Friday, Marcii 2, 1862
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BASKET-BALL GAMES FCATL'RE EFFORT ON BOTH CO 'i':''A SIDELiiNES
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Ehiti Defeats Pfeiffer^
Drops HifrJi Point Game
The Fighting Christian cagers-
g'lt an ovoii break in a pair of; J'oUt’IK'V S*Or*S
games in the aiiiiual Carolines
( onferoiice Toumamejit at Lexing-
lon, lurnin^; back the Phelffer Fal
cons (>8 to 59 in an overtime con
test in the first round and losing
d (ierccly foufi-ht game to High
I’oinfs PanUiers 80 to 73 in the
£ mi-fmals.
In addition to Kloii, tlie other
first-round winnttrs were Uifih|
Point over Lenoir Rhyne by 91
HIGH PPOINT GAME
Pos Elon (681
K. Branson (15'
F. Smith 13)
C. D, Andrew
Pheiffer (59)
Hottinger (14)
BUke (2)
(27) Frank (19)
Not all of the struggle during a basketball game takes place on the playing floor for the fans
0.1 tlie sidelines fight just as haid and suffer just as much anguish as do the players who carry the
atlack against the enemy. The two phases of the game are graphically pictured on this page Son-
"y Smith, Elon forward, is pictured i' ih.- left playing a game of g 'h 'Jlu-ifij;
iiobby Franks during the first-iour.d game at ihe Annual Carolina. Conference tournament, a
V. Inch Elon won by a 68 to 59 marmn„ Directly above is a .shot of the fine Elon cheerleaders
!.aille ju.-.| as hard on the sidelines as do the players on the court. It must have been a truly crn-
csil play which Jie ctieerleadcrs were watching as the roving photographer made the picture fjr
.l;eer anguish is registered on the faces of Chief Cheerleader Phyllis Hopkins (standing at the'left)
ajid lier corps of co-workers seated behind her.
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Baseball Team Drawing
Campus Sports Interest
Sports interest on tlie Elon cam
pus is already turning to baseball
as the Fighting Christian diamond
squad takes adanlfage of every
sunny day to get out on the field
and works out in the gym when
Weather does not permit outdoor
drills.
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BASEBALL SCQEDULE
Mar. 20—Susquehanna. H. (DH)
Mar. 21Sus4uebanaa. H (Dp
Mar. 26—Williams,
Mar. 27—Williams, home (DH)
Mar. 31—W an^ h. l»W>e
Apr. 3—A.C.C. hQo^e
Apr. 4—High poi^t, away
Apr. 6—Lenoir Rb^e, bome
Apr. 7—^Pfeiffer, home
Apr. 9—Campbell, hopie
... Apr. 12—Lenoir Rbyne, away
April 13—West CarQlina, away
Apr. 14—West Cargliiia. away.
April 18—Appalachiaa, boqie
Apr. 23—Fort Lee, away
Apr. 24—Fort Lee, away
Apr. 26—Guilford, away
Apr. 27—High Point, borne
Apr. 30—Catawtya, twrne
... May 1—Guilford, borne
May 4—Campbell, away
May 8—Catawba, away
May 9—East Carolina, home
May 11—ACC, away
May 12—East Caroiiya. away
May 14—Newberry, home (DH)
May 15—Pfeiffer, away
May 16—Appalachian, away
* * * *
Coach Jack Sanford, whose base-
ballers set a new Elon record last
spring for the greatest number of
wins in a single season, looks over
a sjUad which includes fourteen
lettermen and a host qf fine new-
eomers and awaits the opening of
diamond hostilities with high hop
es.
The Christians will be able t»
field a complete team of lettermen,
for Coach Sanford has four letter
pitchers, two letter catchers, five
letter infielders aad three letter
outfielders. possibil
ity looms that sptpe ^ newcom
ers may oust one or mqje of the
veterans from the siarting line
up.
Mike Little, All-Copfereupp apd
All-State catcher, last year. Is bade
in togs and has S!^wort from
lettermen Phil Che^ reserve Mil
ton Grose and newcomers James
Crook, Bill Garvey and Phil Sec-
rist.
The veteran pitchers back in
camp include Jerry TillmaQ, Jerry
Drake, Roy Erlandsei) and John
VaBenschoten, all of them letter
vearers, but the mound staff also
■ncludes Wayne Allen, a tine left-
I ilong with freshmen Billy Bates,
Charles Everett, Mike Cleveland
and Jim Dailey.
Jimmie Leviner, regular first-
sacker last year, is back, but will
have competition from freshmen i
Arthur Davis and Jerry Byerly;j
and it is possible that VanBens-j
clioten may switch from the mound
due to arm trouble and battle for
‘he first base post.
