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THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sun Sept 7 1980 7C Davis Looks Forivard To Challenge At Guard FOOTBALL PLAYERS WANTED Locol Sponsor hos openings ovoiloble on its Flog Football Teom There ore 7 teoms in this oil adult league Play only on Sunday mornings and eorly afternoon Ages 21 ond over eligible Good physical condition and previous playing experience preferred Call 375-3028 weekdoys for info on next practice Beasley Keys Apps To Easy Triumph Over Madison horsed out of the way too much in the last few years relied on speed and finesse "But obvious that you have to rely on some muscle and size The officials call the game that way" MacLeod said anticipate any change from the officials so making the The Suns also are seeking more rebounding and defense two weak links in game Out of the top 60 NBA forwards Davis ranked next to last in rebounds per minute The league average was 21 per minute was 12 His career scoring average however is 231 points per game Few want to predict whether Davis can continue that pace in his new position have to wait and MacLeod said will have to make a big adjustment be making the calls instead of having the calls made for him going to have to channel a lot of his speed But he has the intelligence and the talent to do MacLeod said more he wants to do it He sees it as a Davis said he even think about returning to forward suppose it could happen but not even in the picture now I was told be at guard and what concentrating taineers led James Madison 16-0 at the half A Brown-to-Beasley toss set up the first touchdown Fullback Pete Camelo crashed over from the 1 three plays later for the score Beasley hauled in a 13-yard scoring toss in the second period A 6-foot 170-pound Virginia Beach Va native Beasley threw a scare into James Madison on the half's final play when he broke lose on a 59-yard completion only to be dragged down at the Dukes' 37 Kicker Mack French opened the Mountaineer scoring in the first quarter with a 43-yard field goal James Madison playing its first game as an NCAA Division 1-AA team threatened to score three times in the first half But kicker Scott Norwood missed field goals from 52 and 18 yards The Mountaineers defense which held the Dukes to 68 total first half yards stopped James Madison in the final seconds of the half when on fourth down Scott pass fell incomplete from the 4 From Associated Press ports PHOENIX Even though Walter Davis has three seasons of tenure with the Phoenix Suns he says he feels like a rookie again And with good reason The All-Star small forward and former NBA Rookie of the Year is being switched to guard during an experiment at the Rookie and Free Agent Camp The transition been easy "There are a lot of said Davis 6-6 farther away from the basket Davis facing the basket now used to having my back to it calling the plays now setting things up completely new just trying to get acquainted with the position now take some time excited about Davis added like a rookie again" Talk of 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