The Pendulum
February 18.1975
Page Four
Elon College Baseball
Squad Ready for Action
By Gary Spitler
The 1975 edition of the Elon
College Baseball team is about
ready for another year of
Carolina’s Conference
competition. After completing
the 1974 season with a CC title,
the Christians are again ready to
clinch another title. In an
interview with Assistant Coach
Mike Osborne, I learned several
interesting facts concerning this
year's team.
"Pitching,” commented
Coach Osborne, "will be one of
the determining factors as to who
wins this year's CC title."
Several players from last season
will return this year. These
include: Kent Smith, a
right-handed pitcher: Byron
Dickens, a left-handed pitcher:
Pat Grady, behind the plate:
Tony Mullins and David Vaughn,
first base; Hans Frey and Jim
Garnett, second base; Phil
Bondurant and Bob Stratton,
short stop: David Park, third
base: and Doug Williams, Al
Breed, Frank Currin as
outfielders. These players and
the rest of the squad to be chosen
will surely make another good
year.
Coach Osborne added several
comments as to what to expect
this year. "Our CC conference is
the strongest in the area. We
(Elon) won the title last year and
High Point traveled to the
national playoffs. 1 seem to think
that the conference
championship will boil down to
coming between: High Point.
Pfeiffer and Elon. I am really
impressed with the enthusiasm
shown by this year's players. We
are going to need a team effort in
order to win the title. It takes
every player on the team, not just
a few."
The 1975 baseball team will be
represented by nine bat girls
whose pictures will be shown in a
later issue.
Coach Osborne played on the
Elon College Baseball team for
four years and was
all-conference three of those
years. He is currently a senior.
The 1975 baseball season gets
under roll on Sunday March 9
when the Elon College Fighting
Christians face West Virginia
Institute on the Elon field at 1:00
p.m. Students are urged to
support the team and attend the
games.
The Elon Sports Corner
By Gary F. Spitler
Athletic scholarships for the
1976-77 school year will be cut
according to reports from the
commissioner of the Carolinas
Conference. The cut will make
available only 18 football and
seven-and-one half basketball
aids. This decision resulted from
a meeting of the college
presidents of all the schools in
the Carolinas Conference. This
decision has not been fully
accepted and further action is
expected.
In my brief talk with head
Athletic Director Coach S.S.
“Red" Wilson, I got some idea
of the situation. This conference
action was voted on by the
presidents of the conference
colleges. The only scare to us
(Elon) is that Lenoir Rhyne has
stated that they may drop out of
the CC conference, reducing the
conference to only four teams.
There is concern that the
conference could be at an end.
The athletic program at Elon has
become one of the finest in the
nation, and money cuts will
reduce our ability to recruit like
Elon Women’s Intramural Program
Off to a New and Running Start
By J.E. McGann
The women's intramural program has been established at Elon and it
is time for fun, exercise and fellowship, according to the girls who've
tried it.
The winning volleyball team this year was Staley first floor, but
second place went to second Virginia. The two teams had a
championship playoff game and as the teams were playing, player Jane
Clark of second Virginia's team fell to the floor with a knee injury,
leaving second Virginia with five players. The game continued,
however, and Chrystal Catlett, president of the WAA said, "Both
teams gave it all they had. but Staley pulled through with a victory
score of 15-8."
The players on the first place team included Debbie Moore, Janice
Carter. Cheryl Butler. Toni Navarro. Cynthia Sapp. Kathy Peterson
and Candy Foxx and Connie Templeton. Second place players were
Sherri Link, Debbie Lynch, Debbie Cochran, Debbie Vaughn, Jane
Clark, Patti Burnett and Janey McGann.
The WAA urges women students to include the intramural program
in their schedules.
Sports
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by
Gary Spitler and Janie McGann
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If vou dress properly, cold weather biking can be just as
enjoyable as riding in warmer weather. (Photo by Dave Shuford)
Cut High Costs and Have
Fun Too — Ride a Bike
other schools. All of these ideas
are very premature but should be
known in this time of change.
In the last two years Elon
College has had the honor of
having two football teams in the
NAIA final and semi-finals.
Abilene Christian, whom Elon
faced in the NAIA finals in 1973,
has about 45 scholarships while
Elon is being cut to 18.
Henderson State, whom Elon
played in the 1974 championship,
has 33 football aids to offer
incoming students. How can
Elon keep up in recruiting if this
comes about? It will be a hard
road to hoe, but not yet have they
let us down. This action could
cause Elon to head into what no
one wants to see — losing
season.
This bit of news is one of many
I hope to have in the future. I will
welcome any news and am
hoping to have a few of our
coaches write this column during
the year. All mail concerning this
sports section may be mailed to
^x 5349 — Attention: Gary
Spitlerany time.
By Gary Austin
"Ten dollars for a tank of gas?
I'm gonna have to buy a VW!"
Sound familiar? Not to me: I
already have a VW. But I'm
basically a cheap person, and to
cut costs further. 1 ride a bike.
Their popularity in the last few
years is obvious. After taking a
nose-dive around the 30s, they
are at their highest peak in sales.
