The Phoenix index., 1940-05-04
Tuskegee Relays Pro mise Hot
Connection To All Corners


With the leading track and field
teams of the nation having signifi-
fled their intention of entering the
18th Annual Tuskegee Relay
Championships, the meet this year
promises to lie the greatest of all
The special events are drawing
more interest than in previous
years because of the calibre Of the
contestants. In the Clarence Mat
theWs Memorial 100, Mozell Ellerbe
who won the classis 100 in 1899,
may not compete, because he has
been invited 10 run ON the coast
in the Finnish Benefit attraction,
which is scheduled about the same
date of the relays. However, Nor
man Holmes, Central Collegiate
Champion. and beaten by a gnat's
eyelash last year at T'uSkegee, IS
potentially as fleet as any sprint
er entered in the Tuskegee Relays
100 special But Holmes has got a
tough road to travel before he even
reaches the finals. If he gets by
the body wearing heats and whips
into the finals he should be good
bet to win this blue ribbon event.
But the heats might prove his un-
doing g-considering the runners he
will meet. To begin with, there is
Ealey of Tillotson, the Southwes-
tern intercollegiate Champion,
who is a star in his own right. Ea-
ley easily could be one OF the ia
vorites. Ealey's time at Prairie
View on a slow track against a 15-
mile wind was 9.S seconds.
Then there is Xavier University's
streak of lightning, Blackett; Tar
rant of Alabama State Teachers
College, and Plummer of Lincoln
University of Missouri, and several
other fine sprinters. If Holmes is
right, he will survive this severe
competition; but it may. be bit
too early for the Floridian.
The field is select and one IN
which Holmes can do we'll if he
does not get off to bad start and
tire too easily. At any rate, he is
Florida's ace and those who saw
him nosed out by Ellerbe in 9.6 last
year figure he is an outstanding
prospect.
In the high hurdles Farrow, de-
Tending title holder from Xavier
University, will receive stiff COM
petition from the Mitchell BROTH
erS-Cleo from TillotSon College,
Austin, Texas, and George of More
house College, Atlanta, Georgia. Af-
ter leading Farrow for the first
eight hurdles in the Prairie View
Relays, Cleo hit the ninth and fail
ed to finish. Tuskegee, which has
been a perfect host in recent meets
not winning major title for
sometime-doeS not figure to cut |
much ice again this year. The Tus-
kegee ThincladS, however, are CEN
tering their attention on the mile
relay championship of America. An
event they won in 1881. Prairie !
View State College has dominated |
this event since 1884, and holds the
record at 3 minutes and 2-l0 Sec
Onds.
A partial list Of officials follows:
B. T. Harvey, Morehouse College,
Ralph Metcalf, Xavier
starter; C. Randolph
Taylor, Iillotson College, assistant
starter; DR.. w. 4. Waddell, DR..
John w. Chenault. 1t. 3. o. Davis,
Arthur P. Mack, Edmund Fl. Burke,
John It. Bracken, Judges OF track
events; Capt. r. S. Darnaby,
George w. Clark, Capt. w. j. Love,
Fred j. Long, Ralph C. Robinson,
Bell, timers; P. H. Polk,
official photographer; William c.
Lester, M. w. Freeman, Frank j.
Wright, Ignacio Guzman, program
Capt. Charles Ecton, H.
R. Ousley, DR.. I. A. Derbigny, A. F.
Bradley, Capt. w. A. Richardson,
Lloyd ISaacs, John H. Brown, j.
B. Bragg, inspectors; S. B. Taylor,
Robert Cover, Guy r. Trammel
!. w. A. Scott, w. B. Wrenn, Rich
ard B. Collins, Elisha Campbell,
A. Wright, G. H. Lock-
1art, Sgt. John D. Patton, judges
If field events, j. Julius Flood,
chief clerk of course; Charles G..
Bevans, James A. johnson, James
W. Bryant, Louis A. Rabb, P. D.
Davis, Mrs. Annie Bobbie Baber,
clerks of course; William A. Shields,
scorer; DR.. w. T. B. Williams, Miss
Cora O. FAINT, Miss M. L. Syrette,
,ustodians of prizes; Mrs. A. G.
Floyd Cox. badges and
George Reed, survey
or; Capt. R. S. Darnaby, press
steward; DR.. John A. Kenney, ply
;ician: G. w. A. Johnston, field
marshall; Miss Jessie w. Parkhurst,
Miss L. L. Clopton, Mrs. Carrie S.
Ramsey, Mrs. c. E. Watkins, Miss
3. M. CRANE, Mrs. D. r. Barker,
guests hostesses for young women;
R. A. Spicely, steward; Arthur
Glover, George Howell, H. r. Part
'idge, Miss Marthan D. Sumter,
Cleophilus Stewart, Miss
Dorothy Mae Dumas and Miss Les
10 o11ctOIianc Of hatOnc.