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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, IQ7S Archie Moore Challenged --But What A Contract! Record-Holding Frosh Hurdler At NCC George Hearn Is Listed As Best Hurler j ... DURHAM —Georj'u Hearn, form fi'ly of Lower Me r ion High School, "■‘‘ Ardmore, Pa,, and now a freshman 6t North Carolina College, Dur- Vfcam. is lilted in the December ‘'Track and Field News" as the top high school hurdler of 1057. .v; 1 ' * Hearn's official time was 13.9. His ‘nearest rivals were Wally ,j«*- I.arson of Medford, Ore., and Hilly Wells of Casa Grande, . L Art*. ■•o NCC Track conch L. T. Walker, noted for hi? work with 1956 Olym pic hurdles champion Lee Calhoun, hasn't entered Hearn iri any of the "" Indoor meets of the season, because •he doesrs’t feel Vic is Quite ready. “Hearn has the potentialities of a , ..-truly great Hurdler,” Walker says. "T Calhoun, recently recipient of a rather than a perma , ilnent ban from AAU competition, -- worked out with Hearn at NCC during the fail. - The Olympic champion Is expeet ed to reenter outdoor competition this summer. Broncos Get 61 To 58 Win Over Eagles FAYETTVILLE - Ins furious,' pressure-packed cage contest, head coach William A. Bryant's once-beaten Bronco clan over came. a three-point half-time de ficit and held on to down the . North Carolina College Eagles 61- 68 here Saturday evening. The game was a see-saw »f --rair from the tip-off with the score flipping to and. fro much like the pendulum of a clocks At no point in the tilt was there more that nine points difference in the score. Coach Floyd Brown’s hard working forward. Senior Gilbert .Riley of Durham, hit for the first score on a looping jump shot, but Co-captain Ronald '‘'Ron’’ Evans came, right hack to make a quick lay-up look easy and the fight was on. The Eagles, capitalizing on the fine floor work of Riley and the deadly shooting of Co-Captain James Siigh, kept digging in, but the homeboys refused to give: they met fire with fire. The Eagles, however, never quite solved the mystery of Evans’ fast, tricky lay-ups ef fective all the way, nor were they able to stop Co-c&ptain Roosevelt Wright’s stringiest* jump shots from away out which he got to clicking early in the game, Donald “Specks” West turned in some fine ball handling too. The contest, deadlocked exact ly six times during the filial per iod, tightened as the two outfits headed for the home stretch. “Carlton Bell and James Siigh carried much of the burden for '"'the Eagles whose late rally cut a nine-point Bronco advantage to a single point. *•.) Prices received by U. S. fanners • increased each month from Febru ary to August but declined some what in mid-October. Pastures are • your cheapest source of livestock feed. 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' *jj *i©3pSjp y .v-^ae^ 1 ?T'- ■ • * * taS, 'ls jOTPwStP i.,^J ' 3r< ** ’■-•»'■■ ' *W- -* ♦ , :;'•***s®' .flfffiftfißF f lb 1 8W8wgfy3Ky %' • 1 - ‘ lj fr.'i^Sft^S*s*SSSpffiP - ■ry 'TxCff'^.V’ ifaf yirwrr Vfttfr/'jm-y.lray *fci YJrrxcar?”■ **» w 4y sMmm *«*£Bs ~ De>" ABu£sr\aßtjß ■■ ■ ■>‘»FS?J»!® v£fn!f ■* t3V4fXrlF*3Bni£fflE LITTLE ROCK CHEERS JIM FACE Michigm All American Jim race (left) gets a hero’s wel on his arrival home December 30th, Some 500 persons greeted Pace al tSie airport and watched Horace Mann High School principal L. M. Christrophe present him with a plaque. A motorcade escort «* him downtown. FIJs mother, Mrs. Ethel Sullivan (center), and an unidentified admirer in a football wre shown riding with the star ballplayer. (UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO). DBDGDS TENNIS CHAMP Althea Gibson, one of last year's great athletes, prepared last week to board a TWA Non-stop Jetstrean flight to Los Angeles where she received an award as the country’s leading female sporis figure. Underdog Texas Southern iiniv. Holds Prairie View To 6-8 Tie in Bowl lift HOUSTON, Tex. (ANP) A fired j up Texas Southern University ele- 1 ven last Wednesday battled favor ed Prairie View College to a G-6 tie in the 30th annual Prairie View Bowl game here. “The Stilt” Puts On One-Man Show As Kansas Defeats State, 79-65 KANSAS CITY (ANP)—Grab bing 13 rebounds and scoring 33 points, his second highest scoring effort of the season, gangling Wilt "The Stilt” Chamberlain put on a ! one-man show as he led the Uni- [ versity of Kansas to a 79-65 victory j over the Kansas State Wildcats for j the Big Eight Conference basket- 1 "1 GO Per Ceni Wrong Clu b ” Names Top Hon orees OfYr. ATLANTA, Ga—Now it can be toM, One of America’s loading sports organizations has named its 1957 selections of the top names in athletics— The iOO Per Cent Wrong Club, a unit of the Atlanta Daily World, announces honorces and sets date for 1958 All-Sports Jamboree. Come Friday, January 