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The Cedar Rapids Gazette: Fit., Pct 18. 1968 | Y Smith and Carlos Suspended! Red Peppers U.S. Officia By Gun Schrader Label Actions A Short Anthem break Schollander’s record; I just hope to do A s'Untypical' the best I can.” The men’s team is young, but its most M i MEXICO CITY (AP) - The tions in swimming Thursday night, but juvenile member is Jerry Hall, backstroker U.S. Olympic committee one thing bothered the U. S. champions after who turned 17 in August. That’s nothing, as suspended star Negro sprinters they took the victory stand to receive their 15 of the 29 U.S. women’s swimmers are Tommie Smith and John Carlos first Olympic gold medals. younger than that. from the U.S. Olympic team Youngest is Sue Pedersen, who turned 15 It is the Olympic custom to play the Na after midnight Thursday for Wednesday and won her first gold medal tional Anthem of the championship teams “un-typical exhibitionism” dur Thursday with the medley relay team. after the medal is presented. For some un ing an Olympic victory explained reason, the re- “The other kids tossed a wonderful birth ceremony Wednesday. cording of the Star day party for me yesterday,” smiled Sue. The decision followed a com Spangled Banner still had “They had a cake, complete with candles, plaint by the International and they all gave me presents. This was the Olympic Committee regarding several bars to go when it was ended on the P A. hest birthday present of all (touching her the conduct of Smith when he gold medal), of course.” received the gold medal for system in the beautiful “My parents are here, and my brother winning the 200-meter event and Alberqua swimming pool too. He is a Marine stationed aboard the air Carlos when he was presented building. craft carrier Bon Homme Richard.” the bronze medal for finishing This unfortunate thing Someone asked Sue how she felt at the third in the 200-meter finals happened when the U. S. presentation. She replied, “I was pretty hap Wednesday. women’s 400-meter med SCHRADE* py, but I cried a lot.” Both Smith and Carlos rais ley relay team was hon ored and again when the men’s 400-meter ed clenched fists clothed in black gloves during t h e freestyle team took the stand. A Slave Driver? playing of the Star Spangled Norton Starts Scoring Binge We asked Zachery Zorn, leadoff man on Elbe Daniel, who was graduated from Banner and also wore black the men’s team, what he was thinking about high school last June, is the eldest of the knee socks without shoes dur Halfback Chuck Norton broke through a gaping hole on Kennedy high's first offensive play to score a 32-yard touch when the supreme moment of triumph ar four girls on the Olympic championship med ing the presentation down in the first quarter against Iowa City high at Kingston stadium Thursday night. Cougars providing blocks are tackle rived. ley team. In addition to Sue, the others are ceremony. “I was just catching my breath at that Catie Ball and Kae Hall, both 17. Tnat makes Roger Bir (70) and Steve Hines (on ground left, blocking No. 34). Kennedy won 42-6. They also wore identical but moment,” replied Zorn, who admitted he was the average age 16%. tons on their team uniforms afflicted Thursday with “Montezuma’sRe Sherm Chavoor, coach of the U.S. girls citing demands for racial equali venge”, the affliction that has hit many team, was asked if he is a slave driver to ty- athletes here. build stars as he does. Two members of the U.S. Kennedy Whacks I.C. 42-6 He was interrupted by Ken Walsh, anchor “Well, Life magazine said I was,” Coach Olympic Committee’s board of man, who is also the relay team’s spokesman Sherm replied easily. “Maybe the girls will consultants, John Sayre, a rower By Jack Ogden Statistics Norton broke through the who transferred to Cedar Rapids at the ripe old age of 23. say so, but I hope only in jest. Sure, I work in the 1960 Olympics, and Billy E**cu,,v* Ken. IC. line and raced 32 yards for thisa summer from Southern First downs 29 f “The thing that went through my mind,” the kids hard, but they don’t want it any Mills, the IO,000-meter winner in After three straight weeks of Yards ruthmv m ss touchdown. Bruce DeSotel Illinois. He came in as a Yards passing 141 IU said Walsh, former Michigan State star, other w ay.” 1964, went to the Olympic battling down to the wire Passing lf •♦•J 17-1-0 booted the first of his six