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lRfSTIA\S n!U)P FIRST HO>lE(;RiniV\TTI.E TO Ol AKEHS
By TED FIELDS
14-0 Battle
And
Terrier Til!
FiKhliii« stHbtK>rnly all the way,
lh«» mapoon-ji'rw'yt'd Kloii Christ
ians went down before a powcr-
I.iden Wofford ColleRe eleven by
I 14 U» I) count :it Sparlanlnirg
last Saturday night, but Uie rhrts't-
ians slayed very mu*h In the ball
game until baruly five mijiutes
hefor# Ih*- end when the Terriers
eount^d their second and clincb-
in« touchdown
Playing without ti«- service* of
Charlie Maldon, Kl»n's brtUlaat
senior quarterbaolc. who saw not
i»ne second of action due t* a leg
Injury that had handicapped him
through two earlier gamex, the
Christiatw yielded one txiuchdown
to the TerrierK after 9; 30 of play
in the first quarter for the 8-0
score and another with t**B min
utes goae «f the final [>eriod tor
the 14-0 fin J margin.
. iHna
HOW IT BAPPENF.n
Wifferd
CeacU Sid Varney is shown in foregnmnd iil pirturi- nl left as he surveys the field of haltle iiirtween Blon ;uid Guilford jnd iftym
instructinus to Bob McLean (23). Klon’s senior halfback. Other Klon players. idenUfled by niunhei^. are Barry Starbler (7H>. Jim
Short (21). George Wooten (11) and Don Szydlik (77). Tlic action short at the right was caueht as lim Moore (8:1). freslunau end.
rcaches high for one of Charlie Maidon’s passes. The Guilford defenders in white are Brodie Baker (ID) :>nd Jim KIks (13). The >ter-
ions looks on the faces of the Elon players and coach indicate the trend of the contest, which Guilford won by j i7 to » eount.
Christians Defeat Apprentice Eleven 22 To 0
Football — 19S9. Here we are | SUaugnessy play-offs j> wi« the
Rs*r svith f))oLbaU in the air. The
"muscle beys” are back in vogue,
‘'end every week’s activity points
!tr the week-end's fracas. Armed
§fith a crystal ball decoder, pen
cil and pad, a«d a family-iize bot-
tU of aspirin, your sports editor
interviewed Eton’s mentor. Coach
Sid Varney.
Coach Varney said, and quite
^!iy this fall. »at Elon lacks ex-
I'pfrience. Just to quote a few
prtary statistics, here is the story.
Elan IS blessed with the largest
freshman aggregation in the coh-
ference, perhaps in the nation
()n the entire squad there are
twelve returning upperclassmen.
_ ter subtracting this meager
^umber, we find that the remain
der is only twenty-seven per cent
of the squad—seventy-three per-
eent freshmen. You don't have to
be a Leahy to interpret these fig
ures With this Inexperience, we
^ril! see a talented t«am which is
hampered by its inability to sus-
|aii: offensive drives. We will see
a team that must concentrate on
defense, but will, without a doubt
make many mistakes. In order to
age his young charges. Coach
Varney has played »ver tlmrty
Jovs in each of the first two
games, thirty four at Apprentice
and thirty five at Guilford. Some
one summed up the situation by
• saying that Elon has a stage-driver
^ith no stage to drive. Charlie
jBHaidon and returning Dick Smith
are fine quarterbacks, but without
experience in the line or backfield,
j|El>n will not break even in the
‘»oa-lost column.
Ordinarily, with such a terrific
Infusion of new blood, a prediction
Of a wonderftil next year would
be appropos. This, however, brings
Us to another stoTy, For some
. itrange reason we cannot be as-
jaured that these fine freshmeii
1^1 be on the scene when I960
Srolls around Academic buffoon
3s a strong term, but the Dean’s
dismissal list Is a reliable source.
3s it necessary that an athlete
’who is endowed with physical dex
terity should be mentally effete?
