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Winston Lake Team Qualifies for Nationals
A Winston Lake player makes an easy two-point basket.
Men's B-ball Action Continues
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
ChromeU Spom Writer
DRT Defeats Round Bailer 71-62
In a close game DRT defeated
Round Bailer 71-62 with DRTs W.
Baskins scoring high for the game,
sinking 22 points. Also in double
figures for the DRT team were: R.
Christon-16; M. Vagham-13; and
S. Ziglar-12. Also scoring points
tor DRT was B. Dockery with 8
points.
Scoring points for Round
Bailer were: R. Daniels- 17; R.
Callaway-14; G. Morgan-14; M.
Griffin-11; K. Spring -8; and G.
McIntry-3.
Blazers Spark the Suns By Ten
The Blazers sparked the Suns
by 10 points, taking the win with a
final score of 63-53.
Holding a 7-point lead at half
time the Blazers' playing only
intensified as the second half
began. Scoring points for the Blaz
ers were: high scorer, G. Grace
with 24; L. Haney-20; M. Sahe-8;
V. Sherrard-6; L. Booker-4; C.
Redd-3; and L. Laney-3.
Scoring points for the Suns
were: Lee Roy Williams-13; Mike
Thomas-9; Brian Leak -9; Clere nee
Reynolds-7; R. Couthem-4; Robert
Little-4; and Darric While -4.
Too Much Slides by the Players
Too Much played a close game
with the Players holding a 3 -point
lead at half time and taking the win
with a 3-point lead of 47-43.
Scoring points for Too Much
were: W. Bitting- 19; R. Halton-14;
J. Liles-6; C. Smalls-5; and C.
Black-2.
Scoring points for the Players
were: K. Robinson- 15; J. Worthy
14; E. Smith-6; P. Gorthy-5; and E.
Bryant-4.
Lentz Mob Defeats Spurs 66-46
Scoring points for Lentz Mob
were:Bill Tibbs-17; D. Strange-13;
T. Peoples- 10; L Brabham-8; T.
Jackson-8; T. Hairston-6;and F.
_Rice^4.
Lee # 6 Falls to Lee #1 46-73
Lee C/D #6 fell to Lee C/D in
the second half of the game with a
final score of 73-46.
Scoring points for team #6
were: D Lash- 15: J. White- 10; TV
Sheff-9; H. Vanlue-7; and G. Vine
son - 5.
Scoring points for team #1
were J. Cooper- 19; K. Dawkins-17:
C. Hatcher 14: C. Stancil-7; M.
Brown-5; J. Hilton-4; J. Owcns-3;
R. Werts-2; and A. Hicks - 2.
By DEBY JO FERGUSON
Chronicle Spon? Writer
The Winston Lake 19 & Under
AAU Gold Team coached by Ver
nor Cloud Sr. qualified for the
- Nationals, to be held in Knoxville,
Tenn. on July 29 through Aug. 6, by
capturing second place in the slate
tournament held at Carver High
School May 7-9.
The Lakers defeated the Win
ston Lake Blue Team on Friday
111-89. The Gold Team Lakers
trailed 50-49 at halftime but poured
it on in the second half of the game.
On Saturday, the Lakers beat
the Greensboro Hawks 109-95.
Then on Sunday in the champi
onship game, the Lakers fell to the
Charlotte Royals in an exciting 99
94 game. Cloud said. "The Lakers
have an excellent opportunity to do
well at the Nationals because the
squad has the size, quickness, good
shooting, outstanding defense and
an excellent attitude".
Cloud is assisted by Irv Joyncs.
The Lakers are having fund-raising
events to help with expenses for
their trip. If anyone is interested in
making a contribution, please con
The Winston Lake 19 A Under AAU Gold Team (I. to r.): (front row) Dameon Foster , Michael Chambers
and Ezra Jones; (back row) Tonio Miner , Jeri Forma nek, Mike Floyd, Josh Pittman and Tim Wooten .
tact Vernon Cloud at 767-6974.
Members of the team consist of
Jbsh Pittman and Tim Wooten of
East Forsth High School; Dameon
Fosters of North Forsyth; Jiri For
manek of Reynolds; Milton
Williams of Grimsley; Mike Floyd,
Darrell Johnson, Terry Mebane,
Mike Chambers and Ezra Johnson
of Glenn; and Antonio Minor of
Parkland.
