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VI.. SAil ..i).»V, JANiJAKY ID, 19',a
St. Augustine's Jo Meet Shaw Sat. At Dorton Arena
Falcons Gain 91-88 Win Over Smith;
Bears Fall To Elizabeth City, 81-65
Sri’KK SIM) ( ()MIN(. I l»
Sunilay has been billed as • Saper Sunday ' and a more fitting
name could not I'e given to a day when sports fans will gather
around the television right after Sunday Selaxil or oreakfasl to
witners two of the most ex( ding athletic extravaganzas on the tube
When the bchedule makers tormulaled plans to match the .North
Carolina State Wolpnek igainst the Terrapins of Maryland in a
national televised baskt tluli game. the\ had no idea that this game
would match two of the ton four teams in the nation Bccau.se of
the wealth of talent returning tor .Marvland thi> sei^son plus the fact
David Thompson. eon'‘idtTed by many as one of the top ten players
in America today on the <. allege level, would be plaving for the
Wolfpack this season. illation was that this Atlantic Coast
Conference game would i-. ideal as a preliminary to the Super
Bowl football game maicnmg ilio enai.rpion.A ol the two
professional lcague> ;\iid what a preliminary contest
Talent in the Atlantic Coast Conference i;- in an abundance this
season and for thi'- reason if no other, the seven teams are more
evenly matched. The task of predicating the order o( finish for the
seven teams at the start of the season was put to one sporlswriter
and he responded In saying "pul 'he names of the seven teams in a
hat and pull them out at random and that guess will be jusl as good
if not bc 'ter than any prediction 1 can give you”
I.eCs face facts, i)ne ot the main reasons the teams are more
evenly matched this season is because of the presence of the black
athletes on the leam> The day has come when no longer does the
topflight black athlete have io vg back and wait for one of the
smaller schools to reenni him It ail hods down to the fact that if
you are good enough. lh<-n your service is m demand
But another jjuesiion pups into the minds ol many people now.
New that the predaminalelv white schools are recruiting more and
more black athletes, how w ill the white coaches be able to relate to
the black athlete- ’’ In scane cases ihis eoidd he a problem and in
other instances it could be helpful for the athlete and the coach.
One of the ways some ui the while schools have decided to solve
this ptissible problem i.s !>> hiring a black a.ssistant coach Let s be
realistic In more time.^ ili.ui not. the black coav h is hired to he the
communication line between the coaching .'•taff and the black
plac ers \Ne are noi saying tna( the black coach does not have the
ability to help with the athletic programs at these while schools.
But we are sav ing that Id" number one assignment Is to relate to the
black athletes
But getting back to the rjualitv o! basketball in the ACC
Tournament in (Jreenslxiro will be full of thrills and excitement
But before the three-day tournameni .March '1-9 10. the regular
sea-.on is going to be full of surprises and upsets The upcoming
game "SujrtT Sunday ' is a great way to display the talent of
basketball in this area
VU K \s( I’Mt BOW I. WINN KB
Uoferrmg back to the statement made by the sporlswriter who
was asked to predict the order of Imish in the ACT. the task of
picking a winner in the Super Bowl game is just as difficult.
Personally. 1 rtfu>e to prerind (he outcome of the game All I can
say Is that two sujH'r trams will be battling for the championship
The question h.is been asked why has Washington been tabbed as
a slight lavtoilc- ' Weil. I ihmk ihis qin ->hon was be^l answered by a
former college coach .sheri he said "I think Washington is more
hungry for the game ’
But Oh the oiln r side of the coin, you must remember that Miami
has to be jusl as hungry l>ecause last year the Dolphins went to the
Su()cr Bowl and were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys.
Maybe Johnny W'ooden. head basketball coach at UCLA, had the
answer to the Super Bowl game. Following his team’s win last
Saturday night, Wooden said that championships are won on
defense. And we must respect him for his thoughts because after all
he has won a few championships himself. So maybe the Super Bowl
will be decided on defense. The team that can make the big play on
defense will more than likely be the winner. Of course some other
items go into winning like scoring some points. Also the team
getting the breaks will also help decide the outcome of the game.
Anytime two teams survive the entire regular season schedule
plus the playoffs leading to the Super Bowl, then they have to be the
cream of the crop. So it will be two champions going against each
other.