JJot wishing to editorialize, I shall
leave the question unanswered.
Every returning Honite ah«uld
'»3me, 1-0. Gil i.s headed for a
great career in baseball, and in
this writer's opinioH will join Tom
Brewer in the majors within three
years.
Joe Teague, who joined the pro
ranics from Elon in 19.58, has been
called by the Cleveland Indians to
report to Florida in October to
play in a winter league. Joe ham
mered the “horse-hide” at a .270
clip in Georgia this past season
and we think he is in store Sor
«ven better years.
Larry BuUa had a mediocre sea
son with the Alamance Indians,
but experience is all that Larry
needs in order to show his real
talent.
See you at the game Saturday?
^lon
now IT HAPPENED
Apprentice
II
First Downs
7
155
Yards Gained Ra^hincr
139
15
Yards L.ost Rushing;
37
1140
Net Yards Rushing
102
10
Passes Attempted
16
5
Passes Completed
2
110
Yards Gain Passing
11
242
Total Gain Scrimmai^e
113
3
Opp. Passes Intercepted
0
57
Runback Int. Pii&ses
0
6
Number Punts
7
Ave. Yards Punts
24.0
26
Runback AU Kicks
82
FumbleM Lost
1
50
Yards Penalties
4.)
Score by periods:
FJon
>08 14—22
Apprentice . . 0 ® 9 ®— #
.EI«d Touchdowns: Little (45-pass
interception). Komorowsky (26-
pasN from Maidon; Wooten (fum
ble recovery in end w>ne). Extra
Points—McLean (2-porinter from
scrimmaee).
With freshmen tri(?Kering the
attack and scoring all of the touch
downs. the Elon College Christ
ians rallied after a scoreless first
half to defeat Apprentice School
Shipbuilders 22 to 0 at Newport
News on Satujrday, September
12th. in the opening game of Eton's
I9S9 gridiron campaign.
The shipbuilders, with close to
6,000 Tidewater fans in the stands
to watch the fin«st Apprentice
team since World War II days,
gave their supporters something
to cheer for as they battled thw
Elon outfit through a scoreless
first half.
In fact, the Sliipbuilders dom
inated the first half 'on offense,
takin^l advantage several
breaks to threaten deep In Elon
territory several times. A bad cen-
ten pass on punt formation gave
Apprentice a first-and-ten on the
EHon 11 yard line midway the first
quarter, but an alert Christian de
fense stopped the threat without
a score as Jim Short Intercepted
an Apprentice pa.ss on the four.
An Elon fumble was recovered
by Apprentice on the Elon twenty-
one a few plays later, and the
Shipbuilders were in scoiing posi
tion again. Again the Elon defense
halted the threat, which ended
with a failure on a field goal at
tempt. Still a third Ai'prentice
threat fell short at the Elon IS-
yard marker as Bill Evans' foutrh-
down plunge fell short of a first
down.
Th» Christians came back strong
fn the second half for three touch
downs. The first of these came
midway the third quarter as Mike
Little, a freshman halfback ^rom
Shenandoah. Pa., intercepted an
Apprentice pass at the Appren
tice forty-five and raced through
the entire Shipbuilder defense for
a touchdown. Bob McLean hit the
line for the 2-point bonus that
■•vcore
which
gave E1on an 8 to 0 lead.
The second Christian
came on an SO-yanJ drive
featured the fine running jf Bob
McLean and a pair i>f long passes
liy Cha-irlie Maidon to John Dal-
Cln and George Komorow.sky, a
pair of fre'hman ends. The pasa
to Komorowsky was good for 26
yards and i touchdown Paul
Brutch plunged for two points and
a 16-0 Elon lead.
George WliH)ten, Elon’s CreHh-
maa quarterback from Il^mlut, di-
wcted the Christians to their final
score. An exchange of fumbles
set up a Christian drive to the Ap
prentice Ove, and Bob Overton
plunged acrokss the goal I>ut fum
bled in the end zone Wooten dlven
on the ball and recoverml for a
UouchdJwn. T h (? try-for-poin^
failed, and the final score waa
written at 22 to 0.
