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Sports Beat with Bill Johnson SAY YOU SAW IT HERE. Walter Dub ' Cuthbertson, who believes ir. doing things in a great big way, is leaving the local baseball scene in grand style here this weekend. An instrument in the tremendous growth of the popular Mecklenburg County Baseball league since the mid-60’s, Cuthbertson is retiring as manager-owner of the Charlotte Hawks. , He earlier announced his intentions to leave his beloved team in the capable b#nds of Johnny Davis, but no one listened. However, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Griffith Park, Cuth bertson is going to make it official, when a couple of baseball games will be played in his honor. “Dub” is best remembered as a fighter. He’s without a doubt one of the finest gentlemen you’ll ever meet - in civilian dress, that is. However, once he dons the baseball uniform, Cuthbertson lets everyone know that he’s out to win. He generally is restless once the weather starts warming, and, for the past 20 years, he has spent the great majority of his summers patrolling the base lines in ball parks throughout North and South Carolina. It’s going to be interesting to see if “Dub” Cuthbertson’s retirement from the game, the athletes, the other owners and the fans he loved so dearly is going to become lasting. It’s not going to be an easy decision to keep. While we respect his opinion -- his decisions are always built on honesty and high respect for others -- but we find it difficult to go along with his retirement statement about this reporter being the best president to serve the Mecklenburg County Baseball League. We do feel that Cuth bertson was on the right track with his pick of Ricburd “Hank” Sartor as the “best umpire” and fTlttofiAfl HDnUUUM ___a*_m_a w v »ui/wiv k Ml vt O »■} U1C UC3L UJhJJUalllg manager who was the hardest to beat.” The Hawks will lock up with the league-leading Hoskins Giants in Griffith Park Saturday af ternoon and they’ll meet the Royal Bums on Sunday. Each contest is slated to begin at 2:30 o’clock. Tri addition to free prizes~nrar wrn be given away, the management will give away a big barrel of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Wonder what happened to the idea of cooking fish in the black pot bellied wash pots? Coujd it be that Dub’s crew have become urbanized? * HITTING THE HIGH PLACES. ~ Ali and Foreman will split 10 million Mg ones ir their September heavyweight bout. Ali is talking of victory but the pretty boy is either forgetting oi overlooking the fact that Foreman has put his last eight opponents to sleep in two rounds and one didn’t last beyond the first round. Professional football fans are going to get a rare treat this summer. CBS is putting together e series of half-hour programs which highlighl historical moments of past NFL championships .. Norfolk State has won its first CIAA basebal championship. The Spartans defeated Sainl Augustine’s and Fayetteville State last weekenc to annex the title. Hank Aaron’s 200 thousand dollar salary with the Atlanta Braves will be small in comparison te his take for television commercials this year. Th« slugging baseball star is pushing products like 01 Henry, Brut and a soap. Bobby Bond, may be one of the best of th< current crop of baseball players, but the supei San Francisco Giants outfielder is not playing lik< a top performer. He's hitting a puny .179. A&T will hire its first white football coach ii July. George Wheeler, former head coach a Albemarle High School, will break the coloi barrier at the famed Greensboro school. He wil serve as offensive coordinator. Hornsby Howell’i staff also includes Matt Brown, coordinator o offensive backfield; Mel Groomes, coordinator o defensive backfield and scouting; Wylie Harris coordinator of defense; and Murray Neely coordinator of offensive line. ] Black news is good news 1 Everyday something good can I happen tcTthOse beautiful ears of 1 yours. It’s called Black news. And 1 the way yoaget next to It is by ■ tuning in a National Black Net ■ • ■ workstation. 1 Every hour on the hour 18 times a 1 day, (slightly abbreviated schedule 1 on Sunday) you can hear about 1 what’s happening in your world. 1 That’s because It’s news reported I and edited by Black people. 1 Listen to the good news. Black i news on the National Black I Network. | <2!