e May lafB May 1967
MARS HILL. N. C.
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Marshall Fall, No. 1 Lion linksman, takes a practice swing in
preparation for the upcoming NAIA playoffs 15-16 May at
Boone.
dym Nearing Completion
newest and most modern
'ilding on our campus will soon
open. On 1 July the new
f>»nasium, begun in July 1965,
'll be completed, possibly to be
in the second term of sum-
school. An item of particular
'^rest to many students is the
swimming pool in the gym.
pool will be co-educational
holidays. 0*^’ indeed, will be all physical
Day” befTiJcation classes. The gymnasium
great help ^ ''11 be completed at a cost of
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sports roundup
BASEBALL
April MHC 7 E&H 1
MHC 7 Maryville 0
MHC 1 Tusculum 0
MHC 11 Wofford 3
May MHC 0 Milligan 3
MHC 2 Milligan 3
8 L 6
GOLF
April MHC 16% M-A 1%
MHC 15% MitchT2%
MHC 21% Tusc’m 5%
MHC 9 King 3
MHC 5 ETSU13
2 May MHC 18% Milligan 8%
MHC 20 King 7
MHC 22% A-B 4%
W 13 L 9
TENNIS
27 April MHC 2 WCC 7
3 May MHC 5 Maryville 4
W 4 L 4
TRACK
24 April MHC 29 C-N 116
29 MHC 56 Maryville 89
3 May MHC 49 Appal. 85
Milligan 87
W 1 L 7 T 1
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Night of the Generals
The Quiller Memorandum
Perils of Pauline
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$1% million.
A second phase of development
of athletic facilities will begin
15 May. New baseball and soccer
fields and new tennis and hand
ball courts will be ready in the
fall. The area below the baseball
and football fields will be cleared
and landscaped. Dr. Bentley says
that our new gymnasium and
other improvements will give us
physical education facilities equal
to any college in the South.
The Mars Hill golfers do not
have an overly impressive won-
lost record, but Coach Ron Brom
ley is generally pleased with the
team. Coach Bromley lists as ma
jor disappointments losses to the
University of Kentucky and De
troit College.
The team has played a sched
ule as rough as any MHC sport
facing such teams as University
of Tennessee, University of Ken
tucky, New Haven, East Tennes
see State University, Wofford,
and Michigan State.
In addition to the rough sched
ule, the team has worked under
an additional handicap. In order
to practice on the “home” course,
the golfers must make a 75-mile
trip to Spruce Pine and back.
“They have done extremely well
in spite of this handicap,” stated
Bromley.
Number one linksman Marshall
Fall has the best individual won-
lost record, 12-6. Danny Hedg-
peth is close behind with an 11-6
record, followed by Skip Liles and
Lionel Caldwell at 9-9 each. The
team held a 13-9 match record
through 3 May.
After losing their first seven
matches, the linksmen caught fire
and began winning. In so doing,
they have rolled up some impres
sive victories. On 20 April the
Lions faced Montreat-Anderson
and Mitchell Colleges, defeating
both schools by scores of 16 %-
1 % and 15 % -2 %, respectively.
Bromley’s charges traveled to
Greeneville, Tenn., 25 April and
topped Tusculum 21%-5%.
Track Individuals Shine
Although the MHC track squad
has lost its last two meets, sev
eral outstanding individual per
formances have been turned in.
On 24 April Carson-Newman
overwhelmed the Lions by a score
of 116-29. In the process, the
Eagles set school records in the
high jump, the shot put, and the
triple jump. Bill Gibson eclipsed
the Lion broad jump mark once
more, jumping 22’ 4%”.
The thinclads traveled to Mary
ville, Tenn., 29 April to do battle
with the Scots. They were de
feated 89-56, but several track
men set school and personal rec
ords. Three more school rec
ords were set. Paul Early ran the
440-yard run in a record 52.6
seconds. Dan Balcome set a new
440-yard hurdles time of 60.8
seconds. Bill Dyar jumped 41’
1%” for a new triple jump mark.
Mike Argersinger, Steve King,
Eddie Hoffmeyer, Wayne Laugh
ter, Casey Ward, John Sweat-
lock, Pete Wilkins, Henry Zion,
and Mike Verts all set personal
records in their respective events.
