THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
LIONS
Pass And Drive
FINAL DRIVE
\To Victory Over Rutherford
With a spirited offense char-
^terized by accurate passing and
•owerful driving the Lions swept to
decisive 19-7 victory over Ruther-
ord Junior College. The Ramblers
allied all of their aerial strength
the last few minutes of the game
score a lone touchdown, barely
j^jpving time to push across the extra
■oint. The Mars Hillians, through-
ut the afternoon gained at will over
Rutherford line and made a
j ^odly share of first downs by means
„jjf sweeping end runs. The Mars
[ill pass defense as well as the of-
ense showed a world of improve-
jrjjient over the aerial play of former
■ames this season, although the de-
ig ense relinquished its vigilance per-
eptibly in the waning moments of
yllay. The Ramblers were purely out
played, gaining only 7 first downs
gainst 18 by the Lions.
Ramblers Listless
Brings Victory
In Last Five Minutes
BREACH
In Schedule Of Lions
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Led by Mock, the Ramblers ex-
ibited a listless spiritless attack
uring the greater part of the game,
spasmodically, throught the affair,
loach Rackley’s eleven showed
purts of strength, but they lacked
he puhch to stage a scoring drive.
‘S Toward the last of the first half,
tutherford received the kick-off and
ir y an alternate line play and pass-
ig attack they managed to gain con-
iderable territory, Gibbs snagging
• Bjvera! passes for respectable gains;
owever, before the half the Lions
alted this threat and the Ramblers
id not rally again until in the closing
linutes they started an aerial com
at. Mock hulling to Beckton twice
ar 50 yards to the five, and then
assing to Leonard to score. Lenoard
ticked center for the bonus just as
le final whistle was blown.
,' The Lions started their drive in the
oening minutes of the game; after
Ivancing the ball to the shadow of
ygjie enemy goal, Bailey crossed the
jj^pal stripe only to have the ball
dullr**^'^ back on a fifteen-yard penalty,
lullf succession the ball was ad-
>g gfneed twice more to the Rutherford
^e-yard line only to be repulsed by
scrapping Rambler eleven; how-
'•er, in the second quarter after
fain driving the ball to the 20
ettles received a short pass and
ipped across the goal line for the
st touchdown of the game, the kick
r extra point failing.
Second Half
In the second half Mars Hill took
3 kick-off and again, without hesi-
tion, started a drive toward the
lemy’s goal, hammering furiously
' the line and tallying lengthy
j around the fink; however, the
|Vance was again checked, and Pox
t off a beautiful punt to put the
I their own eight-yard line.
ter receiving the Rutherford punt,
er. ' Hillians opened their aerial
;ack and shortly scored, Stroup
:eiving a long pass in the end zone.
^ pass attempt for extra point failed
y(j|en the receiver ran into the head
eman. After the Lions had de-
ered another kick-off the two an-
fonists engaged in a brief ex-
inge of punts; however, in the
al quarter the Mars Hillians again
rted a scoring drive. By means
a series of successful line plays
short passes they worked their
y to a scoring position from where
ttles concluded the drive by gal-
ing to another touchdown. Fox
?ked the line for the only extra
nt that the Lions made during the
ne, thus putting the game in the
: for the Mountain team.
Mthough Rabb’s goal kicking
med to be in a slump, he played
flar football throughout the game.
> passes showed the desired ac-
hey, and his efficient blocking was
irge factor in the Lion attack, the
:herford tilt being his best game
season. Fox presented his usual
d driving game, plunging for
=^e nice gains through the
idom’^iblers’ line. Captain Nettles was
om fh score man of the day with two
^ selfr^lidowns; and he, along with
ire q^®y> cut off much territory on end
! estiis and off tackle plays. No doubt
ell-be strongest feature of the Lion
dons.rregation is the forward wall, no
The clash between Mars Hill and
Mt. Park was anybody’s ball game
for the greater part of the en
counter. The Lions opened the game
with a smashing offense that scored
two touchdowns for them in the first
ten minutes. With these two scores
staring them in the face, the Mt.
Park team rallied, and after running
fifty yards off an intercepted pass,
they opened their aerial attack and
in a short time scored on a pass,
Bronson kicking the extra point.
Again in the fourth quarter the Mt.
Park eleven scored on another pass,
barely leaving the Mars Hillians
time to put over their winning
touchdown by a series of line plays.
At the final whistle the tally was
19-13.
The Mt. Park offense was featured
by its brilliant passing attack. Time
and again, Fitzgerald hurled the oval
for lengthy gains. The Roberts’ men
successfully halted the invader’s run
ning attack only to have the op
posing ends penetrate their defense
to score, two touchdowns on passes.
The Lion backfield seemed to be un
able to fathom these long passes,
and consequently the home team was
in hot water several times during the
game.
