FrUay, November 13, 1959
MAAOON AND GOU>
— TACsm ~namt
Among The First-Year Stars Who Have Played Big Part In Elon’s 1959 FoothaU Campaign
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JIM MOORE
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DEAN YATES
Due to the fact that more than
three-fourths of the Elon ^id
souad is composed of freshmen,
first year players have seen much
service in Christian ?ames this
fall. Four of the nearly thirty
freshmen who have seen action in
Maroon and Gold uniforms are
pictured above.
Jim Moore, left, is a rangy first-
year end from Turtle Creek, Pa.,
who has seen extensive service on
both offense and defense this sea
son. A fine performer on defense,
has caught a number of crucial
passes.
Dean Yates, left center, a husky
220-pound tackle from Mayodan,
was on the squad last fall but saw
no e:ame service, so he retained
his freshman ranking for this year.
Fie had alternated throughout the
season with the veteran Don Szyd-
lik at left tackle, and opposing
backs have found him to be a
tough defender
John DalCin, right center, an
other first-year Elon player, is a
transfer from Villanova by way
of the armed service, so he is in
his second season of college foot
ball. After eight games were
"V*- -A*
JOHN DALCIN
played. Dal Ctn ranked among the
leading pass receivers in the North
State Conference with 12 recep
tions for 187 yards. He has also
played fine defensive ball
George Wooten, right, who hails
from Ilamlet, won All-State honors
as a high school quarterback last
fail, and he has continued his fine
play in an Elon uniform thhi fall.
Playing as understudy to veteran
Chartie Maidon, he has proved
his ability as a true triple-threat,'
able to run, kick and pass. He has
also shown up well as a pass-re-
ceiver.
GEORGE WOOTEN
Elon Faces Lenoir Rhyne Bears In Season’s Final Contest
Time Out
With Ted
By TED FIELDS
Catamounts Turn Back ^ Carolina One
Elon Gridders 14 To 6
At the risk of becoming an ab- lington High basketball star, is
solute bore through repetition, I a prime example of an athlete who
must again commend the football preferred t6 ride the bench for
fcam foc^,the fine performances| a big university rather than be
we have s?en recently. Not claim- a Ktar for a small college. Jerry
big any powers as' an athletic could probably have made “Little
critic, I still maintain that Elon AU-American,” at Elon or another
has the ra\y material for' a good North State school, but at Duke he
^olid teani jn 1960, and, providitig played more his sophomore year
y/e have a, .few remnants- of dur th!>n he did as a senior while he
present sqtjad around in 1961, we[w’.s captain of the'team.
' ■ ■ ■ Professor Byrd and I compiled
a list of Elon grads who are prom
Plying perhaps their finest game
of the season, the Elon Christians
battled the powerful Western
Cai>olina Catamounts tooth and
toe-nail t>efore dropping a close
14 to 6 verdict to the big boys
from the Carolina mountains in
North State Conference con
test at Burlington Stadium on Sat
urday, October Slsti
Should have a whale of a team tBat
peason.
I was talWng with Coach Bpti
iunlap ■ about his linemen, and I
^ould sense that he feels that tis
jne is shaping into a good outfit.
||1 have known Coach Dunlap for
^everal years, aiid I think that
^oach Vahiey made a real good
nove by atdding Bob to his staff.,
I may.ihave- unconsciously im;
fplied in my,previous column that
(^oach Varney was, not doing a
Ijgood Job in his recruiting- in North
Carolina. It such an implication
vas preseirt; T would certainly like
apologize'tc'Coach Varney, for
his was • Qertainjy unintended’.
I know less than I should about
Jhe recruiting problems at a-small
poUege, btit I do know that the
l“Big Four’* in our state swe«)S
lis area with a "big broom,” and
''e’re lucky to have a chance at
gleanings after the Atlarttic
Dast Coijference has spread
Scholarships about the enUre state,
t'here Is ^tfiiething about a big
university that will make a high
Bchool^ kid pay • his way and nde
bench, i« the “Big Four” rath-
|®r than receive a fuU scholarship
and play a lot of ball in the North
State’ Conference. I guess every
one is a dreamer at heart.
Jerry Robertson, former Bur-
HOW IT HAPPENED
Elon
W.C.C.
inent in the high school coaching
ranks at this time, and some of
these are instrumental in sending
some boys to Elon.
Carroll Reid, who recently sent
Wayne Mahanes to Elon, is coach
ing in the Valley of Virginia. C. K.
