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ENPING SATURDAY, OCTOBFF. 6, 1945 THE CAROLINIAN PAGE SHAW BEARS TO MEET A. & T. AGGI^ UTTLE BLUES. i\W 0iPENERJ59-O; TO PLAY IN RICHMOND FRIDAY Behind The Play In Sports BY DON ni I.F.lCiHBUII THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGCE By THE RECORD; JOSH (tlRHON BXNS 1945 BATTING CHAMPIONSHir NEW YORK - Lei* look ai tiir record, and by that I mean, the averages dI players in the Negro National League whose season is noK ulliciall) at an end. The tiomr Stead Grays won the NNL title, but lost in the Negro World series to the Negro American League Cleve land Buckeyes. Enne Wriglii's club set the Grays back in four straight fames by score.s of 2-1. 3-2. 4-0. and 3-0 In this analy.sis. if would be well to examine the situation in which the Grays were limited to a total of 20 hits in a series which also saw them held to an .•ggregate to tal of five runs. Cleveland pitcher stopped such hatters a.c Josoh Gib- sen (home run kingi; Buck Leo nard. Josh's batting twini; Jerry Benjamin, Sammy Bankhead. Cool- papa Bell and others cold. The Grays folded up miserably and many fan.s were pleni*- sore, espec- • lally aftgr they had bet their mon ey on the Grays The payoff was what happened here in New York. ' The World Series games were play ed in Cleveland. Washington and in Philadelphia where ilic cham pionship was decided. The next Sun day. the Negro National League presented the two teams at Yan kee Stadium in whai was really an exhibition contest, but which ihe fans thought was a doubleheader, part .md parcel nf the World Series. They learned the truth, however, since announcements dispelled any false Impressions The Grays in these two games came definitely to life and pinned back Ihe collective CK-veland ears by Idntleal score of 7-1. That is what made so many people salty. If, they pondered. Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson and company, could toy with Cleveland after that team had won the chamnion.'ihip. why in the hell wasn't such a performance put an when our money wus on the lino tor the Homestead crew, during the u series? Well, we'll let such questions ^kbe settled around the Winter's Hot HjStove I.eague and relum to this ^Eusiness of averages and per cen- ^Keges as went on recerd as being Vthe accomplishments of Negro Base- ^ ball In the East. The Grays won the NNL title, with 32 victories. 13 losses and a .711 percentage. Balti- ,more finished iS-17 and .515. The Nevtf York Cubans won 7. lost 2H End had a percentage of .2.59 Th? Black Yankee.*! came in la-i with 7 won 26 lost and .212 as the per- average. On the matter of errors, the Haltimoie Elite*- booted ’3 chances to t‘p all other leam«, fol lowed by the Philarielphta Stars who made 70 misplays. The Grays 'led with the Black 5’ankees in hobbling the ball, each wHh 66 er rors. .Newark had 61. II is interest ing to note that in double playt. Baltimore and Philadelphia wire tied with 29 each while the Black Yankees, last In fielding, were next with 23 twin killings. Newark had 21. the Grays 22 The Black Yankee win killings were due mainly to I the new keystone ccmbination of I Willie Wells, shortstop, and Di' k S«ay. second baseman, along n aging George Scales on first ba-e Josh Gibson, without half tryir.. It .seems, won the Negro Nation.* League batting championship w-iin a 398 average. Josh in 145 tim»" at bat, and in 44 games, hit safely .57 times, scored 32 runs, one double, two triples, but only 8 home runs as he batted in 31 runs. Gene Benson aqd Frivnk Austin, both nf Philadel phia. 