Eddie Clark is the veteran start-
3r for second base, but Kerry Key
is a freshman who may scrap him
hard tor the keystone slot. Oi^ the
other side of second base at short
stop is letterman Jimmy Holmes,
Catamouiits
Defeat Eioii
By 54 To 53
Flashing the tightest zone de
fense seen in this neck of woods
ia many a moon the Western Car
olina Catamounts turned back the
EIoq Christians 54 to 53 in a cruc
ial Carolinas Conference cage bat
tle which, was played before an
estimated crowd of 3,000 partisan
fans, largest crowd of the year
in Elon's Alumni Memorial Gym
nasium on Saturday night, Feb
ruary 17th.
The invading Catamounts from
the high hills of Cullowhee actual-!
Eion Gridders To Face
Catawba At Salisbury
o Teague i6) McManus (3)
G Morningstar (2) LenU (13)
HalfUme: Pheiffer 28, Elon 23.
Elon subs—Winfrey 15, Miller,
lo 77. W(>slern Carolina ovc7 “ Andrew Pheif-
PHlachian by 83 to 62 and Cataw-i,,/ Stealey 2, John.son 2.
■ .1 over East Carolina by 81 to 76 | Ba'nes, Ryan
Meslern Carolina tumed back Ca l PFEIFFER GAME
lowlia 47 (o 40 in the semi-finah' ^
and the defeated High Point 471 P«''>1 80)
to 58 in Uie finals to win the 1962 ^ Branson (6) Garrison i24)
C'onfertwe crown -Smith i6) Wickham j 18)
The Elon College football squaa,
which is nearing the end of a
fine series of winter drills, will
move over to Salisbury this week
end to engage the Catawba In
dians in a full-scale winter battle
that promises plenty of excite
ment for supporters of both teams.
The Christians, who have a to
tal of twenty lettermen due to re-ij,
turn for action in tlie upcoming
1962 camilK^^n, have shown both
speed and power in the winter
practice, and Coach George Tuck
er and his assistants have expres-
,scd themselves as highly pleased
!y won the game twice in one scrimmage gam-
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i Elou Cage Games
(Final For Seaso»)
Elon 78, Pfeiffer 73.
Elon 69, Wofford 65.
Eion 82, A.C.C. 58.
Elon 77, Wofford 81.
Elon 83, Guilford 57.
Elon 81, Hampden-Sidney 70.
Elon 81. Randolph Macon 60.
Elon 65, Fort Lee 76.
Elon 53, Cumberland 59.
Elon 86. Cumberland 88.
Elon 74, Ga. Southern 57.
Elon 84, East Carolina 61.
Elon 79, Pikeville 70.
Elon 73, A.C.C. 57.
Elon 65, East Carolina 67.
Elon 78, Appalachian 51.
Elon 65, Pembroke 43.
Elon 62. Catawba S4
Elon 88, Guilford S3
Elon 69, Hi£h Point 81
Elon 75, Catawba M
Elon 75, Campbell
Elan TO, High Point 64
Elon 48, West CaroHaa 71
Elon Pfeiffer 7S
Elon 45, Appalaeklan 72
Eloa 75, East Carolina
Elon 53, West Caro^i^ $4.
(Tournament Games)
Eloa 68, Pfeiffer 59.
EIra 73, High Point 84;
sense of the word. Coxh Jira
Gudger's boys grabbed the lead
'midway the first half and held it
! through most gf the game, and
most of the tans had conceded the
jCats the victory when they still
■led with five minutes to go.
I Then the Christians came to life
I and pulled up to tie the score at
46-all, 48-all, and 50-all to arouse
' a spark of hope. With the count
knotted at 50-50 Sonny Smith hit
a push to give Elon a 52-50 edge,
and then with barely 1:20 qn the
clock Smith sank a free throw
for a 53-50 margin.
The victory seemed safely re
corded for the Christians at that
point, tor Coach Bill Miller’s boys
were in a freeze-pattern that ap
peared likely to keep the ball the
rest of the way. However, a called
violation for travelling broke the
freeze, and the Catamounts were
in businesK.
iMiel Gibson, one of the most dan
gerous shots in the (Jonference
hit a running jurffper to pull with
in a point. Again its was the deep
freeze pattern for the Christian,
but a drive opportunity sent Dew
ey Andrew inside to be fouled
on the drive. His one-an-one shot
rimmed the bucket, and the Cats
were off to glory. With barely sev
en seconds left, Mel Gibson hit
again for the 54-53 margin.
