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Set Five Relay Records NCCU Racers Win Ei^hl Events To Dominate Florida Relays niTRH4\T_ Vr.rtt. ij. • THE CAROUNIAK DURHAM- Noriti Carolina fwo-rlaj * venl. H»* rccelvK^ Central's track iean> tjominatcd Kfarn«'*. .Ravburn Memo- the Florida Relays held at rial Trophy tor his p^riorm- Galnsville, Florida Iasi week- ante, end by wlnnlne eight events and setting four records and tying one In the process. In addition to the eight first ran a iegor.the pbee trophys, the Eagles'Mel- record setting mile r^lay team vln Bassett wa5 named the most record Coach Leroy Walker’s thin- clads won first place In the 4-40, Airttle hurdle relaj. *140 relay, 120-yard high hurdle, 440- yard Intermediate hurdles. ... .... .. yara iniormeaute nurdios STRIKES # SPARES HV PlIVLI.lS HOBINSOX l;rnirilaio hurdles In a record time of 31.c .vid ran a lecor.the • Ml iidHitKiinemosi * , ■* .--a re outstanding collegiate athlete In 440-\^rd reTay team. relay and the sprint medley relay. The XCCU runners se; new standards In the440-yardhurd les. mile relay, 880-y«rd r«r. and the sprint medley relay. They also tied the mark In the 440-yard relay. The most Impressive record turned In hy the Eagles came in the mile relay where the Eagles raced to a 3;0€ time In the event. After rimiilng a 3;o: In the trails, the team compos ed of Bassett, Julius Sang, Ro bert Ouko and Larry Black excited the crowd with a nvw record in the finals. The old mark of 3:06.1 was set by Tennessee in !369, The breakdowr. time for tho run ners wore Ba.sselt. 48.0, Sang 47.1 Ouko 40.6 and Black 44.1. Bassett eclipsed two.tenths of a second off the old mark Of 51.6 In the 440-yard Liter, mediate hurdles. Jeff Horsley, DL-ck, Sang and Ouko established a nev- mark Ifwthe sprint medley relay cov ering the distance In 3:IC.3. The old mark of 3:18.2 was established by Yale In IOCS, Ouko sped to a 1:50.? time In the open 880-yard run last Friday. He erased the old mark of 1:50.7 set by Jurlus Lu zins of the United States Ma. rines. Bassett, Black, Sang and Hor sley tied the meet's 440-yaril relay mark of 40.1 set by Flori da A&M in I0C6. This same quartet won the 880 yard re^ay Friday with a 1:22.5 clocking. After winning the 120-yard high hurdles In 13.7, Steve Fos ter toammed with ChacHe John- son. Stove Whitmore and Charles Jemlsori to capture the shuttle hurdle relay with a 57,C time. The Raleigh Mixers Is a small Mack lolling league consi$tL*)g of six fj e-mer.i'er teams of two f.-males a: ' three males. It was f..rf:-.el .it the height of the lni»'ffr.itlon movement here In Raleigh in the early 'COs by the Revs. c. W. Ward and D, N. Howard. The league has contlnuiMi and developel Into a very successful .i‘,d action packed league, Outstandlni, hov lers arecre- a^ed with ever;, session andone would find It hardtotellevethat the tin e h.»sn'i really l-eon that long slr.C’* th** Black people of this City bad never •'■.en held a ro-.v]i;.g ball in th«dr hands or seer, the i side of a bowlLng alley. ith tl'.e participation andthe realizaiio:. that bowling Is a good, clean sport that can also be very rolatli..^ we could have a bigger and t>eiter league and otie that we can le even more protKl of. Rev. C, W. Ward Is still with US and I wish to express my appreclallo:, on lehtlf of rr.y fello-A bowlers him for his acthe part in frrr.irig our leagtio. It Is in evident that time Is drawing r.var for the end of the s^-ason. The desperate fight Is on ajid Peebles Flames i»oh part of their all out tettle Monday night by walloping The Five Spots. 4-0. Lindsey (Doc) Adams rolI«*d 22-131-177 for a 730 set. Yours truly managed - lC3-lC3-t3C for a 401 sol and couldn't l•elleve I got the wh ’e thing when I converted a nastv 7.C-''-lO spilt. Jean CuiTit>erlalch howled 175-153-145 for 481 set. Rab ble Williams had a iilco 225 and Skip Lassiter rolleda rnlgh- tv 2(lC-177-2ht tfi rain .t "52 For the 5 Srxxs, Rev. c. w’ RAI^OK V r. *flATCTRDAY. APRIL 1. ! 