i Aprii 3. 1957
MAROON AND GOLD
PACK THREE
Duke Noses Elon In Season Opener
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Cliaik-Liiies
By BILL WALKER
'ML il V
Rivals Knot
And Battle
T
en Innings
It’s baseball time again here in? and with an almost complete
. tlie Elon campus, and as has'rebuilding job to be done, he used
ually been the case in the past, 21 men against Duke and topped
Christian fans are definitely
\pecting to field one of the fin-
iiat by sending 25 players on
ihe field against High Point last
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lair share of the North State Con- City with^ the cagers served accent on youh, for Coach
Jack Sanford lists 27 men on his
current roster, including 10 fresh
men, seven sophomores, eight
juniors and three seniors. Five of
the juniors and one of the sen
iors are newcomers to the Elon
TKIO OF VETERANS ANCHOK ELON >IOL>l) STAFF
The trio of veteran pitchers shown above, all of them lettermen from last years iilon baieball
squad, aie back to anchor the Christian mound staff during thl ^ 1957 diamond season. Pictured
lett is Gilbert Watts, a sophomore righthander from Launrinburg center is Jack Henderson, a jun
ior left-hander from Tov.nada, Pa.; and right is Bill Ross, a sophomore right-hander from Reids-
ville The three were the top men of last year s pitching staff, a ;d the three together accountcd
for eight of the eleven victories posted by the Christians last spring.. Both Ross and Henderson
gained three victories each, but between them suffered seven o.' Elon’s eight losses, with Ross
losing three and Henderson foui games. Watts posted only two v.ctories. but he was undeftv*ed tor
the season. During the season Henderson had 39 strikeout, with Ross notching 34 and Watts 2d
strikeouts Henderson allowed only 12 hits in 38 innings, while Watts allowed 23 r. 38 and Ross
46 in 46 innings. Watts allowed only 14 walks, while Ross walked 27 and Henderson 32 batsmen.
Meet The Ensehallers . . .
Elon Has Youth On Diamond Squad
The Elon College baseball squad, right-hander from Forest City, 6-1 JERRY HOLT — Senior letter
hich still has 20 rugged games tall. 173 pounds. Bats and throws man outfielder from Graham, 6-0
ileft on its 1937 schedule, has a j right.
nines in the state. Winning i week. The fact that several [,as 20 rugged games tall. 173 pounds. Bats and throws
fiseball games and more than a! he basebailers were in Kansas 10^7 cpHpHhIp has a^riffht.
fcience titles has come to be a
aoit in the Maroon and Gold
camp.
Coach Saniord wa.= extremely
ell pleased with the showing hi?
hristians made in the scascn-cp
er at Duke on Thursday, March
Is', for the Maroon and Gold
aseballers rallied and grabbed a
la'.e lead to really hold the Blue
‘vils' feet to the fire. In fact,
lull went into the bottom of the
tinth with a 7 to 5 lead and could
easily have won over the Atlan-
i Coast Conference champs.
The Dukes, who had been rated
a heads-on fav.yite to defend suc-
"e.'SfuUy their ACC title this
Ipiing, got the scare of their lives
tfore they rallied for two in the
i’Uh and squeezed one over in
tenth to win an 8-7 decision
*'er Elon in an extra inning. In
•hort. Coach Sanford’s lads gave
Blue a literal fit before
out.
It is likely that Coach Sanford
^'as not so well pleased with the
-cond outing for his team, Vthich
tsulted in an 11 to 4 loss to
.low the Christian diamond work-
juts, and then came two rained-
out games with Williams College
:o rob the squad of much-needed
e.vperience.
