NCC Beats Maryland, Faces Shaw In Homedomin||
DPBHAM HALFBACK AT NCC | per cairy in the North Carolina
^ PwiI P«rry, a 6-0 19S-pound j Coflcg^ Caglai' currant winning
hflibaek, is areraging 4.3 yards, season.
Morgan Mauls Delaware State
Riddick's Eagles
Remain in the
Unbeaten Circle
North Carolina CoIloKe’i foot
ball team returned to Durham
early this week from an im
portant victory over Maryl.inj
State College Saturday to begin
preparations for the Easles
homecoming encounter Saturday
afternoon with Shaw University.
Coach Herman Riddick’s team
pounded oilt a 20-7 victory over
the Matylahd^awka, lrt'.a.^^cru-
cial league enelttiTrter last vat-
urlay, maintaining their hold)on .
first place in the CIAA. / |
It was thp fourth CIAK vic
tory for the Durham fontbiill ]
team this season. The Eagles i
have also an intersectional vie-;
tory to their credit. TTiey have I
yet to lose.
In Shaw Saturday, the Eagle? |
face another CIAA opponent i
which is capable of upsollini?
their plans for staying in tho
championship race. Shaw derail
ed the highly touted Johnson C.
Smith team 14-6 last week '
Donald Thomas, NCC's senior i
quarterback, returned to form I
in thp game against Marvlanrl
and led the Eaggles to the 20-
7 victory. '
It was a great day for th"
Winston-Salem senior. pp>--
sonally had a big har-’ in ail,
three of the NCC touchdowns
M^rrick-Moore Squad
Defeats Raef ord
Coach Harry Edmonds Uer-
rick-Moore Tigers closed theii
regular season with a baag laat
Saturday, hanging a 80-8 defeat
on Raeford In the Tigers home-
coming game at Durham Counter
Stadium.
The Tigers, winning their
sixth, game in eight tries this
season, scored in every, quarter
except the final one in getting
the win.
Lester Nlcliols, James--DiUiarcl,
Roy Ander-soa and Jacob Dash
all scored touchdowns for ih*
Tigers. Ir addition, Marvla
Mickens trapped tho Upchurok
high school halfback Rudolph
Singletary in the end zore to
give Merrlck^Moore a safety.
Robert Mack and Kenneth
Davis ran two point conversions
following two of the Tigers
touchdowns.
Raeford’s lone score came In
the waning seconds oj the game
on a one yard plunge by Willie
McKinnon, William Hollings
worth caught a two points con-
version pass.
During the halftime, Delores
Johnson was crowned "Miss
iromecomlng” for Merrick-
Moore.
DOVEUl, Del. — The Delaware
State Hornets dropped their home
coming game 4614 in a game
played under clear skies.
In the first quarter, Morgan
garnered a pair of TDs to givp
them an early lead. Starting on
their own 44, they climaxed a 43
yijrd drire with Halfback Oliver
D#bbins of Philadelphia runnins
tl^ final 16 yards to score. Dob
bias also ran the conversion tj
pi|t Morgan ahead B-0. Later in tjie
si^e period, Morgan scored on a
sustained drive from its own 17.
A|a(n Dobbins went over from th»
oM yard line for the TD which
had set up on a 27 .vaTi run
Tfce I attempted conversion wa
ndssed, and Morgan led 14^.
'Dela'xare State s'-nrcd the onl>
Tpiin tl* second quarter follow
iny a recovery of a fumble h-.
T^«nas Johnson of Winston-Sal-
e^, on Morgan’s 42. The TD wn-
sqored on a pass received by Halt
btcl^ Doudas Randolph of Media
Ptnna., which earned for 15 yards
OMarterback Alver Dupee of Field
a^e,jVa., threw the pass. The at
tampied conversion was missed
a^ the halt ended with tho score
li-6, Morgan.
