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FOU» MAROON AND GOLD Friday, Ap.i! 15, REID miD Spring is such a nice season. It entitles you to leeway on essen tial work. When something Impor-^ tant needs to be done, you just mark it off as spring fever and people are supposed to under stand. Like old Reid, here, for instance. He’s been busy with a serious lit erary project but hasn’t written a line for the sacred Maroon and Gold for two issues. Think Luther Byrd would believe me? Shucks, no. Okay. So I’ve had spring fev er. I have been frisking and fro licking amid the crocus plants, tossing garlands of greenery to the winds. Far fetched? Well, not as much so as some of the nonsense we gave our at tention to at hallowed old Elo' back in the spring of the mid- Forties. I remember one time the Great er Amalgamated Elon Players, or whatever the name was, uncorked a comedy over at the old stage above the Burlington firehouse. It was a thing called “Out Of The Frying Pan” that we presented. At the matinee, we had all man ners of kids out front—little mop pets, all expecting a laugh, for, after all, they’d been told by their parents the play was supposed to be funny. Now this play was about a troupe of theatrical aspirants who had to reside in one aparentment be cause of some circumstances, one of which was low finances. An other was suspected to be more confining than that, and several of the lines of the drama had to do with the posibilities of impending parenthood among the ranks in the cramped flat. Making funnies about a young lady’s tender con dition was great stuff among our age level, for many of us had been flirting with that very situation as I recall. But the kids just didn’t go for this. They wanted some body to get hit with a pie or some thing. As I say, it was spring, and we actor people were too lazy to fin ish the lines we’d taken the trou ble to memorize, so we ad libbed it out for the last act. I don't think we gave it much of a story line, but the censors would have been on our side. We skipped the whole delicate subject. Instead, the kids thought we were tremendously funny. We had to go back for another perform ance. We wore our original cos tumes, but we just fell into the feel of spring and said to mis chief with the original lines. In stead, they went something like this: • "What did one hat say to the other hat?” “I don’t know. What?” “You stay here. I think I’U go on a-head.” Yuk. Yuk. Yuk. Good old spring, West Carolina (Continued From Page Thre«) Each team got singleton count ers in the first rack, and Elon went to the fore with a pair in the third and two more in the fourth. The Christians had three- run rallies in both the fifth and ninth and got single runs in the sixth and eighth. C. G. Hall and Jerry Pike, two of the little boys of the Elon squad, paced the attack with four safeties apiece, while Larry Teague and Mike Little each had three and Jug Irvin two hits. Gary Henson went the route In this game and scattered nine Cata mount hits aloDg the route, never more than two in a single inning He walked none and fanned six in posting the win. The score by Innings: r h e Elon 102 231 013—13 19 5 West Car 100 100 001— 3 9 4 Henson and Little; Daniels, Jones (7). Anderson (9) and Sells, Quakers In Wild 3413 Baseball Win What it was was baseball, but] the average sports fan might nev-| er have guessed it from the score | as the Guilford Quakers put to-j gether seventeen hits, eighteen walks and four hit batsmen to, manhandle the Elon Christians at Guilford on Monday, April 11th, i by a score of 34 to 13 in a North State Conference diamond battle. 1 The Fighting Christians, al-^ though losing by a score more fit-; ting to football or basketball tiian to Amc^-ica's great spring and. summer sport, put up a valiant 1 fight against their rampaging Qua ; ker rivals, and Coach Jack San-j ford’s boys actually outhit the Guilford outfit during the fray. The Christians pounded out 18 hits, one more than Guilford could show, and Jug Irvin uncorked a pair of block-busting three-run homers to lead a potent Elon as sault, but Brody Baker and Jack Simpson, who shared mound du ties for the Quakers, were in a stingy mood and gave up only three free passes and hit only one Elon batter. By contrast, Elon pitchers walked eighteen and hit four Quaker batters. Actually, the last statement is misleading, for four different Elon pitchers hit the same Quaiier bat ter four times. Just to show they were sorry for such wholesale as sault and battery on the same man, one of