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Tom Robinson
From the bench
Lawyers beat determined SAE
Coact) Momson M me nl in
an one at the basketball team i
practices Last Friday. and 1
must say that the team m
general looks better than it dad
this time last year But. still,
one has to agree with the
coach s summary of the
progress of the team We have
a long way U> go 1
We re just trying to team the
fundamentals It s the same
way in mathematics 11 you
don't learn the basic fun
damentals. or don't understand
them why. you're last "
And the basic fundamentals is
just what Coach Momson and
Coach N'Khffer are teaching the
players everyday Moat of the
practice is on shooting, but not
just shooting at the basket
Rather, they are trying to teach
the players to work far their
shots rucre
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Quite obviously, my article
week has created a
i spots on
campus But. first of all. 1 do
want to far my article
an the Panther ATO game last
week Upon rending rt over. I
realize that it was very biased
and for this 1 do i
But 1 am not sorry for the
column I gave out information
that, to me was facts I am not
in a ooe man expedition to tear
down the Greek system, or any
singular member of it
Really, the purpose of the
column wa, a small effort to try
to bring .Mercer together What
made me more upset than a few
complaining Greeks, were a few
unaffUtatrs. who sort of patted
me on the back as if I was some
kind of hero, or something I
appreciate it a lot if people like
these articles, of course, but I
would like the appreciation for
the right thing
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As Life magazine put it Alia
back Muhammed Ah. known to
Ronnie Thompson. Lester
Maddox. Spiro Agnew and Adolf
Hitler as Cassius day. defeated
Jerry Quarry in three rounds,
as a first step to getting ha
rightfully deserved title as
Heavyweight Champion of the
World back It wiB be very
interesting to see how Ah does
against Joe Frazier Though
Frazier a a much better fighter
than he was five years ago when
they met. I think Ah will put
him a way again to get ha crown
back
Lawyer quarterback Mat
Swift overcame a myriad of
injuries and a determined SAE
defense to throw three touch
down passes, as well as run one
in. to lead the Legal Ogles o a
27- 13 victory in a crucial League
I game last Tuesday Johnny
Caldwell caught only two
passes, but they were both.for
touchdowns, to lead the
receivers
SAE received the opening
kickoff at the 40. but could get
nocloser than to the Lawyer 32
due to the run by quarterback
Greg dark
The Eagles, with the ball on
their own 32. took only 3 plays to
score their first touchdown An
k-yard pass to Lou Johnson, a 7-
yarder to Garry Brenner
followed a/ beautiful 33-yard
pass to Caldwell However, the
E‘S stopped the Eagles extra
point try. the first time this
season the Lawyers have been
denied a PAT
With the ball on their own ».
SAE tried to move against (he
tough Lawyer defense, but
wound up losing 6 yards before
they were forced to punt
Swift ran the first play from
the Eagles' 31 out to the E*S 35.
and two plays later completed a
7-yard paas to David Rain
water But the SAE defense
held, -nd took over the ball at
their own 28
Following an incomplete*
paaa. dart hit center Reed
Jackson far a 7-yard gain An k-
yard pass to end Sandy Jones
Bears win on Oxford miscues
they had been against the same
team a wait earlier . The Mercer
td out a 3-1
the Emory at
Oxford Eagles It was the first
home game far the Bears, and
the victory upped their record
to 3d.
Both teams struggled to a
scortkaa first quarter, but it
waa obvious from the start that
down At lk 04 of the •
put one by )
Brian Carney to tie the game at
1*1. If was the first Cum that the
i importantly: it gave
The Eagles
kept the
of the quarter
Their offense kept the ball in the
Bear defensive area, keeping
the pressure on Carney and
defensemen Randy Suns and
Mike Weston
But finally the Bear offense
broke out of it's doldrums, and.
with lk:kt gone in the period.
