^'f jrch 24, 1961
MAROON AND GOLD
Gridders Close Winter Drills With Victory Over Catawba
PAGE THREE
:CT ELON S PEKING SPORTS TEAMS
COACH JACK SANFORD
Baseball
COACH BILL MILLER
Tennis
Four of Uie five athletic coach
es on Ihe Elon sports staff will
be busy with spring sports dur
ing the 1961 season that gets
underway at once. Coach Jack
Sanford, pictured top left, will
be back at a familiar assign
ment as he directs the Fight
ing Christian baseball squad
tlirough a rugged 32-game sched
ule. The former University of
Richmond four-sport athlete,
will be directing the Christian
diamond squad for the fourth
time, and indications are that he
will field a strong nine. Coach
George Tucker, top right, will
make his first appearance as
mentor for the Flon golf squad
this spring, since he is in his
first year as a member of the
college’s sports staff. He guided
the Elon gridders last fall and
has just finished his winter
football drills prepratory to
taking over the coaching post
in golf this spring giding a links
squad which shows several vet
erans from the strong golf team
of a year ago. Coach Bill Miller,
shown bottom left, will be coach
ing the Christian tennis team for
the second time, since he also
guided the netters last spring in
his first year at Elon. After a
successful basketball campaign
this winter. Coach Miller hopes
to find capable newcomers to fill
gaps on the tennis roster. Coach
Gary Mattocks, bottom right, is
another who faces a new assign
ment this spring as he takes over
the Elon track squad, but he is
no newcomer to the cinder sport,
for he served as track mentor at
East Carolina before coming to
Elon. Coach Mattocks has a fine
nucleus of lettermen about
whom to mold his Christian cin
der aggregation.
COACH GEORGE TUCKER
COACH GARY MATTOCKS
Track
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Baseball Sclie(iul«"
March 23—Hampden-Sidney,
home,
March 25—W. and L., home.
March 27—Williams, home.
March 28—Williams, home.
March 29—Rensselaer, home.
April 3—Fort Lee, away.
April 4—Fort Lee, away.
April 5—Hampden-Sidney,
away. (DH).
April 7—Windham, home (DH).
April 11—Guilford, away.
April 12—Catawba, home.
April 13—Lenoir Rhyne, home.
April 14—Norfolk Div., home.
April 15—West Carolina, home
(DH).
April }8—Lertoir Rhyne, away.
April 19—High Point, away.
April 21—Appalachian, away.
April Zi—Pfeiffer, home.
April 25—A.C.C., home.
April 27—Guilford, home.
April 29—Catawba, away.
May 3—East Carolina, home.
May 5—Pembroke, away (DH).
May 9—Pfeiffer, away.
May 16—High Point, home.
May 12—East Carolina, away.
May 13—A.C.C., away.
May 17—Appalachian, home.
Talking Sports
With
DAVID PROPHET’ MARSHBURN
Elon Golfers
Facing Tough
1961 Schedule
The Elon College golf squad,
which has ranked near the top in
the North State Conference dur
mg the past two seasons, looms as
a definite threat again this spring
-'s it plan.c for the 1961 season
under a new coach.
Coach George Tucker, head
coach of the Elon football squad
will direct the Christian links
^7uad this spring and will have
four lettermen back from the team
■vhich won ten. tied two and lost
one in dual meets last spring.
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GOLF SCHEDULE
Mar. 27—A.C.C. and E.C.C.,
at Wilson.
Apr. 11—Lenoir Rhyne, away.
Apr. 11—Guilford, away.
■Apr. 1.3—E.C.C. and Catawba,
home.
Apr. Ig—Pfeiffer and A.C.C.,
home.
Apr. 20—Appalachian, away.
Apr. 27—Guilford, home.
May 2—Appalachian, home.
May 4—Lenoir Rhyne, home.
May 9—’Pfieffer, away.
May 11—Catawba, awa^'.
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Gone from the strong 1960 com
bination is Eddie Hughes, who
played the Number One position
last year, and the Burlington boy
,ill be mi.ssed in that slot. How-
ver, Coach Tucker has a number
if capable golfers, and it appears
that the Christians could threaten
or Conference honors.
The four lettermen back and
idding for positions this spring
nclude Buddy Briggs, a two-year
veteran from Reidsville, who shot
teady golf in the 70’s last spring.
Other lettermen include Frank
Lawrence, a sophomore from
’crtsmouth, Va.; Frank Ciamelli,
l.so a sophomore from Oceanside,
M.Y.; and Bill Palkovics, a senior
■ rom Elizageth, N.J.
Clements Scores Two Touchdowns
As Elon Wins Hy 14 To fi Margin
TOP SCORER IN SI>U1N(;
Burl Clements, rufged sophom re fullback, proved the big gun
in the attack as the Elon Christi m? turned back Catawba 14 to 8
With big Burl Clements Mtting
the Catawba Indians in the same
devastating manner that the atom
bomb hit Hiroshima, the Elon
Christians hammered out a 14 to
8 victory over the Catawba eleven
at Salisbury on Saturday, March
lllh, in an off-season grid battle
that climaxed sprlnx practice
Clements scored both of the Elon
touchdowns, plunging acorss from
the five for the first score In the
oponiiiR minutes and repeating the
.scoring play from the four in the
second period for the winning
touchdown. George Wooten passed
to John Ciozjack for the two-
pointer that wrote Klon's total.