Regardless of the outcome of the basketball game between
Maryland and North Carolina Slate and the verdict of the Super
Bowl, Sunday, January 14th definitely has to be "Super Sunday.”
RANDOM COMMENTS FKOM HERE AND THERE
THIS CORNER HAS HEARD that Howard University will be
forc^ to forfeit its national soccer title of 1971 because of
irregularites of some of the players. We understand that some
errors were discovered on the records of some of the Howard
soccer players. Of course the coaching staff and the administration
at Howard should not be taxed for this error but they will bear the
blame for the error. We understand the players gave some false
information to the registrar’s office and also to the admission’s
office This is a tough break for the Howard athletic program.
HOLLAND MOORE. BACKCOURT PERFORMER for Elizabeth
City, likes his chances belter in the ABA than the NBA, Moor feels
that because of his size, he will be overlooked by the NBA. But in
the ABA, Moore’s speed and quickness will be more a value in that
league than the NBA,
GEORGE QUIETT. WHO IS turning over the head coaching
football job this vear, will remain on the NCCU athletic staff. It is
expected that Quiell will take over as head coach of one of the
spring sports-eilher golf or tennis Dr. Jimmy Younge. athletic
director and head tennis coach, has reported that he is ready to
give up coaching tennis. It may lie that Harry Edmonds will switch
from coaching golf to tennis and Quielt will lake over a golf coach.
An official announcement is expected from the athletic department
at North Carolina Central following the NCAA meeting in Chicago
this week.
JOHN LUCAS AND DAVE THOMPSON WILL FACE each other
head up Sunday for the first time since Lucas decided to enter
Maryland. Luca.^ and Thompson played together some last year
when Lucas was trying to make up his mind where he would go to
school. N. C. State was one of the teams in the final running for
Lucas before he made his decision Lucas and Thompson are the
best of friends other than for the 40 minutes when they will be going
against each other Sunday. More than likely, Lucas will get the
assignment of guard Stale’s Monte Towe.
Throw the records out of the window and disregard all the statistics for both Shaw and
St. Augustine’s. When these two cross-town rivals meet at Dorton Arena Saturday
night at 8 o’clock, records and everything else can be forgotten. What it boils down to is
40 minutes of exciting basketball with the players from both teams and spectators from
both schools hooping it up for the first meeting between the two loc^ institutions.
the Charlotte
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UN K Of' ;ll -Si. I ;uTV I •oiMliiiK * w ilh ball ^ urabs oiu* of his 21 rebounds against Johnson
C. Smith last Sai'inlav Ir« this phulo. fighls oft ilu- efforts by leainniate ('olUns \ incent (5-1)
and .lame?. "Tui;‘t;.\" '■ 12) of iht (.oUlni Bulls. Uatebing Hu* action in the background is
( harlcs Cooper f.'iO) ard au iinidenlified plaver for (be Kalcoiis. Si. .Augustine's won. 91-88. (Photoby
Hinton).
Safety Tips Ottered For Motorcyclists
But before the big inter^iity
battle Saturday, the teams have
other matters at hand, and they
are games against two other
CIAA schools before the Sat
urday night tipoff.
The Falcons played St. Paul’s
Wednesday night at the Emery
Gymnasium and Shaw travels
to Fayetteville Thursday night
to battle the Broncos of
Fayetteville State
St. Augustine's won an
important conference game last
Saturday night at the expense of
Johnson C. Smith. The Falcons
broke open a close game in the
second half and then held off a
rally by the Golden Bulls for a
91-88 win over
quintet.
The Falcons broke a
halftime tie by spurting to a
12-point lead in the second half
and then held off a late rally by
the visitors. The win for the
Falcons was their second
against a like number of
defeats. Overall, The Falcons
were 3-7 for the season.
Shaw dropped its second
game to Elizabeth City within a
week's time when the Vikings
gained a 81-65 victory. Eliza
beth City broke open a close
game in the closing moments of
the first half. The Vikings
carried a 42-25 lead to the
dressing room at intermission.
The chances gI li.-itu -njar*'-!
or killed may as nuieh vfs i.*^
limes greater on a mnif»rc>cle
than in a car. lint llieie are
some ways to narrow the odds
and improve ihc cvc'.’st >
chances oi ;.ur\ is a!
