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Ernie's Sport Three NCC Gridders Sidelined; Team Spot Meets St. Augustine^s Saturday ISighl Eight Durham boys are man at South Carolina State among the candidates for N. C, College in Orangeburg. NCC Three Backs Suffer Painful But Not College's 1955 football Icam. muitt win if the Eagles nre to WHIRL AROUND THE Bears In Kick-Off There’s a good chance some of defend their 1034 CIAA Utle. the lads will play for the Ea Durham boy* Iteted on FOOTBALL SCENE Serious Injuries In Rough Drills gles in the NCC eleven's CIAA NCC’s first run roater here opener Saturday night in Ra early this week included Car* Here at North Carolina College, 34 men reported for Orders to “mix it up real derable yardage. A sophomore Against Old Foe leigh's Chavis Park where St. vis Bullock, formerly of opening drills. With a flock of good looking freshmen on hard” resulted in slight but this year. Harps at this point BALTIMORE, Md. Augustine’s provides the oppo Creedmoor, fullback; Bob hand| it looks as if Coach Hiddick will have another winning painful injuries to three back in the season looks like a man How well an almost 50 per sition. Kick-off time is 3 p.m. Curtis, Hillside's great center teason. Ife reported that Big John Baker from Raleigh will field prospects at North Caro to be reckoned with at full cent freshman team is able to of the 1954 season; b(K;lu Wil operate at guard as well as fujlback this season. James lina College early this week. back. The game will be an impor Otha Bailey, catcher for the click under fire with three lie Hayes, Ben Montagne, and “Foots” Crawford from Charlotte is back to assist Coach tant one for both clubs. To the Black Barons, m a main factor Sidelined were Leon ‘‘Nuc- weeks of practice ^hind tl^m Wallace Washington, Nathani Riddick in building a better line along with Big Jim Poole, Riddick and his aides are St, Augustine’s Falcons, it will an All-Conference tackle in 1953. in the team’s success. Bailej/ ky” Holley, plucky Norfolk, will be tested here September el McLaughlin and Bob John still concerned with their line mark their debut under Coach has the Roy Campanella knack Va., fullback; Oscar Turner, 24 when the Morgan State son, ends, round out the Dur play. At guard, however, the George Walker, former Big 10 This year’s Cop-captains are Ross Hines of Detroit, of steading pitchers especially Suffolk, Va., halfback; and College Bears kick-off against ham contingent with NCC. situation seems to be improv track and football star. Wal end, and Matthew Boone, Hampton, Virginia, tackle. in tight, nerve-strairting situa Carvis Bullock, Creedmoor, their annual foe, Central State Players returning from service are Carvis Bullock, ing with Jim Forbes, Norfolk ker succeeded Roy D. Moore Competition for berths with tions. fullback. All were shaken up sophomore and 1954’s Most College of Xenia, Ohio. the Eagles will be unusually Creedmoor, fulll^ack, and Seabrew Ford, an end from in rough scrimmaging. this month. Moore is now head the 1952 team. Two former High School stars reported Valuable freshman, rounding The famed Eddie Hurt-Tal- tough for the remainder of the for practice. Clifford Jackson, from Phoenix High, Rugged practice sessions al into fine shape. Other aggres madge (Marse) Hill coaching week. According to the new sive contenders for this spot 000 mile journey, the Globe CIAA 36 player-limitation. the Hampton, Virginia, and Willie WilUams, tackle from so caused George Alexander, combination will send into the trotters are now back on home are Albert “Pete” Moore, Dur Eagles, as well as other con Phoenix High also. Salisbury, junior back, to field in what is the seventh an soil enjoying a well-deserved ham; Joe Woodhouse, Nor ference teams, must use no practice in lightweight togs. nual tilt against the inter-con- rest. From Hillside High, Wallace Washington, halfback, and Alexander developed a skin folk sophomore, and Ivan Mc- ference foe a team of some 45 more than 36 players during Ben Montague, fullback, Bobby Johnson, end, and Bob Cur ailment, but it was said to be Caskill, Miami, Fla. In addi men, twenty-three of whom From ail indications, the the entire season. This is not tis, center, should bolster the Eagles’ chances considerably. under control by NCC physi tion to these fellows, the Ea are freshmen. 1955-56 ^G lobetrotters team expected to work any unusual cians. “It’s rough out here all gles also have last year’s stand will be greater than any com hardship for NCC Head Coach WEST VIRGINIA STATE, CHARLOTTESVILLE, Coach Hurt, beginning his WEST VIRGINIA«— At West Virginia State, Coach Jim right, because nearly every outs. Jack Aiken, Charlotte bination the energetic Saper- Herman Riddick. senior, and Deral Webster, Ra twenty-sixth year in the Hurt- stein has ever produced. He Only -about 40 playi-.rs are Caldwell welcmned 35 candidates for this season’s team. position is wide open,” Head Hill Combine, has described Of this number, only 15 were on last year’s team and on Coach Herman Riddick stated. leigh sophomore. Big John Ba looks forward to the coming drilling daily, but observers ker, Raleigh sophomore who is the newcomers as “one of the season enthusiastically. looking