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THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1942 - -Western C arolina SPORTS - ■ Third Floor Wins Intramural Basketball Championship WCTC Defeats Catamounts Win Cat Wrestlers Carson-Newman From Catawba Beat Tennessee Playing hosts to the Carson- Newman five, the Cats ended their current basketball season last Saturday night by easily taking a 54-44 victory over the visitors. This was the second defeat the Cats handed the Carson-Newman combination this season. In the first tilt, which was staged on the Carson-Newman hardwood, the Cats walked away victorious by a score of 41 to 34. Gudger started the scoring parade for the Cats in the opening minutes by connecting with a hook shot. His teammates in the forward court, Rhodes and Olson, followed his lead by adding this first baskets and the count became definitely in favor of the Cats. With seven minutes of playing time gone in the first half and Western Carolina boasting a 12-0 lead, Booker, a forward, broke the scoring ice for Carson-Newman by laying a crip shot in the basket after getting away from his man on a fast break. During the next few minutes it seemed as if the Carson-Newman offense might rally and wear down the convincing lead held by the Cats, but the man-to-man defense of the Cats hitting on all five, and their otjfense clicking with a basket every time the ball came in their possession, the half ended with the Carson-Newman quint trailing by a 14 point margin, the count standing at 29-15 in favor of western Carolina. In the final half the Catamount attack was more furious than ever and the visitors' defense crumpled as the breach steadily widened to an 18 then 20 point margin with seven minutes of playing time left. The count was 49 to 29 when the starting Cat combination was replaced with the reserve string which carried on, but could not prevent the opponents from rallying for a 10 point gain. When I he show was over the Cats were still 10 points in front, with the score standing at 54-44. Gudger sparkled on the Cat offensive, putting away 22 markers for the cause, which was one short of his all-time high of the season scored againsj the Lenoir Rhyne Bears in the first North State Conference tilt staged on the hardwood here on January 12. He used his hook shot as the most effective method of attack, and filled in with rebounds. Olson and Rhodes, running together in the forward court, chalked up 7 points each, mainly by fast breaking and aggressive ball handling while Ballou and Woody Pryor, who were playing the defensive roles, added 4 each. Meredith, Delmar Pryor, Deitz, Barnes and Smith came through with 2, 3, 2, 2, and 1 respectively. This tilt was the last of a series of 12 scheduled collegiate games for the season, 10 of which were North State Conference engagements. The Cats divided the bill by taking 6 victories and suffering 6 losses. Of the 10 North State Conference games they took 4 wins and suffered 6 losses, dividing a pair with the Lenoir- Rhyne Bears, losing two each to Appalachian and High Point, taking a pair from the Atlantic Christian Bulldogs, and splitting the honors with the Catawba Indians. The two non-conference victories were both taken from Carson-Newman. With the basketball season history now, the grid-minded Catamount enthusiasts on the campus, both fans and those who actively participate, turn their thoughts toward approaching Spring football practice, about which plans are being made. Coach Whatley has not released any definite inorma- tiion as to when it will begin, but arrangements are expected to be complete within the next week or two. Everyone is hoping that last Fall's ranks will be intact so that the members of the grid machine will get back in shape and begin plans for a suc- The Catamounts closed their list of North State Conference games here last Monday night by handing the Catawba Indians a 49-42 licking. Taking an aggressive lead a few moments after the opening whistle, the Cats widened the gap for a 9 point advantage at the intermission, the score standing at 29-20. Despite the furious attack of the Indians in the second half, the Cats set upon air tight man - to - man defense which the Indians could not penetrate or overshoot successfully, and walked away with a 49-42 victory. Honeycut, classy Indian forward, paced the Catawba attack with 13 markers. He broke the scoring ice by sinking a long hook shot in the first minute of playing time, but was matched by Woody Pryor on the next play, who connected with the basket on a high, arching, one- handed toss which evened the score. Gudger and his teammates in the forward court began to find the basket, and the Cats stepped out in front with a 7 point .advantage which the Indians could not overcome. Pryor clicked again with a set shot in the final minute of the first period, giving the Cats a 9 point advantage at half time. For a few moments in the opening plays of the final half, it seemed as if the Indian attack might trim down the Cat lead, but after several failures to score while on offense, the Cats again regained the lead they had begun in the first half and maintained the edge throughout the remainder of the game. Rhodes took scoring laurels