PAGE 6 — THE COUGAR CRY, DECEMBER 18, 1973
Deer Hunting
Well, it’s that time of year
again. The season when aU
able-bodied hunters in Wilkes
and surrounding areas head for
the hills in pursuit of the
elusive white-tailed deer. This
critter is usually plentiful dur
ing the 50 weeks when deer
season is closed, but just wait
until deer season. These ani
mals disappear.
The typical hunter rises at 4
a.m., dresses in warm clothing,
and sets out for the moun
tains with one objective in
mind: bring back a deer and
impress all his friends. This is
easier said than done.
For the past three years I
have been smitten with what is
commonly called buck fever.
Buck fever is the overwhelming
desire to kill a deer. The first
year , required a rather large
investment in a 30-30 Win
chester rifle. To my disap
pointment only one day was
available for me to try my
prowess in the wild. To add
further insult, my brother, us
ing my rifle, hauled in a 10
point buck. The next year I
hunted considerably, but the
elusive deer were too smart for
me. They stayed where it was
warm while I got frostbite
from the morning cold.
This season I hunted for
what seemed ages. This prov
ed to be as fruitless as in for
mer years. Not a single deer
was to be seen. Oh well, there
is always next year.
—Jerry Rhodes
CHRISTMAS
The holiday of Christmas is
once again upon us. All the
lovely decorations are up, and
the last minute shopping is be
ing done. We will all go to
our warm homes, eat our
goodies, open the gifts Santa
Claus brought us, and say to
each other “Isn’t Christmas
fun.” Christmas is fut but we
seem to have forgotten the real
theme behind this joyous holi
day.
The greatest gift ever given
to man, the gift of a son, no not
any son but the Son of God
given to erase the sins of all
who call upon His Holy Name.
This gift of God is the reason
we celebrate the holiday of
Christmas.
This Gift was given freely
without remorse, so would it
not be appropriate for us to
give freely and without re
morse to someone who is less
fortunate than ourselves.
Jerry Rhodes
COUGAR
BASKETBALL
Following Is The Fourth Installment in an Eight-Part Series
Of Pointers for Ski Duff^.
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COUGARS SURROUND THE BALL
Perry Snipes 2, Alan Whittington ZZ, Tommy Hackett 52, Rick
Anderson 21, Gary Elliott 34.
EITHER A WIN OR 200 LAPS. BOYS!
On Tuesday, the young in
experienced Cougars travel to
Greensboro to face a veteran
Guilford team. Although Coach
Linney has not scouted the
Guilford team, he expects a
balanced zone and man-to-man
defense, with a wide variation
of offensive plays. Suffering
heavily due to graduation, the
Cougars will probably rely on
their five returning sopho
mores: Wayne Burkenbine,
Mark Goodman, Ron Hunt,
Perry Snipes and Alan Whit
tington. Rounding out the
roster are the following: Eddie
Ellis, Ricky Anderson, Henry
Anthony, Mike Caldwell, Steve
Casey, Thomas Hackett, Gary
Elliott, Rick McClean and
Keith (Spence) Sidden.
AT GUILFORD
Tuesday night the team pull
ed in at the gym with high
spirits. But before the night
was over they were beaten and
downtrodden. Starting as
guards were: Ricky Anderson
and Perry Snipes. Forwards
were Wayne Burkenbine and
Ron Hunt. Gary Elliot was at
center position.
GAME STATISTICS
Cougars
Player pis.
Sniper 18
Burkenbine 16
Anthony 12
Whittington 9
Elliott 8
Hackett 4
Goodman 4
Hunt 2
Anderson 2
Casey 2
Guilford
Warner 33
Final
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CHRISTMAS
Colley
THE SKI
TURN TAKES
SKILL AND
PRACTICE
The illustration
shows the skier
starting to turn
into a downhill parallel
turn. Necessary skills
must be developed to make this easy. Such as;
the ability to move your weight forward or back
ward on your skis as needed; the ability to side
slip in a curve; the ability to plant your ski
pole; finally, the ability to turn both skis at the
same time while keeping them parallel.
The first secret to making a parellel turn is
knowing where to start. Not in a hollow or
trough. It is always on a nice small bump or
knoll. If your timing is right, you can use the
crest of the bump as a pivot point to swivel
both ends of the skis.
The right time to turn is when you feel the
bump directly under foot. Start turning imme
diately. At this moment when the fronts and
tails are off the snow, offering no lateral dis
placement, you simply twist your legs and feet
around.
Another secret to be learned is anticipation.
Most small bumps offer only momentary sup
port. You must act fast. Your pole must already
be planted on the crest about a foot or two be
low your feet. Your whole body must anticipate
and participate. It should be twisting and lean
ing toward the direction you wish to go. (see
illustration)
Once you get the turn started all you have to
do is let the skis sideslip as much as you want.
The one factor making this turn so easy to start
is that by using the bump as an underfoot pivot,
the need for bouncing up or down to unweigh
skis is eliminated.
ONE MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ
1. Name the basketball
coach of UCLA.
2. What sport is Romania’s
Hie Nastase outstanding
in?
3. Name the 39th Heisman
Trophy winner.
4. What college football team
was named number one?
5. Where is the San Diego
Padres’ new home?
Answers To Sports Quiz
1, John Wooden.
2. Tennis.
3. John Cappelletti.
4. University of Alabama
5. Washington, D.C.
Tactless
Two Air Force men watch
ed a plane unload at a South
Korean air field. “Look at
the terrifying insignia on
the side of that plane,” one
exclaimed.
“Shhh. Not so loud,” the
other warned. “That’s the
squadron commander looking
out the window.”
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