'he won the liatting title in 19441 tied at .57 for the m'-st hl*». Home run hitting was scarce in NNL play this year as compared to former years Buck Leonard hit ■-tx as did R. Wiliams and Davis of the Newark Eagles' “murderer's" I'jw, Roy Campanellae hit five, and at four apiece were Marvin Wit- Hoins. Philadelphia; Goose Curry. Philadelphia; and Thad Christopher, New York Black Yankees. Davis of Newark hit 14 doubles to lead that pha'e of the hi'tlng parade, with Harvey of Newark second with 12. followed by v-’ilght of Baltimors who had 11. .S'olen base hennrs went to Wa hins nf Ncwvk who pilfered 11 ha.ssacks. Behind him 'Vfie Jerry Benjamin nf the Grays with 10. who tied with his team mate. Coolpapa Bell. Roy Whelmakcr was a leading pitcher for 1945. The Homestead Grays ace won 12 and lost 4, for an average of .750 Roy pitched 143 In nings. gave up 129 hits, walked 36. fanned 75, Byrd of Baltimore pitch ed 16 games. 114 Innings, gave up 117 hits.,walked 20, fanned 79, and •.von 10 and lost 8. But Porter of Baltimore was listed as the leading pitcher of the league with a 7 woo unat none lost — for a 1.000 aver- »c'. Newcombe. Newark's cracR 19- year-old hurler, allowed most bases ■ u balls. Portlnw of Phiadephta f-inned 83 batters, to lead the league in strikeout* I.01II.S, CONN MEET, BEARS HARD AT WORK EOR GAME SATIRDAY RAl.EIOH --- Shaw University's gild possibilities remain a qiie.slion mark one week before the Be-irs o» Bin their .season Coach James E i.viie has moved to step up the temp i of practice ses-ion$. however in prepar.nlion for 'he opening game here with A. and T. College II !_/.toiler 6, Most of Shaw's material B green .is college football goes. The squao ■ ill li'it boast a single veteran and most of the lads are freshman As sistant Conch James Stevenson is putting the backficld through ii- |)«ces. An addition this year to the ! 'rching staff, the peppery grid co pilot is a former Btueficld fullbaik end All-American in 1938 Coach Lytle and he are relying on the T-formatioo and a group of shifty hacks to provide speed and decep tion "Ijittle George" Smith, fleet 18 -ear old freshman from Plainfield. N J.. will be the main offensive g. operating in quarterback spot. Alternating with him will be Lo renzo Haywood, a product of Ra leigh's Washington High. Everett l.atiimore. another Plainfield youth, w 11 he at left half back. On the line. Robert S. Owens, tow- eting 231 pounder from Alexand- drla. Va.. is betting a big nod for one of the guard positions. Robert Ellis, Raleigh's pride for several rrid seasons at Washington Hi^h. will hold one of the tackle posts Eagles Drop Opener To Delaware State, 12-13 DURHAM — Saturday •fterno'in el O'Kelly Field here, the Eagles of N C. College lost their first gan e of the season to Delaware Stale College 12-13 Both teams used their passing attack to great advantage, the Eagles throwing 13 and eompl''t Ing 8 with one interception while the visitors fried 12 with 4 com pletions and 2 Interceptions. The passing combination of Wil lie Bradshaw and Roy Lee, sparked the action for the Eagles, while Alridge and Schenck did the pass ing and receiving for Delaware. Most of the action of the first two quarters took pla'e in the sha dow of the Delaware goal with th* hall chanlging hands time after time. On the kickoff Delaware received on their 30 and four down later their kick was blocked on the 20 With the ball in the F.agles posses sion at this point the visitors' line held four down with mot more than two yards gained During the last minutes of the second quarter. OaMbreth inter cepted a Delaware pass on the 15- yard