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SAT.. APRIL 4, 1981 ';.:!... 4 W . . y - - s vS? M W H V"k Vim- ? Elizabeth City Prepares To H ost Hall o f Fame Banquet ELIZABETH CITY Momentum is gathering in northeastern North Carolina as preparations get underway for hosting the much-coveted 1980 In duction Banquet for the North Carolina Sports . Hall of Fame on Friday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m., at Elizabeth City State University. Jethro Pugh, 14-year Dallas Cowboy veteran and an ECSU alumnus from Windsor, heads up the list of five inductees. time leading scorer and re bounder, while Lister was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. Previously named players to the team, elected by nationwide balloting were: East Jeff Lamp of Virginia, Mike McGee of Michigan, Ray Tolbert of Indiana, Kelly Tripucka , of Notre Dame, Herb Williams of Ohio State and Al Wood of North Carolina. West Rolando Paying homage to this native son, coupled with ' attainment of the prestigious event for the eastern area of the state away from the metropolitan centers of the Piedmont, has ac celerated support throughout the area and prospects for a near capacity attendance of 800 to 1,000 persons at the Vaughan Athletic Center, where the banquet will be hosted. "The town is extremely pleased to have the induc tion banquet here," said Mayor John Bell, a member of the induction banquet committee of area leaders under com mittee chairmanship of ECSU Coach Thomas L. Caldwell. "This will mean a lot to Elizabeth City, for it's the first time we've -had anything like this here. Jethro Pugh went to college here and I'm glad he will receive the award here. The induction ban quet will bring statewide recognition to Elizabeth Blackman of Kansas City and all eastern North Johnny Palmer Richard aiaie, iyae oraasnaw oi aiumm. Deoaul. Lewis Llovd of Named for induction in- Drake, Rudy Macklin of to the present 72-member Louisville State Universi- sports hall of fame are, in addition to Pugh, Smith Barrier, sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News from 1944 to 1980; Dale Morey of High Point, who has won almost 300 golf tour naments, including the Southern Amateur in 1960, and played on two Walker Cup teams and two World Cup teams; Pat Preston of TpomasviUe, . a startin; guard " ' for the Chicago Bears from 1946 through ty, Darnell Valentine of Kansas. Also elected to the Classic teams, but unable to play, were Gene Banks of Duke, Albert King of Maryland, Danny Ainge of Brigham Young University and Steve Johnson of Oregon State. Eleven players are on teams which were in the final 16 in the. NCAA tournament and final r'e!gnfof fhe NIT tournament. has been prepared by Bob Wills of Raleigh, member of the NCSHF board. Tickets are priced at $10 each and may be obtained by:writing to Elizabeth Ci ty Chamber of Com merce, P.O. Box 426, Elizabeth City. :r Corporate tables are available to organizations and firms who wish to be listed as sponsors of the induction banquet in the printed program for the inflated price of $200. All costs for the induction ceremony are paid through proceeds of ticket sales. CHARLIE SIFFORD TO PLAY IN THE LIBERTY MUTUAL TOURNA MENT APRIL 25-26 ON NBC-TV NEW YORK Charlie Sif ford has been invited to play in the fourth annual 'Liberty Mutual Legends ; of Golf Tournament. The $410,000 event will be televised live from Austin, Texas on April 25-26 over the NBC-TV network. - The Legends is an in-. Slaughter, to'name a few " rf fif ' " Serving as master of fae; f 5?i,?mhavtc won ceremonies and inductor mfi' t0"men.ts will he (Tiarli Harvpll w C. . u" U"1" sports director or WFMY TV in Greensboro and 1950, an All-Southern tackle for Wake Forest in 1940-41-42, an Ail American at Duke in 1943, coach and athletic director at Wake Forest from 1951 to 1955; and, posthumously, Johnny Mackorell of Morganton, who was an Ail-American and considered by pro scouts to be the finest quarterback in the nation his senior year at David son, played one year with the New York Giants and served ten years as coach and athletic director at Lees-McRae College. They join the roster of North Carolina's sports heroes. Five-foot photographs of the new inductees will be presented at the induction ceremony. Similar photographs of the full membership will line the walls of the expansive Vaughan Center in