snorij DCfll A BILL JOHNSON SAY YOU SAW IT HERE. Young Jerry Fitch, Johnson C. Smith Univers ity’s basketball coach, was the happiest man in the Smith gym late Saturday night. His young basketball team had soundly whipped North Carolina Central and Jerry had received the good news that his Bulls had been officially selected to compete in the 31st CIAA Basketball Tournament in Hampton, Va. this weekend ... And Fitch was deservedly proud. The young man expressed in private nis wishes for meeting Norfolk State in the First Rounds rather than Virginia State, who up to Saturday night, was leading the conference nothern divis ion standings. Fitch gets his wish ... He will send his quintet against the Spartans Thursday night in the final game of the first rounds. Fitch didn’t bother to say why he’d rather oppose Norfolk State than Virginia State. At the time, it appeared rather odd since Virginia State has lost five of its last seven encounters while the Spartans were com ing on strong in the last two weeks. Then, too, Smith has a better record against Virginia State than it has againist Norfolk in tournament play. They have gotten the best of the Trojans in two of three clashes while losing four of six to the Spartans. TOURNAMENT HOGWASH. CIAA experts say Winston-Salem State is the team to beat in the 31st tournament ... Morgan State gets the nods in the MEAC tournament in the Greensboro Coliseum this weekend. This reporter, who has survived long odds for a number of years in a number of endeavors without very much suc cess, predicts Virginia Union will make things tough for the teams in the CIAA and North Carolina A&T isn’t about to be embarrassed before its home folks in Greensboro... Did you know that Johnson C. Smith has not fared well in the CIAA dribble-derby in past years? The Golden Bulls have been knocked out of the meet in the first rounds on eight occasions enroute to a 14-24 record. J. C. Smith which has qualified for 19 previous tournaments, has reached the semi-finals seven times and has advanced to the finals on only four occasions. Cal Irvin took them to the champion ship game back in 1952 before losing to Virginia Union and earning for himself the tourney’s “Most Valuable Coach” award. Eddie McGirt guided the Bulls to the finals against Winston Salem State in Winston-Salem in 1961 and William McCullough piloted them against Cal Irvin and A&T in the title game in 1964. Joe Alston was the man at the helm when the hot Bulls excited the largest turnout in CIAA tourna ment history before Norfolk State cooled them off in 1974. A letter from Robert Simmons informs that all seniors interested in playing football at Central Piedmont Community College next Fall should contact him at 373-6751, or Adres Byrd at 373-6560 or 373-6859. Mr. Simmons says you must be registered at CPCC to be eligible to compete. w Incidentally, the CPCC Football Club will start spring practice Monday afternoon at the Pearl Street Park near Charlottetown Mall. The session begins at 6 p.m. and continues til 8 o’clock. The Ossie Davis & Rub/ Dee Story Hour on>6ur National Black Network Station. National Black Network Division of Unity Btoj'icastmq. Inc 1350 Avenue of the Aw nca* New York New Yotk 10019 Black News is good news. tJost s Flayer UJ Week Robert Lewis Keys Bulls' Prolific Offensive Attack by James Cuthbertson Post Staff Writer Coach Jerome Fitch was understandabley elated after Saturday's 99-88 victory over the North Carolina Central Eagles in Hartley-Woods Gymnasium on the campus of Johnson C. Smith Univers ity. The Golden Bulls of the Central Intercollegiate Ath letic Conference were putting their see-saw record of 7-9 in the league against an Eagle team from Durham who are sixth in the seven team Mid dle Eastern Athletic Confer-) ence .S _. (except Alaska). Direct dial rates do nnt apply to person t<> person. coin, hotel Kiiest, f0 ciedit card, collect calls, calls charged to anntner number, or to time and charge calls (i-i 1 SOUtnGW B0ll rnr direct-dial rates to Hawaii, check your operator Winston-Salem State Enters Tournament With Hot Streak n uisiuii MR'in coacn Big house Gaines and his CIAA Southern Division Champion ship Rams vow that the 1976 CIAA Tournament is not to be a replay of the 1967 Tourna ment although many of the ingredients may be the same Like 1967, the Rams will enter the 1976 Tournament to be played in the beautiful Hampton Roads Coliseum be ginning on Thursday, February 26 riding a 20-game winning streak with an un blemished record in confer ence play. But unlike 1967 when the Rams lost in the semi-finals to A&T State, they are determined to go all of the way this time The Rams, all healthy at this time, are rated Number 2 by the Mutual Black Network basketball poll. They will en ter tournament play with a zj-J overall record and 16-0 in conference play Gaines' cagement are likely to meet Saint Paul's or Elizabeth City was their first opponent in tournament play The Kams will rely mainly on the play of Tom Paulin. Carlos Terry and Don Helton who have already been nom inated ALL NAIA District 26 and who were pre-season choices for A11-C1AA Paulin is the team's leading scorer, averaging 24 9 points per game and second in rebounds with 10.5. Terry leads the team in rebounds with 14.6 and is second in scoring with 15.8 per game Helton, the team point man, averages 12 9 buc kets per game The above trio will get help from Melvin Garrett who scores at a 12.5 pace. Mike Brown at 9.1 and Stenson Conley at 6.6. Both Brown and Conley are also strong under the boards In reserve will be > Pete Martin, George Gibson, Marco Dillard, David Blizzard and Dal id Harold The Hams are looking be yond the CIAA Tournament . 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