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J \ Page 4 THE MAROON TIGER February, 1954 j* ♦♦♦ <• ♦$* *> ♦> •> *> •> <♦ ♦> •> *> ♦> ♦> *> ❖ ❖ ♦> ♦> ❖ < 4 *1* ‘I* *> *1* *1* *** *i» *J» ♦J* *j» «*j» »*« <j» «j* »*♦ «j* «j* 1 SPORTS HERE AND THERE \ > by ALFRED WILLIE ♦X* **♦ *•« *i* *i* *i* *1* «g» *x» *'♦ *J« «J» *l* *l* *1* «J» **♦ *X* *1* *!♦ ♦!« •'« *X* *X* *1* * As you can observe in the cartoon, the ole Bum is on his way to the S. I. A. C. tournament in Tuskegee. Well he will not be all alone, because basketball fans from all over the Southland will soon be journeying to Tuskegee also for this great event. Xavier, Clark, Morehouse, Fisk, Alabama State, Florida, and Morris Brown will probably be the top contenders for the tournament crown. Xavier emerged as champs last year. Other interesting features in basketball concern the Ken tucky Wildcats, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the big disagree ment over the rules of basketball between Abe Saperstein, boss of the Harlem Globetrotters, and Arnold Auerback, coach of the Boston Celtics. First, let’s take a look at the unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats who are moving toward the capture of a conference championship and a possible national championship. This is a sign of tremendous progress on the part of the Ken tucky coaching staff and players, especially after a full in active year due to suspension for unfavorable practices. The Minneapolis Lakers, often referred to as the Yankees of pro basketball, are steadily moving toward the capture of their sixth title in seven years in spite of all pre-season opinions that the Lakers were getting too old to win. As it was pointed out earlier the owner of the fabulous Harlem Globetrotters, Abe Saperstein, and Arnold Auerbach, the Boston Celtics’ coach have established opposition in their opinions concerning some aspects of basketball. Saperstein contends that the unlimited offense in the game, as it now stands, is causing basketball to become one-sided and less interesting. Therefore, Saperstein has proposed three im portant changes in the rules in order to remedy this situation. Now in direct contrast to Saperstein’s statement, Auerbach claims that “offense is not killing basketball . . . Leave the rules alone.” He further states that a tighter defense and frequent changes of the rules would do more harm than any thing else. These statements are essentially the arguments of two top flight basketball authorities. It’s all up to you, sports fans, to determine who’s right or wrong. Since the cold days are slowly passing by and old man winter is creeping away, everybody soon will be hearing the old familiar cry, “batter up” on the field, and the sound of a gun out on the track. There isn’t much to speak about out on the diamond yet, because it is only contract-signing time at present. However, you should be reminded to keep your eyes on Coach Joseph Echol’s product, big first baseman Tom Al ston, during the coming season. Alston, who recently visited the campus here, was purchased from San Diego for $100,000 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. In the S. I. A. C. Conference, Florida, Morehouse and Alabama State are expected to be top contenders for the baseball champion ships this year. The Florida Rattlers from the sunshine state were champs last year. Before closing, this interesting fact should be mentioned even though the grid-iron season has passed. Frank Leahy, immortal football coach at Notre Dame, has resigned on the advice of his doctors. In thirteen seasons, Leahy coached 129 games, won 107, lost 13, and tied 9 for a .892 percentage. He will be succeeded by the young and highly-touted 26 year-old Terry Brennan as head coach of Notre Dame. SEE YOU IN TUSKEGEE Chesierfield Sponsors "Pick The Champions" Contest On Campus William Dease, the newly ap pointed campus representative tor Chesterfield cigarettes, has an nounced the most recent Chester field sponsored contest, to “pick the champions of the S. I. A. C. basketball tournament.” M r. Dease states that this will be an excellent opportunity for the fellows “to match their wits with top sports writers in picking the winners”. The rules for the con test can be picked up in the col lege recreation room. The a- wards for the winners will be cartons of Chesterfield cigarettes and the deadline for all' entries will be March 1, 1954. Dease warns that there will be other contests during the se mester and if you want a chance to win some free “smokes” of one of America’s most popular cigarettes “stay posted”. Rough House Trophy Awarded During Nai'l Negro Newspaper Week The Maroon Tiger sponsored the observance of National Negro Newspaper Week here February 24-25. Mr. William Fowlkes of the Ne gro weekly, The Courier, was the speaker for the first day. He centered his emphasis on “Cen sorship and the Collegiate Press.” The second and final day a panel of local collegiate editors contituted the program. With censorship still the theme they concerned themselves with “Cen sorship and the Collegiate Uress”. William Duncan, Morris Brown, Editor of the Wolverine Observer and Ezra Davidson, Jr. Morehouse Editor of the Maroon Tiger made up the panel. The culmination of the program and the observance featured Al fred Willie, sports writer for the Maroon Tiger, making the first annual award of the Roughouse Trophy, which is sponsored by the Maroon Tiger. The trophy will be given annually to the intramural football champions. The sophomores walked off with the honors this year. Bynum Paces Tigers As High Scorer ► Threatening to shatter Wiley Jackson’s all-time mark of 395 points set in the ’51-’52 season, Ozzie Bynum had scored 359 points up to Feb. 20, for a 19.9 average. Bynum, a freshman from “Flatbush” in “New York City, leads the squad in rebounds and field goals. Bynum has a 51.4 field per centage and a 10.0 rebound aver age. He is followed by Don Cl- endon who has a 40.2 field goal percentage, 9.0 rebound average, and a total 297 points for an aver age of 15.6. Ronald Johnson has a 46.6 field goal percentage, 5.0 rebound averi age, and 177 points for a 9.8 scor ing average. John Simmons and Donald Richardson have 5.1 and 4.7 aver ages respectively in the rebound column; Simmons has scored 130 points for a 7.2 average. The team as a hold has a 39.7 average in rebounds, 38.03 per centage in field goals 8.8 for in terceptions, 9.4 on jump balls re covered 8.0 violations per game, 2.9 on fumbles, 5.6 in wild passes, and 16.0 in assists. These figures include all sea sonal games except two. The final statistics for the season plus the tournament results will ap pear in the next issue. AY.Y.VA%V.V.V.V.V. - .V.V.V/.Y/. , .V.WAV\\VWJWAY SPORTS SLANTS by PAT McCLAIN ^/■VAVV.