19 War-!, had a 170-182-193 for 345 set. Pearl Fowler rolled a 143-152-170 for a 465 and Fakey Joe Harris 172-157-lBi for a 510 set. The Johnsen 5 took Ih' a games from the* Rookies with Ardo Holt bowling a 192.I65- 191 for a 548 set and Carlton Lassiter socked a 162-227-223 for high set of the night a 6127 Rookie James Campbell look high game of the night with his 23C .ind backed It up with a 182 and a 167 for a 585 set, Doris Dodd had a very nice 181 and Aaofford '"armlchael had low- game anc set honors of the night with * 69-110-94 for a 282 set. The Blazers and The 5 Aces split 2-2 Norman Mitchell of the 19azers got a I57'.|61-I48 'or 486 set, Don Terry Hough rolled a 157-201-150 to gain a 308 set arid Jr. Browr had a 159-198-187 for 544. Ace Wilson Ste- jrd bowled a 105-15S-I8S for a 505 set. Stone Walker was his usual i)ad self With a 163-164-191 for a 558 sol . d Rev, L. C^pedge had 18C-l2;-|60for 475. Standings for the week show the Blazers Just barely hang ing on ku first place at 66- 48. The Johnson Five Is stand ing at *helr back door with a 66-50 mark ior second place. P'-'Chles F’ames want some respect as they stand on the stairs In third place with a 65-51 mark. The Five Aces broke the three week tie wUh the 5 Spots and moved into fourth place at 61-59. The Spots are In fifth place a d The Rookes are on Ihe bottom 36-80. Rough going Is In sight as all teams are doing some out of sight lx)W‘]lng. NEW PROSPECTS-Head Football coach Hornsby Howell of North Caro- area tl°rirtt‘ Greensboro -rl W^i^Ke‘f Pag^H^K High and On- Aggies Stress Defense In Drills GREENSBORO - Sorlns foot- tv . GREENSBORO - Spring foot ball ended lagt week^t North Carolina A4T, and Coich Hornsby Howell isn't exactly- bubbling over with enthusiasm for next season. '‘We didn't have any offen sive linemen,'’ said Howell, "so we just spent most of our time setting our defense for the fall." Howell, who will begin hU fifth season as ih' Aggies’head coach, was bemoaning the lost of such talented offensive llneme;^ as Lonnie Leoi ard, drafted by Ihe Dallas Cowboys, guard Ed Harris and center David Lew is. ”'hat offense the Aggies did shuw during the spring drills was centered around quarter back Paul McKIbblns, who will be a sophomore next fail. HAPPY BHUIN-I.os Angelos: For the sixth straight year :i l.'Cl.A plaver cuts down the net after the Bruins won Ihe NCAA Basketball Championship. Henry Biiihy. on the shoulder of Swen Naler, does Ihe honors this year after the 81-76 win over Florida Stale. Bihhy is a native of Franklinlon, N. (L’PI). Va. State's William Bennett Named Track Coach Of Year For District 29 Dr. Walker Receives AssocUiiion Awai'd PETERSBURG, Va. - Coach Willfcim Maurice Bcrmvtt was named Track and Field Coac‘. of the Year In the NAlA's District 29 for the year 1972. The perennial mentor's ca reer began back in 1941 when he assisted In organizing and coaching the first track team at Fort Lee, Va. Further mili tary obligations transferredhls talents lo Vancouver Barracks, Washington, where he assisted organizing the sports program iMUailHinMMBM Bennett's outstanding repu tation t^ne^J Ihe door to the George P. Phenlx Trailing School, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virgmtaasheadtrack and Held coach and assistant foodiQll coach. His knowledge and genuine dedication produc ed a track and field team that won the CtAA High School Di vision Championship, (hcCIAA High School Open Champion ship, and runner-up as Stale whlIo honors In the ClAA High School meet and Penn Relays for three years in Ihe oncmilohtgh school event. In college, Bennett won three varsity letters in football, play ed on tw^ CIA A championship teams. selected AU-ClAA guard (1941), andsclectedioplay In the college All-star game a- galnst the Chicago &ars on 1941, As a trackstar, Bciinett ran on two CUA championship JiiiwiieiiiiiiiiiMWiM HAPPY BHUIN-Los Angeles: For the sixth straight year a UCLA player cuts down the net after