UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES OF 1965.
if t^’iSworth2i*id“t,:g0vernor^*** ^ mayw....
Spring* golf course....Hot
S®8’* °®5e «** popcorn at baseball games ...
SSlSS? thrills, excitement and
' C*P*r**ri* at the CIAA Basketball Tournament
‘b* company of Adam Turner,
Thomas ChilM, Jim Roddey, Charles Ramseur, J. B.
Roje, Alfred Glover, and Charles Williams....The oppor
, ty to meet people like Lawrence Toliver, Clayton
« ?^bard Vinroot, Catherine and Ron Hamper,
J Suttles, Lt. Governor Bob
Jordan, and Nasif Majeed.
*«hLrili?B%!L*LCly,.?l.Springs’ Pawtuckett, and the
• AShevilie Hilton where the terrain is most challenging and
< people are the friendliest....Watching Patrice and
Jonya, my granddaughters, emerge as beautiful young
laches...Lunddng with Jimmy Grier, the world’s greatest
tailor who has a special penchant for making delicioudlv
tempting snacks. .
D 9‘ Martin» Alfred Glover, Otis Roberson
John Hams Robert Morris, Thomas Springs, James
?eeie^> Cecil Wallace....Weekends in Williamsburg
• ]SiLaodif^°Pp0rtunity 10 play 8°lf on the beautiful King
- iffe^ofe<^seand ^ CVen m0re pictures<lue Golden
3- The immense enjoyment of responding to the foot
• stot^jihg sounds of Jazz greats at the Hampton Jazz
FMtivah...Dining with Lawrence Toliver at the fabulous
l “wer Club...Dining with Charles Williams any place
Eating at McDonald’s Cafeteria...Breakfast at Gert’s
3. aftern<«“ m the company of Peggy Rose and
YU,"'Uuncan. . .Their Kannapolis homes are always be
t oecked with delicious foods, warm, friendly hospitality
and interesting small talk. *’
Playingpool with J. B. and Ram, the world’s greatest
wotdd best the great Minnesota Fats at
P??. if He d clMllenge them in Ram’s spacious playroom on
his tridty pool table. They’re also adept at playing cards...
Sharing moments with Billye, the world’s greatest.
Rushing home in the afternoon to get my daily dose of
Sanford and Son’ ....Evenings spent on the back patio
^nh T°r^ C¥les’ Adam Turner, Alfred Glover, and
Billye..JTangeray, tonic water and lime...an unbeatable
combination.
j“e BUl^RoUins, Nancy Cooper, Bob Walton,
Wiilie Stratford Sr., Hazel “Runt’r Ellis, Jack “Chicken”
Eg^und
Baked ham sandwiches with sliced turkey breast
aayonpaise and rye bread..;Wboopi Goldberg..^Sabrina ’
a^ inddaughter to be treasured....Christmas presents
•“giving dinners....The Mecklenburg County
Senu-fro baseball team...Eddie McGirt and Jack Martin,
two of the best coaches ever whose main focus was on
building men. .. .V'
£Home on a idet night and television...Mayor Harvey
: lhey do°1 come a»y better.. .Horace Small, a
bright* young man who deserves a better fate...Jazz
music mi FM 90.7.,..Jazz singers Billie Holiday, Randy
- Wiliams, and my main man blues singer,
;. B. p. King.
• Dr. Robert Albright, the best thing that ever happened to
<dohnson C. Smith....Nasif Majeed, a great fellow who
sprouts great ideas.. .Bob Walton, D. G. Martin, Harvey
Gantt, master politicians who exemplify great love for
mankind.
Arthur Griffin, a young man’s who’s going places...
?ey.,\G£orge Battle, an intereating conversationalist...
Golf balls in flight to the intended target. . .The bass
fish that doesn’t get away....A fly patten) that works
smoothly when an accurate throwing quarterback hits a
speeding target down field for a touchdown.
a The world’s best people like granny Elsie Brewer, my
/ mom, Rosa Belle Davis, dnd the one and only Creola
Robinson...
EVENTS OF INTEREST....
CBS college basketball telecasts art up 18 percent over a
year ago. USA, which reaches 32 million homes via cable
has entered the bidding for the NBA Cable Rights. WTBS is
also making overtures to the National Basketball Associa
. tion. The Atlanta Super Station is beamed into 36 million
homes.