strip, and later Bradshaw reg- With their combined weights totaling 412 pounds, Christopher Copeland 'lefii or NorfolK, Va. and Robert Shields, right i of Elizabeth City, N C. are typical of the husky gridders which make up the Tuskegee Army Air Field Warhawk's forward «!all. Cope land was a former Va Union gnd- drr and Sheilrts p'rformed on the gridiron for Hampton Insti tute F-ich IS 6' 7-12 " mil 'Official U S AAF Photo by AAF Train ing Command) ^ 9 ? y g 8 «. g. 9, i *5 Boasting a more powerful squad than their 1944 championship team, the Tuskegee Air Field War- hawks tested the might o* their 1945 grid eleven when they scor ed an easy 27-0 victory over the Marine Panther of Camp LeJeunr N. C on Sept 23id in TAAF’s Lrid opener Studded with many ' 'eians of last season and ex- collegiate grid stars, they are: .cii lu righti 1st row. R.-iymond Tinsley, Lynch. Ky.; Claud B. Go- van. Newark. N. J., Louis Young. Detroit, Mich.; Charles Bussey, lyos Angeles, Calif.; Minor Kuy kendall, Denison. Texas; Bob Boyd. Columbus. Ohio; Jesse Rob inson. Norton, Va , John Daniels, Waycroia. Ga.; and Daniel B Smith. G.iry. Ind. 2nd row: Ro bert Car ’.exilgton, Ky ; John Stewart. G- . West Va.; John Garvin. Fort Wa.vne. Ind ; Hoyt HAMPTON .STARTS GRID SEASON (MX 6 HA.MPTON INSTITUTE. Va. — 'Ihe I'liiiti-s of llaiTipixii hntituie ake to (he gridiorn iiixl Saturday. !.-!>''b(r U, in then inilial fray of the season They meei the Golden Bulls of .1 .hiison C Smith UnKri- -iiy oil Arin*irong Field at 2;3U p. m. Aided by Sylvius ,Mof>re, a->.istiint ! vi Hthii mentor, Gid Smith, Buck Ncilson hus been bu.sy 1. il I l.l I sl''UP ui hardworking ncwcomcis at Hamp- I II. iiui tnt PiiMtc players antici pate a .'^tiff tilt wiih the Smith teain. wiiich wa^ undefeated throughout ■ he entire ^cas.in last year Still ' uirkcu by Ihe laviig - ut war, l.io u.impton .-quad is minus tnple- ii.iat Tom Ca-ey ano there are i‘l.* 7 etirntng Ic-tteimrn; James A. Bailey of Noifolk, "Little Gid" Smith of Hampton. John “Heavy'* \Vil.iin of I'cteisburg. Henry L. Thurman of LawrencevlHe. Earnest Johnson of Charlotte. N C, J*^ Anderson of Mobile, Ala., and Cal vin Thornton of North Uroukfield- Mass. After the game with Smith next Saturday, the Hampton .schedule for th ' ii malnder of the reason Is as f Mlows. October 13. A and T College at Greensboro, N C. Ociol er 20, Vir Little Blues Too Powerfull For John Hawkins High Curtis Lynch, Dall.-ir, Texa Loulf Witcher, Bluefield, West Va.; Ben Piggott. Hiii.dnie. HI., and Christopher ropelaiid. Nor folk. Va. 3rd row: Theodlg Fisch er, SarKtusky, O.; Robert Shields. Flizabeth City. N C.; Gilbert Johnson. Los Angeles. Calif; Sam uel Pickens. Los Angeles. C.'.Uf-. James Harris, Atlanta. Oa., Bruce Rirley. New York, N. Y.; Ernest Hill. Inf .\ngetes, Calif; Kenneth • nde/, i,o« Anzeles, Calif, and Charles Fischer. Phil^rlphla. Pa. 4th row; Lt. William (Big Bill) Bell Head coach). Cleve land. Ohio; Lt. Charles Hoard 'Rackfield coach). Kansas City. ”'-n:as' Cant. Fldrigde F Wil liams (Backfield coach), Kansas ( i;,.. Kansa.>. Sgl. Alphonso Lo gan (Backfield coach). Hof Springs. Ark; S S.'tt. Rudolph .Sahl« (trainer), New York. N Y; and Pvt Walter Green (Line RALEIGH — The i.ittle B1up.s opened their .