Wednesday, January 23, 1950
MAROON AND GOLD
HERE'S THE OLD
PASS THREE
d
The scenes ta the old gym
(left) and the new Alumni Me
morial Gymnasium (right) show
the great contrast. The pic
ture in the new gynj shows part
of the tremendous crowd which
hailed its opening- January 14th
and is unusual in that it also
shows all ten players on the
Elon and Catawba squads in ac
tion on thie floor. Elon players
sliown are Billy Rakes (10) in
the background as he goes up
for a push shot, Don Haithcox
(number hidden) in the left fore-
giound as he drives in for a re
bound, and Dave Mondy (5),
Nelvin Cooper (4) and Les Fow
ler (11) in the back court and
closing in on the action. The
Catawba players shown are
Tomlinson (behind Haithcox),
Larry Graham at the foul line,
and Wood, Hunsucker and John
son in the background. The
third picture (just below) shows
a bit of fast action around tbe
Elon basket during the battle,
with Dave Mondy up for a shot
at the basket in the battle,
which Catawba won by a 66 to
57 score.
AND A BIT OF HOT ACTION
AND THE NEW
/'m Telling You
By ROCCO SILEO
The inaugural at the Alumni, semi-pro outfit pull away in
Memorial Gymnasium ten days
ago, which saw the inspired Fight
ing Christians fall before the In
dians of Catawba by a 66 to 57
margin, was met with many inter
esting coments—diversified, sane
and stupid.
Many of the grandstand coach
es must have expected the Globe
Trotters to romp inlo the spacious
playing surface instead of Elen's
youthful varsity cagers. Or, per
haps, they just deemed an Elon
victory inevitable and appropriate
on that historic opening night.
Instead, they saw a club composed
mainly of freshmen and sopho
mores and a team which undoubt
edly suffered tremendously from
the loss of Walter Deal, a trans
fer student if id brilliant play-
maker, who was declared ineligi
ble on a scholastic technicality.
Many spectators, on the other
hand, were prone to disagree with
the critics, for they felt that Coach
"Doc” Mathis’ youthful charges
really put up a battle, consider
ing the fine opponent on hand
for the occacsion. They say that
£lon played the strong Indians,
who were led by high-scoring
Larry Graham and deluxe play-
maker Bob Johnson, right down
to the wire, all of which delighted
a goodly portion of the 2,250 fans,
whose combined total gave the
North State Conference a new
attendance record.
free-scoring second half.
* ^
(3oach Lou Savini, last season’s
varsity captain, has molded to
gether a formidable Jay-Vee quin
tet, which thus far has provided
the spectators with some really
classy basketball. The Baby |
Christians, strictly a freshman ag- (
gregation, have averaged 69 points
for their two games on the new!
court and have sunk an i.mazingi
37-percent of their floor shots. '
* * ♦
With neither malice nor criti-
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Undefeated Fives Lem
Campus Cage League
PING PONG TABLES
DRAWING INTEREST
One of the busiest spots on
the campus during recent days
has centered about the two
ping-pong tables in the Student
Union, where both boys and
girls have been concentrating
on practice for the big table
tennis tournament to be staged
under the direction of the Wo
men’s Athletic Association.
Ollie Bass, who defeated Fete
Marshbum in the finals of the
men’s tournament last year, is
preparing to defend his title,
and there is also much inter
est in the men’s doubles, girls’
singles and doubles and mixed
doubles. Final entries must be
signed up on the bulletin board
by tonight.
They Play ’Em Hard And Close, But—
Victory Eludes Elon’s Cage
Frankly, the varsity quintet
fared better than I had expected
them to do. Lester Foster, mov
ing up to a starting berth for the
flist time in three years, did a
commendable job, along with Don
Haithcox, Larry Gaither, Dave
Mondy and the consistently
smooth Nel Cooper. Incidental
ly,Foster is the only Junior among
the starters, the other four being
Sophomores. So far, Coach Math
is is going along with his plan to
build around and play the young
er cagers, while holding the older
veterans in reserve. The Chris
tians will not set the world on
fire this season with such a set
up, but this policy will undoubt
edly pay off in the future.
The boys proved they have the
makings of a fine quintet by keep
ing pace with Catawba and then
holding the highly-touted Hanes
Hosiery squad to a 30-30 half-
time count, only to have that vast
ly more experienced and taller
The Fighting Christians have
lived up to their fighting name ir
recent games on their 1950 sched
ule, and they have played plenty
of close ones, but victory has sim
ply eluded their grasp through six
bitterly fought games.