cluding Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Hertford, Charlie (Choo-Choo) Justice, Clarence (Bighouse) Gaines, longtime ACC basketball announcer. The format of the banquet, according to J.S. (Bill) Jessup of Wilson, president of the NCSHF board, is to have one person responsible fori introducing all of the in-V ductees and who will recognize others of the 72 Sifford qualified for The Legends when he won the PGA Seniors. The 58 year old Sif ford has been playing the pro circuit for over twenty years. He is a five time winner of the Negro Na tional Open, and has been I winning tournaments since he took the prize in the 1957 Long Beach Open. SJSS 4ie great since he vfdeo-tapc onlrtgnflgnw ttrssZ- the lives of the inductees; The Winner NEW YORK-With Nets around his neck, Tulsa's Greg Stewart holds trophy above his head after the Hurricanes won the NIT by defeating Syracuse 86-84. - 350 Expected To Run In Women's Race WINSTON-SALEM The YWCA has set May 9 as the date for its third an nual L'eggsYWCA 10,000 meter run for women. Nearly 350 women from throughout the state are expected to line up near Hanes Park for the 9 a.m. start, said Ms. Barbara Long, YWCA race publicity director. The 6.2 mile run, spon sored by. , the Winston Salem YWCA and Winston-Salem based L'eggs Products, is open to women1, of all ages, from first-time com petitors to seasoned racers. Information and entry forms are available by mail or in person at the YWCA, 1201 Glade St., winsion-aaiem, ix 27101, or phone (919) .722-5138. Enirv fee is S4: $5 after May 6, with all proceeds donated to the, YWCA. Last year's event drew some 225 competitors. School teacher Jeannie Eldridge outpaced the field last year with a per sonal best time of 39 minutes, 17 seconds. Her win last May earned her a trip to New York a few weeks later to compete with nearly 5,500 women in the L'eggs Mini Marathon, the largest event of its kind. In New York, Ms. Eldridge finish ed 67th overall, in 38.45. Top finishers in five age divisions will receive prizes, and the overall winner will again get a free trip to compete in the L'eggs Mini Marathon, set for May 30 this year. A field of nearly 6,000 women is expected for the event, which celebrates ten years of women's road racing. The Winston-Salem race is part of a national series of road races for women sponsored by L'eggs and held with the cooperation of local YWCA's. East-West Cage Classic Sat, WICHITA The final rosters are set for the East and West college all-star teams in the 10th annual Pizza Hut Basketball Classic. The charity game will be televised nationally April 4 by CBS Sports from the Las Vegas Con vention Center. Four . college seniors ft.CARPEEJrt Easter Service Special To start the month of April off right, we've got the best price in the Triangle Area on oil change, filter and lubrication on GM Cars & trucks. Oil Change Filter H Lubrication VGood Monday, Apr. 5th thru Friday Apr. 10th. Hour: Morv-Frl. 740-5:30 ' Downtown Durham W2 U X- N.C. Uu have been added to the East team, to be coached by Denny Crum of Louisville. They are: Roger Burkman of Louisville, Frank Edwards of Cleveland State, Wayne McKoy of St. John's and Elston Turner of Mississippi. Four players were add ed to the West team, to be directed by former UCLA coach Larry Brown. They are: Charles Bradley of Wyoming, Tom Chambers of Utah, Eddie Johnson of Illinois and Alton Lister of Arizona State. Turner, who has played in more games (113) than any other player in Ole Miss history, is the school's second all-time leading scorer and re bounder. Burkman was the only senior player for the defending NCAA champion Cardinals. Edwards, who set single season (664) and career (2,235) scoring records at Cleveland State, has been acclaimed by his school as ' "best player ever to wear a : Viking uniform." McKoy ranks sixth on St. John's all-time scoring list. Bradley, who ranks se cond in Wyoming career scoring, has been named to the Western Athletic Conference first team three straight years. Chambers was Utah's leading scorer last season and an outstanding re bounder. Johnson is Illinois' all-, was fltne. Sifford beaan (Contmtted-n-Page 6) the Time Is in: ? vv , We'll Show You Just ask for our 'NOW Account' brochure at any convenient Mechanics and' Farmers Bank location. We want you to see if-Checkings with Interest is right for you, because with us v. 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