Grid Powers A&T, S.C. State To ClasbStpf. 19 At Winston
r COULDN’T HOLD P.-XSS-Cleveland, O.: John Beasley of Minnesota
couldn’t hang onto pass Thrown by quarterback Gary Cuozzo in first
quarter action. Cleveland's safety Dean Brown (21) watches ball fall to
ground. (UPi).
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the Virginia State College I'ro for the 1970 football season are these
men (from left): Will: or guard from Newport News; Glen
Radcliffe, senior gu r ~i i, :rg: and Richard Pearson, senior
guard from Freeman. \a. c Il o. ins begin the season under new coach
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FORCED OUT-Atlanta: Giarbs’ second baseman Tito Fuentes reaches
for the ball and the base is Hr: ves Felix Millan is forced out on a third
inning infield grounder of; A iph Carr. San Francisco beat Atlanta, 1-0.
.Umpire is Dave Davidson, (i IT).
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"THE FOOTBALL GAME
WjJH A HEART”
SICKLE CELL RESEARCH BENEFIT
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S.C. STATE
IV, SEPT. 19
GROVES STADIUM WINSTON -SALEM, N.C.
♦ SPECIAL ATTRACTION Pi,-C.tira- Star of Stars j
Show Featuring Mahalia Jackson. Local Rock
Groups, Other National Talon*
AAminlmi for show and dance; $6,00. Ticket-, on sale at |
AdkT Union and Throughout Triad Area.
Bept. 11: A&T versus Southern University in New j
York City’s Yankee Stadium Tickets on sale now at
Aik T Memorial Union.
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ADMIRES SONNY’S FIST-Hollywood: “Gee.
mister! That’s a nice fist you’ve got there,”
says Godfrey Cambridge (R)„ Well, what would
you say if you went upstairs to complain that
your neighbor was making too much noise and
the man that answered the door was heavy
weight boxer Sonny Liston? That’s what Cam
bridge said in the scene with the former
champion during filming of ABC-TV’s “Love,
American Style” at Paramount. (UPI).
Game Will Benefit
Sickle Cell Disease
WINSTON - SALEM - North
Carolina A&T and S. C. State,
both teams who have been suc
cessful in producing pro foot
ball talent, have been signed to
participate in a nationally -
promoted football game for the
benefit of the Sickle Cell Dis
ease Research Foundation.
The game will be held Sat
urday, Sept. 19 In the 31,000-
seat Groves Stadium, the home
playing field of Wake Forest
University.
Announcement of the game
featuring the two black foot
ball powers was made at a press
conference at the Hilton Inn
here Monday by Dr. Elmer An
derson, a member of the board
of directors of the foundation
and medical director of the new
Martin Luther King Hospital,
currently being built in Los
Angeles.
“We are extremely pleased
that these two fine teams have
agree to participate In this
worthwhile cause/’ said Dr.
Anderson, “This game becomes
even more significant when one
considers that authorities es
timate that two out of every 25
American blacks carry the
sickle cell trait, while the dis
ease occurs only about once
in 400 births in the national
population. ■’
Dr. Anderson said that pro
ceeds from the game will be
used to finance programs for
diagnosis, treatment and re
search in sickle cell cancer.
He announced that singer-band
leader Ray Charles, himself
a victim of the disease, has
been appointed chairman of the
foundation.
Albert Smith, A&T athletic
director, said that in addition
to the game, fans will be treat
ed to a pre-game star of stars
concert, featuring world re
known gospel singer, Mahalia
Jackson, other nationally known
Former Grid Star Pilots
Helm hr Navy A f Base
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Seven
years ago, Navy Lieutenant John
M. Reid of Panorama City,
Calif,, was picking up charging
halfbacks as they attempted to
tear through the University of
Utah defensive line.
Today, he is a Navy helicop
ter pilot with more than 1.500
accident-free hours. Lt. Reid
now trains other naval aviators
with Helicopter Squadron Ten
(HS-10) at the Naval Air Sta
tion, Imperial Beach, Calif.
