Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1964 — Page 11
OCTOBER 17, 1964
THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER
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Olympic referee predicts easier victory for Clay
TOKYO — Cassius Clay will Liston fight, will meet Liston
defeat Sonny Liston with great- in Boston on Nov. 16.
er ease in their return match Surkein said he bases his be-
than he did in the first bout, lief on two counts:
according to a United States “First, Liston has gotten oldOlympic referee who accurately er and he is not going to impredicted the outcome of the prove at this stage of the
initial meeting between the two game.
heavyweights.
‘And second, if for any rea-
HE'S AT IT AGAIN: Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals is up to his old familiar tricks again. The "Big O/' in two exhibition games in the state this week, led his team to victory over the St. Louis Hawks. In Connersville Monday, the former Attacks star scored 32 points and counted 13 assists in the Royals win over the Hawks 127116. In Muncie Tuesday night, the basketball stalwart pumped in 29 points, had 11 assists and 1 1 rebounds. The Royals won that game 121-113.
Bob Haves' mother given Olympic trip JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NPI) — Mrs. Mary Hayes Robinson left here last Saturday on an all-expense paid trip to Tokyo, via Los Angeles, to attend the i964 Olympic games, as a result of a fund-raising drive by local citizens. Mrs. Robinson is the mother of Florida A & M University sprinter. Bob Hayes, a member of the U.S. Olympic team who is participating in several events where he has either set or equalled the world’s record. The free trip was spearheaded by the J. R. E. Lee chapter. FAMU Alumni association. so that Mrs. Robinson could see her “World's Fastest Human" son in action. The six-day fund drive, headed by Chester R. Cowart, president. FAMU Alumni association. and committee chairman, realized SI.350.
OPENINGS AVAILABLE IN 'Y' BASKETBALL LEAGUE The Fall Creek Parkway YMCA still has openings in its Thursday and Sunday night basketball leagues, it vr a z learned this week. Managers and coaches who would like to enter teams in either league should contact D. M. Cardwell, physical director of the ‘Y, at ME. 4-2478.
by Charles J. Livingston — The # Dark # Aftermath FOR NEGRO PRESS INTERNATIONAL SAN FRANCISCO (NPI) — Despite a denial more than a month ago that he was planning to dismiss him, Horace Stoneham, owner of the San Francisco Giants, last week announced that he was firing team manager Alvin Dark, who had stirred a racial controversy at mid-
season.
Dark was replaced by Giants coach Herman Franks. The racial controversy centered on a statement attributed to Dark, in which he allegedly downgraded the ability and intelligence of Negro and Latin American baseball players. Stan Isaacs, a columnist for Newsday, a Long Island (N.Y.) newspaper, had said Dark alluded to the Negro and Latin players as "deficient in alertness, team effort and mental capacity." Dark later denied the views attributed to him, but their aftermath lingered, as the issue was rehassed several times later in the press. Shortly after this controversy, it was rumored that Stoneham planned to fire Dark. However, Stoneham, at that time, denied "all (the) reports that managerial change is contemplated." Dark then hailed Stoneham's statement as heart-warming. It is not known if Dark's dismissal had anything to do with the racial issue. At least this was not indicated by
Stoneham.
The Giants owner, whose great admiration for the team's star center fielder Willie Mays is known, did indicated, however that he was dissatisfied with the fourth place position in which the team finished this season. Asked why he was firing the 42-year-old, Southern-born
Dark, Stoneham said:
"We believe we can do a better job as far as the
club's standing goes."
The announcement that Dark was being given the gage came just 30 minutes after the team had dropped a 9-2 verdict to the second-division Chicago Cubs in the final game of the season to finish in fourth. The Giants led the National League earlier in the season but then began to fade. It is not known whether the statement attributed to Dark had adversely effected the moral, and ultimately the performance of the Negro
Bob Surkein, a retired Army son Clay had any doubts before major who has refereed 20 their first fight, which I don’t years, says that there is no believe he did, he now knows doubt in his mind that Clay Liston can be handled like anywill have no trouble disposing one else.” of Liston. Surkein worked nine of “There isn’t the slightest Clay’s bouts before he turned doubt in his mind that Clay professional.
“I remember Clay running into Floyd Patterson right after the 1960 Olympics which I
worked,” he stated.
