December, 1957
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
Page Three
S. T. C “PIRATES” DEFEAT
NORFOLK NAVAL AIR BASE
86-72
The Elizabeth City “Pirates” basket
ball team came to life in the second
half, and overcame a three point Nor
folk Air Base lead to win 86-72, Fri
day November 29 at the Norfolk Naval
Air Base gymnasium. The game was
the first of the season for the “Pirates”
who will be competing as a member
of the tough CIAA this season. It
was only the first loss in seven con
tests for the Air Base.
Playing ragged ball throughout the
first half, the “Pirates” lead by “Big”
Henry Fields, who is definitely a con
tender for all CIAA this season, play
ed great ball throughout the second
half to win easily.
Fields, who scored 17 of his 18
points in the second half, grabbed 25
rebounds. Tootle, who looked as great
as ever, hit for 13 points, while Boyd
more deadly on his one-hander scored
16 points in only ten shots at the
basket. “Old Reliable” Morgan got
bis usual 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Coach Vaughn emptied the bench,
and the entire squad looked promising.
This year’s “Pirates” squad has all the
qualities of a great team, and with
everyone’s backing surely will be a
WINNER.
ELIZABETH CITY UPSETS
WINSTON-SALEM
The Elizabeth City Pirates won
their second straight C.I.A.A. foot
ball contest Saturday night, October
5, on the Pirates’ home field by a
score of 12-6. The game was played
on a field which had been soaked by
a downpour of rain.
The first half saw the Rams threat
en the Pirates goal line frequently,
after recovering fumbles deep in their
territory. Twice Elizabeth City’s fine
defense stopped the Rams in the
shadow of their goal; once on the
two, and once on the eleven.
Winston-Salem opened the scoring
in the second half. Recovering a
fumble following the second-half kick-
off, on the Elizabeth City thirteen-
yard line, the Rams drove to the one,
from where they scored.
Undaunted Elizabeth City Pirates
took the kickoff and moved for their
first score. The scoring play was a
thirty-seven yard run by Dick Branch
Mound his right end. After an ex
change of the pigskin, the Pirates be
gan the move for their winning tally.
Taking a hand-off from Hall, Slick
Owens sprinted forty-nine yards to
the Rams’ one, from where he scored
on the next play.
Trying desperately to score with
about three mimutes to play, the Rams
began to pass repeatedly, but the
Pirates’ defense contained them and
registered their second victory over
Winston-Salem in fourteen games.
Outstanding for the Pirates were
Cordon, Baker, Moody, Morgan, Pur-
'is, Madiews and Hill.
The real, uncoerced zest for learn
ing goes out of education when it is
reduced to a routine transmittal of
predigested information.
—Harold C. Case
Boston University
E. C. S. T. C. FINISHES IN FIRST DIVISION OF C I A A
TIE VIRGINIA STATE FOR EIGHTH PLACE
PIRATES END SEASON WITH
20-0 VICTORY OVER ARCH
RIVAL NORFOLK STATE
With All CIAA candidates,_Richard
Branch and Frederick Hall, leading
the way, the Elizabeth City State
“Pirates” defeated the Norfolk State
“Spartans” 20-0 Saturday, November
23, here on the “Pirates” athletic field
before a rain-soaked crowd of nearly
2000 fans. The Pirates handed Nor
folk its first defeat and concluded their
season with a 5-1-0 record. This win
enabled the Pirates to end the season
with a record of six wins, one tie, and
one loss.
On the first Pirate play from scrim
mage, Hall hit senior end, Robert
Moody, on a play tliat covered 44
yards and a TD. Eugene Stallings
threw a key block which paved the
way for the score. Branch ran for the
extra point. Later, Hall returned a
punt 20 yards to the visitors 23-yard
line. Eugene Stalhngs, Hall, and
Branch moved the ball to the five
from which point Branch scored.
Branch’s run for the extra point was
good to end the first quarter.
Tlie final Pirates tally did not come
until tlie fourth quarter. Norfolk’s
“Hurricane” Gordon recovered a
Spartan funmble on tlie five. Hall, on
the spinner rammed die middle to
score.
Senior g r i d d e r s; Albert Baker,
Moody, Richard Morgan, Stallings,
and James Bazemore, plus their ex
ecutive, Branch played a whale of a
game, defensively and offensively.
Branch banged out 125 yards on nine
plays. Hall completed 5 out of 7 aer
ials for 86 yards and one tally.
Ehzabeth City’s victory over Win
ston-Salem was only the second time
in 14 gridiron games with the Rams.
ELIZABETH CITY PIRATES
DEFEAT JOHNSON C. SMITH
26-8
The mighty Pirates of EHzabetii
City College won their fourth straight
football game Saturday, October 12,
with a 26-8 victory over Johnson C.
Smith University.
The Pirates scored twice in the first
half. Joe Buggs tallied first on a five-
yard dive over left guard. Branch
registered the second E.C, TD on a
seven-yard slant over left tackle.
Rhinehart started the scoring in the
second half when he punched over
from ten yards out. The final Pirate
score came on a pass play covering
69 yards from Hall to Branch. Rhine
hart and Branch each kicked an extra
point.
Smith’s touchdown and safety came
in the third quarter. The touchdown
was made over left guard from two
yards out, following a pass interfer
ence call on the Pirates’ five-yard
line. The safety occurred when Eliz
abeth City was trapped in its end
zone following a fumble.
Sometimes when we stop to think
before we speak, it doesn’t sound
any smarter than if we had blurted
it out in the first place.
