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The A d voca te M H / .il « « M t* *•» HcfllU Ini M< !*••*« ul 41 • » • • « •" M « T H K II I t STK.VI I l> F K A TU R K SK< H O N March 26, 19S2 A N C O K L l l ’ I C . K G O F F I - I F E C o u r a g e a n d A b ility A id e d Kd T h o r n e of M o r g a n ; b u t O n ly th e F a ith of a M aid N e rv ed H im to th e F in a l F.ffort, th a t M e a n t V ic to ry for Hi* H a rd -P re * * e d T r a m M ate*. | Ida elbow a n d liHiked In to l i a ry e s n , u n t o n « ¿ in n s ' V tru stin g ly th a t Kd T h o rn e d erid ed It * as ea rly In M arch t h a t th e I ih a t he could not d isa p p o in t so a ln - first raU w ent o u t ( ia can Klltl* tea ' r e re a frie n d , who Im d expressed fo r th e lig h t yellow an d blue T I h > Mjrli u n la d in g f a ith In h im . m spit« • r e a l ('» p la in Jonea, a n c h o r m an of Ihe g e n e ia l cold r rr e p tlo n w hich o f th e tic to rm u a te a m o l “U h ad h* h a d received since la s t spring le-eu l.iat by « ra d u a llo n T h e |>roa Ills an sw er to L ulu w as a solem n poor of victory oh lit# Mill aeeuiod abut indeed especially aa R a n d a ll 1 prom ise, t h a t lie would m ake Ihe He was d e te rm in e d to show heal of th e r e m a ln ln i tr io a t q u ar- team Me l r i m llera * i> »lowly reco v ering from th e m th a t he was n o t yellow a »train ed te n d o n M o rg an 's chance» would c o n test every Inch of th a t c ln - o n th e c in d e rs seem ed doom ed to 11 efts I tra c k to th e rtld . e r r a te a m m a le should lead h im tu th e la p r fa ilu re th is y ear l.u lu sm iled h ap p ily , going every i T h e Old learn an sw ered th e call to a m an T h e aatne learn w hich oay will) ih e cm w d lo see U»e te a m ro u n d Itself Into sh a p e Hhe e s - j g ain ed a h a id pleased victory over U nio n th e p reced in g year W llh th e perlen cad a th r ill of Joy on r a t h o c -l I egulai a. a goodly » m a tte rin g o f casino th a t Ed T h o rn e s rangy form I eahnieu a n d liKhlTerenl aonh o m o rrs. »*gged by w here she s a t H er h g p p l-j h a d an sw ered th e call. l>f th e t a l ■teas would have been com plete h a d , ler lin n ne a p p e a re d by fa r th e lied I II n o t h e e n fo r h is a v e r te d la c e ■ Mont m en rem em b ered lit» b rillia n t S e n » H r.e to a ta u lt. lie h a d h e a r d j a . t h h e a v y h e a r t th e m o c k in g c r t U - | allow ing as a fre s h m a u a n d th e pie I n c o n s id e r a te s i d e - , tin ted sta rd o m lo r w hich h e w»» c tsin o f thus** M ated 'f a ll m u sc u la r an d ran g e. lin e rs , w h o h a il a d ju d g e d h im a h< h ad c o n siste n tly done fifty -th re e , q u itte r. u n til III th a t m em o rab le try lo r the As th e s e a s o n p rig R ex aed, th e y o u n g gt eat re la .lv w h en R a n d all h a d ru n l i e s l i i u i o J e f f r ie s . Im p ro v e d w o n I itn Into th e g ro u n d It was wills d e rfu lly H e w as a m b itio u s lo b e - | («•red. th a t in th e »truggle lo r place c o m e llie f o u r th m e m b e r o f t h r te a m i Morgan a thl e te h ur le d himself over the line a h e a d of the Merit th e g iu ellin g |sn e a'l by J o n e , H e k n e w l h a t lla n d a ll, O e o rg e s a n d | Union r unner . h a d broken h is h e a rt W h en the W illia m s w o u ld u n d o u b te d ly h o ld ] t -»rti A nally jo u rn ey ed to P en n th e ir (o rm rr |>oM(lon» Mrs o n ly , .i.iu • lla n d a ll. Cleorgrs a n d Wil r n a iic c w o u ld lie to d i l r a l T h o m e l i n e n w em so l a r a s to h o o t d e ris iv e - keep U ieir p resen t position» a ro u n d Down th e hom e s tre tc h , th ey th u n - P am s h a d » ported th e colors ol lot llie lie ith v a c n le d by J o n e s , a n d iy a t h im tlie Iwo tu rn s, flash in g along th a t dered to th e fin ish . R a n d a ll, tru e M organ . i ••ei•„Hied to do It W ill, a tiid le d Indifference Ed h arro w in g s tr a ig h t stre tc h , to th e to th e tra d itio n w h ich for th re e su c - Miikttfill of tin s lorirtu io n , JufTne* lloiaglasa High Anlali cessive seasons h a d placed h im a t “ •* u> r **ul« r *' J e R tla s th e m oat pro m ising ol th e h ad freq u e n tly a tte m p