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■ By Bill Johnson, SPORTS • I BEAT r I I WISH I HAD THE ANSWER!. ;Those of us who look for Johnson C. Smith University to develop a first class athletic program without the benefits of a total commitment program are more foolhardy than those of us who feel President Ronald Reagan is not serious about his proposed budget cuts. i I wouldn’t think it would be so difficult for us to believe that a program of any kind cbuld be run efficiency and effectively ^oihthout lots of money. Yet, we tend to get ”Wtigry when our athletic teams do not live up to our expectations. If we want them to perform like ‘supermen” we must recruit “Supermen.” I find it hard to deal with the fact that some of us become so angry when our teams lose, that we publicly state that “we’re going to use our influence and get the coach fired.” • Is it possible to “fire” someone when ypu’ve not contributed to that person’s pjaycheck? Are we really silly enough to believe that president Wilbert Greenfield ajid his able athletic committee will listen Seriously to our moaning and groaning if We’re not making worthwhile contributions to the school’s athletic programs? Are we aware that our coaches and our athletes do not traveUirst class or live in the best hotels and motels when they attend ~ away from home contests? Are we aware that our coaches do not travel first class when they are on recruiting trips? Please tell me how in the world do we expect him to make an impression on a top-ranked athlete if he’s operating at a second class level? That is why the great majority of the best black athletes are enrolled in predominant ly white schools! Let s face some cold facts. It costs J. C. Smith the same amount of money to make a trip, via chartered~tnr., nr n pi .me nr whatever, as it does Duke or North Caro lina, or any other predominantly white school. The same is true of the cost of uniforms. ;Our teams do not attract large crowds, and we re not in position to share in the lucrative contracts being dished out by the major television networks, therefore we must dig down deep in our pockets and produce the necessary funds to meet the demanding cost of operating a first-class program. Another alternative is to employ a full tiiii# professional fund-raiser, one with the best track record to go out and raise the necessary capital to enable us to develop a program that would be designed to stop the flight of the best black athletes to the predominantly white schools. Of prime importance is the fact that the best black athletes are color blind when it cpmes to being associated with a first-class athletic program, with a school that has great academic recognition. The solution to the problem would be to accept the chal lenge that to build a top-rated athletic program would at the same time present us With the great responsibilities of improving our schools’ images and reputations to that of outstanding academic institutions. ; We should be mindful of the fact that while most predominantly white colleges and universities are operating on a mlllion-dollar-plus budget just for one ma jor sport, football or basketball, our black institutions are barely getting by on a pittance 200 thousand dollars for their entire athletic programs. ; Something ought to be done about it! It is possible that the baseball season will drag on until October 28? The playoffs are scheduled to begin Tuesday, the champion ship series will get underway on thel3th and fhe World Series starts Tuesday’ October 20. Rqggie Jackson likely will be the first rtajpr league baseball player to reach 2,000 strike-outs as a hitter. Rumors are that George Steinbrenner will go after Dave Parker at the end of the season if he fails to keep Reggie Jackson. With 13 selections to choose from this week, Die Old Crystal Ball is not too ~n|iniii|^. n11 "111 upping its rprnrH nf 27 correct picks and 6 mistakes. ; We’re going out on tne limb early this week and pick Fayetteville to defeat Bowie State and Elizabeth City to upset Virginia State. Our long-shot for the week is Mississippi Valley over A&T. S.C. State will crush J.C. Smith and N.C. Central will turn back Morgan State. Virginia Union will breeze past Clark and Howard will trounce Delaware State. Jack son State is too strong for Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman will