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Howard Players Selling Blood?
Mfttf bad ^publicity
former Howard football players have claimed they were
forced to sell blood at times in order to have money to
purchase food. Each was later kicked off the team for
?alleged * Mtes mfracwtrsr Sreon Coach FtoycttCcith dftwr
the ptayerli acL,u!ta!!ons,4?ti^fCfgsg^^efTsTvg~eewweni. ?
Ricky Triplett, one of the released players said, "Ask the
hospital officials how many Howard University athletes
come over there each week to donate blood for money
($13 per pint) every week. Steve McNeely, another explayer
said^"Therp'? no t#?nir*n ? ---
_ .... , .j .iviiuig nun iiiuv.it uiu^u ui mine
they have Aver there." The Howard administration has
yet to deal with the players' complaints ...
Division I Tough For Wildcats
BETHUNE-COOKMAN, 1-2 in basketball so far, beat
a tough Florida A&M squad before losing to The Citadel
and Arkansas-Little Rock. Big-time basketball has been
an adjustment for the Wildcats, according to Coach Cy
McClairen. "We have been Division II in the past Snd we
have to learn one important thing," he says. "Now that
we're a Division I club, we can't stand around anymore.
We have got to get in there and be aggressive..'Wildcats
could become one of the surprise teams of the MEAC ...
The Wildcats' football program is also on the rise. Said
Coach Bobby Frazier after his footballers upset archrival
Florida A&M, 16-14 recently before a crowd of
41,500: "The difference in this series now is that we can
get the same players they're getting. It used to be that
they had all the best players and we just couldn't compete.
Now, we're even" FAMU leads the series with
B-CC 25-4, but the Wildcats have won three of the last
four ... Bethune finished 6-5, while the Rattlers stumbled
to their worst season in seven years, 5-6 ...
S.C. State, 10-1, Finished ?
Is there no justice? SOUTH CAROLINA STATE,
ranked No. 1 or 2 most of the year among Division I-AA
football teams, failed to make the I-AA playoffs despite
a 10-1 record. So upset was South Carolina State athletic
director Willis Ham that hp wmtp a m^a a
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about the matter. Ham says S.C. State is "outraged" at
not having been invited to the playoffs. Picked from the
South region instead of the Bulldogs was Eastern Kentucky
(9-2), a mostly white school. Ham says S*C. State is
better than Eastern Kentucky. "In almost any conceivable
method of examining the facts, S.C. State
emerges as best,'^Ham wrote in his letteMo tbe-NCAA.
"I just don't understand it. Dr. Milton Hunter, our
representative at the (playoff selection) proceedings,
doesn't understand it and our coaching staff doesn't
understand how a team with a 9-2 record in the same
region can be chosen over a team with a 10-1 record."
Grambling In Season Play
GRAMBLING, 10-1, will be the only black college to
participate in the 1-AA plavoffs. The Ticers knocked off
S.C. State 20-6 to gain the spot. Still, Eddie Robinson's
G-Men had to wait until hours after a season-ending 43-6
win Over Southern before the playoff invitation was
delivered by the NCAA. Said Robinson, "The players
were really disappointed after the (Southern) game that I
couldn't tell them 1 had an invitation. But we were 1
hopeful." i
Finally, after the bus trip back to Grambling, La., the?
call came from the NCAA, and the Tigers will play in the
first round of the playoffs Dec. 13 against Boise State .. i
The other first rourrd game wilt^pit Lehigh against
Eastern Kentucky ...
From the rumor department: Sources say Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference would like to have Norfolk State,
Winston-Salem State and Tennessee State in the league.
Doubtful though, that Norfolk and Winston-Salem i
would leave the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
... MEAC might get Tennessee State, however, if i
the Blue Tigers continue to have scheduling problems in i
football and basketball ... Some pressure still remains on
FAMU Coach RUDY HUBBARD to schedule Tennessee j
State again ... Two teams discontinued the rivalry recent- j
ly, and it cost both schools dearly in the pocketbook.
She's 6-Foot-4
FAMU has a 6-foot-4 center on its women's basketball
team who may become another "Human Eraser." She's
Pam Johnson. In six games, Ms. Johnson blocked 24
shots, setting a school record for most blocks in a season.
She's just a freshman ...
Keith May Stick At Howard
FLOYD KEITH may be able to stick it out at Howard
because he's one of the best coaches the school has ever
had. This year, he led HOWARD to a 6-2-2 season, their
first winning effort since 1975 ... "We had a great
season," said Keith. "The team performed well and I'm
very proud of the effort they put out. All we have to do is
4 prepare for next season so it can be better." Bisop
quarterback RON WILSON has been named MEAC
Player of the Year. He's the first Howard player to gain
such honors since quarterback Michael Banks turned the
trick in 1974 ...
FAMU And Fla. St. Picked
"INSIDE SPORTS" magazine picks FLORIDA A&M
and JACKSON STATE to win their conference basketball
tournaments and advance to the NCAA tournament
... Article in fhe mag was, written, by former coaching
great AL MCGUIRE ... Road to the MEAC title for
FAMU leads through Washington and Howard U. Says
Bison Coach A.B. Williamson: "We want to be more patient,
offensively. We want to have the discipline to work
for the high percentage shot and not just for any shot,
and above all, we want to cut down on our turnovers."
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What's this? You mean Alcorn State, the powerful e
Braves aren't favored to win the Southwestern Athletic f
Conference basketball rttte this ywf H
-Thai's right, fulks. ?
