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Pa n A f rirn- US A T rack Meet V ery Successfu 11 nDu rha m tHT I_ mHHHH , aßm ijrarc raft|j|Mk wWßKiMKfflp^ 100 meter dash for the USA withatime of 11.40. Next to Miss Davis is Alice Annum'(3o2) for Africa who finished third in this opening round of events of the Pan-Africa-USA International Track Meet. (UPI). •'» Bmp?- &Y 'l r^%: SIGN - Ilurham": » UCLA gives the “power" sign to the cheering |sffi crowd after winning the 400 meters dash July iS 16 in the Pan Africa-USA International Track HP Meet. With Smith is USA teammate Ivory Crock iß et, Philadelphia, who took a second in the 100- jf§B meters dash. (UPI). m- £■¥£ fX ysvW iyijpg** Ylr^ BL lf|| s aw i nmv t r !'■ *■ ••* • jr^" ft flg KEINO HITS**TAPE FIRST - Durham: Afri ll IBn Alympic gold medal holder Kip Keino tears lit ||i e ta P e as he crosses the finish line a good fi§ JBpO yards ahead of his nearest competitor in the M U)0 meters race July 17. Keino*s time. ws« 8®:37.52. (UPI). \»< Olympics Sweepstakes Announced In the sports worm, excite ment has already started to builc} in anticipation of the Olympics scheduled for August-Septem ber of 1972 in Munich, Germany. Upcoming Track and Field pvents like the Pan-African and the Olympic Trials will be testing as well as sharpening the abilities of such track greats as Renaldc Brown, Iris Davis, and John Smith as 'they compete with other Ameri can athletes for a berth in 1972 world-wide .competition. But athletes won’t be the only ones hoping for a spot at the Olympics. Salem cigarettes has announced a “World Games” Sweepstakes which offers 20 lucky winners a trip for two to the 1972 Games, plus hotel ac comodations, tickets to various events and SSOO in spending money. Or, as an alternate prize the winners may select SI,OOO cash. Persons 21 years of age or old er can enter the contest be tween now and October 30 by sending their name and address, including zip code, along with two empty Salem packs to; Sa lem World Games Sweepstakes, P. O. Box 8242, St. Paul, Minn. 55113. The 20 winners will be drawn this November by an indepen dent judging organization. In addition, the first 10,000 entrants will receive a -free copy of the “Great Black Ath letes" record book, published by Snlbebe Sports, Inc. *** I The Greater Portland (Ore gon) Commerce magazine notes, t “U. S. railroads continue as the , nation's biggest hauler of freight, carrying 41 percent of , intercity traffic. By 1980 they will be expected to handle, at ’ the very least, one third more . traffic than now—moving over I one trillion ton-miles a year.” i+ * * ! Under good timber manage- Iment, three to five times the normal number of timber crops can be grown, says Georgia- I Pacific Corporation. FREE AIRPLANE RIDE SPECIAL OFFER! €©isrt#sf of Groat kte Sarviea ppE£ Ir pj ane o ,< e r the city to alt New Loan Cust omers, as a symbol of the fast service you get on loans from GREAT SOUTHERN FINANCE. V, We are offering all new cust- Largest Crowd To Witness Track Moot In United States Thrilled BY EARL MASON DURHAM - More than 54,000 spectators turned out for the Pan Africa- USA International Track Meet staged here last Friday and Saturd iv at Wallace Wade Stadium on the Duke University campus. But the joy and excitement they witnessed will linger in their hearts for a loner earl mason’s SPORTS VIDEO LITTLE ETHIOPIAN STEALS HEART OF CROWD DURHAM - The first Pan Africa-USA International Track Meet staged In the United States is history. The end of the two day meet came to a close just before eight o’clock last Sat urday night. But still lingering in the hearts of the spec tators who turned out "to see the Meet is a little Ethiopian by the name of Minis After. Before the Meet was staged, everybody knew about such great African runners as Kip Kelno, Ben Jlpcho and John C. Akii- Buwa. They knew what to expect ffom these runners. But by the time the Meet had ended, the little man from Ethiopia had captured the hearts of track fans from every angle In the United States. Ifter. who looks like he should be running the sprint races Instead of any race of any long distance because of his size, stole the show from the other runners in the Meet. Included in the Meet were such outstanding world record holders as John Smith, Rod Milburn and Kelno and Pat Matzdorf. Ifter, the Ethiopian soldier