\V\VAV,"AV.'.V.V,V 1 ,*,V a V.V.V.VAV. , .WW; Season Highlights The Morehouse Maroon Cagers closed their home basketball sea son with an impressive 9-2 won- lost record. The classy Tigers have an over-all 13-7 record with 4 wins and 5 loses on the road. The Maroon Basketeers have played both great and mediocre ball in “The Barn” this campaign. Superb ball-handling, accurate shooting and hustle and dash, by the Maroon Cagers produced such thrilling victories, as the 93-71 riot of Florida A. & M., the 65-62, thriller over Fisk University and the 65-62 triumph over Alabama State. However, ragged passing and ball-handling, poor shooting, plus inefficient officiating provided such mediocre basketball games, although the Tigers won, as the 68-47 triumph over Dillard, the 77-45 shellacking of helpless Tus kegee, and the 78-57 and 77-53 victories over South Carolina and Fort Valley, respectively. Oddly enough the Maroon Ca gers lost their opening home game and their final home game. They dropped the opener 81-62 to pow erful Texas Southern University who was touring the South. In the final home game the Clark Panthers caged the Forbesmen and swept the Tigers for the second time this season by win ing 73-65. Roman “Doc” Turman, Clark College’s brilliant center, bucketed 40 points to harass the Maroon Cagers all evening. The Maroon basketball squad 4s composed mainly of freshmen and sophomores and this could probably account for the some time brilliant and sometime medi ocre ball playing. Despite their youthfulness, they possess the best won-lost record in the city, although they won only one game and lost three in the city series, yet they remain a top contender in the S. I. A. C. standings. Outstanding for the Maroon Cagers has been Ozzie Bynum, stellar freshman forward, from Brooklyn, N. Y. who leads the squad in scoring. Don Clen- denon and Captain Ronald John son who sparked the Maroon Cag ers with their accurate gunnery, rebounding and hustle. Don Ric hardson, Ben Silas, John “Rip” Intramural Quints Have Tight Race The Intramural leagues are by no means runaways this year, and the fellows playing in the campus circuits have shown real ability this season. Out of the sixteen teams in volved in campus competition, the Crusaders and the 604’s re main undefeated. The 108’s spoiled a perfect record by for feiting one game. The 108’s, seeming have an edge on the other teams by snatching two Ohioans who en tered here the second semester. The new additions, Bobby Adams and Benny Avery, both transfer ers from Akron University, de monstrated their skill in a game against the Sigmas. Bobby scor ed 51 points while Benny ac curately placed 46 to give their team, the 108’s, a 100-point mar gin win. Tournament play will be soon and the Wildcats and Mavericks are two other teams to watch. Simmons, David Saunders and Ronald Mimms, have contributed greatly to the success of the Tigers. Other members of this year’s Maroon squad are Jule Jones, Robert K. Jones, Bill Pen man, Ronald Huntley, Chuch Wel- ton, Alfred Junior and James Teal. The Tigers can be expected to give plenty qf trouble in the S. I. A. C. Tournament during March 3-5. The Maroon Tigers should be top contenders for the next two or three years because of experience combined with their basketball ability and teamwork if this young squad stays together. The Tigers will terminate their basketball campaign with Fisk University on March 6 in Chic ago. Then, the Tigers will pre pare for the Conference Tourna ment to be held in Tuskegee. We expect to see the Maroon and White Cagers near the top when the dust of tournament ac tion settles. Here are congratula tions for the Maroon Cagers for a good season. Mike Olatunji Is i S. M. I. Representative Michael B. Olatunji has been selected by the Student Market ing Institute of New York to be the LUCKY STRIKE Representa tive on the Morehouse College Campus. As Student Representative, he will be presenting members of the student body with sample pac kages of LUCKY STRIKE ciga rettes throughout the school year to acquaint the campus with the qualities of this product of The American Tobacco Company, and will be glad to cooperate with campus organizations in planning college floats, decorations, dances, parties, smokers, carnival booths, etc . . . using a LUCKY STRIKE theme. The Representative will also cooperate with local campus stores to increase their cigarette sales. The current campaign, one of the most intensive ever con ducted in the college field, is aimed at maintaining LUCKIES’ status as the most popular ciga rette in the-nation’s colleges, as established by a nationwide sur vey conducted in May 1953. As LUCKY STRIKE Repre sentative, he will be participat ing in a professional, national campaign in which he will “earn- while-he-learns practical techni ques of business to supplement theory learned in the classroom. He was selected on the basis of a presonal interview by an SMI Regional Supervisor from appli cants recommended by the cam pus SMI Faculty Supervisor and has been carefully trained in the activities he will conduct. MEET YOUR FRIENDS at the AFTER - HOUR GRILL 170 ELM STREET Telephone — LA. 9227