Lately, the Braves have ruled the SWAC, but things are t
changing. This year, Jackson State and Grambling 2
shouls slip ahead of Coach Dave Whitney's Braves. I
This is how they'll finish; L Jackson Stat; 2. >
Grambling; 3. Alcorn State; 4. Southern; 5. Mississippi t
Valley; 6. Texas Southern; 7. Prarie View. Sate or a
JACKSON STATE: Twelve of the last 15 SWAC titles s
have gone to either Jackson State or Alcorn, and J-State
seems set to end to two year domination of the SWAC by t
Alcorn. HpaH rnarh Paul ? ? ? J- L:- -* "
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play more disciplined ball, but talent abounds on the ^
Jackson, Miss, campus. c
Four starters return from last year, including center c
Audie Norris (6-10, 17.9 points per game, 10.2 rebounds i
per gams last year). Norris is an intimidating shotblocker >
who helps Jackson Sate field one of the SWAC's t
toughest defensive teams. Last year the Tigers gave; up a
stingy 76.3 points per game. 5
Norris aqd 6-6 senior forward Norhter Shavers figure to I
combine for one of the most powerful 1-2 punches in f
black college basketball. Last season, Shavers averaged s
16.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per outing. Forward Wille
Harris, 6-7, came on strong at the end of last season, and J
figures to help Jackson State improve on last year's 15-14 1
record. t
Probably the Tigers' biggest weakness is up front, i
where depth is lacking. Covington hope relief will come s
in that area from freshman Joseph Giles (6-8) and Larry
Alexander (6-6). Jackson State could also be without c
savvy in the backcourt, where four-year starter Kenn O' <
Banner has graduated. Still, with Norris and Shavers 1
ready for another banner year, the Tigers should be good
rB ~s" wt-.t
~?'? ?.HUMUS;
by George Booie
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une or my most disap- not a toy but a death C
pointed moments was when?weilding instrument. An air C
I fished all day, harder than rifle in the hands of a F
I would have worked on my careless kid can destroy 1
job and came off the lake eyesights. IT IS 1
flashing a zero for the day's UNLAWFUL FOR YOUR 1
effort and a fisherman
disembarked with a string ;
of crappie as long as he was
tall. The questions fly,
where were 7you fishing,
how deep, what lures? On
another
with an im- ]
provised rig, walks past H I
from goodness knows Hl^.1
where with an assortment IBI
of fish, a six pound bass ineluded.
1?had fished my heart
out, using everything a well ' B
equipped fisherman would
have at his disposal; to no ? ?
avail. It all amounts to being
at the right place at the ?
right time. In most cases the I
fish were biting good yesterday
and the day after; when
you had to work and could J|
not get on the lake. Usually IHI
there is nothing but despair I^PHB WV
when you have used the
almanac, tried all moon
phases and lunar calendars. By signi
Have you hinted that you d?DO?it
are in need of a new rod or H
reel or maybe both? With
Christmas is just around the
corner so yoa had better get OrWltl
that letter or request off to y
OP Santa. If this weather nlthrtlir
holds out, we will be sure to
be able to try out that new writinf
fishing gear or boat during WllTint
the holidays.
if you are hun- -iting
this season, be
very careful; you Serpen
can't call back a
careless bullet, uh Serpen
oh, will not restore a life. c
Before you purchase a gun- 5?rp?n
for that youth, make sure c
that he knows the proper, 5?rp?n1
fP<?HPrt for a ujMnnn- it ic
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"La Marseillaise/' the
French national anthem, was g
written during the French
Revolution in response to a
remark that French soldiers
had no spirited marching
song.
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inough to win the SWAC and make its first trip to the
?JCAA tournament.
ALCQ&KSTATF.; The Bravri inilt vnr ^e first
ournament, losing in the Midwest Subregional to No.
,-rapked LSU. Alcorn accomplished the feat despite
osing four starters from the previous year's team. This
ear, the Braves again lose four starters tQ graduation,
>ut it'll take a small miracle for Whitney to pull off
mother CWAP /-?V>a*- k,/,i A
? - w it iiv viiaiiipiuiisui^ anu Hip IU II1C
hootout.
Center Eddie Baker, 6-8, is the lone returning stater for
he Braves. He averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds per
jame last season. The only experienced forward is 6-6
Albert Irving. There are weaknesses everywhere, like in
lepth and at the guard position. The Braves should find
>ut how good a team they have early. Alcorn's schedule
s loaded at athe front with good tough teams. Though
Ucorn won't win the SWAC, the Braves will be a threat
o unseat Grambling for second place.
GRAMBL1NG: The Tigers could well unseat Jackson
itate. The G-Men made it to the first-round of the
National Inviatation Tournament last year, and return
our starters from last year's club. Those returnees could
pell trouble for the rest of the league.
Junior standouts 6-8 Robert Williams and 6-6 Sylvester
fones return along with junior guard Kenneth Simpson,
rhey should provide a good nucleus for a Grambling
earn that went 22-8 last season. Williams averaged 17.9
>oints per game last year, while Jones averaged 14.8 and
umpson 14.3
Grambling's coach, Fred Hodby, is the dean of swac
roaches, and returns for a 24th season Hrwthv n^Hc
>nly one win to rach the incredible 500 victory mark. He
las chalked up a gaudy 499422 win-loss record at
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OPENING ROUND
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9:00 p.m. Winston-Salem State vs. :
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7:00 p.m. Consolation Game
9:00p.m. Championship Game
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