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Pacers top Rams, 73-71 By Chronicle Staff : . - Standings 1 > v*:; The Boyz came on strong in the second half to surge past the Celts who had taken a Court action provided its share of excite- 46-40 lead at halftime. ment in tne first week of play in the Big Thomas was the top gun for the Boyz Apple Basketball League last Saturday with with 23 points and Williams totaled 20. a full slate of games. Boyz N The Hood, Say No, Chris' Crushers and the Pacers emerged as victors in Week One. Here's a recap of the action that took place at the Hanes Hoisery Recreation Center. Pacers edge Rams The Pacers took control at the half then had to hold off a second half surge in a 73-71 win over the Rams. The Pacers led 37-30 at intermis sion, but weren't able to completely dominate the game from that point. The Rams answered by outscoring the Pacers 41-36 during the game's final 20 minutes. The Rams had a chance to force an overtime period, but Dar rell Hall's shot at the buzzer fell short of the mark. Hubert Burns led the Pacers attack with 20 points and Tim McFad den followed up with 12 points. John Manning and Jeff Watson contributed 1 1 points each. The Rams got a lot of production out of Jacques Bitting who led all scorers with 25 points. Hall finished with 16 points and Kemp Robinson tallied 14 points. Boyz stop Celtics Michael Thomas and Leroy Williams put on a dazzling offensive display in lead ing the Boyz N The Hood to a 91-86 victory over the Celtics. Pacers Boyz N The Hood Say No Chris* Crushers Celtics FPA Players Rams 1-0 ^ 0-1 - ,rl Jv* V ? * ' - ? * * i:\ ; y j *;? . lis Ail games played * . > anas Hoisery Recreation Center Hanes Hoisery Recreation Celtics vs. FPA Players vs. Say Rams vs. Boyz Chris Crushers vs. Pacers -V- X ' 4 v v\ I ?A ?11 a.m. 230 p.m. 2 p.m. - :v<> Vince Brown chipped in with 18 points. For the Celtics, Joe Thomas led the way with 19 points, followed by Kemp Phillips' 1 8 points. Flagg Stanfield rounded out the double figures scoring with 12 points. Say No dominates - Say No blasted to a comfortable first half lead and continued in the second half to post a convincing 91-53 win over FPA. The victors put the game away with a major onslaught, building a 42-21 cushion by halftime. Reggie Torrence was SN's lead ing scorer with 21 points. Ronnie Christian was next on the list with 20 and Winzo Qaesar scored 14 points for the cause. For FPA, Garry Waddell's 18 points was tops. Reggie Doster tallied 15 points and Henry Kennedy con tributed 10 points. Crushers triumph Chris* Crushers came through in the second half to secure a 68-56 win Ip over the Players. This game went back and forth with neither team allowing the other to sieze control. In the end, the difference proved to be the Crushers offensive ?! balance. Dwayne Baskins was the Crushers top scorer with 1 8 points. Charles Paul and Anderson Noble scored 15 and 12 2 ^ points respectively. Bill Tibbs finished with 11 points. The Players led 29-27 at the half. ft ? Iffi _ * ~ League notes Waldo Hauser has been named commissioner of the Big Apple Basket ball League. Hauser takes over for Wal ter Funderburk who had served in that capacity for the last several years. __ The Big Apple's regular season ends on Aug. 1. The first round of the playoffs start on Aug. 2. The semi-finals are sched uled for Aug. 8 and the championship finals will be played on Aug. 9. Gene Martin to be honored at Black Golf Hall Of Fame induction dinner By Chronicle Staff Winston-Salem's Gene Mar tin will be honored along with five others at the National Black Golf pall Of Fame induction dinner on July 18 at the Ramada Inn- Airport in Greensboro. The dinner will begin at 9 p.m. Martin will receive the Sporstmanship Award. The five who will be inducted into the HOF are Jim Dent, A1 James, Tim Thomas, Carl Dixon and Charlie Pelham. The induction dinner is part of the festivties surrounding the sixth annual National Black Golf Hall Of Fame