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BY
BILfc JOHNSON
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TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS.
Don’t find fault, find a remedy...Anybody can
complain!
Ken Free has pulled off a modern miracle in
enticing Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman to
join the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The
move is a definite shot-in-the arm for Free’s
league which has experienced more than its
share of trouble since its inception.
One’s first impression is that both of the new
teams will bring far more to the conference than
it is losing because of the bolt by North Carolina
Central and the University of Maryland-Eastern
Shore. PerhaDs Free can now get on with the
business of developing a 7-team conference in
NCAA Division 1, with Tennessee State joining
the fold.
Did you know that the great O. J. Simpson is
planning to hang the uniform up after this
season? The San Francisco 49ers’ leading rusher
with 325 yards on 82 carries says this will be his
11th and final NFL season and he would like to
leave on a high note.
The world isn’t interested in the excellent
excuse you have for your failure!
It’s interesting to note the quotes contributed
to coach Wylie Harris in the daily newspapers
have been highly critical of the game officials,
promoters, etc.
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Smith’s trip to'Mexico was a “farce.” What has
happened to the practice of paying high tribute to
the winning team? In my opinion it is far better
to admit that you’ve been beaten by a superior
team than to lay the blame for defeat on the
game officials, etc.
Had an opportunity to catch the Bill Davis
Show on Channel 10 out of Columbia, S. C. last
Sunday morning. It was well done and Davis was
most impressive. I especially liked the way he’s
giving publicity to his assistant coaches. Assis
tant coaches are not generally given due
recognition in the publicity medias by their boss.
When Virginia Union blasted Norfolk State last
week the Panthers took full command of the
> CIAA football championship race and, at this
moment, it would appear that the Richmond,
Va. based-team will represent the CIAA in next
Dec. 1 Gold Bowl. The Panthers have to get by
Virginia State in Petersburg Saturday, Living
stone in Salisbury and Hampton in Richmond to
succeed Winston-Salem State as the top team in
the loop. Virginia State is being viewed as the
only roadblock between Virginia Union and the
coveted title. Winston-Salem State has been
knocked from the championship picture with a
defeat to VU and a tie to Norfolk State.
Morgan State can wrap up the MEAC football
crown with a victory over North Carolina A&T
Sate in Baltimore Saturday afternoon. The Bears
will have only Howard remaining on their
conference slate while South Carolina State, the
only other member school with an outside
chance at the title, will end its conference
committments in Charleston, S. C. Saturday with
a nocturnal match-up with North Carolina
Central.
Our boy Frank Carr ranks seventh among the
individual receivers in the MEAC this week. The
A&T flanker has caught nine passes for 222 yards
and one touchdown. He’s averaging 24.9 yards
per catch.
The second Black College All Star Bowl will be
staged in the New Orleans Superdome, January
5. It will match the outstanding seniors from the
MEAC and theCIAA against the top seniors from
the SIAC and SWAC. Players from the independ
ent colleges will be assigned by region.
KiTTv Haves of Winston-Salem State u/iil cerve
as the head coach of the MEAC-CIAA squad. He
will have Billy Joe, George James and Joe
Redmond as his top assistants.
Mexican universities are playing before
crowds of up to 50,000 and have bolstered their
chances of winning by the grand American
^ scheme of building talent-import ringers from
Texas to Dlay. I believe Johnson C. Smith may be
walking into the Lion’s Den, Daniel! The
foregoing was written by young Phil Busher,
sports information director at J. C. Smith.
According to Phil, the Associated Press and
UPI are still scratching their heads trying to
figure how the Golden Bulls could muster 30
points against Livingstone here two weeks ago
with a mere 37 yards total offense.
The Ole Crystal Ball hit seven out of 10, with
two setbacks and a tie last week, to run its season
record to 40 right, 6 misses and two ties.
This week is a toss-up, with Fayetteville State
having an easy time in whipping Elizabeth City.
Hampton will slip by Howard in Washington, D.
