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t I ^fpitt. Courier Honors Two Ram Standouts WSSU's Timmy Newsome and Bill Murrell were among the players honored at the 54th Annual Pittsburgh Courier Ail-American Banquet, in recogni-_ tion of the nation's outstanding ootball stars, coaches and guests. The banquet was held Friday night January 26, 1979 in Pittsburgh, PA before a captive audience of 450 persons. Timmy Newsome, Ram junior rushing star, was named Collegiate Offensive Player of the Year, in addition to landing a spot on the Courier All-America team. Murrell, a k6'5" senior, received the tight end slot on the Courier list of standout black college performers. Both Newsome and Murrell had received all-CIA A honors. Two Virginia Union - players, halfback Judge Thomas afid linebacker Plummer Bullock were picked the Courier team. Thomas is a 6*1" 193*lbs. senior and Bullock is a 6'3", 220 lbs. junior. Defensive back Don Rose, a senior from Hampton . ; institute, earned the rornerback slot onTthe^etttteg? trill. "? Of the many notables and celebrities attending the Banquet was the Keynot Speaker, Emerson Boozer,1 formerly of the New York Jets and Sports Color Commentator for CBS-TV, who challenged the 1978 All-Americans to work hard and long to attain their goal. Introducing Boozer and giving the official, welcome was Irv Cross, sportscaster for CBS-TV. : Other notables included': Douglas Williams. Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers received the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award; Sylvester Hicks of the Kansas City Chiefs was presented the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award; Barney Chavous of the Denver Broncos received the NFL Veteran Defensive Player of the Year; and Ken Burrough of the Houston Oilers received the NFL Veteran Offensive Player of the Year Award, which was accepted by Tony Dungy of the ^Pittsburgh Steelers.?Burrough was snowed in, in Chicago. presented the Coach of the Year Award to Rudy Hubbard^?Head FootballCoach?a^Fk>rida?A&M University. The banquet is the oldest annual sports banquet in existence. It was organized in 1924 by Bill Nunn, Sr. and sports writer Ches Washington of the then. Courier. Mr. Washington was the toastmaster for the occasion and Bill Nunn, Jr. Assistant Personnel Director of the Pittsburgh Steelers organization along with the New Pittsburgh Courier staff presented the I Offensive and Defensive Player Awards. \ > For Top Coverage Of CIAA-MEAC Tournaments Rely . On The Chronicle Hampton I Hampton Institute's Pi- the entire season. Hov rates maneuvered their way ever, Johnson C. Smii back up the ladder to the #1 University is moving i position in over-all stand- quickly along with Fayett ings ir> the CIAA, with ville State and St. Augu three big wins over North- tine's College. em Uivision opponents. In the Northern Uivisio With only a few more an 8-3 tie exists betwee weeks of regular season the 1978 CIAA Champion play left in the CIAA, the Norfolk State and the 19' race for a spot in the 1979* 1st Runner-Up, Hampto Basketball Tournament in Institute, with Hampt< Norfolk, Va. is the primary having the slight edge obirrtive of each of the 1.2 OkfixalLmas and tosses. CIAA teams. Virginia Union Pan the The Southern Division is follow closely behind t! controlled by the Winston- Pirates and Spartans wi Salem State Rams, who St. Paul's and Virgir have dominated the num- State tied for third place. ber one spot in the divisior An excellent job * K I jwwwmmmmmmmm 4SF iUiiUiitiUUiUiiiiUiniUUiiiUiiUaai 1 Capers Carlt By Robert Eller Sports Editor Capers Carlton always had a knack for acrobatics. As ? small boy he would amaze his friends and relatives by uuning headkmg in one direction and flipping through the air to lancfon his feet again doing a full somersault jrV mid air in the process^ During those early years Carlton had no idea that gymnastics would turn out to be his first choice for a career or that he would gain exposure and recognition from his "flip cutting" anti?$. "It was just a lot of fun, flying through the air and cutting flips. My friends and neighbors always enjoyed watching me do .it and I just kept it up Carlton's first chance to do his "Thing" before an audience rame riurino hie crVw?r?1 H avc at onno/^v Uq w.iv/vra wmj J Ul 1WI1IIVUJ . 1 IV was in a fun carnival and amazed teachers and school m^tes with his acrobatic skills. His first taste of organized gymnastics came during . hisfreshman year at Carver High School. "J.D. Williams was the gym instructor at Carver and he stressed gymnastics in his P.E. classes. Carver had some gymnastics equipment and a gymnastics team. I joined the team and that is where everything really started..'