T, MARCH a, IM2 DtMNAM. N. C li^iton-Salem Favored In CIAA Tournament iteiars SPORTS corner •y WALTIR JACKSON T.li* amc, t|\cy saw, they mid won. ffiii W4S l«»t ni£ht a* mUkide Hnrn«ta eloMd out home |tcheJ- a thfi^yii^ wia wer .ck-Moacc High School. Mioreboard' proudly dii- a 63-52 MOM when the final iawid«l>.te ««a Uie guiw. > frtlaw wttDtsacd the ey«iit. «Meh aix gemion wort the and white lor'the UM tinm the hom« sUndt. Th*** ; were Eatl Maaoa. Ronald Dwight tflfigatie, John , ‘ntoauia CaiDcran and Creed. ‘ ' Mason pac^ the Hornets in the Merrick'-Moore *contcit ■with 24 poiiUs. H« ma fallowed by Mid i;ette with 14 and Thomai with 11 was hack to hi* nW' 4orm *a« he wored 7 poi and puUad in numerous rchoundi tiQ Iftyiide. rsuikner also icored 7^ poiHta while «oordinatinc the Hornet's fast break. Junior ■forward William Bur- rouKhff acled a.i a key reserve in the contest, entering the gama on sevpral occasions when Coach RasliTlinK thouKh it necessary to renuivc a senior from the |am« for instruction or reat. dAA Swipring QiainpMii^ Start At tt. I. HAAfPTON,"'Va. — 'l'he"dentraJ Intercollegiate .^hle'tift , ^ssocia tick’s swimming and diving cham pionship* wej;^ tQ, )>egin,"fiere ,jit ’ the Hampton Institute' natatoriuin Thursday, March.l“ with ^{nafe in two events, the |.|W0 medley free style end the 200 nifter individual medley, on opehingjiight. ft* day and Satyj)d^y. i^frch 2 and 3, semi-finals,^ trials and ftaah ill thirteen ev^ts ,t*i?, Jpla^e. The two races _ Wursday nftht are the. jrtait'of davs. of water e«n[ip«tlttflin '*11* crown champions in '15 events and also a team chaioploi), •The individual n>*dlfy llJUT^day nieht pits two of the CIAA’s top swinrnwrs ia MorgMi-State's John 1^r%er Institute'i I • frertjman, ir op« «aa ,tlw “moat out standing radmmer” the ’81 championshl|Mi -iii'i xti' The robuBt water •tir’rf'Stew-' art Brooks’ Ocdden Bears has turn ed in the clocking in this event this sei^spn, 2:39,5. Haqijpr ton's Wilmer Grant Dwight Cole- -matt vf Morgptt A. and T. College’s WaU«5 M^a»es are also entered in (^opening night final. ,, , . . Trials in this event start .«ti 2:30 p.m. aod the .,flnali .WiU, gfi off it 7:M p.ro! Th^ race conn sists of fAe four dittweat alrokea. —freestyle, backatroke; breast- stroke and butterfly-r-at ai • dis tance of SO^rai'ds each. ' •'Twmer is^'also a favorite In the' aOO yard bMlntroke and the 100 yiird freestyle, Iwth of which he is defending channpion In. There are around 100 swimmers from the four CIAA member ■chool’s entered in the champion- ■hip contpetition. Hampton, Mor San State and Howard University are expr^ed to have the largest deln^ation. A. and T. Collagv, in their first year of swimming, is the fourth loop team competing in the meet. Hampton, clainunts to the visi- Stational title and »4inbeateikwui CIAA competition, ^ t|jJt3edint ! contender to pile up^th* mwrt points in their qi|[Mt |er tfe only recognized swi conference. Mln’gaA’Stale, defend ing titlist. and Hoiward University «are r>ted as outside chants to knock off Hampton. In dual meet eompetitio/l, USm- pton defeated both Morgan State and Howard. However, in the Clash Between the latter two teams. Brooks' Morgan swimmers edged Clareace Pendleton's water Bisons, 48-47. Morgan State edged Hampton ^ fawt year for the championship, 95-93. A&T Drill Team To Defend Crown In Regional Meet GREENSBORO — Air Force BOTC drill teams fronfi five col leges and universities in North Carolina will connpete in the Arnold Air Society Area B-2 drill competitions to be held at A, and T. Coll^^ on Saturday, March 3. Beaide.s gaining the area cham pionship, the