the pitchers also ga\"e Jim Stutts a base on balls, but the Guilford catcher was not so easily mollified, and to show it teed off for a pair of terrific triples in his other two trips for a perfect day at the plate. The game started hi fairly tame fashion as Elon graj>bed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on singles by Jug Irvin and Charile Maidon, but Guilford gave promise of things to come when the Quakers plated four markers in both the second and third racks and sent Ellon starter Wilson Teal to the showers. He was only the first of seven Elon hurlers who paraded across the mound. The Christians, coming up in the fifth with a 4-9 deficit, were still In the game when they scored five runs to tie the score at 9-all. Big blow of this Elon rally was Irvin’s three-run circuit blast, Ms second round-tripper of the game. The big Kentucky boy had bomered with one aboard in the previous frame. And then came the deluge as the Quakers pushed nine runners over the platter In the bottom oj the fifth. From that time it was> ’’Katy, bar the door,” for that set the Guilford outfit afire. The Qua kers scored four in the sixth, five in the seventh and s«ven in tht eighth. The best Elon could do was one run in the sixth and three In the ninth. The score by innings: r h e Elon 101 251 003—13 18 3 Guilford 044 1 94 57x—34 17 4 Teal, rake (3), Knapp (5), Dri ver (5), ’FUIman (5). Irvin (7), Hen son (8) and Little, Keyser; Baker Simpson (C) and Stutts. ELON LIBRARY NOW WELL LICHTED PLACE One of the many improvements on the Elon campus this year haj i) -ii t'i'‘ iin-n cd lighting in the college library. The above picture shows the well-lighted reading room of the library since the in stallation early this year of the new fluorescent lights. Similar lighting fixtures were placed in many of the classrooms on the campus, and plans call fo rthe same improv,eni..;. in -A\ classroomj as soon as possible. ^ I5.:E;ic:r Goes To Mississippi Meet W. E. Butler, Jr., business man ager of Elon College, returned la.st week from Edgewater Park, Miss., where he attended the ihir- ty-second annual meeting of the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers. The meeting was a three-day affair, which got underway on Elon Added Baseball Honors (Continued from Page Two) the year with 12 wins and 3 loss es and an 8-3 Conference mark. Thus ended the “Peahead” Wal ker ba.eball repme, although he remained at Elon through the fol lowing football and basketball c: mpaigns. Hendrickson New Coach Horace “Horse” Hendrickson assumed the coaching reins forlnel and Guidance Association. B! n iPn On Trip To P di adelphia Dr. Robert Benson, dean of stu dents at Elon College, left Mon day ri^ht for Philadelphia, where he cttended a three-day national meeting of the American Person- Girls Start Spring Play In Softball Play is already underway for the thre^ teams which are competing in the girls’ softball program, main Teature of the spring season in thp girls' physical education pro gram. Jane Keck is the student man ager and Judy Burke is assistant for this girls' softball competition, which features only three teams in the battle for the championship. The three competing outfits are the Freshmen, Upperclassmen and Delta Upsilon Kappa sorority. The initial games were set on April 6th and 7th, with play con tinued on four days this week. The top-ranking team at the conclu sion of the schedule was to be ac claimed champion and have its name engraved on the trophy. Special rules set up for the soft ball play called for seven-inning games with a time limit of one hour, teams consisting of nine players but wijth p'rovisdon fjor starting with eight players by agreement and that Ho player might participate with more than one team. There were also rulings on forfeits and protests. Other activity planned by the girls’ physical education depart ment for the spring term included a square dance and weiner roast to be held at Raven wood (Gant’s Pack Bam) on Friday, April 29th. Elon Golf T Still Undef c. ed With Eddie Hughe, dy Briggs setting a and posting some ; r.. Sunday, April 3rd and closed twi Tuesday, April 5th, with college 1937 baseball season, after business officials from throughout, served as assistant to the South in attendance. A num- j Coach Walker. He had another ber of North Carolina institutions team in 1937 with a combina- were represented on the three-day which had 15 wins and 10 program losses for the year and a 7-5 mark in the C^ferenoe, which was once more second to Oatawba. Among the