The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-08-11
COLORED STARS
HOLD THEIR own
IN OLYMPICS

| LONDON (ANP) = Spearheaded
by such names as Harrison Dill
lard, Nal Whitfield. Arthur Whit,
Herb McKenley and numerous
others, Negro stars have more than
held their own in the 194S Olym-
pics against competition from all
races from all over the world.
Forecast of things to come was
brought out dramatically for the
first time when Harrison billiard,
erstwhile worlds best hurdler,
startled $4,000 fans to win the
100 meter dash by hair over
Barney Ewell. In this race ano-
)ther Negro star, Lloyd LaBeach
of Panama, was third only a step
behind.
Then came two whites, Alistar
McCarquondale OF England and
Mel Patton, the favorite and pat
of the American track coach Dean
Cromwell of Southern California.
Sixth in this race was another
colored star, Mcdonald Bailey, who
was not included on the British
squal until the last minute.
Willie Steele, despite an injured
heel, won the broad jump for
America. The injury kept the San
Diego college star, considered by
many a second Jesse Owens In
the bread jump, from doing better
than a rs feet, inch leap. In this
same event, Herb Douglas of Pitts
burgh came in second, and Loren
20 Wright of Wayne was fourth.
Mel Whitfield, doubling as an
air forces sergeant and student
at Ohio State, ran on a wet track
to a new Olympic record in the
800 meters run. His time was
1:49.2. Art Whit of Jamaica, who
fell short in his challenge for VIC
tory, came in second.
Barney Ewell, probably the hard
luck man of the Olympics, was
clicked in the same time as win.
ner in the 200 meter dash, but
lost his second dash race by
whisker to Mel Patton, who re-
deemed himself after his loss in
the 100.
Lloyd LaBeach whizzed in third,
and Herb McKenley streaked in
fourth.
There was too much Art Whit in
the 400 meter race for Nal Whit
field in his attempt to became the
first American in years to win
the famous 400 and 800 meter
double at the Olympics.
Whit, a man Herb McKenley
has never beaten, continued his
mastery over his fellow Jamaican
by triumphing in a record-tying
time of 1852. Behind McKenley
was Whitefield, and a step be-
hind his was Dave Bolen.
II Olympics basketball, two of
the teams ito beat" for the United
States are those from Mexico and
Cuba. On the U. S. team Don
Barksdale is one of the centers
used in the American two team
system. He is one of the teams
leading scorers.
In the 400 meter relays one
of the most dangerous teams is
the American foursome, considered
the team to watch. Featured on
this squad are three Negro stars,
billiard, Ewell and Lorenzo Wright,
thong with Mel Patton.
Audrey Patterson of Tuskegee is
one of the few American women
making creditable showings. EN-
ma Reed of Tennessee State quail
flied in the broad jump and Miss
Patterson in the 200 meters dash.
Other colored stars and their
activities include:
Rafael Chacon Forum, Cuba, ell
minated In 100 meter .semifinals;
Cynthia Thompson, Jamaica, last
in 100 meter women'c finals after
winning trial heat; P. A. Edness,
Bermuda, eliminated in eighth
heat, women's 100 meters; A. d.
Adeoyin, Great Britain, qualified
for finals in high jump, but lost;
Angel Delgado Garcia, Cuba, and
Lewis Laing, Jamaica. eliminated
in 100 meters by Ewell; H. Silva
Da Pereira, Brazil, second to Dill
lard in preliminary In 100 meters,
eliminated later by Forum of Cuba.
Ben Said Abdallah, France, sec
ond in 10000 meters run won in
record time by Zapotek of Czecho-
slovakia; M. o. Random, Trinidad
and e. G. Guinez, Argentina, who
failed in bid for 10000 meters
title.
P. o. Johnson, Bermuda, dis
qualified in the 100 meters after
breaking twice; Manchante Reyes,
Peru, eliminated in the 100 meters,
and A. G. Avalos, Argentina, ell
minated in the 500 meters.