Hoffmeyer, in the 440-yard hur
dles, and Wilkins, in the triple
jump, topped the standing school
records but were bested by Bal
come and Dyar.
Tonight at 6:30 the Lions have
a meet here against Montreat-
Anderson.
Netters To Face ETSU
The tennis team has had a
rough go of things recently.
Against Western Carolina 27
April, the Woodmen were defeat
ed 7-2. This match marked the
first defeat of John McIntosh,
who had won all of his singles
matches to this point.
The team had to come from
behind 3 May to defeat Maryville
6-4. They were down 4-2 in the
singles matches, but swept the
doubles in the spectacular come
back.
Diamond Crew Wins Six Straight
After winning six baseball
games in a row, the Mars Hill
baseball team bit the dust as they
lost both ends of a doubleheader
against Milligan.
On 20 April the Lions hosted
the Wasps of Emory & Henry.
Ron Ward started, but Tommy
Chapman came on in relief in the
second and finished up, getting
the win. A heavy attack in the
fourth and fifth innings gave the
Lions seven runs. Leading hit
ters for the Henderson crew were
Jim Jackson, Tommy Nix, and
Jerry Gault with two hits each.
In the eighth, the Wasps pushed
across a run making the score
7-1.
The Lions were seeking to re
venge an 11-6 defeat to Mary
ville on 22 April, and were not
to be denied. Bobby Franklin
went all the way as Mars Hill
overtook the Scots, 7-0. Jim Jack-
son, David Webster, and Jerry
Gault had two hits apiece. Dickie
Ward put one on the road for a
two-run homer.
Tuesday, 25 April, the team
traveled to Greeneville, Tenn.,
for a single game with Tusculum.
It turned out to be a pitcher’s
duel as Ron Ward and Bobby
Franklin teamed up for a 1-0
shutout with the victory going
to Franklin. Mars Hill’s lone run
came in the sixth, when Frank
lin led off with a single, followed
by Sammie Sloan’s single and
an error on Dickie Ward’s
grounder, scoring Franklin.
Wofford College was the victim
of a 16-hit attack by the Lions,
29 April, as Mars Hill took a
win from their hosts, 11-3. Tom
my Chapman started, but was re
lieved in the fifth by Franklin,
who got credit for the win. Ken
Maynor and Jerry Gault each hit
home runs for the Lions. Other
leading hitters were Bob Gilles
pie with four hits in five at bats,
and Dickie Ward with three hits
in five at bats. Maynor and Gault
each drove in three runs.
On 1 May, the Lions met their
Waterloo in the Milligan Buffs.
For the first time this season the
Lions were shut out on four hits,
as Bobby Franklin absorbed the
3-0 loss. In the second game of
the (ioubleheader Mars Hill took
a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning, but
Milligan came back in the seventh
to tie the score. In the ninth in
ning, Milligan pushed across the
winning run on a balk by Frank
lin, who absorbed the loss in re
lief.
The Lions are among national
leaders in several departments.
Through games of last week,
Franklin stood nineteenth in
earned run average with a 1.08
average. In team ERA Mars Hill
stood sixth in the NAIA with a
1.80 mark. In team batting the
diamond crew stood fourteenth
with a .283 average. Dickie Ward
stood thirty-second in the nation
in batting with a .394 average.
Tommy Chapman
Ace Lion Hurler
0. V.
HOWELL
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WATCH REPAIR
the LION'S DEN
It never fails to happen! Every time we praise or build up a
team, it promptly goes out and gets stomped. It all began last No
vember when I made a not-too-accurate prediction of the Western
Carolina football game. I think we all know how that turned out!
Then we predicted confidently that the basketball team would
have a winning season. Well, they almost made it.
When spring sports arrived, we played it cautious. Well, for a
little while. In the last issue of the HILLTOP we praised the track
squad. It seems they got defeated by 87 points in their next meet.
Beware golf and baseball teams! It’s your turn now.
The golf team deserves praise and recognition. They practice
once, or twice a week at most. When they do practice, it is an all
day matter to get to the course, practice some, then return to the
school. It should be pointed out, furthermore, that we play schools
having a golf course almost at their back door. As a result, our
opponents are able to practice nearly every day.
The baseball team has really done a good job thus far this season.
After losing two in a weekend road trip, they proceeded to take the
next several games. Through 1 May the Lions had taken six in a
row. They then lost two to Milligan.
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