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By Bill Johnson SPORTS BEAT 1*111 .loll II soil TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS!. CIAA TOURNAMENT NOTES.Forget about the CIAA Tournament Committee moving their act to the Charlotte Coliseum any time soon. The prestigious event, which attracts more attention than any other bask^ball tournament except the ACC, has been booked at the Norfolk Scope through 1985. 6 It would appear that the CIAA Tourna ment Committee is making a mistake in _ inviting all of the 14 teams to its 1983 tournament. First of all, it wouRTtakFaway— the incentive of teams qualifying for the four berths allotted each division and, secondly, it would inconvenience a lot of folks, especially those who have to drive a great distance. Extending the tournament from Wednesday through Sunday is a bit much basketball. In short, “eight of the finest teams in the conference would attract more attention and generate more excitement than “14 of the finest ” ~ RANDOM OBSERVATIONS - Jake Ford is one hellava coach! He battled the talented Johnson C. Smith quintet to the final day for the southern division crown, advanced to the semis in the Tournament’ and posted a 19-6 record with a group of players other coaches would be happy to break even with. Phil Busher deserves some sort of special recognition for the professional way he’s selling the J. C. Smith athletic program. Because of his diligent efforts, the Golden Bulls are the topic of most conversations throughout the CIAA environment. Credit Bill Archie, the Norfolk State Athletic Director, with an act of good deed.Bill was instrumental in getting the CIAA Com mittee to release the Scope for Saturday afternoon, permitting the Old Dominion Madison game to be regionally televised. The CIAA wanted - and deservedly needed - the television exposure for themselves. ‘‘I can’t say when the networks will become interested in our tournament,” commission er Bob Moorman said. Bob feels the interest the tournament is growing and it’s likely « matter of time before some large company picks up the tab for television broadcasting rights to the famed tourna ment. Phil Busher said it best. The J. C. Smith SID wrote, “Tricky Tom” was an institution all to himself at Virginia Union. In his day he had done it all as a successful teacher, coach and administrator for the Richmond School. Four years ago Coach Harris Stepped down as athletic director of Virginia Union after a long (32 years) coaching and administrative tenure. Coach Tom just couia not get ms involvement with the young people of Virginia Union out of his blood so he volunteered to coach the women’s basketball team. Here was a man who won the coveted CIAA Tournament title» three times as coach of the men’s team, volunteering to help his school in any way he could. It’s like having Woody Hayes help out the local Pop Warner football team. In a way it seems like a coach’s dream on how to choose an exit from life-while on the job in a championship game. On his tomb stone there should be the briefest, yet most accurate and respected description of the man - “TOM HARRIS - COACH.” “Tricky Tom” suffered a fatal heart attack just 15 minutes before his team was to win the women’s tournament. He died the way he lived -- at the scene of the action. i.r ih» bnilvtliall coaches at the tournament is that it would be difficult to assess the problems with the Johnson C. Smith basketball program, unless you were “involved with the environ ment.” The majority felt that Bob Moore’s problems are “compounded by the lack of a commitment from the university family and its support groups.” They agreed that the development of a quality athletic program is vastly more than recruiting talented players, coaching fundamentals and showing up for the contests. David Scott of the Charlotte Observer wrote: “But, technically, winning the CIAA doesn’t get a team anywhere. Winning the District 26 tournament does. The district winner goes to next week’s NAIA tourna ment in Kansas City, Mo. If Mr. Scott was a black man he would ‘ Teadily understand^that -going to Kansas City for the NAIA tournamefr is no big deal to black colleges. Winning thKjClAA Tourn ament is the biggest prize offered^ n black college sports. In my opinion, th^fe’s no comparison. ' Did you notice that none of the CIAA teams in the tournament possessed a dominate center? Those who have a 6’8” or a 6’9” playing the pivot generally move the ball at such a fast pace it tends to neutralize the height advantages. 