April 20,1946
High Point Takes Loop Tilt by Score of 9-6
QUAKES
By CARL COCHRANE
Spring has really settled on the Guil
ford campus at last, and instead of
imbueing the students with that "ole
spring fever" it seems to have awaken
ed a sudden interest in the majority
of them in anything pertaining to get
ting a little exercise and soaking up a
little sun. The lure of the net and
baseline seems to have hit just about
everyone —and new tennis racquets are
blooming on campus faster than the
flowers. What with the Ilobbs court
repaired and ready to go, the court by
the gym being concreted and rumors of
a tennis team circulating it looks like
there is going to be plenty of competi
tion for those who like the game—and
probably plenty of sunburn too. Those
who like the game on a smaller scale
have taken to ping-pong with a ven
genee, with some really expert cutting
and smashing going on around Founders
and Archdale—while the studes who
like to travel have cither taken to
cycling or hiking, one Tommy Jones
even "catering the campus" on a horse
he got heavens knows where. Bravest
feats thus far have been the few swim
ming expeditions to Jefferson Lake—
with blue lipped after reports that "the
water wasn't so bad." Anyway the gist
of it all is that if a few grades drop
a point here and there it ought to be
a small price for all the new muscles
and sun tans which will be appearing
around campus in a few days.
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For those who like their sports from
the sidelines the future looks pretty
bright too. Though the plans for a
track team were abandoned because
of a shortage of opponents and inter
mural basketball seems to have just
suddenly died away—still the Quaker
baseball squad seems to be rounding
into pretty good shape and will have
played its first game (against High
Point on Tuesday) before this issue
bits the campus. The team, as a whole,
looks pretty good. Though Coach "Doc"
Newton is still shifting the infield in
an effort to find a smoother combina
tion around the keystone sack—the
whole club is hitting strongly. The
pitching staff is reliable and strong,
except for a shortage of southpaws—
lefty Jack Chatham carrying the lull
load. The boys have already gained a
little experience at playing together
too; having spent their spring holidays
in Soutlie Carolina battling Newberry
and Wofford in practice tilts. Newton's
squad only managed to take one of
their four games, though losing a one
point comeback-tilt to Newberry, but
the squad is beginning to look quite a
bit better with the extra practice and
we imagine (and hope) they'll come
cut of the conference race with a
slightly better win percentage than
that.
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We'd like very much to say a word
here about the golf team—but all we
have found out thus far is that there
seems to be one, and that Newell Baker
seems to IK- on it—how about letting
us know something about It Newell'!
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Pardon us for sounding a little melo
dramatic —but you know, the Guilford
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varsity squads may not have won any
state crowns thus far this year, but
they have all been as clean and hard
fighting a bunch of guys as we've ever
seen.
And the thing that has disappointed
us is that there lias been a lack of
really whole hearted support. No kid
ding, a little sign painting, a pep rally
—or just an all-out turn out for some
games, with plenty of leather lunged
rooting can mean a helluva lot to a
club once in a while when they're in a
tough spot. So how about rooting that
ball club home, huh?
ATHLETTES
By OORRY
Softball practice has started, and the
team is practicing hard in preparation
for play day to be held over at W. C.
the 28th of April. Besides W. C. the
participants will include Salem. Duke,
Chapel Hill and Greensboro College.
All those who are interested nre urged
to come out regularly to practice.
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The new Women's Athletic Associa
tion officers are: president, Roxie
Roberson; secretary - treasurer, Betty
Ray; and managers are Jackie Wil
liams, hockey; Beth Frederick, soft
ball; Jennie Jordan, basketball; Peggy
Stabler, tennis; Frances Coble, equip
ment ; and Mary Oorbin. publicity. Our
best wishes for a successful year under
this capable leadership.
•
At last the tennis courts are being
asphalted. Perhaps this will prove to
be an incentive to renew interest in the
sport. Maybe the tournaments could lie
revived again.
•
The modern dance group lias been
very active in preparation for their
part in May Day. Miss Nelson in
structs the 14 members every Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights
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Tennis Team Loses 5-0
The Quakers new tennis team lost
its opening match 011 Tuesday to Oak
Ridge, •">-0. Rain and stormy weather
prevented the teams from playing
doubles which might have altered the
final score.
The lack of practice and the forma
tion of a brand new team was pri
marily responsible for the defeat ac
cording to the members. Oak Itidge
has already played three matches and
has a somewhat seasoned team.
Hammack (OR) defeated Milliard
6-0, l-(i, t5-4; Griffith (OR) defeated
Andrews 0-3, 0-0; Flynt (OR) defeated
Byatt (5-3, l-2; Buchanan (OR) de
feated Cava 11 (1-4, 7-5; Poovey (OR)
defeated Werntz 0-3, 6-0.
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THE GUILFORDIAN
Quakers Take Second
Wofford Game 16-6
To Even Series
The results of the gem gents' trip to
Wofford, another institute of higher
learning in South Carolina, were more
fruitful than those of the Newberry
enterprise. The Quakers managed to
trounce the Wofford Terriers in the
second bout in revenge for the defeat
which they suffered at their hands in
the first game on April sth.
