The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-05-27

Virgil Aklns, 40 pounus, OF
81 Louis, pounded out a unanim-
ols lOround dqcisjon over Irish
ally Collins. l47, OF Detroit. at
AIarieoId Arena. in Chicago.
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The Professional Golfers AS.
eociation is facing the first Sc
we're test of its restrictive clause
against Negro golfers. Attorney
General Mosk Of California re-
Gently issued an order prohibit
inc the association from sponsor
ING tournaments in Califoria un-
less the restrictive clause is NOV
ed.
The National PGA event is
scheduled for July, 1862, at the
brentwood Country Club in Los
Angeles. Last year Charley Sif-
ford was admitted to the PEA on
4 Iimited-membership basis and
was allowed to participate in a
number of tournaments. Several
Negro pros in Detroit willie
Moseley, Venny Davis and Chris
Wilams) would be eligible TO
become members.
Danny Watkins. 21-year.old
senior majoring in Physical Edu-
cation. last week was named cap
tain of the 1861 University of
Detroit track team by his team
mates. Watkins prepped at Cen
trail High.
Michigan took its first Big Ten
outdoor track and field champion
ship since 1856 in Iowa City, la.
Saturday afternoon by winning six
individual titles. including a con-
ference record 220-year low hur-
dies performance by senior Dick
Cephas. Also two Michigan run
ncrs-Junior Ergas Leps and SEN
ior Tom Robinson--each marched
10 the winners podium twice as
Michigan scored So one-fifth
points to second-place Indiana's
49,
Robinson, the former British
Empire Games champion from the
Bahamas. successful defended his
100 and 200-yard dash title won
last year at Michigan. And Leps.
the Canadian Olympic team. COM
pctitor, repeated in the mile as
expected. then replaced Illinois
Gorge Kerr as the $50 titlist, too.
But il was left TO Cephas to set
Michgan's only record of the day,
a swift 23.4 seconds in the 200
year low hurdles. Starting in the
second to the outside lane, Cep-
has ground around the turn on
the damp loosely packed Iowa
track and lunged at the finish to
nip Mnesota's Dave Adegard at
the wire. eA
Ccphas' time clipped one-tenth
of a second off the former con-
ference record which first was set
by Ohio States George Keller
in 1888 and later was tied by
US. Olympia champion Glenn
Davis in 1856.
Michigan's Beenie McRae was
robbed Of another record by
too swift tail wind. McRae, the
Junior from New Port News, Va,
who hopes to complete in the
S.-Russia dual track meet at
Moscow this summer, upset de-
Tending champion Odegard in the
l20-yard highs in startling :13.7
seconds.
Robinson. who had expected to
get a stiff challenge from Indiana
Splinter Eddie Miles, won both of
his sprints easily Miles was Sec
ond TO Robinson in the l00-yard
dash and finished completely out
of contention in the 900 In TAX
ing his seventh and eighth Big
Ten championships IN three years
of competition. Robinson ran the
100 in 9.5 seconds and the go
in PIP seconds.
Robinson, Leps and Ohio States
Larry Schmalenberger in the dis
Gus were the only champions who
successfully defended their titles.
Three others - Michigan's shot
putter Ray Locke, Illinois broad
jumper Paul Foreman and Mime
sofas hurdler Odegard-lost their
titles.
Jorge Fernandez, a windmill
puncher from Argentina unanim-
ously outpolnted Ted Wright, OF
Detroit, Friday night in a nation
ally televised 10-round bout at ST.
Nicholas Arena. Fernandez weigh
cd 1904. Wright $50. Fernandez,
ranked No. 4 in the welterweight
division, was willing to take two
punches to connect with one. He
was at his best in the last four
rounds when Wright tired. Re-
fierce Mark Conn had Fernandez
the winner 6-3-1. Judge Joe
Armstrong had il Fernandez 7-3
and Judge Leo Birnhaum Ga.
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The 5000 spectators who at
tended the second annual Little