march, 1966
THE COMPASS
PAGE FIVE
Gafney Sets
New
Conference
Record
1
WILLIE GAFNEY
Willie Gafney, a senior on
the Elizabeth City State Vi
kings' mat team, has recently
set a new conference record as
the result of pinning his oppo
nent from Virginia State in re
cord time. This was not only a
new conference record, but also
an unofficial NCAA record
which was executed in the re
cent CIAA Wrestling Tourney
held at Moward University. Gaf
ney was on his way to capturing
third place in the 152 If), cate
gory when he accomplished this
feat in twenty seconds.
Unfortunately, Gafney, a na
tive of Corsicana, Texas, com
pleted his two years on the
three year old Klizabeth City
State Viltings’ mat team at the
tourney.
Coach Roy Knight exclaims
that he is proud of his wrest
lers for leading the three year
old Elizabeth City State Col
lege mat team to fourth place in
the recent CIAA Wrestling Tour
ney. Winning trophies according
to weight divisions were Julius
Webb, Roper, N. C., 2nd place;
Wayne Holmes, Smithfield, Va., )
3rd place; William Hill, Nash
ville, N. C., ird place; Willie
Gafney, Corsicana, Texas, iid
place; and Otis Wiley, Chester,
S. C., 3fd place. Ernest Sutton
of Elizabeth City, N. C. finish
ed second in the 123 lb. cate
gory.
Matmen
Cl ose Season
Students
Swim Now
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wedncs-
days, and Thursdays are the
days in which twenty-one junior
Physical Education Majois of
Elizabeth City State College
will have classes in the cool,
clear water during the hot and
humid weeks to come. Yes, the
Vikings have finally initiated
a swimming class into its cur
ricula. Senior majors will take
this required course on an ac
celerated basis when they return
from student-teaching.
Coach Robert L. Vaughan,
chairman of the Health and Phy
sical Education Department
here, said that the college was
given access to the aquatic
facilities at the near-by Coast
Guard Station. He intimated that
until the time that we have our
own swimming pool, we hope to
make use of this military fa
cility.
Students travel to and from
this class in the activity bus of
the college. Mr. Vaughan also
expressed his desire that this
very profitable course would be
offered to non-majors in the near
future. But, due to problems of
transportation and proprietor
ship, this is not feasible at the
present time.
Beat The
Champion
On March 9, 1966 at 6:30
p. m. in the Lighthouse College
Center, the Lighthouse Recre
ation Committee sponsored its
weekly game night activity. The
special attraction for this night
was the "Checker Tournament,”
which involved the faculty and
student participants.
The following persons were
cl assified as Champions of the
Campus, as far as the checker
world is concerned here at Eliz
abeth City State College. They
are: Mr. Leslye N. Stallworth;
Walker; Mr. Robert Mumford; Mr.
Herman Dubose; Mr. Charles A.
Ramsey; and Mr. Andrew Little
john.
The student over-all winner
is Mr. Lloyd Felton. He re
ceived an award for his fine
playing in winning four out of
five games.
Some of the champs felled
were Mr. Allison Dilday, and
Mr. James K. Kofa. We cannot
all be winners but can come out
with the spirit of competition
and be the best on our level.
To those who played and did
not win, try again - who knows,
maybe your luck will change!
Mr. Leslye N. Stallworth is
the over-all winner of the cham
pions. So, if anyone would like
to challenge "The Man,” Mr.
Stallworth, you can do so in the
near future!
Another Checker Tournament
is coming soon. We invite you
to participate and add your name
to the ECSC Checker Champ's
list.
"Washouts”
Hold Tourney
In quoting Roy Cotton, a sen
sitive advocate of intramural
sports at EC, "This was a very
successful intramural program
under the guiding hand of Coach
Caldwell. The student leaders
were: William D. Hill and Wil
liam Johnson - commissioners.
Participation was greater than
in previous years. The fellows
showed more sportsmanship.
They were not brutes.”
Of course, this program was
designed for the less fortunate
who did not qualify for the ma
jor sports activities of the col
lege. In other words, they are
popularly referred to as the high
school ''washouts.”