-e.Tion ly defeatini; John Hawkins High of Warrentoii 69-0 at Chdvi.s Park Field. The lo cals scored in e.ich of ‘he pen ds to completely outclass the visitors yielding only Iwo ft: l downs ano scoring II themselves W.nrenion nivcr had a chanii to f.coir at the Blues forward wall thirw up a bar- n-r fri lip any .iitjmpi Coich AAilliiims used the num.ber nr • earn for less than j half hut th f ■hey scored six of Ih'- mn. icjutl. downs. The Locals employing a modified T-formation did not block as well as teams at Ihr srh'-i; nad in the past The Blues scored 'n the first '•criir.mage play aftei ih' y had n - gained the hall on thtir 49 vard line. Wilder passed U' Butler who took the ball on the 10 and went over. Co-Captain Squirrel McGuire accounted for the other two touch downs in the initial period. The stage for the first one was set when n.« ro-Cnolain Ann P’rson blocked a punt and reruvered the ball on the 30 yard line. Gene Haywood made 15 and then Squirrel scored from the 15 on the next play Little Bear converted Squirrel skirted end for the next ■.-co'c vvh.c h'f.irled .it Wjrrentons inta State at Ilr'mpton; October 27. Sf->ie .at H.imptm Nov mlx-r 3 (Homecoming), Lincoln Univer sity at Hampton; November 10. Howard University at Wa^hingi | November 17, Morgan State at Hampton; and November 22. Va Union University at Richmond t line Wild r I 'invcifed, IhiiJ ending the quarter. Coach Wiiliami- ■ i|i .iitutcd .1 IK'W 1 oin Daddy Gri'Cn. lanky end, f''’g , p, in the end zone near the close of the '.ilf Wilih i convi rted. Mr Gi.ire scori'd ag.iin 'n the early p.irl of (h" third pen.'d after grab- biiii; ,1 fumble, out .if the air. by Preacher W.ill as he went through the line. McGuire ran 4"' vnd'- to pay dirt- Wilder failed to convert. McGuire teamed with Gene Hay wood to move the ball from Warren- ton's 35 yard tine. Hayw .od made • ' I •' ' • • ird line ->nd McGuire scored on the next play. Wilder converted Tl'-c I.itiie Bl'is inarched to Warrenton's 2 yard line I only (o the ball • the defense ! stiffened. The ball had been moved from Waricnton's 28 yard line. iPmeher W.ill scirrd the next (ouchdown as he bucked center fm .4 yards. Wilder converted, 'The final two scores were made . by -substitute ends Daddy Greene look one of Foits Lawson's heaves ! at the six yard line and stepped ; over the goal tine Wilders try at ' conversion was wide. { T)ie fm.il r- came in the closing ■moments of the game, this time on a pass from E'oots I.awsf.n to Knkt Rubbles Bates iti the 'end zona. Wilder converted The stage for this final score was set afte' Big Lawson ihrtd rerov'-r'd • fiir~!'t-' mi W irrer* ton's 17 yard line. Wilder converted. The game ended with Warrenton . making a bid to s'Orc Robinson, .fnnes H' ' Harris were best for the visitor* The Locals will pby Armstroni High of Richmond Friday, Leroy T Walker is assistant to Head Coach Herman H- Riddick ^ at North Carolina College For ‘ the past three years Walker has been head of the department of . . . I .1 ..xluiation and head foot- I ball coach at Prairie View C' 1- lege in Trxas In addition to his i duties as line coach, he is an in- Confidence . YOU CAN BE SURE OF IT WHEN YOU MAKE A PERSONAL LOAN - WITH THIS BANK If ft it neceataiT for you to get nioney in a hurry, to get it without implicating a friend and without paying exorbitant interest, you lOfi ti ■ff '•n-.f, fim settled around the Winter s Hoi Btovo I..«aguc and return to this Pusiness of averages and per cen- nget as went on recerd as being Ifie accompUshmenla of Negro Base ball In the East. The Grays won the NNL title, with 32 victories. 13 losses «ind a .711 percentage- Balti more finished 2.5-17 and .525. The New York Cubans won 7, lost 20 end had a percentage of .2.59 Th? Black Yankee.* came in last with 7 won 26 lost and .212 as the per centage. The Philadelphia Stars tied with Baltimore for the club batting cham pionship with a 290 average. The Ed Holden outfit in 40 games scored U5 runs, got 305 hits, hit .53 dou Wes. 18 triples, 17 homers, batted In 172 runs, stole 29 bases In 1363 limes at bat. Baltimore'.