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Wednesday, September 24, 1969 Maroon and Gold Page 3 Christians,Quakers Tangle 5 First Home Game Looks Promising Coach Red Wilson’s Fighting Christians will have three very capable men call ing the shots for the team this year. End Richard McGeorge has been selected as captain of the team. Alternate captains are Linebacker Sanford Revely and End Jim Waller. All three are seniors and returning lettermen. 83-Strong ElonTeam Ready To Meet Conference Foes By Gary Dean Coach Red Wilson’s Fighting Christians open ed their 1969 grid cam paign last Saturday a- gainst the Mountain Lions of Concord College in Athens, W. Va. The Christians, led by Capt. Richard McGeorge and alternate captains Jim Waller and Sanford Revely, have been work ing hard since Aug. 26 in preparation for the open er. The squad’s practice consisted of two-a-day drills for the first two weeks and, since the be ginning of school, the work has tapered off to one practice session a day. The highlight of the pre-season work took place Sept. 7 when the Christians held a con trolled scrimmage with the Wofford College Ter riers of Spartanburg.S.C. Overall, the Christians looked exceptionally well as they outscored the Terriers in touchdowns 5-4 (no official score was kept). If the scrim mage was a hint of things to come, the Christians should prove to be an exciting and enjoyable team to watch this sea son. This coming season al so 'Will bring several changes in the football program at Elon. For the first time this year Elon will field a "B” team which will play a five game schedule with lo cal business colleges and military schools. This program will en able many boys to gain game experience that they would not have other wise received. This year will also see a new offensive formation for the Christians. Coach Wilson has forsaken his single wing attack in fa vor of the Multiple T of fense. Also new this year is the fact that the pre vious two years’ sche duling problems have been worked out and the Christians will play a full ten game schedule. The 1969 squad is by far the largest Coach Wilson has had since coming to the Christian helm 2 1/2 years ago. This year’s squad con sists of 83 men of whom 32 are returning letter men. Directing the Chris tians’ new offense this year from his quarter- (See Christians Open, page four.) The Fighting Chris tians open their 1969 home season this Satur day night against the Quakers of Guilford Col lege at 8 p.m. in Burling ton Memorial Stadium. The Quakers will be seeking to avenge the 21- 10 loss the Christians handed them last year in Greensboro, and to im prove upon their 2-8 rec ord of last year. Coach Bob Lord’s Guil ford squad is loaded with youth. The Quakers are comprised of approxi mately 75 per cent fresh men and sophomores. These boys, however, should grow up fast as they will be exposed to much action early in the season. Although the Quakers have few experienced vet erans, the returning let termen are well estab lished players. Heading the Quaker offense this year will be Quarterback Ray Tavalaro, Running Victory No. 1 ATHENS, W. VA. — Elon’s Fighting Chris tians tram pled the Moun tain Lions of Concord College 42-0 Saturday afternoon in their first contest of the season. After the first few minutes of the game, it was apparent that there was no contest, and by halftime the Christians led 17-0. The Christians never let up as they scored 7 points in the first quar ter and 6 points in the second, and returned af ter the half to score 10 points in the third quar ter and 19 in the fourth. The defensive team al so looked sharp Saturday as they stopped the Moun tain Lions twice in the second half when they were within one foot of the goal line. Drake’s Baseball Team Gets Early Start By Richard Youmans On Thursday, Sept. 1.1, baseball uniforms were issued to all candidates for the 1970 baseball squad. A meeting was held in the gymnasium prior to the issuance of uniforms, at which time Coach Jerry L. Drake introduced re turning lettermen. The ballplayers were told what would be expected from each individual try ing out for the squad. Approximately thirty- eight candidates were on hand for the first offi cial fall practice held on Tuesday, Sept- 16. Prac tice will be held Monday through Friday from 3- 5 and will continue for five or six weeks, de pending on weather con ditions. Last year’s team rec ord was eleven wins and fourteen losses, just three games under .500 ball,which is considered fair in the baseball cir cuit. Hitting and offensive baseball will be stressed in practice, since last year’s te^m batting aver age was only .194. Speed is the main asset Coach Drake has going for him. Last year, Elon led all small colleges in the en tire nation in stolen bases.having stolen forty- two bases out of fifty at tempts. Approximately twenty freshmen will be attempt ing to make the squad. When a coach has many candidates, of the same a very difficult thing to do. The travelling squad in the spring will consist of twenty-one ballplayers. Coach Drake is very optimistic about the com ing baseball season since he has several veteran pitchers returning and a couple of promising fr-eshmen pitchers who will be battling it out for starting assignments. If the pitching and hit ting come along as anti cipated, both Coach Drake and the entire Elon student body will have a ball club to be proud of. Coach Drake caliber, from which to choose, making “cuts” is Support the Fighting Christians in their first home contest against the Guilford Quakers Satur day at 8 p.m. backs Danny Wheeling and Larry Funkhouser, Ends Mike Stewart and Jeff Clark, and Guard Dennis Carroll. The Quaker defense will be led again this year by All-Conference safety Willie Inman, De fensive end Colon Car ter, Linebacker Greg Simpson and Middle guard Ed Allen. Although the Quakers have been hit by a rash of injuries during the pre season period, most of the Quakers will be fully re covered and ready to go against the Christians. The only doubtful starter Is defensive back John ny Rascoe. New Records Expected By Elon End By Mike Overton Elon’s Mr. All- Amer ican, Richard McGeorge, is beginning his final col lege football season with the “Fighting Chris tians” this year. After three seasons, he holds 10 of 11 all-time marks set at Elon for pass receiving. The senior from Roanoke, Virginia, who stands at 6’4 , is regarded as one of the finest ends in the nation. McGeorge , who goes through records like Sherman went through At lanta, holds Elon marks for most single game cat ches with 15, most single game yardage with 285, along with season marks of most passes caught (65), most yards on pass es caught (1,061), most TD passes caught (8), and best per-game average (117.1 yards). Inhisthree seasons, he caught 166 passes for 2,576 yards and 18 TD’s. His per- season average of yards Is 858.7. Coach “Red” Wilson, in his third year of coach ing at Elon, said, “Mc George is without a doubt the best end I have ever coached. He has all the equipment to meet the standards for pro ball - height, good size, and un usual fast speed for a big player,” Sportswriters and coaches are looking for McGeorge to set more Elon and Carolinas Con ference records this year. The pro scouts have been keeping an eye on McGeorge for sometime, and he will undoubtedly be one of the top draft choices. McGeorge is regarded as one of the greatest athletes who has worn the Elon colors of maroon and gold. Last season, he topped all Elon basket ball scores and led his team to a fine 21-8 sea son.
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