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tt^Nalional Sports Editors" Poll
JjrCK KIC6 !_
|&4 , ^ Fate, a force believed to determine events, pointed its ^
- icaprieious finger at four top United States athletes con-1
* isidered sure bets for places on the 1952 Olympic team, ^
tipping expected joy from their hearts during the final j vj
W aIU* (* try?uts a* k?s Angeles. w
Missing from the trip will be Craig Dixon, Los Ange-j G
E||b6 Athletic Club; Jim Golliday, Northwestern; Bob Mc- **
^ptullen, San Jose State and Bob DeVinrtey, Kansas. j al
None of the disappointed quartet attempted to conceal A
their emotions on the field of action. Two were misty-eyed, ,c
yy one wept unashamedly and the other, Craig Dixon, leaned (
dejectedly on the last row of hurdles sobbing convulsively. ^
j ' or
Only a few seconds after the starter's gun sounded,
. Golliday, America's hwpe in the 100-meter dash, pulled a it
muscle. DeVinney, running an easy second in the 400-meter tk
hurdles and coasting in, ^iit. the last barrier, staggered, tc
pitched over the finish line nosed out of third place. Mc- oT
p|p. . Mullen, ace collegiate steeplechaser, twisted an ankle dm- Tl
the final lap, finishing fourth. Dixon yielded his scat on th
La plnno TT^KTiiLl rm..i^.nfr,a bv f,n untimely Li]j in the m
110-meter high hurdles.
Tough breaks for these young men who would have 1
|a|&'j&helped the U. S. forces streamroller the rest" of the athletic
world. Yet it was nothing new. In 1948 our couutrv w
* Inst tb t'pp nf its iri*nntn?t sinrs TI nv?*ier\n T"Yilln*vt Pol/Ui-in
Wallace, in the 110-meter high hurdles, Charles Fonville, a
Michigan, shot put and the Rev. Gil Dodd in the metric **
mile?all victims of mishaps or iniuries.
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This caused us to ask the Sports editors of daily news- a
i.v.'.V' papers: "Is'the method of selecting U? .S. Olympic team . d
^ members a fair one?" ? " hi
Coach Brutus Hamilton of California, U. S. Olympic i p;
y?>v team manager, says: "I am convinced our sudden-death
k; method is the finest and squares! way to pick our team." j 5
Not everybody agrees with Hamilton. The' I'nited j b<
I:., v States is one of the few competing nations where the final
Bjc;' tryouts are the determining factors in team selection. Tn
Kvroost European countries if an athlete has been a consis-1 cc
Hy tent winner all season and makes outstanding times, he is
Bp?r f??tomatically picked. ' ' ai
p1-' * ..If our_ selection system was conducted along these
!?|.y lines Dixon, DeVinnev. Golliday, McMulle nand Do nGehr- 1
;itV mann of Wisconsin, a standout winter board miler. would '
now be jogging over the cinders at Helsinki. There is little ^
doubt, but that our leanrwould total more points. (
Yet it could lead to faovritism and much dispute, sc
B-V Athletes like Gehrmann might be past peak by Olympic- Ul
- time such as was the case this track seaon, Furthermore, ('
it would eliminate what this country stands for?namely. 1)1
ygk'-. fair and open competition and mav the best man win.
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EjiSfe--- Of course heartbreaks would be spared. Heartbreaks ii
though are part of life and from them greater strength
Esr-ariae,. j ^
Plans wouldn't have had to be cancelled like Dixon's I
1 fiancee who bought a boat ticket with the idea of meeting,^
P the hurdler in Helsinki. Or the general mourning cloaking i
_ ftor -Tnap, flnlif , would have been avoided when her f;tvor- , *
- ite son, Don McMullen, for whom the college, built a special j A
steeplechase course, failed to qualify.
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What do the experts think? Is our selection svstem Oi
p-:* fair? i se
Here's the result of the-National Sports Editors' Poll: ' j'
r; Method is fair ... 74%1S
: .? Mjilioil tB iinfnlr ~ . bl
' Exceptions should be made 1.3j
No opinion Sr; j hj
H Mary McNabb Has ??
t U/'fh IT C - record for women, will be *ie- w
W^POt Willi U pended. upen to carry the laurels' of
jfotefc, # of the United States in the da-hl
Olvmnipc Tnam Th0?,' ^ ?
. -.vmv >* J vuiii; wvJintii IIUVC .
