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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
IONS AND TORNADO FIGHT TO 0-0 TIE
rid Resume Shows Lions’ Standing
ons Close Season With Two
Wins, Four Ties, And
Three Losses.
Mars Hill ended its 1937 foot-
11 season by playing Brevard
a scoreless tie on Thanksgiving
ly. Although they did not win as
iny games this year as last they
d a fighting team and several
I’s showed great promise for a
ampionship team in 1937.
MILLIGAN
The Lions opened their 1937
^ason at Johnson City, Tennes-
: and were handed a 20 to 0 de-
at by the strong Milligan eleven.
Though they were defeated, they
ayed a very good game of ball
id gave a very good account of
eir ability.
BY JIMMIE WALKER
TUSCULUM
Injured from their game with
illigan the Robertsmen fought
usculum college to a scoreless
c at Greenville, Tenn. They out-
ayed their stronger opponents
1 every department and threat-
led to score several times only
I be halted by a fighting Tus-
ilum line.
BOILING SPRINGS
Playing their first home game
f the season the Lions defeated
oiling Springs by a score of
3 to 7. The Lions scored late in
le fourth quarter to win the
all game when Boiling Springs
jmbled and Higgins for Mars
[ill recovered. Brantley then
mred from the four-yard stripe.
P. J. C.
Playing the second team the
irger part of the game the Mars
eleven handed P. J. C. a 40
ll\J ^ ® defeat. The most spectacular
’ lay of the game was a 40-yard
by Gene Alexander.
uries?
W. C. T. C.
this ba rpjjg Lions played their best
of oui^jyig g£ .(.jjg geason when they
eld the strong W. C. T. C. team
i in tli^ scoreless tie. The W. C. T. C.
‘PPe^retaiji was favored to win but the
the Cijons outplayed them the larger
mple, of ffjg game.
annouM
Son on
LEES-McRAE
I inspd Because of bad playing condi-
_ (ons the Lions were defeated 13
ree wi*
0 6 by the Lees-McRae Bulldogs.
3e thre*j^j,g jjjjj threatened to score sev-
becauij.^t times but the Lees-McRae
irophcsijjg jjgjj Lions would
reat P*',ge the ball on downs,
to undi
to wof CAMPBELL
he WOB
worshin Lions played their third
*ie game of the season against
rn*"to college. Brantley was
len outstanding player for the
=jions. He made several nice gains
the Chn end plays.
e mush
i chape: DAVIDSON “B
mas bel The strong Davidson “B” team
lole yeiefeated the Mountain Lions 6 to
g to sta in a game that was played in
blinding snow. This was by far
that aie strongest team that the Lions
rm of iayed this year and they were
See yoortunate in holding the Davidson
oys to such a close score.
BREVARD
isttyiL ^ fought game the Mars
.ill Lions ended their 1937 season
y playing their traditional rival,
to a scoreless tie. Lack
_f scoring power cost the Lions
lUKt!5Yej.aj scoring opportunities.
The football season came to an
official close when the final whis
tle marked the end of the Thanks
giving clash at Brevard. The sea
son can be classed as neither a
success nor as a failure, which
fact is due largely to four ties
marked upon the record of the ’37
edition of the Lions. The team has
not remained unbeaten; Success
of an athletic team cannot and
should not be judged by games
won or lost, but by the recreation
provided the boys participating in
them.
scoreless; yet the Robertmen
threatened time after time. The
Tornado also rolled up more first
downs against Mars Hill than any
other team.
Football has reached more
boys at Mars Hill this year than
ever before, and it is the opin
ion of this scribe that, in spite
of bad weather, the home games
were thoroughly enjoyed by the
students. If football at Mars
Hill was commercialized as it
is at some of our big univer
sities and colleges, the season
just past would have been a
failure; but football is still a
SPORT, not an industry, at
Mars Hill.
Those who went to Brevard
Turkey Day got an eyeful of the
unexpected. By every method of
picking the winner ahead of time,
we were doped to beat Brevard.
