Comment
On Sports
By PET* miTCHIB
Waahingtoe, D. C.? It look*
Ilka happier daya lor U. S. te?
?ia, iron the look* of recent
eveata at Forest Hills, New
Verk While Rafael Oeuna took
the tt 6. siagtaa title aad while
thia ia nothing (or American*
to leal heady about, there are
Mm* other *Bcouragia? deve
Chuck MeKinley, the Wim
bledon champion, was the fav
U?te and be went down to de
feat at the handa of Osuna, but
he still ranks hifh among ama
teurs of the world. And getting
to to* final was ? -problem
<thM V ? ?? star, Frank Froefc
lung, who had not even beta
seeded in the U. S. champion
ship tournament nor was he
?Maedt* Mm Davis Cup aquad.
In addition to McKinty and
newcomer Froehling, there are
several other coming U. S. ton
nls starj who promise to make
a bigger nam* for themselves
in coming years. In other words
the draught for U. S. players
in amateur tennis may be com
ing to an though
Osuna became the first Mexican
to win the U. S. tennis title, it
looks like better days are
ahead. (The Australians have
been making 4 habit of taking
the U. S. title in recent year).
As for professional tennis, it
Is heM to stay, is steadily
spreading all over the world.
The play in Dublin for the pro
fessional lawn tennis team title
(an intercontinental competi
tion) was top tennis and creat- 1
ed interest everywhere.
The amatoura h#ye held >
stranglehold monopoly on inters
national tennis until recently.
There is room for both. Until
recant yean the champion ama
teur twd nowhere to go, no new
laurels to win after the amateur
crowns.
As often as not he found It
difficult ta earn a salary com
mensurate with his athletic
achievements? when compared
to salaries in practically all
other sports. The picture is fin
ally changing. The questiys
now being asked: "What chang
ed it?"
One answer is the arrival of
professional tennis, Tennis
players are human beings and
like to look forward to * financ
ial reward at the end ofrain
bow, just like anyone else. The
youngsters entering into things
today see a professional future
ihairl a l them if they are good
enough as amateurs.
That is undoubtelly encour
aging more youngsters to en
ter the game and to go after
amateur titles and competition
With zeal, as the first step up
the ladder. And so those who
have been moanjjjg that tennis
players should not turn pre
must face the fact that the ar
rival of pro tennis to helping
the amateur game!
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LARRY CHUTCHFIELD . . . Defensive Standout
Elon Sparked To
16-13 Upset Win
fylfbacfc Willie Tart, running
acews the foul from one yard
oat "with 3:90' remaining in the
game, sparked Elon to a sur
prising 16-13 victor; over Appa
lachian Saturday night in a
Carolinas Conference battle.
Tart was the key man in a
74-yard drive which saw the
Christum come from behind for
the seeond time of the night.
Elon took the ensuing kickoff
after Appalachian quarterback
Dennis Saunders hit end Larry
auum wiiii oi-yiuu bcui liig
pass on the first series of
downs following an Elon field
goal. The field goal, set up by
an Appalachian fumble early in
the fourth quarter, was a 23
yarder by Christian tackle Bob
by Ferrell, and provided the
final wore in favor of Elon.
Both teams scored initial
touchdowns in the second per
iod, sending the units to the
dressing areas in a M tie. Elon
broke the ice with a 34-yard
drive, starting from an Appa
lachian fumble. Quarterback
Ed Wheless passed 18 yards to
halfback Fred Stewart on the
/Mountaineer 22 for the big play.
Stewart climaxed the drive with
a two yard crash over the mid
dle. The point after attempt
was wide.
After an exchange of punts,
the Mountaineers got a scoring
break when Harbin intercepted
an Elon pass on Christian 45
and returned 41 yards to the
four. Fullbacft Jimmy Hayes
wept over on the first play for
the 6-6 halftime score, with
Saunders missing on the con
version attempt.
The victory wae Elon's sec
ond straight win and was the
first conference loss for Appa
lachian after two victories.
The first half was a terrific
defensive battle in a well-played
game. The two teams combined
had a total of 107 yards at the
half, Elon with 57 and Appa
lachian 50. Both first touch
down* and the field goal at
tempt were products of go?4
defensive play, with the gaae
opening up on offense only for
the last two scores late in the
fourth quarter.
Volleyball
Rules Are hit
Into English
A* tint translation of the
International Volleyball Nn
into English fro* the French
original has just been complet
ed. The rule* of the latorna
tioMl Volleyball Federation
were legalised at an Interna
tional Con(reas la Moscow re
cently, but had never bean
translated for American teams
to use. Since volleyball is now
an Olympic sport and will be
part of the Olympic Games in
Tokyo to October, 1064, the
importance of the world rules
to teams in USA increased
greatly.
The English translation was
completed this week by 11. L.
Walters, editor of the U. S. Vol
leyball Association's Annual
Guide and Bute Book. He an
nounced that the IBM Edition
will he off the prees to Novem
ber and will contain both the
International Rules and the
USVBA Rules. Walters is chair
man of the Department of
Health and Physical Education
at Appalachian State Teachers
College.
The guide editor has made
numerous contscts with persons
of other countries in perfect
ing the translstion. An effort
has been made to reflect in the [
English translation the true
meaning of the rules, lisny
times a literal translation from j
French to English does not pro- j
duce actual official interpreta
tion of rules and their meaning. !
This comes from the difference 1
In sentence structure and of I
various idioms.
Walters gained some perspec- 1
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Tburatay. October 10. wttl be
"Watauga County Day" at the
Dixie Ctossic Fair to Winston
iSrirm jft>(M-esent?l ives from the
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Boone):
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