THE CABOUMiAJT
RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY, APRIL 11. IW4
14
Chubby’s Mom Puts White Fiance Out Os Home
Mother Claims “Miss World” is
Marrying Checker For His Money
THEATRE PAGE
PHILADELPHIA (ANP)—'"Every
lime our boys get up in the world
they think their girls aren't good
enough for them.”
With that straight-from-the
ahoulder statement, Mrs. Eartle
Evans, mother of Twist King
Chubby Checker, explained
why she ts opposed to the
romance and impending mar
riage between her famous son
and white Catherine Codders
of Holland, “Miss World of
1983.”
Mrs. Ivans thinks the romance
is not genuine', and that Miss Ladd
ers is marrying her aon for his
money.
Her son disagrees, and the issue
has caused s split between them.
Mrs. Evans took the stand
after putting Mias Ladders out
of the Evans’ S75.M* palatial
home which Chubby bought
somo months ago, after a verbal
dispute erupted between tbe
The glafnorous Mias Loddera had
been staying there lince the Christ
mas and New Year’s holidays, when
'Catherina'f parents visited in Chub
by's home. All had seemed well
then, at MUi Lodder'a father, an
interior xleeorator for Dutch KIM
Airlines. In Haarlem, Holland, em
braced Mrs. Evans upon hia arrival.
Mrs. Evans had at first opposed
*h» engagement, announced by
C.irrkcr last January, but then
derided to accept her future daugh
i -in-law after her aon p'eaded
\ i her.
Terentiy, however, she appeared
ti have tired of playing an unreal
istic or part in the affair.
She said last week that she got
Into a discusion of the romance
with Miss Coders, and that she
told the Dutch beauty point blank
She didn't think she was the "rt ght
person for my son to marry”.
She said Miss Codder* said: ‘1
don't ever want to speak to you
again ", to which she replied. ' Thai's
fine. . , pack up your, things and
leave”.
Mrs. Evan* explained, however,
that she likes Miss Codders as a
person and holds nothing against
her. She just fee Is that her son
doesn't know what he Is getting
Into, and is making a mistake. She
Mid the interracial romance ha*
Just about ruined her son's career.
Checker, whose real name I* Er
nest Evans, was a minor whose
financial affairs was administered
by lha court trusteeship until s
lew months ago.
When Checker came home
and found oul that his fianr*
waa gone, he berame infuriated
and got into a heated argument
with his mother. He then
stormed out of the house.
“He comes here once In a while
to plrk up hia mall but that'a
all.” Mrs. Evans said of her
aon. “The last I heard ha was
living in New Jersey. His
friends say he'i still determined
to marry the girl.”
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Concerning the Impending mar
riage, Mrs. Evans had this further
comment:
"This girl doesn't really love
him. She's Just marrying him be
cause he is Chubby Checker ”
The Twist King's mother aired
her view* before an assembly at
the Enon Baptist church in subur
ban Germantown, where the Evans
home is located. She asked her
fellow parishoners to pray with
her that 'God keeps my son from
GOSSIP OF THE MOVIE LOTS
BY CALLA SCRIVNF.R
ANNE BAXTER ADDED TO
OSCARCA9T; SAMMY DAVIS
AMONG STARS
HOLLYWOOD —The major league baseball
! season i* vet to open, but already
: two colored players have already
! t>een tabbed for rookie of the year
honor* in thcr respective leagues
They are Don Buford of Uia
Chicago White So* In the A
merlran league, and Riehle
Allen, the rookie pride of Gena
Maueh'a hopeful Philadelphia
Phillies, In the National Lea
gue. Both were selected by the
Associated Press last week.
By coincidence, the Associated
I Negro Press also tabbed Buford.
’ a switched-hitting Infteldcr who i*
taking over the Sox second base
job vacated by the traded veteran
Nellie Fox. as it* candidate for AL
rookie of the year honor*.
ANP. however, believe* the San
Francisco Giant*' slugging outfield- j
er Jesus Slou, a member of the 1
famed Alou family that produced I
Felipe and Matty, will win the nod <
in the NL. Felipe and Matty also
won major league fame with the
Giants.
Buford and Allen ram* to tho
maiors with high credentials.
Don, non alao has speed to
burn, topped the InternaUanal
League laal year In five depart
ments. He led In hatting, with
a .334 average, hits with SM,
runs with lit. double* with 41
and stolen base* with 41.
Allen, a big. strong righthander
who will be used hp Mauch at
Ihird base, was the IL top home
run hitter witn a 336 average, hits
with 206. run* with 114, doubles
with 41 and stolen bases with 4J
Both Sox manager A1 Lope* and
Mauch have been high in praise of
Buford and Allen. Lopez said of
Don: “He's a big leaguer in every
respect “
But Alou I* also a big leaguer
In the estimation of the Giants
coaches, who are among the most
discriminating in baseball.
