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November 20, 1950 THE VOICE PAGE SEVEN
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Roll On
Roll on, thou ball, roll on
Through pathless realms of space—
What though I’m in a sorry case—
What though I cannot pay my bills—
What though I swallow countless pills
What though I suffer toothache’s ills
Never you mind, roll on.
Roll on, thou ball, roll on
Through seas of inkey air—
What though I have no shirts to wear
What though my butcher’s bills are due
What though my prospects all look blue
Don’t let that unsettle you—
Never you mind. Roll on.
It rolls on!
Cavalcade Of
Sports
Now that the baseball season is
over and the New York Yankees
have walked off with another
World Series Championship, we
might just as well settle down to
head coaches, jump passes, and
homecoming queens. More espec
ially, we now turn our attention to
those mighty men of war, our
fighting “Bronco Boys.” With
practically a new team to work
up, and a baby to rock on the
side. Coach Gaines, not unlike his
assistants—Mr. Joseph A. Walker
and Mr. Harold L. Scott, has been
the busiest man on the campus.
The coaching staff has faced the
task of finding suitable replace
ments for some twenty-five men
who were lost through graduation,
or drafted into the armed service.
This means that Coach Gaines
will have to rely mainly on a
freshman crew. The only return
ing letter men this year are back
Edward Johnson, lincnian Charles
Black, lineman Charles Richard
son, lineman Robert Smalls, back
Erwin Biggs, and lineman James
Pelham.
With no downs and the season
to go, coaches Gaines, Walker, and
Scott put their charges through
the initial practice on September
6. From that time until the open
ing of school the boys went
through two formal practices a
day.
The Broncos first encounter was
wi'.h Morris College on September
the 23rd. The home boys were
overpowered by a much heavier
team by a score of 23-0, Lack of
experience handicapped the locals
severely. “Moo Cow” Stephens
was the big gun for the Morris
College eleven, scoring two spec
tacular touchdowns. Both resul';-
ed from runs of 40 yards or more.
For the State eleven, Johnson,
McDonald and Liggins made very
impressive showings.
The next game on the locals
schedule was a rugged North
Carolina College eleven. The Bron-
coes were denied the privilege of
clipping their wings as the Eagles
piled up a 46-0 score. Britt prov
ed very troublesome for the
Broncos as he ripped through the
Bronco’s forward wall for large
gains time after time. Shinning
for the Eagles were Butler, Battle
and Hollingsworth.
On Saturday, October 7, the
Broncos met the Winston-Salem
Rams in the Ram’s own backyard.
It was a terrific battle from
whistle to whistle with the Rams
overcoming the Broncos to the
score of 38-0.
Our blue and white clad cheer
leaders are making lots of noise
this year. Keep up the cheering,
squad; it helps the Broncos.
The remaining games for the
Broncos are:
Oct. 21—Virginia State College,
Norfolk Division, Homecoming,
here.
Oct. 28—Virginia Seminary-
College, there.
Nov. 24—Maryland State Col
lege, there.
Nov. 11—Paine College, there.
Nov. 18—Elizabeth City, there.
Basketball practice got under
way on Monday, September 2.
Twenty newcomers and 15 letter-
men answered the call. Among
some of the lettermen were stars
like Smith Costen, Marcus Penn,
Shirley Dowe, Gater Rogers, Wil
liam Mack, Prince Drake, “Boo”
Brown, Leroy Way, Leroy Wim-
bush and Alfred “Pete” Dowe.
Newcomers include such all-
state players as Willie Matthew,
William Jones, Elmore Smith, and
Boyd Williams.
For the Fun Of It
Sailor: Don’t bother me. I’m
writing a letter to my girl friend.”
Marine; “Why are you writing
so slowly?”
Sailor: “She can’t read very
fast.”
“For the last time.” a husband
shouted toward the bedroom, “Are
you ready to go?”
"For heaven sakes, be quiet,”
retorted his wife. “I’ve been tell
ing you for the last hour that I’ll
he ready in a minute.”
To The Colors
Recently three of State’s young
men answered the “Call to the
Colors.” They include Genesis
Bell of Godwin, Jonathan Smith
of Wilmington, who had just
been re-elected superintendent
of the College Sunday School
and Charles Richardson of Lex
ington, Kentucky, who held down
the right guard post on the Bron
co’s forward wall.
Best of luck men; remember that
the spirit and the best wishes of
Old State will follow you where
ever you go.
The Gaines-Walker-Scott Broncos, 1950
Sitting (left to right) McDonald, Turner, Wilson, Pelhem, Rollins, Beveney, Butler, Lig
gins, Jackson. First row, (let to right), H. L. Scott, (assistant coach), Henderson, Killian, Berkerley,
Colton, Flowers, Wallace, Johnson, Biggs, Cagle, Tolliver, Richardson, Sabbs, Ford, W. A. Gaines,
(head coach). Second row, (left to right), Faison, Gaynor, Charity, Scott, J., Scott, M., Stanley, Lucas,
Coates, Hamilton, Fisher, Leake, Hunter, Sparrow. Second row, (left to right), Vick, (manager),
Elmore, (trainer). Grimes, McQueary, Buchanan, Rankin, Wiley, Baldwin, Hannon, Eargle, Jackson,
(first aid), Smalls. Assistant Coach J. A. Walker is absent from this picture.