?THE CAROLINA TIMES S ATURDAY, JAN. 27, 1968 NCC Hagtes ToTatse On TC Rams Jan. 27 Eagles 8-2 In CIAA Play ISPOOTSI NCC Fives' First Half Betters '66-67 Showing DURHAM, N. C. North Carolina College's Eagles have been away from the basketball court for the past two weeks as the players tackled an even bigger oppo- nent?first semester exami- nations. The Eagles will return to action Jan. 27 when they play host to the nationally ranked Winston-Saiem State College Rams in Durham. COACH FLOYD Brown ex- cused his players from drills for the week of Jan. 17-22, when semester examinations were given at the college. Full scale practice commenc- ed again Jan. 23 as NCC pre- pared to launch its second half ocf the season. If the home court means anything, the Eagles will have six of their 10 games in the friendly confines of the R. L. McDougald Gymnasi- um. NCC sported a perfect 4-0 slate at home for the first half of the season. IN ADDITION to Winston- Salem, the Eagles will play host to Morgan State College, A. and T. State University, Hampton Institute, J. C. Smith University and Shaw University. lege and make-up two post- poned dates at Fayetteville State College and A. and T. THE EAGLES have al- ready bettered their 1966-67 showing. Lest year, NCC was 7-13 in the conference and 8-14 overall. To date, the Bull City chargers are 8-2 in the CIAA. good for third place, and 9-6 overall. NCC will gutn the services of swing-man Steve Hum- phrey at the beginning of the second semester. Humphrey, a 6-2 i jnior, is expected to bolste the Eagles' attack. Acco Jing to Brown, Hum- phry / shoots well, is a good rebounder and an excellent bell handler. \u25a0 |Wl^ mamtrnm mTv ? ? < ,-. ? BLi/ 1 \u25a0' VBU' Jaf ? A/ ii ..*.. Ik- ' *"' Wjrtdwfe' B : ;/;\u25a0:\u25a0 :. Ik I' I H H KmW !'"' I fl If llttß? I I fl K <^|TE !'I ;DKO |{. YKEZ, who quarterhikCked Thomas Edi- >on lo Public l< eaxue Playoffs, is npw playing an im- porlan ( role for the Inventors as a basketball guard. Bare/. ha> hvl ped the Inventors win six straight games" juilh hi s cJuteb shooting and ball hawking. Unbeaten Edison, Over brook Clash TIM Kdi >»II ai ICL Overbrook two 11 i ihu tluec iindi -fcated Public I-cag' jo teams, will clash todas (TUP vday) at the Inv cntors' home 3th . iid Lehigh a\e? a nd the winner 'ome out as th e favorite to * 1 n the league cham pionship play- u* if and the right to meet the ' .'a tliolic League winner for the .It y championship ?Ovci brook a slight-'favoritP, car- n t s a 21-uame i'ubt ic League vic- tory stnn:.' into the Inventor-' gym. I Alison. 6-0 and tied for first place '.Mill the ililltopixi\ and Olney, have a nir'.gaine i ,trcak. Kdisoit. a scrappy crew, is head- ed bv lion \|yer s. one of the league's Inner ri l> iund''rs Klli'itl Mn-.k. a good itiii'ip shooter, and |,ia> Maker IV'lio Hai e/y who has ' JIJLf L'S.l L\ Ms oi,,e> Htgk itottaf leader. > "W*; . , k. ihe habit of coming through with ic the big play. iy{ The Hiilloppers will counter with n.js-9 Ron Klcby, who chipped in with r ja career high of 37 points last week o, against previously undefeated West r- Philadelphia, and F.lred Bagley, the cjNo: l our scorer in the league. c.OLNKV PLAVS MASTBAIM I While Edison and CKrrbrook are it out. Olncy will travel to Mastbaum where, it is a top-heavy '? favorite to make it seven wins in a c row. Olney is paced by Julius Wil- '? hams, the PL's third-ranked scorer. In another vital game, West Phil- I- adelphia (5-1) will try to get back on t'llhe winning side of the ledger when t;it travels to Frankford. The Speed- '' [bo* s* Fred Stokes is the top point sj producer in the league with 166 jtallics. In other games Bok Tpeh travels to Simon Oral/. John Bartram is ' at Home to Dobbins Tech, Lincoln goes to Gormantown. Central opens 'its doors to Northeast. Roxborough is at George Washington and Ben [Franklin hosts Soulhem. ' An Orphans' Court JudM Cheyney Edges Del. State, 90-89 All five of Cheyney State's start- ers scored in double figures as the Wolves held 0.7 a stubborn bunch of Delaware State Hornets to regis- ter a 90-89 victory it St. Joseph's College ficldhouse. The win was Cheyney's 10th of the season in 14 starts. For coach Hal Biitman it was his 100th win against 