who Is the body guard for Em peror Haile Selassie, turned from goat 'to hero. It was on Friday afternoon that Ifter had misjudged the finish in the 5,000 meter run and stopped running with one lap to go. Being unable to speak either English or French, there was some misinter pretation at the finish line in the 5,000 meter race Friday. Ifter, whose best time in the 5,000 meter race thLs season has been 12:52.6, was expected to give Steve Prefontaine of Oregon a run for his money in the three-mile equivalent race Friday evening. It was a two-man race between Ifter and Prefontaine until two laps before the race was over. When the two runners came acorss the line with two laps to go, Ifter, thinking this was the last lap, turned on his speed and opened up a 30-yard lead over Prefontaine. Os course this brought the spectators to their feet. But as Ifter came into the finish line with what he thought was an ap parent victory, the starter shot the gun Indicating the last lap was coming up. Prefontaine went on to win the race. This moment of despair was recognized by all in attendance at the Meet but of course nothing could be done about it. As a token of appreciation for his efforts, Dr. Leroy T. Walker, serving as Meet coordinator, made a special presentation of a watch to Ifter for his very fine efforts. The near 20,000 spectators rose to their feet to give Ifter a standing ovation for his very fine effort which went for naught. But at this time, no one knew that Ifter would return the next day to not only win the respect of those who came out on Friday, but the additional 14,000 also. Originally, Ifter was not scheduled to run the 10,000 meter which was scheduled to be run at 6:20 Saturday. After the opening races, the spectators were getting in the groove to witness one of the world's greatest distance runners, Kip Keino “do his thing.” However, before time for the 1500 meter race scheduled to be run at 6:05, the man on the public address system announced that Ifter was going to run the 10,000 meters. Os course this brought the people to their feet. Still not feeling the real thing what was about to happen, all the fans sac back in their seats and watched Kelno run away from the field in the 1500 meter race. The fans brought the veteran police from Kenya around the track each time, but this was expected from him. Before the fans could settle down from the great run by Kelno, it was time for the 16,(5(50 meter race. The spectators began to sense the presence of the man, who omy Z 4 hours before, had felt the sting of despair. The row of sentiment be gan to flow for the little Ethiopian. And from the time the gun went off starting the six-mile race until Ifter fought off the challenge by Frank Shorter at the tape, the spectators were on their feet cheering Ifter on to vic tory. The people who had come from every angle of the globe and from all walks of life, had a chance to really get the feel of the race since it w,as a race that would be over in a few seconds. The runners had to run 25 1/2 laps before the race vifcs over. And for 24 1/2 of these laps, Ifter stayed Just two steps be hind Shorter, the United States champion in this race. But this time, making no mistakes about how many laps were left in the race, Ifter took command of the race when the gun sounded incidating the last lap. When the gun went off, the Ethiopian opened up a 10-yard lead going around the first turn. On the back stretch, Ifter added some more to the lead making the distance about 15 yards. Then with about 200 yards left in the race, Shorter made his bid to overtake Ifter. The two competitors battled down the stretch but this time If ter was not going to be denied. Seemingly, he reached back and got a little something extra and was able to hold on to the lead at the tape. The track meet was not over at this point, but for most of the spectators, the joy of the two-day Meet was present. The en tire attendance rose to its feet to give Ifter a standing ovation. And as he ran a victory lap, the fans continued to clap their hands. The cheering was not over however when it was time for If ter to come to the award stand to get his citations. The people again rose for the occasion. They applauded and, of course, li ter responded by taking a bow. Spectators who turned out for both days of the activities had seen 32 other events. Fans