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THE NEWS ARGUS
OCTOBER, 1965
Rams to Face J. C. Smith Saturday
Game to Be Tops
In Homecoming
By Larry Starks, Jr.
The big game of the season—
homecoming—will be played at
2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 at Bow
man Gray Stadium. The Win
ston-Salem Rams will be hosts to
the big and bruising Johnson C.
Smith Golden Bulls.
The Rams will go into the
game with a 2-2 record in the
CIAA (Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association) and a 2-3
season mark. Smith is 1-1 in the
CIAA and 1-4 for the year.
Smith has had a disappointing
season. Both teams are tied with
St. Paul for eighth place in the
CIAA. The loser will drop out of
sight in the CIAA race.
All the Rams are expected to
be in good shape for this one.
They will be fresh from a rug
ged game with A&T. James Mill-
ner appears to have regained his
aerial sharpshooting. Van Britt
is getting better each week on
pass receiving. Walden Taborn
is an old pro at catching the
ball.
James Smith, Lee Baumgarner
and Napoleon Hudson are good
running backs. Benny Parker is
a swifty on offense and defense.
Jonathan Grant is ready on the
line. So are all the other line
men, including co-captain and
center Jerome Watson.
The Bulls boast outstanding
passing and fast runners. Their
defenses have not been as strong
as expected this season. The
team jelled, however, last Satur
day in swamping Shaw 44-22.
Kentucky State
Spoils Grid Season
Opener 42-12
First-game jitters and the
strong line of the Kentucky
State Thoroughbreds caused the
Winston-Salem Rams to lose
their first football game of the
1965 season, 42-12, Sept. 25.
Hard-hitting Kentucky State
displaying a line averaging 210
pounds, opened the scoring early
in the first quarter by turning
two State attempted punts into
a 9-0 lead.
State’s punter, Roy Hicks,
standing on his own 21, dropped
the ball. The Ram's line held the
Thoroughbreds forcing them to
kick a field goal good for 39
yards giving Kentucky State a
3-0 lead.
Kentucky State then picked
off Quarterback James Millner’s
first pass of the game. Two 15-
yard penalties forced Kentucky
to kick. The Rams took the ball
on their 18 and failed to gain.
A second punt attempt by Hicks
was dropped and Kentucky had
the ball on the 10. Two plays
later, Kentucky State’s halfback,
James Jackson, scored from the
1-yard line.
State broke into the scoring
column when Millner completed
passes to Bennie Parker, Loren
zo Jackson and Vernon Britt.
Millner scored from the one.
Kentucky State then raced for
three quick touchdowns and a
29-6 half-time lead. The
Thoroughbreds continued their
offensive movement in the third
quarter on scoring drives of 88
yards and 72 yards making the
score 42-6.
State scored early in the 4th
quarter on a drive of 58 yards.
Millner passed to Britt in the
end zone good for a touchdown.
Six players scored for Ken
tucky State. Millner and Britt
scored for State.
Coach Thomas R. (Tanlt) Conrad discusses play with senior full
back James Smith.
FOOTBALL PLAYER ASKS STUDENTS
TO SUPPORT TEAM AT GAMES
By Jonathan Grant
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Jonathan
Grant is a star tackle with the
W'inston-Salem State Rams foot
ball team. He is a former team
captain. Against Fayetteville he
recovered an enemy fumble on
the one-yard line that led to a
Ram touchdown.)
As a member of the WSSC
Rams football team I feel that
there are far too many students
who are with the team ONLY
after every victory, but they are
not with the team after a defeat.
Most coed students arrive at
a football game as if they were
going to church or to some big
social event.
When a young woman comes
to a game with a fancy dress,
high heel shoes and all the ac
cessories, she definitely is not
attired for cheering. She is not
ready or able to jump up and
down and yell for the football
team.
A football game is not the
place for a young lady to show-
off the clothes she has. Come to
the game with football on your
mind. The players will feel a
better relationship between
themselves and the fans.
The male fan comes to see who
he can outplay on the field, or
who he can razz the most for a
mistake. Why don’t these grand
stand heroes report to football
practice in September? If you
think you can play better than
most of my teammates, please
come out and help the team
and me, too—next summer.
I feel that we have a very
good coaching staff, but the team
needs more than good coaches.
It needs the backing of the stu
dent body. When you come to a
football game, come with the in
tention of helping the team by
really supporting the team with
your cheers and spirit every
Saturday from now on.
We must remember that the
game isn’t over until the final
gun is sounded. Therefore the
Rams need your support all the
way.
If you want a better team
why not be a better fan!
RAMS DOWN
BRONCOS IN
FAYETTEVILLE
Grabbing a fumble in mid-air,
Benny Parker raced 60 yards for
a touchdown Saturday, Oct. 16
in Fayetteville to lead the Rams
to a i9-14 victory over Fayette
ville State.
By winning the Winston-Sa-
lem State eleven made a come-
liack from an upset by Living
stone. Parker’s touchdown open
ed the Rams’ attack which gain
ed a 13-0 halftime lead. The
Ranis' defense had to hang on in
the second half to conserve the
victory.
Parker’s run came early in the
first ciuarter. Wilbur Sellars
kicked the extra point for a 7-0
lead. A second fumble set up
State’s second touchdown, with
the Rams recovering on the
Fayetteville two-yard line.
Quai-terback James Millner,
who did not play against Living
stone, sneaked over from the one.
