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i SATURDAY, J'JLf 3, 1S32-TKE CAROLINA llVZi-i The Stars Came Out To Run But Most Stayed Home "A By Elson Armstrong, Jr. . " I hiAA .Al . tha uiArlH'i . I ill wv vi ink nunu a best track teams came to Durham last weekend, ; put on an outstanding show of speed and agili ty, but most ol' the area's. , track fans stayed home. .The competiiiqn pitted U.S. Pan-African and 'German track teams.: Only about 13.000 people showed up for J he two-day meet , . that featured some top track stars and others who combined to produce at . least three new American records, and several new records for the Wallace Wade Stadium on the campus of Duke Univer sity. The Hack meet was sponsored by the Miller Lite Brew i hi! Company. The competition was outstanding. The! weather was excellent, j with temperatures in the 90's, and . no rain. Speculation about where the fans were flew hot and heavy. Track media coor dinator Tom Micklc1 ,said, "I can't understand ! it. We -got ''great media! coverage, but it's not on-i ly happening in Durham. Track aiicudancc across' the nation is down." - According s to Micklc, ! a track meet in Knox ville, Tennessee, just before the Durhani com petition, drew f about 3.500 fans for a three day competition, The' Durham turnout was . considered small because past meets of this type , had drawn 30,000 fans and more. Many comments meh tioned that not nearly as : many, black track fans showed up. for this, mce' f as in the past . -. There might have been several reasons for that. Durham's Annual Rhythm IV music festival in the Campus; Hill Park iri southeastern Durham drew, a lot of music-loving black folks, and might have kept some track fans from the; Saturday session oPthe two-day track meet. On Sat u rday , acco rd i ng t o sponsors of the,' music festival, about", 12,000 people came, to the park, . whifc only about 8,000 folks went to the track , about half of them were blacks. Barry Jacobs, a free lance writer who covers events in this : area Tor various national publica-i lions; said ' he though that it was the U.S. deci sion to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games' (in Moscow) that's hurting track attendance. "When , the U.S. stayed out of the Olym pics, it caused many American fans to lose inr terest in track," Jacobs said, "and unless you're an; avid track follower, therf you don't know about Edwin Moses ac complishments or who else is prominent on the track scene." Still others felt that although , the Africans Shd West Germans have great athletes, the com-' petition is viewed as tool friendly. "The Russians would've drawn very well in Durham," said Gary Dornburgh of WPTF Radio, "the an tagonism between the 'two countries plus the competition would've been a drawing card." , The hassle for tickets ; might have also hurt at tendance, according to several fans. They said ' that you couldn't get j your tickets on the spot,; an order form had to be; filled out and the tickets : arrived in the mail. . "The lack of fans was our only problem,' said Steve Coran, the sports director for Miller Brew ing Company. "We got great cooperation from. Duke officials. Dr. Leroy Walker, and North Carolina media.' The facilities are great here. Maybe we schedul ed this event at thei wrong time. If, say, we; held it. in May, most of the area college kids would still be here. Holding it in late June could've been a detri ment because with the hot weather a number of -people probably used the weekend for an outing at the beach or some place." Other Durham fans said many local fans' might have felt that the best American track per-! formers would not be in Durham. Those who came seem ed to have enjoyed to meet. Dr. Leroy Walker i said, "The crowd that! attended was en-j thusiastic. We just '. could've used many more of them." (Continued On Page 6) ; it. ' im- Mi .