October 10, 1968
The Pilot
ABOUT THAT
GOPHERBALL
■ After the American
National League pennants
have been won, the remaining
games accomplish little but to
decide first or second division
finishes and establish individ
ual player records. Last Thurs
day night Detroit pitcher,
Denny McLain went into the
record books with his 31st vic
tory as the winningest pitcher
of the year.
McLain’s 31st win also saw
another record established
when aging Yankee, Mickey
Mantle hit a McLain pitch for
his 535th career homer, break
ing his tie with Jimmy Foxx
and giving his undisputed
possession of third place in
the all-time major league
home run listing.
What with election year
investigations being conduct
ed, many into subjects of little
importance, we think the
whispers that McLain delib
erately tossed Mantle a gopher
ball merit the attention of a
blue-ribbon
Consider the facts as report
ed by observers at the scene.
After getting two strikes and
no balls. Mantle signaled,
with a hand motion, for a
chest-high pitch. When Mc
Lain responded,
promptly clubbed it into the
top deck seats. Now Detroit
was leading so it’s possible
that McLain got a little care
less. Maybe McLain figured
that Mantle had slowed down
and wouldn’t be able to hit
his high, fast scorcher down
the middle. But there are
rumors that McLain, knowing
about Mantle’s home run tie
with Foxx, and being ahead,
threw his hero a gopher ball,
one that Mantle automatically
would blast into the next
county.
The situation is so muddy
that this station is calling for
an investigation to clear base
ball’s good name. Our candi
dates for the committee are
Frank Sinatra, Senator Everett
Dirksen, and Dizzy Dean.
While these are all show folks,
they
will tell it like it is. We believe
that such a committee would
come
verdict-that Mickey Mantle
and Denny McLain are two
of the greatest sportsmen this
country has ever produced
and anyone who says anything
to the contrary should have
card confiscated.
•
Political Poll favors Nixon
The year 1968 will be a very
important year in deciding
how our American govern
ment will be run. On Novem
ber 5, Americans will chose
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, liberal course. Only four years
age a conservative candidate
for President lost by a land
slide. We find in 1968 that the
With the Presidential elect
ion only about a month away,
Richard Nixon holds a 20%
lead over one of his rival
candidates. In a PILOT poll
taken on Gardner-Webb cam
pus, Nixon’s biggest threat is
George Wallace. Hubert
Humphrey came in third with
12% of those polled.
The poll was taken from
180 sophomores and 145 fresh
men. Male students are split
mood of the American people between Nixon and Wallace,
■ 1 just the reverse. Major polls while Nixon gets most of his
An Op inion
strenght from female students.
The girls prefer him 2 to 1
over Wallace, and 3 to 1 over
Richard Nixon is the only of our country,
man who can bring a change Richard Nixon
in our American government.
He is free to become President
and put his own policies into
action. Hubert Humphrey is
bound by the Democratic plat
form and cannot stray away
from it. He is tied by his ac
tions in the Johnson’s admini
stration to continue these
same ])olicies. Humphrey, if
elected President, would not
and could not change the cur
rent big government control
show that Richard Nixon will
win the Presidency. Mr. Nixon
likes to consider himself as a
“moderate,” but past actions Humphrey,
and his current speeches show Here
that he leans toward the con
servative side. George Wallace Nixon 54% Humphrey 12%
has recently been picking up Wallace 34%
bound by these programs.
Nixon has done more travel
ing around the world than
any of the other candidates.
He is truly a man who knows
world politics. He offers the
best chance of bringing an end
to the Viet-Nam war, infla
tion, and crime. Richard Nix
on was Vice-President under
the Eisenhower Administra
tion that brought a truce in
the Korean War.
support in the polls. Can Hu
bert Humphrey match Tru
man’s surprise win? Or do you
know about that?
The Vietnam War and Law
and Order are two major is
sues which confront the Amer-
Sophomores:
Sophomores
Nixon Humphrey Wallace
Males 52% 4% 44%
Females 60% 20% 20%
Freshmen
Freshmen;
Nixon Humphrey Wallace
Males 42% 11% 47%
Females 56% 12% 32%
sues? Do you know?
SGA Plans For Fall
Election Urged
We students are a part of
what could be the most dyna
mic “younger generation” in
the liistory of our States. Pov
erty, Racism, and Vietnam are
consistently the targets of
fiery attacks by the youth who
struggle to “tell it like it is”.