Line Plays
Most of the territory gained by
the Lions was on line plays. At
times during the game the home
team swept at will over the forward
wall of the Invaders. Bailey and
Nettles made quite a few firsts and
tens of sweeping end runs. At fre
quent intervals during the afternoon
the Mars Hill linesmen opened huge
gaps in the lines of their opponents,
and Fox demonstrated stellar line
plunging, making holes when there
were none. Fox also presented some
neat punting. Rabb was not quite
up to par, failing in two successive
goal kicking attempts and passing
without his usual efficiency. Perhaps
the most outstanding players in the
Mars Hill line were Ammons and Bur
nett. Coach Roberts expressed satis
faction in the line play of his
proteges, adding that his back field
was not quite up to expectations.
Grand Opening
The Lions opened the game in
grand style; after kicking to the
visitors they took the ball on the
45-yard line and scored by a series
of successful line plays which went
unchecked until Fox had placed the
ball across the goal stripe, Rabb’s
kick being good for the bonus. In
quick succession followed the next
score when Burnett, Mars Hill tackle,
broke up a punt to give his team
the ball on the enemy’s 40. From
here Nettles received a pass to put
his team in scoring position, finish
ing the transaction by galloping
around end for the touchdown. At
this point the Mars Hillians seemed
to relinquish their fight, and in the
second quarter the invaders passed.
Caused By Biltmore Disbanding
Basketball Season
on
littf.
News of the dismemberment of the
Biltmore Junior College team Satur
day left a gap in the Lion schedule
that Coach Roberts has been unable
to fill. The coach hopes to secure
a game with some other team for
this date; however, this has proved
an impossibility, the season being
practically half over. A game for
the scrubs against Walnut High was
played Friday, and now all things
point to the clash with the powerful
Lees-McRae eleven on November the
fourth. This will be a real game.
Reasons given for Biltmore’s dis
bandment were as follows: “Lack of
interest amonng students, refusal of
several parents to let their sons con
tinue playing, and financial losses.
Coach John Miller was dis
heartened by the outlook for football
at the school and in regard to his
team’s defeat this season, said: “I
think we were too small to compete
with other schools which can offer
inducements.’’
No plans have been made for
basketball at Biltmore, and Coach
Miller stated that there would be
none unless more interest is shown
in sports.
The Wright
SLANT
On Sports
By Billy Wright
conference team having scored over
it this year. Luminaries in the line
are Ammons, Stroupe, and Davis;
however, each man is covering his
territory efficiently.
The tilt with Rutherford was quite
a decisive victory for the Mars
Hillites, since it puts them out in
the front in the race for the cham
pionship. So far, the Lions have
won every conference game; how
ever, there are some tough teams still
on the Mars Hill schedule. The
worst is yet to come.
The lineups:
Rutherford (7) Pos Mars Hill (19)
Turner LE Stroupe
Gibbs LT Ammons
Marlowe LG Vincent
Phipps C Davis
Helton RG Edwards
Ross RT Burnett
Denton RE Hodges
Mock QB Nettles
Newsome .LH Fox
Cornwell RH Rabb
Leonard FB Bailey
Score by periods: Total
Mars Hill 0 6 6 7—19
Rutherford 0 0 0 7— 7
Beam, (Lenoir-Rhyne) referee;
Harrill, (Furman) umpire.
CAPTAIN NETTLES
to score after intercepting a passing
attempt in the shadow of the enemy
goal and running it to their 40-yard
line; however, during the greater
part of the first half the Lions kept
the ball in enemy territory. At the
half, the home team was advancing
again to threaten the enemy goal,
hammering at the line and at the
flanks.
CKeck Drive
In the second half the Lions took
the ball and by a series of end runs
and hammering blows at the line the
Mars Hillians advanced the ball deep
into enemy territory; however, Mt.
Park finally checked the drive,
grounding a pass in the end zone.
After reaching the middle of the
field by a series of passes and line
plays the invaders completed a long
pass for their second tally; the kick
failed. Mars Hill received the kick
off and began a steady drive toward
the enemy goal line, and in the
closing minutes of the game Fox
plunged over for the winning touch
down after driving the ball down the
field with a spirit that would not be
denied. The trial for extra point
failed. The end of the game found
the two teams in the middle of the
field, with Mars Hill cutting off con
sistent gains over the line.
Davis Good
The most outstanding player on
the Mountain Park eleven was Davis,
an aggressive tackle. Lee and Bron
son made several nice gains, while
Fitzgerald presented a nice punting
and passing game. The visitors’ pass
offense was their big threat and sev
eral times, due to poor aerial de
fense, the game looked bad to Mars
Hill fans, altEough the Mars Hill
aggregation showed itself to be the
stronger of the teams.