By comparative scores: Mars
Hill beat P. J. C., 40-0, Brevard
lucked out on them, 13-0; M. H.
C. beat Boiling Springs 13-7; Bre
vard tied them; Mars Hill fell be
fore Lees-McRae in a “breaks-
won-game,” 13-6. Brevard was de
feated by the Lees-McRae team,
19 to 0; and yet BREVARD
TIED US 0-0 !! !
Brevard was the only junior
college team to hold the Lions
This scribe can tbink of only
one thing to account for the
score of that game. The Bre
vard eleven had been pointing
for the Turkey Day clash with
Mars Hill for exactly one year,
since the Lions licked them
here last Thanksgiving, 38-7,
and they played an inspired
game.
One thing is certain about that
game of games. Every Lion knew
what was expected of him and
fought with everything he had.
The team that stopped all the
razzle-dazzle that Brevard threw
at our Lions outside their own
twenty, and then marched to their
opponents’ six-inch line, certainly
was not out-played. What happen
ed was that a scrapping, and (as
we have said) inspired Golden
Tornado, gave the Lions a little
more than they expected, and put
up a goal in defense of their own
that the Robertsmen could not
penetrate.
The game at Brevard brought
to light one fact: The rivalry be
tween the two student bodies is
one of friendliness. The two teams
were unanimous in shaking hands
and slapping backs after the game
The two groups of fans, too, were
very friendly and this scribe
neither saw nor heard of a fight
between students or fans of the
two schools. This is as it should
be; let’s keep the spirit of
FRIENDLY RIVALRY, and let’s
beat Brevard next time.
DICKERSON’S BASKETBALL TEAM TRAINS
BREVARD DRIVES TO LIONS’ SIX-YARD STRIPE;
LIONS ADVANCE TO 10-YARD IN SECOND PERIOD
Alexander For Lions And Ryder For Brevard Engage In
A Punting Duel For Remainder of The
Second Quarter.
Coach Oren Roberts’ Mountain Lions ended their 1937 season on
Thanksgiving Day at Brevard when they played the Brevard College
Tornado to a scoreless tie.
In the first period the Tornado took the ball on their 40-yard
line and carried it to the Lions’ six before losing it on an inter
cepted pass.
Varsity basketball practice got
under way several days ago un
der the direction of Coach Fred
Dickerson and has been progress
ing nicely since.
The team this year will be built
around Captain Gene Alexander,
Brantley, Ray, and Hough. These
boys are lettermen from last year’s
squad and they will be counted on
heavily this season. According to
Coach Dickerson, the team will be
fast and fairly strong defensive
ly, but will be handicapped by
lack of height and offensive
power.
The squad has been cut and
the following fifteen men will
probably be kept on the team this
year: Captain Alexander, Brant
ley, Ray, Hough, Peek, Kellner,
Wilbanks, Charles, Wilson, A.
Hubbard, Adams, Gary, Heading,
Griffin, and Lawson. »
Thursday’s skirmish with the
champion “Y” from Canton as a
beginning the team faces one of
Alexander’s punting and Michael’s
running were features of the
game.
the toughest schedules in the his
tory of basketball at Mars Hill.
The following games have already
been scheduled but several other
teams will be played. Coach Dick
erson stated.
(Can-
(Can-
Dec. 2—Champion “Y'
ton) at Mars Hill.
Dec. 4—Champion “Y'
ton at Canton.
Dec. 9—Enka at Enka.
Dec. 11—Cumberland at Mars
Hill.
M. H. Beat Ala.?
Maybe All Wrong
If you use enough “there-
fores” and keep one eye closed
you can, by comparative scores,
prove that Mars Hill should de
feat Alabama (Nation’s No. 1
grid team) by 46 points, should
these two teams meet.
Here’s how:
Hiwassee defeated Mars Hill
1 3 to 6 and they defeated Car-
son-Newman 18 to 12; thus
Carson-Newman is one point
better than Mars Hill. Carson-
Newman defeated W. C. T. C.
52 to 0; therefore Mars Hill is
51 points better than W. C. T.
