In Season Opener
Braves Tie Baltimore 14-14
Smoke Signals, Wednesday, September 29, 1971—Page Three
S1--Jyv!’ie&^'
REFRESHMENT TIME—A group of
Chowan College Braves take time out
during a recent practice session to get
a drink of "Gator-Aid." The entire
team has been in vigorous practice
drills this week to get ready for
Saturday night's game at home with
the East Carolina Buccaneer Club.
BALTIMORE, MD.—Jimmy
Thomas’ 25-yard field goal try
with seven seconds left sailed
wide, to the right and Chowan
had to settle for a 14-14 tie with
Baltimore Community College in
the season opener for both teams
here Saturday afternoon, Sept.
18.
Baltimore had scored first in
the first quarter on a one-yard
plunge by running back Mike
Lacika to climax a 43-yard drive.
The kick was no good and the Red
Devils clung to a 6-0 lead until
midway in the third quarter when
tailback Rocky Dunbar ran the
last yard of a 54-yard drive. The
Braves used 12 plays, all on the
ground, as the offense sought to
establish superiority over
Baltimore’s mammoth defense,
which averaged 255 pounds.
Thomas kicked the extra point
to give Chowan the lead, 7-6.
“We’re rolling now,” com
mented an excited Chowan fan.
“We’ll score at least once more
and maybe twice and they won’t
cross our goal line again,” he
predicted.
His prophecy appreared sound
when middle linebacker, Stuart
Christian, returned an in
tercepted pass 48 yards for the
Braves’ second score in the
fourth period. Thomas kicked the
ball into the heavens and Chowan
lead, 14-6.
On the first play following the
kickoff to Baltimore, Christian
intercepted again and the Braves
could smell victory. Chowan
drove deep into Red Devil
territory but a costly fumble
quickly changed the complexion
of the game. On an end sweep,
reserve tailback Cooper Alston
fumbled and an alert defender
scooped the ball up and raced
over 50 yards before quarterback
Paul Black could make the tackle
24 yards short of the Braves’
goal.
In Final Two Minutes
Potomac State 'Cats'
l>efea t € howa n 27«2 4
A 64-yard “picture-perfect”
scoring pass in the final two
minutes dashed a valiant second
half comeback of Chowan as
Potomac State edged the Braves,
27-23, in a wide open game
Saturday night, September 25,
here in Keyser, W. Va.
Only minutes earlier, Chowan
quarterback Paul Black had
seemingly snatched victory from
defeat by throwing a 17-yard
bullet to split end Tom Wright
who made a diving catch in the
endzone. The kick by Jim
Thomas gave Chowan the lead
the first time since the second
quarter, 23-20.
The score was delivery of a
promise by Black who said on the
sidelines, when Chowan was
trailing, 20-16, “I’ll make another
one.” He had already passed and
guided Chowan to one second half
score. In the end, his prediction
was true but it wasn’t enough.
Chowan had trailed at in
termission, 20-6. The Braves
scored first on a 24-yard field goal
by Thomas in the first period but
the Catamounts roared back for
three second quarter scores.
The first dazed Chowan as
Potomac blocked a field goal try
and raced 57 yards for the touch
down. Quarterback Eddie
Williams, whose passing was a
major factor in the Potomac win,
ran for the conversion from the
one. The first attempt, a pass,
had fialed, but a Chowan penalty
had given the Cats new life. The
other scores were registered by
speedster Phil Hughes, who swept
left end seven yards, and on a 17-
yard pass by Williams.
Chowan was denied a scoring
chance when a 49-yard run to the
Potomac one by halfback Julius
Smith, following an interception
by middle linebacker Stuart
Christian, was nullified by a
penalty. Thomas ended scoring
with a 41-yard field goal.
The second half was all-
Chowan through 28 minutes.
Third quarter scoring found
Black passing 16 yards to
tailback Rocky Dunbar and
Thomas kicking the extra point
Bands Announced
For Grid Games
Clayton Lewis, Dean of
Students, has announced a listing
of marching bands which have
been invited to perform during
halftime at Chowan’s home
football games. The dean has also
announced special groups which
will be invited as special guests
for the grid contests.
For the Braves’ opener at home
Saturday night, the East Carolina
Buccaneer Club will provide the
fflridiron opposition. Dean Lewis
invited the Boy Scouts of this
iRa to be guests of Chowan for
the day and will be granted free
admission to the game. During
halftime, the marching band of
Kempsville High School of
Virginia Beach, will perform
under the direction of Jerry Cole,
Band Director.
