St. Augustine’s Falcons Defeated By Winston-Salem, 13-8
MAKES WINNING V. S. DEBUT—Detroit's Teddy Wright
{white trunks) lands with a long left in his middleweight mam
event bout with Argentine champion Farid Salim at Madison
Square Garden October 28th. Making an impressive United States
debut with his speedy and persistent long armd punching. Salim
won a unanimous decision in lopsided fashion. The Argentine
born Syrian, 25. displayed a fast right hand that landed often as -f
crowded Wright's left /ahs. (UP! PHOTO)
BEATING THE GUN
By BILL BROWER FOR ANP
A new frontier opens up in sports
this month. The American Basket
ball League is competing for the
sports dollar as the second major
leagua in basketball
What will probably interest us
most are the fortunes of the Cleve
land Pipers, who will be coached
by Johnny McLendon McLendon,
it will be readily recalled, coached
at Tennessee State and North Caro
lina College for several years, com
piling the second best won-lost per
centage in college history.
A* the only tan coach in profes
aional basketball, McLendon not.
only will be singular but his degree
of success is certainly to be meas
ured closely.
He will tisve a mixed team, fairly
evenly divided between white and
tea athlete#. This sort of combma
tioc is nothing new- to McLendon.
Ha coached the Pipers for two sea
son* whan the team participated tn
the National Basketball League, nee
the National Basketball Industrial
League. The Pi pecs did very well
smdssr Johnny and last year won
the ehaniifonshtp. The NBL is
something of a amateur league,
with #l* players receiving no mon
ior playing basketball but have
Suitable outside employment.
McLendon's team also copped
the Amateur Athletic Associa
title and Johnny merited
the beam tit coaching an Amer
taui team against the Russians.
On hi* swjefcd was Jerry Lucas,
the free* All-American at Ohio
MeLendce ha* some of the boys
bade for a venture in the pro realm.
Among them are Billy Warley, a
strong pivot or corner player, and
Johnny Barnhill, clever Boorman.
Both had performed for him at
Gives 75 Points, Wins
TALLAHASSEE— Sports Editor i
Bill McGroth* of the Tallahassee !
Democrat repoits the following
“tru* story” in a recent column.
'This is a true story. A Talla- I
haasee attorney was sitting with a \
Hampton, Prairie View To
Host Homecoming Foes Sat.
HAMPTON. Va CANPi The
Hampton Institute Pirates, unscor
ed on in their last three games,
sod Prairie View, fighting to re
gain it* former position among the
football powers, will share the
homecoming spotlight Nov II
when they play hosts to Tuskegee
Institute and Bishop College.
The Piratps, led offensively by
WlUie Holland, the Centra! Inter
collegiate Athletic Association'*
leading scorer, and defensively by
the duo of Currie Ball and Willie
Ingram, are geared for a rugged
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t Tennessee Slate when McLendon s
teams were winning the National
| intercollegiate Athletic Associa
tion's titles.
Bight now, the most important
cog in McLendon's plans has been
sidelined by litigation. Dick Barn
hill, who was a star last season
with the Syracuse Nats, jumped to
the Pipers and his old coach (he
also played at Tennessee State). A
court ’tiling has barred Barnhill
from claying with the Cleveland
team pending a final disposition.
Others on the Pipers' roster in
clude Gus Guydon, a dunk shot
; artist from Drake University; Gra
| dv McCollum, a holdover from last
i year's Pipers, and Rossie Johnson,
j also from Tennessee State.
The founder of the American
League is none other than \hf
Saherstein. whose Harlem
Globe Trotters will he used as
hypo purposes at the gale when
necessary. Saperstein, who will
he the commisioner, also will
operate the Chicago entry. His
j presence on the scene assures
that there will be plenty of
color.
Team# will represent such cities
jas Washington, Kansas City, Los
j Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii,
■ Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Houston
j Some great college performers
who couldn't make it in the oMcr
National Basketball Association
have found an opportunity in the
new league These include Hal
Lear, who once set a National Col
legiate Athletic Association moot
ing record, and Cal Ramsey, once
a scoring record holder at New
York University. Both performed
last season in the Eastern League,
a weekend pro league.
We are glad to see a new circuit
| get under way. There seems to us
!to be plenty room for more pro
> basketball teams.
friend before the Florida A&M
kickoff against Bethune. The attor
ney si"ight a friendly wager. He
was offered Bcthnne-Cookman ar.d
VS points. He took it. Final score.
A&M 78, Bethune-Cookman 0."
contest with Tuskegee.
Prairie View will top a busy
weekend of festivities with the
game aeainst the Bishop Tigers.
Reigning as. homocoming queen
for PV al the came will be Mrs.
Minnie Alfred Stringfellow of Bay
town, Tex.
