Friday, JJovember 16, 1962
MAROON AN» GOLD
• THRBai
These Christian Seniors To End Grid C areers Against Frederick Li
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D:\Vll) •. .MARSHUl R.\
With our Fighting Chiistian iin ill-fated invasion that cost
^ridders clo-ing out their 1962 foot
ball camt'aign by meeting the
Fredericli College Lions i.. Ports-
:nouth this weekend, it is time
to look back on the most success
ful Elon football campaign of the
past five years. With only the
Frederick game remaining, the
Waroon and Gold squad has a
6-3 record and is safely holding
sfcond spot in the Carolinds Con
ference.
It is the first time in half a
dtcade that Elon has finished above
the :500 percentage mark in the
w1n-loss column, and a A:n over
Frederick will place the squad
with seven victories for the sea
son, which will be the ,->;'eatest
number of wins for any Eloi. team
. i ^ce 1950. The Christians of 19;i0
won 7. lost 3 and tied one. That
Ui'idefeated squad of 1957 won only
-:x games, having two tilts can
celled by flu. In fact, the only Elon
teams to win more than seven
27 to 12 loss to the Appalachian
.Mountaineers. The Apps were all
;'ired up by the dedication of their
,1'v stadium, and they took advan-
'.a^e of every break as they used
Elon penalties and miscues to post
their four TD’s, Both Elon scores
.ame on passes from George Woo-
(■'p. to Tart and Mahaffey.
Three games had been played
n foreign fields, and still the home
fans had not seen the Christians
action, bul ti'.j Ma.onn and Gui.
eleven came home to Burlington
Stadium for the fourth tilt to en
tertain the East CaroUna Pirates,
who wese playing under Coach
stasavich, the former Lenoir Rhyne
)oss. Tnere were those who doubt
'd before the game, but the doubts
. removed when Elon topped
r!v Pirates 23 to 19 as Wayne
i iliancs ran over tw'o TD’s and
C-,-orge Wooten sprinted over for
, n-ither of his "miracle" scores in
final minute.
Tiie Elon attack was still hav-
■ ii-Xewman Eagles came to town
'u! used tremendous speed on
‘ i .-akaway runs of 73 and r.'; yard .
defeat tht Christian'; 22 to 20
Elon (llos(“s
Year Willi f.ioiih
t;u- Fightinir riiristian foot-
hall squad, which closes its 1962
games in a year were in 1941 and - -
1949, when the Christians won eight ;ing sputtermg spells when the Car-
. .. t. o'jidc rnmp tfi ifiVsr
tilts.
So, with one of the best recirdi
in Elon history in the books, it 5 a
« lod time to revit i' tlie u*mr(
■ )n to date. Newport News was
■ he scene of the opening game of
thi-; 1962 season, with ihe Fiti.it-
iug Christians meeting tho Ap-
pienlii'i' School - ^ au-r lmih-
ing out ictorious bv a 20 to 0 sc hi
ilighlighting ihi.'
' ird run by freshman Gordon Cox
111 his first college game and the, . —
liin o pass-iiterceptions by Georgel campaign by meeting the Fred-
■Vooten, a feat which matched an laouth, Va„ tomorrow night, have
iil^time Elon record, already posted the most success-
Tlie Christians then opened their ful season which Elon has had
aroiinas Conference seawn the in five years, but the Christians
toHowing 'weekend by the defeat-, ran claim had in five years, buf
ng of Guilford Quakers 10 to 3 the Christians can claim more
on the Quakers; own field, with virlories than any Elon team
the Elon line showin.; somet! since 1950 if the Maroon and Gold
■r it- power is it sparked tiu. \;c- .-ridders top the Lions in this
>ry. It was a field goal by George. fin»le.
■•ooten and a touchdowft by Gor- The 1950 Christians finished
■rr,r Cox in tfie final half,that ov- the year with a 7-2-1 record, and-
rcti,. e aii early Guilford lead, but- no other FJon team has. won more
^e.Ml mention goe=,to.Ekl Fitz-i than six .games in a season since
■”aU’ for the recovery of ,a (Juil- that time. Eren .the' great 1957
■>rd Futnble on the Quaker, t^en-, team, which recorded £lon's on-
iv-eight *thk lecT to )lje,. win.ning j ly undefeated year in history,
fmutUqdarter toucfidown. I showed onb: six victories on. its
Penalti^V ol^ed'the Chrisliansl ,score .shpet. There were
rciidiiits iiLaeuc 1.^ I teams- scheduled for
in these.two early tilts, and they
continued to haunt the Elon, out
fit as it journeyed to Boone on
Four of tlie eight seniors who conclude their Elon football careers igainst the Frederick Lions in
I’ ji tsniouth tomorrow night are pictured above. Left to right, they are Burl Clcment.^. .\ll-Conf.-reiu o
fullback from Richmond, Va.; George Wooten, Little AU-Ameri an quarterback from Hamlit-,
I'onard ,\rner, a rugged tackle from Tamaqua, Pa.; and Wayne Mahanes, a versatilo halfback from
'adison, Va. Other seniors, not pictured, who play their final game against Frederick are end
im Moore, of Turtle Creek, Pa.; tackle Don Amos, of Gray, Ga.; tackle Dean Yates, of Mavodan;
v.d guard Gene Stokes, of Darlington, S. C.
