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THE CMOLHfIAn RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER X. 1962 14 fl' 4 v ' : ; Sl^RwS?'' AT /VCC HOMECOMING—North Carolina Colleges president , Dr Alfonso Elder, busses Miss Marva Roberts, a Baltimore, Maryland, semar at the college,jitter crowning her "Miss Homecoming ” as she halftime of the NCC-Maryland State College game last Saturday. Looking on approvingly are, left to right: Robert McAdams, tackle; Raymond Nobles, fullback; and Carrie Barnes, Charlotte, junior attendant. The Eagles made the occasion a happy one by winning 19-0. Beating The Gun BY BILL BROWER fOR ANY CHICAGO Baseball U all wrapped up until next aprtnc. But what a season tt was for our boy* Sentimentally, we would have lov ed It If the San Frnnriwo Giant* bagged the World S"ri<** but who’* to Iwgrudgc Elston Howard. Hector Lopez and Marshall Brid ge* that lion'* vhnro of Mm loot Willie Mavs. Orlando CYporia. Jose Pagan. Willie MrCovv Prdipe and Matty Alou. Juan Marirhal and Carl Bole* won't have to go to the poorhotise for their cut will be Jfl 000 or *o per man The Giant* battled the New York Yankess right down to the aire and only a matter of foot or le*« saved the haughtv world champion* Howard. I.oper and R'idge* will get mavhe sl2 000 for their winning shares looking back over the past sea aon. we ll have trrwrite it down as one of the host ever foi tan per former* Os course the man who stimulated the eeitement this year was Maury Wills The slender l.oa Angeles Dodgers' shortstop was a sensation to the end In the decid ing playoff game between the Dod- WEST COAST BV L I. BROCKENBURY LOS ANGELES <ANPi With my man Elgin Baylor available (or the entire season the L. A. Laker*, off their fine pre-aoaaon, record. *hould win it all thl* trip. Talk a bout the Dodgera coming cloae to winning the pennant. What about thoee Laker* who were all tied up with the World Champion* Bos ton Critic* after the end of the final game of the "World Series ' and finally lo*t out In the over time A* much a* I hated to see the under-rated Tommy .Hawkins traded, the Lakers still will have the most Integrated team In sport* The Lakrr* picked up a real great one in Dick Barnett and the two rookie* Leroy Elite and Ocnc Wiley—could be the find* of the year On Hawkins, I think he will cotne into hi* own with Cincin nati He will have ntoie of a chance for real xtardom along with Cincv * Oscar Robertson. Wayne Embry and Jack Twymati The Laker* opened on the mad and brought their show home Hat urday 'Oct 28' against the De troit Platons A* you know, the piston* Is the only team In the NBA with nn assistant Negro coach ..He s Earl Llovd, former NBA star in his own right When the Lo* Angeles Blades ramc skating into the Sports A rena to open the 19t>2 season n iralnst Portland. Oregon Oct ?4- 25. ll*y had two Negroes Willie O'Radand Stan Maxwell - in their line-tip. O'Rre. a stagier for the Gordons Gin *025 *3.60 4/5 QT. I*** 4 ! SyGORDONi Im distilled Fal London Dry A SKSi^S^wui ger* and the Giants for tha Nation al Teague flag, Maury stola three base* to bring his season total to 104 He had long since broken Ty Cobb, mark of Ofi stolen bases in one season Maury's speed probably will get him In th • neighborhood of *OO,OOO next season Wills I* likely to he wing with his teammate, Tommy Davis and Mays for the NT. most valuable player award You can’t pick one wthout doing injustice to the oth ers However there can he but one choice and we have a hunch it will climax Wills' great season. Davis became the first NI, play er to grab batting and runs batted in honor* In the same season for several vears The Dodger out fielder batted 46, edging Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Red legs bv four percentage point* Tommy al*o drove in 163 run*, high for the major*. May* was the home run leader In the two big leagues He collect ed a pair In the playoff aerte* to run hi* total to 40. his highest pro duction alnce 1955 when he wallop ed 51. SPORTLIuHT Blades last year, Is called the Jackie Robinson of Hockey and one of the fastest skaters In the game. Negroes are noveltlwt In hockey and for a team to have two. this la really a feat . . . and a sign of real progress It's good to sec that California has finally got bark on the Inte gration band wagon In a big wav Cal came south with over 12 men of color to meet HC In the Colise um recently. But the top Nemo hoys were on SC * side These men were Willie Brown. Ben Wilson and that new guy Kmlc Pvr. That