Blacks achieved their greatest heights In the PGA*
circuit in 1985. Calvin Peete and Jim Thorpe earned
$384,488 and $379,081, respectively. And Lee Elder and
; Charley Sifford performed well on the Senior Tour Elder
won more than $200,000 and Sifford went over the $100,000
mark for the third straight year. '•<■■■
Get This! Atlanta Braves’ righthander Paacual Perez
gave up the most bite per innings, in addition to allowing
the rtost base runners per game. Braves’ management
ought to renegotiate Ms long-term contract.
Earl Harvey, N.C. Central’s passing wizard, set 28
■< school records, nine CIAA records and seven NCAA
Division II passing marks. He’s only a freshman
look for JohnTaylor at Delaware State to emerge as the
No. 1 draft pick at the wide receiver position. Rumors from
down in Orangeburg are that South Carolina State’s
athletic program may be under an NCAA investigation.
The San Francisco 49ere have given the starting wide
receiver Job to rankle Jerry Rice. After dropMng 11 passes
'unredeemed*1”68 ^ former Mississippi Valley State
formance last week with 10 receptions for 241yards.
are considering boosting their
tMcAddo, who was
to'
For Bourke
anr
By James Catabertson
Post Sports Writer
Michael Bourke played sparingly
as a freshman seeing action in 25 of
28 games splitting time at the point
and shooting guard positions.
He averaged 2.4 points and .8
rebounds per game in his first
- collegiate season under coach Hal
Wissel.
Times have changed and so has
his attitude.
“Coach Jeff Mullins has been a
great coach for us,” he said. “Hehas
really tried to help turn our pro
gram around. We really have a new
spirit that should help us down the
road.”
His best game was when he played
35 minutes last year against South
Alabama and had 13 points, four
rebounds, and four assists on
January 31, 1985.
In high school, he was a star at Mt.
St. Michael Academy in Bronx, New
Michael Bourke
.....Has new attitude
York.
He was a two time all league
performer and two time team MVP.
Mike was highly recruited by
UNCC, William and Mary, Prince
ton, and Pennsylvania.
He is one of 13 children born to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert P. Bourke. The
20-year-old is from an athletic
family. His brother, Guy, played at
McPherson College and brother
Steve, is St. Michael’s College
(Vermont) fourth all-time leading
scorer in the school’s history.
Other highs for Bourke include
two steals against Virginia Com
monwealth University on February
7, 1985; five of 13 field goal at
tempted and made against South
Alabama on January 31, 1985, and
five of six free throws made and
attempted against Woffard on
November 26, 1964.
At UNCC, he is a sophomore ac
counting major. He is a 6-3, 180
pound big guard who has one
varsity letter to his credit.
UNCC’s next game is against San
Diego State Friday, December 27, in
the Holiday Bowl Gassic in San
Diego, California, at 11:30 CPST
. speaking Out
Drar -alic Change Necessary For OAA?
an uuwiuci wnu nas waicnea
the Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference for year, I believe that
the time has come for a dramatic
change if the Southern Division
schools are to maintain respect
ability and exist in these troubling
financial times.
The CIAA is entirely too big to
serve all its constituents well. A
14-team conference is unheard of in
this day and time.
The Northern Division spends
more money on its programs and
has better facilities. Thus, the
Southern Division schools are
always trying to catch up.
The extensive road trips required
for the games against Northern
Division opponents keep Southern
Division youngsters on the road
entirely too long.
For instance, Johnson C. Smith
played at Elizabeth City on a Thurs
day, Hampton on a Saturday and
went back to the Tidewater area to
play Norfolk State on a Monday.
Show a kid the 9,000-seat Norfolk
Gymnasium and you wonder why
the Spartans are even in the CIAA.
Their gym is prettier than several
Division I schools.
you are at a disadvantage when
you are coaching at St. Paul’s,
Johnson C. Smith, or Livingstone.
The changes that I recommend
would decrease traveling expenses
and time away from school. It would
give schools more games to play
against local rivals who would
bring more fans to the gym. The
Northern schools don’t have a great
following in the South, unless they
are having a good year and people
go to see their standouts.
It would also break up the CIAA as
we know it. This might be good for
all involved.
