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THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE MARS HILL. N. C
January 15. 19i
Lions Poised for Last Half
Of ^65-66 Cage Schedule
The Mars Hill College Lions,
idled for four weeks by the holi
days and now idled again for
nearly two more weeks by exams,
will get back to the serious busi
ness of basketball competition
Jan. 28, 29 with a two-game road
trip to Georgia.
Coach Harrell Wood’s charges
Dolphins Sign
Auer to Ploy
Kees Auer, Mars Hill’s giant
(six feet, five and 270 pounds)
tackle for the last four years has
signed a contract with the new
Miami Dolphins team of the
American Football League.
He thus becomes the first Mars
Hillian in modern times to sign
a professional sports contract im
mediately after completing his
academic work here.
The signing in mid-December
with the AFL’s newest club was
for an undisclosed bonus. Auer
will get a tryout this summer
with the Dolphins and, if he can
meet the stiff competition ex
pected in the training camp,
stands to enjoy a lucrative ca
reer in the pro ranks.
The big man came to Mars Hill
in 1962 from Lee Edwards High
School in Asheville, where he had
been a fullback. Coach Don Hen
derson converted him to tackle
and he immediately won a start
ing berth on the varsity and held
it throughout his four-year career
here.
The big, tough gridder was also
used last fall in a middle guard
defensive position and gave the
Lion defense a solid anchor.
Coaches Henderson and Ron
Bromley and former line coach
Hack Ezell have all indicated that
Auer has the potential of be-
becoming a top notch pro per
former.
“Casey” maintains a B minus
average in physical education and
is moving toward a BS degree at
the May commencement. His ul
timate goal is a coaching position,
preferably at the college level,
after his days of professional
football are over.
In recent weeks he has been
practice teaching at Enka High
School and helping with the
junior varsity basketball team.
In June he and Mary Ann Hol
land, a mid-year graduate from
Charlotte, will be married. Soon
thereafter Auer will be off for
the Dolphins training camp and a
crack at the glamorous life of a
professional football player.
will tangle with Berry College on
the 28th and encounter Shorter
College the following night. They
will return home on Feb. 3 for a
battle with the Emory & Henry
Wasps, the second of six home
games this season.
The remainder of the schedule
includes the following: Feb. 5, at
Maryville; 7, at Appalachian; 8,
Milligan here; 11, Rkeville (Ky.)
here; 12, Pembroke here; 15, at
Wofford; 19, at Wilmingrton; 22,
at Emory & Henry; 26, Mary
ville here.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights
the Lions emerged from their
month-long idleness in road en
counters with St. Andrews and
Pembroke.
Against St. Andrews they
grabbed the lead with 10 minutes
remaining in the first half and
breezed to a 92-80 win.
Doug Pickard fired in eight
goals and hit six out of nine free
throws to take scoring honors for
the night with 22.
Ray Randall was second with
six field goals and four out of
six free throws for 16 points, and
Andy Good was third with six
field goals and two out of two
charity tosses for 14 points.
The game was marred by a
total of 60 fouls, 26 called on
Mars Hill and 24 on St. Andrews.
Wednesday night the Pembroke
Indians tripped the Lions 71-62.
Good topped the MHC scorers
with 16. Bob Gibson had 12 and
Pickard 11.
Prior to the Christmas holidays
the squad chalked up a 3-4 record
with wins over St. Andrews, Mil
ligan and William Carey College
and losses to Wilming;ton, King,
Wofford and Troy (Ala.) State.
The latter decision was in the
opening round of the 'Troy Invi
tational Tournament just before
the holidays. The Tar Heels
dropped the opener 68-90 but
Jayvees Eager
For Action Too
The Lion Cub junior varsity
cage squad will get back to the
basketball “wars” next Thursday
with a game against Reynolds
High School in Asheville after a
layoff of more than five weeks.
Sporting a S-3 record. Coach
Ron Bromley’s hardwood crew has
five games on schedule after the
Reynolds clash. They include a
Jan. 27 battle with a local “all-
star” squad; Milligan here on
Feb. 8; Warren Wilson here Feb.
12; Asheville School there on
Feb. 23; and an alumni squad
here on Feb. 26.
In the eight games thus far
David Webster has fired in 146
points for an 18.2 average per
game. He has been high scorer
for the Cubs in each game except
the opener when he had 13 and
Skippy Liles (now playing with
the varsity) had 14.
Other top scorers for the
junior varsity include Danny
Shook, Tommy Nix and Felton
Stephens.
