THE GUILFORDIAN
By Ted Malick
This time of the year Guilford College
is the scene of sports of varying degrees
ranging from baseball to track to golf to
tennis. Also the off—season sports of foot
ball and basketball are underway with
spring practices.
The changes of baseball coach Stuart
Maynard have compiled an outstanding
18-2 overall record up to this writing.
Pending road games Tuesday and Thursday
with Catawba and Appalachian and Friday
night versus arch—rival High Point at
Thomasville's Finch Field. High Point's
Pan—American games ace, Ray Blosse, is
scheduled to start for the Panthers but arm
trouble which has hampered the star all
season may force High Point Coach Chuck
Hartman to switch to freshman Joe Kaub.
Coach Maynard is expected to counter
with junior lefthander Edgar Parker.
The Quakers have shown a balanced
attack thus far this season with four of
the Carolinas Conference's top five hitters
in catcher Marlyn Scott (.412), Pitcher
outfielder Jimmy Bryan (.411), All—Amer
ican third baseman Tommy Grayson (.382)
and steady second—baseman John Whit
tington (.358). Guilford also boasts three
of the league's top pitchers in freshman
Mike Stewart, unbeaten at s—o, Bryan
4—l and Parker 4—l.
The Quaker nine recently suffered their
first conference defeat at the hands of the
perenial power the Pfeiffer College Falcons.
The Falcons' of veteran coach Joe Farre
bee lead the league at B—o followed by
Guilford's 7—l and High Point's 7—2.
Lefty Vic Worry a junior from Belle
Vernon, Pennsylvania hurled a one—hitter
at Guilford allowing only Willie Inman's
eighth—inning line drive hit to right field.
An oddity in Worry's performance was
his issuing of thirteen walks but the Quak
ers could not come up with a hit as Worry
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always had the right pitch.
At the end of the regular season the
top four teams engage in a double elimina
tion championship tournament, this year
to be held locally at Greensboro's Memor
ial Stadium.
The track team headed by Coach Jack
Jensen, has yet to triumph having drop
ped dual meets at home to Eton 89—56,
conference powerhouse Catawba 104—40,
and Presbyterian 101—42. The sport is in
its second year at Guilford and this year's
squad is filled with promising freshman
and according to coach Jensen the outlook
fo r the future is very bright.
Coach Wilbur Johnson's golf team has
won twice already this season defeating
cross—town rival UNC-G 22—2 and edg
ing Morris—Harvey of West Virginia. The
Quaker golfers dropped decisions to West
minister of Pennsylvania and to William
and Mary and UNC—CH in a triangular
meet. Carlson Farms and Longview are
the Quaker's home courses.
As for spring football practices new
head Coach Bob Lord is putting his squad
of some thirty players through drills in
preparations for what appears to be a
rugged 1968 schedule. Coach Lord and
his staff appear pleased with the squad,
despite some damaging injuries. The 1968
schedule is demanding yet there will be
no doubt as to the fine conditioning the
Quaker eleven will have.
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The 1968 schedule includes road games
at Lexington, Virginia versus the Generals
of Washington and Lee at Western Caro
lina at rugged Emory and Henry at New
berry, at champion Lenoir—Rhyne and
finally at Appalachina. The home schedule
of four games includes tough independent
Samford of Alabama, Presbyterian, once
again for homecoming, Eton's single— wing
eleven, and finally the Indians of Catawba.
Coach Jerry Steele welcomed ten play
ers last week as the basketball team's
spring drills began. Returnees include
Richie Allen, Tom Loftus, Bert Feir,
Chris Kline, John Dixon, Bo Whitaker and
Bob Brezard. Also out are Walker Johnson,
Ricky Nix, 6-7 freshman Dave Smith and
6-3 sharp—shooter Eddie Dyer, a transfer
from Hampden—Sydney who sat out this
season. The drills and scrimmages have
been spirited and can December be far
away?
One final note on basketball—the an
nual banquet feting the championship
Quakers will be held April 30th at the
school cafeteria. Athletic Director Dr.
Herb Appenzeller has tickets selling at
three dollars apiece. The guest speaker
will be announced shortly as will the
starting time. The public is cordially
invited and should contact Dr. Appen
zeller either at 292-5514 or write him at
P. O. Box 8066, Guilford College.
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