Tournament that will played on July 18 and 19 at the Bel-Aire Golf Course in Greensboro. This year's for mat is 36 hole medal play with several levels of competition ? regular pros, senior pros and amateurs (men and women). The senior pro purse of $1,000, which was donated by Charlie Sifford, is guaranteed. The regular pro purse could be as high as $6,900, depending on entry fees paid. That projected total is based on 50 pros com peting. The amateur division will feature five flights. The top three finishers in the first three flights will receive golf mer chandize as prizes. (First place ? a set of irons; second place ? a set of woods; third place ? a golf bag). The top three finish ers in the third and fourth men's flight along with the ladies flight Twin City Little League recognizes sponsors Little League baseball action was non-stop last weekend as the Twin City organization kicked off its Sponsors Week which includ ed tournament games against teams from Mineral Springs in two different age groups. In the 13- 15s tournament, the Mineral Springs Athletics won two of three games to make it to the winner's bracket finals which will be played today at 7:30 p.m. The Athletics will face the Pirates. On Sunday, Twin City recognized the sponsors of its different teams in ceremonies held after the Pirates/Mineral Springs game. "We gave the sponsors a hearty welcome," said Joyce Mouzon, Twin City financial secretary. "We know that without them, the sea son would not be a success." The 9- 10s tournament started on Monday at Mineral Springs Field. In a tight contest, the Mineral Springs Braves came through with a narrow victory over the Twin City Expos, 8-6. Next week, Chronicle Sports will have a wrap-up of these respective tournaments. Baseball Scoreboard 13-15s Tournament % Friday, 6/12 (at Ernie Shore Field) Mineral Springs 5 Twin City Cardinals 3 Saturday, 6/13 (at Ernie Shore Field) Twin City Blue Jays 7 Twin City Tigers 0 Twin City Astros 8 Twin City Red Sox 6 Sunday, 6/14 (at Ernie Shore Field) Twin City Pirates 3 Mineral Springs 2 Monday, 6/15 (at Mineral Springs Field) Mineral Springs Athletics 9 Twin City Blue Jays 2 Tuesday, 6/16 (at Mineral Springs Field) Twin City Pirates 10 Twin City Astros 8 Today (at Mineral Springs Field) Winner's bracket Mineral Springs Athletics vs. Pirates @ 7:30 p.m. 9-1 0s Tournament Monday (at Mineral Springs Field) Mineral Springs Braves 8 Twin City Expos 6 will receive trophies. is July 17. People who enter the The entry fees for each level tourney after the deadline will of competition is as follows: pro have to play a $10 late fee. ? $200; senior pro ? $160; For more information, con amateurs, senior amateurs and tact Harold Dunovant, tourna ladies ? $90. Entry fees will ment director at 919/841-3120, cover golf carts, merchandise, or 919/788-1902 or Don Brame, greens fee and a ticket to the Bel Air Golf Course at 919/668 induction dinner. Entry deadline. 2413. ... Uu*y Hohw* ? ?>!<y*v? ?N'VN mMiMM". .5: WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP PLUS 3 EXCITING UNDERCARD BOUTS IMABF WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ROGER TURNER vs YORI HOY CAMPAS IBF JR. FLYWEIGH I CHAMPION MICHAEL CARBA.JAL CUBA'S 1 1 E AVYWKKi 1 1 T HOPKFUL: JORCK GONZALEZ L JVM CWJSIM ANNEX 300 DEACON BLVD WINSTON-SALEM CLOSED CIRCUIT FRIDAY ? JUNE 19 8:00 PM DOORS OPEN 9:00 PM FIGHT TIME BUY TICKETS GENERAL ADMISSION $10 ADVANCE $15 DAY OF FIGHT $7?? 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This program makes available to these organizations hundreds of high visibility locations in dozens of cities coast to coast. ii* As a result, more awareness is focused on the vital community development work they carry out. This is just one of the many ways R.J. Reynolds, in cooperation with numerous billboard companies, is demonstrating its longstanding commitment to African American progress. A working commitment that is working for all of us.
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