Golfing buddies Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley chat before the start of Game 2 in the NBA finals Friday night in Phoenix. In back for the
Bulls is Horace Grant.
Sales of Negro League Memorabilia Are Sending Kids to College
OVERLAND PARK , Kan. (AP) ? Ronald
Woods* idea to have minority youths earn money for
college through sales of clothing featuring stars and
teams of the old Negro Leagues has exploded.
Using their own money and the help of friends,
Woods and Jonathan Kaye launched Heritage Apparel
last summer. They designed and produced caps, jerseys
and T-shirts, testing sales in Woods' hometown of
Decatur, 111., and in his wife, Jackie's, hometown of
Tyler, Texas.
Their offer wa* simple: Let youngsters sell the
garments for $15 to $36 and keep one-third of the profits
toward a college fund. The remaining money goes to
Woods and Kaye for their costs.
The projevt was a hit. Woods says, and has been
used as fund-raisers at six schools and churches in Illi
nois, Texas and the Kansas City area. A minority
women's professional group in Illinois will sell the
items at its annual conference this month.
Through the end of January, Woods and Kaye had
sold about $10,000 worth of items to charitable groups,
which kept about $2,500 in profits.
The items ? featuring Negro Leagues greats such
as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and James "Cool Papa"
Bell and team logos including the 1929 Baltimore Black
Sox, the 1948 New York Black Yankees and the 1932
Kansas City Monarchs ? are hot, and not just with
minorities and youngsters, Woods says.
"This didn't hit the kids as much as the people
who knew about it ? I'd say from 30 (years old) to
50," he said. "We went into it saying. Boy, this is going
to be great for minorities,' hut the sales arc about 50
50."
And that hasn't escaped the notice of retailers,
some from as far away as California and Maine, who
have been inquiring about selling the Heritage Apparel
items. Woods says.
The idea "has taken on new wings, a new direc
tion," Woods says.
A local J.C. Penney Co. store is featuring the Her
itage Apparel items in a 30-day promotion around
Father's Day, says store manager Todd Stewart. And
they might keep the items in stock if it goes well, he
says.
"We've got a strong athletic department here, and
we're doing this more as a community thing than from a
sales standpoint, just to start out with," Stewart said.
"Andrgetting into this merchandise, it's kind of
informed me about things I wasn't aware of before,"
Stewart said. "It will be. an opportunity for our store to
teach some history and give some deserved credit to
these great athletes."
Several investors have stepped forward, and Kaye
and Woods say they're looking over the offers. They
project W3 sales at $60,000 to $80,000, but say that
could skyrocket if a retail catalogue deal comes through.
National Mills Inc., in Pittsburg, Kan., now is mak
ing the items and can produce up to 50,(XX) a week if
needed. Kaye says.
Kaye and Woods say they haven't sought mass
marketing and don't want to compete with "the big
boys" in sports apparel. Rut if their fashions take off at
the retail level, so much the better for their purposes,
they admit.
One-third of the profits will continue to be fun
nclcd into student funds and to the Negro Leagues
Museum in Kansas City, Mo., which has licensed Her
itage Apparel to reprcxlucc the historical logos and team
photos, Woods says.
The museum already license several other cnti
ties to crcatc replicas of the Negro Leagues uniforms.
The Heritage Apparel items aren't replicas but use ihe
team logos and photos on sports fashions.
No matter what happens on the retail end, "We
will never give up the scholarship program," Woods
said;
If I had my choice, 1 never would have gone into
retail. It's a rat race," Kaye said. But out of true belief
and commitment, especially since the money is not there
right now to pay salaries. And in order to keep the
dream alive, so to speak, the retail end was a natural
(progression)."
The two hope to begin scholarship programs in
the Sl Louis area this summer and in othe# states soon,
Woods says.
Woods, who has a daughter in colfcgc, says b,
wants today's youth to have hope in their future.
"The fact that you're poor does not *iean you c
not go to college. If just one (child) from a family
go, they can set the tone," he said. "We think we
give that one, that first (child), some incentive, s
education, some pride and that's how you solve
problems that we're having in our urban areas."