* Amazed by Carlton's natural knack for the sport, Williams^ begari~to teach the youngster the" different routines and gave him books to study to improve his skills as a gymnist, As a mertiber of the Broncos She By Robert EUer during the final four minlltpc anH rtriKKo/4 <~?W -f .r i--ri gittuuvu-U44V44?fV?Winston-Salem State s rehounds the only two . a a e * * misses to claim the win, as inside defense went to , . , , c- the crowded gymnasium sleep over a five minute , , , . , , .... e exploded with the chant period during theomiddle of ^ , j. , , ,c i , c * CIA A and the overflow -the second half last Satur- , . . , . , A . ? crowd rejoiced. day night on the Broncos , . home court and Joe Robin- " ? ? .a 1 lcu ty cutting son's disciplined Broncos ^e.r movement along took advantage of that ,he baSe . Sald 3 d S" ' lapse and David HaroMamT gPP?'"^d Ga.no a. the - M filed out and- the from the Ram lineup .to !"QS "ren^t playing with hreak opet) a close game, !T'P deal the Southern Division 6 ?"af ' Poln'e '? ay~ leaders their second ettevlle s run m the second straight road loss and tight- a as an examp e. They en the-division ace. a subs'uutl?n and we Down 38-35 at the half. fa,led to P,ck_ " UP ,n ?ur man.tn.min Hofonpn -" ? J -a I Mark Clark scored WSSU's ??" ? first 14 points of the second resu te,, in -slx straight half and had his team P?lnts* ^ within two (51-49) at the 13 Fayeneville Coach Robinminute mark. SOn said *,s team was fa Robinson then made two contro a m*? *" frontcourt substitutions and stay? * e SY*' the Ram man to man de- t6m tClni^rt* ,C we^e *n fense failed to make the control offensively. If we ' . c play defense and work our adjustment. Scorinc easy fr . -* i baskets inside and from the ? e"s,ve system we are perimeter the Broncos out- t0U^ ea|" 0 as , . . ic 7 stopped us all season. Our scored their opponents 15-7 rr over the next six minutes. 1^CSt ?TO e"1 Is our" , Kenny Howell, the games sejves SS1"8 layuPs and - , .. -*u in taking bad shots. leading scorer with 29 ? . , c . The win was sweet repoints, scored on a fast _ _ . . break with 7:11 left and put VCngCu. f?f Rob,nson who FSU ahead by 10. . *aw h,s ,eam lose to the tw * o *u * ^ i ? Rams in Winston-Salem on The Broncos then cashed , , ? ^ rry? , two last second free throws in on in 12 or 14 free^throws two weeks earlier, and RobDowns 3 Tough D v- coaching was apparent by Virginia Union this season th Head Basketball Coach also proved to be a victory if Hank Ford and his staff, for the Pirates, as they e- who for the second time came away the victors, 108 s- this season, earned the to 92 before * a packed A A Rf?roonition nf A- hrmcp in 7S8 CIAA Roundup n, iiiiiii mi i mi 111111 ii tiiiiiMiihn iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiii 111 3n * in chicvemcnt for the Week Virginia Union is another for his coaching efforts. top all-around te^m in the rs Coach Ford motivated his CIAA. They, too, have 7 he team in defeating Norfolk players out of 12 with a .500 th State, in what could be or better percentage rating iia called a grudge match. 92 in field goals, and have 11 to 88. of 12 players who boast a of This second meeting with .600 or better percentage in H f ' r* % e * , The C nmffffffiffff ?wmrn?n?mmmm??? CHRONICLE UiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiii 011I?Cutting~Fltps to gymnastics team, Carlton and his teammates traveled throughout the city giving exhibitions. When he joined the Navy after captaining the team during his senior vear he eot a chance to studv at Polv _ . - - J ? - J High school in Long Beach, California while stationed there. "In California each school has a gymnastics team just like each school has a basketball team." When he returned to the city afater his stint in the Navy, Carlton signed up for a basics gymnastics class as part of hii studies at ^Winston Salem State. He soon wound up as the teacher when it was discovered that he knew more about the class than anyone else. He worked with tfie National Youth Sports Program and got some of the participants there interested, x but he felt his gymnastics career coming to an end. "1 still enjoyed gymnastics but there wasn't really anyone to coach me or push me to work out. 1 thought my opportunities to perform were over.'' ^ But Carlton's fears were short-lived when basketball coach and athletic director C.t. (jaines decided to change the school cheerleading routine.' "Coach Gaines and Steve Carouthers came to me and coach said he wanted more stunts in the cheerleading routine and told metocom 4if>witha- - -v. Carlton began to teach the cheerleading squad gymnastics stunts as part of their cheerleading routine. >ck Rams i i r B .