Using asailahio saict,s equip
ir.em aifd ^h.ipptng wisels lor
the right machine will help, hut
mosi imporlanlly the evdist
must ride delen>ivels. says
roiisuinor Reports That means
"alssass expeifing the •..ur.'*!
iroin drivers around >»in
The coiisiiiner piiMicalion
JUMP BALL - t'alvin Hand of St. Augustine’s and Stephen Joy ner
of Johnson U. Smith tie up the bull in the game last Saturday night
played here at the Emery (iy mnasiuni. The Faleons won the game.
91-88. ’)photo bv Hinton).
Elizabeth City Gridder
Wins NCAA Scholarship
.-..ixs Its engineering staff
l)vliv\cs a motorcycle with an
engine of about 250 cc could
k. ep up with most traffic, yet
nut he loo heavy to push or hard
to maneuver at low speeds.
I'oo small an engine can
present dangerous problems,
says the magazine, because any
vehicle that travels substantial-
h (aster or slower than the
surrounding traffic is much
inoie likely to get into an
aeeideni than a vehicle that
keeps up with traffic flow.
The January-issue report,
drawn from experience with six
motorcycles of widely differing
si.’c.s and weights with engines
ranging from 100 to 750 cc,
concludes that tires can make
an important difference:
■ Knobljy' or 'off-road' tires
With a lilocky, aggresive tread
pal tern gave poorer cornering
power on paved roads than did
eonvenlional-trcad road tires;
and they were especially poor in
wel wealher."
Wheel size was another factor
in a machine's stability noted
by the report: "Generally, we
found that the larger the wheels
and tires, the more stable the
machine and the less likely it
was to upset or to be knocked off
course severely by road ir
regularities.”
The Consumers Union publi
cation urges its readers to be
wary of motorcycles with
dangerously protruding parts
and accessories. Some models,
it points out, have fuel tanks
with filler caps that are hinged
to open upward and forward.
"In test crashes...such caps
tended to flip open in a crash,
inflicting serious groin injuries
on the instrumented dummy
rider.”
TAP IN - Larry Gooding of SI. Augustine’s (30) taps In a missed
shot by one of his teammates in the game against Johnson C. Smith
last Saturday. Charles Cooper of Johnson C. Smith tries in vain to
prevent the follow shot. (Photo By Hinton).
ELIZABETH CITY • Darnell
Johnson, senior mathematics
major, at Elizabeth City State
University, has been awarded a
$1,000 scholarship for poslgrad-
uatc study at the university or
professional school of his
choice. The award, made
annually since 1964 by the
National Collegialc Alhlelic
Association, marks the first
time that an ECSU sludenl has
finished among the awardees
However, coming close to
being honored were Kcne
Laughinghause who ranked
35th last year and Shelton Bond
who placed :i4th among the
1969-70 finali.sts The awardee
from ECSU is the only student
from a North Carolina institu
tion of higher learning lo he
HEPOKTF.KS MEET SHCl.A — Long Reach, Calif: Miami Dolphin coach Don Shulu is greel.-u o>
reporters as the team arrives in I.ong Reach Calif, lo hegtii their final week of practice hcforc they
(ace (he Washington Redskins in the Super Row! Januarv 14 at the Los .Angeles Cniisctini. (I'l'l,.
awarded the NCAA scholarship
and the second student from a
predominantly bl.ack institu
tion to l)e so honorcti
Johnson, a 63. 24o lb.
defensive end, Portsmouth. Va.,
was nominated by Bishofj M
Patterson, Chairmiiii of the
ECSU Athletic Cominiilcc and
NCAA Faculty Kcpicscniative
The nomination of Jolinson was
furtlier supported by recom
mendations from: Uoberl L.
Vaughtm. Director of Alhiclics
and t'liairmaii ol ihc Dvpail-
nient of Health and Physical
Education: Thomtis i.. Caltl-
wcll. Hcail Football ( oucli: and
Dr Floyd H Holley. Dean
Chancellor Marion D. Tlioi pc.
reacting to the letter Iroiii Ihc
NC.A.A commented. "In the
scheme of things as we have
planned them at the University,
here we find living proof llial
excellence can be achieved in
both siriclly academics, which
is a must, as wcl! as in alhl, lies
and other activities. Of coui.se
this kind of acliicvctnenl
deserves accomod;ilion .md
reward. "
"As one oi our oulslanding
alhlcics and sludci.i had,-is.
