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PAGE EIGHT THE MARY POTTER GAZETTE DECEMBER, 1963 SPORTS Mary Potter Sportsmix Basketball Season Begun By Florialla GilreatM Airs. Naomi Edgecombe Boston, B.S. and M.A. is a graduate of N. C, C. As Physical Education instructor and girls’ basketball coach, Mrs. Boston believes that good health and strong bodies are prerequisites toward build ing strong minds. With enthusiasm she enters the basketball season to help in building qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and cooperation in a competitive sport. Willie ‘"Pete” Hayes, B.S., a 1955 graduate of N. C. C. has been appointed head football coach at this institution. With many newcomers to the squad. Coach Hayes has given the players much training in playing strategy. Fred Douglas McNeill, B.S., a graduate of N. C. C., resigned from this in- stijtution as biology instructor and football coach during the summer to become N. E. A. Coordinator. His headquarters are in Raleigh. Hulon Joseph Drew, B.S., Virginia State graduate is assistant football coach and oasketball coach. He expects a successful year in basketball. He gives this advice to the squad: Plenty of desire, hard work, and de termination are ingredients for a winner. Hardy Ray Williams, B.S., Fayetteville State Teachers College graduate, is a former assistant football anfcl basketball coach. He says to prospec tive players, “Condition is the athelete’s greatest asset; it helps to develop tfic liner skills that he needs.” Harold Elmore Wade, A.B., Stillman College, graduate in Tuscaloosa, Ala bama, is assistant coach of the Junior Varsity Basketball team. He believes that success comes only to the steadfast. Coach Wade is a former pro fessional Daseoall player. He played with the Minnesota Twins organiza tion in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is employed as an English instructor at present. Mr. Waae advises the student body to strive for excellence in every endeavor. James Aljred Moseley, BA., Shaw University graduate, is assistant girls’ basketball coach and Junior Varsity basketball coach. His belief for suc cess is pnysical fitness and sound thinking. BASKETBALL IS A COOD, CLEAN SPORT A team is as strong as its spirit, ana its captain, stated Hulon jo- sepn jjiew, i\ovember 22. ibis is especially true, he continued, of a cornpetiLive spun like uasketDall vvneie me inniis come from coor- aiuaiiuii, tiuiiking, skuf, good spui tsmaiisnip, a ii u tne desire to win nr put up a good "fignt" wun me opposing team. At me beginning of a season the ouuooti. IS guou; tne athletes are Usually coniiaent, and the coaches are aiert to the need lor practice and penection ol skills, added Hrew as he taitt-ea miormany to various memoeis ol tne Journahsm class in their search for news angles Irom tne two coaches. Mrs. iMaomi Edgecombe Boston, girls’ basketball coach and Drew, boys’ basketball coach, are con stantly uusy perfecting the skills wmen will be needed to olier of fense and defense to the many op posing teams wnicn will be met away and at home during the inoiuns Ol Uectmuer, January and reoruary. Ine outlook is not dark, tor there are several returning veterans lor tiie "Kams” ana "xvamettes” wnt leel coniiaent ol dean competiavt oouts admitted Mrs. lioston. i)ne ended tne inioimai discus sion by saymg mat the cap tarns of tne “Kams and the “Kamettes,” Carrie narris, vviinam Peace and John Davis desire that their team mates play a good game, piay fair, and give the spectators their mon ey’s worth. RAM^' BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Position Height Class Future Interest 14 Brown, Robert 1" orward 5’10” Senior History Teacher to Chavis, Otis Guard 5’7” Junior History Teacher 30 Cooper, James Center 6’4” Senior Army Career 24 Davis, John Forward b’O’’ Senior Carpenter 20 Gee, Eugene Guard 5’7” Senior History Teacher 21 Hawkins Franklin Guard 5’9” Senior Air Force Career 10 Hester, Robert Guard 5’3” Senior Physical Ed. Teacher 25 Leatherberry, Earl Forward S'll” Junior History & Physical Education Teacher 22 McNeill, Ronney Guard 5’9” J unior Doctor 12 Peace, William Forward 6’4” Senior Air Force Career 23 'I’aylor, Robert Guard 5’3” Senior History Teacher 32 'laylor, Vviiham Forward 6’S” J unior Social Worker 33 Williams, Lonnie Guard 5’3” J unior Baseball