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SPORTS
ByTEDMALICK
Alumni Gymnasium it was not; Bob H
Kauffman, it definitely was.
At 6-8 250 pounds, it was the "Big K" V
performing pre-game drills with the NBA's
Seattle Supersonics before 13,000 basketball
fans at New York City's spanking-new Madison
Square Garden Center.
The Sonics were to play the New York ** jK
Knicks shortly but this was not just an ordinary
NBA contest. For included among the *
spectators were some 25 Scarsdale New York young people, many of
whom attended high school with Bob in the surburban New York
community. His family was in the stands but there was a touch of
Guilford College—a career at Guilford which made possible his
position today.
In the middle of the warm-up drills, Bob spied Jack Jensen, Carl
Scheer, Pete Ballance, and this reporter. Immediately he came over
and there was hand-shaking and back-slapping in abundance.
In 24 minutes of action Bob proceeded to score 13 points, grab
eight rebounds and score on a fourth quarter windmill stuff shot
which awoke the large crowd which had been lulled to sleep by the
overall ineptness of the Seattle performance.
Agreed, it was not an awesome performance by Kauffman. But
the NBA is a long distance from the Carolinas Conference. Bob is
not a center now guarding Dave Snyder, Greg Wittman and the like.
He is no longer the dominant physical force. He is a pro forward, a
species which contains size, strength and speed. It is a great
transition to make and it certainly won't take place overnight.
Bob has already made some transitions. When he arrived in
Greensboro in 1964 his dress was one of dungarees and jeans. When
he emerged from the Sonics dressing room after the game he
appeared in full satorial splendor with purple and red stripe slacks, a
blue shirt, a red and blue ascot-tie and a Navy blazer. Bob Kauffman
is a pro, a major lawyer in all facets. Those of us who know him
never had any doubts that he would achieve this.
* * *
Carolinas Conference schools fared extremely well in the holiday
tournament madness which is sweeping the country. Aside from
Guilford's Triad Holiday Festival victory, High Point, Atlantic
Christian, and Lenoir-Rhyne gained championships.
High Point's Panthers defeated Carson-Newman and Georgia
Southern in winning their own tournament. Atlantic Christian won
the Wilson Invitational by whipping Rollins and Erskine while
Lenoir-Rhyne whipped Wofford and Appalachian in winning the
Hickory Holiday title.
ACC journeyed north unsuccessfully losing to Stonehill and New
York Tech in the NYAC festival. Western Carolina placed third in
the Newcastle (Pa.) tourney losing to Maryland State 99-69 before
whipping Plattsburg State in the Consolation.
Catawba was the busiest during the holidays. The Indians placed
third in the East Coast Classic in Fayetteville losing to Campbell and
beating Wilmington. Sam Moir's quintet did gain runner-up honors in
the eight team Ft. Eustis Invitational by downing Hampton Institute
and Fort Eustis but losing 79-63 to powerful Old Dominion in the
finals.
* * *
Odds and ends from the holidays . . . Elon football coach Red
Wilson spent the holidays resigning and returning to his job. Wilson
resigned before Christmas to take a business position but
reconsidered and took back his resignation before New Year's. Said
V/ilson: "I've come back for the good of the team and the coaching
staff' ... Guilford, which became District 26 soccer champs after
the District playoffs in a move shrouded in mystery placed five
players on the All-District team. Honored were goalie Norm Tuttle,
along with Tim Wheeler, Kirk Russell, Randy Evans and co-captain
John Trumpi. Mel Reiser's boosters compiled a 6-5-1 overall record
. . . The Quakers of Jerry Steele "jelled" during the Christmas
vacation in winning the triad tourney. Jerry Crocker performed like
a seasoned veteran and Ed Dyer's long-range shooting and fast-break
passing was greatly improved. Dyer was especially ready for his old
teammates at Hampden-Sydney. Fred McNeer, the Tigers' ace
shooter, is Dyer's old roommate.
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Guilford Wins
Triad Festival
High-scoring Guilford had no
regard for scorekeepers and
statisticians in the first annual
Triad Holiday Festival as the
Quakers swept the championship
with one-sided victories over
Glassboro of New Jersey 118-86
and Hampden-Sydney (Va.)
