j^RIDAY, march 21. 1969 MAROON AND GOLD PAGE 3
Cinder Squad Has 10 Meets
maroon and gold
'^KIFF AND SPILLANE WILL CAPTAIN FIGHTING CHRISTINE NINE
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The co-captains who lead the Elon College basketball squad in this 1969 diamond campaign are pictured
above. They are Jerry Midkiff (left), shortstop from Gretna, Va., and Mike Spillane (right), who may be
seen at almost any position from the outfield to the pitching mound, Midkiff was a regular at shortstop
last spring when he batted .224 and had 9 RBI’s to his credit. Spillane, who has played in t*oth tte infield
and outfield in previous seasons, is expected to get a chance on the mound this spring. The New York boy
is starting his fourth season with the Christian nine.
Drake Says Elon Nine Features Hustle
But Lacks Experience For 1969 Season
By JIM HODGES
Coach Jerry Drake un
veiled his new 1969 edi
tion of Elon baseball as
the Christians opened
their new campaign in a
battle with North Carolina
Methodist on the Elon
field this week.
Commenting prior to
that battle with the Meth
odists, Coach Drake has
described his Fighting
Christian squad as long
on hustle and short on
experience. He had slat-
ed Dewey Capps for the
mound call in that first
game of the year, and
Drake said, “Dewey is
really our only pitcher
with much college exper
ience, and he is going to
have to be our stopper
this spring.”
Rotating with Capps on
the mound will be fresh
man righthander Don
Oakes and either Tom
■lernigan or Louis De-
mott. Drake said, “Oakes
is a freshman with good
potential, while Jernigan
is a convened outfield
er who has worked real
hard. Demott is another
frosh, who has control
problems. Both he and
'•ernigan are lefthand
ers.”
Another mound possi
bility is lefthander Jim
Ramsey, and Drake de
scribes him as one who
can play either pitcher or
ijrst base. He said,
Ramsey has been out for
football and has also been
sick, but he has a good
curve ball and is a real
fine competitor.”
The Christians v/ill
have experience behind
the plate, with letterman
Don Brady drawing the
starting nod. Brady, a
two-year veteran, is a
good defensive catcher
who has improved his
throwing this spring. He
has a history of clutch
hitting and produces runs
when they are needed.
“Don Brady is a real
hard worker and calls for
a very smart game be
hind the plate,” said
Drake “He had some
thing 'like 16 RBI’s on
just thirteen hits last
spring, and this is an
indication of his ability
to hit with men on base,
Brady will be spelled
by freshman Larry Jen
kins and sophomore Jer
ry Wald, “Both of these
boys are young, ’ says
Drake, “and they boA
need work. Jenkins arm
is improving, and he real
ly hustles, while Wald has
good potential and could
Irove to be a long bal
hitter , He may be used
Sften as a,,pinch hitter
this spring. .
Bob Godfrey is the m
cumbent at first base,
Godfrey hit .255 las^y®^
and proved him self a very
fine fielding ^^5
man. “He hit mighty well
sS Coaci
SI; “andte is now
fully recovered froi^^ e
iniurv sustained m a car
SeS last
he will pick up where he
left off as the 1968 cam
paign closed,”
Jim Friesinger, a di-
minuitive two-year let
terman, will handle sec
ond base chores during
this 1969 season. Frie
singer, a .296 hitter last
spring, is a good defen
sive man with excellent
range. Sophomore Rick
Kite may also see soiiie
duty at the position. He
is highly regarded as a
defensive performer.
Senior Co-Captain Jer-
rv Midkiff will do the
BASEBALL
SCHEDULE
IViar 19 — Methodist (H).
Mar 22— Campbell (H).
Mar, 24 - At.Chris,(H),
Mar, 26 - West Md. (H),
Mar. 28 ~ Otterbein (H).
Mar. 29 — W.Car. (H
(2 games)
Mar. 31 — Catawba (A),
^pj- 2 — Methodist (A).