One thing is sure, if the boys
can rally round after the disas-1 jcene.
trcus game with High Point and
regain the fine form they display
against Duke, they could still. pitchers, so that all shapes up
definite threat before the, i„b for Coach San-
There are only eight lettermen
from last year, three of them be
oe a
North State campaign is ended.
a rebuilding job for Coach San-
are
ford. Following are sketches of
,. the individual players on the squad
Spring football ended on a fine
note for Coach Sid Varney, who r»TPHFRS
was pleased with the play of at ^ - 1 • 1 t
least the first 15 men on the| BOBBY SHARPE - Jimior le^
squad. In tact, he commented that, terman from Burlington, 5-10 tall.
he had found their cooperation 165 pounds. Bats and throws right
. j ■ ntt =oa Lettered as freshman but no^ last
and hard work during the off-sea- i-eueieu
son drills the best since he had year.
been at Elon. The entire team MARION HAUGROVE — Jun-
looked rather weU in that off-sea- ior from Eli ^^200
son scrimmage with Guilford, and , Campbell College, M tall 200
if that scrimmage can be called pounds. Bats and throws rig.
3 preview of things to come, then with McCrary last summer.
^he Christians should be improved | BUDDY WAY - Freshman from
for the 1957 grid wars. .Liberty, 6-2 taU, 190 pou^s. Bats
, » * and throws right. Also plays first
And speaking of football, it is Lnd third. Plays forward in bas
^uiLea in an 11 to 4 loss loi rnarh loek-P+hnU
Point here at Elon last ° ‘^'’7 Ifield mentor
day. for the Christians had been Bryson, Elon backfield mentor
Med a favorite over the Pan- spent last, week
hers on most quarters. In ^act | - a" "
^us writer was on the High Point °^dd s J
it comes to the grid sport, and
campus that day, and High Point
tudents were saying that night
l'3t it was the Panthers’ first
baseball win over Elon in twenty
■ears.
je just might pick up some fine kaU.
new ideas by observing the Gold- GILBERT
PITCHERS
JACK HENDERSON — Junior
letterman left-hander from To-
wand?, r a., 5-11 tall, 190 pounds
Bats either right or left, but
th: t *'s left. Also plays end in toot- g ^ 175
and throws right.
D.ANIEL MANGRUM — Fresh
man right-hander from Virgilina,
Va., 6-1 tall, 173 pounds. Bats
and throws right. Also can play
outfield.
INt'IELDERS
RAY SCOTT — Senior first base
man from Seagrove, 6-0 tall, 160
pounds. Bats and throws righrt.
Can also play second base.
MACK PAYNE — Sophomore
letterman first baseman from
Swepsonville. 6-0 tall, 160 pounds.
Bats and throws right. Can also
play second base,
don LICHOK—Sophomore let
terman second baseman from
Srackenridge, Pa,. 5-8 tall, 155
pounds. Bats and throws irght. Can
also play other infield posts.
LARRY BULLA — Freshman
shortstop from Asheboroe, 6-0 tall,
170 r/-inds. Bats and throws right.
\lso plays guard in basketball.
With McCrary Eagles last year.
Plays other infield posts.
JOE TEAGUE — Freshman third
baseman from Asheboro, 5-11 tall,
145 pounds. Bats left, throws right.
Uso plays second.
CH-«tLIE FRYE — Junior third
'jaseman from Pleasant Garden by
way of junior college, 5-11 tall,
185 pounds. Bats left, throws
right.
HILLARY MOTSINGER - Jun
ior third baseman from Kerners-
pounds. Bats
all, 185 pounds. Bats and throws
right. Lettered tor first time as
a junior last year.
LACY HALL — Junior outfield
er from Burlington, 6-1 tall, 180
pounds. Bats left, throws right.
Played at Carolina before enter
ing armed service. Played service
oall last two seasons.
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Baseball Schedule
\ \ 7, Duke S (19 Ion )
Elon 4, Hish Point 11.
(Rem.ainin;; Games)
Apr. 2 — Oberl'n. home.
;\pr. 3 — Obrrlin, home.
\pr. 5 — Furman, home.
Apr. 6 — East Carolina, home.
Apr. II — Lenoir Rhyiie, home.
Apr. 12 — A. r. f5?me,
Apr. 15 — Guilford, away.
Apr. 18 — Catawba, away.
Apr. 19 — West Carolina, home.
Apr. 20 — West Carolina. h»me.
Apr. 23 — Pfeiffer, away.
Apr. 2i — Lenoir Rhyne, away.
Apr. 26 — Guilford, home.
Apr. 30 — Pfeiffer, hom*.
May 1 — Appaalchian. home.