the Bruins won the NCAA Basketball Championship. Henry Bibby, on the shoulder of Swen Nater, does the honors this year after the 81-76 win over Florida State. Bibby is a native of Frankllnton. N. C. (UPI). IIUIR lUUUJ Ul IVUII Ul UJJIIIUIJ Dr. Walker Receives Association Award PETERSBURG, Va. - Coach William Maurice Bennett was named Track and Field Coach of tre Year In the NAlA's District 29 for the year 1972. The perennial mentor's ca reer began back In 1941 when ho assisted In organizing and coacittng the first track team at Fort Lee, Va. Further mUl- tary obligations transferredhls talents to Vancouver Barracks, Washington, where he assisted organizing the sports program for the eamo. HOUSTON, TEXAS- Dr. Le roy T. Walker, chairman of the department cf physical educa tion at North Carolina Central University, Durham received the Honor Award of the Ameri can Association for Health. Physical Education arxl Recre ation Friday, March 24, in Houston. The at^ard recognizes mem bers of the Association "for outstanding contributions and high professional accomplish ment." Also receiving the Honor Award were Dr. Dorothy Frances Deach of Arizona Stale Unlveraltv. Miss Josophlre El la Flskc of Canada's McCUl University, Dr. James H. Humii^rey of the University of Maryland, Louis Kltllaus Jr. of the St. Louis Public Schools, and Mrs. Janet Pomeroy of San Francisco's Rccroatton Center for the Handicapped. Dr. Walker, who currently serves as chairman of the A AHPER Committee to Extend Professional Services to Ethnic Minorities, has held numerous offices In state and regional af filiates of the association. In the national association, hts Service has include mem bership on committees dealing with professional preparation graduate education, and the physical education knowledge test project. He has received honors and awards from the North Caro lina and Alabama Association for Health, rhysicat Educa tion, and Recreation, the Na tional Association for tntorcol- Icgiate Athletics, the Helms Hall of Fame, and Klwanls In ternational. As an educator, he has seen services with the Peace Corps and the Stale Department throur''Oul Africa and In Le- I'iioitti, Syria, Israel, and Hai ti. He has coached Olympic letms from Isiaol, Ethiopia, and Trinidad, and was the head coach in 1970 for the Amateur Athletic Union's international track icaiTi in inoels In France, Germany and Russia. He con ceived and coordLiated the first Pan-Afrlcan-Unlted States In ternational Track Meet In Dur ham In July, 1971. Walker Is the author of sev eral looks and articles in Ihe area of physical education and athletics. He currently Is acting commissioner of the Mid-East ern Alhlcllc Conference. HVLON WILLIS A &T Hosts Regional Karate Meet ClAA NOTES RICHMOND, VA. .L.D. Smith Acting Comtnlsslr or of the ClAA; has been named to the Board of Advisors for the Mar tin Luther King, Jr. Olympic Project. Smith's appointment was announced by James M. Grant, President, MLK. Jr. Olympic Proleci. W-S HOST The Southern Division Coif Championship of the ClAA \a clayed at Winston-Salem March 27-20. W inston-Salem Stale U- nlversliy was the host Institu tion. GOLF PLAYOFF The Northern Division Golf Championship of the ClAA will played at Richmond, Vir ginia, April 10-11, with Vir ginia Union University as the host institution. ClAA SPRING MEETING Proposed changes to the con ference constitution arv i.'x- pected to dominate the activi ties of the Spring Meeting of the ClAA on April 5, o aiia >, i972 at the Cavalier Motel, Virginia Beach. Virginia. More than 25-changcs tn fooHall, basketball, tennis, member ship. sports partdpation, etc., are a part of the proposed Chances. CAGE TOURNEY The 28th Annual CtAA Bas ketball Tourney Is set for the Creensl>oro Coliseum March 1, 2. and 3, 1973. The tourna ment planning committee Is already at work to insure that the tourney continues to holds Its prominence among sports enthusiasts In the United States .>ior:.>.