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PageSB - THBCHARLOTTOFOST - Thursday. 18. 1969 An Important Step The naming of Bill White as the new National League president is a historic moment in baseball history right on line with the day Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the Dodgers. As someone who has been very much involved with trying to create new opportunities for mi norities in ba.seball management, I am very excited about Bill’s achievement. I’ve known and admired Bill for many years. There’s only about a week’s difference in our ages. He broke in with the old New York Giants in 1956, two years after my rookie year with the Braves. Most of his career was spent with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phil lies as a first baseman. During his playing days, he was a good competitor who was always doing .something at bat or in the field that would win games for his team. While he wasn’t thought of as a slugger, he always seemed to end the season with 20 or more home runs. Most years his average was around the .300 mark, and his reputation for clutch hitting was earned by a se ries of seasons during which he batted in more than 100 runs. If you had to pick one word to describe Bill White the baseball player, it would be “solid.” He was the type of player a manager loves to have as the keystone of his team. Since his playing days ended. Bill has remained involved with base ball as a broadcaster of the New York Yankees’ games. As president of the National League, Bill will have major responsibil ities, including everything from disciplining players, managers and owners who step out of line to the supervision of umpires. It is my hope that Bill’s appointment will be the beginning of new opportunities for minorities in the front office as well as the coaching and managing ranks. I emphasize the word “beginning,” for the attitude should not be “we’ve done it now and that’s as lar as we need to go.” The owners of individual baseball teams should see this as a signal that qualified minorities deserve a chance to prove their value in management. Beyond that, other sports should see this as an example that should be followed. Professional football, for example, is one sport where the op portunities for minorities after their playing days are over have been very limited. Iil Hank Aaron is the top home run hitter of all time with 755 homers. A member of baseball's Hall of Fame, Hank is vice president of the Atlanta Braves. ‘ 1989, PM Editorial Services Charlotte Hornets Ready For Lottery All across America, lottery fe ver is getting contagious. State lotteries with huge prizes hold the promise of riches for a fortu nate few individuals. But the stakes will be Just as high this Sunday when the Na tional Basketball Association holds its fifth annual Draft Lot tery and, with the luck of the draw, the winners could be Hor nets fans throughout the CaroU- nas. At halftime of this Sunday's televised Eastern Conference plE^ff game on CBS, NBA Com missioner David Stem will con duct the lottery vdiich will deter mine the order of selection for the first nine teams in the June 27 NBA Draft. Representing the Hornets will be Vice President and General Manager Carl Scheer. Hornets owner George Shinn was orlgl- nalfy scheduled as the team's representative but is unavaila ble because of a scheduling con flict "The odds are one-ln-nlne that we will be fortunate enough to get the No. 1 pick in the draft," said Scheer. "For the nine non- playoff teams, ft's strictly luck, but we do have one remarkable good luck charm in George %lnn." The draft lottery drawing will begin at approximately 2 p.m. at the Equitable Center in New York City. Cards bearing the lo gos of the nine teams Involved will be placed in sealed enve lopes and mixed in a transpar ent barrel. The first six enve lopes drawn will represent picks four through nine and the cards will be arranged in Inverse order J.C. Smith Signs Two Recruits Johnson C. Smith has signed Shawn Jackson and William Settle to basketball scholar ships. Jackson, a 6-6, 185-pound for ward from East Orange, N.J., was a second team all-New Jer sey selection who scored 19 points and pulled down 13 re bounds per game for East Or ange High. Settle, a 6-2, 157-pound guard from Waldorf, Md., was an all- counfy selection and was ncanl- nated for the McDonald's all- American team. He averaged 15 points and four assists per game in addition to hauling down three rebounds a game for Thomas Stone High. of the team's regular season record. The next three envelopes drawn will represent picks three, two and one, in that order. The Hornets are guaranteed to select no worse than fifth, based on the regular season record, should they not be selected in the top three. "Based on our record and the fact that we need top quality players to continue this fran chise on the course for success, it's unfortunate that we are not guaranteed a selection in the first or second positions," said Scheer. "However, even if we pick as low as fifth, we will still be in a position to help ourselves greatly." A consensus of top nine draft prospects Include 6-1 guard MooUe Blaylock from Oldaho- ma, 6-8 swlngman Sean Elliott from Arizona, 6-9 center Pervls Ellison from Ixjulsville, 6-10 for ward Danny Ferry from Duke, 6- 9 forward Tom Hammonds from Georgia Tech, 6-11 center Sta cey King from Oklahoma, 6-4 guard T^d Llchti from Stanford and 6-6 guard George McCloud from Florida State, 6-7 forward Glen Rice from Michigan and 6- 8 forward Randy \^lte from Louisiana State. University of North Carolina junior J.R Reid, who declared his eligibility last week, will