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THE CAaoUHmw
WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1539
Grid Giants To Shoot For Title; Loaded With Talent
A&TFavored In Tight Grid
Race In GIAA By Dickinson j
BY JOHN A. HOLLEY (
DURHAM—As the 1955 foot- j
ball sea»sftr approaches- the Cen- j
traJ Intercollegiate Athletic A.sso- j
edition's grid race for champion- j
ship laurels promises to he a real j
tight affair right down to the fi- |
r.a! day of battle on Thanksgiving j
day.
Ne one team in the -mem
ber CIAA stands out so strong
ly that it can be offered the
conference grid diadem on a
silver platter before the first
official kick-off is sounded
With the complex Dickinson
Sta«ng System deciding the lea -
ftie’s champion, no team can be
MAJOR LEAGUE NOTES
BY BILL BROWER FOR ANT i
CHICAGO i.ANPi Now in the
stretch run of the major league j
baseball season, the men have been -
separated from the boys and the
big men. as far as tan performers !
are concerned seemed to be Hank
Aaron Ernie Banks, and Frankie •
Robinson among the veterans and
Vad* Pinson among the newcom
ers
Standouts in pitching of fours*
are two veterans. Sam Jones and
Don Newcomb*
To be considered for his contin
ued sparkling all-around perform
ance Willie Mays.
.And a bouciii*t belongs to
Wliie McCorer for his in pUJ
tiena? life he rave the -San
Francisco Giants
Aaron, tn 1.32 gasses, was
bitting 366 The ai*nde» alur
j*r of »be Milwaukee Brave?
bad collected 158 hits. scored At
times and drove in 97 runs. He
bad clouted S 3 home runs
Banks batting. 303 in 1.12 games,
was the National League leader in
heme runs with 37 and the major
League leader in BBT? with 115.
ROBINSON CHALLENGES
BANKS
-rs,* Chicago shortstop, howei’*? 1
was still facing a strong challenge
-** both decartments from Robin--
sen the hard-hitting Cincinnatian
With a H 9 batting mark in 124
games, Robinson had 30 home runs
and 112 RBI;
Tsm ? op. R.oV>iriSOti's Trills**
h&d a lor.?shot chance to overtake
Aaron in the batting derby The
e > rookie “’*as batting “ trail
ed Aaron m hits with 174 and was
R.. C Monarch $
Beat Cubans;
Paige h Star
irr ’TNG TON <ANP' The
Kan.??.' ■■ Mon.archs. with Sam.
Thomr; > hurling 7-hit ball, de
feated the Havana Cuban. Stars at
Griffith stadium Thursday. 7-2.
■Satchel Paige was the featured
pitcher for the Cubans, but the
ageless went only or.* and two
thirds innings in relief While
Satchel hurled shutout ball during
bis period on the mound, the Mon
arch* ripped into three other Cu
bs* hurlers —.lose Porte Mike Al
varez and Alex Castro—for a total
of 11 hits
A crowd of 4.990 saw the
ga me and thrilled to excite -
merit, as Satchel strolled to the
mound to relieve Port* is the
third with one out and two
men on base Satchel proceed
ed to retire the side on two
straight pop-ups. then kept
them hit?**.* in the fourth be
fore retiring to the bench Ma
te if
Thompson kept the Cubans at
bay until the seventh, when, they
bailied once and added another in
the ninth. The Monarchs gamed ail
they needed in the first and third
frames, when they scored twice in
each inning
SAfLEB AT HOME— -Vic Power, Indian first baseman, is nailed n.t home plain as Elates Howard. ’
fattkee wisher, t-Egr. him after taking % threw from Jeff fielder Hector {jejssi in the 7th inning of the i
S’as&te-isdia.n game at C!evelaad, Ohio, August Zb. Tbs ran trass t seeded as Use Ku3ia.se won their
sth straight game by defeating the Tanka. 6~H . j
i declared or even predicted to Like j
! ail the nirrbles until the final out- j
i come is tabulated after the Tu r-
I key Day’ encounters around the
i conference.
However, A&T, last years'
| winner of the loop crown on
fh* final day as a result of a
c<K{g spuerker over North Car
i olina College, is rated a slight
favorite to repeat, with North
Carolina (Allege Morgan State
and Maryland State cast in the
role of definite challengers.
In every football race there
must be a “darkhorse” or two. and
I have two of them in Hampton
Institute, and .Johnson C. Smith.
! both on the come-back trail as i
I major league leader in runs with j
j 108.
Other* anrnng the top (0 N?_
hitters were Orlando Cep*da.
