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BM\ THE *1.98 RAP SESSION... “Here WeGo Again!" Remember that one? Well, I was the guy Who predicted Livingstone College would whip Fayetteville State last week to remain on top of the CIAA Southern Division. David Corley’s lads absorbed their first setback by a league opponent and are now in second place, a half-game back of Winston-Salem State. And they probably will have ; to wait until November 16 to settle this darn thing. : Kxt'£ement wiU also prevail in the Northern Division i racevgtere three teams are still in the running for the title. * Norfolk State is leading the division by a half-game over Hampton, with Virginia State in third place. Norfolk State has to get by third place Virginia State while Hampton has conference contests scheduled with St . faul 8 and Virginia State. The CIAA rules that if two . tea™s are tied for the division title, the team that won the irgU'ar season meeting will cinch the crown. In this case • the honor would go to Hampton, who defeated Norfolk State earlier in the year. The Southern Division looks as if it will go down to the Ml W:^,before announcing a winner. Winston-Salem * S?!;1 have to whiP J c- Smith and Elizabeth City ''i£2'“cing Livin8stone in what most likely will be a : showdown matchup in Winston-Salem Saturday, Novem b«r,.l6. . Livingstone s path to the title game appears easier David Corley’s youngsters should defeat St. Paul’s dangerous Tigers at homecoming in Salisbury Saturday. They will then tangle with Bowie State’s winless Bulldogs *** 7°™e’ Maryiand, a week from Saturday before going up to Winston-Salem for the “crucial” battle. Hampton is looking for its first title since 1928. One of the loop’s oldest members, Hampton has won eight CIAA Championship tropies in football in 73 seasons. Norfolk Ljtetecoach Willard Bailey is one of the league’s most ““'cessful mentors. He has won the conference champion each year since 1981, three while at Virginia Union last year at Norfolk State. Winston-Salem Sate has captured five conference cham ; pionships since 1971 and Livingstone has not won a football ; title in the 23 years it has been a member of the CIAA. Isn’t it about time someone sent words of praise for the good job coach Robert Pulliam is doing down at Fayetteville State? The firsbyear mentor is the only conference coach to turn back David Corley and his hot r Livingstone Blue Bears this season. Can you imagine New York Mets ace pitcher Dwight Gooden looking for ways to improve his change-ups and the speeds of his curve ball? The sensational young righthander said in a recent interview, “I want to work on a change-up and vary the speeds of nfercurve balls ” There’s another William “Refrigerafor” Perry "among us. He’s Vincent Torrence, a 17-year-old senior tackle at Northwestern High School in Dade County, FI., who stands 5’10” and weighs 360 pounds. Reports are he moves with the swiftness of a halfback. Atlanta’s new manager Chuck Tanner says the first 'thing he must teach the Braves is how to win in Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Braves are 69-92 for games at home in the last two seasons. Fortune Magazine lists Ted Turner among six owners of major league baseball teams on its Fortune 400 lists. They say the Atlanta Braves owner is worth $300 million. Dusty Baker, who is on the last legs of a brilliant baseball career, will soon join the free agent market. Several teams are interested in the aging outfielder, but none appear too happy about assuming his $700,000 a year contract. That’s the big drawback. Ricky Mahora, the NBA star who performed for the Hampton Pirates prior to earning a position with the Washington Bullets, has won a starting forward post with the Detroit Pistons. The 6’10”, 250-pounder was traded to Detroit for Dan Roundfield. The Washington Bullets may have made a big mistake. South Carolina State football team has open dates back-to-back. Wonder why? Incidentally, things will not get better for Bill Davis’ beleaguered outfit. After resting for two weeks, the Bulldogs return to action with Virginia Union in Ridunond, Va., Grambling at Grambling, La., before closing out the season with Georgia Southern in Orange burg. There’s something to this thing about going to the well once too often. The Old Crystal Ball learned this valuable lesson