who only came Saturday saw a new world record set by the women's mile relay team. Still others had other moments of excitement. But the Pan Africa •USA Track Meet of 1971 will be remembered by all for a little soldier from Ethiopia who turned from goat to hero In a matter of 24 hours. PIC The two-day event was fill ed with everything. A new world record was set, an African stan dard was broken and the high temperatures were enough to make the people go home. But instead they sat through the Meet and saw some of the world’s greatest athletes perform. America's team won both the men’s and women’s team com petition. The men's score was 111-78 and the females turned back a team of world stars, 79- 53. But the final scores are irrelevant. Much more important was the competition the spectators saw, the encouraging response by the fans and the step this event has played toward joining the nations together in peace. The first running event of the Meet was the 110-meter hurdles for men. World record holder, Rod Milburn opened the Meet by streaking to a first place fin ish in this event. Hometown favorite, Ron Draper fought off Africa’s Abeyade Cole for sec ond place. The United States captured first and second place in the 100 meters also as Jim Green ENJOY COKE . IN THE QUART SIZE BOTTLE | Ws ahe realttplß : True**- ftwm* *.-»</ v a 4^*s* .r ”c#c* e»w »«e -t»i •• t *i \ •• •• i t ■ * » *«i ,»-i «oewu •» ’»i cot* *•<.* Bottled under the BLtr.or.ty c f Thr Coca-Cola Company by: f THE CAPITAL COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH. N. C., SATURDAY. JULY 24, 1971 anci ivory cuoexett came in one-two. Bouncy Moore leaped 26-2 in the long jump to win the watch for that event and world record holder John Smithflash ed to a 45.7 winning time in the 400 meters with teammate Dar win Bond finishing second. The men’s 400 meter relay team composed of Crockett, Willie Deckard, Larry Black and Green completed the Friday card by circling the track in 39.9. Iris Davis was the top female performer Friday as she won the !00-meter for women and then anchored the victorious 400 me ter relay team to victory in 44.9. The biggest disappointment Friday came in the 5000 meter race where Africa's Mirus If ter misjudged the number of laps remaining and finished the race one lap short of completion. However, the Ethiopian redeem ed himself the next day by win ning the 10,000 meter. Saturday’s action saw John Akii-Buwa set a new African record In the 400 meter hurdles. Buwa won this event with a time of 49 seconds flat. The old African record was 50.0 held by Charles Yego set in 1970. North Carolina Central's Larry Black finished second to John Smith in the 200 meter. Smith was timed in 20.7 while Black hit the tape in 20 9. John Craft won the triple jump with a leap of 43 1 3/4 while sec ond place went to David Smith. Kip Kelno, the famed African distance runner, had little com petition in winning the 1500 me ter. With his biggest compe titor the clock, Kelno did not set an\ record but ho thrilled the crowd in winning his race in 3:37.5. N. C. State Staffers To Hold Clinics i* Th North Carolina State U niversity Wolfpack staff, includ ing Eddie Biedenbach and Art Musselman, will conduct bask etball clinics for the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Depart ment. This clinic will be offered to boys 8-10 years of age. They will be at the following community centers: Lions, Tuesday, July 20, at 10:00-12:00 noon; Jaycee, Wednesday, July 21, from 10:00-12:00 noon; Cha vis, Thursday, July 22, from 10:00 - 12:00 noon; Method, Friday, July 23, from 10:00- 12:00 noon. All boys participa ting in the clinic should come dressed to play. ** * * Temporary deafness can be caused by exposure of even a short duration to a noise leve between 100 and 125 decibels, according to the Beltone Cru sade for Hearing Conservation, which cites the as an im perative need for meaningful noise pollution control mecha nisms. ** * * The most affluent suburban home may not be a safe refuge from noise pollution according to the Beltone Crusade for Hear ts Conservation. Crusade of ficials stress that many of the appliances and power tools found in toda>'s modern home gen erate sounds loud enough to cause permanent hearing losses if exposure to these sounds is prolonged. 21
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