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.V.-fONIO RKr.lHTKn
Prairie ViewPantherSnag
NAIA Basketball Crown
Kansas city—t«*m' mate vkw suu a. tod e hi-
thers proved, Saturday night, to tha world, that they war*
entitled to the Ho. 1 email college rating they held throughout
the eeaeon, until the final poll, when, la the finale of the na-
tional Aeaociation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), they
rounoed Westminster of Pennsylvania, 02 63.
After Prairie View hid been picked as the No. 1 small ool-
lege tram through practically the en-
tire sessou, \YeaUulu"ter wil ehoaen
»r the top Mput in the final Aaaociat-
id i'resa p<»ll of a special panel of
pmriH writers and 'larirasters.
Westminster, In ths flr»srs\«ell, edjjsd
V. V. by a scant three points. 72-410.
(Incidentally, (irsmbling. another
41 -Negro college, ranked fourth, hikI
TenneHsee State, seventh. < Jratuhling,
hat year, bent Went minuter in the
AiiaIm (or the championship.)
In the NATA meet, which got under
|rny Tueaday night, March l.'t, Prairie
View waa ranked No. 2, with Went*
tiiiiHter getting the So. 1 ranking.
Prairie View had ita cloaeat call In
It* first game, when It hat! to go Into
overtime to overpower Aablaud of
Ohio.
la iha aecond round, P. V. had
little trouble with Aritona Htate,
winning, 90-48.
In the semi-finals, Western 1111*
Mil atayed close to the Panthers un-
til early la the second half. Then
the Tesana got rolling to get an 80*
0M decision.
In the fiuala. m.lh Westminater,
TV's Little All America Zelmo
ltenty, with a l!8-poin. performance,
and grabbing 29 rebounds, led the
Panthers to the championship.
On All-Tourney
Beaty headed the all-tournament
team selected by sports writers and
broadcaater*. Also named to the team
waa a teammate, Dewey McQueen.
lieaty was selected the tourna-
ment's tuost valuable player.
Baadliaa Set for
Lineoli Park
Registration
Registration continues In tht Lin-
coln park Youth bnaeball league, with
the deadline having iseen snnouueed,
this week, as Saturday, April 7.
Eligible are boys nins to twelve
ysara old. At time of regiatering,
boys must presenk birth certifiestes,
aud pay a three-ilollsr fee for the
seMsou. Hoys may regiater Hsturday,
March 24; Hsturday, Msrch <11, snd
Suiurdsy, April 7, from 0 o'clock In
the morning to 2 o'clock in the after-
noon. No registrstions will b« accept-
ed after April 7.
Try outs for teams will start April
7. They will alao be held April 14,
and April 21.
Boya must provide their own play-
er'a glove.
Riley Repeats as Junior
School Track Champion
By U. JAY
DESPITE almos* numbing cold weather, the record book took
a terrific beating, Saturday, in the annual running of the
•pecial three-team junior school field and track meet, at Alamo
atadium, which saw Coach Luther Robinson's well balanced
James Whitcomb Riley team repeat as the special Big Three
champion.
As was the case, lut year, Riley had the strength in the
*B" and "C" di\i*inna, and did cred
itul-lv in "A* wml to iuiim a total
of 37d points. And It appears thst
BoliiiiHou'a lower division strength
■litrht )nat pay nff araln nevt
This yesr's results reveal that hi*
boys of last year were hauling
in tl.e points, this year. 'n "B" diri-
alon, and last year's "B" boys gave
improved strenrth In Raturday'a "A"
competition. Next year, the "B' boys
ahonld roar la "A" rlsse.
Douglass, powerful in "A" competi-
tion. totaled 320 points for aecond
plin-e. Dunbar was third with 239
points.
A point breakdown by divisions.
afcouM Douglass dominating the "A"
dsssificstion with 142 points. Dunbar
got lflf» snd Riley totaled 71
Riley outcissasd the "B" field, with
Iftft. Douglasa wss next with 138,
lad Punhar trailed with 60.
Kiley aw apt the «C division, too.
gttting 117 points to 77 for Dunbar,
and 411 for Daaglsss.
Karh has laAvMasl Star
Kach of the three achoola had sn
Individual stsr who was the ace of a
respect ivt division
In "A," It wss Dooglsss thst hsd
Clyde Gloaaoa. Ulosson cracked throe
record*—in the GO. 100, snd ISO—
won tho fa), 75, 100 snd 180-yard
daslies ami ran on the Douglasa sec-
ond ['lace relay teams in the 410 snd
880. Ha was the "A** high pointer
with 48.