* Elite Giants were second with 206 runs. .388 hits, .■H of which were doubles. 29 of which were triples, nine home runs, ISO runs batted in. and 23 stole to top all other clubs. The Newark led In stolen base w-lth 37 and also in two base hits, pounding out 62 to top a] lother clubs. The Newark Eagles also went out In front in home runs strange as it may seem, hitting 23. while the Homestead Grays, traditional le.idcrs in this departmenl. had only 19. barriy nudging aside the Philadelphia en try. On paper, the team to beat for the championship. Alex Pompez's Cubans wound up on the bottom in batting; but nn top in fielding The Cuban lineup was heavy with batting power, but somehow, the boys Just didn't connect and that •ccouDta for the low figure of 243 for 882 times at bat. However, in Welding, the Cubans In 27 games put out 639, had 283 assists, nine double plays and only 35 errors for a .936 117 hits.,walked 20. fanned 79, and won 10 and lost 6, But Porter of Baltimore was listed as the leading pitcher of the league with a 7 won linst none lost — for a 1.000 aver se'. New’combe, Newark's cracR 19- yrar-old hurler. allowed most base* ' n balls. Portlow nf Phiadephta Ginned 83 batters, to lead the league in strikeout.* L0III.S,”C0NirA7EET, TALK OF FIGHT RY IRVINE I. TURNER NEW YORK (ANP) — Last week when Joe Louis greeted Billy Conn at the weighing in ceremonies sub- .sequenl to an exhibition bout which Conn is engaging in this week. Conn laughed and kiddlngly remarked: "Joe. when 1 meet you in our second bout next spring, I am go ing to fake your crown a^ay from you." Loui.s smiled and replied: ■'Billy, you wouldn't know what to do with my crown If you had it." Conn inquired; "What do you mean by that. Joe?" Loul« replied' "Well, you had my crown for 12 tong rounds and wore It like s ri al king, hut you didn't know what to do with it in the 13lh." Billy Conn was sent back on hi* heels in amazemeni as he Jived and grinned Louts had ceased smiling and that dead pan seemed to have sent chills down Conn's bark Recenf floods caused great los«.e* of feed crops in Lee County, and Farm Agent J. A. Marih and neigh borhood leaders have begun a cam paign for the seeding of supplemen- al grazing crops. rCCTCALL! SHAW BEARS VER.Sl'S A AND I COLLEGE SATURDAY October 6 CHAVIS FIELD KICK OFF 2:30 Admission . . . $1.10 (TAX INCLUDED) dow of the Delaware goal with th* ball ehanlging hands time after time. On the kickoff Dela-ware received on their 30 and four down later their kick was blocked on the 20 With the ball in the F.agles posses sion at this point the vlsltori' line held four down with mot more than two yards gained. During the last minutes of the second quarter. OaMbreth inter cepted a Delaware pass on the 15- vard strip, and later Bradshaw reg istered the initial first down of the game. The drive for N. C. f ollege's fitW touchdown began when Roy Lee. native of Durham, took a pass from his former Hillside High team* mate. Bradshaw, and raced 25 yards to the Delaware 32. Four plays later Bradshaw scor',ed through tackle from the 2. Early in the second half a 13-yard penalty against N. C- College gave them the ball on their own one- yard line Their kick to Delaware was returned by Bruce to the 10. and from here the visitors scored on a pass fnxn Aldridge to Schenck Foih-wlag this touchdown the Eagles staged another sustained drive with Page of Wilmington carrying the ball most of the time Allen scored through center after a series