OURHAWI, M. C.
Virginia State Holds Onto Lead In CIAA Race
SPORTSCO-OF
NCC Faces Tough Road
To Tournament Berth
By JOHN B. HENDERSON
"Do not then be afraid of
defeat. - You are never so near
to victory as when defeated
in i ,good cause.”' — H. W.
Bucher.
This particular quote could
very well be an appropriate
r>piiaph on the tombstone of
h? North Carolina College
Eagles basketball team when
Hie A. «nd T. College Aggies
subdued them la:’. Saturday
nijjht 38 65.
AlthouRh coach Floyd
Browns Eaglemen vindicated
themselves for -their 81-64
loss to the Aggiemen in
Greensboro, it is an indubitable
faot that this defea’i was a
staggering blow tp the Eagles
chances for a tournament
berth.
From here on out, the North
Carolina College Brownmen
must play careful basketball.
Glancing backwardly. Floyd
Brown's Eaglemen have twice
lost to Virginia State . . lost
once to Winston-Salem Teach
ers College jBam.s . . . and
twice to arch-rival "A. and T.
College.
These particular teams rank
one-two-three respectively for
the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic A'wociation league
title.
When you only split with
one of the “Big Three" teams,
you are in trouble.
Indeed, the Eagles are still
in fair contention for a CIAA
tourney bcirth by virture ot
their upset'viotory two weeks
ago over Clarence “Bighouse”
Gaines Rams of Winston-
Salsm, 71-64.
But. after showing such
tremendous fighting spirit in
the NCC-A, and T. encounter,
1 prognosticate- that the North
Carolina College Eagles will
definitely walk on the hard
wood at the GIAA dribble
derby in the Twin City.
This Saturday night they
play host to the Hampton
Institute Pirates who handed
the Eagles a defeat while in
Virginia, 73-63. No need in my
'saying that the locals want
this game very bad, for it is
quite obvious what is on the
Eagles mind.
Another “must game” for
the Eagles will Ije next Sat
urday night wheiKthe pesky
Shaw University Bears visit
NCC’s McDougald Gymnasium
to close out the Eagles 62-83
dribble . agenda.
In short, there is no relief
in sight for the Eagles if they
want to niake it tournanYent
land at, the end of this month.
Scoop's Saturday Selections:
.North Carolina College over
Hampton
Winston-Salem over A. and
T. College.
Johnson C. Smith over St.
Augustine College
Florida to Pass More Next Year
TALLAHASSSEE, Florida —
Florida A. and M. University’s
Rattlers will pass more in *83
declared head coach Jake Gaith
er after mid-winter training
here last week.
The Rattlers opened the 20
day training program on Febru
ary 4 while Coaqh Gaither was
Continuing, he said;
“We don’t; intend to put in
any new plays for the fall now.
We will use more reverses this
year than we have used recent
ly. We’U devote this triaining
period to p^ing, working on
our reverses and looking for re
placements for the men lost
attending a meeting in Miami, from the ‘Q2 teamsV
Forty-eight players, including 27. The Rattlers are losing one
lettermen, are out for the four > end, four tackles, two guards,
days a week sessions held on I one quarterfoacV, six halfbacks
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays i and three fullbtcks. T^ere was
and Fridays.
“W« iatend to bring in around Rttfairning .iot jictian^
17 or 19 freshmen to fill the
vacancies left by the 17 letter
men lost from the squad.”
he said. Coach Gaither limits
his squad to 65 players.
A. and- M. used four quarter
backs who passed for 1,407
yards in ‘62. Jim Tullis was the
leading passer, completing 43 of
105 attempts for 11 touchdowns
and four conversions.
not a single loss at center.
will be six' ends, three tackles,
six guards, four centers, two
quarterbacks, four halfbacks,
and two fullbacks.
Central State College (Ohio)
is the only change in the Rat
tlers’ ‘63 grid slate. Central
State replaces Allen University.
The game will be played on
November 2 ^ a site yet to be
announced.
Aggies Making |
Strong Bid For |
Conference Title
Virginia ,State College con
tinued to set the pace in the
CIAA basketball race with three
important victories last week,
but the Virginias got a siruuK
nudge from A. and T. College,
which also racked up two im
portant wins during the week.
The Trojans knocked off
•Union, 57-44, North Carolina
College, 80-:86 and conquered
St. Paul’s during the week’s ac
tion. ^
The Shelton Matthews coached
team has been holding down the
top spot' in ; the league- for the
past several weeks.
A. and T.; close .tp thie front
runner all^ season, defeated
North Carolina' College 6$-66 in
an important engagement in
Durham on Saturday nigb.t.