-it" W1 V A - ' ' ? III 1 "; c?' ,ZfZ Jv, AX x I r I Four of the Best These four runners set a new record for the mile relay in Wallace Wade Stadium last weekend during the two-day Miller lite track meet. pimm. M y f i t U Gr ambling and Morgan To Return To Yankee Stadium September 4 Dr. Bert Piggott Steps Down As AD GREENSBORO LSI. . a lUK ll announced that he will step down as athletic director at . North Carolina AT Stat University, a posltiaajje has held since January, 1980. The move becomes effective August 23, 1982. In relinquishing his ; duties as athletic direc tor, Piggott will remain in the athletic depart ment as a professor in ; the department of health, physical educa tion and recreation. . In accepting Piggott's resignation, v A'T . chancellor, . Dr. Edward , p.' run, sniu;.;-: ,-v, .1 . " I lr preciated by the ad ministration, coaches, students and faculty members," said Fort. "He has also rendered , more than1 30 ,y'ear service ; to TTV "T NEW YORK When Eddie Robinson leads his Grambling Tigers into Yankee Stadium on Saturday, September 4, against Morgan State College, the fabled coach will open the campaign leading to his 300th vic tory a milestone in the football coaching profes sion. Starting his 41st year as head coach at the Louisiana school. Robinson has amassed a tributions to AT State AJniversHy. University as director of: Fort said he will im staff in 1949 as backfield coach , and was named head football coach in 1957. In the following 1 1 . years. A'T was a model t of . of consistency under Pig.- 5Pinson Jas amassed a the" gottf r " : tatHof; 797 victories, back-to-back Central In- enter; the magic circle of the end of this' year 50 the 14th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial . Football Classic that is sponsored by the New York Yankees Founda tion in association with the New York Urban League. Proceeds of the classic help to support the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Scholar ship Fund. Each year ten students in the New York City area (two from each borough) receive financial-assistance toward their, college expenses as a result Of the classier At the ' intercollegiate athletic program have been significant. He served during a crucial' period and his statesman-like . conduct of the affairs of that department is greatly ap- mediately launch a na- tional search for a sue-; cessor to Dr. Piggott. Fort added that an in terim derector may be appointed until a suc cessor is named. ' Piggott joined the A'T tercollegiate Athletic .Association champion ships in '58 and '59 and added a third in '64.' During his years as foot ball coach, Piggott com-; piled a record of 61-40-4 300 wins. But, the first roadblock to overcome is a rebounding Morgan State squad headed by. coach Tom'Morris, who is starting his second year as the boss of the Bears from Maryland. The two teams meet in students will have been helped, in the amount of $60,000. Grambling's gridiron record for 1981 was 6 wins, 4 losses and one tie, a little off their nor mal pace. They did not figure in the bowl picture for the first time in many years. Defense will be Grambling's big stick led by seniors Albert Lewis and Junior Roberts. - .. . ) Lewis led the con ference with seven in terceptions from his defensive .back position. Roberts, a defensive end, tips the scale at 235 and stands 6' 8". Sophomore James Polk is a menace at defensive tackle. He is just . about the biggest .mat on the squad stan ding 6 9A and weighing in at 325. Flankerback Tremaine Johnson is ex pected to be a first round draft choice in the NFL. He snagged 43 passes, good for six touchdowns and 711 yards last season. With the loss of three All-Conference of fensive lineman through . graduation, the Tigers win nave to do it "D". on Morgan State posted a 4-6 record in '81, partly because they had to learn . tUa nam rfnr-Yi C ClciAfTI lilt. IIVW VUUVll J during the regular season. This year, however. Coach Tom Morris has had the benefit of a spring prac-" tice to teach his system . 1 which should result in i some of those losses be- , j J X M n lug, j .