The national spotlight is
now turned to politics. As we
watch the sparkling clash of
eager Candida tes-particularly
through the introduction of
the third party-many of us
have become reluctant to take
a stanxl. Though most of us
1 rlaii
(generally) too ignorant
voice the basis of our prefer-
The Student Government
has been busy planning en
tertainment for the fall semes-
The S. G. A. plans to
the Alpha Nu Omega will
sponsor a “Womanless Wed
ding” in the Hamrick Audi
torium featuring members of
'liven up” the month of Octo- the faculty and the admini-
with a “Powderpuff stration. The Alpha
The awareness of this “gen- Game” on the 31st. This __ „
eral ignorance” has prompted the annual grid battle between composed of the presidents of
the Pilot (in conjunction with —1._ „n i..i j . .
the Student Government and
the Phi Theta Kappa) to
strongly urge active participa-
the freshmen and the sopho
more girls. The winning
dorms in football intramurals
will also be announced, along
;io„ i„ . „„med c.„p„s
mock election Campus poll- ^e sponsored by the Wommi
';xr;ter:
would greatly increase
knowledge of current politi
cal affairs.
and the Women’s Affairs
Board.
On Thursday, October 24,
arpoie ot rhu niaeTin^
STudanTj of
INfORtA
all the clubs and organizations
on campus. Many of its activi
ties are in co-operative with
the Student Government As
sociation.
Coming Attractions at Gard
ner-Webb are: “Jay and the
Techniques” and Gardner-
Webb’s first homecoming par
ade at 2:30 p. m. Nov. 2.
G—W Professors
Guest Lecturers
Three Gardner-Webb Col
lege professors have served as
guest lecturers this summer in
graduate courses at Carolina
universities.
Lansford Jolley, head of the
Social Science Department,
taught Social and Cultural
History of Western Civilization
for Western Carolina Univer
sity’s extension in Asheville
from July 15-26; James H.
Rash, head of the Art Depart
ment, taught in an art semi
nar at the University of South
Carolina in Columbia during
July and Keith F. Griggs, as
sistant director of the Com
puter Science Courses, lectur
ed on the Scientific Basis of
Physical Education at Appa
lachian State University. The
lecture related physical edu
cation to the computer sci-
Bobby Richardson
Visits G-W Campus
Bobby Richardson, former
second baseman for the New
York Yankees, spent a busy
evening at the G-W campus
September 17, the second an
niversary of Bobby Richard
son Day in New York.
While he was here Richard
son spoke to various groups at
the gym with the G-W base
ball team, in a supper with
the Alpha Nu Omega, and be
fore a packed auditorium dur
ing the Tuesday night meet
ing of the Grady Wilson Cru
sade.
Gardner-Webb is one of
many places visited by Rich
ardson as he travels across the
Untied States in personal testi
mony to Christ, Richardson,
who “thrills to talk with
youth,” said that he has been
inspired by other Christian
athletes he has known.
Accompanying, Bobby Rich
ardson was Billie Zeoli, presi
dent of Gospel Films, Inc.
Zeoli, who has spoken to
many national baseball clubs,
addressed members of the
Alpha Nu Omega. “The
major thing of life is sharing
with people what, to me, life
is,” stated Zeoli.
After playing his last game
two years ago, Bobby Richard
son has traveled extensively
helping to establish chapters
of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes.
Drama Divison
Goes Barefoot
The Gardner-Webb drama
division is in the process of
preparing four marvelously
exciting evenings of entertain
ment. This year’s fall produc
tion is the fabulously funny
Broadway hit, Barefoot in the
Park by Neil Simon.
Katie Duffey from Durham,
play scatter-brain Corie Brat
ton while Micheal Ledford
from South Carolina protrays
the lawyer husband, Paul
Bratton.
Corie’s lively mother is
none other than veteran act
ress, Janet Whisnant from
Asheboro.
Adding French charm to
the show is Victor Velasco,
played by Rodney Burford, a
native of Roanoke, Va.
Ed Solomon of Kannapolis
acts as the telephone man and
Mark Austin from Greensboro
portrays the breathless deliv
ery man.
OMGHouses
Art Display
Dr. Calvin T. Smith, M.D.,
is presently offering a one-
man art show on the G-W
campus throught October 6 in
the O. Max Gardner Build
ing. The opening night of the
show Dr. Smith presented a
film after which special guests,
students, and artists joined in
a discussion of modern art.
Dr. Smith’s major works are
in steel, cast iron, and bronze,
and have been shown in the
Greenville Arts Festivals of
1965 and ”66, as well as in
juried shows sponsored by the
Southern Association of Sculp
tors and the Greenville Art
Association.
A native of Georgia, Dr.
Smith attended the public
schools of Asheville and grad
uated from Wake Forest Col
lege in ’51.
In ’55 he obtained his M.D.
degiee from Bowman-Gray
School of Medicine. Mr. Smith
did not begin serious attempts
at sculpture until ’65.