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6B —THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1968 II I *£_ : _ ; ___J_7 V* ■>. -j ,-" ■ ■ 1 k fIPHVniSaO 1 ; . ■ X B i*. H. FENCING TEAM SAINT AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE Front row, kneeling, left to right: Patricia Cottingham, Philadelphia, Pa.; , ;4lilda J. Rouse, LaGrange; Carolyn Fish Biography Soul Musician The stage sometimes get very crowded. There is a troupe of dancers. There is a 21-piece or chestra with four drummers, two Working and two standing by. There is a male singer and a fe male singer and someone called Elsie TV Mama, and there is a trio to back up the leader. And there is the leader himself, 'James Brown, shouting and screaming as he sings, falling to his knees in feigned exhaustion to be pulled erect again by his aides, enfolded at least in a flowing robe and helped off-stage to the accompani ment of echoing screams from his admirers. f ■ "*■ JH ■ JAMES BROWN All this is show, soul music gone downtown to where the money is. But behind the show, in the shout ing and screaming, in the laugh ing and the crying, the music is as earthy as the red clay of Geor gia and as jubilant as Sunday morning in an Augusta Baptist church. It is therefore entirely ap propriate that James Brown, who is perhaps the most popular soul musician in the country, once was a poor Baptist kid from Augusta, Ga., who tried to pick up rent money by singing gospel songs. It is appropriate but-not neces sarily relevant. The sound is what makes James Brown and the sound is not easily susceptible of description. Soul music is a .deri vation of gospel singing and of blues, a throbbng beat and a per sonal expression. With James Brown it is primitive and some times savage and it screams, but one of his first and best-selling records, Please, Please, Please, has the flavor of supplication and prayer. Soul music also, in James Brown's terms, has become an exercise in showmanship. "James 3rown," the original has said of himself, "is 75 per cent business man and 25 per cent talent." More simply, he is very good at what he does and be has the show business acumen to turn his ta lent into money. He was born to an appreciation of the reward. "My family," he says, "was so poor you wouldn't even believe it My father greased and washed cars in a filling station. Some times I worked with him. Other times I picked cotton, worked on a farm, worked in a coal yard. In the afternoons after school, I bad to walk home along the railroad tracks, and pick up pieces -of coke left over from the trains. I'd take that home and we'd use it to keep warm. "l always loved to dance. Even when I was eight-years old I could do it The soldiers from the Na tional Guard would sometimes be camped right outside out town and when I was just a little kid I'd dance. They'd throw nickles, dimes, sometimes quarters at me and I'd take that borne and it would help my folks pay the sev- en-dollars-a-month rent. "The kids in my school would pay me ten cents to dance for them. I was always the best danc er to the group. IB fact, any kind of sports I ever came in contact with, I was the number-one cat." It is not uncommon for a man who has risen quickly -especially on* with Brown's talent and su- er. Oriental. Second row, stand ing: Conrad Lake, Brooklyn, New York; Donald Raspberry, Trenton, N. C.; Gregory Wells, 'j Philadelphia, Pa.; Mose Do r sey, Raleigh: Reginald Fitzpatrick, preme confidence--to have firm opinions, and the siDger's ideas on music range widely. "I like opera because it's perfection," he says. "You know those opera singers have to be perfect or it's no good, you understand? And I like big bands. I know there are plenty of groups around, I had one myself, but they're limited. I think the Rolling Stones have plenty of soul and I'd say the Beatles are just plain good businessmen. The Su premes-? They're professional but I don't think they're totally in volved, if you follow me." Brown's own total involvement began after he quit high school, formed a trio and made an on-and off living with it. "1 mean I had a very, very big family. Not brothers and sisters but a lot oi close relatives and I had to help feed them." Certainly, soul music has its roots somewhere in memo ries of deprivation as well as in echoes of the chapel, in shared misfortunes as well as shared joys. His group made a record in a Ma- K ■ .j* | H rWI El JC * s I w9 #/ jkr ■P >, m ■ .