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ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?.
It’s human nature to pit the blame for
everything on someone Use, but a man
• begins to make progress [when he blames
.•pis shortcomings on the proper parson. *
Maxine Lewis of Delaware State informs
that Jonathan White’s teimmates call him
“Sluggo.” That's because the 6-foot-7
freshman is the strongest man on the
Hornets varsity. * 1
David Lacy of Shaw University report
edly said, “The coaches have made' me a
selection on tie AlI-CLAA team,
that’s only preseasoh. I’m doing fine in
^school and I’m averaging 20 points and four
: assists.” Now that’s bepg modest! 1
The gala birthday psrty and tribute that
‘ was being pianned for former world heavy
weight champ Muhatimad Ali has been
abruptly cancelled. /..Look for the split
." between- long-time frjjfencb Jim Brown -and
Richard Fryor to explode on the national
C. scene any day nowf Although it’s being
settled through legil contractual means.
■ some very dirty linin likely will come out
l the wash. F
Give The Pepsi Generation credit for
being smart. The/soft drink company has
- gotten ipvolved in the upcoming Michael
Jackson tour. Michael’s tour is going to
. create the most txcitment we’ve had since
?.| that guy rode through the countryside
it yelling “The British Are Coming!”
You can bet ypur meal money that coach
' Tom Landry - will remain as Dallas head
I; fbotball coach. He has two more years to go
on a contract toat pays him $600,000 each
year. Few peqjle can walk away from that
•y much loot! /
S The signs if‘the time encourage you to
^ select a winder- in Super Bowl XVIII. The
•. Washington Redskins, of course!
v! Reggie Jkckson did not contribute very
much to thp California Angels’ season last
,. summer but he did very well at the pay
$ table. TbeAngeis paid Jackson $72,000 as an
£ attendance nonus-m addition to his $900,000
*“ annual salary. He’s paid 50 cents for every
* * ticket sold above 2,400,000. The Angels drew
£2,555,016.
* One wonders how long the USFL can keep
' its head abbve financial waters. The year
1 old professional football league continues to
sspn big name players for astronomical
sums at a (time when neither the attend
ance figuijes nor the television rights
>varrapR it j The USFL wijlreceive a paltry
$800,060 team from television in i984
compared j the $13j6 miUioti each NFL
team will paid for TV rights.
NOW V HEARD EVERYTHING! - “If
: God w< football to be played ip the
„ spring would not have invented base
. ball,” quips Cleveland coach Sam Ruti
2 gliano recently.
Z, Bet you didn’t know that not one of the
7 leading major college scorers since 1971 is
r cuTtCntly listed on an NBA roster.
« Joe Billion, who is baviog a great season
at North Carolina A&T/is now ranked third
™ among the college pqospects in the 1904
" NBA draft. Houston rookie Ralph Samp
,1 son is earning his paycheck, .with a third
~ place NBA ranking ih blocked shots and a
Z l in rebounds,
i ig to consider. ....With Joe Mor
r gah in the lineup, haseball teams have won
» more than 87 games and have not finished
Z lower than third over the last' 11 full
v seasons,’ R , -
sbOd anv tears over Billy Martin,
« been fljtod as manager of the New
ankees, “Billyboy” will be paid
the next four years. The
include payments from the
the Minnesota Twins.
Showboats in the United
league has drafted Lenoir
All-American Butch
»__, 250-pound nose guard was
UkM in U*14tt round
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Here Saturday Night
Golden Bulls Encounter
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Livingstone Blue Bears
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debut ooce again as a bas
ketball coach at Brayboy
Gym on the Johnson C.
Smith campus
This Ham. though, Fltcb
win be sporting the Black
and Columbia Blue colors
of Livingstone whan the
Jump ball tips off Satur
1 day’s 7:30 p.m. Smitb
Lhringstooe clash.
Jerry is no stranger to
Golden Bull basketball,
having compiled a 4M1
record as the Smith men
tor for four years prior to
Bob Moore’s arrival in
1078. The odds favor the
Golden Bulls based on the
last 10 meetings between
the local rivals. Smith has
woo nine in a row, eight
straight off Dr. Joe Robin
son before he left the
coaching reins in Salis
bury.
