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MBER 26, 1953 THE CAMPUS ECHO SN I. bgles And Aggies Tangle Today Globetrotters Perform Here The world famous Harlem Globetrotters brought their court skill, antics, and a well rounded .^roupe to NCC last Friday night and entertained nearly 4,000 fans with a liberal display of first- xate basketball and showman ship. Star of the evening was “the clown prince of basketball him self,” Goose Tatum, who shot the ball with a string attached, har- rassed the referee, took a fan’s / camera and snapped his own pic- ture and in addition sent 23 points through the hoop. There were two games on the bill—a duel between the Wash ington Generals and the Phil adelphia Spars and the Globe trotter brush with the Toledo Mercuries. The Generals won 65-40, and the Trotters took theirs 64-52. Bill Shyman was high point man for the Generals with 16 and Pete Monska led the Spars with 14. Ex-Student Returns To U. S. WITH U.S. FORCES IN A- LASKA. A former NCC student, Pvt. Thomas L. Rogers, whose wife Lutha, lives at 730 Sixth St., Washington, D. C., is re turning to the U.S. after serving with the army in Alaska. Army units stationed in Alas ka undergo intensive field train ing while providing a defense force for the northern approach es to the U.S. and Canada. ■■yyy: Pictured above are eight of the cheerleaders who will lead the victory yells at the Thanksgiving Game against A. and T. in Greens boro. From front to rear they are: Clotile Coleman, Lily Hollo way, Audrey Flamer, Ann Garrett, Jean Bunch, Dorothy Butler, Wilhelmenia Wheeler, and Barbara Holland. Eagles Sharpen Claws On Bulls, W. V. Jackets In preparation for the much hearlded football encounter with the Aggies of North Carolina A. and T. College, the Eagles of NCC put to rout two formidale opponents on successive week ends. In a devastating display of power on the home gridiron three weeks ago, the Eagles downed Johnson C. Smith, 47-7. They journeyed to Washington, D. C., the following Friday and scored a 19-13 upset over West Virginia State Yellow jackets in the Capital Classic. Topple Smith The victory over Smith knock ed the visiting Golden Bulls from the undefeated ranks. The Eagles scored one touch down in the first and second pe riods, two more in the third pe riods, and tallied three times in the final frame. It was their most sensational show of power this Feathers will fly in Greens boro today when the Eagles of North Carolina College clash with the slightly favored Aggies ) Thornton And Monty Lead Team AMOS THORNTON Amos Thornton, the Eagles’ probable contribution to the All- CIAA team this year, leads his mates in total yards gained rush ing over the season with a re spectable 541 to his credit. The scrappy backfield ace has carried the ball 82 times. He is also second in scoring with five touchdowns to his cre dit—a total of 30 points. In this department, however, Albert Montgomery, freshman quarter back, leads the pack with six touchdowns and 36 points. Three Ways Montgomery also leads in three other departments. He has flung 11 completed passes for a ttotal of 128 yards. He has a 37.8 average in punting. And he leads the Eagles flock in total yards gained on the ground and in the air with 297. In the booting de partment, Montgomery is among the nation’s top ten performers in small colleges. Other statistics show halfback Jerome Evans trailing Thornton in total yards gained rushing with 296. He has carried the oval 75 times. Bob Price has completed 4 passes for second place in that department and 66 yards gained. One of his aerials was for a touchdown. Passing Price is also second to Mont gomery in rushing and passing, having a total of 107 yards to his credit—41 on the groimd and 66 in the air. Receiving honors are shared by Charley Floyd, who has snag- 1616V2 FAYETTEVILLE STREET Sandwiches—Sodas—Ice Cream—Confestionaires THE POLAR BEAR EXCELLENT FROZEN CUSTARD TELEPHONE 3-6134 JEROME EVANS ged five passes for 90 yards, and Henry King, who caught Price’s payoff pass that covered 19 yards. Season Record Overall, the Eagles have gain ed 1941 yards on the ground as compared to only 576 for oppon ents. They are slightly below the mark on passing, having gained only 228 as compared to 363 gained by opponents. In the all important scoring department, however, the Eagles are out in front 136 points on 20 touch downs, 11 points after, and one field goal, to 74 points on 11 touchdowns, and 11 points after. The locals have also outdistanced opponents in pvunting—1460 to 1119. Their season’s record as they engage A. and T. today—4 victories and 3 defeats. Their conference record is 4^1, identi cal with the A. and T. showing. year. The first score was set up by Charley Floyd, who blocked Leon Anderson’s kick and re covered for the Eagles on Smith’s three. Jermoe Evans bucked to the two and Amos Thornton went over for the sciore. Hollings worth kicked the extra point. Evans TD’s Following a TD by Smith, the Eagles shot back with a 72 yard drive climaxed by Evan’s payoff plunge from the two. The second half touchdowns featured A1 Montgomery, who scored twice, Cletis Horton, Bob Price and Leon