last week when it suffered its worst setback of the season, with five wrong picks in nine selections. That horrendous mistake resulted in the lowering of OCB’s once-proud record from 49-9-1 to a slightly better than-average 53-14-1. Here We Go Again! North Carolina Central will win easily over Bowie State; Fayetteville State will eke out a win over Elizabeth City; Winston Salem State will defeat Johnson C. Smith; Livingstone will make its homecoming crowd happy with a win over St. Paul’s; Norfolk State is too strong for Howard; Virginia State will down Virginia Union, Bethune-Cookman will stop A AT; and Jackson State will maul Morgan State. Johnson C. Smith’s young Bulls are holding their own in the defense against the rush department. They have yielded only 554 ground yards in seven outings for a commendable 79.7 average gain per game and are fourth in team rushing defense. Winston-Salem State, their oppdoent Saturday, is fifth in team rushing defense, fourth ■fense and third in team total defense o leading the CIAA in team rushing ith in passing and third in total offense. >is averaging 27.1 points per outing, thsrtly name an All-CIAA Marching will be selected just prior to the *11 game in November and will per jionship football contest. When 30,000 r Norfolk State’s homecoming it was nd largest in the 49-year history of In WmUmStdem Bulls Face Rams In “Crucial” CIAA Contest By James Cutiibertson Charlotte Post Sports Writer The Golden Bulls invade Winston Salem State University Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Bowman Gray Stadium hoping to pull off an upset in the Rams' Homecoming. The Rams dominated the Southern Division of the CIAA the last two seasons holding a string of 14 consectutive triumphs until they lost 17-7 at Virginia State. They are 4-1 in the Southern Division of the CIAA and 6-1 overall Coached by Bill Hayes, they feature running backs Leonardo Horn who is averaging 50.1 yards per game and Leroy Wonsley who is averaging 72.5. Bobby Junior is one of the leading Ram quarterbacks. The Charlotte native completed 10 of 20 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown as the Rams conquered Fayetteville State recently. A defensive standout for the Rams is John Cole from Charlotte. The Rams versus Johnson C. Smith have a definite Charlotte connection. A loss here and the Rams would almost certainly lose their clamp over the Southern Division to Living stone. A look at comparative games: Virginia State 23 Johnson C. Smith 14, Virginia State 17 Winston-Salem Tim Newman 7; Winston-Salem State 34 North Carolina A and T 25; North Carolina A&T 25 Johnson C. Smith 7; Winston-Salem 47 Hampton 13; Hampton 10 Johnson C. Smith 6 Look for a big crowd to be on hand at the Rams’ Homecoming. The Bulls are 1-6 overall and 1-4 in the conference. Coach Horace small is excited about his Golden Bulls’ chances at Winston-Salem State Saturday, saying that the Rams have a “very strong running attack that we will have to stop with our outstanding Leroy Wise defensive line and backfield." The Golden Bulls are ranked near the top of the CIAA in rushing - defense, giving up under 80 yards per game. This is a credit to the defense. They have stopped almost all the rushing attacks that they have faced, but coach Small said they will really be put to the test Saturday by the two nifty backs that Winston-Salem has on its team The backs are Leonardo Horn and Leroy Wonsley Horn is a 6'. 200-pounder from Winston-Salem, N.C., and Wonsley is a 5’8”, 195-pounder from Moss \nthony Byers Point. Ma "You better believe »he I'.uik v H have their horns on .-nn, i. snnii said, explaining that he is "au outstanding defensive pl.u a a, John Logan. Craig Warrei Banks. Jackie Wilkes ml Brown On offense, coach Small v ■ 1 . the Bulls are get tint n>iu play from Willw u ■. u., ■ Collinglon. Tim \t Conley, and Tun lanes "The game is won in sive line and we feel that ■ '••• > ■ doing a good job said Sm Jabbar Advises Ewing Of The Importance Of Hie News Media Radnor, Pa. - Patrick Ewing, No. 1 draft pick of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Associa tion (NBA), was advised to play close attention to his dealings with the news media by Los Angeles Lakers’ star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a player with a long, sometimes controversial career dealing with