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Page 8 The Pendulum April 2,1981 Baseball boasts 19-2 record By David Temple A rumor is circulating that when the Elon baseball team come to bat in Newsome Field, small-craft warnings go up at local airports. While that might be an )versiatement, it is true that [he Fighting Christians have produced a lot of runs and a lot of excitement thus far in 1981. Elon currently boasts a 19-2 record and a national ranking of twelfth. The record is a result of one of the most balanced attacks in recent years. Elon skipper Bob McBee has had the luxury of a deep bench and an offense that has pounded opponents unmer cifully at times. First baseman Greg Book er, right fielder Joey Hack- ett, and catcher Craig New ton have combined to form their own version of the New York Yankee’s famous “murderer’s row.” What the Fighting Christians cannot take with their bats, they steal on the bases. Center fielder Darrell Wallace, left fielder David Whitley, and third baseman Billy Womble head a baserunning crew that at times resembles a pack of gazelles. Shortstop Billy Freeman leads an Elon defense that has steadily improved throughout the season. The Fighting Christian defense, which in the past has taken its lumps, has become one of Elon’s strongest areas. Another greatly improved area this season has been the pitching staff. Any pre- season doubts concerning the reliability of the staff has been erased. A strong group of starters has been ably supported by a bullpen that is headed by rubber- armed Alan Pritchard. Star named All-American Drew VanHorn, Elon Col lege point guard, has been named to the NAIA Acade mic All-American basketball first team and the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors Association) Aca demic All-American third team. VanHorn, from Valdese, N.C., averaged 10.4 points points a game, shot 51.7 percent from the fioor and 84 percent from the free throw line. He also averaged seven assists a game. In his third year at Elon, the human services major has a 3.51 grade point average. Golfers come in fifth by C.J. May Elon College fired an opening round 373, two shots out of first place, but turned in a 385 on Tuesday to finish fifth in the Elon Invitational Golf Tourna ment, played at the Ala mance Country Club on Monday and Tuesday. Limestone College won the two-day event with a 36 hole total of 754. After the first round. Limestone was eight shots back with a 379. Jim Gray, Grant Hoffman, and Jim Mikutowiez fired rounds 71, 72 and 73 re spectively to lead Limestone to a one shot win over UNCC. Gospel choir to sponsor plate sale The gospel choir will sponsor a plate sale on Sat. April 4 from noon to 5 p.m. Fish and spaghetti plates are available at $2.50 each and a chicken plate is available for S3. Orders can be delivered or picked up in the student center. For more informa tion, contact Marsha Hughes at 584-5606. Duke finished third in the tournament with a 756, fol lowed by Coastal Carolina with a 757 and Guilford, who was tied for the lead with CC after one round, finished sixth with 763. The medalist for the tour nament was L.D. Simmons of Davidson. L.D. shot a 68 on Monday and a 73 on Tuesday for a total of 141 for the tournament. Keith Decker led Elon with a two day total of 147, followed by Frankie Jones with a 151 and Chris Keeley with a 152. Elon travels to Pembroke State on Monday and Tues day. ELON GOLFERS eith Decker 72-75—147 Frankie Jones 77-74—151 Chris Keeley 73-79—152 Danny Graham 74-81—155 Joe Myer 80-76—156 David Dean 77-82—159 Alpha Chi cont. from p. 1 given at a national meeting of Alpha Chi. Other representatives of the Elon chapter are Wendy Ford, who gave a paper last year, and Nancy McLaw- horn. Elon’s most recent vic tories came in a double- header sweep of touring St. Paul’s College. The Fighting Christians shelled St. Paul’s pitching for 17 runs and 15 hits in a 17-0 win. The second game proved to be tougher for Elon though a late surge gave the Fighting Christians a 7-2 win. Guilford College, High Point College, and Pfeiffer College lie in Elon’s imme diate future. With continued offensive consistency and no unforseen injuries, Elon will remain one of the top teams in the country. Intramural champs — Rebels stomp Pearls The intramural basketball season came to an end Monday, March 23. The champions, the