Running close behind Virginia
State and A. and T. were Nor
folk State, which boasts 'the beet
percentage record, Maryland,
Johnson C. Smithv North Caro
lina College, Virginia Union,
Hampton and Elizabeth City. |
A standing room crowd at
North Carolina College saw tha
Eagles drop a close three point
decision to the Aggies Saturday
night in the feature ganve of the
week in the conferenolli
NCC, spotting the Greensboro
team an 11 point, advantage at
the half, cl^ed with a rush in
the game’s final mimift«s but
the rally fell short.
The Aggies jumped into an
early lead, scoring ten points
while the Eagles failed to con
nect. NCC never quite recover
ed from this opening' shock.
In the second half, the Eagles
closed the gap, and threatened
to tie thie score, but the Aggies
came up with the right;play at
the crucial moments to hang
on.
Guard Maurice McHartley led
the Greensboro team in scoring,
getting 2Q points. He was fol
lowed closely by teammate
Irving Mulcare, who bucketed
19.
Ted Manning and Joe Parker
led the Eaglei*, with 16 apeice
each. -Al Conner had 18 and
Pete Jones nine.
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Villa Madonna
By EARL'S. CLANTON, III
NASHVnXE, Tenn. — Coach
Harold Hunter^s big three—Ron,
Smith, Bobby Edmonds and, the
little colonel. Bill .Bradley paced
Tennessee -State . hardwood aces
aver Villa Ma^ir^nna 88-76 for
their 30th victory in 24, lilts last
Saturday night in Kean’s Little
Garden.
The jet assisted-Big Blues pick
up t'Aio other wins last, week by
trouncing Gannon fiV.e 7S-S6 and
'n the AAU Jamaco Saints 92-80
in Wednesday and Friday nights
at home. The big >ee|c cwmed the
Huntermen a thtee-day rest..
Tennessee begiqs .a^ tpagh, ma
jor college swing up'e^t. Febru
ary 9 and sandwich in a game
against Creighton University in
the Chicago Stadium on Feb. 13.
Of their seven remaining games,
the Big Blues only have one on
its home court.
Villa Madonna paced by the 33
barrage of Dave Emmerich' led
the Tigers first 13 minutes of the
game. Bradley knotted the score
For the, fourth time at 23-all and
Gerald ’ Durley’s crip with 7:02
left in the half put the Tigers’
running shoes on. Hunter’s Gun
ners found the range and fired
(or a 43-32 intermission bulge.
’Their set offense gave us a lit
tle trouble because it is designed
for the close shot,” Hupter ex
plained. “Every time we would
adjust they. (Villa Modonna)
vould change the pattern. But
've got our fast break working and
•hat was the difference,” Hunter
roncludcd.
Smith led the double figure pa-
r’ade with 23. Eldmonds followed
vith 20 and Bradley 18 as the
risers hit 36 of 74 for 47 per
?ent accuracy from the floor.
Tennessee State zipped past
Gannon Koighta Jrom Brie, Pa,
in a game that was dimmed in
the spotlight of Wilma Rudolph
being cheered wildly as she re-
ceved the long-awaited 1061 Chris-
^opher ’CohuntMM award -Ooemi
luring th« halftlme earemony,
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TIP.IN — Winston-Sal^'s Tod
Batcholor reaches up >o tip the
ball through the baskel despite
-the efforts of -North ^rolina
Colleges Curlis Watkins (41).
Winston-Saltwi went down to do-
feat, however, 81-74 in the CIAA
game In Durham. Photo by
Puroi'oyi
Gymnastics Expe
G'REENSB.ORP A former
Olympic coach of gymnastics
will conduct a clinic at'A-. and
T. College on'Friday, February
22, opening the .annual Wttmen’s
Sports Day,
E. JF, ,B9]^^_. a former, coach
of gytnnasti(*s at the UrtiVersity
of Chicago for 15 year*, who
coached the U. S. Olympic
Women’s Team in 1948 and now
sales manager 6f the Nissen-
Medart Company, national manu-
facturers^ of physical education
equipment, will appear :here as
leader of the A. and T. Winter
Gymnastics Clinic.
The one day event wiir feature
lectures and demonstrations
aimed at increasing appreciation
for, and improving instruction
in, gymnastic events.
■ The clinic will be open to,
teachers and students interested
in physical education pnd rto
fees are to be charged.
The clinic will be conducted
between the hours of 3:80 p. m.
to p. m. and from 7:00 p.
pi, through 9:30 p. m.
■The clinic, being conducted
under the supervision of Dr
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♦ HI/ FOLKS / WHAT% WEW ? ♦
1 to Hold Clinic
Randa Russell, professor of
physical education at A. and T.,
will mark the opening of the
nnnual Women’s Sports Day
Program qii ^turday, which is
ejtfp-ciled ';to draw m«re, than
100-college student tnajors in
physical Plication, and” thSfr
teachers, from seven colleges
Virginia, North and South Cjji--
olina. Participating institutions
include: Bennett College, Hamjp-
ton Institute, Livingstone collie
Nbrth Carolina College, Vir
ginia State College, South Car
olina State College and A. a;ad
T.' College.