In their last two games before
the Christmas holidays the Jay
vees dropped a heart-breaker to
Milligan, 60-68, and were troun
ced by a still-undefeated Warren
Wilson team 60-93.
came back the following night to
grab the consolation spot over
Carey 78-66.
Pickard, who hit 22 and 16
points during the two nights, was
Selected as the “Most Valuable”
player in the tournament; and
Duke Fisher, who netted 23 in
the consolation win, was named
to the all-tournament squad.
Prior to this week’s road trip
Pickard had bucketed 110 points
in the seven games for a 15.7
average to lead the team. Run
ners up were Fisher and Good
with 10.7 and 10.3 averages.
Fisher has been the team’s lead
ing rebounder, but Pat Sams, Bob
Gibson and Good have pulled
down a good share.
Coach Wood has been using
several freshmen and transfer
students as much as possible to
give them valuable experience.
Among them are Ray Randall,
George • Scruggs, Bill Gibson,
Skippy Liles, Ron Taylor and
Jeff Cavanaugh.
PE Majors Hear
Three Speakers
Three experienced staff mem
bers of high schools in the Ashe
ville area addressed the Physical
Education Majors Club at its
January meeting Monday night
in the Library Auditorium.
Mrs. Ramona Sanders, a physi
cal education instructor at Enka
High School, who has been a
supervisor of several of Mars
Hill’s student teachers, discussed
“On the Job Training.”
Don Jones, principal of. Lee
Edwards High School, explained
what school administrators expect
of their teachers.
Bill Stanley, former coach at
Owen High School, outlined a
coach’s responsibilities to his
school administration.
Several items of business came
before the club members follow
ing the program. One was a re
port that the nominating commit
tee will soon be prepared to sub
mit a slate of officers for the
1966-67 school year.
The committee is composed of
Ruby Byrd, Kees Auer, Delores
Baxter, Duke Fisher and Ruth
Smith.
A preliminary report was also
heard from a constitutional re
vision committee.
Secretarial duties at the meet
ing were handled by Miss Baxter,
who was chosen at the December
meeting to fill the unexpired
term of Barbara Rector.
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Athletics Booster Donnie Caldwell (right) presents a trophy ^
Rick Harris, winner of the men’s intramural ping pong singly
championship played off Monday night. Harris defeated M.
Brinkley 21-16 and 21-18 for the title. The doubles championship ^
won by Jim Thomas (left) and Rick Gaskin. They defeated SkipP'
Liles and Jeff Cavanaugh in an exciting match, 21-15 and 24-^
Three Intramural Titles Wot
Championships in men’s intra
mural ping pong — singles and
doubles—and volleyball were de
cided this week, clearing the way
for the opening of basketball on
Wed., Jan. 26.
Nineteen cage teams involving
211 men will play a round robin
tournament through February in
preparation for a championship
tournament Feb. 28-Mar. 4 to in
clude the top eight teams.
Intramural Director Dal Shee-
ley said the basketball rosters
bring to 839 (including some
duplications) the number of
young men who have been in
volved in intramural action thus
far this year.
Spring schedules in softball,
handball and track and field
should push the total well past
1000.
An elimination session in
basketball foul-shooting was
staged in the gym Wednesday
night to reduce to five finalists
the 120 entries in that activity. A
championship shoot-off will prob
ably be held in connection with
a home varsity basketball game
in February, Sheeley said.
(Sixteen men did about equal
ly well Wednesday night, making
it necessary to hold another
round to pick the five finalists’
A ping pong table was set "
in the gym Monday night for tt
finals of the singles and doub'*
action in that sport.
Rick Harris took the sin?'*
title, defeating M. 0. Brink|*:
in straight sets. Student
Gaskin and faculty member -J''
Thomas copped the doubles cro'''^
beating basketball players Skipf
Liles and Jeff Cavanaugh ''
straight sets.
Tuesday night’s action resoh^
the volleyball cro-wn in favor *
the Commuters, who bested
Faculty team 15-12 and 16-5
the title.
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The championship decisia^
Monday and Tuesday nights
Melrose far out in front in *
race for the 1965-66 Men’s In^
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Melrose entries in touch footb^*
tennis, horse shoes, ping pa®
and volleyball have accumulaP
a total of 720 points toward *
trophy. Myers is next in PJ
with 430 points, followed ,
Brown with 335 and Treat "P
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PICTURES
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Photo May Pick Up Their Order in
The Montague Building
8:30 - 5:00 Monday - Friday
8:30 - 12 Saturday j
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in the
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'Bring Your Used Books and
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