SEPTEMBER, 1950
THE PI LOT
PAGE FIVE
10 Lettermen, 20-some
Freshmen Report
By RONALD KISER
Ten lettermen and 20-some freshmen reported to Coaches
Wayne Bradburn, Norman Harris, and Frank Richardson
over a week ago to begin practice for another football sea
son at Gardner-Webb. The boys have been going through
twice-a-day drills since reporting. Even though they were
chased indoors for a couple of days week before last by rain,
the coaches believe they made a
good showing in the season open- merchants. A1 Homesley (155), Bill
er Saturday, Sept. 16, in Gastonia Puckett (165), Bob Smith (160), and
against the strong semi-pro Gas- Milton Noblltt (175) are all fleet-of-
tonia Vols. James (Skin) Bridges, Sam
Travis, Delvin Huffstelter, Jack
Uncle Sam dealt the Bulldogs a Holt, Jim Painter, and Charlie Bur-
severe blow early last week when gin are the other candidates for
he stepped in and took John Gam- the halfback posts. Holt is the third
ble. Gamble, a 200 pounder, was member of the squad coming from
captain of last year’s club which won Gray High, Winston-Salem, while
3, lost 2, and tied 1. Gamble came Bridges is a Shelby lad. Ray Wag-
from Miami, Florida. ner—Thomasville, Andy Sealy—
Letterman Julius Pinkston heads fuUbSksT'c^r^p'to
the list of candidates for pass snag- ^ halfback, while
gmg department Pmkston played ^ baseball and basketball
great ball here last season, after
completing a fine career at Payette-
ville High. John Pierce, a Raleigh ' After Saturday’s battle, the Bull-
boy, Glenn Pettyjohn, who did his [ dogs will play eight other oppon-
footballing at Gray High of Win- | ents. Five of the games will be wes-
ston-Salem, Rudy Wardell, a Cra- tern conference contests with four
merton standout. Gene Washburn, ; of the ten scheduled as home games,
and Carroll Whisnant round out ■ The P. J. C. contest of Oct. 21 is
the candidates for the flanking the 1950 homecoming tilt. All home
posts. Washburn is a Lattimore lad ' games, except the A. S. T. C. at-
while Whisnant hails from Lawn- , traction, will be played on the col-
dale. lege athletic field.
Edwin Jones, who was one of j
Coach Price Leeper’s standbys at
Gastonia for two seasons, is the
lone returning tackle. Gamble and
Harlow also were tackles. Jones, a
255 lbs. giant, played outstanding
ball here last season. Roger Wright,
a 210 pounder from Cramerton, Ebb
Dozier. BUI McSwain, and Dan
Webb, all of Gastonia, and Bill
Morehead, a 185 pounder from Ber-
ryton, Ga., are the other tackles
m camp. Wright tips the scales at
210 lbs.
Monogram-winners Terry Jones
and Charles (Angel) Howell return
to head the list of Guard hopefuls.
Jones (185) and Howell (180) were
outstanding stars at Charlotte Cen
tral and Waynesville Highs respect
ively before entering G-W. Joe Cole,
Wirston-Salem, Ray Carnes, Cram
erton, Donald Dixon, Gastonia, and
Sammy Spangler, Double Shoals, are
the candidates for the Guard slots.
Cole is another product of Gray
High.
A trio of pivot men, including
one letterman, have reported to
date. Bob Mauney, who was a mem
ber of the Shelby High Club which
won the Western Conference flag
m 1947, weighs in at 165 lbs. Last
season, he teamed with Frank Ar-
nette to give G-W two of the best
middle-men in junior college foot
ball. Hugh G. Miller and Fred To
ney are the other prospects for the
pivot position. Miller played his
football at Shelby High while To
ney was a standout at Forest City.
Miller is also a guard. Incidentally,
all 3 centers weigh in at 165 lbs.
Thirteen backs are in camp thus
far with Jim Sullivan just about
set to take over the all-important
quarterback spot. Sullivan saw limit
ed service last season, but is ex
pected to see plenty of service this
campaign. Four of the candidates
for the halfback slots are speed
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Football Schedule
1950
Sept. 16—Gastonia Vols.—Away
Sept. 23 — A.S.T.C. “B” — Home
(Marion)
Sept. 30—N. Greenville — Home
Oct. 7—Gordon Military—Away
Oct. 14—Mars Hill--Away
Oct. 21—P. J. C.—Home
Oct. 28—Brevard — Away
Nov. 4—Lees-McRae — Away
Nov. 11—Davidson Frosh — Away
Nov. 17—W.C.T.C. “B” — Home
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Conference Minus
A Member
The Western North Carolina Juni
or College Conference has one less
member to begin the 1950 foot
ball season that it had last season.
During last spring. Athletic Direc
tor Humpy Wheeler announced that
Belmont Abbey would not field a
foot >1' te'im this season. They will
continue, of course, to field basket
ball and baseball clubs. Abbey’s
withdrawal leaves the conference
with only seven members ready to
begin the 1950 campaign. Gardner-
Webb will battle five of these foes
on the gridiron this fall, with only
Pembroke and Asheville-Biltmore
not appearing on the Bulldog card.
More Games For
Basketball-Baseball Teams
Coaches Bradburn and Harris
have stated that the 1B50 basketball
and baseball outfits will play more
games than did the ‘49ers. Last sea
son, the basketball squad played
twenty-two games during the
regular season, winning thirteen and
losing nine. They dropped two of
three tilts in the sectional tourna
ment, and then were on the losing j
end of their opener in the State j
finals. The Harris-coached baseball j
nine captured twelve of sixteen !
games during the ’49 campaign. They
finished the season with a confer- ‘
ence record of seven victories
against three setbacks; fourteen
percentage points better than the
record compiled by Spartanburg
Junior. Coach Bradburn says that
the basketball club will play at
least 25 games in addition to the
tournaments. Coach Harris has stat
ed that the diamondeers would play
at least 20 games during the coming
campaign.
O’Daniels Manages
Gridiron Squad
Who will replace Bill Dodge as
manager of the football outfit this
fall? That was the question Coaches
Bradburn and Harris were asking
themselves this past spring and
summer. Dodge, the likeable fellow
from Miami, Florida, had managed
the team very capably for two sea
sons. Well, when you see the tall
lad with the waterbucket this sea
son, it’ll be none other than Julian
O’Daniels. O’Daniels, who stands
over six feet, was a candidate for
the team last season. Julian comes
from Lincolnton, N. C.
Richardson New
Assistant Coach
If you are a Gardner-Webb foot
ball backer, and you want to know
new assistant coach is,
just ask any G-W student. They’ll
tell you he is Frank Richardson,
the coaching bursar. Richardson
came to Gardner-Webb last year,
taking the position of bursar. Rich
ardson joins Coaches Bradburn and
Harris in saying that the Bulldogs
face a tough 10-game schedule, but
that they can win their share of the
games if the injury jinx doesn’t
catch up with them as it did last
FRANK RICHARDSON
—the coaching bursar—
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