Quaker Gridders Get First Victory
Over Elon Team Since 1953 Season
CHRISTIAN (;RII) leader
The GuUtord Quakers, rising i "■
up after losing five con6ecutive|
gridiron battles to Elon, unleash- Eloa
ed a pair of heavy a*d hard-run-
•ling halfbacks in a deadly attack
which netted the Quakers their
first victory over the Christian
gridders since 1953. The score was
27 to 0 in the first home game of
the Elon season in Burlington
Stadium on Saturday night, Sep
tember 19th.
Fleet - footed John Mer*ney,
Guilford sanior, counted three of
■the Guilford touchdowns and was
acclaimed as the hero of the Quak
er victory, but just as ileadly in
the Guilford asauTt was Jim Elks,
Meuoney’s 195 - pound halback
matie, who ran with reckless aban
don aU night and who tossed a 16-
yard pass to Bob HoUoway for the
other Guilford marker
Th« youthful Christian squad,
which includes seventy-five per
cent freshmen, suffered from sev
eral mistakes, brought on by ia-
experienoe. However, the red-
jerssyed ChrisMans moved the ball
well and actually racked up 19
firit downs to 11 for the victorious
Quaker outfit.
In the second quarter, already
traiBng by a 7 to » score, tbe Elon
eleven dreire to the Guilford seven-
yard line, but the Quaker defense
halted the Christians at that point
lej
I le
J interested to hear the accom-
^ plisbments of former Elan ath-
etes. Form«r All-Americ«n and
Elon graduate, Gi4 Watts.
»ho joined the WiteOH I, .f CharBe Maid-
arulino League late m t/he season,] y _ , .j, i.
64
19
212
31
170
2S
1«
122
292
0
0
5
21.2
121
2
1(5
„ I their first TD midway the first
HOW ft HAPPENED j quarter. An Elon fumble gave tiie
Guilford; enemy the ball on the Christian
11 twelve, and they drove from that
point into the end zone. Meroney
261
First Downs
Tards Gained Rushdns
Yards Lost Rushing
Net Yards Rushing
Passes Attempted
Passes Completed
Yarils Gain Passing
Total Gain Scrimmage
Opp. Passes to*ercepled
Raoback Int. Passes
Number Puots
Ave. Yards Punts
Runback AU Klaks
Fumbles Lost
Yards Penalties
Score by periods:
Elon -- • • • '
GuUford 7 14 0
. GuHford To«chd«wn»: Meroney
3 (2-nin, 93-run. 1-mn), Holloway
(16-pass from Elks). Extra Polnte
Elks (2-pointer acrlmma*e).
Parker (l-polnt»r placement)
drove from the two for the TD,
^ fumbling as he crossed the goal
257
12
3
36
293
4
19
8
27.1
16
»
5*
»— •
ft—27
IB tie Siaal of the 1 oh
's tuuaSr deadly paaaes It wa«
r*m that point, an the very next
play, that Meroney hot-footed It
for 9* yards through the Elen de
fense for Guilford’s second touch-
dewB. Jim Eks plunged for a two
pcjinter that made it iS t» 0.
TUo Q»al«irs IwkI dciveu lor
but recovering his own fumble for
the score. Les Parker kicked the
extra point.
A 15-yard penalty got the Quak
ers started on their drive for their
third scoer of the night and their
third of the first half. Taking over
on the Guilford forty-seven, they
drove to the goal in eight plays,
with Jim Elks accounting for most
•of the rushing yardage. Elks cli
maxed the drive with a 16-yard
scoring pass to Holloway in the
end zone. Elks was halted on the
attempted plunge lor the two-
pointer.
