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peg)—Members of the U. S.
basketball team participating
in the Pan Am games get to
Outfielder Still Seeing Double
Frank Robinson Fears He
May Miss Rest Of Season
By MILTON RICHMAN
NEW YORK- Sit
ting there in the low-ceiling
ed dugout with his own pri
vate thoughts and tilting his
head in exactly the proper
position so as to fight the
fuzziness in front of his ®y® s '
Frank Robinson exposed his
worst fear.
"It has crossed my mind
that 1 may not be able to
.play again
1 c • this season," I
he said.
T II EKE'S
always that
possi b i 1-
ity. Of course
I hope it
doesn't turn
out that way.
The doctors
indi c a t e it
won't, but all
ROBINSON
I know is I have no idea when
I'll be abfle to play again and
I still see double when I pick
my hear up like this."
Robinson lifted his head
about a half inch.
"This way I still can't see
clear," he said, gazing out
onto the field where some of
his Baltimore Oriole leam
mcates were "tossing a ball
around before a recent con
test with the New York Yan
kees.
heavyweight boxing champ Cas
sius Clay, seen as he is met at
O'Hare field by newsmen. Clay,
who was here to preach before
gether at their living quarters
for a chat. (L to R) Sonny Dove,
St. Johns U.; Westly Unseld,
U. of Louisville; Cal Fowler,
ill 
"This way is better," said
Robinson, dropping ihs head.
IT HASN'T been easy for
the American League's Tri
ple Crown champ and most
valuable player of 1966 to
sit around since he was
knocked unconscious sever
al weeks ago when he crack
ed his head against A 1 Weis'
knee while breaking up a
ble play against the Chicago
While Sox.
"Brooks Robinson hit the
ball," recalled the Baltimore
outfielder, "but 1 don t re
member where he hit it. I
don't even remen'ber leav
ing first basj or walking off
the field although they say
I did, with help."
Weis was torn up so bad
ly during the accident, which
came about when White Sox
third baseman Dick Ken
worthy threw the bull too
high to him, that he will not
play again this year.
"THAT MAKES me feel
real bad," Robinson said with
genuine feeling. "No ball
player ever wants to hurt an
other one.
"The worst thing about
what happened to me is not
knowing when I'm going to
play again. I have no idea
at all."
a gathering at a mosque, said
he does not care if he never
fights again.
(UPI Telephoto)
Goodyear Tire and Rubber (Ak
ron, 0.); Henry Logan, West
Carolina (N.C.); Jo Jo White,
U. of Kansas. (UPI)
At first, the doctors told
Robinson he probably would
be out only two days. That
ago White S'ox.
"THE HEADACHES are
gone and I'm much better
overall," said Robinson, low
double play against the Chic
could see w'.ia; was going on
out on the field.
"I took hitting practice for
the first time about a week
ago and it was rough. Now
I can almost keep my head
level.
"What frightens me about
the whole thing is that as
close as I stand to the plate,
I may not be able to see the
ball. With this condition and
with my timing being off. it's
like I never saw a baseball
when I "try watching it some
times," he concluded.
.."I DON'T think we're gon
na win unless we get Frank
back," said Baltimore third
baseman Brooks Robinson.
Hank Bauer, the Baltimore
manager, said much the
sanrne thing another way.
"I can't say whether Frank
Robinson makes 40 per cent
difference to our club, 30 per
cent or 50 per cent," said
Manager Hank Bauer.
Jefferson New
Head Football
Coach af Shaw
RALEIGH—Dennis Jefferson,
Shaw University's new football
coach, has released the names
of members of his staff.
Horace T. Small, a product of
Florida A.&M. University, Tal
lahassee, is head line and de
fensive mentor. He played end
under veteran* coach A. S.
(Jake) Gaither and was a mem
ber of the FAMU Rattlers when
the undefeated squad won the
National Intercollegiate Ath
-let i c Association's football
championship in 1937.
Warner R. Johnson, a 1954
Shaw graduate in physical edu
cation is the backfield coach.
An outstanding athlete while at
Shaw, Coach Johnson , also
holds the M.S. degree from
North Canolina College at Dhr
ham.
Tutoring the Shaw Bears'
ends will be Ira Mitchell, 1966
graduate of Shaw, majoring in
physical education, who once
was captain of and played
guard on the basketball team.
A graduate of Charles Evans
Hughes High School in his na
tive New York City, Mitchell
was an All-CIAA standout in
basketball, having broken many
previous records at Shaw and
also played baseball for two
years.
Morgan Bears To
Meet A&T Aggies
In Homecoming
BALTIMORE, Md —The Mor
gan State College Athletic
Board, Incorporated, announced
at its meeting recently that the
Centennial Homecoming Game,
between the Moragn State Col
lege Bears and the A. & T.
State University Aggies, sched
uled for Oct. 28, 1967 at 2 p.m.
will be played in Baltimore's
Memorial Stadium on 33rd St.
An added feature will be the
performance of the nationally
famous A. and T. marching
band of 150 pieces during the
half-time program.
The Board named a 25-mem
ber committee with Talmadge
L. Hill and Miss Sallie Ponzo,
as associate chairmen, to ad
minister and promote this gala
centennial event.
ATA Juniors
Triumph In
D. C. Meet
WASHINGTON, D. C. -
Michael Ruffin of Durham,
N. C., senior player of the
ATA Juniors Developm en t
Team, won the Junior
Championship by defeating
David Losh, 6-3, 6-1 in the
finals of the D. C. Mall Ten
ni- Tournament.
