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THE CJUGUNIAN
RALEIGH. N- C-. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1871
BANQUET PRINCIPALS- Dr. Leroy Walker, second from left, takes
time out to talk with some of the participants attending a benefit ban
quet held last Sunday in the North Central University cafeteria honoring
Walker. Shown in this picture from left to right are Dr. Albert Whiting,
president of North Carolina Central; Walker, Terry Sanford, president
of Duke University and Albert Spruill, who served as toastmaster for the
banquet. (NCC Photo).
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hitting rather than being hit.
But at North Carolina V&T,
hitting or getting hit doesn’t
matter that much to Ralph Cole
man, the Aggies’ All-American
linebacker, as he switches from
that position to tight end.
■‘My interest is the good of
the team,’’ Coleman said soft
i; . also stating his determina
tion to give 100 per cent to
Ins new duty.
•’•Th- ; .. in difference will
i's I'll be getting hit now that
T in on offense." he added.
As-T's head coach. Hornsby Ho
well, said the team has a wealth
of linebackers and good ones.
By moving the versatile Cole
man to tight end, “others won't
have to sit on the bench.'’
Coleman, at 235 lbs, and 6
ft. -1 in., is probably the fast
est mat. to suit up for the Ag
gies. He runs the 40-yd. dash
in 1.6 seconds and is very agile.
“Everybody lias been asking
me about my future in the pros
since my position has been
changed, but pro scouts have
seen me perform for the last
three years and most of
them are more impressed by
someone who can play both
offense and defense. That
makes my chances better.”
Coach Howell believes a good
ithlete will t>e rewarded no mat
ter where he plays.
Coleman hails from Spartan
burg, S. C. After being on a
state 4-A championship high
school team in Spartanburg. he
has failed to see another cham
pionship during his three years
at a&T even though the team
went 8-1 his freshman year,
"Team spirit is about to get
where it should be,” Coleman
uttered,” and the seniors are
especially up for a good sea
son. “If everybody gets their
m intis together and can stay
healthy, then I think we can go
all the way.”
Coach Howell believes block
ing assignments will be the
greatest adjustment his new
tight end will have to make, as
the fortunes of the Aggies will
definitely depend on whether
Coleman can avoid getting hit
In opponents this season.
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LuKMAN, Miss - What a dif
ference five rears make. That Is
if your last three-year record to
25-2-1,
When Mai ino Casern came to
Alcorn College as head football
coach in 1964 the Braves played
some teams homecoming almost
every week because of the sure
victory for the home team rod
the inability of Alcorn as a
crowd pleaser.
In the last five years Casern
has moved his team from a very
poor drawer to one of the top
drawing teams in the country, in
1960 Alcorn played before 132,-
000 fans and in 1970 the Braves
drew more than 163,000 fans.
In both 1969 and 1970 the lar
gest crowds gathered to watch
two predominately black teams
witnessed contests involving Al
corn 4&M College.
Bor the Casern men, home
coming games have literally
disappeared upon accumula
tion of their 25-2-1 record. This
season Alcorn's only ‘home
coming game Is at home in the
Southwest Mississippi Palace at
Lor man, Miss,
From conference doormat In
1962-63-64 to conference cham
pions in 1968-69-70 Is the way
the Alcorn Braves made a dif
ference in nine years.
EARL MASON’S
SPORTS
VIDEO
WALKER is deeply touched
DURHAM- Several persons had been called to the rostrum
to deliver words of thanks and pay tribute to man well de
serving of the honor being paid respect to him. Preceding
speakers could not find all the words they needed to say all the
nice things about Dr. Leroy Walker.
But fir a! the time came for the man himself to speak.
Yes. Dr, Walker, head track at North Carolina Central U
niversity where he also serve as chairman of the Physical
Education and Recreation Department, slowly walked to the
speaker’s stand last Sunday night in the NCCU cafeteria.
v Anyone having known Dr, Walker for any time could tell
he was touched. The expression on his face was different.
There was a difference in his walk as he made the short stroll
from his seat to the microphone. Walker was deelplv touched.