“He told Patterson straight up and down, ‘Don’t get too use to that crown because I’ll
will beat Liston next month even easier than he did the first time,” Surkein said. Clay, who has ben lifted of his boxing crown by the World Boxing Association (WBA) which charged that Clay sign
what was tantamount to a re- be wearing it soon.’
turn-bout contract in case of victory” before the first Clay-
‘Patterson just laughed but I knew Clay wasn’t kidding.”
TROPHY WINNERS: Abram Drain (left) and Ben Hunter, both members of the Rough Riders Motorcycle Club, are pictured holding trophies they won recently at a five-state championship motorcycle race at Mt. Meridian, Ind. Drain, seated on his 40 cubic inch Triumph, captured a second place trophy, while Hunter,
riding his 175 cubic centermeter Bultaco, won first place honors in his class. Riders from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois as well as Indiana participated in the event. Other trophies shown were won in racing competition during this season. (Photo by Ezra Shelton)
TENNISTAMC: Three famed tennis players, all employees of the Philip Morris Tobacco Company, discuss "Great Moments in the History of Tennis" after its initial showing lost week. The new motion picture is produced by the company. The players are (left to right) Roy Emerson of Australia, world's number one amateur tennis player and Wimbledon, Australian and U.S. champion; Eyre Saitch of New York, former top-ranking Negro U.S. tennis champion; and Rafael Osuna of Mexico, who won the U.S. Singles and Inter-collegiate Doubles Championships in 1963. Saitch is a member of the Philip Mor-
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Warriors take UFL lead; home to Canton Sunday Currently leading the United cuit with a 5-2 record. Motor Company “Punt, Pas?, Football League with a 6-1 The game, which promises to and Kick” contest local win-
Tigers' game improving; beat Woodchucks 31-26
won-lost record after a 52-11 be a thriller, will be played at ner’s will be held just before trouncing of Toledo Saturday 7 p.m., at Victory Field. kickoff time, night, the Indianapolis War- Canton tooK the Western Di- Sunday night will be Ladies riors football team will be vision lead Sunday by defeat- Night and all ladies will be adhome again Sunday to host the ing the Charleston Rockets 21 mitted free in the general adCanton Bulldogs—a team pres- to 14 in a thidlling battle. The mission area, if accompanied by ently riding high on the cir- Bulldogs held Charleston, for a paid general admission adult.
four downs, in the fourth peri- Ticket information is availed, on the four yard line. able by calling ME. 4-7711. Indianapolis’ 52 points was IN OTHER league games this the largest score ever made weekend, the Wheeling Ironby any team against Toledo, men (5-2), the only team to The Warriors Roger Lopes, defeat Indianapolis, rolled past starting fullback, set a new the Joliet Explorers. The win league rushing record with left Joliet with seven loses in
218 yards for the game. as many games.
Ron DiGravio, the Warriors Grand Rapids (2-5) defeated start quarterback, completed 7 Montreal (2-5) by a score of c A - - of 10 passes for a total of 180 14-10. L- their first game of the season yeards and two touchdowns.
(By Special Correspondence) yard line. But Wood’s Woodie has a 1-4 record after winning
and Latin American players on^the team^. These included', lSooi%iE7Ia^lilS f/f^ ^da^lghr^galst^Moore" ITG^ZioToreTLeZuTdZn, - 1 1 * • - ai %a# *i. A4 . vi o . . Lopes three, Dan Ane, John
Lands and Fred Reherman one
in addition to Mays, Jim Hart, Jesus Alou, Willie Me- Martin saidThis te7m“was^go- ^WilliamT^increased the lead V,lle 34 '°' ^ op ® s th ^ ee ’ , Ane ’ John J°^ nn Terry fails Covey, Orlando Cepeda, Jose Pagan and pitcher Juan ing to get better before they IP 12 on a seven yard run with IN OTHER GAMES last Lar } ds and Fred Reherman one TOKYO—JoAnn (Terry) GnsMorichal. Marichal, Alou, Cepeda and Pagan are of Ket worse.” 4:10 remaining, but the game week, Washington upset fourth- each - som, Indianapolis schoolteacher, Latin American descent thouah thev are rated as Ne The Tiers’ game last week was not over. ranking Broad Ripple 19-14 on star of the Canton win was £ alled t ? make the finals of the • * = W “ -Wfflsuysws »ffi/ssMtta SB sau'ssrsj- u r?SfS understanding" whTch he'aTd 0 was^perhap^hrresul'oi Jn ™ Rowiand^l't' was” Rip- Drew'wkh : h 29 yardToucMw” qU Th7X American woman to his Southern birth. ha Aaa t0 i Wal ^ a j see * a mor e outstanding game than first defeat in six games, pass in the final period. Broad- ma e
Attucks played a persistent they did against their previous Shortridge continued on its head is a three-year United
the broad jump finals
was Willye White of Chicago
He pointed out Ot the time that he had appointed game to whin the Woodchucks V"'" hard luck trail as Scprina hnnH- nr" 1,11 uiutea who i eaped 20-7^4. Mays as the Giants captain, a move he said he would 31-26 at CYo”Field FrWayTho Their r^o?d nowstands ed^thema ‘sTi aetbXltwas "AUUF^arf winner
hove mode two years earlier if he thought people were
ready for it.
