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Page Seven PANTHER November 8, 1974
M’house Walks Out
on Clark’s Victory
By Ron Jenkins
Whenever Clark and
Morehouse Colleges get
together on the gridiron,
one expects all stops to
be pulled. Saturday, No
vember 2, wasn’t any dif
ferent.
With the Panthers of
Clark ahead 20 to 6 late
in the fourth quarter, a
pass interference call
sent the Morehouse team
off the field and to their
bus.
The infraction, occur-
ing on the Morehouse 12
yard line, brought young
head coach Michael Gray
and his staff onto the
field. After minutes of
arguing over the infrac
tion, the Tigers were
asessed another penalty,
and Gray pulled his team
from the field.
In the annals of More
house-Clark battles, this
has never occured. So
Clark won the game.
Gray, 26, would not give
any statements, but did
say that he had talked to
Clark coach, Jessie Mc-
Clardy, and Morehouse
athletic director, James
McAfee, about the rea
sons for his withdrawl
from the game.
From the stands, the
officials did call a very
tight game, maybe fear
ing fisticuffs. In the first
half alone, flags were
tossed more than 15
times. And in one in
stance, a kick-off was
re-kicked for no apparent
reason, other than the
man was not ready.
The bitter-sweet vic
tory over Morehouse
leaves Clark with a se
ven and zero record. Al
bany State plays here on
the 9th, and as always,
Morris Brown on Turkey
Day in Atlanta Stadium.
Robinson’s Wish
Panther’s defense unloads on Morehouse Tigers.
Now A Real ity
The Clark College Panthers watch intensively during
game.
By Ron Jenkins
Panthers Win Title
By Vernard Howard
Jackie Robinson’s final
wish came several
months late, but it finally
came. A black man was
named to lead a major
league baseball team. And
Frank Robinson is that
man.
Robinson was named
manager of the American
league Cleveland Indians on
October 3rd, after the In
dians released manager
KenAspromonte. Robinson,
39, was traded from the
California Angels two
weeks prior to the an
nouncement, and many be
lieve that he was traded
just for the purpose of be
ing named manager.
Robinson, a veteran of
20 years, will make an es
timated $180,000 per year,
and will be the games only
player-coach.
Most fans of the great
American tradition would
agree that the naming of
Robinson to the post is
good, but it is very late.
In mid-July, Eddie Matt
hews was fired from his
post as manager of the
Atlanta Braves. Many peo
ple were disappointed when
management did not name
a black to the post.
Robinson’s appointment
came almost two years
after Jackie Robinson, the
first black in the major
leagues, had wished to see
a black manager before he
died. Soon after his ap
pearance at the world ser
ies, Robinson died, his wish
unfulfilled.
Frank Robinson, the only
player to be voted most
valuable player in both lea
gues, will not have a “yel
low brick road to skip down.
He takes charge of a team
that has been called the
graveyard of the baseball
world.” A team that has
been out of contention for
more than 20 years, ex
cluding this one in which
they made an excellent
showing.
Robinson will take charge
of a team whose star white
pitcher, Gaylord Perry, has
openly criticized him and
has stated that he will ask
for one dollar more than
Robinson makes next sea
son.
But Robinson will take
this in stride. He has a lot
of talent on the team, name
ly in the bullpen with Gay
lord Perry and Jim Perry,
and in the outfield with
Charlie Spikes George
Hendricks and Oscar Gam
ble.
Robinson said after his
appointment, “This is what
I want to be judged on. The
play on the field and not
being the first, on being
black.”
The Clark College Pan
thers gave their supporters
two big gifts on Saturday,
October 26, by defeating
Savannah State College
27-13. With this victory,
they won their Division of
the Southern Intercollegian
Athletic Conferenck (SIAC)
and their Homecoming
Game.
The Panthers scored 20
points in the first quarter
against the Tigers of SSC.
The first scoring drive was
for 75 yards and was
claimed by a 28 yard pass
from Charles Turner to
Arthur Allen. It took the
Panthers 10 plays before
Frank Walker rushed th
rough SSC’s defense for a
one yard touchdown. The
PAT by Ricky Grayson was
good.
The second scoring drive
was highlighted on a quar
terback keeper by Charles
Turner, which was good
for 69 yards. Six plays
later Turner passed to Greg
McCrary for a seven yard
touchdown. The PAT by
Ricky Grayson was no good.
O. J. Simpson exploded
through SSC’s offense in
punt formation to block the
punt and recover it in the
end zone for another Pan
ther score. The PAT by
Ricky Grayson was good.
The Panthers went
scoreless during the se
cond quarter but they went
into the locker room with
a 20-7 lead at half time.
Savannah State blocked a
punt late in the third quar
ter to get their second
score of the game, but that
threat didn’t stop the “Red
Machine”. The Panthejs
scored in the fourth quar
ter on a 22 yard touch
down pass from Charles
Turner to tight end Greg
McCrary. The PAT by
Ricky Grayson was good.
The defensive unit gave
the Tigers more than they
could handle. The Tigers
rushed for a 23 yards and
passed for 97 yards.
Lineman Dwellie Hynes,
Anthony Wyche, Roosevelt
Harden, and Terry Har
rington stayed in SSC’s
backfield on every play.
Daryl Farley led the pack
with 12 individual tackles
three assists. The win in
creases Clark’s record to
6 wins and no losses.
Quarterback Charles
Turner was the leading ru
sher with 50 yards and he
passed for 133 yards.
The Panthers are off to
one of their best seasons
since early in the 1960’s.
The Panthers will face
the winner of Division I of
the SIAC in eary Decem
ber. .
Team Loses
to Flager
By Bruce Fletcher
Clark College’s soccer
team lost by a score of 2
to 0 to Flager College Oct.
24. Clark’s team is now
1 and 6.
The game started out
with Flager controlling the
ball. Though Clark got the
ball into Flager territory,
the defense of Flager kick
ed the ball into Clark area.
Flager seemed to be able
to set up the plays with a
great deal of success. The
first half ended the score
0 to 0.
’J'he second half opened
the same way with Flager
ball control. Later a pen
alty shot was taken by
Flager. The shot was good,
vaulting Flager ahead 1-0
in the last minutes of the
game. Flager drove again
and scored to make the
final score 2-0.
Although Clark’s record
is fairly well for the first
soccer team ever at Clark,
Coach Ray Griffith said the
team is really improving.
They are trying to get to
gether. It takes time to get
a winning team, especially
in the first year.
The things that keep the
team from winning are the.
team’s attitudes toward the
referees, according to
Coach Griffith. “The team
is always thinking the ref
eree is against them, no
matter what the call.” Al
so Coach Griffith said the
team can’t take pressure.
They lose most of their
games in the last few min
utes and seconds.
“You can’t play soccer
by just kicking the ball
hard, you have to set it up.
Set the play up and score,”
Griffith said. The team lost
to Tuskegee in the last
minutes of the game 2-1,
and Flager also 2-0.
“Some team members can
not accept critism from the
coach,” one player said.
Another player claimed,
“there is too much indi
viduality; you can’t play
soccer with just one man
trying to kick the ball all
the way down the field. You
must understand signals,
use ball control to win
games.”