STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
May, 1957
SPORT TALK
The Second Annual Track and Field
Carnival will be held Saturday, May
18 on the College Athletic Field. The
Carnival which is sponsored by the
Athletic Department will have girls
and boys participating in over fifteen
events. The competition will be much
keener this year and if the conditions
are good there will be record breaking
performances.
Persons to be watched this year
are Joe Buggs, and Ephriam Green
in the dashes. Keep an eye on Curtis
Wright and Joe Scott in the half-‘mile
and mile. Favorite to run away with
honors in the girl’s division is Vivian
Eason. Possible winners in the field
events are Henry Fields, Robert
Moody, and Olando Hill.
The Elizabeth City Pirates will play
the Maryland State Hawks November
16 at Princess Anne Maryland. The
game will be a big test for the Pirates
of Coach William “Bucky” Harris who
will be in his second year as head
coach of the Pirates.
The Hawks, kingpins of the CIAA
in football for the past few years, have
such outstanding stars as Johnny
Sample NAIA, All American, and All
Conference, Stan Jones.
If the Pirates can stop these two,
they can win.
Sugar Ray Robinson made history
again when he stopped Gene Fulmer
in the fifth round of their scheduled
15 round middleweight championship
fight. Robinson looked real good as
he showed flashes of the “sugar” of
old. His next goal is the welterweight
title which is held by Carmer Basillo,
a proud champion who thinks that he
is superior to Fulmer. In Basillo,
Robinson will be meeting to a fighter
who can take tremendous punishment
and come back with a savage covmter
attack. Carmer has something that
Fulmer lacks. That is knockout power
in both hands.
From this corner it looks like a
great fight with Basillo winning by
a TKO.
SEVENTH ANNUAL DANCE
recital PRESENTED
The Modern Dance Group of Eliz
abeth City State Teachers College,
under the direction of Miss D. B.
J aschall, presented its Seventh An
nual Dance Recital, May 16, at 8:00
P'M. in the College Auditorium.
The theme, “A Night In The Park”,
"'as carried out in the beautifully de
corated stage with couples in the
background to make the theme more
realistic.
The recital consisted of ballet inter
pretation ,creative dances and the
Cha Cha”. Outstanding in the recital
Were Delores Dabney, Elver Peele,
Georgianna Barnes, Marion Jenkins,
Evelyn Byrd, Gail Smith, Michelle
^ aughan, William Muldrow and De
borah Jones.
SUPPORT THE
BLOODMOBILE
PIRATES BACKFIELD STRENGTH
FOR 1957 SEASON IS
OUTSTANDING
PIRATES IN SPECUL EVENT
AT JOURNAL AND GUIDE
TRACK MEET
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INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS
AND THE COLLEGE
The fourth and final athletic event
of the school year is the Annual Tract
Meet. This is held about the second
week in May and is the most popular
sport of all.
Some of the events in the meet are
60 yd. dash (boy and girl), 10 yd.
dash (boys, broad jump, shot put,
football throw, etc. At the end of all
but one of the events the College
family has a supper (picnic style on
the athletic field).
The final event of the meet is a
softball game, generally between the
Faculty of Norfolk State and Elizabeth
City.
Intramural Athletics, going hand in
hand with other College programs,
will develop well-rounded individ
uals whom the college prefers as its
future teachers.
—John Richard Miller
SCHOOL MASTERS
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entertaining experiences for those ele
mentary school children. Also there
was an Art Exhibit in the Library,
sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority. The drawings and designs
were taken from several elementary
schools of the North Eastern District
and displayed by members of this
Sorority.
! A package lunch which was served
1 was greatly enjoyed by all.
The 1957 Pirates of Coach William
Harris will have probably the best
running backs in their football history.
The 1957 Pirate backfield have speed
power, and receptiveness. Coach Har
ris will have enough depth to change
an entire backfield with very little
change in performance.
The Mighty Joe Buggs that Coach
Harris has is a fleetfooted back who
is capable of going all the way on
any play. In Richard Branch, he has
a power runner who can run over
and through would-be-tacklers. Ramon
Rheinhart and Rodney Tucker are
two veteran runners who always get
the plenty of T.D.’s and yardage. A1
Wright, a little man with the drive
of a giant, never gives up. Philip
Smith’s jet-like bursts always get
the yardage. Eugene Stalling’s decep
tive running style can break a game
wide open. Olando Hill is a Quarter
back who can run and who loves to
run.
These boys are capable of stacking
up with any backfield in the country.
All ^he front wall has to do is give
them some running room this year,
and you will probably see some great
runs by these boys.
OPEN HOUSE OBSERVED
The annual observance of Open
House was held at Training School on
May 5 when the Primary Glee Club,
Grammar Glee Club, Rhythm Band
and Majorettes presented their concert.
Parents and friends were given the
opportunity to visit classrooms and
find out what the children had been
doing during the year.
The Elizabeth City Pirates got their
first taste of intercollegiate track com
petition Friday, May 3, when they
participated against Virginia State Col
lege in Medley relay.
Joe Buggs ran the first leg of the
medley for the Pirates. The distance
was 440 yards. Next, there were two
two-twenties. Ephriam Green ran the
first, and Ramon Rheinhart the sec
ond. The final leg was the half-mile
which was run by Curtis Wright.
Buggs gave the Pirates a five to
seven-yard lead with his terrific speed.
Then came the big surprise. Green,
who was running against Moody, "lop
Virginia State Sprinter, increased the
lead to over ten yards in the first
two-twendes. Rheinhart, who ran the
second two-twenties, was overtaken
and passed. Wright gave it all he had
on the last leg which was the half-
mile, as he tried to cut the terrific
lead.
The boys and their followers should
not be disappointed for their showing.
Though they lost, they showed up
extremely well for the training they
had.
Congratulations!!!
Graduating
Senior
Athletes
The term “Athletics” includes the
highly organized team sports, the com
bative sports, such as boxing and
wrestling, and die individual activities
that are usually taught as part of the
program of track and field athletics.
Some of the more widely used team
sports are baseball, softball, basket
ball, volley ball, field hockey, soccer,
speedball and football.
Both intramural and interscholastic
athletics are included under the above
headings. Present emphasis, however,
■s on the intramural athletic events
of the type which take place on Eliz
abeth City State Teachers College
Campus annually.
First, we have the Annual Intra
mural Volleyball program that is held
during football season for the purpose
of giving the students an enjoyable
event for participation. This event is
put in operation from 6:00 P.M. until
7:30 P.M. each evening for five days
a week. It is played with two differ
ent well-balanced teams, consisting of
both girls and boys. At the end of
the season the two top teams will play
for championship.
Secondly, we have the Annual In
tramural Basketball program that is
held during basketball season. This
program operates almost the same as
volley ball, except at the end of the
season there is a tournament held.
Thirdly, we have the Annual Intra
mural Softball program that is held
during baseball season. The softball
program is operated on the same plan
as the volleyball program. Both the
boys and girls participate. This event
is one of the more popular sports on
the campus.