February 25, 1964
Columns
Page three
Sports Summary
Mowbray
L. C. Bows to ECC for first home defeat
What Happened to Pre-Season Predictions
According to the experts’ pre
season picks, only three of the sup
posedly top ten basketball teams still
linger among the nation’s best. Pre
season favorite Loyola of Chicago
has slipped to the No. 10 spot in
the U. S., No. 3 Duke is holding on
to the No. 8 position, and Wichita,
which was supposed to finish No. 4,
is dallying in the No. 7 rut. The re
maining seven teams who were sup
posed to be cast in the limelight have
slipped out of the picture, and some
alert basketball teams have taken
advantage of their opportunity to be I is a listing of the many experts’ pre-
ranked as the best in the U.S. Here season poll and the current ratings:
Pre-Season
1. Loyola of Chicago
Cause for Drop
Lack of defense
NOW
U.C.L.A.
2. NYU
3. Duke
4. Wichita
5. Cincinnati
6. North Carolina
7. Arizona State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Kansas State
10. Notre Dame
Injured Barry Kramer Michigan
Still rated Davidson
Still rated Kentucky
Lack of experience Vanderbilt
No guards Villanova
? Wichita
No height Duke
Schedule DePaul
Defense Loyola
Cause for Rise
Ball Handling &
Shooting
Rebounding
Five good men
Adolph Rupp
Experience
Defense
Dave Stallworth
Jeff Mullins
?
Offense
HURRICANES STREAK HALTED AT 8
Moe's Memos
“Dandy Alumnus”
Danny Carver, center for the
1962-63 Hurricane basketball squad,
is having quite a season at Pfeiffer
College this season. Danny is cur
rently fourth in scoring in the Caro-
linas Conference with a sharp 23.4
average.
“Ex-ACC Grldders In Pro Ranks”
Of the 14 teams comprising the
National Football League there are
some 658 active players. Of these
658 only 37 represent the Atlantic
Coast Conference. Those 37 are
from the following schools: U. of
Maryland, 12; U. of Virginia, 8;
Clemson, 4; Wake Forest, 4; North
Carolina State, 3; Duke, 2; U. of
North Carolina, 2; and the U. of
South Carolina, 2.
“Spring Preview”
The Hurricane baseball squad will
have 8 returning members of last
year’s team which posted an 11-11
season. Returning pitchers are Dave
Green, Jim Goodrich, and Jackie
Parrish. Green and Goodrich are
hard-throwing right-handers while
Parrish is a junk-tossing southpaw.
The returning infielders will be Wally
Stepp, Jackie Mullins, and Bill Mow
bray. Only Scotty Hooks will be re
turning from last year’s outfield, and
Donnie Clary will be the lone catcher
back for the Hurricanes.
“Hurricanes Hot at Holton in ’63”
During the 1962-63 basketball
season the Louisburg College quint
turned in an unblemished 10-0 rec
ord at Holton gym in Louisburg. The
entire season ended with a 17-7 log
and the Conference Championship.
“Ex-L.C. Diamond Sluggers in Pro
Ranks”
Two Louisburg power hitters
were signed from the 1963 baseball
squad. Jimmie Durham, who saw ac
tion in both the outfield and infield
last season, and Bill Patterson, who
operated in the outfield, were signed
by major league ball clubs last year.
Durham signed with the New York
Mets and was assigned to Quincy, 111.
Bill signed with the Minnesota Twins
and played the summer season with
Erie, Pa. Both boys have tremendous
wrists and hit the long ball. Durham
can be dangerous on the basepaths
also.
BABY HURRICANES 3-3
The Louisburg College JV’s are
being coached by Bennie Dean this
season, and they currently have a
3-3 record. They have operated on a
limited schedule thus far, and the
future offers only one more game.
Returnees from the squad of last
year, which posted an 11-3 record,
are Donnie Clary, Bill Mowbray,
and Pete Aycock. The Baby Hur
ricanes opened the season with a 43-
33 victory over Newport News. They
then traveled to Morehead City and
dropped a close decision 63-59. The
Purple and White then played their
first game at home, and it was the
Shipbuilders of Newport News to
provide the opposition. Louisburg
came out on top with a 63-59 win.
The JV’s then thumped the Day
Students of Louisburg 71-47. In
their next outing the JV’s ran up
against an inspired and hustling Gold
Sand High School. The schoolboys
erased a 15-point Louisburg lead
and coasted to a 73-61 victory. On
Homecoming night the Baby Hurri
canes played without the services of
Donnie Clary. 6'3" center; Wayne
Hobgood, 6'5" forward; and Ken
Holcome, 6'2" forward. The over
sized Alumni coasted to an easy vic
tory 70-57.
Bill Mowbray is leading the JV’s
in scoring with a 15.2 average.
Louisburg 86 Newport News 68
Fresh from a 75-point victory
over Elizabeth City, the Louisburg
College Hurricanes continued their
torrid scoring spree and thumped
Newport News 86-68. It appeared as
though the Shipbuilders were setting
their sights on an upset by their first
half performance, but the Hurricanes
came back strong after intermission
to run away with the contest. Doug
Reid led the Hurricanes with 23
points, followed by Roger Morrison
with 17, Ricky Creech with 13, and
Bobby Howard with 12.
