954 Jan. 16,1954
THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
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Dulldegs
The Mars Hill Lions showed
their spirit as they clawed through
a tough Asheville-Biltmore team
here January 12 by a 78 to 66
score.
The action was fast and furious
as the Lion net men pushed into a
1 point lead at the half, which end
ed with a 38 to 37 talley total.
Both teams played splendid ball
as one star in the Mars Hill line
rose up higher than all others.
IVIcGirt shined out with 23 points
while Whitson came right behind
him with 22 points.
The outstanding point getter for
the Bulldogs was Rickman with
22 points.
Roth teams played their heart
out in order to take home the vic
tory but the College bell tolled the
victory for the Lions.
This was the fifth victory in six
starts for the netters and kept them
lo a first place tie in the confer-
‘^ce. If Spartanburg loses to North
Greenville tonight, the Lions will
be in indisputed possession of first
place. If the North Greenville
team wins, a first place tie is still
fissured.
I onight’s game concludes the
pre-exam schedule. Following ex-
arns, action resumes with a game
M ith Spartanburg on their home
‘Court on the 26th of January.
I he pregame writeup will be
ound in the main article and so
omitted from this article.
LINEUP
"ill (78) (66) A-B
(1>) - F (9) Taylor
^h-tson (22) F (8) Pulman
"“11 (13) c (16) Chandler
(10) G (12) Parker
' - - G ...... (22) Rickman
-u s . jj_. Johnson (4), Bocook.
A-B; Pryor (1).
This picture of the G-W game shows Harris McGirt (16), shooting
with Dave Odom (17) and Carrol Whitson (37). (Photo by Nora
Willis).
C-ll’s, Preachers Loom As
Intramural Teams To Beat
Lettermen
are Named
..^^och Don Henderson has com-
Pi ed and released for publication
a 1st of the members of the foot-
squad and managers who re-
■^^ived letters this year, and by do-
ulso obtained eligibility for
■the M Club.
I- the 18 young men listed, a
little less than 70% are C-Fs. Out
ot this 18, 12 are C-Fs and the
remaining 6 are C-IFs.
j "yhe C-IFs are as follows: Hu-
Odr, ^'iSlass, Jack Jarvis, Dave
Bar ^^^^ey Brandon, Benny
cnrJ' Alan Painter. Those
'■h® hst are: Harry
^‘he Miller, Carol
T., 1James Whetstone,
"*"oriy Stafford,
Hugh^ru"’i^°
Greii To^V Jenkins, Donald
Bill Av lownsend, Jim Long,
Walke, Max Toney, and F.
Charlc%'*' and
manager’?n ^^tters for
ser s positions.
The Mars Hill College Intra
mural program got underway Sat
urday, December 15, with the first
four teams to turn in team lists
playing practice games. In the first
game, the C-H Rebels romped over
the Preachers by a score of 62-32.
Fred Y'oung led the powerful
Rebels with 22 points. However,
Conrad Godshall and John Thom
as also hit the double figures with
15 and 12 points respectively. Fin
ley Johnson was outstanding on
defense. David Britt hit for 11 for
the Preachers, who were also
sparked by Funderburke’s floor
play.
The
Lion, s
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By Richard Young
Hello Sports. Here we go again.
Of course the big news is the Tues
day night game. If the student
body will heed the following
words, maybe we can redeem our
selves for some of the actions of
which they were guilty, in the
game. First of all, I think that the
treatment of the referees by cer
tain people in the gym is a dis
grace to this Christian institution.
Such conduct is a bad reflection
on the school. The larger part of
the student body was guilty of ex
cess noise making when the Ashe
ville-Biltmore team attempted a
foul shot. This is one of the big
gest displays of poor sportsman
ship which a school can display.
Such actions might be expected
M-HTops Spartanburg
Loses To Lees McRae
The Alars Hill Mountain Lions reopen their hardboard campaign
after a pause between semesters, January 26, as they journey across
state lines to meet the cagers of Spartanburg Junior College for a
return engagement.
Currently leading the Western Carolina Junior College Conference
with a 5-1 mark, the Lions are running along at an average of 85 points
per contest while holding their opponents to a 67 point per game average.
*'^'*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*'*^*^*^*^^ In their previous encounter with
Spartanburg here in Mars Hill,
January 9, the Lions had an easy
time of it as they coasted along for
a 91-54 victory.
On January 28. the Lions will
play host to the Hiawassee quintet
here in AIcConnell gymnasium in
their seventh conference game of
the season.
The Mars Hill attack will be
led by six-foot five inch forward
Carroll Whitson who currently
sports a 22 point per game aver
age. Probable starters for the Lions
include: Forwards, Carroll Whit
son and David Odom; center,
Gene Hall; guards. Bud Greene
and Harris McGirt.
In the second game Landers de
feated Treat 33-21. Landers was
led by Douglass with 15 and Wil
son, who collected 10. Ward was
high man for the losers with 8.
The game was a close affair up
until the third quarter when Lan
ders, with Hughes’ floor play
sparkling pulled ahead. Both games
were practice games.
Play in Intramurals was resum
ed, January 9, with the regular
season getting underway. C-H de
feated Landers in the opening
game, 47-19. I'he Rebels pulled
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from a high school student body
but a college student is expected
to display a more mature attitude.