for the Cats, tossing in a grand total of 15 markers, followed a close second by Gudger at the pivot post with 13. Although his aim was slightly off in the opening half, Rhodes hit his top pace in the last half, finding the basket everytime he fired. Olson and Meredith came through with 5 points each. Although he had his hands full on defense, Woody Pryor managed to find time to rack up 6 markers for the Cats. Barnes, Smith, and Ballou helped hold down guard positions. Deitz relieved Gudger at the pivot post, and Delmar Pryor aided the attack some in the forward court. The Indians put up a nice battle and showed that they were in the ball game, but just couldn't seem to withstand the aggressive offense and tight defense of the Cats. Feimster played the star defensive role for the Indians. Friday, Feb. 20—The Western Carolina matmen chalked up an easy 22-6 victory over the strong University of Tennessee 1 Team this evening. It was Western Carolina all the way. The Tennesseans never had a chance. In the first match, Galloway pinned his man in the second round after loafing through the I first. Galloway had the advantage from the first. His oppon- i ent, Lazarus, didn't have a chinaman's chance. The first of the two bouts that W. C. T. C. lost was in the second match. In the 128 pound division, Fund- inger of Tennessee decisioned Hensley in a fast bout. In the 136-pound class, Fann earned an easy victory over Harness of Tennessee. The bout was rather slow all the way through. In another somewhat dull bout, Barnwell of W. C. T. C. (145-pound class) decisioned Cullom. In a more interesting tilt, Goodson of W. C. T. C. took an easy decision over Harrison. Goodson chalked up seven points to two for his opponent. The bout in the 165 pound class was full of action as long as it lasted. Mooney of W. C.T. C. finally won by a fall in the second round. In the 175-pound class, Johnson of W. C. T. C. loafed to a 6-0 victory over Seneker. In the heavyweight class, the last loss was suffered by Western Carolina. Merrill lost a close 5-6 decision to Leslie of U. T. In the exhibition match, Arrington of W. C. T. C. downed Webb to tune of 7-4. The match was a fast, clean breaking affair all the way through. Down In Front By JOHN TYREE Hear ye! Hear ye! The Western Carolina sports review is now in session. So, hang on fans, as we attempt to bring you the last minute developments In the campus sports. T h e Intramural basketball season is over. The complete schedule of 20 games was completed in Breese gymnasium when the Third floor whirlwinds met and defeated the Second floor five 31 to 34. This game was a feature attraction even though the 2nd floor group stood no chance what so ever at the Intramural crown. The Day students had completed their 8 game schedule and wound up, 6 wins, 2 losses. The Third floor count stood, 6 wins, 1 loss and their last game had to be a winner or else the championship would have been deadlocked and a play off necessary, but after a hard scrap the 3rd floor dorm team came out victorious. The championship was won, and duly deserved by the victor. Hats off to you boys, you j had a well balanced, sharp- shooting team and deserve every j bit of credit that coming. Now, lets go back and review I the games played since our last writing. Due to overflowing amount of printing subject that joes to press this week, it will 'oe necessary to cut down on writeups of the games and omit dox scores, anyway here the results in modified form. Cats Eliminated In Tournament Faculty Trounces Students 77-65 By virtue of tricks, bribing the referees, and some ability, the faculty basketball team downed a confused but fighting Student five—and sometimes six—to the tune 77-65 Monday, February 23. The faculty took an early lead and were never headed. Dodson was high scorer with 29 points. McDonald was next with 26—four for the students. To start the ball rolling, the faculty tied a wire over the students' basket while they were dressing. The score was 14-2 before the students discovered the wire (one shot of the students' went through somehow.) The faculty played hard ball the first hnlf, piling up a big lead so they could safely pull their antics in the second half. The half time score was 49-17 in favor of the faculty. The second half was full of faculty—and some student— ca- cessfui beginning next Fall. No definite plans for baseball season have been released, but a tentative schedule has been arranged which includes seven games with schools that are members of the North State Conference. This schedule will be complete and definite within a short time. By JOHN TYREE (Special)—Coach Jim What- ley's golden clad, Western Carolina "Catamounts", fell victim to a vicious second half onslaught by the "Mountaineers" of Appalachian and were defeated by a 9 point margin, 54-45, in their first round of play in the North State Conference basketball tournament, held at High Point, Thursday, February 26. In the lead by only two points at the half-time, 19-17, the "Boone-men" were pressed heavily in the second stanza to turn back the Catamount challenge. John Novonty, Appalachian guard, led the victors in a last period goal shooting exhibition which thwarted all championship hopes of the