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Christians Roll Over Pirates, 85 To 70
Aggressive and alert from be
ginning to end, tlie Eton College
Christians turned in their best
iperformar.ee ot the year in tramp-
'l.'S the East Carolina Pirates 85
10 70 in th3 Alumni Memorial
Gymna'ium hpre Saturday night,
February 15th. .
Showing not the least regard
or the favored position of the
nvading Pirates, the Christians
o'ted me of the major upsets
th.' N l.th State Conference
a^on a^ they kept alive the Elon
TALi. i KESIL'.i VIS SEE MUCH SERMCE
C. G. 1I.\LL, GU.\RD
C. G. Hall, the freshman spect’ster from Leaksville, is a little
oy who plays basketball in a big way. At least most fans will
;ree to that statement after seeing the former Tri-City High star
park the Cliri.^tiuns to tiiat decisive 83 to 75 victory over the East
arolina Pirates here. Only a frtshman and handicapped by injur
in the early season. Hall is fast coming into his own as one of
the feared back-line men in the Cvnfcrence.
king The
(liKiik-LiiiCiS
By BILL WALKER
44
hopes for the eighth beiSi in Mie
Conference tournament.
The Christians and Pirates
started the contest in ding-dong
fashion, with the score tied five
;imes and the lead swapped eight
times in the first twelve minutes.
.At that point Tony Carcaterra
ipped a rebound into the bucket
10 give Elon a 19-17 margin and
1 ;. u 1 whic'.i the Christians kept
:.e rp3t of th,’ way.
PuUins^ a^v.iy fa^t after the Car-
.aterra tip-in. the Christians wid-
neil tlie spread to seven points
Z; 17 ar.d a.a.n at 2o-19. goiii£
,11 tJ lir.ld a ;G-31 ed;;e at half
ime. 11 was Frank DeKita who
u the Elen drive in the first
:ov the Uuky Brooklyn son-
. .’ counied 1 0: iii^ 22-point tc
r' ' eforc inlcimission.
■■ o Ta.is were hoping a
lalf-time to hold the five-point
e:'d. but the Elon cagers them-
elves had more ambitious idea:
and returned under the leadership
f C. G. Hall and Rob ISell to
pull away to a 15-point margin
It 50-35 within five minutes af-
er tiK' rest time ended. The Pir
ates never got closer than eight
points after that.
i.itiK' C. (;. Hall had llie fan-
a an uproar at times with his
;i-'i,wnd play, wliich featured his
■ n^iaUhip. r:,wir p!:.. a^d :.cru
rate shooting. With Elon out front
and playing deliberate controi-
\pe ball. Hall was the pivot of
l!Iun str.ilcijy, and the tiny
peed *er several times dribbled
r'ii;:d and thiouKh ihe Pirates
i;;e 5.tuart riding around the Yan-
(■ a'.ii’.y. The Leaii.'iv.lle fresh-
1 1, - •il 'I ” ' 1 ! point.'
to lead both teams in scoring for
the night.
He was trailed closely by De-
Rita and Bell, with 22 and 15
points respectively, who also did
a neat job ot rebounding through
out the game. Hal Ingram topped
the Pirates with 22 points, while
Jessel Curry had 13 •
The line-ups—
Pos.—Elon (85) East Carolina (70)
F—DeRita 22 Smith 7
F—Bell 15 . Ingram 22
C—Carcaterra 7 Plaster 6
G—Bulla 4 Curry 13
G—Watts 3 Adams lU
Half-time — Elon 36, East Car
olina 31.
Elon subs — Hall 23, Burke 9,
Wright 2, Way. East Carolina subs
— Mendenhall 2, J. Hall 1, Rid
dick 9, Hoffman. Mendenhall 2,
O'Brien.
S"
IS l^AClv-L!^E I{E(;iJEAU
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The fol-
owiii,? comments were of nec-
ssity written before the Satur-
a,\ night game with Guilford,
for printer’s deadlines made it
ecessary for the copy to be
iurnrd in before it was reveal-
(1 whether the Christians made
lie Conference Tournament or
ot.)
jThe big game comes Saturday
»nd prospects for a win over the '
Quakers are bright indeed.
I^he Christians, having broken
the last whistle is blown, and cnee
more Elon is showing itself to be
a “clutch teafn,”. a reputation
whifch has been buift up through
the years. Just glance back at
the District 26 NAIA tourneys of
the past two years if you need
proof of that statement, and you
can look forward to see the Chris
tians prove it true once more in
^ the tourney play this year.
