WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1956
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BEFORE AM) DURING CIAA
TILTS—In photo on left Vincent
Miller (15) of the A&T College
Aggies is,shown making one of
basketball’s most difficult shots
Maryland State Swamps Rams To Win C. /: Title
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CIAA CLOSE UPS
DURHAM The Central later*
collegiate Athletic Association’s
11th annual basketball tourna
ment lived up to its billing as be
ing the “Greatest Attraction” in
Negro sports history. And people
like Dr. C, A. Ray and L. T Walk
er and their able staff at North
Carolina College are largely re
sponsible.
There isn’t, a better public rela
tions personality than Ray nor a
more efficient statistician than
Walker.
Virginia Union has been in
the finals in five of the 10
times it has participated in
the b!g event. And Tom Harris
has taken home the "Most
Outstanding Coach” award on
three occasions, an enviable
record for the loop's most out
standing mentor.
In addition, Harris has watched
his players walk away with four
championship trophies, and as
many “Most Valuable Player" a
wards. Winston-Salem has placed
second more than any other team.
Coach Clarence Gaines’ Rams
have been runners-up annually
since bagging the title in 1953.
TC’s victory over NCC in the
semi-finals gave Gaines a 3-2 edge
over Floyd Brown in their person
al series for the champion-
Superlatives—There isn't a bet
ter stop-and-go artist in college
basketball than James Sessoms of
Winston-Salem. The fleet junior
is also one of the better dribblers
in collegiate basketball. Ask most
(players who is deserving for the
“Most Valuable Player” award and
the answer wil be “Sligh.” He’s
James Sligh, the little trickster
who carried the Eagles most of the
campaign.
Most sideliners have the
feeling tnat Joe Howell, A and
T. College’s sensational fresh
man has been reading too
many press clippings. lie’s not
the player he was when the
season opened, they say.
Two new records were set dur
ing the tournament. Maryland ex
ploded for 106 against Winston-
Salem in the fnals for a new team
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GIES Billy Smith, one of the
high scorers for the AAT Coi
*»l« Aggies, jumps high for a
one-hand push shot in the recent
basketball same with Shaw Uni*
| as be buckets one, with double j
| motion, from behind the hack- j
hoard. Louis Carvin at left of I
Shaw, awaits the rebound,, At
j center is Harry Martin (10) of i
On The Charlotte
Sports
Scene
WITH BILL JOHNSON
mark. The Hawks’ total erased the
old mark of IC3 set by Johnson C.
Smith University in 1352 and
equaled by Morgan here in 1954-
And NCC racked 62 points in the
second half of the opening-round
contest against Howard to wipe
out an old mark of 52 set by Smith
at Baltimore in 1952. Maryland
registered 54 against Winston-
Salem in the first half of the
championship game to become the
fourth team to better 50 points in
a half during the tourney.
Looks like NCC. Winsttm-Salm
and A. and T. will bn around tor
awhile. The Eagle;, will lose only
one man. Cl ay born Fields, from
their present squad. Millard Han- s
is the only senior on the Rams'
squad and Harry Martin and Eddie
Wells are the only players who
will graduate from the Aggie ros
ter. Maryland is osing three play
ers, Janies Hough, Theo Lloyd and
Jerome Ford.
Tress row seemed together
in their opinion that Bills
Smith of North Carolina A
and T. College, on the basis of
his showing in the tournament,
isn’t of All-Conference calibre,
A great scorer Billy goes for a
fake like a prepster- In short,
he can’t defend, jump or
think with the likes of Jim
SSigh, James Hough or Defares
or Sessoms. And where was
Hough when the ballots were
passed out for the All-CIAA
nominations?
Conspicous by their absence
were the cheering squads for
Maryland and TC in the finals.
First tourney in memory that
neither side failed to get its root
ing section aroused by the pretty
young things in shorts.
Coach Nat Taylor will next take
his conquering forces into Nash
ville this weekend for the NAIA
Playoffs. Winston-Salem will also
make the tri'D.
ALONG PREP ROW The
schoolboys will take over in the
tourney spotlight this week with
Area Playoffs in Winston-Salem,
Gastonia, Salisbury and Morgan
ten in the Western Conference
starting Thursday night.
, versity. Siuw players, Kftbert
Hall, left and Charles Hinton,
1 appears helpless in defense a
! gainst Smith. The Aggies wan.
! easily, 90-61.
