UNC BEATS DUKE for TITLE on SCOTT S 40 PTS. Carolina Ace Buckets 40 Points in Win Over Fighting Blue Devils by Sam Davis Enabled U.N.C
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UNC BEATS DUKE FOR TITLE ON SCOTT S 40 PTS. Carolina Ace Buckets 40 Points In Win Over Fighting Blue Devils By Sam Davis enabled U.N.C. to move back Sports Writer into the aecond spot. -'J The two-day College Park Ik The Tarheels of the Univer- affair shapes up to be a battle sity of North Carolina led by of three very fine black athe- Ail-American Charlie Scott letes. Scott of U.N.C., Maloy will be seeking their third of Davidson and Johnny War- straight NCAA Eastern Region- ren a 6*3" sophomore of St al Title. Scott will lead the John's are three of the nation's Tarheels to College Park, Md. most exciting players to watch on in action. where Thursday, March 13, . they will take on upset-minded On Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Duguesne University. it will be Carolina and Scott, a 6'5" junior swing Duguesne followed by the man from New York, is one 9:00 p.m. meeting between of the main reasons for the Davidson and St. John's- Tarheels success. The Tarheels The winners will advance to for the third straight season, the title game at 9:00 p.m., play being ranked in the na- Saturday while the losers will tion's top five teams. This sea- battle in the 7:00 p.m. conso- son, UNC finished with a 21-3 lation contest. record, losing only to St. Last year, the Tarheels lost John's 72-70, South Carolina the National final to U.C.L.A. JH 68-66 and Duke 87-81. Des- 78-55. This year, Coach Dean I rAMERICANS MEET - Herbert, vice president of Heu- bers of the 1968 Ail-American "BIGHOUSE" GAINES AWARD sponsored Clarence Gaines CIAA scaring leader from Vir- pite the two conference loses Smith is hoping hard to bring lerr; Levias, All-American blein's Smirnoff Sales Com- team were honored recently at was pre- ginia Union. Hanes, manufac- to South Carolina and Duke home all the honors. Coach Clarence "Bighouse" Award. This award flanker back (or Southern pany and a former Ail-Ameri- the Walter Camp Foundation the Tarheels went on to clinch Gaines, left, basketball coach sented recently at the CIAA turer of wearing apparel, also Methodist University, receives can in lacrosse at the Univer- Awards banquet at Yale Uni- to the Atlantic Coast Conference Brother Teams at Winston-Salem State College basketball tournament the co-sponsored the annual play- Walter Camp All-American sity of Maryland. All the mem- versity. 1067 "Player of banquet the Title for the third consecutive and NCAA Coach of the the Year" in the era and coaches held football award from Charles J. Top Card Year John Tandy, Hanei conference. Winner of the first recently at AAtT State Univer- year. Mat and You could call it an act of ex- award was Davis, sity. In the A.C.C. title game Corporation executive and annual Mike brotherly love. coach, Hanes against football hold the Sparks Duke, Scott blasted 40 Tonight in Dorton Arena, Wilt LA points to lead U.N.C. to an Lanky Bob Dandridge Smashes brothers George and Sandy Scott Win Over Boston 85-74 victory. Scott finished will battle brothers Gene and the season averaging well over Ole Anderson in the wrestling Spring Drills for NCC Gridders Opened Tues. 21 points per game. feature. BOSTON Wilt Three CIAA Tourney Records In College Park things won't The semifinal event puts Aldo North Carolina College grid- a starting cornerback on de- Wilkerson, Jerome Gantt and Chamberlain, tower of Lubich be easy. the can Bogni and Bronco ders fense, will be shifted to offen- Daniel Hyman will be excused - strength though If Tarheels began spring football prac- GREENSBORO Lanky in 1964. ho may be in against Abe Jacobs and Les every category, stop ad- sive running back while Donald from spring drills in order to of other is one Duguesne they will Wolff. tice Tuesday, March 11 with a Bobby Dandridge Norfolk Dandridge's 46 field goals of the worst free throw shoot- Leak, a starting center two participate in track. vance to the Eastern Title game, Koa Tiki meets Jim squad of some 42 hopefuls, in- State smashed three so the Crabmirc years ago, will be tried at a CIAA for the three games bettered ers, critics in the Na- the following Saturday. Their and the masked El Lobo tangles cluding 21 veterans. Offensive interior linemen Basketball Association guard position. Tournament records and tied the mark of 37, also set by tional opponent will be decided in with Randy Curtis in singles Coach George Quiett sent and running backs are the big- say. The Eagles' will another during the