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By HAROLD HEARN
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Several weeks ago about forty-
gjj|.'five hopeful boys reported for
jfootball practice under Coaches
Roberts and Dickerson. We, the
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jStudents of Mars Hill, don’t real
^j^ize how much work these boys do
in order to preserve the glory of
ye ol’ school on the football field.
' Each day these hopefuls do two
^ 'and one-half hours of the hardest
'*^type of work. They don’t stop
^°’'when they get tired, but they
™®keep digging. With the coach put-
^**ting them through all kinds of
gross drills—tackling the “dum
my,” blocking practice, going
®'down under punts, passing, run-
®^®ning around the track, and finally
scrimmage—the boys take it on
°fthe chin (and other places) with
'®^*”the hope in their hearts that they
'he jjg ggjjj. ^ scheduled
^^®'(game.
Let’s take our hats off to those
^ ®boys who scrimmage with the first
-ty- string men and make them a lit-
^^^tle tougher for their opponents.
There are approximately twenty
^ *5 such boys who know that they will
^™‘not be on the starting line-up;
*but instead of giving up because
of their failure to land a position
lie® on the first string, they keep
leriii working—working for their op-
'®v^portunity to play, even for five
-"minutes.
olic. With the prospects of a great
tOfteam and a good year, football
en^ispirit is running high. With a good
squad of cheer learers leading
ththem, the students have that old
pep that helps the team push that
pigskin just a few feet farther
®when the yardage is needed. Stu-
® 1 dents, when you go to the games,
everything else except
helping the team win. Show your
h^i'lschool spirit by attending every
game. Arrangements have been
cle»^
d *made this year for the students
a to attend every game away from
1 home with the exception of one.
advantage of this opportun-
iiidetity and reserve a seat on one of
wi the special buses chartered to car-
one j.y the students. Let’s carry our
ar. school spirit with us to the games
■he ^away from home and cheer the
^ jteam on to one of the best years
that the Lions have ever had.
^ ( Lions Off To Great Start
nea The Lions have started on what
-1,^ j appears to be a great year by de-
:he feating Tusculum in their first
Ge game 14 to 0. The Lions by no
IS means played flawlessly, but they
lou won a hard game. In the Mars
•an Hill-Wingate struggle the Lions,
5S. although outweighed, showed the
t ^.scrap necessary to win the game.
! “^Several new men have proved
sed^how valuable they are to the
'he team’s offensive play. Leading
Crews, Howard, and
^Farrar.
\ Crews, a shifty little backfield
man, showed us that he can put
152 pounds into very good
^jjjuse by tearing the opposition to
(bits and making several long runs
Bol-m the game with Tusculum. He
(has scored two of the three
|.y itouchdowns made by the Lions
(ijyjithis year.
Sp^ Howard, also a triple-threater,
Sp^can pass, punt, and run like a
I pro with that pigskin. The high-
ned light of Howard’s play is his abil-
nceftty to put that ball through the
ut {uprights for extra points. Howard
hefecored the first touchdown made
* * M ^ Lions this season and then
i‘t Pkicked the extra point with his
a drained toe. He has failed in but
ijYietone of five attempts to convert
r.” the extra point. This is more than
^esdthe team last year made all sea-
These extra points would
coWiave meant extra “wins” last
LIONS PLAY WOFFORD FROSH TODAY
Outweighed Lions
Beat Wingate, 6-0
Pass Interception By Whita
ker Paves Way For
Lone Score
Although outweighed by their
opponents, the Lions outscrapped
them and took a 6-0 verdict from
Wingate here Saturday. The en
tire game was played in a drizzle
of rain which slowed up the speed
of the backs; but the game did
not lack its thrilling moments.
Many times during the game
Wingate received heavy penalties
for illegal use of he hands.
First Quarter
Wingate took the kickoff and
started their drive downfield, but
a penalty forced them to kick
into Lion territory. Mars Hill in
the earlier stages of the game
could not find a hole in the Win
gate line. There were two more
exchanges of kicks, and Wingate
took possession of the ball just
before the end of the first quar
ter. Heavy penalties proved cost
ly to the Wingate team who held
the ball in their possession dur
ing most of the first period.
