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• THE MERCER CLUSTER • . February 24, 1966
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With Tom Lang
CHEERING HELPS, SO WHY NOT?
Our cheering (it hallgamcs is sick. The cheerleader program is just
waste ol time ami money. Apathy displayed by Mercer students during
our contests makes a farce of our cheerleaders; They are more a small
clique ch< nrinK independently than leaders of the masses. I he masses
■■it a* quietly as a stagnant group of bullfrogs; the cheerleading pro
gram should either he abolished or supported. The latter seems to he
only a dream. Whereas the abolishment seenut to conform to the
apathetic standards set by Mercerians.
At the recent intramural championship between the E s and the
\u s, tin fact that Mercerians can cheer was quite evident. The gym I
echoetl with the bellowing of fraternity men. These sup|»orters did not .
tmtlycr to stay for the game that followed featuring the Bears Instead,
Our cheerleaders held their own cheering section unsu|>|s>rtcd I must
say that they have courage to get up and cheer alone in mid-court.
They represent the whole of the college's sup|s>rt. and if that's the best
we can do. 1 move that they be no longer continued on this campus.
Homecoming is here, and I fear it's going to take more than five
cheerleaders to boost our Rears over the strong Jacksonville team, as
well as the Ga. Southern game tonight. The advantage that a team
holds on its own home court is almost abandoned when only a handful of
supporters show up. By asking around. I've found a major |x>rtion of
the students degrading our team along the lines of a high school level;
this is a grave misconception True, our boys aren't towering giants,
hut it takes a lot of hustle to lieat the bigger teams we have been pitted
against all season. We should, in lact be proud of our Isivs since they
have defeated some huge teams—such as Wofford. Tampa, and Stetson.
I must also say that our team hasn't made a had showing all season at
any home game, and that I've been proud to cheer them on My point
in this: to get others to share this view. To make up for the previous
apathy shown, I think a good move would be for each person to bring
some sort oj noise maker to let the Hears know that we're behind them
in tonight's game against (la. Southern, after all, we were shut out of
their game with us down there, so let’s show them we too have spirit
The game against Jacksonville will be the last for Boh Reeves.
Jack Manton .and Chuch Newton, so let's make it one they'll remember
with respect for their fellow students.
E’s Are Intramural
Basketball Champion
Wednesday night, Feb. 15, mart,
ed the end of the intramural bat
kelhall program for 1966. The amt
that decided the first place | itt*,,
the Snakes of Sigma Nu again t tb
E’s.
The E's, led by big J( ana,
Dukes pullid away with six min
utes remaining and copped a ll.jj
victory over the Snakes. The ;amt
was close throughout with tin
Snakes constantly threatenini be
when the pressure was on, th ■
came through in fine style to odp
away.
11 w as Dukes and And' buq
who kept the E's out of the d feat
td column. Dukes hit for 14 i iarl
ers followed by Anderburg's 1: For
the Snakes it was the Tippeti hr.
I hers all the way. Jim hittii ; |j
and brother Tom ripping in l.
The E's got into the fin:
defeating the Kappa Sig's
and the Nu's swept by the
Delts, 71 51. Third place wa
between the Phi Delts und tin
pa Sigs.
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STEVE MOODY SHOOTS AGAINST TAMPA
Bears Claw
Tampa, 79-70
Sophomore forward. Bill Naylor, led the Bears to a
79-70 decision over the Tampa Spartans. Bill pumped in 19
big points and hauled down 18 rebounds to spark the Bear
offense.
Bears Sen Cats
The Bears were invited up to the Ga. Stale Panthers den and be
fore the night was over, managed to skin the Cats 108-65. This was the
second time the Bears have hit in triple figures, and for the largest
accumulation all season. The season's opener against W. Ga. saw the
Bears rack up 106 (mints, hut the tierce offense unleashed Sat. night
in Atlanta managed to top it by two
Big Bill Navlor was the spark
that keyed the Bears to victory, as
he hit 11 shots from the floor to
compile 23 markers. He also led in
the rehound department, crabbing
down 16.
The "Mood", Steve Moody,
placed second, grabbing down 15
rebounds and ripping the nets for
17 (mints.
Coach Wilder cleared the bench,
using all II mi n, and all 11 push
ed the hall through the hoop.
The game wasn't a runaway
during the first half, as the Pan
thers managed to tie the score six 1 Lho Panthers Could only muster 22
times, and the lead changed hands Tield goals.
fi\e times. The turning point came ^hi* was H** BIG game of fhe
held them pointless while the
Bears savagely tore at the nets
adding |5 markers to pull away
40 28. The half time score saw the
Bears (ranting easily atop by a 44
32 margin.
The Bears came out in the sec
ond half with the victory hungry
gleam in their eyes and assumed
their stomp. It was fast and furious
as the Bruins added 25 points in
the first five minutes to blast
ahead 69-39 with 15:20 remaining.
The Bears hit 50 field goals and
only 8 from the charity line, while
in the last six minutes of play,
when the Panthers were leading
28 25, hut the strong Bear defense
5 3
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season. We have now an assured
winning season with a 1,2-8 mark;
—the first winning season in the
past eight years. The victory was
the 101st for Coach Bobby Wilder,
and it copped his first winning sea
son CONGRATULATIONS
COACH from the ‘‘Cluster" staff j
and I'm sure we speak for the stu-1
dent body as well.
| The lead changed hands six
' limes during the early minutes of
! the first half .and it wasn't till
12:00 remained when the Bears
) went out front lor good. The Bears
opened the lead to eight points wilh
I 9:35 remaining, their largest lead
id that period.
Boh Beeves' who has been in his
j hottest streak ali season wasn't j
aide to open up as the Spartans
j applied the pressure, often double- j
! teaming the big gun. Bob did ox- I
ceptionallv well along the lines of !
t<>iiI trouble, only picking lip one in
the lirst stan/a The rest of the |
: Bears also held down the fouling, j
except Big Steve Moody, who cop |
i |M-<I tour in the first hall and had j
lo play it careful the remainder of |
j the game, which hindered his re I
' Imunding. as lie pulled down 12 to
up the record once again.
| The Spartans minings d to close
t up the gap before The end of the
| half when the Bear scoring stopped
i with 1:57 remaining and the
j Spartans added two more from the j earlier games, the Bears are get
j floor to close the half. 36-35 with I lin K progressively better from the
our' Bears ahead by one measly I floor i,M<l n,,w WI<1 > II wins, we
I | need only one more win to cop a
! The first half saw the Bears hit j 1 winning season,
ting a better percentage Irom the , The scrappy Bears out re
floor, with 16-33. while the Spart- i Imunded the Spartans 4-4 38, and
I ans hit only 13 40. The rebound | avenged the results down in
1 department was even at U* apiece, I Tampa,
even though the Bears were small
| as compared to the towering
Spartans who had several cugers
over the till" mark
j Navlor got hot in the opening
moments of the second half and
, pulled the Bears away, hut the
Bears couldn't sustain a drive long
i enough to establish a double ligure
| lead. The Spartans pulled dose on
j several occasions, (up were never
I able to cop the lead Iron) the
victory-hungry Bears
The Spartans assured the Bears
of a victory with fouls in the
waning moments, giving Reeves,
Navlor, and Manton tree shots at
the hoop. The largest lead ol the
ganu . came on the final ixiints by
the Bears when they pulled away
79-68 with :56 remaining in the
contest. The final score came with
:07 remaining, al 79-70.
Thi' game totals saw the Bears
tut t tog 32 f>5, -bo a -we htt order
50",,, which is a great percentage,
and a greai improvement from the
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