Player 34 Vvoodson, Walter Center 6’4‘^” J unior Professional Sports RAMETTES No. Name Position Height Class Future Interest 34 Atkins, J ackie Guard sw Senior Teacher 42 Bibby, Dora Forward 5’7” Junior Physical Ed Teacher Burt, Edith Guard S’3” Freshman Teacher Chavis, LaRhoda Forward 5’7'’ Freshman Scientist 26 CoUins, Mae Forward 5’6” Sophomore Cosmetologist Fields, Ahce Forward 5’9” Sophomore Secretary Fields, Bessie Forward 5’5J^” Senior Teacher Fields, Catherine Forward 5’9i^” Freshman Teacher zO Gilreath, Leyhe Forward 5’5” Senior Concert Pianist i2 Harris Carrie Forward 5’8” Senior Cosmetologist Harris, Theresa Forward 5’6” Sophomore Sociologist Hawkins, Edith Guard 5’5” Sophomore Nurse ,4 McCoy, Sophronia Guard 5’9” Junior Business Admin. i4 McMannen, Geraldine Guard 5’5’’ Junior Nurse McMannen, Gloria Guard 5’6” Freshman Secretary 30 Moss, Rosa Guard 5’8” Junior Nurse 22 Overby, Emma Forward 5’9«4” Sophomore Secretary Strater, Carolyn Forward 5’10” Senior Physical Ed. Teacher 32 Strater, Rita Forward 5’5” Junior Mathematician Strater, Roberta Guard 5’5” Freshman Peace Corps 40 Cooper, Inez Forward 5’5” Sophomore Nurse The end of one season is the be ginning of another, and basketball is no exception. The Mary Potter “Rams” and “Ramettes” officially epened their 1963 basketball season December 5, when they journeyed to the Merrick-Moore High School of Durham. The “Rams” consist of 12 boys ranging from grades 9-12, and the “Ramettes” consist of 18 girls rang ing from grades 9-12. The “Rams” have 20 games to play this season, and the “Ram ettes” have 16. These games are scheduled from December to Feb ruary. GAMES TO PLAY Dec. 17th—Central High, Hillsbor Jan. 3rd—Nash County, Oxford 7th—Shaw, Stovall 10th—Hawley, Oxford 14th—Henderson, Henderson 17th—Central High, Oxlord 24th—Hawley, Creedmooi 28th—Nash Central, Nashville 31st—Shaw, Oxford Feb. 4th—Toler, Toler 7th—Henderson, Oxford 11th—Wise, Wise 14th—Wise, Oxford 20th—Lincoln, Chapel Hill 25th—Merrick-Moore, Oxford 28th—Lincoln, Oxford New Gym Needed For all intents and purposes, Mary Potter School is in dire need of a gymnasium. A new gym is especially needed for physical education classes in order that boys and girls may re freshen themselves before joining their classmates. Teachers and students would be able to change classes without walking a block and a half. Those participating Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball players would welcome the winning of a game in a new structure. Behind The Scenes By Brejida Strater As the beginning of the basket ball season approaches, we find that prayer is the magic word. Before each game we find the entire team huddled, lifting their heads and hearts in a silent prayer. In this huddled position, axe they all praying, or are some of them thinking of trivial things? No one knows and maybe this is best, fci one unbeliever could dampen the spirits of the team. This dampen ing of spirits could definitely result in the loss of the game. IN THE ABOVE PICTURE are Carrie Harris, Captain “Ramettes’', John Davis and William Peace, Co-Captains of the “ of the Rams.’’ RAMS AND RAMETTES GET NEW UNIFORMS by Floriatta Gilreath They say new uniforms cause the loss of games. Will the “Rams” and “Ramettes” cause the report to remain. This new attire will cause no shame. The boys of course, feel very much the same. W’e hope, however, to win the games. The girls suits are a beautiful whi'.c, Trimmed with black and orange sparkling bright. The boys suits are black and orange bright. Of a masculine style, for they have no white. These brand new suits will set us right! These brand new suits will help us light 1 We will play with all our might. To bring Mary Potter a victory every night! THE PERISCOPE FROM NEWSWEEK ROME — Pope Paul’s idea of in viting women to attend the Vatican Council has run into unexpected opposition — from Roman Catho lic nuns. Ever since the idea was put forth last month, the Vatican has been besieged with protests from nuns. MADRID — The three Polaris subs on station in the Mediterran ean will be allowed after all to berth in the U. S. Naval Base at Rota, Spain. OXFORD, Miss — James Mere dith wants to return to the Uni versity of Mississippi. He applied for entrance to the “Ole Miss” law school immediately after Cleve Mc Dowell, the only