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BILL JOHNSON
SAWOU SAW IT HERE
There are those who never harbor ill feelings
against individuals who disagree with their
views....although they often regret that so many
people can be so wrong!
Dr. Frank Bannister proves in Jet Magazine
this week that selecting a top 20 among black
college football teams is about as ridiculous as
goinp fishing without proper equipment
Virginia Union and Fayetteville State, two of
the nation's hottest small college teams at the
moment, are listed 14 and 18, respectively.
Another oversight that's difficult to figure is
the fact that the CIAA Sports writers selected an
All-CIAA backfield that failed to include Judge
Thomas. The sensational Virginia Union running
back is the all-time leading rusher in the state of
\Jkginia.
Incidentally, Willard Bailey, who likely will
lead his Virginia Union Pathers in the third '
annual Gold Bowl in Richmond, Va. next
Saturday, is the winningest active coach in the
! CLAA._
"The good people up ai ueiaware State are
pushing Dec06ta Brown for All-Everything
honors. The Washington, D.C. Senior has excited
the Hornets followers with 45 receptions for 499
yards and three touchdowns in 10 contests. "He's
the best receiver I've seen," praises Myra
Precourt, top sports writer with the Delaware
State News.
Dean Smith will discuss the upcoming season
which begins Wednesday when North Carolina
battles Northwestern over WBTV's Carolina
Basketball Show Sunday morning, beginning at
11 o'clock.
Among the numerous problems confronting
O.J. Simpson this year, is the fact that he and his
wife have separated. Simpson probably will not
see anymore action this campaign due to a
shoulder separation.
North Carolina A&T State will have judge
Joseph Williams of Greensboro as its featured
speaker at the university's annual community
banquet honoring the 1978 members of the Aggie
football team. It will be held Monday night at the
Cosmos Club. Tickets for the banquet can be
jjfcjrchased by contacting Mrs. Catherine Bonner
If you're interested in the NFL Playoffs, here's
the way it operates. Two teams from the
National Conference and one from the American
Conference will earn positions in the playoffs.
There will be two "wild card" teams in each
conference. The two "wil<| card" teams in each
conference will play each other December 24,
with the winners advancing to play the division
champion with the best record on December
30-31. The division winners with the second and
third best records will also tarigle the same
weekend. The four winners will then clash for the
conference championships on January 7. The big
one (Super Bowl) is slated for January 21 when
the NFC champion meet the AFC title-winner in
Miami, Fla.
j Would you believe that A&T has only 1,000
•seats available for the university's 12 home
Ibasketball games? The Aggies will get their new
jcampaign underway Friday night against the
•University of North Carolina - Asheville.
: Those knowledgeable gentlemen, who com
pose what is more widely known as the "CLAA
£ ports Writers Association," have chosen Wins
ion-Sa le m State as the No. 1 basketball team in
H-iic cumciciicc d ouuuici u L^iviaiuu. r ayeiu:vine
ίδ ta te ranks second. Norfolk State Hampton and
Virginia Union are rated in that order in the
power-packed northern division.
: Norfolk State, which \b as accustomed to
winning as Buick is to making better automo
biles, has my vote as the team to beat in the
^lorth and, of course, Winston-Salem is in a class
by itself in the south.
: Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines has apparently
discovered a couple of prize rookies to play with
his seasoned veterans. Look for Jacob Davis and
Ricky Wright to blossom into full stardom with
the Rams in the coming seasons.
I* Are you aware that the only thing worse than
being old and bent is being young and broke?
The wrap up of the current tootball season has
Johnson C. Smith facing North Carolina Central
fti Durham Saturday. The contest is not expected
to be well attended.
It's going to be interesting to see if Winston
Salem State will attract a large turnout for its
NCAA Playoff contest in Winston-Salem Satur
day. The guess here is they will not.
i When the Boston Celtics canned coach Tom
Satch) Sanders last week, the move left only
ree black head coaches in the NBA, Elgin
Baylor at New Orleans, Lenny Wilkins at Seattle
a)id A1 Attles at Golden State.
Earl Monroe has «nded his holdout with the
New York Knicks. He will be paid $300,000 this
year for his contribution.
: Rudy Hubbard, head coach of the unbeaten
Florida A4 M University Rattlers asks the
(gestion: "Are the major white colleges
afraid?" It seems that Hubbard, who has
waltzed through the black college competition, is
looking for new fields to conquer.
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6'2"...Won 300 tournaments
Freddie Williams
Karate Student Has
Never Lost A Fieht
by Susan Ellsworth
Post Staff Writer
Karate student Freddie Wil
liams of Charlotte has fought
in over 300 tournaments, nev
er lost a fight and took first
place in all the contests.
Williams, 24, a student at
the Metrolina Karate Acade
my currently holds a second
degre< brown belt. He hopes to
have earned the black belt by
January, which reoresents th*
highest level of learning and
accomplishment in Karate.
"It takes at least 3 years to
get a black belt and be fully
experii· .ced," he indicated.
gon" incited Williams' inte
• w» ■■· *kui hvv aiAïui «72 j'caia
ago when he saw the movie
Williams was facinated with
the way mind control was used
and wondered if he could do
the things done in the movie.
Williams allegedly can
break a 12 inch block of
concrete with one punch
when he concentrates. "It
takes will power," he said. To
alleviate stress and strain, the
mind can do relaxation exer
cises," Williams commented.
Although there are at least
six tournaments a week
throughout the country, Will
iams fights in only one nation
al tournament a month His
busy work schedule as a gro
cery warehouse supervisor for
Winn Dixie allows him only
one Saturday a month off.
What kind of Karate does
Williams prefer?
