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Saturday, October 22, 1938 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 3 :- ALONG W. C. T. C. SPORT FRONT -: Cattin'Along With The Catamounts = Alvin Drake was born in Hender sonville on Friday the thirteenth, i lucky day, and he has brought some of it to us at Cullowhee. This is his second year here and he is really making good. "Slow but sure," he plays almost every position on the team; guard, tackle, center, and when necessary moves to the backfield. Bill Crowder, the fellow who could not "hem a hog in a ditch," i love with love and runs withthe speed of a deer. Bill graduated from Hendersonville HigK. He gained much experience in high school football and is showing up well here. He is friendly and is becoming a familiar sight on our campus. Brighter Days Ahead For Catamounts Eugene Francis is the sandy haired boy who plays football because he loves rough treatment. "Gene" graduate of Waynesville High, and he is beginning his third year at W. C. T. C. He is one of our outstanding varsity players. His cheerful smile and friendly greeting is always noticeable. Jack McJunkin is an Asheville product. He starred in athletics at Asheville High. Jack is a fast talker, and an alert and quick thinking football player. He blocks, quarterbacks, and is a nice ball carrier. His personality cannot be overlooked, and he is fast making many friends or our campus. Sam Audrey, a country lad who plays every major sport with a grin, admits that he is green, but works willingly and long for the Cats. "Little One" comes from Pineville, N. C. He has wide experience in baseball and basketball. He is fast learning the game of football, and he will soon be one of our outstanding players. Earl Ellis is from Asheville, N. C. He graduated from Mooresboro High and Boiling Springs Junior College. He has had experience in the three major sports but due to an injury is unable to play here. He is, at present, Equipment Manager for the Catamount. As HARRIS Picks 'Em Lenoir-Rhyne Bears Crushed Cats 40-0 Catamounts Lose To Mars Hill Lions Top—Probable starting line-up today against E. C. T. C. Right—Coach James alid Assistant Coach Andr Above—"Lucky" Saunders, backfield spark plug. The Homecoming clash between the Western Carolina Catamounts sind East Carolina's Pirates heads the football parade for the coming week- in Western North Carolina. It •eported that the boys from Greenville, N.C., have a much improved ball club this year and should give the James coached boys quite a scrap before the final whistle. Western Carolina has a much heavier and more experienced team than they .have previously put on the field and should be able to make a good showing. The Appalachian Mountaineers, winners of the conference last year, have shown that they have what it takes again by defeating the strong Newberry and Carson-Newman teams vill no doubt do their best to their feat of last year. But this they will have to subdue such ball clubs as Lenoir Rhyne's Bears, who have a team which clicks as a buiation better than any they b had in years. And Elon, who hard hit by graduation in the of Abbit, their contribution to kittle All American team, as well as some star linesmen cannot be discounted. This team coached by the able Horace Hendrickson is always ttaiThVeVy Much j" ^s performance They are a bunch of hard hit- tmg- boy8 who will not be counted out of the race until the final whistle ha- sounded. The Catawba Indians an hTrt,ed ,V6ry Strong this year and havehved up to their reputation season. This is the way the leading teams should stack Teddy Miller, a star of last year' team, is back playing his usual game of football. He is proving to be the "spark-plug" of the 1938 aggregation, his deadly tackling reminding us of Carl Ratcliffe. One player who unless he is in the middle of things is Charlie Grey, since he is always found in the middle of the Cat line putting out his best work for the team. He is a "happy go lucky guy" and you'll find that he has no enemies. Merritt Johnson—"Mutt" comes to us from Hendersonville where he had a spectacular career in sports, and he is carrying this same career into college football. "Mutt" always sees the sunny side of life and transfers his amiability to othi MR. E. C. PIRATE IS CLAIMED BY DEATH We have at Cullowhee a big-hearted, fun-loving, hard driving fullback. He is called "Tucky" Saunders. This is his third year here, and he has worked very hard to make the Catamounts successful in their campaigns. A new comer to W. C. T. C. is Jennings Bryant. He hails from Asheville where he was a star football players. He is doing nice work here and should prove to be a valuable asset to the Catamount eleven. In Ned Morris we have one hun dred and ninety pounds of determi nation, fight, and football ability. Morris is from Canton, and he has turned from a Black Bear to j cious Catamount. The game of football requires that every player be a tackier. Geter Higgins is fulfilling his position at tackle like any veteran should. Higgins is from Mars Hill in "Bloody" Madison, and