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16 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 •*> s*l3s | M tf»lT 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 *