The Chirstian scorers have been
hitting for a fair percentage on
their shots and have averaged 49
points per game through the six-
game losing streak, but they have
faced strong and experienced
competition all the way and the
opposition has penetrated the Elon
defenses for a better than 60-point
average in the same engagements
However, Coach Mathis’ young
sters, most of them freshmen and
sophomores have shown improve
ment as they moved through the
schedule and may upset some of
the favorites before the season
ends. Brief accounts of the re
cent games follow;
HANES 51, ELON 29
Inability to hit the basket on
floor shots cost-the Christians a
51 to 29 defeat at the hands of
Hanes Hosiery in a game at Wins
ton-Salem on Saturday, January
7th. The Elon cagers hit less
than ten percent on their shots
as Hanes rolled up an early lead
and coasted to victory.
The line-ups;
Elon (29)
F—Cooper (2)
F—Mondy (2)
C.—Haithcox (11)
3.—Deal
G.—Gane (4)
Hanes (51)
Anderson (4)
Swartzberg (9)
Hampton (14)
Paxton (7)
Loftis (1)
Score at half—Hanes 23, Elon
15.
Elon subs— Kampman, Rakes,
Gaither (1), Martin, Drew (2),
31ackstone, Owen, Foster, Joyce
3), Taylor (4). Hanes subs —
'/aughan (7), Harris (7), Greer,
Sheek, Mason, Nichols (2).
A. C. C. 65, ELON 62
The Christians dropped the
first game of a two-day Eastern
Carolina invasion when the Atlan-
ic Christian Bulldogs chalked up
a 65 to 62 victory in Wilson on
Tuesday, January 10th. This
game marked the opening of
Elon’s North State Conference
campaign.
The Mathis men showed much
improvement in this game and
pu.shed the Bulldogs hard in the
final half. The Christians found
the l;oop for only 20 points in the
first half, but came back strong
after intermission to roll in 42
markers.
The line-ups:
Elon (62)
F.—Gaither (11)
F.—Rakes (7)
C.—Haithcox (14)
G.—Cooper (4)
G.—Owens (10)
Score at half-
20.
Elon subs—Kampman (1)
dy (5), Drew (2), Taylor,
(2), Gane (2), Martin (4).
Ireenville on Wednesday night,
fanuary 11th. It was the fourth
Aaig’^.Conference win for the
Pirates.
The lineups;
Elon (44)
?.—Gaither (10)
iT.—Mondy (6)
C.—Haithcox (8)
—Cooper (8)
G.—Gane
E.C.T.C. (56)
Everton (22)
Hassell (S'
Fennell
Bauer (3)
Collie (12)
Score at half: E.C.T.C. 29, Elon
F.—Mondy (11)
C.—Haithcox (17)
G.—Cooper (11)
G.—Foster (2)
Hunsucker (19)
Tomlinson (11)
Wood (7)
Johnson (12)
Score at half: Catawba 28, Elon
A. C. C. (65)
Glazer (17)
B. Tart (16)
Sugg (17)
Slott (2)
Allsbrook (11)
A.C.C. 28, Elon
Mon-
Foster
A.C.C.
T. Tart
subs—R. Tart, Haseldon
(2), Coggins.
E.C.T.C. 56, ELON 44
Jack Everton, six-foot-seven
forward, rolled in 22 points to pace
the Pirates of East Carolina
Teachers’ College to a 56 to 44 de
cision over the Christians at F.
20.
Elon subs—Martin (2), Rakes
(4), Kampman, Taylor, Drew,
aiackstone, Foster (6), Owens,
Joyce. E.C.T.C. subs—Thrift (1)
Corbett (2), Blake, Brown, Guth
rie (6).
>CATAWBA 66, ELON 57
The Catawba Indians got hot in
the closing minutes to defeat the
Christians 66 to 57 in the first
varsity game to be played in the
new Alumni Memorial Gymnasi
um here on Saturday night, Jan
uary 14th.
It was a terrific battle through
most of the game, with the Chris
tians matching point for poini
with the high-flying Indians, sta
tistics showing that the lead
changed hands sixteen times dur
ing the battle and the score tied
eight times.
Don Haithcox, who hit for sev-
,en field goals and three foul
shots, paced the Christians with
17 points, but Larry Gaither hit
12 and Nelvin Cooper and Dave
Mondy 11 apiece.
The line-ups:
Elon (57) Catawba (66)
27.
Elon subs— Rakes (2), Kamp-
an, Martin, Drew, Blackstone,
Gane, Joyce, Leigh (2). Catawba
-lbs—T^ro'''n (1), Taylor (2).
HANES 8.3, ELON 66
The Christians played one of
ihfir besl games of i.he iea on of
fensively and rolled up their
.ighest score of the campaign ti
date in dropping their second
;ame to Haues Hor.iery hero ci
Tuesday night, January 17th, bv
an 83 to 66 margin
The experienced semi-pros
from Hanes were away in front
early in the game and never trail-
?d, but the Elon squad scrappe
'.lard all the way and tied the
score just before the half, firs;
when Mondy hit a push shot to
knot the count at 28-28 and again
just ten seconds before the hall
vhen Foster pushed one from thi
left corner to gain a 30-30 tie at
intermission.
