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UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES OF 1965. if t^’iSworth2i*id“t,:g0vernor^*** ^ mayw.... Spring* golf course....Hot S®8’* °®5e «** popcorn at baseball games ... SSlSS? thrills, excitement and ' C*P*r**ri* at the CIAA Basketball Tournament ‘b* company of Adam Turner, Thomas ChilM, Jim Roddey, Charles Ramseur, J. B. Roje, Alfred Glover, and Charles Williams....The oppor , ty to meet people like Lawrence Toliver, Clayton « ?^bard Vinroot, Catherine and Ron Hamper, J Suttles, Lt. Governor Bob Jordan, and Nasif Majeed. *«hLrili?B%!L*LCly,.?l.Springs’ Pawtuckett, and the • AShevilie Hilton where the terrain is most challenging and < people are the friendliest....Watching Patrice and Jonya, my granddaughters, emerge as beautiful young laches...Lunddng with Jimmy Grier, the world’s greatest tailor who has a special penchant for making delicioudlv tempting snacks. . D 9‘ Martin» Alfred Glover, Otis Roberson John Hams Robert Morris, Thomas Springs, James ?eeie^> Cecil Wallace....Weekends in Williamsburg • ]SiLaodif^°Pp0rtunity 10 play 8°lf on the beautiful King - iffe^ofe<^seand ^ CVen m0re pictures<lue Golden 3- The immense enjoyment of responding to the foot • stot^jihg sounds of Jazz greats at the Hampton Jazz FMtivah...Dining with Lawrence Toliver at the fabulous l “wer Club...Dining with Charles Williams any place Eating at McDonald’s Cafeteria...Breakfast at Gert’s 3. aftern<«“ m the company of Peggy Rose and YU,"'Uuncan. . .Their Kannapolis homes are always be t oecked with delicious foods, warm, friendly hospitality and interesting small talk. *’ Playingpool with J. B. and Ram, the world’s greatest wotdd best the great Minnesota Fats at P??. if He d clMllenge them in Ram’s spacious playroom on his tridty pool table. They’re also adept at playing cards... Sharing moments with Billye, the world’s greatest. Rushing home in the afternoon to get my daily dose of Sanford and Son’ ....Evenings spent on the back patio ^nh T°r^ C¥les’ Adam Turner, Alfred Glover, and Billye..JTangeray, tonic water and lime...an unbeatable combination. j“e BUl^RoUins, Nancy Cooper, Bob Walton, Wiilie Stratford Sr., Hazel “Runt’r Ellis, Jack “Chicken” Eg^und Baked ham sandwiches with sliced turkey breast aayonpaise and rye bread..;Wboopi Goldberg..^Sabrina ’ a^ inddaughter to be treasured....Christmas presents •“giving dinners....The Mecklenburg County Senu-fro baseball team...Eddie McGirt and Jack Martin, two of the best coaches ever whose main focus was on building men. .. .V' £Home on a idet night and television...Mayor Harvey : lhey do°1 come a»y better.. .Horace Small, a bright* young man who deserves a better fate...Jazz music mi FM 90.7.,..Jazz singers Billie Holiday, Randy - Wiliams, and my main man blues singer, ;. B. p. King. • Dr. Robert Albright, the best thing that ever happened to <dohnson C. Smith....Nasif Majeed, a great fellow who sprouts great ideas.. .Bob Walton, D. G. Martin, Harvey Gantt, master politicians who exemplify great love for mankind. Arthur Griffin, a young man’s who’s going places... ?ey.,\G£orge Battle, an intereating conversationalist... Golf balls in flight to the intended target. . .The bass fish that doesn’t get away....A fly patten) that works smoothly when an accurate throwing quarterback hits a speeding target down field for a touchdown. a The world’s best people like granny Elsie Brewer, my / mom, Rosa Belle Davis, dnd the one and only Creola Robinson... EVENTS OF INTEREST.... CBS college basketball telecasts art up 18 percent over a year ago. USA, which reaches 32 million homes via cable has entered the bidding for the NBA Cable Rights. WTBS is also making overtures to the National Basketball Associa . tion. The Atlanta Super Station is beamed into 36 million homes. Blacks achieved their greatest heights In the PGA* circuit in 1985. Calvin Peete and Jim Thorpe earned $384,488 and $379,081, respectively. And Lee Elder and ; Charley Sifford performed well on the Senior Tour Elder won more than $200,000 and Sifford went over the $100,000 mark for the third straight year. '•<■■■ Get This! Atlanta Braves’ righthander