February 25, 1964 C o l u m n s Page three What Happened to Pre-Season Predictions

According to the experts’ pre­ advantage of their opportunity to be I is a listing of the many experts’ pre- season picks, only three of the sup­ ranked as the best in the U.S. Here season poll and the current ratings: Sports Summary posedly top ten basketball teams still Pre-Season Cause for Drop NOW Cause for Rise linger among the nation’s best. Pre­ 1. Loyola of Chicago Lack of defense U.C.L.A. Ball Handling & season favorite Loyola of Chicago Shooting has slipped to the No. 10 spot in 2. N Y U Injured Barry Kramer Michigan Rebounding the U. S., No. 3 Duke is holding on 3. Duke Still rated Davidson Five good men to the No. 8 position, and Wichita, 4. W ichita Still rated Kentucky Adolph Rupp Mowbray which was supposed to finish No. 4, 5. Cincinnati Lack of experience Vanderbilt Experience is dallying in the No. 7 rut. The re­ 6. N orth Carolina No guards Villanova Defense maining seven teams who were sup­ 7. Arizona State ? Wichita Dave Stallworth posed to be cast in the limelight have 8. O klahom a State No height Duke Jeff Mullins slipped out of the picture, and some 9. Kansas State Schedule DePaul ? L. C. Bows to ECC for first home defeat alert basketball teams have taken 10. N otre Dame Defense Loyola Offense HURRICANES STREAK HALTED AT 8 Louisburg 86 Newport News 68 Fresh from a 75-point victory over Elizabeth City, the Louisburg College Hurricanes continued their torrid scoring spree and thumped Newport News 86-68. It appeared as though the Shipbuilders were setting their sights on an upset by their first half performance, but the Hurricanes came back strong after intermission to run away with the contest. Doug Reid led the Hurricanes with 23 points, followed by Roger Morrison with 17, Ricky Creech with 13, and Bobby H oward with 12. Louisburg 101 Chowan 74 For the third time this season, the Purple and White whirled past the entury mark. The victims of their latest spree were conference rivals, :he Chowan Braves. Chowan could not stop the balanced scoring attack exhibited by the Hurricanes. Five L. C. men hit double figures. The> were Jim Goodrich, 13; Bobby Howard, 18; Roger Morrison, 15: Doug Reid, 18; and Bennie Dean, 16. Every man on the Louisburg ACC TOURNEY P-H-O-O-E-Y squad hit the scoring column. H. T. Last year the Duke Blue Devils pionship, but it would reflect a weak­ Pope and Steve Lamm looked very won all 14 of their conference bas­ ness of that particular conference. Moe's Memos impressive in their reserve roles. ketball games during the regular To satisfy the currency crave of East Carolina 72 Louisburg 70 course of the season. This would the Atlantic Coast Conference dig­ “Dandy Alumnus” The returning infielders will be Wally seem to have been enough to merit nitaries, why not revive the Dixie The Bucs of East Carolina won Stepp, Jackie Mullins, and Bill Mow­ them the reward of representing the Classic or have some other holiday Danny Carver, center for the revenge of an earlier 78-77 licking Atlantic Coast Conference in the tournament? With the return of the 1962-63 Hurricane basketball squad, bray. Only Scotty H ooks will be re­ from Louisburg. A drab, unenthusi- NCAA Basketball Tournament. Classic or another such tournament, turning from last year’s outfield, and astic crowd solemnly witnessed the is having quite a season at Pfeiffer However, due to some ridiculous rul­ the post season tournament would Donnie Clary will be the lone catcher first Hurricane loss at home in about College this season. Danny is cur­ ing in the ACC, Duke had to prove be even more absurd than it is at the two years. The few students who did rently fourth in scoring in the Caro- back for the Hurricanes. themselves once again in the post present. The supporters of the vari­ attend the game seem to be more linas Conference with a sharp 23.4 season tournament. The ACC and the ous ACC teams should want only the “Hurricanes Hot at Holton in ’63” interested in shouting their own per­ average. Southern Conferences are the only best team to be the conference rep­ During the 1962-63 basketball sonal cheers rather than the outcome two major conferences in the country resentative and should support that season the Louisburg College quint of the ballgame. This “student-don’t- “Ex-ACC Grldders In Pro Ranks” which require such a fatuous ruling. team in its quest for the National turned in an unblemished 10-0 rec­ care” attitude and a somewhat off- The only possible explanation for the Championship. It is only common Of the 14 teams comprising the ord at Holton gym in Louisburg. The night for the Louisburg club was the ruling is of course— $$$$$. A team sense that a 14-game schedule will National Football League there are entire season ended with a 17-7 log recipe for defeat. Roger Morrison could be undefeated for the entire determine the best team much more some 658 active players. Of these and the Conference Championship. turned in a brilliant effort with 20 regular season and then have an off- accurately than a 3-game tourna­ 658 only 37 represent the Atlantic points, numerous blocked shots, and “Ex-L.C. Diamond Sluggers in Pro night in one of the post season ment. Under the present rule the Coast Conference. Those 37 are many rebounds. Bennie Dean kept Ranks” tournament games and lose. This U. of Virginia and the Citadel may from the following schools: U. of it close with his clutch baskets and a