at practice sessions ly six of them are lettermen. James Nixon, Robert The Eagles are on a one- largest and best freshman Cashwell, O’Bryant Scruggs and Augustus Eggleston practice session dally schedule likely to alternate between The Globetrotters are in say those 40 are “conscienti guard and fullback, seems to groups we have had in re greater demand than ever be ous, highly competielve lads linemen, and James Gladden, William Thomas in the now since the start of classes cent years” and ' expressed backfield, James Boone, last year’s All-CfAA end will Wednesday. tackle both posts with vim fore. More than 150 games who are likely to pace NCC to be missing. West Virg^ia State played Taylor Univer and vigor. Charlie Saunders, hope that his team will take have already been scheduled its third CIAA championship sity of Upland, Indiana last Saturday. NCC opens CIAA play in an Asheville sophomore, the rubber game from the Ma from coast to coast. in as many years.” Raleigh on Saturday, Sept. 24 caught coaches’ eyes last week rauders “if the boys can mas UNION, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Coach Tom Harris with the St. Augustine College in scrimmage. ter first-game jitters.” of Union welcomed 24 men for this year’s football team. Falcons. On October 15 in Their first game was with Maryland State in Norfolk Sep Durham the Eagles open home One of the points worrying FIRST CHOICE tember 1th. Hugh Brown tackle, and Lewis Dockery, NCC mentors most is the tac play on their campus field, (CLUB COUPE, B & H, WW TIRES) linesmen from last year’s team, will be joined by Andrew O’Kelly stadium, by jlaying kle slot. Co-captain Matthew Revised Globe Washington, a tackle-end, transferred from Indiana Univer host to Virginia State College. Boone is the only starter from 1950 PONTIAC...... $895.00 1954’s title holding club on sity, Walter Cowan will probably replace the dwarted Leroy There are also two other home (4-DOOK STATION WAGON) Vaughan. Other returning lettermen are Carl Draper, games scheduled. They are hand for the position. Other Trotters Begin Draper, James Christian, Benny Blair, Raymond Metts, with Shaw University in a proved performers for short 1954 CHEVROLET 11^95.00 James Pinkston, Wilbur Lewis and Herman Carter. ^ Homecoming Day tilt on Sat. periods last season, however, (4-DOOB, HEATEB, TWO TONE, GOOD TIBES) October 29 and with South are Baxter Hollman, Winston- HAMPTON, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA — Coach Harry Salem sophomore and Gene 29th Season 1950 PLYMOUTH...... $745.00 Jefferson will have forty-four candidates for the 1955- Carolina State on Nev. 5. NCC 56 football season. With only ten returning lettermen closes season play with A&T Coleman, Greensboro sopho CHICAGO (CLUB COUPE, B & H, NEW SEAT COVERS) from last year’s team, the Plates will continue to use , College in the traditional more. Two newcomers, Willie The fabulous Harlem Globe the multiple offense system, a combination of the “T” Carolina Classic in Greensboro Williams of Hampton and trotters, revised, revitalized WILL FINANCE and single-wing formations. The Pirates are very weak Black Baron third baseman, on Thanksgiving Day, Novem James Haynes of Raleigh, and still remarkable, look for defensively. Nineteen freshmen who the coaches consider Rufus Gibson, plays an effi ber 25. looked promising at -the end of ward to their 29th season with UNIVERSITT M OTORS, Inc. above average High School graduates will help bokter cient game of ball. His ability Last week appeared to be untested to date in loop play, the same enthusiasm and zest USED CAR LOT OPEN TIL 9:M P. M. that has made them basket Coach Jefferson’s charges. William Patrick, a 230 to cover a lot o/ ground, sharp Old Dominion Week in the untested to date in lope play, 9-1931 898 WEST MAIN STREET 9-1931 pound sophomore from Washington, D. C. and Charles fielding and accurate throwing Eagles’ camp. Until he was however, and with the St. Aug ball’s greatest attraction Tarlton will hold down the tackle positions, John Har make him a defensive star of sidelined, Holly had been im game set for Sept. 24, they through the years. ris, and Jesse Whitehead are the en^. the first magnitude. pressive in early season drills must round into shape in short order. “They just recently return The backfield looks promising. Last year’s quarterback, After he went out of the line ed from another highly suc Alfred Smith, has been shifted to fullback and looks good. -One of the hardest secrets up, another Norfolk lad, Sam cessful tour of Europe and the The rest of the backfield includes Robert Crawford, Albert for a man to keep is his opin Harps', took over and did some It takes 42 elephant tusks to Far East, playing 92 games Jackson, Benny Blakely, Horace Dmm. The Pirates are un- ion of himself. fancy line plunging for consi- make a ton of ivory. Who over the course of the summer. dergobig two strenuous practices a day. The first game wants a ton of ivory? Having completed that 50 was wim Faye^ville State at Fayetteville, last Saturday. W i n Next week we will cover the Campuses of Maryland State, Tennessee State, Texas Southern and Central FAYE ADAM S State. 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