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JANUARY, FEBRUARY, 1964 THE COMPASS PAGE SEVEN Elizabeth City State College 1963-64 Basketball Squad INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL Intramural Basketball opened its season on December 6, 1963, at 6 p.m. with eleven teams participating under the direction of Nathaniel Grant. There was a joining fee of two dol lars, ($2.00) per team. This money will be used for supplies and trophies. The league is well balanced. We have such stars as Phillip Flood, form erly with the All-Stars, (last year’s Champs) with the Omegas. Vernon Perry also an ex All-Star, is with the Alpha’s. The Blockbusters seem to have lost quite a few of its members: their sharpshooter, Ralph Roland, to Alpha’s; Jumping Jackson to the Omegas; and N. Grant Jr., who has started on one of the new teams of the League. The Freshmen have two strong contenders for the championship; the Pirates, led by J. Robertson, a trans fer student from Kittrell College. The Spartans is another strong team w'ith great jumping power. The Faculty can be a lot of trouble with the great shooting of S. May field, and the great ball handling of B. Vaughan. The Feltas and the All-Stars have combined this year, but have lost great deal of their height. Neverthe less, they are strong with the play making of Big Dog Peace. The Raiders who have always had the best organized team are back with new power such as J. Brown and S. Willingham. The Gerrymanders, who are led by Claude Clarke, is a surprising team in the league. The Klansmen are back with s strong team led by Sam “Flashes’ White and big Jethro Pugh. The League seems to be a lot of fun and is highly competitive. It is something that everyone looks for wards to. Commissioner of Intramurals, —Nathaniel Grant, Jr. / 7912 CIAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Greensboro Coliseum FEB.27,28and 29,1964 THE ROVING SPORTS EYE MELVIN RIDDICK, Reporter FEB. 18 MATMEN COACH KNIGHT COACH "BOBBY" VAUGHAN Vikings Lose Thriller To Bears, 93-92 The Vikings played as though they were the hottest team in the Con ference as they fought the Shaw University Bears (December 16) down to the stretch before bowing 93-92. The game was a tightly played con test until the Vikings came from be hind to build up a commanding lead. After the Bears led 45 to 40 at a half- time, they then showed that they can be as tough as anyone in the Con ference when they are hot. The Bears, CIAA leaders, showed a very well balanced team behind the playing and shooting of Mitchell and Byers, and the rebounding of Snow, Monroe, and West. In the last half of the game both teams matched basket for basket. The Bears came storming back mainly on the shooting of Mitchell and Byers to tie the game. With 11 seconds remaining, the Vikings’ Williams took a long jump shot and missed with the rebound going to the Bears. With the score tied at 92 all, the Vikings’ Todd fouled Height who came through with a free throw and won the ball game. For Elizabeth City State College, Carson, Francis, Neal and Todd showed that they can jump with the best in the league as they scored in double figures. Final Score: Bears 93—Vikings 92 Leading Viking Scorers: Todd (22 —Carson (19)—Francis (16)—^Neal (14)—Williams (7)—Cox (6). Vikings Lose High school seniors from all over eastern North Carolina—some 1,300 of them—witnessed the 109 to 105 defeat of the Vikings at the hands of the St. Paul Tigers, January 15. The game was a double overtime thriller. The Vikings were off to a real fast start and led by at least 10 points during the first five minutes. During the first half, the Vikings were able to maintain a substantial lead. How ever, in the closing moments of the first stanza, the Tigers closed the gap. The half time score was in favor of the Vikings. For the halftime entertainment, the spectators were enthused by the fancy footwork and precision movements of the ECSC drill team. They per formed under hte cadence of Alvin Kelley. The drill team received loud ovation from the capacity crowd. The second half got underway with both teams displaying fine shoot ing ability. For most of the second half only 3 or 4 points separated the two teams. This was due to a balanced attack from the Vikings with the fine shooting of Carson, Francis, Wil liams, and