winning team will repre^ient the area in the iMtion- al ROTC drill championships to be held in connection with the annual Cherry Blossm f®sUval in Washington, D. C., in April. The Elwore KennetW Squad ron at A. and T. Colle.Be. host tn the meet, is the defending diampion. The unit last year won the area eliminations, and in the national drills took first place honors for sho-vmianshlp and placed eight in the precision drill event. Other drill unit* comneting in the Gr*w>nshnro eliminations In- chide the ITniver.sitv of North Oarollna. Chanel Hill. N. C.: nuke Universitv, Durham, N. C.; North Carolina State Col- k>«a, ^KalpUrh. N. C., and East C^rt'olina College Oreenvlll^ N. d' comnetitlons will be en- iCsjntMdiiiwilb dcn''f>nstration hv the Cold Star Platoon, a riHIl unit from the Onk UMae Military Institute, Oak Ridge, N. C. Cant. Dnvld McElveen and Cadet Weslev Brown, co-chair men on locnl Brrantements. said the romnetitlnns. to be Jield in th» Chorlp^ Moore nvmnnslum. nrill nrnmntlv nt 2:00 n.m. The nifHII'’ I' invited and there is no admission charge. PairihDs For Tournament Set as Cage Event Opens on Thursday WII^T(>N-3ALEM — WiaMon SaleM TeaelMrs Cellege. defend ing toumaaacnt champlans, was insUUed aa pre-tottrM«ent favor ite as pairings ior tlM three-4ay eveat were made here Sunday. Tba toarnament, mi^hing the confereace’s eight top teajns, get* underway on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the oity coliseum and will end oa Saturday. The Rams, ceaehed by Clarence (Hi* House) Gaines, were declwed nffirial viaitatlao^ champions of the leamie faJfowmg a review of the ttnal cAnference rtaodiogs Suadagr. Wini>*ea-Salem, ia first place foe most of the season, finished with a Dickinpon rating of 29.00. The otder of finish for the re mainder of Hie first eight teime was as follows: Spcond, Maryland State (22.25); Third. A. and T. College, (20.3»); Fourth, Virginia State (20.00); FIfHi JohfMwn C. Smith (tS.M); Shttti, Morran State (1#.W»; S»v f'trth (Delaware); and Eighth, St. PsnFs (18.8*) The complete schedule for Thursday’s first round games In eludes the following; Delaware vs. Maryland, at J 30 p m; .Tohnson C. Smith vs. Vir ginia State at four o’clock p.m.; and A. and T. vs. Morgan, at 7:30 n.m. and Winstoft^alam vs. St. Paul's ai niae p.m. The wlnnea ef' the Winston- Salem-St. Paul’s and Johnson C. SmiHi-Vs. State games wiU meet in the fir^ game of the semi finals at eight p.m. Priday, and ♦h* winners ef the Delaware- Manrlaad and Morgeii-A. and T. games collide in the second game of the semis at t:38 p.m. WlnitoB'Sateffl rates as the Iqgl- eal tewrmmiewt favnrit* becauae el Its aeaaea’s pavfonaanea, tke home court aAnmtaga and beeavae of aeat te«ifiiameW«' narfHwniiitea The RanM wen the, conference championaMo hr heamg at least one most of the top teams of the conference. It suffered losses only to Johnson C. Smith and RItZa hetb City. But Coach Gaines’^ tnw aveniwl h«H» these reveraee. The Rams did not meet St. Paul’s a«d Maryland during the seaaoa The (act uWt the touraament wiU be played ia WlDaton-Salem coliseum is expected to help tl Rama also. •nt d •di ho more then two games ia the eoliseum thi( year Uiey are ex- ttectad to enjoy the adva«Cagt of being the crowd favorite. In addition, (he Twin-CHjr «ag- tr> have an impressive leuowent tradition under the tatelic* ot coach Gaines. Often ciUted the league's best "tournament team," Winston-Salem has a knask for rising to an emotional pitch for a short tournament. The Rams have either won -or (inished as runners-up in the con ference tournament every year since lfl53. They