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Sport Rambles
BY ORVILLE CAMPBELL
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W.C.T.C. AND BREVARD ARE HOT . . . AND HOW—
Last Saturday afternoon I was in “enemy” territory and the
enemy were really playing a good game. It was the football game
j between W.C.T.C. and Brevard, and both teams showed Coach Dick
erson and myself, some real football,
pui It looked as if both have much improved teams over last year
and they will furnish the Lions plenty of competition. They showed
plenty of zip and speed; and with Taggert, of Brevard, and Saunders,
"^of W.C.T.C., leading the way, they showed us a football game that
Diwe will not soon forget,
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Mr. Taggert gave a very good account of himself. With the game
I less than three minutes old he received one of Saunders’ punts on
daihis own 15 and raced 85 yai-ds through the complete W.C.T.C. team
^ to score the first touchdown for Brevard. We had heard a lot about
' this Asheville product during the past year and after seeing him
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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
UONS TO MEET ILLIGAN TONIGHT
OUR COACHES
in action, we are inclined to agree that he is even better than reports.
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OUR LIONS WERE TOUGHER—
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^ nessee, to watch our Lions completely outplay a Tusculum eleven.
Although the game ended in a 6 to 6 tie, the Robertsmen were super-
me ior throughout the contest as they ran up 11 first downs to 6 for
Tusculum. Had the breaks of the game been in our favor the score
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would have been very different from what it was. Immediately after
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kickoff and traveled down the field for 65 yards only to see the
game end with the ball on Husculum’s five-yard line. .lust think—
0 two more minutes and the Lions would have won the game,
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1 SUICIDE SCHEDULE—
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But lest you become too enthusiastic and go out on a limb, let
Jan me add this word of caution to you about our Lions. While Coach
Roberts has been in the backyard each afternoon oiling the gears
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one and putting new parts into his ’38 football machine, he has been
busy at night in the front office signing up an array of powerful
hav opponents, the like of which Mars Hill has never seen before in a
lasi single season. In addition to Milligan and W.C.T.C., who have two
of the best senior college elevens in “these here” parts, and Brevard,
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a strengthend club that may strike down several teams before the
rm season is over, the Lions will tangle first with Wingate and then with
I Lees McRae, Wake Forest (Frosh), and Hiwassee in rapid succession,
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ested in Mars Hill football, many a sleepless night. If the Lions win
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[tip moderate margin, the 1938 season will have been a howling success
in any prognosticator’s book.
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THIS AND THAT FROM HERE AND THERE—
George Wirtz, ex-Mars Hill star and now ace footballer at Wake
Forest college has been mentioned as one of the outstanding backfield
men in the state and several of the most prominent sports editors
have remarked that he has All-American possibilities . . . Jake Wade,
sports editor, Charlotte Observer, recently remarked: “George Wirtz,
one of the three old heads in the starting Wake Forest lineup,
■sH streaked off an 85-yard touchdown jaunt with an intercepted pass
to show his sophomore comrades how it’s done in the varsity league.”
Nice going George. Keep up the good work . . . Whizzer White
intends to become a lawyer after finishing Oxford. He majored in
economics at Colorado, and out there they don’t call him Whizzer
at all, but Bryon . . . Ohio State’s band has done away with its reeds
and will concentrate on brass this year. More than $1000 was spent
for special horns made in Italy. What couldn’t our own band do
with this money . . . Johnny Kroner, of the Cleveland Indians, is a
registered pharmacist and spends the off-season working in a St.
Louis drug store in which he owns half interest . . . Although the
Davis Cup is thirty-eight years old it has only been won by four
nations—United States, Australia, England and France.
Funny how rumors get started. It has been reported several
times on the campus that Gene Alexander was going to return to
school. There is nothing to it and whoever started it must not have
had anything to talk about . . . David Vosburg, Mars Hill’s one and
^ I only manager, is going to Davidson this year and from all reports
he is doing fine . . . Appreciate you taking the time to read this
j column . . . Would like very much to hear your comments.
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT
IS WELL UNDER WAY
Cross Country Cake Run
Will Be Sponsored By
The Hilltop
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Tennis interest took to the
courts in a large way this week
when forty boys, excluding all
varsity men from last year, began
play-offs for the Mars Hill col
lege championship.
First-round matches should be
finished by today if weather per
mits and the entrants will be nar
rowed down and the playing will
begin in earnest. No boys are
seeded since none were varsity
men, but several C-I’s as well as
C-II’s are looking good. Play
should be ended in the next ten
days at least. Second round mat
ches should be played by Tuesday
or Wednesday.
Following this tournament will
be the Annual Cross Country
Cake Run sponsored by The Hill
top, and track coach Fred Dick
erson. Entrants must train and
get in shape for this hard run this
years. Also, anyone interested in
the intramural tag football game
between Melrose and Brown will
please get in touch with the edi
tors so that they may try to make
arrangements with Athletic Di
rector O. E. Roberts for the play
if necessary.
