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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1957 THE CAMPUS ECHO PAGE ELEVEN Bears, Eagles Tangle In Grudge Renewal Sat. SPORTSCOPE With Joe Becton In Saturday’s game the Eagles will be trying to equal a rec ord that was held by the 1951 squad that had a 6-0 won-lost record at this time of the season. That year the Eagles’ victory string ended with a 0-0 tie with West Virginia State College and were defeated in the last encounter by North Carolina A. and T., 6-13. It was strange to see that the Associated Press failed to list the Eagles among the 19 small colleges that were undefeat ed in their release October 21.1 wonder where the blame lies? Joe Becton This ’57 edition of the gridders is loaded with reserve strength and with some surprisingly talented freslmien. The workhorse of the squad is Co-Captain ; Baxter Holman, senior tackle, who has been a starter for three seasons. He has seen the other tackle post manned by Matt Boone in ’55, and John Baker, ’56. Baker is alternating with Eugene Coleman this season at the tackle post. Coleman has come into his own during fall practice after playing behind Boone in ’55 and letting “Big John” beat him out of the starting berth last season. He came out for practice this season determined that this po sition would not be denied him, although “Big John” had made Pittsburgh Courier’s All-American selection last year. Another player that continues to share a starting berth is sophomore end, George Wallace, of Williamburg, Va. He has performed tremendously against such foes as St. Augustihe, Morgan State, and Morris Brown as he spelled Bobby Johnson at right end. From the line to the backfield, one may see in Saturday’s game a trio of Riddick Missiles, namely Clifton “Jet” Jackson, who has averaged over 10 yards per carry in his first four games and has scored in every game with the exception of the St. Augustine fracas, Tom “Speed” Johnson, a junior halfback who has moved into a starting position after being a reserve for two years, and Hal “Sputnik” Joyner. He was moved to fullback after Riddick saw the superb performance of “Speedy” Johnson while Joyner was on the bench nursing an injured side. Two players that have seen quite a bit of action in the -Eagles’ backfield are Willie “Pete” Hayes, who scored “of the longest touchdowns of the season as he return ed a St. Augustine punt for 53 yards, and Ike Gatling who who is either seen at a halfback post or alternating with Eddie Hudson at quarterback. YOUNG MEN'S SHOP Special Offer To All Students Of N. C. College WE WILL GIVE A 10% DISCOUNT ON THE CASH PURCHASE OF ANY ALL WOOL SUIT OR TOPCOAT. /Vo Strings Attached, You Can Pick Your Selection Of Any Garment From Our Huge Stock. THIS OFFER EXPIRES NOV. 10, 1957 Clip this ad and bring with you when making purchase. Quarterback Ed Hudson leads the path for NCC‘s All- American Candidate Cliff Jackson, halfback. Jackson, noted for his long “home runs” is having one of his best seasons. Hudson, Williamsburg, Va. senior, is the team’s leading passer. Both are expected to lead the Eagles in their homecoming tus sle with Shaw University. Lassie’s Sportlight By BETTYE PAIGE Here are my predictions football wise for the Eagles: Clif ton Jackson will be All-American and all-Conference halfback. Baxter Holman will receive recognition for his past three years of service at tackle by being selected on the All-Conference Team. Now, just a word about basketball since practice has be gun on the local front. Albert “Goose” Little has been seen practicing with the cagers and should gain one of the starting positions. He former ly played on the 1953-54 squad prior to entering the Armed Services. Goose walked the campus last season without any aid or assistance and therefore he had to find a vocation to provide for his family. The Women’s Intram'ural Pro gram had its ’57 kick-off on Oc tober 22,1957 with sports for the first semester listed under two categories, namely, team sports, and individual and dual sports. This year the Women’s Intra mural Program will operate on a point system. Tlie team ac cumulating: the highest num ber of points at the end of the Intramural season will be come the Intramural Cham pionship Team. Individuals ac- cumlating: a total of 1,500 points are eligible to receive a letter at the end of the season. Points