Cats. Franklin Gudger, lanky Catamount center, led his teammates in their loss with 12 points and was outstanding with his floor play. Out of 20 gratis tosses awarded them, the "Cats" made good only 7, missing a total of 13 extra points. The Box: WCTC (45) Appalachian (54) D. Pryor, 4, F P. Miller, 9 Meredith, 4, F Williams, 11 Gudger, 12, C Smawley, 10 Smith, 3, G Notuorny, 18 W. Pryor, 3 G Issacs, 4 Substitutions: W. C. T. C: Olson (5), Rhodes (9), Deitz (3), Barnes, Collins. Appalachian: Fidler, Hawkins (2). pers. The students played the last quarter with six players. And sometimes Mr. McDonald would have a change of heart and help them out with a basket. Faculty Students McDonald, 26, F Roberts, 4 Dodson, 29, F Gibson, 8 Whatley, 9, C Gaylor, 9 Wood, 9, G Johnson, 2 j Smith G Shuford, 4 Substitutions: Faculty; Andrews (3). Students; Hensley, Reese (11), Howard (7). Hyde (14), Wright (4). (The scores aren't supposed to add up. They shot too much for each other.) Day Students vs Third Floor This game was the standout >f the past two weeks. Both teams were deadlocked in a tie | 'or first position and stood to [ all reason that the winner would ! capture the crown. A hard fought game followed, but the 3rd floor proved just a little to strong for the locals and they went down in defeat, 25-21. Norton and Smith led the losers in their attack while Rice and Barnwell were outstanding for the victors with 10 and 8 points respectively. ten up, concludes the Intramural games. It has been an honest effort on our part to bring you a correct version of the games as they were played. It is the sincere hope of your commentator that you did a clear ideal of what happened at each as they were, played and wrote up. We have truly enjoyed bringing | the accounts to you and hope j that you received as much fun | of them as we did writing them :up. Well, that that. Now for some final dope on how the Intramural season wound up. Intramural Sportsmanship Looking back over the just i completed season, the biggest i thing brought to my attention, | is the wonderful sportsmanship displayed by all participants in the basketball games and those connected with the Intramural as a whole. One of the main ideals of intramural sports on our campus is to teach us how to be good sportsmen, learn how to lose and how to win. Remember the motto—"For when the one great score comes to write against your name, it writes not, whether you won or lost, but how you played the game?" That alone almost expresses the value of being a good sport. I have talked with several faculty members concerning the way we as a whole have conducted ourselves during the past intramural season. They were all very much pleased at the attitude taken and much impressed by the good sportsmanship shown by all. This should be a feather in our hats. It shows that not is lost in this war torn world of ours. When everyone learns to "play the game" better then he or she has accomplished a feat to be proud of. I sincerely believe that this years Intramural basketball season has brought us together more and has taught us to be better "winners and losers." was, Ben Norton, Day student forward, who collected a total of 68 points. The next 8 high scorers were also announced, thus forming the "Big Ten". In order, they are: 1st, Jerry Rice, Third floor, 76 points; 2nd, Ben Norton, Day Student, 68 points; 3rd, Brown \ Griffin, Fourth floor, 49 points; 4th, Grady Howard, Second ] floor, 46 points; 5th, Ralph Gur- ! ley, Second floor, 44 points; 6th, | Hoot Gibson, Third floor, 43 points; 7th, Bob Wright, Third floor, 42 points; 8th, Clyde Smith, Day Student, 41 points; 9th, Fred Gaylor, Second floor, 40 points; 10th, Mai Wall, First floor, 36 points. With the issuing of these figures our basketball season is just about completed. Its been world fun and we must look to the future to bring more of this clean-cut, wholesome enjoyment. OFF THE RECORD The Catamount's lost out in the North State tourney, but they did it in high style. A very successful season was enjoyed by the Varsity team, I should say. Coach Whatley is to be complimented for his splendid work in developing a strong team as he did. Western Carolina is on the map, lets keep her there. With the passing of basketball from the scene, we turn our attention to the National sport baseball. This spring quarter has lots in store for us. It is eagerly awaited by all. First Floor vs Fourth Floor In a surprise victory, the un- 1 derated First floor five, sound- j ly trounced a big accurate shoot- i ing Fourth floor quintet, 30 to 14. white with 14 and Tyree with 7 points were high in scoring for the afternoon while Griffin led the losers with 5 points. Day Students vs Fourth Floor A last half rush on the part of the fast 3rd floor combination proved to much for the unlucky 4th floor boys and they met defeat at tune of 41 to 22. A close first half ended in a 12 all tie, but in the last stanza, the locals came back with renewed spirit and walked over the dormitory team. B. Norton led the winners attack with 12 points and high scorer for the day. FINAL STANDINGS GIVEN According to official figures released by Robert Reese, Intramural basketball sponsor, this is ! the way the five participating i teams finished up on completion | of their 8 game schedule. Pos. Team W L 1st. Third floor 7 1 2nd. Day Students 6 2 3rd. First Floor 4 4 i 4th. Fourth floor 2 6 5th. Second floor 2 6 "CUFF STUFF" Big plans are in the making for the Spring quarter intramural sports, Badmintion and Volley ball—Coach McDonald has some real plans up his sleeve and there is a lot of fun in store for everyone—Hey!