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F I liii'SiiiiiSiiiiiit I ^niiiJI.iiiiiUitiiiiilHi w WWW' >#WwWWW wwwwwwwwwwwwww hfilark I I on:. iSpOltS Robert Eller | I Sports Editor jij; You've heard the old savino onp stpn fnru/arH a?H ? y o r "??? " steps back. Well that seems to be the way things are happening in the National Football League as the 1978 sea- . son draws near, at least for black quarterbacks., As for the one step forward it was made by Tampa Bay / -rookie Doug?Williams, the Grambling grad, the first black quarterback ever picked in the first round of the NFL draft, led the lowly Bucs to a 23-12 victory over the Playing before a hometown crowd of more than ?61 ,OOOfans he started thesecond half with the Bucs trailing 12-3 and led the Tampa Bay club to a stunning 23-12 win tossing a tnnrhriown pass to Louis Carter alr?ngjthe_ = way; : 1 As for the two steps backward, The Cleveland Browns relesed Dave Mays last week in favor of Terry Luck and rookie Johnny Evans. The 29-year-old Mays got some playing tiiae last year when starterT3TianSipe was injured but was not allowed to "open up" the offense. Now he will join the ranks of other black quarterbacks who found out that to play quarterback in the NFL, one just about has to be white. If that sounds a little pointed to you, then take a look at the situation James Harris is facing in San Diego. Threeyears ago with Los Angeles Harris was the NFL's top offs. The next season he was the second leading passer in the league when he was benched in favor of Pat Haden. He was then traded to the Chargers and was their starting quarterback until suffering an injury. Dan Fouts then ended his holdout, he was the teams former starter, and as the new season begins the 31-year-old Grambling star doesn't think he is getting a fair shake. | In the words of Harris,?I figured there would be open -??competition forthe starting job* I thought the beist man would get it but it seems to be cut and dried. Fouts did a great job last year and finished strong. Now it looks like no matter what I do it doesn't make a difference." The Philadelphia Eagles John Walton may begin to Eagles first pre season game when he led them to a victory over the Miami Dolphins with a strong second half showing but since Walton not ? A few weeks ago an NFL scout said that if a player can play it doesn't make any difference what color he is. That may be true for all the other positions but not quarterback, at least not until Williams or some other young black quarterback leads a downtroden team to the super bowl. While that racial barrier still stands, another has been broken. This week the CIAA got its first white head coach when Dave Robbins was named as the new basketball coach at Virginia Union University. Robbins had been a highly successful high school coach in Richmond for eight years producing some outstanding college athletes at Thomas Jefferson High there. At Union he becomes the first white basketball coach in a predominantly black school and the first in the CIAA. Well so much for reverse discrimination. A few other black pro athletes are letting their feelings about racial prejudice be known as well as Harris. Len "Truck" Robinson the New Orleans Jazz top rebounder said recently that he wants to be traded because, accordSee Page lo ^^ I fc.cvW - Ilt is really no news to 202 set on a fibreglass me when I learn that telescopic pole. Dapping George Moore has a black plastic eel at scored by killing three or every bush or stick-up, more lunker bass. You George patiently works will probably be sur- his way along the banks, prised when you learn Concentrating on the that he walked away action that he knows he from Winston Lake with must impart to the lure a catch of one or more in order to fill his strinlunkers on several occa- gCr. sions. Maybe you should It is always amazing n0^e that catfish how he handles a Zebco an(j cafp are being taken * -A JS ,r ;, - a _ The ^- aqjgggg|gjpspE5gBBpw TKo C~ 1 T i:-' ? ' ' nit Ttiiisiuu-jaiciu muians counted oui 01 ine tnira annual WSBL championship tournament after a disappointing fourth place finish in the regular season used strong pitching, excellent defense, and timely hitting to capture the event for the second year in a row this past weekend. The Indians seeded fourth in the event after completing league play with a 10-6 record used the four hit pitching of Gary Groce and Ted Petree's three RBI's to turn back the Mt. Airy Yankees 4-3. Curt Gibson's seventh inning triple scored Ben Norris with the winning run. In quarterfinal action, Norris had three hits and three runs-batted-in as the Indians routed the error prone St^tesville Twins 10-3. John Knight picked up the win _with_reliefhelpiromMike Smith. In the semifinals the Indians rapped out ten hits in beating their arch rivals and regular season champion Pond Giants 10-4. Mike Smith broke out of a long slump at the plate with a four for five performance and five RBI's. Gary Groce went the distance to pick up his The Indians captured the crown last Saturday night by squeekingj)ast the surprising Walkertown Tigers S-4. Tigers took the