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.: .- TlHi Chronicle, Thursday, August 18, 1983-Page B3 JL-:/ tflMfr'* ^ ^0* «jyL wi« n Black Players And 1rhe From Page B2 MUMIUMMHMmillllllllHMtUIIMMItllMltMMMHIMIMIMtiltilllMtMIIMMMtlMMIIMMtlMMIIIIM Majors tiimiiMiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiH.iiiiWiiMmMiMWMiiHiiWHiiHiiiiMMiinniiiuHimMi Looking back, it was the National League that started hitters, only Ken Griffey (traded to that league), Hal the move to get blacks into the major leagues. And, McRae and Lou Whitaker are black. despite the of the American League following suit, it was the National League that signed The American League, however, has a number of blacks more readily. black stars, such as Cecil Cooper, Dave Winfield, Jim Rice and , but is less likely to have black However, a look at this past week's top hitters in both players on its rosters who are not stars. Its marginal leagues shows that the National League may no longer players and utilitymen invariably are white. have the top black stars. In that league, seven of the tOD 10 batting leaders are black. The top three hitters, Bill On the other hand, the National League often has a ' Madlock, and George Hendrick, are black. number of utility players who are black, including Derrell Thomas and Jerry Royster. m*' |k H Mp*^ V , tied for the league lead in homers and >ui .. P^S^Iukjiiii^^^^H,^ ?j^Eutt,£ ,_fl the league's top RBI man, is black. Of the four other Only time will tell if whites will again dominate with 65 or more runs batted in. two, Chris Bi ^ v'-^ r_^BB? ^ 9 players . Or if there'll be more Willie Mayses,majorleague ^BSRV m Chambliss and Hendrick, are black, and Pedro Guerrero Hank Aarons and Frank Robinsons. ^mft^jjBSk is a Latin American. m wtKKWM, ' W*UP However, time will never tell how the record books ^ Meanwhile, over in the American League, Latin would read if players such as Josh Gibson, Satchel V Paige I American Rod Carew is hitter. of the 10 and ftthm harl ar*ttmr% m «W/*» at tk« "«o!/»» the^op But, top .- . v i>hw v aiivi «t uiv iiiajui iva^uC3i V -*WB ' END Of IC Tyrone of Parkland 5 f "Bugaloo" Phelps High khool hopes he can dance away from enough defenders this to team Into the state year get his ! playoffs (photo by James Parker). SUSON^UilUMNCE Black College Briefs 1V/Inrric Hrnwii .A. X\/A M. A.U A/1UTT 11 Job No Catwalk

By BARRY COOPER ed Fred Hill, a 6-foot-1 guard from Boston, who was Syndicated Columnist named the city's top player by the Boston Globe . newspaper and honorable mention all-America by USA ATLANTA - Greg Thompson is finding that being Today iUY NOW AND SAVE! TIRES athletic director at Morris Brown College is no cakewalk. The Bison also signed another top player, Robert lRE SALE PRICED NOW Thompson, who als6 is the Wolverines' football , from Winston-Salem. He is 6-foot-9 and averagedMcllwaine recently agreed to become the school's fourth athletic 14 points and 10 rebounds per game last year. HROUGH AUGUST 20! director in eight years. The additions could make the Bison strong for a NO 1 IN One of his first tasks will be to find another sport for straight season. Despite losing five olavers - in-second RADIALS!\.i the Wolverines. Morris Brown has only five, one below eluding three starters - to ^academic troubles last yearK the minumum required by the~NCAA of Division II Howard posted a 19-9 season that was the best in the schools. school's history and enough to enable coach A.B. Because Morris Brown does not meet the standard, it Williamson to win MEAC Coach of the Year honors. will not be classified by the NCAA this year, and will not be eligible for any kind of championshipapparentlyHAMPTON, Va. -- Hampton University has added play, including the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 3,000 seats to its football stadium, increasing capacity to basketball tourney. Conference11,000. Also, Hampton will play three night games this Not being classified by the NCAA means Morris year, the first since 1975. Brown won't be recognized as a Division I, II or III school. Says Thompson: GREENSBORO - North Carolina A&T's football "Some of the that are around here A* things happening team, which hasn't won a Mid-Eastern Athletic are uncalled for. I've made a to to commitment try game in two years, figures help is on the way.Conference f change things, even if it kills me." Five of A&T's freshmen signees played in high school all-star games recently, a record for A&T. j WASHINGTON - Howard University reports an Three of the signees played in the North Carolina games and two in the Florida game. allstar I s349S i38*° 1 outstanding recruiting year in basketball. The Bison signIIMIIIIHIIIItlllllllllllllllllllHIIttlltllllHItfHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIHtllHillllllllMHIIHHIIIIIlllimillllllllllllllllllllllMltllliniltlMIIIMIIIIMIIIIIItllllllMHIIIMIMIMMIHIMIHIIIINtlliniim

