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AécT Has Four Τop Candidates' CiKKKNSBOKO - In recent years, Λ&Τ has been some what i>f a proving fronnri fnr Little All - Americas." with *-» - f»ur \(!t;ii.··,—himnj: bctn na ined to the national teams in as man> seasons. This season's Α&'Γ football squad finds itself with no less than four prime candi Grumbling * Is Impressive Early Practice GRAMBI.ING, LA. - Oe - sfjite coach Eddie Robin - son's alum-mouthed pre - diction, the (i rambling' Ti - gprs have been downrit, V !.i pressive in early practic. ior the 1971 campaign. While insisting that there is more than a smidgen of probability in his ''dooms day" ' prophecy, Robinson - half - heartedly admitted that he was pleased with the vigor and enthusiasm displayed by the squad. "The* jtame back in ex - relient shape," he'said. The Tigers lost 21 let - termen by graduation, and chances -tojr improvement - hinge on newcomers and mass improvement of a big line. Size of the" mammoth line suggests that the entire stu dent body reported for prac - tice It averages 248- pounds from end - to " end. Of the 68 players invited to fall practice, 35 weigh 220 \ pounds or more.—— They have speed, spirit and touchdown - stoppingmaneuv - erability. • ' · . . ^{Βη "'^'Stalwarts include Sylve&t - er^Bates (300), Eddie Gib" - son (250), Gary Johnson - (268)) John Mendenhall - - (250), _ Solomon Freelon ^ (256), Billy Norman (240), Oliver Alexander (240), Ker ry Grant (266),' Solomon Can non (237), Damon Ashford. (265), Iris— Boden (268),' Albert Deonis, Jr. (265), An drew. Howard (266), Andrew . Jackson (240), Ralph Wayne > (240), and Alfred Griffith - (240). AH - Americans Frank Lew is and Willie Armstrong gra duated to the pros after ac counting for a combined total x of 1,374 ( yards, and Iff ' toûchdowns during the 1970 season. Robinson hopes to offset the handicap with a reconstructed ball-moving corps featuring quarterback Matthew Reed (225), fullback Eldrie Turn - er (235), and halfbacks Lee — Kobbs <190), Mike' Jones y (190) and Herman Christophe (185). Turner, a hula-hipped break awflV Winner rark«H ΟΛΛ yards as a .sophomore. -·. The Tigers will cavort in two -· a-- day drills tmftl registration starts on Wed nesday. Grambling opens the NCAA weekly telecast on ABC - against Morgan State from Yankee Stadium in New York on Scot. 11. „ It is probably somewhat use less to try to rank these versity of football skills in - VI.lived—— -r The Aggies opened pre - season drills under head coach Hornsby Howell last Mon - day. More than 85 candidates answered the initial call, al though Oie roster will trimmed to the time A&T opt η against—S. C. SUtt* Ull Sept. 18. Already much in the spot - light for the Aggies in the pre - season polls and fore - casts is lanky senior end Willie Wright, who enters his final season with 100 pass receptions. At 6-4, 210 pounds, Wright has the spee<i and size to make a pro recei ver. Wright was an honorable mention selection on the 197( All - America team named by the Associated Press. Talented senior linebacker Ralph Coleman was named to the Pittsburgh Courier's All - America team.· Cole - man, 6-3, 225 pounds, can literally be destructive to the Aggies' opponents. He loves the rough contact and is agile enough to speed tc the scene of action. Pound for pound one of the finest, players in the area is spunky co - captain Ben .Blacknall, a linebacker. Al though highly under - rated at the beginning of last sea - son, Blacknall attractedatten-; non as ne averaged nearly 20 tackles per game and had five interceptions. He's only 6-2 and 210, but as solid as they come. He was also named to a number of all «- star teams. A&T's top offensive back - field candidate jwill be senior flanker Charles Middleton of Hopkins, S.C. As the Aggie's quarterback for much of last season befqre injuries side lined .him, Middleton had sports writers comparing him to the Baltimore Colts' scram bling Earl Morrall. This time around. Middleton will be even more at home from hie flanker poçiticm and his speed and general running ability should make him outstanding. Aggie All-Americans Mel Holmes, 1970 Merl Code, 1969 Willie Pearson, 1968 Elvin Bethea, 1967 Charlotte Hawks Edge Hoskins Giants 2-1 l ne Charlotte Hawks edged the Hoskins Giants, 2-1, be - fore 800 spectators at Grif - fith Park Sunday to win the championship of the Meek - lenburg County Semi - pro Baseball League. It was victory No. 20 for manager Walter Cuthbert - son's red -hot crew which has lost only seven games this year. It was also the -third win the Hawks have registered over the Giants this season. Hoskins, which finished the season with a brilliant 20-5 league record, has beaten the Hawks in two of five meetings. — Roosevelt Davis, who is unbeaten with six wins this year, outdueled a pair of Hoskins lefthanders - Steve Patterson and William Har - lee -- for his biggest triumph this season. Davis scattered eight hits, ■truck out six and didn't walk a batter in his best perfor - man ce. ' Patterson and Har - lee were equally as