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Oct 24. 1953 THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL. N. G. Page Thre^e^ ions Face Lees-McRae The First Place Bobcats Play Here October 31 The Mars Hill Mountain Lions travel to Asheville tonight to play the Asheville-Biltmore Bulldogs for the first time this year. The A-B homecoming, which is also a WCJC conference game, is slated to begin at 8 o’clock in Memorial Stadium. Mars Hill goes into the game with an 0-1 conference regord, having bowed to Lees-McRae 6 to 0. The Lions, however, will be strength ened considerably by the return of several injured players. Asheville-Biltmore has a 2 to 1 -conference record. They lost their first game to the conference lead ing Lees-McRae team by a 12 to 0 score and lost the second game with Lees-McRae by a 12 to 7 score. The Lions will be going all out to even their conference record while the Bulldogs will be trying to gain their third conference win. They defeated the A-B team twice last year. Next Saturday night the Lions play host to the strong conference leading Lees-McRae Bobcats in a return game on which depends Mars Hill’s chance for the confer ence crown. The Bobcats eked out a 6 to 0 win in the last meeting. The vengeance seeking Lions are expected to be at full strength for the meeting. Game time is at 8 o’clock. Hiwassee Tops MHC Grid Team Hiwassee college of Madison- ville, Tennessee turned what look ed like almost certain defeat into a sudden and last minute victory Saturday night, October 10, as they engineered a surprise 30 yard aerial that caught the Mars Hill team completely dumbfounded and left them with a bitter 12 to 7 loss. After constantly battering a firm Lion forward wall without suc cess, Hiwassee while the final sec onds ticked off, lashed out with a sudden and unexpected strength that brought Hiwassee fans to their feet with yells of joy. End John Wright got behind the Mars Hill secondar}'^ to gather in the pass and romp the remaining yard age to pay-dirt. The Mountain Lions struck back in the second quarter taking the lead. They returned the enemy kick to the twenty-five yard mark et; then they marched steadily downfield in spite of the strong Hiwassee defense. Quarterback 1 ommy Wilson sprinted over from the forty-yard marker to cli- drive and present Mars Hill with their only score. Harry Johnson flipped a quick pass to ybert Douglas for the extra point. Benny Barr’s, Sid Brandon’s, Talley” Roberts’ perform- Ae line were exceptional ^ deserve special notice, while Stafford and Tommy Wil son did most of the pigskin carry ing for the backfield and also turn- ea in a good game. t was a return engagement for Everybody really had oodles of fun at the Pep Rally Friday night, October 16. The big bonfire on the athletic field added much to the school spirit and enthusiasm. The cheerleaders got off to a good start with a few peppy yells while the crowd gathered. The cheer leaders led ::The Lions ’re get ting ready, getting red-hot,” and the band played “When the Saints Go Marching In” as the football players came running down to the field. Hubert Douglas, represent ing the football team, and Coaches Henderson and Edwards gave short “speeches.” After a few more yells and the singing of the Alma Mater, the students formed a snake chain and “crawled” off the field. The W. A. A. Council met Fri day the 16th also. They made plans for the concession stand for the Gardner - Webb - Mars Hill game on Saturday. They had their pictures made on the same day. The C-I class met Friday, Oc tober 9, during chapel period in order to elect cheerleaders for the class competitive pep rally to be held in November. Tommy Pearce was elected chairman as Jim Grant acted as secretary. Pianist is Mary Martin, and cheerleaders are Jo Sanford, Marshall Crawfo rd, Mary Jane Lunch, and Ann Ruf fin. The C-I I class met Friday, Oc tober 16, during the chapel period. Paul Johnson, C-II president, pre sided. Cheerleaders elected were Fred Girvin, Doug Spencer, Carol Hanes, and Laurie Hardin. Mar tha Miller will be the pianist. Class colors and class songs will be chosen in the near future. This choice will be very important be cause the songs will be handed down from the senior classes to the incoming freshmen classes; conse quently, there should be more class spirit which should help put more enthusiasm in our school spirit. The volleyball classes have di vided into teams and have selected captains as follows: Myrtle Dick, Virginia Lake, Opal McCall, Jo anne Nixon, Nancy Jane Lynch, Hannah Blackwell, Katie Katsar- ka, and Winifred Moore. This has helped the spirit and enthusiasm of the girls’ classes very much. It has been reported that the girls even hate to leave class now, be- the two teams. The Lions’ first encounter with Hiwassee was on Mars Hill home grounds Septem ber 26, during which the Lions captured a 25 to 12 victory. This was the third time this season that the Lions stood up to face opposition in an attempt to show their football prowess. This does not include their conference activities during which they have compiled a record of no wins against one defeat. The Lions lost their only conference tilt to Lees- McRae. The Majoretts for Mars Hill this year are, as pictured above (left to right): Juanita Hawkins, Jo Rita Love, Sue Price, Loretta Walker, Ann Woodham, and Kitzi Miller, who is drum majorette. G -W Hands Lions 3rd Straight Defeat Gardner-Webb drove 63 yards and scored with less than four