reporters. The crucial part of Ewing’s career will come quickly in the NBA when it is determined whether or not he can play the pro game, writes Abdul-Jabbar in TV Guide maga zine (November 2 issue). “If he can’t, nobody’s going to care what he has to say and he’s going to be raked over the coals something fierce; I can see the New York Post headlines now. If he plays well, though, the other things might take care of themselves,” Abdul Jabbar writes. The Lakers’ star said Ewing’s media relations will depend largely on his personality. “I don’t know Ewing. I hope he’s not going to be like Darryl Dawkins, with all that stuff about the planet Lovetron and Chocolate Thunder. No bad rap - it’s just that he said a lot of stupid stuff,” he said. Abdul-Jabbar said the public often gets the wrong perception of black athletes because of how they deal with the news media He said Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers has Robert W Brown Wins Par Buster Golf Group Title By James Cuthbertson Post Sports Writer The Par Buster’s Golf Group Club Championship was held at the Lark haven Golf Course recently. Invited guests included Paul Coutourrier, Otha Gamble, Larry Dean, William Hearn, and Moselle Singleton. They were among the honored guests at the event of the group that is synonymous with Black Golf in Charlotte. Robert “Git" Brown took top honors by winning the event with a score of 78. Golfing enthusiast John Love had an outstanding day also as he took the runner-up honors with a score of 79. Brice Ardrey was the net winner with a score of 71. John Granger had a score of 73. The Calloway scoring system was used to handicap players for the net score. Brown’s net score was 71 Love’s net score was 71. Brice Ardrey’s net score was 71. John Granger’s net score was 73. Other gross and net scores were Reggie Sellers, 80-74; Carl Stowe, 86-73; Paul Harris, 87-74; Charlie Barnette, 87-74; Otia Green 90-77; Allen Talley, 93 76; Olin Grier, 95-77; Harry Benton, 102-74; and Buralce Blttle, 123-80. The Par Busters will sponsor a tournament beginning Saturday at 9 a m. at Revolution to raise money for mayoral camfldate Harvey Gantt and the Mountain of Food Drive. "We welcome everyone’s partici pation in our tournament on Satur day,” said spokesman John Love Youth Bnwlrcthnlll On Saturday, November 2, the Charlotte Parka and Recreation Department will be having a youth basketball organisation meeting at the Art* and Crafts Staff office building, 1900 Park Drive, beginning at 10 *.m. Coaches, managers, and team representatives of interested teams participating in the Charlotte Park and Recreation leagues are urged to be in attendance perhaps the best rapport with the press in pro basketball because he is available for interviews and ques tions. “And it’s helped his career, f his outside interests, enormously,” i Abdul-Jabbar said. Abdul-Jabbar said he learned late in his pro career that reporters are not as difficult to deal with as he had first believed and found many of them “decent.” The favorable re sponse to his best-seller, “Giant Steps,” helped give him better acceptance and confidence. Like Ewing at Georgetown, Abdul-Jabbar was sheltered from the media while at UCLA. In retro spect, he said, it might have been better to have been exposed to j reporters in controlled situations as was 0. J. Simpson at Southern California. “That way, O.J. had some prepa ration for what was to come For me, when I got to the pros, I had no idea of how intense it would be, and I wound up making all the wrong moves,” he concluded. CAMPBILL TIM A BODY SHOP QUALITY USED TIRES at low prices N.C. Auto Inspection 2700 North Graham Street, Charlotte, N.C. 2820«. Phone rt.i: sfixs’® I GRAMBLING vs. ALABAMA STATE 1 MORRIS BROWN vs. ALBANY STATE November 9, 1985 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Itt going to be the biggest social sporting event of the season, with proceeds going to fight hunger In Africa. Do your part. Join the team. Come to the Atlanta Football Classic, rou II have a great time and help fight hunger In Africa too. ■ftilgate Party; f.oo p.m. First Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Tickets on safe at participating schools and at S.E.A.T.S Outlets Spectacular Half Tima Shows s*°**or*d Cota-CoU USA and forts Motor Company
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