have won the laat two tournaments. They were champiens in 1953, 1IM7, ISto and 1901. They finished seeaad in MS4, 1«96 and 199«. Coach Gaines crew wUl estab lish a new record If it wtaw thia year. It will mark the first tiaM in the 17 year history of the tpiirnament that one team has won for three years in ajow. liiree^ teams, West Virginia, Virginia Union and A. and T. Jiave won the title for two con secutive years. Union has accom plished the feat twice. Although the Rams have been installed as favorites, past records are often meaningless in tourna ment competition where any team can suddenly find the inspiration and go all tHH' way. This year’s tournament has sev eral teams which have shown the capaMlity. Johnson C. Smith, last jfear’s tournament runner-up, start ed th^ season as if it intended to monopolize first place. But in juries and other troubles side tracked the Bulls. If guards Freldie Neal and Jamea Hester are In top form, Smith could take the laurels. A. and T CoUege has tiie talent to win, but dome of Its key per formers are Inexperienced. Mary land and Delaware, swtprisc ea- tries, also have to count on fresh- Virginia Slate men tnhhtm mt tnen and sophomores.” Virginia State, which finished fourlti, had a strong sarge in the! last half of the season which won it a high ranking in the final fittmdiafls. Xha Virginians are lacking in height, one by making the tournament St. Paul’s, which surprised every- this year, could be equally sur prising in the towmament. Mor gan, who hung on for a sixth Diace fin/sh, would need to he at XROTMAl* i Trotthan Paces All-CIAA Team AUliaagb the Bame have played Mts absolute best to win. NBA NOTES FOR THE WEEK NBH YORK—^Walt Bellamy (rf: tbe CUcago Packers became the fb«t nakie since Wilt Chamber- Itin t* K«re more tliaa 2,000 Ifointa te Ma ftrel seaaon. Bellamy 3.M0 mark laat the Syra- Wilt CfeMikHMB etUblished MMIfm ■* reeeria for the to at iMk sar- Bitht wl«fi he tallM 28 in one quarter, had 44 for •Bdc MM 01 Hsr Hie jmt am anan Jpintljr wmhom tL tMli High CIAA Coaches Face Competition From Maryland A recent rtlsclosure that the Uni versity of Maryland has voted to elfer athletic scholerships to Ne gro athletes mfy further make anattprs toueh for athletic coaches *Th’,the Central Intercollegiate Ath letic Association. Maryland has been accepting Ne»ro students for several years. But it had not before offered ath- 'tetir ifcfiolarships to Negro stu dents. That policy was changed, how ever with the announcement from the University recently, Marylanfl's decision to recruit Negro athletes is expected to put yet another curb on the CIAA’s fast dwindling market of top flifJht Negro athletes. Thepe schools, which are locted hr an area on the east coast bound ed on the north by Lincaln Unl- (Continued on page 3-Bl) Jot a complete game with 99 points. Les Angeles’ 101 rebounds agajp^ the Boston Cetttci on Sun day afternoon is a new high for the season for a regnlatlan time csntest. Oacar Robertson of the Cob- cinnati Royals has established a new seasoni uist record, break ing the fmroer maHc of ^5 held by Bob Couey the Boston Cel tics. B(A Fsttlt ritouM taHy Mi 16,- OQOtk poiat wtthin tba ant fkrc or six games. Bizabetti Gty's Trotman 'Cinch' To Capture OAA Scoring fitle HAMPTOM, VA. (CIAA Newpa Service),—^Marwakaua Marv Trot- maa of SUaabath Ctty appean to have elnriked tka cenlerence’s ln4lvMual seedng croww. His nearast pursuer, Johiw«R C. Smlth’B Jimmy iHaater, poured 41 p^ts through the hoops against South C^uroUna Slate ia a non-league match, but saw Ms average slip due ta the 0[ paints limited to him by Nerth Caro