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BY
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I YOU REALLY READY FOR THIS?..
krried men are the guys who have been
lized for holding.
e's recommendation for Red
E:h for the "Cry Baby of thè Year"
Instead of congratulating Ralph
η for his decision to continue his
zé education, Red took a rather chil
approach while leveling some cheap
■ at the University of Virginia sopho
Iviously, Auerbach has some sort of ax
[id against blacks who choose to get an
ition that will last a lifetime, instead ot
for the huge bundles of money the
is offering.
ere may be another Muhammad Ali
ι us. The lad is named George Rhymes,
î-vear-old runningbàck in Miami, Fia.
! has chosen Oklahoma for his college
t»all career. George advertises himself
['Buster, the man with the luster!"
lines may have gathered too much
6r in that he's driving an $18,000 cadillac
nd Miami and may have gotten himself
alible with the NCAA investigators. The
1205-pound speedster says the caddy is a
in from à friend" of his father.
on't buy that ofd saying about "Nothing
ceeds like success." San Diego baseball
per Ozzie Smith, who should bè succeed
ôn an $80,000 annual salary, is in the job
fket looking for a second job. One of the
ke's better shortstops, Smith says he
s it difficult to "get by oil his baseball
:heclc." His first offer for a part-time
~~kys only $4.50 per hour."
ι reporter is among those who believe
76ers will take the Lakers in six games.
I prediction is based on the belief that
lis (Dr. J) Irving will contribute more
ι Abdul Jabbar.
ajor league baseball players are getting
-fer each day. When asked "How did
i) Montefusco look to you today?"
finnati Reds slugger Géorgè Foster
ed, softly, "I'd say he looked as if he
6-1 or 6-2 in height!"
ok for Johnson C. Smith University to
î forward with a big announcement
*y. Seems as if the school's athletic
irtment is in the final stagës of closing a
I to have the Winstoii-Salem" State
ketball game moved to the Charlotte
»um.
»ch Bob Moore and SID Phil Busher
Ireadying thë announcement for future
Hse.
is may come as a great big surprise,
Charlotte Coliseum officials are ready
kake a formal pitch for the famed CIAA
ketball Tournament. It appears that
decision makers have finally gotten
message that the CIAA Basketball
îment is the biggest and best thing to
en'to black people since the émancipa
tournament's socially-oriented sup
ers reportedly pour between $3 and $5
lion in the city coffers wherever it's
{éd.
well-known ticket agency in the area
arts that sales of tickets to sports and
fertainment events are down 23" percent
η a year ago. Doesn't it bother you that
I depression is finally being felt by some
pie when most of us have been feeling it
along?
high price of fame? More than 1,500
lely ladies have applied for a tryout With
) Dallas Cowgirls, including the wife of a
nister and a middle aged mother of six
lldren.
9k for ABC to produce a special on the
of the greatèst Of the greats Satchel
*ï. The San Diego Clippers will probably
ced in the annals of basketball as being
Ictlm to the greatest flim flam in the
ory of professional sports. They're stuck
a'|7 million Contract with Bill Walton,
played iii only 14 games this past
son bècàuse of an injured left foot...and
Unlikely that Walton will plày more
larlv next season
Virginia Union has extended Dave Rob
T contract. The only white coach in the
iA, Bobbins has won the coveted CIAA
Bketbâll Tournament the past two sea
...Wondef if Robert Moore Over at
C; Smith has an extension to his
t. He'é deserving of such an acl.
Johnny Joneè, the head basketball coach
South Carolina State is a former aide at
Ida State.
I Did you know that the Big Ten has placed
ir teams in the semi-finals of both the
LA and the NIT iii the last two years?
, one wonders why Morgan State is
>irig so quiet about its Tine relay team
the 1,600 meter relay in thè Perin
lys recently.
Barry Jones is shown with his prized
15-pound-Gar fish, which measures 29
inches long, (photo by James Peeler)
Jones Lands Huge Gar
Fish With Unusual Method
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Barry Jones probably
thought it was going to be
just another fishing excur
sion. Until suddenly, a nice
sized Gar fish was hit by a
boat. With his tail broken
the fish became helpless,
and before Jones knew it he
had his Mitchell 300 A hook
lodged in the fish's back.
"I hooked him in the
back," 29-year-old Jones
stated, "and the hook broke
off. About the 3rd or 4th try
I hooked him in the back of
the head and brought him
in."
It's not everyday one
catches a fish, especially
from the side of the bank,
with such an explosive jaw
design. Therefore, the han
dicap of the Gar fish played
an important role in his
capture.
"He needs his tail to
manuever," Jones com
mented, "he didn't have
much resistance. They
generally don't bite bait
from a line."
The fish was a wondrous
15 pounds and 24 inches
long. Once a resident of
McDowell Park, the Gar
fish will probably be
mounted in Jones' den. The
largest fish Jones caught
was a 21 pound Bass - he
didn't mount him, he ate
him.
