Marl2, 1955
THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
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Lions’ Den
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6.30 ^'McGirt, Robinson Named on All-Conference Roster
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might be termed the Transition period in sports.
-etball is all but gone, with the exception of intramurals and
, today. Currently, it is the eve of Spring sports, and the
[ Period whicTi thus precedes it is upon us now. Hence, since
# / lesent is void of action, let us concern ourselves with the potent
f expectant future.
rUf J there any one who did not know that Harris McGirt
•/ ;as selected to the first team of the Western Carolinas
College all-conference squad and that teammate
Robinson was named to the second team? If so, then
T sentences serve to inform them that they did. Both
^^mt and Robinson have been burning the nets all season
ars Hmd certainly they deserve the honor. The pair played high
r riday c ool^ball together at Lee Edwards in Asheville. Aside from
ngs weeing devils” with a scoring punch, they are big men on the
^nsive end. McGirt, six foot one inches in height, was
I rebounder on the Mars Hill squad,
akfast, for the sake of putting it on record, Eugene Seay and Harvey
I! h ° 1 Greenville’s undefeated quintet, and Smoky Young
?anstaR® ^'’T^-Biltmore, finished out the all-conference first team
growi^^fections.
' Spring Sports—Coming Up!
>pular Spring sports will be coming into the spotlight soon—
range ^^^ms, baseball, together with intramural softball for both sexes.
^ insid' ^ almost become tradation for Coach Bob Edward’s
re stnii and Coach J. V. Howell’s tennis squad to cop the
ranges ^^^^rence crown. For the past three years it has been done
eavens. ^ " comparative ease and here’s hoping this year will be a
th( P^^^ormance.
formii ^ year’s pace-setters are back in both these
rnnrf ^*ke Miller, star of football and basketball, was also
angel)' ba k ^ track last season and he, of course, will be
^ck. Miller led the scoring for the Lion cindermen with
points. Dale Kiser, Fred Bibb, and Charles Jenkins
dent among others from last year’s track team who will be
palm returnees. Harris McGirt, Jack Montgomery, Carroll
icked ^^cyenger, and David Britt are some of the tennis boys left
a proi' from the conference kings of the past season,
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baseball squad was one of those on today, off tomorrow
^ild'l 1 ended up with an equal won-lost record. At times they
ook like a million bucks while at other times they looked as if they
"«er been off the farm.
Ills j^ear’s story should be better. Alound-man Glenn
J ^J|nd, who is about the finest hurler in the league, is back.
ne 1954 season, lack of control was his only big problem,
P, [f be conquers this, then things are going to be bad for
^be loop foes.
vjeorge Seel, who holds down the first-base sack, will be
und to lend plate power to the Lions. He was the clean-up
^ last season and endeH with a .515 batting average.
in all, spring promises to be a right interesting season.
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Mountain Lion of Mars Hill sits looking back to the
foes tennis Crowns won by her for the last three years, while
®^circle the ’55 crown.
Finals In Intramurals
To Be Run Off Today
The finals in the basketball
intramural tournament games of
Mars Hill College will be held
this afternoon beginning at 2:00
o’clock, with the two winning
squads out of Thursday evening’s
clash rigged for action.
Melrose, Landers, Eu, and
Sam’s advanced to the semi-finals
in the tournament.
Landers opened tournament
play with an impressive 38-24
victory over the Veterans. Gails
led the scoring parade with 11 for
Landers. Robinson tallied 9 for
the losers. In the second contest
of the afternoon the Preachers,
led by Wayne Caldwell, knocked
Treat out of play with a 30-24
win. Jim Simmons was top man
for Treat with 10 digits.
Melrose breezed bj^ Brother
hood, 26-15, in the opening
match of the second round play.
“Stinky” Lee dumped 10 through
the hoop for the victories, while
Joe Matheny bucketed 7 for
Brotherhood. Euthalia slipped by
the Preachers, 22-19, to advance
into the semi-finals. Leon Rooke
canned 8 for Eu, and Jim Taylor
hit 6 for the losers. Sam’s edged
by a surprisingly strong Phi five,
40-38. Roy Ammons and Grover
Schuler were the offensive stand
outs for the winners with 12 and
10 respectively. Butler with 12
and Tucker with 10 led the Phi
scoring. In the final game of the
afternoon Landers defeated Brown
30-22 as Kaiser rippled the nets
for 12 points. Jim Long tallied
7 for Brown.
Box Score:
LANDERS (38) VETS (24)
F Clevenger 7 F 4Vright 8
F Plumbee 6 F Robinson 9
C Gails 11 C Carver 2
G Wilson 8 G Goodson
G Ramsey G Culpepper
Subs: Landers - Hughes 1, Shaw 2,
Johnson 1^ Stillwell 2. Vets - Du-
brehl 3, Hines 2.
Preachers (30) TREAT (24)
F Painter 7 F Kirby 2
F Britt 3 F Mvers
C J Taylor 2 C Caudill 7
G Powers 6 G Simmons 10
G Tribble G Meadows 1
Subs: Preachers - Caldwell 12.
^a/ - Zueftti
The newly-decorated Stroup
playroom was completed several
days ago and is now available to
anyone desiring almost any type
of -.“calm” recreation. Several
quiet games have been purchased
by the M-Blem Club and the W.