Joseph Williams of Riley, In the
•B" divisioa, hsd the distinction of
winning sis first place awards. lie
tied the 00 and century records, snd
rsn on Riley's record-breaking 440-
ysrd relay tcsm, snd he swept the
apriiits. winning the 50. 75, 100, snd
180. and ran legs on Kiley's winning
440 and 880-yard rclsy quartets. Ha
•cored {jo points.
Unlet Hsrriaua, Dunbar, was hlug
of "C diviaioa. lie woi tha 50, 75,
and 100-yard sprints, snd rsa oa
lhinliar'a secood place 440, and 8*0-
jard relay teams. He scored 38
points.
Nine Records £ washed
During Saturday'a activities, no
fewer than niue records were broken
Sutright. Two marks vera tied, and
five automatic records wera written
into the books for a quintet of events
run for the first time, Saturday.
Clyda Gh-iaon of I>onglaas "A,"
turning in sonifr high school per-
formances, led the assault on the rec-
ords. lie shattered an 11-year-old
mark in the 100^-the oldest record on
the book*—when he sped tho dis-
tance, in tha cold, in 10 seconds flat.
That knocked a tenth of a second off
the 10.1 rnn by Clarence Fleming of
l>ou :laa In 1951.
(i.^hod aet a new mark In the 50,
doing tha diatanca la 5.5. The old
retard waa 5.7, aet by Clarence
1'eter* qf Douglaaa in 19^9, aud tied,
in 1061, by Warren Douglaaa Mc-
Yea. Ha did the 180 In a atartling
17.8. The old record waa 10.1 by
Johnny Hopkins, Douglass, in 1900.
New marks were established in the
first four events run In *'A" division.
In the very first event, Dunbar's 440-
relny team aped the distance in 45.5.
The quartet of Richard Mayea, I* i).
Qulnton, John James, and Charles
Itcdford knocked eight-tenths of a
aecond off the 40.3 set by a Douglass
foursome in 1960.
The next event waa the 50, and
"yecor-l' '^tsvanobsxxr~
Then came the 000, done In the
«DCoid-crucking time uf 1:36.2 by
loaeph Johnson of Douglaaa. Johu-
lon smashed the mark aef by hla
brother, Jamea, l«st year, of 1:30.0.
The ncaf event waa the 100, with
Blosaon smashing n record that, had
coo<i for a decade.
John James of Dunbar got another
*AH divibion mark when be run 330
to 88.1, smashing James Johnson's
SDonglass) 39 flat, made in 1961,
when the event was run for the first
lime.
Two automntic records written into
the "A" books, by virtue of the
events being run for the first time,
*ere the shot put, won by Ural
White of Douglasa with a heave of
44 feet, 8 Inches, and tha 880-yard
relay, copped by Dunbar's quartet of
Richard Mayes, L. D. Qulnton, John
James, and diaries Bedford, in 1:-
«0.0. .
the ' A" 11^'ent 'Ooiuii'c.aercra
taa complete anly three events had
withstood the record-breukin* on-
sisugbt. Marks nncracked were in the
7.%-yard dash, the broad jump, aud
the high Jump.
a*vr» Do Si, Tuo
The "IV* boys picked up where the
"A s" left off. The first "B" event
wai the 44<Kvard relay, wit! Riley's
quartet of Joseph Williams, Melvin
Miles, Travis Lewis and Maurice
Ilartfleld stepping the quarter in 48.1,
knocking 1.2 seconds off the 49.3 set
by Douglsss In 1961.
Next, Joseph Williams of Riley tied
the 50-yard dash mark of 6 seconds
flat. In the next event, Melvin Miles
of Riley '!ld the 060 in 1:34.2, bet-
tering by 8^4 aecond* the 1 :4'J.4 run
by Thomss Fuller of Douglass, Isst
year, when the event waa introduced.
Maurice Hartfleld, Riley, added su
ii..h to the high jump record set by
Roy Da via of Riley in 1961, aa Hart-
fleld leaped 5 feet, 1 inch.
Travla Lewis of Riley got an auto-
matic record ia the shot put. and the
Riley 880-relay foursome of Joseph
William*, Melvin Miles, Travla Lew-
is, and Maurice Hartfield. got an
automatic record la that event.
No new marks were aet In "CT
divlalon'a six events, but an automatic
rsOOfd went into the books for the
*V)-ysrd relay, run for the first time,
last Saturday, in that division.
Results—**A" Division
440-YARD RELAY — 1. Dunbar
(Richard Mayes, L. D. Qulnton, John
Jsmes, Charles Bedford). 2. Doug-
lass. 3. Riley. 4. Douglass, 5. Dun-
bar. Time, 45.5. New record. Old rec-
ord. Douglaaa, 40.3, i960.