Dai iicll is very dcsci, mg ol lias
award and n cogndion."
Vaughan stated
The 1972 "Viking Prc.sS
Guiilc" pictured Dai.all as
heing "A great leader . .'-Irong
against the run A definite
pro-prospect." Naturidly, his
pliiy and leadership were most
valualile as reiiuililmg kiUSU
bounced Ijack to post .i 5-5
record, causing Caldwell to add,
"Darnell is a line athlete,
student and genlleiuan, all of
which were culmunated into his
heing elected President of SGA
iind ( aptain ol ttie t.-am "
Darnell di>e^ have plans to do
giariuale studies in nialliema-
lies, depending on his chances
Ol Ivoing able l,i break into
l,iolessi,ii'..il lo..i..,ill Married
n, .he tunm-i Mi-.s .Mephanine
Bailey, a junior olentemlary
edueulion maior id F.C.SU. he is
also it mendiei' oi "Wlio'., Wlio
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges" and
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
The Falcons had five players
in double figures against
Johnson C. Smith with James
Cotton leading the way with 21
points. Charles Montague, who
returned to the starting line-up
after missing several games,
responded with a 20-point
performance against Joe Als
ton’s cagers.
Larry Gooding, who led all
rebounders with 21 retrieves,
chipped in with 13 points.
Collines Vincent had 14 markers
and Calvin Rand collected 10.
The top scorer for the Golden
Bulls in a losing cause was
George Cooper who had 23
points. Willie Joplin had 20
points and Cecil Bradshaw had
19. James “Twiggy” Sanders, a
former high school standout for
Coach Harvey Heartley when
both were at Ligon, scored 12
points.
Lonnie Smith scored 23 points
for the Bears in a losing cause
against Elizabeth City. Daniel
Agee had 18 and Lester
Roseboro 10 for Shaw.
Glen Wendley was the top
scorer for the Vikings with 25
points. Henry Washington
contributed 18 and Charles Carr
15.
This will be the first meeting
of the season between Shaw and
St. Augustine’s. Last year, the
two-arch-rivals played three
times with St. Augustine’s
winning two of the three games.
The Falcons divided a pair of
regular season games and S,.
Augustine’s took the Bears in
the finals of the Capital City
Holiday Classic at Dorton
Arena.
Heartley will select his
starting line-up from a group
composed of James Cotton,
Larry Gooding, Collins Vincent,
Ronald Richardson, Calvin
Rand, Earl Brown and Charles
Montague.
More than likely, Coach
James Farris wid call on
Robert Smith, James Partin,
Daniel Agee. Andrew Richard
son and Lester Roseboro in the
starting line-up for the Bears.
Because of their greater
tendency to rupture in an
accident and spill gasoline over
the rider and the hot engine, the
consumer-advisory publication
urges motorcyclists to avoid
models with fiberglass tanks.
Noisy machines, or ones that
vibrate excessively, will tire out
their riders prematurely and
dull their senses. This increases
the chances of a rider reacting
improperly in an emergency
situation says the report. It
urges that before settling on any
model, a prospective purchaser
should take a road test to check
noise and vibration levels.
\ point is also made about the
value of an electrical starters as
more than simply a con
venience. "If the engine should
stall in traffic,” says Consumer
Reports, "an electric starter
could get you going again faster
than could a kick-starter,
especially if the engine is large
or hard to start.”
While goggles or a face shield
are important to protect eyes
Irom dust and flying objects,
the magazine says a good
motorcycle helmet is most
important piece of protective
equipment one can wear.
The report notes that studies
have attributed to head injuries
betw een 64 and some 80 per cent
of motorcycle fatalities. It adds
that 44 states and the District of
Columbia require motorcyclists
to wear helmets.
"That motorcycle helmets
save lives has been proved
dramatically,” says Consumer
Reports, explaining that in
states with helmet laws the drop
in the fatality rate ranged from
6 to 25 per cent after the laws
wi re enacted. It adds that when
the state of Michigan tem
porarily dropped its helmet law
the death rate shot up ' y about
33 per cent.
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