October 7,1949
Gridiron Team Wins
Conference Upset
The Guilford Quakers and head
coach Eddie Tea sue started the cur
rent. football season with what was
considered by some as one cf the
biggest upsets in recent North Stat*'
Conference history. On September
17, they knocked off the defending
Conference Champs, Appalachian,
In gome quarters the Moun
taineers were 20 point favorites. In
the Guilford corner, however it was
no more than was expected.
The following week Guilford beat
Hampden-Sydney, the power of the
Mason-Dixon Conference, Al
though they did not look anything
like the team they were the week
before the Quakers were good
enough to take advantage of the
breakSr+-a trick that, is common only
to a good team. Hampden-Sydney
had breaks also but could not capita
lize on them often enough to pull
the game out of the fire.
Those two games produced many
new stars. Among the Quaker grid
ranks the most brilliant offensive
ball players were Sam Venuto, who
shined with his brilliant running
and defensive play; and Joe Bree
don, another boy who came out of
obscurity to run like a deer for 4(>
yards for a touchdown against Ap
palachian. Chuck Whiteomb, a new
member of the squad has proved
himself to be as able a pass receiver
as there is in tile conference.
In the line Ab Alexander has put
in his bid for All-Conference men
tion by his brilliant defensive play
and excellent down field blocking.
The most improved player on the
team is probably Darwin Hawle.v.
I>arwin played a whale of a ball
game on- defense against Hampden-
Sydney. He has been steady on of
fense in both games to date.
The Quakers have shown renewed
spirit this year under Coach Mddie
T'ague's guidance. This year Oull
ford will without a doubt be one of
tile top tennis of the conference.
Next week the "Figlitin'" Quakers
travel to Virginia to play Randolph-
Macon, and continue their winning
ways. At least that is what Gull
fordians are saying.
Quaker Gridiron Camp
Held at Hendersonville
The Guilford College footlmll
team (took to the hills this .venr In
preparation for a lons, hard sche
dule. On September Ist the Quakers
were all set up at their pre-season
camp, the Elks Hoys Camp, located
10 miles outside of Hendersonville
in the mountains of Western North
Carolina.
Coach Teague wasted no time in
putting his men through the paces.
The daily schedule called for break
fast at 7, usually a short skull drill,
and then a heavy workout. After
lunch there was a short rest period
followed by another session of rough
•work. There was usually some kind
of entertainment planned at. night
with lights out at 10.
A ping pong table, liill Oden's
piano playing, and Yo-Yo's long
talks on "Tootie." 'and the friendly
card games in the Harracks did
much to keep spirits high. How
ever everyone was disappointed when
Freshman Hill I'latt went, out on a
"sni|H' hunt" and failed to catch
any.
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1 know Coach Eddie Teague didn't realize it at the time but
lie scheduled the Guilford College football team's open date at
exactly the right time. This week's layoff gives the staff of this
paper the opportunity to catch up on the happenings since it is
our first printing this year.
In taking advantage of this, I want to go back a little further
than Bowman Gray Stadium, September 17, 1949. Let's look as
far hack as August 1946. There were headlines in the various
papers of the state reading as follows: "Newton Dedicates This
Year With Quakers to Building for Future." Then everything
was quiet for a long time until one afternoon we open the paper
and found that "Our Quakers" were the only team in the nation
unbeaten, untied and unscored upon.
True this was the secrtnd yeaivthat "Doc" had led the Quaker
chargers but it was the first year that the students and surround
ing fans had tasted real victory in a long time. But this was just
the first step.
On that team were only five boys now playing for Teague
Wallace Maultsby, Reg Roberts, John Schopp, Bill McCormick,
and Tuttle Sherrill.
Well, after those first four tilts the locals went on to lose
several conference games and finish well down in the league
standings. The season did produce thrills, however, and it left
promises of the things to come.
The season of '47 brought more thrills and successes by the
Otiilfordian gridders. That year we whipped High Point and
Klon and scored more points 011 North State king Catawba than
any of its other nine opponents.
Last year marked the real milestone. The boys found some
thing more than just the ability to score touchdowns. They found
that it was fun to win ball games.
No longer was it a pleasure to score a touchdown and still
come out on the losing side of the ledger. Now the boys went into
every contest eager and excitd to win and bitter and disappointed
to lose. But, there was still something lacking—we played seven
or eight good games and lost half of them. Still it was a different
Guilford team on the field and everyone knew that it was coming,
the day that the Quakers would be the team to beat.
At this point, let me quote a remark that A 1 Johns made
after the recent. Appalachian game, "You know it's a lot different
to practice on Monday after winning'a game."
Now we're not saying that Guilford is the team to beat
in the North State conference this season. But already another
brick has been laid in the foundation of even a better season.
For two years the Quakers had opened their schedule at
Winston-Salem with Appalachian and for the same number of
years they had returned home with a blemish 011 the record. Three
weeks ago the boys came home and there was 110 blemish. The
next Friday they met Hatnpden-Sydney and still there is no blem
ish. This week they travel to Randolph Macon in Virginia. The
outcome of course is not known but this column foresees a 13
point Guilford win.
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