playoffs Garrett in 1955. The 20 field' the game between the Redmen matches. his charges through daily work- offense gest weakness for the Eagles. Tuesday, have the M and M passing last weekend to establish him- goals Dandridge scored against He turned things around of St. John's and the Wildcats outs Thursday, Fri- Center Ervin Allen and Wilder- however, when he day Saturday combination of quarterback self as one of the league's all- Va. Union tied another record made two of Davidson. U.N.C. had been and afternoons son are the only holdover time great stars. free throws with 24 seconds in hopes of getting in the 20- attack for NCC will be built starters from the interior line held by Trotman. left in regulation to send ranked second in the nation In sensational shooting his. C. State to day limit for the spring drills. around halfbacks OUis Carson, for NCC. a to the S. Los Angeles powerful Bruins of For his efforts, Dandridge Lakers into over- Moses Bryant, Gilbert Smith display, Dandridge, a prime time with slumping Boston U.C.L.A. before the Redmen The Eagle gridders will have Staters back on the defen- was voted the most outstand- and fullback Roger Foust. Car- pro prospect, pumped in 50 and his team went on to a put a halt to their long winning a break from March 26 through sive unit includes ends Joseph ing player of the tournament son was a starter last while points in the Spartans' opening 105-99 triumph. streak. After the Carolina loss, Play Seventeen April 7 and resume practice year Harrell and Joe Barnes, tackles and also named to the All- April 8 and conclude April 26. Bryant, Smith and Foust were Gantt and Wilkerson, Sam Sin- game against Va. Union. This the Davidson Wildcats led by used Tournament team. Chamberlain also pulled Intra-squad maroon and gray in a reserved role. erased a of points set fabulous 6'7" Mike Maloy gletary and backs Pete Quinn, mark 45 Dandridge down 42 rebounds, shattering games NCC will be without the is a senior and moved into second place, drop- will be held March 26 Robert Hollwway and Charles in 1959 by Elizabeth City's the old club record of 35 by Baseball Games services of 19 players who will lead Norfolk State in the George Mikan, giving the Lak- ping the Tarheels to third. It and again April 26. NCC will Bellinger. Marvin Trotman. at helped the Eagles compile a 6-2 NCAA regional college-division ers a staggering 91-57 rebound was the same St. John's team practice 4:15 on Tuesday, Quiett and his coaching Dandridge, - slate year. Despite a native of Rich- edge over the Celtics. ORANGEBURG, S. C. Thursday aftif Friday while last losing staff will aoso be looking for playoffs in Norfolk Mar. 7-8. that whipped the Wildcats and these mond, Va., scored 32 points South Carolina State College two o'clock sessions will be seniors, Quiett has high a punter during spring drills hopes in each of Norfolk State's next will play a 17-game baseball held on Saturday. of a good season again since Thurman Jones, the two ball games to boost his schedule including a couple of In an effort to strengthen next fall. Eagles leading ground gainer total to 114 points. This eclip- doubleheaders with Tuskegee the offensive unit, Quiett and To eo along with the 21 last year, has played out his returninj lettermen, sed the 111 Institute. his coaching stag plan to make six red eligibility. P°to£*jscQ«4Jby shirts, four non-latter men Morgan State's EmSTbarrett I Roosevelt Holmes, baseball several switches from the de- and coach and athletic director, fensive unit. Frank Bullock, 11 new players, out for the On a world basis, only track said the Bulldogs will open who played safety last season, first time at NCC, will make and field sports attack more against Benedict College in will get a shot at the tight up the spring squad for the participants than competitive Foe Of Mathis shooting. Orangeburg, March 17. end position. Frank Simmons, Eagles. All-American Douglas Begins Training n Last season the Bulldogs W A compiled a 13-4 record and - -yB NEW YORK -Top- !? i jl slugging centerfielder Paul ranked heavyweight Jerry ft Hi Johnson signed a contract with Quarry of Los Angeles went MM through a light workout at the A I the Los Angeles Dodgers. Telstar gym when he opened j This season Holmes, in his w ' ISy his training schedule here last first season as baseball coach, week. will rely on freshmen and soph- IPS If' omores. The West Coast fighter is \u25a0 4 ®r jmH Hi scheduled to meet Buster "It all depends on how fast Mathis in e 12-round elimina- our kids mature as to what tion bout at Madison Square kind of year we'll have," said Garden March 24.