J*-* MJ M. V-IWU , ta
* beer. star performer* in the .
|"A TUSKEGFE In^titnto Ah> annnail Womon's Sport* Bay \wr
Mary MoNabb, one ,f Tuskegee'. Carnival of the Tuskegec relays. ^
w;< most promising track athletes in Both have equaled 01 broken ^
_ years,-has been chosen as a mem- w r'^ record* held^ by women^ ^
K ber of the U S. Olympic wo- 'n dashe*. ^ _
Bp;' men's track and field team that An Alabama product, Mtss Me-1 ta
will perform in Helsinki, Fin- Nahb, li*c Tu-kegec- Institute' ge
flUkF ^and, this summer sophonv re. was born in Renter- hi.
Flying from New York Mon- prise, Ala., propped at David T th
Hb. day, Miss McNabb and Gather- Howard High School, Atlanta,
ine Hardy, Fort Valley, Ga? create da sensation at the annual
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loward Wheeler 1
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'ity Tourney
GREENEBORO. N C.?Howard
rheeler, popular pro of tire Fairow
Golf Club of Philadelphia,
on the top money prize in the
ate City -Golf Tournament held
Nocho Golf Course this weekid.
It was a two man battle
1 the way aho featuring Ralph
is, Calrfonnin. paying out v>f
harlotte, who led Wheeler byl
tree strokes at the end of plny|
1 Saturday. \
Alexander faltered on the first
1 of Sunday's plav, lo-ing the
iree stroke advantage as he
irned in a robust 76. four over,
! the treacherous par 72 course,
ho two started the final 0 of
ie 54 h<>le competition all i:
R this was short lived
Alexander sliced his number
wood. shot out oi bounds on
he tvr-t, finally holding out
ith a -fat 8. giving Wheeler an
/
ivantage which he was never
lie to overhaul. Wheclei. hnn
?lf. got into difficulty on the
lird when his shot ut of the
>ugh fell deeper upon striking
tree limb. His advantage
lODoed to two strokes which
eld a* both par red holes 5. 6.
and 8. Wheeler turned in a
ir for number 9 as Alexander
ad to be satisfied with a bogey
which his approach failed to
old the green.
Wheeler turned in -a? t--tal_
?pre of 226, over par for the!
nir.se.
The SlrOOO were split 10 ways
ad went to the following plny?Whooler,?$3rill,00.
A leva 11 er.-$20W-r
Tror.cnzo-Be.h. Grecnsoro
and James MeClure, Charitte
split 3rd and 4th prizes of
1 2 1,.')()?c-ith;?M.icb.iel -Williams,
rrrn-hnro, .r)th; Reginal Tlv nap>n.
Greensboro. 6th, $60 00 Samel
Stcwart_F >hert Gaines and
eorgo Levette, all <>f Greensoro.
tied for 7th- Kth and 0th
rize- and split for $26.60 each,
ud Morehcad. Greensboro, to k
ic 10th prize of $10 00
lonte Irvin
Vies To Help
:i.* n*- a
niltnanis
PITTSBURGH. Pa (CNS) ?5
i his first western trip of the
ason, the stouthearted Monte,
vin' has been trying to pass
me of his courage along to his
ling, team- males. -The- Giants-ew
two game, here to the low-,
' PirVUes and b th were bond
their key pitchers. Sa!
aglie and Jim Hearn. The club
st isn't hitting in the clutch
>r is the fielding sharp at all
ith both Irvin and Mavs ut
there
While Manager Leo Duroiher
Iked of shaking up the lineupith
nobby Thompson and Ain
Dark due for the axe. M nto
?t to instill some of hi- conlenee
to the Giants. Durocher
Id rep rters: "Monte Irvin ha
ilked up and flown th< dugout
Iking to our guys, trying t<?
t them stirred up, hut with all
s will t ou in. we c annot get ,
e fire started under then.
M< nto is working lightlv on
is trip, trying hard to get hack '
11 action in a month.
we Black Loses
irst (*ame
CHICACrO, 111 ffNSi Hard'
rowing Joe Black, the pitcher
rtsatrrm?of +he?Br aik Un?U. > ! <
rs, lo-t his first ball game for
o sea-on against the Chicago
ib.s. Black had been rushed in '
! game when staiter ( arl 1
?drrrit" fultetcd tn the ttrrr _
lg Then with two on. nobod> 1
t and the score tie! at It.
orybody in the ball park ex
rted Black to weave his magic
iof pitching. He gave up cnlv
n run Through a lone lit >0
a when _ Duke Sindci .. iut u. :
me run to tie it up again, it 1
is Black's game to win or lose *
Rut a couple of had break
ided the is no. With two < ut.j
baseman 11 dges -ml<sed a
kjei by the Cubs' pitcher ,.nh|.'
d that stored a ruji from
'd And when two.mule n.n?j
dr.?trr- ir-e 1 _ji ii?