Winter Season JSears . . .
Get Actjuainted With Eion Cage 8(|uad
King football will vacate the baskotball last winter and t'lus
athletic throne on the Elon campus]ranks as a basketball sopli jinore.
after this week's battle with the
Frederick Lions in Portsmouth,
\'a., and King Basketball will pick
up the sceptre and rule the sport?
interest of local sports fans througli
‘.he winter season. It is thus ap
propriate that the Elon faculty.
The big boy, who played high
school ball at Pleasant Grove,
stands 6-3 in height and should
see much duty this season at for
ward,
.TESSE BRANSON—Branson, a
rugged sophomore lettcrman for-
tudents and other fans should getlward from Burlington, stands 6-7
acquainted with the boys who will|in height and is one of the toitgh-
carry Elon hopes on the hardwood! cst boys under the backboards in
Elon cage history. The big bey
A'ln hi;:h acclaim in tisf Ciioiina
Conference last winter, wlien he
liit 438 points for an avora"i' of
14 8 points per game and also av
eraged better than 15 rebounds per
;ame,
.IIMMY CRUTCHFIELD—Crut-
chf!;.Id, who joins the Elon caue
squad fo'- the first time th ., year,
is a junior in class stii^ij. i an:
looms as a valuable addi' >n to
ARTHUR DAVIS—D2v!s, a
phomore letterman forward from
■'loanoke Rapids, is one of the most
rugged boys on the entire squad,
standing 6-3 in height and tippins
the scales at a husky 210 pounds
He saw much duty as a reserv.
last winter and hit double figuri'
,1 a numuer of Hames. windin;.
p the season with ! 19 points anti
n average if bett'.r than fivL
points per game. He is also a fine
ebounder on both offense and
defense.
RON DINHART — Dinhart. a
■ophemore guard from Linden,
'nd,, stands 6-1 in height and is
a speedy lad who handles the ball
ueli in the back court. He saw
service only as a reserve and did
not letter in his freshman year,
ut he promises to be a val-
u ible memb«’r of the Christian
Coach Miller's roster, H? siaiid
j • u 11 . ji squad this winter,
6-1 and is a fine ball handler
from his guard position. ^ '(.'ontinued on Page I'Our
Eloii DiPiviis JSeivherry
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Scoring Runs
The FitjhtiniJ Christian.s ran their
•innin^ string to tlirec games
when they defeated the Newberry
Indians 13 to fi at Burlington Me
morial Stadium on Saturday night.
'•Ovcrnbci- with vift-iry
ing on two “home run scampers"!
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lhall
El»n 20, Apprentice 0.
Klnn 10, Guilford 3.
ri(»n 12. Appalarhlnn
Klon ?0, Carson-Newnian 22.
rion 2^. East Carolina 19.
Elon 15, Catav/ba 0.
Elon 14. West Carolina 13
Elon 13. Newberry 6.
Elon 0, Lenoir Rhyne 27.
(Remaininff ^iames)
Nov. 17—Frederick, away
?J IS TACKLES LOW
if
■ ■ \\:r IN sr\K
only eight teams - scheduled for
that 1957 season, • and the fam
es with Catawba and .Western
Carolina were cancelled
this season.
Coach Bill Miller, who is start
ing his fourth season as head cage
mentor for the Christians has a fine
crew of veterans on hand to anchor
iiis Elon quintet this winter, with
a total of nine boys back in togs
played with last year's strong
outfit, a team which won 19 of
i0 battles and which annexed the
championship of the annual Camp
Lejeune Christmas Tournament,
The Christians also gained the fin
als of the Fort Lee tourney and
the semi-finals of the Conference
title meet.
Practice has been underway
since mid-October, and the Ma
roon and Gold cagers are reported
to be in top shape as the opening
contest with the Pfeiffer College
Falcons draw.s near. The Christian.s
have looked good in .scrimmage:
/ith the Campbell College Camels
,md with the Quantico Leather-
necks, and Coach Millei's boys
ihould give a guud account ol
! themselves when they tackle the
'.Falcons here on Saturday ni;h;,
December 1st.