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(tt This was one of the fast
games plav.-d prior to the begin
ing of the CIAA tourney staged
last week at North Carolina Col
Theophilius Lloyd Leads
Hawk j To 106-76 Win
BY BILL JOHNSON
CAROLINIAN Staff Writer
DURHAM- -With the great The
hiliu Lloyd at the throttle,
Maryland State's high - living
Hawks riddled Winston - Salem
Teachers College, 106-76, here
Saturday night to take champion
ship honors in the 11th annual
Centra! Intercollegiate Athletic
Assoeiotion baskei:>a 1 i tonruainent.
In bagging their third straight,
victory in the popular event, and
their 23rd stnught of the cam
paign, Conch Nat Taylor’s team
was novel extended as they pick
ed up a 5-0 lend h. :•••■<• .Jack De
fares hit for Winston-Salem's first
score at 2:40 of the period.
However, with Lloyd and James
Hough shooting like ratvbhands
on a wild spree after a Saturday
night roundup. Maryland pulled
out all slops and sped to a lopsided
54-39 advantage by halftime. The
Rams, who eliminated Delaware
State College in Thursday's open
ing rounds and North Carolina
College in Friday night's semi
finals, didn't threaten seriously
thereafter.
Lloyd turned in one of the
most sensational performances
seen in the big meet since
Morgan’s Ernie Garrett burn
ed up the hoops here in l‘J54.
The 6-foot 3 senior from Phila
delphia racked 20 points in the
first half and then added 19
In the second for a total of 39
for his night’s work. He was
only two points off the record
of 41 set by Garrett in '54.
The unanimous choice of the
coaches around the circuit as the
CIAA’s most outstanding' perform
er, Lloyd was individually high in
scoring for the tourney with a
total of 9! points, or an average
of 30,1 for each of the three ap
pearances he made during the
meet.
While Lloyd was the star, Mary
alnd offered another performer
whose name should be added to
the All-CIAA squad He is James
Hough, a little s‘fl” gum;d who
guards with the tenacity or 2 blood
hounds during a hot chase ana
shoots like an export.
Hough hit nine field goals and
seven of 11 free throws for 25
Goose Litem, Marques Haynes Have A
‘Hard Way’ As Bosses Os ‘Magicians’
WATERBURY, Com,.- Neither
the cat on the hot tin root nor
trie one-armed papu -ban:.-; or with
the hive- ever had anything on
Goose Tjlirn and Morgues Haynes
when it came to being busy-
Ail Goose and Marques have to
do is operate a barnstorming pro
le sional basketball team, and the
stars of the club. But just playing
can be a grind—when you're in
a different city every day, steep
ing in a deferent bed every night,
eatin ; ii a d> f.nent restaurant,
striving to please thousands of
fans who expect you to be super
dupor in every game.
When, in addition, you are
4 Ze KeecP Gets Revenge But
Not Verdict In Boxing Row
LONDON, England ■ - <ANP>
The British boxing board of con
trol last week penalized the refe
ree who on Feb. 7 banded down
a widely unpopular decision a
gainst Kid Gavilan of Cuba. He
called London welterweight Peter
'VatOj o',the winner ever Gavilan
in a 10-rounder here, although the
former welterweight champion
plainly outpointed the Britisher,
according to writers and ringsid
ers.
The decision stirred up such
a controversy lure and in
America, that a London rep
prrsoma five of the Internat
ional Boxing Club threatened
lege In center photo coaches
Floyd Brown, NCC. Shelton Mat
thews, Virginia State College,
and Harry R. Jefferson, Hamp
ton, chat during a 'breather’ at
points. Other double-figure men
for the Hawks were Franklin Carr
with 14, and Jacob Jordan with 10,
Defaris led Winston with 26, while
Jim Sessoms was hitting 15 and
Millard Harris 1?.
Consolation honors went to
North Carolina College which
tamed North Carolina A. and
T. College, 89-58, Saturday
night. John Keel was the big
gun for the Eagles with 20
points, followed by Joe Alston
who had 15 and Clayborn
Field who scored 10. Billy
Smith led the Aggies with 16
The Hawks advanced to the
mills with victories over Virginia
Union Thursday night and North
Carolina A and T. in the semi
finals Friday night.
Maryland had little trouble dis
posing of North Carolina A. and
T College, its semi-final round op
ponent, 87-GS.
The Hawks, with Theo (Sonny)
Lloyd leading the offense, picked
up an early lead, and was out in
front, 9-2, at the six minute mark-
A. and T. fought back beauti
fully, however, and knotted the
count at 11-11 and 23-23 befort
Lloyd, with James Hough lend
ing a big hand in the scoring, shot
his teammates into a comfortable
9-point load, 39-30. at the intermis
sion.
