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60 Bear Players
Are Renewed
By Jere L. Key
Previewing the 1960-61 Mercer Bears finds a squad
nth more depth and experience. Fundamentally, it is the best
earn Mercer has had in several seasons. Shooting ability and
ebounding are much better than last year, but last year’s
roblem still remains: no height. The Bears will have to de
end on speed and the fast break to win many of their ball
ames.
Coach Wilder is beginning his
ifth season as Mercer Mentor. He
rad uated from Mercer in 1962,
•ttering in basketball and base-
all. He was chosen the outstand-
ig player in the Dixie Conference,
nd was selected for the all-state
;nior college team.
LETTERMEN
Donnie Veal, Guard, 6’0”, 166 lbs.
Enior from Macon, Ga. An out-
tanding guard for the last three
asons, Veal begins his last year
ith the Bears. The leading scorer
i last year’s team, he posted an
scoring average. He is the
ism’s only senior.
Frankie Edwards, forward,
i'2", 185 lbs. junior from Macon,
js. Another starter from last
rear's team, Edwards posted a
.7 average. He is an excellent
umper and rebounder.
Joe Dulick, center, 6'3”, 185 lbs.
iphomore from Hellertown, Pa.
i was the outstanding freshman
last year’s team. His 6.9 average
>a top for the first year men.
ith a year’s experience behind
m, he should be a big man in the
rar’s attack.
Butch Clifton, guard, 6’0’’, 166
sophomore from Albany, Ga,
tered as a freshman last year,
started several times at guard
posted a 4.3 average. Butch
11 be counted on heavily this
RETURNEES
Jim Milton, forward, 6’3”, 176
■ Junior from Atlanta, Ga. Jim
» the leading rebounder and
ond high scorer for the first
rt of last season. He is an excel-
rebounder and probably the
>t defensive man on the squad.
Isckie Anderson, guard, 67”, 140
. junior from Statesboro, Ga.
:kie has seen service during the
t two seasons. He is a good ball
idler and playmaker. His desire
i hustle makes up for his lack
height.
J. W. Spivey, guard, 6'0”, 165
R. junior from Macon, Ga. J.
W. saw service at guard last
year. He is a fine all around ball
player and should see consider
able service this year.
Richard Fritch, forward, 6'2”,
186 lbs. sophomore from Wiers-
dale, Fla. Richard is much improv
ed over last year. He is a good shot
and a fine defensive player. He
should play a lot of ball this season.
Bill Pearce, center, 6’3”, 185 lbs
sophomore from Columbus, Ga. Bill
is a strong and rugged ball player.
He has a great desire to succeed
and im improving every day.
TRANSFERS
Ray Hardeman, guard, 6’2”, 170
lbs. junior from Crawford, Ga,
Outstanding shooter and hustler,
Ray gives us a second guard who
is capable of scoring in the double
figures. He was all state junior
college at Young Harris.
Russell Vennes, forward, 6’2”, 175
lbs. junior form Fort Valley, Ga.
Russell transfered from Gordon
Military College. He is a good re
bounder and hustler. Should see
plenty of action.
FRESHMAN
Gus Garcsar, guard, 5’10", 165
lbs, freshman from Hellertown,
Pa. An outstanding freshman
guard, Gus is a hard worker. He
has a quick shot, and with ex
perience should develop into a fine
ball player.
Curtis Lockridge, center, 6’4",
186 lbs. freshman from Smyrna,
Ga. A strong, rugged rebounder,
Curtis is adjusting fast to the col
lege game. With experience he will
help us at center. He is the tallest
man on the team.
Roy Speight, forward, 6’0”, 165
lbs. freshman from Unadilla, Ga.
Roy is a good jumper and is de
veloping into a good defensive
player. Also an excellent passer,
he should become a fine forward.
Jack Malaier, guard, 5’11’’, 160
lbs. freshman from Pineview, Ga.
Jack is improving fast as a fresh
man. He needs game experience,
but he has potential.
Tennis Review
In the tennis matches Thursday
the KA’s downed the MIMA
squad. They won all three single
matches in only six sets. Carl Ben
son won by sets of 6-4, 6-4; Tommy
Martin by sets of 6-1, 6-1; and
Preston Gilmore by 6-3, 6-2.
In the other event of the after
noon the KA’s defented the ATO
team, also winning in only six sets.
Bobby Baer, Jim Willingham, and
Hunt Sanders prefomed this deed
with sets of 6-1, 6-1, 6-1; and 6-4,
6-4, respectively.
Wednesday the Snakes took on
the Togas and the Atoms receive
a bye. The winner of the Snake-
Toga match will play the Crescents
Monday and MIMA plays the Wil
lards.
AT ATHENS
BSUers See
Ga. Game
Mercer BSU members witnessed
Georgia’s trouncing of Tulsa last
Saturday as part of the recreation
al activities of the BSU state con
vention.
BSUer's were admitted to the
game as guests of the student
body of the University of Geor
gia. Over fifteen hundred members
took part in the convention which
was held at the First Baptist
Church in Athens last weekend.