And once he began Ms short speech, one could tell there was
a difference in his voice. The very short and informal banquet
honoring Dr. Walker was nothing elaborate as far as formality
or things of that nature went, but the people- in attendance could
tell Walker was deeply touched emotionally.
To show how- informal the banquet was, no presentation
was made to Walker at the event. By this time maybe your are
wondering what the purpose of the banquet was.
The benefit had a two-fold purpose. Besides taking time out
to pa;, tribute to an International and national known figure,
Dr.* Walker, the main purpose of the banquet was to raise
money to help the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa.
For this reason, more than for the personal glory he re
ceived, Walker was indeed proud to be a part of the banquet.
No one knows better tnan Walker how the Supreme Sport
Council for Africa needs money to keep its athletic program
moving. And at this time, it is more fitting that the Council
raise some money because the Olympic Gaines will be held
in 1972 and the second Pan African-USA Track and Field
meet will be in Nigeria in 1973.
SMALL ATTENDANCE FOR SUCH A CAUSE
Mention of the fact that the attendance was not in any way
a total picture of the number of people making contributions
to the cause. Even at that, the small turnout was disappoint
ing. The purpose of the event along should have been enough
to motivate the citizens of Durham to come out for this oc
casion.
Sure the sls a plate affair might have seem high for some
but because of the purpose of the event, the price should have
been secondary. Everybody in and around the Durham area
said they enjoyed the Pan Africa track meet staged in Durham
sn July. But this was the time to show Dr. Walker exactly
how much the meet meant by turning out for the meet.
Attendance at this banquet not only would have let Walker
know how much he was appreciated, but also the funds raised
could be used to help return the Pan Africa track meet to the
state of North Carolina and Durham for that matter in 1974.
JIMMY LEWIS IN ATTENDANCE
Among the people from athletic world turning out for the
fete was Jimmy Lewis, the newly appointed black assistant
basketball coach at Duke University. During his speech,
Walker took time out to introduce Lewis to the gathering.
Lewis got a big round of applause; from Buckv Waters,
head basketball coach. Waters was sitting ouj in the audience
and led the applauding when Lewis was introduced to the peo
ple. Lewis was seated at the head table but made no public
speech after his introduction.
Howard Lee, the honorable mayor of Chapel Hill, served
as honorable toastmaster for the event. Because of a previous
commitment, Lee was forced to make his brief remarks and
leave the affair very quickly.
He did not split the scene before making some very timely
remarks to the gathering and in his own way paying tribute
to Walker. Lee, who at the end of his talk thought maybe it
was a good time to make a political campaign speech while he
had the crowd spellbound with his words but chose not to do
so at this time, compared the Pan Africa Track Meet to the
coming of the slaves to American better than 400 years ago.
Lee cited hew slaves were brought from Africa to the
spates at that time, chained and bounded and they came over in a
boat. However, last July people came from Africa again. This
time, they were not chained and bound and this time they came
over in a 747 plane, This time the people from Africa came over
to stage the biggest track and field meet to be held-in the south
ern United States.
Dr. Albert Whiting, president of North Carolina Central,
Dr. Terry Sanford, president of Duke University and John
Wheeler, president of Mechnatcs and Farmer Bank brought
words of expression to Walker.
Whiting, who was in Nigeria, Africa at the time of the
meet here in Durham, told the audience how the people of that
nation accepted the meet back at home. He made it very clear
that the people had a great deal of enthusiasm about this meet
in the United Sttes. Whiting also expressed words of grat
itude to the administration at Duke University for co-operat
ing with NCCU so closely in promoting the meet.
FINAL TRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL MEET
This banquet could very well serve as the final gathering
where words of expression for the meet will be delivered
Dr. Walker took some time during his speech to again congratu
late the committee and the people who made the Pan Africa
meet a success.
Walker said he received all the honor he deserved when the
52,000 plus spectators turned out for the two-day meet. Any
additional honors or acts of expression were secondary as far
as Walker was concern.
The banquet Sunday was to honor Dr. Walker. But Walker
took time out to honor some other people as well. He cited
acts of unity displayed by all cncerned in promoting the meet.
