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SUGAR RAY SPEAKS OUT Middleweight fliani’i Sugar Ray Robinson, right, confers at New York Thursday with Truman Gibson, head of ihe In rr>:> Boxing Club, Itobiuson tossed a bombshell into the conference by telling Gibson that he v,ants to 1. ht heavyw i ht champ ion Archie Moore. Robinson had said before the talk. "I want to fight M .ore because lie's the hot test attraction in boxing right now, and I won’t be happy tA■ 1 win the I ht hcavj •• .right crown, my third.” He added, that he would sever relations with the IRC ii he didn’t obtain fiajticfaction in his take from TV and films. fUPI PHOTO!, CIAA Cage Race Expected To Tighten In Last Month Os Play; AIT Favored DURHAM (CTAA News Serv ice) The CIAA’* cage race en- . ter* its last month of play with ! the eight entries in the loop s tour- j nament at. North Carolina College i in Durham on February 26, 37, 28 | still undecided, A great deal de pends on the play of many of the league's top teams in this last month of competition. At the midway point of the gru elling cage campaign, on Hampton i has won 10 in conference competi tion. The Pirates are ranked third in the loop’s standings with only two losses and most of their tough est opponents on the road behind them. The Pirates have visited at North Carolina College, A and T, Morgan State, and Virginia Union. All of these clubs have return dates at Hampton where the Pi rates can be real rough in their own cage bandbox. Both North Carolina ..College battle ahead of them on ihe road and A and T have a rugged uphill against the league’s strongest op ponents, The undefeated Aggies have eight encounters slated for the month of February, six of them on the road against teams that will be gunniiii? to bait Cal Irvin’s loaded.' Aggies. Irvin must take his charges against I Hampton on January 31, then fire them uo for two tiffs with heated , rival NCC, home and a way (Feb. " and 11). followed bv tilts on foreign courts with Shaw, J. C, Smith, Vireinla Union, Winston-Salem, and E lizabeth City It has been, said that if Irvin can pilot his hoopsters throurh all this, he deserves all the plaudits coming his way. North Carolina College faces a schedule, just as rough, with six of the Entries’ remaining tilts on the road. Floyd Brown must clinch a,t least three of these remaining nine games in order to court his eager* in the tournament for the Mih consecutive time. NCC has been In the loop's extra .season affair every year. It is the only school in the CIAA to hold this honor. Howard .Tone*’ Virginia Union Panthers do not have as hard a schedule remaining as the two Tar heel powers have to fight through Most of Jones’ Panthers’ tilts are M the favorable bomecourt site where Union is always rough. Only two tough road games rr - y main on the Union card, Elizabeth City and Hampton. However, the rest of Union’s slate includes two games with straggling St. Paul’s and home battles with NCC, A and T, St. Augustine’s. Virginia State, and Lincoln. Bennie George has his Delaware State quintet in contention with 6 and 1 tocord Their hopes for '< tournament berth hin"o on a ru"g ed rood slate in Uebrunry. The Hornets must trek to St Allans tine’s J. C Smith. Morgan State. Ntarvland Stale, :nd Howard for conference contests. Clarence Caines' Winston-Salem Bams, V’d by the high scoring Clen I-Ull. have five home dates <>n their slate Including A and T, and four loop opponents on the road to take care of if; thov hope 10 get in the tournament G dans' charges need at leapt, four victories of their last half o? their ease slate lo get in the loop’s*, three -day dribble derin Jack Pvaybnvh jr. C. <*mUh j outfit. I6»»jts like a sur»>- ton**. tCtlin vMh <> us (heir nPt 7 gtltncs on the home court. Braybov’s club, one of the ma jor surprises of the current sea son. has a 6-3 record now. On the basis of their remaining schedule, the Golden Bulls could slip into visitation con tention If they can knock off A and T al Charlotte, and Winston-Salem on the Karas' homecourt. Covington Tonis Dawn Braves Pact; Wants A Bigpr Amount ; MILWAUKEE <ANP> - The Milwaukee Braves are finriii,-, out- : field Wes Covington as hard ; ... u paigner with a pen as he is with j a bat The dub’s first attempt to sign the tan slugger .for what was be lieved to be a modest sum prove j futile, as Wes protested loudly. I “Heck, I don't want the whole ball j club, but 1 expect a little raise.” 