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THE HILLTOP, MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL, N. C.
September 28, 1^*
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Lions Seeking First Victory Today::
Meet Newport Next;
Scott Conner Injured
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Hoping to hit the win column
after a loss in the opener last
Saturday, Mars Hill’s Lions are
in Ferrum, Va. (near Martins
ville) today for a battle with one
of the nation’s top junior college
teams.
Next week they will return to
Virginia —• this time to Newport
News—for a second bout with
Newport Apprentice School, which
the Lions whipped last year 26-6.
That will conclude three weeks of
road trips, and the following Sat
urday (Oct. 12) the team will
meet Gordon Military College of
Barnesville, Ga., here in the
homecoming game.
Last week in Maryville, Tenn.,
the Lions fell before a well-
rounded Maryville attack, 14-0.
They made a good showing but
were unable to contain Maryville’s
fast-running halfback, Ken Berry,
who ripped off 85 yards in 14
carries for an average of six
yards per carry.
Neither team was able to move
the ball in the first period of play
and it looked for a time as if the
game might prove to be a defen
sive battle. With the start of the
second period the Maryville team
began to move through the
“headhunter” line. Taking advan
tage of a defensive shift in the
Mars Hill line, the Highlanders
began to pound their way through
the middle of the Lion line. Don
nie Phelps climaxed a 70-yard
drive with a seven-yard plunge off
his own right side for the touch
down. Benny Monroe converted
for the extra point and the half
ended with Maryville leading 7-0.
Mars Hill’s deepest penetra
tion, and only threat of the night,
came on the heels of a pass inter
ception by Scott Conner, who
snared the football deep in his
own territory and scampered 65
yards before he was finally caught
and tackled. The Lions offensive
unit then moved the ball to the
Maryville nine-yard line before
Coeds Invited
To WRA Clubs
A varied schedule of autumn
activities has been announced by
the WRA along with a special
invitation to all coeds to partici
pate.
Square dancing will be taught
on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. in the
gym, where volleyball is slated
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Mon
days and Wednesdays. For any
one interested in mountain climb
ing the Hiking Club will visit
nearby points of interest on
Thursday afternoons. Departure
time, from in front of the gym,
is 4:30.
The girls’ athletic field behind
Huffman and Fox dorms will be
the scene of activity for the Ar
chery Club, which shoots at 3
p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays,
and for the Tennis Club, which
meets at 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
Two new representatives to the
WRA Council were elected at the
organization’s regular meeting
Sept. 18. Barbara Rector will
represent Stroup and Virginia
Rollins, Edna Moore.
they ran out of gas.
Later in the third quarter
Maryville again began to move
the ball well. Berry used his fancy
footwork to move the ball back in
to Lion territory, from there
Ronald McClannahan ran 32 yards
around his own right end for the
final score of the game. Monroe
converted to make the score 14-0.
For the remainder of the game
neither Mars Hill nor Maryville
was able to move the ball effec
tively. With only a few seconds
remaining in the game. Lion
halfback Boyd Perry, was injured
and had to be taken from the
field. Later examination failed to
reveal any serious injury and
Perry returned to practice Mon
day.
Conner, another halfback, suf
fered a broken rib and will be
lost to the team for several weeks.
Players drawing special recog
nition for the game were tri-capt.
Buddy Windle, who played well
on both offense and defense; Per
ry, Larry Honeycutt and Conner
who combined for 98 yards rush
ing.
Larry Phillips was one of the
outstanding men on defense. He
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This 11-man wrecking crew constituted the “Head Hunters” of the Mars Hill team in the opening gi),
against Maryville. Despite the team’s loss, they did an outstanding joh of holding the opposition to a
of 178 yards. (L to R) First row: Dave Livengood, Scott Conner, Terry Postell, Donald Robinson, Ron r *
derson; standing: Larry Honeycutt, Don Martin, Rick Rhodes, Bo Dishman, Bill Lewis and Kees Auer.^*^®^ ^
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continually harassed the Maryville
offense and recovered a key fum
ble for the Lions. “Wild Bill”
Lewis was also credited with a
good game.
Statistics for the Lions and for
Maryville, respectively, were as
follows:
Yds. Rushing
Yds. Passing
First Downs
Punt Avg.
Penalties
Fumbles Lost
157 — 158
24— 20
4— 5
9-41 —6-31
71— 80
0— 1
Poised Veterans Lead Gird
Team As 1963 Tri-Captains
“Two’s company; three’s a
crowd,” but in the case of Mars
Hill’s tri-captains for 1963 that
trio also constitutes a good part
of the team.
Mars Hill College is fortunate
in having three outstanding sen
iors to lead its football team this
fall. They are Buddy Windle, Ter
ry Postell and Ron Henderson.
