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Saturday's fifth
annual Clarence
"Bighouse" Gaines
Spring Classic '
was stacked
with goodies,
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Mike Jones and
Debra Foster-Smith
teamed in the
fifth annual Clarence
"Bighouse" Gaines
mixed-doubles
championship. .
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BASKETBALL
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^ Magic Johnson
wants to buy the
Minnesota
Timberwolves
. basketball team
with a group that -
includes singers
1- Prince and
Janet Jackson.
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WSSU On Not Afford
To Have a Golf Program
Has anyone heard the definition of a critic? A critic is
an observer who hides in the mountains during battle then
rushes down to bayonet the wounded.
Well, imagine what conies next.
The fifth annual Clarence "BigHouse" Gaines Spring
Classic proved to be a monumental success.
The golf tournament registered 73 participants at $99 a
pop. The tennis tournament received 28 entries (14 mixed
doubles team). Tim Grant, ex-assistant Winston-Salem
State University basketball coach, encouraged his sport's
management class to serve as volunteers. It did serve <and,
did a wonderful job.
t The tournament also elected substantial sponsorship
and a plethora of contributions. Premature figures estimate
t that the one-day tennis and golf extravaganza far exceeded
$18,000, most of which coming from the golfers and spon
sors. ' '
"Big Shots," such as Dan Rath, A1 Roseboro, Billy
Packer and Ben Ruffin graced us with their presence.
WQMG 97-FM broadcasted several live spots from Win
ston Lake Golf Course.
For the span of five-and-a-half hours, the average
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amount of time it took the golfers to complete their 18-hole
rounds, the staunchest of WSSU supporters would believe
that this successful excursion would definitely place the ath
letic department in the black.
Maybe or maybe not, but after examining some of the
athletic departments history, I conceded that a conspiracy is
in the works.
This conspiracy attacks the core of predominately ~
African-American colleges and universities.
Among the conspirators are the chancellors, state gov
, ernments, athletic departments and many inside the current
African- American system.
Plei.se sit down. What I am about to tell you is shock
ing. The golf and tennis tournaments put on by the Win
~ ston-Salem Foundation serves as the "crux of their money-"
making and fund-raising efforts.
Ironically ,WSSU doesn't even have a golf team and
only has a tennis team on paper.
- . Do they equate? No* ' ? ? ?
In these politically correct times, golf has the incorrect
image. It is believed to be played only by affluent, over
weight, Caucasian, chain-smokjng people who are bored
and have a lot of money to spend. This is not true.
In fact, if history is used as a barometer, building a
championship golf team at WSSU can easily become a real
ity.
Golf is as much as part of WSSU tradition as the foot
ball and basketball programs. During a four-year span, from
1961-1965, WSSU captured two CI A A major black college
titles.
Samuef G; Puryear Sr., for instance, won the CI A A
title in 1963-1964 and lost in a play-off for the 1964-1965
title to teammates Oxdel McKnight. The team had style,
charisma and more conference championships than the foot
ball team.. Other team members Herbert Warren
(Mohammed Herb), Earl Puryear, Bernard Bell, George
McClinton, Richard "Jelly" Hansbeny and Nelson Guthrie
helped establishe "tradition."
But apparently no one seems to care.
_ _ . I've posed this often perplexing question to the current
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Gaines Classic Offers Sweet Rewards
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i Winners prize includes a stay at a hotel and round-trip airline tickets
By Samuel G. Pury ear } ? ? ~
^ Special to the Chronicle
Tournament golf has taken on a
systematic approach. Whether it's a
15-handicapper playing $10 nassaus or
a professional gfrl+er aiming for" his
second consecutive United States
Open, golfers, according to many
enthusiasts, are inspired by rewards.
And Saturday's fifth annual
Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines Spring
Classic was stacked with goodies. v
Guy Morgan and Anthony Ship
man carved out an 18-hole total of 17
? uwier-par 54 en route to eaptunng tiie
_ title. ; ?
Last year's winners received an
opening to participate in the Crosby,
but this year the prize was sweetened. v
For their efforts, Morgan and
Shipman received a one-week stay at
the Embassy Suites Hotel in Palm
Desert. Calif., a trophy and two round
trip airline tickets.
Morgan and Shipman. btfth sport
, ing 16-haiidicaps. went out it. 27. nine
under-par. They took advantage of the
cool weather and their generous stroke j
allowance on the front side. They
^eagled the par-4 ^85-yard first hole
and double-eagled the par-5 373-yard
third. They also recorded birdies at the
second, fifth, seventh and eighth holes.
