Newspaper Page Text
March 17,1978
Page 7
History Repeats Itself
In 1955, the fans of the
Clark College Panthers’
Basketball team were
disturbed with the fact that
their team had such a poor
record with practically the
same team that won the
SIAC Basketball Title the
previous year.
The season opened as
expected with Clark
defeating the defending SEC
champs, Savannah State.
Later in the season, Clark
went on to lose to Allen,
Morris Brown, South
Carolina State, Benedict,
Bethune-C’ookman, Florida
A&M, Dillard and
Morehouse. However, Clark
did manage two victories
over Fort Valley and
defeated Morehouse 78-62 in
the rematch. That was also
the year of the New York
Five, Julius Bunn, James
Cohen, Reginald Threat,
Rudolph Baker and Milton
Fields, Epps’ starting team
that was used consistently in
all of Clark's games.
Ten years later, in 1965,
the SIAC title went back to
Clark. A team consisting of
Sam Brown, Paul Robinson,
Ronald Jackson, Reginald
Gardner and Ronald Fagan
finished the season 16-7, The
Panthers defeated Bethune-
Cookman 62-61 with Craig
Morgan tossing in two free
throws with 13 seconds
remaining in the title game.
Seventy-five was the
year of the cat for the
Panther football squad
capturing the SIAC Division
IT title, and the basketball
team finishing with a record
of 14-13.
Now in the year 1978, the
Panthers are faced with the
same question as in 1965.
Why isn’t Clark playing up
to their potential' with
practically the same team
that won the Division II
SIAC conference last year?
Wilma Rudolph
A Good Sport
By Ann Lineve Wead
“There has never been a
place for the black female
athlete after she excels.”
exclaimed three-time gold
medal winner and author
Wilma Rudolph.
Speaking to an en-
thusiatic crowd at Morris
Brown College recently, Ms.
Rudolph shared her
“learning experiences,”
with the audience.
She discussed her
ability to overcome the
obstacles in her early life,
and more importantly, her
desire to be the greatest.
During her informal
discussion of ner life ex
periences, Ms. Rudolph
referred often to being “the
kid that was always pushed
aside.” Ms. Rudolph
suggested that she was very
insecure in her life, until
she went to the Olympics in
1960 and broke three world
records.
“I was looking for a
friend,” she began. “I
wanted to make a major
accomplishment. But I
learned that you-have to be
willing to give up
something to obtain
something in life."
Ms. Rudolph is
currently giving lectures
across the country per
suading schools to continue
programs in athletics that
“do not fail.” She feels that
"througn the athletic
programs at her previous
schools, she was able to d«
something that gave her a
great deal of recognition.
“The greatest thing
about the Olympics, was
being able to get exposure.
If I had to do it again, I
would do it going to the
Olympics) again,” Ms.
Rudolph continued.
Ms. Rudolph referred tc
her current movie that was
shown on ABC (American
Broadcasting Company)
during the Christmas
season * She said that in this
film, which was taken from
her autobiography,
“Wilma,” she wanted the
audience to grasp the strong
family background she
came from, and also to
grasp that she is a human
being.
Already Ms. Rudolph
has been asked by ABC to
show the movie during the
next Christmas season. In
its- next showing, she wili
take a few minutes from the
movie to answer a few
questions that people have
asked her since the movie
was shown.
She has been asked
many times, “What hap
pened to Robert?
“Well, he’s still - my
husband. But now we have
four children, two girls, and
two boys,” Ms. Rudolph
By Charles Anderson
Jocelyn Dorsey, an-
chorperson and reporter for
WSB-TV Channel 2 can’t
sustain a lengthy con-
sersation. She’s too busy
either answering phone
calls, jotting down notes
from a police scander, or
being interrupted by other
WSB staffers.
But that’s a common
occurVence in the news
business, especially if you
a re the weekend editor.
“I’m always doing
something,” Dorsey
whispered to a visitor while
gathering vital information
off the scander concerning
area fires. “My duties on
weekends are to coordinate
an entire newsroom, plus
finish my assignments,” she
said, talking in a moderate
tone. “It’s a pressure job
that requires patience.
“People constantly yel’
at you because they think
you’re doing something
wrong. It’s a thankless job
and you must be able to cope
with criticism as well as
hand them out.”
Dorsey, a 27-year old
Cincinnati, Ohio native,
graduated from Ohio State
University in 1972 with a
degree in Journalism. Her
intended field of study was
engineering, but she wanted
to work with people rather
than with machines.
“My roommate was in
journalism and tole me
about the print media,”
Dorsey recalled. “I went to
one of their meetings to
observe and I like what I
saw.”
While at OSU, -Dorsey
worked all four years with
the Cincinnati Herald, a
black weekly newspaper.
She gained valuable ex
perience in photography,
writing, editing, layout, and
writing headlines.
“You’ve got to start
somewhere,” she admitted.
“You can’t walk bevoreyou
crawl.
“I really learned what
the newspaper business was
all about. One advantage of
working with a small paper
is you don’t work in any
specific area.”
Dorsey has been with
WSB for five years now and
it hasn’t been as glamorous
a job as one might think.
“People generally get
into the news business ex
pecting more than what
they’re actually going to get
out it,” Dorsey said. “It’s a
demanding job that gives
you a better perspective
about yourself and what has
to be done.”
The nature of the
business is an immediate
one that gets hectic at times.
Often three stories have to
be ready in a matter of
[MAWS
Tourney
Photo by Tyraun Patterson
Clai k’sd.an y “Tip” Nolley shows his form in game against
\IT rivals Morehouse Maroon Tigers.
TV 2's Dorsey On The Move
The National Black
Association For Women Sports
National Tournament dates
have been set for 1978, running
from March 15th thru the 18th
at Savannah State College in
Savannah, Ga.
In - coming up with the
iaies, the NBAWS didn’t want
to conflict with any state or
regional A1AW aclion. The 15th
thru the 18th will be one week
before the National tournament,
which will be held March 22nd
thru the 25th.
NBAWS tournament
chairman Tiny Laster of
Tuskegee Institute, states that
the tournament, to determine
the best Black college women’s
tearh in the country, will consist
of fen teams. Five champions, of
the SIAC, SWAC, CIAA,
MEAC, and SEAC will be, in
vited, as well as those teams,
who win state crown. A team s
won-lost record will also be
another criteria. This will enable
some of the strong independent
institutions, such as Cheyney
State or Kentucky State,' to
possibly receive a bid.
minutes. The working hours
are ranged night and day
and sometimes both.
Dorsey first felt the
pressures of work as a
reporter. She became an
anchorperson three months
later, with no prior ex
perience.
“They put me in the
studios and told, ‘This is
what you do. If the ratings
are good, you’ll stay on the
air.’ ” She also produces her
own half and hour show with
two former students.
Eighty-five percent of the
ic uiritfon Kv HaPSOU