18 losses since he took the coaching Job five years ago. . Toby/Tyler and Sonny Realer led the Cheyney* scoring parade with 20 points each. They were followed by Willie Kirkland (19). Dave Ken- nard (IS) and Bill Smith (13). THE PROFESSIONAL TOUCH ?Hall of Famers Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are joined by Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle and Baseball Commissioner William Eckart in announcing the 2nd Annual Astrojet Golf Classic, February 15-18, San Diego, California sponsored . . . by American Airlines The Astrojet Cassic features pro- fessional baseball and football players. Livingstone is Defeated by St. Augustine's 5 RALEIGH The Saint Au- gustine's College Falcons even- ed its season's record at 4-4 Saturday night (January 20) with a 101-86 victory over the Livingstone College Bears. Saint Augustine's took the lead with 12:13 left in the first half and never relinquished it thereafter. Raymond Gilmore led Saint Augustine's with 28 points and 14 rebounds. John Lockette scored 27. Gary Waytes was credited with nine assists and LeConte Stover had 13 re- bounds. Livingstone College (86) Berry 21, Little 19, Lewis 9, Dawson 2. Boger 16, Allen 6, Ricks 14. Crosby 1. , , On the road, NCC will meet Morgan and Va. State Col- FORMER AGGIE FOOTBALL STAR RETURNS HOME?Dick- ie Westmoreland (right), de- fensive halfback with the Mi- ami Dolphins, chats with A&T NCC's improvement this year is due in part to a bal- anced scoring attack. Four players are scoring In double figures for the Eagles. ALL-CIAA LEE Davis has been the sparkplug for the team over the first half of the center has N aVe£&fted 21.1 points per game and 14.T re- bounds. Other double-digit scorers for NCC are Joseph Pridgen 17.0, Paris Lenon 13.4, and Billy Rose 10.1. Ronald Mo Crimmon, the fifth starter for the Eagles, is averaging 6.3 points per game. assistant football coach Murray Neely on Westmoreland's visit to campus this week. The for- mer Aggie star will play jjj AFL All-Star game. JPt fcal/7 frfT^ Y^B I ttpHb 33 u k * H9F ? itftV'-/, )H #>rj f .. ',« jtt *ll >py \u25a0 y<J| I ? , L \u25a0 BjJ kmJ^l Saint Augustine's (101) Lock- ette 27, Gilmore 28, McKie 6, Mask 4, March 2, Dickens 10, Waytes 5, Stover 11, Robinson 2, Scot 4. Halftime: St. Augustine's 48, Livingstone 39. The Falcons will play their next home game on Saturday, January 27; with Fayetteville State College as opponents. January 29, the Falcons will meet Saint Paul's team; Febru- ary 1, Elizabeth City SUte; and on February 2, the Shaw Bears NCC STARTERS These five the starting line-up for the North Carolina College Eagles Saturday when the Eagles play Local Cagers to Return to Race Against WS With the first semester ex- ams over, the North Carolina College Eagles returned to the practice floor Monday after- noon to get ready for the Win- ston-Salem State College Rams. The CIAA headliner will be ojjayed in the R. L. McDougald Gymnasium Sat. night with tip 'off time set for 8 p.m. NCC has been idle since January 8 when the Eagles de- feated St. Augustine's College, 82-72. Scheduled games with Fayetteville State College and A&T State University, were postponed because of incle- ment weather. The NCC-Fayet- teville game has been reset for February 1 in Fayetteville. Coach Floyd Brown is hoping the long lay-off will not hurt his team. The Eagles are 8-2 in conference play and 9-6 over-aii. Gibson, Flood Reject Cards' Initial Pads Winston-Salem ha s lost its last six games, including a 50- 49 setback to A&T last Friday night in Greensboro. However, th Si n %sfi!P ppered by . Cl«r : , en |p w )n second, pllte in the conference with a 53 loop record. Over-all, the Twin-City quintet is 6-7. Steve Humphrey, who will become eligible this week, is expected to give the Eagles some added bench strength. Humphrey, a 6-2 junior, will see duty at a guard or forward position. Winston-Salem defeated the NCC squad, 67-56, earlier this season in Winston-Salem. The victory for ttae Rams halted a mon, Paris Lenon, Lee Davis, Joseph Pridg&n, and Billy Rose. (NCC Photo) Plans Being Made for B-S Cage Tournament ST. LOUIS, Mo Three - game World Series winner Bob Gibson and Cen- terft elder Curt Flood of the et. Loui« Cardinals balked at contract negotiations for IBM, with the 32-year-old righthander apparently ma- king a pitch for a near >IOO,OOO figure. "I received a contract and I returned it," said Oibaon, who made a quick trip to St. Louis and then headed for his home in Omaha, Neb. "YOU ALWAYS say 'no* the first time no matter what the club offers," Flood said. Asked Just how much he wanted, Flood said, lust my fair share." SO FAR, outfielder Roger Maris signed for what we believed the top figure?