Dave Mondy proved the bi{.
shot in the Elon offensive when
he turned in seven field buckets
and three free shots for 17
points, but Kampman, Haithcox
and Foster all had 10 for the
Christians. ■ Cedric Loftis was
tops for Hanes with 22 points.
The line-ups:
C.—Haithcox (10) Hampton (14)
G.—Cooper (7) Loftis (22)
G.—^Foster (10) Paxton (2)
Score at half: Elon 30, Hanes
30.
Elon subs—Rakes (3), Martin,
Kampman (10), Drew, Blackstone,
Gane, Joyce, White (2), Owen.
Hanes subs—Harris (7), Tuttle,
Greer (2), Vaughan (9), Nichols.
CAMP LEJEUNE 61, ELON 44
The Camp Lejeune Marines
chalked up their twentieth victory
in twenty-nine starts for the sea
son as they moved out in the sec
ond half to defeat the Christians
51 to 44 here on Thursday, Jan
uary 19th.
Coach Mathis uncovered a new
star as his team fought hard
against the brilliant service quin
tet. The new star was Carl Jones,
freshman forward, who racked
four field goals and eight of ten
foul shots for a 16 point total.
McNaughton, former star for
Franklin College in Indiana, hil
25 points for the Marines.
The line-ups:
By GEORGE STANLEY
After two weeks of play there
were only three undefeated teams
in the boys’ Intramural cage loop.
The South “A” quintet, along
with Kappa Psi Nu and ITK, have
each amassed three wins against
no defeats and top the lists to
date.
East Dorm, defending, cham
pions, has suffered two early sea
son defeats, dropping games to
South 36 to 18 and to North-
North 27 to 23. The Soutb “A”
club thus far appears to have
the best rounded club and has
served notice it will be hard to
beat, with its victory over East
and wins over Sigma Phi ‘ ’ 35
to 26, and over Sigma Phi “B”
48 to 23.
Kappa Psi Nu has c:;. iked
three wins over North-Noii.i 30-
20, over Alpha Pi 47-13, and over
South North 29-17. This means
that tl;e Kappa Psi will be a
strong contender for the c.own.
Sigma Phi “A,” South-North, Oak
Carlton and Vet’s Court have each
lost only one game.
I One of the most exciting games
to date was the Sigma Phi “A”
and North-North game. The boys
from North held a commanding
lead, but Sigma Phi tied the
count at 29-29 on a foul shot
Manzi loo.ped a free shot with
seconds left to win for North-
North 30-29.
Sigma Phi “A” has tallied the
highest team score for a single
game when it downed Sigma Phi
“B” 55 to 14. Bob Lewis has
topped individual game scoring
with 25 points as his team Jowned
Cedar-Club House 50 to 15.
The top scoring leaders are
Lewis (South North) 44; Watkins
(Kappa Psi) 36, Perry (Sigma Phi
33), Perry Sigma Phi “A’ . 33, and
36, Marshbum (ITK) 35. Hopkins
(Siga Phi “A”) 33, and Stan
ley (Sigma Phi “B” (Si^ma Phi
•B”
Elon (44)
F.—Mondy (5)
F.—Gaither (4)
Lejeune (61)
Hurst (9'
Lister (9
Elon (66)
F.—Gaither (7)
Hanes (83)
Anderson (8)
C.—Haithcox (6) McNaughton (25
G.—Cooper Reese (4
G.—Foster (5) Nofsinger (12
Score at half: Lejeune 28, Elon
24.
Elon subs— Jones (16), Rakes
Martin, Kampman (2), Hall, Drew
(2), Blackstone, Gane (2), White
Myers (2). Lejeune subs— Gen-
nett, Davidson, Miller (2), Thom-
STANDINGJ
-Gaither (12) Graham (14) F.—Mondy (17) Swartzberg (19) as.
South “A”
Won
3
Lnst
0
Ave.
1.000
Kappa Psi Nu
■4. 3
0
1.000
ITK
3
0
1.000
Sigma Phi “A”
.... 3
1
.750
South-North
2
1
.667
Oak-Carlton
2
1
.667
North-North
.... 2
2
.500
Vet’s Court
1
1
.500
Vet’s Apts
1
2
.333
East
1
2
.333
Cedar-Club ....
.... 1
2
.333
South “B”
1
3
.250
Day Students
0
2
.000
Sigma Phi “B”
... 0
3
.000
' Alpha Pi
0
3
.000