1 From CIAA Tournament Poor Shooting Performance Eliminates Golden Bulk By Hill Johnsuii Post Publisher Maybe, it just wasn't meant to be! "Johnson C; Smith t'ni versity's galloping (iolden Bulls, who have run out of gas six times in years gone by. lost their touch midway the second half and was eliminated from the Scnn Finals of the CIAA Basket ball Tournament in the Norfolk Scope last Friday night The Hampton Pirates, who went on to win their first tournament title in hi .story. came from behind to whip the Bulls. 61 56 u was we consensus oi the tournament officials and sports writers on press row. that coach Robert Moore had the best team in a mediocre field of eight CIAA quintets. R was also —the—popular opinion that neither Moore nor his basketball .players were physically or mentally equipped for the gruelling action In spite of a very poor shooting performance during which they hit only nine of 23 attempts from the floor, the Bulls man aged to hold on for a shakey 30-28 advantage at _ half time. They turned the ball over nine times during that 20-minute period "When they went into their spread." Moore re sponded afterwards, "it seemed we lost our com posure." Metrolina Schedules “Bug Day” Metrolina Speedway will host a practice session; open house, free of charge to all spectators in the grandstand this Sunday. March 7. Fans are wel come to visit the historic '* mile clay speedplant from 12-5 p mi to watch drivers shake tne bugs out of their newly built racing machines The session will be open to all drivers that compete at Metrolina on a weekly basis including Late Model Sportsman, Semi Modified,-— Hobby and Stock divisions. “We're calling our March 7 date the first— annual Bug Day,” said track manager Terry Bro therton. Metrolina will open its 1982 season on March 14, with the Coca Cola Season Sampler that will consist of 125 laps of racing for the four divisions. A&T State Seeks New Football Coach GREENSBORO - Offi cials at North Carolina A&T State University an nounced Monday that ap plications for the position of head football coach must be received at the Uni versity by March 5 A&T is seeking a coach to replace Jim McKinley, who resigned February 6 to ac cept the head coaching position at Prairie View University in Texas. Persons interested in the A&T position are asked to submit their application to Dr. Dorothy J. Alston, spe cial assistant to the chan cellor. Dr Edward B Fort, chancellor of A&T, said the university expects fo name a new coach by April 1. Ron Beard, an assistant under McKinley, is serving as interim head coach A&T has 5,500 students and is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Con ference. FuHhion Show If you want • mrle up your spring 'robe as well as your h . les (his summer, thei Cosme tologist Chap \o 4 Fashion Show featuring hairstyles is place to be Along with exciting occasion will iranquet and dance. It v Ik- held at the Qualitv Inn-Hotel -March 20th at ^ iii _____ This Semi-Fin inal Affair is open to the public and tickets may In purchased at any Cosmetologist Chapter No. 4 Member's Beauty Salon r i harlotte, or by calling •;? 2564 or 333-6331, Deadline foi •• a chasing tickets is Mai *i ifi For more inforn . .on call Eloise Fergu> at 332 5049. Thus the greatest prize available to black college basketball teams once again slipped away from the Bulls, who in 26 ap pearances in this tamed event, suffered their seventh loss in the semi finals The Bulls have played in the championship finals only four times and they have been ousted in the first round 15 times At no time in the second half did the Golden Bulls look like the team that posted a 21-8 season record, as well as the best confer enee slate, 15-4. among, the . league's 14 teams I Bob Moore Bulls' winningest v Moore’s big guns were silenced by poor shot se lection. All CIAA selectees Bill Tibbs and Bleu Oliver connected from the floor with only 3-of-8 and 9-ol 20' shots, respectively And Phil Flores was 2 for 20 and Roosevelt McGruder. 4for-12 As a team the herd lound the range with only 21 Of their 57 field goal attempts That's 36 8 per centage shooting In short, the well coached Hampton Pirates out-hustled, out-shot, and out scored a Smith team -that was taken out of its game i run and gun ■ during the early stages of the second half "We knew we would have to make it our tempo. Smith is a big, strong team and we didn't come here to ose," Hampton s coach Hank Ford, said ■Subscribe to The Post Supet Gloss 4 Out Performs Any Wax Ultimate in a Gloss Finish and Protocttan For car, mirror or any hard surface Lucky MOM Distributor Marshall Smith (704) 399-6529 4-417 Meridan Ave. HOW TO KEEP DUKE POWER FRCMBUIUXNG SO MANY PLANTS. r — - —_ A lot of people think we should stop building power plants. And we don’t blame them. 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