( .MV t 'joitege, Hamp ton Institute, Virginia Stale College, Shaw UnlversUy,Satnt Augustine's College, Fayette ville State University and W'lns- ton-Salem Stale University are fielding baseball teams In the ClAA during the 1972 season. Shaw University’s J. E. Ljlle Is dean of the ClAA diamond m (-ntors, .>ORFOLK KfcFUSES Norfolk State College's bas ketball team and administra tion have received somefavor- able press comment In regard to their stand xi the .NCAA's Invitation to participate In the Reglunal Basketlall Tourna ment. The Spartans received an InvltattOTk stipulating that they would have to participate In a play-off for a berth. Nor folk Stale refused Ihe ball. A proposed round robin bas ketball schedule kUI be pre sented to Ihe Delegate As sembly when the ClAA holds Us Spring Meeting In Vir ginia Beach, Virginia, April 5, C and 7, 1972. GREENSBORU - The A&T Karate team, a member of the United States Karate Associa tion, will host a regional open karate championships In Moore Gym on April IS. Billed as the A&T Southeas tern Open Karate Champion ships. the day-long tournament will be Ihe first major karate event to be sponsored In the Triad area. The tournament will be sanctioned by the VSKA. The tournamenl will feature a number of the nation's out standing karate athletes. Direc tor of the event wUl be Hulon WUIts of Petersburg, Va. WllllB Is a fifth d^ree black belt holder and a representa tive of the Southeastern United Stales for the national karate association. Head official of the meet will be master Yoo Jin Kim, presi dent of the Korean Judo Kwan Association and holder of an 8th degree black bell. Directing the meet for A&T will be William Perry, presi dent of the A&T Karate Dojo. "We think that having thlstour- nament In Greensboro will give the public a chance to see fur themselves what a fine sport this is." The AAT group has glvende- monstratlons throughout the stale and has appeared In reg ional and national tournaments. The A&T meet will be cen tered arotsid the competitive aspects of karate, tl will fea ture competition In fee spar ring, form and breaking. Bennett's outstanding repu tation opened the door to the George P. Phonix Training School, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia as head track and field coach and assistant football coach, Hts knowledge and genuine dedication produc ed a track and field team that won the ClAA High School Di vision Championship, the ClAA'. High School Open Champion ship, and runner-up as State Champions for two years while at Phonix. Bennett returned to Ms alma mater, VSC where ho majored In Health and Physical Educa tion, 1941, In 1953 to command the head Job as track coach and as an assistant football coach. Since his appointment here at ^state Dennett has coached na- *tlonal recorders and Track and Field All-Americans. Presently, Bennett holds memberships on the U. S. Oly mpic Track and Field Com mittee and the NCAA Cross Country Committee. He also served as chairman of track and field for the ClAA Con ference for sixteen years, dl - rector of the ClAATrack and Field Championships fortwelve years, director of the NCAA Atlantic Coast College Division Track and Field Championships for three years, director of (he Vlrglna Inter-seholastle Track and Field Championships for eleven years, director of All-Army Championships at Fort Lee for four years, and served as chairman of the Fi nance Committee of Ihe U. S. Track and Field Federation for the state of Virginia. As a high school athlete at J. C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth, Va., Dennett par ticipated In football, basketball and Track and Field. He was selected all Via hauoaek ror two years and all Via Track and Field Team for three years as a quarter mller. Dennett held (he 440 yard high school honors In the ClAA High School meet and Penn Relays forthree years intheonemUehIghschool event. In college, Bennett woo three varsity letters In football, play ed on two ClAA championship