Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 June 1961 — Page 11

The Indianapolis Recorder, June 24, 1961—11

Bender Leads Kentucky Cage Stars' Try for Revenge

Poole Bids for Mr. America Crown

SANTA MONICA, Colif. — A tan teenager from Hoosierland will seek the title of "Mr. America" here this weekend. Harold Poole, 17-year-old Indianapolis Shortridge student who trains in his kitchen, was speeding here by train after an inspiring community campaign raised a fund for his journey. The youth seeks to become the first Negro ever named "Mr. America" in the threeday National AAU weightlifting and physique competition meet. Harold’s candidacy is no joke. He placed 17th in last year’s na-tion-wide competition at Cleveland. ; And the Naptown youngster is still increasing in physical maturity while some of his older rivals are sliding down the other side of the peak. This year Harold added the “Mr. Indiana,” ‘‘Mr. Mid-States” and “Junior Mr. America” titles to his already kingsized collection. HIS IS STRICTLY a Cinderella story, right down to today. He wouldn’t even be on the train if it weren’t for two Recorder reporters who are little older than Harold himself. Moving spirit in the whirlwind fund-raising campaign was Ronnie Woods, young “Out of the Woods” columnnist who threw himself heart-and-soul Into the effort and just refused to take no for an answer. Assisting Woods was Miss Pat Williams, Recorder society editor who herself graduated from Attacks High School only two years ago. If Harold is on the train with (almost!) enough money to pay his expenses, it’s thanks to Ronnie and Pat, as well as those lovers of fair play who responded to their call. THE LIST OF donors will be published next week. Woods said. Dne noteworthy angle is that Harold’s support is interracial right down the line. The big man in his corner has been Lauren Comstock, a teacher tt Shortridge. Roy Aberson, the Blue Devil track coach, and several gymnastic leaders of Naptown are among his enthusiastic supporters. In driving toward his place in the sun, the handsome but modest youth has surmounted man-sized obstacles. Besides the race question, there are economic limitations that cora-

HAROLD POOLE pel Harold to train in the kitchen of his home at 1259 Eugene rather than a gym. Harold also suffers from a severe stammering problem. Fans can speculate that it was the depth of his handicaps that moved him to press on to the heights of achievement. He is now attending special classes in an effort to overcome his speech difficulty. THREE KINDS OF competition — weightlifting, Most Muscular Man and Mr. America — are scheduled for the meet here. Harold will not take part in the weightlifting. The big event — judging for Mr. America — is slated to begin at 9 p. m. Saturday. Looking to the future, Harold said last week that he plans to be a professional wrestler.

Rice Seeded 1st In City Veterans' At Tarkington Marion Rice of the Capitol City Tennis Club was seeded No. 1 in Veterans’ Singles as play continued in the Indianapolis City Tennis Tourney at Tarkington Park. Beatrice Newman and Ruth Williams were slated for action in Women’s Doubles as this was written. Miss Newman was eliminated from the Women’s Singles on Sunday, losing to Nancy Bourke 6-2, 6-2. IN THE JAYCEE Junior and Boys’ tourney, Robert Rice defeated Dick Anderson, 6-3, 6-1. But Robert’s brother Fred was eliminated by Kent Morse, 6-0, 6-0. Later Robert lost in the semifinals to Kent Morse, 6-3, 6-4. The Rice brothers were scheduled to play in the doubles against Keller-Henderson. ANOTHER BROTHER TEAM, Williams-Williams, was pitted against Greist-Greist. Sam Williams was eliminated from the singles by John Henderson, 6-1, 6-0.

City Metiers Rap Columbus By ORLANDO G. RODMAN, SR. The Capitol City Tennis Club racked up another lopsided win at the expense of the Beatty Tennis Club from Columbus, O., Sunday at Northwestern Park. The Naptown netters clobbered the visitors, 15 matches io 6. Men’s singles were a 5-5 standoff, but Capitol City took 4-of-5 men’s doubles matches and the local women swept the distaff competition. This weekend the local club will journey to Detroit for a match with the Motor City Tennis Club, while on July 4 it has an engagement at Louisville. Marion Rice and this writer are among a large contingent expected to play in the Mid-Western Tennis Tourney at Columbus. O., on July 7-9. Men’s Singles P. Gaddie, R. Baker, J. Simms, D. Overby and D. Russell of Indianapolis won their matches, but local netters M. Rice, F. Hardy, S. Hudson, V. Whitney and N. Grier went down to defeat. Men’s Doubles Rodman-Ford Graves-Grier, Kardy-Gaddie and Russell-Baker were victorious tandems for Indianapolis. The visiting duo of Continued on Page 13