The Northern Division would be
best served by one conference that
would include Norfolk State,
Hampton, Virginia State, Virginia
Union, Bowie State, Elizabeth City,
and St. Paul’s. If Maryland Eastern
Shore were smart they would opt to
move back to Division II and play in
this league. Their program is very
compatible with it. Let’s call this
the TIDEWATER ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE.
The schools are in close pro
ximity to each other. The longest
trip would be from Norfolk to Bowie.
Most of the other trips could be
made in two to three hours. This
would give the students more time to
Closer Look
Continued From Page 8A
discovery Patrick Floyd is the
brother o£ former All-County stand
out Decky Floyd, who led the team
to the semifinals of the state play
offs
Six-four Junior Patrick Floyd is
the team's best shooter and is better
than his brother Decky.
He averaged 18 points on the
Junior varsity.
The top returnees are 8’4” for
ward Ronald Hargett, 5’8” point
guard Leon Leak, 6’0” guard
Patrick Brew too, 6'2” Junior Bobbye
Simond, and 57” point guard
Darracus Newman,
According to coach Dave John
son. The team has more intensity
than last year.
The JV’s were .500.
Rate the Trojans 80. You can call
him Dave, but you doesn’t have to
call him Johnson.
5. “Going Back To Houston” -
Anthony Houston is the man at
Harding. The Rams were 13-10. He is
8’3”, 170 pounds and averaged 11
points per game last year. The
Rams were 13-10 last year Todd
Lynch is 8’4” and 188 pounds. Kan
Stevenson, 57”, iso pountfc, sad
O’Neal Faulcon, 5’U’’ and 180
pounds are top Ranu.
Chad Armstrong, $’l”, iso
pound senior, and Troy Johnson,
8'7", 175-pound sophomore, are
tough also. Harding Is waiting on
some of Us football team to com*
out. These include standout Anthony
Houston the football team’s quarter
back. He la a *’10”, 170-pound
guard Jon Strang is the head coach.
Rate the Rams 75. Don’t think twice.
• “Everybody’s Out Of Town" -
Crest'* Ed Peeler was 13-11 last
yaar The Chargers are led by «*0”
>**or guard with 17 points per
»»me, «'2” Junior center ft*
Eohbs^and eT’ Junior Anthony
study and more local fans could
travel to away games. You would
have a,strong football conference
and a strong basketball conference
With the next setup in the South,
you would have teams who would
be very competitive with each other
and not have to face a Northern
slaughter because of the disparity of
programs.
Let’s call this the CAROLINA
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE (CIAA). This
league would include Johnson C.
Smith University, Winston-Salem
State University, North Carolina
Central University, Shaw Uni
versity, St. Augustine’s University,
Fayetteville State University, and
Livingstone College. Add Barber
Scotia to the league and you have an
eight-team unit which is perfect for
basketball and a five-team football
unit. The football schedule the teams
could pick up teams like Gardner
Webb, Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne,
Wingate, Elon, Fisk, Knoxville,
Morris-Brown, Morehouse, and
Clark to fill the schedules.
This would ipake the football unit
competitive and give the students
more time to stay in the classroom.
The furthest distance of travel would
be three hours in most situations.
Think about it, Southern Divi
sion fans.
JCSU, Winston-Salem State,
NCCU, Shaw, St. Augustine’s,
Fayetteville State, Livingstone, and
Barber-Scotia.
That's a very compact league with
schools of ^iiqilar missions and
similar resources. They are all ’
f
basically the same size.
Traditions are hard to break, but
time changes everything
What was good in 1940 may not be
good in 1986
As we head into the 21st century,
we need to see if the CIAA is fitting
the needs of the Southern Division
teams.
In football, there is no comparison
in the continuity of the programs.
Sure, we will get lucky and
Winston-Salem might beat Hamp
ton, but in the long range of the
competition, we have been getting
battered. The Southern Division is
the abused child of the CIAA. The
time has come to break and go to a r
more viable alternative.
By Evanuel Jones I
I-WU_E ! I
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North Mecklenburg, Northwestern,
Rock Hill High.
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DECEMBER 27-28
Shelby Tournament
Crest, Burns, Shelby. Kings
Mountain
SATURDAY A MONDAY
DECEMBER 28 A 30
Cherryville Tournament
Cherryville, East Gaston
FRIDAY
JANUARY 3
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South at West Charlotte
East Gaston at Ashbrook
Gaffney at Garinger
East_at_Northwest Cabarrus
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