rwi# ' v -TarHeels Win Siummer l ltle Pasf «, <39«5 i '59s | ^ ___ IIINIinilllllllllllllflimMinMHflllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIHIIINIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIimilllll llllHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIinilllllimNIIHIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIINItll >48** '52" «r«raf>CJ third-quarter points,but Jones countered with nine, and The Tar Heels had good balance: Jones totaled 30 | y Gilbert Rucker, a rising senior at East Forsyth, added points, Thomas 24, while Milton Vaughn scored 18 '66* _seven to push the Tar Heels' advantage to 82-59 after points and 13 rebounds. Guard Tim '5880 [ grabbed McFadden, three quarters of play. who is headed for St. Andrews College, played al>rilliant | Jones and Thomas, from because of floor game, as he has all season, tallying 13 points, 14 suffering fatigue assists and four steals. the game's rapid pace, picked up their fourth fouls early in the final period. But Rucker and rising sophomore Tim Hansel Hentz, the league's founder, said he is pleased Douthit of Carver gave the Tar Heels a spark to put away at the five-year-old circuit's growth, but he does have of an All-Star comeback. * ' any hopes some' complaints. |'WHITELETTER*i& "Tim and Rucker are younger than most of us and it 1 RADIALS "This that we have come a Am FORAIMPORTS showed earlier in the season," said Thomas. "We game proved long way," if said Hentz. 4'The Tar Heels showed that talented with them on boxing out, looking for the openworkedman MDl and some other it and players can come together and play as a team.individual things. They picked up they played 1/ _ ^ I,,, 'I Seen real well tonight when we needed it." I I "But there are some things we need if the league is flo!:?v . ^ '34s°°'3580'bbRi; hiac»*iit 155SRi3Bmc»a^ |f| I " + S* 36. fft V S«48»* to survive and We need better facilities and *59°° 111 "a0f :,eef,cr grow. going 1*1"*m nef,<5efl k The All-Stars were led by Ashford, a former star at more support from the parents and the community. It's a f'67w North Forsyth, who finished with a game-high 32 points. lot of work for one or two people, and if we don't get . Jimmy Coleman, a rising junior, came off the bench to more help, 1 don't know what's going to happen to the |1 *73* ' FOR IMf * | -kt( (.i, score 19 long-range points in a losing effort. league." 1 iiIK iiiitiHiimiiiiittuiittittiiiimtitmiitHiiiiuiffiiittitiiiMitiitiitiiiiHtnniiMttfiitiimmtiiiti jw>\ w&Z- VCf ' pi Pond Giants Vict onous Frnm Pnoo R? ititmitiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiiuiimmiiiiiMtffMtmimmtiMMiiitiiiMiiiMiiiiitiimiiiiiiiifiimiiiitttiftmitiiiirtiitiiiitiiMtnititmiimiMiiiiiiiftiiifttrttmffwttiHtttHHtmwtiiiitiitttiiiiiiiitii y\%SHHBHHSHHHHNMVk9HB^£1i&H Dickey, the all-time winningest pitcher in Pond Giant ner and end the inning. ~ had little trouble with the He walked MORE CLEARAi history, Tigers. | PIUS FET BARGAINS Morris to the but then struck out CONSTRUCTION TIRE NAME SIZE i SlOf WALL SALE PRICE NO TRADE PLUSFET open game, LeroyCollis Babe Johnson pitched the third inning for the Pond NEEOEO CONSTRUCTION TIRE KAMI SIZE 4 SIDEWALl SALE PRICE NO TRADE _ NEEOEO Galloway. Allison Frazier then grounded to Johnston at Giants with Sam »« .« In- ' ..; .! (. A.\ 'J SOOOO SOOC' Birmingham doing the catching sitting B-hs Belted Poiyqias GT H70-lr> $00 00 SO C who the with 1963 form and f< c f.-i soooo sooc short, gobbled up grounder behind the Johnson used _ plate. his mixture of slow and "' B^s BHt<>d PolyqWis GT G6G-M SOO 00 S~ i- < ! ;. . , <; .i^ c t. : SOOOO S0~00 threw to Birmingham Sam at first base for the out. slower pitches to strike out two in the B.hs Belted Pniyql^s c7t~ G6CM5 SOO 00 Sf inning. ' n ' H' ' i (.? i, SOO 00 SO PC ] B»*s Betted Ppiyqias GT L6C. tf> ~T SOO 00 $ Morris, running on the play, tried to score. But the The two switched places for the final inning as Sam throw from first by Birmingham Sam was a strike to took the mound and used an assortment of windups to Fred Willett, who easily tagged out Morris, catcherretire the side 1-2-3.

The Pond Giant Old-Timers came up with another Single-season Pond Giant home- king Willie twin killing in the second inning when Raymond "Red" "Chick" Carter was named the game's Most Valuable Hairston led off with a hard drive to dead center field Player. Carter, a star for the team from 1947 through Guaranteed 12-Month 1line Oil entered the in the third and Up Lubo, Change that Griffin let go past his glove for a . 1958, game inning promptly on Systems A Filter lined a sharp single between short and third. He pulled a w Bobby Hairston then grounded to Jody Wilson at muscle coming out of the batter's box, however, and had ,< HH 'J4 tflMA lr>cijfles .r * r^n. ( -^D^C ul! but Wilson was unable to find the handle and Red to leave the contest. ' third, iu(}%. s» ! ND ? ma. v. Hairston advanced to third on the play. Dickey then dtt'T .topiir.itvi- charqe^ I _ - - ) f o"rc\ A ft «r nam« f«« <- -1 ^ l;,i'gc .1' t*N n«»c«'s<;,»ryi nuvi 11 iv ^011iv, HIV lain wuc ucdicu iu a Miauuw 1 Warranted 1? F showed that his is still intact when he li 11 Months pick-off caught ball" exhibition, as former Clowns Steve Anderson at . . Hairston leaning the wrong way. His throw to first, Floyd Greene at second, Donald Johnston at short, It With Bob Jones at third and Sam behind the Charge ingham Sam at first beat Hairston back to the baseBirm*by a Birmingham plate foot. showed just how much fun they could have with an ball. imaginary Johnston then turned in another at short, as the goo jewel Members of the 1963 Pond Giant team, which finished one at him that he DpTEAR next hitter, Haywood Hairston, lined the season with a 55-1 record, were honored before the caught and fired to Wilson at third to double off the run- game. ^h.::hAUTO SJERVIcfc CENTERS

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