minutes remaining in the game to nose out Mars Hill, 13-7, after the home club had held the lead for a big portion of the game. Gardner-Webb, led in its win ning drive by backs Joe Hardin and Ernie Byerly, chewed up short gains all the way down the field and pocketed the clinching score when Byerly rammed four yards for the touchdown. In the second quarter, Gardner- Webb took the lead when it drove 70 yards to score, with Hardin and Byerly highlighting the drive. A 15-yard penalty and runs of 12 and 15 yards by Hardin got Mars Hill’s back to the wall and Byer ly scored from the five. Hardin’s run for the extra point was short. Mars Hill came back to take the lead in the game near the end of the third quarter. Jackie Pow- Tennis Brackets Near Completion The turn out for tennis this year was exceptionally good. Mr. Howell has had a big job with his regular tennis classes, besides finding time and room for those who were to participate in the tournament. Close games and stiff opposition have been a source of excitement throughout this tourna ment, and the tension is mounting higher and higher as the semi-finals and finals draw near. Boys who are going to play in the semi-finals have had a tough fight to get that far along in the brackets. Paul Johnson and Har old Smith are two of the semi finalists. It will be very interesting to see who battles his way to the top and receives the winner’s lau- cause they are enjoying it so very much. Oh, by the way! Nancy Roberts has been elected dorm representa tive from Spilman on the W.A.A. Council and Gene Wells is filling the position of town representa tive. ers got things started by returning a punt 36 vards to the Gardner- Webb 31. ' He then sailed off on runs of 10 and 13 yards and climaxed his personal drive by skirting left end to score from the 13-yard line. Harry Johnson ran over for the extra point. Defensive standouts for Mars Hill were Jack Jarvis, Mo Benja min, Forest Roberts, and George Seel. For Gardner-Webb they were Joe Huffstetler, Alfred Stepp and Grady Thomas. STATISTICS MHC G-W First downs 7 11 Yds. gained rushing 18 187 Passes attempted 8 7 Passes completed 1 2 Yds. gained passing 12 25 Passes intercepted 2 1 Yds. gained on interception 37 5 Punting average 30 85 Yds. kicks returned 122 54 Opponents fumbles recovered 2 1 Yds. lost to penalties 40 55 Final score 7 13 rels. As the finals and semi-finals approach there is no sign of being nervous on the part of any of the contestants, so both contests should be a display of skill and not one of mistakes, as is sometimes the case. The finals will be played as soon as possible. Matches are expected to be finished the latter part of this week or possibly the early part of next. This gap of time should al low all the netters ample time to play their matches and post the results. Staple And Fancy Groceries FRESH MEATS AND VEGETABLES WELLS’ MARKET Mars Hill ... North Carolina Lion’s Den By Richard Young What has happened in the past week worthy of comment? Here are some of the leading events, but not all of them. First, the Mars Hill Lions have played some more football. That is old news but the injuries suf fered still hamper the Lions’ grid iron machine. Perhaps the neces sary repairs will be made by the time the WCJC conference games roll around. That discloses an “if” state ment. If Mars Hill wins the rest of the conference games, a tie for first place is assured and if the leading Lees-McRae loses one while the Lions continue to win the conference games the first place position is their’s alone. Let’s hang on to those conference games, fel lows. We of the student body have also got obligations to face in this football deal. How can the team win with little support? Don’t get me wrong, the student body has been wonderful so far but this plug is to keep the support coming in spite of the fact the team has lost a few games. Any team loses now and then. While discussing football, the fact that Lonnie Conner and. Bill Jones, old grads, have made the team at Carson-Newman should be of interest. Now let’s dip into the other sports which also inhabit our cam pus. Mr. Howell’s tennis tourney is nearing its close. This event was to form a ladder with positions on the ladder determined by the re sults of the tournament. We will try to have those results by the next issue. Of course you people who read the paper so carefully already know our little gem has been rated as tops, but did anyone mention that our sports page is also in first slot? They did? W;ell, I just thought it would be nice to keep this fact in front of our readers. If we don’t brag, who will? “Wha-Happen” to intramurals? When this paper went to press not only was its staff wondering, but also the coaches. There seems to be less interest this year than there was last. Let’s get some spirit into this thing and build interest before it falls flat on its face. It’s up to the student body as a whole. Basketball is still an uncertain bit of news. The coaches think that by next week they will be able to turn us loose with something defi nite. There is a possibility that the schedule may be complete by then. That just about covers the cam pus capers in respect to sports. The sports department is still open for constructive criticism and sugges tions, so let’s have them. Just leave them at the Hilltop office. W ool Jersey BLOUSES LOW-HEEL PUMPS AND MOCCASINS BOBBY SOCKS AT R. S. GIBBS GO. MARS HILL, N. C.
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