,,, i / i i' i\ v. .1- "HI "I ITTC J
I uatno. Though the I)nd^crs
lied srvrral tin.. newt
ltd rafi'h up to ''ikr ?* +-)?
!io"k Tho 7-*i defeat marked
* first 'nnr fnr d-Tr R;nrk a
iv 1 a i i ' < ?rd ! til ( < \v n and
\U women's' f i.?< k ami I'ndd
impionships i>v winning 5,
mf. a1 Wafcibury, Conn., int
>'
Dr. Harry Thomas, Hi
_ Top Jousts With S.
Dr. Ma Ay M Thomas of Sene-j 1
ca and HirAcn Jame> of Colum- n
1 a
bia were elected to the two top .
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,f the South Carolina Ameri< an
. - b
l.epi i) ;it tho fir- tannaul <onvrn
"tion at Mytllo Beach. Lepion officials
arm tmced Monday
i
Dr. Thoma-, as vice commandor
t r he stclte, is head of dis- \
tints 1 :> and lti of the Legion- j,
nam s. Mi- - As+hh^?head. district ft
lf>, Dr.-riet 1.6 is to be organized
.later, jt ^ea.s said. District la ti
comprise the it 1 Legion - p sts d
formed during th< past ycat T
first for Negroes in Soul It Carolina
Dr. Thomas is ,i graduate of
Reru?;nt College ami t,ho Mo-1
marry,- Dental College. Nashville,
Cleve Abbott
Lauded For Good
Coaching Job
TUSK FA! KM In-titute. Ala. -Coach
Cleve L. 'Abljott. pioneer
in tra< k and Hold sports in the
S uth, founder of th< Tuskogec
relays an#l the \V- men' Sports
Day Carnival, lias coat hod three
successful candidates for t ie U.
S Olympic teams.
Alice Coachman. winiu , of the *
high jump for women, in the
Olympus ?held in Loudon :n
1943, -received her basic in trueti
n from the Tuskegee coach.
V.c : t *. .i-c..., r. r i i..
* v . i u 11 I\.JWU, \ I i I4 xr\v v II'
sLpuie. rri n?mil: uuct?rrf?t+rc
1948 Olympic w tncn^ track and
field team, qualified as a U. S
representative while a student
at Tuskcgoe Insituo and a mom
her of h cTuskrgee Institute wo
moiV championship track and ,
HeTd team. Mary McNabb. - The*""
third member of this trio, has
just qualified for a berth on the
pre-ent U. S women's track and
field team that will participate
in the'.Olympics at Helsinki, in.
July and August. Mary McNabb
is the sprint sensation who copped
5 events it). the National
AAU women's rack and field
1951.
meet?m?Waioi tun c.?c1 rrrr?m
Clevt* Abbott has directed athletics
a Tirskegoe In.-itute no'
more than 25 years. During this
tunc his women's, track and field
teams hav< won 15 national'
AAU cliamjoon'hips
Melrose (iets
TV A Posit ion
.('HAHLKSTO.N Thoma s
Melrose of Charleston has accepted
a po itlun with the iV;i:v
es-ecValley Authorite Til K-n.c\ville.
Term., it was ,mn uiv ? i
here Monday
Mr. Mel r Se, a v< t c: ai. of
World \Wr 11, is .i era- u..t< of
Burke high school here and of
Howard University, from .vine:;
lie received a degree m Kd.tr:
f-al Engineering He a:c - n:-. <
trrmf d ^ dinner nr1 ^ r, 1
cent viMt ! y Mi . i nd Mi
FrrdiMi k &'ivwi!i>r. . I jcti !! ;'
lodge Avcnin
Mv Mm! i < i i i j , if
A-M4* *?Htt***fy; i f, 11 ~
in t!ic .Im: i , tic:i Ini. h .
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Mitchell's
Men's Shop
"I hp l.ittlo Shop With f
Hig \aliics" ^
nton James, Get
imeiican Legion
Vim. He hus practiced in :
eea F>r the pu-t 27 years. 11
33rd degree MasOn and nie
er of the Omega 1'si Phi f
unity, He has been commur
r of -t 20? at Seneea sir
:s organization U.st year.
Mr. James is agricultural ag<
j'r Hiehland county and ad
mt for the Columbia Post I
13.
