THE |1.96 RAP SESSION.
Good impulses often do evil unless mixed with intelligent
efforts.
Remember Joe Morgan? The little fireplug second
baseman is returning to Cincinnati as a commentator on
the Reds’ telecasts ...And Frank Robinson, the first black
to manage a major league baseball team, will serve as
coach with the Baltimore Orioles this season. Frank was
fired by the San Francisco Giants last summer
The middleweight bout of the century will not be seen on
television. When Marvelous Marvin Hagler squares off
with Tommy Hearns next April 15, the 12-round sizzler will
be seen only on closed-circuit in theaters and arenas...If
you like hunches, take Tommy Hearns over Hagler.
NBC has entered the bidding for the TV rights of
NBA games. The League’s contract with CBS expires after
the 1965-86 campaign. If you’re wondering why NBC has
become so interested all of a sudden, it’s because the
NBA is on a roll. While TV ratings dipped for all other
sports last year, the National Basketball Association’s
ratings went skywards. The majority of the nation’s highly
respected NBA experts list Michael Jordan as the most
marketable athlete in all sports. The former North
Carolina standout will earn more this year for work off the
basketball courts than on.
Wonder why all the fuss is being made of Chris
Washburn’s low SAT score? Did North Carolina State
recruit him for his scholastic ability or for his athletic
skills?
Three major basketball conferences - The Big Ten, The
Pacific 10, and The ACC - have won 65 percent of their
NCAA Tourney games. The Big Ten has the best average,
with a 66.1 rating. The Pacific 10 is second at 65.4 and the
ACC is 65.3.
City officials should look into the feasibilities of
constructing a dome arena. Sources say the NCAA Divi
sion I Tournament Committee-will vote shortly to con
duct the Final Four exclusively in domed stadiums.
Did you know that the NFL salaries have increased 55
percent in the last two years?
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It’s my two cents’ worth that Houston center Akeem
Olajuwon will win the NBA “Rookie of the Year” honors
over Michael Jordan.
Former UNCC basketball coach Lee Rose has a new
five-year contract at South Florida, upping his annual
salary from $86,000 to $116,000.Look for freshman
Chris Washburn to withdraw from N.C. State later in the
year. r;
Baltimore Orioles firstbaseman Eddie Murray, who
gained minor league experience with the Charlotte
Hornets, has averaged .290 with'25liome runs and 90 runs
batted in, in his first seven seasons in the major.
During a conversation comparing his meager $5,000
recruiting budget with the $150,000 or more spent by the
major colleges for the same purpose, Joe Harper, football
coach at California Poly, explained, “We do a lot by
telephone. We don’t get very many good players, either! ”
When Pittsburgh Pirates controversial flychaser Dpve
Parker learned that teammate Cesar Cedeno paid $7,000
property damages after driving into a tree, he remarked,
“If I paid that much for a tree I’d at least have gotten the ,
wood for my fireplace!” ,
My hat’s off to ESPN for the excellent telecasts of 'the >
NCAA Playoffs last week. Besides, it gave me the rare
pleasure of watching basketball on national TV without
listening to Billy Packer, who’s becoming increasingly
boring with his criticism of the coaches and the referees.
Wonder why the CIAA did not use three referees in its
fabulous basketball tournament games recently? The
Harlem Globetrotters are coming to town with the
remarkable Curly Neal and the delightful Goose Tatum.
The entertainment is slated for Friday night.
Forty eight percent of the country’s 84 million TV
households have ESPN and WTBS. Another 21 million pick
Up Chicago’s WGN, and 29 million have access to the New
York Super Stations. Think about it!.That’s a loti of
reruns!
The $500,000 which the New York Mets will pay star
pitcher Dwight Gooden makes the young lefthander the
highest paid second year pitcher in baseball history.
Incidentally, the Mets are die only team in either league
that opened camp solid at ever position. Their hitting,
sensational pitching and spectacular fielding should make
them the team to beat in the National League East this
summer.
Dean Smith has become the first college coach ever to
win 20 games in 15 consecutive seasons... The average
NBA coach is not so poorly paid. Each earned more than
$200,000 a year, and the average length of their contract is
three years.
Ken f auiKs is Dusy putting tne finishing touches on the
new facelife at Pawtucket Golf Course. “Going to have a
brand new dining room and a bar,” Ken offered recently
while visiting our favorite tailor, Jimmy Grier. John Love
has already booked two appearances for the popular Par
Busters’ group at Ken’s course.
Michael Bernard, new head basketball coach at North
Carolina Central, says he’s embarking on a mission of
“Excellence Without Excuse!” Bernard, who takes over
the reigns in April from interim conch Harry Edmonds,
also said he’s making a commitment “to discipline,
organization and preparation. With those, I hope to build a
solid program.” The 95-year-old former assistant at
Norfolk State signed a four-year contract.
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“Roaming” Roman Phifer
.Versatile athlete
Sport Fans Wonder
What Makes Phifer Tick
By James Cuthbertson
Post Sports Writer
The big names have come calling
for other sports but right now
South Mecklenburg’s Roman Phifer
is concentrating on another sport.
Sports fans wonder what makes
Roman tick. Perhaps it is the com
petitiveness of the sport. Whatever it
is, it transgresses the world of sport
and into the world of academics as
the young man is ranked near the
top of his junior class.
Football schools interested in
Phifer are Georgia Tech, Tennes
see, North Carolina, North Caro
lina State, Wake Forest, South
Carolina, and East Carolina.
He was All-Charlotte Post in foot
ball as a wide receiver, punter, punt
return speciality, kickoff return
specialist, and outside linebacker.
Basketball schools interested are
Virginia Commonwealth, Davidson
and Wake Forest. ,, ,.a.
Phifer is a 6-3,196 pounder.
“I am not sure which one l will be
playing,” he said. “I’ll pro
bably just wait and weigh all the
offers before deciding. I .like both
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In basketball, he was All-County
for The Charlotte Post witn an 18.9
scoring average and games in which
he produced 30 and 34 points.
Presently Phifer is keeping in
condition by participating on the
South track team.
In its opening meet, the Sabres
scored 130M- points to 30>/i for
Harding and 17 for Olympic.
Phifer, this week’s Charlotte
Post “Spring Sports Star of the
Week,” jumped 6-2 to win the high
jump.
Six feet and two inches in the first
meet of the season is a very good
jump.
Another Sabre having a good way
was Tony Lindsey with a jump of 43
feet 2 inches in the triple jump.
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