2^mber 24, 1956
THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
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Coach Henderson Thanks Student Body
To the Student Body:
I am writing this letter in appreciation to the student body
for the co-operation and support you have given the football
squad this fall. You have been a part of the club through the
spirit you have shown at the games and on the campus to the
team. This is the w'ay a school should be because this is their
ball club.
The friendliness which you have given to the visiting teams will
travel far and wide. You showed sportsmanship at the games by
refraining from booing of decisions and your kind words in defeat
show that you are interested in fair play.
Our teams have fought hard and have suffered many painful
injuries, but I do not think any injury has been a regretted one,
since they know they have been performing for the finest student
body that can be found at any college.
I hope that you continue to give us support and cooperation in
our remaining athletic events. Have a winning spirit always, but
if a defeat comes our way, let us always be good sports.
Sincerely,
Coach Don Henderson
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IS To Meet t-B
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ers, i,'*? r'l*;,
pinior ' season. Their
tance.‘^'‘”t4"l lo-- *e fourth
The Lions will play
iebreu°;.j*^™“ ‘he Christ-
ud«l'?°‘'‘‘“5'";, On December 4,
Aons will play host to Ashe-
Snnii' l^'l'^Connell Gym.
Son. game is to begin at eight
t. .k and will be the first cL-
^ine- e game of the season for
ith o-ions. On December 11, the
IS ® Will invite Bluefield, Va.
le saa non-conference tilt 'Then
- of “'=oember 13, the Lions wilf
The volley ball tournament is
at last under way'. As the end of
the season comes closer and closer,
spirit mounts higher and higher
in the gym on Monday and
Wednesday nights. The teams
representing each of the girls’
dorms are playing it out “Round
Robin” style. It looks now as if
it will be a narrow victory' for
whichever the winning team hap
pens to be, but there is no doubt
ing the fact that “a good time
has been had by all.”
The faculty^-student volley ball
1 p, j ’ ^ i-'iuiis will 1 lie lacuicy-stuuent voiiey uaii
0 ardner-Webb for their game was definitely successful in
jf con erence tilt of the infant serving the purpose for which it
A . was planned. Both faculty and stu-
^ r h d publication the dents got a full evening’s enter-
ler picked. The tainment from the antics that took
aMe° basketball squad place. The music, math, art, sci-
1 their first prac- ence, and physical education de-
- ah^^ ^ tiesday night. There partments were represented on the
•ting^h went out. faculty teams as well as the of-
de 1^1(1° Edwards has cut the fices of the Bursar, the Registrar,
5ack'4Q the orig- public relations, Mr. Tilson, and
tnat started in the earlier the Mars Hill Baptist Church. It
was not an easy victory'^ for the
students.
of practice sessions.
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basketball Schedule
4. A K 1956-57
jjj-c • ^heville-Biltmore—Home
fed I Bluefield, Va.-Home
the /• Gardner-Webb - Away
tion^ Lees-McRae - Home
ions ■ Asheville-Biltmore _ Away
. 12- - A'^ay
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ge ‘ , t °"*ner-Webb _ Home
I 4 17. 4*'' _ Home
Away
£ D: Brevard
‘ 19:
Hiwassee, Term xr
s Ul’ 29- — Home
1 nH 1 ^P^'tanburg, s. C
The boys’ tumbling class has
created enough interest among the
girls to start a tumbling club. The
new club is meeting Tuesday
nights, and it will continue this
year through the winter sports’
season. There were about thirty
members to join at the first meet
ing, but there is room on the rolls
for every girl on campus who is
interested in tumbling.
Away
M-blem Club members ate sup
per together Tuesday night in the
blue room of the cafeteria. This
is one of the monthly activities of
the club and provides its members
with an opportunity to eat, talk,
ere clown, and sing together. The M-
uient at Snrnr,.”^^ Tourna- blem Club will be taking in new
r7_.. P‘"es, N. C
12: Brevard — Home
Til- 14: Spartanbur
g- S- C. - Home
goB 18: Hiwassee, Tenn
r t'- 21-22-23: Conf, "
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lort'nference Games
Winsate Falls To
Lions 27-13 As
Season Closes
Wingate led off in the scoring
column as they scored on their
first series of plays. They marched
to the Mars Hill 35 where Jack
Yearty broke out for the TD.
Jerry Carpenter kicked the extra.