_ij;.it, when the Figiiting Chris-! By that I mean that, if the
’“tians meet the Guilford Quakers | Christians grab that eighth spot
for the eighth spot in the North |i,, tj,e North State Tournament.
State Tournament at Lexington, forward to see-
I ing them meet Lenoir Rhyne in the
'finals. Ot course that is always
a 12-game losing streak with vie- providing they happen to get the
tories over Appalachian and East opposite bracket from the Bears.
Carolina, seem to have found a j ggn't help but recall that
§oi.ibination which could give any i Tournament ot 1950,
team in the North State loop trou-1 martp
, - ... , u when the Christians barely maae
ble. and that fact will surely be *
^1 iven if Coach Doc Mathis’ boys the select eight an en s e
iget that eighth spot in the tour-'^hrough to meet the Appalachian
*'• Mountaineers in the finals.
The team is out there scrapping
ntil the last ball is thrown and (Continued on age
Lenoir Rhyne Is Winner
In Loop Battle By 69-59
The late-season win streak ot|Ward, tossed in 1- . ,. ,j
e Elon Christians was broken at a 10-minute perto m
ho two-game mark when the Le- naif to lead J ,
EDDIE^ Bl'RKC, CENTER
Eddie Kurkc, the C o frosh star from Burlington, has seen much
scrvtc? with the Fightii-j Christiins at center and forward during
this 1958 basketball campaign. T le bis hoy who gaaicd .Mi-State
licnois at Williams High School 1 as had a number of very fine
games, alti.ough he has also h d games in which he was plagued
by first-year troubles. However, h ms hr?n a valuable man under
the ba>kct ihrough.'tut the ’iiiiilwood campaign.
im Is Stii! Only Team
Unbeaten In Inti anmi als
I
The Iota Tau Kappa cagers, slill
the only undefeated team in the
two intramural leagues, has clinch-
I ed the title in the National League
for the regular-season play and
.has placed at this point as one
the favored contenders for the
tournament laurels.
In the American League North
Dorm has grabbed off the first
pot with a mark of nine wins and
only one loss, but the Northerners
are still threatened by the strong
Veterans combo, which has drop
ped only two games in ten starts.
The ITK squad, which is pacing
both leagues with a 10-0 mark,
added two victories during the
54
STAMDINGS
teit fr
(Games Through Feb.
19)
AMERICAN
LEAGUE
W
L
Ave.
North Dorm
9
1
.900
Veterans
8
2
.800
Footbrawlers
4
5
.444
Moseley Stars
4
5
.444
Day Students
.. 4-
6
.400
iiast Dorm
2
7
,222
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W
L
.Ave.
inta Tau Kappa
10
0
1.000
Sigma Phi Beta
6
3
.667
Looney Tunes ..
6
3
.667
.\pple Men
. ... 6
5
.556
Sigma Mu Sigma
5
5
.500
A’pha Pi Delta
1
8
.111
Krppa Psi Nu .
0
10
.OOC
LAKRY, BI L GUARD
Larry Bulla, a steady sophomore guard from Asheboro, has been
, «!tarter in virlually all games p ayed by 'he Maroon and Gold
Irasketeers this season, moving 1 ito a stivrting spot a ter seeing
n osCly reserve duty last season. Although he played behind Jimmj
dump and Paige Stout at guar ’ last year, he was the only fresh-
ilIoii IN)
72-48 Will
Over Apps
Keeping alive tlieir hopes for a
bortli in the North State Confer-
Lnte Tournament at Lc,'i.iugtun,
he Elon Christians rose up to
mack down the Appalachian
.Mountaineers 72 to 48 In a Con-
.crence batth on the Elon lloor
on Wednesday night, February
12th.
At the same time the Christians
broke a 12-game losing streak, ele
ven of them in North State compe-
iticn, as four ot tlie Maroon and
jold cagers racked up jrtouble tig-
irs in the scoring columns while
joiting a tight defence against
Mountaineer attackers,
Tlieie was nuch loc.'-e play on
'voth sides, but the Clu'istians
waxed hot at times as Ihey chalk
'd u? their first win since before
ho Christmas holidays, mevini*
jut to a six-point lead and a 34-
Z} margin at half-time.
It was a close game in the early
.noments, being :icd at 2-2, 4-4.
-b lU-lu and with Appala-
?liian claiming a 15-11 lead be-
ore Frank DeRita bucketed tho
ball on a lay-up to give Elon an
18-17 lead after eleven minutes.
Tile Christians never lost the lead
after that score.