In their basketball tourna
ment, the All Stars, coached by
Benny Hodges, upset the Feltas
who have held the championship
for the past two years. Compe
tition between these two rival
teams was sparked by William
Johnson, George Riley, Julius
Walker and Carl Fennell of the
All Stars, and Lawrence Brown,
•Donald Ridley, and Eugene
Snipes of the Feltas team. The
All Stars won 77-73- The conso
lation game was won by the
Raiders 55-53. against the Ma
jors. Timothy Williams, Celvin
Webster and Johnny Walton were
defeated in this gaipe by the
playmanship of Jimmy Roberson,
Leo McNeil, James Vaughn and
Ronald Mann.
The other four teams in the
league who were a little too
^washed-out to play in the tourna
ment, were the Royals, crowned
by Roy Cotton, the Q’s, squared
by Steve Sellers and Leroy
Thompkins, the Salamanders,
fished by Claude Clark and
J ames Griffin, and the City
Blues, jazzed up by Alton Res-
pass, Alvin Sylvester and Otis
Brown.
With the recent establishment
of competitive wrestling at Eliz
abeth City State, we have grown
tremendously in popularity with
the fans, as well as, in confer
ence standing during the span
of three years. Although the
team was rather inexperienced
this year, Coach Roy (Butch)
Knight believes that the Viking
matmen have become better du
ring the progress of the season.
Some individuals on the team
have rated high in conference
standing which is, indeed, a
tribute in itself.
Julius Webb, the captain, has
had the best record which con
sists of five wins and two loss
es.
After a brief review of the
season’s after-math with Coach
Knight, we have found that Er
nest Sutton has had a 4-3 re
cord; William Hill, a 3-I record;
Willie Gafnev. a 4-1 record;
Wayne Holmes, a 4-3 record; Ed
die Watson, a 4-3 record; Billy
Kirkpatrick, a 3"4 record; and
Otis Wylie with a 4-1 record.
Wylie, a freshman, is known
as the most colorful competitor
in the conference. Coach Knight
hopes to find a heavyweight
next year to replace him, in or
der to put him in the 190 divi
sion where he can do a more ef
fective job. It is also Mr.
Knight’s opinion that Eddie
Watson and Billy Kirkpatrick
are the most improved members
on the team.
This year, Coach plans to re
cruit wrestlers who have had
previous training, and expresses
the desire that more boys will
become interested in this sport.
The Roving
Sports Eye
AVON CHAPMAN, Reporter
Todd and Stubbins
Make All CIAA
Vikings
Have
Tourney
Blues
vs. Delaware - that’s
opener of the CIAA
ECSC
how the
Tournament in Greensboro read
as our Vikings, took the floor of
the Colliseum.
With Fred Lewis and Gary
Stubbins leading the fast break,
EC took a 7-2 lead. After five
minutes had gone by in the first
half, Clifton Lewis made it 11-6
on a short range jump. Then,'the
Vikings’ first period blues
struck the team. As the follow
ers of basketball at EC know
from past games, our team has
trouble getting their game to
gether in the first half. Dela
ware foundl this out early and
took advantage of it to close to
within two points by the score
of 16-14.
Doug Brown then carried the
bulk of the scoring as the Dela
ware ''Hornets'* took the lead
28-26 by the shooting of all
CIAA Tournament guard, A1 Rue.
It was basket for basket from
then on until the closing minutes
of the period when Delaware a-
gain got its shooting eye and
then retired to the locker room
leading 41-36-
After the start of the final
period, our own all CIAA team,
Richard Todd and Gary Stubbins
brought.the Vikings to within
three points. The Delaware team
constantly got markers on the
long range shooting of Rue and
Ames. With the leading rebound-
er in the conference, Horton, hit
ting with the jumpers, the Hor
nets began to pull away on the
score board.
Elizabeth City wenil to a
press to try to get the ball and
came back to make it 6^-59 with
eight minutes left to play. Min
utes later, Stubbins made it 6V-
64. Delaware on two quick fast
breaks then started rolling. It
was all over as our Vikings
ended the season with a fine
16-6 overall record.