The Lions came back in the
same quarter to get two touch
downs. The first by MHC was
a 38 yard drive led by the cross
bucking of Red Suddreth and Ken
Horton and the plunges of Mar
shall Southern. The drive came to
the climax as Carroll Wright, on
a keep play, went seven yards for
the TD. Suddreth ran for the
point after.
In the same period a fumble
was recovered on the Wingate 20
by the Lions. C. Wright con
nected with Sam Reese on a 18-
y'ard pass play TD two plays later.
The extra failed.
A third period score was set
up for the Lions as Otis Pitts re
covered a fumble on Wingate’s
18. Ken Horton scored from the
two a few plays later. Southern
ran the point after.
The Lions scored their last
touchdown of the game as C.
Wright kicked for the extra. The
Bulldogs got their last score as
Carpenter passed 33 yards to El-
dridge Emory. The point after
failed.
MHC Wingate
First downs 9 11
Yds. gained rushing 175 166
Passes attempted 3 11
Passes completed 2 6
Yds. gained passing 40 85
Posses inter, by 0 0
Opp. fumbles recov’d 2 1
Yds. lost penalties 50 30
Lions End Fooihall Season
The football schedule ended last Saturday with the game at
Wingate. The student body can really be proud of such a team
as the Lions this year. There was not a game that the Lions did
not give the fans something to yell about. The players never let
up no matter what the cause, because of their great will to come
out on top of the heap. They did just this. The team came out
on top of a 7-2 record. They scored 32 touchdowns to their
opponents 15. They gained 144 first downs to their opponents 66.
They racked up 1914 yards on the ground to their opponents 1300.
They gained 638 yards through the air to their opponents 433.
Wingate Falls In Ulud
In their final game the Lions played in mud and cold, wet
weather. The Lions did well defensively against the Wingate
offense but the Lion backs were unable to really get started due
to the mud and water. The passing arm of Carroll Wright again
made the difference in the two clubs. Carroll passed for two of
the four MHC touchdowns. One was an 18 yard pass to Sam
Reese and the other a 22 yarder to John Wright. Ken Horton
scored another of the Lion TD’s as he bucked for two yards after
the Lions had driven from the Wingate 18 where Otis Pitts had
recovered a Wingate fumble. The other TD was made by Carroll
Wright on a keep play of seven yards.
members at the end of this sports’
season.
MHC
Wingate
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7—27
6—13
Liofls Smother
farson-Kewman
In 30-6 Win
Coach Don Henderson’s Moun
tain Lions displayed their strength
two weeks ago as the team shunned
a strong Carson-Newman Jayvee
team 50-6. The win put the Lions
back up the ladder of the Eastern
U. S. ratings to the position they
held before their upset loss to
Gardner-Webb.
Mars Hill scored in each quar
ter, with twent}'-seven points be
ing racked up in the final stanza
and many of the large Lion squad
seeing action. The last twenty
points were spearheaded by quar
terbacks Bryant Bibb and Joe
Arnold, who relieved all-confer
ence quarterback Carroll Wright.
Five different men scored
touchdowns for the Lions as they
rolled up nineteen first downs and
picked up 362 yards on the
ground. Ken Horton and Bill
Clegg scored two touchdowns each
with Wright, Red Suddreth, and
Marshall Southern scoring one
each.
The only Carson-Newman score
came in the last stanza on a 60
yard pass play.
Carroll Wright kicked five ex
tra points and Arnpld Freshour
added one.
Treat-Phi Climaxes
Intramural Football
Intramural football has come
to a halt. The last game was
played last Tuesday. Phi played
Treat for the championship, but
the game was not plaj'ed in time
for publication in the Hilltop. An
all-star squad will be picked from
the members of the teams partici
pating in the program to play the
winner of the game between Phi
and Treat. The game is slated for
the coming week.
Phi was elevated to the playoffs
with a 21-10 win over Melrose
two weeks ago. This was the
fourth win of the season for the
Phis against no defeats. Treat
then had to play Melrose to see
who would meet Phi in the play
offs. Treat met Melrose on the
ninth of November on a cold day
in a hotly contested game. Treat
managed to gain a 14-12 win
through the help of a safety.
Phi met Treat last week and
managed to gain what looked like
a win, but a protest was entered
on the safety that gave Phi their
winning margin. The protest went
through and so the two teams are
to meet sometime next week.
The persons interested in play
ing intramural basketball should
be getting themselves acquainted
with the team of their choice. A
large turnout is expected for the
program.