Louisburg 101 Chowan 74
For the third time this season, the
Purple and White whirled past the
entury mark. The victims of their
latest spree were conference rivals,
:he Chowan Braves. Chowan could
not stop the balanced scoring attack
exhibited by the Hurricanes. Five
L. C. men hit double figures. The>
were Jim Goodrich, 13; Bobby
Howard, 18; Roger Morrison, 15:
Doug Reid, 18; and Bennie Dean,
16. Every man on the Louisburg
squad hit the scoring column. H. T.
Pope and Steve Lamm looked very
impressive in their reserve roles.
East Carolina 72 Louisburg 70
The Bucs of East Carolina won
revenge of an earlier 78-77 licking
from Louisburg. A drab, unenthusi-
astic crowd solemnly witnessed the
first Hurricane loss at home in about
two years. The few students who did
attend the game seem to be more
interested in shouting their own per
sonal cheers rather than the outcome
of the ballgame. This “student-don’t-
care” attitude and a somewhat off-
night for the Louisburg club was the
recipe for defeat. Roger Morrison
turned in a brilliant effort with 20
points, numerous blocked shots, and
many rebounds. Bennie Dean kept
it close with his clutch baskets and a
total of 19 points. Doug Reid added
5 in a losing effort.
Louisburg 96 Ferrum 69
The Hurricanes swept to their
third conference victory without a
defeat tonight against an outclassed
Ferrum College. Five Louisburg men
hit in double figures with Doug Reid
leading all L. C. scorers with 19
points followed by Bennie Dean with
14, Roger Morrison with 13, Bobby
Howard with 12, and Jim Goodrich
with 10. Ricky Creech was outstand
ing on the boards and blocked his
usual countless shot attempts.
N. C. State 79 Louisburg 65
With the absence of Roger Mor
rison, Louisburg could not cope with
State on the boards and were held
to their season’s low in scoring as
the Hurricanes bowed to the Wolflets
79-65. Bennie Dean and Doug Reid
again led the scoring with 18 and 16
points respectively while Jim Good
rich added 10.
Richmond 91 Louisburg 78
The undefeated Richmond Baby
Spiders handed the Purple and White
their second straight loss, 91-78, in
Richmond, Va. Bennie Dean and
Doug Reid combined for 46 points
and Jim Goodrich pumped in 17
more, but the Spiders pulled away
in the closing minutes of play.
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ACC TOURNEY P-H-O-O-E-Y
Last year the Duke Blue Devils
won all 14 of their conference bas
ketball games during the regular
course of the season. This would
seem to have been enough to merit
them the reward of representing the
Atlantic Coast Conference in the
NCAA Basketball Tournament.
However, due to some ridiculous rul
ing in the ACC, Duke had to prove
themselves once again in the post
season tournament. The ACC and the
Southern Conferences are the only
two major conferences in the country
which require such a fatuous ruling.
The only possible explanation for the
ruling is of course—$$$$$. A team
could be undefeated for the entire
regular season and then have an off-
night in one of the post season
tournament games and lose. This
would eliminate the best team in the
conference. Such a situation would
not only allow a second rate team
to compete for the National Cham
pionship, but it would reflect a weak
ness of that particular conference.
To satisfy the currency crave of
the Atlantic Coast Conference dig
nitaries, why not revive the Dixie
Classic or have some other holiday
tournament? With the return of the
Classic or another such tournament,
the post season tournament would
be even more absurd than it is at the
present. The supporters of the vari
ous ACC teams should want only the
best team to be the conference rep
resentative and should support that
team in its quest for the National
Championship. It is only common
sense that a 14-game schedule will
determine the best team much more
accurately than a 3-game tourna
ment. Under the present rule the
U. of Virginia and the Citadel may
be representing the ACC and South
ern Conferences respectively in the
1964 NCAA Tournament.
This is good representation?
Crades Cause Loss of Creech, Hawthorne
Morrison; Bobby Howard Is Injured
The Purple and White suffered i
severe loss with the end of the firs!
semester. Lost from the squad
because of grades were Roger
“Scrooge” Morrison, 6'5" center
who had a neat scoring average of
14.4 Scrooge excited the crowd
many times with his timely tap-ins
and “stuffs”; Ricky Creech, 6'4"
forward who was a leading re-
bounder and a fine defensive man;
and Gordon Hawthorne, 6'4" re
serve center who showed constant
improvement throughout the season.
Also out of action for an undeter
mined period is the “sixth man,”
Bobby Howard. Bobby sustained a
knee injury in a recent clash with
Roanoke.
Coach Benton will have to dig into
his bag of tricks to compensate for
his loss of height. However, let’s not
underrate the depth of the Hurri
canes. Still available is Steve Lamm,
6'2" guard or forward. Steve never
loafs on defense and he can grab his
share of rebounds. He is also a fine
shooter as was displayed in the re
cent game against Danville Tech
when he scored 20 points. Jim Good
rich, 6'3" forward, is scoring much
better this season and is plenty
rough on the boards. Wayne Hob-
good has been moved up from the
JV’s to give some needed additional
height. Wayne is averaging about
10.0 points a game in his first five
outings with the varsity. George
Cobbs could come along with exper
ience and be a tremendous help on
the boards.
The Hurricanes will definitely be
shorter, but they are just as fast
and still have the strongest team in
the conference. Doug Reid and Ben
nie Dean are both setting a hot scor
ing pace which puts pressure on the
opposition’s defense. Both are guards
and shoot exceptionally well from
the outside. Doug is scoring at a 23.0
pace, and Bennie is hitting for a 16 5
average thus far this year.
So even after the loss of two fine
rebounders and team men, Louis
burg will still be a rough team to
handle.
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