Score by quarters: Total
Mars Hill 13 0 0 6—19
Mt. Park 0 7 0 6—13
After winning a decisive victory
over Rutherford College we are able
to pause for a moment’s repose and
see just where we stand in the race
for the championship. We have
played three conference games, win
ning all of them by a comfortable
margin. We met the first real test
of the season in the Rutherford
game, and I’ll say we passed that
test with flying colors. No joking,
this free haircut business is getting
serious for our “Stout” barber—if
you get what I mean.
Let’s analyze the play Saturday
and see just how we managed to lick
the Ramblers. In the first place, we
just outplayed them. Our men were
“dishing it out faster than they
could take it.” Our team has shown
exceptional toughness this season.
Very few of them have been seriously
injured, and in none of the three con
ference games has Coach Roberts
found it necessary to make substitu
tions due to a disability. On the
other hand, their opponents have not
fared so well. Our backfield was
clicking hard, while our line was
charging and driving sledge hammer
blows at the opposing line.
This is enough of what our team
has done, for the games ahead of us
are the toughest to be played this
season. First, there’s the big clash
with Lees-McRae to be held here
next week. Now, all things point to
this game. No doubt the teams will
be equally matched and Lion grid
fans should see a real display of foot
ball. Then there is the game with
that tough Boiling Springs bunch
that licked Weaver 6-0. We also
have Weaver and Tennessee Wes
leyan. The Cions are far out in
front of the title race with three
wins and no defeats. Whether our
good record will hold against
stronger aggregations will in some
measure be demonstrated here Satur
day. Let’s all turn out and support
our team 100%. On to the champion
ship, Lions—we’re all for you, win
or lose!
What do you think about our
famous Tennessee Volunteers losing
ball games here right and left? What
does Bob Anders think of it? You
should hear him. According to all
dope, Duke has one of the strongest
teams in the South, and it should be
a cinch for the Blue Devils to cop
the N. C. big 5 title. State has
been rather tardy in displaying the
power she is thought to possess, but
fans should see a real clash when the
Wolf pack meets Davidson’s scrapping
eleven in Raleigh on the 28th. The
Deacons exhibited a somewhat un
expected power by holding State to
a scoreless tie and outplaying them
in the bargain. Coach Collins’ outfit
is not up to expectations and so far
has shown us nothing to write home
about; however, Carolina may re
deem herself in future big 5 clashes.
And while we’re discussing high-
powered college teams, we might
mention, incidentally, that the Lion
Reserves showed that they could
scrap here Friday in the tilt with
Walnut High. The visitors held the
Mars Hill second stringers to one
touchdown in the first half, but after
a vigorous lecture from the coach
this bunch went in and scored three
touchdowns in about five minutes in
the latter part of the game, the final
score being 27-7 in favor of the
Mountain Lions. Coach Roberts has
some pretty reliable reserve ma
terial, but the only trouble is that
no first stringers are injured except
Baughman, whe has been out most
of the season wi^h an injured leg,
Vincent filling hi. vacancy. It is
probable that the coach will schedule
other games for his 'veserves shortly.
of .
In first games of the season the
Lion defense against aerials looked
weak. Our pass attack wasn’t so
hot, either, but after Mountain Park
had scored twice through the air
and Belmont had tallied their only
score on an aerial. Coach Roberts
began to remedy this flaw in the play
of his charges, strengthening it two
fold. He also spent hours of coach
ing drills on aerials, and today our
team’s pass work is greatly improved.
This item of drill is still a large
factor in the daily practice sessions
of the Lion camp. No conference
team has scored over the Mars Hill
line this season, and we firmly be
lieve that no other team will score
on aerials. What with Rabb’s hurl
ing, which is growing better as the
days roll by, and a bevy of excellent
pass receivers, who have already
scored several times this year, we
should win some games with our
aerial attack.
WHITEHURST
(Continued from page 1)
Nestor; Chorister, Margaret Hines;
Pianist, Nina Grey Liles; Chaplain,
Miriam Early; Reporter, Hildreth
Squires; Librarian, Anne Mc
Cracken; Costumer, Mrs. Wilma
Wright; Marshals—Janie Britt, Julia
Cox, Doris Smiley; Literary Critic,
Virginia Ballard; Music Critic, Rose
Ellen Elkins; Expression Critic, Doris
Messer; Program Committee—^Er
nestine Hamby, Mary Simmons, and
Gladys Houser.
TITLE LOOMS
BIG TO LIONS
(Continued from page 1)
Freeman and Edwards, guards, and
Davis, center.
Reserves are not lacking this year
at Mars Hill and these will no doubt
get a chance to show their mettle in
Saturday’s game.
In a rousing appeal. Coach Roberts’
talking in chapel this week asked the
undivided support of the students.
Lees-McRae is undoubtedly the
most formidable foe the Lions play
this season. The team is in high
spirits and hoping for a decisive win.
ConvlncutaJkstimonu
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