would eliminate the best team in the be representing the ACC and South­ Maryland, 12; U. of Virginia, 8; Two Louisburg power hitters total of 19 points. Doug Reid added conference. Such a situation would ern Conferences respectively in the Clemson, 4; Wake Forest, 4; North were signed from the 1963 baseball 5 in a losing effort. Carolina State, 3; Duke, 2; U. of squad. Jimmie Durham, who saw ac­ not only allow a second rate team 1964 NCAA Tournament. North Carolina, 2; and the U. of tion in both the outfield and infield Louisburg 96 Ferrum 69 to compete for the National Cham­ This is good representation? South Carolina, 2. last season, and Bill Patterson, who The Hurricanes swept to their operated in the outfield, were signed “Spring Preview” third conference victory without a by major league ball clubs last year. defeat tonight against an outclassed Crades Cause Loss of Creech, Hawthorne The Hurricane baseball squad will Durham signed with the New York Ferrum College. Five Louisburg men have 8 returning members of last Mets and was assigned to Quincy, 111. hit in double figures with Doug Reid Morrison; Bobby Howard Is Injured year’s team which posted an 11-11 Bill signed with the Minnesota Twins leading all L. C. scorers with 19 season. Returning pitchers are Dave and played the summer season with points followed by Bennie Dean with The Purple and White suffered i cent game against Danville Tech Green, Jim Goodrich, and Jackie Erie, Pa. Both boys have tremendous 14, Roger Morrison with 13, Bobby severe loss with the end of the firs! when he scored 20 points. Jim Good­ Parrish. Green and Goodrich are wrists and hit the long ball. Durham Howard with 12, and Jim Goodrich semester. Lost from the squad rich, 6'3" forward, is scoring much hard-throwing right-handers while can be dangerous on the basepaths with 10. Ricky Creech was outstand­ because of grades were Roger better this season and is plenty Parrish is a junk-tossing southpaw. also. ing on the boards and blocked his “Scrooge” Morrison, 6'5" center rough on the boards. Wayne Hob- usual countless shot attempts. who had a neat scoring average of good has been moved up from the 14.4 Scrooge excited the crowd JV’s to give some needed additional N. C. State 79 Louisburg 65 many times with his timely tap-ins height. Wayne is averaging about With the absence of Roger Mor­ and “stuffs”; Ricky Creech, 6'4" 10.0 points a game in his first five BABY HURRICANES 3 - 3 rison, Louisburg could not cope with forward who was a leading re- outings with the varsity. George The Louisburg College JV’s are came out on top with a 63-59 win. State on the boards and were held bounder and a fine defensive man; Cobbs could come along with exper­ and Gordon Hawthorne, 6'4" re­ being coached by Bennie Dean this The JV’s then thumped the Day to their season’s low in scoring as ience and be a tremendous help on serve center who showed constant the boards. season, and they currently have a Students of Louisburg 71-47. In the Hurricanes bowed to the Wolflets improvement throughout the season. The Hurricanes will definitely be 3-3 record. They have operated on a their next outing the JV’s ran up 79-65. Bennie Dean and Doug Reid Also out of action for an undeter­ shorter, but they are just as fast limited schedule thus far, and the against an inspired and hustling Gold again led the scoring with 18 and 16 mined period is the “sixth man,” and still have the strongest team in future offers only one more game. Sand High School. The schoolboys points respectively while Jim Good­ Bobby Howard. Bobby sustained a Returnees from the squad of last erased a 15-point Louisburg lead rich added 10. the conference. Doug Reid and Ben­ year, which posted an 11-3 record, and coasted to a 73-61 victory. On knee injury in a recent clash with nie Dean are both setting a hot scor­ Richmond 91 Louisburg 78 ing pace which puts pressure on the are Donnie Clary, Bill Mowbray, Homecoming night the Baby Hurri­ Roanoke. Coach Benton will have to dig into opposition’s defense. Both are guards and Pete Aycock. The Baby Hur­ canes played without the services of The undefeated Richmond Baby his bag of tricks to compensate for and shoot exceptionally well from ricanes opened the season with a 43- Donnie Clary. 6'3" center; Wayne Spiders handed the Purple and White his loss of height. However, let’s not the outside. Doug is scoring at a 23.0 33 victory over Newport News. They Hobgood, 6'5" forward; and Ken their second straight loss, 91-78, in underrate the depth of the Hurri­ pace, and Bennie is hitting for a 16 5 then traveled to Morehead City and Holcome, 6'2" forward. The over­ Richmond, Va. Bennie Dean and canes. Still available is Steve Lamm, average thus far this year. dropped a close decision 63-59. The sized Alumni coasted to an easy vic­ Doug Reid combined for 46 points 6'2" guard or forward. Steve never So even after the loss of two fine Purple and White then played their and Jim Goodrich pumped in 17 tory 70-57. loafs on defense and he can grab his rebounders and team men, Louis­ first game at home, and it was the more, but the Spiders pulled away Bill Mowbray is leading the JV’s share of rebounds. H e is also a fine burg will still be a rough team to Shipbuilders of Newport News to in the closing minutes of play. shooter as was displayed in the re­ handle. provide the opposition. Louisburg in scoring with a 15.2 average. 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