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SPORTS
Volume L
Cagers End 'Best Season Ever'
On a typical spring day late in
March, Coach Jerry Steele sat in
his office talking over the past sea
son. "An 18-8 record is a good sea
son, certainly more ball games than
we ever won before. We werent
very consistent, but on certain
nights we could have . . . Coach
Steele paused here, then rephrased
his praise: ". . . well, we simply
played real good basketball!"
When asked about different
points in the season, the Quaker
mentor replied, "We played well
before Christmas and from the
Wilmington Tournament until se
mester exams we strung five real
good victories. Then after exams
we had our problems and we lost
a few ball games."
How about injuries, Coach?
"Well sure we had some injuries,
but that's basketball." This is a
typical answer from the fine young
Guilford coach who never makes
excuses about anything, particular
ly basketball!
As Coach Steele commented on
the later part of the season, he
quickly directed his conversation
toward the NAIA playoffs. High
Point gave it a tremendous effort."
That was the night the Quakers de
feated the Panthers at High Point.
The Steelemen showed pure desire
on that night and through terrific
team work they emerged victori
ous.
Coach Steele expressed his
thoughts about winning the Dis
trict 26 NAIA Championship be
fore a waiting crowd in front of
the college that victorious night.
"We're just tickled to death." And
"tickled" they were as the Quakers
were now ready for the trip to
Kansas City. They lost, but age
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wise the Steelemen were the young
est team in the Nationals. With
three sophomores and a freshman
starting, and an almost all-sopho
more bench the Quakers just may
return.
What about next year? "Wish it
started tomorrow," replied Jerry
Steele. And Quaker fans probably
agree. Those who don't will have
a change of heart as soon as they
get wind of Guiford's new recruits.
IN PRE-TOURNAMENT SPLENDOR, the competing
teams form the letters "NAIA," which stand for National
Quakers Face Tough Milligan Nine Today;
Maynard Expects Fight for Playoff Spot
Earlier this year the football and
basketball teams enjoyed their best
seasons in Guilford's athletic his
tory. Coach Stuart Maynard of the
baseball team would like to extend
the successful year of athletics into
the baseball season. Though cau
tiously optimistic, he thinks he can
do it. "We've never been in the
Carolinas Conference playoffs and
this year I'd like to see us make it,"
he says.
The Carolinas Conference play
offs is a four-team double elimina
tion tournament with the winner
emerging as Conference champion.
The present system has ex
isted for four years and although
Guilford has never been in it, the
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This year there will be several
tough teams in the Conference
race. Atlantic Christian should be
among the strongest teams with
almost everybody, including the
ace of their pitching staff, back
from last year. Western Carolina,
High Point, perennially strong
Pfeiffer and Newberry will all be
in the race with Guilford for the
four playoff spots.
The Quakers have a relatively
good Carolinas Conference ball
club this year with its greatest
strengths and weaknesses found in
pitching. The starting trio of Jim
Bryan, Bill Burchette and Edgar
Parker should be quite tough
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throughout the season. If injuries
and the grind towards the end of
the season do not interfere with
their performances, pitching may
well prove to be the Quakers' forte.
However, if something unfortunate
does happen and Maynard is forced
to look for a replacement for any
of his three starters, the Quakers
will be in trouble—deep trouble—
and this problem could possibly
provide the cause for Guilford's
missing a playoff spot for another
year.
Of his three starters, who are at
this moment fairly equal in ability,
Maynard feels that 011 the basis of
last year's performance, Burchette
should emerge as the bulwark of
the staff. The blond-haired sopho
more right-hander compiled a 5-2
record, the best on the team last
year. He keeps the ball low and
has fine control.
Jimmy Bryan is the all-purpose
member of the Quaker pitching
staff. When mound duties do not
call, Bryan capably patrols left or
right field. Maynard obviously feels
that a hitter of Bryan's caliber (he
bats in the clean-up spot) should
not be kept out of the lineup. This
year Bryan is an improved pitcher.
He has good control and is moving
the ball better than he did last
year. In his first Conference per
formance he shut out Presbyterian
6-0 on March 16.
Edgar Parker, Guilford's only
left-hand starter, is a highly prom
ising freshman who, at times, does
not pitch like a freshman. His fif
teen strikeouts against Belmont
Abbey are proof of that. He has
good control and a good curve.
At the other field positions,
Maynard has adequate coverage.
The infield has a fine hitting four
some in third baseman Tommy
Grayson, shortstop Harry Sasser,
second baseman Sandy Gann and
first baseman David James. Frank
Hill can do the job when defense is
needed at first base and Johnny
Whittington will also see action in
the infield.
Number one catcher is Marlyn
Scott whose hitting has picked up
from last year. Behind him is hard
hitting Bubba Brockwell, who has
been the victim of recent arm trou
ble.
In the outfield are Joe Searcy in
right field, speedy Warren Stewart
in center field, and either Jim Bry
an or Danny Southerland in left
field. Versatile Danny Surface, who
was an infielder last year, will also
see action in the outfield as will
Conway Harris, a Durham fresh
man.
The Quakers have an excellent
chance for the playoffs but in the
final account, pitching will be the
determining influence. It can either
make or break the Quakers in 1966.
Plans for Symposium
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ticipation is unusually great. Fol
lowing is a list of committees and
ther members:
Executive Committee Jane
Benbow, chairman; Hal Clark,
Vance Baughm, Ken Wilson, Jerry
Carter, Ann Snodgrass, William
"Butch" Benbow.
Finance Committee —Dave Gib
bons, Jay Ruff, and Dave Roberts.
Arrangements Dave Roberts,
chairman; Vance Baughm, Ray
Perry, Tim Tufts.
Publicity and Mass Media—Wil
liam Benbow, chairman; Dan Leni
han and Bob Norfleet.
Literature, Information and Sem
inars Randy Ihara, chairman;
Kaye Layton and Allen Toothaker.
Hospitality Keith Park, Juan
Wittington and Lisa Sanders.
Faculty Advisors —William Bur
ris, Henry Semmler, Martha Cooley
and Claude Shotts.
As things now stand, this sympo
sium promises to be a landmark in
Guilford's attempts to enrich its
students, faculty and community.
Only through programs like this
can Guilford realize its ambition to
help its students relate themselves
rationally and meaningfully to their
environment.