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Cfje &uiltorlrian
A Slice of Life from the Butcher
Christmas bag of goodies
Butch Maler
Question of the week: What hap
pened to earn Duke guard Marty
Clark that shiner he sported during
the Michigan game?
Answer: Someone mistook him
for Bobby Hurley.
Before I get into my Christmas
Dag of goodies, I'd like to share a
letter I received just before Thanks
giving break.
Dear Butch,
Could you please add a sub
committee to your organization,
Fellowship of Christian Athletes?
This sub-group could be the fel
lowship of Christian non-athletes.
I am serious. I am a Christian, but
not athletic. I make a good specta
tor and an enthusiastic fan. Maybe
your organization could be called
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
and Fans.
I would like to be with other
Christians at Guilford College, but
I can't seem to find them on my
own. Could you write an article in
The Guilfordian? Or maybe your
group could have something on a
Saturday or Sunday morning to
include people like me (I don't like
evening meetings, because I feel
uncomfortable walking around
alone at night, especially from the
college gymnasium to [my resi
dence hall].
[College] is difficult enough, but
it would really help if you could
help this [person], far from home,
connect with others who have a
similar belief system.
I thank you for taking this into
consideration.
A silent voice
I appreciate the willingness this
person had in speaking up and
would like to address my thoughts
on the letter.
It is my understanding that Guil
ford College' s Fellowship of Chris
tian Athletes is not a group exclu
sive to varsity sports players, but
welcomes all people interested in
attending its meetings.
Two years ago, one person at a
meeting remarked the only sport
she played was cards. Even though
I was not a varsity athlete, I was
was once an officer for the group.
She and I are fans just like the
author of the letter is and FCA has
ministered to our needs just fine.
The other main Christian orga
nization on campus is Inter Varsity
(meaning inter-collegiate) Chris
tian Fellowship. Both FCA's and
I V's large group meetings are held
at 8:45 p.m. in Boren Lounge, FCA
on Tuesday nights and Inter Varsity
on Wednesdays.
Besides large groups, both fel
lowship offer Bible studies and
prayer meetings at different times
daring the week.
If anyone needs an escort to and
from the meetings, I'm sure the
leaders from either group would
be willing to help out FCA's advi
sor is Jeannie Taylor King and its
officers are Catherine Herring, Luv
Medford and Daryl Nash.
Inter Varsity is
staffed
by
Ray
Crompton,
with an exec of
Dave Getz, Cris Wetterau,
Debby Youtzy and myself.
As always, my phone (x 3389)
and door (B221) await you, if you
have questions or comments con
cerning what I write here.
Now for the goodies.
Tis the season of giving, for
sure, as a number of sports figures
and teams are receiving early
Christmas presents this year.
•Miami (FL) quarterback Gino
Toretta (the Davey O'Brien and
Maxwell Awards), Georgia run
ning back Garrison Hearst (the
Doak Walker Award), Nebraska
interior lineman Will Shields (the
Outland Trophy) and Colorado
defensive back Deon Figures (the
Jim Thorpe Award) all acquired
sizeable stocking stuffers in cer
emonies at the College Football
Hall of Fame in Kings Mills, OH
Sunday.
•With goals by Nate Friends
and Erik Imler, the University of
Virginia Cavaliers won their sec
ond straight NCAA Division I
men' s soccer championship. It was
theWahoos' third title in four years.
Yippee. Now when is the United
States' fastest growing youth sport
going to receive the attention it
seemingly deserves?
•Pittsburgh Steeler running back
Barry Foster, the NFL's leading
rusher, is virtually ensured of in
centives that would more than
double his $300,000 contract after
he breaks the 1,500 yard mark next
week. This town ain't big enough
for two sheriffs named Barry...
•...so Pirate outfielder
Barry Bonds—is on the brink of
signing the richest contract in base
Sports
ball history, some $43.75 million
over six years from the Giants.
•The New York Yankees, whom
some suspected would lure Bonds
with an even sweeter deal, traded
for pitcher Jim Abbott Abbott and
his 2.77 ERA were given an
early present—an of
fense that could
•Duke's
basketball
team was
awarded the
top spot in
college hoops
after knocking
off then-number
one ranked Michi
gan 79-68 Saturday. The
Blue Devils' reign won't last,
though. Sorry, Dookies.
•On the other end of the spec-
NFL Contest 1
Can YOU beat "The Greek?"
