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Tuesday, September 24, 1968 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 9 CAT TRACKS % 0 BY KEN BALL One hundred years ago, Nov. 6, 1868, to be exact, marked the beginning of collegiate football, It seems kind of appropriate that Western Carolina University should begin its 1968 Football season with a new school president, and independent of the Caro- linas Conference. One question that has been asked among the students since Dr. Pow's appointment was that of what his policies concerning athletics would be, especially since he comes to Western from a football power like the University of Alabama. Dr. Pow has answered this question by saying that he was strongly in favor of an aggressive, successful, athletic program. He went on to say "An athletic program can be sue- cessful without winning a game, but I personally would rather win than come in second." Expressing the desire that something would be donev for improvement in the field of athletics, the president further stated, "Committees will be formed with my support and with student participation to in- crease the competitiveness of our teams. I also feel that athletic excellence goes hand in hand with academic excel- lence." Commenting on Western Carolina's withdrawal from the Carolinas Conference, President Pow agreed that it was basically a good move, because the coaches had been hampered in their recruiting programs by the rules of the Conference. — "With leadership such as thist I personally feel that 1968=69 may be one of Western's better years as far as athletics are concerned, even in football. Gudger Has WCU Sports On The Move lor 68 "I feel that this season, Coach Dan Robinson's gridders will turn in a better record than the 4-5-1 record of last year." Granted, last Saturday's trouncing at Carson-Newman gave no indication of better things to come. However, things were not as bad as the score would lead one to believe. The Cats picked up more yardage on the ground than C N, and the defensive line indicated that they were going to be hard to run against, A more accurate insight into the Cat's future can be gained when they face Appalachian hert in Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Sept, 28. This is a very big one for the Catamounts. Not only is Appalachian an ancient rival, if we win this first home game the outlook for the whole season could be affected. Everyone is urged to get out and give Coacl Robinson and the Catamounts the support this institution deserves. Also, for the benefit of those who do not realize that WCU has a Cross Country Team, I make this statement, Western Carolina University has a Cross Country Team! Furthermore, they have a promising season ahead of them, with some talented freshmen and transfer students. These men put a tremendous amount of effort into their sport The least of their rewards should be to have a few people turn out to watch them run. The first horn 3 meet will begin at five o'clock Oct, 18, behind Reid Gym. Be there. By the way, the Sports Staff of The Western Carolinian welcomes all Freshmen and new students to WCU. By GARY TYLER Jim Gudger, Western Caro- lina head basketball coach who now heads the athletic department at WCU, seems to really have the athletic program on the move, Three new coaches In the athletic department are major contributions by Gudger in his work to advance the success of Western Carolina's athletic program These new coaches are Bill Haywood, fresh from a season with the Washington Senators, who will take over as head baseball coach for the '68 '69 season, Les Robinson, new freshman basketball coach, and Bob Setzer, who will coach the all new wrestling team. Gudger also announced that the new track and field com- plex will be ready for use by the start of the track season, Coach Haywood has set plans for the first baseball meeting to be held on Oct. 1 for all old and new squad members. The appointment of Setzer as wrestling coach marks a vast gain in Western Carolina's over all sports progress, as the addition of the wrestling team broadens the university's inter coUegiate teams to eight Basketball, football, baseball, tennis, golf, cross-country, and track are WCU's previous sports, Gudger also reported that all intercollegiate schedules have been completed and that all interested parties can get this information from the athletic department Although Western Carolina has officially withdrawn from 'lie Carolinas Conference,Gudger added that all sports activities will still play through the conference in the coming season. G-W Bulldogs Nip Cat Frosh , 28-6 Western Carolina's Fresh men squad lost its opening game this season to Gardner-Webb 28-6, This is the first year that Western has fielded a freshman football team. Coaches Don Powers and Gene Bebber had only 12 days to prepare and organize their team for the fist game. The Freshmen defense features Jim Dougherty (Had- donfield, N,J.) who plays defensive guard. Other standouts are Mike Buff a tackle from Morganton, and Steve Grady, a linebacker from Clinton, S.C, Leading the offense for the WCU Frosh is Conrad Cordano (Washington, D. C.) at quarterback, Larry Goforth (Gaffney, S, C. ) is the tailback, and Randy Presnell (N. Agusta, S. C.) runs from the fullback position. In the opener with Gardner- Webb, the Bulldogs jumped to a 14 point lead in the first quarter after two touchdowns by their halfback Lynn Matthews. _ _. Matthews got past the Cat defense again early in the second quarter to run the score up to 21-0, Western also came to life in the second quarter as Quarterback Conrad Cordano un • leashed a 61 yard aerial attack for WCU's only score of the night Harvey Walker snagged Cor- dano's pass on third down and ten and covered the last 13 yards to the end zone, Charles Lakes, the other Bulldog halfback settled the score for the game with a three yard rush over the goal line in the third quarter. Western's running attack was stymied in the first half by a tough Bulldog defense, while the passing game had more success. Western picked up six first downs and punted 11 times for 411 yards as John Ross averaged 37,3 yards per punt Gardner Webb had 11 first downs and punted eight times for 336 yards and a 42 yard average. Western Carolina Karate & Jiu-jitsu Academy Is Now Accepting New Membership For Fall Quarter Classes. "THE SOFT SALE" Here we catch the Terrible Trio (Carl Smith, Larry Greer, and Jerry Norman) making another one of their casual sale pitches to the fair maiden of Hendersonville, known through out the land as Miss Rachel Morrow, All customers are treatec* with this casual uninhibited manner and as yoi can readily see--lt really works. Some of the finest names in traditional wear are to be found at the rustic little shop known as the V.S, Names such as : Villager—John Meyer- John Romain—Bass—Corbin—Stanley Blacker— Gant—and Nettleton—just to mention a few. So just drop in and take a short glance and give our salesmen a chance to "introduce" you to our casual clothing. Bljr Var*itg frksp TraelflNal

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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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  - Western Carolina University
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  - Date original: 1968-09-24;
  - Date digitized: 2017-10-27
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  - Dimension: 15.75" x 11"
  - Pages: 12 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_1968-09-24_Vol34_No01
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

Western Carolinian Volume 34 Number 01

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