Bill Davis Turns
Down Smith’s Offer
Orangeburg - William “Bill”
Davis, an assistant football
coach at South Carolina State
College, has withdrawn his
name from a list of prospects
being considered for the head
football coaching job at John
son C. Smith University.
Davis officially removed his
name during a telephone con
versation Sunday with school
administrators at the Char
lotte-based university.
Davis, offensive line coach
■and chief recruiter at S.C,.
State, was one of several
hopefuls being considered as a
replacement for Eddie McGlrt
who retired after 20 years as
head football coach at Smith.
iMcGirt remains as athletic
director at the CIAA member
school.
Davis said he decided to
withdraw his name because of
“Lateness of the pro
ceedings.” He said “S.C.
State is in the middle of
assembling its 1978 football
program.”
A Smith graduate, Davis
was an all-CIAA center and
1 nebacker for the Golden
J lulls and an assistant at his
i lma mater from 1989-72. He
< ame to S. C. State in 1973
along with bead coach Willie
Jeffries and two other Bulldog
assistants, Samuel Goodwin
$nd Robert Johnson.
.. .Chief recruiter
Since 1973, S. C. State has
compiled a 42-11-3 record, win
ning four Mid-Eastern Athle
tic Conference titles and ap
pearing in post season play
five consecutive years.
In 1977, S. C. State recorded
a 9-1-1 record, defeating pre
viously unbeaten Winston-Sa
llem State 10-7 in the Gold
Bowl.
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Garmger’s Larry Brown Is “Athlete Of The Week”
By Chase Vance
PoetStaff Writer
In this area, Garinger’s
Larry Brown is primarily
known for his efforts on the
football field for the Wildcats
of Coach James Holland.
But during the spring, the
Appalachain State University
bound football grant-in-aid
signed does not go into hibern
ation. He plays baseball and
Coach Joe Tomanchek says,
he is one of the reasons the
Wildcats are challenging West
Mecklenburg's Indians for the
pennant in the Southwestern
4-A Conference.
Brown is a star second
baseman who swings a heavy
bat and is presently hitting
well over .300.
“Larry is one of our young
Larry Brown
....Grainger Ace
men who will really help us,”
said Tomanchek.
Brown believes his team is
not as strong as they were last
year but nevertheless expects
his team to come out the
winner.
"We’ll have to jump on
teams early if we want to win.
We only have two starters
returning from last year,” he
added.
Last year at second base, he
hit.300 plus but only one ot his
hits was a home run. He would
like to change that statistic
this year.
"Last year, I went for the
singles,” he said. “This year I
will have to go for the extra
bases-the doubles, triples
and home runs because we
will need all the runs we can
get.”
Brown is optimistic about
the Wildcats' chances saying
they will cause trouble for the
rest of the league if they get a
few breaks here and there.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Brown is a senior who
lives with his parents in North
Charlotte.
At 5-9,165 pounds he will try
out at halfback for the South
em Conference affiliated Mou
taineers. He hopes to be a
historv major.
New Road
Racing Season
Gets Underway
HARRISBURG, N.C. - The
first “Super National’’ road
racing program ever held by
the Sports Car Club of Ameri
ca (SCCA) is set for Saturday
and Sunday, April 15-16, at
Charlotte Motor Speedway
and the unique two-day event
has been named the “Spring
Sprints for Diabetes.’’
The inaugural SCCA Super
National is expected to attract
more than 450 competitors
from across the nation into a
series of races which post
“bonus” points for all drivers
who will be making serious
bids during the ‘78 season to
win berths in the mid-October
Champion Spark Plug Road
Racing Classic at Road Atlan
ta... America’s road racing
, Olympics which crowns natio
nal champions in all 24 SCCA
classes at the end of the
summer campaign.
Proper Service Will Keep Mower Running
Lawn mowers may be me
most neglected piece of equip
ment used around the home,
and that could be why the
machines have a reputation
for causing trouble.
As the mowers are taken out
of storage for the new season,
a few simple maintenance
jobs could extend the life of
your mower and keep your
machine purring along all
summer.
North Carolina State Univ
ersity agricultural extension
engineers suggest that one of
the most overlooked and imp
portant lawn mower mainten
ance chores is simply chang
t ing the oil.
Most mowers don't have oil
filters as do automobiles. The
oil collects a lot of impurities
'and loses much of its lubricat
ing qualities with long use. If
you don’t believe it, drain it
from you mower and see how
black it is - nothing like the
color of the fresh oil you pour
from the can.
On most mowers, the oil can
be drained by removing a plug
from underneath the mower.
Be sure to replace it securely
when the oil is drained, but
don’t overdo it and crack the
motor housing.
The air cleaner need frequ
ent cleaning. On many mow
lal that can be washed in a
little gasoline to remove the
impurities. Be very cautious
of sparks or flames when
handling gas or flamable solv
ents.
The crankcase breather will
also need to be cleaned or
replaced. This element allows
vapors to get out of the crank
case.
- Does your mower blade
need sharpening? This may
not be a job you want to
attempt Blade balance is imp
ortant and a little too much
grinding on one end can create
imbalance. This can cause the
mower to vibrate wildly when
in use and result in a ruined
To Win Own Track Meet
Golden Bulls F avored
The Johnson C. Smith um
tional Track Meet will be held
on Saturday, April 15, at the
West Charlotte High School
Track Field.
Won last year by St. August
ine College, the event this year
will include Pembroke State,
South Carolina State, North
Carolina and Fayetteville
State, Winston-Salem State ,'
Edward Waters, High Point
College and other area scbo
The Bulls, who are having a
very good track season, accor
ding to Coach Kenneth Powell,
are one of the favorites to win
this meet.
“We are having a good
year,” said Powell, “with
top performers like Johnny
Coquitt in the mile, Victor
Cozart in the 100 and 220 Yard
dashes. Jim Fogle in the three
miles and the mile relay. The
team of Eric Browning, Sher
man Witherspoon, Demarcus
Calhoun, and Jason Lowe, we
should have a good chance to
win it”
The girls’ team with All-star
g^iu Johnson in the hurdles
and the 100 yard (huh should
be competitive. Delores Boat
er, Laver Rodgers and Kathy
Williams are also stellar pots
formers for the Bull harriers.
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