eke by Albany State. UDC will add to St. Paul’s winless miseries and Winston-Salem State will make life tougher for Livingstone. Emory Henry will bounce Hampton and Elon will decision Norfolk State in a squeaker. Here Saturday Bulls Face S.C. State In Non-Conference Battle Many area football fans j feel that Johnson C. Smith playing S C. State the.week after A&T State is literally jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Golden Bulls head coach Wylie Harris doesn't quite see it that way. '1 ve stated all along we have a good football team that is maturing and find —!.n6 itself,” reflected Harris. “Flaying nose-to nose on even terms with the Aggies tells us w hat we are capable of doing “ The statistics support Harris' claim. Johnson C. Smith is averaging 304 of fensive yards a game while holding their opponents to 227 yards a contest. The Bulls have outgained their opponents on the ground statistic opponents lead, unfortunately, is points scored. "We have hurt ourselves with youthful mistakes early in the season," ex plained Harris. "But we have grown together as a team and improved. The point difference will swing in favor of Johnson C. Smith as long as we con tinue to dominate the sta tistics in the second half of the season. One~point TrrTavor of a Bulls winning streak ahead Jeff Steele Hard running fullback is that JCSU will play four of their next five games at Charlotte Memorial Sta dium The final four games are all conference contests against southern division foes. In the meantime, the <tnlH ,tnH n11must fare_ powerful S C State, stung by an Alcorn State touch down with no time remain ing in a 24-20 loss last week The Bulldogs allowed the Alcorn Braves only 11 yards on the ground, but proved vulnerable in the air "John Henry Thomas may prove a deciding fac tor Saturday." commented S.C. State SID Bill Hamil ton. The Bulldogs shun the -pa*s—fhemsel ves, - going_ with the rush H2 percent of the time, htate averages a healthy 4.4 yards a carry with a bevy of talented runners in Henry Odom, Anthony Reed and Mack Reed. It would be unlikely for the visitors to attack the Bulls secondary, especially with Steven Gray and Al veraz Abernathy on a ram page with eight intercep tions, eight pass break-ups and five fumble recoveries between them akmg_.mth-_ leading the defense in tackles. Johnson C. Smith will be_ able to counter State with their own respectable run ning game as Darrel Wes ley leads the CIAA with 94.4 yards a game rushing and fullback Jeff Steele in con tributing a respectable 64 yards a contest rushing and 25 yards per game in the ‘air. "-— Most of the credit goes to the Bulls' offensive line as Kenneth Jones, Willie Hughes. Richard Shankle. James Hairston and Ray Ellis are winning the phy sical battle in the trenches. "Flaying against A&T : State and S.C State just pumps us up all the more,” explained Ellis. “Our goal is to clear those big bodies out of the way all day long.” —Kickoff is set fnr_Ulff. p.m. at Memorial Starii ii m i^LAA t ootball Roundup Fraylon Guides Eagles To Southern Division Ton Snot Special To The Post HAMPTON. VA. - The Panthers of Virginia Union _ closed nut the CIAA fifth football week still at the top of the Northern Division but only 1 j ahead of their neighbors 25 miles away, the Men of Troy from Vir ginia State.— Virginia union remained undefeated by routing St. Paul's College 55-6. Six different Panthers crossed the goal line with Harry Mitchell and Gary Mayor - doing- it twice. All Ameri can candidate William Dil lon remained on track in tercepting two passes, one lor a 30-yard touchdown. The Trojans o! Virginia ' Stati^stayed in the hunt by thrashing the Bears of Livingstone 29-18. This is the fastest Trojan start -JiilLce.the 1970 season when they won seven straight enroute to the CIAA Championship. The shock oi the week came when Winston-Salem rammed the charist of the Norfolk State Spartans and Close families should never let a few hundred miles keep them apart. Whether your family Is scattered across a county or across the country, you can still get together often. And Inexpensively. Just go Greyhound. ---Wennn taka yr>.. yn,|r family to just about any city or town in America. And we can take you there in style. In safety. And In comfort. vSo next time you want to get the whole family together, leave your car at home. Leave your worries at