exquarterback replacement for the Passes Int. by 0 2 “was why they cut short our National Anthem One of the newsmen persisted, probing Village after midnight to notify against three of the top-rated O p p . tomb. rec. I 2 tra points, and the hapless Cougars, who lost talented Paul P u n t s MS 7-24 like that.” Sherm with this question: “Don’t these girls Smith and Carlos to leave. football teams in two states, Yards penalized SI 41 Hawklets were on their way toDebban by injury a week ago. have to give up a great deal of their social SC O R E BY QUARTERS We hope we consoled Walsh and his team The statement from the U.S. Kennedy high school of Cedar a sixth straight defeat. He picked up 28 yards in two lives to become stars?” Olympic committee said that Rapids unleashed its biggest of- JST&vKennedy 21 7 14 0 — 4 ? mates when we told them not to worry be 4— 4 carries, and each produced a “I don’t believe so,” replied Sherm. “In Norton wound up with 119 cause the world’s best swimmers will be any repetition of “such incidents tensive barrage of the season INDIVIDUAL SCORING Cougar TD. stead of hanging around the drug store after by other members of the U.S. Thursday night at Kingston Kennedy: TD—Chock Norton (22 yards in 15 carries to pace the hearing that same song so often this coming run), Mark Votroubek 2 (20, pass The Little Hawks’ only score school, they practice swimming. team can only be condidered a stadium in overwhelming Iowa from Kirk Jamison, 30 run), Steve winners Mark Votroubek, who came on a remarkable “broken week that it might be well to abbreviate it. Smith (ll, pass from Jemison), Steve “Then they go home to spend the evening willful disregard of Olympic City 42-6. M arkt 2 ( I run, 20 run). X P — Bruce tallied a pair of touchdowns, had play”. Faced with fourth down DeSotel 5 (kicks). with their families like other girls — study principles that would warrant Before it was over, Dale Iowa City: T D — Bill Randall (SS, 90 yards in nine carries. and long yardage in the fourth Six for Spitz? ing, reading or watching TV. They still have the imposition of the severest Tryon’* Cougars amassed just — pass (rom Dennis Jeter). Before the first quarter was Peri°d* Dennie Jeter dropped After watching Tommie Smith and John a social life. They go to parties, although not Ule 400 yards fri>m scrimmaBe' Chuck Norton, the 145-pound over, it was 214). as Votroubek back *° Punt- every night. U.S. Olympic Committee. Hpsnitp thp farf that 37 nlavprc ..... , __ Carlos on the victory stand in track, it was despite t[1^ fact that 37 players transfer stu(jent wh0 has been scored on a 20-yard pass from The center snap eluded him “Actually, they have more social life than The statement expressed a pleasure to see some U.S. youngsters who participated. ^ ^ ^ keyf tQ Kennedy»s Kirk Jamison and then, just and he scrambled to avoid a other girls, as they develop new contacts in “ profound regrets” to the IOC, got a thrill out of being honored as the And they boosted their host of Kennedy tacklers. swimming. What’s more, they get to travel the Mexican Organizing Com remarkable rise to football pro- be(“r* tb* J uarte,rhs cnd' Ste,™ world’s best. Mississippi Valley conference , * Smith added another on an 18- Suddenly, he spotted Bill to see the world — like how many get to One of them is Mark Spitz, 18-year-old mittee and to the people of m ark to 2-1-1, leaving them mmence, set the pattern for the yar{j jQSS from Jamison. Randall in the open and fired come to Mexico City to see the Olympics?” Mexico “for the discourtesy Santa Clara star. He could make everyone still in contention for the night on his club’s first offensive One of the pleasant surprises a desperation pass that pro There was one final question for Sue Ped forget Don Schollander’s four gold medals in displayed by two members of championship. play. was Steve Markt, another junior duced a 55-yard scoring play. ersen: “You’re still a sophomore in high Tokyo. Spitz could win as many as six gold this team in departing from school, so how are you going to make up your Kennedy, however, suffered ones this year. tradition during a victory school work?” another serious injury when ceremony at the Olympic “I will compete in the IOO- and200-meter Craig Pike was flattened in one “ I’ll probably get tutored,” grinned Sue, stadium Ort. IS.” butterfly and the 106-meter freestyle,” said of two Cougar goal line stands.