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“By Bill Johnson; II 5 •’ ' 'va If in doubt, do a favor for the person who refused to do one for you. U*.The Par Busters are finalizing plans for i eighth annual 4-Ball Golf Tournament, j which will be held at Pawtuckett Saturday *• ?nd Sunday, April 8 & 9. According to John , Love, tourriey director, the affair will have ’>36 holes of medal play and trophies will be awarded to each first, second and third place team in each flight. Love says there be five flights and that each team will 'be flighted after play on Saturday. .! jJ’he fees are $30 per person, including • green fees, “closest-to-the hole” and the 'J“social hour.” John feels that this will be jthe biggest field ever to enter the popular . * Hampton Institute will have a new head football coach next fall. He’s Fred Free jman, defensive coordinator at the Insti tute since 1981. Freeman was promoted to 'the top post when Ed Wyche resigned to ; become head coach at Alabama A&M. <z if the minor details can be worked out, A&T and Grambling will clash on the ■ football field at Grambling €tate University ! in Louisiana next fall. uomt believe the reports out of Phila : delphia that the CIAA Basketball Tourna ; ment will be held at the Greensboro Coli . seum next February. The “greatest show on ! earth” will be staged in the Norfolk Scope. ; That’s official! There is also a report that i says the CIAA tournament’s biggest draw back has been publicity. “The CIAA has ; never received a great deal of media coverage,” the rumor continues, j That’s a lot of BULL! The truth is the 1 CIAA is one of the most widely acclaimed I conferences in this part of the country. ■ Wonder when Johnson C. Smith is going to * name its new head football coach? East ; Mecklenburg coach Rudy Abrams, who has an excellent track record in the South | western 4-A Conference, is available. He would be a top gate attraction. NCAA major college basketball is big business. CBS is offering $32 million to televise 19 post season games next year. —That’s t? million more than NBC paid NCAA for 11 post season contests tnree~ i years ago. j Look for former Los Angeles Dodger ace Dusty Baker to^hange his mind and join the ttd Francisco Giants shortly before the season starts-If you recall, the Giants successfully obtained the big rightfielder’s contract from the Dodgers, but Baker exercised an option and refused to report to San Francisco. With the exception of Virginia, the NCAA basketball playoffs reached the champion ship fmals of its annual tournament on target, with Kentucky, Georgetown and Houston reaching the final four, along with the Cavaliers. My gut feelings are that Georgetown will become the eventual • titlewinner. If the Hoyas pull it out, their coach, John Thompson, will receive the coveted honor of being the first black man to win a major title in college basketball. Leigh Steinberg, who negotiated more ■ than $70 million for his clients, will earn ; more than $33 million this year. ; I LOVE THIS ONE! When world-class hurdler Edwin Moses was asked if he’d given thoughts to entering professional football as opposed to continuing to pursue a career in medicine, the track star retorted, “Naw! I’d rather be a doctor than the patient!” McNeese State Star Buford Jordan says ! he signed with the USFL instead of the NFL, ; “‘because the USFL does not play on holidays.” How about a rousing cheer for Harvey Heartley and his doughty basketball squad from St. Augustine’s, who advanced to the finals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Falcons represented the CIAA with great jgAass and dignity. And Heartley proved once again that he belongs in the fraternity of great college coaches, alongside of Big house Gaines of Winston-Salem State. Robert Morris says his semi-pro base ball team is on schedule in their pre paration for the season opener on April 14. Robert’s team is undefeated in the exhi bition season. Delaware State’s track standouts Lorraine Dortch and Michelle Collins con tinue to rack up honors. They garnered All-American recognition at the NCAA indoor track and field championships re cently. “Sports Illustrated’s” April 2 edition will feature Freddie Robinson, Hampton’s sprint king. Johnson recently sprinted 60 yards in 6.06. • Find Out Whdt's Happening In Tha Black Community. mst wmtxmn Pictured left to right are a few of the 50 people who attended a 7 a.m. breakfast meeting Wednesday morning to encou rage support for D. G. Martin. They are: Thomas Springs. Gerald Johnson. Charles Ramseur, candidate D.G. Mar tin, and Shirley Farrar. Martin is run ning for the Congressional 9th District. The meeting was sponsored by several of Charlotte’s black community and civic leaders. According to Martin’s can paign manager. Henry Doss, the meeting was comprised of some “enthusiastic people. It was great." Doss commented. Another person attending the meeting mentioned, "D.G. has always worked in the black community-many times in a quiet manner.” Martin, who also distri buted a new brochure containing posi tive comments made about the candi date by blacks, has served in govern ment for nearly 15 years. He is a lawyer who has many small business clients. MEAC Baseball Chanmionshin Set Greensboro- The Mid Eastern Athletic Con ference will conduct its 1984 Baseball Champion ship Wednesday through Saturday, April H-14, in Greensboro, N.C., at Me morial Stadium. The baseball champion ship returns as an MEAC govemed sport after a six year hiatus. Howard Uni versity is the reigning champion, having won the title in 1977. Howard also gained the first-ever crown in 1972, and followed up with victories in 1975 and 1976. South Carolina State; • which no longer fields a baseball team, secured the MEAC title in 1973, while r Nortn Carolina A&T won students. *U„ _t . . . _ v.ij«nipiuiioiiip in Participating teams this year include member insti tutions Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, Howard,’ .Maryland Eastern Shore, and NC A&T State. Wednesday, April 11, is reserved for team praq tice, a coaches’ meeting, and a 7 p.m. press ban quet. Tournament play be gins on Thursday, April 12 and the championship is scheduled for Saturday, April 14. Admission for the MEAC Baseball Cham pionship is $3 per day for adults, and $1 per day for All-Sports Banquet Legendary LJdie Robinson To Address A&T Athletes Greensboro - Eddie Ro binson, the nation's win ningest active football coach, says he has no secret formula for re cruiting- potential All Americans. Instead, he has stressed the importance of high school seniors getting a degree. That approach may seem antiquated with high school stars reading about the six-figure salaries of professional athletes and the amount increasing an nually. But Robinson’s approach has made him a legend in his own time. Greensboro will be hon ored by his presence when Robinson takes the podium as the speaker at the North Carolina A&T All-Sports Banquet on April 7, at the Marriott Regional Airport at 7 p.m. The All-Sports Banquet is an annual event honoring the accomplish ment of athletes at A&T for the school year. It will be Robinson’s first appearance in Greens boro in recent memory. Robinson is heralded as orator, coach and recruit er. “I recruit kids by sell ing a degree and not a career in football,” Robin son said. "This is easy for me because I coached football before blacks were allowed in the National Football League or the NBA or major league baseball. And I don’t try to sell a youngster on a black school because I was around in the 60’s when they were fight ing for equality and being beaten and dogs were set loose on them. I just ask the player to think about being happy at a school, getting along with the head coach and how many football players the school grad uates." Robinson's record speaks for itself. Since he began coaching Grambling in 1941, his teams have won 313 games, while losing 102 and tying 13. Translated in a dif ferent perspective, Robin son has won more games than anyone else in college history except Bear Bry ant, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Pop Warner. Robinson next season may not catch Bryant, the all-time leader with 323 wins, but he is one away from Stagg, who’s in second place, and already is tied with Warner for third. “In America, I have to play people they let me play,” Robinson said. "I believe I can coach with anybody. 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