Conventioners heard Dr. Roy
McClain of Atlanta deliver the
keynote address on Friday night,
kicking off a program which in
cluded Alec Hopper, well-known
chalk artist; Robert C. Norman,
prominent Augusta attorney and
Dr. Howard D. Olive, Southern
Baptist missionary to the Philip
pine Islands. Dr. Allen W. Graves,
head of the department of Telig-
ious education at Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary, was al
so included on the program.
Special music was provided by
almost every school present.
Among the best received was
Mercer’s Tommy Storey-Ronnie
Riehardson-John McKelvey-Wal-
lace Dorn quartet, augmented at
the convention by a girls’ trio con
sisting of Barbara Burkett, Jua
nita Johnson and Beth Powell.
Tommy Storey, as state music
chairman of BSU, directed much
of the convention singing.
A group of about fifty persons
represented Mercer.
THE MERCER CLUSTER
November 4, 1960
SPORTSCOPE
By CHARLIE ETHERIDGE
After the urging of innumerable
readers of this column, I shall
now endeavor to write a sports
column on Mercer University.
The sports
scene on t h
Bear campus, is
shall we say
very active at
the present date.
There is foot
ball ( i n t r a-
mural), hasket-
... ball (practice)
» l ■JwVTB and various
other sports (three rival frater
nity men with a sorority pledge).
The intramural football picture
begins to take shape with Phi Del
ta Theta and Sigma Nu owning
the only unblemished records. Kap
pa Sigma has only a 6-6 tie with
SAE to mar its slate and ATO
still threatens with only one de
feat, that at the hands of the
Snakes of SN. (By the time you
read this the entire picture will
have changed, so disregard the
rest of the column.) The Willards
meet the Snakes Thursday and
somebody will no longer have a
spotless record.
Mercer’s contribution to NAIA
basketball and the practice sche
dule of several good teams includ
ing Tampa U., U. of Georgia, (de
spite everything Red Lawson could
do), U. of Chattanooga (rah
Hutch!), Miss. Southern and
Spring Hill College will feature
returning lettermen Donnie Veal,
Jackie Anderson, Frankie Ed
wards, Jimmy Milton, Butch Clif
ton, Joe Dulick and Richard Fritch.
Two junior college transfers, Rus
sell Vennes and Ray Hardman,
ought to brighten the offensive pic
ture as both hit the basket consis
tently.
The greatest thing to happen in
the way of sports on the Mercer
campus will probably take place
some Saturday night in the near
future as the film club tries to
force Alpha Phi Omega to lower
their prices on movies with an in
junction from some senate sub
committee and the incurring melee
should satisfy every fan of any
sport.
Selah.
Sigma Nu Rolls Over
ATO 24-6 In Football
Sigma Nu rolled over ATO 24-6 on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Snake
quarterback Jim Rodgers threw two touchdown passes to
David Kellam and two to Rex Ruff.
SAE and KS fought to a 6-6
dead-lock. Bobby Graham threw to
Jerry Lewis for the only KS touch
down. Jim Torrance caught the
SAE touchdown from Bill Aybare.
Phi Delt defeated the Ministers
41-25. Johnny Johnson and Gordon
Lackey consistently caught passes
from quarterback Bill Crane to
lead the Phi Delta.
Lambda Chi defeated MIMA 20-
0. Quarterback Dicky McBryant
threw three touchdown passes to
Ronald Mixon as the Lambda Chi’s
rolled on to victory.
In Thursday’s games. Phi Delt
downed SAE 24-14. Trailing 14-12
at halftime, Phi Delt Johnny John
son ran an intercepted pass back
for the six pointer and it was the
Phi Delt's game from then on.
Alpha Tau Omega defeated
the Ministers 39-7. David Holt
scored first for the ATO’s. Char
lie Sprunk played an outstand
ing defensive game for ATO.
Bobby Graham led the KS’s to a
14-0 victory over Lambda Chi.
Graham connected with Beckworth
and Bagley for the two touch
downs.
KA defeated MIMA 13-6. George
Brown connected twice to Bobby
Baer to lead the KA’s.
Science Awards
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travel.
All applicants for graduate (pre-
doctoral) awards will be required
to take the graduate record ex
amination to test scientific apti
tude and achievement. This ex
amination, administered by the
Educational Testing Service, will
be given on January 21, 1961, at
designated centers throughout the
United States and certain foreign
countries.
The fellowship awards will be
announced by the foundation on
March It, 1961.
For futher information and for
application materials write to:
Fellowship Office
National Academy of Sciences—
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.
And, as Whistler said when ho
saw his mother scrubbing the
floor: ‘‘Good heavens, woman are
you off your rocker?”
Amnotte Wrestles Tues. Night
Mercer law student Dick Amnotte will make his local wrest
ling debut here Tuesday night at the city auditorium at 8:00
p. m. He will fight A1 Galento, a former southeastern champion.
Amnotte, an honor graduate of Tampa University, was fea
tured in a sports story in the Cluster last week.
A son of French parents, Amnotte will also be co-operating
with the Mercer physical education department this year in a
wrestling program.
CHARLIE WOOD, INC.
Sporting Goods
484 Second St.
SH 3-5441
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