31, the TOO percent group will honor Cleveland Browns' coach, Paul Brown and Browns' rookies Jim Brown and Milt Plum. Coach Brown is scheduled to receive the Atlanta club’s "Pio neer Award” and the Cleve land teammates are listed for “The Two Friends Award.” Two years ago these sporis ci tations went to Branehe Rick ey and Jackie Robinson end i A crowd of 3,500 saw the two ! teams battle in the contest, the second oldest bowl game in the nation. Prairie View scored first on an 81-yard drive climaxed by a three fcal tournament championship here last week. The seven-foot Chamberlain also set two conference records. His 106 points topjied his own 93 total for the three games last season. ills 33 points' in the Kansas | game also bettered the 37-point ; individual game scoring record ‘Pee Wee” Reese, Brooklyn baseball stars. The ‘‘Rattlers'’ of Florida A. and M. University, Tallahassee, are scheduled to receive the W. A. Scott. 11, Memorial Trophy in rec ognition of their having won the national Negro intercollegiate foot ball cbmrmionr-hip for 1957. Conch A. S. “Big Jake” Gaither, FAMU and 1954 100 percent coach of the year, will be in Atlanta with his coaching staff and team captain, James Williams, quarterback, who will be honored guests at the event. Fred T. Lor:.’, Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, has been nam ed coach of the year. Mr Long, who has been engaged as * head football coach for more tfv*n a quarter of a rrrtury, is being honored for his having Game Set For Jan . 21: Bill Russell Selected For Pro All-Star Team NEW YORK i ANP) — Rebound artist Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics Inst week was the unani mous choice of sports writers and sportacsster* for the East team which will play the West in the National Basketball Association’s annual All-Star game at St. Louis, January 21. The top defensive player In the league, the fabulous Kuasell even topped the high-scoring Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks in the balloting. Pctiit received all but one vote for Frank Gilmer is Reappointed Head Os Athletic Commission SPRIGNFIELD, 111. (ANP) Governor William G. Stratton, to day announced the appointment of Frank Gilmer, Libert.yviile. as chairman of the State Athletic commission for the full three year term commencing January 3, 1958 at a $5,000 annua! salary. The appointment requires Sen- yard touchdown plunge by fullback demon Daniels. Texas Southern tied the score on safeties in the last three quarters. It was a close contest all the way. set by Clyde Lovellette In S9&J. The key man in the U. of K. lineup, Chamberlain also domina ted the backboards and played a fine all-around game, as Kansas racked up its 10th straight victory without a defeat. A noisy crowd of 10,200 witness ed last week’s finale. taken a small, private institu tion football team out of the cellar and making it am of tha leading teams la the country, Wiley College finished among »he top teams la 1957 season play. Althea Gibson, tennis fame and the first lady of world tennis, and Hank Aaron, Mobile, Alabama’s contribution to the world champ ion Milwaukee Braves. Last year these awards were given to Heavy weight champion Floyd Patterson and Tuskegee’s Olympic highjump champion Mildred McDaniel. Miss Gibson, in addition to having been named No. 1 among women tennis players for ’957, has been listed as one of Die year. Home Game: Eagle Cagers Resume Play January 9th DURHAM - North Carolina Col lege’s basketball team. 1-3 in Cin Cl A A play and winner of the Holi day Tournament in Charleston. S. C. opens home play on January S with Hampton. Institute’s Pirates. The Eagle* defeated Savannah State and South Carolln* State in tourney competition. They played without Captain Donald Burke of Monogahela, Pa. Burke missed hi* connections in rejoining the club «fttT the Burke is expected to return to his, starting forward position again st Fayetteville there on Jr- ry 4. Charley Brown Is Top Pitcher In Venezuela CARACUS, Venezuela (ANP) Charley Beamon, right-handed r ■ kie pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, last week took the lead among pitchers in the Venezuelan League after pitching the Vene- THE CAROLINIAN selection to the West squad. Joining Russell on the East squad were teammates Bob Cousy and Bill Shsnnan. Other tan players on the All- Star teams are Willie Naullt of the New York Knickerbock ers. for the East, and Maurice Stokes of the Cincinnati Roy als', for the West. Rival coaches for the eighth an nual game wiil be Arnold (Red) Auerbach of the Celtics, for the Fast, and Alex Hannum of the Hawks, for the West. ate confirmation. Gilmer has ser ved the last seven months as chairman in an interim appoint ment. succeeding the late Livings ton E. Osborne. Born in Chicago, May 31, X 