C. and Winston-Salem will maul J. C. Smith
before its homecoming crowd in Winston-Sr.lem.
St. Paul’s is no match for Livingstone
and BetSune Cookman will hand Norfolk State
its secoJi successive defedt. Virginia Union will
topple irginia State’s young. Troians and
Centra State will trounce Bowie State. S. C.
State jil get back in the win column against N.
C. Ceiflral. Morgan State will cinch the MEAC
championship with a win over unpredictable
A&T Xnd the University of D. C. will down
UMK*. Kentucky State will take care of
Delaware State.
MblA C FootbcUl Roundup
Morgan State Moves Closer
To Conference Championship
DURHAM-In the oblong
world of Mid-Eastern Con
ference football, this past
weekend witnessed two shut
outs and a tie. NC A&T
blanked Howard University
29-0. and Morgan stopped
Delaware State 22-0, while NC
Central and University
Maryland-E.S. settled for a 7-7
draw.
Howard carried the MEAC’s
number two offense and a
22-point scoring average, but a
swarming A&T defense held
the Bison to only 5 net yards
rushing, and when the passing
game, which totaled 229
yards, threatened; the Aggies
came through with big plays.
The offense did very well
also by picking up 363 total
yards. They were led by
Roland Myers, who hit 5 of 9
passes tor 82 yards and one
touchdown, plus sprinting for
a 52-yard TD. He got help from
Wayman Pitts’ 100 yards on 15
carries, and wide receiver
Frank Carr, who scored 13
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points in each of the first two
quarters, and got a late last
period field goal from Keith
James.
The Conference-leading
Morgan State Bears are
bringing back pleasant memo
ries this season, and barring
their 10-point loss to
quarter, and Todd Fleming
(DT) recovered a fumble in
the endzone a quarter later
Greg Turner ( RB) got a score
for the offense in the final
period on a 7-yard run
UMES survived the 7-7
Homecoming tie after putting
up a one-yard goal line stand,
when NCCU had four cracks
at a tie-breaker late in the
fourth quarter. Roger Sawyer
had set up the Hawk’s third
quarter TD with an intercep
tion return to the Central two.
Quarterback Greg Stephens
swept left end on the next
play. The eagles got the TD
back in the fourth on a 20-yard
pass from Charles Yuille to
Phillip Rice.
Grambling, no one has come
close to beating them. The
Golden Bear defense proved
why it is the second best in the
league by not only getting the
shutout, but by scoring two
touchdowns. Linebacker
Gerald Huggins intercepted
two passes, one for a 21-yard
TD return in the second
Flordia A&M, Bethune-Cooknian loin MEAT
Special To The Post
DURHAM — Commis
sioner Kenneth Free an
nounced that Florida A & M
University and Bethune
Cookman College have join
ed the Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference. Florida A & M
is a former member of the
Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (SI AC),
and Bethune-Cookman of
Daytona Beach, Florida,
will be making an announce
ment of resignation from
that conference this week.
Florida A A M University,
which won the first National
Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion (NCAA) Division 1-AA
football championship last
year, and Bethune
Cookman, which has ap
plied for Division 1 status,
will give the ME AC six in
stitutions in that category .
The others are Delaware
State, Howard University,
N.C. A & TState, and South
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Carolina State.
Commissioner Free said.
“1 can’t express my delight to
have these two fine institu
tions in the conference and a
press conference for confir
mation purposes is tentative
ly set for 11 a.m. on October
29, at the MEAC office in
Durham. Many associate
these institutions with their
athletic accomplishments,
but they are equally as rich
academically.” He express
ed that it was going to be a
pleasure to work with the
presidents. Dr. Walter
Smith (F AMU), Dr. Oswald
Bronson (B-Cl, and the
athletic directors, Mr.
Hansel Tookes (FAMUI.
Mr. Uloyd Johnson (B-Cl,
and their entire staffs.