Holley. Substitute quarterback Leon Holley of Norfolk, Va., staged a one man exhibition in the final quarter in a series of yard gain ing running plays which he cap ped by hitting the middle from one yard out. He surprised the visitors by running the extra point. Smith Scores Hollingsworth booted four ex tra points through the uprights. Smith’s lone score came in the first half, the result of Thorn ton’s fumble on the three. Vin cent recovered and Roy Mc- Illwain, passing ace, went over. Mclllwain also kicked the extra point. Beat West Virginia State Coach Riddick’s charges upset all dopsters in shellacking West Virginia State in the Capital Classic. It was Amos Thornton’s sensational 58 yard sprint in the dying minutes of the games which sewed up the win for NCC. The first marker came in the very first period and was set up by Matt Boone’s recovery of a West Virginia fumble on their own two yard stripe. The ball had been placed there in a series of punts featuring the nimble toed performance of A1 Mont gomery. Montgomery bulled- dozed over from the two with the first score. Trusty Hollingsworth kicked the extra point. Poole Recovers It was overpowering and alert line play with led to NCC’s sec ond tally. Jim Poole recovered a Yellowjacket fumble on the thir ty-two, and Leon Holley, Amos Thornton and Bob Price alter nated in carrying the ball down to the 19. Then Price flung an aerial to Henry King in the end zone for the marker. Hollings worth .failed in his attempt at the extra point. Thus NCC held a 13-0 buldge at half’s end as West Virginia’s backs were repeatedly being thrown for losses and were un able to move into the danger zone. Jackets TD The Yellowjackets took to the air in the second half, however, and overtook the Eagles. Their first score came in the third quarter on a 42 yard shot from Bill Archie to Bob Cashwell and their second saw Archie burst ing over from the one after a 61 yard jaunt by Bob Hawkins, 177 pound fullback. Johnson conver ted, knotting the score at 13 apiece. Thornton’s heroic dash in the last minutes of play gave the Eagles the victory. The stellar backfield ace took the oval on his own 42 and scooted around left end all the way to paydirt. of North Carolina A. and T. Col lege. A.lthough confidence has been S'jaring in the Eagle camp of late, sportscasters give A. and T. a slight edge in this 20th ver sion of the CIAA classic dating back to 1929. Upsets over the past two weeks—involving both NCC and A. and T.—have thrown the CIAA race into a muddle. Morgan is at the top rung of the ladder, with a 5-1 record, and the two North Carolina teams are tied for second place with four wins and one loss in conference play. With Mor gan slated for a come down this week, many view the scrap between NCC and A. and T. as the deciding battle in the CIAA. The record book shows A. and T. holding an advantage over the years. They have beaten the Eagles on 11 occasions as com pared with 7 Eagle victories and two standoffs. The Eagles’ last victory came in 1947 when they whitewashed the hated rivals 17-0. Since that time, however, the two teams fought to a 6-6 standstill in 1948 and A. and T. won 33-0 in 1949, 25-13 in 1950, 13-6 in 1951 and 26-0 in 1952. Eagles victories came in 1930, 14-8; in 1931, 6-0; in 1933, 21-0; in 1941, 9-6; in 1942, 16-12; in 1945, 47-0; and in 1947, 17-0. The teams met twice during the 1930 season and split—NCC win ning the first encounter 14-8, and A. and T. bouncing back with a 10-6 victory. Two Wins Confidence, in Durham has been excited by the Eagles’ two unexpected triumphs and two equally untimely defeats for the Aggies. Bouncing back after their losses to Maryland, Ten nessee and Virginia State, the Riddickmen shellacked John son C. Smith, knocking the Golden Bulls from the unbeaten rank, and scored their shocking upset victory over the highly touted Yellowjackets from Vir ginia State College in the Capital Classic two weeks ago. The improved Eagles sent a tremor throughout CIAA circles as they displayed some of the best talent in the business. The highly vaunted line, boasting such stalwarts as Floyd, Person, Poole, Aiken and Harvey, was a terror on both offense and de fense. Most of the NCC scoring was set up by enemy fumbles, the result' of power tactics by the NCC linesmen. And their freshmen backs, Montgomery, Price, and Holley, have shown remarkable improvement in the last two outings. Amos Thornton, mercurial scoring ace, is already rated among the best performers in the entire conference. Two Losses A. and T., on the other hand, has been having her troubles of ^ late. The Aggies simply “were never in the game” against their most recent opponents—the Rat- lers of Florida A. and M. and the ! Virginia State Trojans. Although the Florida battle was expected to be close, the Aggies were solidly favored to roll over Vir ginia State before whom they bowed two weeks ago, 21-7. But both teams are in tip top shape for this meeting, and the usual fire works are expected. As in the past, records and sportscasters’ polls mean nothing when these two rivals face each other on the field of play. /
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