*2 H Ernie Banks Named Y Athlete of the Year '67 LOS ANGELES, Calif. Er nie Banks, Chicago Cubs' first baseman, has been named the VMCA Athlete of the Year for 1967. The award presentation will be made on Art Linklet ter's "House Party" Jan. 17. Previous winners of the an nual YMCA award include Olympic champions Rafer John son, Bob Mathias and Cathy Ferguson, Heisman trophy win ner Mike Garrett and baseball players Frank .Robinson/and Don Drysdale. The award is made to an ath Staunton, Va.; James Quinn, Trenton, N. C.; Lester Win gate, Portsmouth, Va.; James £ul Williams, student coach, Philadelphia, Pa. Back row: cop, Ga., radio station, a man from King Records heard it and in 1956 James Brown was on his way. King and Earl Bostic, Bill Doggett and Hank Ballard, among others, but Brown quickly out stripped them. He outstripped them not only with his talents but with his energy. He will perform 335 days this year, lose as much as seven pounds at each perform ance. In an average mooth, he will give away some 5,000 auto graphed photos and 1,000 pairs of James Brown cuff links, will wear 120 freshly laundered shirts and more than 80 .pairs of shoes, will change his performing costume 150. times and will perform over 80 hours on the stage-singing,t dancing and also playing at least 960 songs on one or more of eight instruments. He is, as well, song writer, arranger, choreographer and designer of clothes for him self and his entire cast. His 335 work-day year consists principally of one-hight stands in i such diverse locations as Har lem's Apollo Theater and Evans- i viile, Ind., Washington's Howard Theater and Nashville, Tenn. The show is run with military preci sion and Browi) is his own logisti dan. There is a two-ton truck for ' instruments and gear, an elegant ly fitted-out bus for the cast and ' a private Cadillac limousine for Brown himself. JJecause he likes to sleep as 1 ART LINKLETTER ANO ERNIE BANKS lete—either amateur or profes sional—who "best typifies the spirit of the YMCA." >• Banks has been an active volunteer in the Chicago YM CA's program for about eight years. He began his affiliation with tUe Wabash branch, and now works at both the Chat ham and Southside Ys. In ad dition to Banks' work with youth, he serves on the Y's board of manager* Banks lead the National League in home runs with 47 in 1958 and 41 in 1960. He is Lonnie Foster, Rocky Mount; Harold Rodgers, capt., Brook lyn, New York; Andre Ram seur, High Point; and Gregory King, Kinston. late as possible, Brown has his chauffeur leave for the next stop as soon as he has dropped bis boss off at the hotel after an evening's performance. The following day, Brown flies to the next stop and the chauffeur, who may have been driving all night, picks him up at the airport. One of Brown's thwe valets sometimes accompanies the chauffeur on the overnight drives. In a company of 30, Brown has discovered, there are likely to be a few laggards. Anyone who miss es a bus or a performance is fined and, if transportation is missed, the guilty must p"" ' own fare to the ' • /'re gding to work, . li.' suys, "they'd better i-be there when it's time to work ~ .or else." The attitude is not difficult to understand. The stakes are very high. With the show playing dates all but 30 nights a year, the gross can run as high as $3 million an nually and from this James Brown is good for more than $250,000. Personal appearances, of course, are only part of the in come soul music brings to Brown. There is a publishing firm. Try Me Music, and a record produc tion firm, Fair Deal Records, of which Brown and his agent, Ben Bart, each own 50 per cent. Brown draws a salary plus half the pro fits. Brown himself writes and publishes virtually all the material he records. the only player in the history of the National League to win the coveted Most Valuable Player award two years in suc cession, 1998 and 1000. He has played in 11 All-Star Games. Linkletter, a member of the YMCA's national physical edu cation committee, will present a plaque to Banks that reads in part, ". . , For providing inspiration to the Youth of America through adherence to the highest standards of sports manship." NCC Cagers in Two Weeks Lay Off for Exams North Carolina College's Eagles wOl be away from the basket-ball court for the next two week* but the players wfll tackle an even bigger opponent, flrit semester exa minations. The Eaglet will return to ao tion January 27 when they play host to nattonaUy ranked Winston- Salem State College Rams in Dur ham. Coach Floyd Brown win excuse players from drills for the week of January 17-22, when semester exa minations will be given at the col lege. FuO scale practice wfll com mence again