906, Gilmer is a lawyer and has been a member of the firm of Winston, Straws, Smith and Patterson since 1929. The new chairman is a mem ber of the American, Illinois Stato and Chicago Bar associations. Mid Day Club, Executives Club and Bairmen’s Country Club. He attended Howe Military scho ol, Wayiand academy and the Uni versity of Virginia. Mid-West Atheistic Meet Ends .TACKSON Miss. The Mid- Western Athletic Association end ed its three-day session at the Washington Park YMCA recently after one of the most interesting and far reaching annual meetings of its 2-year history. Fittingly e nough, shortly after President Geo rge F. David of Central State call ed the meeting to order, letters of commendation from President Ru fus B. Atwood of Kentucky State College, one of the founders, and President M. Lafayette Harris of Philander Smith College and Pre sident William J. L.. Wallace of West Virginia State College were read. The Track Committee recommen ed that the conference add an 830 yard medley to the established e vents In accordar.ce with a sugges tion by Raymond H. Kemp, Ath letic Director at Tennessee State. The new event will be called “The Fay Young Memorial” as sugges ted” by W O, Robinson, Conference Publicity Director. IBC Declares Boxer Want Quit Body CHICAGO lANPI The Inter national Boxing Club last week called a report that heavyweight contender Eddie Machien and his manager, Sid Flaherty, are plann ing to quit the IBC in order to ob tain » title fight with Floyd Pat terson "completely erronerous” and devoid of truth. The denial came »s ft result ©t queries by this reporter of minors that Flaherty and his Tighter were seeking to come to terms with Ma nager Cus D’Amnto, who directs the fistic destiny of Patterson, Ma chen is the No. 1 contender and the man most eligible by record and performance for an early title match with Patterson. However, the match has beer stymied by a feud between D'Amato end Presi dent Jim Norris of the TTIC. Flaherty, the IBC* biggest booster on the West Coast, had been quoted In the Philadel phia Independent as saying that he was ready to come to terms with D’Amato for s title fight under an independent premoter. The paper quoted Flahertv as saying: “Macfcen is ready to challenge Floyd Patterson under any promo tion that Cus D’Amato may se lect.” This was an indication that Flaherty was planning a break with SBC. However, a spokesman for the IBC quickly brushed off such spe culations as "pure rumor.” “There’s nothing to it. It is a completely er roneous report,” iBC matchmaker stated. xuelnn Lions to a 4-2, nine-hit vic tory over Pam. Beamon, an alumnus of the Ne gro American League, is a fine curvebali pitcher who uses an oc casional change-up.. AERHG DURHAM LAD TOPS ON BRONCO SQUAD ~ “Big” John Morgan, six-foot forward, and a product of the Hillside High School in Durham, Is one of the main reasons why Coach Wil liam A. Bryant’s Broncos are expected to go places and to do things in the CIAA circuit this season, Morgan is fast and ag gressive and is a splendid ball handier. In Cage Game: Gincy Coach Says Russell Was Traveling ST, LOUIS (ANP)—Alex Han num. head coach of the St. Louis Hawks of the National Basketball Association, last week charged Bill Russell of the champion Boston Celtics with taking illegal steps when in possession of the ball. He called for a league ruling on the charge. Hannum made the charge after his Hawks eked out a .112-107 over the Celts, a rarily tt • days, in a game played here.. Said Han num: “We won the game, so I think It's a good time to make it a mailer of record. We’re not just making ex cuses for a loss.” He referred to a play in which Russell, the league's too rebounder, takes high passes over the defen der’s head then” ... moves both feet in a jumping manner to get back near the baskets' N. C. Collegers Track Team Eyeing Medley, Relay Laurels DURHAM North Carolina Col leges track team is looking for new laurels in the medley and mile relay races this season. December showings indicate Coach L. T. Walker's thinelads have justifiable hopes for a bright year. James Lanes, Warrenton senior, ran second in the Metropolitan AAU meet in Now York on Decem ber 19 in the 600 yard dash and Nevel Christian was second in the three quarter mile run. William Merritt was second in the 300 and sixth in the 60 yard dash. On December 26, at another AAU event, Walter Johnson of New Ha ven, Conn, won the quarter mile in 45.3 with a 15 yard handicap Christian was, fourth in the 1.000; Chester Phillips was fourth in the 100 io.9> and Merritt was sixth in the 100 with 10 flat. Welker’s sprinters copped the medley relay title with a time of 3:31.5. Running in order were Ken Riley. Chester Phillips, Merritt, and Christian. Georgetown University was runner-up followed by the Pioneer AC in third place. Another Engle runner, Carl Haw thorne, competing in the Paul B. Karavastiily AATT five mile handi cap at Philadelphia finished fourth in the race, but he n3so registered the best time to win the time prize for 27 minutes and 55 seconds. A sophomore, Hawthorne finish ed fourth behind Gene de Brie, formerly of France and now run ning under the colors of the Shan ahan AC. Francis Joyce of Penn was second. De Brie’s time was 30 minutes and eight tenths seconds. Vance Robinson, one of the top U. S. century men last season with 9.5 outdoors, was not enti ed in any of the December events. A source dose to the track scene I Public Relations Man Offers | Moore Contract Os Century MIAMI. Fla.