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Page 3, THE PILOT, Gardner-Webb College, March 29, 1972 PILOT SPORTS Bulldog Diamond Men Post Impressive Opening Season Women’s Intramural Action HAPY Dorm won women’s in tramural basketball with an 8-1 record. The Day Students came in second winning seven and losing three. Nanney Dorm took third place and Stroup Dorm came in fourth. Cathy Washburn won the free-throw contest—hitting 23 out of 25. Softball intramurals began March 23 with all dorms and the day students competing. The Day Students are the defending champs in this event. All games will be played at 4 o’clock on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during Coming events for the women include Tennis Day at Converse College April 15. Debbie Wilson will represent Gardner-Webb in the singles event. The doubles team has not been chosen. Fifteen colleges from North and South Carolina compete each year in this event. The women physical education majors are planning a sportsday for the area high schools. It will be Tuesday afternoon, April 18 1:30 to 4:30. All high schools will participate in the following events: volleyball, horseshoes, free throws, and five track and field 1972 Track Schedule March 23 Presbyterian Here March 28 Mars Hill Here April 11 Catawba Here April 12 Elon Here April 15 Davidson Davidson Relays April 18 Wofford Away Spring has sprung, and with it the Gardner-Webb baseball team is once again running up an im pressive record. At present the team is posting a 5-0 record. While most of us were enjoying the spring holidays the team was hard at work in Georgia where they faced Augusta College and Armstrong College. The Bulldogs defeated Augusta 17-0 and Arm strong 9-5. The Bulldogs also faced Vorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina, and defeated them 15-3. On March 5, the Dogs met High Point, one of the tough est competitors in the region and defeated them by a stunning 5-2 victory. The Dogs upset Allen Uni versity 3-2 on March 20, for its fifth straight victory. Johnny Phil lips was the winning pitcher for the Bulldogs. The baseball team, according to Coach Bryson, is troubled at pres ent with poor hitting but expects to improve on this shortly. He says the team has played excellent de fense which of course is evident in their five victories. The pitch ing staff is limited in quantity but certainly not quality. The pitching staff is manned by Bobby Lail, Johnny Phillips, Dave Williams, and Charles Welsh. Other positions are as follows; Mike Anthony, first base; Gary Kansas City Kapers Bulldogs Close Season In Blaze Of Glory By BILL BOYD An early Sunday morning de parture in total darkness for Kan sas City, then five tournament games sprinkled with moments of glory, periods of defeat, spine tinging thrills, and then back home on another Sunday laden with a national trophy, nation-wide pub licity for Gardner-Webb all added up to the most outstanding week in the history of Gardner-Webb No one really knew how great Adams, Spagnola, Graves, Thomas, DeSanctis, Thurston, Jones, Moore, Dugger and Ellis really were until the final whistle in Kansas City. Despite winning 28 and losing only three there was some ques tion as to how strong Coach Eddie Holbrook’s men were. Could they stand the strain of facing the best in the country? Saturday night, despite the fact they did not win a national title, no one doubted that the Bulldogs were first class and among the elite in the nation’s basketball cir- The same questions clouded the figure of George Adams. Was Adams as great as G-W releases claimed? Was he truly an All- American deserving nation-wide recognition? This question was also answered with a resounding YES. Adams not only made the all-tournament team, but he scored 184 points in five games, pulled down 70 re bounds tops in the tourney and scored a game high of 44 points. Time and time again he pulled the Bulldog forces together with his leaping act for valuable rebounds or his “turn-around” jump shot which left much taller opponents hanging in mid-air as the ball rip- Adams took a 33.8 average into the tournamenet, an average that some said was padded on weak teams. This notion was blotted out when the big man from Kings Mountain averaged 36.8 against five of the finest teams in the nation, including 44 against the number two team in the NAIA. No one person could claim all of the credit for the Bulldog’s showing, but junior A1 Graves did more than his share to bring honor and glory to Boiling Springs. Graves, used sparingly this season, broke into the starting line-up in Kansas City and promptly had games of 24, 29, 21, 10 and 14. He was as some said, “unconscious” shooting with uncanny accuracy. Graves had himself a BIG tourna- Scenes to remember: Dr. Poston cheering wildly as the Bulldogs whipped Eastern Montaina and the 7-3, 275 pound center . . . Tom Poston and Mrs. Poston with their two little girls loaded with pop corn and spilling it as Adams hit one from “down town” for tvvo points . .. The cheerleaders trying to convince the man at the gate that Eddie Sparks was “our mascot” .... Glenn Wall, the voice of the Bull dogs, telling the folks back home that it was really true we' have a nationally recognized team . . . 