also likely surface on terms wish lists as the count down to the draft continues. The NBA draft will be held June 27 beginning at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised nationally tyWIBS. Hoop Tourney Deadline Is Extended The entry deadline to the Primetime three-on-three tour nament has been extended to 19. The double elimination tour nament, to be played Saturday and Sunday at Eastland Mall, guarantees each team at least Uiree games. Registration is $60 per team. $50 if all team members are un der 16 years of age. Proceeds from the tournament will bene- fit.the Charlotte Parks and Rec reation DepartmenL Forms can be obtained at all Charlotte Parks and Receratlon centers, Mr. Sport, Men's Name Brand Shoes, Harris Teeter, and Athletic Clothing and Shoe Su permarkets. Bailey To Speak ORANGEBURG, SC - Edwin Bailey, a former All-American at South Carolina State and a sev en-year starting offensive line man with the Seattle Seahawks, will be the speaker Friday at the BranchvUle High School Athlet ic Awards Banquet beginning at 7 p.m. at the school gymnasium. Varsity and jvmlor varsity ath letes in eight sports, including cheerleading, be presented awards for outstanding achieve ment during the 1988-89 scho lastic season. The affair, which begins with dinner, is opened to the public at a cost of $5, according to a school spokesman. Bailey was the Seahawks' fifth round draft choice in 1981 and became an immediate starter for Seattle, a participant in last season's NFL playoffs. He started all 16 Sea- hawk games last year and has started 90 of 190 games the last eight seasons. His 109 career games with Seattle is the most games played by a Seahawk lineman and, his 90 sta^ equal the the club record for an offensive line man. Bailey, during an illustrious career at S.C. State, earned All- America honors as a junior and senior by the Mutual Black Net work and American Football Coaches Association, respec- tlvefy. He also garnered All-Mld- Eastem Athletic Conference honors three times while play ing for the Bulldogs. Bailey, a Savannah, GA native, now resides in Augusta during the off season. Triple County Schedule Sat., May 30 Where They Play Clover Hornets at Q.C. Rangers Morris Field Westslde Eagles at Hoskins Giants Hoskins Norwood Pirates at Charlotte Bombers Northwest Jr. HI Chadotte TYqjans at Rock Hill O's Rock Hill Charlotte Red Birds at Ltocolnton TVvlns Newton Sua,Iia9^21 Where They Play Q.C. Rangers at Westside Ea^es Dixie Hoskins Giants at Norwood Pirates Norwood Charlotte Bombers at Charlotte Trojans J.T. WlUiams Rock Hin O’s at Llncolnton Twins Newton Clover Hornets at Charlotte Red Birds Spaugh Jr. High All Games Are Doubleheaders and Begin at 2 p.m. SUBSCRIBE TODAY - 17041-376-0496 Norfcdk State's Melvin Wearing ia batting .482 for the Spartans. Norfolk State Star Is Still Wearing Out Opponents NORFOLK. VA - Melvin Wear ing, a West Haven, Conn., prod uct, is ranked among the top hit ters in the nation for the second straight season. This year, in leading Norfolk State's baseball Spiartans to their third success ful CIAA championship. Wear ing is hitting an impressive .482 with 17 home runs and 64 RBIs. Not only is Wearing a candi date for NCAA Division II All- America honors, but he is also getting strong consideration for Player of the Year honors in the Division II ranks. The 6-3, 230-pound junior, highly regarded by the pro base ball scouts and a likely high draft in this year's pro draft of baseball talent, played high school baseball and football at West Haven High School. In leading the 28-10 Spartans, the nation's No. 20-ranked team NYSP At JCSU This Summer The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), sponsored by the National Colle^ate Athletic Association (NCAA and the Of fice of Community Services, will be held on the Johnson C. Smith University campus, June 12 - July 19. The program provides area youngsters with sports training, athletic competition and expo sure to the benefits of higher ed ucation. Benefits include a health examination (required], a dally meal furnished by the USDA, health education and counseling in study and career opportunities. Activities Include volleyball, basketball, track and field, modem dance, lifetime sports, softball, gymnastics, swimming and cultural enrich ment. The NYSP is held daily (M-F) from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Forms are available for pre- registration from the JCSU ath letic offices beginning June 1. Registration, including medical exams, will be held from 8 p.m. to noon June 10, at Brayboy Gymnasium. There is no fee for the program. For more information, contact JCSU Athletic Director Horace Small, or Activity Director Steve Joyner, at 378-1072 or 1073; or, 378-1206 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.weekdays. in NCAA Division II, to its 12th league title in 17 years. Wearing was named to the all-conference team for the second straight season was named the ClAA's Player of the Year again (he was also as the top player in 1988). Wearing's banner season fol lows up a .497, 13 home run and 65 RBI year in '88. Recruited originally as a football player out of West Haven High School by Norfolk State, he gave up football after his freshman year to concentrate solely on base- baU. After a winter of hard work on his defensive play at first base. Wearing is now an accom plished performer around first base. This year, he handled 289 chances in the field, made 266 put-outs, 14 assists and just nine errors for a fielding per centage of .968. FOR SNUFF THAnSWEn AS HONEY, GIVE HONEYBEE I8Y. 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