victories were deci sions over Springfield, Michigan State and Cornell. A highlight of the season was Tommy Williams’ one-hit mound performance in a Editorial (Continu d from Page Twa) GAL 2—EDITORIAL Although there will be other subsidiary or peripheral objectives along the way our overriding goal will be that of academic excel lence in a Christian community. In using the words of the Apos tle Paul it is encumbent upon *11 tliose who are Interestetf in the future of Elon College to concen trate on this: Let us remember and give thanks for our history, which we appreciate but which we leave behind, and with our hands outstretched to whatever lies ahead, go straight for the goal! Christian Tennis Campaign Rough The Elon College tennis team, which got away to a victorious start j 5 to 1 victory over the Catawba with a fine 5 to 2 victory over the Indians. "Jiggs’' Roach (.337) led High Point Panthers on the High ■ the team in batting, while Robert The gathering, which attracted educational guidance counsellors from throughout the United States, held its opening sessions Tuesday and co'ti'ued with meetings Wed nesday a-'t^ Thursday. C. G. Hall holds Elon’s all-time single game record for most free throws, having hit 15 of the char ity tosses against East Carolina two years ago. ner (.451?. Bemie Daher (.395) W. | L. Hobson (.393), Joe Tomanchek (.388), Stan Yonkosky (.380), John- Pointed Phrases Women’s styles may change but their designs remain the same. * * * * » The only thing we can put away for a rainy day these days is an Point courts, have run into high- powered opposition in two follow ing meets and dropped decisions to both Guilford and East Caro lina. The Christian netters grabbed off both doubles matches and cop ped three of five singles contests jn winning their opener over High Point, but they found the tables turned against Guilford as they dropped both doubles and lost three the five singles. Against East Carolina the match Included six singles and three dou bles, with the Pirates claiming a clean sweep in all matches, tak ing all except the Number One doubles in straight sets. David Myers, John Lowther and Steve Mauldin have been playing the top spots in the early meets. Track Meet (Continued From Page Three) 220 LOW HURDLES: Buiite (E), Corwin (WL), Funkhouser (WL). TIME: 27.8 secs. HIGH JUMP: Bunkley (WL), tie for second by Burke (E) and Cor coran (WL). HEIGHT: 5 feet 8 inches. ■■Wimpy” Fowler captained the squad, Elon maintained her winning ways in 1938 with a 15-5 mark for the season, but an 11-4 record in the Conference once more forc ed the Christians to take the run ner-up spot behind Catawba. Four other members of that team hit over .300, including McCraw (.333), SheKon (.323), Barrow (.316) and Abbitt (.309), while a strong quartet of pitchers tossed the horsehide sphere. Among that four were Andy Fuller (5-1), Tom my Williams (5-2), Roland Long est (4-2) and Jenkins (1-0). Wil liams was called to a major league chance with the Philadelphia Ath letics that year. John Van Bar row was the team captain. Tal Abernathy came close to tying W. H. Beard’s strike-out rec ord of 18 when he whiffed 17 bat ters twice during the 1939 season, once against (Datawba and once 1 gainst Atlantic Christian. The freshman star also pitched a no hit, no-run game against the Bull dogs of ACC, the first in Elon baseball history, and he finished the year with a perfect 6-0 rec ord. ’The team mark that year was 18-6, but a 9-8 lose to Lenoir BROAD JUMP: Edwards (WL), Rhyne in 11 innings in the final Bunkley (WL), Wooten (E). DIS- Igame of the year cost Elon the TANCE: 20 feet 6 Inches. crown and put the Bears on top. POLE VAULT; Calloway (WL), Elon’s loop record that year was Myers (WL); Dyer (WL). HEIGHT: Showfety (.410) paced The football trip to Tampa next fall will be Elon’s first Florida jaunt in many years, but; the Christians met the University of 11 feet 6 inches. HOP - STEP - JUMP; Corcoran (WL>, Wooten (E), Hineman (E). DISTANCE; 40 feet 5 1-2 Inches SHOT; Monroe (WL), More (E), White (WL). DISTANCE; 44 feet 4 1-2 inches. DISCUS; Rohnke (WL), More (E), White (WL). DISTANCE; 120 feet 3 inches. JAVELIN: Rohnke (WL), More (E), Bridges (WL). DISTANCE; 211 feet 3 inches. MILE RELAY; Eloo (Tuck, Miami gridden several times lnl®“^®’ Moore, Hineman). TIME; 3 the ’Twentie- and Thirties. minutes 40.6 seconds. the Christian attack at the bat, with able assistance from Gard ner, Fones and Hardison, the three all hitting over .350. Best Season Record The Christians of 1940 posted the