Paacual Perez gave up the most bite per innings, in addition to allowing the rtost base runners per game. Braves’ management ought to renegotiate Ms long-term contract. Earl Harvey, N.C. Central’s passing wizard, set 28 ■< school records, nine CIAA records and seven NCAA Division II passing marks. He’s only a freshman look for JohnTaylor at Delaware State to emerge as the No. 1 draft pick at the wide receiver position. Rumors from down in Orangeburg are that South Carolina State’s athletic program may be under an NCAA investigation. The San Francisco 49ere have given the starting wide receiver Job to rankle Jerry Rice. After dropMng 11 passes 'unredeemed*1”68 ^ former Mississippi Valley State formance last week with 10 receptions for 241yards. are considering boosting their tMcAddo, who was to' For Bourke anr By James Catabertson Post Sports Writer Michael Bourke played sparingly as a freshman seeing action in 25 of 28 games splitting time at the point and shooting guard positions. He averaged 2.4 points and .8 rebounds per game in his first - collegiate season under coach Hal Wissel. Times have changed and so has his attitude. “Coach Jeff Mullins has been a great coach for us,” he said. “Hehas really tried to help turn our pro gram around. We really have a new spirit that should help us down the road.” His best game was when he played 35 minutes last year against South Alabama and had 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists on January 31, 1985. In high school, he was a star at Mt. St. Michael Academy in Bronx, New Michael Bourke .....Has new attitude York. He was a two time all league performer and two time team MVP. Mike was highly recruited by UNCC, William and Mary, Prince ton, and Pennsylvania. He is one of 13 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bourke. The 20-year-old is from an athletic family. His brother, Guy, played at McPherson College and brother Steve, is St. Michael’s College (Vermont) fourth all-time leading scorer in the school’s history. Other highs for Bourke include two steals against Virginia Com monwealth University on February 7, 1985; five of 13 field goal at tempted and made against South Alabama on January 31, 1985, and five of six free throws made and attempted against Woffard on November 26, 1964. At UNCC, he is a sophomore ac counting major. He is a 6-3, 180 pound big guard who has one varsity letter to his credit. UNCC’s next game is against San Diego State Friday, December 27, in the Holiday Bowl Gassic in San Diego, California, at 11:30 CPST . speaking Out Drar -alic Change Necessary For OAA? an uuwiuci wnu nas waicnea the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for year, I believe that the time has come for a dramatic change if the Southern Division schools are to maintain respect ability and exist in these troubling financial times. The CIAA is entirely too big to serve all its constituents well. A 14-team conference is unheard of in this day and time. The Northern Division spends more money on its programs and has better facilities. Thus, the Southern Division schools are always trying to catch up. The extensive road trips required for the games against Northern Division opponents keep Southern Division youngsters on the road entirely too long. For instance, Johnson C. Smith played at Elizabeth City on a Thurs day, Hampton on a Saturday and went back to the Tidewater area to play Norfolk State on a Monday. Show a kid the 9,000-seat Norfolk Gymnasium and you wonder why the Spartans are even in the CIAA. Their gym is prettier than several Division I schools. you are at a disadvantage when you are coaching at St. Paul’s, Johnson C. Smith, or Livingstone. The changes that I recommend would decrease traveling expenses and time away from school. It would give schools more games to play against local rivals who would bring more fans to the gym. The Northern schools don’t have a great following in the South, unless they are having a good year and people go to see their standouts. It would also break up the CIAA as we know it. This might be good for all involved. The Northern Division would be best served by one conference