“I’m one of 18 Instructors
here at Imperial Beach,” said
the 6’l”, 205-pound former de
fensive tackle. “Now we’re
training naval aviators on the
SH3D helicopater, a twin-tur
bine, fully instrumented air
craft.”
In 1962, Lt. Reid was tabbed
as one of the outstanding de
fensive tackles in the first year
of the Western Athletic Con
ference at Utah. In 1963, he was
named to the ail-WAC team, as
Utah posted a 4- 6 record with
victories over New Mexico,
Brigham Young, Colorado State,
and Utah State.
After graduation, Lt. Reid en
tered the Navy as an aviation
officer candidate. He was com
missioned on July 2, 1965, and
was designated a naval avia
tor in Sept. 1966.
During his first tour of duty,
Lt. Reid was assigned to Heli
copter Anti-Submarine Squad
‘Meanness’May Result
In Pro Grid Contract
GREENSBORO - “Some peo
ple say that I’m mean. It’s not
that, It’s just that .1 think mean
talent and local rock groups.
“A&T is proud to be associat
ed with this game,” said Smith.
“We think that this is the first
time that predominantly
black college has tried to bring
this type of football to the a
rea. Coming on the heels of our
trip to New York’s Yankee Sta
dium, this game will mean much
in our program to give our fans
topnotch football. The Aggies
open their season Sept. 11 a
gainst Southern University in
New York.
A&T, currently a member of
the Central Intercollegiate Ath
letic Association (CIAA) has 10
former stars playing profes
sional football.
These ex-Aggie stars include
cornerback Cornell Gordon of
the New York Jets, defensive
end Elvin Bethea of the Hous
ton Oilers and Dickie West
moreland of the Minnesota Vik
ings.
The Bulldogs, members of the
Southern Intercollegiate Ath
letic Conference (SIAC), have
also sent 10 players to the pros.
Outstanding among the former
S, C. State stars are Deacon
Jones of the Los Angeles Rams
and R. c. Gamble of the Bos
ton Patriots.
The Aggies, coached by Horns
by Howell, were 6-2-1 last year,
out will open the new season
with a number of outstanding
players, including Little All-
America candidate Melvin
Holmes, and offensive guard.
S. C. State, coached by youth
ful Oree Banks, finished 5-3-1
last season. The Bulldogs will
be sparked this year by Dirto
Benjamin and Ben Samuels,
to topnotch quarterbacks.
Smith said that tickets for the
game and show will cost $6,00
and will be available in Greens
boro, High Point and Winston-
Salem.
ron Eleven on board the USS
Wasp. In Nov. 1967, he was part
of the recovery team assigned
to test the Apollo recovery
module camera package. He
was designated a helicopter
commander, and was assigned
his own aircraft and flight crew.
In 1962, Lt. Reid was present
ed the “Dipper Award” from the
Commander, Fleet Air Quonset
Point, R. 1., for having the crew
with_ the highest readiness in
anti-submarine warfare among
the crews at Quonset Point.
With HS-11, Lt. Retd made
two cruises aboard the USS
Wasp. One to the North At
lantic and the Mediterranean,
and one to the Caribbean. Lt.
Reid made a second cruise to
the Caribbean aboard the USS
Intrepid.
“I really enjoy piloting a
helicopter,” said Lt. Reid, “But
I have other Interests too. I’ve
learned to fly gliders in the
Navy, and have done a lot of
photography as well.’’
In addition to these two in
terests, Lt. Reid charges
cross-country on his BSA 441
motorcycle, deep-sea fishes,
and climbs mountains.
The 28-year old bachelor, is
also HS-lO’s antisubmarine
warefare officer, eommuncia
tions officer, and helicopter
aerodynamics and oceano
graphy instructor.
on the football field,” says Mel
Holmes, the Aggies’ Little All-
American candidate.
Holmes begins his final sea
son with North Carolina A&T
as one of the most respected
ball players among the nation’s
small colleges.
“He will rank with the best
blockers as a pro prospect,”
said a recent article in the foot
ball Bible, “Smith and Street’s
Magazine.”
