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THE PANTHER
December 18. 1979
MOSES From page 6
even coming a close second.”
The physics major thinks
“there are possibly three or
four competitors for me in ’80.
There’s this West German that
I ran against in the World Cup
in Montreal this summer,” he
said.
Moses who said he is not
boasting or overconfident
about his event, analyzed it
this way: “I’m probably ten
years ahead of my time, ahead
of track and field at least.
Nobody is close. I know I’m
still improving. They’re still
looking at the standards I’ve
already set. I’m beyond those
standards already, so when
the rest of my field gets to
where I am now, I’ll still be
ahead of them.”
As Moses begins training for
80, he won’t be in the same
predicament as in 1976. He
won’t have a coach. He won’t
be an unknown figure in the
sports world, and he will have
the pressures of being number
one with everyone “shooting”
to overcome him.
Bogues Still
Learning
BY VEVERLY Y. BYRD
Panther Sports Editor
Wallace Francis, Atlanta Falcons’ Most Valuable
Player, told Upward Bound students in a recent
seminar that a positive belief in one’s self is the key to
success.
The Panther Sports Staff Sports Staff,
announces an opportunity for Cut your ballot out and mail
the Clark College student body it in to Box 154, Sports
to pick the most outstanding Editor, Clark College,
players of the 1979 football Deadline for entries will be
season. The players names January 10, 1980. Entrants
that appear below have been will have an opportunity to
nominated by the Panther win two tickets to the Atlanta
Hawks game by drawing.
Offensive Lineman of the Year
Johnny Pellman, offensive tackle
'^Stanley Brown, offensive guard
Lamar Smith, offensive tackle
Defensive Lineman of the Year
Carlton Gibson, linebacker
Eric Brooks, linebacker
Jerome White, defensive tackle
Charles Cheeks, defensive end
Offensive Back of the Year
Johnny Richards, fullback
Zollie Harris, running back
Simeon Kelley, running back
Defensive Back of the Year
Aldo Gaither, defensive back
George Turner, defensive back
Phillip Parks, defensive back
Player of the Year
(johnny Richards, fullback
Lamar Smith, offensive tackle
Charles Cheeks, defensive end
Eric Brooks, linebacker
Walter Pollard, linebacker
Thelma Bogues played
basketball for four years at
Boston Technical High School
in Boston, Mass. However, she
is still learning the fun
damentals of the game at
Clark College.
“Thanks to Anthony
Witherspoon, our assistant
coach, I am learning the fun
damentals of basketball,” Ms.
Bogues said. “I knew how to
play the game, but he helped
me to know all of the fun
damentals better.”
An All-American and Most
Valuable Player at Boston
Tech for three years, Ms.
Bogues, who is majoring in
Computer Science, plans to
pursue her Masters’ Degree.
“Right no w, I can not see my
future based on basketball as a
career,’ but if the money is
right, I would like to play
professional basketball,” Ms.
Bogues said.
As for women’s sports in
college, Ms. Bogues feels that
they are still dragging behind
men’s sports.
“I think that once the
women hit their peak in college
Editors’ Notes
Panthers To Be Strong
Contenders For SIAC
BY VEVERLY Y. BYRD
Panther Sports Editor
The Clark College Panthers are 2-0 in Division II of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) basket
ball play routing Knoxville College 113-90, and Fisk
University 64-62 in an on-the-buzzer shot victory.
The Panthers should prove to be the best team in the
Conference. Even though fairly young, the Cager have the
talent it takes to win games and to win the conference.
Strong on offense are newcomers Harvey Giddens and
Reginald Townsend and veterans Carlton Boston and Larry
Nolley. Not to say the least about Boston’s and Giddens’
ability to be strong defensive players. Larry Nolley and
Kenneth Dean add the power of the back boards. Dean was
one of the leading shot blockers in the SIAC last year.
With Leroy Snype, Elder Mincey, James Harthry, Connie
Tolbert and Theodore Lay leading the strong bench attack,
the Panthers can only get better. Charles Clemmons is im
proving on the boards and Brian Johnson gives the crowd en
thusiasm with his dunk shots and jumpers.
Yet, the Panthers have played without the drive and hus-
sling of Henry Taylor, who has been out due to injury.
For the most part, Coach Pritchitt seems to have a hand full
of young talent soon to be molded into a Roaring Panther
team.
The Panther Women Basketball Team are currently 4-2
defeating Paine College, Morris Brown College, Fisk
University, and Stillman College. Their losses have been to
Knoxville College and Georgia Southern. Looking at the items
in the past, the present one seems to be the best yet. The
recruitment of bonafide female athletes is paying off for the
Women’s team at Clark.
They finally are able to run, dribble and score on opponents.
These attributes were surely missing in previous years. Young
and talented, the Pantherettes should finish in one of the top
three spots.
sports that there will be no
stopping them,” Ms. Bogues
said. “We are slowly but surely
moving on up.”
Ms. Bogues is the daughter
of Licelle and Shirley Bogues
of Boston. She was born in
Camden, N.C. and enjoys
swimming, tennis, and
jogging.
When asked about her debut
with the Pantherettes, Ms.
Bogues answered, “I was very
nervous and I felt like I was
just learning how to play
basketball for the first time in
my life.”
Ms. Bogues averaged 28.6
points a game at Boston Tech
which resulted in her receiving
the “High Scorer Award” for
several years. She was elected
to “Who’s Who Among High
School Students,” and voted to
All-City, All-State and the All-
Star teams for three years.
“I am proud of all of my
awards and achievements,”
Ms. Bogues said. “But my
pride and joy is being named to
the All-American team.”
While Ms. Bogues’ strongest
point is offensive rebounds,
she feels she needs to improve
on her dribbling.
“My weakest point is drib
bling. I practice everyday on
dribbling with my right and
’eft hand trying to perfect this
weakness,” Ms. Bogues said.
She feels that the women’s
team at Clark is very young
and lacks experience.
“The team should finish in
one of the top two spots this
year. But next year we should
be the best team in the
conference,” Ms. Bogues said.
For Ms. Bogues her most
memorable game is a toss
between two.
“Against Boston Latin, we
defeated them 114-15 and I
scored 50 points,” Ms Bogues
said. “And my favorite was
when I set a record scoring 51
points against Dorchester.”
Her advice for the female
athlete training for a
successful basketball career,
Ms. Bogues says, “Train hard
very hard and listen to what
your coach tells you.”
She also said that you
should run on your own and
lift some weights.