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Steelemen Rip
Christians 62-59
The Quakers never succeeded
in blowing Elon off the court,
but the cagers did secure a 62-
59 victory, break a five game
jinx against the Christians, and
continue the Guilford reign as the
supreme team in the Carolinas
Conference. An aroused capacity
crowd watched Guilford squelch
a threatening last minute Elon
rally, then go on to win a ninth
straight victory, longest streak
ever for the Quakers.
Jerry Steele's squad got lit
tle chance to display the offen
sive form which resulted in pre
vious wins over Newberry and
Lenoir Rhyne. Clinging defen
sive efforts by both teams left
no room for clear shots, and both
squads played slow games. Re
bounding and foul shooting were
actually the margin of victory,
as Guilford held a 47-32 edge in
rebounding while hitting 12 shots
from the line as compared to 9
for Elon.
Tension was high on both sides,
Guilford having 15 turnovers to
Elon's 14 in the slow-paced
action.
Conference
Leaders
by Jerry McLeese
CC Service Bureau
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
Only one point separates the
top three individual scorers in
the Carolinas Conference.
Danny Witt of High Point is
the leading scorer for the sec
ond straight week, but David
Smith of Guilford and Steve
Hollingsworth of Newberry are
closing in on him. Witt is
scoring 24.9 points a game, and
the 6-8 Smith is hitting 24.5.
Hollingsworth's average is 23.9.
Witt is still the most accurate
free throw shooter in the con
ference. He has made 73 of 84
for 86.9 per cent. Four other
players are also above the 80
per cent mark: John Davidson
of Lenoir Rhyne, 84.6; Vernon
Long of Lenoir Rhyne, 83.3;
Tommy Cole of Elon, 82.2; and
Dana Olson of Lenoir Rhyne, 80.6.
Richard McGeorge, Elon's 6-5,
233-pound All-American end in
football, has moved into second
place in field goal accuracy. Mc-
George, an all-conference selec
tion in basketball last season,
has made 36 of 73 attempts for
67.9 per cent. Tommy Miller
of Newberry is setting the pace
in this category with 69.1 per
cent.
COMPLIMENTS
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SPORTS
The Quakers never fell behind
in the contest, jumping out to a
3-0 lead after the tap, increas
ing that margin to nine just be
fore the half, but Guilford con
stantly had to fight off the Christ
ians, who kept in range behind
the shooting of sophomore Tom
my Cole.
Elon, behind 59-50 with two
minutes to play, nearly collared
the Quakers before the final buz
zer. Buckets by Larry Trautwein
and Robbie Hicklin narrowed the
margin to 5, a free throw by
Jerry Crocker pushed it back up
to six. Elon forward Richard
McGeorge contributed a three
joint play, and the score stood
60-57 with 54 seconds remain
ing.
Elon executed a tenacious full
court press, which resulted in
Noble Marshall fouling Teddy
East. He missed his shot, the
Christians rebounded and had
another chance to pull within
one. Tom McGee missed a field
goal, Carr rebounded and was
fouled. M.L. missed his shot,
Elon rebounded, shot, and a
gain Carr grabbed the rebound.
This time East was fouled,
and with 8 seconds remaining
collected 2 free throws for 62-
57.
Elon wasn't finished, having a
Grapplers
Gain 4th
Straight
Guilford's undefeated wrest
lers took victory number four
last Tuesday by whipping high
touted Campbell 24-14 on the
loser's mats in Buies Creek.
Coach Arthur Bluethenthal's
Quakers built up a 24-3 margin
and then held off a late rally
by the Camels. The Guilford
squad has now shipped UNC-
Charlotte, Washington and Lee,
Methodist, and Campbell.
Heading the Quakers attack
were Tommy Clayton at 134,
Fred Blevins at 150, and Tom
Phillips at 158. All these re
corded convincing pins. Vic
Cochrane, Perry Benbow, and
David Pace also posted wins
for Guilford-all on decisiojjs.
After a home match with
Southern Conference foe David
son this past Friday, the Quaker
grapplers are idle until February
10th when they host St. Andrews.
Wrestling Results
118- Vic Cochrane (G) de
cisioned Buford (C) 4-2
126 - Perry Benbow (G) de
cisioned McConnell (C) 10-5
134 - Tommy Clayton (G) pin
ned Distal (C)
142 - Taylor (C) decisioned
Don Scarr (G) 4-2
150 - Fred Blevins (G) pinned
McHenry (C)
THE GUILFORD IAN
field goal and a timeout re
maining. Noble Marshall got the
bucket with one second to go,
and Coach Bill Miller called
time.