Siler, who was a fine wingback
in the old single-wing formation,
of ,Jim Mallory and t|ie, short-
punt formation of Hap Perry, is at
Sumner High; Charlie Atkins is
at Mount Airy; Whitney Bradham
and Glenn Varney are at Dunn;
Lou Rochelli is backfield coach
at Graham; Chuck Maynard is
having a fine first year as he^d
coach at Bethel HiU; George Shu-
mar is head coach at Gibsonville
and is assisted by Joe DelGals, of
recent Elon fame; and Bobby Jones
is head coach at Monticello.
Another former Elon staf who is
doing a great job as a coach is Sal
Gero, former Little All-American
for Elon, who has turned oiit two
All-Staters and a high school All-
America as a line coach of the
powerful Asheboro Blue Comets.
Archie Walker, also a forrher Elon
star, is on his way to a fifth con
secutive conference title as head
coach of Mebane High School;
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First Downs 12
Yards G^in Rushing 193
Yards Lost Rushing 33
Net Yards Rushing 16;i
Passes Attempted 3
Pa^es Coraplpted 2
Yards Gain Passing SO
Totil 6ain Scrimmage 1S2
Opp. Passes Intercepted 0
Number Punts 7
Avfe. Yards Punts 39.0
Runback All Kicks 48
Fura))les Lost, ; I
Yards Penalties 60
ScOre by periods:
Elon 0 0 6 0—6
Western Carolina • 8 0 0 .6—M
Elon touchdown — Overton (1-
run). Wester'n Carolina tonch-
downs—Cooper 2 (39-run, 2-run);
Extra Points—Cooper (2-pointer,
run), , .
14
169
8
161
12
7
86
247
0
5
31.8
52
3
17
The Christians entered the tilt
as underdogs, but they unleashed
an effective aerial attack and dis
played the finest running of the
year as they outdid the invading
Catamounts in the yardage col
umns. The Maroon and Gold squad
showed more first downs than
the Cats and posted much greater
total offense figure than the In
vaders could show.
The Elon squad made sev
eral threats deep into Western
Carolina territory, but the Christ
ians could hit pay-dirt on only
one of their penetrations as they
went down by a single-touchdown
margin in a game that furnished
many thrill for a small crowd.
Bobby Cooper, triple threat
quarterback for the Catamounts,
proved the difference in the two
ball clubs as he scored all of the
Western Carolina points. He car
ried over for both touchdowns and
ran for the extra points that gave
his team the victory. He also did
a terrific job of punting to pull
his club OutjOf the hole at times.
Charlie Maidon, pitching ace for
the Elon Christians, outdid Cooper
in the heralded passing duel, for
the Cary Comet ^completed seven
of eleven pases for 86 yards, while
Cooper could conect on only two
passes for 30 yards.during the con
test.
The Catamounts drove for their
first touchdown after the opening
kickoff, driving 86 yards on suc
cessive plays in , a drive that was
ciipiaxed when flobby Cooper
sprinted around right end lor 39
yards to pay-dirt. Coopei* ran over
for the double extra-point counter
that gave the Cats an 8 to 0 lead
After that' initial drive the
Christian defense' lightened, and
Western Carolina did not threaten
again until the final quarter, when
Cooper bucked over from the two
for the visitors’ final score. Elon
allowed the Catamounts only oqe
first, .down in the second period
and none at all in their third
quarter.
After Western Carolina grabbed
the early lead, Elon threatened
a number ‘of times. In the closing
minuteS of the second quarter
Charlie Maidon completed five of
.six passes as Elon drove to the
Western Carolina six . before the
half-time ended the threat. An
earlier Elon threat ended with a
fumble oh the Catamount fourteen.
The Christian touchdown, which
cut the Catamount lead to 8-6,
came In the third quarter. Bob
McLean was the big gainer in
Elon’s 58-yard drive for the TD,
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Leads I
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Grid League |
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The strong Carolina One tag-
football squad, still undefeated at
the end of the fourth week of play,
was pacing the Campus Football
League with a 7-0 record in stand
ings compiled last Friday, Novem
ber 0th; while . the Smith On6
squad trailed in the runner-up spot
with a 6-2 mark in the win-loss
column.
The game scores for the fourth
■week of play showed the loop-
leading Carolina One posting a
pair of victories over South by a
34 to 26 margin and over Smith
Two by a 20 to 13 count. The run
ner-up Smith One outfit also
counted a pair of triumphs during
that week, both by top-heavy
scores, including a 33 to 0 win over
Smith Two and a 25 to 7 victory
over Carolinj( Two.