May 3 — liilth Point, away.
May 7 — Catawba, home.
May 8 — Appalachian, away.
May 10 — East Carolina, away.
May II — A. C. C., away.
Elon Campus C hamps Reach
Finals Of Hi^h Point Meet
The Duke Blue Devils, supposed
ly power-laden and defending their
Atlantic Coast Conference title
this spring, had to come from
behind in the ninth and go an
i’.\tra inning in defeating tlie Elon
College Christians 8 to 7 in a
gume at Durhatfl on March 21st.
It was the first game of the
1957 season for both teams, and
t.iere was some ragged play as
each team committed four errors,
but Coach Jack Sanford's Fight
ing Christians showed definite
promise as they overcame an tar-
ly Duke lead and went out front
of the Blue Devils 7 to 5.
The Christians held that 7 to
5 edge as they went into the la.st
of the ninth and were barely three
louts away from a resounding up
set of the ACC champions, but
the Duke hitters got to Gary Hen
son, Eton’s freshman left-hander,
for the two runs that tied the
-core.
Dave Sime beat out a bunt to
open the rally, and Andy Cockrell
walked to set up a double steal
of second and third. Charlie Dun-
level, Blue Devil flrst-sacker, dou
bled the two i-unners home to knot
the count.
In the extra tenth framo the
Christians failed to score, but
Duke loaded the bases with two
away, and a walk tor pinch-hitter
fohnny Morris sent the winning tal
ly across for Duke,
About 1,000 thoroughly chilled
fans watched as the Blue Devils
moved out to a five run lead by
the end of the fifth, but Elon
oame to life in the sixth and cpunt-.
ed four run tlic
game. A spanking triple by Oil
Watts, Elon pitcher, provided »
tying run in the eighth, atld Watta
himself scored for a 6-5 margin.
Another Elon tally in the top of
the ninth sent the visitors out
front by two.
Both the Blue Devils and Chris
tians had nine hits, but three dou
bles counted heavily for Duke,
which had Dave Sime and Bernie
rBlaney for the top knockers. Gil
Watts had a triple and single for
two to lead Elon. but Larry Bulla,
Joe Teague and Buddy Mon.gam-
ery had paired singles for the
Christians.
Score by Innings:
r h e
Elon . 000 004 021 0 7 9 4
Duke 002 210 002 1 8 9 4
Ross, Henderson, Watts, Honson
nnd Hargrove, Sharpe: Smailwood,
I Fatzinger and Weitzman, Crin-
field.
T'orr-'do in its drills. It will be
nice indeed if the Christian backs
of 1957 can show just a i>it oI
WATTS — Sopho-
One thing sure about this IDS’!
iamond squad, it is the largest
' point of numbers seen here in
years and may be the larg-
on the Elon field in the his-
oE the sport. Coach Sanford
eeted well over 30 men when
^ issued the first practice call, be directing e *^cnrina Ouar-
1 the squad still retains about '’a U program for this Sprmg Q
■ men at the present Ume. It ter, tor Coach Sanford will bejied
been a rea Iproblem to select up with ba;;bal an
■ strongest combination from to devote attention lo that ^po
‘ large squad, and Coach San- that he gave to tag-foot a an
■J has used a long list in the ba.sketbaU. The softball play is o
5 first games. get started this week with eight
With very few lettermen return-1 teams in action
more right-hander from Launn-
burg 6-0 tal, 173 pounds. Bats and
throws right. Also plays outfield.
RONALD SCOTT — Freshman
second baseman from Bennett,
The Vets basketballers. winners
of regular-season honors in the
Elon College intramural basketball
leagues, carried Elon colors into
;he finals of the third annual North
State intramural tournament,
which was played at High Point
College last Friday, March 29th,
The Elon tossers turned back a
,ig ana husky Catawba intramural
crew by a 76 to 70 score in the
first round of play on Friday af
ternoon, with the High Point en-
cry taking a thrilling 54 lo 53
verdict over the Guilford baske-
teers. These four teams repre
sented the only entries in the meet,
I which was staged under the spon
sorship of the High Point College
Intramural Department.