3 Wilmington(A).
Apr", 4 - Lynchburg (A).
(at Wilmington)
Apr, 4 — Wilmington (A).
11 — Camobell(A),
Apr. 12 - Guilford (A),
Apr, 15 - Catawba H .
16 — Lenoir R(H).
ill: i9 - Guilford (H)
Anr 21 — Newberry (A)
^ ■ (2 games)
Apr. 22 - High Point(H)
Anr 24 — Lenoir R.(A).
' 26 - Pfeiffer (H).
Apr. 30 - At. Chris. (A),
M3V 2 — High Point (A).
Kfy ^3 - Pfeiffer (A)
May 8-9-10- Tournament
at Greensboro.
shortstopping for the
Drakemen this spring.
Speaking of him, Drake
said, “Jerry hit nine
for twenty during the fin
al week of last season,
and he had six RB’sin that
one week from the lead-
off position. He is espe
cially adept at going to
his left, and we are work
ing with it going into the
hole, which is the hardest
play a shortstop has to
make.”
Ron Brown, H. J, New
comb and David Tew are
in the fight for third base.
Brown, the only letter
man veteran, has a past
reputation as a good field
er and weak hitter, but he
appears this spring to
have improved has stick
work,
“If Brown hits. I’ll play
him,” said Drake, “Ron
can play any of the in
field positions and can be
invaluable as a utility
man. Newcomb has shown
power as a hitter and has
no real strike zone. He
is new at third base but
could make it on his bat
ting alone. Tew is another
good hitter and has more
experience at third,
where his defensive play
has been pretty good,”
Four men figure in
Coach Drake’s outfield
plans for the year.
Switch-hitting Co-Cap
tain Mike Spillane, a sen
ior, has proven to be the
most versatile player on
the squad. Spillane can
(Continued on page 4)
Campbell Is
On Schedule
Next Friday
Ihe Elon College track
squad, operating again
this season under the di
rection of Coach Jerry
Tolley, will offer a num
ber of outstanding per
formers during a season
which is to include a to
tal of ten meets.
The Christian thin-
clades, who open their
season by meeting the
Campbell College cinder
outfit at Campbell next
Friday afternoon, will
have seven lettermen
back as a nucleus from a
group which set five new
E^lon all-time records
last spring.
Among the outstanding
performers to be back
this season is Ron Bol
ton, who set a new
Christian mark in the pole
vault with a leap of 12
feet against Campbell and
later bettered that height
in a non-winning per
formance at the Davidson
Relays.
Others who set records
and due to be back are
Ralph Moore, who set a
new Elon discus mark
with a toss of 142 feet
8 1/2 inches against Ap
palachian; Joe Freve,who
set a record of 60 sec
onds flat for the 440 hur
dles against Atlantic
Christian; and Larry
Raines, who tied the old
triple-jump mark of 42
feet 2 inches.
Other letter winners on
(Continued on Page 4)
McGeorge Is
Top Scorer
For Cagers
Richard McGeorge top
ped the individual scoring
for the Fighting Christian
cagers for the 1969 sea
son, marking the first
time in four years that
Henry Goedeck had fail
ed to lead the individual
offensive figures. The
Christians finished with
21 wins and 8 defeats,
McGeorge scored a to
tal of 492 points, averag
ing 16.8 points per game.
He was trailed by Goe
deck with 399 points and
an average of 15.3 points
per game. Bill Bowes,
who averaged 12.9 points
per game, led in rebound
ing with 332 rebounds and
an average of 11.9 re
bounds per game. Indivi
dual scoring figures are
as follows as the 29-game
season came to a close.
Player
FG
FT
TP
McGeorge
188
116
492
Goedeck
160
79
399
Bowes
143
77
363
Cole
141
58
330
Marshall
88
67
243
McGee
79
39
197
Johnson
33
53
119
Caddell
31
6
68
Berry
13
8
34
Hicklln
6
8
20
Hale
. 3
0
6
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