—Archie Moore has been offered the contract, of the century- but he declined. Dig this . . . one Moss H. Ken drtx, public relations man. has challenged Archie Moore—under the following conditions: “That this bout shall be In & city and at a time of the chal lenger’s selection . . . “That I. the challenger, shall receive SI 00.000.00, tax free, that is, in advance that Is should t, the challenger, an swer the fourth round bell. “That you, Mr. Moore. shall fight with both hands tightly tied behind you. “Thf‘. you cannot butt, kick or tackle the challenge: . "That you cannot blow at the challenger if he is on his knees has his back turned or is pointing towards Atlanta. "That you. should you win, re 40 Now In Organization: Cardinals Sign Young High School Graduate ST. LOUIS The St. Louis I Cardinals have signed their first j j Sumner high school star in the! j person of 16-year old Thomas ! j Edwin (Torn) Haltcm. Young Tom, who 5» 5’U” I and weighs 17ft pounds, has i been assigned to the Cardinals I Class B league and will report ! to Spring training at Daytona ! B< eh, Fla. It, brings to 40, i the number of Negro players in ' it* organization owned by ! Anheuser-Busch, Inc. The to j tal includes three In the Car -1 dinat national league club , with the remaining scattered I throng hr at the far m system. j The r.e f recruit, a native of j Jackson, Tenn., worked out with j the Cardinals last season. He ! graduated from the Sumner high j school here where he hit .413 dur ing »the 1957 season. He played in the Ban Johnson league with the Kinlech team hitting -386. At Sumner he participated in bas ketball and track with the two mile run his specialty. He bats left-handed and throws right handed. Torn was scouted by Cardinal scout Joe Monahan, Haltom h an outfielder and last year was named to She St. Louis Public High School All- City Team. “1 am confident I can. make Kansas Star Ho w Being Pressed By Sophomore CHIC \GO (ANP)—Tan players moved to the forefront in college basketball statistics, according to the figures released last week by J Bureau. ! The scoring lead was in the hands of one of basketball best known perfoi m>.rs—Will Chamber lain. The Kansas star was being pressed by another touted player— Oscar Robertson, University of Cin cinnati sophomore luminary. In five games Chamberlain had tallied 168 points for a 32-point average. In ibur games, Robertson at NCC --aid Robinson had not yet j lived up to expectations in getting | into shape. Walker indicated In late Decent- I Igreat ILoak : 9k BLENDED , ■ WHISKEY ; PAGE ELEVEN ceive $250,000.00. a cool and most deserving quarter of a million dol lars, not tax deductible. “However, that this contract is herewith amended to stlpuiata that the fight shall be held in At lanta, and that any way In which I might point will be towards At tlanta ... “That we will fight In tw* rings, yours surrounded hy » hundred tigers, who will cot he fed for two week* prior t« the fight, and that ray hand lers, permitted t© remain in the ring with ME, AT ALL TIMES THAT IS, shall be Jaw Louis, Ray Robinson, “Bl* Daddy” Lipscomb, Jim Brown, Willie Gailimure cud Jewe Owens.” On hearing the terms of th# contract, Archie smiled, but need less to say, ha Jes wasn’t interest 'd SGEYGB TOM HALT©?* food, f have lon# wanted to play m the Cardinal organisa tion,” he said. In 1953, wnen Anheuser-Busch, Inc,, with August A. Busch, Jr., as president, purchas'd the Red Bird Club, there were no Negroes on the team or in the organiza tion. m , had registered 123 points for 30.8 average. I Other tan players among th« leaders were: | Elgin Baylor, Seattle, ninth, with ! 100 points in four games for a 25- point average: Guy Rodgers, Tem ple, litH. 99 points in four games for 24. J average. Ai Innins, St. Francis (Bro oklyn), I2th, 73 points In three games for a 24.3 average! 800 Ellis, Niagara, !6th, 86 points la three games for a 22-point *- %'crage; Bob Boozer, Kansan State, 2t’th. ! ber that he did not plan to enter i Robinson in the January compe tition in the big indoor meets to th« I East.
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