Manoe Pantilcdes put in the tie
breaking goal unassisted The
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but they
bed done for the whole game
last Saturday
The socoed period was a
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got the E i a first Another pass
to Jones, this ooe for II yards,
moved the ball to the Lawyers
26 But the rally died after three
incomplete passes
SAE rusher John Luther
dumped Swift on nis own 18 for
an 8 yard loss, but Swift quickly
made up the lost yardage plus,
with a 21 yard pass to Johnson,
that ended the first quarter
With the ball on hu 39. Swift
completed two straight passes
to Brenner for 11 yards A 9
yarder to Johnson followed by a
14-yardcV to Mike I 'vig r*.oved
the ball to the E S yard Imv 7.3
plays later‘Swift hobbled into
the end zone on a bad left leg to
score the Eagles second touch
down Long passed to Rain
water for the extra point to
make the score 13d
SAE received tne kick-off on
their own 35. but. again, lost. 8
yards, so that they had to punt
from their 27
From their own 30. the
Lawyers prepared to move
again An 8-yard pass to
Brenner followed by a 7-yarder
to Johnson gained the first
down, but that was as far as the
Kagles could get A stubborn
SAE defense, coupled with two
penalties, moved the ball back
to the Lawyer 26. from where
they punted %
The E’s finally began to
move, when after an incomplete
pass and a declined penalty.
Clark found speeds tar Bruce
Me Alla ter far a 7-yard gain
Another paas to Me Alla ter. tha
one corralled on a beautiful
catch, moved the ball down to
the Lawyer S.
But the Lawyer defemve
front line of Herman Coolidge
and. Mike Hawkins stiffened,
and finally ran the E i out of
After throwing two in
complete passes. Swift tried a
halfback paaa that was in
tercepted by Bill Chamberlin
From ha own 9. dark finally hit
blocking back Jack Boudoin.
whom he bad been over;
throwing all day. and Boudoin
raced for the corner, just barely
being knocked out of bounds at
the ooe There the rally again
<ked. and the Lawyers took over
juat aa the half came to a doae
The Lawyers received the
kick-off at the start of the
second half, but after threr
incomplete passes, were forced
to punt
SAE couldn't move the ball
through (he air. so Clark
decided to take it up the middle
He did it twice, for 13 yards, but
it was not enough to keep the
drive alive
But the Eagles didn't go
anywhere either, and after
three incomplete passes, they
were farced to punt
Once again, all dark could
muster for the E offense was hu
own k-yard running effort, so
from their 31. SAE punted
From their S3, the Lawyer*
took advantage of a pass* in
terference call against the E*$
A Ik-yarder to Johnson, then an
S-yander to Brenner brought the
Eagles to the SAE 19 and a first
down Long -then caught a 17
yarder. but after two tn
complete passes, the E’s took
over at their own two
dark got out of trouble with a
9-yard pass to Jackson, but that
was as far as the E*s could get
so they punted
On their 36. the Lawyers tned
to move again, but were stop
ped. Johnson hauled in a k-yard
pass, then Long caught one for S
yards, but 2 incomplete passes
later. Chamberlin picked off ha
secrod pass of the day
FouMWtng an incomplete pass
came a play that was both
beautiful and tragic McAllister
look the snap, and then twisted.
turned, and tip-toed his way 73
yards for the Es first touch
down But. somewhere during
one of ha fakes, dark, Boudoin
and two other SAE's collided, aa
well as another E colliding with
referee Eddie Roberta The
other SAE's were okay after a
while, but Boudoin lay out on
the field clue thing ha right
thigh He finally had to be
carried off the field by four of
hu team mates It waa all a
tragedy, enhanced by the fact
that Boudoin. althoigb only
catching one paaa. had played a
tremendous-game The extra
point waa good, the result of a
Clark-Jackson connection,
making the score 13-7
But the Lawyers came right
bock with a Ik yard paaa. on the
first play from scrimmage, on a
pass frdra Swift to Cakhreli
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