effective. The former allowed only five hits in six innings and the latter gave up four safeties in . three frames:" Patterson was the losing pitcher. The Hawks took a lead they never relinquished when Pal - mer Gilmore led off the fourth with a single and then stole second. Jim Irvin strok ed the first of his two singles to send Gilmore home with the game's first run. > With two out in the sixth, Willie Rorie polked a 410 feet triple to the center - field wall and raced home on a single by Calvin Wallace for what proved to be the insurance· tally. After pitching out of a serious jam in the third, Davis was touched for Hos · Jons' lone -tnarker-in the seventh. Hall Morrow singled and Pete Gwynn went in as a substitute runner. Johnny Moore hit into a fielder's choice to move Gwynn into scoring position and Gwynn eventually came home onjyother infield out. Hoskins threatened- in the second and again in the ninth. Johnny Metts led off the se - cond with a triple but Da · vis got the"next three batters without any further harm.- In the ninth, William Little sin gled with two out. Again Da - vis rose to the occasion and got the next batter without" any further damage. - 1 . f » ' - . Shaw To Challenge J.C. Smith For Southern Division Title RALEIGH - According to -sports wriltr*. U>cr« seems to be a toss up between the Shaw University Bears ami the J. C. Smith Golden Bulls •β to who will walk away with the Southern Division ClAA Football champion - Ship thl« yo.f Shaw University Head Football Coach, George Cle ments, feels differently. He said, "The Key to the Bears success will be their first -two ball games. If we can win the first two we should be well on our way \o a winning sea - son." No one knows . better than Clements how much work lies ahead for his young team. With only nine retumirv de - fensive upperclassmen, the sophomore coach is having to rebuild hi» total defensive team after turning In a win - ning season last year. To add to his problems,· the Bears lost All - American key running back, Roderick Wyne - coff. Cements says that the man who will attempt to step into WynecofTs shoes seems to be adequate, and may very well fill them. He was talk - ing'SSout β foot 190 lb. Virgil Shamburger who filled in for WynecofI the last three years. Shamburger hails from Ro - bbins, where he made All - Conference while playing high school ball. Another key to the Bears offense is the fleet Co-Cap tain, William Hackett, who racked 442 yards on the ground laat year. Clements said "I found last year that when Hackett was on the bench we didn't move." · It looks as though Senior Quarterback, Leroy Jones, will have little competition for his field general spot this year. Frank Blmtis will not be able to work out for the next four to six weeks, having just com· - out oi surgery with a knee opération. ' Defensively, the "little big man", James Roseboro, who received little recognition in the conference last year, but led the league in pass 'steals ' will still be around. Roae boro grabbed 10 intercep - tious last year. Clements said a quarterback passes inRose boro's area at his own risk. Clements said he has done some switching around. Van Green, another potential All · American, along with Rose - boro, Hackett and Joe John - son, will play cornerback in steed of his"* usual defensive end slot. Clements said-he had discovered that one of his quarterbacks knew how to catch the ball better than throw it. He was talking about Lionel Coleman who may very well end up with a first string of - fensive end slot. When he talks about line play, ^'Clements has to talk about .the entire front five, starting with Co-Captain Joe Johnson at center. Making the holes with Johnson will be: guards Sherman Crump - 1er, Stanley Price, Wayne - Wilkshire and Herod Servant; Tackles Larry Paige, Alfred Minus, Larry Spence and Willie Nelson. "I just can't begin to name all of them," Clements said. "They all help to make the hacks look great, i" fail. Uie whole team is y unit. No one is interested in shining, they just want to win ball games. They work toge ther beautifully." he smiled. With a front wall averaging •231 lbs., George Cements jective may not be farletch - adi at ha put it . to win the. Southern Division Champion - ship one game at a time. He says he knows where the guns in the conference are pointed. "If we can cause some of those bullets to ricochet we stand a very good chance." Fearful pilchan walked Bab· Ruth ■ total ο» 2.056 tim·*! Extinct Australian kangaroos were as Urge as a horse. Aaron Crushes Cards, Λ.ΤΙ.ΛΝΤΛ - Henry Aaron, -enjoyed his fifth two -.homer K.imo of the year and the 52nd of his career when the Braves beat the Cardinals. 8-5, last week 0 Aaron. playing first base, had a single in addition to the 62fith and 627th homers of • his career and drove in si* runs. The round - trip wallops, both coming against lefthander Steve Carlton, were Aaron's 34th and 35th nf the season. Keep Informed·» - On Events Taking Place Jn The Queen City Read The BUY HERE! 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