September, 1955
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
Page Three
Pirates Down South Carolina 8 - 0
HOW TO WATCH A
FOOTBALL GAME
The State Teachers “Pirates” on
September 24, romped through rain
and mud to down the powerful, but
green, South Carohna “Bulldogs” by
the margin of 8-0.
The entire game was practically
played in “Bulldog” territory, but the
“Pirates” lacked the scoring punch.
Threatening twice before the end of
the first half, tlie “Pirates” got wdthin
the 15 or 20 yard line, once by an
aerial from Godfrey to Tucker, and
again by an aerial from Godfrey to
Brown.
From these periods on, the “Pir
ates” kept punching and charging un
til the lone touchdown came
At the beginning of the last quarter
Oscar Blakey, co-captain, caught an
aerial from Godfrey on about the 15
yard line and plunged his way into the
end zone.
In order that the “Pirates” might
score the line had to do their job, and
a better job could not have been done,
for Lonnie Davis, Albert Baker and
Rodney Tucker; each recovered fum
bles by the “Bulldogs” setting up pos
sible scores.
Finally, in the last cjuarter the
power of the “Pirates” line exploded.
M the “Bulldogs” were about to punt
on the fourth down, the whole Pirate
line charged the kicker on a fumble
and caused a Safety which accounted
for two points.
The Bulldogs” attempted to fight
liack, hut time faded against them.
The final gun found the “Pirates” in
charge of the ball, driving their way
toward the goal line.
Incidentally, this game was a dedi
cation, or shall I say a birthday pre
sent, both to “Goach” White and
Hawk Godfrey.
—Godfrey
pirates TOP LIVINGSTONE
12 - 0
The mighty Pirates, which are fast
l>eccming a football powerhouse, had
to come back in the second half to
cat an inspired Livingstone College
eleven 12-0. Bagged line play and
requent fumbles hampered the Pirates
attack throughout the game.
The Pirates scored their first tally
j'' *lie third c^uarter on a -35-yard pass
from quarterback Billy Hodge to end
Tucker. The final six points came in
^ e final seven seconds. Irvin Gorcly,
Pirates all conference center, pil-
wed a Bears aerial on their 20 and
■>heaked over untouched. John Mil-
placement attempt after the
touchdowns was wide both times.
The running of Reed, Tucker,
ranch, and Brown paved the way for
* c Pirates tenth straight victory. Out
standing in the line were Baker, Hem-
wy, Gordy and Hart.
—Branch
PIGSKIN PARADE
^outh Carolina State
^''■ingstone College
Paul Institute
Shaw University
ARCHIE MOORE YIELDS TO
MARCIANO IN 9th ROUND
Heavyweight champion, Rocky Mar
ciano, came off the floor to knock out
light heavyweight king, Archie Moore
in 1:19 of the ninth round of their
15 round bout in Yankee Statium,
September 21, 1955.
Archie Moore was good but w'as
unable to stand up against the hard-
punching Marciano. The champion
went down for a count of four in the
second round, the second time in his
boxing career. After getting off the
floor Marciano dropped Moore four
times before he was counted out in
1;19 of the ninth round. Both fighters
said, “He’s the toughest yet”.
—Sterling Lennon
COLLEGE INSTALLS TV SETS
The students of the Elizabeth City
State Teachers College are elated to
announce that new television sets have
been installed in each dormitory.
These additions will provide much
entertainment as well as enable the
student body to keep up with import
ant events of the day.
Many students are budgeting their
regular study hours (7:30-9:30) to al
low time for the special programs.
The personnel staff believes that
the TV sets will be advantageous to
the entire student body.
—Willie Lee Jenkins
PIRATES PREPARE TO
OPEN SEASON
Since September 1, Coach “W'hite”
and assistants have been faced with
the problem of fielding a representa
tive team for the “55 season.” With
the help of some twenty freshmen and
twenty returning veterans, some of
the worry is over.
In spite of the hea\y loss from last
season, w'e will have such standouts
as Green, and Morgan, Ends; D.
Brown and Big John Sharpe, tackles;
Lonnie Da\is and Paul Williams,
guards! all stalwarts on the forward
wall. Returning backs are lead off by
Co-Captains "Hawk” Godfrey and Os
car Blakey, Robert (Loco) Reed, Billy
Hodge, Eugene Stalling, “Dick’
Branch and Frank Williams.
Along with these varsity players the
coaches are expecting good perform
ance from a nuruber of the Freshman
—some of w'hom have show'n up very
well in practice. One of the most pro
mising Freshman is Olanda Hill, quart
erback, w'ho has shown the ability to
handle the ball and who also has
some leadership ability. These and
more are expected to carry the bulk
of the load for the 1955 season.
