Smoke Signals, Wednesday, April 28, 1971—Page 3
Tennis Team
Suffers Loss
CHOWAN TRACK STAR—David Brammer clears a
high hurdle in a recent track meet. The young trackman
has consistently led his team in meets with conference
schools.
Brammer Leads
Track Team
For the third straight track
meet, Chowan was led by
sophomore David Brammer of
Richmond, Va. but the results
were the same with the Braves
losing, this time 76-69, to Ferrum
Monday at home.
But along the way Chowan
gave a real scare to the touted
Tigers, who earlier in the season
had registered a lopsided decision
over Wingate, two-time victors of
the Braves.
Ferrum piled up points in the
field events and distance runs.
They swept three events, shot
put, high jump and 880 run, for 27
points. Chwwan failed to shut out
the Tigers in any event although
they did manage 1-2 finishes in
the long jump, 120 high hiu'dles
and 220 for a 24-3 bulge.
Ferrum had built up a 15 point
advantage before the first run
ning event, the 440 yard relay.
The Braves foursome of Woody
Davidson, Johnny Smith,
Brammer and Bobby Britt sped
to first place with a school record
time of 43.6 to narrow Femun’s
lead to 10. Chowan tied it later at
43 with a 1-3 finish in the 100 year
dash won by Britt in 10.1.
Following the 220, won by Britt
in 23.1, with Smith second, the
Braves moved ahead of Ferrum
by two. They enjoyed this
position only briefly as Ferrum
garnered eight points in both the
pole vault and two mile run.
Chowan’s victory in the final
event, the mile relay, was not
enou^ to overhaul the Tigers.
Brammer scored a meet high
12 and one half points by cap
turing a first in the ^40 in
termediate hurdles, a second in
the 120 high hurdles, third in the
440 year run, and participating on
the two winning relay teams.
Britt, with firsts in the 100 and
200 in addition to his anchor leg
on the 440 yard relay, added 11
and one-quarter points. He is a
former Northern Nash High
School star from Rocky Mount.
Coach Dan Surface pulled out
all stops in an effort to win. After
being upset in the high hurdles,
Brammec mlunttienid to nm the
440 even though three events
later he would be covering the
same distance in the hurdles.
This same spirit displated by
Bill Bone, Chowan’s miler, who
competed in an infamiliar event,
the 880. Bone, who earlier placed
second in the mile, failed to
place.
Chowan Sweeps
Doubleheader
Chowan’s baseball team rallied
for two runs in the eighth inning
for an extra winning victory and
a sweep of a doubleheader
Friday, April 16, at home against
Southwood, 3-1 and 4-3.
In the opener, the Braves’
snapped a 1-1 tie with a pair of
nms in the fourth. Mike Simmons
tripled in one run and Alan
Rappaport followed with a double
to plate Simmons. The winning
pitcher was Ronnie Alberston.
The strategy of Coach Jerry
Hawkins and ^e resulting lesson
in bunting handed out by Chowan
were major factors in the
nightcap victory. The game was
tied. at 2 after the regulation
seven innings. Trailing 2-1, the
Braves had come back for one
Tennis Team
Suffers Loss
Chowan’s tennis team suffered
its first conference loss when
Ferrum took five of six singles en
route to a 6-3 victory Monday at
Chowan.
Neal Peterson was the lone
winner for the Braves in singles
action. He defeated Bob Abbate,
6-1, 6-3. Dropping matches were
Bryan Briddell, 3-6,6-4,6-2 to Bill
Haynie; Mark Aiken, 6-1, 6-1 to
Tom Bryan; Steve LeHew, 6-3, 6-
1 to Steve Haga; Everette Isaacs
6-1, 6-1 to Sam Peck; and Bob
Underwood, 6-0, 6-1 to Charles
Mwards.
The Braves fared better in
doubles taking two of three
niatches. In the battle of No. 1
teams, Briddell and Aiken of
Chowan were tripped by Haynie
and Bryan, 8-6, 6-2.
Braves winning were Peterson
and LeHew over McClung and
Burnette, 6-0,6-0, and Underwood
and Hatch over Winkler and
Whitton, 6-0, 6-3.
The Braves, coached by Bill
McCraw, meets Christopher
Newport away on Thursday and
Sandhills at home on Friday.
run in the bottom of the sbrth.
Rappaport’s perfect ’bunt, the
last of four straight singles, drove
in the run.
On the mound for Chowan was
Paul Black, who had relieved
starter Jack Taylor in the sixth.
Southwood took the lead in the
eighth on a walk, error, and
single to center which scored to
right by Ed Herring. Simmon’s
grounder was fielded by the
pitcher who threw high at second
and both runners were safe.
Rappaport followed with his
second bunt single to load the
bases. After conferring with
Hawkins, Larry Philpott laid
down a bunt. The second
baseman mishandled it and
Herring scored the tying run.
The Braves’ spirits were
temporarily dampened when
Simmons was picked off third but
Rappaport picked up the slack by
stealing third on the next pitch.
He broke for home on a wild pitch
and with the pitcher covering the
plate slid under the tag for the
winning run.
Braves' Golfers
Run Second
Chowan’s golf team defeated
Louisburg away Tuesday, 29&-
307, to cement its hold on second
place in the Cavalier-Tarheel
Conference. The Braves meet
Ferrum Friday and conference
leader Mt. Olive, April 27.
Leading dfeowan was George
Fischer of Norfolk with 73. Three
Braves had 74’s, Charlie Herring,
Leon Marrow and Joe Wynns.
Medalist honors went to Ward of
Louisburg who shot 67. Other
Louisburg scores were 75, 81 and
84.
Chowan earlier defeated
Louisburg by three strokes.
During the same miatch, Mt.
