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1 1 eciaD iortt ia riboTODAY Sunday, April 5, 1981 Williams recalfe the Wazi Olympics 7 Pater Clark Mm MaH Wrtte Archie William still carries memories of the 1936 Olympics tucked away In the recesses of his mind. But do yod remember-Archie Wllliamstu You mfgbt recall the name if you grew up watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing oo the silver screen; and if your baseball heroes were Lou Gehrtejmd Joltin Joe DiMagglo; and if your favorite Mdside reading waa 'Margaret Mitchells "Gone With the 'Wind." Yes, 1936 was an interesting year, a memorable one what with Shirley Temples curls mKl Mae pearls. Much of the political action was happening in Berlin, home of Der Fuehrer nd bisamAij concepts that NCAA meet' during one of the heats whra'ljv eased up at the finish and still set a world record. "I was really flying that day. I wasnt even tired when finished the race.

If only I known that would be my greatest race, I wouldnV jg have pulled up at the end. But it was a day" WllllamS'Credits much of his success in tracks to the late Brutus Hamilton, his coach at "Brutus not only was a great coach, be was a' great human being, Williams said. "He always was so encouraging to athletes. He knew how to get the best out of you without yelling or ing or criticizing. v- Although a leg injury cut short track career after 1936 (I lucked out by peaking -at Just the right' moment), Jie uevra pdfed upvxM and eased off in life.

After serving in the Air Force for 22 years and earning the rank of LL Colonel, he retired in ig64. But not for The teaching career soon followed. "I started teaching at Sir Frands 1966, and its a great life, Said Williams, married'- for 39 years and the father of two children. "I get(7 up every morning eager and ready to face the I teach ninth graders, and they really love, uul the computers. ninth graders can be wild, but I love mi them.

Theytb so full of life and excitement My getting paid for teaching these kids is like getting paid to steal I love my Job and my life. Ira been a good life, and it still Is. 75-v7 7 to W' Remembering ARCHIE WILLIAMS TICKETS NOW ON SALS! LEO NOMEUNFS all star SAT.MAV2ND. 8 P.M. TV.

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also served as home for the mer Olympia in Archie Williams, a Uniyer- -sity of California quartermiler who was born and raised in Oakland (Claremont Junior High, University was there. He saw the legendary Jessie Owens win four gold medals in track and field. And Owens saw Williams win the 400-metef final in 464 seconds. Today, Williams, 66, teaches math and. computer programming at Sir Francis Drake High in San Ansehna Today, Williams is far from the maddening crowd.

But in 1936, Williams. was on 'the spot Just as the world was turning its collective attention to Germany and the German people. Wftat were his impressions at the time? "Well, I recall when I came back home that people asked me, How did those dirty Nazis treat you? Williams said. "To which I always replied, Well, over there at least we didnt have to ride in the back of the bus. So-although Williams insists that he wasnt very politically minded back in 1936, he had some political, fire in the inner furnace, As a tourist, Williams enjoyed the trip to Germany.

"Actually, we were treated very well by the German people, Williams said. "We were treated the way any individual likes to be treated. "Jessie Owens might have been, snubMg, by Hitler, but he was a hero in the. eyes of the Germans. They followed him around the streets like he was the Pied Piper, Williams does recall one odd practice of the Germans their eagerness to touch the skin of black athletes.

"I guess Germans werent too used to seeing Mack, people, Williams, said. "I think they wanted to see if the black would come-off if they rubbed bur skin. But they were' very friendly. Williams remembers the sea of uniforms that 'was such a conspicuous part of Nazi Germany in the 30s, fait mainly he remembers Owens sprinting and long Jumping his way into history. Jessie was a great athlete-and a-wonderful person, Williams said.

"As an athlete, he was Just so much better than anyone else. He was in a world of his own. Someone like Jessie Owens Mi k7 fait NOWACCEPTING BOAT -BERTH RESERVATIONS Tiburon. Angel island and the is. Richmond's huge Inner 11 comes along once in a million years.

Yet he was Just a regular guy in every way. He wasnt stuck 1 up at all. i1 Williams wasnt a. bad athlete himself. In 1950, he was selected in a Tribune poll.a4kq greatest track athlete produced by the Eastbay in the previous 25 years.

And hes one of only handful of Eastbay athletes ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics. After running away with the 400 at Berlin, -Williams returned to a tumultuous welcoming parade in Oakland. He recalls riding through the city. streets in a fire engine. Despite all the hoopla, though, Williams doesnt consider the 1936 Olympics the high point of his athletic career, at least from a performance standpoint That day came on June 19, -1936 when he broke the world record in the 400 meters time of 66.1 in the NCAA championships "Every athlete has one day when the biorhythms are perfectly in synch and everything just falls into place, "Williams said.

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Informatiod ptease can (415)231-2190 Archie Williams was CaTs Cal places third in crewjrieet BAN DIEGO Responding to a late Yale The Bears won their teaming heat, beating out Harvard, Northeastern and Fran. Harvard, considered a favorite along with Washington, was fourth in five minutes, 54.1 seconds; Northeastern was fifth iii five minutes, 58.2 seconds and UCLA was sixth and last in five minutes, 59.5 seconds. LONDON Sue Brown coxed Oxford with perfect judgment to an eight-length victory over Cambridge in the Varsity Boat Race and made history Brown was the first woman ever to compete in the 152-year-old race. Wranglers rope Hustle -f charge, the University of Washington overcame gusty winds and water to win the-San Diego Crew Classic Saturday at Mission Bay. University of California finished, third.

rThe California Rowing Club of Oakland easily' captured the club division The Huskies were 'winners innthe annual event for the fourth time in the pastjeight California crew was. nearly even with Washington, the leader, at midrace, but fell back aiKtfinished behind Yale. California Rowing Club, made up mostly of fgpner Cal oarsmen under the direction of ex-Bears Coach Steve Gladstone, won in 6:27.25 with open water the Mission Bay Rowing Association and Egypt Aided by a 20 mph tail wind, the Huskies shattered a course record by 17 seconds, with a winning time of five minutes, 44.8 seconds for the course. The course record of six minutes; seconds, set five years ago by Harvard, broken 13 tunes in heat competition before. Washington erased the previous marks established earlier in the day.

The mark the Huskies' cracked was set by the Washington Junior varsity. Yale finished a surprising second, 34 seconds behind, or almost half a boat length: California was third in five minutes, 52.0 seconds. Coming out was a shot in the dark, said Mike who was making his debut as the Bears coach. We had no-idea of pur relative spedd. It was as good as expected as a team in our first outing: Livingston had only our holdovers 1980 crew that beat Washington in the dual race.

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