The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-24

NEW 4OGECA' aug oCooC
Owens, hero of the 1886 Olym-
pic Games, came home today in
triumph aboard another record
breaker-the S. S. Queen Mary.
The quiet 22-year-old negro. a
senior at Ohio State University.
took his welcome in stride with
a happy grin, kissed his wife
and mother, shook hands with
his father and exclaimed:
boy, I'm glad to be home"
He was unworried by his sus.
pension from the Amateur Ath'
letic Union and indefinite on his
plans to turn professional. Com
pletely at ease, he refused to
criticize either Chancellor Hitler
or Avery Brundage, president OF
the A. A. U.
More than $50 persons, includ-
ing JesSe'S relatives, went down
the bay on coast guard cutter
to meet the liner.
Jesse, the brown bullet who
carried off four gold medals at
the Olympics, was waiting on
the promenade deck.
Mother Shouts at Jesse
His mother, Mrs. Cleveland
Owens, saw him and shouted, to
the delight of onlookers:
yeah, man! Jesse!"
Jesse kissed her and embraced
and kissed his pretty 21-year-old
bride, Mrs. Ruth Owens. He
looked in vain for his father, but
somehow the elder Owens and
Jesse's 26-year-old brother, Syl-
vester, became lost in the crowd.
It was 20 minutes before they
could be located.
The returning Olympian, neatly
dressed in a gray suit with a pin
stripe, fingered slight moustache
he's sprouted as he turned to face
a battery of photographers and
answer questions the reporters
laid down.
Somebody wanted to know what
Jesse thought of Brundage, who
ordered him suspended from the
A. A. U. because he refused to
make a junket with other Olympic
stars to Sweden.
Jesse observed Solemnly:
Personally think Mr.. Brun-
dage as a man is fine. Beyond
that l would not care to COM
ment."
HITLER WAVED AT OWENS
1t was pointed out to him thai
much was made of Hitler's refusal
to shake hands with the American
BLACK auxiliaries," the German
press referred to them, who car
ried off the great part of Olympic
track and field honors.
How about Hitler, JESSE"
well" was the considered re-
ply, "Mr. Hitler had certain
definite times to leave the sta
dunn and, when l won that 100
meter dash, he was just about
leaving. He waved at me,
though, and 1 waved at him.
There were no i'll feelings.
Most of that stuff was thought
up by reporters.
"AS for the A. A. u, have no
attitude towards the Organiza-
ton. 1 want to go back to Ohio
State and finish my education.
would like to teach sports"
But what of those professional
offers, one of which reputedly
was for $4,000?
I'm always looking for the
job that pays the most" Jesse
said. "Of course. was sorry
to be suspended but l think l
did the right thing. / didn't
want to be taken advantage Of.
IN A TURMOIL
"The professional Offers.
That's one of the reasons why
I returned. I'm in a turmoil.
I want to investigate them first
before making up my mind.
Maybe I'll take them. l don't
really know. I'll have to look
around"
Asked if there was any sign
of racial discrimination at the
Olympic Games, Jesse replied:
II encountered no race dis
elimination in Europe" he par
ried, speaking for himself
alone. 81 admired those Ger
man boys. I think they're fine.
1 think it would be bad taste
to criticize Germany's man Of
the hour" here referring to
Hitler again.
Jesse's wife, dressed in black
velvet ensemble, told of vetoing
the proposal for a parade up
Broadway today for her husband.
The owens party will leave for
Cleveland at o'clock tonight and
after visiting the exposition there
will return to welcome other
Olympic athletes arriving Satur-
day on the President Roosevelt
and September 3 on the Man
haitian.