Mergin broke the gam" widp
open as it scorrd 3 TDs in the
tkird quarter. Dobbins got one
more while Haltback Wilbur Eob
insrn of Haddonfield, N. J., and
Fullback iJlarcnce Scutt of W. Con-
shohocken, Penn,, also scored
TDs. Halfback Earl Mayo of Wash
ington, D. C„ ran one conversion
while End Everette Fuilwood of
Baltimore received an aerial t,>r »
conversion from Quarterback Rus
sell .lolivet ot Hou.ston, Tex. tf
put Morgan ahead 36-6 at the enJ
of the third quarter.
In., the last quarter, Johnson
* aga!n recovered a Morgan tumble
I on the 46 of DSC. A few plays later
I rupee hit Ranriolph on a 37 yaid
j pa.ss play for a TD. Half)iack Jim
I mie Strong of Atlanta passed ti
I Ranrinlnh tc make tho score 36
j 14. Morgar.
Later End Thomas Lambert of
CoatesvilK*. Penna., caught Duper
in the end *one for a safety tt
make the score 38-14, Moraan. In
the clo.sing minutes of the game
Jilviet found Lambert on a 37
yard p.ass play for a TD. Majc
once more ran the conversion I',
ma)«e the final score 46-14, Mir
Ran.^ ;
.Mor'^ah now has an overall and
CIA.\ rocord of 4 -.vins and 1 de
Te.-it. Delaware States overall rec
ord is 1 win, 1 tie and 3 defeats
Their CIAA record is 1 win and
3 dffeats.
DEWAR'S
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Thomas passed to Robert Cur-!
rington to set up the first touch-1
down and scored the second and j
third TD's himself on runs from
his quarterback slot. j
_ Hi.s brilliant kick-off return
after Maryland had tied th»
score at 7-7 set up the NCC eo
ahead TD drive. Thomas lugged
the Hawks kick-off back fo
Maryland 41.
North Carolina College scored
first again the Hawks, getting
(he initial touchdown in the
first quarter. The drive covered
63 yards, and the big play was>
a pass from Thomas to Curring-
ton which advanced the Ball to
the Hawks 11. Currington cap
ped thp drive with a on« yard
xma!b. Bnbby Asmond booted
extra point.
Maryland came right bark to
I’e the score in th/-' second
quarter or> the strength of oimr
terbaek Perry ThrTtns' nnssinf
arm. Thomas hit half''''"'--
Hollowa.y with a 41 yard touch
down pass midway the second
quarter, and Holloway added the
extra point.
Then, on the b"'' kick-
off, NCC's Don --'turn
ed the ball to tho Mnr' irtnd 41
on a great individual effort to
set in motion the Bugles' gc-
nhead TD drive. Thomas found
Currington again with a 24 yard
n«ss, movirg the b^ to the
nine. From the four, Thnmat
dovp into the endzonc for the
socond NCC tally.
NCC got its final touchdown
I lihanks to a short Maryland
punt'which gave the Eagles the
Hornets Edge
Dudley Panthers
GREENSBORO — Hillside
high school rebounded from a
lost to Raleigh last week and
edged offensive-minded Dudley
high school here Friday night by
a close 22-18 margin.
— ’Th« WnrnatB alayeri a last min-
ute rally which paid off in a
touchdown with less than two
minutes left in the game. Trail
ing 18-14, Hillside drove for the
final score in the waning minu
tes of the fourth quarter, send
ing halfback Lonnie Forte across
the goal with the winning marin
er.
Dudley, which put on an of
fensive show from the second
quarter on, tied the Hornets with
three touchdowns but failed to
convert after any of the scores.
HUIside took an early 14-0
lead on two first quarter touch
downs. Forte scored the first
touchdown on a two yard smash,
and Thurman Jong's »r»t the sec
ond ore on a 13 yard run. Jones
ran for tb'' two points conver-
sio-' following hi.'! scoring run.
The victory gave Hillside a 8-1
record and theoretically kept
alive Hornet hopes for a chance
at the state championship.
However, Dudley bounce's
back to score single touchdowns
in each of the second, third and
fourth quarters to take an 18-14
lead.