of first downs by Brawshaw and Page. In th? final quarter Delaware drove down the field with three consecutive first downs, and Ald ridge crossed the goal line. Seoon'ls later he ran across for the extra point, putting the game on ice to, the tune of 13 o 12. Coach Herman Riddick of the Eagles was «omcwhat pleased with the showing his all-freshman squad made agalns the Delaware team This was the first team to repre sent N. C. College since 1942. Out standing linesmen for the Eagles were Elliott. Moore, Byrd. Hicks. Jones, of Gary. Indlaua. Atkinson, McFadden and Mitchell. Robinson Wins Close Decision Over I.«iMotU CHICAGO ,ANP) - Ray iSuEar' Robinson, frequently called the uncrowned champion of welt'r- weights. emerged the victor ovei Jack LaMotta. the only man c-cr to win a professional decision over him. here Wednesday night at Com- iskey Park by a close 12.rf)und de cision. Robinson's victory may be attrib uted to the fact that he was a box- e- ••■hiM T -■’vtotn was the slugger. Ray punched stralghter and more cleanly. He «'«ited for Jack’s leads, j The hectic fight afforded no rest } for the battlers from the third I round until the finish i Robinson's strategy appeared to . be to conserve his strength for the two extra rounds. «ince previous ' bouts between the two have been 10 rounders, by letting his heavier ooponent bring the fight to him The viciorv. witnessed by 14.755. I mark* ihe fourth tirre Ray has de I fe.ited L.iMottn out of five encoun- I ters as well a« his -57th win in 58 , professional fights, j Total gate receiot*. .ifter feder i| r-nd >il.ale t-iy deHiic*len'-, aiT'*'unted ti. v-hie** R.ibi.wm ' •.•.'iu -vv t;2il)0() Jack's iftare >eti tu right) Ist row; Raymond I Tinsley. Lynch, Ky.; Claud B. Go- | van. Newark, N. J.; Louis Young. ; Detroit. Mich.; Charles Bussey. : T,.os Angeles, Calif.; Minor Kuy kendall. Denison, Texas; Bob Boyd. Columbus. Ohio; Jesse Rob- inson. Norton, Va., John Daniels. Waycrosa, Ga.; and Daniel B. Smith. Gary. Ind. 2nd row: Ro- | bert Carson, Lcxilgton, Ky.; John | Stewart, Gary, West Va.; John Garvin. Fort Wayne. Ind.; Hoyt j Givens. Kansas City. Kansas: Benjamin Brooks, Jackson, Tenn : Robert Gardner, St. Paul, Minn , • •nrir/, Lo« Anteles, Calif ; and Charles Fischer, Phil^elphia. Pa. 4th row: Lt. William (Big Bill) Bell Head oiach). Cleve land, Ohio; Lt. Charles Hoard 'Backfield roach). Kansas City, ’'••n as- Caot- Fldrigde F Wil liams (Backfield coach), Kansas '.'i'.., Kansas, Sgt. Alphonso Lo gan (Backfield roachi. Hot Spring*, Ark; S. Snl. Rudolph SahM (trainer), New York. N Y,; and Pvt. Walter Green (Line coach) Hartford. Corn (Official U S. AAF Photo by AAF Train ing Command). will exceed $20,000. Referee John Bchr and Judge Arthur Obert voted 61 to 59 in favor of Robinson, Judge Fiank Clark voted 63 to 57 for LaMotta. Bl f,K’ NE&N NEW COACH FOR PIRATES HAMPTON INSTITUTE. Va. — Herman "Buck Neilson. former foot ball and basketball conch at Flor ida A. and M. College. S|Tin taugh* physical education and did coach ing at Hampton Institute from 193(^ to 1940. h,»s returned to the Tide water Virginia college, where he i- now readying the Hampton Pirate- for their first grid enrountes of the season, which comes on October 6. in H h‘'me came with the Goldcu Bulls of Johnson C. Smith Univer siiy. in his new dutle* as football 'oarh .it M-nrrpton. Neilson is aided by Gid Smith, veteran line coach, and Sylvius Moore, who prrviouslv guided the Hampton squad, but wh". in addition to assisting In football, will this year devote much of his time to teaching swimming in the new pool soon to be acquired by