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PAGE EIGHT THE PILOT MARCH G-W Diamond Action To Begin March 30 Spring Workout Begins By WRAY HILL At the first meeting of the Gard- ner-Webb baseball squad, 30 candi dates reported for action. The 30 were divided as follows: five pitch ers, three catchers, eleven infield ers, and eleven outfielders. Eight of the 30 candidates were lettermen of last season and the other 22 are newcomers to the squad. The pitching staff is composed of Ken Queen, Bob Myers, Roger Ken drick, Richard Bass, and Talmadge Hall. Queen was Gardner-Webb’s ace hurler of last season with a rec ord of five wins and two losses. Myers had two conference wins to ills credit. Kendrick is a southpaw hurler from Gastonia who has chalked up quite a record for him self in high school and American Legion ball. Last season he was a hurler for N. C. State but saw little action. Bass has had experience in high school games. Hall worked with semi-pro clubs before coming to Gardner-Webb. The catchers are the smallest group of the squad. Leading conten ders are Steve Morrisett, veteran catcher of last season; T. G. Har mon, star of Iredell Central; and Dempsey Fritts, former Thomasville star. Fritts will probably be lost this season to Uncle Sam. To make up for the weakness and loss, two infield prospects, George Grogan and Grady Thomas are warming up for catchers. The infielders will be led by veter ans Ernie Beheler, last season's first baseman; Bill Bates, second sacker; Darrell Wilson, Bill Wallace, and Ernie Diaz. Other leading prospects are Ronald Henry, Bobby Leach, Joe Long, Gene Huss, Gail Thomas, and Jerry Lutz. Prom this group Coach Norman Harris will build his close-in defense. The outfield prospects are Ernie Byerly, Harvey Cannon, Don Bailey, Bill Fitzpatrick, Richard Harrill, Richard Yearwood, Phil Elliott, Robert Poster, and Henry Smith. In spite of rain, mud, and wind Coach Harris has begun his train ing program. The pitchers and catchers are working up their sweat. jt two weeks. The base ball coach s task is two-fold. First, to get a team in shape and then to get them to click on the field. The baseball diamond also is be ing conditioned. The infield has had some face lifting and a new mound has been constructed. The field should be in good condition when play begins on March 30. The Bulldogs have a total of six teen games this season. There are ten conference contests scheduled and six non-conference games on the slate. Paul Eller's Sports Roundup Boxing The fists have been swinging mightily and the toll’s heavy, but the competition is still stiff and so is ths leather. Florida has suffered two of the most unpredicted defeats of the year. Brother, take it from me the boys from there are going to go home to see just what has hap pened. BOBBY DYKES, the seventh contender for the middle weight crown dropped a very sad but well deserved decision to the wild slam banging JOE MICELI, tenth contender for the welterweight crown now heM by the highly held champion of all the welters, THE CUBAN HAWK (KID GAVILAN). Just two weeks later the Boy with the sock proved to all TV viewers that punch doesn’t mean a win. The powerful DAN NY NARDICO of Tampa, Florida, lost to the seasoned veteran ex- champlcn of the Light-Heavy-weight division JOEY MAXIM. Nardico was trailing way behind on points and then ort of a clear blue sky a solid right hand found its mark and the favored Maxim dropped for an eight count. It seemed at this point the heavy puncher was to win the bout but Maxim weathered the storm and came back strongly to prove the age old theory of fighting as a skill. Maxim won the decision fairly and squarely. All of Charlotte is bustling about the scrappy little 118-pounder who just five years ago was just another kid pretty good with the fist for his size. This little guy is Henry (Pappy) Gault who is now the sec ond contender for the WORLD Bantamweight Crown. Mat News Baseball Schedule March 30—Belmont Abbey—Home April I—Spartanburg—There April 7—P. J. C. There* April 8—P. J. C.~There* April 10—Spartanburg—Home April 16—Belmont—There April 18—Oak Ridge—Home* April 21—Wingate^—Home* April 24—E. M.T.—Home* April 25—E. M. I.—Home* April 28—Pheiffer—There* April 29—Mars Hill—There May 1—Pheiffer—Home* May 5—Mars Hill—Home May 8—Oak Ridge—There* Saturday night, the seventh of March, there was mayhem from the Hollywood arena when the four most widely publicized wrestlers in the U. S. tangled. Prof. Hans Snobble as usual was there with his rough slam bang partner. The opposing team was the Hero’s of the play. Hans as usual tried his sneeky punches and gouging but even the referee was as a matter of fact both referees. From one minute to the was difficult to see who was wrestler and who was referee. The came when Snobble was hit by his own partner and from that 1 it was murder. Hans retired and as the opposing team ganged ;he one man mayhem set in and in wrestling that is about as bad r mortis. 1 the a Horse Play They are off at G.W. downes, it’s Bill Byrd by a length with Mr. Troutman coming up close behind, as they round ohe far turn it’s Mr. Dedmon by a length and Dennis Whitesides is still in the race, or game, I should say. This time they removed the horses, yes it is Horse-shoes and as I see it the two faculty members are going to have to stick to teaching or get a Radar set to find those stakes. Well they say Practice makes Perfect. How about that? All Mixed Up “Increased doses of family altars might cure the prevailing epidemic of altered families.” “Following the line of least re sistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.” Things were really popping on a certain Saturday afternoon the Hen-house swatters met the Decker Hall sluggers in a sizzling soft ball game. I don’t know about soft ball rules but I do think some of the boys got to first base, with the girls anyway. I think this is a great idea for good clean social life and may the best man win, what I mean is may the Well, that takes it the way I see it. If you like it let me see more and I will try to give the summaries you like to see. (Keep Slugging)
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