The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-10
CLAIMS To
BE THE CHAMPION
Its Basketball Quint Has Same
Percentage as Wake
Forest

Eion College, March THE State
championship in college basketball
seems to be an absorbing topic in
athletic circles just now. especially In
view of Flon's and Wake Forests op-
posing claims for it. So far Elon has
not set forth her claim to the honor
and distinction in any extended way,
preferring for the season to be over
and the dust to clear away Now since
there are many demands from varions
sources for a definite statement, 1t Is
herewith given to the public.
There are three ways to compute
the championship, with all colleges
in this n other States; with state
colleges only; with the colleges which
have played two games with each
other with reference to the champion
ship. hut not more than two games.
BY all three Of these methods, the
showing OF Eion is superb. Taking
the method of comparing all college
games in all States, Wake Forest
| played fifteen games and won eight,
| making a percentage of 562; Elon
played fifteen and won nine. making
a percentage of 600. Within the State
with North Carolina colleges, Wake
Forest played clever and won seven.
making a percentage of csc; Elon tied
this record. playing the same number
of games and winning the same num-
Der, her percentage being 636.
Further, the Wake Forest CORE
spondent said that Wake Forest had
shown superiority over every team she
had played with. but this can hardly
be true. since in the game on the
Wake Forest floor between Elon and
Wake Forest the Oca1s Won by the
skin OF their teeth, by one point in q
contest which the o~n-lookerS had al
ready conceded to the visitors; where
as, when the return game was played
here, the Baptists were never in sight
of victory and were defeated by five
points. These solid facts would indi-
cate thai the superiority lies with Elon
in reference any claim of Wake For
est for the championship. ElOn ad-
mitS that Wake Forest had a fine
bunch of players. clever. active, clean
but she contends that the ecord
shows that she is entitled to the cham.
pionship.
Three of the colleges in the State
have voted it to Elon, admitting tina
her quint is superior to any in tn
State and agreeing with the EIoI
syInpathizers that Wax Forest ha!
the next strongest team. These col
leges are Trinity, Guilford, and tn
A. and M. Carolina has not been con
suited on the matter, but since Flo,
3 defeated her on her own floor, it i
likely that she too would vote tina
! way. 1t must also be remembered tina
ElOn played her two games with Car
Dina while that team had its mai
2 strength Of full varsity men and be
fore Tandy and Edwards were rule'
off by the University faculty Wax
Forest played with Carolina after he
quint was materially weakened, an
q, certainly the third game with Caro-
. lima ought not to figure ia the Stat
I championship, unless a third game wa
granted each OF the claimants.
Basketball enthusiasm is runnin
t high because Of the fine ecO tn
ElOn duint has made this year and tn
supporters Of the game are wilEn
to put the big five here against
n similar number from any institutio
e with sure confidence of victory. TT
n growth Of the team here in two yeal
has been phenomenal and the highe!
y point of efficiency has not yet bee
reached. The Elon gymnasium foo
is unexcelled and the material is her
:. ElOn expects to put out a winning az
~gregatiQn next season also.