Maryland, which mastered its
regular - season fowl with 12
straight conference victories with
out defeat, ’dropped 12 of 32 chan
ces from the floor and 15 of 18
from the foul line in the first
half.
The Aggies, in the meantime,
were not having much success
with their shots in (he initial pe
void. Cal Irvin’s lads found the
mark with only 12 of 42 field goal
attempts for a mediocre .266 per
contaee. And they were even
worse in the last chapter.
Coach Nat Taylor’s wen
coached outfit took advantage
of the lapse by breezing home
In the stretch. Taylor called
off his bombers after eight
minutes and 31 seconds of act
ion In the last half and the
second stringers played the
rest of the way.
owners of the club, bosses to
the players as well as team
mates of theirs, it's murder.
There never was a cat on a
tin roof who had It so active.
Y. r the two athletes apparently
| are thriving on their lives as com
bination athletes and entrepre
neurs.
“We don't have any kicks com
ing,” say Haynes, who founded
the Harlem Magicians two years
ago. “Sure, it gets rough at times.
And we’re always busy- but,
frankly, we like it. This has been
a wonderful experience for us.”
This is about the way a day
goes for Tatum, Haynes, and the
that American fighters would
henceforth refuse to fight in
London unless the decision was
reversed
Spurred by overwhelming pub
lic reaction to the fight, the BBBC
promised to investigate the decis
ion.
Last week it handed down its
verdict. Ben Given, the referee
in the Gavilan-Waterman fight,
was banned from further officiat
ing- However, the BBBC pointed
out that the decision will remain
on the record books. A statement
issued by the BBBC read:
GiCr.n “gave an hoiv-'t; and con
scientious verdict as he saw the
TUT?. CAROLINIAN
the opening tilts of the 3-day
tournament. In photo on right
Maryland State's Hawks and
Winston-Salem Teachers College j
Rams are shown fighting for the
Winston-Salem had a tough job
in eliminating North Carolina Col
lege Friday night, 79-69. After
having earned the distinction of
being..the conference’s “Cinderella
quintet” for the 1955-56 campaign,
Floyd Brown’s Eagles did a great
job in trying to live up to the
billing-
NCC fought the classy Rams on
fairly evened terms in the open
ing minutes, only to have Clarence
Gaines’ marksmen to pull away
to a 14-pint bulge, 42-28, at half
time.
Undaunted by the margin, the
Eagles came back from the rest
period full of fight and cut tin
advantage dov/n to seven points
before the amazing Jack Defares
could sally his teammates. Once
Defares and his buddies zeroed
their second half shots, it was on
ly a matter of time.
With Defaris and Harris',howing
With Deafris and Harris showing
the way, the Rams staged a one
way scoring spurt that enabled
them to go into a 66 53 lead at
13:05. And North Carolina never
threatened seriously again.
At the finish, it was the superior
ball handling on the part of James
Sessoms and John Whitley, the
tourney’s most underrated per
formers, that eventualy paid oL
for the Rams.
Thursday afternoon’s opening
rounds resulted in victories for
North Carolina A. and T. College
and North Carolina College The
Aggies kayoed Bluefield, > 70-60
with Bill Smith ringing 30 points.
Maeposure Miller and Galloway
each had 22 points for the Big
Blues.
North Carolina ousted How- j
urd, 90-75- Down 42-28 at half
time, the Eagles fought back
impressively to win going a
way. John Keel’s 22 points, j
Carlton Bell's 21 and James j
Sligh’s 13 were tops for the j
winners. Tom Harris, who
scored brilliantly in the first
half, led Howard with 30.
Winston - Salem and Maryland i
State had it easy n the ni ht
game 3 on Thursday, The Ra m s <
outshot Delaware State, 84 63. And |
the Hawks outseored Virgnia !
Union, 75-64. j
Magicians.
Around noon, having break
fasted, they will pull out of
the city ivhere they played the
previous night and head for
their next stop. Usually it is
no more than 300 miles away—
enabling them to make the
distance comfortably in time-
On arrival, they cheek into a
hotel While the players take it
easy, Haynes and Tatum contact
the local promoter, check the arena
or gym where they’re playing. Go
over myriad details of the promo
tion, and possibly make a last
minute TV or radio appearance to
help boost the gate.
contest. It was felt, however, that
on this occasion his judgement
was at fault.” Green is 71.
TIGER JONES TO TEST HUME*!
NEW YORK - (ANP) Ralph!
(Tiger) Jones, the fighter who in* j
terrupted Nuga.t ft: a 11 ocu riser, s j
comeback with a iO-round decision j
over the Sugarman, may turn back |
the bid of another fighter with ;
title aspirations.