lead in the second reaching Indian starter Mike Smith for two runs on hits by Bill Robinson and Milton Hairston. The Indians came back~TO~score~ftiree 11 mes intfTe fourth inning and take a 4-3 lead. They scored the winning run in the fifth inning on Fuzzy Marion's second RBI double of the game. The tigers added a final run in the seventh. Mike Smith went all the way for the Indians. The Tigers seeded sixth in the even reached the championship game by virtue of a? opening-round win over the Pirates. They beat the third seeded Astros 9-8 in the quarterfinals on RoySimmons ^ases loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning. In the semis they topped the second seeded Greensboro Knights. ruiiu-VJictiilsnoiG Qle Timers Game The Winston-Salem Pond Roy Gerald, Don Johnson, Giants will host their an- Floyd Greene, Dave Harris, nual "Old Timers Game" B.T. Williams, Harold at Ernie Shore Field, Sun- "Pluto" McClure, Doug day August 20, 1978 at 2:30 Joyner, A. J. Cote, Don P.M. Naylor, Lonnie Barker, and The Pond Giants, who William TAtum, Calvin -are_ the_ oldest? semi-pro Cheeks, BAbe Johnsoiw= baseball team in the nation, opponents for this expect a large turn-out for exciting affair will be a this game. Nelson Petree team of Old Timers manamanager of the current ged by Whit Lowery, formPond Giants team, has er manager of the Winstonbeen the manager of the Salem Red Legs. Some of Pond Giants since 1960 and his players will be, Angus was one of the best first Lowery, Herman "Big baseman to play for the Dog" Wilson, Sonny Pond Giants. Wilson, George Fulp. Gene The Pond Giant Old Ti- Griffith, and Nate Little, mers will be managed by The rivalry between the Willie "Chick Crter, the all Pond Giants and Red Legs time great home run hitter provided the fans at Ernie for the Pond Giants. Carter Shore some exciting baseplayed for the Pond Giants bill during the 1960's. from 1947-1956 and hold game is being cothe home run record for the sponsored by Bill McGee's club. Burger King, and Sambo's Some of the Old Time Resturant, Babe JohnsonPond Giants that will be parks Chevrolet, Charles playing are: Jodie Wilson, "Chuck" Foster-Profes ? ^ sional Barber Shop, Gold Fish Bowl and Stonewall's \ Masonery Service. \ Following the Old Timers fljf Game, the Walnut Cove TiRfiflPDR Ron I P. Tl iers win P'ay the current WW ? PondGiants. 'i ^ ~ -V ~ r The Tigers have one of the hardest hitting teams in the Winston-Salem Baseat Winston Lake by ^a]| LeagUe, led by Greg those fishermen who Hairston and Roy chose not to exert the Simmons. The Tigers are energies necessary to enjoying one of their best catch a bass. seasons. If your fishing was in- 0tJ)er 0,d Timer,s tha( terrupted by the heat wi? be p,ayjng are Roy and inally t e eavy Carter, AllisonFrazier, rains, you may take so- Ellsworth Jessup, James lace in looking forward Thompson, Curtis "Stoneto the up-coming fall walr Campbell, Chuck fishing that will insure Foster James Grace> you of some good fishing Thomas Harper and Fred Seepage 17 Evans. 5 CHRONK H3 Chronicle-Saturday, August 19 iliiiiiiiiiiiililiiiiii Squc By Robert EUer Sports Editor "I'm really proud of thisteam," shouted "Rip" Wilkins, President of the. Winston-Salem Indians as the team celebrated their second straight WSBL tourney championship last Saturday night with a 5-4 win over the Walkertown Tigers "This win means more to me than last year's. Last year everyone knew how good our team was and we ?were recognized. This year we felt we had something to prove after our disappointing regular season showing. All we wanted was a little recognition as a good team, maybe now we will _getltT^' "We're a late season ball club," chimed in manager Willie Walls, "and we play better when their is something on the line. Our defense was super throughout^ the tournament.'' The Indians, one of the strongest semi-pro teams in the South for many years ' ffelPGoodi I I _ ' . k AW In, I |_FI XE llll^ , 1978-Page 13 iiiliiiiiiiiiitiiiiiii id Beal had suffered through a mediocre season after being picked as one of the teams to teat in the WSBL western division before the season. They had captured the 1977 tourney in convincing fashion showing awesome power and strong pitching. The Indians suffered two big blows before ~lhe '78 season began when leftfielder Frank fauthM. th^ tournaments homerun leader last year,"signed"with Statesville and centerfielded Thomas Foggie was lost foe the season with a back injuty "We lost two of the best lefthanded power hitters and maybe the two top glove outfielders in the lea-~ gue before the season starts ed," commented Wilkins. "Maybe that's why I'm so proud of these guys. We got off to a slow start this year but we have come Ground since the state - semi-pro -tournament. Willie (manager Walls) and our player coaches Sammy Little and Odell King have SCHEDULE! -icK S| 8'"flni All Prices / K BFG I Polyeste ls23( W 4-Ply Polyester C Kf Strength and Sta Y 9-Rib Tread Patt Traction and Roi 3UY 4 TIRES AND GF IK LUBE & Oil CHi F Goodrich sited Whitewalls y720 W m A7tz13 wsw WM M Plus SI.71 F.l.T. 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