The last two years they've
outsold cars. In Washington,
D.C., you have to hire an Indian
guide to lead you to a bike shop
that has one new bike left on the
floor.
Mechanically, bikes are simple
and precise, and, although they
have delicate parts, they are
expected to carry ten times their
own weight. This is equivalent to
the average car carrying 15 tons,
and that would equal two
hundred 150-pound men or
women. Speaking of ladies,
especially 200-pound ladies who
want to lose weight, bicycling is
an enjoyable and practical means
of reducing. As a form of
exercise, it ranks in the top four.
You can burn up 300 to 400
calories an hour.
There are other advantages to
biking. A bike doesn't use
gasoline. There is no age limit for
bikers. It takes little athletic
ability. It's not boring (when a
big dog comes after you, it can be
exciting!). It reduces tension,
renews energy. In fact, according
to a recent Harvard study,
regular biking can add as much as
five years to your life.
With the bike traffic growing,
special pathways have been
made and bike racks are found in
many places, even here at Elon.
You can spend a lot of money
on a bike, as much as $800, but
$120 can easily satisfy the needs
of an average biker. Taken care
of properiy, a bike can last many
years,
I don't understand why more
people don't ride bikes at Elon,
There are many bikes, and co-ed
biking is allowed (I think). On a
bike you can discover a world
without walls, ceiling, blass —a
worid full of fresh air and, often,
silence. You can discover the joy
of being self-propelled.
Wrestling Team Gets Ready For Tourney
The 1975 edition of the
Wrestling Team has proven to be
one which is very productive. In
an interview with Head Coach
Mickey Brown, I discovered
some Interesting facts about this
year's team.
Coach Brown seemed to be
pleased with the performance
and enthusiasm of this year's
team. They have 25 guys, a
record number for Elon College.
In a match with Winston-Salem
State, Elon participated in all 10
weight divisions. Elon will have
the pleasure of hosting the 1975
Area 7 Tournament at Elon
College. Wrestling competition
will come from Virginia, South
Carolina, and North Carolina.
Eleven or twelve schools will
compete in this year's
tournament.
Two Elon fighters are still
undefeated in wrestling
competition. These are Prince
Deese, a two-year state
champion, and Danny Bass.
Cfanny won the heavy weight
division in a recent match with
Pembrook State. Danny claimed
first place.
All students of Elon College
should take advantage of this
opportunity and see Elon in
competition. The Area 7
Tournament will be held in the
Elon gym on February 25 and 26.
Be sure to attend.
1975 Tournament
Tickets On Sale
Elon College's basketball team
will venture to Lexington, N,C,,
on Feb, 27 and 28 to make
another stab at the CC title. With
■the Christians having a rather
rough season, they hope to lake
the title at the end of the month.
Students are urged to support the
team and travel with them to
Lexington, Tickets are now on
sale at Coach Wilson's office for
$2,50 each.
Women Cagers
Underway And
Going Strong
By J.E. McGann
The women's intercollegiate
basketball team is underway and
going strong. The women started
Jan. 17 when they traveled to
Chapel Hill and met their
opponent UNC-CH and were
defeated. Although they lost a
couple of their first games, it
seemed to make the team more
determined because since then
the women have been racking up
the victories.
The cagers took first place in
the tournament held Jan. 31 and
Feb. I here at Elon. Second place
went to South Carolina and third
place to E.C.U.
Coach Kay Yow has a
12-player team with two
assistants. The girls are Laurie
Newman, a senior back for her
fourth year, Teddi Freland,
Susan Yow and Cindy Leach,
juniors; and returning
sophomores Sherri Pickard.
Wanda Wilson, Beth Badey. and
Joyce Daniels. Freshmen this
year include Cindy Leach.
Candy Foxx, Jackie Meyers, and
Sandy Partridge. Linda Francis
is the manager, and the
scorekeeper is Susie Edwards.
The ladies' last home game
was at 7:30 p.m. on Feb, 12 when
the cagers played Wake Forest
University,
Football Notice
Spring practice for the Elon
College football team will be
held on Monday. There will
be about 16-18 outdoor
practices. Be sure to be there.
Sports
Clipboard
February
12 — Wrestling vs. UNC-CH —
7KK) p.m.—Elon,
Basketball vs. Campbell 7;30
p.m. — Buie’s Creek.
14 — Wrestling vs. Pfeiner —
6:30 p.m. — Elon.
15 — Basketball vs. Pfeiffer _
7:30 p.m. — Misenheimer.
Basketball vs. Belmont
Abbey-7:30 p.m.-Elon.
18 — Wrestling vs. [)avidson
College — 7:00 p.m. — Eton.
20 — Basketball vs. UNC-W
7:30 p.m. — Elon.
21 — Wre.stling vs. Catawba
7JO p.m. — Away.
22 — Basketball vs. Atlantic
Christian — 7:30 p.m. — Elon.
25-26 Area 7 Wrestling Finals
All Day —Elon.
March
4 — Golf vs. Campbell —
p.m. — Indian River.
7 — Golf vs. Pfeiffer-Belmart
Abbey — 1:45 p.m. — Pfeiffer.
9 — Baseball vs. West VirgiM
Institute — 1:00 p.m. — FJon.