fiver Kermlt Alexander that Hill Battle* has been turning loo.se on opponents looks like the best bark UCLA has had since Ham "First Down" Brown Like Brown, Alexander can really run He looks like a real all-Ame rican prosport . By the way. Sam Brown is now a star sales man for Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company l.igon's TopAthieteis Weit Thought Os At V. Os Minn. BY RICHMOND Ml tt ART William Ciockrtt iiedixpa destin ed In be the greatest nthlrtr \ r t to graduate fiom the .1 \V l.igon High School, as « sophomore «t the Uni versity of Minnesota is seeing quite a hit of action at left half on the powerful Gopher*' foothatl team and is rated a fine running hark and a good defensive player hv the Minnesota roaches According to * spo* i* reteN.se fiom the University Alhletic De partment "Crockett is small but not afraid to hit Weighing only 152 pounds at 5 fe.-t 10 in< hrs tall, he is wdlllng to take on the biggest op ponents " On the Junior V*rsitV squad last year Crorkett maintained an aver age of 4 8 vards i>er r«' rr He should ome into his own hi* jun ior vrar. While at l.igon High School, Crockett starred in four sport.* He also captained at one time or ano ther. the football, bawhalt. husket hal’ and track terns He has been clocked in the 100 v.vrl dash at P7 While at l.igon Ciokortt teamed up with James S'ewart to help shape a back field anv roach would want Bolh explosive runner*, ether one was subject to take off for 70- 00 yards When they graduated Li gmi s roach Prte William* stated there’ll nr\rr h.- another two hovs <>n anv high school team at the same time as good ,»s Crockett and Stewart" Stewart selected South ern Illinois University as hi* choice of colleges Crockett left a•• oat distinguish ed record at l.igon He won 14 let ter* in ha»ehall, track basketball and football, and ran the 100-yard da*h In 9 7 A» a high school junior, the 155- pound Crockett gained 768 yards for an average of 7 4 He arored 08 points and had touchdown run* of 98. 75 68. 63. and 54 yard* Crockett rushed for 730 yards and a 101 average hi* aenior year in high school He threw six touch down peace*, arored 78 point* and personally accounted fee 1.038 ruah tgn and passing yards He scored touchdown* on rune of 82. 73. 68. 61 and 60 yard* Crockett 1* now a third-tram halfback at Minnesota The Gopher* wanted Crockett * These type* of performance! demonstra’e how the tan players dominate the game this season. For example, on the allstar selected by the baseball writer*. *ix tan boy* were on the firxt team Besides Wills, Robinson. May* and Davis. Orlando Cepeda. of the Giants, made it at f rst base, and Earl Bat tey. sole American League tan Star selected, was the catcher Robinson was the lone repeater from last year’s super squad. On the second team ineidontally were Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves in the outfield: Joae Pagan, of the Giants .it shortstop, and Bill While of the St. T,ouig Cardinals, fust ba*e All are National Leagu er* For the second season in a row. Rohinson raptured slugging honors in the NT, and was top* in the ma jors this year He bad a productive mark of 624 Aaron was serond with a fill! percentage, followed bv Mavs. with 615 All were better than Mckev Mantle's Ameriran League best of 605. Other top NL sluggers included Davis, 535. Cepeda. 516; Alou. 515; George Altman, of the Chicago i 'M , - I . tMMM NICE TRY—San Francisco 4 9ar back Bernia Casey (30) linds something underfoot as he lunges lor a pass during the Otc. 21 San Franciaco-Green Bay gama in Milwaukee. That “some thing underfoot" is Packer back Herb Adderly. The Packers won 31-13. (UPI PHOTO). running mate, Jim Stewart, whoae record was equally a* good But h# couldn't get Into achool. tn a Minnesota newspaper article recently released, Crockett, who la sometime* called Cricket by coach Murray Warmath. la described thin by: Bill Crockett i* h thin-legged, narrow-wasted sophomore half hack from Raleigh. N C. who weigh* only 15.5 official pounds ””;Vf j B W ■ '■> NCC Tops Shaw; A&T Defeated Stiff Shaw Line Holds NCC To 20-0 Score The Shaw Bears bowed to the powerful North Carolina College “Eagles” by a score of 20 to 0 at Chavis Park, Saturday. Oct. 27. The three Eagle touchdowns came when Robert Evans went over in the first period from about two yards out winding up a 47 yard drive led by Richard Hicks. Richard Hick* scored the aecond touchdown on a short run that ended another long drive. Their final score came on a 55 yard pass from Hicks to end. Connie Boykin. The Bears threatended to acorx late in the fourth period when James Carter went 40 yards on an interception, which waa aided by another pais from Quarterback, Peter Waiters, to Billie King, to move the Bear's to the ten yard line. The Eaglet didn’t yield the score. The Bears played their strongest defensive game up to the present CUbs. .806. and Ernia Banka, of the Cubs. .90S Among the AL lesders was Leroy Wagner, Los Angeles, with 498 Among the NL 300 hitters, be side* Davis and Robinson, were White, 324; Aaron, .323; Altman, 318; Alou, .218; Roberto Clemente, 312; Cepeda, .306; Mays, .304, and Tony Gonzalez, Philadelphia, and Don Clendenon, Pittsburgh. 