he is drawing blood for the Catamounts. On October 15, an injury riddled Catamount squad journeyed to Mai- Hill to battle the Lions, the top event of their homecoming day progr The Cats were favored to win, the speedy Lions were out for blood and they handed the Cats an upset that will be long remembered. The game was hard fought throughout, but the Cats were not playing up to par, either due to injuries or some unknown cause. The lone tally of the game came when Yount fumbled a punt and Gian- never satisfied | °k°s recovered for the Lions on the yard line, but the Catamounts, line held for three downs, and on the fourth down a pass from Murray to Edwards was good for the score. They failed to make the extra point. During the first period of the game both teams played good defensive ball. Both teams punted very much, how- the punting was on an equal average. Each team tried several .passes. The Cats completed more passes for larger gain than did the Lions. Both teams threatened several times, but neither team was able to ore. The game was played in ry clean manner as no penalti ;re recorded. Outstanding players for the Cats ere Morris, Higgins and Drake the line and in the backfield, Plem- McJunkin and Crowder. Leading the Lions were Gianakos, White and Brown in the line and Edward: and Ball in the backfield. The Line-ups: Pos. W.C.T.C. Mars Hill LE Morris White LT Higgins Robinson LG Gray Gianokosi C Miller Whitaker RG Johnson Fitzgerald RT Drake Brown RE Gunter Grant QB McJunkin Stringfield HB Crowder Ball Bryant Murray FB Saunders Edwards Subs—Mars Hill: Smith. W. C. T. C. Yount, Plemmons, Dandelake, Hamp- i, Allison and Sprinkle. Students of W. C. T. C. have mourned the death of Mr. E. C. Pirate for the past two days. Mr. Pirate's body has lain in state on the lawn of Joyner Building. The funeral march will begin at 1:30 p. m. and burial services will be held on the football field just before the W. C. T. C. and E. C. T. C. game. The entire student body met in front of Joyner Building last night for the largest pep meeting of the year. School yells and songs were led by cheer leader, Buster Dandelake, on the march to every building on the campus. School spirit reached its peak when the students reached the bonfire. School spirit and student enthusiasm will determine largely the success of our Homecoming program. Personnel Of Squad Jr. Harrison'g capable hands holds down the job of trainer on the Catamount squad. Harrison came here from Brevard College and soon became very popular. His hobbies hunting and dancing. He is ur leaders in school spirit. oward Allison (alias Big Six) is the big 240 pound tackle who leads the left side of the Cat line in fight and spirit. Big Six attended Sylva High 9 years but graduated from New- burg Unions High in Newburg, Oreg- Plemmons, H., No. 30, place Back, weight 165 , years 2, Sylva, N. C. Proctor, No. 33, place end, weight 182, years 1, Marion, N. C. Crowder, Bill, No. 32, place back, eight 170, years 1, Hendersonville. Audry, Sam, No. 51, place tackle, weight 205, years 1, Pineville, N. C. Yount, CCcil, No. 24, place back, weight 148, years 2, Waynesville, N. C. Carter, Rudolph, No. 26, place guard, weight 155, years 1, Lumber- ton, N. C. Allison, Howard, No. 54, place tackle, weight 240, years 1, Sylva, N. C. Pryor, Woodrow, No. 23, place back, weight 160, years 1, Bear Wallow, N. C. Grey, Charles, No. 42, place guard, weight 180, years 3, Rutherfordton, N. C. Miller, Teddy, No. 31, place center, weight 180, years 2, Hendersonville, N. C. Long, Wesley, No. 43, place tackle, weight 165, years 1, Canton, N. C. Stowe, David, No. 49, place tackle, weight 175, years 1, Asheville, N. C. Hampton, Gray, No. 20, place back, weight 150, years 3, Detroit, Mich. Francis, Gene, No. 36, place end, weight 185, years 3, Waynesville, N. C. Drake, Alvin, No., 40, place back, weight 175, years 4, 'Asheville, N. C, Oxendine, Herbert, No. 53, place tackle, weight r90, years 4, Pembroke, N. C. up for the clashes this Win W. C. T. C. Catawba Lenoir Rhyne William & Mary Duke N. C. State Carolina Georgia Tech week-end. Lose E. C. T. C. niery & Henry Guilford High Point Wake Forest Furman Davidson Auburn A heavier and more powerful Le- iir-Rhyne team met the Cats of Western Carolina on college field at Hickory on Friday evening, October ushed the Cats by the score of 40-0. Due to injuries and ineligible players', the Cats went on the field with their claws clipped. However they put up a game but losing battle as the Bears romped to a victory. Sigmon, the powerful Bears fullback, with the aid of Quinn, led their team in the backfield. While Tucker, Caldwell, and Reynolds led the line. Yount and Saunders led the Cats backfield to battle, with Miller, Johnston, and Gray doing outstanding work in the line. The Bears broke the weaker Cat line to-block Yount's punt and score two points in the earlier stages of the game. They rounded the Cat's ends to add several scores. The Cats made several good stands to turn the Bears away, but it was hopeless. The Cats did not get any closer to the goal