Tony Carcaterra, a rugged end
in football and a hard-hitting out
fielder in baseball, proved him
self also a star in the cage sport
IP uiiu ra.5c -- . V. . . , PHv fni'^s he paced the Christians to the
'o win a letter with that sq iad wh.ch went to Kansas City foi
the *:.MA
national tournament I ;st March.
Diamond Champs lo Play
victory ever Appalachian. He
racked 15 for the night, nine of
them in leading Elon lo the 6-
point half-time edge.
Joining with Carcaterra in that
first-half drive were Rob Bell and
C. G. Hall, each with eight points
by intermission. Hall went on tor
13 poin‘3 for the game, while Beil
oir Rhyne Bears turned back the
laroon and CJold cagers 68 to 53
a well-played North Slate Con
lerence battle at Hickory last
hursday night.
The victory for the Bears was
heir fourteenth in fifteen starts
gainst Conference competition
his season, while Elon was left
lack. Cline totalled 23 pomts foi
the game to pace both teams.
Rob Bell, Elon forward, was top
man for the ChrisUans with 16
points, but he received able as-
si.stance trom Tony Carcaterra,
who dropped in 12 for the night.
In addition to Cline, Dick Whitis
jwas the only other Lenoir Rhyne
ith three wins and twelve losses player to hit double figures
Kentuckian getting 18 '■
the
gainst loop toes.
The Elon outfit hung close on
1-e heels of the home-standing
-Pars until the end of the first
alf. and the intermission found
1 Lenoir Rhyne squad leading
a bare five points on a 29-24
M.3n. Gilbert Gates and 1
Faust are still pacing the attack^ RECENT GAME SCORES
tor the ITK quintet. j sigma Mu 52, Apple Men 47.
In the closer American League 43 Alpha Pi U.
;itle chase, the North Dorm out- 50, Alpha Pi 48.
tit also counted two victories with-lj^j,gj 57 ^^y Studnts 35.
in the past two weeks, one ot themj-.gj^j pj,; 27, .Apple Men 25.
by forfeit over East and the other 2, East 0. (forfeit)
the 57-27 win over Vets. Bill Gra- 2 F’tbrawlers 0. 1 forfeit)
ham and Max Clayton are still I ^oopey Tunes 33, Apple Men 20
pacing North, while Mai Bennett Tunes 51, Sigma -Mu 25.
tops the Veterans’ attack. 'Sigma Mu 2, Kappa Psi 0. (forfeit.
There is a close scrap in the j;gma Phi 2, Kappa Psi 0. iforfeiti
\ational League for the second-; i t.K. 2. Kappa Psi 0. (forfeit)
place honors, with the Sigma Phi Mosley 2, Ftbrawlers 0. iforteit.
Beta and Looney Tunes cagers Looney Tunes 42, Kappa Psi 26.
oresentiy tied for runner-up to^i T.K. 55. Apple Men 44.
ITK with 6-3 records. Nick DiSi- j,orth 57, Veterans ?1.
bio tops the Sigma Phi tossers,; leALsING SCORERS
while Joe DelGais is pacing thej (pive or More games)
Looney Tunes in scoring. I American League
G TP
. 8 146
..8 127
. . 8 122
Riio[«:ed 26-Game Sehedi;!e
Char-'totalled 12 for the whole route.
IA fourth Elon tosser In double
Bulla and Joe Teague, in-1figures was Frank DeRita with 11
fielders: and Tom Shepperson and |>-'ounters.
Tony Carcaterra, outfielders. Let-. Only Mountaineer able to liu
termen of previous years are 1 consistently all night was Max
leorge Allen, shortstop, and Way-'; Hiatt, rugged senior guard, who
land Medley, outfielders. There j counted 11 points tor the game,
are also a number of experienced! nq other App was able to hit dou-
The Elon College baseball squad,.Marion
defending the North State Con-llie Frye, Don Lichok, Buddy Way
Larry
ilerence diamond title which the
Christians won last year, will face
rugged 26-game schedule dur-
the ccming 1956 baseball sea
son.