January 23 as NCC prepare to launch its second half of the season. If the home court meant any thing, the Eagles Will have six of their ten remaining games in the friendly confines of the R. L. Mo- Dougald Gymnasium.' NCC sported a perfect 4-0 slate at home for the Or it half of the season. In addition to Winston-Salem, the Eagles wfll play host to Morgan State CoUege, AAT State Universi ty, Hampton Institute, J. C. Smith University and, Shaw University. On the road, NCC win meet Morgan and Virginia State CoOege and make-up two postponed dates at Fayetteville State College and A A T. The Eagles have already bat tered their 1966-67 showing. Last year, NCC was 7-13 in the confer ence and 8-14 over-all. To date, the Bull City chargers are 8-2 in the CIAA, good for thkd place, and 9-6 over-all. NCC will gain the services of swing-man Steve Humphrey at the beginning of the second semester. Humphrey, a 6-2 junior, is ex pected to bloster the Eagles' attack. According to Brown, Humphrey rfioots well, is a good rebounder and an excellent ball handler. NCC's improvement this year is due in part to a balanced scoring in double figures for the Eagles. All-CIA A Lee Davis has been the sparkplug for the team over the first half of the season. The 6-8 senior center has averaged 21.1 points per game and 14.7 rebounds. Other double-digit scorers for NCC are Joseph Pridgen 17.0 Paris Lennon 13.4 and Billy Rote 10.1. Ronald McCrimmon, the fifth star ter for the Eagles, is averaging 6.3 points per game. Norfolk St., TSU Set Points Record Spartans Bost 115-104 Win On Way to Total Pts. Mark "My team Is learning the Wrong way by losing," Ten nessee State University basket ball coach Harold Hunter explain ed after dropping a 115-104 tilt to Norfolk State last Tuesday night In Roan's Little Garden. , "The Spartans had a great ball eiub," Hunter offered. "And they are the leading scorers in the na tion. My freshmen contested them all the way and show promise as junior and seniors to become a treat ball culb." TWO MARKS FALL Coach Ernie fears Spartans handed Hunter his second straight defeat in the Little Gar den with a record shattering per formance. The Virginians' 115 points established a new gym mark for an opponent, and the combined score of 219 points is the most points scored by two teams on the home floor. Ted McClain poured in 37 points In his 30 minutes of play for TSU, but it was not enough to off set Bob Dandridge, Jim Grant and Johnny McKinney's 29.25 and 33 points respectively for the Spartans. Coach Hunter had three other men in double figures other than McClain, Chattanooga-born fresh man. Chairlie Parks who started in place ot McClain canned It points. Bobby Olive hit 16 and Bruce Fowler muscled 10 around the basket. Dave Bing Snaps 1000-Pt. Barrier Detroit Guard Tops NBA Scorers With 1054 Points By scoring 70 points in three games during the put week to raise his total for the season to 1945, Dave Bing of Detroit main tained his scoring lead over run ner-up Walt Hazzard of Seattle by 101 points. Hazzard has 9M tal lies to his credit. Wilt Chamberlain of Philadel phia continues to maintain his lead in the field goal percentage column with a 5«3 and in total rebounds with 958 recoveries. Walt Bellamy of New Yort con tinues as runner-up among field goal percentage leaden with .944 while Nate Tburmoad of the San Francisco Warriors is second in total grabs with M 7. Chamber lain's rebound arm* Is bast with M-9 to Thurmond's UJ Although Larry Siegfried of Boston did not play last week due to an injury, Ms Ul successful tries oat of 191 attempts was ISPORTSi Raps School for Not Protecting Game Official ROCKY MOUNT-The Com missioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference W. T. Armstrong, announced today that the Cone toe High School of Conetoe, had been penalized for failure to have adequate police protection present for its basket baU games on its home court The penalty resulted from the failure of the Conetoe High School to prevent an attack on one of the officials during a game on its "ourt prior to the hoUdays. ''The remaining home games of the Conetoe High School's schedule have been removed from their gym nasium and the school placed on probation until the present condi tion has been corrected by law enforcement officials and school authorities. The Commissioner stated that this is the third school to be pena lized during the present basketball season for unsportsmanlike con duct on the part of the fans and supporters. Previously the Belhaven High School of Belhaven and the Ciswefl County Training School of