te d to d raw o u t H r '" g som e »light p le a s a n try , but th ese B u t Ih e reg u lars h a d to reckon s ta r t for th e m ile relay, would n o t p re se n t tre a h m e n . h a d to m e highly r.d T h o rn e in p ra c tic e -p rin ts lau d ed fro m D ouglass H igh In hi» | h a d noieil carefu lly th e n th le llr fig -, w orthies seem ed not m th e h u m o r with a d eterm in ed Ed T h o rn e a n d be d enied A head h e forged, borin g sch o lastic m eets, h e ta n In collegiate ure wilfi lo ose lophig str.lde A unique fia joking m pic-o ccu p ied they s p i specially th e try in g Jeffrie s. At th e th e fro n t. lim e am ! It w as rg p ected th a t he tra c k fgivslque. d e p e n d in g only on u n Ih e business before ¡list tu r n . R a n d all held th e po le.' W illiam s an d O eorges. old seaso n ed would m ake th e fo u rth m em b er ol th e Ughi mg sp irit to d riv e It on to , l‘r * r' 1 probably Iwo y ard s in a d ia n c e of Iris ru n n e rs, m oved g rad u ally u p o n J e f - jc ririe s longed to test m e , th e m th e q u a rte t u p o n wtiose p erfo rm an ce victory h e a r! p o u n d in g b e n e a th UM t breast , A round th e m » t tu r n of th e g reat i Arid Cleorges a n d W illiam s, n o w 1 fries, te s tin g to th e lim it, th e m e ttle th e hope of M orgun te ste d voire re a c h e d him ' fig h tin g d e sp era te ly for second p la c e ,' o f th e fre sh m a n T h e field locked in Mpe< u latlo n r a n rife a» to w h eth er Hut Ed T h o rn e c o n sisten t ty den ied oval. L ulu's im n m u o p p o rtu n ity H a c k in g in . tro t h a tu r n e d tow ard* th e n in e p ro m isin g T h o rn e could ; 'w u n g wide a t th e tu r n . In lh a t f irs t, a killing stru g g le down th e s tre tc h E x asp erated . Jeffries h a d a t last her g reatly re lle ie d th a t In tills huge h u n d re d y ard s of strife leaving a n Ed T h o rn e d riv in g hopelessly tn th e m ak e Ihe team T h e m a jo rity f a n n e d Jeffrie s, Ih e flashing f r e s h Invited a n d finally ch allen g ed T h o rn e crow d, one pci son a t least hod fa ith opening th ro u g h w hich Jeffries rear. 'H u s th e U tte r r e - ' i n him m a n a n d guod reason, for th a! to a tria l h e a t lorged w ith am azing speed W ith a b lin d in g th ru s t. R a n d a ll wot thy w»» c o n siste n tly h a m m e rin g fused lo Ihe disgust of th e team ! ••E d'" sh e cried, "I digi t ca re w h a t As th e g roup th u n d e re d u p th e broke th e ta p e Jeffries. O eorges o u t th e q u a rte r In p ra c tic e below J w hich liojied lo see th ese two a a p lr - | an y one says ab o u t you I know th .lt hack s w itc h , it was R a n d a ll an d an d W illiam s, h a rd ly a strid e b eh in d p ille d ! vou will win. M ake th e te a m an d Jeffries, wiUi W illiam s, O eorges an d l a s h e d by a fte r him t i l , lin e r , w hich w as a» good a rec- a n ts for lire coveted position I »how tlte m f" c: d aa T h o rn e h a d ever m ailc Young, hgalnsi ea c h oilier. T h o rn e m a tc h in g s trid e s for th ird T h o rn e, o u t of th e race a t th e bare place. t obuat a n d fu ll of courage he bid | As th e d ay of th e trta U approach-1 As sh e spoke, sh e pressed h is n in e ty m a rk e r, h ad , u n n o tic e d by l ilt to nil th e g re a t g r p left by tlw id . E d T h o rn e b rre m e alm ost a n lo re a rm . sen d in g a ih rill of Joy H all way up th e atre lc h , Ihe long Ihe m adly ch e e rin g crowd, claw ed o stracized figure. T il# sy m p a th y of th ro u g h h is t»Mv Lulu believed In '.oping g ait of T h o rn e forced him h is way to th e very h eels of th e field. m ig h ty Jo n e s He m ust m ake Hie te a m If II » b reast ol Je ffries, th e n out an d up R a n d a ll h a d bro k en th e ta p e (o r th a t Kd T h a m e felt keenly th e w hls- th e te a m lo a m an h a d been tu r n e d : lilm Ic R a n d a ll T h e sh riek in g sidelines, group, even as T h o rn e , like a rag in g p r ir d co m m en t of h is team m a te s an d i tow ards Jeffrie s, whose b rillia n t a n d j was his Iasi a c t on e a rth , "T h a n k s l.u lu ' I hope so." h e said for o n e tense i le-rially th e o |s 11 o p p o sition of the a p e c ta ru la r » p rin ts h ad b ro u g h t h