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May U. 1966
THE MERCER CLUSTER
Page Five
INTRAMURALS
D^U* Cer ij 6 ? rS -NjP KappaSigs Down
KODins Rockets 11“0 Sigma Nu Team
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by Larry Bright well
TTi* Mtreer Bears pounded out a 11-0 victory over the Robins
KockeU at Willingham Field in a night game on Monday. Only a
handful of students attended the game for it was considered a home
game for Robins and all student activity cards were invalid.
Mercer got off to * * roaring start
in the first inning when they ex
ploded for five runs, displaying
ability to slug the baseball. Billy
Smith led off with a booming triple.
He was followed by Jerry Lisle who
walked. Then Mercer proceeded to
pull a double which put Lisle safely
on second while Smith was crossing
the plate with the first run of the
game. Culbreth followed this with
s single and Billy Lee did the same.
Cary Moore tapped a grounder to
the first baseman and was safe on
a fielders choice. This brought Bob
by Pinkston to the plate and Bob,
who has been hitting well in the
clutch lately, doubled down the left
field line to score two more runs.
From there on, the Bear hurlers
coasted to victory. Frank Worthy
started the game and worked for
six innings until he was relieved by
Worthy was the winner.
Tradegy struck the Bears in the
fourth when their loading batter,
Mel Kinslow, was struck on the
foot by a pitched ball. Kinslow had j
to leave the ball game, and was fol- j
lowed behind the plate by Joe Me-1
Kellar and Joe Murray.
TRACKMEN END
SEASON
Coach Jim t'owan’s Mercer
trackmen* will finish the 1956
season tomorrow with a match
against Howard College.
The match will be tomorrow
afternoon in Mercer’s Porter
Stadium.
Royce Hobbs
Looking 'Em Over
Many times each year someone has something to say
about the lack of school spirit and team support. This is the
first chance I have had to put in my two cents worth, so
here it is:
First the question, "Why don’t Mercer students take some
Furman York. Worthy struck out j interest in the athletic program?” If anyone knows the answer
five men in six innings while York ! send it to the sports editors of the Cluster for publication,
handcuffed the Rockets for three The lack of spirit and support can not be credited to the
innings. j caliber of teams we play as we schedule some of the strongest
Billy Smith led the Bruins at * n this nec ^ °f the woods. Certainly it cannot be attributed
bat with three hits including a to Poor publicity. .
Each baseball game, tennis match, or track meet usually
has more participants than spectators. Unless there is more
support and spirit at athletic events, there will be a Bad Day
at Black Rock or rather a Muddy Day at Mercer U.
The remaining schedule of spring sports is as follows:
Baseball May 14 - GTC Here
Track May 12 - Howard Here
Tennis... May 14 - Emory Here
These should all be very good contests so let’s show some
spirit and BACK THE BEARS.
Time for the Horseshoe Tournament is almost here. If
you have shoes on your horse don’t tie him to the Co-op
because word is out that the P. E. department has overrun
its budget this month.
by Larry Brlghtwell
Kappa Sigma played tight defensive ball for five innings to dafsat
Sigma Nu 8-7 in a crucial intramural softball game last Tuesday. The
victory for the Kappa Sigs put them in a first-place tie with the ATOs.
The game was well-played by both teams, but had they played faster
ball on defense the score would have been lower.
Sigma Nu gained an early lead
when they pushed across two runs j
in the first inning. They retained!
that two run lead until the bottom j
of the second when the Kappa Sigsj
staged their big five-run rally. The
game rolled along for two innings
without a score as Bobby Graham
and Henry Stone baffled opposing
players with control pitches. Then
Sigma Nu took a one-run lead in
the top of the fifth when they ex
ploded for four big runs. The Kappa
SigB came battling back, however,
and when the side was finally re
tired in the fifth. Kappa Sigma was
ahead by 7-6. KS pushed across
another run in the sixth.
triple, while Bud Culbreth clubbed
a triple and a single during the
game.
Dopey Dean led the Rockets with
three hits in four official trips to
the plate. Pug Chamblis, who was
blasted for 12 hits by the Bear
sluggers, was the losing pitcher.
Lettermen Elect
Moore Captain
1956-57 Team
Cary Moore, the 6’2” court wiz
ard from La Center, Kentucky, has
been elected Captain of the Bruin
b. sketbsll team for the coming
(1956-57) season.
The vote was taken by the 1065-
56 letterman at the team’s annual
supper held at Coach Jim Cowan’s
house Tuesday night.