teams, selected All-CIAA guard (1941), andsdoctedtoplay In the college All-star game a- gainst the Chicago Bears oo 1941. As a trackstar, Bennett ran ori two ClAA championship teams and won honors at the Penn Relays In the college one mUes relay event. Highlights of Track and Field at Virginia State College has been (he gifted coach's only publtcatlon. McKIbblns, a native of At lanta, enjoyed quite a fresh men season with the Aggies, and Howell declared this week that the youngster "was 25 percent belter" during spring practice. Howell said he ha. soma pretty good receivers In Eu gene Hagan, Merve Carter, and Terry McNeU. Flanking McKlb- bens In the backfield were vet eran running backs George Ragsdale, Johnny Davis, A1 Hol land and Thomas Murphy,. Howell believes that the Ag gies wlU have another fine de fensive year. His top defenders up frwit will be senior end William Wideman (275) *nd Junior end Reggie Strickland (250). Also returning wlU be line backer James Kumphre/, de fensive end Carl CoUtna, and defensive tackle Ben Tatum. Osceola Hicks will be the most experienced back In the defensive secondary. He wUlbe supported by John Hampton of Valdosta, Ca,; James Cunning ham of Greenville, S. C., Ralph Brown and John Guy ofGreens- boro, and Robert Na«h Char lotte. BIKES . emmsw^reiiiip ir boro, and Robert Nash rfCh>r» > lotte. ^ BIIES * A FUTURE BRONCO? - Fayetteville btate University’s Head Basketball Coach, Tom Reeves, right, welcomesbasketbaRprospect Al bert McCrimmon to the local campus. McCrim- mon is a 6-5 graduating senior of Union Pines High School and Reeves is hopeful that he will dope the Bronco blue and white next year. With them is Union Pines Basketball mentor Bob Ward. RALEIGH lll«tlMd$ In stock hr himoSMt MIotry HILl’Ste. imiiuvD. lAumi *lblMh»«lidnsdr r* fi CURTIS PRrrCKBTT Pritchett Honorei record for 20 years and won RKREAWN NEWS REGISTRATION Reglsiratlon for Beginner's Art 'lasses wilt be held On April 4 md 5 at the Arts and Craft- .oUjing, 105 PullenRd., here .. tialelgh. The Instructor for t - class will b« Mrs. Catherine Stewart. The fee wlU be $15 for four three hour les sons. For further Information, call the Arts and Crafts Center at Pullen Park, 755.6126. DRIVE underway *Tls the season of spring cleaning, and the Raleigh Youth Council Is helpirg. a clothing, book, and toy drive will be held from March 23 to April 30. Anyone wlshhig to donate any of tht-se caiicali 755-6996, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10 to 5 p.m. and the council win pick them up. Articles will be given lo needy people. Go To Cfiunb Curtis Pritchett, twenty-stz year old senior, ^ysleal edu cation major at St. Augustine's College, has been chosen lo ap pear In the 1972 edition of the awards volume, Outstanding College Athletes of America, and to the Hall of Fame. Prit chett is a native of Blackstone, Virginia. Announcement of this selec tion was made by the Board of Advisors of OutslandtngCol- lego Alhletesof AmericaofChl- cago, nilnots, annual awards volume published to honor A- merlca's finest college ath letes. Coaches and athletic direc tors from Individual colleges and universities across the na tion nominated the winning ath letes on the basis of their dis played abilities, not onlylnath letics, but also tn community service and campus activities. Other criteria for those select ed for Outstanding College Ath letes of America Included strength of character, leader ship both on and off the play ing field, 2nd scholarship. Pritchett was named to All CUA in 1971 and In 1072. He was cited as the "Most Valu- abwe palyer" during the 1971 Christmas Classic. He was so- lected to "Who Who Among Stu dents In American Universities and CoUeges for I971.'?2. Hels also on the D-an's List for the first semester of the 1971. Get that barefoot feeling. MountainDewi Hot.'. ■ tali. jtfkl hAMfc r*v tmiit tH, Orw BoUkd by l^sl OoU Bsttkes wt ’ ■Shi
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