"There are at least 20 diffi
different kinds of Karate. The
American kind combines all
others and takes the best from
each. I like it best," Williams
explained.
This method apparently
works quite well for Williams
he is undefeated in tourna
ments and has an impressive
collection of trophies, includ
ing pug tliaMs sU fBBCtall? "
Will Karate play a part in
Williams' future?
"I am going to make it a
career eventually," Williams
asserted. He wants to become
an instructor and continue to
participate in tournaments
"Students have more respect
for you if you can show them
what you teach them," he
added.
Williams is married, has
three children and enjoys
working on cars, rock music
and travel.
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November 28
Frep Basketball Campaign Begins
by Chase Vance
Post Sports Writer
The high school basketball
season begins on Tuesday,
Nov. 28 with several openers
against teams from out of
town.
The East Lincoln Mustangs
visit the Harding Rams The
Mustangs are led by 610"
Ail-State center Pat Jolley
who is one of the more highly
recruited players in the area
South is at Shelby Crest The
Chargers are favorites to win
the Southwestern 3A Confer
ence title This is the school
where David Thompson of
Denver Nugget fame went to
school.
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Charlotte Latin visits top
ranked West Charlotte Latin
is one of the favorites in the
Charlotte Independence
Schools Athletic Association
Wadesboro Bowman, a per
ennial basketball power from
the Southeastern 4A Confer
ence. comes to East Mecklen
burg to play Reggie Thorny
son's squad.
Providence Day initiates the
Garinger Wildcat squad of
new coach Doug Kistier.
The Rutherfordton Spindale
Central Hilltoppera come to
North Mecklenburg to do bat
tle with the tall and talented
Vikings who went to the first
round of the state playoffs last
year The Vikes are the defen
ding Southwestern 4A Confer
ence tournament champions.
On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the
Olympic Trojans play the
Charlotte Catholic Cougars at
Olympic
In two weeks, the schools
w ill get down to business when
the first part of the conference
schedule begins.
BATCH All-Stars
Two Football Powers Pursue State Title
by Chase Vance
Poet Sports Writer
Two Charlotte football pow
ers continued their quest this
weekend for state champion
ships.
The West Charlotte Lions
visit Winston-Salem Reynolds
for an 8 p.m. game on Friday
night that will decide the
Western championship The
winner of this game will play
the winner of the Richmond
County-Scotland County game
on the road on December 1 for
the state championship
The Charlotte Catholic Cou
gars play Maiden which takes
pride in being called the big
gest little football town on
Earth. The winner of that
game will play the winner of
the game between Hobbton
and Tabor City for the state
championship on the road on
December 1
The West Charlotte Lions
have held their opponents
scoreless for 25 straight quar
ters of football They are
Henderson Threatt
All-Conference candidate
averaging 17 points per game
while giving up a meager 4
points Led by Henderson
Threatt and Ron McGriff at
the running back positions,
'hey have additional threats in
quarterback Don Davis and
wide receiver Maurice Mont
gomery.
Defensively, the untt has
one of the best backfields in
the state with Napoleon White.
trie bta ley ana Montgomery.
and a strong line achored by
noseguard Sammy Moore and
tackle John Patterson
The have not been scored upon
since East Mecklenburg beat
them 14-7 in the sixth game of
the seas.on. The Lions lake an
11-1 record to Winston-Salem
Reynolds is 9-3 The Black
Jemons have beaten two con·
ierence champions lo get this
ar They knocked off Roxboro
'erson and Greensboro
ïrimsley 16-15 to enter the
linal four
Charlotte Catholic, seem
ingly an underdog at the be
ginning of the playoffs with a
6-4 record, have improved
their mark to 8-4. knocking off
the champion and runnerup of
the Central Tar Heel 2A Con
ference in the process.
Maiden's Blue Devils are
champions ol the Southern
District 2A. Maiden is 10-1-1 on
the season having losronly to
Lincolnton 36-14 and tied New
on-Conover. 6-6
To Compete In
Doubles Gaeaic
The BATCH Traveling All
Stars will play the N.E.W.
League tennis All-Stars in the
Christmas Doubles Classic on
December 2 and 3.
The N.E.W. League is com
posed of teams in Allen Hills,
Forest Pawtuckett, Hamp
shire Hills, Windsor Park and
Shannon Park
On Saturday, four men's
doubles and four ladies dou
bles matches will be played at
one of the aboved mentioned
sites beginning at 9 p.m
Black College All-Star Bowl
Game Set Game ScherluM
Black College Football will
reach one of its finest hours
with the holding of the first
BLACK COLLEGE ALL
STAR BOWL at the New
Orleans Superdome on Sun
day, January 7.
The game will pit top senior
stars against one another in a
classic East-West confronta
tion
Stars from CIAA Confer
ence schools and ME AC Con
ference schools will square off
for the East against stars
from SWAC and SIAC. Inde
pendent schools will be assign
ed by region to the respective
squads. »
Coach^ will be selected
from ~"*thè championship
schools of the respective con
ferences.
"Çwo 41 men squads will be
selected from among the fifty
colleges by a selective panel of
journalists, coaches and Nat
ional Football League Scouts.
Dr Frank Bannister. Sports
Director ot the National Black
Network, ih chairman ot the
Selection Committee
All time football great, now
actor. Jim Brown is chairman
of the BLACK COLLEGE ALL
STAK BOWL game..
In announcing the .game
in New Orleans, Brown said.
This is the beginning of a
great tra.dition This game is
destined to be a tine institution
that Black people and indeed
all Americans will find valu
able and productive."
The game is the vision and
dream of veteran West Coast
I'U.-MunandPromoter. Book
er Griffin Griffin has been the
man behind the scenes in
some ol the nation's biggest
promotions including the re
cent record smashing Ali
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