APRIL 7, 1949
THE VOICE
PAGE SEVEN
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TECH” POCKETS CHAMPIONSHIP
Qo-Ututif,
Hi, all ye old sports lovers. I
have just i:een rambling through
a lew notes I jotted down (yes, I
have ! een snooping also), and
this is what I have come up with.
V. iliie Carter (center) and Smith
Costcn (center on the second
tjam) were chosen on the All-
'i&urnament E. I. A. C, basketball
teams. The “Broncos” defeated
Il'Iorristown College of Tennessee
in the first game 69-53, and
knocked off Norfolk Unit 64-57
in the finals. Carter connected for
22 markers against Morristown
while Coston found the hoops for
17. This marks the second straight
year the Broncos have captured
the E. I. A. C. Tournament title.
Let’s look back a little. One of
the most thrilling games ever to
be staged in our gymnasium was
the Bronco-Maryland battle. The
highly-favorsd Raiders of Mary
land who were picked by the ex
perts to defeat the Broncos by at
least 25 points '//e.’e much sur
prised to have to "a into two over-
I'me periods to nip the “home-
oys” 90-85.
Now that the hardwood season
h_s come to a close, let’s look at
scma figures. The Broncos played
a total of twenty-one games and
scored (not including the tourna
ment) 1,278 points for an average
of 68.5 per game. Willie Carter
was the team’s “point man” with
270 points in twenty-one games,
an average of 13 points per game.
Congratulations to Smith Coston
who, as a freshman, made the
All-Tournament team. And while
we think of it, a great t>ig “good
boy” is due Jessie Brown, Marcus
Penn, Douglass Dowe and Denny
Laurence who became increasing
ly effective as the season moved
on.
For the second consecutive year, Armstrong Tech of Washington,
D. C. walked away with the high school invitational basketball tour
nament championship, nosing out a plucky, but outclassed five from
Roxboro, 66-45. In the consolation match the local E. E. Smith boys
downed Bladen County Training School to the tune of 51-41. Presi
dent J. W. Seabrook, sportsman and former baseball player, presents
championship trophy to Charles Baltimore, “Tech” coach. Mrs.
Queen Louise Weaver (back row, extreme left) was hostess for Tech
team.
“Armstrong Tech” of Washing
ton, D. C. defeated Roxboro high
of Roxboro, 57-46 in what turned
out to be the thriller of the tour-
n.ment, and what resulted in
a championship for the Washing
CHA8¥IPS FOR TWO YEARS
Paced by center William Carter of Mamaroneck, N. Y. who was
chosen center on the All-E. I. A. C. Tournament team, and by Smith
Costen who won the same honor on the second team, Coach William
(Gus) Gaines’ Broncos, swept everything before them and came
home with the second consecutive basketball tournament champion
ship. Back row: (left to right) — Alex Vick, Manager, Rocky Mount;
Smith Costen, Center, Newark, N. J.; Darnel Rogers, forward, Oxford;
Leroy Way, forward, Newark, N. J.; Marcus Penn, center, Roanoke,
Va.; William Carter, center, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Front row: (Left to
right) Denry Lawrence, guard. Rocky Mount; Jessie Brown, guard.
New Rochelle, N. Y.; Randolph Worsley, forward. Rocky Mount and
Willie Mack, guard, Lexington, Ky. Rufus Dowe and Douglass Dowe
of Salem, Va., were not present for this picture.
ton outfit. Tech reached the finals
by defeating Beaufort High 73-42
and by downing Bladen County
48-41. The first half of the finals
ended with Tech trailing Roxboro
17-14. In the second half Stone
of Tech ran wild, scored basket
after basket, 24 in all, and assur
ed his team if repeating itself as
champion of this your’s high
school invitation basketball tour
nament.
E. E. Smith of Fayetteville
fpanked the Bladen County Train
ing School 51-41 in the consola-
t'on finals for third place. Mat
thews, Jones and Wade were the
‘■ ig guns” for Smith with 13, 13,
; nu 11 points respectively. John
son was top man for Bladen
County with 11 markers.
The All-Tournament “dream
te,m” was composed of the fol
lowing:
Jones — Armstrong (Tech
Washington, D. C.)
Lipscombes — Dunbar High
(V/ashington, D. C.)
Powell — Bladen County Train
ing School.
Robinson — Roxboro.
Jones — E. E. Smith.
“Juice” Jones of Armstrong
Tech was selected the “most valu-
a^'l-;” player to his team. He rolled
up 24 points in the Championship
a; me and totaled 54 points in
three games.
AI!-T0urBiament
F. I. A. C. Cage
Teams
The E. I. A. C. All-tournament
te ms as chosen by the coaches
of the conference, were as fol
lows:
FIRST TEAM
F—Vic Stevens, Morristown
F—Lewis Barnes, Norfolk
C—Willie Carter, Fayetteville
G—Clarence Braddock, Miner
G—Roger Watson, Norfolk
SECOND TEAM
-F—Charles Hansford, Miner
F—Hulon Drew, Norfolk
C—Smith Costen, Fayetteville
G—Laurance Byrd, Miner
Paul Mason, Storer
Four colleges were represnted
on the first team and four on the
second. The “Broncos” placed a
man on each — Willie Carter,
Junior of Mamaroneck, New York,
ccnter on the first five, and Smith
Costen, freshman of Newark, New
Jersey, center, on the second
team.
Already workouts for baseball
are in progress. According to
Coach Gaines the Broncos will
probably play Benedict, Shaw, Al
len, North Carolina State, John
son C. Smith, Maryland State, The
Barons of Fort Bragg, Pope Field,
South Carolina State and Win-
ston-Salem.
As the curtain falls upon another
school year, your sports writer,
who hopes to be on the field next
GETHSEMANE
All those who journey, soon or
late.
Must pass within the garden’s gate;
Must kneel alone in darkness
there,
i And battle with some fierce
I despair.
God Pity those who Cannot say:
I “Not mine but thine;” who cannot
pray:
“Let this cup pass,” and cannot
see
The purpose in Gethsemane.
year, wants you to know the fun
he has gotten out of “keeping you
informed”. God’s speed to you in
the future.