NIMA The nationally known
132-piece Florida A&M University
band thrill thousands each year
with its spectacular pre-game and
half-time shows at the famed Or
ange Blossom Classic.
Nelson Guthrie Runs For
Deciding Score In Game
Winston-Salem Teachers College
pushed 4 : yards for a third quar
ter touchdown that ret back St
Augustine's College 13-fi, here Sat
urday.
NT Ison Guthrie, one of the CI
AAs top ground-gainers, ran 1.)
yards for the deciding score after
the Falcons led at the half US.
Winston marched 50 yards in
the second quarter with I very
Roberts throwing 1? yards to
Emmanuel Weatherspoon for a
touchdown. But St. Augustine’s
came hack wil t a 67-yard drive
featured bv a Leo Williams to
Robert lleaden pass good for
57 yards.
Ohio State Galled Most
Powerful ‘Big Ten’ Team
COLUMBUS (ANFt— Ohio State,
one of the Big Ten powerhouses,
features the greatest single power
house ir, college football.
Bob Ferguson, the senior fullback
and an a!most-cinch All-American,
has a remarkable record of indi
vidual efforts throughout his ca
reer. Twice this season he has dem
onstrated his prowess as a consist
ent and persistent gainer.
In the opening 7-to-7 tie with
Texas Christian, Ferguson car
ried the ball 35 times, three
short of the Buckeye record set
in 1943 by Ernie Parks. Fergu
son amassed more than 150
yards.
In Ohio State’s 10-to-0 triumph
over Northwestern, Ferguson chalk
ed up 157 yards in a remarkable
exhibition of ball-carrying control.
Against Illinois, in a 44-0 rout, the
2! 7-pound battering ram registered
four touchdowns.
This, of course, is nothing new
NGC Entertains Union in
Homecoming Tilt Sat.
; DURHAM —North Carolina Col-
I iege's Eagles play Va. Union's Pan
| ihors in their annual homecoming
; ;iame, Saturday, Nov. 11 on O'Kelly
j Field. Kickoff is slated for :30 p.m.
The Eagles, sporting a confer
ence mark of 3-0-2, need a win over
the Panthers, if they are to stay in
contention for CIAA honors. A lost
will knock them out of the cham
pionship race.
Virginia Union, coached by
Tom "Trick’’ Harris, will bring
a formidable aggregation t to
Durham. I>ed by two break
away threats in Dan Greenuell
and little Jones Davis, Union’s
Liston Thinks He’ll Get
Title Bout With Patterson
CHICAGO fANP.i—-Sonny Liston
said here last week that he believes
ho will win hi.s campaign for a
heavyweight title fight with cham
pion Floyd Patterson, possibly after
he has taken care of German hea
vyweight contender Albert Wrst
phall, on Dec. 4.
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A BIG FOOT ■— Raleigh, North Carolina's Napoleon John
son, S’ 10” junior quarterback for the Florida A&M University
Rattlers,, is booting the pigskin at an average of 42 yards per boo*.
Johnson starred on the football team of Ligon Jr.-Sr. High School,
Raleigh, ior four years.
Gerald White took it nvpr from
the three. Williams then passed to
Robert Polder to give the Falcons
their two-point halftime lead.
Winston-Salem now has a 5-1-1
icoid for the year while the Fal
cons are 3-3
St. Augustine's lost two scoring
opportunities when Robert Headen
had no one between him and the
goal line, his footing was lost. On
another occasion Gerald Eut~ drop
ped a touchdown pass behind all
defenders.
The Falcons will travel to Char
lotte Saturday ao meet Johnson C.
Smith, once beaten by Winston-
Salem.
for the Buckeyes, or Ferguson. Last
seas n. scoring 13 touchdowns (at
least one in each game), he carried
160 times for 853 yards, an average
of 5.3 yards per carry. Four of his
runs were for 51 yards or more.
As a sophomore, the Troy, Ohio,
product averaged 6.1 yards. He
played left halfback that season.
His two year-aggregate, on 221 at
tempts. is 1.224 yards.
Furthermore, Ferguson is a
strong linebacker on defense.
Recently, Frank (Buck) Kiirov,
scout for the Philadelphia Eagl
es, said Ferguson was the out
standing pro prospect in college
ranks.
George Preston Marshall, owner
of the Washington Redskins, has
announced that Ferguson for Lar
ry Ferguson, the injured lowa per
former), would be his first choice
when he drops the color barrier in
the coming draft
offense offers more speed and
passing than before. Quarter
back Napoleon Barbosa is rat
ed as one of the better field
generals in the league.
Co-Captains Harlow Fullwood,
tackle; and James Winn, guard; an
chor the Panther's forward wall.
The Panthers will be out to
avenge for the 32-0 loss pinned on
them by the Eagles last season.
Herman Riddick's Eagles feature
a newly developed passing attack,
spearheaded by a plucky quarter
back Richrad Hicks. Aaron Martin,
end and Richard Wilkins, halfback
are his favorite targets and will
bear serious watching.