The Fighting Bears have
indicated that they intend
to become a factor in the
CIAA with a championship
in the December Currance
Classic in West Virginia.
Freshman forward
Michael Damon (6’4”, 187
pounds) has been a blue
chip find for the Bears in
averaging 19.8 points, 11.9
rebounds and 52.6 percent
shooting from the floor so
far.
Damon has also convert
ed 82.6 percent of his free
throw attempts.
“Although Livingstone is
young, I expect than to
come into Brayboy pretty
well prepared to play,”
commented Smith coach
Bob Moore. “Winning the
spraig Semester
Registration for spring
semester classes in tradi
tional and adult degree
programs at Sacred Heart
College are now underway.
On January 12 from 9
a.m. until 12:20 pfm.,
registration will be held for
adult option courses, from
4-5 p.m. for no cost college
for the unemployed and
from 6-7:90 for adult de
gree programs.
On January 16 from 10
a.m. until noon, currently
enrolled Juniors and sopho
mores are expected to re
gister, and from 1-3 p.m.
traditional freshmen and
seniors will register.
For more information,
call 704-625-5146.
Jerry Fitch
.Former Bull coach
currance Classic gave
them confidence and cer
tainly Jerry will have them
mentally prepared to deal
with the pressure of play
ing Brayboy.”
Basketball fans will want
to arrive in time to catch
Bob Moore
.Bolls head coach
the women’s game that
starts at 5:30 p.m. Living
»tone features a scoring
machine in forward Debra
Jenkins (21.6 points per
game). The Lady Beers
and Smith are deadlocked
for second place and each
UNCC 49ers Unbeatable
When Johnson Sparkles
By James Cnthbertaoo '
Post Sports Writer
If the 48ers of UNCC are
to evolve into a team
capable of capturing the
Sun Belt Conference cham
pionship, Agent “O”
Melvin Johnson is going to
have to get his undercover
operation into high gear.
So far in the young
season, the team seems to
play as Johnson does.
When he is having an out
standing game and is not in
foul trouble, the team plays
well.
When he is having a bad
game or is in foul trouble,
the team staggers.
Johnson was the Sun Belt
Conference’s Freshman of
the Year and Sophomore of
the Year.
Last year, he was a
second team All-Sun Belt
team member.
In this young season, he
is averaging 18 points per
game and eight rebounds.
Pound for pound, he is
one of the premier players
in the Sun Belt Conference
and could easily make the
pro leagues.
He will get a chance to
Melvin Johnson
.Getting in high gear
show what he has this
weekend as the Miners
play Western Kentucky’s
Hill toppers in the Coliseum
at 7:35 on Saturday.
On Thursday, the
Monarchs of Old Dominion
come to town to do battle
with the Miners whose up
set last year cost the Vir
ginians an outright confer
ence championship. They
shared with Virginia Com
monwealth with 12-2
records.
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would Oka to get a step
upon the other.
The home stand will con
tinue Monday, January 1®,
and Thursday, January 19,
when St. Paul’s and N.C.
Central pay a visit
i St- p®ul’s Tigers feature
plenty of experience with
four seniors in the starting
line-up, led by guard
Charles Bell’s S3 points per
game. Coach Moses Goi
latt’s Tigers play an ex
citing brand of fast break
basketball that features a
bevy of accurate long
range bombers.
N.C. Central has enough
talent up front to challenge
in the Southern Division.
Four starters are back, led
by forward Charles Mur
phy (17 points per game,
11.7 rebounds per game)
and guard Willie Jenette
(15 points per game). The
Bulls will need to shackle
Jenette, perhaps the quick
est fast-break guard in the
CIAA.
A good tip, again, will be
to come early for the
Central-Smith women's ]
game. Smith edged the
Lady Eagles in a pair of
nailbiters last year by a
total of only three points.
More excitement will be on
tap again.
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