Negro on cam pus was arrested and expelled for carrj'ing a gun. SENATE CLOAKROOM — Sen. Barry Goldwater, still an unan nounced candidate fo rthc Presi dency, has taken another step on the road to the White House. He has just sat for a portrait by Ot tawa photographer Yousuf Karsh, the No. 1 specialist in putting pub lic figures on film. BUDGET BUREAU — Here is a preview of the next Federal Bud get. The struggle to keep the spending total under $100 billion will not succeed, and the deficit for the fiscal year that begins next Ju ly will run between $8 billion and $9 billion. SEATTLE — The on-again, off- again plans for a manned labora- tory-in-spacc may soon get the A- Okay. Pentagon research chiefs now arc convinced that neither the Dyna-Soar space plane nor the two- man Gemini spacecraft can be used to evaluate the military uses of men in space. Oh Those Fans And The Bleachers By Joseph Colson Perhaps one of the most interest ing activities we know at Mary Potter football games is watching the fans who stand on the sideline or sit in the bleachers. Planning their strategies against each other, these persons play a new role in athletic events. One would think that the per sons standing would enjoy a game sitting down. “Mais non” they must follow the game up and down the field and play their parts as sideline coaches. There are those who sit down on a spot where another’s shoes have rested, and the laundry gets a cus tomer. Sometimes you’ll see a care ful fellow wipe his seat clean be fore sitting or put a piece of paper where the dirt is. After being ask ed to move down some—and then .jme—he soon becomes another iustomer for the laundry. Have you ever watcued to see how one person can start a chain eaction and cause the entire crowd o stand. The fan becomes so ex ited that he has to stand, obstruct ing the view of those behind him, ind they promptly stand when they ihould Have protested. A rare treat is received sometimes jy watching someone buy a soft irink and cautiously bring it ;rom the refreshment stand, only to spill it on taking his first step into ne bleachers. The next time you’re at a game, jheck wnat I’ve said; you will see Hai it’s not only true but hilari- jus. Only one word of caution— don’t get too interested in tne lans ana forget the game! Football Review By Floriatta GiireaJt Tne iviary rotter lootoali season closed at n o m e against \Vinston- balem, with tne Winston-baiem Pantners emerging victorious by a icore 20-0. The lust and only victory of the season lor tne ’ Kams” was a game played between iviary Potter and bnow Hid. 'mis game proved to be a terrihe build up for a completely dismal season. In order, the “Rams” defeats were at the hands of the Smithlield Hawks 6-0, the Roxboro Rockets 21-16, the WiUiamston Tigers 20-0, the Beaufort Eagles 48-0, the Hen derson Institute Panthers 6-0, the Washington Trogans 20-0, and the Winston-Salem Panthers 22-0. Although the “Rams” actually won only one game in actual play, the record stands at 2 wins and 7 losses. Due to a forfeit of the last game between Mary Potter and ii/lizabethtown the record was changed. The football coach is Willie Hayes. Mary Potter Vs. Riverside Ends In Split Junior Dora Bibby set the pace with 18 points as the Mary Potter girls maintained a steadily increas ing lead throughout the game to delcat Riverside, 35-17, Friday night. The “Rams” were defeated, 64-79, in a last half spurt by the “Falcons”. The M. P. girls showed excellent ball control and a strong defense which resulted in an inability of the Riverside girls to score from the floor. Starting the game with great en thusiasm, the “Rams’’ and “Fal cons” were close contenders in the first half but the Falcons evidently were saving the best ’till last. The “Rams” took the half with a 37-36 score but top scorers Stallings and Blackard led the Falcons to victory. Stalling and Blackard had 24 and 23 points respectively. Scorers for the two teams were as follows; Girls (Mary Potter)— Bibby 18, Harris 8, Atkins 1, Fields 1, Gilreath 5, McMannen 2. Girls (Riverside)—Harris 2, Man ley 1, Hampton 5, Cheek 4, Jones 5. Boys (“Rams”)—Peace 7, Davis 15, Woodson 6, Leatherberry 2, Gee 21, Chavis 4, McNeil 9. Boys (Falcons”)—Stallings 24, Edgerton 16, Davis 7, Blackard 23, Stokes 9.
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