that would include Norfolk State, Hampton, Virginia State, Virginia Union, Bowie State, Elizabeth City, and St. Paul’s. If Maryland Eastern Shore were smart they would opt to move back to Division II and play in this league. Their program is very compatible with it. Let’s call this the TIDEWATER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE. The schools are in close pro ximity to each other. The longest trip would be from Norfolk to Bowie. Most of the other trips could be made in two to three hours. This would give the students more time to Closer Look Continued From Page 8A discovery Patrick Floyd is the brother o£ former All-County stand out Decky Floyd, who led the team to the semifinals of the state play offs Six-four Junior Patrick Floyd is the team's best shooter and is better than his brother Decky. He averaged 18 points on the Junior varsity. The top returnees are 8’4” for ward Ronald Hargett, 5’8” point guard Leon Leak, 6’0” guard Patrick Brew too, 6'2” Junior Bobbye Simond, and 57” point guard Darracus Newman, According to coach Dave John son. The team has more intensity than last year. The JV’s were .500. Rate the Trojans 80. You can call him Dave, but you doesn’t have to call him Johnson. 5. “Going Back To Houston” - Anthony Houston is the man at Harding. The Rams were 13-10. He is 8’3”, 170 pounds and averaged 11 points per game last year. The Rams were 13-10 last year Todd Lynch is 8’4” and 188 pounds. Kan Stevenson, 57”, iso pountfc, sad O’Neal Faulcon, 5’U’’ and 180 pounds are top Ranu. Chad Armstrong, $’l”, iso pound senior, and Troy Johnson, 8'7", 175-pound sophomore, are tough also. Harding Is waiting on some of Us football team to com* out. These include standout Anthony Houston the football team’s quarter back. He la a *’10”, 170-pound guard Jon Strang is the head coach. Rate the Rams 75. Don’t think twice. • “Everybody’s Out Of Town" - Crest'* Ed Peeler was 13-11 last yaar The Chargers are led by «*0” >**or guard with 17 points per »»me, «'2” Junior center ft* Eohbs^and eT’ Junior Anthony study and more local fans could travel to away games. You would have a,strong football conference and a strong basketball conference With the next setup in the South, you would have teams who would be very competitive with each other and not have to face a Northern slaughter because of the disparity of programs. Let’s call this the CAROLINA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (CIAA). This league would include Johnson C. Smith University, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina Central University, Shaw Uni versity, St. Augustine’s University, Fayetteville State University, and Livingstone College. Add Barber Scotia to the league and you have an eight-team unit which is perfect for basketball and a five-team football unit. The football schedule the teams could pick up teams like Gardner Webb, Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Wingate, Elon, Fisk, Knoxville, Morris-Brown, Morehouse, and Clark to fill the schedules. This would ipake the football unit competitive and give the students more time to stay in the classroom. The furthest distance of travel would be three hours in most situations. Think about it, Southern Divi sion fans. JCSU, Winston-Salem State, NCCU, Shaw, St. Augustine’s, Fayetteville State, Livingstone, and Barber-Scotia. That's a very compact league with schools of ^iiqilar missions and similar resources. They are all ’ f basically the same size. Traditions are hard to break, but time changes everything What was good in 1940 may not be good in 1986 As we head into the 21st century, we need to see if the CIAA is fitting the needs of the Southern Division teams. In football, there is no comparison in the continuity of the programs. Sure, we will get lucky and Winston-Salem might beat Hamp ton, but in the long range of the competition, we have been getting battered. The Southern Division is the abused child of the CIAA. The time has come to break and go to a r more viable alternative. By Evanuel Jones I I-WU_E ! I THEY PLAY WHERE THEY PLAY PREPSCHEDULE THUR8., FRJ. a SAT. 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