The Quakers topped off their'
scoring for the night with a fourth
touchdown that came in the fourth
quarter. Tackle Wayne Henley
recovered an Elon fumblt on the
Christian thirty-five, and the Guil
ford outfit moved from there for
the touchdown. Meroney bucked
over from the one for the score,
hiB third one of the night.
Charlie Maidon, who cenpleted
^ine of .seventeen pa.s»es whioh he
tried for Mie night lor a t«tal of-
lOR yards, was tt>e top ground
gainer for the Ekn elevte duniiic
tlw fray.
. i ■ V ~ ' •
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Tt»ner Brosky, a nigged 20(* pound aentor from Hun«su»awney
Pa., is the captain of the Fighting Christian football squad for
■the 1959 seasofi. Brosky, who has been an honor sHid**U thr*;^gh-
out his cflmpBj career, is playing center th»s fall, but he hai aUo
taken a turn at guard when iiis services were needed at that p«*t
in the eariy games In his poevionw seasons, the big Pcn«(iylvaJii»o
has played end and tackle, so he will wi*id up hi* oareec afttar
'playing all line positions.
7 First Dowoh IS
I.7I Yards Gained RimUm 337
:t!l Yards Loot Riubinc S
il2 Net Yards Rn.HhjUiK 334
9 PasMCH Attempted 9
4 PaiMeH Completed I
Yards G«ia Paiiilm ZS
I.'>2 Tot:U Gala SnrimmaiCf! 367
1 Opp. Pa.SMm Interceptml 1
7 Ruaback Int. PanteN 9
X Number Paabi 4
3(>.0 An. Yards Punbt 31.5
Runback All KIclui 48
2 PombleH loot 2
25 Yards PenalUes 39
Score by periods:
Elon • « • »_ t
Wofford S • 9 S.—14
WofTord toachdowmi: Season (1-
nra). Orawdy '7-nm). Extra
Poiatn: Drawdy (2-polnter pluacr).
• * •
On three other 'icca.sions during
the game the Fighting Chri.stians
ilived fully up to their name as
they halted Wofford scoring
threats at tiie Elon 19. 6 and 10
yard markers In the closing min
utes >f the seomd quarter tbe
Christians themselves drove to the
Wofford three ind threatened to
v{rab a half-time tie or lead, only
to have j fourth-doMna pass at
tempt thrown for i loss ra the
very last play of the half
The first Wofford TD came on
a 74-yard drive after Elon’s Mike
Little punted dead on the Terrier
2ft-yard line. The drive featun?d
the running of Gary Whitlock, who
got 18 on one play and then broke
away >a a 48-yard sprint from
mid-field to the Elon four. It took
Jim Benson three plays to huolc
the ball over the goal line, and
a Whitlock pass failed on the try-
for-points.
Later In that first period, the
Terriers drove to the Elon 19-yard
line, whtore a clipping penalty nul
lified what looked like anothnr
Wofford score. Two plays later
little George Wtjoten, Elon fresh
man quarterback, intercepted a
Terrier pass at the goal line to
halt the threat.
Wooten, who played full sixty
minutes as Elon’s replacement for
the injured Charlie Maidon,
guided the Christians '>n their
big threat In the final momenta
of the half, the long-galner play
b(-ing a 20-yard pass from Wrwten
to Tony Markosky. The Christiana
yammered out three flnt downs in
succession and had third and three
oa Wofford's 3-yard line before
laa tncompleted toss and a loog
loss on another pass attempt broka
the threat.
As tbe fourth period openad. the
I'llon defense halted Wofford at
tbe Won six, and four plays later
Little kicked short to the Hton
Ithlrty-soTen From that point aad
•n flsBt dowa, littla Jackie Drawdy
broke a^vay for a 37-yard jauot
for the final touchdown. Drawdf
alao phmtied for the two-pointer
and the 14-0 count. Wit*i less than
« minute t« ga. Blon stowed an
other 'Berriec drive at the Christ
ian ten.