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By LARRY BARBER
W^e&Columntst r-:::
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--Keft Free, commissioner of the =
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, ~
had a dream two years ago.
Come Saturday, Jan. 14, that
dream - a postseason football game
matcntng cop scniorj- irom tnc j
SWAC and the MEAC - wHl
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star gafiie was publicly unveiled as :i |
Bowl'' last June 2 at a press con
in conjunction witn unique Affairs I
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.company an all-star same on the
He has become increasingly pleas
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professional scout's list, as well as
Free hopes to attract the same
scouts and media coverage to (he 'a 1
Freedom Bowl.
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Dr. Norris Edney, SWAC president,
repM with a "SWAC smacks
bacjc" batUecry. ; ;
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young
also appearedat thepress gathering,
"1 am extremely grateful to both
athletic conferences % and their in*
i: stitutions for bringing this event to
Atlanta/* said Young. "We will do
our best to make the venture a suepf
Why was Atlanta chosen? Free
. readily cites three reason*: ''City of
ncuus ana^ corporate neads assured
m? (tome support, Atlanu is an J
HWeahiocation geographically, and
As if the appearance of the Young
the footbaffcoach in the rountfy,also
spoke at the Atlanta conference.
"I've fostered this idea and
squads. There will be 3$ players on
each team, and seniors on the
leagui^i; all-conference teams will
automatically qualify tor the game, j
^Thev-remaining playen^JwiU - be !
selected by the coaches, and atleast
two players from each institution <
wilTbf'efcosen."
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No Go
Virginia Union's David Banks (43)
makes life miserable for WinstonSalem
State running back James
Johnson In the Panthers' 34-7
C1AA championship victory. The
loss not only cost WSSU a title,
but a spot In the national rankings
as well. Still, the Rams are young
and deep (photo by James Parker).
in^ttds Bcthunc*
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voomnan. ueiaware state, Monaa
A&M, Howard, Maryland-Eastern
Shore, North Carolina A&T and
- - South Carolina ltate,^fe>:
The SWAC'S members aire
I* Alabama State,- Alcorn State,
11 Grambling State, Jackson State,
to MississippiVaHey State, Southern
I j University. Prairie View A&M, and
Sl^uT?^itioMu^5
?h*rSWAClowing a"*!^
and have noJiMrtnf on an aB-^n
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