50-YARD DASH—1. Clyde Glos-
son, Douglass. 2. I'ral White. Doug-
lass. 3. Richard Mayes, Duntmr. 4.
Charles Bedford, Dunbar. 5. Yictor
Morgan, Riley. 6. Henry Polk, Riley.
Tlae 5.5. New record. Old record,
5.7, Clarence Peters, Dougisss. 1959,
Warrea Douglass Mcvca, Dunbar,
1961.
fiOO-YAIU) DASH— L Joseph John-
son, Douglass. 2. Lloyd Byars, Riley.
3. John Wilson, Douglass. 4. John
Bellinger, Riley. 5. Herbert Lacy,
l>unbar. 6. Leslie Derry, Dunbar.
Time. 1 :.16.2. New record. Old rec-
ord, 1:39.0, James Johnson, Douglass.
10O-YARD DASH—1. Clyde Olos-
son, Douglass. 2. I'ral White, Doug-
isss. A. L. D. Qulnton, Dnnbsr. 4.
Clarence Barley. Riley. 5. John James,
Dunbar. <1. llenry I'olk, Riley. Time,
10 flat New record. Old record. 10.1,
Clarence Fleming, Douglass, 1951.
75-YARD DASH—1. Clyde Glos-
son, Dourlsss. 2. I'ral White. Doug-
lasa. 3. Richard Mayes, Dunbar. 4.
Clarence Bagley, Riley. 5. Cleveland
Andrews, Riley. «. Charles Bedford,
Dnnbsr. Tune, fj,
•k'SO-YAIU) DASH—1. John James,
Dunbar. 2. James Lee, Douglass. 3.
? lnw/t I?!!?**. 4. Ed'-, mu ,\{
len, Douglass. 5. Herbert Lacy, Dun-
bar. 6. John Bellinger Riley. Time,
38.1. New record. Old record, 39
flat, Jsmes Johnson, Douglass, 1961.
BROAD JUMP—1. Robert Adkins,
Douglass. 2. Ric'asrd Mayes, Dunbar.
3. Charles Bedford, Dunbar. 4. John
Bellinger. Riley. 5. Lloyd Bysrs, Ri-
ley. 6. Melvin Randle. Douglasa. Dis-
tance, 10 feet. 10 Inches.
180-YARD DASH—1. Clyde Cilos-
son, Douglass. 2. I'ral White, Doug-
lass. 3. L. D. Quinton. Dunbar. 4.
IfH a 4 | m
Grab First in
Segnin Meet
flBGUIN—In sn abbreviated field
and track warmup »neet, here, Sat-
urday, hosted by Ball high ecbool,
Phillis \\ heat ley high Lions
Antonio won eight of the • leven
events run. In unnfflrt.il scoring,
Wbestley tallied 154 joints; F. W.
(Srowi, Vict oris, 132: Ball, Seguin,
30; and Daule, Cuero, 22.
Grant elementary school of Ran
Antonio scored 224 points in the ele-
merit a ry meet. Then followed Wash-
ington, 148{ I»orle Miller. 119%: Ri-
ley, 81, and Cnney, 28, all of Han
Autonio.
A slow track and chilling cold
weather waa not conducive to good
performance, but the Wheatley mile
relay team waa clocked in 3:27.0; Kd
Derry of Wheatley did a not had
Clarence Bagley, Riley. 5. John Jamea,
Dunbar. 0. Cleveland Andrews, Riley.
(Continued on Page 6.)
ladians, Littla
Jesse's Loaagfc
la Wet Stalemate
Stinda), at Biue Front field. Fan
aim ^tio Inulaus and Little Je»»e's
loti, i had to aet i U fur s 3-«l tie,
wh'ti the game was called because of
wet grounds. In the abbreviated ton-
tss:, little Melvin (Whip) Jack-on
Ie«l the In.lisns with two Mts in
tir- tries, one being a two-ru < dou-
ble Lumens llarneM turned i two
gre>jt Uefen«ive plays behind the .date.
Indians tratel tS A
flfenday, to meet the Ashertou 1 >g« rs.
2l0".0 hnlf-mile, snd Wheatley ■. Wal-
ter Dykes was credited with a 4:35.0
mil .
Doris Wand, Victoria, span the
die* ub 157 feet, 5 inches.
Wheat ley's l«emy Smith won the
higt) jump at 6 feet, and quit Jump-
iBf. be<*auas of weather conditions.
Winners are Hated below.
41 YARD KKLAY — Wheatley
(Edwin Roas, Wilbert Bibbs, Dwight
Miles, Nuthan Hartfield). lime, 44.
01.
8H0-YARD DARII—Edward Derry,
Wh-utlry. Time, 2:00.0.
