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SAY YOU SAW IT HERE... Friends, former players and teammates will honor Eddie “Cut” McGirt, the 11th head football coach at JCSU during Homecoming here this weekend. List this reporter among those who do not - appreciate the game between JCSU and Shaw here Saturday being labeled the “Winless Bowl.” In my opinion, there’s nothing funny about losing. And, certainly, Wylie Harris, his coach ing staff, and players deserve better recognition. We said last week that it would be the Yankees in seven. The prediction still stands, mainly because I would like to watch the World Series a little bit longer. (This is being written on Tuesday). Morgan State’s determined defense deserve a lengthy round of applause for its superhuman performance in holding S.C. State’s powerful offense to a mere 70 yards gained rushing in 0 Baltimore last Saturday. Led by tackle Elvis Franks and end Arthur Cook, the Bears forced nine Bullogs fumbles, intercepted one pass and blocked two field goal attempts in achieving their “moral” victory over the nation’s No. 1 small college outfit. A burly 6-foot-6,245-pounder, Franks was cited as the MEAC “defensive Player of the Week.” Grover Covington continues to assert himself as one of the best tackles in the CIAA. The Golden Bull standout made 13 solo tackles and six assists against Livingstone in Salisbury Saturday. Bet you don’t know that the improving Golden Bull defense has given up an average of only 87 yards in the air this year? Or that Tommie Aaron, Hank s little brother, has been hired as coach of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. He’s a former craves first Daseman. ACCOLADES OF THE WEEK- To Charles Stroman, the 6-2, 225-pound senior from Gaston ia, who has been named the “Golden Bull of the Week.” According to informed sources, he’s one of the best blockers in the CIAA. Did you you know that Billy Hayes and his Winston-Salem Rams will be seeking their 19th straight regular season football victory when they take the field against Elizabeth City State in Elizabeth City Saturday? Or that Fayetteville £ State are .rated No. l in teh CIAA and NAIA District 26 in overall defense and defense against the rush before Winston-Salem State destroyed them last week? Eddie Robinson, one of the Nation’s most famous football coaches, is approaching Alonzo Stagg’s record of 314 college football coaching wins. The Grambling headman is currently ranked second among theall-time coaching greats, with 266 victories in 37 years of coaching. “Bear Bryant of Alabama has 275 triumphs and still counting. According to the latest reports, Jim Dent earned only $24,494 on the PGA circuit in 1978. He finished 88th among the touring pros while Lee Elder was placing 13th with an earnings of $146,348 for the year. No other black professional placed high on the list. vKiuswii-otticiii is uua wetK s luuii unense leader in the CIAA. The Rams, who own the conference’s third best defense, are averaging 346 yards running and passing per game. Their porous defense has been gored for an average of 208.2 yards an outing. Timmy Newsome, WSSU’s bread-and-butter ball carrier, has slipped past LaRue Harrington of Norfolk State in the individual rushing department. Newsome, who likely will go over the 1,000-yard mark this season, has contributed 116.8 yards a contest_to the Rams attack through the first five games. The Old Crystal Ball is in immediate need for an overhaul. We missed six and tied one of ll picks last week in a shoddy performance that would compete with the L.A. Dodgers for “Low ^ Moments of the Year” honors. Our overall rating is now 41 correct, 15 wrong and two deadlocks. This week we (rick Johnson C. Smith to wallop Shaw in their annual homecoming encounter. Morgan State will blast Delaware State and N.C. Central will defeat UMES. 8.C. State, which has been “down” for the past tow weeks, will climb back on cloud nine with a win over Newberry. Winston-Salem State will have a tough time, as does everyone else...beating Elizabeth City State in Eiizabeth City. Livingstone will continue to climb up the ladder in CIAA standings with a win over Fayetteville State and Hampton will get by Virstinia State. Liberty Baptist will beat St. Paul’s. WMt utt* orown , Uvw f ranks DURHAM,—Delaware State’s quarterback Aadre Brown is the Mid-Eastern Ath letic Confarema’a offensive player of the week for the October Ujgim , Tbs