PAGE 4 THE PILOT. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1970 GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE
Bulldogs Have Winning Year In Senior Competition
By, LARRY THOMAS
GOLF The golfers finished
their first season in senior
college play with a record of
12-2 in match play and 12-1 in
stroke play. For the golfteam,
this was one of the best sea
sons in recent yearsr The Bull
dogs, coached by Dr. Garland
Allen, defeated such powers as:
High Point, Presbyterian, New
berry, Erskine, and Lenoir-
Rhyne. One of the losses came
at the hands of ACC member
Clemson University.
TRACK The first season of
four-year competition for the
track team was one of little
grandeur. Entering only two
meets, the Bulldogs finished
their season early. Still con
sidered a minor sport at Gard-
ner-Webb, track promises to
be even more competitive in
the future.
FOOTBALL Gardner - Webb
College will play its first full
schedule of senior colleges
this fall. The Bulldogs finish
ed 3-8 last season, losing to
the Carolina’s Conference title
holder Elon College. The Dogs
also dropped games to such
Baseball Camp
By JEFF CRANFORD
Starting June 14, Gardner-
Webb will host a baseball camp
in three, two week sessions.
The camp is under the direc
tion of Jerry Bryson, head
baseball coach, Gardner-Webb.
Coach Bryson has had many
years of experience in teach
ing and coaching baseball, as
his teams have been to the
National Junior College Tour
nament the past two seasons.
He has also spent severalyears
in professional baseball with
the Houston Organization.
Also on the staff this year is
Forrest “Smoky” Burgess,
former major league great, who
will serve as hitting instruc
tor. Smoky played over 20 years
in professional baseball, a con
sistent .300 hitter in the major
leagues. Burgess played forthe
Reds, Cubs, Phillies, Pirates
and White Sox, appearing in 5
All-Star games and the 1960
World Series. One of base
ball’s most natural hitters, he
does an excellent job teaching
young hitters.
The camp will also be staf
fed by college and high school
coaches. Included among the
guest instructors are college
coaches, professional play
ers, former major league
stars, and major league scouts.
teams as Guilford, Newberry,
and Mars Hill. This will be
the first season for the Bull
dogs under new head coach
George Litton.
BASKETBALL Coach Eddie
Holbrook guided his Bulldogs
through their first senior col
lege competition with a record
of 18 wins and 7 losses. This
brings Coach Holbrook’s ca
reer record to 141-36. Included
in the wins for the Bulldogs
this year were three defeats
of UNC-Asheville and two over
rival Mars Hill. The big wins
came over Carson-Newman78-
75 in overtime at home, and a
94-76 victory over Campbell
College climaxing the home
schedule. The future appears
to be very bright at Gardner-
Webb College for great bas
ketball as Coach Holbrook has
signed several very outstand
ing high school and junior col
lege players. The basketball
Bulldogs are senior college
competitors.
BASEBALL The Gardner-
Webb College baseball Bull
dogs have almost completed
their first season in four-
year competition. Thus far
the Bulldog nine has compiled
a record of 17-2. Included in
the wins was a 2-1 squeaker
over Shaw University, and an
8-5 thriller with Western Ca
rolina University. The Bull
dogs started the year with nine
.300 plus hitters and two pit
chers with perfect records last
year. With only two games
remaining to be played, the
Bulldogs, again under the
coaching of Jerry Bryson, are
proving to be just as durable
even in the strain of senior
college competition.
TENNIS Tennis at Gardner-
Webb College Is on the upswing
as a major sport. In their first
full season as a senior college,
the Bulldvjg netters have only a
2-7 record up to date, but the
future is anything but dim. With
three matches yet to be played,
a good season is probable. The
two wins came over Mars Hill
and UNC-Asheville, while the
Bulldogs suffered defeat at the
hands of Elon, Wofford, Pfeif
fer, and Guilford. Gardner-
Webb tennis with Coach Jim
Taylor will be a contender in
four-year play.
“Bones” McKinney To Speak
At All Sports Banquet
Horace “Bones” McKinney,
head coach of the American
Basketball entry Carolina
Cougars will be the principal
speaker at the annual All Sports
Banquet of Gardner-Webb Col
lege.
The banquet is set for Satur
day night, May 9th, at 7 o’clock
in the Charles I. Dover Cam-
McKinney has led the young
Cougars to great heights in the
American Basketball Associa
tion. They have not only play
ed some outstanding basket
ball, but are considered one of
the most colorful teams in
professional basketball. This
has been due to the unique
coaching ability of McKinney.
One of the highlights of the
night will be announcement of
the Bulldog of the Year Award.
This honor is given annually to
the person who has done the
most to perpetuate the athletic
program at Gardner-Webb.
Outstanding athletes in each
sport at the college will be ho
nored and there will be other
awards given.
Since this isGardner-Webb’s
first year as a senior college
there will be no seniors to re-
; awards. Despite this fact
the school’s athletic year has
been highly successful. Out
standing seasons have resulted
in the play of the basketball,
baseball, and golf. These three
teams have more than held their
own among other senior col
leges in the area.