The Elon and High Point sciuads
then moved into tiie final round
of play on Friday night, with the
Pointers grabbing a close 72. to
70 decision in an overtime bat
tle. The score at the end of reg-
MINOR SPORTS
setuiiu lit;. Xlic « '
5-10 tall. 170 pounds. Bats 68-all, with
of ly3 can &UUW' ji-o. ~
Bat.
Incidentally, Coach Bryson willthrows right.
Incideniauy, , fraNK GOSS — Sophomore
right-hander from Lexington, 6-0
tall. 167 pounds. Bats and throws
right. .
GARY HENSON — Freshman
left-hander from Granite Falls
High, 5-10 taU, 160 pounds. Bats
right and throws left.
AL LOVELACE — Freshman
throws right.
OUTFIELDERS
WAYLAND MEDLEY — Soph
omore letterman outfielder from
Bessemer, 5-11 taU, 165 pounds.
Bats left, throws right. Lettered
as freshman.
tony CARCATERRA — Soph
omore letterman outf.slder from
Inwood, L. I., N. Y., GA tall, 207
pounds. Bats and throws right.
Lettered at first base last year.
Also plays end in football and cen
ter in basketball.
the Pointers moving ahead in the
one over-time.
Bob Bell racked 22 points to
pace the Elon scoring, trailed
closely by Mai Bennett with 20
and Bud Mullins with 12 counters.
The Elonites were moving for vic
tory when they lost Bennett. Nor
man Fields and Mull Miles by the'
five-foul route. This robbed thej
Elon squad of much power under,
the boards, and High Point moved
out under leadership of Murphy
Osborne, who hit 24 paints.
GOLF
Elon J 1-3, N. C. State 23 1-2.
(Remainng Meets)
Apr. 4 N. C. Slate, home.
Apr. 9 — Guilford, home.
Apr. 11 — Belmont .\bbey, away.
Apr. li — High Point, away.
Apr. 18 — Appalachian, home.
Apr. 22 — Lynchburif, home.
Apr. 23 — Catawba, hene.
Apr. 29 — Guilford, away.
Apr. 30 — Catawba, away.
May 3 Appaalchian, away.
May 6 — Belmont Abbey, home.
May 7 — HiRh Point, home.
TENNIS
Elon 0. East Carolina 9.
(Remaining Meets)
Apr. 5 — lligh Point, away.
Apr. G — Ea.st Carolina, away.
April. 10 — High Point, home.
Apr. 11 — Belmont Abbey.
/ away.
Apr. 13 — Lynchburg, home.
Apr. 15 — Guilf»rd. away.
Apr. 16 — Lenoir Rhyne, home.
Apr. 18 — Appalachian. \ome.
Apr 7.!l — Lynchburg, away.
Apr. 23 — Pfeiffer, away.
Apr. 24 — Lenoir Rhyne, away.
Apr. 26 — Guilford, home.
Apr. 29 — Appalachian, away.
Apr. 30 — Pfeiffer, home.
May 3 — Belmont Abbey, home
May 4 — Wake Forest, away.
(Golfers, FNelmeii
Suffer Defeats
111 Firsl i\Ie*ts
The Elon golfers and netters
went down to defeat against su
perior foes as they opened their,
1957 campaigns at N. C. State and
East Carolina respectively last
week. The golfers dropped a 23
1-2 to 3 1-2 decision to the Wolf-
pack at Raleigh last Thursday,
I and then the netters lost a 9-0
decision to East Carolina at Green
ville on Saturday.
Bobby Loy halved with Allen
in his individual match in the
Raleigh golf meet, and then Loy
teamed with Freddie Lloyd to de
feat Atkins and Allen by a 20-1
count in their best-ball match.
Other Elon golfers were Harold
Long. Paige Stout, Carl Lee and
Hank Carmines.
The Christian netters dropped
all matches by straight sets to
the powerful East Carolina tennis
team, which must rate as favor-
■ ites in the Conference. The Elon
tehnis entries included Jack Kes-
iter, Charlie Johnson,, Ed Juratic,
I Dick Simpson, Steve Mauldin,
:.l Chuck Oakley and Johnnie Mea
dows.