With a victor)' well within their
grasp, they knew they had to avoid a
the last five holes, which included a
low-net one on the par-3. 143-yard
16th. V ' t
The remarkable round of 17
under-par outlasted closest competitor,
David Wagner and Harvey Jones, who
finished with a score of 15-under-par
(56). *
"This is one of the most successful classics , but
it's still growing . . .We are really looking forward
to next year. " i ? . ?
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major track-nine collapse.
They avbided the danger.
After hitting bi^g drives, they
birdied- the 392-yard 10th. eagled the
352-yard 1 1th and finished 5-under on
Due to an incredible blunder, tour
nament officials allowed Wagner and
Jones to play an uncontested round. In
other words, they played by them
selves, a complete contradiction of the
USGA Rifles of Golf.
Nevertheless, they won a weekeftd
golf excursion to either Hilton Head or
Sea Island in South Carolina
There was also a three-way tie for
third, fourth and fifth place as three
teams shot 13-under-par 58.
Using the current USGA handi
capping tournament tie-breaking sys
tem, which compares scores beginning
at the hardest handicapped"tt)le. Don
nie Hines and Oliver Hines edged out
Geneva Brown and Samuel G. Puryear
Jr. (fourth place) and Lonnie Wellman
and Bobby Wofford (fifth place).
The Spring Classic, sponsoretf'frr
the W!nston-Salem Foundatiom drev^a
record 73 golfers. It also displayed 11
different sponsors and five contributors
Mid in-kind services.
According to tournament organiz
ers, the tournament raised more than
$17,000.
'This is one of the most successful
classics, but it's still growing," said
Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines. "'We arc
really Jooking forward to next year."
Mixed Doubles
Tourney Held _
Mike- Jones and Debia Fustei-Smitli teamed to
defeat J.K. Ervin Jr. and Marsha Johnson in the
fifth annual Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines mixed
doubles championship played at Hanes Park on
Saturday. ;
They survived a game en route to winning the
.championship set 6-4. The tournament, u^ing the
pro-set, round-robin format, shuffled 28 players or
14 teams to decide a winner.
Jonesand Foster-Smilh, won a tennis weekend
at Crystal Sands Holiday Inn in Hilton Head. S.C.,
and a trophy. Ervin and Johnson won Adidas
warm-up suits along with Prince tennis bags.
Former NBA Star Wants to Buy Basketball Team
TOKYO ( AP > - Magic Johnson
said today he wants to buy the Min
nesota Timberwolves- basketball team
with a group that includes singers
Prince ,and Janet Jackson.
The former Los Angeles Lakers
star, in Japan for a tour with his all-star
team, also hinted that he'd like to buy
a part of some other team if the Tim
berwolves deal doesn't work out.
"We are trying to buy the Min
nesota Timberwolves.' ' Johnson said
at a news conference when asked
whether he is teaming up with Jackson.
Prince and Minnesota music producers
Jimmy Jam Harris and Terry Lewis to
buy the team. "Hopefully that'll work
out." Johnson didn't say how much
the group was willing to pay or give
other details.
NBA Commissioner David Stern
said last month that he had discussions
with Harris and Le^is about buying
the Timberwolves. The Neam has- been
put on the block byjay/ners Marvin
Wolfenson and Harv^Y Ratner.
Investors in New Orleans. San
Diego and Nashville. Tenn.. have
expressed interest in buying the team
and moving it. But the Minnesota Leg
islature approved legislation earlier
this month authorizing a public buyout
of the Target Center arena in Min
neapolis for S42 million. That will
make it easier for local buyers to pur
chase the team. Johnson also said, "I
know by next season I'll be part owner
of a team." hinting that he would look
elsewhere if the Timberwolves pur
chase falls through. He didn't name
any other teams.
Johnson, who retired from the
Lakers in 1991 after discovering he
was infected with the AIDS virus, said
h&'s-had enough- of coaching after.*
brief stint leading the Lakers at the end
of this season. "After going through it
for eight to 10 games. I knew coaching
wasn't for me," Johnson said.
"It's a seven-day-a-week job. and I
like to work only a couple days a
week." Johnson's all-star team, made
up mostly of current and former NBA
players, is playing four games through
this Sunday in Tokyo. Osaka and
Nagoya against the Japan national team.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Arts Council has
named Cheryl Harry vice
president for community
outreach.
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RELIGION
Carver Road Church of
Christ will hosts its Annual
Spring Revival on June 5
10.
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BUSINESS
Shirley and Wallace
Gaither opened G&G
Executives -Shop on
Lexington Road.
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