—I just happened to think, final exams start this week. Oh! Oh!, headaches coming on—Seriously speaking, I'd better shut "blow" off and do some much needed studying myself—Sorry couldn't give you much write-up on those Intramural games, but the space was really limited. Well, lots of luck to you on your final exams, and we'll be seeing you in the first issue of the Spring quarter—So long. (P. S.) Some one wish me some luck on my exams—I'll need it. "BIG TEN" SCORERS LISTED Figures compiled in the office of the Intramural sponsor of basketball, upon completion of the regular season, gives Jerry Rice, Third floor center, top ranking with a grand total of 76 points for the entire season. Following Rice in a close second Intramural Individual Point Standings Individual Points David Meredith 265 Harold Collins 240 E. Tilley 195 Brown Griffin 170 Bob Wright 150 Jack Norton 150 Win Over Second Floor Quintet In Fast Played Tilt By JOHN TYREE By virtue of a 31 to 24 victory over a strong Second floor outfit, the sharp shooting warrior's of Coach Rosie Barnes, copped the Western Carolina Intramural basketball championship, in a lightning fast game played on the spacious hardwood of Breeze Gymnasium, Friday, February 27. From the opening whistle, the game was fast and close, with the lead see-sawlng back and forth throughout the first three quarters of playing time, and never was there a difference of more than three points between .he two teams. A short lived rally by the 2nd floor in the third stanza almost spelled defeat to the newly crowned champions, but Gibson, 3rd flood forward, found his mark and connected with straight tallies which knotted the count 23 all. It was then a defensive game on the part of each team, both fighting desperately for control of the ball. With but 4 minutes playing time left in the game, and the score still tied up, it was Barnwell, third floor guard, who broke through a strong 2nd floor defense, intercepted a pass, drove under the basket with a nice crip shot to put the Barnes coached aggregation ahead, never to be caught again and the finai gun came with a 7 point advantage for the champs. Both teams played an extra clean.brand of ball, but due to over-guarding on the parts of both sides, the scrap proved to be very rough, and a total of 26 fouls were called. Roberts, 3rd floor, and G. Howard, 2nd floor, were both ejected from the game via the foul route, late In the last period. Gibson was outstanding for the victors with 12 points, and took high scoring honors for the afternoon, while G. Howard and Gaylor led in the losers attack, each collecting 9 points. Roberts, 3rd floor guard, played a great defensive game as he continually broke up plays and intercepted wild passes. At the half time intermission, the victors held a 3 point advantage, 23-20. The Box: Third Floor (31) Gibson, 12, F H. Howard, 2 Roberts, l, F Reese Rice, 7, c Gaylor, 9 Wright, 3, G G. Howard, 9 Barnwell, 8, G Gurley, 2 Substitutions: Third Floor: Hensley, Fann. Second Floor: Neil (2), Scott. Dr. E. H. Sellards, director of the University of Texas bureau of economic geology, has been elected president of the Paleon- tological Society of America. Plant operation uses up 13.8 per cent of the University of Pittsburg's expenditures. American fraternities spend $1,500,00 yearly for conventions. First Floor vs Third Floor The championship 3rd floor quintet continued their march and topped a hard fighting 1st floor five 35 to 30. Wall was high for the losers with 11 points and Rice led the victors in their win with 10 points. Second Floor vs Fourth Floor Pulling of their surprise wins, the 2nd floor outfit topped a hapless 4th floor five 36 to 21. Led by lanky Ralph Gurley, who collected a total of 12 ringers, the 2nd floor team worked like champions and outplayed the losers through out the game. Griff Ing was high for the losers with 9 points. 0s i0Jt\>iSi rfp Pause ••• Go refreshed First Floor vs Fourth Floor The D. Pryor coached aggregation of the 1st floor added an- j other victory to their string via the forfeit route, 1 to 0, when the 4th floor team failed to show up for their scheduled game on February 26. eca The second and Third floor game having already been writ- You trust its quality You sense in ice-cold Coca-Cola a thing that is good — a pure, wholesome drink with the quality of genuine goodness. Coca-Cola delights your taste, gratifies your thirst and leaves you happily refreshed. BOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY »Y COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF ASHEVILLE, N. C.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1942-02-28;
  • Date digitized: 2017-07-05
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  • Pages: 4 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
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