The Yonkers, N V. middleweight
will meet Chailes Humcr of j
France, the European middle- i
weight boxing champion, in a 10- j
round bout in Mod'son Square J
Garden here Marco 23. i 1
hall held by Maryland's Jerome
lord (22). Sonny Lloyd <?5 ■
stellar performer of Maryland
is in the background. Maryland
won the tourney by j score of
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Pete S % A * }| Active In
Baseball .L. 1 dsite Circles
By BILL JOHNSON
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
In spring a yon . man's fancy
turns to thoughts of love, ban:-
ball, golf and fishing. And (her.,
are those who are not ip; . •;.)
young who entertain similar idea,
Thus with t: coming of .••..>rinn.
Pete Hogan, an angular pintle
man whose 204 pounds
admirably over a fi-foot, 2)-iiwh
frame, will not only ihmk oi love,
baseball, golf and ashing tjui oi
the calling out of his Thrift Ti
gers as well.
A beloved old codger who
admits 54 years of age. Pet:
has been playing baseball for
"as long as I can remember."
He remembers 37 years. Dur
ing this time Hogan lias play
ed every position on the n ui.
with considered time served
as roach, manager and owner
manager.
Owner-manager i.- hi' rut. ,-ut
! position with Urn i <ntU t--am
! wnich grabbed champion;,iuu
j iiouor.s in the Cii.y ;uui County
| Negro ba.seb.ut lv,i,;ue last year.
ITo Pete, hung owner-tninm: r
! of tin* team coirruiutes oumer
] ou.s dutie.. which cuiwany; enough
energy to k.li oil most i..-v . -
j olds. But. men, nwiliu c.nu.uc
nient to duties nor. euu'.Tue . ;
j iiviti.-.s can dampen the spirit of
! the man vho leads his team in
much U" j same reckless tmuimv
General Patton inspired tiie fmu
ed tank corps of the Third Army.
Pete has played against the best.
His fondest memories contain
feats such as losing a thrill-pack
ed 2-1 victory to the i.'.ivrtt Batoh •!
Paige while playing with the
Portsmouth. Va. Firefighters back
m 1929. “I gave up three hits,"
Pete remembers. ‘‘But.{that Sat
chel was one of tho greatest pit
chers I'vc ever played ago tost.”
Satchel allowed four singb s. ,
Then, there was the day he
j pitched against the Honn ■ nd
I Grays, with the feared Buck
I Leonard and Jo.'h Gibson n. die
i lineup. "Wc wue not too afraid
iof Gibson,” Pete said. '’That.
! Leonard we* murderous. Wi nev
|or got him out. fie had no .< T~
i nesses.”
Pinaily. One moment he will
i never forget is the time he was
! ejected front u game tor not fol
; lowing orders.
"i was pitching my great
est game. The score was 0-tt.
! and I hadn't allowed a hit nor
a walk when J came up for
1 my, second time at bat. A <un-
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WJ 78- Hundreds of spectator!!
inmcil the NCr gyirma i<.«n la
uded the “Nation’s Finest,”
■ •■eh insist for (he tournament
••afttes. Trams participating in
j nor v. :s on f-vst and my orders
! were to s-jr-huee hi-n to sec
ond, Then it happened. The
aitcher threw Ti'-y favorite. 'The
> cj'ime at itip- ns &s -i
i mnsc and i promptly bit it
,|ft of it' par::, "or n - home
tin. f was lu-ver hanpiet as
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Rome v-'T h the second run of
he grime.”
"The manager chanted mo as
I ' cross: "I home plate and raid:
| ! Toy, you’re through for the day.
| .-.for. that really hurl, me."
| Pete, hasn’t veired to manag
ing and rentin' ;cing though. He
i will again pin; Si-liir end be the
| No. 2 a or. the Thrift tram
I vfh.pp the i0 r .- £ ; : :■ or- rolls around
s ad tly-re nr.- Niua.' who rue the
I day when the pei.jvc-ry old scout
| colls m quits.
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College, North Carolina
Howard University, Del
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Idore-Pompey
iltle Fight Is
I.{JNIX - if, England—(ANP)—Thi
. ,t h,a.v\weight title fight be,
. n champion Archie Moore ant
Tlr-nde Pumpcy, originally ached
: u for March 13, has been re
■g ' it,it'd lor June 5, it was an.
Jiounc. d here last week.
B j. on promoter Jack Solomons
■■'■bo made the announcement, saij
! ■’•••at he and Charlie Johnson
J W tve's mate agreed to thi
j new date.