99-84.
Guilford used a 71-point
second half to wallop the
out-classed PROFS of Glassboro.
Tourney MVP Jerry Crocker
tallied 25, Dave Smith 23, and
Ed Dyer 21 as the Quakes
snapped a four game losing
streak in the process.
Against the Tigers of
Hampden-Sydney, Guilford used
a 40 point outburst from
Crocker as they gained an early
lead and a 54-38 halftime edge.
The lead reached 18 midway
through the final half and H-S
never got closer than ten
thereafter. Crocker, the 6-3
freshman from Long Island was
17 for 25 from the field and the
leading rebounder with 17. He
showed the ability to score both
in close and outside.
Crocker topped the
all-tournament team voting. He
was joined by teammates Ed
Dyer and DaVid Smith. Also on
the team were Glassboro's
Charlie Russo, Wilmington's Jim
Hall, and Hampden-Sydney's
Fred McNeer.
Quakers Host Newberry
Newberry's much-improved
Indians come to Alumni Gym
tomorrow night for an 8 p.m.
Carolinas Conference contest
against Guilford's streaking
Quakers.
The Tribe at present has a 7-4
record. Coach Niell Gordon's,
quintet is led by guard Tommy
Martin and forward John Smith.
Martin, a 6-2 senior from Estill,
Kentucky averaged 18.6 points
per game last season, ninth in
the conference. Smith, a 6-7
senior, averaged 15 points along
with grabbing nine rebounds per
game.
Newberry's victims this
season are Belmont Abbey, Mars
Hill, Wofford, Allen, Lander,
Presbyterian and Erskine. The
Indians also fought Furman to
the wire before losing 97-87 on
the road.
On Monday night, the
Quakers hit the road once again
in their final test before the two
week exam break. Arch-rival
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Defense—a quantity
previously non-existent for the
current Guilford College
Quakers became a reality
Saturday night at Salisbury High
School gymnasium, as the
Quakers upset Catawba's Indians
83-70.
With Bo Whitaker hounding
high-scoring Dwight Durante's
every move and Dave Smith
containing All-Conference
center, Garland Davis, Guilford
gained revenge for a pervious
86-83 loss to the Indians and
handed Sam Moir's Indians their
first Carolinas Conference
defeat.
In gaining their first CC
victory, Jerry Steele's cagers fell
behind 10-2 at the outset only
to come back after a time out
and take the lead for good at
17-15 on a jump shot by Eddie
Dyer. Catawba stayed within
three or four points but Durante
and Davis were shut off with
only thirteen points between
them at halftime. Every time the
ball reached Davis' hands, Smith
with help from Dyer, Jerry-
Crocker, and Tom Ennis, forced
him to take a bad shot or pass
back outside.
A 39-34 Guilford halftime
advantage reached 66-46 with
nine minutes remaining before a
series of Guilford turnovers and
a hot streak by Durante brought
Catawba to within seven points
at 71-64. A clutch three-point
play by Ennis eased the pressure
Elon provides the opposition
and coach Bill Miller's Fighting
Christians boast a veteran squad
led by the talented front line of
Richard McGeorge, Bill Bowes,
and Henry Goedeck. Tommy
McGee and Noble Marshall are
the guards along with freshman
Tommy Cole who has sparked
the Elon offense in many games
thus far. The game on the Elon
campus is set for 8 p.m.
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Friday, January 10, 1969
and Guilford claimed the
all-important victory.
Smith once again led the
Guilford offensive attack with
28 points while Crocker added
22 and Dyer 14 .. . The Quakers
shot 58% from the field but
once again experienced foul line
difficulties, making only 9 of 20
or 45% .. . Crocker led the
rehounders with 14 while Ennis
grabbed 13 and Smith 12 . . .
Durante wound up with 24
despite Whitaker's defense and a
slight case of the flu. The
All-Conference guard is still
suffering the after-effects of a
holiday automobile accident
which injured his knee .. . The
Indians are now 10-3 overall. ..
Boyden High gym is becoming a
good luck charm for the
Quakers. Guilford overcame an
eighteen point second half
deficit to win 82-78 last season.
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