Aggie Second-Stringer Leading T eam's Touchdown Parade With 5
GREIHfiBOHO—A second-strlnf i glasses, his cctchas reshuffling
halfback with the A. and T. Col I the lineup, Aggie fans iumpin
lege Aggies has the team statist!'1 out of their seats and his e*plo
ctan rechecking his figures amljsive running is putting deep fur
rows across the bmws of oppofliBi
scouta.
The player is Melvin PhlUlp"
180-pound speedster from Hi*I
"THREE YARDS—CLOUD OF
OUST" —Agustui Lee (47', 208
peund fullback with the A. and
T. College Aggies, picks up
shezt yardag^ against Ire Mary
land Stale College Hawks in the
annual homecoming tilt played
in Greensboro last week Emer
son Boosei (44), easily the stai
for the Hawkt in the contest,
moves in to stop the play.
Nearly 14,000 fans saw the
Aggies win the contest 25-14, to
keep the A. and T. record at
fire-straight, undefeated and un
tied.
A&T Runs Winning Streak to Six by Slaughtering
H^essHVinston-Saleni Teacherr6oHege#48
by, vho la making $ touchdown
aboMi every other time he carrier
the ba«.
In the five gaanes this aeason.
all of which tl)e Aggies hav'
‘^ron, pblllipe has seored live
toucdowns te lead his team’s touch
down parade. But the amasiap
part of H is that the recnrd.‘
shnw that he has carried the bah
only 12-times and the season i.'
just at the halfway mark.
Five touchdowns are more than
bis share, even with the Affiea
the team which is new leading*
the nation's small colleges in Kor-
inf ^th an everage of 87-potnt^
per game. His next rivals in th«
TD onslaught at A. and T. are th •
four startin'! hacks and an All
Conference end who have th'e^
touchdowns each tn their credit.
Addins fo the lustre of his early
season achievements, this fine ath
Icte has played no more than i
quarter per game. He plays be
hind twq halfbacks. Ronnie Har'
and Clifton .MutthCA's, both o*
whom apoear earlv sure choicer
for All-CIAA selection.
All of his scores have come from
runs. He has not caught a pas*
nor has one been thrown him.
In his 12-plays from scriromaRc
Phillij)s has covered 224-yards tot
an average of 18 6 yard per carry
Much of his scoring has com'
at the riPht time tn give his fan'
their biggest • thrill.®. He scorcd
the first TD against Shaw Univer
sity, in an Aggie 69-(J rout, whicr
brought the fans to their feet ano
before thev had comfortably .seat
ed themselves, he had hit paydirt
again with a second .score.
He scored “come from behind’' ‘
touchdowns against Norfolk* State
College, with a 76-yard scamper
Sjatrrst Maryland-State Col
lege, on a 72-yard nm burst. H-:'
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ball at the Hawks 26. However
a busied signal resulted- in a
fumble and a loss of 22 yards.
Four plays later Thomas skirt
ed end for the third NCC touch
down, wrapping up the conte**
for coach Riddick's crew.
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‘fOUCHDOWN LEADER — Mel
Phillips, 110 poujadL second
string halfback with the A. an4
T. Catlap* Aggtea, aeotatf fl^
leuebdewM In fire games this
aaMsVsi Mi4 has carried (he ball
]US| 12'tlnes for an amuing
•van0a et IM yardi patJiy.
GREKNiSBORO — The A. ai'«
T. College Aggies mauled the
Winston-Salem State College
Rams, 60-18, to run its win skein
to six in a row and an undefeat
ed and untied record.
Held scorless in the first quar
ter, after the Rams had pushed
across a tally, the Aggies scored
three-times, each in the second
and third frames and twice in
the final period, to boost its aver
age to an impressive 41.3 point;
per game. ^
Big man on thg slaughi^^jKas
Cornell Gordon, star quarter
■hack for the Aggies. Gordon
scored four-touchdowns, himsell
on a kick-off return of 81-yards,
a 58-yard punt return, a 23-yard
pass from replacement quarter
back, Jesse Jackson, a five yard
run, and tossed to teammate.
Clifton Matthews, on a 44-yard
pass play.
