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PAGE 4 THE PILOT MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1970 GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE Baseball Team Successful In Senior College Play The 1970 Gardner-Webb Col lege Bulldog Baseball team opened a twenty-one game schedule March 16 against Elon College, at Elon. Baseball Coach Jerry Bry son had fourteen lettermen returning from lastyear’steam which won the Junior College Eastern Region with a 24-4 regular season. The Bulldogs then went to the national play offs in Grand Junction, Colo rado, for the second straight year. This is Bryson’s fourth year with the Bulldog nine. Junior college play is over and those days will be forgotten and perhaps even overshadowed as the Bulldogs complete their first season of senior college play. Coach Bryson released the schedule which included such powers as California State, Pa.; New York State; Albany State; Western Carolina; and Milligan College, Tenn. Returning pitchers Included Bob Lail, Boiling Springs, who posted a 7-0 mark last season. The Bulldogs also expect a re peat performance from ace Johnny Phillips, Greenville, S. C., who went 6-0 last year. The ^wer at the plate re turned in the form of two All Americans and eleven .300 plus hitters. Joe Brown and Roger McSwain, hitting .338 and .400 respectively, were named to the Junior College all Ameri ca team. Brown is a native of Salisbury, N.C., while McSwain is from Boiling Springs. Mike Anthony, Union, S. C., hit .414; Joe Steppe, Hickory, N. C., .369; Ronnie Noe, Green ville, S. C., finished strong with a .360. In Bryson’s three years at Gardner-Webb his teams have posted three conference cham pionships with a 57-15 overall record. The Bulldogs have won two regional championships and have finished fifth and sixth in the National Tournament in the last two years. The ‘Dogs hold a 31-4 conference record. 1970 Baseball Schedule Belmont Abbey (3crimmage) Wofford CScrimmage) Wofford CScrimmage) Elon California State College California State College Akron University Davis-Elkins Albany State University Albany State University Albany State University Albany State University R. P. I. R. P. I. Western C arolina Piedmont Piedmont Shaw University Broyhill Chiefs Milligan College Broyhill Oatawba (Tentative) Gardner-Webb Football Camp STAFF Cole Proctor, Director Defensive Line Coach, Gardner-Webb College George Litton, Head Football Coach, Gardner-Webb College Bob Prevatte, Gaffney High Shoe Carlton, Ashley High, Gastonia Pearlie Allen, Shelby High Max Beam, Crest High Bob Bush, Chase High Whitie Kendall, Parker High, Greenville, S. C. PLUS SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL STARS Fees: Boarding Campers: $100 Day Campers: $37.50 Gncludes one meal daily) Third A nnual Basketball School The third annual Gardner- Webb College basketball sch ool will feature two outstand ing Atlantic Conference coa ches as well as professional and collegiate players. Gardner-Webb Cage Coach Eddie Holbrook said he would have Coach Dean Smith, Uni versity of North Carolina head mentor and Coach Bucky Wa ters, Duke University head coach on his staff along with Ms own Roger Banks, G. W, assistant and chief recruiter. Two outstanding professional stars, Larry Brown of the Oak land Oaks andBobVerga, Caro lina Cougar star, will also take part in the two week-long ses- Beside these coaches and stars, there will be a number of ACC cage stars on the fa culty including North Carolina’s Charlie Scott. Holbrook feels that he has one of the most oustandirig staffs the school has had in its three year his tory. The first session will begin June 7th and continue through June 12th and the second ses sion will begin June 14th and close June 19th. Bothboardiiffi campers and day -ampers will be accepted. 1 1 ^ Left to right, seated, first row: Gary Wiley, Charlotte, N. C.; Terry Brewer, Student Coach; Terry Purvis, Fernandina Beach, Fla.; Tony Bowie, Greenwood, S. C.; Henry Jones, Shelby, N. C.; Larry Lecroy, Greenwood, S. C.; John Hamrick, Boiling Springs, N. C.; Left to right kneeling, second row: Joe Brown, Salisbury, N. C.; Roger McSwain, BolUng Springs, N. C.; Ronnie Noe, Greenville, S. C.; Mike Anthony, Union, S. C.; Joe Stepp, Hickory, N. C.. Left to right, standing, third row: Coach Jerry Bryson, Larry Sisk, Hickory, N. C.; Ernie Ensley, Gastonia, N. C.; Jim Schindale, Quantleo, Va.; Bob Lail, Boiling Springs, N. C.; Wayne Mc Cauley, Old Fort, N. C.; Johnny Phillips, Greenville, S. C.; Mike McDaniel, Shelby, N. C.; Far right, standing: Joel Jenkins, Manager. Hooper Returns To Old Position Ron Hooper, former Gard- ner-Webb basketball assistant coach, is coming back to his old position at the school. Hooper served one year atG-W as assistant basketball coach and decided to enter private business. Dr. E. Eugene Poston, pre sident of Gardner-Webb, said Hooper would be assistant bas- kerball coach and assistant di rector of the Bulldog Club. Hooper is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has done graduate work at Appalachian State University. He came to Gardner-Webb in 1968 from the position of head basketball coach at Elkin High School, Elkin, North Carolina. He is a native of Elkin and is twenty-eight years old. Athletic Director Eddie Hol brook said he was glad to have Hooper back on his staff. Hol brook, who is also head bas ketball coach, said Hooper did a fine job in 1968-69 as assis tant cage coach and he felt that he would be a big asset as the school continues its pro gress in the area of senior college intercollegiate athle- Athletes Honored Three Gardner-Webb College athletes have been named and will be honored in the 1970 volume of OUTSTANDING COL LEGE ATHLETES OF AMER ICA. These students are: James Seacord, in, Charlotte, N. C., football; George Adams, Kings Mountain, N. C., basketball; and Roger McSwain, Boiling Springs, N. C., baseball. Seacord