S-l 1SS Bound senior , rompleted SS percent of his passes agaiiwt NCCU, on 10 of 10, as be directed the Hornets to their Initial win this year, after going 7-4 last camp^ alga. Brown’s aerials were good ' * for lit yards and one touch down. The MEAC defensive player Is Elvis Franks, a burly Mi, 245 pound tackle for Morgan Franks was a thorn in South Carolina State’s side all through Saturday's game, as he camped in the enemy back Reid, and made 10 unassisted tackles The Doucett, Texas native was All-Conference in 1976, but was red-shirted last sea WBi - Check the ads in the Charlotte Past each week _ ] CIAA Football Roundup Newsome Enjoys Biggest Day As Rams Makes Shamble Of Race SnoHal Tn Th« D~o. Special To The Post The Rams remained in the number one spot in the NCAA Division 11 polls for the second straight week as they toppled Fayetteville State University, 52-21 before 17.750 spectators for their homecoming week end. Dominating the Rams offen se was running back, Timmy Newsome, a 6’2'\ 217 lbs junior from Ahoskie, N.C. who rushed 19 times for 238 yards He had 3 touchdowns, one touchdown was a 62 vard run from scrimmage and another TD for 42 yards. This was Newsome’s biggest game of the season as he earned the CIAA Offensive Back of the Week Award. Bill Murrell, a senior, tight end from Walnut Cove, N.C. demonstrated why he is one of the best blockers on his team as he opened up holes all day for Timmy Newsome and oth er teammates Newsome sing le out Murrell as the reason why he had such a big day. Murrell also caught 2 passes and picked up 18 yards in addition to his superior block ing. Defensive guard, Jerome McDaniel, a senior from In field, N.C. earned the CIAA Defensive Lineman of the Week Award for his efforts in assisting the Rams to its 7th season victory. He had 3 quar terback sacks; 12 tackles. 10 unassisted and 2 assisted, with 5 tackles in the backfield alone. He scored 10 points aft er-touchdown and a 35 yard field goal Defensive back, Spergeon Thompson, a 6 0", 178 lbs. junior from Goldsboro, N.C. intercepted another pass to keep hi' 1 per game record in-tac* is tied for second place > the NCAA, Division II schools for his number oi interceptions. In addition, he broke up 2 key passes which helped to keep the Broncos passing average to a mini mum. Rookie. Andrew Sharpe, a 5'4", 148 lbs. running bafck and return specialist had a tre mendous day. He rushed 5 times for 43 yards; had 3 pn5tK~ returns for 88 yards, his longest run was for 40 yards; and 1 kickoff return for 16 W. Charlotte Celebrates 40th Homecoming by Sherleen McKoy Post Staff Writer West Charlotte High-School will be celebrating their Homecoming in conjunction with the School's 40th Anni versary on Friday, October 20, according to John W Love, Jr., a junior and co-president of the Student Body The celebration which was coordinated by the Student Executive Council, the highest student governing body at West Charlotte has been in effect this entire week The theme of the Anniver sary, "A Touch of Class,” takes the students on a tour of the last five decades. From Monday through Friday beginning with the '30's res pectively, students were taken back to the music and trivia of the times. A member from the Executive Council gave historical data concerning West Charlotte. Myrtle Rice is Advisor to the Council. A reception for the football team and a bonfire were the main features of Wednesday night The celebration spark ed Friday off with a pep rally and a homecoming carnival during the fourth and fifth periods. An Aiumm neception will tie held on Friday evening in the Student Lobby for all Alumni The recfotion seeks to inform the Alumni of West Charlotte's achievements. A guest book will be available to be signed. The reception will extend to the first hour of the disco The Homecoming parade will begin line-up at the John son C. Smith University at 6:15 p.m. The parade will commence at 6:45 p.m. down Beatties Ford Road to West Charlotte , The Homecoming game be tween West Charlotte and Garinger High will begin at 8 p.m During half-time activit ies. they will play musical renditions of “The Way We Were." “You Light Up My Life" and one other selection The queen and her attendants will also be recognized. A disco has been planned from 10-12 p.m. following the game Plans are still tentat ive. For a confirmed place, contact the school I yaras. snarpe is described as "an exciting player who caus es