The Ram’s Horn
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Poor Sportsmanship Degrades SCC
SPORTS
Hurley Player Of Month
Robert Hurley, co-captaln of
the Rams, has been named “play
er of the month.”
Close Basketball
Hard On SCC Fans
Southeastern’s Rams have
staged some real battles lately,
the only question is who’s it
worse on, the team or the home
stand crowd?
Coach Nance's Cagers have
sparkled and have fallen at very
close contests of late. It all
started with a two point loss
to Gaston at 74-72.
The team worked well nearly
the whole game, but late in the
second half a press seemed to
get them and they were beaten by
- two.
Two days later the Rams de
feated the Campbell freshmen
with a 72-71 score. The Rams
again seemed to falter in the
second half but were able to
maintain the lead.
Again two days later SCC took
a game from Southwood by two
points, and then lost to Isothermal
away.
The Rams came home again
against Sandhills and lost 97-91
but had to go into overtime to be
defeated.
Wilkes County was the next
contestant and the Rams became
victors again with a, you guessed
it, two point lead.
Robert Hurley, co-captain of
the 1967-68 Rams, has been se
lected as the player of the month
for January.
Hurley, a sophomore fromWil-
mington, is averaging around 15
points per game.
"He has been the floor leader
all season and seems to keep the
team together,’* said Coach Joe
Nance. He added that Hurley is
“an unselfish player and a very
go^ passer. He is a real compet
itor and a fine defensive player.”
Hurley has become a scoring
threat from the outside this sea
son since he developed a good set
shot.
“He could possibly play some
small college basketball,” said
Coach Nance. A couple of teams
are now interested in him but
Hurley is undecided about where
he will attend college after
leaving Southeastern.
Hurley made the All-Tourna
ment Team last season at the
Carolina Military Invitational
and this year at the Sandhills
Invitational.
5P0RTS EDITOR
Southeastern Begins
New Intercollegiate
Athletic Committee
Southeastern Community Col
lege recognized its athletic ac
tivities with a different perspec
tive as an Intercollegiate Athletic
Committee was appointed.
The committee’s purpose will
be to coordinate all intercolligate
sports at Southeastern. This
means a budget for each team
which must be approved by the
committee.
Jerry King was elected
chairman of the committee with
Coach Nance serving as secre
tary.
Foundation of the committee
was set January 9 at the first
meeting.
Those present were Jerry
King, Mr. Nance, Mrs. Nobles,
Ann Pigott, Larry Watson, Mr.
Hybl, Mr. Robeson, Mr. King,
Harry Foley, and Robert Hurley.
Rams Capture Fourth Place
At Sandhills Invitational
SCC’s Rams were out to prove
that they could play top notch
basketball in the Sandhills Invi
tational Tournament. The team
received fourth place honors out
of an eight team tournament.
In the first game the Rams
played Wilkes County and de
feated them 77-73. The team
used a balanced attack as four
players hit in the double figures,
Larry Dailey was high with 19,
Johnny Hall was second with 16
and Robert Hurley and Dennis
Myers followed at 13 and 11 re
spectively. Ed Snyder was high
for Wilkes.
1 lie secona nignt was with the
College of the Albemarle. Their
night proved to be a less fortunate
night than the previous as COA
battle a 93-77 victory out of the
Rams. Robert Hurley was high
in this game with 25 and Larry
Dailey following with 18. Glen
Warren was high for COA.
Gaston was SCC’s third foe.
Both teams’ offense wastremen-
aous, but defense was left at
home. Gaston pulled a 115-101
score over the Rams. Again
Dailey was higji at 29 with Hurley
not far tack at 23. James Turpin
was hi^ for Gaston at 32.
Ping-Pong
Tournament
Begins
Nineteen freshmen girls are
now competing in a consolation
tournament which began on Mon
day, January 15. The tourna
ment is expected to last for
approximately one month with
first and second place winners
being chosen.
This tournament will give each
girl a second chance to be a win
ner. Two games must be lost
before the girl is eUmlnated.
Interested students may note
the progress of the tournament
on a chart posted in the physical
education room.
What Do You Think?
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At the first of the year The Ram’s Horn attempted to
encourage college spirit by the student body at South
eastern and to encourage them to show this spirit, mainly
at sports events. , ^ .
It appears that The Ram’s Horn has failed or perhaps
the students have taken our request wrong. At no time
did the student newspaper advocate such poor sportsman
ship as has been exhibited at some of our recent home
basketball games. . *u-
Poor sportsmanship does not deserve a place m this
institution of higher learning. The very use of certain
cheers and actions at our games has certainly degraded
the student body a great deal.
Such cheers as “Ram U,” the counting of numbers
when the other team is at the foul line, and some of the
almost obscene insinuations is in poor taste. There is a
difference between these and the cheer, “Rip ’em up, tear
’em up, give ’em Hell Rams,” which is used to arouse
spirit and enthusiasm in the fans.
Our opponents look at us in disguest and have pro
ven that at the foul shooting line these cheers do not
bother them in the least. *
Instead of working against the cheerleaders the stu
dent body should follow them and give rousing cheers to
show their school spirit. The students should show the
same respect for our opponents as we do our own team
and try to restrain from encouraging fights at tense mo
ments of a game. . *•
The use of musical instruments in conjunction with
cheers is an excellent idea and does much to exercise a
show of real spirit. We suggest that organization of a pep
band to work with the cheerleaders and the student body
would be an additional asset.
The Ram’s Horn hopes that this will clanfy its state
ment of school spirit. School spirit is not poor sports
manship, but rather an expression of enthusiasm, enjoy
ment, and pride in knowing that you are a student at this
college.
Ram’s Eye View
Ram’s Eye View wishes to look at the past, present
and future of sports activites at Southeastern.
The basketball team is beginning to put gray hairs
on Coach Nance. His last few games have been within a
verv few points and have gone to overtime. ,
A new committee called the Intercollegiate Athletic
Committee will certainly be a great help in starting new
and widely diversified sports among ®heir
Carolina Military Caedemy has invited SCC to their
Invitational Tournament starting Februa^ 2 at Maxton.
Ram’s Eye View wishes to nominate Glen as liie
replaSment for Cassius Clay’s Heavyweight Boxing
Championship Crown for his performance against Sand-
"“liccer practice begin March 11
scheduled states Coach Hybl. Running is the name of the
Lately cheering has been great, but maybe we should
show better conduct for the opposing team at the f^l
line, they’re killing us instead of missing. Next time
everyon^e^
ruarv 10 with Mitchell and Western Piedmont the 23.
In a private scrimmage on Sunday, January 21. sev
eral soccer players were heard asking how Harry Foley
became All-Southern Germany as a goaly. Harry re-
sDonded by missing four consecutive shots at the goal.
Larry Dailey and Robert Hurley aid^ in bringing
more honors to Southeastem’s growing collection of ath
letic achievements as they were named members of the
All-State team of the Sandhills Invitational Tournament.
The two Rams scored a total of 127 points between
them as they led the Rams to a fourth place victory out
Dailey averaged 22 points a game and
20.3 per game. They also aided greatly with rebounds and
deipensive play.
Sr all athletic competition that SCC wins until the next game or event. Any changes or suggesUons
should be forwarded to any member of the Ram's Horn staff.
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