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Page Four MARS HILL, N. C. October 12, 196! Intramural Action Hot Action in the men’s intramural program is off to a good start with some keen competition in touch football. Horse shoes, handball, and soccer are next on the agenda. Action among the coeds involved in intramurals is about to com mence. Play in touch football is organi zed into three leagues and has proved exciting thus far. In Lea gue A there is a tie for first place between Alpha Phi Omega and Spilman. Their first encounter resulted in a scoreless tie. In League B the Cottages are in first place, a spot they won by virtue of a game against SKL. The outcome of that battle was deter mined in the last five seconds of play when Gary Ward of the Cot tages threw a touchdown pass to Tom Rannie. The extra point was scored by Reggie Ridgeway. First place in League C was to be determined by a game scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. A game to determine the champ ion of all three leagues is slated in Meares Athletic Fields Tues day, Oct. 15. Competition in horse shoes will begin shortly with players organiz ed into two-man teams. Any two men who wish to compete as a team should sign up in the gym. Individuals who want to play may enter their name; they will be paired with other entrants. Exact starting date for competition in horse shoes and in handball will be published in the Announcer. When action in touch football is completed, intramural soccer will begin. All young men interested in participating in this sport are urged to contact some member of the intramural association. Teams for competition in the women’s intramural softball pro gram are now being formed. Lee Lowder is chairman of the league. Any girl who is interested in this sport should contact her dorm re presentative. These are as fol lows: Fox Dormitory, Helen Roper, Room 112; Stroupe, “Britt” Brittle, Room 228; Huffman, Jan Batchelor, Room 317; Jarvis House, Jeannie Britt; Edna Moore Dorm, Millaine Williams, Room 108. Commuting students interested in playing softball should contact the town representative, Colleen Jamerson. Other intramural activities plan ned for coeds are gymnastics, vol leyball, basketball, ping-pong and archery. Barrett Boosts Lions to Victory Russell Barrett, Mars Hill’s out standing distance runner, has con tinued his winning ways and evi dently has influenced the remaind er of the Lion cross-country team to do the same. Scoring back-to-back victories last week over the Wofford College Terriers, the Mars Hill thinclads evened their record for the season at 2-2. The next home meet will be against Milligan College on Oct. 26. The team will then travel to Cullowhee on Oct. 28 for a meet wilth Western Carolina. In the first encounter with Wof ford last week Barrett ran 13 sec onds better than his privious best time of 16 minutes, 9.3 seconds. Johnny Draghn and Freddie Tip- pit ran more consistently in the two meets and finished in the top five in both encounters. LION LORE By Butch Palmer Will all students interested in participating in a large spirit or ganization on campus please drop me a note in Box 228-C. Include your name, box number, dorm, and ideas and interest concerning such an organization. Newly selected cheerleaders strike a happy pose in Chambers Gym, where they will begin per forming regularly with the opening of basketball season in November. They are (1. to r.) Hayes Good- rum and Hagie Kugley, Steve Hartzoge and Doris Hall, Matthew Graham and Linda Pitts. Basketball Action Just Around the Corner With the World Series just concluded and good, exciting foot ball—both collegiate and profes sional—holding the headlines this weekend, it may be difficult to think much about basketball. The truth is, however, that the great sport is less than five weeks away for Mars Hill Lion sport fans. on the 9th, Pembroke on the 10th and Maryville on the 13th. With spring semester registra tion slated for Jan. 13-14, the Lions will get the semester started with a bang, playing Wofford here on the 17th, Presbyterian on the 18th, Newberry on the 24th and Erskine on the 25th. Milligan and King here on the 6 th and 11th. Presbyterian, Augusta and Wofford are booked away on the 14th, 15th and 20th. The season will be ended here against Maryville on the 21st. Our varsity basketball team was hurt this past week when fresh man Jim Medford, formerly of Clyde Erwin High