81,000 watched the six day tour- Coach Holbrook vacating his chair for a space on the floor in front of the bench shouting ) his n . Will e for the Bulldog Cagers at High Point as they defeated Lenoir Rhyne 77-76. Number one in District 26, the ’Dogs dis play their district trophy. Moore coming off the bench and bombing Western Washington with two long baskets . . . Len Dugger “chomping at the bit” and then getting his chance as he popped in two long ones from his favorite corner spot . . . Bill Ellis, quick as a cat, stealing the ball against Eau Claire . . . Dennis DeSanctis, bub ble gum and all dropping two one and ones as if he had ice water in his veins as the Dogs whipped the host team, Pittsburg of Kansas, 91-87 . . . with 10,000 pulling against the Bulldogs. . . Adams surrounded by young sters wanting “just one more” au tograph . . . Richard Thomas using his patented lay-up shot to ring up two more for G-W . . . Tony Spagnola, sweat pouring from his face, turning and twist ing under the basket with his re verse English lay-up for two big points . . . Coach Hooper checking with the official scorer at halftime to make sure of the foul totals in his Bulldogs . . . Nancy and Frank Griffin screaming and waving as the Bulldogs came out to face Eau Claire a school with more than 10,000 students and 4,000 of them at the game . . . 4500 programs with Adams’ picture on cover sold out before the game started. . . Frank Ballenger, Shelby sports editor, talking with Bobby Bell pro grid star, about how great Adams is playing . . . Caroll Garrett, G-W sports man, sitting on the Bulldog bench with his scorebook almost refusing to put down Eau Claire points . . . G-W cheerleaders giv ing their best and truly believing the Bulldogs would go all the way ... Dr. and Mrs. Poston telling someone in the hotel lobby where Boiling Springs is located and then adding “our basketball team is the best out here” ... the long plane ride home and the joy of seeing those who came out to welcome “their champs” home. . . No, they did not win the na tional title, but fourth among 560 schools in the NAIA isn’t so bad either. You can bet that the states of Washington, Montana, Kansas, Wisconsin, Texas and a lot more know about Gardner-Webb basket ball now. We offer no apologizes for our Bulldogs. We all proudly wear the red, black and white of The Web. Wiley, second base; David “Snake” Heffner, short stop; Rich ard Wofford and Rodgers, third base; Gary Robinson, catcher; Larry LeCroy, right field; Ronnie Noe, center field; and Larry Sisk, left field. The baseball team plays hard- nose ball and will provide ample competition for any team they face. Headed by Coach Bryson and Coach Ellenburg, the team’s sched ule is as follows; March 30 Cal-State March 31 N. Y. State April 1 N. Y. State April 3 Wilmington April 4 Catawba April 5 Allen April 11 Wilmington April 12 Wilmington April 15 Clinch Valley April 22 Vorhees April 25 High Point April 28 Catawba May 5 Milligan H 2:00 H 2:00 H 2:00 H 2:00 H 2:00 A 2:00 Netters Face 19 Game £k:hedule The Gardner-Webb College Ten nis team suffered a 9-0 defeat under the skillful hands of the Wofford Terriers on March 5, and on March 22 were defeated by Mars Hill 7-2. The Terriers dominated the en tire match from start to finish by capturing all six singles and the three doubles. The Terriers are extremely strong this season and are blessed with several seasoned veterans. Ken Jarvis G-W netter posted the best singles match score wtih a 7-5 and 6-1 loss. Their 19 game schedule is as fol- March 21 March 22 March 25 March 29 April 1 April 5 April 6 April 8 April 11 April 13 April 15 April 17 April 19 April 21 April 25 April 27 April 28 May 2 Lenoir Rhyne Mars Hill Western C. UNC-Charlotte Milligan UNC-Asheville Johnson C. UNC-Charlotte Wofford Milligan Western C. Mars Hill Catawba NC-Asheville Catawba Johnson C. Lenoir Rhyne A Fitting Tribute How much does a coach mean to a player? Only a player can answer this and answers can be given in many ways and under many conditions. How much does Coach Eddie Holbrook mean to his All- American George Adams, who has played for Holbrook four years and scored more than 3200 points in the process? Maybe the answer came in the form of a simple act of grati tude in a quiet corner of a Kansas City restaurant following the Bulldogs last game in the nationals. Holbrook, his wife, and Coach Hooper and his wife, were seated in a booth shortly after mid-night eating a post game meal. Others in adjoining booths included Bill Boyd, with his wife; Frank Ballenger, Shelby Star sports editor; Nellie Jolley and others. Some 20 feet away the Bulldog players were completing their meal and slowly moving out of the room onto the nearby busy street crowded with the cheerful winners and the dejected losers. “Coach, I want you to keep this,” came this low, humble voice, as a huge hand placed a small box on the Holbrook table. Coach Holbrook looked up into the moistened eyes of George Adams, big and powerful on the court, feared by some of basket ball’s greats but yet humble before the one who had done so much for him. George, I will keep it for you until we get back home,” said Coach Holbrook, not quite understanding the meaning of the big man’s actions. “No coach, I want you to keep it for ever. I want you to have it,” said Adams. “George you won that, it is probably the most important thing you have ever been given,” replied Holbrook. “No, Coach, please take it. I owe you so much and maybe this will help you know it. You taught me all I know about bas ketball and I want you to have this,” said Adams turning to walk away. What was the center of so much conversation? What did Adams want Holbrook to have “forever?” It was only a valuable, suitably engraved Bulova watch, with an NAIA symbol and a basketball for a dial given to the five men named to the all-tournament team. Adams won it, but he wanted HIS coach to have it “for-
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