home. And leave the driving to us. go'greyhound And Imvi ths driving to us. .M. ■ threw it ott the champion ship track with a sound 25-6 whipping After throwing 88 passes in the fiirl thrnn games, thr Hams honored the air con trollers strike and went back to the game that had See Kraylon on Page 11 J James Johnson Chosen “Player Of The Week” The Myers Park Mus tangs are muddling around near the bottom of the conference this year with a record they are not accus tomed to. Going into Fri day's game with the East Mecklenburg Eagles which they won 20-13, they were 1-2 in the league and 1-3 overall "We needed this one in the worst way," said Coach Hon Wright. "Our kids played hard They could fnrve folded, but—-They_ didn't J'. The difference in winning and losing was this week s Charlotte Post "Player of the Week," James John son. He scored all 20 Myers Park points, running for 182 yards in 26 carries and carrying for three touch downs The winning touchdown was a 10-yard scamper with 2:15 remaining in the third quarter Other standouts were Haywood Smith of Harding with two touchdowns. Nate May of Harding with 99 yards on 21 carries Olympic's Mel Wallace catching a 52 yard pass from Daniel Smith Steve Griffin of South--Mecklen— burg with three touch downs. 247 yards total, of which 191 were rushing... Kevin White of South Mecklenburg with 92 yards on four carries including a 81 yafd second quarter touchdown...South's de fensive front of Dennis Brandau. Mark Pellin, Skip Thompson, John Cole and Melvin Gaddy who allowed weak Garinger only 40 yards rushing in 30 carries Olympic quarterback Daniel Smith completing 11 or 16 passes for 176 yards Harding quarterback Dean Benson, 8 or 12 passes for 77 yards...North’s Tyrone Graham, Danny Campagna and Raymond Phillips, and Milton Pools Tyrone Graham, Danny Campagna and Raymond Phillips, and Milton Potts lor leading their team in an upset of number Hth ranked Independence. Kenny Cuthbertson of Independ ence for a touchdown... (I.A A SOUTHERN DIVISION CONK. Al.l. WLT WET N.C. Central 310 3 10 Fayetteville no 120 i. C. Smith 120 230 Winston-Salem 120 130 Bowie State 02 0 2 2TT Livingstone 030 no sORTIIERN DIVISION Virginia Union -too 4 00 Virginia State 300 4 00 Norfolk State 2 10 3 10 Elizabeth City 2 10 310 Saint Paul's 04 0 050 CONK. Al.l. VIE AC VVLTwi.t 5.C. State , 3 0 0 320 Bethune-Cookman 300 320 Florida A& M 2 0 0 2 2 «* NtC-A&T-- 02 0 »n Howard 0 3 0 130 Delaware State 03 0 0 5 0 CONK.au, W.I.. M l.. South Meek 4-0 5-0 Indep’nce 3.1 4.1 ■ larding 3-1 4-1 North Meek 3-1 4-1 West Charlotte 2-2 3-2 Olympic - 2-2 3-2 -Myers_Park_a-J 2-3 Hast Meek 0-4 1-4 West Meek o-4 1-4 Garinger 0-4 0.5 WHERE THEY PLAY t riday Night (Kp.in.) East Meek at West Meek Independence at Olympic Myers Park at North Meek South Meek at Harding West Charlotte at Garinger Saturday. October 10 •'ayetteville at Bowie St. Elizabeth City at Virginia State Emory Henry at Hampton S C. State at J.C Smith Livingstone at Winston Salem Elon at Norfolk State Morgan at N.C. Central C.D.C. at Saint Paul's Virginia Union at Clark Bethune-Cookman at Albany State Howard at Delaware St. Jackson St at Florida A&M Miss. Valley at N.C A&T Think First Of Post Advertisers. 1 . .... EXCITING COLLEGE FOOTBALL ________ JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY “Golden Bulls -vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE r John Henry Thomas Jeff Steele Nate McDowell “Bulldogs ..Star quarterback ...Fullback AII-t'IAA receiver -SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10,1981 --,_1:30 P.M. CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM ADMISSION •5.00 Adults ^2«00^udents -ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE A T: - Edwards Barber Shop Mobley’s Barber Shop West Charlotte Drive-In Prakeford’s National Hat Shop J.C.S.U. Business Office Charles Barber Shop Queen City Pharmacy A. D. Neal’s Hterrm^ee BwWr Shup —-REMAINING HOME GAMES Livingstone - 7:30 p.m, Saturday, October 17 Open Date - Saturday, October 24 N.C.Central - 1:30p.m.Saturday,November7 (Homecoming) Fayetteville State - 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 14 AWAY GAME Winston-Salem State at Winston Salem, N.C. Saturday, October 31,1:30 p.m. ('hildren I2yn. of age and under are admitted free when accompantea by parent or guardian
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