t A Close Play At First West Forsyth first baseman Rodney Gadson attem] story appears on Page B1 (photo by James Parkei IMHiailllllUIHIIIIIIIIIIIlMllllllllliaillllllllllllllllllllllllllllHMNNNIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIIIfflllllll Hampton coach doin Pepen from the Dominican Republic and Monty Nearon from Bermuda. There are times, however, when Screen does go after black talent at home Kirk Ravlor- from Reston-Va^ and brothers Rozell and Fernando Lightfoot "are the kind of American blacks we've been trying to get," says Screen. "In the past, they would have gone to someplace like Virginia Tech." ? Though Sreeen is making some headway with American black players, he still cannot recruit the very . best. "Brian Shelton from Huntsville, Ala., was one of the very best high school players in the country," says Screen. "He is black. He never answered not one of the * .letters I wrote him. That is typical of what happens when ^ we go after the top black players. They never even acknowledge us." Top black players aren't the only folks who have snubbed Hampton's class tennis program. So have all the top shoe manufacturers, who pay coaches of predominantly ? c iiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiitiiiiitiiiiiimiiiiii Financial problems kill football program From Page B1 iitiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim it was a university decision, Martin said, it a board and president say it has to go, then it has to go." Martin says Fisk hopes to reduce its athletic department budget by 50 percent. They aren't talking about trimming fat, either. This year, Fisk fielded 12 teams, but had a total athletic budget of just $250,000. That included salaries for coaches and their fringe benefits, as well as other items, such as money for travel and meals. It is apparent by that figure that Fisk has long been prudent in its athletic spending. Many black colleges have athletic department budgets of more than $1 million. Still, Fisk's bold move to drop football and contemplate dropping other sports should draw nothing other than applause. Though intercollegiate athletics play an important role on any campus, the financial wellbeing of the institution should come first, and Fisk cerx tainly realizes this. The question also arises concerning whether this could happen to other small colleges. Though Fisk's problems C m a! Uar r/-?ki rv rv 1 r o rn rnffnrinrt are UI a glgailllt Iiidgimuuc, UIIICI stiiuuu ait sunti 1115 financial pains. And when the IRS and the telephone, electric and gas companies are pounding on the door, approving purchase orders for nev* a.frivolous, request, lmwj.Ji'xa.i<'wj?i my n ui 1 1 maii ??*y? ? r?' >! hi 1?w 1 [need a job?! I Maybe you need a skill I I SPECIAL I JOB TRAINING | I Classes Starting I I NOW I I CALL JOHN VIRGIL AT I SZO-ttfUl I 820 West 4th Street I I Rutledge College I FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE APPROVED VA TRAINING ?> ^ MiiiCC jtiSP^'^^P -s rr ^Kf ^ ft^^^^^iljMK^^fcfr-^Bft>fr-y&i jC^ A pts to tag an opponent. If you missed it, Rodney's r). iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimimiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiimitiiimmiiiiiiiimHiiiitiiiiiMitiii g it his way From Page B2 iiiiiiiiiiimitiitiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiimii white schools upwards of $50,000 per year to promote their shoes. Screen gets nothing. "I am very bitter about that, and not just because it would mean money in my pocket," Screen says. "If I could get the kind of'rnoney other coaches received, I'd put much of it back into bur program so that we could fly to matches instead of driving our van, and eat in restaurants rather than settling for hamburgers." Despite the problems, Screen says he is happy. "I would never leave here," he says. "1 have had chances to go to bigger schools, but I love Hampton Institute, and I remain committed to building the best program we can." HK^> A WSffvr'. .Wt: . r w ^vl' B Wilkins said, "and just last I year we had outfielder Tim I B Smith and pitcher Dave I x:.^- % Peterson signed by major I league teams." I J M The Indians expect to I * play a 40-game regular I season schedule this year I HiHB^HBk. and Wilkins said they won't I have any trouble getting Iri 9 Pepsi Cola I games. "Every team in I Salem Salutes Cedrlc North Carolina is shooting . I High School. He's The at us this year and they will: I Robert$ is Q Sprinter On want to play us, he said. I , undefeated so far in .?iT haedd won'-t' 'b'e I olso runs the relay season he won t be ' .negotiating for a game I l4 against the Pond Giants. I honor Of track SU "I've tried for the last two I ? Cola Bottling Comp< years to get a game with I CI COSh Contribution tC them and they haven't I SchOOl OthletlC progr< played," he said. "This I Roberts Of North, The I year, if they want a game I they will have to contact I Listen each Wednesdoy Qt me. But if they do offer to I TALKS SPORTS where he play us a game, you can bet I Week. I won't turn them down." K'-v r; y/gmm *c l"-'1 JWilMLM'f "1 11L mw 1 * s tl| w o - JHHHI ?,/w /y <1?I" J / *. S**' T/*- W ~T~/~*~-y ?*? :\*M ^K. 3'S'^uff) ?N0 SO'MO ? rjL .- pA ? ^ frmp*Mtn *i. f o * ?o? *Mfoc?s^ the North Forsyth Senior High am. Congratulations to Cedric Pepsi Prep Athlete of the Week. -8 p.m. on yVSJS for Gene Overby highlights Pepsi's Prep Athlete of the 1 P- - ^AB * pgp?? BBBk vHHHMBHk t _ ^.-.,jJ|M K .- gjJ V? 1 V*\? v'^| bl " * '^H lk''^;f' -- >! -y;?. *\ ^ P^g^8| ^ '*' ** ' ? . . . ?v ^ '! -' f , . . -*?& ,^%:5?3? v;^