March 27, 1964
Columns
Page three
Sports Summary L C. Eliminated by North Greenville
BILL MOWBRAY
PITCHER + PROFESSOR = PARRISH
Jackie Parrish enters the class
room with the same attitude he
enters a baseball game, and that is
the fact that he is going to do his
best. The coaching profession would
be a much easier field of work if all
of the coaches had men like Parrish
working for them. Jack very seldom
loses his temper, and he is well liked
by his teammates and classmates.
Jackie hails from Kenly, North
Carolina, where he attended Glen
dale High School. He was a member
of the varsity basketball and baseball
teams at Glendale all four of his high
school years. Jackie turned pitcher
when he was a sophomore and
finished the season with a 7-3 won-
loss record. During his junior and
senior years. Jack breezed to two
identical 7-1 records, bringing his
high school career mark to 21-5.
This record was not to go unnoticed
by the local colleges, who were also
aware of Jackie’s scholastic abilities.
Both North Carolina State and the
University of North Carolina spoke
to Parrish concerning baseball offers,
but it was coach Russell Frazier of
Louisburg College who had the last
word and Jackie signed a grant-in-
aid with L. C.
Jackie is a chemistry major and
has to carry an abnormally heavy
schedule for an athlete. His baseball
has not hampered his work in the
classroom, however. Jack is a mem
ber of the honor fraternity. Phi
Theta Kappa, and his averages for
the first three semesters at Louisburg
has been 3.67, 3.07, and 3.16. In
addition to all this, Mr. Parrish is
President of the Sophomore Class.
Jack plans to transfer to N. C. State
next semester.
Jackie Parrish is just as effective
and successful on the diamond as
he is in the classroom. Despite his
won-loss record of 5-4 with the
Hurricanes last year, his earned run
average was below 2.00. Jackie
pitched four games in which he gave
up less than five hits, but he lost
three of the four contests. He beat
Edwards Military Institute 17-1 with
a brilliant 1-hitter; he lost a 2-hitter
to Chowan 2-1, a 3-hitter to Chowan
3-2, and a 4-hitter to Wilmington
4-1. Jackie treasures his 5-4 victory
over the Cornell varsity as one of the
highlights in his brief career.
Jack, unlike most young pitchers
today, does not try to overpower the
hitter with speed. He has a tremen
dous variety of speeds and the
knowledge of when to use them.
He also has an assortment of pitches
including his slider, changeup, and
curve. Fans can watch for Parrish
to use his screwball more often this
season. If the Hurricanes will score
while Parrish is hurling, it should be
a good bet that they will win often.
Jackie Parrish has what coaches
and teachers seldom find in young
people. He is a mature young man
and is always willing to learn.
Regular Season
Ends With 15-7
The Louisburg College Hurri
canes closed out their regular season
with a 100-55 stomping of Roa
noke Business College. The victory
brought their overall record to 15-7
and a perfect 8-0 conference mark.
L. C. then swept past Ferrum Col
lege and Chowan College in the
first Cavalier-Tar Heel Conference
Tournament at Basset, Virginia, to
remain undefeated by conference
opposition. Doug Reid and Wayne
Hobgood of Louisburg were selected
to the All-Tournament Team. Reid
scored 39 points in the two games,
and Hobgood chipped in with 33
markers. Doug Reid was also se
lected to the All-Conference team
and was elected captain of the squad.
William & Mary 102—Louisburg 95
The Purple and White were up for
this ball game, and the L. C. stu
dents who filled Holton Gymnasium
anticipated a tight contest. Louisburg
matched the taller Braves basket for
basket during the entire game, and
had a slight edge on their opponents
in rebounds. No one was disap
pointed over this loss because of
the fine showing of the Hurricanes.
Jim Goodrich turned in another one
of his great performances. Jim is a
hatchet-man under the basket, and
he pumped in 25 points to our scor
ing cause. Doug Reid led L. C. with
31 points.
Moe's Memos
“Selvy Mark Still Stands”
Regardless of all the famed scorers
in the past ten years, Frank Selvy of
Furman College still holds the top
season average. Selvy hit for a 41.7
average in 1954, based on his 355
field goals and 1,209 points. Selvy
is also the third leading scorer in
the history of major college basket
ball.
“Louisburg Farm Club for State?”
The North Carolina State Wolf-
pack will possibly have four starters
on their baseball squad this year
from Louisburg College. Former
Junior College All-American Larry
Clary will handle the shortstop posi
tion; pitcher Tom Brown will see
plenty action on the mound; Jerry
Carter, Captain of last year’s Hurri
canes, will probably handle third
base; and Brent Keever will have a
shot at an outfield position.
“Goodrich in NCAA Championship
Game?”
If the UCLA Bruins make it to
the finals of the NCAA Tournament,
Goodrich will be a vital asset to their
attack. No, not Jim Goodrich, but
his brother Gale Goodrich. Gale has
received some fine write-ups in the
Sports Illustrated magazine and was
recently picked by Associated Press
to their honorable mention All-
American team. His teammate Walt
Hazzard is also a member of the All-
American team to make up what
may be the best guard combination
in the country.
“Skydiver on Campus”
Carl Darden of Newton Grove,
North Carolina, was formerly a
member of the Fort Polk Skydiver
Club in DeRitter, Louisiana. Carl, an
ex-paratrooper of the U. S. Army,
received his honorable discharge in
August, 1962. He immediately
joined the skydivers club and went
to heights of 3,800 feet for jumps.
An automobile accident, which re
sulted in a broken leg, slowed Dar
den up a bit. He feels his leg is
strong enough now to resume sky
diving this summer. When asked
what sort of feeling did he have fall-
(Continued on page 6)
Louisburg 79—Chowan 67
The Hurricanes traveled to Mur
freesboro and walked away with a
79-67 victory over rival Chowan
College. It was almost a two-man
show for Louisburg as their out
standing guards Doug Reid and
Bennie Dean tallied 55 of the team’s
79 points. Reid had 28 and Dean
27. This was the sixth consecutive
win over Chowan for the Hurricanes
in the past two years.
