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Johnson Lou Johnson SPORTS Gordy Improving, But Bears Still Lose The Mercer Beers, who really aren’t related to Gentle Ben, will try to revenfe an earlier loss to Georgia Southern Monday night as they brace for a Homecoming ’70 contest with Columbus College Saturday night. The Bears dropped two more games recently, (ailing to Carson-New man, 88-53, be fore LaGrange College stopped them, 83-76. In the Carson-New man con test, the Bears found them selves at the tail end of a race-horse offense and never posted much of a threat to win. Bruce Gordy was the lead ing Bear scorer with 14 points, and he received much- needed help from freshman Jack Scott who had 11. Gor dy has been the most consis tent scoring threat for the Bears during the last month. His recent play has been more indicative of what was expect ed from the last year fresh man sensation at the begin ning of the season. “Perhaps we’ve been ex pecting too much of him,” said coach Bob Wilder. “He had a lot to carry at the be ginning of the year, and he is finally coming around now and he’s more confident of his ability." Scott's efforts marked one of the “up" points in his less than consistent scoring this year. However, the big fresh man's play has merited him a starting role throughout most of the season. Scott has been one of those players switched from guard to forward and vice-versa this year. When opponents throw a press at Mercer, Scott's usually the man aasigned to bring the ball across mid-court. Wilder called the 6’2”, 200 pounder “One of the strongest men on the team — he has great strength on those boards." The Bears dropped a battle to LaGrange on the Panthers bomecourt to set their record at 4-12 for the year. The vic tory by LaGrange revenged an early season route on Mercer home court when the Bears scored over a hundred points for the first and only time this year. Again, Gordy was the lead ing scorer for Mercer with 20 points. Intramurals Half Over As Davis, ATO Ahead Davis and Sigma Nu are still on top in League 1, but ATO has moved out front in League 2 in Men’s Intramural League Play. Davis, ATO and Sigma Nu each picked up two wins dur ing the week to grab the top spots. Davis stormed over Pi Kap, 53-15 and edged KA, 51-44. In the win over Pi Kap, Pigott gunned in 23 points for Davis, with Rodney English popping the nets for 14 and Jerry Hicks hitting 14. McManus led the scoring for Pi Kap with 8. Fernando Olivenciz was the top gun for Davis in the KA contest with 18 points, and Hicks hit again for 15. Kent Curley was KA’s sharpest shooter with 25 points in the losing cause and Alexander hit 6. Sigma Nu picked up two easy wins, a 61-34 romp of Phi Delt and 53-11 trouncing of Pi Kap. Julian Pafford hit for 11 in the PDT contest, with teammate Lay Kerr hit ting 10, but those efforts were not enough to hold SN’s Ed Ba^ey’s 18 points, Richard Jacob 12, Vernon Greene 11 and Mike Chkhini 10. In the PK contest, Bagley again was the top scorer for SN with 15 points, and Richard Jacobs hitting 14. McManus was again the high scorer for Pi Kap with 8. Before dropping a game to Davis, the KA’s trounced the Pi Kap’s, 63-15. Kent Curley tossed in 20 points for the K’s, and teammate Frank Bar ron fired in 16. As usual, McManus was the high scorer for the courageous PK’s with 12 points as his team went down to it’s third defeat of the week. SAE picked up it's first win of the season after an ear lier lo« with a 43-33 victory over Kappa Sig. Sutton Mc- Gehee hit the nets for 18 points for the E's, with Parks and Bedingfield hitting for 5 points apiece. Mike Shaw hit for 14 for KS, with Unruh hitting for 6. In League Two play for the week, the Tau's humiliated MIMA, 80-25 and toyed with Lambda Chi, 38 14, for their two wins. Four men hit for double figures in the ATO MIMA contest with Chester Pierce leading the way for Tau’s with 25 points, equaling the team effort of MIMA. Bill Conner had 16, Stu Mervis 14 and Ronnie Bennett 13. Bill Crooks scored 6 points for the frustrated MIMA squad. Mervis topped all scorers in the ATO LA match with 16 points, and Bill Conner hit 7. Paul Baldwin scored 7 for Lambda Chi, and Mik Noell hit 4. Johnson won it’s only game of the week as the UA team whipped another UA squad, Ingram, 59-36. Ricky Massey led all scorers with 14 points for Johnson, with Swain hitting 11 as 12 players got on the scoreboard for the UA team. Bill Ingram led his team with 11 points, but Foo ter tossed in 11 to tie for scoring honors. Ingram rebounded in a lat er contest with a 37-29 win o- ver the Lawyers. Foster took scoring honors for Ingram this time with 16 markers, and In gram hit 9 for his team. Sand ers scored 13 for the Leagle Eagles, and Tom Hawkins tipped in 7. , This week's Intramural play will be highlighted by a facul ty-intramural all-star contest on Thursday night at 8 p.m. Come out and cheer your fa vorite instructor into exhaus tion. . .and enjoy a Funderful Friday. League One League Two Davis 4 0 ATO 3 0 Sigma Nu 4 0 Johnson 2 0 Kappa Alpha 2 1 Ingram 2 1 SAE 1 1 lawyers 1 2 Pi Kappa Phi 0 3 MIMA 0 2 Kappa Sig Phi Delta 0 0 3 3 LXA 0 3 IJbi flclta @Vba ANNOUNCEMENT to Morcor Gird Your Loins Swoothoart Fob. 20 Shipwreck Fob. 21 Starting Lint Up HOMECOMING BRUINS Boier Baseball 1$ Coming AU baseball candidates are urged to attend try outs for the Bears baseball squad each day at 3:30 p.m. Coach Claude Smith, who’s in his 26th year at the helm of the Bears, said he is taking a long look at this year’s pro spects as he attempts to im prove on his 21-5 record from last season, which included a trip to the NA1A District Playoffs. “We’ll be looking for pitch ers,’’ Smith said, “and es pecially righthanded pitchers.” “I’m hoping the weather will turn out all right, it has been beautiful some this week, and if it does we’ll do some hit ting. Of counp, we’ll be doing some running on the inside if the weather is bad." Coach Smith, who has nev er had a losing season and on ly two where he broke even, has only seven lettermen re turning from last year’s squad but has a couple of good looking freshmen. Returning lettermen in clude Lou Johnson, Chester Pierce, Mark Steinbeck, BUI Conner, Chuck Brewer and Richard Jacobs. The Bears schedule includes games against Georgia Tech, Auburn, Stetson and arch-rival Oglethorpe. Instead of taking it easy during spring break, the Mercer base bailers will open the season against Taylor University of Indiana, on March 21. The Bears will take a couple of days off to regis ter for the spring quarter, then reel off an unbelievable string of nine ball games in five days, with four straight days of doubleheaders. Freshmen to look out for, according to Smith, will be Don Peyton, Ricky Masaey. “Peyton looked real good in fall practice.” said Smith, and he will certainly be an asset to our baU club." “Maaaey has the potentials to be a great hitter, and he is really strong,” he said. “He has strength, and real good speed, even though he doesn't look fast when he takes those easy strides.” Your Home Away from Home The College Snackbar A haven of Southern hospitality" This Homecoming 'What's Bruining" Is the Snackbar Special of the Week. Today, only 85^ Oolux* Club Sandwich with Potato Chips and 10< Drinks of your choko. Rogular 95< valuo The Bears — Thelma and the Gang. THE MERCER CLUSTER • February 10, 1970 • 3