lina College’s defense last week. Marvelous Mmv*s eSorte this week csuld possibly carry his team ta a tourney ^rth in the loop’s 17th annual Basketball Tourhement at Wlnston-6alem'B Memorial CoHseum on Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, March 1, a, and AccordlnK to the lastest statistical figtiK| compiled In the CIAA’s News Sendee here t«day, Trotman’s now averaging sa.2 with 4rlt points In 13 gprnies. Heater, total output of 4M points, the hisfiest total In the loop, give him a'o average of 24.8 per game. At Moore of St. Paul’s, took over third place among 1])e leading scorers as he upped his average to 23.5 points per game aa a result el hfs sparkling . fi-poiat per- fornunce against Norlolk State last week when his elub set a new CIAA standard with 132 points. Shaw's JUnruoif Fox slip ped to laurtk plMe. Tommfc Jtforrta^ the Saixrts’ tine froalu ccutimiad his re- iMtffcaftillc skoQtian as ha laoved iMo a vistiiat 4eadladc wMh lVotea»^ for tte' Md goal per- ceatage leadL lionrls has coc»- BMta* ai at at fraoi tte floor, while tWbnsn hw hH irrswfiilljf on 140 of Both have identical peretnt*^ of .83'1. Brady Johnson’s .597 mark place.s him just a shade behind in third place. The 6-n EUizabeth City soph has potted 104 at 174 shots attempted. FVom the charity line Fox continued his dominance of the leaffie. In front since tiie outset of the cage campaign, Fox, a 6-4 junior, has successfully pumped in 87 of tOO attempts from the free throw line. Smith’s' AI Welch maved up into the' runearup spot with an accuracy^ mark of .796 from the tree throw line. CeorgK Foree, Wlnston-Saleai's towerinc center, moved back in the lead as the conference’s ti^ rebawnder. In 19 games, Foree haa grabbed 314 rebounds for an average of td.C*rel>ounds per gaiM. BvaiM Belton of St. Augustine’s has plucked oft 18t In 12 games for and average ot 15.7 to hold down the runnerup spat. Moore’s 43 points and Hest er’s 41-poiat total placed Umbi the ClAA's top single game scorers. Trotman’s #3 points, the highest of the season, is the second highest single game mark ever recorded in the CIAA. Clarence Burks of St. Augus tine’s ^ the record high totaf of 69 points in 1954. Ebccept for the war years, Japan has been the mc»t im portant source of cotton textiJes for tba U. S. siaee A* late 1900's. Vitb U. S. exports to Cuba vtvtuaUy ewt q|t, Canada has liecoM CMba’s biwal cpnrununist source of farm pro ducts. ^WiSR»feALE*[t-Marvhrt (the Marvelous) Trotman, Eliza- Ijeth City Teachers College’s one man basketball team, won the unanimcMis vote for the all-con- ferehce team, as selection of the mythical unit was annouiiced here Sunday. Selected to the first five along with Trotman were Harry John son, of Morgan, George Foree, of Winston-Salem; Jesse Wil liams, of Maryland, and James 'Hester, of Johnson C. Smith, All are seniors. Nine other players received honorable mention. They are Richard Glover, of Winston- Salem; James Fox, of Shaw; Bill Lawson, of Virginia State; Hugh Evans, of A. and T.; James Martin, of North Carolina Col lege; Hank Marshall, of A. and T.; AI Moore, of St. Paul’s; and Kenny Pearson, of Delware. Trotman, who sat out the first half of the season this year, returned to the Elizabeth City line-up after Christmas and sparked the Pirates to a nintii place finish. The Princeton, N. J. whiz has been a prelific point mark«r throughout his career at the Eastern North Carolina schoal. He broke the c«»iference scor ing record this season when ha bagged 63 in one game against the Norfolk Division of Virginia State. Morgan’s Harry Johnson, 6-4 native of Camp Parole, Md., is