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THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE. MARS HILL, N. C.
Spring Sports Drills Under
Influenza brought a sudden
halt to the basketball season, but
not before our team had shown
that Mars Hill was not mistaken
Gridders Contact
In Spring Dri
Spring football practice for
some 40 potential members of
the 1963 Lion squad began Mon
day afternoon with concentration
on basics and conditioning. If
weather permits, the drills should
run for another week.
Because there will be no losses
due to graduation, the team will
have advantage next fall of the
services of all its 1963 starters
with the exception of one or two
who have left school. There will
also be available the reserves
who have improved and are im
proving with spring drills, plus
whatever freshmen and transfer
students come in next September.
Spirit among the players has
been high even in the face of
heavy contact work. As one vet
eran put it, “you can only get hit
just so hard and after that it
really doesn’t make much differ
ence anyway.
Forced to cancel the last three
games by doctors orders, the team
ended the season on a losing note
and a 7-10 record. Hampered by
player losses and a small gym,
they showed no fear of taller and
more experienced teams and
could not be beaten on hustle and
drive. According to Coach Wood,
“this was the best group of boys
I have had since I came to Mars
Hill.”
In the scoring department
Dave Hughes captured first place
honors with 233 points and a
13.7 average. Don Martin and
Bill Loven tied for second with
223 points and a 13.1 average,
while Jahbo Bennett was forth
with 167 points and a 9.2 aver
age.” He also had the single
game high with 30 against A-B.
With all the regulars and most
of the bench returning for next
season, the Lions should realize
their potential then.
WRA Field Trip
Slated Next Week
Top Floor Spilman
Leads Intramurals
A field trip for a play day of
sports competition with coeds at
Brevard College has been sched
uled by Miss Hart and several
members of the WRA next Sat
urday.
Another item on the list of
WRA activities is the sponsoring
of a Student-Faculty basketball
game next Thursday night.
The WRA council recently
named Ruby Byrd to fill a va
cancy as freshman class repre
sentative on the council.
The tumbling club has changed
meeting time to 6 p.m. on Tues
days. Other clubs retain their
regular meeting times as publish
ed each week in The Announcer.
Nothing but hard play and
good games can be expected for
the remainder of the season in
men’s intramural basketball.
That’s the .word from the director
of the intramural program.
Coach Fish.
Spilman Third Floor has
emerged as the most outstanding
team with Larry Honeycutt, Dale
Henson, Tom Yonce, Boyd Perry,
J. Goodman and Buddy Win-
dle setting the pace.
Myers runs a close second,
having beaten almost everyone
but the Third Floorers. Brown,
after making a fine start with
good play by Sonny Webb and
Letterman
List Boosts
Prospects
Don Martin (left), one of Mars Hill’s chief point-getters in track
last season and one of its chief hopes for this spring, shows a new pair
of track shoes to hasefaall team captain Bill Clark. Martin, a dash
man, and Clark, a hard-hitting outfielder, are among a host of en
thusiastic spring sports candidates currently fighting for places on
Lion teams.
Lettermen include Don Martin
(Little Don), Ralph Epperson,
Gary Goodwin, Bo Dishman and
Tom Yonce.
Hughes Captures
Scoring Title With 233
in beginning a schedule of senior
colleges. Given a little height and
this year’s experience the Lions
should go far next season, when
schedule will include some of
the best small colleges in the
area.
The lack of a competitive
quality track will hurt this year,
and all meets are to be held away.
The schedule will be: Apr. 6, tri
angular meet at ETSC with ET
and Milligan; Apr. 8, dual meet
with Wofford; Apr. 12-13, Pied
mont Relays at Furman; Apr. 19,
dual meet with Carson-Newman;
Apr. 23, triangular meet with
Milligan and ET; Apr. 27, David
son Relays; May 4, dual meet
with Milligan.
Baseball practice has begun
and prospects look good. Return
ing from last year’s team are
Luke Wood, Bill Clark, Don
Raines, Lou Hill, Dick Ward,
Larry Honeycutt, Dave Liven-
good, Jackie Hughes, Gary Ham
monds and Mike Farrell. Also
Don Martin (big Don), formerly
of Lees-McRae, will be available.