The lone Catawba score came in
tlie first quarer after Elon had
counted her first marker. Don Elk
ins, Indian fullback, broke away
for a 48-yard scoring sprint to tie
the count at 6-all, and Elkins then
ripped over for the two-point play
that put Catawba ahead 8 to U.
Clements’ second touchdown in
the next period shot Elon back In
front for keeps.
The pile-driving play of Clements
proved the big feature of the en
tire game, tor the Elon fullback
ripped the Catawba line time after
time, breaking away into the clear
once for half the length of the
field, only to be run down from
behind by a Catawba defender.
Elon drove 65 yards for the
Chriiitians' first TIJ the first time
the Maroon and Gold squad got the
ball, but the second and winning
score came after center Billy La-
Coste had recovered a Catawba
fumble on the Indian eighteen.
George Wooten, Elon quarter-
oack Joined Clements in the star
ring role in the Elon backfleld,
working the option play time after
an off-season grid battle that cl maxed the winter practice sea-^ time for gains. Also playing well in
the Elon backfleld were halfbacks
Marvin Crowder, Ken Cooke and
Jim Buie.
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son for both the Elon and Catawba squads. The big boy. who led
the Christians in rushing last fa r.ppcd the Catawba line for
consistent gains all through the ;. ine and plowed over the goal
for two touchdowns that netted lie springtime victory for the Ma
roon and Gold footballers.
Chider Team
Faces Seven
Track Meets
At this point major sports activ
ities here at Elon College have
been at a virtual standstill, but
several Christian sports teams are
preparing to swing into action in
the near future. In the meantime,
intramural play has been attract
ing attention, with the fraternities
and sororities stepping to the cen
ter of the stage in the recent Co-
Rec event, but we are ready for
a real beehive of activity as varsity
teams in baseball, golf, track and
tennis prepare for action. On the
eve of the active spring sports sea
son, I now offer a few notes on
each of the activities soon to be
seen here at Eoln.
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Baseball has been a quite suc
cessful sports activity here at Elon
recent years, with the Fighting
Christians always among the top
contenders if not occupying the top
spot as they did in 1958, and this
year Coach Jack Sanford's boys
seem ready for another fine and
■leet The Basehdllers ...
Christian Nine Is Lacking In Experienced Pitchers
The Elon College track squad,
•which will work this year under
the direction of Coach Gary Mat-
tocs, will face a tough schedule of
seven meets, all of the meets being
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TRACK SCHERULE
Apr. 15.—High Point, away.
-Apr. 19—Presbyterian, away.
Apr. 22—Apprentice, away.
.ipr. 27—W. and L., away.
May 1—E.C.C. and A.C.C.
at Greenville.
May 5—NAIA District Meet
at High Point.
May 13—North State Meet
away.
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scheduled away from home.
The fact that the Christians will
have no home meets this year
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outstanding season.
The baseball-
ers have looked good in preseason
practice, and indications are that
they are in good physical condition
and really raring to go in the bat
tle for the diamond laurels. Few
of us had any doubts that the
Christian nine would finish at the
top of the Conference race untU
academic dtfficulties hit several of
our fine players, including some
of the good pitchfers who were
scheduled for competition this
spring. Right
the pitchers on the inexperienced
list the prospects must be called
,uncertain. If big Roger Knapp
comes through with the pitching
he is capable of deUvering, and if
other pitchers chip in some good
work in relief, then we would say
that the Christians will be a dan
gerous threat. L«t’s all get out
and support teh team to victory.
Turning to the sports of golf,
track and tennis, we have high
hopes for a successful season in
all three. With the Elon golf team,
we will see some really fine play
as the team builds around veter
ans like Bud(^ Bt|ggs, Frank;
Lawrence, Bill Palkovics and
Frank Ciamello, and there are
some newcomers who wield a mean
stick. Buddy Briggs may be the
top performer on the links, al
though many of us here on campus
kid Buddy about being punchy,
but there's no evidence of punch
iness when he hits teh links.
On the track roster we have
some very fine performers, among
them long-legged Eddie Burke, Alf
Plaster, eorge Wooten, Dick More,
Jack Moore, Ken Cooke and Ron
uMiller, that young basketball stand
out who can run brilliantly in both
the mile and two-mile. He can
even run a longer race if such a
one is needed. Jim Short, the foot
ball halfback, may be the anchoi
man for the tennis team, which
will have to depend largely upji.
new prospects.
