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In spite of the recent sub-freezing weather, and the snow, spring
is still just around the corner. And in spring a young man's fancy turns
to sports. Well, you didn't expect a sportswriter to say it turns
to love. If Mother Nature would quit acting like someone that doesn't
take kindly to mankind, Guilford would be busting out all over with
spring sports. After football and basketball holding the spotlight for
such a long time, baseball, tennis, track, and golf take over. And there
is an outside chance that wrestling will invade the campus as a varsity
sport. Now, if someone would donate an indoor swimming pool, Guil
ford's sport's program would be complete. The lake is nice, but you
will have to admit that it gets a mite cold during the time of year that
other teams are competing in the water sport. Besides, it isn't the ideal
thing to hold meets in anyway. One thing is for sure, these minor sports
as they are called, are the only winners on the campus at the present
time.
Benedetto Stars
And only baseball, with a pair, gives any scholarships. In the major
of the minor sports, baseball was the only team last year with a record
that fell under the .500 level, and even then it was only one game
under with a 9-10 mark. Back this year to bolster the squad will be
five starters, including pitchers. Returning vets are BILL RODDY,
BILLY WEST, RUSSELL GRAY, TOMMY DILLON, 808 ALLRED,
TOM O'BRIANT, "SNOOKY" BENEDETTO, and JOE PEGRAM.
BENEDETTO was placed on the North State all-conference nine
last season for his pitching prowess.
Linkers Sweep Loop
The golfers made other members of the loop look like a bunch of
beginners as they ran off with the championship of the North State. Led
by PAT BRADY'S record breaking 140 for 36 holes, Guilford beat the
field by more than 25 strokes. BRADY is ineligible for competition
this year but still might be used as golfing coach. Members of the
team returning to the links for the Quakers are PAUL McNEILL and
BRANCH CRAWFORD. A welcome newcomer will be GORDON
BREWER. Now, if CONNIE GORSUCII were to be allowed to
compete on the team, Guilford would be sure to defend its title
successfully this spring.
Washburn Leads Racqueteers
Then you have to consider the racket, or rather racquet-men. With
808 ATLAS, now departed, and JORDAN WASHBURN coming up,
WASHBURN, the number two man on the team last year, will prob
ably move up to handle the number one slot. Coming back to give
him support are MACON NIXON and JIMMY ASKINS. With this
trio as a nucleus, the Quakers are again going to have to be reckoned
with in the sport of tennis.
Thin Clads Weak in Field
Although hampered by the lack of stars in the field events, the
track team still finished with an even slate for the season and wound
up third in the conference meet. Returnees for this year that will spark
the team are "SPIDER" WEBB. 808 HENDERSON, 808 ROSIER,
BILLY GARNER, 'BUCK" CABSON, DAVE HARDIN, HOWARD
BEATON, and JIM BUBGESS. All but CARSON and BURGESS
compete in the dashes and distance runs, with HENDERSON dou
bling up to enter the pole vault. If some of these big tackles on the
grid team were to be able to handle the shot, discus, and javelin,
Guilford would be ready in track.
Overall Record Good
A combined record of all minor sports shows that springtime gives
Guilford a 33-20 slate for last year's efforts. And that is very good when
you stop to consider that everyone of the participants were competing
for fun, and for the sake of upholding Guilford in the sport's field.
Athlete of the Week
Out of a heart-breaking loss at the hands of
Catawba came one brilliant display, the rebounding
of ROGER ROAN. The 6-2 forward from Cresco,
Pa. was again the yeoman for the Quakers on the
boards and finished the night with 15 rebounds to
account for almost half of the total Guilford pulled
off all night. Although ROAN has not hit the double
figures since the last meeting with the Indians, he
is still the mainstay for the Quakers in the all-im
portant rebounding department. For his brilliance on
the boards for the last two weeks, and all season,
goes the title of Athlete of the Week to ROGER ROAN, runner-up
for it last time.
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Hart-beat
Spring Brings
Minor Sports
BY SID lIART
THE GUILFORDIAN
Intramurals
Bv WOODY FINLEY
The Bears are at it again. This time
the sport is basketball and after two
weeks of hard-wood warfare, Joe Pe
gram's A Team can look back over an
unbeaten 5-0 record. Not only this, but
the Bears from Cox's coffin corner have
knocked off their three toughest op
ponents in grabbing a solid hold on first
place in the Intramural League stand
ings.
A fighting Yankee Stadium A team
fell short ot beating the Bears by one
point, 31 to 30. Billy West's Day flop
team came out on the short end of the
score, 36-28. Center A, led by easy-going
Dale Myers, made a game ol it before
succumbing 43-28.
Team spirit has always earmarked the
different New North sporting aggrega
tions. That, in part, is the key to their
success in the present basketball sea
son. Mostly, however, winning for tilt-
Polar Bears is spelled Billy Garner.
Long, lithe, and a jack-rabbit of a re
bounder, Billy is the pivot man on the
team and his 54 points in five games tie
him with Bon Teachey of the Day Hops
tor the scoring lead. Mr. Garner is backed
by a talented bunch headed by "Podge-
Eye" Helton, Jordan Washburn, and
George Hines.
John Meroney and his Yankee
Stadium A team can't wait until the
play-offs. The well-rounded Stadium five
is equipped with the goods to go all
the way and many have picked it to con
tinue its winning ways into the play
offs on March 11th and maybe the
championship. The Stadium's menu for
winning calls for a tall rangy center in
Sherwood Loyd, two sharp - shooting
forwards in Gary Cassel and Bill Huber,
and two fast-driving guards in Jackie
Williams and Jimmy Elks. Jimmy, by
the way, leads the league in scoring
average with 16.1 points per game in the
three contests he has taken part in. Gary
Cassel is second in total scoring with 46
points in four games.
Led by Bon Teachey and Harold
James, the Day Hops are also serious
contenders for the Intramural League
basketball crown. Showing a lot of spirit
and hustle, the transmutters have won
all of their games after their loss to New
North on the seventh of February. Pat
ton and Carl Opauski furnish the brawn
and the rebounding on the neat Day
Hop basketball package.
Center A, which was an early favorite,
has proved hot and cold in their five
games. Bill Baiford's hoopsters feature
the shooting eye of Buddy Farrell and
the ball-handling of Earl Braxton. Cen
ter A's victories have ranged from a one
point win over the Black Panthers of
Archdale to a mild runaway of 46 to 21
over English A.
The spirit shown this year on the
court of the Gym has been good. Games
have been running on schedule. Coach
Maynard hopes to see that the regu
lar schedule is finished and the play
offs "started" by the eleventh of March.
Unfortunately, the Black Hornets were
disqualified last week from competition
for using an ineligible player in one
of their games. This means that all teams
that played the Black Hornets, whether
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The New North Bears' Macon Nixon jumps above the outstretched arms
of Roy Boyles of the Center A quint, to score two points in the Bears' win
over Center. Other players identifiable are No. 10, "Goot" Nelson, New North,
Dale Myers, jumping behind Boyles, and Buddy Farrell, partly hidden by
Boyles. Myers and Farrell are members of the Center team. (Photo by A. T.
Barbce)
they win or lose, will have to scratch off
that game from their record.
Here are the standings as of February
21st.
New North 5-0
Day Hops 4-1
Yankee Stadium 3-1
Center A 3-2
Old North South 3-2
Archdale i-3
New North B 2-3
Yankee Stadium B. 1-3
Basketball will continue until right
before we go home for the Spring holi
days. Badminton is scheduled to start in
little over a week.
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