Sin Fianciscn Giants, with a j
jig mark. 25 home runs and 33
RBls: Bill White. St Louie.
-lift. 11 hern* runs, 88 FBtsi
Robert* Clement*. 304, three
home rues 32 KRi?. vr?v c 303.
71 hem? runs, 7? KB!?; and - \
Junior Gilliam. 302. two home j
run?. 23 F.BI?,
The best tan batter tn the Amsr- j
j can league u ; a> Minie Mi no so. vs?, «
Beating The Gun
or gjT.I. BROWER FOR ANT
Willi* Mays has never been hap-
D y in Ran Francisco The moment
j fl-i* Giants announced the team
■ would hr transferred to the West
! Coast a touch of sadness seemed
to overcome—ever so gradually—
th* most exciting performer in the
j major league?
iTr.fore he not on th* ,-van
Francisco Uniterm. Ma v * erv
countered rsr<a! prejudice in
ri“.* city b*- th* Golden Gate
H. was offered a home in a
iiK-whlt* cr-ridenttal a**a and
y, liar .i-nijld harnen to you or
mp. Waonen**? vt**-* tv,*
«*1 t-W-oc* B**t rVi* m.
cidont was smoothed out. May*
|£*i,r th*
TV,* Ran Francisco fan? no* 1 * + o
| msjer lea rues, had h*ard about the
remarkable feat? of thi? voune’
m*n Them exported much—much
; +*o much from bum H* did come
j through with a 347 batting aver
i .bid that was not enough
j WRITERS ST’HTI.T ATTACK
MAYS
mn Fvan-icrr. WTlterS. also UCW
i+o the major league?, wer* hard
jto tilesr,e They began a subtle
rampargn of belittling Mays and
| adopted Orlando Cepeda as their
bero
Nothing wrong with that, but the
! -i-riters seemed intent on making
j W,Hi* a scapegoat for the failure
I of the Giants to win th* pennant.
1 Furthermore, they mad* Willie
nut something he newer has been.
I a swellhead
: j This year, Willie has not had one
' iof his best seasons at tVi* plat*
■ ! But if you car* to scratch the sur
ftoxing Book Out
j NEW YOPK (ANPi A new
I boxing book called "Better Box
! mg- —sn Illustrated Guide." with
j mentors Eddie LaFrrnd and Julie
j instructions on the art of ring
! M«neder. is slated for publication
| by Ronald Brest Company Sept, 4.
1 The book, which includes both
! basic and advanced instructions
i should prove especially valuable to
nephytes and novices in grounding
I them. In the 'manly art of self de
j tense”
j The authors are chairman end
| secretary, respectively, of the NO- j
i AA Boxing Rules committee. They j
I are also members of the U ? O
I CIAA grid powers.
I Bert. Piggotte Aggie* used the
breaks of the tricky football to
cop last years' loop honors in the
finale of th* season against North
Carolina College s Eagles. The Ag
gies scored twice early in the tiff
as a result of Eagle errors to go
on and win the title
However, back from this club
ar* a nucleus of veteran letter
men. 23 in number, spot-lighted
bv such sparkling stalwarts as
Paul Swann, oft.-iniured quarter
back last season: Johnny 'Ward
low. lanky pass snatching end with
15 receptions ia ‘SB. and power
driving fullback, Lloyd Oakley.
i gran Cleveland outfielder, with a
I ,104 mark. His teammate. Vic Row- ,
| .-iv, was baiting, .298. Power was i
! among the leaders in runs with 88.
Statistic- cm other tan players
are:
Charley Neal. Gilliam ? team
mate at Los Angeles, batting .293; j
Billy Bruton. Milwaukee. 231: To- j
ny Tavlor, Cubs. .232; Wes Coving- 1
lon. Milwaukee 279 and Willie
I Kurland, Giants. 268
| Covington, incidentally ha? been :
j lost for the season, suffering torn
I hjvsment?, in his lor
face, you will find his contribu
tions to the Giants' success remain
vital.
Consider a few examples from 1
recent weeks —despite the bril'iant
performance of another Willie i
iMcCoveyl—and you will see Wit I
lie (Mays' still is earning his pay
'ScPTOO a year7.
In a game against Milwaukee
on Aug. 5. with the score tied
1-1 in the Bih. Willie doubled
home th* winning run in the
4-1 victory.