HURRICANES AVERAGE 85.2 POINTS PER GAME
DURING SEASON
The Hurricanes of Louisburg
College ended another successful
season even if it was on a los
ing note. Louisburg traveled to
Wingate College to meet North
Greenville in a semi-final contest of
the regional junior college basket
ball championship. North Greenville
finished second in their conference,
but played like champions against
L. C. tonight. It was apparent from
the beginning this was to be N.
Greenville’s night. Louisburg was
eliminated from the tournament
101-83. Doug Reid was as sharp as
ever as he meshed 30 points. Bobby
Howard exhibited his famed shoot
ing ability in the second half and
contributed 21 points. Jim Goodrich
and Wayne Hobgood added 10 a
piece in a losing effort. Bennie Dean
jammed a finger in the contest and
saw limited action. This brought the
overall season mark for Louisburg
to 17 wins against 8 defeats. The
loss to North Greenville was the first
Hurricane defeat in junior college
competition this year.
The Purple and White had their
ups and downs like any athletic team
is expected to have. They ignited the
season by winning eight of their first
nine games. At the end of the se
mester the Hurricanes lost two
starters. This is not meant to be an
excuse on this writer’s part or on
the team’s view. An athlete is ex
pected to uphold his excellence in
the classroom as well as in the gym
or on the field. Certainly the loss of
Creech, Morrison, and Hawthorne
was felt, but L. C. never threw in
the towel. Their brilliant stands
against Richmond and William and
Mary brought pride to students, fac
ulty members, and administrators.
To prove we were not to be counted
out, Louisburg won the Conference
Championship undefeated. The Pur
ple and White totaled 2,127 points
for an 85.2 average while their op
ponents managed 1,848 and a 74.0
average. We outscored our enemies
on the average by eleven points per
game.
This 1963-64 season can be
wrapped up best by saying this:
THANKS—George Cobbs, Callade,
Va.; Bennie Dean, Clayton, N. C.;
Bobby Howard, Clayton, N. C.; Jim
Goodrich, Battle Creek, Mich.;
Steve Lamn, Epsom, N. C.; Tom
Peterkin, Rahway, N. J.; H. T.
Pope, Glandale, N. C.; Doug Reid,
Frankfort, Ind.; Wayne Hobgood,
Franklinton, N. C.; Larry Barefoot,
Summerfield, N. C.; Scotty Hooks,
Kenly, N. C.; and Coach Wayne
Benton, Louisburg College basket
ball coach.
FINAL STANDINGS—
CAVALIER—TAR HEEL CONFERENCE
Team Won Lost
Louisburg 10 0
Chowan 6 4
Roanoke 5 5
Danville 2 6
Ferrum 2 8
Double Trouble
Louisburg 100—Roanoke 55
Louisburg poured it on a slow
Roanoke Business College and
raced to a 100-55 victory. Four
L. C. men hit the double figure
mark: Benny Dean, 21; Doug Reid,
20; Jim Goodrich, 15; and Steve
Lamm, 12. Roanoke stayed with
the Hurricanes throughout the first
half, but Coach Benton must have
said something during intermission
because the Louisburg quint went
storming ahead, never to relinquish
the lead.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Louisburg 83—Ferrum 75
The first Cavalier-Tar Heel Con
ference Tournament was held in
Basset, Virginia, and Louisburg
bested Ferrum in the opening round
83-75. Doug Reid hit for 23 points
and Jim Goodrich poured in 19.
Louisburg 85—Chowan 68
The Chowan Braves suffered de
struction of another Hurricane as
sault in the second round as Louis
burg rolled to a 85-68 victory. It
was the fourth victory for Louisburg
over Chowan this year. Goodrich,
Howard, Reid, Lamm, and Hobgood
scored in double figures.
One of the major assets to the
Hurricane basketball squad the sec
ond half of this season is the fact
that it had one of the best pair of
guards in the state. Yes, this is in
cluding the four-year schools as well.
Coach Dean Smith and his North
Carolina Tarheels could have cer
tainly used a pair of guards who
would have been as effective as
Doug Reid and Bennie Dean.
Both boys have deadly jump shots
anywhere within 30 feet of the hoop.
Reid is an exceptional driver and
maneuvers well under the basket. In
his more recent games, Doug also
showed Hurricane fans some out
standing passing. Bennie Dean kept
the defense honest with his long
arching jumpers and his lead of the
fast break. Both of these hot shots
finished among the top ten in scor
ing in the Cavalier-Tar Heel Confer
ence. Doug was second in the scor
ing race with a 22.9 point average,
and Bennie finished seventh with a
16.3 average.
Bennie Dean is a 6' 3" scoring ace
from Clayton High School, Clayton,
North Carolina. Bennie played bas
ketball, baseball, football, and track
in his schoolboy days and made the
All-Conference Basketball team two
times, and All-Conference Football
once. He averaged double figures all
four years on the hardcourt at Clay
ton which included 12.0, 15.8, 17.6,
and 20.8. Before graduating from
high school, N. C. State, Wake For
est, VPI. East Carolina, Chowan,
and Louisburg were interested in his
basketball talents. Bennie chose
Louisburg and has not regretted his
choice. “Most students here seem to
have interest in how the team is
making out. It gives the ballplayers
a good feeling to know this.”
Bennie enjoyed his best night this
year at Chowan when he hit 10 for
15 from the floor and 7 for 7 from
the free throw fine for a total of 27
points.
When Bennie Dean pulls the de-
(Continued on page 6)