Yinceyville had been fined for allowing this type of conduct. The Conference intends to stamp out this type of conduct and it makes the home school responsible for the action of its fans and students and coaches. The Commissioner stated that all schools had been previously warned about this activity and pe nalties would be assessed imme diately upon the reporting of such incidents.' good enough to give him the cir cuit lead in free throws with a .882. Oscar Robertson of Cincin nati with 238 out of 264 it second with a -Peace Continued from front page v erty-stricken families of these same young men. I believe that Negro and white servicemen should be fighting racism and poverty at home, and that we women must work to bring them home. It is just as im portant for us to march for peace in Washington as it was to march for freedom in Mont gomery, Alabama, and so many other places in the course of the civi 1 rights movement. Peace and Freedom are insep arable goals. War and oppres sion are inseparable evils." Earl Monroe Honored at Winston-Salem Col. WINSTON-SALEM Earl Monroe, leading candidate for NBA Rookie of the Year "Hon ors, was honored by Wlnstpn- Salem State College recently at half-time in a game in which he led the Baltimore Bullets to a 121-118 win over the Cincin nati Royals. The College took advantage of the occasion to retire from active use Jersey No. 10, the one used by Monroe during his playing days at the college when he set an all-time, na tional scoring record of 1,320 Wints, led the Rams to the NCAA College Efivision Basket ball Championship and won the title of NCAA College Division Player of the Year. Monroe received an enthusi astic ovation from the crowd when Dr. C. B. Hauler, Chair man of the college athletic committee, paid tribute to him and announced the plans for retiring and displaying the Jer sey In the Trophy Case. Monroe, as a pro, electrified the crowd with his ballhandllng and fancy shooting Just as he had done during his under graduate days. He sank 12 of 15 shots from the floor and made 13 of 17 free throws to lead all scorers for the night with 37 points, equalling his season high as a pro. He made numerous steals and hauled down five rebounds. After the game, Coach Big hoOse Gaines, Monroe's former EJpf t J^^vr^t'J DURHAM BUSINESS COLLEGE triumphs over Croft Business College in their initial basket ball game played recently. George Pellum of DBC controls the ball while No. 11, 13, and A&T Basketeers Winners in Two Important CIAA Battles GREENSBORO—A&jTs sag ging offense perked up and the Aggies reeled off two important CIAA basketball wins over the past week. Uncorking their best offen sive show of the season, the Aggies rolled past Livingstone, 108-67. Earlier, A&T used a strong inside game to down Johnson C. Smith, 66-55, in the Greensboro Coliseum. A&T pounced on the helpless Bears from the beginning and there was no letup until the bltter end. ~ * * The Aggies' chief offensive weapon in the rout was 6-6 Lonnie Kluttz, who pumped in 25 points and" joined with his beefy teammate Ted Campbell in dominating the refunding in the game. A former All-Army perfor mer, Kluttz has had his toubles in adjusting to A&Ts running game. But last night he seem ed sure of himself as he hit on 10 of 15 shots from the floor and added five of nine coach, was interviewed for Baltimore radio. Sharing honors with Monroe was Harold (Happy) Hairs ton, a Winston-Salem native who is m . ' ' JBf'" 13™$ OH. C. ft. HA US IK AND KARL MONRO I 33 of Croft Business College challenges the grab. DBC won the tilt with a score of 80 to 68. he team now has a 3 and 2 record for this season's play. free throws. He played only 30 minutes of the game. It was in the ball handling that the Aggies showed the greatest improvement in down tute Nathan Pettus and Carl Hubbard, A&T raced past the Bears with ease. The Aggies rolled to a 26-13 lead the first 10 minutes of the game with Lonnie Kluttz pacing the attack. Kluttz hit on five of his six first tries and two foul shots for 12 points in the perioiP^ At this point, Irvin began substituting, but Daryle Cherry and 6-7 Verncm Walker kept A &T's running game moving. The Aggies were out front, 53-32 at halftime. The supply of men who can do things effectively never equals the demand. They keep the rest of us moving forward. When we are ready to quit, they encourage us to make one more try. a member of the Cincinnati Royals. G«orge Green, his for mer coach, presented him with a scroll from the Sportsmen of the Patterson Ave. YMCA.
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