Page Six
The Pendxilum
October 2J, 1975
SpoKts
NAIA ’5 third-ranked
Fighting Christians cream PC 38-7;
Wofford downed 14-0 at homecoming
by Gary F. Spitler
Sports Editor
The Fightin’ Christians of
Elon College strengthened their
third platce standing in the
NAIA last week shutting out
Wofford 14-0 in a homecoming
game played at Burlington’s
Memorial Stadium. The fifth
stiaight win of the season for
the El(« squad marked the
start of a good season. The
Christians played their second
SAC-8 game the season this
past week when Presbyterian
invaded Burlington Memorial
Stadium. Elon sm^hed the
Blue Hoee a 38-7 margin.
Elon and Wofford played a
tight game as far as stats were
concerned; however, the
Christians ruled the points
category. Both of Eton’s scores
came in the third period.
With 3:43 remaining in the
third stanza, runningback
Howard Ferguson danced into
the endzone on a 33-yard
scoring drive. Then with 1:26
remaining in the third period.
Chuck Lindsay gallop^ 72
yards on a punt return to tally
Elon’s second touchdown.
Kicker Mitch Rippy made both
PATs to give the Fightin’
Christians their fifth win
against no losses.
Runningback Prince Deese
led the riishing attack going 99
yards in 18 carries. Ferguson
was next, collecting 72 yards in
13 carries. Wofford’s Scott
Tilley led the rushing for the
Terriers, traveling 79 yards in
21 attempts.
The passing attacks were
even as was the punting.
Neither team took a
tremendous advantage of the
other team’s mistakes. The
Terriers tried three field goals
in the first half and one in the
second, but all of them fell short
or wide.
So, Elon picked up win #5
while Wofford slipped to 1-4.
Then this week, Presbyterian
traveled to Burlington hoping
to upset the Christians first this
season. However, a determined
Elon squad pulled the
Christians out of the hat a 38-7
decision. It was win #6 for Elon
in a row this season while PC
dropped to 1-5.
Elon came onto the field fired
up and ready to pick up win #6.
The Christians scored three
touchdowns in the first quarter
on their way to rolling up 538
total yards rushing as compared
to PC’s 210. Elon’s runningback
Howard Ferguson exploded for
152 yards rushing in 11
attempts to lead the Christians.
Quarterback Nick derCola had
a good day completing five of
seven passes lor 97 yards. Keith
Richardson was the leading
rusher with 32 yards and
punter Steve Nall only had to
punt once while PC punted
seven times during the
afternoon.
Elon’s scoring in the PC game
started 11:31 remaining in the
first period. Runningback
Prince Deese plunged in from
the one with Mitch Rippy’s PAT
being good. About five minutes
later Elon’s Alex "Bunny”
McMillan trotted 28-yards for
Elon’s second score on a run up
the middle. Then about one
minute later Ferguson fought
his way 18 yards for the
Christians third tall^ That left
the score 21-0 at the end of the
first period.
EIoh’s Mitch Rippy booted a
41-yard field goal with 5:44 to
go before the half to set up
Elon’s next score. PC scored
next on a 40-yard pass play
from Salmon to Williams. PC’s
Camp booted the PAT and the
teams went into the locker room
with Elon out in front 24-7.
Elon scored two more times in
the third period. Runningback
Ferguscwi breezed 43-yards for
Elon’s next tally. Rippy’s PAT
was good, and the Christians led
31-7. But Deese did not want to
stop with that. Elon’s Deese
scored from two yards out with
5:22 remaining in the third
period. And so, the #3 team in.
the NAIA posted their 6th big
win to mark their overall record
at 6-0 and SAC-8 record with
2-0 with a 38-7 win over
Presbyterian.
This 'week Elon travels to
unbeaten Catawba for what
could be a real showdown. Both
teams 6-0 and
nationally-ranked will meet to
determine who will be first in
the conference. Kickoff is
scheduled for 2 pjn. The game
will be broadcast over
WNCB-WBBB radio, starting
at. 1:45 pjn. Elon travels to
Gardner Webb the following
week.
NOTE: See related
Elon-Catawba story.