line than the twenty-six yard Many bad breaks and the alertness of the Bears gave the Cats a great set back, however, they are coming out of the dumps and will be laying for every opponent they face the remainder of the season. The line-ups: >s. W.C.T.C. Lenoir-Rhyne E Gunter Caldwell T Allison Garrett G Gray Sursavage C Miller Cline RG Johnson Persionoff RT Ardrey Newton RE Oxendine Tucker QB Yount Amendola LH H. Plemmons .... Longenberger RH Bryant Quinn Saunders Sigmon Old Rivals To Clash Again Crowds Of Golfers Throng Golf Course The Riverside Golf Course is offering many pleasant hours of recreation for our students this year. The campus theme song seems to be •topped it." New features offered for our golf ns are free transportation three days a week, and a golf class at 10:40 each Monday morning. Come out and learn. We need players for our golf teams. A fine schedule for our golfers is being planned for the spring with prospective matches with the outstanding colleges of North Carolina. Many followers and alumni will have the privilege of seeing the Western Carolina Catamounts face the Eastern Carolina Pirates in their annual grid clash on Town House Field for the top feature of a well planned Homecoming program at Western Carolina. The two teams have met for seve- al years, and have usually fought on iven terms. The Cats defeated the Pirates last season 7 to 0, and they hope to conquer the Pirates again this year. However an excellent game is expected since the Pirates have a much improved team over last year's eleven. The game will be called at 2 p. m., and every follower and alumnus of Western Carolina is cordially invited to attend the game. 'Rodney the Rock" of the comic section is found on our campus in Howard Plemmons. "Rock" is a graduate of Sylva High School, and is carrying on to college a football career started there. Slow but consistent is "Red headed" Johnny Gunter from Sylva. He is in his first year at Cullowhee, and before he leaves he should make the fur fly from the backs of many Catamount The quarter backing brains of the "Little "Cats" team is in the capable head of Cecil Yount. He is that flashing back formerly from Waynesville High who has served us through one suc- isful year, and he seems to be good for many moore. With a lifted head a fighting heart, Cecil meets you I and fast on each ylay. Rudolph Carter known Man" is from Pembroke, N. C. He is a hard fighting ball player, and he working very hard on the Cats i" team. Alonzo Ponder and Ray Sprinkle, back and center respectively, came from Mars Hill High and they are doing a fine job of backing the Cats every battle they go into. One person who needs no introduc ion on our campus is D. W. Harr Sprinkle, Gay, No. 35, place center, weight 175, years 1, Mars Hill, N. C. Higgins, Jeter, No. 52, tackle, weight 195, years 1, Mars Hills, N. C. Ponder, Alonzo, No. 29, place back, weight 150, years 1, Mars Hill, N. C. Pryor, Sam, No. 25, place guard, weight 165, years, 2, Bear Wallow, N. C. Warren, Alonzo, No. 27, place back, weight 160, years 1, Candler, N. C. Saunders, Johnson, No. 46, place back, weight 190, years 3, Bryson City, N. C. Gunter, John, No. 37, place end, weight 175, years, 1, Canton, N. C. Morris, Ned, No. 44, place end weight 185, years 1, Canton, N. C, Pemmons, Howard, No. 22, plact back, weight 155, years 1, Sylva, N. C. Fore, Mack, No. 41, place end, weight, 180, years 1, Candler, N. C. Lee, George, No. 48, place guard, weight 175, years 1, Lawndale, N. C. Johnson, Merritt, No. 50, place guard, weight, 180, years 2, Hender- nville, N. C. Smith, Tyson, No. 38, place, tackle, eight 175, years 1, Murphy, N. C. Phillips Roy, No. 39, place center, weight 145, years 2, Cullowhee, N. C. C/Kellejy, Preston, No. 47, place tackle, weight 185, years 1, Sylva, N. C. Meredith, David, place back, weight 140, years 1, Guilford College, N. C. Bryant, Jennings, No. 21, place back, weight 175, years 1, Asheville, N. C. WELCOME ALUMNI Meet Your Friends At Buck's Soda Shop —For— Drinks—Candies—Sandwiches At TJhe Foot Of The Hill McJunkin, Jack, No. back, years 2, Asheville, N, 34, pla< SO-HY BLEACHES DEODORIZES DISINFECTS AT YOUR GROCER SO-HY Products, Inc. Canton, N. C. 15c Large Bottle 5c bottle deposit COURTESY SATISFACTION SANITARY BEAUTY SHOPPE Mrs. Gewlia McClure PHONE 3 4 SYLVA, N. C. —Compliments— HAMILTON-BROWN COMPANY GENERAL MERCHANDISE MEATS, GROCERIES, AND FEEDS Phone 231 -:- Cullowhee, N. C. —COMPLIMENTS— RAYMOND GLENN JEWELER -:- NORTH CAROLINA Gulf Products and Goodrich Tires Cope's Service Station Prepare For Winter—Get Yeur Prestone Here MAIN STREET Grayson Cope, Mgr. Sylva, N. C. Leaders In Shoe Repairing — Master Shoe Dyers Gardner's Shoe Hospital POSTAGE PAID ONE WAY 18 Lexington Ave. Asheville, N. C. 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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: 1938-10-22
  • Date digitized: 2017-01-05
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  • Pages: 4 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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