For Delaware, A1 Rue’s 33
topped all scorers. Ron Horton
contributed 22, Tony Ames 14,
(Cont'd on page 6)
RICHARD TODD
Five
Basketballers
End Careers^
After many exciting games
and countless thrilling moments
of hard played basketball, five
seniors close out their playing
days for Elizabeth City. We will
long remember Gary Stubbins,
Jimmy Williams, Clifton Lewis,
Alexancjer Thweatt, and Richard
Todd.
We’ll remember Stubbins’ long
outside shooting and smart ball
handling that brought fans up
from their seats and CIAA first
team honors from the coaches.
Jim Williams, so full of con
fidence and spirit, never a quiet
er "Gator”, had one of the best
shooting eyes around.
Clifton Lewis never quit
either. Lewis also seemed to
come through with the big play
at the right time. We’ll miss his
hustle and quick hands. Few
players came near him in desire.
Alexander Thweatt will be re
membered for the expression on
his face when he would be call
ed for fouling. He was a good re
bounder and shooter. He made
better than half his shots from
the floor.
Richard Todd, two year mem
ber of all CIAA teams, scoring
leader, great jumper, and out
standing character, he too could
be counted on to do the job.
After four long years, college'
basketball closes its doors for
five ECSC seniors. Countless
hours of practice have ended.
There will be no more getting
ready for a big game. There will
be no more smiles of victory nor
tears of defeat. We bid five bas
ketballers good-bye and thank
them for a job well done.
T rack
Is Back
The stalwart gates of Viking
'Stadium are once again open,
but are' in essence, embracing
an entirely new arena of sports
enthusiasts. They are the track
and field fans!
Mr. Stallworth, the coach,
states that he has sixteen boys
eligible for competition this
year. Of these, howe’er, there
are only three veterans return
ing; the rest are eager, talented
and are willing to learn.
Among the three returning
members are James King, Mar
vin Spaulding and Benny Hod
ges.
King, who was rather succes-
ful last year, will run in the
440. Marvin Spaulding, a winner
in the javelin throw in the past,
will compete in the triple jump.
(Cont’d on page 6j
GARY STUBBINS
Gary Stubbins, a senior mem
ber on the Viking squad, was
named a member of the All CIAA
basketball squad. As a native of
Indiana, this is the first year in
which Stubbins has been hon
ored in this way. His coach had
this to say. "It is a tremendous
asset to have .him elected be
cause he did it on his own mer
its.
Richard Todd, a native of
South Carolina, and also a sen
ior on the Viking team, was
elected to the All CIAA squad
for the second year. He has
made an impressive showing in
practically every aspect of the
game. He ranks eighth in CIAA
scoring and eighth in free throw
percentage. Todd is said to be
a pro prospect.
Coach Vaughan states, “Todd
could have played more individ
ual ball this year if he wanted
to, but he relegated himself to
team participation instead. I
think that this honor is a tre
mendous tribute to both men’s
patience!”
Basketball
in Retrospect
Coach Vaughan happily ad-
■mits that our basketball team
this year was the best team in
at least a decade of the school’s
history. We have more boys men
tioned in high CIAA rating. For
instance, we have Richard Todd
mentioned in highest scoring,
Fred Lewis and Todd in free
throw percentage, and in field
goal percentage, we have Alex
ander Thweatt and Oscar Smith.
Because our team was the
most favored to win the CIAA
Tournament, Coach Vaughan
was asked why we lost to a
team such as Delaware. He said,
"My opinion is that the team
was slightly over-trained. Be
cause of bad weather and post
ponements, they had to play 10
games in the space of 14 days.”
The fact tha' thev were ex
hausted was shown in the drop
from their high shooting percent
age during regular season to the
low percentage they shot in the
tournament - 24% as compared
to 51% during regular season.
Vaughan commended them for
presenting no disciplinary prob
lems. He says they were excell
ent representatives of the
school. The over-all academic
average of the team is a very
impressive 2.46.
He also interjected the fact
concerning the team that>
"There is no other instance in-
which 64,000 people have seen
one single student of Elizabeth'.
City State College perform than
through the media of sports.”