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100 Wrong Pete Draws Top Stars (Sports Editor) ATLANTA, Ga. The 26th annual All Sporta Jamboi ee of the celebrated 100 Per Cent Wrong Club, staged in the Grand Ballroom of the picturesque Waluhaje Apartment, in fabulous setting of progress, brought some of the nation's great 1960 athletes to accept laurel wreths now become a tradition, from Coast to Coast. Centerpiece of the celebration, I of course, was a reunion of the 1960 Qlympic stars and the acceptance by them, individually, of glittering awards and citations. Wilms Rudolph, Ralph Boa ton and Lucindia illiams of the famed Olympic compact from Tennessee AX I State University were on hand, and Mrs. M.

A Perkins, teacher of David T. Howard High School, accepted the Two Friends Award, In proxy, for Mr. Frances Ka buxski of the women' division of the V. S. Olympic Association.

One of the key presentations was the W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy, emblematic of the 1960 National Intercollegiate Football Championship, to Arnett V. Humford, veteran and distinguished coach of the Southern University football Jaguars. The moving hour of the gathering arrived when Dr.

Felton G. Clark, president of Southern University, World's largest Negro educational institution, spoke on the subject "Olympic Stars." THE CUE was contained in the lines advising those stars that tliey did not represent merely the best their colhfge, th best in the South or the nation but, indeed, of the whole world! I Lewis M. Crews of Alabama AM College, received the eoach of tbe year award in a fast moving formality wider the spell of Hubert ML Jackson, toastmaster and Extra Point Club president. Members of the 1960 AU SIAC football team were honored, along with Bill Nunn Jr, sports editor of The Courier. A production of the Coca Cola Company, the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, in conjunction with the Atlanta Daily World and the Moss H.

Kendrix Organization of Washington, D. the 1961 renewal lived up to the notable reputation so long established by the annual jamboree. President of the 100 Per Cent Wrong Club is Dr. Al Thompson, while the Atlanta World was represented by Cornelius A. Scott, editor and general manager, along with sports editor Marion E.

Jackson. Russell Simmons, veteran advertising executive of the World, presented, awards to club members. Other recognition honorees included NFL. stars Charles Bivihs, Jimmie Caleb, Neomi Rogers, high ump star from Tuskegee, and Stone Mountain, NCAA 200 meters champion from rambling, College, La. Questions and Answers Courier readers ore invffed fo send questions fo our O.

and A. Dooarimont, usf so long as such question does not exceed a total of 30 word: Ad' dret same fo The Courier's O. and 2629 Cenfre Pittsburgh, Fa. Q. Here at Central State, we i As for the ratings.

It would be find ourselves in the same position as Langston playing as many white football tama as Negro. Should this hurt our Courier Double Rating? H. E. "SKIP" SIMMONS, head coach. Central State College.

A. The danger here is that no rival coach pays much attention to Negro football victories scored over the typically small ollege white elevens. On the other hand, they never forget games lost to ANY white 11. Willie Davis Seen Best 1961 Rookie LOS ANGELES (ANP) A 20 year old outfielder who burned up the Pacific Const League last season, winding up as batting champion, has Ixn tabbed "a cinch" to win the National League's 1961 i ookie of the year award. He is Wilie (The Wispi Davis, one of 13 freshmen due to report to the Dodgers' Wro lioaoh training camp this spring.

Willi' Davis recently sig.ied a 1961 Dodger contract, aloii w.th his namesake. Tommy Davis. Tommy, howevet, will li smiting his second seaso. i the Dodgers, having seen i w.lh the 1959 world chatnp.o.is in 'HO. well for your public relations office to mall to The Courier complete records of all white opponent for fair evaluations.

Q. Is it true that Albany College Is the only Negro eleven, at least since World War to complete an un scored on slate? SOLOMON BROWN, 51 Elgin Harlem, N.Y.C. A. Your letter Indicates that you played football at the high school level. Vour interest in the records of the game are note worthy; and you claim that the 1934 Morgan College Bears were unsoored upon is true.

They are the only modern major minority team ever to remain defensively perfect, all season. However, they suffered two tie games. Q. Will it ever be possible for some publication lo accumulate and print information on old stars, like Jazz Byrd, Ben Stevenson, Kenny Washington, Fritz Pollard, Wt Fang Ward, Jeff Lamar, Charley West, so their admirers can know what became of them. JOE WEATHER, Box 177, Lakeland, La.

A. It would be possible If such persons were communicable. A recent letter from Edward L. Tuskegee Institute shortstop (who used to lift two fingers, after two hands were down, and yell to team mates, a successful mortician, at Anderson, S. ool ridge will be re I TH LI A 111 1 ft I I I ATTEND 100 WRONG FETE Seme of the individuals in attendance at the 1 00 Wrong banquet in Atlanta lest week ere ihown above.

Left to right: Bill Nunn Courier sports editor, honored as sports writer of the year; Al Thompson, president of the 100 Wrong Club; Dr. Felton Clark, president of Southern University, who was' the principal speaker; t. o. $AAMtAH. 1111)11 VTT SSI Arnett Mumford, Southern University football coachi who was presented the national cham Cionthip trophy (which jt shown in center); loss Kendrix of the Coca Cola co sponsors of the banquet, and Louis Crews.

Alabama ASM football coach, who was 1 ed ai the coech of the year. HONORED' IN ATLANTA Champions of track and field were in the spotlight last Friday night in Atlanta, as the 100 Wrong Club of that city held its 26th annual All Sports Jamboree. Some of those honored are shown above. In photo on left, world broad jump champion Ralph Boston of Tennessee Ail exchanges autographs with Olympic star Stone Johnson of Grambling College. Photo on right Minoso Gets $50,000 CHICAGO.

111. The nial. BUI Veeck signal Mimiii Minoso to a $50,000 eonliai here last week to make the Cuban rank with Detroit's AI Kalmi as the second highest paid pi i former in the American I Coming at the start of his 11th year, the handsome figure was compounded on the basis of Minoso's great work, lie led membered as an associate of Ben Stevenson, Jim Shanklin, Mule Harrison, on the invincible 1921 lrt? (Milden Tigers. Q. Back in when yvilhcr foree at KAM I', 1.16, in the Orange Blossom Classic, you said the national championship was a tie between Southern and FAM because that Orange Blossom Classic score didn't count.

Whv? EDWARD PJNKNKV Hope New Orleaiw. A. The late Lucius 4on (then Orkans) was computing national championship records and teams for Th Courier from 19 12 through 1950. He died in in shows (left to right): Lucinda Williams, ef Tennessee, a member of the winning U. S.

Olympic relay team; Mrs. M. A. Perkins, physical education instructor at David Howard High School in Atlanta, who accepted a Two Friends Award for Mrs. Frances Kabuzski of the U.

S. Olympic Association and Wilms Rudolph, also of Tennessee who won three gold medals in the Olympics. his league in lilts, batted home 105 runs, hit 20 homers ami stolrt 17 bases. "I'd rather watch him play that) anyone else in baseball, said Veeck. The 37 year old siar has never played on a pennant winner.

The Chisox won it In the second year Minnie was striving at Cleveland, for Frank Lane. Other than Jackie Rohinson, who hit for a lifetime batting mark df .312. Minoso Is the only other JO vear tan veteran with a plus. 300. His figure Is .307.

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