The basketball team under
Coach Eddie Holbrook, finished
with a 19-6 record and the base
ball team is currently 14-1 and
the golf team is undefeated in
match play.
Tentative 1970
Football
Schedule
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G.W.’s number one man Terry Florence lines one up.
Golf Team Is
G. W.;s goif team had one of
the best seasons of any of the
school’s intercollegiate sports
teams in recent history as it
lost only two matches, and one
of those was to ACC member
Clemson University.
Coach Garland Allen’s men
picked up wins during the year
over such teams as Catawba,
High Point, Guilford, Presby
terian, Newberry, Lenoir-
Rhyne, Mars Hill, Lander and
Erskine. They also placed ninth
in a field of 22 Southeastern
golf powers in the Furman
Invitational Tournament in
Greenville.
In their match with Clemson,
the Bulldogs tied the Tigers
in total team score with Iden
tical totals of 444; and Pres
One Of Best
byterlan was close behind with
a 453 total. Match play Clem
son won over G. W. 14-10, anu
Presbyterian scored a close
12 1/2- 11 1/2 win over the
Bulldogs.
The Bulldog golfers had some
outstanding days during the
season. One of these came the
last match when they easily
whipped Lenoir-Rhyne 20-4
with Bob Hines setting a course
record at Hickory with a 68.
Terry Florence, of Char
lotte, played the number one
spot all year; followed by Mike
Stewart, alsoof Charlotte, num
ber two; and Bob Hines of
Greenville, S. C., number three.
Others following were Benjy
Adams, Greenville, S, C.;
Lenoir-Rhyne
Newberry
Mill saps
Pr'sbytenan
Georgetown
Buddy Starnes’ strong pitching helped to bring victory
Scores Show
Baseball Success
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
Western Carolina University
Piedmont College
Piedmont College
Shaw University
Broyhill Chiefs
Milligan College
Broyhill C hiefs
Prep Stars Continue To Sign
M. Stewart practices strokes.
Johnny Kyle, Rock Hill, S. C.;
Johnny Henderson, Jr., Mon
roe, Ga.; BenBalentine, Green
ville, S. C.; and Greg Gault,
Greenville, S. C.
A six foot, three inch, 220
pound tackle, Ronnie Friedell,
of College Park, Georgia, has
indicated that he will accept
an invitation to play football
for Gardner-Webb College next
fall.
Bulldog Coach George Litton
said Friedell should be a fine
addition to the Bulldog grid
team. Friedell was a defensive
star on the Lakeshore High
School team in College Park
for the past two years when the
team won 19 games and tied one.
Friedell was highly praised
by Litton. The Bulldog coach
said the grid prospect has both
the speed and the size to make
a top notch college football
player.
An outstanding Georgia high
school football player, Tom
Hutchinson, of Thomson, has
signs-'d a grant-in-aid to play
football for Gardner-Webb
College, according to George
Litton, Bulldog coach.
Hutchinson was a linebacker
and made honorable mention
all-state. He weighs 180 pounds
and is six feet tall.
The young man was not only
an outstanding high school foot
ball player, but served as vice-
president of his senior class,
state vice-president of the Fu
ture Teachers of America, two
years on the student council
and two years on the school’s
debate team. He also lettered
in track and wrestling.
A Florida junior college bas
ketball star has been signed to
a grant-in-aid to play for Gard-
ner-Webb College. The player,
David Burke, is a native of
Freeport, Florida, and played
this past season for Gulf Coast
Junior College, Panama City,
Burke is six foot four inches
tall and weighs 190 pounds. He
plays both forward and guard.
Last season he averaged 16
points per game. He also set a
school record when he sank 199
free throws out of 232 attempts.
Gardner-Webb Coach Eddie
Holbrook said Burke is an ex
cellent prospect.
“David is a fierce competi
tor, especially on defense,”
said Holbrook. “He has ayears
experience in one of the best
junior college leagues in the
country. He played some out
standing ball for his school this
past year.”
Doug Jolley, an all-state bas
ketball player from Kingsport,
Tenn. has signed a four year
grant-in-aid to play basketball
for Gardner-Webb.
Jolley led his teammates at
Dobyns-Bennett High School
to a season’s record of thirty
wins and only five defeats. The
team placed third in the state
tournament before being knock
ed off by the state champions,
Cameron High of Nashville.
Jolley is six foot seven inches
tall and weighs 220 pounds. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert Jolley of Kingsport.
Following the state tourna
ment in Nashville, Jolley was
named to the all tournament
team. His season average of
shooting from the floor was
better than fifty percent.
His high school coach. Buck
Van Huss, called Jolley one of
the “finest basketball players
in high school in Tennessee.”
Young Jolley Is not only a
good basketball player, but he
made a score of more tiianlOOO
on his college board tests. He
plans to major in business ad
ministration at Gardner-Webb.