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Ex-Smith Grid Great Pettis Norman Lookinq GLOBAL LEAGUE TEAM MEMBERS-Davtona Beach, Fla,: Players who will form 2 teams in the Global League representing Jersey City & Alabama with their manager and coaches. Front L-R, Ed Rakow, pitching coach, Enos Slaughter former St. Louis Cardinal great and A1 Todd, coaches with Johnny Mize, Gen. Mgr., glad to be back in baseball but finding the going rough due to the language barrier. (UPI). Wl) JOWMW, IS TO, OLD- A,,,!, v. Dotgert - to, Los Angles Manager Walt Alston (L) introduces ex-Dodger and the newest Angel to California Angel manager Bill Rigney (R) as the teams begin the second game of their “freeway series.” Lou Johnson was traded to the Angels from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for veteran Chuck Hinton. (UPI). I 1% A \ fyjSiit&MfS&s* fbtif &Gncij£ftig It s the oie suit that never loses its cool. The styling is cool: long, lean, trim, tapered. And Miracool blsnds of polyester, wool, and sometimes mohair stay crisp and cool-looking always. Keep your cool this summer in Matador Mirscool, /*"S _ «*ns*a^^ \ MnrcU’s) f CUW CASKLIION SHOP end \ [ VILLAGE SOUIRE Comafin Vill« S e, \ end MOUTH MILLS MALI Dallas Cowboys* Tight Had Revisits Charlotte CHARLOTTE - It’s a long way from Char iotte’s Martin Street to an office at South Oak Cliff State Bank La Dallas, T e >:a s, an <1 Pettis Norman, former Johnson C. Smith Uni versity football All-American, can tell you exactly row many blocks, tackles, and catches It takes to get there. Pettis, now one of the Na tional Football League’s most prized tight ends, used his foot ball knowledge, college educa tion, and desire to become vice president at the Dallas banking firm. He recently returned to his Alma Mater to deliver the key note address at J. C, Smith's Third Annual New Career Op portunities Day. His speech, heard by 300 enthusiastic Smithttes, made many sit up and take notice of the rugged foo<- ballei. Concerned wit! doing the best job possible, Pettis cautioned students not to become puppets and refuse to listen to reason. The native Charlottean prodded his youthful listeneis to set their goals high arid then go about the task of achieving them. Pettis’ banking careei took over seven years lobe realized. Shortly aftei he lOined the Dallas Cowboys seven years ago, he began depositing his money in South Oak Cliff State Bank. The bank president v.as suf ficiently impressed with Nor man’s appearance and manner that "one day he called me into his office and told rne banking is a good field and that he thought I was cut out for it,” said Nor man. NORMAN VISITS AI.M.V MVTKlidohr-, :: i Smith University football great Pettis Normal! (r) of the NFT.’s Dallas Cowboys is greeted |,y his former coach, Dr. Jack S. Bravbov, viee president of academic affairs. Pettis now vice-president of a banking firm in Dali isu - on the JCSU campus to deliver the key uob. speech during Smith’s Third \nnuai \\. w Carrer Opportunities Day Program. See re lated story. (Photo By Curt Peters). ‘ 'bitMEN UNDER BASKST-New York: Willi Reed (19) and Bill Russell (r). the big men oi their respective teams, are under the bushel after fighting for a rebound the Ist period of the New York hnicks-Boston Celtics Eastern division NBA playoff game April 6. (I PI). ASS-Stssr Cage Best&fif Teurney Set Milwaukee's Arena will be the scene Frida v and Saturday, April 11 -12 of what amounts to the first national college all star basketball tournament, composed of gj aduatlng seniors playing under National Basket ball association