The Elon 0>llege baseball squad,
,hich had its opener scheduled
with Hampden-Sidney here yes
terday afternoon, will feature ex
perienced men in most positions,
since Coach Jack Sanford has
total of thirteen lettermen avail
able for duty during the 32-game
season, but the Christian diamond
outfit finds itself lacking in pitch-
strength and dependent for suc
cess on how new pitchers comc
through
Coach Sanford has had more.ation of Gary Henson from lastjterman pitcher, Knapp hails from
Verona, Pa., and he is starting
his fourth season on the Elon
diamond squad. He has lettered
for two seasons and looms as the
anchor man on the Christian
mound staff this spring. Knapp is
6-1 In height and weighs 195
pounds. He bats and throws left.
JOHN VANBENSCHOTEN — A
sophomore letterman from South-
than thirty men working out for
•he past several weeks, and the
Maroon and Gold nine appeared
in fine physical condition it
prepared for its op^'ner M^t*.
Hampden-Sidney's Tigers here yes
terday. No less than ten of the
squad were listed as mound can
didates, and Coach Sanford hopes
to come up with a reliable chunker
to fill the gap left by the gradu-
CO-CAPTAINS LEAD GitlDDERS
year's team.
Baseball fans among the Elon
culty and students are invited to
iieet the baseballers through the
fcilowing brief sketches of players
’ ho were listed by Coach Sanford
n his roster:
CATCHER.S
.MIKE LITTLE — A sophomore
' tterman from Shenandoah, Pa.,
Little was one of the leading hit-jern Pines, VanVenSchoten was a
tors on the squad last spring, fine hurler during his freshman
vhcn he drew the regular assign-] season twb years ago). l>ut ho
ment behind the plate in late sea-1 missed all of last spring due to
On the intramural scene, the
Sigma Phi Beta cagers walked ofl
with the top honors in intramural
basketball, furnishing thrUls for
those of us who witnessed the final
three-game series between the
chaps and Iota Tau Kappa. The
Sigma Phis turned back ITK in
a thrilling finale in which big Jim
Moore pumped in a pair of vital
field goals in the last moments.
Other standout players for the
champs were John Gozpack and
George Wooten, while leaders for
the ITK outfit were Joe Lee, Eddie
Clark and Jerry Osborne. Now,
with campus basketball out of the
picture, It is hoped that the stu
dents wlU lend fuU support to the
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JOHN DALCIN
CHARLIE RAYBURN
Charlie Rayburn, left, of Norfolk, Va., and John DalCin, right, of
T.in.aqua, Pa., will co-captain the Elon College football squad
through the 1981 season, according to an announcement from Coach
George Tucker, who stated that the two were elected at the con
clusion of Elon’s winter football ('rills. Riyburn. who has been a
regular at tackle for three seasons, will be serving his second
vear as a co-captain of the Fighting Christian gridders, for he pair
ed with end Tony Markosky as a field leader for the Maroon and
Gold 'quad last fall. DalCin, like Rayburn a rising senior, has play
ed two seasons with the Christians, having transferred to Elon after
Dlaving fresman baU at Villanova.The big Pensylvania boy played
md during his first year at Elon. but he switched to center last
fall and will be at the pivot post again next fall.
on. The husky catcher, standing
',-9 in height, weighs 175 pounds
\nd bats and throws right. Little
a football letterman at half
back.
PHIL CHEEK — A freshman
from Asheboro, Phil Check comes
to Elon with a reputation as a fine
receiver. The 18-year-old youngster
stands 6-2 tall and weighs 185
pounds, and he bats and throws
right. Cheek was a reserve guard
on the Elon basketball team this
winter.
TOMMY OLIVER — A junior
from Norfolk, Va., Oliver is mak
ing his first bid for a berth in
ba.seball this spring after a fine
career in intramural sports. He is
6 feet tall and weighs 185 pounds,
and he bats and throws right
MILTON GROSE — A fresh
man from Ramseur, Grose stands
5-10 in heiight and weighs 180
pounds. He bats and throws right
and brings with him experience
in both high school and amateur
diamond play.
GEORGE SEAMON — Seamon
is
who halls from Roselle, N. J.
another freshman catching pros
pect. Standing 5-10 In height and
weighing 175 pounds, he throws
right and bats either right or left-
handed.
PITCHERS
ROGER KNAPP — A senior let-
injuries in an accident. He was
also hurt in an automobile acci-
dcnt at Christmas, and his ability
this spring depends on how far
he has recovered. The big boy
stands 6 feet tall and weighs 200
pounds. He throws left and bats
right.
JERRY DRAKE — A sophomore
letterman pitcher from last year,
Drake hails from Pleasant Garden.
He Is 5-11 tall and weighs 180
pounds, and he bats and throws
right. Most of his scrvice last
spring was in relief roles.
JERRY TILLMAN A sopho
more letterman from Bossier City,
La., Tillman was used largely at
first base last spring, but he It
switching to the mound this year.
Standing 6-3 in height and weigh
ing 205 pounds, he bats and throws
right.
CHARLIE MAIDON — A senior
letterman from Cary, Maldon is
an all-round performer. He letter
ed as an outfielder and first base
man last spring and led the team
in hitting, but he may see much
mound duty this year. Standir»«;
6 feet tall and weighing 192
pounds, Maidon bats and throws
right. He will probably play first
base when not pitching this spring.
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