FSU Bronco Gridders
Open Camp August 15
By John Henderson
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University footba. :,
coach William "Bill '
Head will blow his whis
tic officially signallini
the opening of the '8!
campaign for the Bronc
gridders August 15.
According to Bronec
officials, approximately
95 candidates arc ex
pected in the camp for
fall drills.
Coach Head, formerly
of Morris Brown Col
lege, took over the Bron
co reins late last summer
and finished his first
Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Asocial ion
(CIAA) season with a 2-5
league mark and 3-6
overall.
Ironically, he opens'
the season this year with
Morris Brown as the
Broncos' first opponent
it a non-conference in
tk'i sectional clash
September 4, in Atlanta.
"We're . looking at
1982 with very high op
timism," commented the
former defensive coach
Ut Morris Brown Col
lege. The Bronco-men lost
All-CIAA punter Bertie
Wad ford (40-yard
average ptr game), but
Coach Head has some
strong veterans returning
to provide a solid
nucleus for the coming
campaign.
" Defensively, nine
starters., return to the
Bronco fold headed by '
AUrC'IhA A .candidate,
Barney Maoil.'" a 6-4;
Zii pouna ucicnsivc cnu
from Fort Meyers,
l-lorida.
At defensive tackle are
seniors Kevin Martin, a
6-2, 212-pounder from
Georgetown, S.C. and
Sam' Gantt, 6-4. 220
pounds from
F.nglcwood, N.J. who
led the squad last season ,
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COACH HEAD.
with seven quarterback
sacks.
At linebacker spots are
Reginald Montgomery
and Terry Stills. Joe
Byrd, a senior from Belle
Glade, Florida and
Jerome German, of
Mount Pleasant, S.C.
lead the returnees in the'
defensive backficld.
German, appears to be
the' "main man" in the
Bronco secondary frith
three aerial thefts. , 86
yards returned, and
scored two touchdowns
defensively for the Bron
co club last year to lead
in this category.
Kcndrick Sims and
Ronald Mclntyre round
out the defensive
backficld. Sims, a native
of West Palm Beach,
Florida, led the Broncos
in tackles with 40 and
fumble recoveries with
four. Quincy Dickens,
Charles Harris. John
Kinlock, or Greg Darlins
complete the probable
defensive ; . lineman
Only 'eight'" barters
return offensively from
last year's team headed
by 5-10, 185 pound
senior running back Reg
gie Williams of Jackson
ville, Florida. ,
The Sunshine Stale
native, hampered by in
juries most, of his career
at FSU, is hoping for a
ureal closing out year as
'the Bronco's chief ball .
carrier.
Last season Williams
led the Broncos by carry
ing the ball 102 times fof
482 yards and one
touchdown in only seven
games. Williams is con
sidered the "heart and
soul" of the Bronco
back field and has- been
labeled as one of the
"gutsiest" players in the
Bronco fold.
It's a toss-up ap
parently "ir the signal
calling slot for the
Bronco-men. Quarter
back duties will either
fall on red-shirted
Walter Seldon. a 5-11.
165-pqunder from
Dayton, Ohio or
Sylvester Robinson, who
saw considerable action
at the position last year.
Robinson is a 6-1. 180
pound sophomore from
Decatur, Georgia.
Anchoring the offen
sive line will be center
Steve Armstrong, a 5-10,
190 pounder from Rich
mond. Vircinia, who will
be flanked by 6-1. 220
pound junior. Freddie
Garrett of Belle Glade.
Florida and 5-9,
230-pound newcomer
Melvin McNeil. a
Wagram, N.C. product.
All-CIAA candidate
Tyrone Kelly. 6-2. 235
pounds from Columbia.
S.C. and Charles
Lovelace, 6-2, 228
pounder from Fayel
tcville should fill out the
tackle spots.
Paul Lcger and Victor
Boston, a newcomer,
will be battling for the
starting position, at tight
end . ' v
cTcTinamT'Mrr
Consistency", will fill
the stot spot having
caught seven passes for
86 yards and one TD.
Martin Johnson will
handle split end chores.
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By Elson Armstrong, Jr.
With a hot Sunday
afternoon sun sinking
slowly westward; Jerry
Harper banged the green
tennis ball across the net
on the N.C. Central ten
nis court. On the other
side. Novice Johnson
eagerly slapped the ball
back, initiating a friend
ly volley.
On a hill opposite the
courts, a small group of
people watched. Harper,
not one to miss a bragg
ing opportunity, yells to
a friend in the crowd:
"Hey, Skip, I'm ready
for you, you can't take
me Skip!"