Now to the lighter side of life.
Congratulations to the ball club
on a job well done. This includes
all the games of the year. The boys
have shown very good sportsman
ship, a world of ability, and a will
to win. With luck we might be in
first place in the conference by
now. Here’s hoping.
Intramural basketball is going
over big. It looks like it will more
than dwarf the poor football turn
out. The way things are shaping
up the C-H Rebels and the Preach
ers will be the teams to beat. All
the teams are strong and competi
tion is stiff. The tournament date
is still unsettled but it should be
available for a future paper.
Our thanks to the fellows who
are doing a magnificent job as ref
erees in these intramural contests.
Let’s be easy with them. After all
they do their best and they’re not
paid professional referees. I would
like to request a few more fellows
to fill these referees spots. It’s a
thankless hard job but they are
necessary to the game.
The W.A.A. and M-Blem Club
wish to express their appreciation
for the co-operation shown during
the recently held blood drive. One
hundred and fifty-three people re
ported and 133 pints of blood were
received. It will be admitted that
that is a good report, but the stu
dent body of Mars Hill College
should be ashamed of this and
should be ready to do better come
springtime.
Fhe W.A.A. and M-Blem club
held their annual Christmas par
ties immediately after the dormi
tory parties. The group was en
tertained by impromptus and other
performances by the girls. Violet
Overton led the devotional, after
which the presents were presented
by the “music method.” Refresh
ments consisting of nuts, fruits,
and candy were sevred. The girls
then went down to the lunch room
where they went through the mo
tion of spending the night.
The W.A.A. council held a call
ed meeting January 8. Announce
ments were made as follows: the
Folk Dancing Club will begin
January 12; the Hiking Club will
begin January 15. Plans for the
athletic Banquet were discussed.
Plans were also begun for a fac
ulty playday and a playday with
other schools.
The M-Blem Club had a called
meeting, Thursday, January 8, at
6:30. Their picture was taken, af
ter which Violet Overton led in a
devotional. A business meeting fol
lowed. It was announced that work
would be resumed on the picnic
area near Humphrey Cottage on
Saturday, January 16. The group
is trying to finish the area as soon
as possible.
At a meeting of the cheerleaders
during the half time of the first
basketball game of the season,
new captain was elected. Carolyn
Hart was chosen; consequently she
took over her duties during the
second half of the game. Every fall
the cheerleaders select a captain
for the group.
Charlotte Venable has been
greatly missed around the gym and
campus recently. We hope that by
now she is well on the road to re-
coverv.
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The Bobcats of Lee-McRae
scored an upset victory over the
previously undefeated Mars Hill
Lions by a 64-61 score as they
made a rugged and racy last-half
comeback and weathered a final
challenge by Mars Hill in the clos
ing minutes.
The Lions built up a 39-28 first
half lead with ease, mostly behind
the play of guard Bud Greene and
David Odom.
With a revitalized attack led by
Bob Hatchett and Cliff Chester,
Lees-McRae narrowed the margin
to five points going into the fourth
quarter, then drove ahead early in
the fourth.
Big Ed Johnson, who had not
been playing up to par thus far,
came in in the fourth quarter and
nearly saved the day as he was a
big man in keeping the visitors
from running away with the game.
Bud Greene captured high scor
ing honors for the evening as he
dumped in 23 points. Dave Odom
hit for 13 for second high. The
loss was Mars Hill’s first for the
season while Lees-McRae had suf
fered two previous losses.
Lineup:
Mars Hill (61) (64) Lees-McRae
(23) Greene (g) (f) Perry (18)
(7) McGirt (g) (f) Williams (3)
(6) Hall (c) (c) Hatchett (21)
(13) Odom (f) (g) Holt (6)
(7) Whitson (f) (g) Clester (14)
(S) Johnson (c) (f) Abee (2)
Mars Hill (91) (34) Spartanburg
Odom (8) F (1) Ramsey
Whitson (25) F (11) Vaughn
Johnson (5) C - (4) Hines
Green (11) G (12) Barbare
McGirt (12) G (7) Beach
Subs - M. H.: Hall (13), Lancaster (5),
Hunter (5), Bocook (3), Kitrell (2),
Hough (1), Cole (1). Spartanburg: Fow
ler (1), Good, Crawford (10), Bond (1),
Hudson (7), Hollis, Thomp son.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
MURRAY’S
GROCERY
Mars Hill . . . North Carolina
Mars Hill gained their fourth
loop victor yover highly thought
of Spartanburg Junior College,
January 9, as they drove for an
impressive 91-54 victory over the
previously undefeated quintet.
Racking up 24 first quarter
points against the opposition’s four,
the Lions were never once threat
ened, though the visitors came back
with more accuraev in the last
half.
T he Lions, playing a whale of
a defensive game, held the visitors
to only fifteen points in the first
half while racking up 45.
Carroll Whitson hit for 25
points on a barrage of long shots
together with drive in crips that
could not be stopped to top the
game’s high scoring mark. Six-foot
five inch reserve center. Gene Hall
was second with 13, followed by
Harris McGirt with 12 and Bud
Greene with 11.