C.
Appalachian defeated W. C.
T. C. 14 to 0 thus leaving Mars
Hill 37 points better than
Appalachian. Appalachian de
feated Elon 31 to 0, so this
makes Mars Hill 68 points
better than Elon.
Elon defeated V. M. I. 13 to
6 therefore Mars Hill is 75
points better than V. M. I. V.
M. I. defeated Davidson 6 to
0; thus Mars Hill is 81 points
better than Davidson.
Duke beat Davidson 34 to 6;
herefore Mars Hill is 53 points
better than Duke. Duke tied
Tennessee therefore Mars Hill
is also 53 points better than
Tennessee. Alabama defeated
Tennessee 14 to 7 thus Mars
Hill is 46 points better than
Alabama.
The Lions would probably be
beaten by 100 points if they
did play Alabama, but you have
got to admit that it sounds
mighty good on paper!
LIONS ARE DEFEATED
BY DAVIDSON “B” TEAM
The Davidson “B” team scored
a 6 to 0 victory over the Mars
Hill Lions November 20 in a
game that was played in a blind
ing snow storm.
The Wildcats tallied in the
third period on a forward-lateral,
Wilson to McLentock to Hicks.
The Davidson boys made a total
of 10 first downs to only six for
Mars Hill.
In the second period the Lions
played much better ball and with
Michael and Alexander leading
the way, they advanced the ball
to the Brevard ten-yard stripe
where they lost the ball on downs.
For the remainder of the second
quarter both teams played good
ball and it turned out to be a
punting duel between Alexander
for the Lions and Hyder for
Brevard.
In the last two periods both
teams took the ball deep into
their own territory, carrying it
far past the mid-field stripe
on many occasions. Mars Hill
threatened in the third period
with “Chic” Murray and Alex
ander leading the way.
The Tornado passing attack was
a constant threat and worry to
the Robertsmen, especially in the
closing quarter. The Ranson-
coached team completed five orrt
of nine attempts but they had
three interceptions. The Lions
were able to complete only three
out of eight attempts and they
had two interceptions.
Alexander and Hyder did ex
cellent punting for their teams.
Both boys averaged 41 yards
on their punts from the line of
scrimmage. In first downs Bre
vard held a slight margin, get
ting nine firsts to the Lions’
eight.
For the Lions, Alexander was
outstanding with his punting;
Michael, who quarterbacked, play
ed his best game of the year; Mur
ray shone with several nice gains.
White, Lion end, seemed to be
in every play. He made several
nice tackles and threw the opposi
tion for lo^ after loss. Gianokos
backed up the line for the Mars
Hill eleven and he turned in a
fine job at this post. He made sev
eral nice tackles during the ball
game. “Spek” Valentine broke
through the line to make several
good tackles.
The game marked the end of
several Mars Hill boys’ college
careers. The swansongsters were:
Therrell, G. Valentine, Gianokos,
and Wright in the line and Alex
ander, Michael, D. Valentine, Ear-
ley and Ball in the backfield.
Brantley played his last game for
Mars Hill against Davidson “B.”
Gianokos, Alexander, and Ther
rell were the outstanding stars
for the Lions. Gianokos played
his last game of the season. Many
times he broke through to throw
the opposition for heavy losses.
Alexander’s punting was the fea
ture of the ball game. Time after
time he punted the Lions out of
danger. His punts averaged 40
yards.
Hicks, Wilson, and MeSwain
were the outstanding players for
the visitors. It was Hicks who
scored the touchdown for the
Davidson team.
The line-ups:
Mars Hill Pos. Brevard
White LE Morris
Squires LT Rector
Gianokos LG Napier
Whitaker C Hicks
Wright RG Harill
Valentine RT Jones
Jones RE Tothrow
Murray LH Taggart
Stringfield RH Hyer
Michael Q B Schuyler
Alexander FB Love
Subs: For Mars Hill, Wilbanks,
Leeper, Brown, Martin, 9arley and
Martin. For Brevard, McMinn,
Graham and Moore.