- s79,ooo, with Outfllder Lou Brock a cloee second at around 970,000. host to the Winston-Salem I State College Rams. The start- ing quintet for NCC, from left to right, are Ronald McCrii% CONCORD?PIans are being finalized' for the forthcoming Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference basketball tourna- ment schedule for February 15- 17 here. Conference officials are prid- ing themselves on the fine showing of conference mem- bers against outside foes. The Teams have held own against opposition .from the CIAA, SEAC; and SIAC. Barber-Scotia College was involved in one of the nations highest - scoring games and team winning mar- - Barber-Scotia College "will hostthe three-day extravagan- za. Logan High School's spaci- ous gymnasium will be the scene of the hardwood battles. According to A. L. Coe- field, EIAC president, no stones are being left unturned to in- sure the success of the initial EIAC tourney in Concord. Coe- fied also serves as Athletic Di- rector at Barber-Scotia College and this is the first time the dribble derby has been staged in Concord. four game winning streak for the Eagles. This time, NCC puts a three game winning streak and a perfect 4-0 home record on the line against Winston-Sal- em, which was nationally ranked until last week. with aid of Earl Monroe, now the NBA's top rookie. He has a strong supporting cast in Eu- gene Smiley and Johnny Wat- kins. Lee Davis has been the lead- ing scorer and top rebounder for NCC this season. Making a bid to regain a spot on the all- conference team. Davis has averaged 21.1 points per game and 14.7 rebounds. William English is the lead- ing scorer and top rebounder for the Rams'who won the NC AA college division last year gins when they spanked Morris College 157-87 earlier in the year. ? Sideline observers rate the EIAC as of the fastest cage loops in the Southeastern re- gion -aad the teams boast some outstanding individuals that have attracted national atten- tion. The EIAC is composed of colleges located in the Caro- linas and includes Kittrell Col- lege, Friendship College, South Carolina Area Trade School, Durham Business College, Charlotte Business College and Barber-Scotia. EIAC members have been in- volved in a spirited battle for Visitation honors this season. The Visitation champion will be top-seeded in the tourna- ment. Barber-Scotia's Sabers and Kittrell are locked in a two-way tie for first place at present. if Si \ | M. * $ rmgL WPr- \u25a0 IBIHI Of the contract mailed to him br General Manager Blnf Devine and Vice Preri- dent Stan Musial, Gibson \u25a0aid, "It wa« a rery gener- ous offer, but It wasn't even cioae to wtaat I had In mind." GIBSON WAS paid clow to >60,000 last y*r, and 11 Brock, as reports Mid, re- ceived a $29,000 raise, Gib- con figured he m worth a bill hike too. Besides Maris, Brack and third baseman Hike Shan- non, only leesrve catchers Dave Rkketts and Pat Cor- rales have signed. Packers' Tough Defense B/Ljal Mi 'J, mBT rJH l - J \u25a0 tSJTM The Green Bay defense, which proved to be the tough nut to crack In pro footbaKl'a Super Bowl, puts the brakes on the Oakland Raiders' Hewritt Dixon as Cornerback Herb Adderley limits the fullback to a two-yard gain on ah end sweep in the third period of the Packers' 34-14 victory over the AFL representative. Moving in to as- .pist Adderley is teammaU Bob Jeter. BIG MAN WITH A REBOUND ?6-6 Ted Campbell, A&Ts star rebounder, (42) snags ball in recent game in Greensboro, against Livingstone College. Aggies beat the Bears, 1Q&-67 to up season record to 6-2. Other A4cT player is Carl Hub- bard (30). Relska Vodka V RELSKA. >0 PROOF s 3 loj0 j i B^B .Vvodka/ 80 PROOF, DISTILLEDFROM GRAIN BY L.RELSKY & CIE., HARTFORD, CONN. 6A