PglDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1967
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these five fighting CHRISTIAN CAGERS HAVE BEEN STARTERS IN EARLY - SEASON GAMES
SPORTS
SPOTS
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By EDDIE OSBORNE
Elon enters upon a new
sport as the Christians
prepare for this 1967-68
season of wrestling. 1 say
new sport, although it is
not strictly new at Elon,
for the Christians did
participate in the mat
game prior to World War
II. However, this will be
Elon’s first wrestling
team in a full quarter
century.
The Elon matmen, di
rected by Coach Mickey
Brown, who is assisted
by Prof. Paul Sebo, con
tinued the mat activity
started last year by Pro
fessor Sebo. That team
did not really get into
action last winter, but
the college has put its
support behind the team
this year with the pur
chase of the best wrest
ling mat in the Confer
ence at great expense and
the provision of new uni
forms and warm-up suits.
The Christians face
some tough competition,
hut Coaches Brown and
Sebo have had trouble get
ting their team into ac
tion. A meet with the
Carolina Freshmen on
December 2nd was post
poned, and then a second
engagement with Guilford
last week was cancelled
by the Quakers on the day
of the meet.
Present plans call for
fhe Elon matmen to swing
into action against the
uke Blue Devil varsity
^t Durham this weekend.
hat meet will wind up
action until after Christ-
holidays, with other
f'leets already scheduled
p^th Methodist College,
and Guilford,
uuitiona 1 engagem ents
are being sought.
Even against experien
ced competition, the
Christian mat squad will
be exactly sucking air,
for Coaches Brown and
Sebo have some exper
ienced boys of their own
on a squad which ranges
from 123 pounds to the
heavyweight divisions.
Ralph Moore is the top
man at the heavyweight
level, for he holds seve
ral weight-lifting records
and participated in wrest
ling and boxing at Notre
Dame; and Steve Helms,
a Clemson transfer, is
also battling at the heavy
weight spot. Helms had
two years mat experience
at Sanford High.
Emery Moore, speedy
footballer, held several
high school wrestling ti
tles in New York state at
191 pounds, and both John
Romano and Bob Stevens
are also out for the 191-
pound post. Romano won
an AAU title while wrest
ling at Frederick Military
Academy.
Larry Raines is at the
177-pound spot, and never
lost a match in three
years at Eastern Ala
mance High School. Steve
Harrison is top contender
at 167 pounds, and Tom
Jernigan is in at 160
pounds. He had three
years experience at Fay
etteville High.
Gary Dean wrestled at
both Winston-Salem Rey
nolds and at East Caro
lina and only lost one
match to the Southern
Conference champion.
Another well experienced
grappler is Phil Larra-
bee, who captains the Elon
squad, and who posted a
brilliant four-year rec
ord in high school in Vir
ginia.
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Quakers Down Elon
In 85-66 Cage Tilt
The five bovs pictured above, each with his own ball, have occupied starting roles
in most of the early-season cage contests for the Elon Christians this season.
Those pictured, left to right, are Tom McGee, sophomore ^ard from Deer Park,
N Y • Steve Caddell, junior forward from Rocky Mount; Henry Goedeck, junior center
from’Central Islip, N.Y.; Bill Bowes, junior forward from Lenox, Mass.; and Tommy
Dav”s, senior guard from Eden. Ali are lettermen from last season, and all except
Caddell were starters a year ago.
Bulldogs Top
Elon Quint
By 81 To 67
The Atlantic Christian
Bulldogs grabbed an early
lead and went on to de
feat the Elon Christians
81 to 67 on Monday night,
December 4th, at Wilson.
The Bulldog outfit put
all five of its starters
in double figures last
night in grabbing the vic
tory over Elon, while the
Christian cagers could
show only three men in the
double-digit columns.
Larry Jones, Atlantic
Christian center, and Bob
Gilmore, a sharpshoot-
ing forward, both hit 20
points to share the scor
ing lead for the winners.
Three other Bulldog
shooters showed totals of
16, 14 and I I points as
Coach Ira London played
all the way without a sub
stitute.
Tom McGee, Elon
sophomore guard, who
displayed an eagle-eye
for the basket from out
side, pulled down the top
scoring honors for the
game as he banged in ten
field goals and four-for-
four from the free throw
line for 24 points. Henry
Goedeck had 15 and Bill
Bowes 11 for Elon.
The line-ups;
Pos. Elon (67) A. Ch.(Si)
F. Caddell (9) Gilmore (2U)
F Bowes (11) Stallsm'th(16)
C. Goedeck (16) Jones (20)
G. McGee(24)Carraway(14)
G. Davis (5) Covington (11)
Half - time: Atlantic
Christian 42,
Elon sub — Marshall 2.
The Christian cagers
put up a great battle
through the first half, but
the Guilford Quakers used
superior height with ac
curate shooting and terri
fic rebounding to turn
back the Fighting Chris
tian quintet by an 85 to
66 margin at Guilford on
Saturday night, December
2nd.
The rival teams bat
tled tooth-and-toenail
during the first half,with
Half-time:
Atlantic
Chrisiian 42, Elon 32.
Elon sub — Marshall .
CAGE GAMES
Elon 74, Ga. Southern 73.
Elon 70, Shorter 52,
Elon 59, Wofford 55
Elon 66, Guilford 85.
Elon 67, At. Chris. 81,
Elon 48, L. Rhyne 68.
(Remaining Games)
Dec. 9 -- High Point (H),
Dec. 13 — Campbell (A),
Dec. 29 — vV.S. State (A).
Dec. 3d — A. and T. (A).
Jan. 3 — Wofford (A).
Jan. — Lenoir Rhyne (A).
Jjn. 8 — Campbell (H).
Jan. 11 — At. Chris. (H).
Jan. 13 — Catawba (H).
Jan. 20 — High Point (A).
Jan. 27 — Catawba (A).
Jan, 29 — Appalachian (A).
Feb. 1 --Presbyterian (A).
Feb. 3 — W. Carolina (H).
Feb. 5 — Pfeiffer (A).
Feb. 7 — Appalachian (H).
Feb. 13 — Presbyterian (H)
Feb. 14 — Pfeiffer (H).
Feb. 17 — W. Carolina (A),
Feb. 21 — Erskine (A).
Feb. 24 — Guilford (H).
Feb. 28 to Mar. 2 — Con
ference Tournament.
the score tied seven times
and the lead changing
hands as many times,
and Elon was ahead at
27-25 with five minutes
left in the half, but the
Quakers grabbed the lead
at 29-27 and went on for
39-36 edge at intermis
sion.
Then came the deluge,
for the Quakers scored
11 X)ints in the first five
minutes of the last half
while Elon managed only
7 counters. The Chris
tians rallied to stay with
in ten points halfway the
- final half, but the Quak
ers spurted down the
^stretch for the final mar-
ginX
Bob Kaufman, Guil
ford’s giant center, hit
25 points and dominated
the backboard play, with
three other Guilford
cagers hitting double fig
ures. Henry Goedecktop
ped Elon with 23 points,
while Bill Bowes hit 15
and Tommy Davis 11 for
the night.
THE LINE UPS;
Pos. Elon (66) Guilford(85)
F. Bowes (15)Moriarty (16)
F. Caddell (9) Fellers (13)
C. Goedeck (23) Kaufman(25)
G. Davis (11) Bregard( 17)
G. McGee (9) Loftus (6)
Half-time; Guilford 39,
Elon 31.
Elon sub — Marshall 2.
Whitaker 6, Brooks 2,
Dixon.