Thursday, October 3,1974
Page 3, THE PILOT
BVLLDOG
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By Ken Com
The GWC football team has had a few surprises the
first weeks of the season. With a 14-14 tie with Lenoir-
Rhyne and a 31-17 loss to Newberry, the ’Dogs have
looked good in certain spots but there is still the need
to get together a complete game.
Guilford College will be here Oct. 5 for a clash with
the Bulldogs. Guilford has won their first three games
this season with impressive scores. Head coach Dennis
Haglaw, in his first year as head coach, stated, “Three
words describe the approach that the entire coaching
staff will carry into the season-simplicity, execution,
and conditioning.” The Quakers, with a small squad of
45 men, have had every man working at both offense
and defense.
The major emphasis on Guilford’s team has been
placed on the kicking game. Coach Haglan said that he
“hopes that if an advantage is to be gained in any of
this year’s contests that the kicking game will favor
the Quakers.” Backing this up will be the return of
Tony Swainey, a 6’2”, 185 lb. senior from Jamestown,
N.C. who was first team All-District 26 punter. Key
players in this year’s offensive line wiU be Steve Mus
lin, 6’2” 255 lb. junior tackle, Lynn Reavis, 6’1”, 215
lb. junior guard, and Charlie Groves, a 6’3”, 215 sopho
more tight end.
Leading candidates in the backfield are Steve Wat
son, a 5’9”, 160 lb. senior, and Butch Foley, a 5’7”, 180
lb. junior at quarterback. Starting at tailback will be
either Reggie Kenan, 6’G”, 180 lb. sophomore from
Wallace, N.C. or Kerry Oates, 5’7”, 160 lb. senior from
Glen Ridge, N.J. The defense which held GWC to a 7-0
win last year, will be led by Willis “Bunky” James,
NAIA and Carolinas Conference honor recipient in
1973.
GWC vs GEORGETOWN
October 12, the ’Dogs will travel to Georgetown,
Kentucky to face the tigers of Georgetown, College.
The Tigers will be a much more experienced team this
year with thirty-eight lettermen returning this year
and seventeen starters. The team has only four seniors
and approximately 45 sophomores, so the success of
Georgetown will rely heavily on the maturity of the 13
starting sophomores.
Offensively, a starter returns at every position. But
this offense, last year, could not score with consistency
having many drives stalled. The defensive team looks
strong with starters returning at all positions except
two linebackers and one defensive back.
Although a lot of veterans are returning many of
them are only sophomores and their maturity will be a
DOe MEAT!
These are newly selected Freshmen Cheerleaders for the 1974-75 season: first row,
to right, Susan Price, Cindy Beckmen, Cathy Cook and Debbie Pearson. Second
Chris Geothe, Richard Simpson, Todd Blackwell and Gary Corping.
Track Team Improves:
Good Season Forecast
The 1974-75 season for 440 relays. Phil Snoddy and
the GWC track team looks Rick Howell will be the
very promising. Standouts teams strength in the long
from last year: Alan Newell, distance. In the mile, Ron
Phil Snoddy, Bob Bolick, Rash and transfer Gary
Dennis Dukes, Karl Brad- Threatt should be strong,
shaw, along with most of the Jim Ferraro and Mick Ma-
team from last year gives haffey will be depended on
them a strong outlook for for the half mile. In the 100
the spring schedule. This in- yard dash will be 9.8 sprinter
eludes two indoor meets at Dennis Dukes.
WMI and Lynchburg Col
lege. There is also a night
meet scheduled with Wes
tern Carolina in May.
Dr. Freeman, coach of the
team, says he is hoping that
more football players and
freshmen should come out
for the team. This would add
depth, which was lacking
last year.
The track team should be
very strong in the mile and
In the field events. Bob
BoHck will be at the shot put
and discus. In the javeline
will be Karl Bradshaw and
Jeff Johnson in the pole
vault. The jumping events
will see Mike Davis and Alan
Newell.
In the track teams second
year of cross-country, the
Bulldogs have the entire
team back from last year,
except for one runner. With
Phil Snoddy leading the
team of David Laws, Jim
Ferraro, Alan Newell, Ron
Rash, Rick Howell, Cecil
Lowder, and Gary Threatt,
Coach Freeman said that the
team should be stronger this
year.
Each runner has helped
this fall in clearing the new
course, called the “Flint Hill
Special.” It’s approximately
5.3 miles long and starts
down near the power line be
hind Rev. Buddy Freeman’s
house.
The first meet was held
Sept. 21 against Campbell
College. Campbell won the
meet, but GWC’s Phil Snod
dy captured first place with
a time of 30 min. and 17 sec.
Bulldc^ Bard /♦io'ir’ 0r
Nanney No. 1 At Present
Women’s Intramurals
Near End of Season
Nanney seems to have the
advantage now as intramu
rals are coming to an end.
Stroup has a strong team
but seems to have lost some
of the charisma it had in the
beginning. Decker is coming
back from the effects of be
ing coachless, and they
have a good chance to come
in second. Hapy has a big
team and still has a chance
to place. Since Nanney’s
Intramural Results
As Of Sept. 30
Teams Wins
Nanney "i
Stroup c
Decker i
Hapy ]
Team Wins
Myers (
Lutz-Yelton {
Track Team
Day Students
Mauney !
Trailers
An important part of any
school is the spirit felt with
in the student body. Again,
this year, the Bulldog Band
will be the center of our
fighting spirit.
This year the band has
grown in number and has de
veloped a fuller sound which
has helped generate an air of
excitement within the mem
bers. Directed by Mr. Robert
Decker, the band has estab
lished a four-fold purpose:
to serve as the focal point
around which school spirit
can generate; to serve as a
quality musical organiza
tion; to serve as a training
laboratory for students ma-
instrumental
This is a part of the Bulldog Band in action.
team consists of many P.E.
majors they have the poten- j oring
tial of a very agile team music; and to serve as a re-
which can win ball games, presentative of the college
They will be the ones to on appropriate occasions,
beat! The “Runnin’ Bulldog
Band” is made up of approx
imately 50 members, with
Richard Craft as drum ma
jor. The band also includes
the majorettes and the
newly added flag corps.
Players Of The Week
Intramurals in action.
Two backs were named
Players of the Week for the
Gardner-Webb College Bull
dogs for their efforts in the
Newberry game.
William Peppers, a 5-11,
185 pound junior defensive
back from Norris, S.C. was
named Defensive Player of
the Week. Peppers was
voted Most Valuable Defen
sive Back in 1973 as he led
the team with seven inter
ceptions and five fumble re
coveries. His pass coverage
in the Newberry game was a
strong point.
Offensive Player of the
Week honors went to Po
Rogers, a 5-8, 170 pound
running back from Duluth,
Ga. Rogers had a total of 99
yards on the ground against
Newberry, most of them
coming on punt and kick off
returns. Rogers averaged
5.2 yards per carry while his
returns averaged 13 yards
per carry.
‘ScUse Us;
MizTaKes Will HappeN!
Oops! We neglected to
mention that Fred Eisen
hower was also selected as a
varsity cheerleader for the
‘Dogs. Eisenhower is a jun
ior from West Jefferson,
N.C.
Also, Scott Mauney’s
name was inadvertantly left
out of the photo caption.