—Maurice Seitter
H.\LL, BRANCH AND STOUT
DEFENSE ARE KEYS TO
SUCCESS OF 1957 PIRATES
Sophomore quarterback, Frederick
Hall; senior fullback, Richard Branch;
and a stout defense anchored by: co
captains A1 Baker and Richard Mor,
gan, Robert Moody, Joseph Purvis,
William Mathews, “Hm-ricane” Gor
don, and “Big Six” Sawyer led the
1957 Pirates to one of tlieir most
successful football seasons in years.
Hall and Branch, both contenders
for All-CIAA honors, doininated the
Pirates’ offensive statistics. Hall has
completed 24 out of 43 aerials for
421 yards and 4 touchdowns. Com
bining this with his rushing gives him
over 600 yards on offensive to place
him among the League’s top offensive
leaders. Hall also has a punting aver
age at over 35 yards per punt.
Branch with 881 yards and 51
points for a game average of over
6 points and 110 yards definitely will
end up among tlie top offensively.
Defensively, die Pirates rank among
the League’s best. Only Maryland
State was able to penetrate the Pir
ates’ defense widi any success.
ELIZABETH CITY SPOILS
ST. PAUL’C HOMECOMING
The Ehzabeth City Pirates won
their fifth game of the 1957 season
on October 26 at Lawrenceville, Vir
ginia, and spoiled the Homecoming
of St. Paul College by a 25-7 score.
Powerful running Dick Branch
scored the first Pirates’ touchdown
on a 19-yard blast around right end.
The E.C. Pirates failed to score again,
and the half ended with the score
6-0.
Branch, running brilliantly, scored
the second Pirates’ touchdown on a
9-yard run around his left end. His
extra point conversion made the score
13-0.
\^'ith help from penalties, St. Paul
scored the next touchdown. Their
successful extra point made the score
13-7.
Enraged, the Pirates stomied back
to score twice on pass play. Rhine
hart scored the third TD on a 51-yard
pass from Hill. Livemian tallied the
final Pirates’ touchdown on an 18-yard
pass from Hill. Both tries for the ex
tra point failed.
Outstanding along the forward wall
of the Pirates were Morgan, Moody,
Baker, Jones, Purv’is, Mathews and
“Big Six”.
THOUGHTS AND FACTS
Real intelligence is a creative use
of knowledge not merely an accum
ulation of facts. The slow thinker
who can finally come up wdth an idea
of his own is more important to the
world than a walking encyclopedia
who hasn’s learned how to use the
information productively.
—D. Kenneth \\'inebrenner
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
A sportsmanship award will be
given this season to the young man,
and also to the young woman who
.show the best sportsmanship in intra
murals.
The EUzabetli City Pirates, in con
tention all season, finished their first
year in the CIAA and tied for eighth
place with Virginia State College. The
Pirates four, one, and one in the Con
ference, finished the season widi six
wins, one loss and one tie, playing
two non-conference foes.
Below are the final CIAA standings
First Divinsion
CIA.-V Dickinson
W L T Rating
Maryland State 6 0 1 28.92
A & T 4 2 0 25.00
North Carohna Col. 4 3 0 22.14
Morgan 4 2 1 21.78
Blufield 4 2 0 21.66
Shaw University 5 3 0 20.62
Virginia Union 5 3 0 20.62
Virginia State 4 4 0 20.00
Elizabeth City 4 1 1 20.00
Winston Salem 5 3 0 18.12
Delaware 4 2 0 17.50
Second Division
Hampton Institute
St. Augustine
Lincoln University
Howard University
Fayetteville State
J. C. Smith
St. Paul
5 0
4 1
4 0
4 0
6 0
6 0
7 0
15.55
15.00
14.00
13.33
12.22
11.42
10.00
MARYLAND STATE STOMPS
ELIZ.-VBETH CITY STATE COL
LEGE 47-7 TO TAKE UNDISPUT
ED FIRST PLACE IN CL\A
STANDINGS
With All-CIAA candidate Jonny
Samples leading tlie way the Mary
land State “Hawks” overpowered the
Elizabeth City “Pirates” 17-0, Satm-
day, November 16 in Princess Anne,
Maryland on the Hawks fine athletic
field.
Trailing 19 to 0 at the half, the
Pirates came back after intermission
and looked as if they might turn tlie
tide. W'ith All-CIAA candidate Branch
picking most of the yardage on a
brilliant 69-yard romp, the Pirates
moved 78 yards to score, after taking
the second half kickoff.
Enraged, the mighty Hawks storm
ed back to run roughshod over the
Pirates. Running through gapping
holes, and behind devestating down-
field blocking the Hawks backs ate up
huge chunks of yardage.
Outmanned and outweighed, the
Pirates fought back stubbornly against
the Maryland State juggernaut, al
though a marked man All-CIAA candi
date Branch picked up 145 yards and
scored the Pirates’ lone TD.
SENIORS
(Continued from page one)
Albert M. Horne, College Choir -
Y.NLC.A.; Mildred Horton, Dormi
tory Council Club; Harry Langaster,
Intramural Sjports Team; Ivie L. Mit
chell, College Choir - Football Team;
Eleanor R. Murray, College Choir -
Student Council - Thalia Sorosis;
Louise E. Phillips, Y.M.C.A.; Margaret
Pierce, F.T..4.; Margaret B. Pittman,
College Choir; Henry C. Porter, Lam-
podas Club - Omega Psi Phi Fratern
ity - Intramural Sports Team; June
Ray Setzer, Modern Dance Group -
Y.W.C.A.; Mary Spellman, Represent
ative for City Students; and Lillie
Spruill, Donnitory Council - Intra
mural Basketball Team.