Liston was questioned during a
guest apperance on a boxing show
at the Marigold Arena. He came
here to box an exhibition bout a
gainst Chicago heavyweight Ernest
Terrell at the International Amphi
theatre, Monday, Nov. 6.
Va. State
Accepts
Tournament
Invitation
PETERSBURG. Va Virginia
Slate College has accepted a bid to
play in the Norfolk Invitational
Basketball Tournament, Dec 28-30,
Dr. J A Moore, athletic director,
announced last week.
The Trojans will be competing
with Elizabeth City, Hampton. Mor
gan, Norfolk Division of VSC, and
Virginia Union in the three-day
met.
State's visitation season includes
20 games, all against CIAA foes.
Standings
CIAA STANDINGS
Conference AH G. Pt*. Op
YV L 1 Y\ L T
A&T .. 40 0 42 0 131 103
NCC 30 2 50 2 117 33
J. C. Smith 41 0 6I 0 142 33
WSTC . 3 11 5 11 121 67
Del. State 42 0 43 0 87 124
Hampton 32 0 52 0 123 35
Va. State 32 1 32 1 84 44
Va. Union 32 1 42 1 9 64
FSTC . 22 0 24 0 44 56
Morgan State 34 0 34 0 37 39
St. Aug 23 0 33 0 84 59
Mil State ..1 2 1 32 1 84 59
ECTC 24 0 34 0 69 129
Howard .1 4 0 15 0 37 152
Shaw .1 5 0 15 0 47 103
St Paul’s .0 5 0 06 0 50 112
Scoreboard
College
Fla. A AM, 32; A&T. 1*
WSTC, 13; St. Augustine’*, 8
ECTC. 7; FSTC, 6
J C. Smith, 14; Va. State, 9
Md. State, 25; Deia State. 8
NCC, SI; Morris Brown, 21
Miss. Vocational, IT, S. C. State 8
Bluefield State, 60; Washington
Teachers, 0
Clark, 6. Dillard, 6
Central Ohio State, 34; St. Joseph
(Ind), 16
lane, 28: Fisk 20
Morris, 14; Kittrell, 8
Prairie View, 41; Texas College, 0
Jackson State. 20; Wiley, 0
Morehouse, 20; Knoxville, 9
Southern, 7; Tenn. A&I, 0
Va. Union, 23: Morgan State, 19
Alcorn A&M, 20; Ark. AM&N, 18
High School
Merrick-Moore (Durham), 6; Mary
Potter (Oxford), 6
Carver Consolidated 'Forsythe), 74,
Logan (Concord), 0
Atkins (Winston-Salem), 14; Llgon
(Raleigh), 6
Davie County Tr. (Mocksville), 25;
West Rowan, 6
Washington County Union (Roper),
8; Robt. L. Vann (Ahoskle), 6
E. E. Smith (Fayetteville), 26; Ep
pes (Greenville), 6
U. S. rose grower* are saved $3
million annually by new insect
kiiing chemicals.
FOOTBALL
THANKSGIVING CLASSIC
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IN EXHIBITION FlGHT — Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, left, tikes a gool
look at the giant hand of of heavyweight Sonny Liston in Chicago last week. Liston fought an ex
hibition bout in Chicago last week. (LIPI TELEPHOTO).
For NUL Work:
W. Young |
Presents
Blueprint
NEW YORK--In a 10-day swing j
that will embrace seven key cities
from the Midwest to the Pacific I
Coast, Whitney M. Young, Jr, ex- j
ecutive director of the National J
Urban League, this week is pre- j
renting a blueprint of some of the j
NUL’s new programs in commun- ,
ity service to the grass-roots of the j
agency’s nationwide facilities.
Before returning to New York
Mr. Young will have met. with and
spoken to Urban League groups of
staff and volunteers in the follow
ing cities;
Flint, Mich., Nov. 1; Detroit, Nov.
2; Seattle, Nov. 3-5; Portland. Ore.
Nov. 6; Los Angeles, Nov. 7; San |
Francisco, Nov. 3; St. Paul. Nov. 9. j
In addition to consultations with
Urban League board and staff per
sonnel during the San Francisco
visit, Mr, Young also addressed a
conference of tne National Associa
tion of Intergroup Relations Offi
cers convening there.
MIAMI—The 29th annual Orange
Blossom Classic, sponsored by Flo
rida A&M University of Tallahas
see, will be played in the famed j
Orange Bowl Stadium, Saturday
night, December 9
MIAMI—The famed Florida A&M
University-sponsored Orange Blos
som Classic is the nation's most ;
succesful Negro promotional ath
letic event.
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■takes him to state his errand.
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See North Carolina College's
Famous Band And The Majorettes
As They Do Their Stuff.
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