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Tennis record good as season closes Mercer’s tennis team kept it’s winning record intact by defeating Georgia Southwest ern and Georgia College at Mill- edgeville, following a defeat to a tough Emory team last Tues day. Mercer is now 10-6 on the season. Though the Hears lost to Emory at Atlanta. 6-3, (they aK“ lost to the same team earli er ihts season at Mercer) they goi a good performance out of several p'ayers. Mitchell Sch- waliber and George Wvche won their singly games, and Charlie Bowen, Mercer’s number one tennis player, got back on the winning track by defeating Bob Paine, 6-4, 6-3. The next game sent the Bears down to Americus to play Georgia Southwestern. When the smoke cleared, Mer cer’s netmen prevailed with a 5-1 victory, winning four of the six singles matches. Bowen and Schwabber continued their winning, ways with relatively easy victories. Gene Armstrong and Steve Cotter were also vic torious, in the singles depart ment; the doubles team of Schwabber-Armstrong pro vided the only doubles victory. For the Georgia College at Milledgeville game, the Bears returned home and celebrated with an 8-1 triumph. The only Bear netman to lose was John Lowery, but he lost a very tough 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 game. Bowen continued to lead the way on the bright side, with a 6-1, 6-1 victory Over Frank Fowler. The other Bears also played extremely well, but these days the victories come a little sweeter to Charles. A bad toe which has held his usually hustling game down to a slow, defensive struggle, is still both ering him, but he has learned to play with it, and his im proved record shows it. An- by Tom Robinson Cluster Sports Writer - other Bear who has been im pressive Is the number two man, Mitchell Schwabber. He has now won his last four single games in a row, and in a lot of those, he has had to come from behind to win. Mercer went back on the road to play Oglethorpe, on Tuesday, May 5, and Georgia College, Thursday, May 7, be fore returning to the home courts to finish out the season against Georgia Southwestern on Monday, May 11. Publication board (Continued from Page 1) Board has no power of censor ship and that editors would have “full authority apd responsibility to regulate the entire contents of their pub lications.” Any actions which the Board might take would have to be after publication. Dr. Ralph Phelps, vice presi dent for development submit ted a minority report which attacked both the structure and philosophy of the Board. In his statement Dr. Phelps said “The make up of the commit tee, which gives students a majority, makes the entire idea of university control of publi cations a farce.” - Undefeated Teams vie for softball lead Intramural softball is devel oping some heavy competition with SAE, SN and ATO con tending for the lead. Monday brought the SAE-UA game with both side seeing some heated ball play ing. As the game opened SAE loaded the bases and a sacrifice to the outfield brought in two runs. The UA’s came back in the same inning and tied the game up. SAE in the second in ning started getting fired up R. S. THORPE &l SON Headquarters for Young Men IZOD CRICKETEER AUSTIN HILL SERO BRITISH WALKER SHOES TUX RENTALS AVAILABLE * ALBERT JONES, Campus Representative and pushed three runs across and an KB1 in the third period of play. But the UA’s, not to be put down so early in the game, slugged four runs them selves and again tied the game 6-6. Thinfg slowed in the fourth but in the fifth SAE got the ball rolling with Bruce McCalis ter putting one through the shortstop’s legs. Five more base hits put SAE ahead 12-6. Rather shaken up with the E’s rally, UA Charlie Walters made a terrific home run over the left fielder’s lead, bringing in a base hit with him. A base hit turned into a double as an enthusiastic spectator, Chris Morgan, stopped a dropped throw to first with his foot. Questioned about the incident, Morgan stated, “I forgot.” “Wheels McCalister” in the top of the sixth smashed a line drive through the shortstop but while rounding first unfortun ately wiped out. A base hit by Sutton McGeehee brought in two more runs and a double by Tommy Willis pushed McGee hee home. A base hit by David Taylor and a bunt by coach Eddy Roberts led to a double steal. A sacrifice to the outfield chalked