At the same time Cowan pre
sented letters to eight players for
the season. Roger Bolton, Woody
Richardson, Bobby Graham, Joe
I.owe, Jerry Lisle, Pete Clements,
John McGriff, Moore, and Elliott
Brack, manager, received the
swards.
The team also presented Coach
Cowan a gift as a token of their
appreciation for his work with
them diring the season.
During last season, Moore aver
aged 21.1 points per game, for a
total of 464 points. His field goal
percentage was 53.4%. This put
’ Rupp** among the leaders in the
country in this department.
Bear Tracksters
Lose To Emory
by Royce Hobbs
Emory University set two local track records in their defeat of
the Mercer Bears Monday. The Emory track team beat the Bruin 76
to 64.
Emory track coach John Chell- ory; 2. Scott, Emory; 3. Walker,
man said both teams performed I Emory. Time—:28.1.
well on a tiaik slowed by recent: 440-yard dash: 1. Cullen, Emory;
heavy rains. j 2. Martin, Mercer; 3. Baum, Emory.
Mickey Rivenbark of Emory set Time :52.7.
n new Emory truck record in the 880-yard dash: 1. Hudson, Mer-
220-yarH ’ow hurdles, going the dis- cer; 2. Tate, Emory; 3. Richardson,
tance in :24.8. This broke his own j Emory. Time—2:04.7.
record of ;25.0 made last week, i 1-mile run: 1, Strong, Emory; 2.
Hivenbark also won the 120-yard j McAuley, Emory; 3. Perkins. Mer-
high hurdles. I cer. Time—4:39.8.
Wesley Strong of Emory ran the 2-mile run: 1. Strong, Emory; 2.
r.iile in 4:39.8, a new Emory record. Cason, Mercer; 3, Poole, Mercer.
Mixon Plays
In Thomasville
by Royce Hobbs
Tommy Mixon, ons of Mercer
University's outstanding baaeball
and baaketbell stars, seems to be
burning op the Georgia-Florida
League according to reports from
the Thomasville Tlmea-Enterpriae.
After twelve games Mixon is
enjoying a .406 batting average
including a pair of doabisa. a triple
and a homerun. Mixon’s speed has
helped him to beet out many slow
rollers and also is the contributing
factor to his seven stolen bases.
Plaguad with a sore arm and
shudder, Tommy's fielding has not
been dp to par but as the season
moves on hls infield play is expect-
^ ed to improve.
The old record was set in 1908 and
was not beaten until Monday.
Hugh Hodges of Mercer was the
outstanding individual performer,
scoring 11 of the Bear’s 54 points.
Hodges placed first in the discus,
second in the shotput and second in
the broad jump.
Hodges threw the discus 127 feet
and 9 inches. Morton Boyette plac
ed second in the event to give the
Bears a few njore points.
Walter Butler of Mercer won the
high jump with a leap of 6 feet 6
inches while Sherril Law took the
pole vault for the Bruins with a
vault of 11 feet.
Mercer’s A1 Hudson chalked up a
first in the 880, running the event
in 2:04.7. Lamar Caisson was sec
ond in the two-mile run, and Jack
Moore had a second in the 220-yard
low hurdles.
SUMMARY
100-yard dash: 1. Baggs, Mercer;
2. Walker, Emory; 3. Moore. Mer
cer. Time—:10.6.
220-yard dash: 1. McIntosh, Em
it was then the top of the sev
enth, the last chance for Sigma
Nu to get back into the ball game.
P<.go Park brought fans to their
feet when he lined a single through
the box to score a run for Sigma
Nu. But then Graham began to
bear down and the tying run was
left stranded on second base. The
Kappa Sigs went home with an 8-7
triumph under their belt.
ATO Soft bailers
Defeat SAE's
by Royce Hobbs
Alpha Tau Omega defeated
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 13 to 11 in
last Monday afternoon’s only in
tramural softball game. The ATO
team had a comfortable lead
throughout most of the game and
the E’t did not threaten until the
last of the seventh.
Ken Hudson was the winning
pitcher. Hudson pitched a good
steady game and had very few bad
innings. Jerry Vandercroft was the
big gun in the hitting department
for the winning team. He collected
3 hits out of 4 times at bat.
Warren Robertson was the los
ing pitcher. Shelby Royal, SAE
player, took the batting honors of
the day as he hit 4 for 4.
’’’’he ATO’s scored 6 in the fourth
for their biggest inning and the
SAE’s threatened with 6 in their
half of the seventh but were not
able to pull ahead.
Mercer Drops Teachers
On Wednesday Road Trip
Mercer’s Bear baseball nine nipped the Professors of Georgia
Teachers College Wednesday afternoon 4-3. The contest was a road
game for the Bruins.