Match your National Football
League prognosticating abilities
against sophomore Eric "The
Greek" Pappas, unequivocally
Guilford's most knowledgeable
sports mind.
For the fifth week in a row, Eric
"The Greek" Pappas' prognosti
cating pride took yet another beat
ing, as he was "outpicked" by nine
other entrants. The total number of
entries came to 17, plummeting
from 49 the previous week.
"The Greek" ended up with a six
out of ten record on the week,
matching his worst performance
of the year—which he turned in
the previous week. Four entrants
also picked six of ten and edged
out Pappas on the total score
tiebreaker, while three entrants
went one better and picked seven
of ten correctly.
Two entrain ts really came to play,
however, picking eight of ten cor
rectly. These two, David Addison
and Peter Meroth, would have their
destiny with doughnuts put in the
hands of the tiebreaker.
Addison's predicted score turned
out to be only two points away
from the actual total score of the
tiebreaker game, and Addison
edged out Meroth for the two dozen
Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
As for "The Greek," this is his
last chance before the end of the
trum, Prairie View's cagers ended
the nation's longest current Divi
sion I losing streak at 30 games
with a 90-76 victory over Arkan
sas Baptist that same night. Fitting
that a "Baptist" team supplied
this gift, huh?
So those are gifts on their
i way a little early. The follow
' ing is my Christmas sports wish
list.
•For Barry Bonds, National
League Most Valuable Player: fans
who appreciate him for being his
own man.
•For Bubby Brister, Steeler
quarterback: touchdowns by Rod
Woodson, Carnell Lake and the
rest of the Pittsburgh defense.
Heaven knows how few points
Bubby can post on a scoreboard.
•For Mario Lemieux, Penguin
center: a healthy back.
•For all NFL quarterbacks: pass
protection, so they can continue to
each live functional lives (in one
piece).
•For all NFL offensive linemen:
respect for the difficult task they
have before them each week to live
up to the above.
•For Michigan Wolverine hoop-
actu
ally sup
ply run
support.
semester to salvage his somewhat
tarnished pride by displaying his
sports savoir-faire.
But this is also your last chance
to prove your sports mettle. Are
you confident that your picks are
better than "The Greek's?"
Do you think you could be the one
to post the first perfect entry blank,
going ten-for-ten? Then fill out the
entry blank and turn it in.
Somebody's going to win the
doughnuts—why not you?
All students, as well as faculty,
staff, and other members of the
Guilford community, are encour
aged to participate .The deadline
I 1
Entry Blank
"Game 1: Atlanta @ Tampa Bay Winner:
■Game 2: Dallas @ Washington Winner: ■
■Game 3: Indianapolis @ N.Y. Jets Winner: ■
iGame 4: San Francisco @ Minnesota Winner: I
|Game 5: Green Bay @ Houston Winner: I
|Game 6: L.A. Raiders @ Miami Winner: |
|Game 7: Pittsburgh @ Chicago Winner: |
|Game 8: Cincinnati @ San Diego Winner: |
■Game 9: Cleveland @ Detroit Winner: ■
|Game 10: New Orleans @ L.A. Rams Winner: .
■Tiebreaker the total score of:
Philadelphia @ Seattle Total Score:
|Name:
| Address (box #): I
| Phone: |
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35ecember 11,1992
rave Chris Webber awake-up call.
Looks like he missed the one be
fore the Duke game. But he's still
a man among boys.
•For Heather and Heidi Burge,
twin forwards on Virginia's
women's basketball team: distinc
tion from each other. I still can't
tell the difference between 'em.
•For Guilford College men's
basketball fans: continued enjoy
ment of Paul Ferrell no-lookpasses
to Adrien Pritchard for rim-jolting
dunks. Every time Pritch's feet
leave the floor, everybody in
Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse gasps in
anticipation.
•For that equestrian-at-heart
from Shelby, NC: a horse of her
own.
•For all players, fans and other
assorted readers: the real Christ
mas gift of Jesus Christ. May you
believe and receive Him. "For God
did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save
the world through him." (John 3:17)
Merry Christmas. And remem
ber, you can't have Christmas with
out Christ! If you think you can,
you "mas" be kidding yourself.
V *
: "v
Pappas
for entries is 11 p.m. Saturday.
Place entries in the box located on
the door of The Guilfordian of
fice on the second floor of Founders
Hall. Only one entry per person
will be accepted.
photo by Carl Beehler