Against (he Brave? the next
I fav. Willie rot three hits. tr,.
rfyd'ng a home run. drove In
| * tun and scored
Against Cincinnati on A tig
J. Mans pot fhre* hits =nd Mn
£-nd in the winning run in th*
s*h. aft?* making * anectaruiar
catch of Johnny Temples hid
for a trinie
Against the Reds on Aug - r
oeda's home run won the game
but Mans' «nig*l m th* sth mad*
H possible He scored on an tn
■ field out to give the Giants a tem
porary 3-2 lead
Against the Sr Louis Cardinal?
on Aug in. Mays pinch-s’nsled
and drove in » run that rut th*
i Cards lead to 2-1. and the Giants
1 v ent on to win. 3-2
For a ball player who figure?
someday to hit 466, batting awwd
300 mark is something that in
spires carping But at 28, Mays'
basic skills are undiminished. H*'?
still quit* a ball player—if only !
San Francisco fans and writers
would let him b* just that
j That’s all the "Ssy Hey Kid' ha?
, i *«,*r asked.
lympic Games committee on box
j ins
formal 4-H Club work in North
I Carolina got its start from a Hert
ford County com club organized
in 1800.
It has been estimated that less
than 10 per cent of North Caro- j
hut’s labor force will be required ,
for agricultural production in 1975
j This year will be the 17th time
! is the last 120 years that a farm
• census has been taken.
I Fifty-seven per cent of North
| Carolina farm families do sot have
■ running water
Many Sepians Bolster
Hopes Os Md. Players
EDIOR'S NOTE: This is an
other in the series of stories on
National Football League
teams and their Negro players.
BY BILL BROWER
CHICAGO— fANPi Runnerup
to the Baltimore Colts in that
spine - tingling finale last Decem
ber at Polo Grounds., the New
York Giants, eastern division kings
of the National Football league
are a good be? for another shot at
the title this year.
Os course, as always, the Giants
will have to overcome the Cleve
land Browns, but Coach Jim How
ell believes he has the personnel
including top-notch tan talent, not
only to repeat as division champi
ons, but to lake aii the marbles.
COUNT ON TAN STARS
The Giants ar* counting on
Roosevelt Grier to bulwark
the defensive lin*. and Roose
velt Brown to lead the charge
on offense. Tower fullbarking
should again he provided by
Mel Triplett
Newcomers who might make
the team, now tn training at
Winooski Firt, Vt. include
Howard Glenn, defensive end.
Ellison Kelly, offensive guard.
Harrv Jefferson and Georg*
offensive halfbacks, and
Sid Williams, defensive half
back,
Graining, Jackson State
Ta Tighten Football Race
GR. AMBLING La CANPI -
Gramblmg college opens its firs*
season as a full-fledged member of
*he Southwestern Conference this
fall and the league debut look?
like a benefit performance.
Everyone is bowing in everyone
else as an absolute championship
contender—previous introductions
not withstanding.
Traditionally. Southwestern
Schools - engage in a helter
skelter power scramble, and
(h* trt(( ,Mff r,t Grsmbling and
Jackson State is not esp*rt*d
b r ir*g end to ?h* annual
jjuofg .>( thrill? and
‘Mag* Features Clowns
PHILADELPHIA —(ANP> The
! Indianapolis Clown?, baseball fun- ;
makers are th* subjects of a specs- j
Ia! feature article m the current j
issue of Fbom magazine
The story and picture? depict '
the Clowns in action, and feature !
| such star? a? George Green and j
j George NaMirsboy” Williams, first 1
baseman who double- as a clown
Combinning baseball 5 with bus !
ssie {*iani*s Cepeda
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico—fANP> ,
A $h son suit against Orlando Ce- |
peda of the San Francisco Giants
was filed in court by the father of
a 12-year-old boy for alleged intur-
I ies. suffered during a baseball
i game last January
j Antonio Sanabna filed suit in
j behalf of his son, whom he claim
-1 ed suffered cuts m trying to dodge
a ball thrown into the grandstand
by Cep»ds reportedly incensed
by fans who were deriding him
The Puerto Rican winter league j
|
EATON ROUGE La CANF) ~ !
Southern University's football j
J team will play a tough 10-game, !
I schedule this fall according to an ;
l announcement from the school's .
athletic department
Toughest opponents on the South
ern schedule are Prairie View A I
arid M defending national mythi- !
cal Negro champion, Jackson and :
Grambling colleges. Florida A and !
M and Tennessee A 1 Universities.
Marshall
College To
Open Season
MARSHALL, Tex,((As!M s ! The
Wiley College Wildcats will open
'iieii- 953 football season against
highly favored Bishop College Ti
gers. champions of the Gulf Coist
conference The game will be start
ed in Dai-Ni stadium, Dallas. Sent.