Free added, “Florida A <$
M will be eligible to compete
in the 1980 MEAC basket
ball tournament to be held at
Winston - Salem's Coliseum
February 29 through March
2, the outdoor track cham
pionships scheduled in
April, and the 1980 football
championship. Florida A <$
M has immediate eligibility
for basketball because the
MEAC has waived its usual
visitation format for one
year. Because of NCAA
scheduling criteria, our
Division 1 schools could not
schedule all of the Division 2
members. Therefore, the
tournament winner will be
the 1979-80 MEAC basket
ball champions. Seeding for
the tournament will be deriv
ed through overall records."
The commissioner said
the institutions' great
athletic laurels are a tremen
dous addition to the
MEAC's already thriving
program and he recom
mended that the media come
to the press conference and
meet some of the people
behind the greatness.
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BYTHE
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By Joe Black
Those of you who, through the years,
have followed my "By The Way”
commentaries have probably experienced
times when you thought that I sounded like
a broken record.
My remarks today will echo some
previous thoughts that I have expounded on
each year since 1974. Some of my words
have provoked some of you into writing me
angry letters and describing me as a "tool
for the white man because I am "ripping
; off” the brother rather than dealing with
the sociological ramifications of
Black-on-Black crime.” That is your
prerogative, but I still choose to view
Black-on-Black crime from the "bottom
line” — that it is having a very negative
effect upon the socioeconomic status of
Black communities.
The sweat, tears, and lives that were lost
during the social revolution of the fiO’s and
60’s were not sacrificed so that we can kill
one another or to keep the Black side of |
town in a depressed financial state. It is
time for Black Americans to stand up and
loudly denounce those criminals who are
destroying our neighborhoods; because in
too many towns, Black women and children
are afraid to walk the streets once the sun
goes down. Senior citizens are victimized
because the attackers take advantage of
their weakened bodies and slow reactions.
Our community is deprived of convenience
and economic growth because businesses
hesitate to locate in inner-city because of
the higher insurance rates and the risk of
robbery or extortion.
And when we do speak out, we must
make the courts understand that we want
the same penalties applied for crimes
against Blacks as the court applies when a
white citizen is the victim; no longer will
we tolerate a lecture and a $50 fine when a
Black man rapes a Black woman
Joe'Bhck
Vice President
The Greyhound Corporation
('IAA rootlMill Roiirulu/t
GAA Holds Oiampionship Game
riainpion, va oeiore re
gional television on a beautiful
springlike day, Virginia Union
University Panthers hosted
the Norfolk State University
Spartans in what many con
sider as a conference cham
pionship game The Panthers
eased by the Spartans in what
seemed like an effortless
victory, 41-9
Virginia State University
shut-out another conference
rival, Hampton Institute
during the Pirates Home
coming Activities, 37-0 and
remains undefeated in con
ference play and ties with
Virginia Union for first place
in the conference
Union will meet Virginia
State next week for another
conference championship
game-only this time, there
won't by any ties for first
place in the conference, bar
ring a tie.
Winston Salem State con
tinued its winning ways after
regaining its top quarterback,
and all CIAA, Kermit Blout.
who was out after the North
Carolina A&T game The
Rams defeated Central State
University, 27 to 6.
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N Y. Tec. 14 to 0, while
Fayetteville State barely got
by Livingston, 7 to 6.
Johnson C. Smith traveled
to Mexico to meet with the
Cherokees and fell 50 to 28 in
an NAIA sponsored game, and
St. Paul's College lost to
Liberty Baptist, 44 to 0.
VIRGINIA UNION
Coach Willard Bailey and
his Virginia Union Panthers
have a definite pattern of
winning, and expeciallv so this
season, as they toppled State,
41-9, for their 7th straight win.
The Panthers eased over the
Spartans, handing them their
first loss of the season.
. Bailey has earned the CIAA
Coach of the Week Award for
the third time this season as
his team continues their
undefeated march for the
CIAA championship.