the only repeater on the team. He was picked as a sophomore. Toree, one of the main cogs ‘In the champion Winston-Salem attack, led the conference in re bounds. He puUed down average of 17.2 per game. A 6* 7” native of Carboadale, UL, he plajn forward slot in coadk Gaines’ affenw. •Hptsr formed one half Johnson C. Smith’s one-two niinch this vear. He and guard iPreddIa Neal were the spark* ol tba &nith attack. A Detr^, Mich, product, Hester avcwrgad 34.9 points per game and was the playtnalMr for coaA Mdto MeGirt'fe charges. WilliaaM, a t’d” forward ftVM niUade^Ma, hiriped Mnry laat State to one of the M|^ est MUshas it has anjoyad ta yean. Ha scarad al 14.7 »g« aad pwliart tba rata of 13.4 per gama. bgies Gridiron Practices To Start Monday By PEWIT R. LSAZZB ' “Barring the weathar and the flu. we’ll sUrt Our spriaa foot ball practices, Monday 25.” These were the word* of Har man H. Riddick, Noi^ Caro lina College grid chiaf, in aa- nouneing the Eagles’ spring practice sessions. The Eaeles are scheduled to wnrk for 20 days and end their drill* wHh the annual Maroon and Gray game, Saturday, March 24. The neMlraistic Riddick hung out the "cryinB towel’; in an nouncing the grid workouts.' "We’ve lost Velvet Legrande MO pound guard, via academic deficiencies, thii nl'is the lost of men like Charles Hintnn. tackle; Vernon Hatch, end; Arthur Grfer. center; Parnell Adnms. punrrtt and Richar'i Wilkins. h»>l#>»rlf leaves as wit*? B Jot r>f work tn do.” Thin»»« »re as had as the Fagle chief makes it tho»H»h. he han leHertnen retiimine in everv ••'••(♦ion. two litntn in some v«»B» fJ/y mnn the nTAA ehnmninnshln iros +HJrd In Awwlafed Ne- pro weokiv ivill. «re that FMdteU i?Hii th* N*TA nf .wnell colleiRe r*iiwnlon«hl« n»-»+ veur, •‘We nl»n to m»ke swfne nefson- ne? «ind concentrate on Jn thiMe drills ” •»{(! “K»v wen are AJtron Mer4in Hay VoWm unrt TVjniild Thni*»»i«i ” “Marti*? nl«ve? end haMhfek nnd ouart»ri>nelr laitt aeaww." w» n?tn M wnrk him IH: IVcV in develnn his nassing ahllity, Thomas lorims «w nn nffnrisfve nerfnrmei* ftrr ^0^ aftnr- hW «eennrf sennftlatt^io A nnH *r ffowe “TTe nlpved fo- fnnotve hnlW'nelt Inst seaeon.” “MnWM ndtl >>• shfWed fTUn fr> Hel^aek,” T.tr*A .T«*w>e* A nnd P«nl WJpwlow w*1l »«*l*t wUV -UxB- plntn ig tin ex-WX! iwrAwirw .Y.uv. fiio rtrAen Pow 'PiM'lfer* In lonn TTo -nms tn*dei tn nnwvfo VtVin»« in “Wt qw/f IWOk-a niifn fn ««» nti4- t»i cxfinnT . nrnrkinCT on W« master’s (e**re». CIAA Top Offensive and Defensive Quints in 17th Annual Cage Der|y ^ 3y JOHN A HOLMT IfTTQ FMPPl? AT’G M HAMPTON, VA — A. and T. fins I/EjrCiilia iW'MjcoUege, Winston^lem Teach- IN LAST HOME TILT ?' Smith University, the leiders in By WALTIR lACKSON The Hillside Hornets defeated team offense in the CIAA, are sure bets for berths In the con- Merrick-Moore High School Tigers; ference's I7th annual Bask»^ 63-52 ia their last home game of j ball Tournament in Winston- the 1962 season on last Friday, Salem on March 1, 2, and 3. St. nigbt. Thas the Hornets gained rcneB^e for S loss sutfsrad earl- let in the year oa tba Merrick- Maare caurt. Elarl Mason, Dwight Itidgette, and ILonjdd Thomas were the high est scorers for Hillside with 24, Person Top Duboii^ High 35-34 b]^ HEBBEHT B1K>D1B and RONIMUli BHODIC WAKE FOREST—The B. _ Person High School of Franj: Linton overcame a 21-20 half- time deficit to top the Dubois High School cSge team of Wake Forest 35-34 in a tight contest here last Thursday night. Jc^ Hawkins of the Person Yellow Jackets tossed in two free throws with 14 seconds left ta play to seal the cwfitest tar Person. Mac Neal took individual scoring honors by bitting the mark fPr a total ^ 13 points. He was fallowed by tevamate Bobby Cutebias with ■ points. •riie win gives Person a !