UCLA’s Hazzard
Is ‘Player Os Yr.’ ,
Helms Athletic Foundation last
LOS ANGELES t ANP> The
week named UCLA's great All-A
merican and playrr.aker Walt Haz
zard basketball "Player of the
Year."
It was one of the many honors
showered upon Hiusaard. who led
UCLA reoently to a dazzling and
decisive victory over Duke for the
National Collegiate Athletic Aizn
title. «
Hazzard Is being hailed as the
greatest collegiate playmaker ■> ncc
Guy Rodger*, now a star of the
San Francisco Warrior* profes
sional-team.
marrying that girl."
Recently, Checker was booed by
some 2,000 teenagers at a rock n'
roll show emceed by disc jockey
Georgia Woods Woods had an
nounced that Checker would be
among the stars of an NAACP free
dom benefit show on March 17, but
was forced to withdraw his name
after his audience booed and jeered,
stood in their seats, shook their
fist* and caused a near riot.
one summer, he joined the Four
Colts and spent two years on the
road.
He ha* since appeared in Cole's
"I m With You" revue and worked
with Dorothy Dandridge He also
guest starred on TV on shows as
Steve Allen, Cole, and Jack Paar
He joined Cole s current musical.
"Sights and Sounds,” in 1960
Charles Fuqua, of Indianapo
lis. Ind„ who helped organize
the original “Ink Spots" In 1933,
filed suit in federal rourt In
Co* Angeles last week, charging
a quartet with using the Ink
Spot* name. Fuqua charged the
group with using the “Ink
Spots" name lllrgallv sinre it
I* registered In the l'. S. Pat
ent Office. He aued for dam
ages.
Named In the suit were Charles
Gray, head of the quartet, and Di
mitri George. Alfred I Coleman,
and Nan C Moore, managers of the
Tahitian Village in Downey where
the group was appearing Tuqua
said the original "Ink Spots" origi
nated in 1933, had registered its
name with the U S Patent Office
A It cc:
He was regular shortstop on
the hasrhall team in his sopho
more and junior seasons (ho
was out last year due lo In
juries) and was soled tho
team's most valuable player tu
the junior campaign when he
led the team or was near tho
top in hitting, fielding, home
runs, runs-batted in. total baaca 1
and total hit*.
Basketball reflexes g’.ve him a
w ide range afield, and he has good
hands and a adequate arm At the
plate, he is a capable hitter.
Jones is a member of the Blue I
; 4th, Council (AdeT).
Time. 4 35.5.
440 yard dash—lst, Johnson (N
--CC»; 2nd, King (Smith); 3rd,
Moore (Smith); 4th, Jenkins (NCC)
Time: 9 4
100-yard dash—lst, Roberts, (NC-
C>: 2nd. Tate (NCC); 3rd, Bates,
; 3rd, Gomillion (Winston-Sa
lem j; 4th, Davis (NCC). Time: 37.8.
Two mile run—lst. FYaser (NCC);
2nd, Anderson (AAT>; 3rd, New
ton (NCC); 4 th, Scott (A&T).
lime: 10 :18
One mile relay—lst, NCC (Ma
cality, Johnson, Amos, Roberta);
2nd, Smith; 3rd, Winston-Salem.
Time: 3 :18.5
Javelin —Ist Bolling (Smith);
2nd, Odoms (Smith); 3rd, Hall (N
--CC>; 4th Mebana (NCC). Distance;
182 T'
Discus —lst, Whittinu (Smith);
3rd, Lattimore (A&T); 4th, Wells
(Smith). Distance: 128’ 7”
Shot —Ist, Gains (A&T); Jnd,
Wells (Smith); 3rd, Whiting
(Smith); 4th, Lattimore (A AT),
Distance; 47’ 8”.
Broad jump—Ist Tate (NOC);
2nd. Fleming (Smith); 3rd, Wildy
(A&T); 4th, Reid (NCO. Distanoe:
22' 5 1-2”
Triple Jump — tot Tate (NOC);
2nd. Fleming (Smith); 3rd, Hall
(NCC). Distance: 47'
High jump —tot, Norman (NCC);
2nd. Bums (Smith); 3rd, Franklin,
• A&T); 4 th, Whitted (Smith).
Height : V 4”
TROTTERS WIN AGAIN
CHICAGO (ANP) The fun
loving, zaney Harlem Globtrotter*
won another exhibition game
from another grour of College AU-
Stara here last week by the unus
ually cloee acoro of 81-78, be:ore
13,732 cheering Chicago Stadium
fans.
Jerry Harknces. former Loyola
university ace. and Bob Cantrell of
the University of Michigan, were
named the outstanding players a
mong the collegians, in the game
which marked the 25th annual
contest between the Trotters and
the Stars.
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QUICK CHANGE—Football stars with the AhT College Aggie *, Clifton Matthew a, left, half*
back; Cornell Gordon, eenter, quarterback, and Willia Beasley, right, fullback, make the quick
change to baseball where they also star as outfielders and batsmen. The three figure pmmnirmntly
hi the Aggies’ drive to repeat as 1964 CIAA baseball champs.
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