The Carolina Two outfit, hold
ing third spot in the standings
with a 5-3 record, claimed two
wins to balance against its loss
to Smith One. The Carolina Two
wins were over Kappa Psi 35 to
19 and over Smith Two 25 to 12.
Fourth-place Kappa Psi, while los
ing to Carolina Two, turned back
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Christians Hold Victory
Margin In Long Series
Elon Fool hall
Elon 22, Apprentice 0.
Elon 0, Guilford 27.
Elon 0, Wofford 14.
Elofi 8, Appalachtan 19,
Elon ,8. Eavt Carolina 31.
plon 6, Presbyterian 27.
Elon 8. Catawba 21.
Elon 6, Went Carolina 14.
Elon 21, Newbeiry 56.
(Remaining Gagnes)
>fov. 14 — Lenoir Rhyne» away.
STANDINGS
W. L. Ave.
Carolina One 7 0 1.000
Smith One 6 2 .750
Carolina Two -... 5 3 .625
Kappa Psi Nu 3 4 .429
South Hall 1 5 .167
Smith Two 0 8 .000
Recent Game Scores
Smith One 33, Smith Two 0.
Carolina Two 35, Kappa Psi 19
Carolina One 34, South 26
Kappa Psi 20, Smith One 18
Kappa Psi 26, South 12
Carolina One 20, Smith Two 13
Smith One 25. Carolina Two .
Carolina Two 25, Smith Two 12,
Maidon Sets
Two Records
Chunkin’ Charlie Maidon, Elon’s
Ciry Comet, has. already set two
new Individual season records in
passing this fall, grabbing at least
a bit of glory from an, othtrwise
dismal football season in which
the Fighting Christian gridders
have managed only one win in
nine starts.
Maidon, who has been the most
potent weapon in the Elon attack
throughout the season, has thrown
142 passes while playing in only
eight of Elon's nine games, Which
ecllp.sed the old individual season
record of 126 heaves by Lou
Rochelli in the 1951 campaign.
The Cary lad threw 125 times last
fall and mtssed Rochelll’s mark
by one throw at that time.
Despite the fact that he has
sometimes had inadequate protec
tive blocking, the rifle-armed
Christian ace has completed 66
throws to surpass his own mark
of 63 completions, which he set
last season. His 66 completions
this year have netted 795 yards,
The yout^iful Elon Christians
will wind up their disastrous 1959
grid season when they meet the
powerful Lenoir Rhyne Hears in
the Bruin lair at Hickory tomor
row night, and Once more the Ma-
I roon and Gold gridders will be un-
iderdo'gs as they face the team
Iwhich mOved into the Number
One spot in the NAIA small-col-
lege .standings early this month.
The oddi will be heavily against
the Christians, but Coach Sid
Varney’s boys will concede noth
ing to the Bears, for it is no new
experienfce for' the freshman-pack
ed Elon outfit to be meeting high
ly rated foes this fall. After all
they put up a terrific scrap against
nationally third-ranked and bowl-
bound Presbyterian, and they plan
as big an effort against their old
Bruin foes.
Elon enters this game with a
16-14 edge over the Lenoir Rhyne
squad in a series which had its
beginning almost four decades
ago. The two teams have met
thirty limes IH a rivalry which
had its beginnfng in 1921, the sec
ond oldc.s^ grid rivalry among
North Carolina's small - college
gridders.
Elon won six successive victories
as the series opened in the 1920'i,
with Elon rolling to a 39-0 victory
in 1921, chalking a 48 to 6 triumph
in 1922, eking a thriller 7 to 6 in
1927 rolling again by 27 to 6 in
1928, winning 13 to 7 in 1929 and
adding a 20 to 7 victory in 1930.
Lenoir Rhyne finally broke into
the win column with victories in
1931 and 1932. Local records do
not show the score. In 1931, but
the Bears won 12 to 7 in 1932. Af
ter that Elon rebounded for six
more straight wins, scoring 7-0 In
1933, 13-6 in 1934, 20-0 in 1935,
38-0 in 193«, 27-6 in 1937 and 14-0
in 1938.
The Bears copped another win
in 1939 by a 10-0 margin, but
but that figure is well short of,
, , , rtAo . 4 Elon closed out the rivalry before
the season mark of 1,002 yards set! j i .c
by Rochelli In 1951. 1 (Continued on Page Four)