Gordon also was a terror on
defense. He figured in on manv
tackles and put frosting on his
day's performance as he stole the
b^ll from a Ram” receiver to stop
a Winston rally.
The Rams gave A. and T., a
slow stjirter in Satur^y’s clash,
many anxious moments in thtj
first quarter, but after thi
brief interlude, the final outl
come was never In doubt. *
Winston scored first with 1:41
in tho first period as Ostell Mc-
Knight hot off tack-le from the
five-vard stripe, capping a 54-
yard drive. A pass from quarter
back James Milner was incom
plete, to give the Rams a 6-0
lead, the only time in the ball
game.
They scored again in the sec
ond quarter on a Milner pass to
Winston Mapp, good for 13-yards,
with less than a minute left on
the clock, and in the final quar
ter as Roy Hicks, sub-quarter
back, tossed to Chalmers Bank
head on a play which covered
35-yards. Passes for thp extra
points missed- the target.
In the meantime, A. and T.
was making hay.
The Aggies tied up the gam*
af 9:33 in the second quarter as
Clifton Matthews made the first
of his two TD's on a one-yard
blast off tackle. The score was
set up. Joe Flood covered a Win-
ston bobble on the lattcr’s fouf-
yard line. Maloney’s kick was
wide. '
Just two mintues later, Mat
thews had scored again on a 44-
yard pass from Gordon. Maloney
passed to Willip Beasley for the
extra points and a 14-6 lead.
After Winston's second TD,
Gordon took the kickoff on his
own 19-yard line, circled to the
sidelines where he picked up n
^ell of blockers, ma(Ie.4p
field, moved lateraJiyacrOTs and
he was for the score. Malone.v
passed to Ronnie Francis for the
extra, points and the 22-12 half-
time edge.
From then on in, it was all
A. and T. Gordon, turned half
back gathered in a 23 yard heave
from Jackson, concluding a 53-
yard effort, and Maloney scored
the exrta points on a rollout.
That made the score 30-12 Ag
gies.
Gordon scored from the five
on a pitchout from Jackson, set
up as Thomas Alston had ioten
cepted a Milner pass on the Win
ston 40. Jackson took a pass from
Maloney for the PAT and a
12 bulge.
Jackson passed to Aggie half
back, Nathaniel Jackson, on a
touchdown play covering 49-
yards, and M!aloney split the up
rights to end the scoring In the
third stanza. The score then was
45-12, Aggies.
Aggie scores in the fourth
period included Gordon’s bril
liant punt return of 58-yards,
after which Robert Urquhart
kicked the extra point and a 50-
yard scoring pass from substi
tute quarterback, John Graing-
er, to Charles Bell. Urquhart
uvmo«TO«ra «A»TMirt —
When Hvlnga*one pleys hoet to
St. INuil's Ceilf. Lawrence-
Tllle, ptays boet te St.
vUle, S*twrday Nerembe*
2nd H BMW wm M M br
DstM WHIiame, senior ead from
Charlottvi and E«rl Thompson,
■enior halfback fiom AalwvUle.
Thompson is Livingstone's most
consisteBt grouad-galner.
scored his first touchdown as »
college athlete in the A. and T
opener against the Fort EustiF
(Va.) Wheels.
Phillips is not the fastest baci'
on the souad. Thrke others hea*
him regularly in the lOO-ysr"*
dash in daily drills. Aggie head'
coach Bert Piggott explains tha*
Phillips is the rare type runner
He can fake and shift with th{ bes*
J»cMks he has seen.
But, those who have seen thi*
youngster in action, acknowledg"
that he Is a tou?h man to brin::
down, once in motion
“Mel" is a product of the Shel
by Cleveland High School, where
he was a running mate^ith Bohb> ^
Bell, then a fullback, bUt who
year made All-America as
at the University of Minnesota
John WinMon, a graduate of A
and T. coached both of them.
I Bohb> /•'
took a pass from Maloney for
the extra points.
The loss dropped Winston to
2-2, overall record, and 1-2 in
conference play. y
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