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February 17, 1983/The Maroon Tiger/Page 19
Tennis Team Is No. 1 Sports Program At Morehouse
By Edwin Williams
When the words sports or
athletics is mentioned at
Morehouse College, the first
thing that comes to mind is
football or basketball.
But if one would simply check
the record, he would see that the
Morehouse Tennis Team de
serves recognition and their
due respect foroutstanding play.
The tennis team has ac
complished a feat that no other
existing sports program at the
college has done. The tennis
team has won the SIAC Cham
pionship for the past five out of
six years.
The tennis teram is coached by
head coach James E. Haines and
his assistant coach John Orthos.
The players on the tennis team
are as follows: Rick Coles, Kevin
Dent, Louis Jones, Mike Kelly,
Irving Lewis, Joe Press, Erias
Terrell, and Andre Wright.
Coach Haines has said that he
is expecting great play out of his
top three players this season. The
top three playersare Louisjones,
Irving Lewis, and Joe Press, (not
necessarily in this order).
John Brown and Thomas
Owens played on last year's
team. These players have since
transferred to other schools.
Barry Fields was here last
semester and was expected to be
on the team transferred after last
semester.
I asked coach Haines about the
freshmen on the team and his
reply was, "best bunch of
freshmen in six years.” I talked to
coach Haines about the up
coming season and this is what
he said, "This season is going to
be a little rough. We are playing
teams like Chicago State Univer
sity, Eastern Carolina University,
St. Francis College, and Grambl-
ing. I am looking forward to a
good season though, because
our guys not only have the skills
needed to be good tennis
players, but they have the right
mental attitude.”
(L to R) Louis Jones, Irving Lewis, Joe Press. (Photo by Edwin
Williams)
A Chat With Coach McAfee
Coach McAfee (Athletic Department
Photo)
By James Hale, Jr.
When I was asked to come to
Morehouse, I accepted because I felt we
had a pretty good athletic program, and
the facilities to do what we all wanted to
do. I felt that I could also work with the
type of young people that I’d like to be
around. 1 have never regretted coming to
Morehouse.” These are the words of Mr.
Arthur McAfee, Jr. He is the had coach of
the Morehouse Tigers basketball team.
Mr. McAfee is a man of depth, i.e., a
person would have to sit down and talk
with him to really get an idea of his
character. McAfee received his B.A.
degree from Withcita University. He later
succeeded in earning his M.S. degreeand
his Ed.S. from the Kansas State Teachers
College. Many people frequently around
McAfee, students, faculty, friends, have
stated that he is dedicated in all his
endeavors; he is agressive in reaching his
goals, as he has already reached a portion
of them. This is Arthur McAfee, Jr. as a
person.
The Arthur McAfee, Jr. as a coach is no
different. He sees in his players what
others do not. The Tigers, 1-11 in the SIAC
(as of 2/7) have lost many fans and
supporters. Everyone has given up on
them, except for McAfee. "I have never
lost faith in my team. There are many who
only want to degrade and ridicule our
team instead of giving them the support
they need. I will NEVER lose faith in them.
I also have more respect for this team than
the team who won the SIAC in 1981.
Contrary to what people believe, most of
the team are walk-ons. This team has
shown a lot of character. No man would
come out and go through what my players
are going through. If they had no
character or dedication, they wouldn’t
and couldn’t deal with it.”
But why are the Tigers in a "rut?”
McAfee answers, “We’ve had a bad
season because we haven’t really done
what we really need todo in ordertowin.
It’s nobody’s fault. Just a combination of
many factors against us. For one thing,
there is a lack of personnel amongst the
team and a iack of skilled positions.”
As Coach McAfee has stated, no one is
to blame for the Maroon Tigers disposi
tion. The Tigers haven’t been getting the
support they really need. Instead, they
have had to put up with ridicule, degrada
tion, and other negative feelings that a
team usually gets from rival colleges; they
shouldn’t have to take it from their own
college. Amongst the team is dedication.
They haven't quit, yet; they are still going
out on the basketball court with "victory”
as their objective. Not too many people,
players or not, approach any type of goal
with such a winning attitude that the
Tigers possess.
To Coach McAfee and your dedicated
basketball players, good luck in your
future contests. The Maroon Tiger Staff is
behind you 100%.
Panthers Whip Tigers
By Don Sands
The Clark College Panthers
defeated Morehouse College,
for the second time this season,
by the score of 99 to 79.
Morehouse kept pace with Clark
in the first half, and even took to
a 26-14 lead at the 8:00 minutes
mark of the first half. However,
after being down 42-41 at the
half, Clark came storming back
in the second half. After taking
the lead 46-44, Clark never
trailed again and went on to an
impressive victory. Clark was
able to contain Morehouse’s
leading scorer Walter Bell, who
got into early foul trouble.
Richard Burks, Troy Kelley, and
Andy White carried the load for
Morehouse scoring 18,18, and 14
respectively. Clark College scor- .
ing was led by Steve Taylor who
scored 29 points and Cerry
Noble with 20 pts. Morehouse
managed only one victory
against 17 defeats.
1983 Outdoor
Track
MARCH
SCHOOL
SITE
Sat. 5
EDWARD WATERS RELAYS
JACKSONVILLE, FL.
Sat. 12
FLORIDA A&M RELAYS
TALLAHASSEE, FL.
Sat. 19
MOREHOUSE RELAYS
ATLANTA, GA.
Sat. 26
FLORIDA RELAYS
GAINESVILLE, FL.
APRIL
Sat. 2
GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
ATHENS, GA.
Sat. 9
ALABAMA A&M RELAYS
NORMAL, ALA.
Sat. 16
TUSKEGEE, RELAYS
TUSKEGEE, ALA
Fri. 22 &
Sat. 23
S.I.A.C. CHAMPIONSHIP
ALBANY, GA.
MAY
Sat. 7
GEORGIA RELAYS
ATHENS, GA.
Sat. 14
TENNESSEE RELAYS
Napoleon Cobb - Coach
Willie Hill - Asst. Coach
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