Offensively, the Aggie line
will be solid, anchored by Mel
vin Holmes, 250, of Miami, who
could be the Aggies’ next All-
American,” echoed the new
“End Zone Magazine.”
Off the field, the beefy Holmes
(6-4) is a rather mild mannered
young man. On the football field,
he wants lt known that he Is there
strictly for business.
Holmes starred at Mays High
in Maimi before moving to A&T,
where he saw a lot of action,
even as a freshman. “He’s ag
gressive and has the speed and
size to function,” said Hornsby
Howell, the A&T coach. Howell
also noted that Holmes can
propel all that weight over the
distance of 40 yards In less than
475, quite a feat in itseli.
Holmes is majoring in busi
ness administration, but is hop
ing his meanness will earn him
a big fat pro contract.
Like most youngsters with
pro football ambitions, Holmes
is hoping that his senior year
will be an outstanding one,,
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FOY SCORES FROM FIRST-Chicago: Met s’ Joe Foy scores from first
base on doable by Jerry Grote in ninth inning action Sept. 5. Cubs’ catch
er Randy Hundley couldn’t reach the plate as Mets defeated the Cubs 5-
3. (UPI).
Benges To
Launch
Year-Sat.
JACKSON, Miss.-Less than
12 days are left for the J-
State Bengals to launch the 1970
grid season against the Lane
College Dragons of Jackson,
Tennessee. Tire Sept. 12 con
test has been set for 4 p.m.,
Alumni Stadium, Jackson State
College.
The mid-summer evening
clash will tell the tale of the
1970 J-State Tigers. According
to Coach Ulysses S. McPher
son, “Some parts of our game
look good and yet we have more
work to do before we are ready
to tangle with our opponent. w
Lane College is coached by
Gerald Walker and fstr beyond
that, the Dragons of the South
ern Inter-Afhletic Conference
(SIAC), have been rated as the
most improved team in the con
ference. According to Walker,
“We will be on the field and to
us, we have no single star, but
a victory over J-State of the
Southwestern -Athletic Confer
ence, would look mighty good.”
The J-State starring line
up is still a secret, but looking
over the roster for returning
lettermen, It is a sure bet that
6-5 Charles Eliis, 240, of
Natchez, Mississippi will be on
the field. The five remaining
seniors on the s-ifuad, Vicks
burg's George Gibson, .5-10 de -
fensive back, 190; Linebacker,
6-1, Henry Hall, 220, Mount
Olive, Mississippi; Baton
Rouge s Freddie Jackson, 6-1
quarterback, 175; are sure to
see the action.
Just for the reccfrd, the lead
ing defensive guard, linebacker
or tackle, 215 Walter Ramsey of
West Hempstead, New York,
will play his normal outstanding
game. With just aJitUeJuckand
hope, Jackson’s Jim Hill former
great, Vernon Evans, will get a
chance to show Vi is overdue form
that won him high school All-
American honors.
All positions,-starting, are up
for grabs as Coach McPherson
continues to whip his Tigs into
season-form with four-a-day
practice session^,,
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TO PLAY IN BLACK
CLASSIC-When black grid pow
ers North Carolina A&T and
Southern University meet in
New York’s Yankee Stadium
Sept. 11, a key player for the
North Carolinians will be of
fensive tackle Mel Holmes of
Miami. At 6-4, 250, Holmes is
rated one of the top collegiate
blockers and a candidate for
Little All-AmeripaE honors.
Notice to Basket
ball Teams
An organizational meeting for
the 1970 City Basketball Lea
gues will be held Tuesday, Oct.
6, 1970, at Lions Park Com
munity Center at 1800 Watkins
Street at 7;30 p.m. AH teams
contemplating entering should
have a representative present.
Robert W. Garrett is Athletic
Supervisor,
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RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1970
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Pa.: A pair of Penn State seniors who have
lettered for the past two-years are slated to
change to defensive team. Charles Wilson,
Cocoa, Fla. (41) helps Charlie Zapiec. Phil
adelphia, Pa. (60) pack gear to make the
change. (UPI).
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