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February, 1953 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER Page Three SPORTS CORNER FALCONS BOW TO PIRATES By A1 Marbley Basketball is on its way, with the many teams shaping up as usual. Some appear to be giving better per formances than last year while others are dropping down the scale a bit. However, for the next two months the sports eye will be on basketball all over the country. In the EIAC Conference the teams are working up for the big kill. Will Fayetteville’s five be able to walk off with the conference title again this year? Livingstone has come up with a fast moving and hustling group of boys who have beaten Fayetteville once this season, but will they be able to take the title this year? Who will be able to stop who? will be the question some one must answer. Maybe the Pirates will give an an swer to this question by coming up with a championship team after be ing runners-up for two years. The Globe of Sports Floyd Patterson, native of Brooklyn and 1952 Olympic Middleweight Champ, promises to be the best puncher since the early Joe Louis. He made his pro debut last year, when he served a TKO to Eddie Godbold. Since he is only 19 years of age, his mother signed pro-contracts for him. ■ ■ ■ Sugar Ray Robinson, after his de feat last June by Joey Maxim, has given up his boxing career and has turned pro in another field, dancing. ■ ■ For the first time in history, a few collegians have made play-for-pay ranks on the first try. West Virginia University s 6 9” Mark Workman is now working out with the Philadel phia Warriors . . Duke’s Dick Groat, a sensational shot from any angle, niay help Fort Wayne into title con tention . . Walter Dukes has already a contract with New York’s Nic’s. The Elizabeth City Pirates, after dropping one out of three games while on a three-day tour, came through tonight on their home court by edging the Saint Augustine Fal cons by a score of 84-82. An excited and enthusiastic crowd watched both teams put on spectac ular performances. There were thrills and excitement from the beginning to the end. This game will probably be recorded as one of the most thrilling of the season. Captain Davis turned in a magnifi cent performance as he displayed mas terful ballhandling and racked up a total of 36 points. Harry Freeman, high scoring guard, also displayed su perb ball handling as he racked up 19 points. James Greer, center, an other high scorer, racked himself up a neat 14 points as he displayed the art of tapping in points. A1 Marbly and Santiago Burrell scored 5 and 10 points respectively. Then to climax the game John Bynum took a set shot which was tapped in by Greer capturing the game at over time. PIRATES WHIP MINER 60-41 rams OUTPOINT PIRATES The mighty Pirates were all out on le ni ' fourth tjie night of January 8, to cop their consecutive home game as ey met the Winston-Salem Rams, spirits were high and all eyes were on t e three top scorers of the game; owever, the Rams edged them bv a score of 59-56. During the first half, the Pirates of- and defense proved to be too ong for the Rams. Ernest Davis, reeman, and Greer, were again high corers in the Pirate line-up. As the ended, the Pirates were out ALUMNI NEWS Several out-of-town Alumni have attended the athletic contests during the year. At the recent S. T. C. and St. Aug ustine game were seen Isaac Battle and his girls and boys basketball teams from the T. S. Cooper High School at Sunbury. Also Melton Bryant, Edward Coop er, Thomas Lassiter, Ruby Lyons, Roxie Lowe, Roberta Banks, George Reid. Rosa Reid Martin, and Mary Lee James. —o— Mrs. Mattie Newby Claiborne, Nashville, Tennessee, was called to Elizabeth City recently to attend the funeral of her aunt who was killed in an accident in New York City. —o— Great opportunities come to all, but many do not know they have met tliem. The only preparation to take advantage of them, is simple fidelity to what each day brings.—A. E. Dun ning. Once again the Elizabeth City Pirates proved to be most aggressive, as they whipped the Minor five by a margin of 60-41. The Pirates were scoring at will throughout the game. Greer, Freeman and Captain Davis were the high scorers for the Pirates. Davis and Freeman were ahead with 13 points each and Greer trailed with 9. The Pirates showed superiority, not only in points, but also in height. Coach Vaughn’s fine coaching and encouragement to the players have proved to the victories of the Pirates. During the third and fourth quarters spectators saw a different team on the court. One could say that they were well trained because they held up until the original or first team appeared on the court. Play has been defined as an occu pation engaged in for recreation rather than for business or from nec essity. As we know it recuperates and restores the mentally and physically tired. Girls, let us flee from empty idleness to active recreation in play. The Intramural program set up for students has proved successful. It has given them a chance to use up some of their energy as well as to “recreate” after classes. Under Coach White skills and techniques for athletic games, including volley ball, have been taught dirring the recreation hour. PIRATES