NOVEMBER, 1951
THE PILOT
PAGE FIVE
G-W Sports
Gardner-Webb’s football Bulldogs,
under the mentorshlp of Wayne
Bradburn and Norman Harris, now
stand as the only undefeated team
in the recently reorganized junior
college, temporarily known as the
Western Carolinas conference.
The locals have won five, includ
ing upset wins over Gordon Mili
tary Academy of Barnsville, Ga.
and Lees-McRae, the conference
kingpins for the last three years.
Gardner-Webb has blanked North
Greenville junior college twice. Their
latest win was an overwhelming
39-0 trouncing of the boys of Charlie
Thomas from S. C.
Here’s the v
for the locals with t:
First, the Bulls got off to a rous
ing start with a morale building 25-0
win over North Greenville at Greer
S. C.
Coming back one week later,
Gardner-Webb bested Asheville-
Biltmore 18-0 in a tougher match
than the first had been.
On October 6th, the boys of Wayne
Bradburn met their real test of the
campaign, when powerful Gordon
Military brought their cadets to
Forest City where the locals bang
ed out a thi-illing 18-7 win. It was
sweet revenge over a team that
blasted Gardner-Webb 32-7 in Geor
gia last year.
The toughest team in the con
ference was defeated by G. W. on
Oct. 13. At Banner Elk the locals up
set Lees-McRae, the defending
champions since 1948. Lees-McRae,
not tasted defeat since Gardner-
Webb beat them 7-0 in ’47, that is,
conference games. The Bulldogs
chalked up 25 points In the initial
half and were on the defensive most
of the second half when the Bob
Cats rolled up 19 points in an ef
fort to come back at the leaders.
Bobby Bush, Ernie Diaz, Gerald
Freeman, Bob Nix, Jack Holt, Bob
Chambless, James Garrison, Glenn
Pettyjohn, Dee Nanney, Joe Cole,
Bob Jones, and Henry Smith have
hit paydirt for the locals at least
once in the five games.
Bush, Pi-eeman, and Nix lead in
the scoring columns with three
touchdowns each of the 20 T.D.’s
that Gardner-Webb has totaled this
season. Halfback Ernie Diaz has
two and so does Henry Smith, a
hard-driving Gastonia fullback who
has developed into one of the finest
running backs on the team.
Gardner-Webb has scored 125
points this season while allowing
their opponents only 26—a remark
able defensive record.
As far as statistics are concerned,
Gardner-Webb has unleveled one
of the most overwhelming records,
in comparison with their opponents,
in a long time.
The Bulldogs have picked up 1,214
yards rushing and their opponents
have 674^almost twice as much.
Quarterback Jack Holt, along with
Steve Morrisett and Ernie Diaz in
the passing department, has thrown
50 passes in five games and com
pleted a little better than 50 per
cent of them, or 26. Opponents have
attempted 63 passes and completed
20.
Gardner-Webb has gained some
416 yards thru the air, while the op
position has 220. All in all, the Bull
dogs have 1,630 yards gained this
season to their opponents 894. Gard
ner-Webb picked up their largest
amount of yardage in a single game
against North Greenville here Oct.
20, when 1
; 382 I
That particular game featured'
some of the finest running turned
in by the team all season. There [
were scampers of 53, 62, 28, and 70 I
yards leading directly to scores. |
Henry Smith, and Bush, were the :
leading offensive men in this game.
Smith carried the ball 12 times, got i
S4 yards, or a percentage of better
Gardner-Webb hits Lees-McRae
in what will undoubtedly be the
most hair raising tilt of th
paign here Saturday, Nov. 3.
A Letter Home i
The Rip-Roarmg
rings, N. C
lowdy Maw, (Well I hope I may
The dadgum place is
to suit me ■
theys even
to classes in the daytime. And jest
the tother day I seed a pare uve
em eatin at a table with some of
the airestarkrisy. Now could you
womp up a vision like as that. What
really causes me to have convultions
is to see the way they walk around
the campus with their nouses up
jest as if-en they paid tu-itlon.
We air shorely expanding this
yare. They have done gone and
builded a lye-berry with plenty of
spacious dark corners. The thing
which are so hunkey-dory is that
theys ain’t got no dadgum books.
They has built a new In-sinuator
fer someum. I magin its fur burning
old fessor’s (that are out of use)
books or termpapers that have
stacked up day by day.
Oh yes, they has one of the in
ventions of mudern science right
here afore us. They has spread ce
ment hog trails all over the cam
pus. But we don’t have many hogs
around hare. There ain’t nuthing
fer em to eat. Hog food is so scarce
they can hear an acorn drop five
mOes away and ketch it on second
bounce.
Maw I been figgering on coming
home party soon, and do yous recon
you could bile me a pot we possum
and turnips. I ain’t had a mess
sinse the moon changed frum hog
killing to kraut pickling time.
until then I remain
Your ’111 yongun
Shown above is Gardner-Webb’s driving fuUback, Bobby Bush from
Summerville, Ga., being brought down by two Lees-McRae tacklers.
But he ate up the middle of the line for a 14-yard gain before being
downed. Bush greatly aided his “Bulldog” teammates in winning their
fifth straight victory of the year over the fighting Lees McKae “Bob
cats” by a score of 25-19. Other G-W players in the foreground are
Tommy Thomas, No. 68, of Ramsuer and Bob Jones, No. 69, of Shelby.
Gardner-Webb is making a strong bid for the conference crown this
Wedding Bells
For G-W Students
Many Gardner-Webb students
were married during the summer.
We list the following and hope we
have not omitted ony others:
Jack Holt and Barbara Austen;
Nancy Abernathy and Dan Webb;
Eleanor Cogsdill and Phil Camp;
Rachel Morgan and Stewart Smath-
ers; Patricia Thompson and Bill
Beason; Becky Browning and Mari
on Benfield; Ellen Clary and “Red”
Painter; A. M. Kiser, Jr. and Bet
ty Lou Yarborough; Walter Hill and
Rachel Edwards; Rachel Yar
borough and Claude Duncan.
If we have missed some names
that you know about, please let us
know. We would like for everyone
to know of our former student’s
luck.
How About This
Do ships have eyes when they go to
Are there springs in the ocean’s
bed?
Does a Jolly Tar ooze from a tree?
Can a river raise its head?
Are French fishes crazed when
found in Seine?
Can an old hen sing her lay?
Can you bring relief to a window
Can you mend the break of day?
What kind of a vegetable is a police
man’s beat?
Is a newspaper white when it’s
read?
Is a baker poor when he’s knead
ing bread?
Is an undertaker’s business dead?
Would a lumber yard make a good
hotel
because of the boards that are
Would you paint a rabbit on a bald
man’s head
Just to give him a little hare?
A hillbilly brought a fellow into
Court after a fight.
“Tell your story!” demanded the
“Well, I was in a telephone booth
talking to my gal, proposing mar
riage,” exclaimed the hillbilly,
“When a guy suddenly wants to
use the telephone. He opens the
door, grabs me by the neck and
throws me out of the booth!”
“Then you got angry?” asked the
Judge.
“Yes, but I got real sore when he
I grabbed my gal and threw her out.
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