HOW
THEY
STAND
(mi(10-21-7S)
SAC-8 Standings
Team
Conf. over
all
1. Catawba
4-0 M
2. Elon College
2-0 6-0
3. Newbeny
3-1 3-2
4. Gardner Webb
2-2 4-2
5. Carson Newman 2-2 4-2
6. Mars Hill
1-3 2-3
7. Presbyterian
0-3 1-5
8. Lenior Rhyne
0-3 0-6
Elon’s soccer team have posted a 4-4 overaU record to be Elon’s
college’s soccer history. (News Bureau photo) team ui the
James C. Scott tournament flnishes Sunday
finAl v«r\]irkH T i t
The final round of the James
C. Scott Memorial Golf
Tournament was rained out last
Sunday and will be played this
Sunday, Oct 24, at the Indian
Valley Ck>lf Course.
Leading in the tournament
WM David and Daniel Thore
with a 64 while they are
followed closely by Chuck Scott
and Wilson Shelton who turned
in a 65.
Anyone wishing to make
contributions to the James C.
Scott Scholarship Fund may
send donations to Coach Bill
Momingstar at campus Box
2196.
Elon’s top runningback, Howard Ferguson, has led the
Christians to their 6-0 overall record. Fergy rushed 152 yards
in 11 carries last week against Presbyterian. (News Bureau
photo)
Baseball coach Bobby
Jones resigns post
Bobby Jones, head baseball
coach at Elon (College for the
past year, resigned his post on
Oct. 4.
Athletic Director Red Wilson
made the announcement,
saying that a search committee
had been named to select a
replacem™t.
"We regret that we are losing
Bobby, but we also realize that
it was impossible for him to
continue on a part-time basis
here and hold his full-time job
with Wilson Freight," said
Wilson in making the
announcement. "He was very
conscientious in his work for us
and for his company. Their gain
is our loss.”
Jones’ 1976 team finished
15-14 last spring and 19-23 in
their first season in the N.C.
Collegiate Summer League.
Elon baseball program
stops and starts again
An editorial viewpoint
Baseball at Elon has lost
another coach, and so it is
becoming a major problem to
keep a coach in that sport. Why?
That is a question we are ^1
asking.
Before Bobby Jones came to
Elon last year, there had been a
year of uncertainty in that they
could not find a coach for
baseball. Coach Bill Miller, the
basketbadl coach, assumed the
role before Jones came. Before
that, Coach Jerry Drake, one of
Elon’s finner baseball coaches
left. Why is it so hard to keep
baseball coaches?
It has been speculated that
Drake left Elon because of
money and not enough support
in baseball. Then Drake
resigned. The 1975 season found
Elon with no baseball coach.’In
1976 Bobby Jones came to Elon
and was building Elon’s
baseball program up to one of
good quality. He added bigger
and better schools to the 1977
schedule, recruited players, and
helped t» build them to the best
of their potential ais well as get
Elon involved in the N.C.
Collegiate Summer Baseball
League. Then why did Jones
leave?
On Oct. 4 Bobby Jones turned
in his resignation effective
immediately. The reason given
for the move was once agaip
money. Yet the biMntennial
plans include a new baseball
stadium. That’s great, but why
have nice facilities if your team
is not worth a hoot? knows
what the 1977 season and team
or will there even be a team.
Can you imagine what this
type of decision had on the
players. After being a part-time
coach l£ist spring, Jones was told
by his other employers, Wilsot
Freight, that he had to give up
the Elon job or go to Elon ftill
time. Jones was considering
coming to Elon to coach full
time and take a cut in salary. A
decision by the "higher
authorities” turned Joness
proposal down. Jones had no
other alternative but to resign.
Why does Elon College have
full time coaches in other sports
but seems to have trouble
obtaining a full time coach in
baseball? It’s a shame to lo« 8
coach of the quality of Bobby
Jones.
Editor’s note: A commits
to study applications for the
new coaching position has
been appointed and pl*^
are now underway to obt^
a baseball coach who will
the needs of the college.
Sports writers apply now
all sports so you can take
pick of your favorite spo
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should contact Gary Spitler
sports editor, as soon as
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