4,000 Invited to Midwest Golf Meet at Chicago CHICAGO (ANP) — Several political and sports personalities of national stature and a total of 4,000 golfers have been invited to participate in competition and activities of the 23rd annual Midwest and Walter Speedy International Golf Tournament here July 8-9. The 36-hole tourney, including 14 flights, will be held at the Pipe O’ Peace Golf Course. The Chicago Women’s Golf Club, headed by Mrs. Anna M. Robinson, will be host. Nationally famous Ann Gregory of Gary, who was the first Negro woman to play in open tournaments sponsored by the U.S., Golf Association, is director of the meet. Mrs Joseph (Jolyn) Robichaux of Chicago is coordinator. Golfers ana spectators are expected from New York, California, Michigan, Washington, Florida, Mississippi and other states.

Bluegrass Boys Seek Butler Fieldhouse Win Led by o tan Kentucky Star of Stars who didn't have enough help at Louisville's Freedom Hall last week, the Bluegrass basketball boys will seek revenge on their Hoosier "masters" here Saturday. The annual classic for benefit of the blind will start at 8:30 p. m. And if you don't believe that Indiana is the Basketball State — it looks like Butler Fieldhouse will be full heat or no heat. With the biggest advance sale in history, fewer than 200 tickets were left three days before the game.

GOODBYE TO BIG BILL: The wird-up to the high school basketball career of Big Bill Jones, 6-8 center from Attacks, will take place in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game on Saturday at Butler Fieldhouse. A three-year starter at Attacks, Bill is a top defensive player and rebounder, and during this year's Sectional scored 36 points against Tech to tie the single-game scoring record. Because of his great outside shooting ability, he would make somebody a terrific college forward. He is the 10th All-Star from Attacks. (Indianapolis Star photo by Frank H. Fisse)

Hi-Lo Golf Meet Won by Patton By BILL CARR BLOOMINGTON — David Lee “The Minnow” Patton sank an 8foot putt on the 18th hole to win the third monthly golf tournament of the summer sponsored by the Hi-Lo Golf Club of Indianapolis. Patton toured the beautiful, rolling-hilly course of Indiana University in 77 strokes to nip Continued on Page 13

'COULDNT SEE' SOUTH AFRICAN INSULT AAU Suspends T rack Stars For Jimcrow Meet Boycott

Softball Champs to Clash In Barrington Tournament

A "tournament of champions" has shaped up for the 4th annual Barrington Softball Tourney to be played Sunday, July

2, at Bethel Park.

The glittering array of top softball clubs from the IndianaOhio area entered in the meet in-

eludes •

RICHMOND, last year’s state

champs.

HAMILTON, OHIO, last year’s champions of the Buckeye State. R. C. COLA, last year’s Metropolitan champs who represented Indianapolis in an Illinois tourney. BRYANT HEATING, Indianapolis city champs last year. LEE’S GARAGE, defending champions of the Barrington Tour-

nament.

BLOOMINGTON, last year’s runners-up in the meet. IMPERIAL PACKING, Nick Jones’ mixture of oldtimers and newcomers that plays in the Tues-

day Night League at Engelhardt Stadium. Rounding out the eight competitors is a team from SEYMOUR. The field is so classy that the host Barrington Cubs are not entered, but will serve as a standby team in case anyone fails to arrive. THE BIG ONE-DAY meet will start at 9 a.m. and continue until the championship is determined at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, other gala activities will make of the event an all-day community festival. A parade of convertibles and motorcycles will be held at 10 a.m., assembling on Minocqua Street in the Barrington area. A i r Force S/Sgt. Saint S. Johnson, founder and director of the

j tourney, said drivers and riders who desire to join are welcome to do so. The crowning of the tournament queen will be held about 12:30 p.m. Prizes are listed as a bar-b-que oven, transistor radio and a 10-lb. ham. SERGEANT JOHNSON, an Air Force recruiting officer stationed in the Postoffice Building, launched the tournament in 1958 as a part of his goodwill and recruiting duties. He is also manager and coach of the Barrington Cubs. So effective has the softball program been in aiding recruiting, as well as helping.to combat juvenile delinquency, that last year Sergeant Johnson received a commendation on the work from Major Charles O’Dell, commanding officer of the Air Force Recruiting Service here.