For Parents’ Day on October
16, Plymouth High School will
provide the entertainment in a
fre-game show and at halftime
when the Braves take on the
Lees-McRae Bobcats. All parents
of Chowan students will be
special guests for the event.
Homecoming Day
Princess Anne High School of
Virginia Beach has been invited
for Chowan’s annual
Homecoming festivities. The
popular marching band will
[M"ovide pre-game and halftime
entertainment at the
homecoming game, and is ex
pected to be an entry in the
traditional homecoming parade
earlier in the day. The Royal
Ambassadors will be special
guests for the event.
On November 6 Chowan will be
host to the Wesley College
Wolverines, and Chowan’s “Old
Timers” will be special guests for
the game. The Bertie County
High School Band, of Windsor,
under the direction of Miss
Martha Boamer, will perform
during the intermission.
Dean Lewis points out that
plans are developing well for the
annual Homecoming Day
Parade. In addition to the
Princess Anne High School Band,
three other high school groups
have indicated they will perform
in the jaunt through Mur
freesboro.
Neighboring Ahoskie High
School Band, with Philip Green
as Director, has accepted an
invitation to perform. Also
Smithfield High School, Smith-
field, Va., Goldsboro High School,
East, of Goldsboro. The popular
Southampton High School group
of Courtland, Va., has been in
vited tor the event, but at press
time their confirmation had not
been received in Lewis’ office.
and 28-yard field goal, his third of
the game.
In the final period, Chowan and
the Cats traded touchdowns.
Chowan scored first, on Black’s
toss to Wright with 3:28 left.
Black put Chowan ahead by
completing passes totaling 45
yar^ during the 60-yard drive. A
Potomac penalty accounted for
the rest.
Chowan’s defense, which had
returned to form after the second
quarter let down, now accepted
the burden to maintian the vic
tory. But Potomac refused to
fold. Williams ran for a first
down and then on the next play
teamed with Hughes to help
Potomac create history. It was
the Cats first game under their
new lights and the results left
their fans delirious and Chowan’s
downcast.
On the play, which would have
given even the pros envy, Hughes
outran the Braves’ defender,
OFF PROBATION
BARNSTABLE, MASS. (AP)—
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and R.
Sargent Shriver, HI, have been
taken off probation.
Judge Michael J. Donahue,
sitting In juvenile session of
Barnstable District Court,
released the cousins from a 13-
month probationary period on
Thursday of last week.
Kennedy, son of the late New
York Senator, and Shriver, son of
the former Peace Corps director,
were charged In August 1970 with
being delinquent by reason of
possession of marijuana. Both
were 16 at the time.
“They completed all of their
probationary terms, according to
the report of the probationary
officer,” Donahue said. “In
fairness to the boys the cases
were dismissed.”
The Red Devils needed five
plays with Lacika covering the
final four yards to pull Baltimore
within two points of Chowan.
Baltimore called upon its ace
passer, John Turner, and he
responded with a bullet to wide
receiver Tony Jones, who
speared the baU just within the
boundry and across the goal to tie
the game at 14.
After Chowan received the
kickoff. Black and split end Tom
Wright teamed up on a 30-yard
pass play to advance the ball
deep into Red Devil ground.
Wright and a defender both
snagged the ball and tumbled to
the turf fighting for possession.
The referee gave it to the of
fensive team and afteral running
plays put the ball In front of the
uprights. Thomas entered with
seven seconds left.
Thomas had a stiff wind to
contend with. The kick was high
but sailed to the right and
Chowan’s players and fans
groaned.
Chowan had other op
portunities to score but lost them
through fumbles. Quarterback
Dale McCafferty gave one away
on a fourth and one situation from
Baltimore’s 15 in the first half.
The Braves fumbled again on
Baltimore’s 22 late in the third
quarter. In all, Chowan lost the
ball four times by fumbles.
On the other hand, the defense
picked off five passes. However,
many of the 10 passes Turner
completed for Baltimore were
key ones. When Baltimore’s first
drive for a score appeared to be
bogged down. Turner, on fourth
and eight from Chowan’s 11,
completed a 10-yard pass to set
up Laclka’s plunge for the touch
down.
But Turner’s biggest pass of
the day was his strike to Jones for
the tying points. Turner, no doubt
one of the best passers the Braves
will face all year, was almost
untouched throughout the game
by the Braves who could not
break through a wall of blockers.