302. AL 300 hitters included Floyd Robinson, of the Chicago White Sox. 312: Chuck Hinton. Washing ton. 312. and Manny Jiminez, Kan sas City. 302. Wagner was among the home run sluggers with 37 and among the RBI leader* with 107. Floyd Robin *on also was a big R r l man with 109 In pitching performance. Bob Gibson, of the Cardinal*, had one of the finest earned run record* in the NL. In winning 15 games and losing 13. Bob compiled an ERA mark of 285 Marlchal posted an 18-11 log while turning in an earned run mark of 3 35. Earl Francis, while chalking up a 9-8 record with the Pirate*, had a 307 ERA. while his teammate. Alvin Mcßean. with 15 victories and 10 defeats, had a 3.71 ERA. and look* It. Crockett break* through a hole over tackle, cut*, la downed eight yard* later, and War math about* "Come on. Cricket, don't run to the side-cut down field when you get the chance" But “Cricket" and another amal, speedster. Bill McMillan, draw praise when practice end* as speed sters who may fill Gopher spot* in the week to come. WILLIAM CBOCKKTT James Long. Harry Kornegay, John Howard. Nathaniel Carter, John Crenshaw, and Jesse Edmonds con sisted the Bear's defensive powers. Livingstone Wins First ’62 Victory LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. Liv ingstone College’s Bears picked up their first victory of tha season as they put up a valiant fourth quart er fight to stop St. Paul’s College here, 20-14. Holding a slim six point lead In the final period, the Blue Bears' defense, headed by Willie Fant, Samuel Strayhom, and Jeaae Gib son repulsed St. Paul three tea three times within the 20 yard line. St. Paul tallied first on a 49 yard pass play and added two points on pass to go ahead, 8-0 in the first period. St. Paul increased Its lead In the third period on a three yard pass, but the Bears rushed back to match the score on a two yard run by Thomas Cros Livingstone scored first with Just seconds left In the first half on an 80-yard pass and run play from freshman quarterback John Sensa baugh to Rudy Abrams. Living stone-* final touchdown came on an intercepted pass by Jesse Gibson who returned the ball 50 yards for the score. St. Paul threatended three times in the final minutes but the Bears' defenses repulsed the attack re peatedly. Next Saturday, the Bears enter tain the Golden Rams of Albany State College. Albany, Ga . in their annual Homecoming game. ’KEGEE LOSES 4TH STRAIGHT TUSKEC.EE. Ala < ANP) The Morehouse College Tigers of Atlan ta. Ga , spearheaded by the brilli ant efforts of quarterback Isiah Coats, used a fine running game in the opening half, to deal the Gold en Tigers of Tuskegee Institute their fourth defeat of the season, 18-08. Friday night (Oct 19) in Me morial Stadium. Columbus, Ga. Idaho and Nebraska repealed the ban on sale of liquor to In diana in 1995. (ANP) W* , ! lIF / fj ■PPi ■P >■ Wj ii V Jf ißjfljk A SMASHING LEFT TO THE BODY Peruvian middle weight champion Mauro Mina (right), takes a smashing left jab to the body from Eddie Cotton, of Seattle, Wash., during their 10- round bout recently in Lma, Peru Mina won by unanimous de cision. (UP! PHOTO). B. T. Washington Upends Darden WILSON Darden High was un i able to cross Booker T Washing ton * goal line but once in the first quarter and once in the last quarter and no point after touchdown The Rocky Mount boys raked up 18 point* in tho third quarter and six in the last. Tommy Battle lugged the ball a ernss for the first Darden touch down after hi* team had marched 31 varda Local fans were Jubilant and watched the two teams battle through the aecond period without a wore Ronald Lawrence could easily be raHed a thief, for it wa* his inter ception of a Darden'* pass, climax rd with a 38-yard run. that started Washington off Wayne Harper parsed to Joe Edge and the visitor* went out in front, in the third ses sion Harper threw to Edge for 13 yard* for the second score, which came after a Darden fumble on the 15 Harper passed to Kenneth A-'--strong for two points. Ken Blaceman plunged from the one-foot line for the final score. The drive went «3 yards after an intercepted pas* Harper threw to Eodce for the extra point. Wilsoj made its final score in the last period Bob Barnes the quarterback, passed to Manuel Wooten. 