The Christians called and got
a time-out, but they had only
seconds left. Hustling all the way,
the Elon cagers got the ball to
Andrews just past the middle, and
the big boy threw up a despera
tion shot that hit the rim and fell
outside. Tb^ gong went at that
time,, and a successful rebound by
Jesse Branson cai^ too late.
Mel Gibsojt, hitting 23 points
was .tojtiman for the winners, but
he receiv.eid able aid from Damo'
Tharpe, who canned 19 paints for
the Cats. Dewey Andrew hit his
(Continued on Pago Fanfl
There are no lettermen al cent
er On the winter squad, but re
serves Tony Brantley and Hicharcj
Thompson from the 1961 squad,
both of them former junior col
lege stars, have shown up well,
along with Eddie McAteer, a 215-
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ELOON 68, PHEIFFER 59
The Christian cafeers came in
Mrlclly on a wing and a prayer
>is they rode a .sensational rally
to a 68 to 59 victory o\'er the
Pheiffer Falcons in the first round
of tournament play on Wcdnes
d2y night February 21st coming
iiom ten points back to tie (be
co»nt and win in ivertime.
-■^s cold as the proverbial cucum
ber on their shooting in the fir.si
hfllf the Chri.stians were down by
five at halftimp when -Pheiffer
led by 28 to 23 and they were ten
ijoinis back with five minutes left
in the regular game and then
came (he miraculou-s rally that
knotted the count at 57-all as the
igame ended to bring on the extra
period and the Elon victory.
Bobby Frank, the towering 6-8
Falcon center who led the Caro
linas Conference in regular-sea-
•son scoring, fouled out with 3:15
left to play, and the Christians
took it from there to salvage a
tjame wliich had appeared com
pletely and hopelessly lost. Dave
Winfrey Dewey Andrew and Bill
es that have featured the off sea
son workouts.
* * *
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
The Elon football schedule for
1962, whioh has just been an
nounced by Coach George Tuck
er, includes ten rugged oppon
ents, with five games slated on
the home field and five of them
on enemy fields. Newcomers to
the 1962 schedule are Appren
tice School. Carson-Newman and
Frederick, replacing the games
with Tampa, Presbyterian and
Wofford. The schedule follows:
Sept. 15—Apprentice, away
Sept. 22—Guilford, away.
Sept. 29—Appalachian, away
Oct. 6—East Carolina, home
Oct. 13—Carson-Newman, home
Oct. 24—Catawba, home
Oct. 27—West Carolina, away
Nov. 3—Newberry, home
Not. 1(—Lenoir Rhyne, home
Nov. 17—Frederick, away
* « *
The return of John Gozjack this
semester has added strength to
an end squad which also includes
lettermen Dan Kelley and Jim
Moore. Reserve flankers showing
well have been sophomore Rex
Harrison and junior Ed Fotzger-
ald.
Four letter tackles have anchor
ed the line play this winter, among
them Dean Yates, Howard Arner
Charlie Strigo and Don Amos. Re
serves Russell Cobb and Frank
Spoerr have also shown much
promise.
Joe Berdosch also returned to
school this term to bolster the
guard crew which also included
lettermen Gene Stokes, Steve Bal
lard and Cameron Little in wint
er practice. Ronnie Bell, another
letter wearer, missed the winter
work due to an injury. Reserves at
guard show Tom Brecse, Bobby
Lewis and Randy Kedak.
Talking Sports
With
DAVID kVoPHET’ MARSHBURN
C. D. Andrew 221 Neel (6)
C Tiaguo (121 Keith (10)
G. Winfrey (11) Smith (9)
Halftime: High Point 38, Elon
35. V
Elon subs—Miller 3, Morningsar
10. Davis 3, Myers, H. Andrew.
High Point subs—Nolan 4, Moose
8. Fallin 1. Unger.
Morningstar pulled the oount to
54-52 but Pheiffer got a free throw
to l>oost its lead to three. Then
came three-pointer by Jcsso Bran
son to tie the count at 55-all. An
drew then hooked for a 57-55 Elon
lead, but Harold McManus hit two
charity tosses to tie the final score
at 57-all.
The overtime was all Elon, for
Dave Winfrey hit from the corner
for the 5ft-57 edge, and the Christ
ians were off to victory. Winfrew >
and Gary Teague each hit four, ■
and Andrew racked three lo give
11 points before Harold Stealey
got Pheiffer scant two points in
ocrtime lor the final 68-.'>9 score.