A sacrifice fly in the top of the
ninth inning brought in pitcher Carl
Gunter with the winning run as
Mercer defeated the Teachers in a
very close game. Jerry Lilse hit
the fly that drove in the clinching
Time—10:47.0.
120-yard high hurdles: 1. Raven-
bark, Emory; 2. Dobson, Emory; 3.
Dukes, Mercer. Time—:16.9.
220-yard low hurdles: 1. Riven-
bark, Emory; 2. Moore, Mercer; 3.
Dobson, Emory. Time—:24.8.
Shot putt: 1. Cromwell, Emory;
2. Hodges. Mercer; 3. Miles, Emory.
Distance—40’11”.
Javelin: 1. Fuller, Emory; 2.
Smith, Emory; Carnes, Mercer.
Distance—164’6”.
High jump: 1. Butler, Mercer; 2.
Scott, Emory; 3. Dobson, Emory.
Height—5’6’’.
Pole vault: 1. Law, Mercer; 2.
Dukes, Mercer; 3. Carnes, Mercer.
Height—11 feet.
Discus: 1. Hodges, Mercer; 2.
Boyette, Mercer; 3. Cromwell, Em
ory. Diitance—127*9”.
Broad jump: 1. Hardeman, Em
ory; 2. Hodgea, Mercer; 3. Moore.
Distance—10*11 H".
1-mile relay: won by Emory’s
Baum, Hardeman, Milee and Culler.
Time—3:36.1.
Chi O, Phi Mu
Lead In Race
Mercer Independent Coed’s As
sociation edged Alpha Delta Pi in
a very close 11-12 game Monday
afternoon. Annette Montgomery
was the Winning pitcher.
Chi Omega beat the first place
Phi Mu team in a thriller that went
into extra innings. The final score
was 8-6.
Helen Ealkner was the Chi O
mainstay as she pitched the win
ning game for them und also blast
ed n homerun.
Joann Gilder pitched for the Phi
Mu nine.
Chi Omega and Phi Mu are now
tied in the
softball race. MICA is third and J e»r i,'gtc’s/bb-—tiunn.
ADpi is the anchor team.
Gunter went all the way for the
Mercer team, allowing only four
hits and striking out 12.
Jimmy White pitched the entire
gLme for GTC, giving up six hits,
and striking out nine.
Carey Moore had two hits in four
trips to lead all hitters.
lUrcr AB K H PO A
Smith.
Kvnslow, c 8
Lisle, ct ... 4
Culberth, It 6
Lee, lb 4
Harrelson, lb ._ 8
Moore, rf 4
Pinkston, 8b 8
Gunner, p 4
Totals 14
Georgis Tsathers AB
Ford, lb 6
Warren, cf 4
Esmonds, rf 1
Berryhill. c 4
Fowsll. Sb 8
Wallen, is 4
Morrell. If 8
Griffin. 2b 2
White, p 2
• Hobbs 1
bAlewine 1
Totals .... 86 S 8 17 12
s—Filed out for Morrell in ninth,
b— Struck out for White in ninth.
MERCER H« lit 611—4
Georgia Tserhers 666 196 116—8
E—Powell, Wallen 2. RBI—Lisle. Lee,
women’s intramural 1 Moore, Pinkston, berryhill, Powell, White.
2b- Powell. Wallen. 8b—Ford. Left- Mer
cer 9. GTC 6. BB—Gunner 6. White 4. SO—
Gunner 12, White 9. U—Howard and Hiroo.
T—8 i06.
Golf Team Competes
In Southern Tourney
Mercer's golf team participated in the Southern Intercollegiate
Golf Tournament in Athens last weekend. Coach Ben Griffith carried
a four man team but none of them were playing their uaual game as
all shot well in the 80’s.
Terms were entered from all of
the Southeast. Florida, North Texas
State, Alabama, Houston, Georgia
Tech, Georgia, Miami, Clemson,
LSU, Vanderbilt, Rollins, and Wake
Forest were among the schools who
entered teams in the competition.
Altogether there were 144 entrants
from 36 colleges and universities.
The tournament was pronounced
the best in its history by tourna
ment director Howell Hollis.
Dave Ragan, 20-year-old Uni
versity of Florida junior who ex
perienced a hear-breading finish in
last year’s tournament, had a much
more pleasant time this year as he
took the championship.
The Gator star took the trophy
after finishing the 72-hole event
with 70-70-71-73—284. This was
four strokes under par and three
above last year’s winning total of
281 posted by Lester Kelly of Uni
versity of Georgia
Saturday is the most dangerous
day of the week to drive.