the spectators to stand up and cheer for more” Assistant Football Coach, Floyd Griffin, the Rams offensive backfield coach must be commended again this week for his offensive units' efforts in gaining over 500 yards rushing against the Broncos Head Football Coach Billy Hayes is to be applauded and congratulated for the fine showing his team has exhibit ed the entire season. His fine coaching methods are evident as his team dominates the conference, not only in the standings, but in the rushing offense, total offense and in scoring offense. Fayetteville State made a valiant effort against the Rams, but with the excite ment of homecoming, the top CIAA contendership position at stake and the NCAA Divis ion II standing, the Rams Subscribe to the Charlotte Post! Your support helps! CaKhl^^ ™ ..Conference leading punter proved to be a little bit more than the Broncos could hand le. Livingstone College is mak ing every effort to make their presence felt. They moved to 6th place in the C1AA stand ings with their victory over the Johnson C. Smith Univer sity Bulls They lead the conference in passing offense as quarter back Marshall Meadows and James Jackson lead in indivi dual total offense and receiv ing. respectively Meadows, a sophomore from Spartanburg. S C. came into the game when the Bears were behind, 8 to 7. to spark the team for the victory He had 6 completions out of 17 attempts and 98 yards passing for 1 touchdown. He was the Offensive Player of the Game C1AA Kookie oi the Week and the Defensive Player of the Game, Jay Thomas, a weak safety from Detroit, Mich had 1 interception for 1 touchdown; another 27 yard interception return. 5 punt returns for 58 yards; and 7 unassisted tackles. Offensive tackle, Floyd Pitt man from Newport News, Va., was instrumental in giving good pass protection and blocking for the Bears' quart erbacks Most of the rushing yardage took place on his side of the field Ixmnie Jordan, a defensive lineman from Newport News, Va , had 2 quarterback sacks, 1 pass knockdown, 1 fumble recovery and 9 tackles. Johnson C. Smith attempted to get their first victory of the season against a long standing rival. Livingstone College They lost by a touchdown and provided a good game before a crowd of 4,100 fans in Salisbu ry Rookie, defensive lineback er Sidney Scott, a 6'2", 190 lbs freshman from Atlantic City, N.J. had 4 solos. 5 assists. 1 interception; and 2 pass break ups Teammate Grover Covi ngton, a senior 6'2", 220 lbs , defensive lineman from Char lotte, N.C. had 13 unassisted tackes. 6 assists. 1 pass break up and 2 quarterback sacks Edward Johnson, an offens ive back from Allendale, S.C carried the ball 9 times for 92 yards and 1 touchdown. Cal. Gill, a sophomore, quarterback-punter for the Bulls, still leads the confer ence in individual punting to tal He has punted 46 times for 1,819 yards and averages 39.5 yards. Virginia Union played a rai ny, muddy game against Rhode Island University, who is rated no. 10. Division 1AA Strictly a defensive game, the Panthers gave up only 1 field goal for the loss. Rhode Island had 2 other attempts for field goals, 31 and 26 >ard attempts, but were stopped by the Panthers The defense also slopped Rhode Island tw ice at the coal line to keep them from scor ing With 7 minutes and 10 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Rhode Island capitalized on a fumble recovery at the 22 yard line which set up the winning field goal The Panthers, who are top rushers, could not get any cuts or leverage due to the muddy conditions They could not get any good field positions, but made extra ordinary attempts at holding down Rhode Island. A practically penalty free game. wi*'i the exception of the\ <•5 that Virginia Union receiv ed. the spectators saw an excellent defensive unit at work Quarterback, Garfield Mizelle was still out with an injury received in the game against Winston-Salem and the Panthers back up quarter back. Curtis Brandon, was also injured in the game against Elizabeth City. Young freshman, quarter back, Ricky Johnson from Richmond. Va did an excel!* ent job under the conditions. blackwail plus Mar;g and old tire dlFT Blackwail OUR . KE§v' «'» PRICE Jgffi 155SRn $35.00 S ' 61 H|MI 155SRI5 $35.00 $1.77 ' 165SRI3 $38.00 $1.75 " BsT^ l65SRia_ $38.00 SI.82 _165SR15_ $38.00 _$1.98 ¥3?/ iassBM $46.00 - 5232-«&» Olhtr Sizos Low Priced Too! ^B». I *39! 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