an announcement made last
Wednesday night by Dr. J. E. Dan-
eley, Elon College president Mil
ler, 33-years-old, is a graduate ot
the University of i^orth Carolina, j
The new Christian cage men-
or has for the past three years ^ ’
been head coach at Campbells-
ville Junior College in Campbells-
vilie, Ky., and during that time
he has compiled an outstanding
record which included 56 vlctor-
its and 23 defeats.
The Campbellsville- team, which
posted mark, of 18-6 and 14-10 in
Vliller’s first tw* years at the
ichool, had its best mark this
past .season with a record of 24
•vins and 7 losses. The team went
on this spring to the semi-finals
of the nation.il junior college sec-
•ional tourra-ncnt at Moberly. Mo.,
md averaged 90 points per game
in the scoring columns.
Coach Miller, w-ho is a native I master's work. Miller coached at
of Berea, Ky., -played high school Rojmokc Rapids High School foi
ball at Williamsburg. Ky.. high one year in I»5,V.56 before accept
school. From there .he went on to the cage post at Campbells-
Eastern Kentucky State- in 1944, yille Junior Oillege in the fall of
but be interrupted his education 195a. Campbellsville iJ) the junior
1953; tied by Bob Perry, East Car- for armed service from March; college from which Dick WhiUs
olina, 19S4; tied by .Jim Hender- ifHS, until November, 1947. |and Bill Recce came to the Le-
son. East Carolifta, 1955.. jt tne University of noir Rhyne Bears two years ago
BLLL
COACH
Basebailers
Down Bears
In 6-2 Tilt
MILLER
Following completion
Gary Henson, on the mound for
the Elon Christians, continued his
complete mastery of tlie Lennir
Rhyne Bears as he pitched the
Chri.stians to a 6-2 win over the
Bears at Hickory last Thursday
afternoon in a North State C(m-
ference contest. Henson has nev
er lost a decision to the Bears in
'ive games during hi.s three years
)f play.
The Elon lefthander posted his
aiirth consecutive mound victory
in letting the Ba;irs down with
five hits in this gams. He strucic
out seven and walked four while
besting Junior Baucom iA the
mound battle.
Big Tony Carcaterra, bouncing
out of a batting slump, hammered
out a double and a pair of singles
to pace the Elon attack. He had
three RBI’s dvirtng the contest
No other batter on either team
was able lo get more than one
hit.
The score by innings:
r h e
Elon 000 00 201—8 7 1
Lenoir Rhyne 000 000 200 —2 5 3
Hensott and Hughes.; Baucom,
Gore (9) and Reece. Fox.
220 YARD DASH: 2L3 secs. Set Carolina in 1947-48. and| In accepting the Elon College
by Jim Ifcriderson, Ea.st Carolina.1 tj,en he played in 1946-49 in pro'position. Miller succeeds Coach!
1956. IbasketbaU with the Chicago team Graham L. "Doc” Mathis, who re-
440 yXrD DASH: 51.9 secs. Set of the National Ba.sketball As.so- signe din March of this year after
by Horst Mevius, Elon. 1355. I elation. He later was an accoun- ten years as Christian cage coach
.*80 YARD RUN: 2 mias. 3.6 tant with Western Electric in Win- Miller will report for his
secs. Set by Bob Patterson, Ea«t'sto^Salem, but returned to Caro- duties In June, following com-
CaroUna. 1956. ' j*”*' ^m^aster’s services at the Ken- jmown as Austin Brewer while
4 mms. 38.5 sees, degree m 1954 and the masters . ... r-, . .. .
degree in 1»55. school. 1 playing for Elon in the early 1950s.
Tom Brewer, one of the top
pitchers oji the Boston Red Sox
mound staff, i« a former Elon Col
lege pitching star. He wm better
MILE BUN: 4 mins.
Set bv Paul Watts, Elon, 1956.