When the benediction was announced at the banquet, history
was written in the books as a tribute to Dr. Walker. But to
Walker, more than that, history was written for several
other people- the persons making the meet a success. And
more than that, the money raised from this event may be the
foundation for another meet which will be staged in the United
States in 1974 and maybe Durham for that matter, If all goes
well, Walker will be around and no better leader can be found
anywhere.
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■ Ell WiPES EYE- Pittsburgh, Pa.:
Pirates’ slugger Willie Stargeli wipes Ms eye
in the Pirate dugout at Three Rivers Stadium
during the Pirates-Mets game September 18.
(UPI).
Broughton Edges Enloe , 13-12
Sanderson Blanks N. Forsyth
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Defending state champion
Broughton held off a determined
Enloe unit to preserve a 13-12
Eastern 4 -a Division Two vic
tory last Friday night at Len
Bauer Stadium while Sander
son blanked, 'Winston- Salem
North Forsyth, 13-0 last Thurs
day night.
The Caps increased their
overall record to 2-1 for the
year -while the Eagles of En
loe suffered their third straight
loss of the 1971 campaign. The
Spartans are 2~i against all op
postion this year.
Better than 5,000 fans turned
out Friday night for the big
city rivalry game. With each
team scoring on its first pos
session, the first conference
contest of the year for both
teams turned out to be a de
fensive struggle.
Enloe won the battle in the
statistics column but more im
portant, the Caps held the one
point advantage on the score
board. Hashing, the one-two
punch of Jimmy Bass and Jui
ious Branch netted a total of
221 yards as compared with 79
for the Caps.
Bass, who led Broughton to
the state title last year before
transferring to Enloe this sea
son, gained 123 yards in 23
carries last Friday night de
spite playing with a broken
bone in his right hand.
Branch added an additional
93 yards on the ground but the
Eagles could nos punch the tall
in for a score. Twice in the
fourth quarter Enloe moved
within scoring distance. Once
the drive was halted by 15-yard
holding penalty against the
Eagles plus a strong pass rush
by Wells Edmundson.
Then with 29 seconds left
in the game, Don Norton tried
a 35-yard field goal but the
Caps' interior defensive line
broke the kick.
N. C. State
Opens ACC
Slate Sat.
North Carolina State’s cross
country team opens its 1971
ACC season Saturday with a t rip
to Duke University at Durham.
Leading the current edition
of the Wolfpack harriers will
be junior Neil Ackley and soph
be junior Neil Ackley and
sophomore Jimmy Wlikens as
the team bids to match or im
prove on last season’s record
Two other lettermen on the
squad are junior Sid Allen of
Greenstoro on sophomore To -
by Lee of Wilson.
“Losing Gareth Hayes makes
our schedule look at lot tough
er,” says coach Jim Wescott,
“but we’re- optimistic that we’ll
have another good season.”
Hayes, one of the premier
runners in the Atlantic Coast
Conference last season and the
Wolfpack’s No. 1 harrier, has
graduated and will assist coach
Westcott this fall while further
ing his education.
Among the top newcomers
who will help fill the gap cre
ated by Hayes* departure are
freshmen Robert Rickey of Ra
leigh, Mark Schmelzel of Ed
wardsville, Illinois, and Steve
Grissom of Cary,
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Broughton received the
game’s opening kickoff and
moved 70-yards for the first
score of the night. The dri.
was aided by two 15-yard penal
ties with David Turner hitting
end Sandy Goodwin with an 13-
yard strike for the TD. Turn
er’s PAT was wide and the Cups
led 6-0 with 8:06 remaining in
the first quarter.
Coach George Thompson's
gridders took the ensuring kick
off and marched 69 yards in
18 plays. With its strong -j -
tack, Enloe used up the rest >.f
the first quarter marchiuc Aw
the score. On the first plat of
the second stanza, juar ’' ar k
Ricky Gammon sneakei
from the one for the six oois::-
er.- Don Norton’s extra
try was partial!; bier'..
the game was tied a 6-0 r.
11:58 showing on the chirk.
The Caps scored th
touchdown following r.,-
recovery midway the • •
period. Broughton fell on •. '■»
ball at the Enloe 46 when G
mon and Bass fumbled ,
handoff exchange. Tun;".;
pleted three passes in th. :ri
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