in all Intramural Acti vities are as follows: Twenty- five points will be given the of ficials for each game. The par ticipating team and each parti cipant will receive twenty-five points each. Fifty points will be awarded the winning teams and each participant. Barbara Hodges, co-ordinating manager ‘of the W. I. P., already has begun the operation of speedball and basketball for teams participating. The indi- vidauls or twosome may parti cipate this fall in badminton, paddle tennis, and table tennis. Barbara stated that her tentative program for the second semester will be volley ball and soft ball along with the latter three that were mentioned. Some of the prospective offi cials that have been consulted to work these games for the W. I. P. are Virginia Downing, Cather ine Greene, Clara Hairston, Mary Harris, Shirley Hobbs, Barbara Hodges, Doris Hodges, Marion Johnson, Bertha Lewis, Doris Nicholson, Thelma Nor man, Genevieve^Elobinson, Chris tine Roseboro, Mary Shropshire, Sally Strayhom, Julia Waddell, Ellen Walker, Thelma Weaver, and Alberta Webb. Managers for the W. I. P. teams are Mary Jordan, fresh man; Mary Harris, sophomore; Sally Strayhom, junior; Thel ma Norman, seniors; and Bara- bara Baldwin, sophomore. These managers have already commenced their fall schedule, but any yoimg lady enrolled at North Carolina College, regard less of her major or minor, is eli gible to participate in the pro gram so long as she belongs to one of the official teams. Each person is expected to maintain these teams during the entire Intramural program, teams during the entire Intra mural program. The winning team for the en tire season will be awarded a trophy on Awards Day in May of 1958. This trophy will ge handed down to the winning teams of the future. While the Women’s Intramural program is getting underway, the first meeting of the Women's Athletic Association of North Carolina College met on Thurs day, October 9, 1957 under the advisorship of Mrs. Willa Lewis. The W. A. A. of North Caro- (Continued on Page 12) By JOE BECTON The Eagle gridders will play host to the Bears of Shaw Univ ersity here Saturday and will at tempt to keep their winning streak over Shaw. This game is expected to be a renewal of the bruising battles the two teams have played in the past. Added incentive for the lo cals against the Shaw Invaders will be a throng of Homecoming alumni and friends and an elab orate ceremony surrounding the crowning of Barbara Overton, “Miss Homecoming of 1957.” ^ This year, the men from Shaw feel that they can win. They have a trio of heroic backs in Donald Counts, Gene Hammond, and Leveme Hun ter, and a deceptive spIit-T offense which oft times leavra opposing teams dumb-founded. Hammond is among the leaders in the scoring department of the conference. NCC, on the other hand, has won seven straight games, in cluding two from the past sea son, and has yielded only one touchdown this season. Shaw’s- record is 3-1, and the Bears are fresh from a win over Johnson C. Smith last week. Coach Herman Riddick’s Ea gles will be fortified with a counter-attack for Shawites which will consist of three backs that are vying for All- Conference honors. They are Clifton Jackson, a leader in the rushing department, Tom Johnson, a shifty halfback who holds the post opposite Jack son, and the middle man, Hal Joyner, a smashing fullback. Eddie Hudson, an alternate for All-CIAA quarterback Albert Montgomery for three years, will engineer this trio of backs. He has come into his own this sea son to lead this ^nd of Eagles into their greatest season ever. Buck Forbes, who was expect ed to be in the starting line-up somewhere by this ame, is nurs ing an injury that has been heal- ingly elowly. He will see limited action in Saturday’s fracas. Buck was an All-CIAA guard in his freshman year in 1955. The probable starting line that will form the nucleus of the Ea gles’ offensive punch will be Bob by Johnson, and Greorge Win slow, ends; Baxter Holman and John Baker, tackles; and Duke Sanders and Joe Allen, guards. Francis Roberts will anchor this line at center. IT'S REFRESHMENT TIME AT FEARRINGTON’S POLAR BEAR Across from the North Carolina College Campus UUyi FAYETTEVILLE STREET Phone: 4-3165 ★ SUNDAES ★ BANANAS SPLITS 1 ★ MILKSHAKES ★ MALTED MILK ★ OGARETTES AND ★ aCARS ★ CANDIES
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