The schedule, which has just
jeen made public by Coach Jack
ia.ntord.
and which is still to re-
Thirteen stars are still scoring ^
in double figures on statistics jjin Graham
compiled last'week. The leaders.|Max Clayton
ihe Bears came back in the
1 half to add four additional
I to the spread, counting a
" j edge in the last twenty min-
ti ’ of action for the final 68-59
The line-ups:
Pos,—Elon (59) Lenoir Rhyne (68)
F-Bell 16 - 23
F-DeRita 5 - Borman 7
C—Carcaterra 12 Whitis
G-Watts 6 Sellan 4
G-Bulla 6
Half-time — Lenoir Rhyne 29,
Elon 24. „ u o
Elon subs - Way 8, Burke 2
Hall 4. Lenoir Rhyne subs
whose averages are shown in ac- Dave Moseley •
companying tables, are Bill Gra- Elmo Rouse »
ham
au> iiife . —
and Max Clayton, North; Mai Bennett -
63
8 32
National League
G TP
119
Dave Moseley and Sam Brady,
Moseley's Stars; Elmo Rouse,,
Footbrawlers; Mai Bennet. Vete-'Bill OUver
rans- Gary Henson, Day Students; .Wayne Taylor 7
Bill’Oliver, Sigma Mu; Wayne Thurmon Hogan 7
Taylor Kappa Psi; Thurmon Ho-1Gilbert Gates ^
gan, kpple Men; Gilbert Gates:Nick
and Harry Faust. ITK;
•eive approval of the athletic com
mittee, will feature home-and
lome ba'.tles with each ot the
Jther eight teams in the North
Ita'.e Cofiterence and will also
ho'.v ten non-Conference engage
ments.
The non-Confereuce battles in
clude two each with Williams Col-
ege, Rensselaer Polytechnic In
stitute, Fort Lee and Pfeiffer ant
ingle engagements with Hampden
5idney and Ohio University. Both
games with Williams and Rens:e
aer are home tilts, as are the
-.ingle games with Hampden Sid
ney and Ohio, while both Fort
Leo games are away. The Pteif
:er tills are home-and-home.
Coach Sanford will have a fine
10.3 nucleus ot experienced perform
|-ers around whi:h to mold his 195f
Ave. 1 baseball team, for he ha.s twelve
reserves and promising freshmen digits, and the visitors scored
who will be on hand this spring. , , . , .
no will u . , I ih,. only three field goals in the en-
The complete schedule for the . , ,
Ave.
18.4
15.9
15.3
12.6
DiSibio 5
Jimmy 1 Jim Humphreys 6
DelGais 9
.a.es 7, G^odnlght 5, McCo. 1; ^“I^H^rry Faust 7
rai-'gin. Frank Cline, senior for-lmick, D. James.
92
89
113
58
67
96
73
19.7
13.1
12.7
12.6
11.6
10.7
10.6
10.4
lettermen returning from last
;pring, along with two letter win
ners from pervious seasons.
The last year’s lettermen due to
report to Coach Sanford for the
spring drills include Gilbert Watts,
Jack Henderson and Gary Hen-
■on, pitchers; Bobby Sharpe and
baseballers follows:
Mar. 24—Williams, home.
Mar. 25—Williams, home.
Mar. 27—Lenoir Rhyne, home.
Mar. 29—High Point, home
Apr, 1—Rensselaer, homi.
Apr. 2—Rensselaer, home.
Apr. 3—Hampden Sidney, home.
Apr. 4—Ohio Univ., home.
Apr. 7—Fort Lee, away.
Apr. 8—Fort Lee, away.
.'Vpr. 14—Catawbu. away.
Apr. 15—Lenoir Rhyne, away.
.iVpr. 17—.\ppalachian, home.
Apr. 18—West Carolina, away,
Apr. 19—West Carolina, away.
Apr. 21—High Point, away.
Apr. 22—Catawba, home.
Apr. 25—East Carolina, home.
Apr. 26—Guilford, home.
Apr. 28—Pfeiffer, home.
Apr. 30—Guilford, away.
.May 2—Pfeiffer, away.
May 7—,\ppalachian, away.
May 9—A.C.C., away.
May 10—East Carolina, away.
■Vluy 12—-\.C.C., home.
tire last halt.
The victory gave the Christians
a 2-11 mark in Conference play,
keeping them on the heels of the
Guilford Quakers, who are in
eighth spot in the loop with a 3-9
record. The Christians need two
additional wins in their remaining
three games to assure them of a
spot in the North State tourney
two Weeks hence.
The line-ups—
Pos.—Elon (72) Appalachian (48)
F—Burke 4 Mueller 6
^ DeRita 11 __ Howe 0
C—Carcaterra 15 SwLft (
G—Bulla 2 M. Hiatt 11
G Watts 5 ... King 6
Half-time: Elon 34, Appalachian
28.
Elon subs — Way 8, Bell 12,
Hall 13, Wristht 2, Clark, Har-
?rove. Appalachian subs — Mu.se
7, K. Hiatt 2, Glendenning 4, Car
oway, Banner, Newton.