Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-30
TuSkEGEE GIRLS, NATIONAL TRACK QUEENS, TO
Defend CROWN SIXTH Time MINUS FOUR STARS
cIeve Abbott Thinks Golden
Tigerettes In For Trouble

tie Hall and Margaret Barnes.
Newell, a very consistent first
place winner in the so meter dash
and broad jump, did not compete
this year, while Misses Brown, Hall
and Barnes nave all decided, since
the close Of the past term, not 10
extend their participation this
summer.
Brown has been almost invineible
in the 200 meters and has been in
valuable as member OF Tuske-
gees eternally victorious senior 44o
ward relay combinations. Hall has
teen uneonquerable in the shot
out and discus. Barnes has been
next to unbeatable in the Javeiu'
throw.
SMALLER SQUAD
Mr.. Abbott. In rejecting over
the four losses, said the blow 10
Tuskegee's national championship
hopes would be even keener than
one ordinarily would suspect. MosV
people will recall that the Golden
Tigerettes have won by wide and
one-sided margins in the past anei,
naturally, will figure they nave
enough "savvy" left to retain their
lofty prestige But Tuskegee VIII
not have large squad of ID or ~
girls at the national meet tins
wear, the veteran athletic offlciai
pointed out.
1--WE probably will be taking only
six or eight girls this year" Coacn
Abbott intirnated. Rubber snort
age and gas rationing, plus other
war effects. are responsible for the
change. AS Mr.. Abbott pointed out,
the few girls who are taken this
year will have to be able to score
points in most of the three events
apiece they are allowed to enter
otherwise, i1uskegeee hope Tor
team honors again will be just an
empty dream.
DOZEN ELIGIBLE FOR
TRIP
Prospects for the national cham
pionship trip to New Jersey this
July are as follows:
l. ROWENA HARRISON, VIM
ner of the running broad jump
and 100 meter cash as well as
member of the record-breaking 440
yard relay team in the junior di-
vision of the 1912 Iuskegee Relays;
2. ALICE COACHMAN, winner
OF the senior high Jump, runner
up in the senior 100 meters, and
anchor on the Junior 40 yard re-
Lay team in the 1912 ruskegee Re-
lays;
3. LILLE PURIFOY, runner-up
in the SO meter dash and running
broad jump, who is the 80 metee
hurdles champion for 194l. as the
so meter hurdles we're not staged
this year at TuSkegee;
d. LEILA PERRY, runner-up Ii
high Jump and broad jump as well
as member of the championship
senior 44O yard relay team;
5. FLORENCE WRIGHT. former
iavelin and discus champion at
Tuskegee, who as a member OF the
local club there is eligible to com.
pete in the national meet.
6. ALLEREE HARRISON, young
er sister Of 18-year-old Rowens
Harrison, who has run well as a
member of the mountaineering
Junior $40 yard relay team;
7. CLEO DAVIS, third place III
running broad jump and member
of championship senior 440 yard
relay team;
8. BETSY CAREY, second place
in the high Jump and member Ct
championship senior 440 yard relay
team;
9. CHRISTINE LONG, winner
Of baseball throw;
! 10. MARY WALLACE, second
place in the javelin and third place
in the shot put at the Tuskegee
Relays;
IL. WILLIE MCCLURE. third
place in the discus;
II. MARY VEAL. runner-up In
the shot put and discuss.
Miss Perry is in Atlanta at the
present time with her parents, bu;
is to rejoin the Tuskegee track and
field squad in short while to oil
up for the 1912 national meet. Miss
Veal, also an Albanian, is still al
the college and win not return
home until after the Golden Tiger
cites come back from New Jersey
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