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Coach ( Winston-Salem State Uni\ versity Athletic Director Clarence E. (Bighouse? Gaines received what he termed 4'the highest honor of his career '' when he along withP the late thv Jack S. Bra^boy, of Johnson C. * SmitfiTT were" inducted trrto ? ? the Central tatercollegiate Athletic Association Hall of v ^ Fame at the mid winter meeting of the CIAA in Petersburg, Va., Saturday, December 18. Of the honor Gaines said ?, * in hn interview this week, ; . **This is a higher honor than ? 6> %, * * Rams i The Winston-Salem State Rams basketball team returned from their Christmas vacation this week to prepare for their January 5th game against North Carolina Central of the ME AC. The Rams 4-2 through their first six games of the season are , in second place in the CIAA Southern Division with a 2-1 / "record. St. Augustine's College which heads the division handed the Rams their qnly CIAA loss "and are, 1-0. Undefeated Virginia State . holding a 6-0 record leads the conference in scoring % averaging 102 points per . game. Norfolk State (7-0) is jf . ' HP 1 l,Jl S - - -j ~ Joi the Peps / IPEI I s #*, Feelin! jj > w V \ Qaines Indue ml 4 being inducted into the Morgan State or NAIA's Hallof Fame because this . is recognition from my peers/' /Thie winningest active "basketball coach in the nation with ar - 579-243 won-lost record is now in his "21st year as head coach ni the^WinstTon-Salem State Ramsr^ Gaines said he is extremely grateful for the award and i? hagjiyjthat he had made a contribution to the CIA A. "I'm happy because I'm a member of the CIAA family having gone to- a? GIAA .. T % Spot M- Tl Get Ready ] second in scoring putting in^ -90.7 points - per game. Virginia- Union with a 4-2 record is third scoring at an 88.7 clip followed by Hampton (3-4) with an 87.7 . average. Defensively the Rams rank third allowing 73.8 points per game. Elizabeth City leads in team defense allowing the opposition 69.5 points an outing. Islorfqlk' State is second giving up 70.4 points per contest. ^ Following the Rams are Shaw (75.1) and St. Augustine's (77.8). The Rams also are third in the league in their margin of victory-with a 13.2 mark.n ? 1 - U * 1 i People Sll prj| ' FreeI 11 * * . ? ted Into CIA. school and coaching here all < these years/' Morgan State s was a member of the CIAA i until joining the newly r formed Mid-Eastern Athletic c Conference (ME AC) some years back. \ After graduating from e Morgan whrre-he-was^stas % athlete he went on to study k at Columbia and New York t University before moving ? directly to Winston-Salem. r During his illustrious 8 career he has been named t NCAA Coach of the Year, \ won the NAIA national t championship, numerous" c he Chronicle rtsSet tie Chronicle - Saturday Jan. 1, For No. Car< rmnio of nfn f1 I C f 1151111a otatc tupo tuc list v. with a 23.4 margin of victory. C Norfolk State holds second b with a 20.3 mark. Behind the p Rams are Virginia Union 7.2 ti and Elizabeth City 6.5. Through their first six games the Rams have four of their five starters averaging in double figures, Carlos Terry tops the list with a 19.5 " scoring average. Forward e Mike Brown is second with, a u 16.0 scoring * average. E 1307N. Liberty St. "We Cook'M Hen *Fish Sandwiche; * Shakes * Dinner *Frog Legs GREAT GO-TOGETHERS.. Q& Best Dogs In Tcr Open For Lun Mon. thru Sat. 11:2 Fri. & Sat: 'til 5 a. | CLOSED SUNDA t A Hall Of F ? DIAA basketball champion- ti ships, and coach of the year iwards and was even once a] xamed CIAA football coach di )f the year. - g Gaines also paid tribute to \z lis wife and WSSU in g ^ I ^ yant to thank my wife for"?ir >erng such a great inspira- V ion to me ^as well as ha\^ing oi ^reat insight. Any successT^\g( nay have had has been in uded by her. Also I must sc hank the people here, at t? Vinston-Salem ' State from at J* he custodians to the ai hancellor for their coopera?tion 1977 - * ?lina .Centra luards _^Don Helton and s* Jeorge Gibson have contri- ou uted 14.5 and 13.5 points ne er game averages respec- 45 ively. six ne The Rams h&ve missed the xpert defensive work of 6-5 enter Stenson Conley who j^a ias been plagued by* an rjuries. Conley sat out the Ro ntire Virginia Union game m rith a pulled thigh nvuscle. be iven without Conley at full ag * Salem Seafoc : 1305 N. Lib< "You Cook 'b ivn SHRIMP ch 10 a.m. OpenTi m* 9:30 '* P_! A AA rn. a:ou a an. Sat, 9:30 a.m s ame x " on." The coach also talked bou?_the. problems college ivision schools face, "The reatest handicap here is the ick of involvement " from raduates and people who iipposedly have u sincere iterest in the institution. /e need helping hands not tiJy financially but we need eople to talk to kids and iterest them in attending :hool here. I'm not just liking about the good hlete but also studentswhd e outstanding academicalSee Gaines, Page 19 ????fc??>? ?i? I a , * rength the Rams have itrebounded their opponts by an average of 52 to despite being much laller than thmf nnrvi. vj/JA/nts. ^ With Conley hobbled the ims have used Pete Martin d 6-6 Freshman Mikebinson as his replacemts. Conley is expected to in the starting lineup ainst NCCU January 5th. >d Market I 3rty St. I t At Home^ I V ^ it? Tl Ltca. Liiru inurSiH a.m.'till 6 p.m. H . 'till ,6:30 p.m. fl H i.'til Sat. 6 p.m. J *
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