Team captain Bill Clark says
“we have some guys that can do
real well. This should be a good
season for us.” Coach Henderson
finds that many senior colleges
are not very interested in base
ball and has had a hard time ar
ranging a schedule. So far the
schedule is Apr. 20, William Jen
nings Bryan here; Apr. 23, Milli
gan there; Apr. 27, Maryville
here; May 1, Maryville there;
May 2, William Jennings Bryan
there. At least seven more games
will be arranged by the time the
season starts.
Coaching the tennis team this
year will be Harrell Wood, who is
succeeding Miss Virginia Hart.
Practice is only in the beginning
stage and workouts have begun
only for those that played last
year. Returning will be Van Car-
roll, Jim Thomas, Charlie White
and Woody Hart. Several promis
ing freshmen, including Andy
Morley, will round out the team,
which will play a schedule of both
senior and junior colleges.
Mike Ferrell, has taken several
serious lacings and is now hoping
to regain its winning ways by
whipping Phi. Says coach Luke
Wood, “I’m flat regusted!”
Both Upper and Lower Cot
tages rank in the middle and will
stand a chance in the round-
robin, double elimination tourna
ment which will be held at the
conclusion of practice games. Phi,
Eu and the Faculty teams are
battling for last place.
fCVII
by TOM HALYBURTON
With spring just around the
corner the athletic department
turns its thoughts to baseball,
track and tennis as the major
spring sports, with lesser ones
also planned.
I Sets
xllation
[“Officers
This year we have a new track
coach. Last year Coach Wood
handled the squad, but this spring
Coach Ezell has the reins. Judg
ing from comments by some of
the tracksters, he is driving the
team full speed ahead. The pros
pects look good with several re
turning lettermen and several
outstanding freshman prospects.
I have been hearing for the past several years abol
dition of our American youth. Frankly, I believe mu
football player in high school, I was, for several
almost always in fair shape. But during two years in •
education classes I have observed that the supposed “cn
can manhood more closely resembles “butterfat.” Aft« ]
men hardly able to go through a simple routine of
easily believe the worst said about physical condition.
follow our future leaders let us hope they will be S' elected slate of
under their own power. for 1963-64 will be
It is fortunate that Mars Hill has always carried italled during the
of athletic teams. This previous experience will be a d on Tuesday, Apr.
our athletic future. With a large group of experiencei BSU advisor stated
sports we will be able to strike a pace with colleges veek.
lished programs.
I- • .. -L u 1 .n, II 1 rising senior from
From various comments by the basketball players, .
• j.1. i it. 1,-i i u j ii. replace Gene
pression that they were a bit perturbed over the ^^^'^^resident J S'
last three games. It was, I agree, an unfortunate iu„. , ' _T ,
, i -it, from Franklin,
hope that such things are not necessary m the comin>,,-. ^
. .. ,, -11,4. 1, 41 4.4.-„/^-^ president, and
or not, it could seriously hurt our chances of getting. , . . ’ .
. 1, - rawford, rising lun-
us in the future.
Hands, takes over as
Auditions for a talent show to be sponsored by tCjj. Christ president
held in the Owen Building next Saturday (Mar.
some good talent around the campus this year which officers are Kay
more evident through such a show. The “Miss Laurek junior from Char-
fall was a good sample. If you have talent and want ice president; Hilda
in an interesting program for the benefit of the entilSenior from Walker-
contact Melinda Withrow or Joyce Dunlap. vice president; Ron-
Next year quality football opponents will pla^'j^® Sophomore from
Hill. Carson - Newman and Western Carolina now
ft, third vice presi
lt had been hoped that we will he able to play theS*' rising sopho-
own field. Much work remains and we are told that,^”^^’ S- C., secre-
completed and ready by football season. Many had rising junior
much-needed gym would be completed for next bask«*”°^’ 'measurer, Ang-
now appears that such will not be possible. All of junior
need for one. The college administration needs no urg
is already trying to raise
building. We only wish it would be ready by the 63-
Ga., music direct-
$750,000 toward a new pk^h rising junior from
chairman; John
ng sophomore from
Who is the best athlete on our campus? iday school superin-
This question was put to a most authoritative groVis Wray, rising sen-
themselves, Wednesday night by Hilltop sports editor ^lirdy, Va., training
Results of the poll will be announced a little later thiS|r; Ann Huff, rising
The poll, hoping to honor the most outstanding ^om Mars Hill town
opinion of those who have competed on the intercolla; Martha Penley,
MHC), has been suggested as an annual project of th^ore from Hilde-
staff. editor.
Balloting took place at a dinner meeting of the M>
which president David Livengood presided.
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