On the second attempt, M.L.
Carr got the ball inbounds, the
buzzer sounded, and fans covered
the floor.
First half action saw Guilford
accelerate to a 32-23 margin
just before the half, but 2 foul
shots and a last-second bucket
cut the margin to 5.
Smith and Carr propelled the
Quakers down that stretch, each
collecting nine points, many from
the outside. Eddie Dyer dropped
in seven, also from long range.
Elon edged within 3 several
times in the second half, but
each time the Quakers halted the
rally. Smith sank 2 foul shots
on one occasion, Jerry Crocker
hit from the corner on another
tight spot, then sneaked inside for
a layup when Elon threatened
again. East sank his free throws
to end the last Christian bid.
Carr again led the Quakers,
compiling 16 points and 18 re
bounds. David Smith notched only
13 points, but grabbed 13 re
bounds. Jerry Crocker collected
12 points, 11 in the tightly con
tested second half.
Elon's highly-touted Tommy
Cole had 16 points, followed by
center Larry Trautwein with 14.
Richard McGeorge notched 11
points.
GUILFORD (62)
FG FT PTS
Ennis 3 1-2 7
Smith 5 3-7 13
Carr 7 2-4 16
East 1 3-5 5
Dyer '4 1-1 9
Crocker 5 2-4 12
Dixon * 0 0-0 0
TOTALS 25 12-21 62
ELON (59)
FG FT PTS
McGeorge 5 1-3 11
Cole 6 4-4 16
Marshall 1 0-0 2
Hicklin 3 1-3 7
McGee 2 2-2 6
Trautwein 7 0-3 14
Berry .1-1-2 3
TOTALS 25 9-17 59
158 - Tom Phillips (G) pinned
Fisher (C)
167 - David Pace (G) de
cisioned Sansome (C) 20-0
177 - Godfrey (C) decisioned
Bob Cross (G) 4-1
190 - Corbitt (C)pinned Richard
Lewis (G)
Heavyweight Cowen (C) de
cisioned Carl Leisinger (G)4-2
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QUAKERS' DAVID SMITH IN PAIN AFTER EYE
INJURY AGAINST LENOIR RHYNE LAST WEEK
Win Over LR
Carr Heads
M.L. Carr and friends blew
Lenoir Rhyne off the floor of
the Guilford gym last Monday
night, in what was featured as a
tough contest for Carolinas Con
ference supremacy. The Bears
threatened Guilford'stop position
for almost 10 minutes, then Carr
led the Quakers on a charge that
ended as Guilford stumbled at the
century mark, defeating the
Bears 98-79.
Carr, a 6-5 freshman from
Wallace, unquestionably domi
nated the action as he poured
in 35 points, collected 17 re
bounds, and passed for seven
assists. Center David Smith
found time to pop in 23 tallies
and pull down 13 rebounds, and
the whole squad combined to shut
off the Lenoir Rhyne offense
with a sticky zone defense.
Coach Melvin Ruggle's Bears
grabbed a 4-0 lead immediately
after the opening tap, then went
ahead 10-4 for their largest lead
of the night. Eddie Dyer moved
the Quakers to within one, then
Carr contributed a driving layup
at 10:54 to put Guilford in com
mand for the first time. Another
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bucket" by Carr got the lead
for good, and the Quakers em
barked on a 23-9 scoring splurge
which produced a 51-36 halftime
advantage.
A zone defense employed by
Jerry Steele 5 minutes into the
half resulted in Guilford stealing
numerous passes, blocking shots,
and controlling rebounds at both
ends of the court.
Lenoir Rhyne's sharpshooting
John Davidson edged the Bears
to within 7 points at 72-65 with
7:55 to play, but the ever
present M.L. Carr swished home
a bucket to regain control. A
21-7 streak by the Quakers com
pletely halted Lenoir Rhyne's
hopes.
Three other Quakers besides
Carr and Smith hit double figures,
as Eddie Dyer hit 14, all from
the floor, Jerry Crocker had 11
as a reserve, and Ted East
collected 10.
Carr hit 16 of 21 shots from
the floor to continue leading the
conference in field goal per
centages. As a team, the Quak
ers managed 56.6 percent to less
than 50 percent lor the Bears.