School near Asheville, suffered a broken bone in his foot during practice. He is expected to be out of action until late November. Coach Harrell Wood’s varsity squad will open its 1968-69 sea son at home against Tusculum on Nov. 19. In rapid-fire order thereafter the blue and gold team will engage eight tough opponents in three additional home games and five tilts on the road before the Christmas holidays. January will be concluded with a scrap against Milligan, there, on the 28th. February will be the final month of varsity regpilar-season competition. There are seven games scheduled, three of them at home. All home games for the varsity will begin at 8 p.m. Students will be admitted upon show of their ID cards; all others must pay admission at the doors or present a season pass. Ticket information is available from William Deans, director of athletic promotions, phone 689-3481. All spring sports participants are reminded that they should be working on their sport now while good weather permits such acivity. The schedule includes King on Nov. 21 at Bristol, Va., and Pem broke here on Nov. 23. On Nov. 29 and 30 the Lions will be com peting in the Asheville-Biltmore tournament, and on Dec. 3 they will host the A-B Bulldogs here in a regular season scrap. A road trip Dec. 6 and 7 will send the “Woodmen” against Newberry and Erskine, and on Dec. 9 the team will return home for a battle with Baptist rivals, Campbell College. After the new year arrives the Lions will return to competition before their fans in the student body return to classes; conse quently, they will play four straight road games in mid-Janu- ary: at A-B on the 8th, Tusculum The squad will be at Campbell on the 3rd and return to play Gridders Practice Despite Their Status Although no schedule and no games are in this year’s agenda, intercollegiate football is still a main project in the fall schedule of the Athletic Department. Coach Dal Shealy has been keep ing 26 men busy in practice each afternoon behind Fox Dormitory. Quickness, agility and fundament als are being stressed and Coach Shealy is pleased with the spirit, hustle and work the boys have shown thus far. EDWARDS’ SINCLAIR SERVICE for COMPLETE SERVICE, TUNE-UP, ROAD SERVICE, REPAIRS, STATE INSPECTION, LUBRICATION Dial 689-2431 Mars Hill Advisee System (Continued from Page 3) specific faculty adviser in the de partment in which he plans to major, who will assist him in plan ning his program of study for his junior and senior years and with registration. At the beginning of the fall semester, the Registrar will care fully check the academic record of all seniors. Any senior who is found to be dificient or who has an academic problem will be referred- to the Academic Dean with a copy of his academic record, for counse ling and guidance. A department which rejects a student as a major will file with the Academic Dean a written state ment including reason (s) for the rejection. After the beginning of the junior year, a student may not change from one major to another without the approval of the departments concerned. Those working out as potential candidates for next year’s team are Tommy Chapman, John Cousart, Mick Doviak, David Gelber, Mike Gillespie, Bob Hartsell, Rick Har ris, Ron Hendrix, Mack Johnson, Richard Kohler, Pete Lampley, Gary Lawing, Andy Lawler. MARS THEATRE SHOWTIME 7:30 P. J. Oct. 14-16 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Oct. 17-19 Sergeant O’Farrell — .....Oct 21-23 Thomas Crown Affair _ Oct. 24-26 Don McCaskill, David McFee, Rich McIntyre, Bernie Perchinski, Tom Purser, Everett Shelton, Russ Smith, Ford West, Jim Wikle, Den nis Hefner, Bob Bridges and Steve Goldie. MARS HILL SHOE SHOP Friendly Service Quality Workmanship under Robinson Furniture Store SODA SHOP Grade A New Management Open 7:30 AM to 10:30 PM Sundries Short Orders Regular Meals Vol. XI If organized, this club can go a long way in determining the suc cess of intercollegiate sports at Mars Hill. Other clubs, fraterni ties, sororities and individual groups are encouraged to join in this endeavor. All letters of interest should reach me by the end of the coming week. BSU basketball practice started this week with 30 boys attending tryouts. David Costner is the head coach, and David McFee is the team trainer. Warmest congratulations to our new Homecoming Queen, Miss Mary Hamilton Shepard of Golds boro. Sfu
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