1 he said Asked how far apart he was with I the Braves front office, Covington j parried the question, saying; “it j depends on how you measure ] space.” In rejecting the contract. Cov- ; ingron joined Hank Aaron and Bil- I A S»ii,<lli’AW HOOK - Henry “Hunk” Marshall, freshman auisallon with (he high flying A&T College Aggies, executes a beau tiful left hand hook over the guard «f Virginia State College star. I Clyde Barnes (5)8) In u game played recently in Greensboro. The i Aggies won the encounter, 116-37. Other teams given an outside ; chance of making the elite eight i which will perform before some o’ i the nation's roost enthusiasts j crowds are Blue-field State, EHfc City, Virginia State, Morgan State j and Howard University, if they ear ; stand up to the on-slaught of the j stronger contenders who will be i firing all guns to get in the tourney ly Bruton, both of whom have j balked at Braves terms. It is be- j | lieved another move will be made j I to sign the trio soon. One of the k-aciir.fi batters in the : National League, Covington last ■ ! m ason batted .3:10, despite an in- j | iured knee which plagued him dur- j ! ing the season. He aso starred in I i the World Series against the New | l York Yankees. i Covington's knee is reported in | ! fine shape. Queried about it. he | quipped: “One knee feels is good as the ; other, but ! don't know ii that j means 1 have two bad knees ot i I two good ones.” Wreck Won’t Alter Campy’s Plans Determined To Attend Spring Camp | DOUGLASTON, N V. »ANP' —Roy Campanella, former Dodger catcher, last week was involved in 1 bis second auto accident in less than d year, but came out of it un hurt and determined to go ahead with plans to attend the Dodgers spring training camp in Florida next month. Campanella. who suffered a broken neck and was paraly sed in an automobile accident near his Glen Cove home last Jan. :18, was in a car driven by his chauffeur, Leroy Newsome, when an air compressor trailer broke loose from a truck which was towing it and swip ed their car. The Campanella auto also hit a utility pole in trying to dodge the compress or. Campanella said he was strapped i to his scat and therefore didn't get j the full impact of the colision. | However, his mother-in-law. Mrs Fanny McNelly and another pass- ; enger, James Williamson, were taken to hospitals for treatment. “If it wasn't so? that belt I might • have been a goner," Campy recall- j ed. "Thank God J wasn’t able to I I move. That was the only thing j that saved me.’ Ironically, the accident oc -1 rurred under circumstances ; j similar ta the first, Last .tars. IX Campanella was returning home irom a television show in New York City when he was injured. Last week he was on hts way home from a recording session at a New Y’ork radio station, where he conducts a aports prog,;--- 1, when the srri ! dent occurred. j However Campanella, who has • been employed by the Los Ange'c ! Dodgers as a special coach, said j the recent mishap will not inter- I sere with his plans to attend spring ; training with the Dodgers "1 sill- j intend to go down to Florida as ! ; originally said 1 would.’ he de- , dared. It was also hinted to Campy tha’ perhaps car travel might not be ■■ j : ‘;nfe for him. but he shrugged off ! th- bad luck, saying “I guess I"! j keep ou riding in them.” : THE WEEK IN RECORDS p,Y ALBERT ANDERSON FOR ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS SPOTLIGHTING SINGLES | The spotlight this week is on singles, particularly of the swinge: mid Rock ‘n Roll variety. 1 In the Rock *n Roll class Gene i Vincent is out with a solid sender | titled "Say Mama' which features j bouncey singing and guitar play ing galore. The singing is done by Vin -1 cent and his “Blue Caps.' A C-api i tot label, “Say Mama”, in keeping ; with Rock tradition, builds steadi ly to a climax. . . “Be Bop Boogie j Bov” on the flip side is sung in the ! same style but at a slightly faster I tempo. On another Rocker, Capitol in troduces a new singing star, Hil lard Street, on a disc that may ear ly Street among the headliners 1 The young singer has a promising j voice which b< used to good od i vantage singing a tune called “I? j Will Never Happen Again” on the i top aide, and “River Love’ on ihe ; ihp. Frank Sinatra also has an entry a morn* the Capitol of ferings. It Is -‘Soute Came Run ning.” from the motion picture of the same name. “Frankie Boy’’ Is mellow on thi» one, a* he comes through with some finr crooning backed by the Nelson Kiddie oreh . . Mip side is titled "No One Ever Tells You,” and is a slow bal lard of the sentimental varie ty .. A good disc. Two other records round out the Capitol bill. They »ve “Let There Be Love.” asi * timental offering, by Janice Harper; and “My Moth er,” a touching opus by Laurie i London, who rocketed to fume with “He's Got the Whole World In His Hand.” London’s opus flips to “Three O’Clwk,” a tunc- slanted to the 'tern set'. . . . Both are good. “Storv