-v.. ' " Wachovia Cup Awards For Excellence Announced Winners of the third annual Wachovia Cup awards for excellence in North Carolina high school athletics are Edncy ville in 1-A, Le jcune in 2-A, Watauga of Boone in 3-A, and Chapel Hill in 4-A claim ing the honor for the third straight year. The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by the North Carolina 'High School Athletic Associa tion and Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, recognises schools which . have the best overall in terscholastic sports pro grams ' in North Carolina. Winners are determined by a point system based on perfor mance in state cham- , pionship events and the. number of sanctioned sports in which the schools participate. Equal points are assign- - ed to all sports and com petition by girls and: boys. Edncyvillc ended the year ', with 270 points, while Tryon and John Wilkinson of Belhaven tied for second place with 162.5 each. Edneyville was the state 1-A champion in baseball, and tied for ; first place in 1-A softball and girls volleyball The school also advanced to the quarterfinals in boys and girls . basketball.' Tryon finished, second in girls track and boys basketball, and advanc ed to the semifinals in girls basketball. John Wilkinson was the 1-A champion in boys basketball, finished se cond in football, and ad vanced to the quarter finals in girls basketball. Edneyville and Tryon received 50 participation points for fielding teams in 10 of the 17 sanction ed sports, while John Wilkinson received 30 participation points. Lejeune finished with 240 points in 2-A com petition, and Ledford of it ' " i ' . 1 .V.' ."' '""' 'hif x ' ' ij V V ' j " I in 1 Ul ' s " ' i 1 ft - Thomasviile ended the year with 192.5 points. Lejeune finished first in girls, swimming and boys soccer,' finished third in girls volleyball, and came in fourth in boys track. Ledford was the 2-A champion in boys swimming - and girls volleyball and tied for fifth in softball. Lejeune. received 80 participation points for having teams in all but one of the sanc tioned sports. Ledford received 70 participation noints. In the 3-A race,' Vatauga finished with 40 points, while T.C. Roberson of Skyland was the runner-up with 287.5 points. Watauga came in first in boys cross country,' second in girls cross country, third in boys swimming and advanced to the semifinals in girls basket ball. T.C. Roberson was the 3-A champion in girls volleyball, finished , se cond in boys tennis and boys cross country, tied for second in boys soc cer, and came in fifth in girls track. Watauga received 80 participation points and T.C. Roberson received ,75 participation points. lost" one-ame"' by touchdown and two by field goals, pointing to the fact that they could have easily been 7-3 in stead of 4-6. Morgan's Hans Ramsey, 6' 3" and 250 pounds, anchors t'.ie of fensive line and should be a high draft choice in the NFL. Wide receiver Cornelius Johnson, snared 37 passes and scored two touchdowns for the bears last year. Quarterback Darryl Coulter, a small signal caller at 5' 9" and 163 : pounds, makes up for his size with a bullet arm and field generalship. Ticket prices for the Classic are $18, $15, $12. $9 and $7. Tickets will be available at all New York Urban League offices in in girls track and boys .the five boroughs and at soccer, and advanced to Yankee Stadium, star the semifinals in girls ting at the end of July, basketball. Page High of ,Fbr further information Greensboro, came in se- contact the ' New York cond in 4-A competition Urban League, (212) .with 307.5 points. Page ; 730-5200. Chapel Hill won the 4-A Wachovia Cup with a total of 388 points. Chapel Hill was the state 4-A champion in girls swimming, and boys and girls cross country. The school also finished se cond in boys basketball, fourth in boys swimm ing, tied for fifth in . baseball and girls volleyball, tied for eighth The eleventh annual Capital City Basketball School for bovs and sirls nine t Ai" 's TTftS ye"rof ac nd UP i underway n Saint Augustine's College la Raleigh. oi. Shown in photo are participants of the school along with co-directors Harvey ""vt om rtuKusunv vuiicrv nu tam iviviiCKn, roccufiim uruugniun ; High School and staffs Gary Bowne, Milibrook; John Haskins, UNC Wilmington; Von Allen, Baylort Andrew llinton, Jacksonville; Sonny Vin-v on, East Tennesse State; Terry Teague, Mercer; Mike Warren, TN.C, Stale; ; and Eilly WiSiiams, Clemson. The next two acheduled basketball schools will . be July 12-16 and July 19-23. , Capital Dssketbs!! . Kefs ' v Ycu trcrk & ycu p!7 on hot cummer CC73 1 To quench your thlrct Cokobthoway HEOO00000 CirUU CCCACOLA COTTUTiO CO. t . 9
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