** * * Robinson, Ballard & Jeftersun inson while not crying sour league should have had grapes had some pointed their two best officials at remarks about the officiat- that game. If you have one ing that contest. "We felt 'Strong official and one weak that if we beat Winston one you don't get consisthere we could win the tency and consistency is division but we lost by two very important in a close in a pivotal game. The game." ivision Foes i free throws; and they have playing super basketball. c 4 out of 12 players in double They are tied with Virginia figures scoring per game. State College in Conference i As a team, the panthers wins and losses, with a 5-6 I fluctuate with the leading record, but edge the Troscorer per game. Against jans in overall wins and Livingstone College, whom Inssrs .u _ n ai j_r *?i c\a uic ranmcrs ueicaicu, v to 85, junior, guard. Keith ... _ . , ... , , , Coach Moses Golatt has IValentine scored the . , . , , . , , . done a tremendous job highest number of points. , . , - . . ? . . . . j , , coaching thr Tigers fnis 22. with 5 others in double _ . u r *?casonfigures; against Johnson C. S mith, junior, lorwartl' >? *? Larry Holmes was high lop players for the Tipoint man with 26 points gers include, Greg Jackson, and 13 rebounds, and a 6'2", sophomore guard again,' 5 other Panthers from Augusta, Ga., who were in double figures. was the top scorer against St. Paul's College is Liberty Baptist. 122 to 1077 t hrtmlcte, Saturday, February 10, 1919- Page 1] wmmrnmmwt. rs UUiiiiiiiiiiUUiiiiiiiii# iymTTastics Instructor \ As he performed at the team's games people began to notice his skills. . "I got a lot-of publicity out of cheerleading and countless job offers after people found out I knew gymnastics. Carlton started a trampoline team at the Salvation Army Roy's Chih ami was offered a job as an instructor at a cheerleading school. But Gaines, again, came up with something that struck his fancy. "Coach Gaines called me about a job at Summitt school. They wanted someone to start a stunt team. I didn't really know what I was getting into, but I saw it as a challenge and a chance to stay involved with gymnastics/1 What Carlton was eettinc into wac rrvarhino * r?;rie O C ?? " o "?5"?a gymnastics team. That team is now one of only five in the city and two of the coach's 16 girls have already qualified for the state gymnastics meet in the team's second year. Carlton hopes to start his own gymnastics school in the future. 44I love the sport and I'd like to see a lot of . underprivileged kids get involved. Gymnastics is an expensive sport and there are probably some kids right here in the city with the Olympic potential that will never get a chance to try it because of the cost of the ' equipment " ? > tTarlton wants to give rhese~Trtds withrrflip cutting" abilities a chance to develop, just like Capers Carlton . < did. Black on I - SlJOrtS Robert Eller Sports Editor My regrets-and-apologies go out to any-of you who ?? rushed out and changed your reservation dates in Norfolk after reading last weeks column which incorrectly stated that the CIAA tourney would be held on March 1,2,3. This writer can only place the blame for that "boo boo" on his failure to consult the bumper sticker on his car, and the wish that he could get a chance to see both the CIAA and MEAC tourneys. Both are still set for February 22, 23f_24 and we fans will have to make a choice between the two. That's really a shame. Both events should offer outstanding k?rl,AtUn11 ~ ~ A ^ ? ? ua^Ktiuaii aim ^juuu curupciiiion mis year. in me MEAC the Aggies of North Carolina A& T are in the driver's seat in their quest for the regualr season crown but with the likes of Howard, Morgan State, and Delaware State they will have stiff competition as they try for their second consecutive conference title. In the CIAA things are as always. With less than two weeks of regular season play left there are furious battles going on in both the Northern and Sothern Divisions. Winston Salem State's- supposedly safe lead in the Southern Division has been cut over the last two weeks ~ as they have lost on the road to both Johnson C. Smith 1 and Fayetteville State. Smith, in fact is the leagues hottest commodity of late as they have woon their last five league games knocking off Hampton, and Virginia Union in addition to WSSU. Both Smith and Fayetteville now have an outside chance at grabbing the southern division crown from the Rams with St. Augustine's holding fourth spot. In the strong north Norfolk, Virginia Union and Hampton arc fighting it out for the top spot as they did last season while the other three teams in the division Elizabeth City, St. Paul's and Virginia State slug it out for the final tourney berth. As is always the case it seems the pairings for the tournament will not be settled unitl the last regular season game is played and if the rule of thumb holds up there will be more overtimes in Norfolk again this year. This writer cast his All-CIAA ballot earlier this week and fotHvd?ft nearly impossible-to?pick the ten best players ip the league this season. Here are my picks and if you feel differently then pick your All-conference team and send it to me. The first team here consists of .Ricv Mahorn of . Hampton, and Reggie GaiA^s and Mike Robisnon of WSSU. In the backcourt the picks, are Arthur Gaskins of TTizaBetTi~C*itv, the leagues top scorer, and Norfolk's Kenny Evans. *. In the second team backcourt Ram David^arold and Livingstone's Jon Hart get the nod despite the fact that St. Paul's Greg Jackson is averaging 23 points per game and Virginia State freshman Joe Whitfield is hitting at a t\ per game clip. -^ M
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