Running Re bels, beat the Sigma Phi Epsilon- Pearls by a narrow margin of 59-55. In the first half of the game, the Rebels clearly outplayed the Pearls. They jumped to a 10-0 lead and maintained that margin at the period’s end. Half-time arrived with the Rebels lead ing 28-17. Entertainament was provided by the joggers circling the gym on the second floor. The Pearls started to come back in the second half. With nine minutes on the clock, they had closed the gap to 38-32. They conti nued their drive to pull within one, 44-43. Sig Ep then surged ahead, taking the lead 49-46. The Rebels regained the lead 51-49, but with six seconds remaining, Hampton Hite scored to tie the game. In the first overtime, each” team scored only once. The Rebels took the early lead 53-51 on a basket by John Robinson. Jimmy Sutton scored with 10 seconds left to give the Pearls another chance. In the second overtime, 1 Vi minutes went by without either team scoring. The Rebels stole the ball and completed a fast break to lead 55-53. Dwight Murphy sank two foul shot to assure the Rebels’ lead, 57-53. The Pearls scored once more, but foul shots by Danny Scales and Danny Graham locked up the game 59-55. The ilunning Rebels did not represent any organiza tion; they were composed of a group of friends. High scores for the Rebels were Graham with 15, Murphy and Scales both with 10, and Robinson had eight. High scorers for the Pearls were Sutton and Steve Hum phreys with 14, Hite with 11, Stan Leicester with 10, and Rob Wentz with six. Students interested in writing sports news and features are invite.i to tlie Pendulum office, Long Student Center, at 10 a.m. Friday. Drew V anhom Tracksters trample High Point by Kevin Wilson The runners of Elon stacked up 85 points to blow out High Point and Wake Forest who registered 72 and 23 points for second and third place, on March 31 at High Point College. Freshman Fred Jordan es tablished a new school rec ord by jumping 6’6” in the high jump event for first place. Barry Kyle jumped 6’4” for second place hon ors. Bobby Hedrick broke the old broad jump record with a 22’8” for first place. The senior from Sedalia placed second in the triple jump competition by leaping 45’9‘/2”. Danny Scales and Kenny Houston managed to take third and fourth places in the shot-put event by throw ing 41’6” and 39’10” re spectively. The two muscle men retaliated and mastered the discus throw with a 126'9” and 119’10” for first and second place. In the 100-yard dash, Don Ricks, a Greensboro native, ran successfully after a low- take off from the starting blocks. He was timed at 9.7 in the event for first place followed by Ray Hadley who finished second. The two speedsters came in first and second slots as Ricks ran a 22.19 and Hadley’s precise time was 22.44 in the 220 yard dash. Kenny Rogers and Barry Kyle were timed in the 440 yard dash at 50.5 and 52.3 for first and second place. James McArthur, Ray Had ley, Don Ricks and Barry Kyle won the 440 relay in 42.8 seconds. Ronald Booker outran his opponents to capture the 4^ hurdles for second place in , 58.86 seconds. Leslie Brun son, astrider from Durham, took winner’s spot with a 15.5 time in the 120 hurdles. Don Ricks, Barry Kyle, Bob Trout and Kenny Rog ers created a new school record in the mile relay by running the event in 3:29.09 seconds. The tracksters of Elon stand 2-0. The next track meet is Thursday at 1 P-ffl' on Elon’s home track. preregistration cent, from p. 1 to see if they have 12 or more hours to be considered full-time students, their ad dress is correct and up-to- date, and that the forms are filled out neatly and the handwriting is “possible to read.” Students registering for an independent study need to know that these forms are not part of the pregistratiop forms. They are separate forms that are processed differently. “Pre-registration,” said Mr. Albertson, “can be done successfully and accu rately if students follow the above instruction and just be careful to make sure all forms are filled out correct ly.” Mr. Albertson further stated that his staff is not responsible for class offer ings and closings; that re sponsibility falls somewhere else. All students who are in terested in serving on the Pendulum staff are urged to come by the Pendulum of fice tomorrow at 10 a^
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