31 yards, for the last score The extra point try wc. futile. Southern Ends Jackson's Streak BATON ROUGE. La (ANP) - Sou hem University pulled oft the big one here tn University Stadium Saturday night, as they slashed their way to a 18-U homecoming victory over Jackson State College to knock the Tigers from the ranks of the undefeated. 5i on i MTBOXBI out ADVOrmiU Pirates Tie Falcons In Homecoming The Elizabeth City Sstate Teach er! "Pirates” tied the St. Augus tine’s College "Falcons" 3-8 in- the final ten seconds of their Home coming game Saturday, Oct. 27. The Falcons recovered a fumble on the 40 yard line of the Pirates, and after two plays, Sinclair King, quarterback of the Falcons, com pleted a pass to Robert Headen to the one-yar dline. Headen was able to score after two plays. A pass to Morris Smith for the conversion failed. Neither team waa able to get a aecond score until the fourth quart er. The Falcons received a fourth down penalty for pass Interference on their ten yard line; the Pirates scored in four plays. Robert Watson went over from the fouryard line. The kick for the etra point was wide. j Merrick-Moore Downs Upchurch RAEFORD Merrick-Moore of Durham continued its winning ways here Friday night and eased by the fighting eleven of Upchurch High by the score of 16-12. It was the blocking of a punt by Jim Thompson and Willie Coving ton. in the final minutes of the game that spelled defeat for the local boys. The Durham boys had marched deep into Upchurch territory and when they say that they had Up church's back to the wall and had to punt, they capitalized. The kick er was unable to get the ball a way and Robert Rogers fell on it for the winning score. » The Durham boys were leading at halftime by the score of 8-6 after William NiehoL crossed on 8-yard run and Ken Davis passed to Jacob Dash for a two-point con version. James Gray scored Raeford's touchdown in the second period on a 23-yard run The two point con version try was foiled Raeford took the lead In the third period on a one-yard plunge by fullback James Peterson. Again the conversion try failed. The outcome left Merrick-Moore with a 3-5 record and gave Raeford a 2-3-3 mark. Kentucky JBgentleman KENTUCKY STRAICH'I BOURBON WHISKEY *2§° * **°°* * AKTON OISTIIIINO COMPANY Aggies’ Westmoreland Unable To Stop Bears GREENSBORO Bert Piggott was not able to fire the A&T Ag gies up enough to defeat the strong aggregation from Morgan State College and as a result went down to his first defeat of the season, 21- 14. Dick Westmoreland was the only Aggie that the Morgan Bears could not stop and the powerful back was the only scorer for the Aggies. He crossed the goal line from the one yard line, in the fi nal period, after receiving a lateral from Ronald Hart. He was not to be denied and he crossed the pay-off stripe from the two yard line on a pass for the second tally. The boys from the land of many waters, started with a bang and be fore the homecoming crowd could § Ml ip . tHHi ■F y TACKLERS GANG GENE MINGO A host of Houaton tacklers put the stop on Denver Broncos back Gene Mingo (21) during the Oiler-Bronco tilt Oct. 21 in Denver ( UPI PHOTO). GALA HOMECOMING LIVIKSSTONE vs ALBANY STATE SATURDAY A \©v. o KICK-OFF 2 P. M. ADMISSION $2.00 STUDENTS $1.50 Livingstone College Athletic Field Salisbury, N. C. ★ ★ ★ ALUMNI DANCE SALISBURY ARMORY 8:00 -12:00 ★ ★ ★ NOV. 10 BENEDICT COLLEGE (High School Senior Day) NOV. 17 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE (Parent* Day) hardly realize what was actuatl. going on they had three touch downs and three etra point scores . Westmoreland the 165 lb. back from Charlotte, who is considered the workhorse of the team, t.ad ve ry littel respect for the Morgan boys and was in there sighing a’ the way. FAMU TOPS NAIA POLL KANSAS CITY, Mo. (ANP) - Florida A&M University last week was rated the top team in the Na ional Association of Intercollegiate Ahletic. holding a 167-162 margin over a second-place Central, Okla., State. The FAMU Rattlers forged into the lead after winning three straight football games, keeping its season's record unblemished.