The outcome had Its Ironic
overtones. The last time Chowan
played at Baltimore, in 1969, the
result was the same, a 14-14 tie.
In that game, it was Chowan that
came from behind to knot the
score. But, as was the case
Saturday. Chowan tried a field
snagged the ball over his
shoulder, and raced In for the
score. The suddenness with
which Potomac covered the 64
yards stunned the Braves.
Potomac kicked the extra point
with 1:53 on the clock to lead, 27-
23. A desperate pass by Black
following the kickoff was In
tercepted and Potomac was
content to let the clock run out.
The final Cat score not only
denied Chowan victory but took
the edge off an outstanding
performance by Black. The
Camp Lejeune sophomore was
starting his first game after
working behind injured Dale
McCafferty through Chowan’s
nine games last year and 1971
opener at Baltimore last week.
He responded by completing 12 of
25 passes for 214 yards and two
touchdowns.
Television Helps
Big Gorilla
TOKYO (AP)—Burburu, an 18-
year-old gorilla, has been cured
of neurosis by watching
television in his cage, officials at
Toyko’s Ueno Zoo said last week.
“Burburu suffered from a
nervous breakdown because he
was taken care of too well,” the
officials said. “He lives in an air-
conditioned cage and is well fed.”
He began to show signs of
nervous frustration and on May 8
the zoo Installed a color television
set In his cage and kept it turned
on from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
“At first, he was restless but
gradually got used to it,” the
officials said. “He is now en
joying programs, particularly
those showing wild animals.”
the ball was resting on the Red
Devils one. Robert Kilborne’s
kick was blocked and the tie
became history.
As the statistics reveal, the
game was close in all depart
ments. The Braves held the edge
in rushing with Dunbar and
halfback John King leading the
way. On several crucial third
down plays. King picked up short
yardage for first downs slam
ming his 5-2 frame into 6-5 and 6-6
giants. The results of these
confrontations would have
confused any computer as King,
rather than ending up 10 yards
behind his line of scrimmage,
moved the ball a step further
toward the Red Devil goal.
Against one defender, he was 120
pounds lighter than the listed
weight of 280 for the Baltimore
player.
One Baltimore reserve
defender, not listed on the roster,
appeared to be heavier than the
280 pounder. He was only as high
as a halfback but as wide as two
tackles. Quipped one Chowan fan,
“I bet the Baltimore Colts just
cut him from their squad.”
"Prisoners" Is
Fair Theme
“Don’t Let Them Be Forgot
ten” is the theme of the Prisoners
of War-Missing in Action booth at
the 1971N. C. State Fair, October
15-23.
Some of the 91 concerned
families across the Tar Heel state
will help man the booth in the
Industrial Building from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. dally.
Family members with sons,
huslsands or brothers In prisoner
of war camps will be available to
talk to interested persons. They
will be urging concerned citizens
to write letters and passing out
information on what the in
dividual can do to help bring
about more humane treatment
and eventaul release for the
POWs.
A large map of North Carolina
with photographs of Tar Heel
POWs placed over their home
areas will emphasize the “Don’t
Let Them Be Forgotten” motto
also seen on bumper stickers.
Miniature displays of the cells,
cages and special rooms will
depict the conditions these men
are subjected to.
Mrs. James Hiteshew of
Goldsboro and- Mrs. W. T.
Robinson of Robersonville, who
are helping co-ordinate the booth,
will be present when it opens
October 15.
Coach Garrison,
Team Are Honored
By JOE STINSON
The coaches of all colleges
representing District Ten of the
Cavalier-Tar Heel Conference
and the Coastal Conference have
selected Coach James G.
Garrison of Chowan College as
the “Coach of the Year for 1970.”
Presentation of the award was
made at a recent meeting of the
District Ten representatives held
at Louisburg.
In addition to Garrison’s
award, Chowan College was
presented a plaque as “District
10 Football Champions, 1970.”
The Chowan Braves compiled a 9-
1 record last year, and finished
the season in the number eleven
position in ranking among the
nation’s junior college squads.
Garrison was quick to testify
that the honors “should go to the
entire coaching staff, the team,
and to the student body, who
displayed a tremendous amount
of school spirit to bring this
recognition to Chowan.” The
popular head coach also stated
that “we hope our success will be
repeated in 1971, because we
have a good team shaping up.”