Untold” (flip “Make Me Lose Mv Mind'd by* the "Nutmegs” on the Ember label is another of the popular recent releases. Both sides are devoted to the love them, with the 'Megs’ doing at* outstand ing job. Available also in extended play album, this record should Sucre well, with juke box and R and B fans. Still barking in ihe success of [ his recent hit. “The Knd . Lari | Grant follows finicky with another potential sender tor Dccca in 'Evening Rair.,’ a romantic bal led featurin'’ Grant vocally on one side, and instrument ally on the other Grant's 'worm, intimate I voire thrills on the initial side j while his piano playing on the I bottom side Is musically relaxing— | Watch this disc. Roulette hns pulled a fart | one. The enterprising record s I lng company name >u> with •> | i stopper when it -elected two | of the licet times from Count I Basin's current U*. “Slug A -3 long With Basie” for one rs of its latest . . and nest singles. “Jumpin' At the Wood side” is on one side, anil “Tus v'■ ty Dusty Blues”, featuring the singing of blues 'tihputcr. Joe -•i.■*. iiSti ~ .■■ ."if ■ > i Sr foJivfc, ?f<*%!''j't 'T i o': .■ JhSbWI SHOWS now IT'S DONE John Thomas, 17. a Boston Uni versity freshman, clears the bars at six feet, eleven and three-quar ter inches, to set a new world indoor high-jump record during the 33rd Knights of Columbia Track Meet at Boston Gardens recently. A & T Tops Winston-Salem, 84-60; Keeps Clean Record GREENSBORO The A and T College Aggies took a tighter grip j on first place in CIAA basketball standing with a decisive, 84-60 vic tory last week over arch rival Winston-Salem Teachers College. ' The game, played here ast Tues- , day night, draw the largest crowd ' to see a game this season. More j in the Charles Moore Gymnasium than 2.700 spectators yelled them- ; selves hoarse as the Aggies aveng- ; ed an earlier defeat by the Teach ers in tournament play. The victory gave the Aggies a 9-0 record in regular conference * isms' Hill isves Snts Loop's Ssoring Lead; Hampton Continues Top Offense Leadership DURHAM (CIAA News Sec- . 1 vice) Winston-Salem's Cieo Hill, i t a 6-1 scoring wizard, moved ahead i > of last week's offensive star, j Hampton's Nat Trader, as the Cl- j 1 AA’s No. 1 point maker this week. : < Hampton's irales repeated as the 1 i top offensive team in the confer- j ; ence for the second straight week. > according to basketball statistics I < released by the CIAA News Ser vice today. Hill pumped in 102 points last week, bringing his season's output for 11 bits to a total of 268 points, ' giving him a 24 3 average. The | Rams hotshot has tossed in 101 field goals and 60 free throws. j , Trader dropped siiehilv be hind with u 23.5 average per game on 259 points. Frank Envy’s Hampton l‘ir ateii had their game average j chopped down on a tour of the Tarheel state, but still remain ed atop (tie loop with a 76.7 average per tiff. The Pirates points in It encounters this Pirates have thrown in 844 season. A&T th" league’s only unbeaten ! club in conference play, remains j the loop’s top defensive team Coach Cal levin’s Aggies allowed Undefeated A&T Aggies On Top In CIAA Fight DURHAM ■ - (CIAA News Ser vice) Cal Irvin's Aggies of North i Carolina A&T College topped the CIAA. race for visitation honors with an unblemished record of 8-0. , and a Dickerson rating of 25,00 at the end of the first naif of the has- , ketba.ll season The standings released by the : conference News Service here, cover girr.es through Saturday. January 17. North Carolina College’s Eagles, dumping Maryland State, Shaw, and Fayetteville j last week for their 3rd straight win, trailed the Aggies with an H-2 mark for n rating of 22 00 to rank second in the stand ings. Clarence- “Dig House’’ Gaines’ Wlnston-Sfilem Hums, conquerors of Virginia State and Maryland ; State last week. Jipld down third pot in the loop race with « 5-3 record and a 21.86 rating, t Williams. I* on the other sidc- Jfuke box fans in particular should dig this one. RatthcMDg out the review are throe offerings by Atlantic. Atoo, and East-West. Records. Atlantic is out v. ith a thing called “Petite Fleur” written, by veteran Jazzman Sidney Bechet, which has scored heavily abroad; while Alco offe"s a rocltabr.llad called “While I’m Cone” by Bobby Darin: and East* Wert contributes "I'll Love you A gain." a swir-’ing rocker for the play and labeled them as favorites to repeat as CIAA vriitatinr. champs. A and T baa an overall average of 12-1, the two losses be ing sustained m tournament play. Taking command after four and one half minutes of play, the Aggies were never over taken. They stretched the mar gin to 9 points, leading 39-30 at halftime and broke the con test wide open in the second period. A and T scored 45 points in the final half against 30 for the Teachers. their opponents only 405 points ir 8 tilts, for an average of 51. S pc-; g.in'ie. Clarence Jones of Delawan State, third leading scorer in tbi CIAA, led ail shooters trorn tin floor, biting on 37 of 112 shots ft' a .509 field goal percentage. A A-; College’s Joe Howell ranked sec onii with a .484 precentay.e. eon nect.ing on 48 of 05 attempts. Jog Cotton o: A&T. last year' most valuable player in the loot tournament, paces the CIAA fi ; the tree throw line. The lanky Ag gte forward has poled 4ts of Cl at tempts from the free throw line so a ,843 accuracy, Hill follow.