best season mark in the his tory of Elon College baseball, with a squad composed mostly of fresh men and sophomores, winning 20 games and losing only one. Among the victories were decisions over Cornell, Ivy League Champions, and Wake Forest, Big Five and Southern Conference leaders. Ro land Longest was credited with both of these wins. Eight men hit better than .300 that year. Including Jack Gard- ny Clayton (.352), Leroy Fones (.322) and co-captain Joe Hardi son (.300). Pitchers were Roland Longest (6-0), Andy Fuller (4-0),' R. D. Apple (3-0), Molly Craft (3-0) and Tal Abernathy (4-1). The only lass was to Catawba, after a 19-game winning streak. That winning season netted 14 wins and one loss and brought to the cam pus Elon’s fifth North State title. The 1941 team made it two straight North State Conference titles, as Isfty Tal Abernathy (9-1) topped the pitching staff, followed closely by Molly Craft (3-0) and CJapt. Roland Longest (3-1). Coach j Hendrickson’s Christians won 15 of 18 games that year to give Elon 35 wins in 39 games over a two-year period. The Conference mark stood at 14 wins and one defeat. Abernathy pitched and won two double-headers. Leading hit ters were Johnny Clayton (.381), W. L. Hobson (.379), Bemle Da her (.341) and Jack Gardner (.320). The 1942 season marked the end of intercollegiate baseball at Elon until after W'orld War II, with the Christian nine winning 6' of 10 games. Molly Craft paced the Christians in both hitting and pitching, winning four games and batting over .400. He also came close to tying W. H. Beard’s strike out record when he fanned 17 men dn defeating the Quakers of Guil ford by a 3 to 2 score. Other hit ters in that final pre-war season were W. L. Hobson. Bernie Da her, Joe Tomanchek, Evans, Zod- da and Beaudy, and Joe Brunan- sky coached that squad. A glance backward into this second period of Elon baseball would reveal that the Fighting Christians had compiled an en viable mark of 195 victories •against 75 defeats in total games, while establishing an unsurpassed record of 113 wins and only 35 losses since the Conference was formed in 1931, along with six North State titles in 12 seasons. (To Be Continued) umbrella. You can’t stumble on anything sitting down; you must be up and going. ♦ ♦ • Just about the time you teach your kids you can’t put more in aj Take a lesson from the v.ha'.e, container than it can hold along | The only time he gets harpooned comes some woman in slacks. 1 is when he comes up to spou:. r.Hij. .asi p-,, scores the Fighting Christi;.n ioUers got away to flying s., ■, 1960 competition. The linksmen! who won both team and indlvi' dual titles in the A^orth Slate Conference last spri.-.j, post^,) wins in their first fiv ,• Each of the fiv ,:.;ories came over North Stak rivals, including two victones over High Point by score;: of ij to 3 1-* and 16 1-2 ^ - 1 1.2 win over Guilford by ' ig 4 , victory over Atlantic Christian by 13 to 5 and a pier and well-earned triumph ever Le noir Rhyne at Hickory iiy ;o 1.2 to 7 1-2. Eddie Hughes took ';e Hie- koi-y course apart on ' .o’.,l v of this week as he fired p finp n for medalist honors a-.ainst Le noir Rhyne, but hot!; IJajhes and Briggs have taken turns in winning medal honors In the meets. Others playing with the varsity foursome most of the time are Frank Lawrencc and Bill Palkovics. As I See It (Continued From Page Thretl joline in the gymnasium I would n’t get on that thing if I were you, unless you have . •:meone there instructing you. The !r:;rapo- line is a newcomer to the physi cal education field, but it .vas in vented by a French acrobat named DuTrampoline back in the Middle Ages. Back in those d ys the trampoline was only used by cir cus acrobats, and it was r,ot un til the outbreak of World " ar II that physical trainers began us ing it ... If you need a t; ampo- line instructor. Bill Pisci'.’lli or Sid Vamey can help you out . , . Kerry "Nub” Richards, an Elon grid star from 1954 through 1957, is teaching at Walter M. Williams High School, and was coirh of the J.V. football team and is now handling the track team. His trari team was beaten by Durham High School last week . . . Have a nice Easter vacation and drive rafeiy. See y’aU in about eight days. Afl? The Elon gymnasium, with its 4,600 seats, has a larger specta tor capacity than any other gym nasium ifl the North State Confer ence. Lambda Omega Rho Some fraternities get athletes. Some get brains. This fraternity gets virtuaUy eveiybody. 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