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=Langston Golf Course helped desegregate public golfing
Ralph
Gaillard
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Langston Golf Course in
Washington, D.C., was opened in
3939 and has a significant place in
African American history.
Langston's opening is associated
Jvith the development and desegre
gation of public golfing and recre
ational facilities in the Washing
ion, D.C., area.
* The course served as a focal
point for African American golfers
and, later, to ensure equal access to
and equal quality of recreational
facilities operated by the National
Park Service. Langston is also the
hoiqe course of the Royal Golf
Club and the Wake Robin Golf
Club, the nations first golf clubs
for African American men and
women. Langston Golf Course
was named to honor John Mercer
Langston, the first African Ameri
can from Virginia to serve in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
Lee Elder, golf legend and
UGA and PGA golf professional,
is most associated with Langston.
African American golfers have
been consistently loyal to
Langston as much from the tradi
tion of playing golf there as from
the strong emotional bond of their
hardships and their achievements
in the long struggle begun in the
1920s for accessible golfing facili
ties of high quality. Many golfers
from this area have and still do
make the trip to Langston to par
ticipate in golf tournaments and
renew the many friendships they
have acquired there over the years.
Langston Golf Course will always
be part of the long continuing
chronology of African American
participation, enjoyment and
excellence in the game of golf.
Now for some local happen
ings: The Friday "Gangsome" was
played at "The Lakes" last week
and did not have an overall winner.
However, Charles Hielig and
Hiawatha Bethea won "skins." As
previously reported, Robert
"Heavy" Bethea has returned to
the "links" after recuperation from
an arm injury and pneumonia.
There's been some joking about
Heavy's club selection since his
return. Seems as though Heavy has
been seen using his driver on par-3
holes. Not to worry, my bet is on
Heavy returning to full strength
and form in the very near future.
Veronica Taylor, the woman
who manages The 19th Hole at
Winston Lake, has been heard to
say that she can keep Lonnie Well
man under control. Nice to know
there is someone out there who can
keep Lonnie under wraps.
' Donald "Duck" Williams, Jim
Perry and Evan Toulon were
recently seen at The Lakes honing
their goir skills. Perry and Toulon
were heard getting on Williams'
case for playing with "those
raggedy golf balls." Don't listen to
them. Duck: it's talent and ability,
not the equipment you use -
although it would be nice to see
Williams playing with a new golf
ball every once in a while.
Rumor has it that Joe Johnson
is saying that Harold "The Masked
Man" Hairston won't play him.
Beware. The Masked Man will get
his revenge.
The Carolina PGA will honor
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Harold Dunovant as the 1999
Junior Golf Leader in the Caroli
nas at their November meeting in
Pinehurst. Dunovant, a PGA Life
Member, has been a golf profes
sional for over 45 years and is the
first African American selected for
this honor. Congratulations.
Harold.
Until next time keep it in he
fairway.
If you have ideas for Golf-N
A round, call The Chronicle at
(336) 723-842X or e-mail Ralph
Gaillard at ralphg(ahellsouth net.
LIFT improves record to 7-1 with 32-6 win over FUMA
By THERESA DAVIS |
For THE CHRONICLE :
FORK UNION, Va. - LIFT
Academy played one of its most
"well-balanced games of the season
and took a 32-6 victory over Fork
iJnion Military Academy last
Thursday afternoon.
; The Jaguars jumped out to a
J4-0 lead in the first quarter on an
offensive touchdown and a defen
sive touchdown by Sedric McMil
lian. McMillian. a 5-10,175-pound
running back, finished with three
touchdowns on the day and had ;
J 02 yards rushing to lead his team.
* LIFT's defense accounted for
three touchdowns in the game and
Ihe Jaguars' offense mixed its run
> ping and passing game to control
the clock for most of the game.
Jwan Walker continued to play
Jvell on both sides of the football. .
Walker, a 6-1, 175-pound junior,
Jiad four receptions for 101 yards
pnd ran back a fumble recovery for
pn 8-yard touchdown.
Coach Sam Davis said his team
was very business-like in its play.
* "I thought the kids came ready
to play and were focused," Davis
said. "For once our performance
leveled off and we played well
pcross the board."
LIFT went up 6-0 on McMil
lian's 3-yard run midway through
the first quarter. The Jaguars
^cored again when McMillian
intercepted a FUMA pass and
returned it 35 yards for a touchy
<lown. William Conrad's pass to
Isiah France on the extra point
ncreased LIFT's lead to 14-0.
LIFT went up 20-0 in the sec
ond quarter when Malcolm Davis
kicked up a Fork Union fumble
ind ran 12 yards for a score. The
play was set up by LIFT's defense,
ivhich knocked the ball loose. The
laguars added Walker's fumble
recovery to take a 26-0 lead at the
half.
Fork Union got its only score
of the game in the third quarter on
a 1-yard run. LIFT answered with
a 37-yard run by McMillian to
round out the scoring.
"Really this was another educa
tional experience for our kids,"
Davis said. "What our kids got to
see off the field was as big a part of
the trip as the actual game. Our
kids were exposed to an environ
ment that was totally different
from what they had encountered
before. They were able to meet kids
who come from a totally different
background."
On the field, the Jaguars con
tinued to gain experience.
"Our defense was very sharp
throughout the game," Davis said.
"We were able to use a lot of peo
ple and different schemes. Our kids
responded well to it."
The defense was led by France,
who Davis said has made an excel
lent adjustment from defensive end
to middle linebacker. Roger Turn
er, Shawn Wolfe, Eric Mashack,
Orlando Bryant and Davis all
played well.
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