31 ooints rolled up by the At-
tucks squad was more
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High school coach wins 'Coach of the Year' honor in Ark. Forrest City, Ark.— (NPI)— The 1963—64 “Coach of the year" of the Arkansas Athletic
Conference is Jim Banks, Negro tIC ailu „„
head basketball and track coach all-state halfback ftor two years f oa * !j ne , ^°p, tw ? touchdowns, at Strong High School. He re- Banks received his B.S. degree and back Theodore Williams recived that honer and the f orm V Viley College, Marshall, SCP 1 r r ed a 0 ? 6VVT1
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ence in 1957, and also for leading the Strong Junior boys team to their third championship in his four years coaching with the team. The Senior team had finished in the cellar for
the past three years.
A 1956 honor graduate of R. R. Moten High school where he played ((ootball and wias an
4 and Wood’s at 1-5. Shortridge s lourth loss in six The win could be an expen-
, ,,' aa,, They meet Northwest Friday frames. They ve tied twice for s j V e one for the Bulldogs, howthe Tigers had been able to afternoon at the Ben Davis 0-4-2 record. ever, due to a head injury to muster in three previous con- fi e i d and their record very weli The Tech Titans were handed quarterback John Jacobs. The
secutive games in which they ma y stand at 3-4 when the fi- their fifth defeat in six games outstanding aerial
nal buzzer sounds. Northwest by th Manual Redskins 14-0.
came out on the bottom end of
the scoring.
Tommy Hill, Attacks’ scoring left halfback, accounted for two of his team’s five touchdowns. But this game was a team effort and that
made the difference.
Jerry Senter, 170 pound junior fullback, also crossed the
Owens in Tokyo for Olppics after bout with pneumonia
CHICAGO (NPI) — Jesse winners in a contest sponsored
Wood jumped into a 7-0 lead Owens, the sensational track by radio station WAAF, on
commissioner of athletics, at a toward Ws mas^rfs* degree* at * n ^ rst quarter when Bob star who electrified the world which Owens conducts a popu-
meeting of state officials here t h e ’ j- ' — - j TT ^’ ’ _t
recently.
ace, from
the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, was in the hospital earlier this week. It will he “old home week” for Canton Coach Babe Di-manch-eff, former All-Ameri-can at Purdue. Babe took the Canton coaching jub this year. Ralph Chandler, halftime director, announced this week that the famous Anderson Highlander Band will perform at the half. A salute to the Ford
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TD. Quarterback Steve Minor his performance at the 19:>3
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But Wood could not hold the won another important victory, ko^wilfthousands^o^other stT ? n * Attacks team in the sec
strong Lions senior t>oys u V. lv ; 1 ond Quarter when both Hill and Owens, known affectionate- i' 1 ^ *“ .“ c ba»keth ill team to their first people read your ad in this o * . j , iv ac “The rhamn ” left his heri won Gold Medals m three major Round—Robin championship space. Call ME. 4-1545 and r at Billings hosoital after win- events, touching off an interna-
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Wood bounced back in the third period, scoring one touchdown when Steve Minor rolled over from the one yard line after Mannle Odom blocked an Attuclui kick. But that came after Hill raced 45 yarns on the second play from scrimmage. The quarter ended with Attucks holding a 19-13 advantage. The fourth quarter was played almost on even terms with Wood scoring 13 points
to Attucks’ 12.
The Tigers opened up the period with a TD by Senter, who crossed over from the three
tional incident when Hitler refused to recognize him because of his race. The Nazi leader contended that he recognized only those of pure Aryan stock as being of the “master race.” In 1955, the U.S. State Department delegated Owens as
The famed athlete, regarded as the greatest track and field star of the half century, was hospitalized on Oct. 2, af-
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