A. A. for use in the playroom.
So, girls, if you like to play, or
want to learn to play Chinese
checkers or just plain checkers,
scrabble, carom, or ping pong, just
go to the Stroup playroom be
tween the hours of 4:30 and 7:30
during week days and any time
after 12 o’clock on Saturdays.
However, games will not be
checked out on Sunday. Each of
you is urged to make use of these
games because they were pur
chased especially for your fun and
enjoyment.
SAM’S (40) PHI (38)
F Williams 8 F Murphy 7
F Schuler 10 F Collins 6
C Ammons 12 C Tucker 10
G Greene 4 G Butler 12
G Cogdill 6 G Leonard
Subs: Phi - Hunter 2, Scott 1.
EU’S (22)
F Small
F Myers
C Rooke
G Bullard
G Holland
Preachers (19)
1 F Powers 4
6 F Pearce
8 C Caldwell 5
7 G Painter 4
G J Taylor 6
Subs: Eu - Harmon.
Whetstone, Tribble.
Preachers -
LANDERS
F Kaiser
F Gails
C Plumblee
G Johnson
G ^Vhlson
(30) (BR04VN (22)
12 F High 4
9 F Hoffman 2
C Ductworth 3
G Long 7
7 G Ivey 4
Subs: Landers - Stillwell, Miller,
Clarke. Brown - McCorvey, Hare 2,
Austin.
MELROSE (26) Brotherhood (15)
F Lee 10 F Long
F Fortune 6 F Matheny 7
C Poteat 1 C Crooke 4
G Southern 6 G Reid
G Ray 3 G Bently 2
Subs: Melrose - Hunter, Helton.
Brotherhood - Reeves 2, Hensley,
Batchelor.
SHAPING UP
Outlook Is Good
For Tennis Team
Mars Hill, who has been pro
ducing a top-notch tennis team
each year, seems to have another
strong tennis squad coming around
this season. Coach Howell lost
three of his top four men from
last year’s team, but has some
bright prospects moving up to
fill their shoes. Harris McGirt,
number three man on last sea
son’s red-hot racket squad, is the
man most capable of holding
down the anchor position this
year. No definite places have
been assigned so far. There are
around 21 candidates scrapping
for the first team. These include
David Britt, Jack Montgomery,
Carroll Clevenger, Jim Simmons,
Lloyd Farthing, Todd Kittrell,
and Jim Southern. All of these
Cage Year
Closes For
’55 Lions
The curtain closed on the
1954-55 hardboard campaign for
the Mars Hill Mountain Lions
when Spartanburg snuffed out an
82-80 victory, in the second night
of the annual WCJC tournament
held at Spruce Pines February 25.
North Greenville, unbeaten for
the season, went out on to win
the tournament.
Bobby Robinson bucketed 32
points on 16 field goals to lead
the scoring for the evening, while
teammate Todd Kittrell, per
forming from the center slot, hit
for 19 tallies.
High-scoring forward, Harris
McGirt was held to 12 points in
this game which was fast paced
and furious down to the very last
second.
Some Statistics
All-conference stars Bobby Rob
inson and Harris McGirt led the
Lions with the scoring punch as
they finished the season with re
spective averages of 19.2 and 18.5.
Robinson massed 383 points in 20
games while McGirt totaled 370.
Todd Kittrell was third high
scorer with a 10.5 average while
Bill Brogden had an 8.3 per
centage.
The team average for the )^ear
was 71.7 against the oppositions
75.5.
TEAM SUMMARY
Player
FG
FT
TP
Bobby Robinson
168
47
383
Harris McGirt
140
90
370
Todd Kittrell
90
30
210
Bill Brogden
61
44
166
Mike Miller
31
17
79
George Seel
22
18
62
Charles McCall
21
13
55
Bobby Cole
14
8
36
Ray Hawkins
12
7
31
John Vance
7
2
16
Dave Leary
4
0
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boys saw action either on the
varsity or second team last cam
paign.
A schedule has not been com
pleted as yet. Teams that have
already been charted include Fur
man University, Lincoln Me
morial University, Milligan Col
lege, Brevard, Christ School, and
Spartanburg. The Brevard and
Spartanburg matches are tentative
at the present time. The first
three schools mentioned are four-
year colleges.
Other boys trying to gain a spot
on the varsity are Vance, Bob
bitt, Ellis, Cole, Hardee, McCall,
Carlton, Reid, Mamlin, Kirkland,
Byrd, Williams, Joe Webb, Tom
my Webb, and Walke.
Track Season
Under Edwards
To Open Soon
Mike Miller, Dale Kiser and
Fred Bibb will be the leading
trackmen as Coach Bob Edward’s
outdoor men prepare to go into
another season and a try for the
fourth straight WCJC crown. All
these men are second year veterans
and high scorers on last year’s
squad.
These lead the list of returning
veterans who are Jackie Powers,
Curtis Porter, Bill Walke, Cliffe
Poteat, Tommy Wilson, Jimmy
Southern, Gene Wells, and
Charles Jenkins.
Poteat, Miller and Bibb per
form in the broad and high jump
positions, and Miller also runs the
low hurdles and 100 yard dash.
Kiser is a shotput artist, and also
throws the javelin and discus.
Wells, Jenkins and Porter are
distance and dash men. Porter
specializes in the 440 and 880
dashes.