The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-08-07
NEGRO COLLEGES
FAIL TOPLACE MAN
IN us, OLYMPICS
BY RAINY TAYLOR
international Nenro presa

Thirty=two American Colleges
and Universities contributed more
than fifty Of the athletes who were
successful in making places on the
y. s. Olympic track team. The far
west headed by ten athletes froal
the University of Southern calf
ornia contributed the largest num-
Der Of men. Brigham Young Uni-
versity. University of California.
University of California at Los An
geles, University of North Dalxo-
Ia, Pasadena Junirr College, star-
ford University and Compton Jun
.or College ably supported u. S. c.
The middle west is represented by
Ohio State University, Marquette
University, Kansas University.
Kansas State Teachers College.
Wichita University, Indiana I'M.
versity, University Of Detroit and
the University Of Chicago The I'm
iversity Of Oklahoma and Hardin
Simmons University from the
southwest The u s. Naval Ac4-
denny, University of Pennsylvania.
Fordham University, University of
Pittsburgh, Dartmouth College.
Boston College Cornell University
Syracuse University, Rhode Island
State College the eastern represent
tatives. Louisiana State Universi-
ty, University of Georgia and tic
University of North Carolina rep
resenting the south,
Strange as II seems no athlete
from a Negro college was suecese-
full in making place on the team.
In the regional and semi-final try.
outs the names of Singletaly of S.
Augustine, Ross of Morgan Jones
of Virginia Union and Borican OF
Virginia State figured prominently
and 1t was felt that at least two
of these men would finally make
the team. However Borican was the
only one to reach the final tryouts
only to be eliminated from the
Olympic picture. With Negro attn
letes occupying the major spot
light in the 1886 Olympic games
we must look to the Negro college
to supply large number of the
stars for the 1910 team. It is pre-
dicted that at least one third of
the athletes in 1910 will be Ne
groes. This, in itsek. is a challenge
to our colleges and universities.
The colleges and universities
have dominated the selections of
the team simply because men like
Brutus Hamilton of California,
Dean Cromwell of Southern Calf
ornia, E. C. Hayes of yudiana, Lar
ry Synder of Ohe 3tate, Lawson
Robertson of Pennsylvania and a
host of others have devoted all o.
their energy to the development
of track and field athletics at their
respective schools and ample faci.-
tiles have been placed at their dis
posal for the training of track and
field teams. The administrators OF
the colleges have felt that track
and field fills a definite place in a
well rounded physical education
program for students and have en-
dorsed and encouraged the sport
the results speak for themselves
these colleges are leading the Oh
ympic parade.
In the Negro colleges the reverse
of this picture is seen, for with
Just a few exceptions, the trac',
facilities in our schools are de-
plorable. TracR is essentially an al
year round sport, but in our schools
the coaches have to divide their
time between football in the fall
basketball in the winter and ther
track (perhaps) in the spring The
administrators are football minded
and have little time for track. Fa
cilities for indoor track are lackir}
entirely in the majority of our co..
leges, thus the athlete is impedeC
in his preparation for the strenu
GUS season ahead of him. Our ath
letic public has not become tracI
minded and only handful of spec
tators come out to the meets o,
the other hand some three thou
sand Negroes attended the Olympic
finals at Randalls Island in New
York City to see the Negro a.h
letes perform Gall of the athlete
with one exception came from mix
ed schools).
There can be no doubt that ther,
are athletes of very high calibr
in the Negro colleges, Singletary