Garrison also called for the
support of the student body to
boost the Braves to victory on the
gridiron by saying “the cheering
of a student-packed stadium does
much to drive the players for
extra yardage and more points on
the scoreboard.”
The 1970 Coach of the Year is a
F )/o}/£si I
By GILBERT TRIPP
Since the first edition of the
Smoke Signals came out last
Wednesday, I have been
questioned by several individuals
about the title of this series.
I have tried to explain that
since the articles are to be of
interest to hunters and fishermen
in specific, and “others” in
general (the former group being
notorious for “truth-telling” and
“under-exaggerations”), I feel
the title is well earned.
The continuation of our hot, dry
spell has provided us with one of
the best Dove seasons that
anyone In the area remembers.
This certainly wasn’t expected,
since we got off to such a gloomy
start. However, the birds have
been very hard to find, but once
one has located a feeding area, an
afternoon of enjoyable shooting
will be available.
It is interesting to note that the
birds don’t seem to object to
being shot at during the hunt;
however, if you return to the area
the next day you will find all the
birds have left (they seem to
move at night). When this is the
case, one must start all over
again in order to relocate the
feeding area of a migrating flock.
If continuous hunting pressure is
applied the birds will “pack up”
and may move as far away as 500
miles during a^ single weekend.
If we were iriaiOTg^M'libn^r
roll of campus shooters, it would
have to contain such illustrious
names as (in alphabetical order)
Ben Babb, Bill Brown, Steve
Burnette, Ach Harden, Bob
Herfort, Ed Lucas, Robert
Taylor, and Wayne Taylor. The
above list would be totally
inadequate without the name of
George Mitchell, who to my
knowledge has fired six boxes
Football Game of Mistakes, Coach Says
By G. RICHARD JACKSON
Sports Editor
“This was a game of mistakes”
sighed coach Jim Garrison, and
that was no exaggeration.
Mistakes were a dime a dozen as
Chowan committed 11 turnovers,
7 fumbles and 4 pass -
interceptions. “We were real
fortunate to tie with the many
mistakes we made” said Coach
Garrison.
All in all it was not a bad day
for Chowan. The offense rolled up
201 net yards despite the 11
turnovers. Rocky Dunbar, the
star running back, scored his
first touchdown on a one yard
plunge.
The defense, led by middle
linebacker Stewart Christian,
played a fine game. They limited
Baltimore to 14 points and scored
one of Chowan’s touchdowns
themselves. The score came
when Christian intercepted a
pass and returned it some 48
yards for the touchdown.
Jim Thomas kicked both extra
points after Chowan’s scores.
With the ball on Baltimore’s 25
yard line and 7 seconds remain
ing in the game, Thomas at
tempted a field goal. It was no
good and the Braves settled for a
tie.
The game proved to be quite
costly with quarter back Dale
McCafferty and defensive
halfback Bill Soots suffering
injuries. Neither are expected to
see action Saturday against
Potomac State.
“Moral is still high, and we
expect to get our first win under
our belt next Saturday” confided
Coach Garrison. Chowan plays
Its second game on the road a-
galnst Potomac State Saturday.
The first home game will be
played Saturday, October 2
native of Shelby, and is a
graduate of Gardner-Webb
College, where he received his
Associate Degree. He received
his B.S. at Western Carolina
University, and completed work
on his Masters at East Carolina
University. The coach has done
addition^ graduate study at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
A Freshman
Is Oriented
By MARY TOWNSEND
Last Saturday we took a hike
through the woods behind the
track field. It was a beautiful
day, with the humidity being kind
of low. We walked about three
miles, before we reached the
Ahoskie Road. We decided to stop
at Whitley’s Barbeque to eat.
After we finished eating a
hamburger, we left on the high
way toward the direction of
Murfreesboro. We walked about
100 feet when I stopped and said
“Oh No, were in Windsor”. Vicki,
being a new freshmen and not
very aqualnted with Mur
freesboro really thought we were
in Windsor.
We kept walking. I acted like I
was really scared that we were
getting lost. Vicki and I kept
laughing. She believing we were
lost decided to find a way back to
Murfreesboro. She saw a state
policeman and said “Lets stop
him, and tell him we’re lost”. I
suggested to her that this was a
very good Idea, hoping of course
that she really wouldn’t. Luckily
a policeman did not come by.