Mans Readv For
>tate Farmers'
August Session
ORANGEBURG Very sat
lytory progressive action 1
een made at South Carol i
late Agricultural and Mocha
;d College in the planning '
10 Third Annual Farm a
Lll-lu?Y.Vi'n and Hum" Mm
c: lal Confm enc n, uhich
h< duted to be held in -Ornrn
urg. August 1 7 The vono
oninpttees have nrranpt i
resting programs whh h
nclude recreation, enterta
tent arid education A <ompl<
,'erall program i expected
e announced m the very- n?
n in i'
Tac program will an Wnlr i<
iia. -. disc ussioa>. . t"urs a
i mon>trations which will ho
ntcr?-n rn rrrrn pcoph? rrr
Newsie Vacation
mmm mmr <
PETER I ELDER above h
sister. Miss Ernestine Kettle
son and daughter... of Rev. a
Mrs. Peter Felder, 80] <>.
Street, are vacationing in Ni
York City, with their Aui
and I'ncle.
Peter Is a carrier for tl
Lfghthou.se and Informer ar
sends greetings to all of h
customers,
Th e EXTF
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LIGHTHOUSE and INF
The abov epicture shows si
Promotional Committee of the
in their recent Committee nu
Church of Columbia..
The committee is entrust
1I,S- the 3750,000 Negro Haptists wl
,na Jubilee anniversary at Sumter
^ ert H. Wilson, Columbia, is cha;
, Franklin of Cheraw, secretary.
tampy In Slump; (
' Mav Be Benched
III* t.
l!l rillCACn. II! if'NSi K V a*
in Campandiln. the Dodders' star tu
' catcher. is in the depths of a b
. slump In the eleanuD soot. Rov
>a has driv? n :m pnlv two run- in N
12 eames. And.tlvx*< two wcrcn'l T
L-. .'riven iit with rnueh authority S
nd p()r the tij- t ru- he walked when pi
base- wore loaded and this week si
nr-mi rrrr. roiv. i-'rn?wmw a a
run innu- ovi-i C
^ Man a iter Charlie Dresscn has tl
m mind to bench Catnpanella hi
awhile li he doesn't pr duec B
" ~real?" ofr" Meanwhile? Campy~G
keeps ail to himself and oven
talks to him-elf trying.to fiiture o
out what's wrong. oi
? e workers, rirml ? "ministers,- 4-U'
Club boys and girls. In general,
'lecture- afTT fttSOU'Sl^n- \rttt brj y
1 scheduh d in the morning-/.and
" j. tie- dt 'ooo--' ' '.linn y _.uraJ lours . B
w ill take place in the afterno ns. t >
At. tin morning and pvening ;
' assembly meetings, outstanding i
' speakers will participate Gr up
Ife ' ringing, and special mu-Le will
be featiiri (1 at all a-.-emhlu s.Person
attending the Farm
, and Heme Rural Ministerial Con
i fereni e ' will have the opuortun-i
?4 ' ity to sc- a large display of farm it
' machinery and farm and homo |
JS equipment. These persons will I
r* also ho granted the privilege to
vi<it and study the -dem -n.-tra-;
tion-; and soil conservation pine-' ^
e^v titt^ TtTaT?tttt!?truiTvq?conducted "
" vn the college farm. /
Registration will begin Mon-t
day afternoon. August 4, at 2:00 '
id j o'clock. The first assembly will
Is - be held in the auditorium of J i
White Hall ^t -7;0^-p^m- 1
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rime of the members of the
Baptists of South Carolina
?etin# at St. Paul Baptist
lm! with making .plans for
ho celebrate their Diamond
in May of 1953. Rev. Robirman
and Rev. (). St. Clair
MKK) o-o-oo-o OOO O Q o a O O O O 0
heraw News
> O OO O OO CK> O OOO<KH^0O<KH3^H
CHER AW?Mr-. S. B. Hancdck
id grandson. Bcinie, have reirned
home after having sememe
in Washington. D C.
The Cheraw Branch of the
AACP will hold it's regular
utviay afternoon, July 20. The
ublic is a-ked to come Out and
ipport thLs program. The Rev.
?P: Sumter, pastor of-^thc M.E.
hurch, Green Street, will be
ic speaker. Tlie meeting will
? held at the PEE DEE UNION
APT I ST CHURCH, Rev. O St.
Iftir?Franklin, pastor
Miss Mnxie PosCm, daughter
f Mr-. Littie Brown, left the
ity the past week for a vara-,
i.n in New York.
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