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Nine Games Left as Bears
Look to Carson-Newman
Columbus College took a page
out of the Bean book and turned
the tables on Mercer, 103-00, des
pite the blistering 40 points by
Little All-American hopeful Jud
Jud Roberts.
Roberts connected on an amaz
ing 18 of 21 Held goal attempts
and hit four of six free tosses, but
Columbus had a hotter hand as
they hit a sizzling S3 per oent from
the field.
The Bean, who have been on the
verge of a major upset In two of
its last three games, suddenly
found themselves victim of a sur
prisingly strong Columbus quintet
Columbus had five players in
double figures with two of them
hitting 20 or more. The Rebels hit
on 41-78 field goals and 22-33 at
the foul line, while Mercer hit 34-
71 for 47 per cent with 21-29 at
the charity stripe.
The taller Columbus squad also
outrebounded the Bean 44-41.
The game was the first between
the two clubs since Columbus
moved up from the junior college
ranks only recently. The lass gives
Mercer a 7-8 slate as Columbus
evened it’s record at 8-8.
Bruce Gondy, still bothered by a
sore leg, hit 14 for the Bean,
followed by Jim Graham with 13
and Robert Bellior with 11. Fresh
man Marvin Bailey hit six and
Tom Mitchell had six also to round
out the Bean scoring.
The 103 points against the Bean
was 30 points higher than the sea
son average for opponents, which
was 77 before the game. The Bean
were almost 11 points over their
79.5 point average before the game.
The Mercer Bears basketball
team will be on the road this week
end as they journey to Jefferson
ville, Tenn. fox a rematch with the
Carson-Newman Eagles. The Bean
have four more road gamee this
year, and there won’t be a breather
in the bunch. The Bears will play
Georgia Southern in Statesboro on
Feb. 8, Rollins at Rollins on Feb.
14, Stetson at Leland on Feb. 15
and Jacksonville University in
Jacksonville on Feb. 20.
Mercer will have five more
games in the Bean Den, encounter
ing Rollins College on Feb. 8, a re
turn engagement with Columbus
College on Feb. 10, Florida
Southern visits on Feb. 17, Ogle
thorpe on Feb. 22, and the Bears
will doae out the season against
arch-rival Georgia Southern on
Feb. 27.
The Beers show a 2-4 record
against teams remaining on the
schedule, having defeated Florida
Southern and Georgia Southern,
while losing to Oglethorpe, Jack
sonville, Columbus and Stetson.
Come out and support the Bears.
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Bears Look For Winning
Season As Players Return
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By LOUIS JOHNY
Sports Editor
Mercer baseball coach Claude
Smith has been all smiles when
asked of the prospects of a winn
ing season this year on the dia
mond.
Coach Smith, who has had only
two seasons below .500 in 24 at the
helm, has lost only two starters
from last years squad, catcher Phil
-Newman
Jones and outfielder Rufus Dowell.
Hie Bears will return the infield
and pitching staff intact, and a
host of experienced ball players at
the other positions. Despite the fact
that most of the positions will be
manned by players with two or
more years experience, the Bears
have only three seniors slated for
this years squad.
The schedule:
March 21—Rockford Collage ffli j
Macon
March 25—Auburn University
Macon
April 10-11—Olivet College (Ill.)
Macon
April 12—Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
April 14—Georgia College
Macon
April 15—Piedmont College
Macon
April 22—North Georgia College
Dahlonega
April 24 Ftedmont ColVffi
Demorest, Ga.
April 25—Georgia Southwestern
Macon
Hie high-scoring Caraon-New-
man wart gunned into extinction
by Robert Bellior and hla Bear
playmates, 88-7$, last Saturday
night
Bellior, a speedy 5-10 guard, did
moat of the damage as he poured
22 was la the teeth of e startled
Eagle See. The lithe guard was
weuwheri as he Intercepted
paaeee, stole the bell, aad connected
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spen. Jim Graham hit seven for
the Been end Marvin Bailey had
six.
The red-hot Bean hit a sizzling
81.8 percentage on field goals and
cashed In on 26 of SO free throws,
as they held Caroon-Newman to
47.7 from the field. The Eaglet hit
on 11-17 from the charity stripe.
The Been play seemed oblivious
to the serious height disadvantage
held by the Eagles ae they beet the
Eagles on the boards, 38-31. Tom
Everette, a mobile 8-6, 250 pounder,
led the Carson-Newman scoring
with 28 Points, while Tony Mills
chipped in 16.
The Bean led the Eagles 44-30
at the half and were never threat
ened the rest of the way as the
Been led by as much as 10 points
the rest of the way.
The win evened Mercer’s record
at 7-7 for the seepon and snapped
a two game losing streak. The loos
gave Canon-Newman a 5-8 alate.
(Ind.) (2 Games) Macon
March 31-April 1—Grace College
(Ind.) Macon
April 3—Maoline College (Ohio)
(2 Games) Macon
April 4—North Georgia College
Macon.
April 5—Aurora College (Ill.)
Macon
Milledgeville
May 8—Georgia Southwestern
Americus
May 10—Oglethorpe University
Macon
May 12—Auburn University
Aurburn, Ala.
May 17—Georgia Tech
Atlanta
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