Page Eight
THE CAMPUS ECHO
Friday, April 29, I960
Athlete Of The Month
Robinson Honors NCC By Victories
By Chester Mallory
Man made rockets to speed
through space, but God made)
Vance Robinson to win track
victories throughout the world.
This month my compass is
pointed directly to an athleta
who deserves more than the
honors bestowed upon him. This
athlete is none other than Vance
Robinson, a speedster from the
tidewater section of Norfolk,
Va., and a graduate of Norfolk’s
Booker T. Washington High
School. Vance came to NCC as a
great potential track star, after
being sought by a number of
other colleges.
The flashy cinderman is now
21 years old and a senior, ma
joring in physical education and
minoring in biology. In spite ofi
his athletic inclinations, he plana
to start a small business in
California.
Vance was selected “Athlete
of the Month” because of his
splendid record-breaking per
formances in both indoor and
outdoor track events and for
being a candidate for the Olym
pics. The lad ranks fifth in the
world among trackmen and
holds the 100-yard dash time of
9.5, the world-record being held
by Ray Norton and Mel Patton
with a time of 9.3. Vance alsq
has been clocked at 20.6 in the
220-yard dash (200 meters).
Last summer Vance wore the
United States uniform in the
Russian and American and the
Pan Hellenic meets.
Head Track Coach Leroy
Walker had this to say: “Robin
son is a fine man; he could be
one of the best 200 meter men
in the world. (Now he is ranked
fifth.) I must say in spite of the
toughness of the Olympics he
has a very good chance ol
making the team. I am definite
ly certain that he can run better
than the qualified time which is
21.04.”
In answering my question;
“Who is responsible for your
success as a track star?” Vance
answered: “Well, my high
school coach, Leroy Porter,
stimulated my interest in track;
after that Coach Walker took
over and helped me develop my
techniques and skills.”
In his spare time, Vance pays
close attention to new drama
shows. He considers himself,
somewhat of an amateur critic.
Certainly our athlete has honor
ed our school in honoring him
self.
Eagles Take Opening Trad Meet
VANCE ROBINSON
By Chester Mallory
Eagle’s tracksters opened
their regular outdoor season at
Orangebiu’g, South Carolina, in
the South Carolina Relays April
2 in the warm sun. The eventl
was comprised of the 440, 880,
the mile medley, 120 yard high
hurdles and the high jump.
Florida A&M took 1st places in
the 440, 880, the mile and the'
medley. NCC followed the|
Florida Rattlers for 2nd place in
the events. Joe Neville of Bos
ton took 1st place honors in the
high jump. George Hearn pulled
in second behind Florida A&M
for second place in the 120 yard
high hurdles.
On April 9, the Eagle’s harri^
ers moved up to Virginia State
Livingstone, Morgan, Hampton Downed In Tennis
The Eagles’ tennis team opened
their ‘60 season here April 13,
by torturing Morgan State Bears
7-2 to head for their 4th con
secutive CIAA crown. Albert
Butler, Morgan’s top-seeded
man won over Eagle’s top->
seeded star Zack Davis 7-6, 6-8
and 7-5, while his team mate
Albert Gay slammed his way to
glory by defeating Gerald Gallo
way 6-2, 4-6 and 1-6.
In the other single matches:
Maurice Handy, NCC, over
Bernard Caesar, Morgan, 6-2,
6-2; Napoleon Horton, NCC,
over Caesar Williams, Morgan,
6-2, 6-0; Emmett Martin, NCC,
over Isaac Grey, Morgan, 9-7,
6-4. Wallace Toole, NCC, over
Bob Stovall, Morgan, 6-2, 8-6.
Leonard DeShields, NCC, over
Robert McCoy, Morgan, 6-2, 6-3.
Leonard DeShields and Zack
Davis won over Albert Butler
and Robert McCoy, and Maurice
Handy and Napoleon Horton
smashed their way to victory by
defeating Bernard Caesar and
Caesar Williams, of Morgan.
Eagles Shoot Out Livingstone
North Carolina College’s
racketmen upset Livingstone
College of Salisbury, April 14,
in a non-conference debut to
give them their second straight
win of the season, 7-0.
