OCTOBEE, 1948
THE PILOT
PAGE FIVE
Bulldogs Munch Crusaders ^ W Knots Cats
The growls of the Gardner-Webb
Bulldogs seemed like thunder to the
Belmont-Abbey Crusaders as they
went down in defeat 7-0.
The Bulldog’s offensive power, now
working like a well-oiled machine
wrought this victory for the Bull
dogs. But the Bulldogs again play
ed a very impressive game of de
fensive ball.
Bob Humphrey, in another one of
his 60 minute performances, showed
the fans why he was picked on the
All-State team last year. Bob, who
should be All-State again this year,
broke through the Abbey line to
knock the Abbey backs for a loss,
time and time again. But Humph
rey was not alone in his stellar de
fensive game. Ted Guthrie, Bob Neil,
"Pee Wee” Jones, and Frank Ar-
nette played very good defensive ball.
In the backfield Cashion, Gantt,
and Ware were the big boys on de-
In the big offensive ranks we find
such names as John Arndt, a famili
ar name in the scoring parade,
Dwight Ware, Buddy Gantt and Er
vin Shook, whose sensational kicking
brought many “Oh’s” and “Ah’s”
from the fans.
Gardner-Webb’s tally came in the
third period after Guthrie recover
ed a costly Abbey fumble. John
Arndt made the touchdown along
with another which was called back
because of questionable clipping
penalty.
Coach Wayne Bradburn expressed
great satisfaction in his team since
the offensive power has begun to
pay off in those all important touch
downs.
“Bill” Best Player
William Cashion, better known to
his team mates as “Bruising Bill”
is a modest, twenty year old fullback
from Kings Mountain, North Caro-
Bill has been selected as the play
er of the month because of his out
standing activities in backing up the
Bull-Dog line. He plays a bang-up
ball game on defense and his spec
iality is making tackles on and be
hind the line of scrimmage. Bill
w;is a “big gun” in stopping Bilt-
more’s running attack and also
played a big part in holding Lees-
McRae to a tie.
Bill attended Kings Mountain
High School from 1943 to 1948. He
played football there for 3 years.
He is a freshman at Gardner-Webb
and is studying Physical Education.
So far he is undecided as to the sen
ior college he will attend after gradu-
r.tion from Gardner-Webb.
G-W Bows To
Biltmore, 7-0
The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs open
ed their 1948 football season by tak
ing a Y-0 trouncing at the hands
of Asheville Biltmore.
The game was a close, dog eat
dog, contest with Biltmore getting
their important 7 points in the final
period of the scrap. Mitchell scored
for Asheville’s powerful eleven.
Taking the ball on about the two-
yard line, he scampered to pay dirt.
The Bulldogs, lacking offensive
punch, looked good on defense stop
ping Biltmore several times inside
the 10 yard line.
"" e game was played in Gardner-
o’s territory practically the
whole 60 minutes and G. W.’s stone
line deserves credit for holding
Biltmore to one touchdown. The
line received help defensively from
the backfield with Bill Cashion and
Dwight Ware providing the aid.
Cashion stopped the Asheville boys
single handed several times and his
■ one crushing tackles could be heard
11 over the stadium.
The line’s defensive “big wigs”
ere Bob Humphrey, “Pee Wee”
Jones, Scott Uzell, and “Red” Pain-
rhe other linemen, to numerous
to mention, also
ball game.
The Gardnei
_ ime, although it looked sloppy
Saturday night, shows great pos
sibilities of developing into one of
better T-formations in the
ach Bradburn said next week
would be spent in working the
rough edges off the touchdown tech-
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Gardner-Webb’s Bulldogs played
their second game of the year, a 0-0
tie, at Banner Elk Saturday, Septem
ber 25. Their opponents, the Bob
cats of Lees-McRae, were also play
ing their second game. Gardner-
Webb lost their first to iltmore
7-0, while Lees-McRae slaughtered
Appalachian’s B ti
The game was a well played af
fair between two evenly matched
teams. It was an exciting game,
with both teams making their bid
,for the touchdown that would have
turned the tide.
The Bob-Cat line, in operation,
was a thing of beauty, but Gardner-
Webb’s forward wall matched them
in defensive play. The Bulldogs, play
ing another wonderful game of de
fensive football bogged down the
Bob-Cats several times within easy
reach of the goal line.