To teach the finals, Ruf
fin defeated Don Chernock,
Baltimore, Md., 6 - 0, 6 - 4;
Horace Reid, Atlanta, Ga.,
6-1, 6-2 and David Williams,
6-0, 6-1.
THE OTHER team victor
was Dave Williams, Newport
News, Va., who defeat e d
Bernie Davis. Newark, N. J.
6 - 1, 6 - 3.
Losh defeated Jaye Jef
fries, Baltimore, 7 - 5, 7 - 5;
Edward Fletcher of D. C.,
6-1, 6-1 and Clyde Jef
fries of Baltimore, 6 - 4:
6-4. Horace Reid d e f e a ted
Jerome White of Philadel
phia, 6-1, 6-1.
IN THE under 15 compe
tition, the juniors nine and
12 - years - old were outclas
sed by their older contest
ants. Juan Farrow, nine
years - old, Lynchburg, de
feated Bryon White of
Philadelphia, 6-0, 6-1.
Juan lost to Peter Rainey,
Alexandria, Va., 6 - 1, 8 - 6.
Rainey also defeated Horace
Reid, Atlanta, Ga., 6-4.
4 - 6, 6 - 2,
DAVE WILLIAMS defeat
ed Eddie Dillehay, Philadel
phia, 6 - 3, 6 - 1 and surpris
ed Jerrie Holt of D. C., 6-2,
6-2 before losing to Andy
Lloyd, seventh seeded, 6-3.
G. Gerber, Baltimore, de
feated Mike Ruffin in the
first round, 6-3, 6-3, and de
feated David Losh, 6-0,
6 - 2.
OD6C Slates
Golf Clinic
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—
The Old Dominion Golf Club
will begin a series of golf
clinics at the Newport News
Municipal Golf Course, New
port News, Va., starting Sun
day, July 30 at 2 p. m. The
c'inics will be conducted by
Tom Shiel, golf professional
at the course.
The clinics will be open
to both adults and jr.niors.
For further information con
tact George Lee.
FIELD DAY— (Detroit) Ste
ven Stanley, 3, son of Detroit
Tiger outfielder Mickey Stanley
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(Minneapolis, Minn.) Olympic
world record holder Ralph Bos
Ex-Bulldogs Running Star
Halfback Charlie Leigh
Latest Neptunes Signee
NORFOLK—Halfback Charlie
Leigh, the No. I choice of the
Norfolk Neptunes in the draft
of players on the roster of the
Philadelphia Bulldogs, is ihe latest
plaver to join the Nep fold.
Althoui,!' he is still only 20-
years-old. Leigh is embarking on
his third season of professional
football, having been signed out
of high school by the Pittsburg
Steelers in tQs5.
TABBED BY ex-Philly Coach
Wayne Hardin as "one of my top
players, a real prospect", Leigh
established himself as one of the
top runners in the CFI. in little
more than half a season with the
Bulldogs last year.
His average per-carrv of 5.3 on
J4 attempts last season was third
only to the averages compiled by
Joe Williams and Boh Bhkely,
the awesome 1-2 punch of the
Toronto Rifles.
A KEY man in Phildcalphia's
late-season 'urge, to the CFL
ch"tn-i : o—:'-i|. I est:" - ' 1 '' xl a
one game rtcoid of 14.2 yards
per carry on 13 rushes against the
Hartford Oaks.
In that contest Leigh exhibited
his breakaway running ability by
sprinting to tounchdowns runs of
59 and 61 yards.
"WE FEEL that Leigh can real
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frolics in the outfield with t
Tiger pitcher Earl Wilson. I
They engaged in a little light-1
ton leaps 26-feet 2-inches to
win the Pan American Games
Trials long jump,, as he appears
ly put some zip into our running
game." says Nep Head Coach
Gary Glick. "He has that break
away ability and you can't get
enough of that quality in your
backfield. At 20 he may be young,
but he has two years of pro ball
under his belt. He has a wealth
of potential."
Born in Halifax, Va„ Leigh
was captain of both the football
and basketball teams in his sen
ior year at Albany (N.Y.) High
Schooll.
FOLLOWING his tryout with
the Steelers, the 5'11", 203-pound
back was sent by Pittsburgh to
the Pennsylvania Mustangs of the
North American Football League
wbvrc he won All-League recogni
tion.
Nino Trains
For Griffith
GRADO, Italy-
Nino Benvenuti, world mid
dleweight c'lamDlo^
Bologna recently to begin
training for his Sepi 29
fight with Emile Griffith at
New York City's Madison
Square Garden.
Benvenuti, who wrested the
title from Griffith April 17,
had been vacationing with
his family here.
SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1967 THE CARLOENA TIMES-
t hearted play during a father-1
I son game which preceded a j
to be leaping right at a photo
grapher. Boston landed in the
76ers' Jackson
Hurt In Collision
PHILADELPHIA—
Luke Jackson, star forward of
the Philadelphia 76ers, and club
trainer, AI Domenico were In
jured, apparently (lightly. In a
two-car collision In suburban
Brvn Mawr.
The two were taken to BryH
Mawr Hospital after the accl-
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(UPI Photo)
pit far short of the cameraman.
(UPI Telephoto)
den! on Lancaster aveune to un
dergo X-ray examinations.
A hoso''"' c-r>k«»*rn"n said
Jackson was being examined for
a possible back :ninry and Do
menico for a possible neck in
jury.
Thc two were enroi'ie to pick
up Matt Guajias, another ""tier
player, for a trip to Camp Sho
lom in Oolleßeville, Pa., when
the auto driven by Domenico ap
parently was struck from behind
by another auto.
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