up two more for the Greeks. In the bottom of the The College Snackbar SPRING IS HERE Come Enjoy the U Spring Special" Shrimp with slaw, french fries and toast, any 10* drink 97* + 3* tax=$l .00 by Greg Stimson Cluster Spurti Writer seventh the UA’s squeezed in one more run but the game ended in favor of SAE, 16-9. Undefeated SN played the Phi Delt’s. Early in the game SN stretched their lead out with nine runs on five hits, four errors and three walks. Phi Delt David Bottoms came back in the next inning with a base hit but this proved Phi Delt’s only score as the game ended in the fourth with SN 11, Phi Delt’s 1. For SN, Bobby Potter was leading slugger with three hits and Steve New and Vernon Greene each with two hits. Pi Kap’s went down to KA, losing 4 : 6. The highlight of the game was “lightening toes Joe Uzman” stealing a base to ,the amazement of all. Joe’s pitch ing led the KA’s to victory. Third Even put out Pi Kap 17-11. After four innings Third Even pulled ahead .15-1 and Pi Kap went into the decision making bottom of the fourth do or die. But the Pi Kap’s came through with Kermit McManus smashing a grand slam bringing the score to 15-5. Third Even went on to win 17-11. Another undefeated team, ATO just got by the Lawyers 4-3 with a tremendous effort by Paul Howell. At the top of the aeventh the Lawyers push ed a man to third with ohe out. At this time the score was 4-3 and a Lawyer thought he could tie up the game with a bunt. Howell picked *up the bunt, tagged the lawyer out coming home and threw the runner out at first with a squeeze play. MIMA won over Kappa Sig 12-2. (Continued from Page 3) of cooperation from the people who lived there.” Bruce Gandy summed up the feeling of most Mercer stu dents who participated in Spring Cleaning 70: “The people were just great. It made me feel really good — and they were doing most of the work.” WHI it last; “For a little while maybe,” said the lady with a newly painted gable and shored up porch, “for a long while, 1 hope.” Then the streets grew quiet after the day’s activity as the workers departed for their respective homes. Participating residents re ceived a garbage can to em phasize the clean-up aspect of the program and an American flag to symbolize the spirit and heritage that made Spring Cleaning.'70 possible. The area 10 WEAR Country set, Jonathan Logan, Hinson Kickemick Petites, Juniors, Ladies, Misses JUS VINfVIUI AVI fhur,, / 4 3 3 4 44 Q Sportswear Factory Outlet 3106 Vinavilla Ava. All Merchandise Guaranteed First Quality between Forsyth end Riverside went back to being a bit sleepy and a little tired with the set ting sun. But the community is a lot cleaner. Harris speaks on protests The big iasue in youth pro tests is how to amalgamate them into “an effective stream of national action,” Mercer University President Rufus C. Harris told an Honors Day au dience at Valdosta State Col lege Wednesday, May 6. The amalgamation is neces sary, Dr. Harris said, “if we avoid the harraasment of splin tered bands of rebellious forces rending the national unity.” The college will be a princi pal force in this amalgamation if it is permitted to function without “distortion." Hie speaker outlined Ways in which the college endeavor is distorted. One is relevancy. “A college must give its prior ity to those who comprehend that the worth and dignity of knowledge does not depend solely upon its current useful ness ... a college must take the long view.” Another way to distort a college is to expect it to retreat from the day-to-day business of life. “Perhaps there may have been a day when a college could have beep for both fa culty and students a secure and serene retreat from the world. There Is no such day now.” The college. Dr. Harris said, “must be a part of the society which gives it birth, which nourishes it ... Neither its fac ulty nor its students can be in sulated from the concerns, im perfections, struggles and re quirements of that society.” The partisans in each of these two camps are equally dangerous. For “the college cannot survive as an arena for gladiatorial groups to fight to the death ... Baskip-Robbim Ice Cream Store Insleeide Shopping Center Phone 743-&131 THE MERCER CLUSTER Mercer University Macon. Georgia Non Profit Qvgsniaatif rue-PuSt dee, U. S. Poet, se l.Of PAID Penal! Ns. IS SUcea. Ga. UNI THE MERCER CLUSTER • May 12, 1970 • 6