is a 6’1” 210 pound guard, 1969 co-captain, and a junior. He has been a starter for three years for the Bull dogs, and is an offensive star. Adams is a 6’5”, 205 pound sophomore center. He was among the leading scorers in the N.A.l.A. in the 1969-70 sea son, and was voted to the honorable mention All-Ameri can list bythe Associated Press for small colleges. Rc^er McSwain is a 6’0”, 180 pound outfielder for the Bulldog baseball team. He hit .400 last season and was voted to the All-American team for junior colleges, as Gardner- Webb finished its last season as a junior college. Golf Victory Gardner-Webb College’s golf team ojpened its season with a one-sided victory over High Point College in High Point and immediately began to pre pare itself for the Furman In vitational Tournament April 3-4 in Greenville, S. C. The Bulldog golfers scored a 22 1/2 - 1 1/2 victory over High Point. Low man honors for the first match were shared by three men: Bob Hines, Greenville, S. C.; John Kyle, Rock Hill, S. C.; and John Henderson, Monroe, Ga. Each of these men shot 73 for eighteen holes. Mike Ste wart, Charlotte, shot a 75. Coach Garland Allen said his team would begin immediately to get ready for the tournament in Greenville. Other teams en tered in the Furman Invita tional are: Eastern Carolina, Davidson, Citadel and Furman of the Southern Conference; Clemson and Virginia, of the Atlantic Coast Conference; Georgia of the Southeastern Conference; Carson-Newman, Mars Hill, Presbyterian, New berry, Wofford and others. Five Prep Stars Sign Grant-In-Aids Seven Foot Cager Four Gridders At th e close of February, Mike Godfrey, All Southwest Conference tackle, signed a grant-in-aid to play football for the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Mike is a six foot, 235 pound tackle, who attends East Ru therford High School where he was co-captain and most valuable player on the team. Mike will be counted on to assist the Bulldogs in their first full season of four-year competition. Head football coach at Gardner-Webb, George Litton, said, “Mike is one of the outstanding tackles of the Southwest Conference. We feel that he will be able to help our prc^ram immediately as a freshman.” An all-state gridder from Greer, South Carolina, Keith Hannon, signed at the first of March, a grant-in-aid to at tend Gardner-Webb. Hannon, a six foot one inch, 190 pounder, played offensive center and defensive line backer for Greer, which had a 8-2 season. He was named to the first team all-state squad in South Carolina and was a participant in the Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte between high school stars from North and South Carolina. “We are very happy that Keith has decided to come to Bardner-Webb,” said Coach Litton of the Bulldogs. “He is not only a fine young football player, but a fine all-around athlete. I am sure he will be an asset to our program.” A 200-pound Tennessee high school prep star has signed a football grant-ln-aid at Gard- ner-Webb. Bobby Phillips led his Hampton, Tenn. High Sch ool team to an undefeated sea son and captured the Wautauga Conference title. Playing of fensive fullback, he made all conference and honorable all- state in Tennessee. G. W. Coach George Litton said he felt that Phillips would fit into the Gardner-Webb style of open football which features a balanced attack requiring a good running game to move the ball. Stan Stokes, an outstanding Dorman High School grid star of Spartanburg, S. C., has signed a grant-in-ai^ to at tend Gardner-Webb College to play football. Stan is six feet tall and weighs 230 pounds. He played offen sive guard and defensive end for Dorman High School this past football season. He was honored by playing in the Shrine Bowl game in Charlotte. A seven foot, 240 pound, Tennessee prep star, has been signed to a four year grant- in-aid to play basketball for Gardner-Webb College. Kenneth Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long, o Hampton, Tenn., signed the scholarship at Hampton High School Thursday, March 12. Present for the signing were the boy’s parents; Thomas McGraw, vice president of aca demic affairs, Gardner-Webb; Dr. Robert Blackburn, Direc tor of the division of physical education and Coach Roger Banks, G-W chief cagerecruit- Long was one of the most sought-after high school bas ketball players in East Ten nessee. Although he played only one year of high school varsity basketball, he attracted several college scouts. He played only one year as a member of the junior varsity. This year he averaged 20.5 points per game and pulled down an average of 15 rebounds. The Hampton team won its conference title and advanced to the semi-finals of the state district tournament. Long made All-Conference, All-District and All-Tourna ment in Wautauga Conference. Gardner-Webb Cage Coach Eddie Holbrook expressed his satisfaction over the signing of Long by commenting on his size: “Kenneth is not only seven feet tall now, but with our weight program 1 am sure he will add some weight and probably some height as he develops. 1 feel that he Is one of the strongest high school players I have ever seen. He has a good touch and a good eye for the basket. However, he is a late developer due to his size, and the fact that he did not play very much high school ball.” Holbrook, who recruited and coached All-American Artis Gilmore, of Jacksonville, was asked to compare Long with Gilmore. “He is not as agile as Gilmore was at this time In his career and is not as good a jumper, but with proper work and develoixnent 1 feel that he can become as good as Gil more. Probably one of the big differences is that Gilmore played a free lance type of high school basketball while Long has played under a more pat terned offense.” Holbrook and Banks saw Long play several times during the past season and were deter mined to lure him to Gardner- Webb.
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