100-YARD DASII—Nathan Hart-
fiel'i. Wheatley. Time, 10.1.
4lo YARD DASII — James John-
son. Wheatley. Time. 53.1.
fcJO-YARI) DASH - Nathan Hart-
field. Wheatley, Tins 38.0
MILK RI'N — Walter Dykes,
Wheatley. Time, 4 :35j0.
MILE RELAY — Wheatley
(Dwight Miles. Jame« Johnson. Wil-
ber* Bibbs. Kdtvsnl I>erry). Time,
Beatin' the Gun —
(Continued frous Psge 3.)
Rukliek and T**d T.uckenbilT, were
Instrumental in Will getting the
final century-reaching goal. Kuklick
psp»ed to him, Wilt missed, got the
rebound nd ml«-e«l sgaia. Lifkenbill
graMwd the ball and paaeed agsin
t » ( imp . rlatee Tito time. Cham
l»erlain grabbed it and stuffed It
thnmrii
Chamlterlain is smovig the most
dedi4ate«l of sll sthletes. Mince his
school days st Oterbrm-k high in I'hll
sdelpbis, he h'i« been in the limelight,
lie was probably the most soiixht-
sfter high arbo* I basketball plater
in history.
After chouadug Kansas. Wilt was
an Ail-American bis sophomore snd
juuior years snd then qnit, com pis in
ing thst College brand of bask*tbsll
waa Impeding his style.
Be<»suNe his class had not gridust-
ed. Wilt bad to iapeo<l s year in ap-
prenticeship with the llsrlesi Globe-
trotters. In the process he pi<4ied up
sn eatimsted I40.UI0 to Then
he joined the Wsrriors snd was the
magnet for 7<(0.0<ft) fans in his first
NBA season in 1fK"i0-<*>
ChsmberlsMi has remained a con-
trmersial figure in the NItA lie
threatened to quit after his first ses-
son becsnse he fel' that be was victim
of rough tactics by the op|w»<*iflon.
He haa never been toasse out erf a
game for fighting, aeldutn fouls snd
Eatt Side BB
League ta Opea
Season, April 1
The Kast Hide bsaebsll league will
of«n ita scsaon's play, Monday, April
1, at I'ittmar. Sullivan park, Bennie
Houston, Sr., loop president, has an-
nounced.
A double header will usher In the
flvr-team loop'a 1W1J schedule.
Tlis Young Wonders, defending
champitsia, will take on I'snelli's
Recreation center, and the Wheatley
Heights Hawka will do bsttle with
the Han Antonio Bombera.
The fifth team in the league Is the
Denver Heights Besrs, managed aud
directed by the veteran athlete and
official, Levy Taylor.
Board Meeting
Houston also snnounced thst there
will be s meeting of the league's
board of directors, Sunday afternoon,
March 25. st Alsnm City branch YM-
CA. Refre*hmenta will be aerved.
3:27.0.
HIGH JI MP _ f/roy Smith.
Wkstllsy. lleirht. »'• fast
SIIt>T PUT—Doris Bland, Vic-I
toris. Distance. 47 feet.
BROAD JI MP— W. Porter, Vie-
toria. Distance, 21 feet.
DISCI'S THROW— Doris Bland,
Victoria Distance. 157 feet, 5 inches.
concentrates on scoring. This last
specialty has made aoine experts be-
little him. They say he neglects de-
fense snd other niceties of bsaket
ball.
Warrior coneb. Frank Mr'Guire.
who hsd predicted thst Wilt one
dsy would score ]in> points, hss s high
estimate of Chamberlain's vslue.
"True. It Isn't s one-man gstne,"
he said. "But we (the Warriors) have
weakneiuaee. Wilt has been superhu-
msn. I hate to think where we'd be
without bim. with just s mere huuiun
being in his place."
TSUi
Texas
Relays
Alar IN — Texaa KontfcenT
university. Border Olymptca
ehampion, lias entered a team in
the Texaa relays. April 6, 7.
Although Negroes oa Integrat-
ed college teams have eampetad
ia the annual Texaa ftraeh and
field elaaaic. this marks the first
time that aa ali-Nagra college has
team.
Texas .Southern has wan tho
Border Olympic* far three <ss-
serutivs ysars. hot. this year,
THl ftimpl overwhelmed th ap-
position. winning nine of the tea
ruraaiiaag evenU en the prarram.
snd scoring 107 pointa. The event
thst THl did not win. was tlm
two-mile r»-v—4a which it had ao
participant!
Of the 300.000 soldiers ia thg
American revoiutlon, more than SgOOf
were Negroes, msny of tbee^ slsvs^
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