Lions Lose Opener
To Garson-Newman
A much heavier and more ex
perienced Carson-Newman eleven
handed the Mars Hill Lions a 20
to 0 setback in the first game of
the current season for both teams.
The Eagles, who were ’37 champs
of the Smoky Mountain confer
ence, proved to be as strong this
year as they were last season as
they rolled up 10 first downs to
2 for the Robertsmen.
Early in the game the Lions
stopped a Carson-Newman threat
on the Mars Hill 25 yard marker
and at least one more Eagle score
was nullified by a fighting Mars
Hill line. In the second period,
however, they were able to push
over a marker with Davis carry
ing ball for the final three yards.
The Tennessee lads scored their
final two touchdowns in the third
quarter. Brakehill carried the ball
over the center of the line for the
first and Cattlett pulled a sneak
around end for the final score.
FRED DICKERSON
Lions Hold Tusculum
To Tie In Close Game
Saturday night, September 24,
the Mars Hill Lions made another
raid into Smoky Mountain con
ference territory and came back
on the long end of the yardage
gained, but split a 6 to 6 score
with the Tusculum college outfit.
The Lion gridders ran up 11
first downs to Tusculum’s 6 and
outplayed the Tenneseans the en
tire game. The Lions scored early
in the third, after a sustained
drive. “Chick” Murray gained the
touchdown on a sprint of eight
yards around end. However, his
attempt to buck the line for the
extra point failed.
Tusculum’s marker came early
in the fourth quarter when Hines,
Tusculum halfback, scooped up a
blocked punt and raced into pay
dii’t and a touchdown.
Mars Hill received the kickoff
after Tusculum scored and imme
diately marched 65 yards to the
Tennesseeans five yard stripe as
the game ended.
Throughout the contest the
Lions outplayed the Tusculum
eleven and several times early in
the game they threatened to
score.
Captain James Gianakos, Mar
tin, Brown and White stood out
in the Mars Hill forward wall.
In the backfield the Lions “Mars
Hill High” lineup composed of
Murray, Ball, Edwards and
Stringfield were outstanding.
Murray’s running and Edwards’
kicking were specially helpful to
the Mars Hill cause.
The line-up:
Mars Hill Pos. Tusculum
White LE ..Rothenburger
Robinson LT Hankinson
Gianakos . . .. LG Lester
Whitaker C McAmes
Martin RG Lester
Brown RT Sanbourne
Travathan RE Hayes
Stringfield .... QB Shearer
Ball LHB Rossi
Murray RHB Hines
Edwards FB Herbst
Scoring Touchdowns: Mars Hill
(Murray, Tusculum (Hines).
175 LOCAL STUDENTS;
PLAN TO SEE GAME
Mars Hill college students, 175
strong, will journey to Johnson
City Tenn., tonight to witness the
football game between the Mars
Hill Lions and Milligan college.
During the past week the Lions
have been working out daily and
they will be able to throw their
full forces against the strong
senior college.
Lack of an end to team with
James White has presented both
Coach Roberts and Coach Dicker
son with a very grave problem
but with Arthur Briggs, Bessemer
City lad, being shifted to this
position from the backfield, it is
hoped that it will be well taken
care of.
Jack Smith, Jessup, Ga., pride
and joy, looked very good in the
drills during the past week. His
passing was much improved and
both coaches praised his good
work. He has been out of action
for the past ten days with a bad
ankle.
Considerable attention has also
been given to a pass defense dur
ing the past week. This phase of
play has given both coaches num
erous headaches in their first two
games and they have improved
it much.
Material for the backfield is
still plentiful and if the line will
come through as expected the
Lions might upset the dope and
come home with victory. Let’s
hope they do.
Monday’s boots were good for the
two extra points made after the
touchdowns.
Although the score was some
what lopsided the Lions looked
especially good against their sup
erior competition and at several
times during the contest they dis
played some real football.
Six Softball Teams
Provide Recreation
Softball, one of the fastest
growing sports in the United
States, is proving very popular to
those students who are taking
part on the campus. Six teams
have been organized and C. G.
Ray has been appointed director.
Two games are scheduled for
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each afternoon with play starting
at 4 p.m. The league will close
on October 5th and a pennant
will be awarded the winner.
At the present time Melrose is
leading the race with four wins
and no losses. The C-I’s appear
to be the goats having lost three
while being unable to break into
the win column.
Below are listed the present
standings:
Won
Melrose 4
C-II’s 2 1
Gashouse 1 1
Indians .. .... 1 2
Brown 1 2
C-I’s 0 3
Lost Petg.
0 1.000
.666
.500
.333
.333
.000
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