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another packed house Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Patterson I
Ave. Y for a 15-bout card of amateur boxing. The ,
headline bout features Steve Cannon [left] a football- i
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SOOrtS Robert tiler
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It's funny how fast people change. Just last week a lot 0
of people in the city were talking about the WSSU Rams h
bringing ajiational championship back to Winston-Sa- p
lemzrJBut after the devastating loss to Delaware last~^
Saturday those same fans were talking about the Rams
being outclassed.
But if one looks at the situation here its not hard to see
how the loyalty of these people could be so limited r~
When Bill Hayes came to WSSU three years ago he took
over one of the worst football programs in the CIA A. The
Rams at that time were the Wake Forest of the league.
His team showed promise in his first season, winning
only 4 out of 10 games, but losing many at the wire
because of freshman mistakes. The fans began to come
out late in the season, and there was hope that as the
program grew so would community support for the team.
Last year the Rams opened with Hampton and beat
them in front of a decent crowd, but the weather got
worse as the season went on, and despite going
undefeated, the support of the community did not grow,
at least not where it counted, at the gate. Although
Homecoming drew a huge crowd, the Kams played west t
Virginia State in an almost empty stadium. t
A large group of fans followed them to the Gold Bowl 5
and the city was up in arms when rumors circulated that >
Hayes might leave for another, more lucrative coaching
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Still, the stands were not filled for the season opening 1
North Carolina A&T game which was moved to Groves ,
Stadium in anticipation of a 20,000 plus gate., j
That game did draw a better than average crowd, (for ,
the Rams), but as the season progressed with Hayes (
team destroying the opposition , the stands at Bowman
Gray seemed to get emptier and emptier. It was almost
as if the city was saying the Rams were now too good to (
come out and watch instead of too bad, as had been the .
case three years before.
So the Rams entered the playoffs and gained a home I
field advantage against California-Poly. But the city
didn't get excited. There was no big promotion to fill the
stands for the playoff game. The city's brass turned
their backs on the nations top division II team and only *
6,000 turned out to see thier Rams shutout a team that t
many fans said was above their level. 5
So the top seeded team ends up going away to play the i
third seeded team on a slippery field, and the result is ?
history.
It's also interesting to not that some of the same people ^
who failed to attend the first round game were up in arms .
about the Rams having to travel to the Blue Hens home
field for the semifinal game. The local T.V. station '
admonished the city for not supporting the team, but that j
was like crying fire as the house begins to crumble. I
Now rumors are beginning to circulate that Hayes and
defensive master mind Charlie Griffin are ready to resign
and guess what? The city is up in arms again. Let's just
hope they're not crying fire as the house begins to
crumble again.
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player At East CaroUm and Golden Gloves national
quarter-finalist Joe Ballard of Dnrhamf [right] In the
heavyweight clas?. Teams will be present from
\sheboro, Durham, Lincoln ton, CEaHofie, Greensboro,
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Rams Record?^
Reaches 4-0
By Robert GUer the past, and the junior
Sports Lu.tor responded by .hitting his
last five field goal attempts.
Five free throws by David
The WSSU Rams upped Harold, who finished with
heir record to 4-0 this past 22 points, (13 in the second
yeek trouncing District 26 half), gave them a ten point
ipponent Elon 79-60 be- advantage with only 11
lind Jteggie Gaines 27 seconds left and put the
K)int performance on No- finishing touches on Coach
:iAA opponent St. Augus- Gaines wound up with 34
ine's 82-74 last Friday points hitting 16 of 19 field
light. goal attempts and snared 9
The win over St. Augus- rebounds. Center Mike
ine's was the Rams second Robinson, still bothered by
n two outings in confer- a sore ankle, added 10
:nce play as they seek to points and 12 rebounds.,
lefend their C1AA southern Anthony Boggan led the
livision title.. Falcons with 26 points. The
livision title. Rams hit on 36 of 62 field
The win over the Falcons goal attempts and made
vas not as easy as their good on 10 of 13 charity
jrevious three however. tosses while the Falcons
rhey led only 43-39 at the made 29 of 68 floor shots
lalf despite Gaines 18 point and 16 of 23 free throws.
>utput and though the Fal- St. Augustine's won the
:ons never got closer than board battle getting 33
hree in the final 20 min- rebounds to the Rams 31.
ites (WSSU led by 10 or Although he was pleased
several occasions ) they ne- to escape with yet another
/er gave uff. win Coach Gaines was not
The Rams led by 12 (53- totally pleased with his
U) with 16 minutes left and teams effort. "We didn't
ooked as if they would put play well inside and Bog
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iports scene and completes the American Blind Bowli
year-round sports pro- ing Association. They
^ram for the blind. sponsor national tournaments,
and our people will
The Progressive Bowling able to compete in
League of Winston-Salem these," Robert Eller, spes
open to blind people of c]a] recreation supervisor,
ill ages. The league bowls sajdt
it 5 p.m. Thursdays at the Through the use of a
Viajor League Bowling special bowling rail, blind
-anes people are able to aim the
Anyone interested in bow- ball down the lanes. Also,
ling or any interested vol- a special method of scoring
unteers can meet at the is used to compute a blind
Lanes. person's handicap. ,
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:ne game away Detore a gan posted everybody we
series of turnovers and vio- had. Harvey (Heartley, the
ations helped the game Falcon coach) has done a
/isitors pull to within three fine job coaching these
67-64) at the 7:40 mark. kids. We made too many
WSSU then went to Gain- mistakes but in the end our
js, they player they have defense made the differ:ome
to depend on this year ence and Reggie (Gaines)
is they had Carlos Terry in took over in crucial spots."
.eague Formed For Blind
A bowling league for the "We're mainly interested
)lind is the newest addition in organizing this year, but
o the Winston-Salem next vear
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The WSSU Rams top seeded in the NCAA Division II
playoffs were forced to travel' to Delaware this past
weekend to try and capture a berth in the finals of playoff
competition.
As the nations top division II team they would have
played the game in the friendly confines of Bowman Gray
Stadium, but a sparce crowd for their first round game
(less than 6,500) caused the game to be played in
Delaware where the powerful Blue Hens had drawn more
than 11,000 for their first round win.
Playing on a slippery field they coughed lip the football
ten times on fumbles, losing fpur, and fell victim to four
interception^4psing 41-0.
"It was a nightmare", comnHnted Coach Bill Hayes of
the teams first defeat after 11 straight wins. "We just
got a good whipping. We gave them the ball early and.,.
? often in our territory and you can't do that against a team
the caliber of Delaware. We got behind early and we just
couldn't come back."
The Ram's troubles began wiOi the opening kickoff
which Randy Bolton fumbled. The Hen's Robert
Lundquist recovered on the Ram 21 and Gary Gumbs
scored on his second carry, ?
~An interception of s Kermit Blount pass moments later
n>esulred In a field goal bv Brandt Kennedy and the Rams
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disaster struck the Rams again. Blount's errant pitchout
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pass moments earlier and quarterback Jeff Komlo scored
three plays later. Kennedy's kick gave the Hens a 17-0
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