Olive handed Coach Jim
Garrison’s Braves their only
defeat of the season. They have
won 10.
Chowan’s track team almost
broke its three-meet slump but
lost the final event, a Braves’
strong-point, the mile relay, and
was edged, 75-70, by Christopher
Newport away Thursday, April
15.
The big surprise was the lack of
scoring punch displayed by
David Brammer, Richmond
sophomore, who had led Chowan
in its three previous meets, all
defeats. He scored only 2V*
points, running a leg on the
winning 440 yard relay team and
placing third in the 220 low
hurdles.
Leading the Braves was fresh
man Bobby Britt of Rocky Mount
with wins in the 100 (10.5) and 220
(23.7). He also ran on the 400
relay team to add IIV4 points.
Trailing Britt in the most-
Ferrum Defeats
Chowan Track
Squad in Meet
With Chowan’s star sprinter,
Bobby Britt, sidelined with a
pulled muscle, Ferrum was free
to make a runaway of the
Cavalier-Tarheel Conference
track meet held April 17 at
Sandhills.
The Braves were second with
51 points and Sandhills third with
17. The Tigers amassed 110
points.
Chowan won five firsts, in
cluding two by hurdler David
Brammer of Richmond. He took
the 120 high hurdler in 16.4 and
the 440 intermediate hurdles in
67.7. Tom Frazier won the javelin
with a throw of 156’6” and James
Boyette ran the 440 in 52 for first.
The 440 yard relay team of Woody
Davidson, Johnny Smith,
Brammer and Britt took the
event in 46.6. It was in this contest
that Britt pulled his muscle
eliminating him from com
petition in the 100 and 220-yard
dashes.
Other ^aves placing included
David Oxendine, fourth, high
jump; Frazier, second, shot;
Brammer, third and Donald
White, fourth, javelin; Graham,
third and Gary Chantry, fourth;
long jump; Edwin Everette, third
and Barry Wyatt, fourth, discus;
CJiantry, third, triple jump; Bille
Bone, second, mile run; Smith,
fourth, 100; Ricky Feemster,
fourth, 880 run; and Smith, third,
220.
Chowan’s mile relay team was
second to Ferrum. Brammer led
Chowan in scoring with 14 points
followed by Frazier with eight.
Science Club
Collects Glass
Chowan science students are
continuing their collection of
glass through April, Arthur
Riddle, director of the Science
Service Organization, has an
nounced.
Residents of the area are being
asked to bring the glass to Green
Hall. Boxes of glass or loose glass
will be accepted. Citizens
desiring pickup of glass are
requested to call the science
department. The number is 398-
4101. David Buchanan, freshman
from Richmond, is in charge. The
glass will be sold for reprocessing
with the profit aiding &e science
organization in its sponsorship of
projects.
productive category was Tom
Frazier, who won the shot
(43’V4”), placed second in the
javelin and third in the discus for
nine points.
Other Braves capturing firsts
include David Oxendine, high
jimip(5’8”), Ed Everette, discus
(120’), Gary Chantry, triple jump
(41’1^^”), Bill Bone, mile run
(4:43.9), and James Boyette. 440
(53.2).
Coach Dan Surface reported
the Braves were tied at 70 en
tering the final event, the mile
relay. Chowan trailed throughout
the race but anchorman Boyette
narrowed the gap at the end. “If
he had had 30 more yards wo
would have won,” Surface
remarked. “He was making up
lost ground all the way but
Newport’s lead was too great
when he got the baton.” Chowan
had recently defeated both
Wingate and Ferrum in the event
but the victories were not enough
to overcome the opponent’s
leads.
Dewey Wells Is
Named Chairman
Exec Committee
Dewey Wells of Elizabeth City
has been named chairman of the
executive committee of the board
of trustees at Chowan College.
This is just the latest respon
sibility among many which Wells
is shouldering. He is president of
the Elizabeth City Rotary Club,
chairman of the Albemarle
District Boy Scouts, active in
Boys’ Clubs and Pasquotank
United Fund, a deacon at First
Baptist Church, and director of
Wachovia Bank among other
activities.
Wells selection was applauded
by Chowan’s president, Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker. “I am
delighted that the board of
trustees has chosen someone of
the background, ability and
motivation of the Honorable
Dewey Wells as chairman of the
executive committee. He is
beginning his second year of his
third four-year term as a
member of the board of
trustees.”
Continues Dr. Whitaker, “He is
not only highly respected by his
fellow board members bnt-within
his profession as well. I am
confident we can count on him for
imaginative and meaningful
leadership during the current
year.”
Wells has previously served as
a member of the executive
committee.
Chowan Victors
Over Mt. Olive
Sweeping three doubles
matches, Chowan’s tennis teami
defeated Mt. Olive Thursday,
April 15, 7-2, in their conference
opener.
The Braves also won four of six
singles matches for their best
showing. They had previously
dropped two non-conference
matches.
Singles stories for Chowan
were scojed by Brian Briddell,
Neal Peterson, Steve LeHew and
Isaacs. The victorious doubles
teams were Briddell and
Peterson, Underwood and
Harch and Kesler and Taylor.
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Spring
Festival
COFFEE HOUR—
During the Annual
President’s Coffee
"Hour, parents met with
other parents, as well as
being greeted by Dr.
and Mrs Bruce E.
Whitaker and other
members of Chowan’s
administrative staff and
faculty.
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CROWN BEARER—Dr. Whitaker removes the crown
from the pillow carried by David Sutton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben C. Sutton.
QUEEN AND ESCORT—The 1971 Queen of Spring is
escorted to her throne by William David Dodson.
PRETTY PARTICIPANTS—The Queen chose as her
flower girls Sara Elizabeth Sutton and Laura Dale
McCraw. They preced the Queen at ther entrance.