At that very moment.
Harper backhanded a
serve wide of the mark,
and Skip yells: "Ah, if
that's the best you can
do you're in trouble!"
Everyone laughs.
Later during a break
in the action. Harper and
Johnson, both rising
seniors at NCCU, ex
plain that they are spen
ding a hot afternoon
practicing for a NCCU
tennis class they're
enrolled in this summer.
Ms. Johnson says she
registered for the class
because she believes ten
nis is fun and great exer
cise as well.
Harper agrees and
adds: "My sister has
been playing tennis for a
long tifne and she always
beats me. She talks a lot
of junk and I've go to
remedy that!"
Ms. Johnson and
Harper, both Durham
natives, are part of an
American .tennis boom
that began' in the' 960's
and continues to grow;
of as a sport of the rich,
has now spread far and
wide and sometimes in
Durham, there are not
enough public or private
courts to satisfy the de
mand. The Durham tennis ex
plosion shows no signs
of slowing N down,
therefore several new
public and private courts
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TENNIS Two of Durham's many tennis plavers square off on the NCCU courts. They are practicing for
the "final exam" of their tennis class. They are part of the ever-growing popularity of tennis in Durham.
There was the heyday
of the Algonquin Tennis
Club (1930's and 40's)
under the leadership of
the late Mrs. Bessie
Whitted, which spawned
a goodly number of bel
ter than average players.
Althea Gibson was
among the nationally
known players who
played there during visits
to Durham.
Durham was one of
the first cities in the na
tion where blacks began
playing tennis in large
numbers largely due
to the influence of the
late Carl "Bear" Easterl-
School's basketball and
tennis coach. Easierling
coached at Hillside from
the 1950s to the earlv
1970's.
He built powerhouse
tennis teams during his
era and Hillside won just
about every stale team
tennis title from 1953 to
1967.
A major reason that
may be needed to satisfy blacks in Durham began
the demand. to lake up tennis was
Because Durham is that Durham was one of
snuegled in the heart of a handful of cities where
tennis scene by par
ticipating on the U.S.
Junior Davis Cup teams.
Bonnie Logan,
Michael Ruffun, Curtis
"Sudie" Brown. Ben
Page, and John Lucas.
Jr., are a few of
Durham's black tennis
stars. They were all
tutored by coach Easierl
ing. Most Durhamites who
play tennis are not sear
ching for stardom. They
love the sport because it
provides great com
petitive exercise.
Bobby Moore, (he at
tendant at Hillside
Courts, says, "Our
facility has four lighted
courts. It's a concrete
surface. We usually get
about 10 to 12 regular
players each evening, in
cluding many adults who
didn't know until recent
ly that our courts have
lights. We're now getting
them to come out after
work."
Most Durham courts,
such as the ones at
Hillside and Forest Hills,
also have programs to
teach youngsters the fun
damentals of tennis.
Most clubs reserve
courts for league and
tournament play.
i i
the Sunbelt where
reasonable weather per
mits year-round tennis.
You can find people
and balls bouncing
around local courts
almost anytime you
check.
A former resident of
Pittsburgh, who moved
to Durham five years
ago, said: "I don't think
blacks had courts to play
on.
For years, there have
been courts at Hillside
High School. Hillside
Park, and al North
Carolina Central Univer
sity. When racial barriers
began to crumble in
public parks across the
South in the 6()'s. this
North Carolinians opened the door for
realize just how good more black tennis
their weather is. I can players in Durham,
play tennis in the dead of because now ihcy could
winter in Durham, use the facilities at Forest
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Durham's public ten
nis courts are operated
by the Cily Recreation
Department. According
to Ms. Angela Joines. a
recreation department
official, Durham has 72
tennis courts, most of
which have lights.
Players pay a reservation
fee from April
13-Septcmber 30 to use
the city courts. The fee is
50C per hourper person
for singles and doubles.
Players who live outside
of Durham pay an addU
tional 25r.
Durham courts are
supervised by an atten
dant between April and
September, according to
Ms. Joines.
"During the other
months there arc no at
tendants'" , she said,
"but the public can still
use the courts."
For more information
on Durham tennis, a free
brochure; is available at
the Recreation Depart
ment ? in City Hall in
downtown i, Durham.
This brochure also con
tains a map with the
location of the city's ten
nis courts.
Tennis has been big
with Durham blacks for
; a long time.
Hills, Duke Park. Mor-
rcene Road, etc
Durham also produc
ed several blacks who did
quite well on the national
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