But the ill-timed comments
of the three men have ept the
potlight focused on the I c of
Blacks in high management
po itio in sports, something
we can be than ful for. Without
their loose lip the problem
prob bly uld n er have sur-
faced, the complaints of the
Blae bein d rued a chance to
dvanee in their cho n profes­
o bein passed off as sour
gr pes.
C mpanis is till reeling from
his comment, saying public
re ction to his remar ·w a
oc to m . It h d to t e
be use I m d out to be a
r . t, a bigo .-
The onner Dodger execu-
tive told US� T Y that bat
e intended to y on television
year go that BI lac -
ed the experi nee, especially
th opportuniti t the . or
le gue Ie el , t prep re fC?r
rol in m n e en t th big
Ie gu .I vel. Th t, he aid, i
wh t he meant by"necessitie .
Accordin t b cb 11 Com­
mi . ion r P ter Ueberroth,
three Black r offered and
rejected m ncr' job. "They
h d ad r � n t turn them
down, and I don't criticize that,"
Ue rroth id in one nation­
al t lebo ion ho . He didn't say
and ed who the three
Blae re, their re a for
turning do the job or here
t he jobs ere.
ean hile, ybil mith of
fresno, Calif., has proven Cam-
ni wr ng in another one of
hi y ar-old remar . He id
Blae lac ed bou aney nd,
can quently, h ve n ver
produced good swimmer.
i Smith, a . enior at Bos­
ton U niver ity b came the
school's first All-American
wimmer after finishing ixth in
the lOO-yard bac troke t the
eAA championship . She had
an 80-0 career dual-meet record
and holds the school mar in the
100 backstro e with a time has
to an er, of 56.02 conds.
W at does J es want, in­
deeci1
avy
rine Pfc. Joyce M.
ro daughter of Edward
L. d Willie B. C ero of
m4 W. Ou er Drive, Detroit, a
1987 gr du te of Cooley High
cool, recently reported for
duty t aria Corps Logistics
B Albany, GA.
ftft .,rll .... Cpl. Robert L. ol­
Io on of yra G. nd
Robert L. Holl y Sr. of93S�
Su ex, Detroit, ha been
p 0 ed to . pr r
. e . ith ForceSer-
vice Support Group, C.mp
PeDdieto Calif.