Second Quarter
Opening the second quarter
both teams exchanged kicks and
Wingate began a drive that net
ted three first downs before a
penalty again set them on their
heels. Smith and Hallas took over
the offensive for Wingate and
made several nice runs. Farrar
and Howard picked up a first
down after the exchange; then
Howard sent the ball on a beau
tiful punt down to the Wingate
ten-yard stripe. After John Far
rar’s interception of a pass, the
first half ended.
Third Quarter
Johnny Hollars made 12 yards
for Wingate, but his efforts were
in vain, for Johnny Farrar recov
ered Smith’s fumble at the mid
year, and they will this year.
There were a number of others
that showed up fine in the last
games. They were Edwards, let
terman of last year, a fine punter
and pass receiver; Farrar, an ex
cellent hard running back from
Connecticut; Whitaker and Fitz
gerald, whose powers have already
been realized; and Davis, one of
the best ends around these parts.
This and That
Let us sign a petition and send
it to the weather man, demand
ing that there be no more rain on
days during football games.
Whitaker quoted, “The first
quarter nothing happened; the
second quarter nothing happened;
the third quarter nothing hap
pened; the fourth quarter (25
cents) I hit the jack pot.”
Here’s to the “Booger” for his
alert defensive playing that saved
us the game against the Wingate
team.
Wonder what would happen if
“Doggie” Wofford, guard for the
Lions, could get to play against
Wofford today.
If you can play basketball, be
gin practice; for the season is not
so far away; and Mars Hill can
use plenty of good players this
year.
stripe. During the remainder of
the period Bobby Edwards of the
Lions and Pait of the Bulldogs
exchanged punts in a beautiful
exhibition of punting.
Fourth Quarter
Then in the first of the last
quarter the big and decisive play
of the game took place. Whitaker,
center for the Lions, intercepted
Smith’s pass on Wingate’s 35-yard
line and trucked through the op
position to the 2-yard line before
he was hauled down. This bril
liant play of Whitaker’s proved
to be the deciding factor of the
game. Wingate held on the first
line buck after the interception,
but Howard found a hole in the
forewall to score on the next play.
Howard’s attempt to convert fail
ed. Wingate made several valiant
attempts to even the score, but
the line of Mars Hill held inside
of their own 15-yard line. Perry
Ingle recovered a Wingate fumble
just before the contest ended.
Summary
The entire Lion team showed
more finesse than the week be
fore. “Booger” Whitaker was a
terror on defense, while Edwards
and Howard sparked the back-
field. Crews did some nice run
ning while in the game. Henry
Brown was slightly hurt in the
first quarter but played the sec
ond half. Ingle and Davis sparked
the left side of he line.
For Wingate, Smith, Hollars,
and Stebbins proved to be hard
runners with Stebbins showing
some fine generalship. Martin and
Captain Plyler sparked in the
Bulldog line.
Lineups
Wingate Pos. Mars Hill
Snead LE Davis
Conn LT Ingle
Macinnis LG Fitzgerald
Cook C Whitaker
Plyler (C.).... RG Brown
Martin RT Huff
Price RE Saunders
Stebbins QB Small
Smith RH Edwards
Hollars LH McGaha
Maples FB Farrar
Substitutions: W ingate—Pait,
Strathers, Porterfield, Gammage,
and J. Owensby.
Mars Hill—Crews, Howard, and
Hall.
D.A.R. To Unveil
Grave Marker
(Continued from page 1)
to his own statement, was with
Washington when he crossed the
Delaware. He was honorably dis
charged from the army in Janu
ary, 1779, and soon after moved
to Surry county, North Carolina,
where he enlisted in James Shep
herd’s company and served in the
battle of Briar Creek.
When the Jennings moved to
Buncombe county, they stopped
at the Carter home. Later Daniel
Carter married the daughter of
James Jennings. Daniel Carter
and Margaret Jennings became
the parents of another Edward
Carter, who was a founder of
Mars Hill college.
Mars Hill college will be rep
resented at the unveiling cere
mony by groups from the music
department and by Professor J.
B. Huff, head of the department
of English.
Robertsmen Take
Tusculum, 14 ■ 0
Howard And Crews Lead In
Defeating Tennessee
Senior College
The Mars Hill Lions roared to
a 14 to 0 victory over Tusculum
college in their initial tilt of the
season.
Proving superior in almost
every department of play, the
djions drove deep into enemy
territory in each period and
scored in the second and third
quarters to win easily.