the cctlege. A native of Hackon»8ck, N J., Neilson ,'*r»duated from Hackenvack High fkhiiol, where he was a fooi- b.ill. basketball, and 'rack star, as well as a member of the honor so ciety. At Springfield C illege, wherr he received both the lachcor's and Muster's degrees and was elected to Kappa Delta Pi honot society, he was a letterman In football, bu>- kctball. and track. He is a member of the ClAA. the Physical Educatioi Association, the National Basket ball Coaches Association, and the Ameriacn Teachers Association. Neilso ndeveloped stellar football teams at Florida A. and M . where he Joined the staff in 1941, after a year of teaching physical education and coaching at Lincoln Untverity IMo,). In 1944, under his aegis tne Rattlers won thro? champion ships. the SIAA conference footbal' snd ba.sketball championships, and the seasrnal basketball champion ship of the SIAA —V. — t^ach Riddick Gives Out Seas«»n’s Schedule DURHAM — Coach Hernum Rid dick of North Carolina Ccllege has released the schedule nf remaining games on the Eagles card for this seii*on With the almost completely freshman squad that he is u*ing tliih * >■ i' a Ik iv . U'ulli. oil lliv Ca/d Mr ill uUoM tiO time duruis ihv .cu-on when either the coaches or players can let up and relax. Of 43 men on the squad. 46 are freshmen Only cae man on the squan has played collegiate football before. me taking its place in history, the Eagles now have their eyes set on the enCoun- •fr oh Iiiueti'ld State Teacher)- in Bluefield Saturday, October 6. The probable starling lineup against Bluefield will be: left end. ■ ' • tart I-. Atkl' '•on: left guard, Elliott; center, Bridgeman; right guard. Mitchell; right tackle. McFad(ien; right end, Jone«; quar terback. Galdbrcath; left halfback. Bethel; right halfback. Britt, ana fullback, Allen. > .)• -m.lining schedule follows; Oct. 6. Bluefield S’atc Teacher?. Bluefield; Oct, 13. Winston-Salem ■''eachers, Durham; Oct. 20 A. and T college, Dvirh.im; Oct 27. Tiiske- :ie AAF (Capital Classic). Wash ington. D C.; Nov 3. Union. Rich mond; Nov. to. .fohnson C. Smith, Charlotte; Nov. 17. Benedirl. Co lumbia. S. C.; and Nov. 22. Shaw University. Durham BOB MORRIS TO I.EAVE NAVY HAMPTON INSTITUTE. Va Bob Morris, former athletic direc tor of the Blue Ridge School foi Boys in Hender»onvllle, N. C.. and for the past two and one-half years athletic officer of the U. S. Naval Training School at Hanipton Insti tute. will be released from the Navy In October, following Ihe de. commissioning of the school at Hampton Morris wa* am^nt the first to Join the Navy’! physical fit ness program under Cmdr. Gem Tunny, nearly four years ago As athletic coach and chief ipec- -lift in rh*r;c of physical fitness for the Navy men at Hampton. Leroy T Walker is assistant to Head Coach Herman H. Riddick at North Carolina rollegp. For (hr past three years Walker has been head of the department of . . .11 at iiMiuatioii and head foot ball coach at Prairie View C'.l- legp in Texas In addition to his duties as line coarh. he is an in structor In the physical education department and assists Director J. B. McLendon in oirccting the athletic program. Walker receiv ed the master's degree in physi cal education from Columbia Uni versity In 1941. Morris developed a program which last February won the ' 'ghest rat ing O' any Cla‘s "A" .ehoit irf th? Fifth Naval District He built up crack basketball and swimming teams and his trainees raptured first honors in the ClAA military sep- vire men's track meet In Washing ton. D. C. last Spring. 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