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M. U. Basketball Team
Faces Tough Schedule
The big question being
•sked around the basketball
circles is who will replace two
of the best Mercer guards in
the history of the Baptist insti
tution, a duo that has been
called one of the best pair of
guards in the South. ,
Although the Bears lost
only three players last season,
this year is expected to be a
rebuilding year for coach Hob
Wilder. A good recruiting year
has brought seven freshmen to
the Bears Den and these new
players are expected to play a
big part in the rebuilding pro
gram. With only one senior and
two juniors on the squad, ex
perience won’t be the Bears
forte.
But, that hasn't dimmed
coach Wilder’s optimism
toward the coming season one
bit. “We’re going to have a very
interesting season," .said the
Bear mentor, who begins his
fourteenth season here on
December 1. “We have a gt>od
bunch of guys to work with
and I'm interested in seeing
which combination is going to
work better and how they’re
going to respond.”
Leading the returning letter
men as the Bears try to im
prove last years 14-12 mark
will be sophomore Bruce
Gordy, who had a 13.8 average
as a freshman. Junior Jim Gra
ham, who averaged 9 points
and is a two year starter, and
Marvin Bailey, another sopho
more who was a starter as a
freshman: Other lettermen in
elude Doug Porter. Ken Red
mond and Seabe Thornton.
This year’s talented fresh
man crew include Eddie
Creech, Larry Falls. Jack Scott,
Ken Nixon, Monnie Brabham.
John LaPish and Bruce Bol> ,r .
Interesting, to say the least.
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Some of the Bears this year
are:
JIM GRAHAM. . JUN
IOR. 6-5. .Fort Valley, Ga.
.. .2 year letterman. .averaged
9.69 last year. . plays for
ward . strong point is re
bounding, but possesses good
shooting eye.
MARVIN BAILEY .
Sophomore. . 6-5. . .from Ma
con’s Appling High School. . .
lettered as a freshman, starting
in every game . .plays center
. . gives the Bears plenty of
board strength, plus strohg de
fense in the middle. . .hustler
who really goes for the ball.
BRUCE GORDY. . .6-2. .
s^ophomore. . .from Lanier f
High School in Macon. . let- j
tered last season while averag
ing 13 points a game . .lough
defensive player, with decep
tive strength for his size .
good shooting range .ex
peeled to be the key to the
Bears attack this season
DOUG PORTER, at fe-B,
tallest man oh the Bears squad
. . .Junior from Saint Peters
burg, Florida 2-year letter-
man. .played sparingly but
has shown some inspired per
formances in brief appearances.
KEN REDMOND, .6-4. . .
lone senior on the team. .
transfer student from Brandon.'
Fla. probably one of the
better shooters on team . has
show n ability to break a game
open if hi' finds shooting range
SEABE THORNTON. . at
5-9, 150 pounds, one of the
smaller men on squad. . sopho
more. . another Macon pro
duct from Ballard Hudson High
School, probably fastest man
on team. . .should come into
his own this year, good,
quick shooter
iskctball
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News Briefs
Sigma Nu Entertains
Orphans
■- Sigma Nu and ADPi held a
Halloween party for thirty five
orphans - fry in the Masonic
Home in Macon. All the tradi ,
tional . Halloween games were
played, such as bobbing fur
apples with a few additional
games supplemented by the
orphans themselves.
. Two neyv pledges have been
added to the ranks of Sigma
Nu brothers. They are. Jim
Claxton of Jacksonville, Flo
rida and Karl Kronquist of Ft.
Meyers, Florida.
Cardinal Key
Announces Officers
Cardinal • Key proudly an
nouneps officers for the school
year 1969-70: .President—
Carole Bishop. Vice Presi
dent-Lois- Davis, Secretaryr
Blanche Smith, Treasurer Gail
Springstead, Historian—Izzie-
Smith.
Other members of this
honorary leadership sorority
are Janet Davis, LaNe Johnson.
Joan Kyllonen, Sheila Miller.
Judy Norton, and Dori Ripley.
Activities and projects for
Fall Quarter include the tradi
tional publication and sale of
student directories, attendance
at the national convention in
Arizona over Thanksgiving
holidays, and a tea in early
December for junior and senior'
women at which new candi
dates for membership will be
tapped
Bush Attends
Physics Conference
Mr. P. B. Bush. Chairman of
the Mercer Physics Depart
ment, -attended the annual
meeting of the Southeastern
Section of the American Phy.v
cal Society November 5. R and
7,at the University of Florida
The’ Society, a branch of the
American Physical Society is in
its 36lh year It meets annually
and consists of physicists from
the fields of research, educa
tion. and industry Papers,were
presented bv members and dis
cussrd Present wen members
of the Slgfua Pi dSigeia Honor- -
ary Society for Physic-. -Siu
dents
Mercer Rifle Team
Begins New Season
Members of the rifle team
this year include 9 Mercer
coeds, as well as i5 men Con-
bership is not limited to cadets
in the ROTC program, since
rifle marksmanship is an inter
collegiate sport at Mercer.
Members of the team are
awarded athletic jackets and
ment.-
Coach of the team
Training
versity include a ten point in
door'rifle range, which is con-
.udered one of the finest col
lege ranges in the Southeast.
SCHEDULE FOR MERCER UNIVERSITY RIFLE TEAM
Nov. 8
Nov. -15
Nov. 22
Feb. 7
No.v. 1
Jan. 24
Feb. 21
Feb. 27 March 1
Dec.
Jan.
March
HOME MA TCHES
Ga. Military College
Furman University
Presbyterian College
Tuskegee institute
9 am
9 am
10 am
10 am
;• away matches
Presbyterian College 11:50 am
Furman University 3:00 am
Ga, Military College 9:00 am
Georgia Sectional at U. of Ga. .
POSTAL M ATCHES
U: S. Army Reserve and U. of Nevada
John Carroll University
Third U. S Army . '
Meade Feild, left ' ■
Nathan Davis, right
Memde Feild, d«an ot the Walter F. George School of Law at
Mercer University, presents a trophy to Nathan Davis for winning
the first Henry Feild Memorial Tennis Tournament for law stu
dents at Mercer. The tournament is named for the dean’s son,
class of 1970, who was killed last year in an automobile accident.
IN TRAM l RAI. FOOTBALL STANDING
LEAGUE I WON LOST
■ Cnaffiliates ' .!. • .. -. i ■
Alpha Tau Omega 2
Sigma Alpha Kpsilon 1 ■ ' -1
Phi Delta Theta .0 i>
Kappa Alpha u , 2
LEAGUE, n
Lawyers - 2 ' • it
Sigma Nu t j
■MIMA 1 1
Kappa Sigma t). ._.
llamha Chi Alpha (i 2.
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