Since the age of 13 Jones
has cast his reel. "I fish
just about every chance I
get," he noted. "The sport
is relaxing and it's also
invigorating as far as your
catch is concerned. It
teaches you a lot of pa
tience and you learn to deal
with time."
He said one of the best
places he has ever fished
was in a Derita private
lake. His favorite fish arp
unm and Crappy He also
enjoys playing "chess and
basketball.
A Charlotte native, Jones
graduated from West Char
lotte Senior High and at
tended United Electronic
Institute in Louisville,
Kentucky. He works at
WBTV as an audio en
gineer.
He is the son of Mrs.
Johnnie Jones and the late
Charles Jones, Sr. and at
tends Simpson Gillespie
Memorial Methodist
Callahan Named Player Of Week
r-r^mrsmmt, - Benny
Callahan, Catawba's 6-foot
7 senior righthander,
closed out his collegiate
pitching career in grand
style by pitching a no-hitter
and striking out nine as the
Indians defeated St. Au
gustine's 5-1 and has been
chosen NAIA District 26
"Baseball Player of the
Week."
Callahan, from Dobson,
pulled an iran-man stunt in
achieving this feat in the
second game of two seven
inning contests after going
all the way on the mound in
the opener in losing 2-1. He
also fanned nine in that
first game.
In his no-hitter effort Cal
lahan walked two. The run
off him was unearned. In
the opener only one of the
two runs off Callahan was
earned, and he walked only
one batter. Fie wound up his
season with a 6-4 pitching
record and 74 strikeouts in
77 and two-thirds innings to
rank as the district strike
out king
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BATCH A1 Stare Fall To Durham Guard Netters
ι ne naicn Traveling AU
Stars fell to the bottom of
the Southeastern Racquet
Association Saturday with
a 19-12 loss to the Durham
Guard Squad
The Batch juniors suf
fered their first loss in two
years as they fell to the
Ivan Harrell-led team. 7-2
Winners for Batch in
cluded Frento Burton.
Rudy Abrams and Xavier
Artis in men's singles;
Cina Mack. Dot Clark and
Colleta Bryce in women's
singles.
In douoies, winners were
the learn of Rudy Abrams
and Robert Hicks and the
team of James Cuthbertson
and Marconi tsurchanan
The A1J Stars' next match
is May 17 at Winston
Salem
New Taxi Cab Rate
A new taxicab rate in
crease. effective March 15.
1980. was approved by the
Charlotte City Council
March 10. The Council ap
proved a rate increase
from 85 cents the first
one-sixth mile and 10 cents
each additional one-sixth
mile, to one dollar the first
one-eighth mile and H>
cents each additional one
eighth mile. For full mile
charges, that means an
increase from S 1.35 for the
first mile and 60 cents lor
each additional mile, to
$1 70 for the first mile and
80 cents each additional
mile
When you join the Coast Guard
youdorfthaveto
kiss everything goodbye.
Do I have to give up niv f ar >
My social life?
During your first nine weeks
in basic training the answer to
those questions will be yes
But when it's over, things
will change. And vou'll begin to
seetheCoast Guard as it r^til. ν s
You'll go on to advanct-d tiaininq
either at a school or on tlu- job
And when your job is dot >
and you're off dutv, vour ti:*v is
your own. Then you caiv* j«-t ii<t<
your personal interests. Wt < h
you just might enjoy mote than
you do now. Because everv job
in the Coast Guard conies with a
paycheck (over $500 a mo-ith
right after basic training) Most
of that is vours to keep because
of the benefits we provide.
And that s just the beginim
Because as you earn ad vane <·
ment, that paycheck gets bigqf"
It all adds up to a pretty
unique lifestyle. And that's on·
of the reasons the Pettv Office!
in the picture is smiling
FOR INFORMATION' TOITE OR CAI-L :
Supervisor
USCG Recruiting Detachment
Suite 210, Executive lildg.
623 E. Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 332-9948
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IWAY,
I By Joe Black I
How many times have you
grumbled when you read or heard
how more than forty percent of our
Black youths are unemployed?
What thoughts came to your mind?
Racism? Unqualified? Well, some
thoughts come to my mind,
but they are not racism
nor unqualified.
All negatives in the Black
community are not the result of
racism, and I am proud of the
thousands of youthful Blacks who
have acquired college educations.
Unqualified is an excuse the
private sector will have to
eliminate. But, my young friends,
I want you to remember that
acquiring an education should
•have done more than prepare you
for a job, it should have also taught
you now to tmnK.
So, you haven't been able to find
a position in the field in which you
studied, but is that reason enough
to sacrifice your pride and dignity.
That's right! When you are not
working, you are not only an
unemployed statistic, but you are
also without pride and dignity. You
can't force business and industry to
create new jobs, but you can retain
independence and pride by
working. Where? The same jobs
that helped your parents and
grandparents survive years ago...
that's right, waiters, bellhops, and
waitresses. As the old adage goes:
"A bird in the hand beats two in
the bush," and always remember
that you can still look for your
ideal position while working on the
less desirable job.
Jee1*?hck
Vice President
The Greyhound Corporation