Friday, September 20,1963
THE CAMPUS ECHO
Page Five
SPORTS
By JOHN McKNIGHT
Football Outlook
When the Eagles open their football season next Saturday
against the Yellow Jackets of Allen University in Columbia, they
will launch the football year that in our opinion will prove that
“NCC ain’t what she used to be.”
Coach Herman H. Riddick gave the indication himself when
he merely bowed his head when asked about his 1963 gridiron
prospects. Though many football fans think coach Riddick is
loaded and is simply putting them on with his gesture, we don’t.
Who else but the head coach should know better about the yearly
prospects? Who is behind the scenes anymore than the head
coach himself?
THE DEFENSE IS AVERAGE
Defensively, the Eagles will be their usual selves in perform
ance. They will be going with their lightest lines since 1952, but
With the abilities they have shown in pre-game scrimmages, they
should overcome this deficit. Riddick’s forward wall will average
210 pounds per man and he considers this rather puny. But this is
not Riddick’s problem; practices have witnessed that. All-Ameri
can center William Hayes, guards James Nunn and Bobby Gard
ner and tackle James Price have shown that aggressiveness can
tear down the unusual line. With these four veterans leading
the forward wall with their “red-dogging” tactics, the Eagles should
not yield much yardage via ground.
The only handicap apparent in the Eagle’s defense is the in
ability of the halfbacks to stop ball carriers near the line of
scrimmage. But that’s a minor flaw. Captain Donald Thomas,
and Mickey Daye will be the mainstays in the backfield. With
their pass defense ability and with yeomen service from the likes
of James Black, Connie Boykins and Bobby Asmond the Eagles’
defense should be par excellent.
THE OFFENSE NEEDS CHANGE
Should the Eagles experience a losing season, they could very
well point to the fact that their offense has failed to catch-up with
their defense—this is from where the Eagles’ trouble will stem.
They will not have the brain trust of the self-confident Richard
Hicks, CIAA’s total offense leader last year. The quarter-back
chores are Captain Jhomas, a talented all-around football play
er. Given the needed liberation, Thomas could prove to be one
of NCC’s finest quarterbacks. He is an exceptionally good run
ner, a very capable ball handler and could prove a passing threat
to any team on any given day.
Along with Thomas in the backfield will be sophomore full
back Asmond, leading ground gainer with an average of 5.2 yards
per carry; halfbacks Boykins, Black, and Robert Evans. These
are, sQtne of NCC’s fa.stest backs in years.
However, the agility and speed of these backs will be hamper
ed by th? offense style in which they are used. Only Asmond is
suited for the Riddick styje offense.
With the exception of an occasional use of the wing-T forma
tion, the Eagles have no other signs of the modern offense. Coach
Riddick employs the offense system of the old school: Straight
ahead, hard nose football. The present Eagle backs are not suited
for this drab offense.
Once there was the time when NCC had the largest line in
the Cl A A conference; they were the best at the straight ahead
football—it was easy for them to push a team under the goal posts.
But this year Riddick does not have the line material for this type
of offense.
Ends Aaron Martin and Oscar Williams, Tackles Robert Fer
guson and Staley Keith, guards Bobby Gardner and William Holmes
and All-American center Hayes, are some of the finest offensive
linemen in the conference, but they will not get a chance to ex
hibit their prowess in the style offense Coach Riddick uses.
Just as 1963 is not 1954, the Eagles’ personnel is not what it
use to be. The Eagles’ offense needs to be modernized. If it does
not change with the times, we may be in for some long Saturday
afternoons.
CAGERS’ OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Passing by the Men’s Gym the other day, we noticed most of
NCC’s potential basketball players trying out their wares for the
coming season. Many of the old players and a few of the pros
pective ones looked pretty sharp for the month of September. If
they keep up the sharp shooting and good ball handling they could
really pull some surprises in the CIAA basketball circle this year.
As a matter of fact, this could be one of NCC’s brightest teams
in recent years. Experience, (two seniors, two juniors, and four
sophomores), speed (quick guards), and balance (four players that
average in the double figures) give the Eagles added hope for a
prosperous basketball season.
A LITTLE SPICE
Congratulations to tennis ace Joe Williams for bringing pres
tige to the net sport here at NCC. This summer Joe captured
two big events in North Carolina, the first at Greensboro’s
Amateur Tennis Tournament and his hometown tournament here
in Durham.
NCC Eagles Face Allen U. In Opener
CAPTAIN DONALD THOMAS
. . . leads Eagles against Allen.
NCC-Morgan In Alumni Tilt
North Carolina College’s
Eagles and Morgan State Col
lege’s Golden Bears open their
Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association season Saturday,
October 5, when they lock horns
at Durham County’s Stadium.
Kick-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
North Carolina College’s
alumni will sponsor the tilt, and
upwards of 7,500 fans are ex
pected to witness the battle be
tween the Bears, defending
CIAA champions, and the
Eagles.
George Nixon, president of
the General Alumni Association,
announced the organization’s
decision to sponsor the game
recently. “We are particularly
happy to sponsor this game be
tween the Bears and Eagles,”
he said, adding, “We are anti
cipating a packed Stadium on
that date.”
According to Nixon, tickets
for the game will be mailed to
the alumni in the near future.
Although many alumni can
not return for the game, they
usually purchase tickets and
give them to friends in the
NCC’s Eagles open their 1963-
64 football season next Satur
day when they face Allen Uni
versity at Columbia, S. C.
The Eagles have won three
straights from the Yellow Jack
ets and hold a 4-0-1 edge in the
series.
Coach Herman Riddick’s list
of available experienced play
ers, already cut by graduation
last year, was shortened even
more this week.
Riddick said that his charges
are not at full strength and will
not be by next Saturday be
cause of the injuries of several
key players.
“We’ll definitely not be at
full strength,” said Riddick.
He said they will probably do
without the services of fullback
Bobby Asmond, who has sprain
ed an ankle, and second string
quarterback, William Reid, who
twisted his knee during scrim
mage. Reid’s injury “will limit
our passing attack,” said Rid
dick, “however, our starting
quarterback, Donald Thomas,
will be available for action.
Coach George Quiett
Joins NCC Staff
A former All-CIAA athlete
confirmed a contract validation
from another college and joined
NCC’s coaching staff last week
as assistant football coach.
George L. Quiett, former star
athlete and head football coach
at Saint Augustine’s College for
the past two years, told an Echo
reporter here that his retirement
from Saint Augustine’s College
is valid despite rumors of his
breach of contract with the col
lege.
He said that he had not signed
a contract with Saint Augus-
area. “It is hoped that we will
have that continued cooperation
again this season,” Nixon said.
NCC will be out to avenge
the defeat suffered at the hands
of the Bears in 1962. Morgan
clipped the “birds” last season
by a score of 14-6 in Baltimore.
The victory was the springboard
to the Bear’s loop champion
ship.
In thirteen meetings with the
Bears, NCC has garnered five
victories, with the Morgan lads
taking seven, and there has
been one tie.
North Carolina College’s 120-
piece marching band will be on
hand to provide pre-game and
halftime entertainment.
NCC will play three other
home games during the 1963
season. On October 19, they
meet Virginia State College;
November 2, Shaw University
in homecoming; and November
16, Virginia Union University.
GEORGE L. QUIETT
tine’s for 1963-64 and “my leav
ing is valid.”
Quiett will serve also as an
assistant professor of physical
education and will teach courses
in physical education and in
recreation.
He is a native of Baton Rouge,
(See QUIETT JOINS, page 7)
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