NOVEMBER 9, 1951
THE VOICE
PAGE SEVEN
LIGfilNS’ LICK’EM
GAR
BY ALPHONZO LIGGINS
Ye Ole Dope
Bucket
The bets are paid off and the
New York Yankees have emerged
“tops” in the World Series for the
eighteenth time, so we can settle
back to watch spot passes, high-
stepping majorettes, and T-form-
ations as our Broncos enter the
“home stretch” in another thrill
ing pigskin season.
With no downs and the season
to go, coQThes “Gus Gaines, “Scot-
tie” Scott, and “Big Nick” Nichol
son started on September 1 with
22 lettermen and a long string of
“hopefuls” to develop a strong
easy-clicking Bronco machine.
Operating this year from the
“T” formation, the Gainesmen
opened their season on September
22 when they went against a
strong Morris College eleven in
Sumpter, S. C. With “Moo Cow”
Stephens and “Dub” Jones leading
the way, the “Morris boys” out
pointed the Broncos, obviously not
in condition, 13-0. Douglass Jack
son and Arthur Baldwin showed
up well for the Fayetteville
Teachers.
On Saturday, September 29,
“State” took the field against a
determined Edwards Water’s Col
lege team in Edward Water’s own
back yard. It was a good day for
football and the Broncos, determ
ined to break into the win column,
edged the home boys by a 6-2
score.
Coach Thomas R. Conrad’s
much-talked about Rams moved
into town on October 13 to engage
a much lighter and much less ex
perienced Bronco team that had to
stake its hopes on speed and de
ception. Despite the fact that the
Rams rolled up three touchdowns,
the first half was slow and lack-
in color. One of the Ram tallies
came when a Bronco player failed
to recognize an on-side kick from
the kick-off and Winston-Salem’s
Hope scooped it up and ran for a
TD. Like old man river, “our
boys” started the fireworks early
in the second half and scored a
touchdown when tack A1 Nolen
took a Ram pass and behind beau
tiful blocking, romped 35 yards to
score standing up. A sustained
drive which featured 20 yard runs
by Biggs and Butler and the land
ing of a 25 yard pass by Stanley
saw Rollins go over for State’s
second marker from the five. The
Rams pushed over one more TD
in the fourth quarter and the game
ended 26-12 for the Rams.
Standouts for the Rams were
Wallace, Hayes, Hope, Hall, and
Greene and for Fayetteville, Wil
liams, Wilson, Toliver, Nowlin,
Biggs, and Butler. William Turner,
guard, and James Killion, end,
sustained injuries in the game.
Seeking revenge for their 15-14
loss to Norfolk Unit last year, the
Fayetteville Teachers turned on
the steam early in the game and
walked off the field after they had
administered a decisive 19-7 shel
lacking to the Norfolk boys, last
year’s champions of the confer
ence. It will go down in history as
“Jackson Day”, for it was he who
made all the touchdowns for State.
“Lots of help” to the Broncos
came into the Bronco camp in one
210-pound package when Assistant
Coach Elwood “Big Nick” Nichols
came to “State”, where he is also
an instructor in Science and Dean
of Men. A former star tackle of
North Carolina College, he re
places Assistant Coach Joseph A.
Walker who died last year. Hats
off also to an efficient, ever
present managerial staff consisting
of Lawrence Jackson, John Saun
ders, Lowell Cunningham, and
Dennis Gaynor.
By the way, basketball practice
has already begun, and there ap
pears to be a number of sharp
shooters on the campus this year.
More about this next time.
State College Day
Sunday, October 28 was desig
nated as “State College Day” by
the local Friendship Baptist
Church which is pastored by a
dynamic, forward looking young
man, the Reverend L. J. Shipman.
The occasion marked a fresh, new
step in the close tie-up that the
college and the community have
enjoyed over the years. The ser
vices extended throughout the day.
President James W. Seabrook
brought greetings at the morning
services and the principal speaker
was Mr. John W. Parker, Chair
man of the Department of English,
who addressed himself to the
topic, “The Religion of the Under
privileged”. At the evening exer
cises, the Reverend Clarence A.
Chick, Professor of Economics,
spoke from the topic, “Building
tor Ourselves.”
The college choir, directed by
Miss Mary E. Terry, Chairman of
the Area of Fine Arts, appeared
at both the morning and evening
services. The soloist for the occas
ion were Misses Maskle Sharpe
and Fannie Battle. Among the
numbers rendered were “Plenty
Good Room,” “I’ve Been Buked
and I’ve Scorned,” and “Let Us
Break Bread Together.”
“State College Day,, is just one
link in a long chain of progress
made by the Reverend L. J. Ship
man in his two-year tenure as
pastor of the local church.
Under his leadership, the church
has purchased a Hammond organ,
painted and decorated the interior
of the church, placed a rug on the
floor and purchased office equip
ment, purchased a lot and begun
a parsonage on it. and added more
than a hundred members to the
church.
Students Select
Their Leaders
Recently, the student organiza
tions started their year of activity
by selecting their leaders. The for
tunate persons who may now
write the word “president” be
hind their names are: Eva Teach
ers, senior of Wilmington, presi
dent of the Harris Hall Dormitory
Association; Levolyre Farmer,
junior of Wilson, president of the
Y. W. C. A.; Pearl Bennett, senior
of Clinton, president of the Wo
men’s Collegiate Club; James
Baten, sophomore of Asheville,
president of the Gilreath club;
Biddie Davis, senior of Henderson,
president of the local chapter of
the Future Teachers of America;
Willie Carr, sophomore of Wilson,
president of the Drama Guild;
Fannie Battle, junior of Rocky
Mount, president of the Choir;
Beatrice Williams, senior of Mon
rovia, Liberia, president of the lo
cal chapter of American Child
hood Education; Theophilus Park
er, senior of Edenton, superinten
dent of the College Sunday School;
Leroy Way, senior of East Orange,
N. J., president of senior class;
Ervin Biggs, junior of Pittsburgh,
Pa., president of the Junior Class;
Dorothy Little, sophomore of
’^uby, S. C., president of the local
Red Cross Chapter; Dorothy B.
James, sophomore of Jacksonville,
president of the Sophomore Class;
Naomi Pitt, sophomore of Bethel,
president of the Joyner Hall
Dormitory Association; and Chris
tine Johnson, freshman of Tabor
City, president of Hood Hall
Dormitory Association.
Several student organizations
have not chosen their officers so
far.
THOSE FIGHTING BRONCOS, 1951
The 1951 edition of the Gaines-Scott-Nichols Broncos are having a bang-up season. They are gun
ning for a conference championship this year. They are, first row, left to right: Cunningham, (Asst.
Mgr.), Jackson, (Mgr.), Jiggets, Cotton, G. Scott, Sabbs, Nowlin, Stanley, L. Scott, Hunter, Williams,
Leake, Fant, Gaynor, (trainer), Saunders, (Trainer). Second row, left to right: H. L. Scott, (Asst.
Coach), Nichols, (Asst. Coach), Tolliver, Rollins, Frazier, Killian, Moore, Garrett, Biggs, Liggins, But
ler, Wilson, Cagle, Gaines, (Head Coach). Third row, left to right: Rankin, Baldwin, (Co-Captain),
Hamilton, White, Sparrow, Charity, W. Turner, A. Turner, Jackson, (Co-Captain), Eargle, (Captain).