28.
For the opening try, the Wild
cats will be relying upon their vet
erans, says Coach Fred Long, re
cuperating from, injuries received
in a recent auto accident.
Returning lettsrmen will bs Bil
ly Brown and Jamas Tucker, cen
ters, Sam Robinson, Leroy “Cat" j
Jones and George Holmes, tackles: j
James Edwards, end; and Hiram : (
Wilson, fullback.
The low. of quarterback Floyd -
Grier, now a fourth year per*
former, was a sensation on de
fense in his rookie season and star
red in the Giants' title drive ,n
1956 He was in the service in 1957
j and returned to action last year,
t He is from Penn State.
TRIPLETT'S KEY MAN
' Brown, strong and as fast as any
i lineman in the league, is consider
ed the NFL best downfieid block
t | er. He slso reinforres the defense
| on goai-line stands. He was an un~
i | known when he was drafted from
Morgan State m 1953
Triplett, former University of
Toledo captain, is not. only a dan
-1 gerous runner, but is a valuable
blocker for other runners and
passers. With the Giants stressing
the passing game more, this year,
his value is likely to increase pro
portionately. In four seasons. Trip
lett. has gained 1,365 yards, an
average of almost four yards a,
crack.
Glenn, signed a? a free agent af
ier writing and requesting a try
out. played football for Lmfield
College in Oregon. He is trying to
stick as the third defensive end.
Jefferson, a former Illini star,
was also signed as a free agent af
j ter starring in service football. A
- versatile performer in the college
i ranks. Jefferson is seeking a place
! as an offensive halfback
pathos.
With National Negro Champion
' Prairie View A and M. Southern,
s I Texas College, Texas Southern
Arkansas A M and N, Wiley and
! newcomers Jackson and Grambl
i ing nourishing title apirations, the
i rs u n n y Southwestern football
= bounce will be exposed to steam
| heated pressure from early Sept.
: <o late November
The possibility of any such ad
| venture with calamity is enough to
'end coaches scurrying for cover
Sage prognosticators insist that the
•ught-team league jg downright
1 confounding
foonery. th* Clowns have become
popular along the barnstorming
j eirreuit.
Meanwhile, the team ha? nine
I games left to play in its 1959 sch
' *dule. They play Brandywine, Md
i Sept 6: Winston-Salem. N. C, 7,
I Greenville. S C , 8; Laurens, S C.
! 9; Charlotte, N C <O. Cleveland
i Term.. 12. Atlanta. 13; Charleston.
1 S C. 14. and Jacksonville, Fla . 15
. fined Or‘.undo S2OO as a result 9f
I i.he incident However, the big
Giants first baseman - outfielder
was acquitted ot assault -and bat
tery charges filed against him be
cause of the mciden*
Howard Cage
Coach Coes
To Ghana
WASHINGTON—Or Theme* A
Hart, assistant profanor of physi
cal education and varsity basket
ball coach ft Howard University,
has. been granted a leave of ab
sence to accept as 18~me©th State
'Department assignment *« coordi
nator of ph-rsi-i] education in the
! public schools of Ghana. West
I Africa.
I Dr Hart will also establish * *e
i nes of coaching clinics throughout
; the new republic, as well at- otgan
j les and coach the Ghanaian track
i learn for the 1930 Olympic Games
at Rome
A member of the College a t
Libera! Arte faculty at Howard
since 1348, ©r. Hart has served
as varsity coach of track and
field crosa-country, golf and
basketball. He Is a native of
Williamfitown, Mass, and served,
on the faculty at Talladega
College f Ala.) prior to coming
to Reward,
Dr. Hart holds the Bachelor of
Science degree from New York
University, where he was a mem
ber of the varsity track team, the
Master of Science degree from the
University of Illinois, and the Doc
tor of Education degree from NYU
He ie married to the former Ada
lyne Monroe of Norfolk, Va They
have three children lO-year-old
Brenda, eight-year-old Elaine, and
Thomas. Jr . who i* three.
The Harts reside at. 30 Adams St
northwest.
Iglehsrt, now on the roster of -fee
Los Angels*. Bams, » still being
feld. Potential candidates forth«
position are Joe Morgan, Earl Z*a
!ey and freshmen player* Harold
Riser and Roy Jamison. Other po
sitions will be filled by new mem
bers of the squad.
P n JVE SAFELY!