•- 3 record for the seaMa and puts them in top spot in their coa- terenee. Hester ai^ tlie Smith Balls nm Over PSTC •y JOHN W. PAMCn FAYirrrCVlLlJ! — Wttk Jaaws Heater, sis-foof Ball captain from Detroit. MteWffMi leading the wav, the CIAA toartaneat-aninded J. C. %nMi BmIIs •raieaaie a irinei>oint balMaM deCcit to crush tba hoaw slaadlwg Brencas in tba Bnt BriButaa af wtm At the coaehMiaM onlp ana Biaaca stait- •r was ia Iba «Me; fear gone by the font rowte. It WM the final home ance for the Payettavilla Mi^ F1A1M MAMMI YANtEWILUS — Iha CasweU CaiuUv High. Sclwal Jaaiot var sity squad apdad an iiodafaated aeaaan laat waafc wMh « taia avac WaaUnflhM Wgl SdM»l af Mte- B»i)t —irt tm lk« mmmi i was 11-0. Paul's College, the lo^a second ranked i^en^ve taam, is also battling for a berth ia the tourney. According to the latest figuiiea released from the conference’* News Service here today, Cal , , ... Irvin’s A. and T. Aggies stUl 14, and 11 pointe respecUvely. lop scacers for Marrick-Moore impressive mark of ?1.9 wera Al^rt Love with 21 poiats, j^^ty and Freeman HoUoway *nd Char-1 ^ the Aggies ha-iMl Ics I?aare, wtio contributed ten ^it below tha 88-p^lnt points each. I mark only twice, both tis»e la . the janiar varsity contest,' against Winston-Salem, tha Glayton Wade scored 15 points oiAA's no. 1 defensive club. On and Thomas SautU 12 to lead the (jye occasi6ns the A. and' T. Hilside JV to an easy victor, five has hit past the century 36-28. 1 mark in points scored, r St. Paul's College, which set „. , A » A -».T XT- U new single game scoring nwrk .Stlldents Picket N. Y. I last week against Norflok A thKafir Thlh’s ]Vf(>et ' Division of Virginia State Cfol- AinieilC S IVieei, , scoring 132 points in tha Ktmir vrvDB- fPi,- 1312-65 on.slaught against tha NEW YORK — The duscnmina- „ . „ . . • V u- f . t tu ' Norfolk, Va. school, ranka tory membership policy of the N. . ’ .. .• .r,t u » J second in the league in matt V. Athletic Club was protested . . .. . , J ^ ■ t r J points per game this season, through a student picket demon-' ^ , station at Madison Square Garden! dliring the Club’s annual track , Gramblme FootbaU The pickets were members of Player CoinpiIeS the New York University chapter UAtf A^raa^ of the Congress of Racial Equality -T (CORE). They stained their dem- GRAMBLING, U.—Wilbert Pry or, a brilliant Grambling Co],lege sophomore whose ambition is to play football at one of the /serv ice academies, compiled a straight mstration in front the giant sports arena, two hours before the track meet started. The Club's long-standing prac- tke ^ disMimination w«s fPot-pTAM™” lig^d raceatly by- the resigna-Uer tte af Naw York’s Mayor Wag- pry^ » mathematics majot. ' » His perfect 4.» average 'i^ak / The demonstration was a partv gamed in spite of a straaiwas of CORE’S continuing campaign j athletic sd»edule. M a tatkle am against bias in sports. The Hous- ] the strong Grambling grid tcana, ton Oilers, professional football he catapulted into stardtm last team, were picketed by CORE fall by demnn.strating that his when they played this season in New York and in Boston. The pro- tsit Mas directed against segreeat-|as the coach ed seating at the team's home town stadium. knowledge erf line tactics from Ma position were almost as complata. He stands a shade under six feet and weighs 225 pounds. aWDANT 7 YEARS OLD 86 PROOF KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY $^oo "4i5QT. PINT* TMI »ANT OlViUKV COHrAHlt DANT, KIMIUOLV