By CHARLES J. LIVINGSTON, ANP Sports Editor HOUSTON (ANP) — Upon learning that Negro athletes, led by Ralph Boston of Tennessee State and John Thomas of Boston University, had boycotted the 6th annual University of Houston track meet because of segregated seating arrangements, Dan Ferris, honorary secretary of the National AAU,

quickly entered the affray.

He said the athletes will *'have to give a gaol excuse" for not participating in the meet, apparently ignoring the fact that the racial segregation policy of the university as regards the seating of Negro patrons was an insult to Negro athletes and

American Negroes in general. Last week the Gulf AAU board of governors temporary suspended eight members of the Texas Southern track team, which sparked the boycott by pulling out when it learned of the jimcrow seating. If extended, the disciplinary action could keep the athletes out of the National AAU meet Friday and Sat-

urday in New York.

(Alexander Durley, athletic director at Texas Southern, said the AAU should deal with him and track coach Stan Wright, rather than the athletes. “I don’t think the kids ought to be held liable for something they are unable to control,” he added.—Editor.) Twenty Negro athletes pulled out of the meet. Not a single Negro athlete competed and no Negro fans were among the 7,500 spectators, according to Lloyd Wells,

Houston sports writer.

Thus, what was billed as a “Meet of Champions” turned out to be just another track meet. Several of the Negro stars who withdrew were world or national champs. . FERRIS’ SWIFTNESS in entering the Houston case contrasted sharply with his slowness when the amateur athletic association of the segregation-steeped Union of South Africa sought to import a lily-white team of U. S. athletes

for an exhibition tour.

To this writer’s knowledge, no forthright action was taken by Ferris in that brazen effort to circumvent Negro athletes until the NAACP learned about the plan and demanded action by the AAU secretary. Roy Wilkins, NAACP national secretary, dispatched a telegram

to Ferris, calling the South African affront an “insult to Negro A-

mericans.”

The result was cancellation of the proposed South African junk-

et.

IN ENTERNG THE present

case. Ferris said:

“W’hen an athlete has agreed to make an appearance in an event, he must appear in that event or give a good excuse for pulling out. The matter is in the hands of the registration committee.” This reference to the registraContinued on Hage 13

Seek Open Seating At Baseball Park In Richmond, Ya. RICHMOND, Va. (ANP)—A lawsuit aimed at desegregating seating at Parker Field, home of the Richmond Virginians baseball team, was filed in Hustings Court Part II last week by seven Negro plaintiffs. Th? action was similar to a suit filed in March which seeks desegregation of seating in the city’s largest auditorium, the Mosque.

A brilliant show by Indiana’s identical aces, Dick and Tom VanArsdale, featured the Hoosiers’ easy 82-71 romp at Louisville. Each of the Manual twins scored 26 points, but Dick rolled his up a little earlier and was awarded the trophy for Indiana Star of Stars. Actually Tom out-rebounded his brother 17-10, and committed only 2 personals to 5 for Dick. But anyway, it’s in the family. On the Kentucky side, there was no question about the star. Vic Bender from Louisville Central, a 6-5, 205-pound bundle of athletic talent, kept his team in the game with 23 points and also led the Bluegrass rebounding with 12. Hitting mostly from the vicinity of the foul circle. Bender drilled in 15 points the first half. VIC WAS A fine football end in high school, but is going to concentrate on the cage sport from now on. A lot of colleges are after him, reportedly including Evansville, St. John’s of New York, Temple and Maryland State. But like Attucks’ Bill Jones, he won’t decide till after Saturday. Bender, who v'as only No. 7 on the Kentucky squad, got 10rebound help from another Negro performer, Henry Davis of Lexington Dunbar, who was No. 10. Checking in at 6-7 and 210, Davis is noted for his defensive ability. He also is a football star, playing tackle or center. He’s probably bound for Miami University of Ohio. KENTUCKY’S THIRD tan ace, 6-7V£ George Unseld of Louisville