Jackie Won’t Deferjd
North-South Title
MIAMI, Fla. — Over 200 en
tries were reported this week
for annual Ray Mitchell North,
South golf tournament to be
held here on Feb, 18-22.
Jackie Robinson, last year’s
men’s champion, will not ^defoj^
his title this year, it was learrtfid
this Week. Robinson, now chajiA
restaurant executive, is recover
ing from a knee operation.
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JtilhJde Higli and
Merrick-Moore
Absorb Defeats
Hillside and Merrick-Moore
high school basketball team.i
took it on the chin Friday night
In games against two outstand
ing scholastic quintents.
The Hornets went down to de
feat under the onslaught of Dud
ley high, of Greensboro, 87-74.
Merrick-Moore was outclassed
by Ligon, of Raleigh, in a close
ly fought scrap, 52-47.
In other schoolboy action.
Garner whipped Mary Potter
FWday night 62-42, and Lincoln
of Chapel Hill downed Central,
of Hillsboro, 52-42.
Dudley’s high powered one-
two punch of Everett James and
Charles Saunders overpowisred
Hillside in Friday’s game in Dur
ham. James scored 30 points
while his teammate Saunders
was ppuiring ithrough 27.
Alvis Monroe, who came off
tlie bench, bucketed 13 points
to lead Hillside. He was trailed
Hy William Burroughs, who got
12.
While the Hornets were going
down under the Dudley on
slaught, out at Merrick-Moore
the Tigers were having an
equally tough time with talented
Ligon high.
Although the game was close j
throughout, Ligon was never
headed after the first half as
their superior ball handling
>nd rebounding paid off. Ligon
held a scant 22'^D halftime lead
and was battled all the way for
the_ victory.
Albert Love, Merrick-Moore’s
ace. led the Tigers with 21
points.
Ligon’s scoring was well dis
tributed through four of the
starting five. Charles Matthews
with ^ 17 points, was the high
.scorer for the Raleigh team.
Qy^r at Hillsboro, Fred Bald
win and JohSiJdnel led Lincoln
hleh school to victory over
Hillsboro. 3atdvuin got 15 while
■Tones tallied; 10., In addition,
they dominated the back boards
duing the contest.
James Enelish led Hillsboro
with 16 points.
Krnest Gerald’s 28 points
naced Garner to its 62-42 vic-
tory over the Mary Potter
Rams Friday night.
Garner held a slight 28-23
bulee at: the half and increased
it during the final.v stanza.
Alfhea Gib.son, former tennis
quee^ and last year’s women’s
chanipion - will defend her title
howev-er over the 18 hole
Miami Springs golf course.
PLAYMAKER—A’bert Pollard,
5' 11" freshman guard for Msr-
rick-Moore, has been the Tigers'
main ball handler and playmak-
ei this season. Pollard, in his
first season with the varsity,
earned a starting berth by vir
tue of his aggressive play. He'll
be one of the Tigers seeing act
ion when Merrlck-Mooro travels
to Chapel Hill for a game with
Lincoln high school next Tuei- ^
ilay, Feb. 19. Photo by Pur*- )
foy.
Norman Snead Recruiting at A&T
GREENSBORO — One of the
all-time great quarterbacks in
the Atlantic Coast Conference
will appear at A. and T. College
this week in another role.
Norman Snead, the outstand
ing quarterback for Wake Forest
College and who now does the
signal calling and throwing for
the Washington Redskins, will
spend the full day of Wednes-'
day, February 13, at A. and T. ’
College. I
Snead, who reached his peak
last season in - returning the I
‘Skins to winning in the Nation- j
al Football League, will be here ;
“throwing" for the U. S Peace
Corps. He v'ill be interested in
recruiting specialists, prospec-'
tlve graduates in the June gradu!
luting nvpr.«iein volim-
class, for overseas volunteer
work.
College officials said that the
famed quarterback will be
looking especially for physical
education majors, majors in
agriculture, and' teacher pro
spects, but will interview others
with talents needed by the
Peace Corps.
Snead’s pogram during the
day will be conducted by Hardy
Liston' associate professor o^
mechanical engineering and who
serves as liaison officer for the
Peace Corps on the A. and T.
campus.
WSlClelsWlb
Cola Sdwlarshiii
NEW YORK — Mickey Man-i'
tie, NIY Yankees, and Maury
Wills, LA Dodgers, have de
signated Commerce (Okla.) High
School, and Winston-Salem (NC)
Teachers College, respectively,
as “their” choice to receive
S500.00 scholarships donated in
“their’ name by Pepsi-Cola Com-
pany.
Commerce high school and
Winston-Salem college will be
solely responsible to administer
the award based on student
need.
Pepsi-Cola cited Mantle and
Wills in honor of their selection
as The Sporting News' Player of
The Year’ in the American and
National baseball leagues.
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