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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1969

Joe Black on sports

Nobody asked me but—!

Cal Koonce oi the Mets will regret “popping oil” on how he used psychology against Ron Santo and Ernie Banks of the Cubs. It’s true, he got them out that day, but it's a long, long way from July to the end of September. Willie Mays of the Giants hasn’t been playing too often. I think that Willie is collecting splinters because of a “power” play by Manager Clyde King. Mays and King almost initated Cassius (Muhammad All) Clay and Floyd Patterson during the Giants last trip to Montreal. Billy Williams of the Cubs won’t gain the deserving accolades from sports fans until he retires from the game. Because Billy does not have flare of a showman, many people have a tendency to overlook his batting and fielding supremacy. Even his peers forgot “Sweet Willie” during their recent ballotingfor

the All-Star Game. The Phillies and Richie Allen have decided to kiss and

JOE BLACK make-up. However, the Phillies don’t ask for a zillion dollars in trade, Richie will not be wearing the red pin stripes

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of the old “whiz kids.” The fans in Philadelphia have always been horrendous. Durint my tenure in the majors, Del Ennis was the home run and RBI leader of the Phillies and the fans in the cheap seats gave him a hard time, also. I don’t think that Richie Allen should have to suffer abuse from the fans because he d^ sires to exercise his prerogative to be a human being as well as a player. Many of his hecklers boo him because he earns a high salary; some resent his mode of dress, while others don’t like the fact that he breaks rules, but can still produce on the field. As a baseball fan, I reprim a n d Richie Allen for two things: 1. His failure to report to the ball-park and airports on TURN TO PAGE 15

Ashe defeated in clay court finals here

SPORTS

Two black brothers driving toward top in harness racing

iiiiniiiiii Capitol City Tennis Open this weekend at Riverside

The annual Capitol City Open Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at Riverside Park, it was announced this week by the host Capitol City Tennis Club. Some 150 participants are expected from throughout the United States to participate in the two-day meet, now in its 12th year. Play will beginSaturday morning at 9 a.m. Registrations will be accepted at the course at the beginning of play. Some of the most-noted amateurs and professionals will participate. John McGill, defending singles men’s champion, will be here. The Louisville. Kentuckian won the tournament last

year in battle with local pro. McGill played along side ox the current top-seeded United States player, Arthur Ashe, during his college career. All amateurs and professionals are welcome to play. The club urges any persons interested in the game of tennis to attend the meet. The awards ceremony will take place Sunday afternoon on the Riverside course. The Capitol City club won the Tri-City meet last year a. mong representatives from Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. The Capitol City Club also conducts clinics for tennis buff every Saturday and Sunday at TURN TO PAGE 11

WASHINGTON, Pa.-In t h e mostly white world of harness racing, two black brothers are struggling to make a name for themselves. But neither Lou nor Charlie Williams, who started their careers at county fairs in Ohio, considers his color a problem. “We’ve driven at St. Louis, Chicago and even Florida and it’s never been a problem,” said Lou, 22. “We just haven’t had any problems like that,” 24-year-old Charlie added. The brothers started driving at the Meadows track in southwestern Pennsylvania when it opened in 1963. Lou is presently having his best year. He is third in total points at the Meadows and has won more races this season than any other driver. # Charlie has won less than one-

third of his more than SOdrives. Taught by their grandfather to ride and train horses at his Cadiz, Ohio, farm when they were youngsters, the brothers said they found it natural to enter the business. “There aren’t more Negroes driving,” said Charlie, “because they probably just don’t want to learn the process. It’s hard to get started. “You have to have good references, you’ve got to have some training and you have to take a state examination. They probably don’t want to pay the price,” he said. “It’s a tough business to be in,” said Delvin Miller, president of the Meadows, and himself a veteran driver and trainer with total earnings of almost $5 million before the current season. “I know Lou better than his

brother,” said Miller, “and he’s probably the better driver because he’s smaller. If the occasion arose, I’d certainly give him a chance to drive one of my horses.”

Lou, who has a string of 22 horses, says his purses totaled $49,000 last season, with his net income from training and driving somewhere between $12,000 and $15,000. His brother’s purse totaled $27,000.

But Charlie, who has 12horses, says he made less than Lou.

The brothers often drive in the same race, though they try to avoid it because fans might suspect collusion.

D.C. youth counselor seeks athletic scholarships for disadvantaged youths

ARTHUR ASHE Arthur Ashe, 26-year-old U.S. Open champion from Richmond, Va., failed in his bid for a second Clay Court crown in three years Sunday when Zeljko FraTURN TO PAGE 11

TOURNEY WINNERS: Curtis Renner and Shirley Ellis were top winners of the Civilian Welfare Fund Golf Tourney held at Fort Benjamin Harrison last weekend. Renner, with a five-over par 76, took top honors for the men's low gross event, while Miss Ellis won the 9-hole low gross play for women

WASHINGTON-Bill Butler, a youth training opportunity specialist for the District of Columbia’s Work Incentive Program, has been instrumental in placing 48 black youths from the poor sections of the Nation’s Capital in college under athletic scholarships. Nearly all of theseyoungmen have entered college in the last two years and he expects to help 30 more young men to win scholarships this autumn. Butler has helped underpriviledged black youths enter coleges in Washington State, Texas, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Idaho, and the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia’s Manpower Administration employs Butler and he counsels dropouts and children whose parents are on welfare. B^ fore holding this job, Butler, 46, was a bindery operations supervisor at the Department of Labor for eight years. Since 1551, he has devoted his spare time to working as an athletic director and coun-

BASKEBALL TIPS: Bill Butler (center), o youth opportunity specialist for the Washington, DC. Work Incentive Program, gives basketball tips to two inner-city youths in the Nation's Capital. Butler has helped 48 black youths land college athletic scholarships.

selor for the Metropolitan Police Boys Club No. 2, Washington, D.C. While working for the Boys Club, he has developed a great

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