Seneca, was among the long boys of both sides who failed to live up to their notices. Wearing uniform No. 3 for the Bluegrass, Unseld could manage only 3 points and 6 rebounds. His 6-7 white teammate, Eddie Bodkin, failed to score and took only 5 rebounds. The two Hoosier string beans did little better. Jones, 6-8 and the starting center, was frigid with 3 points and only 2 rebounds for his night’s work. Bill’s understudy, 6-9 Walt Sahm from Cathedral, did redeem himself by pulling down 11 rebounds. But in the scoring column Walt racked up only 5 markers. It just wasn’t the big men’s night. And on the other hand Ronnie Hughes, 6-1 whirlwind from Kokomo’s state champs, had himself a ball. Ronnie’s 19 points recalled the 20 he scored against Manual in the state championship game last March. CAN KENTUCKY MAKE a game of it Saturday? The only thing that might be going for Coach Guy Strong would be the recovery of his No. 1 shirt-wearer Randy Embry, from whatever has been ailing him. Whether his troubles were physical or disciplinary, as various sources have hinted, the Owensboro dandy saw little service in last week’s contest. His presence in form might make a difference. Fans can believe one thing — just because Indiana won a game, Hoosier Coach Angus Nicoson is taking nothing, but nothing, for granted.

Archie Wants Shot at Ingemar, Then Floyd

MONTI CELLO, N. Y. (ANP) — If the post-fight plans of lightheavyweight champion Archie Moore and his veteran manager, Doc Kearns, materialize, Archie’s next bout' wilF be against Ingemar Johansson of Sweden. Then if he gets past Johansson — and Archie thinks he will — Moore will go for another shot . at the heavyweight title held by Floyd

Patterson.

The plans for tne fight with Johansson, and possibly one with

Patterson, were formulated by | pour him on me.’

Moore and Kearns — the ring’s most cagey twosome — prior to Archie’s recent triumph over Giu-

lio Rinaldi of Italy.

• ASKED WHY HE seemed to be overlooking Harold Johnson, who is the NBA light-heavyweight champion, Moore replied: “Johnson is a fine fighter, but ha cannot beat me. Five times he tried, four times he failed. “I don’t think Johnson could take the initiative from me. You couldn’t melt Johnson and

'Bad Weather' Closes Pool as Negroes Near JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ANP) — The attempt by 12 Negroes to integrate municipal swimming pools here was thwarted temporarily last week when they arrived to find the pools closed, reportedly

because of bad weather.

The group of integrators was led by Frank Hampton, who was one of the original filers of a suit designed to break racial segregation at city-owned golf courses. According to George G. Robinson, director of the City Recreation Department, the four pools were closed because of a severe thunderstorm in

the Jacksonville area.

He said it is standard policy to close the pools when thunder-

storms are in the vicinity.

Liston Faces Loss of License If Found Guilty, Says Hindman

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PHILADELPHIA (ANP) — Sonny Liston himself may have thrown the biggest roadblock into his path to the heavyweight title. The No. 1 contender for Floyd Patterson’s title, Liston —who has had several previous brushes with the law — was arrested recently on a charge of impersonating a policeman after he and a companion curbed the car of a 29-year-old Negro woman. The woman, Mrs. Dolores Ellis of suburban Lansdowne, said Liston and his compaion, Isaac Cooper, 26, had been trailing her for some time as she drove through the lonely reaches of Farmont Park before dawn. Finally their car drew up beside hers. The men shone a spotlight on her car and ordered her to stop, she said.

ONE OF THEM ordered her to get out of her car, she related, but before she could comply a park guard, John Warburton, drove up. As Warburton approached them, the two men raced back to their car and tried to make a getaway. Warburton pursued and arrested them after a short chase. The only motive for the action of the 28-year-old St. Louis-born boxer and his companion was advanced by Liston’s manager, George Katz. He said it was just a “lark” — that they meant the woman no . harm. But to Arch Hindman of Hagerstown, Ind., secretary of the National Boxing Association, it was no laughing matter. He said Liston’s license will be withdrawn if he is found guilty.

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