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Baseball Team Is 15—1
by Johnny Moore
The Guilford College
Quaker baseball team who
have started off this year like a
fireball with a 15-1 overall
record, .their best start since
1966, when they finished
fourth in the nation face their
biggest week of the year this
coming week.
A week which is termed as
"crucial" by Quaker coach
Stuart Maynard shows the
Quakes playing 6 games in six
days with Thursday showing a
double header.
The Quakers start off the
week with their first game on
Tuesday against Pfciffcr
College on the Quakers'
diamond, Wednesday the
Quakers face Davidson, also at
homeland on Thursday they
play a doubleheader at home
against Lenoir Rhync.
Friday is a day off for the
diamondmen as they prepare
for games on Saturday and
Sunday.
Saturday shows Guilford
traveling across town for a
match with cross town rival
North Carolina A & T at War
Memorial Stadium.
Then on Sunday the Quakes
travel to High Point for a
crucial Carolinas Conference
battle against defending
District ft 26 champion High
Point College.
Stan Smith has been the bit
bat for the Quakers so far this
Women's Tennis Season Opens
The Women's Tennis Team
was scheduled to begin Ihe
spring segment of their season
on Monday, March 24, in the
home match with High Point.
Rainy weather caused the
match to be postponed until
later in April. So, then the
Quakers were ready for the
second scheduled meet that
was to be held on the Guilford
courts on Thursday, April 3rd.
when they would contend with
Ihe Pfeiffcr team. This match,
however, was "blown-out" (it
was a very windy day)
subsequently the contest with
Pfeiffer was cancelled. But,
when the Quakers travelled to
High Point on April 7th. to
play the previously unbeaten
home team, they were in high
spirits and fine form. The
Guilford women took the
match with an outstanding 7-2
victory. Their second match
however, was not so success
ful as they took the short end
of the score, 1-8 when they
met with the Salem team on
the foreign courts. The
Guilford team continues with
their busy schedule this week
as thev visited Wake Forest
year with a .446 batting
average, Charlie "Hustle"
Kearns follows with a .421
average with Chris Paphitcs
third with a .345 average.
Right handed ace Ray
Cooke who led the nation last
week with a 0.00 F..R.A. and
left handed ace Larry Jackson
who holds a 1.64 F..R.A. and a
6-0 recorcd have pitched the
Quakers to first place in the
Carolinas Conference with a
5-0 record.
Behind the three hits of
Stan Smith and the third
inning triple of Randy Black
the Guilford baseballers ran
lheir record to 14-1 as lhey
defeated Catawba College 4-2.
Smith the leading hitter for
the Quakers so far this year,
singled three times and scored
once while doing a superb job
of catching.
Black the Quakers speed
ster, triplccfand singled in the
ninth adding another stolen
base to his list also in that
inning.
The foruth inning proved to
be the big inning for the
Quakers as Smith and Bruce
Baden singled to put men on
first and second. Ray Cooke
then doubled driving in one
run while Reggie Teague
came up next and singled to
drive in the go ahead run.
Larry Jackson the Quakers
left handed ace picked up the
win-his sixth against no losses.
yesterday, and will play
matches with Lenoir Rhyne on
the home courts today, and
will travel to Pfeiffer on Thurs,
the 17th. Please check the
schedule for the up-coming
games!
With Coach Kitty Steele
behind them, the Guilford
Women which comprise the
Varsity Tennis Team this
semester, arc sure to post a
successful season. This strong
hitting team includes Cyd
Atkins. Kcllv Erieson. Jane
Wilbournc, Jean Roucchc.
Lvnn Davics, Jill Johnson, and
Jennifer Powell. Good luck
team!
Guilford College
Women's Tennis Schedule
Spring. 1975
Tues. April 15 Lenoir Rhyne
Home
Thurs. April 17 Pfeiffer
Away
Mon. April 21 Wake Forest
Home
Wed. April 23 Lenoir Rhyne
Home
Thurs. April 24 Salem
Home
Mon. April 28 High Point
Home
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Badminton cnlusiasis, Shcrri Wall, Lin Cruiekshank
[organizer], David Au, and Arne Rosa at tourney, [not shown
Jackie Thomas]
Badminton Tournament
"Learning Experience"
On April 4th a handful of
Guilford College students (see
photo) travelled to the
State-wide Badminton Tour
nament held in Duke. They
found it to be a rewarding
experience, and even though
the score results didn't show
it, the Guilford club was
"about up to par" with other
competing teams. David Au.
spokesman for the group, has
high hopes for next year's
club. He would like to
introduce the game of
badminton to the Guilford
College community on a club
basis, as is done in other
colleges around the state.