The Union football team
doesn't really know what its
like to warm the bench,
because the Panthers bench
really gets a workout during
every game. Kvery player
plays with determination and
zest, sparking each other to do
their best. This team effort
has earned them every right
to their high position in the
conference standing, as well
as over-all. I'nion gained 225
yards on the ground against
Norfolk and 135 yards passing
with quarterback Curtis
Brandon completing 7 or It
passes for 73 yards. Backup
quarterback, Ricky Johnson
completed 3 or -1 passes for 62
yards and Malcolm Barnwell
on an option lobbying 1 touch
down pass for 17 yards to
halfback, James Kerebee lor
his second touchdown of the
day.
The Vnion defense held
Norfolk's running attack, led
by La Rue Harrington, to 16
yards, with Harrington gett
ing only 12yards on 9 attempts
for the day.
.Offensive lineman, Oswald
Barnett opened up the Norfolk
left side. He assisted the
Panther ball carries in
gaining 225 yards rushing by
leading the charge with the
help of right guard. Curtic
Lymon.
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Grey, a 6’1'\ 175 lbs. senior
had a rough but rewarding
day as the Spartans chal
lenged him time after time.
He got 5 tackles. I assist and
interception while breaking up
3 pass attempts in his area. He
now has 5 interceptions in 7
games for the season.
Rookie. Junius White, the
Panther punter and wide
receiver from Williamsburg
V. was instrumental in
keeping the Spartans in poor
field position with 6 punts for
222 yards. He came out of the
game with a 37.0 punting
average for the day and a 35.5
average for the season.
..Norfolk State University
Spartans suffered their first
season loss.
..Forced into a passing at
tack, the Spartans completed
11 of 36 passis using 3 quarter
backs, and picked up 132
yards.
. I.aRue Harrington, the
All-Conference runningback
from Portsmouth, Va. scored
the only Spartan touchdown
with a 1 yard plunge in the last
few seconds of the second
quarter.
. The CIAA Defensive Back of
the Week, Mel Sturdifen, a 6-2.
I9H lbs., senior linebacker, was
also named the Chevrolet
ll.000 scholarship winner in
the TV game. He was one of
the bright spots in game get
ting 14 tackles. 7 of them
unassisted and tackling
Union’s, James Ferebee in the
end zone for a safety. He also
knocked down 1 pass. As a 4
year starter on the Spartan
team and this years team
captain, he leads his team in
tackles with 78.
Rookie, Jeff Gunn, a 6-2, 185
lbs. freshman, wide receiver,
caught passes of 32 and 10
yards setting up Norfolks only
touchdown. He has 10 catches
for 176 yards as a freshman
with a long of 56 yards.
The Spartans will travel to
Bethune-C'ookman College in
Daytona Beach, Florida to
regain their winning ways.
The Virginia State Univer
sity Trojans ruined the
Hamption Institute Pirates
homecoming festivities b>
defeating the Pirates 37-0 and
shutting out their 5th opponent
of the season and every con
ference opponent thus far.
i ne l iaa offensive Back of
the Week Award goes to Tony
Colden, a senior, quarterback
who passed for 190 yards and 2
touchdowns, including a 78
yard touchdown pass to Elton
Pierce. He ran for 2 touch
downs on runs of 9 and I yards
and was instrumental in di
recting the Trojans to its 6th
straight win of the season.
..Offensive lineman. Carter
Burnette was the pillar of the
Virginia State line as the
Trojans rolled up a total of 356
yards in their win over the
Pirates.
Hampton Institute fans, of
almos 12.000 for the home
coming activities, witnessed a
bad ending to their otherwise
perfect week-end when Vir
ginia State trounced them 37
to 0.
The Pirates had scored in 50
consecutuve games prior to
this game dating back to
November 28. 1974. The loss
continued what appears to be
a jinx for the Pirates since
they have only won one of the
last 12 homecoming contests.
Hampton turned the ball
over 6 times in the game with 4
fumbles and 1 interception.
CIAA HOMECOMING FOOTBALL
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY
“■Golden HulLs”
-vs
N.C. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
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1:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
November 2, 1979
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