Windle, whose real given name
is “Lloyd,” is from Loudon,
Tenn., which is also the home
town of Coach Don Henderson.
Although he is only 6-9 and
weighs 165, a little light for full
back, Buddy was switched from
halfback this year because of his
bull-like power.
In high school Buddy was on the
all-conference team and received
an award as the “Outstanding
Back.” In addition to football he
also lettered in basketball and
wrestling.
During his freshman year at
Mars Hill, 1969, Buddy made the
Western Carolina Junior College
League’s all-conference team as a
halfback and was selected by his
teammates as the “Best Offensive
Player.” He co-captained the 1960
and 1962 teams and was honored
by being named the “Most Val
uable Player” both years. Last
year he was also named “Best
Back.”
Selected at the close of the
season last year by the members
of the 1962 squad, the tri-cap
tains are responsible for helping
keep the team’s morale positive
and for helping create a desire
among all the players to do their
best. Buddy, Terry and Ron are
doing a superior job.
Intramurals
Filling the right halfback spot
for the second year is Terry Pos
tell, a 5-8, 146-pounder from An
drews. A much-heralded high
school player, Terry led Andrews
to the state championship in 1958
and then enrolled at Lees-McRae
Junior College at Banner Elk.
Lees-McRae and Mars Hill were
members of the same conference
in those days and Terry played
both years against the Lions.
The intramural sports program
opened Monday when Myers
trounced Treat 20-0 in football.
The game was played under new
rules formulated recently by the
Intramural Council.
The schedule for next week is:
Mon. (Sept. 30), Treat vs. Cot
tages; Tues., Melrose vs. Brown;
Wed., Myers vs. Cottages; Thur.,
Spilman vs. Brown. Games start
at 4:15, Don Owen, new presi
dent of the Council, reminds all
players.
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by BILL DEANS
His performances in the green
and gold of Lees-McRae won him
all-conference and Junior College
All-American honors. When Mars
Hill added the third year in 1962,
he transferred here and promptly
won a starting assignment.
The third side of the tri-cap
tain triangle is former Lee Ed
wards High School star Ron Hen
derson of Asheville. Married to a
former Mars Hill beauty and the
father of a handsome young son,
Ron is another “old veteran” on
the squad. He played a year at
Western Carolina College before
transferring to Mars Hill.
Displaying his skill at guard for
Mars Hill in 1960, he won all
conference honors and was named
“Best Defensive Player.” A 5-9,
180-pounder who’s tough and fast,
Ron shared co-captain duties last
season with Windle.
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HIGH COST OF VICTORY . . . Mars Hill's recent venture- ^orsyl
the gridiron causes this sportswriter to question some not so ^ywood
common practices in the area of inter-collegiate athletic conte^ Guilf
When winning any athletic contest becomes so important t
victory must be had at any price, then all semblance of spc^®°^
manship and rules of fair play cease to exist. wenty-
e Distrii
FIRED UP . . . It's common knowledge that a coach seek^ented
fire up his players in preparation for any gome but there is^ere are
justifiable excuse for allowing this to get out of hand. Last Sor
Georgia Tech broke off any further relations with a school orida, 2-
their schedule because of a most unnecessary injury whch dryland
cured after the referee's whistle had blown the ball dead. W'-away
we didn't suffer some serious injuries Saturday night is bey^ho.
me. The Maryville players continually threw blocks and m^
tackles after the whistle had blown. This fact was plainly notec ake
reviewing the film of the game.
Orders
SCHEDULING PROBLEMS . . . Before the gome Saturcken in t
night the coach at Maryville was lamenting his problem in schy and
uling the smaller schools. If the game which followed is anyaosmani
dication of what con be expected, then the problem is justfianufact
This problem exists, not because the Highlanders have sucl_A $lo
good football team, but because of flagrant violation of anytbhh the
bearing the slightest resemblance to a well-disciplined ball cl There :
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SHOULD BE ABOLISHED ... If at any time the athletic I
gram here at Mars Hill should become involved in practik/|T. ^
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similar to those demonstrated Saturday night, the program’
intercollegiate sports should be dropped.
PLAY TO WIN . . . Sure, we play to win; nobody likes to 1^
but when victory must be had at any price there is no lor
anything there which resembles a SPORT. There exists ini
place a despicable and unexcusable force which is an insul|
intercollegiate sports.
NOTE OF SYMPATHY . . . Two members of the footl
team suffered death in their families recently. Bruce Hermaif
freshman center from Hickory, sustained the loss of his fathel
partner in the construction firm which built the library. L(f
Ware, another freshman, from Miami lost a brother.
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