FRIDAY,MAY 9, 1969
MAROON AND GOLD
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Elon Defeats Catawba IToO
three elon track stars set records in undefeated season
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Elon Tops
By JIM HODGES
Statistics seem to mean
little in this modern age
of athletics. Just take the
NAIA national stats re
leased a week ago. Those
charts from all over these
United States showed Wil
mington College with the
leading pitching staff in
the country and Pfeiffer
second.
And yet, on the spring
l^rip to the coastal city.
the Elon Christians de
molished Wilmingtons
Seahawks 10 to 7, and
then on
26th it was Pfeiffer s
turn' to fall. On that a -
ternoon on the Elon field
the Christians turned a
Lur-run fourth mning
into a 5-1 victory
the always powerful t^ai
Tefty Tom Jernigan
(Continued on page 4)
Three Fighting Christian track stars set new Elon
College records in three different events as Coach
Jerry Tolley’s cinder squad posted five victories
without defeat, thus driving through the first unde
feated dual and triangular campaign in the college’s
sports annals. The three record breakers set new
marks in the javelin, triple jump and pole vault in
the very first meet of the year against Guilford and
Campbell, but two of those marks were later broken
again in the closing meet against Guilford. The record
Breakers pictured here are Jerry Younger, of Clay
ton, Del. (upper left), who tossed the javelin 182 feet
9 inches in the first meet and later hoisted the mark
even higher when he threw the spear 184feet 5 inches
in the closing meet against Guilford; Ron Bolton, of
Greensboro (upper right), who saw his own Elon pole
vault mark broken but grabbed off a new record of
42 feet 2 inches in the triple jump in the season opener
with the Quakers and Camels; and Rex Davis, of
Newport News, Va., (lower left), who leaped 12 feet
6 inches for a new pole vault mark in the season
•opener and then elevated the record to 12 feet
9 1/2 Inches in the closing engagement with Guilford.
Capps Hurls
Great Game
For Upset
By JIM HODGES
The third try must have
been some sort of charm
for Dewey Capps, the
stringbean righthander
who has anchored the Elon
College pitching staff
through much of this sea
son, and the charm work
ed for a thrilling 1 to 0
victory over the power
ful Catawba Indians.
The lanky sophomore
had not beaten Catawba
before in two previous
starts which he had had
against the Indians. His
first chance came last
spring In Capps’ fresh
man season, and on that
occasion he was shellack
ed into defeat.
Earlier this season it
appeared that Capps was
on the way to a win at
Catawba, but he fell vic
tim to a big inning as
the Indians overcame an
Elon lead with a 4-run
eighth Inning rally.
On the third try,there
was no denying Capps his
long-sought win, he put
the “Injun Sign” on the
Indians with a sparkling
4-hit pitching job that
produced a 1 to 0 win.
Ray Hardison, ace of
the Catawba mound staff,
matched Capps with a 4-
hit mound job for the In
dians, with both hurlers
striking out five during
the fray, but Elon got the
only run of the battle in
the seventh and emerged
the winner.
The only run of the day
came when Jerry Midkiff,
batting with one out, dou
bled to right center. The
little shortstop then too
third on a passed ball
and scored on Ron
Brown’s squeeze bunt.
(Continued on page 4)
Cindermen Close Undefeated
Season With Quaker Victory
The Fighting Christian
track squad rounded out
the first undefeated sea
son in Elon College cin
der history when Coach
Jerry Tolley’s Christian
thinclads raced to a 95-
50 victory over the Guil
ford Quakers on the Guil
ford track on Monday,
April 28th.
It was the fifth consecu
tive dual or triangular
victory for the Christians
during the regular cinder
season, with a triangular
triumph over Campbell
and Guilford and dual vic
tories over Atlantic
Christian, Guilford,
Campbell and Sand Hills.
The Christians turned
in two new Elon records
in whipping the Quakers,
with Jerry Younger toss
ing the javelin 184 feet
5 Inches to break his own
mark set earlier in the
season; and Rex Davis
leaped 12 feet 9 1/2 in
ches for a new pole vault
mark, breaking his own
record that was also set
earlier this year.
Three of the Christians
posted double victories
against the Quakers.wlth
Ronnie O’Brien winning
both the hundred and two-
twenty; Dan Linker taking
both the shot and dis
cus; and Larry Raines
winning both the broad
jump and the triple jump.
John Austin kept his un
defeated record Intact by
winning the 880 yard run
for the fifth time this
spring.
The summary:
100 YARD DASH:
O’Brien (E), Michel (G),
Gant (G). TIME; 10.6
secs.
YARD DASH:
220
Williams
(G).TIME;
O’Brien (E),
(E), Mitchell
23.6 secs.
440 YARD
Ferren (E),
Swain (G).
secs.
880 YARD
tin (E), Milan (G), Bai
ley (G). TIME: 2 mins.
7 4 sees.
’ MILE ’rUN: Milan (G),
Bailey (G), Scott (E).
DASH: Mc-
Cook (E),
TIME: 53
RUN; Aus-
TIME: 4 mins. 45.2 secs.
3- MILE RUN: Milan
(G), Scott (E), Bailey (G),
TIME: 18 mins. 1.9 secs.
120 HIGH HURDLES:
Beaton (G), Robey (E),
Freve (E). TIME: 16.7
S0CS»
440 INTERMEDIATE
HURDLES: Denton (G),
Freve (E), Jones (G).
TIME: 58 secs.
HIGH JUMP: Smith (E)
and Jones (G) tied for
first; Denton (G).
HEIGHT: 5 ft. 8 in.
BROAD JUMP; Raines
(E), Bolton (E), Dent (G).
DISTANCE; 20 ft. 5 3/4
In.
POLE VAULT: Davis
(E), Helsley (E), Bolton
(E). HEIGHT; 12 ft. 9 1/2
in. NEW RECORD.
TRIPLE JUMP; Raines
(E), Bolton (E), Jones (G),
DISTANCE: 39 ft. 9 1/2
in.
SHOT PUT: Linker (E),
Becker (G), Bennett (G).
DISTANCE: 41 ft, 6 3/4
in.
DISCUS: Linker (E),
(Continued on page 4)