Gardner-Webb’s offensive power
began to show itself as Gantt, Ware,
and Whittington ran the ball for
impressive gains. Bob Humphrey,
playing his usual 60 minutes, latch
ed on to several passes that netted
the Bulldogs several first downs.
Humphrey also played a good
game on defense along with Bob
Neil, Bill Cashion, “Red” Painter,
and “Pee Wee” Jones.
With the offensive power budding
out, things have a more cheerful
hue to the eyes of the Bulldog si
porters.
BRING ON THE DATES
Bowlina Green, O.,—(I. P.)—The
lore most students date, the better
grades they make.
So concluded a faculty member at
Bowling Green State University aft
er studying 3,000 questionnaires
made out by students on this cam-
-..e professor, Dr. S. Harman
Lowrie, chairman of the sociology
department, teaches the only Ameri
can college course exclusively devot
ed to dating.
___ learned that the combination
of frequent dates and high grades
occurs more often among women
among men and more often
ig freshmen than among upper-
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offensive Bulldogs Rlp Ifldians
The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs,
proving their victory over Bel
mont last weelc was no mistake, de
feated the Pembroke Indians by a
score of 52-0.
The Bulldogs backs took time
about in the scoring parade with
Arndt, Ware, Cashion, Pish, Gantt,
and Peeler doing the honors. Two
ends. Bob Williams and Ken Bo
also got in the touchdown spree.
Coach Wayne Bradburn played
every man on the squad and his
reserve strength looked stronger
than any we’ve seen this year.
The defensive power, weakened
because of the presence of many
substitutes, gave way to the offen
sive phase of the game for the
time this year.
The substitute backfield looked
very good with Peeler tossing soir
creditable passes for long gains.
The longest run of the day we
a 60 yard dash by Max Pish which
resulted in one of Gardner-Webb’s
_ of running was
executed by John Arndt who, when
finding his route blocked, reversed
his field and scampered 30 yards
for another touchdown.
The Bulldogs will have a hard
work out this week with an eye on
conditioning in preparation for their
battle with Mars Hill. The Mars
Hill team, still talking of the 27-13
licking issued them last year by the
Bulldogs, will - be trying to get re
venge by trouncing Gardner-Webb
while Coach Bradburn’s team will be
trying to make it 2 in a row
their Baptist Cousins.
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Hill Dwellers Grab
lateral Win Over G-W
The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs lost
their second game of the season to
Mars Hill’s Lions by a score of 13-6,
Saturday, October 16.
Old lady luck smiled on Mars Hill,
and her love for the Lions led them
to victory. The Lions were rubbing
their horseshoes and calling on their
favorite witches to jinx the Bull-
Gardner-Webb’s strong team
looked good crespite their defeat.
Arndt, Gantt, and Ware were the
big boys in the 238 yards gained on
the ground. Bob Humphrey caught
two passes that netted first downs
for the Bulldogs.
Prom the kick off to the final gun,
the game was played in Mars Hill
territory, John Arndt was the most
impressive G. W. player on the
field. He broke loose for several nice
runs which netted 20, 25, and 30
yards. Arndt, along with Bob Hum
phrey, are prospects for the All-State
te::.m this year.
The first Lion touchdown came
from a “freak” play which backfired
on the Bulldogs. The play, ironic
ally called “The Mars Hill Special,”
is a play adopted from the Univer
sity of North Carohna. In this play
the halfback hands off to a guard
who in turn laterals to the end.
Pate took a hand, however. As the
guard received the ball and pre
pared to lateral to the end, a big
Mars Hill tackle hit him and the
ball shot into the air. A big Mars
Hill end, running along and watch
ing the clouds drift by, suddenly
found the ball in his arms. Being
of a cautious nature the end began
to run. Ken Bost chased the end
for 70 yards and nearly caught him
but the end was over for a touch-
Gardner-Webb, vowing revenge,
came back up the field with John
Arndt running the kick off back 25
yards. Then “Buddy” Gantt, a fresh
man back from Lancaster, S. C., took
the ball off tackle and romped 50
yards for G. W.’s six points.
The half ended with the score
standing 6-6. Mars Hill came back
in the 3rd quarter and scored their
second T.D., and the score was 13-6
G. W. kept the ball inside the
Lion’s 40 yd. line for the remainder
of the game, but time ran out be
fore the Bulldogs could score again.
On defense, Bob Humphrey, Bill
Cashion, Bob Neal, “Red” Painter,
and “Pee Wee” Jones were the out
standing Bulldogs.
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