HALT LIVINGSTONE half ahead by a neat 33-26 score. The Livingstone five lost their first Conference game this season when the Pirates downed them 75-65. The Teachers showed many improve ments in handhng the Salisbury team. Although they got off to a good early start the State quint overcame that and never found themselves behind again. The game was a very close and ex citing one with each team trying des perately to reach the end with a vict ory. The highest scorer for Livingstone was Massey with 27. Harry (Uncle) Freeman scored 15 for the Pirates. The Intramural sports program has proved successful. Coach White post ed on the bulletin board the stand ing of the men teams. They are as follows: Team Won Whizkids 2 Trotters 1 Daredevils 1 Panthers 0 Apaches 0 Two games were played that were not official due to teams not appear ing with eligible men. A forfeit will result if teams fail to appear on time in the future. Let’s try to keep our teams togeher, boys. owever, as the last half was well ^*n er way, the Pirates seemingly ere losing their shooting eye. The Ottense slowed up a little, and the de- ®nse opened in favor of the Rams. * t e clock recorded the last seconds I. *■ ® the Pirates had fallen be- three points. Before they d regain them, time had run out, causing the Pirates to suffer their first ’ome defeat by a score of 59-56. Only free people can hold their Purpose and their honor steady to a ^onimon end, and prefer the interest niandkind to any narrow interest tieir own.—Woodrow Wilson. PRESS ASSOCL^TION (Continued from page 1) Association meeting, student round table discusions, sectional meetings and tea for Advisers as guests of CbPA will conclude the exercises for tlie day. Saturday, March 14, the general meeting will begin the activities for the day. Newspaper and magazine Clinics and Youth Forum will be held. At dinner at the Waldorf Astona Ball room, announcement of special awards will be made, noted and guests will appear, and fmally the invention Birthday Cake Ceremony will conclude the Convention Pro gram for 1953. Elizabeth City State Teachers Col lege has been officially invited to participate in the 29th Annual Con vention, the theme of which is School Publications Stimulate Creative fort”. —Nina C. Perry ELIZABETH CITY EDGES SHAW An enthusiastic crowd witnessed a thrilling, breath-taking game when the Elizabeth City Pirates edged the Shaw Bears by a score of 51-49 on January 7. The superb and spectacu lar play of the Pirates under the lead ership of Coach Robert (Bobby) Vaughan proved to be an asset over the Bears. Although Shaw was ahead at the end of the first quarter, the mighty Pirates battled diligently From the second quarter through out the game it was hustle and tussle. The Pirate Captain, Ernest Davis; for ward, Harry Freeman; and center, James Greer, were three of State’s high scorers. Their spectacular per formance and high scoring climaxed the brilliant performance of a power ful Pirate team. CITY STUDENTS ORGANIZE PROGRESSIVE CLUB Ef- The city young women have form ed a city student organization for the purpose of becoming more engrained into the total program of the college, and contributing more fully to it. The officers of the club are Mary Basnight, president; Mary Gatling, vice-president; Millie Brown, secre tary; and Rosa Ebron, treasurer. Elaine Welch, and Mary Gatling are representatives of the Social Commit tee, and Mrs. Rose Robinson, Dean of Women, is adviser. The young ladies will hold their meeting every Thursday during conference hour. They are urging every city young lady to attend reg ularly. —Esther Hunter FEMININE SPORTS ANGLE By Mazor Slade INTRAMURAL SPORTS Lost 0 0 1 11 2 Pet. 1000 1000 .500 .000 .000 SYMERA HORNETS DEFEAT THE BIAS HALL EAGLES The Symera Hall Hornets in the opening of the Intramural basketball season made a most impressive show ing. The game got underway with the Hornets scoring first after about five minutes of play. Then the Bias Hall Eagles score one point, but the Sym era Hall Hornets took over and scor ed again. The second quarter found the Hor nets with the same defense tliey used in the first quarter, but the Hornets continued to hold their advantages. With only a few seconds left to play in the first half, Spruill decided things had gone far enough and scored two points putting the Eagles in the lead. The fast breaks of the Bias Hall Ea gles proved no match for the slow playing of the Symera Hall Hornets. Ethel Anderson, a junior and an all round 5’6” forward for the Symera Hall Hornets, was the star of the game. She scored eleven points out of 20. Sarah Staten, with her fast breaks, was the high scorer of the Bias Hall Eagles, but the game end ed with a score of 20-14. —Mazor Slade Winston-Salem Rams Stops Pirates The Teachers of Winston-Salem stopped the Elizabeth City Pirates 70-53 for the third time this season. On hand to watch the hardwood contest were over 2,500 people in Atkins High Gym. At the end of the first quarter the score was 27-7 in favor of the Rams. The second half, however, was a little more impressive for the Pirates as it was nip and tuck all the way. In this period the Pirates pushed 28 points thru the net.
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