rules, for the benefit of such worthwhile or ganizations as the Faster Seal Society, United Association for Retarded Children, and the United Negro College Fund. The idea is the brainchild of Bill Brewton, Black sports per sonality with Radio station Wa- WA, and is being ■ sponsored jointly by the WAV, A, the Mil waukee Jaycees and Jet Youth, Inc., some 32 top college seniors In January.of iliis , ea i , Pettis became a vice-president of the firm'. "Banking is similar to pro football,” said Norma: , "Both render a service to the public, one entertainment, the ■ t er business.” "Banking during ’he off-sea son is a tremendous r illenge to my mind. You deal wit 1 a lot of different type people a: d vou have to learn to maketi e proper decisions. “That’s the wav it is :v a pro football game, p? there’s the physical as ,• ell as mental aspect lnvoPe ;.” Once he retires f; m foot ball, Norman intends f-) r his career as a banket. ’Thei. is almost unlimited .pp , »:• :• in the banking field,” I ,-tus added. "I’m also stiikm: ■ut on some business m ituies of my own and hope tdes, - •.,* successful.” Pettis is one oft! -n Mack athletes who are now usln,. •i. athletic prowess to yet ti m. v to high paving positions . ih, area of non-tradittonal t pi< ment. "V ii e n ly aduated f i <•. Smith in ‘62, “t!;e C’3”. pounder stated, "1 didn't i . where 1 was going except u ’! Dallas Cowboy s. But >' a d t, my coilege degree, vas ild to get top offers Com fit is it the Dallas area.” When asked al>out ih, j Norman mused moment mi a think of his poor upbrinrh in the Queen C' it;. "This • ■ ill al ways be rny home town, Ins* I’c. glad to escape t 1 < ecoi n i. cycle that grabs so man of us and keeps us down.” have been brought togethei to play on four teams-deslgnated by the compass directions of North, South, Fast and West. Picked to coach the North, East and South teams, respectively, are a1 McGuire, Marquette uni versity, Tom Cola, LaSalle Uni ver sll y; and Fred Hobby, Grambllng (La) College. Among those scheduled to ap pear on the court are Lew Al- Cindor, UCLA great who has been snapped up by NBA's Mil waukee Bucks, while the fledg ling ABA huffs and puffs; Lari j Cannon, LaSalle; Sim title Hill, West Texas; Neal Walker, Florida; But ,* Beard, Louis ville; Jltn MClaltt, Tennessee Statp; Mike Davis, Virginia “*lp ■ \ '@6ujgjgSsß' * *■ " " •—Mmuamsmjw m WASIIIN ION COUNTY UNION ROANOKE CHOWAN CHAMPIONS - lit-.- Washington County 1 nion School’s girls basket - r ‘ !;ie 1 ro Phies they earned during the 1963-*69 season. Stand -1 ' i:,i 1,1 : > n £ lu ;ire Sherlene Blount, Gerald McCray, Doris Nor holding the Roanoke fho van Visitation trophy holding personal trophies she earned as the Albemarle ( "; ' : ■'» ' ne >;<-ar as member of the All-Albemarle Area Girl’s • m: K riur i *nnpson, holding the Roanoke-Chowan Con r‘ ■' tr °i Jh >’ ; Minnie Norm;in, and Coach Julius Walker, ' n ' i!okt ' ( ho.Mn 'Toni: of ’he Vt- it’” trophy. Kneeling, Angela Rodgers, Dianne Norman, Sharon Britton, I 'V I vndora Sutton and Shelia Arnold. Tht school is locat !i U1 Boper. E. V. Wilkins is principal. 1 B \ PAI YOFFS AT OAKLAND. - Oakland, ( i ; ■ > Be ok (40) of the Denver Rockets 1 , ' yl " ’i ball is Oakland Oaks’ Ira h ■ (• • dies up for it during rebound 1h; ;1 t period of their second game ( • hi B playoffs at the Oakland Arena h : 1 i'lglit is Denver’s Lonnie Wright, (i id). Ui !• ; : ne, Michigan . ' • ]: i s !i--s, Memphis stab - ; m i . : Can, Gramtil- T^BCienf^ge STRAIGHT KENTUCKY BOURBON $045 t J SJ6O tJ I 2 GAL. i E "* <'s QT. 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