—Godfrey
FOOTBALL ROSTER 1955
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12
0
13
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Homes
Arrington, Jesse
Baker, Albert
Bazemore, James
Blakey, Oscar (Co-Capt.)
Blair, Eugene
Branch, Richard
Brown, Darius
Brown, Fred
Davis, Lonnie Jr.
Dunipson, James
Fennell, Norwood
Godfrey, James (Co-Capt.)
Gordy, Irvin
Green, Ephriarn
Gray, George
Hemby, Simon
Hill, Olando
Hart, Ralph
Hodge, Billy
Miller, John
Mitchell, Ivey
Moody, Robert
Morgan, Richard
Reed, Robert
Sharpe, Johnnie
Small, James
Smith, Phillip
Scott, Joseph
Stallings, Eugene
Smallwood, David
Simmons, James
Tucker, Rodney
Williams, Paul
Williams, Frank
Whitaker, James
Wright, Roland
Head Coach—Bob White
Line Coach—Bobby Vaughan
Asst. Coach—Tom Caldwell
Asst. Coach—Dewey Clark
Managers—Timmy Williams
Lot Majette
Pos.
No.
Class
Wgh.
T
83
Soph.
225
G
77
Soph.
175
T
49
Fr.
203
HB
46
Sr.
174
C
60
Fr.
215
FB
78
Soph.
180
T
59
Sr.
185
HB
80
Soph.
180
G
60
Sr.
203
E
Fr.
165
G
Fr.
175
QB
42
Sr.
141
C
71
Jr.
180
E
48
Jr.
178
HB
75
Fr.
155
T
58
Soph.
207
QB
43
Fr.
165
G
82
Fr.
165
QB
E
44
70
Sr.
Sr.
175
177
G
Soph.
188
E
55
Soph.
188
E
61
Soph.
183
HB
64
Sr.
155
T
85
Sr.
233
T
Fr.
205
FB
66
Fr.
180
G
75
Fr.
175
FB
68
Soph.
173
G
67
Fr.
1.55
G
25
Fr.
170
E
79
Fr.
170
T
84
Jr.
236
HB
54
Soph.
143
G
72
Jr.
180
E
Fr.
170
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Colors—Blue and White
N ickname—Pirates
Statisticians—Raymond Williams,
Alton Bobbit
I’d like to gi\e you a few tips that
will add more pleasure to your autumn
afternoons and nights at our stadium
here at the College.
This is the way I go about it.
1. Remember football is played by
tense, highly-trained athletes who un
dergo the identical stresses and strains
endured by most i^erformers before
the public.
2. Okay! So here we go with the
game. You’re in the stands. The teams
are arrayed against each other. The
kick-off is on the way. One of the
supreme thrills of a football game is
the “kick-off.” After the kickoff the
two teams then settle down into a
grueling 60-minute battle to determine
who the w'inner will be. So on with
:he game.
3. When the ball is snapped from
the center’s legs, keep your eyes on
the linemen for a brief moment. Their
mameu\ers will give you a brief idea
of what’s coming up both offensively
and defensively.
4. Let’s watch the team wiUi the
ball first. Are the offensive linemen
charging across the line? If so this
tells us that a running play is in the
making; but don’t forget, if no offen
sive linemen cross the scrimmage line,
it is almost a sure thing that a pass
play is about to unfold.
5. Now let’s switch over to the de
fensive strategy for awhile. Defense
plays a very important role in any
football game, so watch the defensi\-e
players also. If the defensive players
charge across the line of scrinunage,
on pass plays, you know' that they are
trying to make the passer get rid of
the ball before he wants to do so. Or
if the line backers drop back, you'll
know that they are trying to intercept
a pass, a good defensive team will
use these tactics during a game—often
from play to play.
6. Now that we are orientated on
the teams, both offensively and de
fensively, let’s go on with the game
as a whole. It is best to keep an eye
on the key men in each offensive
formation. In the T-formation, watch
the cpiarterback. He lines up right be
hind the center. This will be, in most
instances, the man who starts the play,
with exception to kicking plays.
7. Finally, keep your eye on that old
pigskin. Some say watch the blockers
instead of the ball, but I can’t agree.
The excitement goes with the ball.
Follow these simple suggestions and
your stadium afternoons and nights
should be more enjoyable, and think
nothing of it if you get confused oc
casionally. Even the coaches get be
fuddled at times.
—Billy Hodge
HOMECOMING
November
19th