- bin with a .709 percentage, bucket in: 66 of 93 sift tosses. Carlton “Ding-Dong” Hril of North Carolina Colleg,*. and Trent Baris of Maryland Stale moved ahead of last week’s top rcboundrrft, Charles Harrison, A&T, an 4 Elizabeth City's Flank Fields. Bell has grabbed off 229 rebounds in it games, while Harris has sn.iged 125 balls In 6 games, giving both hoopsters an average of 215.8 re bounds per gome. Hill and Trader share sing] >ame scoring honors, both bavin, Hampton's Pirates, the most pro lific team in the circuit, hold the 4th spot in the standings with a 10-2 slate and a Dickinson rating of 21.67. Bennie George hrr: his Delav.-a-c Slate Hornets in oih place with a 5-1 record in CIAA ploy, followed by Virginia Union with a 6-4 mark, and Bucficld State with a 2-1 log. Bobby Vaughn’S Pirates from Elizabeth City occupy the Bth spot with a 7-4 record and a rating of 19.09. trailed by the surprising J, C. Smith hoop ste.rs with a 6-3 card, and Vir ginia State'* capers who have dropped to a 6-6 conference slate and n Dickinson of 18,75 to planfc to the ccller of the conference’s first division. 7M O&L TSm&t'- ~7-T* “Woraeit’s eye* are peculiar —they can spot a blonde hair' on a husband’ll coat at ten paces but can’t find a garage door opening." THE CASOUNIXM ' «»tf WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANTTAWY It. I*l# The youth cleared ih<; mark on the last of his three jumps a/tei all other competitors had dropped at the six-foot, nine and three quarter inch let el. UPI TELEPHOTO). s The game featured a ncbyihg , ! duel between Cieo Hill for Wins ton. who dumped 30 points, half ! the total for iris team, and Joe Howell, star .Aggie guard who i bucketed 29 points for the even* ' ing . j The brilliant floor play for Al : Ati.les, the sophomore sen rat'on , for the- Aggie*', had the jam pacls- I ed gym baaing all night Other plovers who scored in ! Guy. 12 d Charlie Harrison. 1!, j double figt'H.-s iiicludod; Herb ! don. Ift for the Winston club, i for the A Hies and Rufus Me Lett- tossed in 38 markers, tops in in dividual scoring in toe loop this season. Hill score dhis game-high total on 15 field goals and 8 free i throws, while Trader racked up ! his on 17 shots from the floor and j 4 charity shots. Delaware State moved into the j lead as ihe CIAA field goad per- j rentage leader, hitting on 208 of i 468 shots taken from the floor, for j , an accuracy o£ .434. Coach Bennie George’s. Hornets j from Dover also top the league in i f>-> <• throw percentage Tne Hornet eagers have connected on 118 of 166 gift shots from the floor for j .711 percents .->> to nose out second \ pl.-w A&T. 9 ley trail with a .103 j accuracy from, the- free throw line, ; Cal Irvin's cagc-rs have found Uic j range on. H 8 of 165 attempts. /KENTUCKY H] I STr aight jrfjj I b °vrb on Jem i wiasKßyfmm *2 r |s^§L| 4* . fMsj OLD CROW 7HF. OI P'-JOW bISUILfRVGO-tmNKfOftF.WWHWV Elks Climax Fund Drive W itE BuiiQuct MEMPHIS lANIP The Negro Elks campaign "Massive Assi lance" to raise needed monies to finance scholarships for deserv ing students will end Jan 30, George W. Lee, grand commission er. of education stated. The Elks set SIOO,OOO ar their goal when they began the fund raising drive A banquet at P.hi..- delphia's Brondvvood Hotel where scholarships will be awarded wit; climax the drive PROGRAM LAUDED The IBPOBW Scholarship pro gram has been highly praised by such diverse personalities as Pre sident Eisenhower, VJec-Pt esidem Nixon, Postmaster General Sum* mcrfleh!, Maryland Covernpr nm : odore MeKeidin, U. S. Representa tives Joseph Martin, Carroll Reece, Charles Diggs and Adam C. Pow ell. The Elks have 40 students on scholarship rolls in America. Cana dian and Mexican universities. NO COLOR BAR • The Negro Elks draw no color lino in their national oratorical con t*. sis from which most receipienti of scholarships are drawn. Timely applications of the right amount of lime can be a farmers best mvesimont. It Fays To ADVERTISE 15
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