Members could be drawn from
the schools of the consortium
Tennis Men
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So Far
The Guilford College Men's
Tennis Team has posted 3
wins and 3 losses, with 2
cancellations and a postpone
ment since the spring segment
of their season began on Wed.
March sth. Their opening
match was against Greensboro
College on our home courts,
and the Quakers ran away
with the score, 8-1. Returning
from Spring break on March
18th the Men contested with
Lenoir Rhyne on their court
and again took the match. 7-1.
(the 9th game was cancelled
because of the rain.) But when
visiting teams Elon (on March
26th) and Juniata. Pa. (on
April Fools' Day) came to play
here with the Guilford team,
they went home with victories.
The April 3rd match with
Atlantic Christian has been
postponed until the 21st. and
the April sth contest
has been i cancelled. But the
Quakes were back out on court
on Tucs. April Bth when
and the surrounding com
munity to form a nucleus
group of players th t should
number about ten.
This summer, David will be
remaining at Guilford, and
would like to organize an
informal group of any
badminton enthusiasts in the
area for weekly practice
sessions and games. Anyone
who plans to be in the
Greensboro vicinity during the
summer months is urged to
contact David Au (who lives
in English 16) about the
arrangements.
Guilford College
Men's Tennis Schedule
Spring, 1975
Wed. April 16, UNC-G Away
Thurs. April 17 Catawaba
Away
Sat. April 19 High Point
Away
Mon. April 21 Atlantic
Christian Away
Tues. April 22 Pfeiffer
Home
Thurs. April 24 Elon Away
Tues. April 29 High Point
Home
Catawba came visiting and
took the match 2-7. On the
following day. however, the
Guilford Team went back into
business, and chalked up
another outstanding win.
defeating Averett on the home
courts 8-1. The Fri. April 11th
match with Pfeiffcr was
cancelled (always so much
rain!), and yesterday they
contended with the Lenoir
Rhyne men's team. The
matches remaining this sea
son are listed on the
schedule—check it out! Home
games are generally at 2:00!
April 15, 1975
Lacrosse
Season
Ends
by Bob Meteer
Lacrosse, says Webster's
dictionary, is "a ball game in
which two teams of ten men
each, using long-handled,
webbed rackets (sticks), try to
advance the ball across the
field into the opponent's
goal."
This has not been easy for
Guiford to do this year, but
their opponents have found it
easier. The Quakes have even
had trouble at times getting
the ten men. Their record is
1-5, caused mainly by their
shortage of manpower, and
not by lack of talent. The
shortage of players has come
about by ineligibilities and a
few "early retirees". They
have had only 4-6 extra
players per game, whereas
their opponents have had at
least 2-3 men for each
position. There has been
added enthusiasm however,
from a few first-year men and
more will be a help next year.
The team's losses have
come to the North Carolina
Lacrosse Club, Frostburg
State(Md.), V.M.T., Virginia
Tech., and N.C.State. Their
lone win came this past
Saturday against Randolph-
Macon. The V.M.I, game was
one of the Quake's better
games. Some of the talent
they have was shown by goalie
Dick Parry, who had between
35-40 saves. Parry has since
been injured and was forced to
sit out of Saturday's game. He
was backed up by Ted
Harrington in the Randolph-
Macon game.
Jay Plaisted has provided
the bulk of the goals for the
stickmen, along with Dave
Rosenzweig and Dan Somer
ville. Others who have dented
the net this year are: Ted
Harrington, Paul Hughes, and
Garrett Wall.
In the game against
Randolph-Macon on Saturday,
with Guilford finishing on top
7-4, Dan Somerville had the
3-goal "hat trick". Mark
Weston, Paul Hughes. Dave
Rosenzweig and Jay Plaisted.
also each added one goal. Bill
Baker also turned in the finest
performance of his rookie
year. This could have been the
Quaker's game with the N.C.
B-team (April 16). If so, the
win was a good way to end it.
This will be the last year of
play for Brad King, Garrett
Wall, Carl Herman, and Dave
Turner, All have enjoyed fine
lacrosse careers, and will be
sorelv missed next vear.