After being blamed for getting
her lost, she finally suggested
that we find a bus station and
catch a bus back to Mur-
freeslwro. The more we walked,
the funnier she was. As we were
coming down high street she saw
this flower shop. She stopped and
pointed to it. She remembered
seeing it before. She then stated
that she saw it on the way to
Murfreesboro. She said “Mary, If
I see a sign that says Mur
freesboro 10 miles, I’ll kill you.” I
laughed, and pointed at Belk
Hall.
Tar
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By DEPARTMENT OF
BUILDINGS&GROUNDS
To Melody Matthews and Jan
Griffin! Room 223, Belk Hall.
THANK YOU for the THANK
YOU card!-SHD.
The emergency lights was
broken on No. 1 elevator in South
Hall. This light comes on when
there Is a power failure which
enables anyone caught on the
elevator to see how to get out.
State law requires that these
lights be operational. If they are
not, the elevator Is to be locked.
This is what happened to
elevator No. 1 last week.
Therefore, PLEASE consider
others before you tamper with
these elevators.
shells (150 rounds) and killed six
birds (some of which were shot
on the ground and out of trees).
This kind of shooting must be
based on conservation or a boost
for our economy.
The hot, dry weather that has
been so kind to the Dove hunters
has been detrimental to the bow
hunter. The deer haven’t been
moving until late evening when it
begins to cool down. Ususally by
this time it is after sunset and
legal hunting time is over.
Morning finds them already
bedded down in the dense, cool
thickets of almost inaccessible
swamps. The woods floor is so
dry that a man trying to slip
along quietly sounds like a fire in
a canebrake, making it Im
possible to even attempt a stalk.
Several other factors that are
being influneced by the weather
are; snakes, red-bugs, ticks,
mosquitoes, and biting flies... all
of which sean to be in unliniited
numbers. These make it im
possible to sit still in order to
avoid giving away ones position.
Unless we can get some rain and
cooler weather, the lx)w hunter
has some miserable days ahead.
It Is important to remember
that the first half of Dove season
comes to an end on October 9.
However, on October 11 (the
Monday closest to October 15) the
* lo?Srf seasoh o^hS'tfri defei','t)eii^
boar, racoon, opossum, and
wildcat.
Last week the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission
voted to have an either-sex deer
hunt in the following counties:
Gates County, that portion
west of the Seaboard Coast Line
Railroad from October 11 to
Jan. 1; that portion east of the
railroad from December 3 to
January 1.
In Hertford County, that
portion of the county north of the
Meherrln River from October 11
to January 1, and that portion of
the county bounded on the south
by S. R. 1160, from the Nor
thampton County line to S. R.
1142, along S. R. 1142 to its in
tersection with S. R. 1137, then
along S. R. 1137 to its intersection
with S. R. 1139. Along 1139 to its
Intersection with U. S. 13 and
along U. S. 13 to the Chowan
River.
In Northampton County, the
entire county from December 3 to
December 16.
Try to remember that there
will be many more people in the
woods during the gener^ hunting
season; therefore, everyone will
have to be very careful In order to
avoid hunting accidents. Good
luck and try to bring back a
double limit. . .one of game and
one of litter.
for
Check out procedure
leaving or wlthi'awlng:
1. Vacate your area, remove all
personal belongings, be sure to
double check all drawers and
closet area.
2. Clean area broom clean, as a
courtesy to the person remaining,
and for the next person moving
in.
3. Ask Head Resident to check
room and if there is some
damage or other problems have
it straightened out with room
mate.
4. Take check out sheet and key
to the Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds’ office for
refund of the key deposit.
5. Refund cannot be made
without a check out sheet being
turned in with key. Follow the
above procedure and save time!
Be careful with electrical
appliances such as coffee pots.
TTiese appliances will burn a
hole, even in formica, when in
direct contact.
Desdemona
Goes Nude
LONDON (AP)—Actress Sarah
Stephenson slipped off her
nightgown before a packed
theatre audience recently in the
first production of Shakespeare’s
“Othello” featuring Desdemona
in the nude.
The attrative 24-year-old
blonde drew applause from the
first night fans and some praise
from London critics.
Miss Stephenson had taken
over the role during rehearsals at
the Mermaid Theatre after the
original Desdemona refused to
appear nude.
She stripped for the final scene
of her murder by Othello, then
climbed into between black satin
sheets. One of the sheets was
wrapped around her as she died
in Othello’s arms, and she wore It
when she took her final bow to the
audience.
Michael Billington of the Times
called the production “lamen
tably crude and rough edged,”
but said the nude scene was fine.