' The Christian rostfi'. as listed
I by Coach Miller, now ii cluc’:^
'‘: L’n s Tilt- individual player-^
I are presenli,i in the following brio:'
-.keicrii s in alphabetical order:
1 DEWEY .ANDREW—Andrew,
rugged senior center and forward,
hails from neighboring; Sno.v Camp
;.:id stands 6-6 in lu-ly-;!, Hl pr,-
iiif (rent e in -cut in^ most li
last year and wound up with a
total of 61,') points and an aver-3,;e
of 21.2 points per game. Hr bt-
came the third player in Ion hiiii-
'.ly to top the 600-point per game,
iff became the third player in Eloii'
liistory to top the 600-point mar',:'
in a single season, joining ' Dor;'
Ilalthcox and" Jug Irvin in the se-'
lect group. I ■
HOWARD ANDREW—The' sec
ijnd of the' An'drew brothers yn the
squad, and he stands an inch tall-:
c- at 6-7 than his senior brother. 1 -
The big boy played Some fine ball
and fettered as a fresliman ^ yeaj’*
ia?ri.'when he saw -service, as a Vv
j serve at’ both 'forward and center.
"He'Mf 46 points while playing only' . . - , , . . • . . • i„..
•as a reserve, and, should be a finr-| Kv.T>-ho!>*' A-as yelling "we \vant -- i llu Zlon-Lenoii last Sa urda night,
1- .• '- f . *. .5. ’ ' bat Tiie ai)oVc picture' sliows David Mullis. ^ on deienin' e stav. ’licr of tnt car
^coring threat this winter. j action shows Mullis (Nuniber 14 in tl, dark uniform) (i- hi hit I enoii Rh.vne'i. . dy Ode
MAC BOWMAN—Bowman, who; n white about the ankles andbruii’ir. the Bruin
was a member of the Ghristian quarterback from Fort Mill, S. C., has developed thi
: squad two years ago, did not playi on the Elon squad.
a 'd a pair of ‘-last-ditch" goal line
-itand- by th:- Elon defense.
The Christians scored initially
in the first period when Wayne
.Mahanes, Klon'^ talented right
haltback, bounced through left
la( kic and scooted 77 yards to pay
dirt. George Wooten’s kick was ,a
jthe beam and with Elon wa.s hold
I ing a 7 to 0 lead,
' I'he Indians broke into the scor
ing column just before the end
^ of that first frame when Tommy
Ciornian fired a 17-yard oring
-'trike to .Jim Lowder for the touch
down. The pa:^. try for a two-
pointer failed, and Elon still led
by a point
HOW IT IIAPI>E\i:i)
Dion
Newberry
11
First Downs
22
3.12
Yards Gahi Rushing
1N7
(I
Yards Lost Hushing
40
3.'J2
Net Yards Kushinic
in
0
Passes Attempted
20
0
Passes Completed
11
0
Yards Gain Passing
14!)
332
Total Yards Scrlmma>;
. 296
1
Opp. Passes Intereeptet
0
0
Kunhark Ini. Passes
0
3
Numhi-r of I’unt-
4
4.5.7
,\ve. Yard-, i’unis
■;7.o
23
Kunhark .All Kirks
43
0
Fumbles Lost
1
35
Yards Penaltle.s
30
Score by Periods;
Klnn
7 6 (1
0—13
Newberry B 0 0
0— 6
rion Touchdowns—Mahanes (77-
luni, Wooten :8!)-runi.
Fxtra
I’oints—WooJe 1 (placement).
Newberry Touchdown — I.owder
117 pas-; from (Jiirman'.
down -jfter a ^hort Mullis. a freshman
■n i'lto one r;-; the top secondary defenders
The New ben \ TD w as .set up
ni'iinly by the ;browing arm of
Tom Gorman, who hit Phil Or-
ini, one of the tup rushers in the
('aroiinas Conference, with a 18-
yard bullet. An ?:ion pass inter-
renci |H rally also figured in the
dian ^coriii'^ drive, which cov-
(■(1 67 yavdr^ in a!i
Midw.iy in th second ci:i:irter
Eton’s George Wooten cut through
the Ne>'.bciiy line; on ■' i;iiart*r-
baik sneak and ■'‘■neak-d".-89
yards on the keeper play , that ad
ded the Insurancf touchdown and
put Elon ahead by 1?. io C. Wooten's
Mnt: jaurit as typical of the fine
inii- e.';!lid.- a _'amo fn which
jinii'id the Chrislirin- to a faa-
tasiir 332 yards drt the ground.
-Not. all the hflm*irir however,
• int ‘o -'c Elon ball carriers, for
.:ipnM graal lint I’osc up twice
foi tremandou' goal - f!n^ stands,
.-ifter the opening kick-off. the In
diins drove to thtf Elon four, where
they had r, fjpsfr-aml--®tal’situation,
(Continued Op Pige Four'