Singles Results:
Zack Davis, after losing his
first single match of the season
to Albert Butler of Morgan
came back swinging hard to
take a close win over John
Donon 8-6; Maurice Handy shot
out his opponent A1 Domon, 6-0,
6-0; Napoleon Horton returningl
to the courts after a year’s lay
out topped Bobby Sandy 6-1,
6-4; Emmett Martin zoomed
away over Robert Herndon, 6-0,
6-3; Leonard DeShields, Africa’s
gift to NCC, placed the ball to
down Robert Herndon, 6-0, 6-3.
In The Doubles
Eli Singleton and Gerald Gal
loway, NCC, clipped John Da
mon and A1 Damon 6-4, 7-5;
Willie Livingstone, Wallace
Toole and Jolin Scarborough,
NCC, sUced away Bobby Sandy
and William Lanie 6-3, 6-1 for
the double matches.
Eagle’s Racketeers Down
Hampton Pirates
The high flying Eagle’s
Racketeers, posted their third
victory April 16, by clamping
down the consecutive win here
Saturday over the Pirates oj
Hampton Institute 8-1.
Pirates’ Eugene Donon upset
Maurice Handy 6-4, 7-5 for the
Pirate’s only victory.
The singles results are as fol
lows: Eugene Donon, Hampton,
over Maurice Handy, NCC 6-4,
7-5. Zack Davis, NCC, over
James Stroud, Hampton, 6-2,
6-0. Napoleon Horton, NCC,
over G. Davis, Hampton, 6-3,
6-4. Emmett Martin, NCC, over
Howard Alexander, Hampton,
to confront the Virginia
Dragons. Eagles’ Lennie Moore
received 1st place honors in
both the one and two-mile runs.
In the 120 yard high hurdles,
George Hearn acquired 1st place
in 14.8, whereas, teammate
Freeman Hightower pulled in
second behind him.
In the 880-yard run. Mason
O’Neal paced the rxm in 2:08 for
1st place. Leighton placed 2nd
to his teammate Hightower.
William Merritt paced the track
in 52.8 for the 1st place in the
440-yard run.
The Eagles relay team,
Robert Dobbs, Clifton Jackson,
Louis Seaton and Joe Good-
water, was victorious in the 440,
880, and the mile runs.
On April 14, the pacemen
went to Quantico Relays,
Quantico, Virginia where they
set a new 880 yard relay record
in the trial event. The pace
men were clocked 1:25.2; how
ever, because of a slow start in
the main event, they came in
second with a time of 1:26. The
Harriers came in 1st place in tho
440 yard relay and the mile re
lay. Seton Hall placed second to
NCC in the mile relay.
6-4, 6-1. Leonard DeShields,
NCC, over E. Thorpe, Hampton,
3-6, 6-0, 6-2. Wallace Toole,
NCC, over Henry Mayes, Hamp
ton, 6-2, 6-1.
Double Results:
Maurice Handy and Napoleon
Horton, NCC, over Donon and
Stroud, Hampton, 6-1, 8-6. Zack
Davis and Leonard DeShieldsi
over George Davis and E.
Thorpe, Hampton, 6-2, 6-2. John
Scarborough and Glen Sowell,
NCC, won over Henry Mayes
and Howard Alexander, Hamp
ton, 6-2, default.
New cigarette paper "air-softens" every puff!
Now even the paper adds to
alsm's springtime freshness!
s *
5
-
mmtm
Solam'i amazing
new HIGH POBOSITY _
paper "air-softens" every puff.
Invisible porous openings
Uend just the right amount of air with
each puff to give you a softer, fresher,
even more flavorful smoke.
Created by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
An important break-through in Salem's
research laboratories brings you this
special new High Porosity paper which
breathes new freshness into the flavor.
Each puff on a Salem draws just enough
fresh air in through the paper to make the
smoke taste even softer, fresher, more
flavorful. If you’ve enjoyed Salem’s spring
time freshness before, you’ll be even more
pleased now. Smoke refreshed, smoke Salem!
menthol fresh • rich tobacco taste • modern filter, too
Salem refreshes your taste
NOW MORE
THAN