GOTTA MATCH? —P» r«-hf<} *m the «f Pfr Tar! Brown ’-‘Chailie." *he crow mausoot of C Cosr
c*a«T, C. S. 23rd Engineers, help-, hum -elf to a cigar'f.te at th* u#if: h? r in Hjn.ru. West Gerss*a&
Brown, from Chicago. li!.. pul a aphnf on *hr lame bsiri : lr-r. broken when, another soldier accidently
stepped on Charlie, (UP! PHOTO). . • '
At Fayetteville:
17Southeastern Counties
To Take Pa ri In Ca ttle Sho w
Seventeen Southeastern Counties
will participate in the Southeast
ern District Jr Cattle Show being
held here in Fayetteville Septem
ber 3 and 4.
Each exhibitor from the seven
teen counties will have been iudg
e-d in local or area shows prior to
the District Show, with onh- blue
ribbon winners eligible for comps
‘ ltion.
Th? liistrici -
(eying Us eleventh >■*?? has
created a rreat deal of interest
in dairying with emphasis on
better quality stock Since th*
beginning- of the District Show,
i-H and NFA dairy projects
ha v* increased to 781. Nine
grade A dairies were establish
ed and t larger number a»e
selling milk on grade C ba?i?
Registration for the Show will
begin at 2 p m on Thursday,
September 3 at the Jaycees Fair
ground A banquet for leader? and
exhibitor? will be held fh,3t after
noon at ";30 at Fayetteville State
Teachers College.
Appearing on the banquet pro
gram will be Dr Rudolph Jones
president of the college; Mr John
Ormsby. chairman of the Agricul
ture Committee of Chamber of
Commerce; Mr D K Gaskill.
chairman of Agriculture Commit
tee of till* Jr Chamber of Com
merce; I B Julian, representing
I ; . Seagrams
HI Golden
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s 3f„ I
vs -
f
wiasMwnuas eemm. tv.6 r inm wsmtEß »y m asms rbw m*m mm& 1
the banks of Fave'te vile: Mrs M
| R Williams County Schools. Mr.
1 J. A. Spaulding. Southeastern Di«- '
I tnct Agricultural A.r*nt ar 17. Tr.
• w R Hill. Principal of the Arm
trong H'gh School,
j Purvis R-* a) of A ! m :f ror!r High
| School will preside and Ira Chavis
of Chestnut Hirh School -v-11 wei
come the 4-H. NFA. and NHA mem- '
hers.
Judging *? ill begin al 9 a m on
Friday, with th* Show being of- j
ficially opened bv the Hcnorabl*
George Herndon M-.- or of if,* rs- !
tv of Fayetteville Mr Henvv P
| r -nn, Chairman of (he Board of
County Commissi one' Mr Bern- :
ard Stem, president of F *• -'t-c .-ille
I J mior Chamber of Commerce- M
I John Kenngdy. presi-’ent of Fsv- !
: efteville Chamber of Commerce,
and Mr F D Byrd. Stiff of Coun
! 'v Schools.
Judging of ih* *hotv will be
done by 5H R I, Da-yenivirt,
manage'' of Sycamoie Dairy
ami 9tr T C Risloek, In
charge. Dairy Extension, N. C.
Stale College
I Mr D, H Gaskill will make the
, ! awards
1 I The Show j? srionsored loiffiv b--
! the Fayetteville Chamber of Com
- I merce. Junior Chamber of. Com- !
nerce. First Citizen? Bank. Corn- j
-rial Bank, Branch Bant: State -
Teachers College and the County
; Negro Farm Bureau.
—.
SIA 3 Coaches, t
Officials Plan
lest In Sept
CHICAGO - ANT 5 ' - The
annua! mf-'r.: of the Souther.
oacbes and Officials Asseciatior
■.'■lii be held m. Booker T Wash
'Cton High School's gymnasium
* Atlanta, Sept. 12-13. B T Harvey
••'cretary - treasurer, SIAC. an
nounced The coaches are members
of SIAC.
The Atlanta Quarterback Club
••imposed of Atlanta coaches and
"tnrials. wM be host to the meet*
, "ic. which mill pass on the quali
• i ration of coaches and officials
and make assignments for the eg
. ■■■inng football and basketball see
i sons
Member teams of SIAC are Ala
bama A&M.. Alabama State Cel
!ege. Allen. Benedict, Betkuaa*
C.ookman Clark. Fisk, Florida A*
&M Fort Valley State. Rsxviile.
| Lane. LeMoyne Morehouse Morris
Bro'«-n South Carolina State. Tus*
kegee and Xavier *