In the second period Davis,
outstanding end for the Lions,
blocked a Tusculum punt on the
visitor’s 30-yard line, and Crews
on the next play picked up 10
yards off tackle. Howard followed
with two more sparkling off-
tackle plays to put the ball into
pay dirt, and. then Howard
kicked the extra point to push
the Mars Hill eleven ahead 7-0.
Late in the third quarter
Crews passed to Edwards for
30 yards to place the ball on
Tusculum’s 5-yard stripe, and in
two line bucks Crews tallied.
Following the score Howards
again converted.
Tusculum’s successful aerial
attack kept them in the game.
They completed 5 in 7 attempts,
but their passing failed to carry
them past the L i o n s’ 40-yard
marker. Tusculum was less suc
cessful in other departments of
play. Their running attack was
bottled up throughout the game.
The Lions made 9 first downs
to 6 for Tusculum. Mars Hill
provided the yardage when it was
most needed and when in Tuscu
lum territory.
Crews and Howard, deceptive
backs, turned in a good perform
ance for Mars Hill. With this en
couraging start the Lions are
roaring for a successful season.
Hilltop Sponsors
Annual Cake Race
Runners Will Finish Two-
Mile Sprint Before
Grandstands
The Hilltop will again sponsor
the annual cake race, which wiil
be held Saturday, October 21.
Those who wish to enter the race
will meet at the gymnasium at
1 ;45 and receive their numbers.
The race will begin sharply at
2:00 P. M.
Although this is the date for
the Erskine-Mars Hill football
game, there will be no conflict.
The race will end on the foot
ball field before the game and af
ter the participants have trekked
over the two-mile grind.
Many students have looked for
ward to the coming of the cake
race this year with great antici
pation. Last year the contest was
received by the students enthusi
astically, and a field of thirty
runners entered the event. The
most tasty part of the race is the
presentation of cakes to the par
ticipants. Last year twenty cakes,
donated by the townspeople, were
awarded.
For further information con
cerning the race see the sports
editor.
Mars Hill Gridders, In Full
Strength, Seek Fourth
Straight Victory
The Lions will be seeking their
fourth straight victory of the sea
son when they meet the Wofford
Frosh here this afternoon at 2:30.
The “wise guys” tell us that
the Wofford team is supposed to
pack plenty of power both in the
line, which averages 190 pounds,
and in the backfield, which aver
ages a heavy 180 pounds. Any
team that averages 186 pounds is
dangerous. That is what Coach
Roberts is pounding into the
heads of his ball players. How
ever, Roberts does not seem to
be too pessimistic, because his
team has been outweighed every
time that they have trotted on the
field this year. Each time the
same outweighed team trotted off
the field with a victory under
their belts.
This time, though, the Lions
will have to be on the lookout
for a certain boy by the name of
Ham, a triple-threater for the
Wofford team.
But offensively the Lions can
match the opposition in any de
partment. The Wofford team will
have plenty of trouble with Craw
ford Howard and Roy Crews
totin’ that pigskin.
The only proof of the Wofford
team’s strength is the game with
Brevard, whom the Lions will play
later in the season. The game
ended in a scoreless tie, but this
is not indicative of their strength,
for the Brevard team was out
played by Wofford throughout the
game.
At the first of the week the
Lions were rather stiff from three
tough games within the last three
short weeks, but after an off day
on Monday because of wet
grounds, they got back into the
groove to trim for this important
game.
There is one gloomy side to the
Lions’ picture. That is the injured
list, consisting of Brown and Da
vis, both first stringers. Although
these injuries will seriously crip
ple the Mars Hill squad, they will
be in “fair” condition.
EVERY OTHER
WEEK
By Charles Greene
(Continued from page 1)
Mrs. R. L. Moore. Dr. Moore, a
son of the mountains, a favorite
son of North Carolina, and above
all, a son of the Christ, has labor
ed and lived for Christianity and
youth. Today in the evening of
his life Dr. Moore remains in our
midst as a leader and molder of
youthful lives, and we sit at his
feet and learn.
In her eighty-fourth year Mars
Hill is filled to the brim with the
vigor of youth. Nestled in the
quiet of Madison county with Mt.
Bailey in the background as a
watchful sentinel and the world
stretching beyond the mountains.
Mars Hill presses forward to
higher and nobler things. Alma
Mater, we salute you! And happy
birthday!