The Christians had never been
more frigid in their shooting this
year, for they hit only 24 of 84 floor
tries during the game for a 28.6
percentage: but the Falcons also
went cold after Frank fouled out,
openilig the way for the Elon win.
Dewey Andrew paced the Elon
scoring with 27 points, with Uave
Winfrey and Jesse Branson chip
ping in 15 counters. Branson grab
bed 23 rebounds for hi* season
high, and Andrew pulled down 17
to give Elon virtual control of
the boards. Frank, Conference
leader in both scoring and re*
bounding, finished with 19 points
and ten rebounds.
It's off witli basketball now and
on with the spring sports of base
ball, track and golf, s* 1 now
turn my thoughts to baseball, a
sport which comes on the scene
with an optimistic feeling among
the players themselves.
The Christian diamond stars foel
even qow that Coach Jack Sanr
ford can field a truly outstanding
team. The Elon nine of last spring
had a record that stood up with
the best, for the Christians fin
ished well up in the top division
of the North State CJonfer^ce
and set a new Elon record for
number of victories in a single
season.
* * * *
This year brought a fine show
ing in fall practice and added
strength particularly on the mound
which makes it seem possible and
even probable that our Christians
wilt bid high for top honors in
the newly-created Carolinas Con
ference, which replaced the old
North State loop following the ad
dition of the Newberry Indians
to membership.
Most of the "old pros” from last
year are back among them such
fellows as Mike Little, All-State
and All-Conference catcher; All-
Conference Jerry Tillman, Roy
Er'andsen and Jerry Drake, veter
an pitchers; Jim Leviner. Eddie
Clark, Jerry Pike and Wayne Ma-
hanas, infieWers; and Steve Wall
Leroy Myers and Danny Hall, out
fielders. All of tboise boys were
regulars last year, and other re-
,tumees are lettermen, Phil Cheek,
John Van Benschote and Jimmy
Holmes, all of whom saw much
service.
There are others too, newcomers
who may add much strength to the
Elon baseball corps this spring.
Wayne Allen, a fireballing left
hander who is a transfer from
Carolina is expected to prove a
winner; and Coach Sanford has
several freshmen who may push
the veterans for positions before
the season ends.
It looks like a good y«ar for
Elon on the diamond, so we’ll
just say, “Watnh out. East Car
olina, here we come.” For tho.se
who are not familiar with the base
ball scene, we might add that the
Pirates won the Conference crown
last year, but we believe that our
Christians can make the Pirates
live hard this .vason.
• » * *
Grabbing attention along with
baseball will l>e the track and golf
teams, both of which have attrac
tive schedules all set, and indica
tions are that Coach Qary Mat
tocks in track and Coaob Johnny
JkVilae in golf will field strong
squads lender the Maroon and Gold
colors.
The cinder squad boasts a .strong
letterman group that includes
George Wooten and Willie Tart in
the middle distances, Roland Mil
ler and Bob WilUs in the distance
runs az»d Dick More in the weights
All of la.st year’s five letter golf
ers are Uack, including Buddy
Briggs, Frank Lawrence, Bob Me-
Loud. Gene Wrenn, and Frank
Ciamella. and such a crew lends
promise of a fine Season' twl "tiie
lilklcs.
IflGH POINT iO.ON U
The ChrLstians caught a fresh
man packed squad of High Point
Panthers on one of High Point’s
hottest nights of the season and
went down before Oiach Virgil
Yow’s youngsters 80 to 73 in the
semi-final battle on Friday oMht
February 23rd
The Panthers showing four
freshmen and one sophomore in
their starting lineup had been hot
as a pistol in their shooting as
they defeated Lenoir Rhyne ta
the first round and they could
seemingly do no wrong as they
grabbed a long lead over Elon
in the first half and staved off
a desperate Christian rally.
Phil Garrison led the Panthers
in their early drive as they moved
out to an 18 to 5 lead early in
the first half but Dewey Andrew
and Bill Miomingstar paced an EIoq
comeback which cut the High
Point lead to thret points at 38-35
es the first half ended.
The High Pointers returned after
the break with a torrid shooting
show which quickly upped the
lead to ten points and moved it
to 14 points at 59-45 with barely
seven minutes gone. Then Andrew
was joined by Morningstar, Dave
Winfrey and Gary Teague in a
desperate bi for victory.
The neer-sajf-die- Christians gra
dually pulled up U)d tie the count
at 64-alI , witti 5:55 remaining.
Dave Wickham hit three fra*
throwifor Hjgft Point, but Teague
hit tiirea’ charity tosses to tie it
aga,ui The Panthers edged '
,ahead again and gained the 80-73
’(Continued on Page Four)