Fayetteville came to life in the
second half with quarterback
Sam Jones pitching and end Joe
Gillespie catching. Gillespie
caught a 63-yard pass from Jones
for a third quarter touchdown.
Jones then passed to Alfred
Clark for the two points. The
Rams led 14-8.
Winston-Salem bounced back
on the running of fullback
James Smith. He scored on a
25-vard rumble. The Rams led
19-8.
In the fourth quarter Jones
passed 24 yards to Gillespie for
the final Fayetteville tally.
The Rams are 2-2 for the sea
son and 2-1 in the CIAA.
JONATHAN GRANT
W-S State Defeats
Elizabeth City 13-12
Elizabeth City — The Win
ston-Salem State Rams defeated
Elizabeth City 13-12 Saturday,
Oct. 2 on the road.
The game was slow in the fii'st
half. State kicked off to the Pi
rates and stopped the dri\-e forc
ing Elizabeth City to punt.
The Rams then had the ball on
their own 30-yard line. State
fumbled, with Elizabeth City re
covering. After a series of plays,
the Vikings scored the first
touchdown of the game. Eliza
beth City led 6-0 in the first
quarter.
The Rams came back in the
second quarter with the success
ful passing of James Millner
Moving the ball down to the one-
yard line with the fine running
of James Smith and Napoleon
Hudson. Millner sneaked over
for the touchdown. Sellers added
the point after. The score was
7-6 in favor of the Rams at half
time.
In the second half, the Rams
got off to a quick touchdown
Livingstone Upsets
W-S State 24-19
The Winston - Salem State
Rams were upset by Livingstone
Bears at Bowman Gray Stadium
on Octoljer 9, 1965.
Minutes after State had gone
ahead l)y one point, halfback
Samuel Clear took the kickoff
on his own 5-yaril line. Sweeping
right and picking up good block
ing, sprinted 95 yards for a
touchdown and an upset.
The Rams played the entire
game without senior ciuarterback
James (Red) Millner, but com
bined the running of ciuarter
back Roy Hicks and quarter-
back-end David Haynes to engi
neer the game.
On the opening kick-off, State
received the ball on the 20-yard
line and retui'ned it to the 30.
Hicks then carried for a first
down. On the next play, Hudson
fumbletl and Livingstone re
covered on theii' own 45.
Livingstone, moving the ball
with a good passing game, scored
after a sei'ies of plays, Init the
touchdown was nullified because
of an offensive foul. The Bears
returned and after two plays,
scored the first touchilown of
the game. The point after touch
down was gooil and Livingstone
went ahead by a scoi'e of 7-0.
After recei\’ing the kickoff,
the Rams came back with the
strong running of James Smith
and Napeleon Hutlson and the
passing of Hicks ami Haynes
moved the Ijall tlown to Living-
tone’s 5-yard lino. Smith carried
the ball to the end zone for a
touchdown. The point after
touchdown failed.
State kicked off to Living
stone but stopped the Bears
di'ive, forcing them to punt,
.^ftei' retui'ning the punt, Haynes
passed to Van Bi-itt for 58 yards
and State’s second touchdown.
The Bears came back with the
passing attack, moving the ball
to the Rams 15. The Rams' de
fense held ami Steele kicked a
37-yard field goal and State led
12-10 at the end of the first half.
After stopping State’s drive at
the beginning of the third quar
ter and forcing the Ram’s to
punt, Hicks’ attempted punt was
l)locked and Livingstone I'e-
covered on State’s 10. The Bears
scored in four plays with Wal
lace taking a pass from Tyler
for the score. Livingstone ran
for two points and took the lead
at 18-12.
After receiving the kickoff.
State started to move from its
own 24 but was stopped w'hen
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when Smith broke loose for 65
yards placing the ball on the
Pirates’ 20 yard line. Hudson
carried the ball over from there;
the point after failed.
Elizabeth City scored again,
but failed to make the two extra
points that could have w-on the
game.
Benny Parker Stars, But A&T Wins 30-20 In Greensboro
GREENSBORO—Benny Park
er, playing on both offense and
defense, scored two touchdowns
on passes from James Millner
and Roy Hicks, Oct. 23, but Win
ston-Salem State lost ,30-20 to
A&T before 5,000 fans.
Although outweighed in the
line, the Rams played one of
their better games against high
ly favored A&T.
The Aggies took an 8-0 lead
on a 61-yard drive in the first
quarter. Mel Phillips scored on
a 27-yard run. John Granger
passed to Willie Vaughn for the
two points.
Winston-Salem fought back
with a 71-yard drive. James
Smith set up the touchdown with
a 27-yard run. Millner passed 36-
yards to Walden Taborn for the
touchdown.
Early in the second period
Granger passed to Phillips on a
63-yard touchdown play. A&T
led 14-6 at halftime.
A 16-point third quarter spoil
ed the Rams’ hopes for an up
set. Granger passed to Vaughn
for one touchdown and to Phil
lips for the other. Phillips ran
for two extra points, and Gran
ger passed to Vaughn for the
other two extra points.
A&T led 30-6 at the end of
the thii’d quarter.
Winston-Salem State fought
back, holding A&T scoreless in
the fourth period while scoring
14 points.
Parker scored his touchdowns
in the fourth quarter. He
caught a 10-yard pass from Mill
ner for one touchdown and a 20-
yard fourth down pass from
Hicks after two defenders had
touched the ball.
The defeat knocked the Rams
out of the CIAA race.