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With the beginning of the 1964 baseball season March IOth, it was soon seen that the Bishops, lacking depth, were going to be a good field, no-hit team. The Bishops, in- spired by managers Bill Carper and Jete Walker, have only five letter- men returning, but new prospects seem good.
R';t'urning lettermen are shortstop Kell Gay, outfielders Tommy Worth, Bucky Harris, catcher Bobby Watts, and pitcher Dick Cowper. Gay, a senior, has for the past two years shown superb ability at shortstop, even though he is the smallest man on the team. He is not only the fastest, but also the longest ball hit- ter on the team. Tom Worth, senior, returns to his last year's position as centerfielder with the deadly ac- cura<;y o f his s t r o n g a r m . B o b b y W atts, a junior, returns much stronger this year for his plate duties, and is expected to be one of the team's leading .hitters. Bucky Harris, junior, has been converted from the infield to the outfield. He has good speed and power, as well as a fine arm. Junior Dick Cowper has been moved from the right field spot to the mound, making up for his mediocre speed with his good breaking pitches.. He is the only well-seasoned
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really makes it what it is. I am re- ferring to the J.V. and freshman pro- gram. If any teams are disregarded and taken for granted, these are they. A prime example is the fact that the last Meteor contained not one word concerning these teams. This was my fault for which I humbly apologize. You see I am a typical offender. The importance of these teams should never be overlooked for they are the ones which feed the varsity program with new talent. They are working as hard or harder than any other team, but with hardly any recognition. They deserve a pat on the back and nod of gratitude. Let me take this opportunity to give them their long over-due recognition.
I hope that what I have said above will be food for thought for some people and will result in some changes on the part of the students in regard to athletics.
moundsman, so his talents will have to be heavily relied upon for most of the season.
To compensate for the loss of a predominantly senior team of last year, the Bishops have several good players in the making. Frank Mora, senior first baseman, who saw limited action last year because of illness, has shown much potential at his posi- tion. Junior firstbasoman Henry Bowen suffered a severe injury to his arm and will not be able to play for some time, as well as Hugh Sudduth, who has been ill most of the season. Elliott Northcott, freshman 3rd base- man, and junior second baseman John Ellison, are both looking good defensively. Clork Smith, who also saw limited action last year, will be resisting the advances on his posi- tion by newcomer Ervin Meluleni. For relief pitching t h e Bishops will have to depend on seniors John Mc- Cotter and Jeff Pollard.
St. Christophers' .. . In a game played April 4th in Richmond, the Bishops were d e f e a t e d 2-1. Even though it was the first game for both clubs, fine pitching was seen from both teams, Tom Gresham pitching a no-hitter against the Bishops, while Bishop hurler Dick Cowper gave up only two hits. The Saints took advantage of Bishop errors to score one run in each of the last two innings. The Bishops lone run came from left fielder Bucky Harris, who hit a long ball and man- aged to circle the bases on the error of the Saints' centerfielder.
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W orth. Bishop shortstop Kell Gay lee his team with two of the four h:ts while catcher Bobby Watts and Toll' W o r t h e a c h c o l l e c t e d o n e . V.E.S. aided the Glass cause with six error<.
Collegiate ... The Bishops aga·, journeyed to Richmond on April IStf to play a double-header at Co- legiate. The Bishops dropped the
first game by one run, in a nine inning event, 4-3. V.E.S. had the lead going i nto t h e 7th, 3-1, b u t Collegiate Bob Easterly tied the game with a two-run homer. Collegiate won the game in the bottom of the 9th 1nnmg, when a g a i n , t h e speedy Easterly scored from second base or an infield hit. In the nightcap, the Bishops were defeated 10-3. V.E.S. having to rely on outfielder Tomm Worth to pitch the second game was not able t o hold down the Cougars' hitting power, as the C o u g a r s ' o u t h i t t h e Bishops, 9-6. Again the Bishops hurt their owr cause by committing five costly errors.
W oodberry-Forest . . . Righthander Bob Foss spoiled the Bishops' first home game by blanking them 5-0. V.E.S.'s brilliant shortstop Kell Gay broke up Foss' no-hit game with the Bishops only hit, in the fourth inning. As in the previous games, the Bishops were plagued by costly errors.
-Henry Bowen.
STRONG V. E. S. GOLF TEAM HAS FIVE NEW FACES
This year the accent is on youth and new boys in regard to the Bishop's golf team. With only two seniors on the team, the outlook for the golf team is good for several years.
Coach Wright lost his number one and two men, John Wintz and Jimmy Barber, by graduation along with fifth man Schooner Nowell; but these places were quickly filled by five new golfers.
Those returning from last year's team are seniors Bate Crudup and George Teague and junior Gary Hyl· ton. Crudup, from Henderson, N. C. is playing fifth man this year and in the first match was medalist with a fine 75. Teague, the short hitter from the golfing town of Morganton, N.C. is playing number two and shot a 76 in the first match. Hylton, the Lynchburg golfer on the team, has
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E. C. Glass ... On April 9th, the Bishops faced a highly experienced E. C. Glass team and lost to the Hilltoppers, 9-0. Glass hurler Dewey Oakes allowed only four hits, while his teammates led a vicious offensive attack against Bishop pitchers Dick Cowper, John McCotter, and Tom


































































































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