Stubbins. Frank Dooms led St. Paul’s attack with a fine dividual effort. The regulation game ended in a 91-91 deadlock. The game went into its first time. During the five minutes of overtime play, both teams were able to score only 9 points apiece to send them into a second overtime. With both teams playing cautious but hard, the second overtime was underway. The Vikings made costly fouls which proved to be assets to the Tigers’ side of the score board. The game ended by a score of 109- 105 in the Tigers favor. Outstanding players for the Vikings were: Carson, 24 pts.; Francis, 20 pts.; Todd, 13 pts.; Neal, 12 pts.; and Stubbins with 15 points. Mackey also exhibited a fine display of defensive ball. The high scorer of the game was Dooms of St. Paul with a total of 40 points. —Jethro C. Williams MEL RIDDICK Sports Editor Bids Farewell Though I have served in the capaci ty of Sports Editor only for a short period of time, I must say that I have found the atmosphere in the Publi cation Room most inviting. I sincerely hope that I have helped to make the Compass a better news paper and that it will receive a higher rating at the Columbia Scholastic Press Conference. It has indeed been more than a pleasure working along with Editor Bell and our Advisor, r. Ballou. The experience that I have gained by being associated with the College newspaper has been one which I shall always cherish. It has been both educational and a means of enjoyment As I sit at my desk and prepare my last Sports Column, I sincerely hope that you have enjoyed your Sports Column and that the next ones will be en better. Much luck and success to the Com- iss staff throughout the remainder of the school year. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with such a fine group of scholars. From the Sports Desk Melvin G. Riddick, ’64 Sports Editor UGH! OOOOF! GRU-U-NT! Muscles tightened, backs ached, heads pounded, and the softness of |he mats was the only consolation w the CIAA wrestling match against Howard University. Our inexperienced Matmen took 5ome poundings and gave some as ey showed a fine display of po- ential CIAA competition. Whether Of not they finish the season with more wins than losses, we still salute the indomitable spirit which the mat men have shown. A salute also to Coach Roy Knight who has trained the fellows and who has high hopes for the many body slams, hammerlocks, bumps and squeezes that ECSC will soon inflict upon all comers. Care to join us? Wrestling Team Schedule 1964 January 15 Norfolk State College (practice) January 27 Norfolk State College January 31 Howard University February 10 Norfolk State College February 13 Virginia State College February 18 / Morgan State February 21 . Morgan State February 22 Howard University February 25 Virginia State College TOURNAMENT—MARCH 6-7 Elizabeth City 7:00 P.M. Norfolk 6:00 P.M. Elizabeth City 7:00 P.M. Elizabeth City 7:00 P.M. Elizabeth City 7:00 P.M. Elizabeth City 3:30 P.M. Baltimore Md. 7:30 P.M. Howard 3:00 P.M. Petersburg, Va. 7:30 P.M. Rams Score 85 to 72 Win Over Vikings The Vikings started the game matching basket for basket with the Winston-Salem Rams, January 4. It looked at first as though the Vikings might stage the big upset of the sea son. The Vikings’ attack was balanced by the shooting of Williams and Car son, the driving of Stubbins, and the rebounding of Mackey, Neal, and Todd. The Rams then began to click on the accuracy of the clutch shooting of Glover, Curry, Parker and the playmaking and shooting of Blount. The Vikings could not contend with the fast breaking tactics of the Rams and fell behind at halftime. Halftime Score; Rams 38; Vikings 25. In the 2nd half of the game, the Rams’ All-CIAA stars, Ted Blount and Richard Glover, showed some razzle-dazzle basketball with tricky passes and clutch shooting. Lefty Parker was also tremendous on the backboards and with some dead eyed shooting. Claudie Mackey, Vikings’ “Jumping Jack,” played one of his best games of the season as he dumped in 14 points, blocked numerous shots, and controlled the boards. Jimmy Wil liams, Parris Carson, and Stubbins were the scoring treats of the Vikings. The Vikings did a tremendous job of fighting back against the Rams be fore Williams and Stubbins fouled out. (Continued on Page 8)
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