> • MCL Baseball Roundup Hawks Cruise Into Second Place; Giants Continue Firm Hold On Top Position By BILL JOHNSON B Post Manager-Editor The revitalized Charlotte Hawks continue to pursue the league-leading Hoskins Giants. The chase may oome to an aid this Saturday in Griffith Park. This is the day the long-time rivals will clash for top place in the Mecklenburg County Semipro baseball league. Hoskins downed the Gunn Colts, 9-1, last week behind the steady pitching of lefthanders Steve Patterson and Floyd McDowell, to keep their firm hold on first place with a perfect 5-0 league record. Johnny Davis’s Hawks, meanwhile, were edging the Huntersville Raiders, 5-4, in a 10-inning encounter to take ova the sole possession of second place with a 5-1 league slate. And the Morris Field Rangers inched their way into a three-way tie for third place with a .19-1 blasting of the winless Charlotte Eagles. The other MCL decision went to the Stein Hall Jets, who defeated the slumping Royal Bums, 5-4. The Giants supported the fine six-hit hurling of Pat terson and McDowell-each gave up three hits - with a strong 15-hit attack on Gunn Colts pitching. Bobby Jones, Pete Spears, Harry Morrow and James Withers were the big hitters. Jones stroked three singles, Spears Morrow and Withers each stroked a single and a double. Anjay Orr set the pace for the losers, who now own a 3-3 mark. The Hawks didn't break clear of the Huntersville stronghold until Willie Smith smashed a homerun in the eighth inning to deadlock the score at 4 apiece. The secondbaseman also figured in the tie-breakerTn the 10th frame when he walked and then stole second Smith scampered all the way home when the throw from the catcher eluded fhp «wnnd basebam for an error. Andrew Chisholm. Jim Irvin, David Berry and Jimmv McMillan kept the Hawks in contention with their timely hitting. Chisholm contributed a pair of singles to the 9-hit assault while Irvin and McMillan were also hitting two singles, Berry a triple and Smith a homerun McMillan drove in two runs. Roosevelt Davis, who pit ched a strong seven-hitters for his first win of the season, struck out 11 Raiders and walked only four batters. His opponent-Bill Whitby-was reached for nine hits in ab sorbing the loss. Whitby fanned five-and walked two. Whitby also shared hitting honors with Oscar Hunt and John McCauley'. He had a single, double and a homerun. while Hunt was hitting two singles and McCauley one safe blow. The Rangers blend 14 safeties with the airtight hurling of Londell McClary, Randy Falls and Ed Thomp son Jr. for their 19-1 rout of the Eagles. Murphy Morris led the assault with three singles and four runs driven in The Rangers total also included a double and a single by Me Clary, two slnglelTiy XITrecI Thompson, doubles by Lawrence Izzard and a single by Randy Falls. John Clawson^ pounded a home run for the Eagles' lone David Harris and Alphonso "Shot" Clawson also hit well for the losers, who now have dropped -tiva.— straight decisions. % Hawks Battles Hoskins Giants For MCL Lead Walter “Dub” Cuthbertson is officially retiring from the local semi pro baseball scene. And the occasion will be marked by two baseball games here this weekend. The Charlotte Hawks, the nine Dub nursed so remarkably well during the past 20 years will play host to the Hoskins Giants Saturday, afternoon at Griffith Park. The Hawks will encounter the Royal Bums in Griffith Park Sunday afternoon. Both contests are slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. — Hoskins—is leading—4he Mecklenburg County league with a brilliant 5-0 record. The Hawks, under the able direction of new coach Johnny Davis, is one game back in MCL STANDINGS ' *• • W. L. Hoskins 5 0 Hawks 5 1 Gunn Colts 3 3 Huntersville 3 3 Morris Field 3 3 Royal Bums 2 4 Stein Hall 2 4 Eagles 0 5 Saturday, May 18 Stein Hall at Morris Field Hoskins at Charlotte Hawks Huntersville at Royal Bums Charlotte Eagles at Gunn second place with a 5-1 mark. The Royal Bums are not playing up to pre-season expectations of two victories and four setbacks. Davis is expected to pitch big Jim Irvin against Hoskins’ ace lefthander Steve Pat terson. Qr~*> TheEQUHABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States • ' 17DFFI CAPITAL .T JaHjIL• NEEDS \ ANALYSIS mraw-.r -f win fen m ■rfWii ,,1' n— = FOR APPOINTMENT CONTACT Stephen K. 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