In the initial contest Guilford sub
mitted seven runs, which looked pale
beside the Terrier's 16. Guilford started
to make trouble in almost every inning,
but a nice pair of double plays by the
opposition removed a few threats.
During the ninth the Quakers made
good use of their last turn at the plate,
scoring two runs sparked by a mighty
triple by second baseman Mackey Frye.
but this did little more than tarnish
the Terrier performance which kept
them nine runs ahead.
The second game was a complete re
verse of the above situation. Si Fnir
elotli went all the way, fanning eight
and giving up six runs, for the best
Guilford pitching record so far.
The Quakers really sliined in the of
fensive department during this battle.
They gathered five markers in the first
two innings and in the sixth had a j
playday. Singles by O'Briant, White
heart, and Frye, doubles by Benbow
and .Tones, and a three-station smash
by catcher lOrwin added up to seven
tallies as the side batted around in
that inning which closely resembled
the third in the second Newberry game.
In the three remaining frames, the
Guilfordinns in knee-pants continued to
pour if 011, to the extent of four more
runs. Doubles by Frye, Benbow and
Erwin were the big factors in these
markers which made the score 16-6,
Guilford over Wofford.
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Quakers Drop Two
Games to Newberry
The newly formed Guilford diamond
squad travelled down to Newberry,
South Carolina, on April 3 and 4 to
play a two-game series with the In
dians. The April 3rd game was the first
baseball contest that a Quaker team
had engaged in since 1041.
On the way down to the site of bat
tle, Coach "Doc" Newton had a slight
accident with his cor, which prevented
him from arriving in time for the um
pire's shout of "Play Ball!" But Goat
Matthews temporarily took over the
coaching duties and had the game well
under way by the time "Doc" arrived.
Si Faircloth was on the mound when
the Quakers pounced on the Newberry
Indians for an early 3-1 lead, but the
Indians soon caught up and went
ahead. Chatham relieved Faircloth in
tile fifth, and he delivered the apple to
stable backstop Jack Erwin for a while.
Guilford scored another run, and the
Indians scored a few more, to take tlie
ball game at 8-4.
An entirely different type of ball was
played the next day at Newberry, how
ever. Left fielder Jim Ellis sacrificed
to score utility man Nance in the first
inning, opening up a ball game of
power wallops and stratospheric scores.
Newberry tied it up with a run in
the second, and then came the over
powering Quaker third when the
Friends scored eight runs on eight
blows, an error for Newberry, and
Winter's sacrifice. In this inning Tom
my O'Briant and Bob Benbow kept
things hot with two blasts apiece, the
first of Benbow's being a double.
The Indians kept hacking away at
tiie Guilford lead, which, however, was
kept up by a double in the sixth to
score a run, by the steady, .straight
throwing center fielder, Bunk Leonard,
and another double by Jim Ellis which
was the biggest factor in three Quaker
runs in the seventh inning.
The Indian seventh was even more
eventful, however, as Newberry col
lected five runs on four hits, walks,
and Quaker misplays. In the last of
the eighth, the Indians came to bat two
runs behind. They managed to load the
bases, and the pressure was really on.
Their right fielder connected with a
long double to tally all the runners and
take flic ball game, 14 to 13.
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Page Three
Eighth Inning Surge
And Pinch Hiding
Quakers Not Enough
The baseball team lost its first North
State conference game Inst Tuesday
afternoon to High I'oint, f)-G, despite an
eighth inning rally which netted three
runs and brought a new Panther
pitcher to the mound.
The Panthers gained their lead and
winning margin in the fifth inning
when they got two hits and took ad
vantage of Guilford errors to score
four runs.
Erwin's double in the second brought
Benbow home for the first run of the
ball game. The Panthers soon tied it
up and went ahead in the last of the
second. The fourth inning found Gor
don and Mance going in as pinch hit
ters for the Quakers and Mance's
single drove Gordon over the plate.
The Quakers tallied one more in the
first of the fifth and then High Point
had its best inning of the ball game—
the last of the fifth when they brought
four men home. Art Faircloth went in
and relieved Si Faircloth on the mound
in this inning.
Our eighth inning rally mentioned
above had the High Point coach on his
feet and soon after he was pacing
around looking for a relief pitcher. A
double-play and a shoe-string catch by
High Point's third sacker ended what
might have been a high scoring inning.
High lights of the game . . . Tommy
Jones mid-air catch which prevented
another High Point run . . . "Goat"
Mathews on second base patiently wait
ing for a grounder, a fi.v or anything
. . . Jack Chatham's nice triple which
raised hopes in the eighth . . . and not
a soul on the team talking back to the
High Point catcher who looked like and
was as big as Billy Conn.
Line-up:
ah r h a
Whitehenrt, cf 2 10 0
Frye, 3b 5 0 0 2
Mathews, 2b 0 0 0 0
Jones, 2b . 4 0 0 0
Kills, rf .! 4 12 0
Benbow, lb 2 1 0 0
Chatham, lb 2 110
O'Brtant, rf 3 110
Gordon, rf 2 110
Nance, ss 10 13
Cooper, ss 2 (> 1 1
Erwin, c 4 0 11
S. Fillrcloth, p__ 2 O 0 3
A. Faircloth, p 2 0 0 4
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