im m o m en t, lost th e ir fu ry h u rtle d fo rw ard an d over In a stu d e n t body T h e criticism h eap ed (lie a d m ira tio n of p ractically th e cn- sim ply, as lie tu rn e d away a n d Jogged voices a | th e ev id en t upset u n fo ld d esp e ra te lunge fo r position. By a He h a d becom e a along w ith Ih e o th ers, d e te rm in e d ing u p o n Itim he viewed as u n ju s t In lire »Indent body before th em . R a n d a ll an d fra c tio n , h e h ad m issed p lacem en t last y e a r’s tria ls , h e h a d m atc h e d hero, w ho hu d m iraculously ap p eared lh a t he would not (all h er T h o rn e look ih e tu r n as one m an , w ith th a t tied trio for second place A .shout arose from th e sta n d s, to the fo rm er drivin g out slig h tly , In »in d ex w ith fleet Jo n es. T h ro u g h to All Die b reach In M o rg a n a de- U n ste ad y , fro m th a t last h e rc u le a n n o fau lt of h is, h r h ad stu m b led tr a il off in to a 't ,' row 1 n le lus effort to fight off th e la tte r's t (Tort. T h o rn e sp raw led h ead lo n g In T h e .Saturday a fte rn o o n of th e h a d dash ed out upon Ihe Arid to be challenge w hile w ith in th e very shadow of vtc- th e d u st F a in tly , h e h e a rd th e T h e e n tir e M organ i.c rla lin rd by w orshipping collegian*, t.u y , f a ltr r r d a n d d an g ero u sly off tria ls arriv ed T h ey , were b o th c a rrie d wide Into m uffled t i t t e r ol b y sta n d e rs a n d th e b alan ce, lu m b ered hom e hi th e re a r] tra m , In th e ir ch e rish e d yellow a n d ! In whose h e a r ts th e hope of a will- th e h om e si re tc h Jeffrie s, by a supei still h a rs h e r catcalls ol th e stu d e n ts ol Dial b u n c h e d f ie ld ' C a tc a lls ap d blue U m bered uu on th e old h eld I n tn g team cen tered . n lo it drew a b re a s t. As R a n d a ll. A feeling o t re se n tm e n t sw ept over h o o ts h ad g reeted Ills p erlo rn ran cc Am ong th e h u n d re d s of » p rrla lo r.s, T h e ro a r h a d died dow n a n d Coat'll stra ig h te n e d out hU h igh flung { h im . as h e p a in fu ll« reg ain ed Ins T hey spikes M od of th e » p r rla to r s o n th e side- from every walk of college fife, llie , D rew m s callin g Ihe s ta rt b urled th em selv es In Ed i leet ........... I him vcllow Ills n i1 iic ■ fa u lts id tlirs e tria ls w ere like a n lined u p It in,lull. O eorges W illiam s. T h o m e ’s loot, p e n e tra tin g th e s o f t| H e tu rn e d a n g rily upon th e th ro n g , P ic '27 le a n t was In ta c t Je ffrie s and T h o rn e . Je ffrie s h aw n g le a th e r, an d for u lia c tio n of a se c b u t ere h e could voice h is In d ig n a i o n sld e rate te a m m ate» h a d said Hint ( |K*n book T h e re could be secured th e noil over T h o rn e , ond, pin n ed th a t m em b er to th e tio n . Lulu h a d jte p p e d up a n d ta k e n he wh - soli h o m e eveu In fe rre d th a t alm ost to a m an no doubt as to th e p lacers In th e E x p ectan tly , llie crow d w aited gro u n d . T h o rn e lu rch ed u n certain ly , h is a rm . I - lacked lieart O nly th e fate j( th e " t t e t » • ! '" T h e leu lost his strid e a n d in t h a t b rief ln - D isgusted. T h o rn e would havo te r- nirlous ria-:. "Now, Ed. d o n 't be crixss? I knew .iiiahul h is h a c k career forever, h a d m ile relay team was In question, a n d . crouching a lh le te a s tr a in e d , us th e . (a n t. th e race oh w hich h e h a d se t lh a t you did yo u r best. I d o n 't r a re s to m a s gun Ills h e a rt w as Irretriev ab ly lost. it n o t lx.iui for th e solicitous Intercsl few failed to express th e ir opinion, s h a rp crack ot th e ev en if you d id n 't win " Je ffrie s, would broke siideuly on th e till a ll. to h u rl C oach D rew , fro m h is positio n l>e- . 1 little l.u lu H enson who Im d cx- Hint th e fre sh m a n "O h. L u lu !" h e exclaim ed, "you e ro mid v eled b e rth . ; a bu n ch ,•* m ass ul yellow trim m ed . ide th e last Held Judge, hud noted . » re a little brick hav in g so m u ch I. i. ,i | im bnundgd faiili win In th h im T h e u n io n s tria ls w ere ru n w ith h u e reg alia dow n th e tra c k , arm s th e accident H e h u d viewed th e e t i - , co n lh ieu cc iu m e." . ... \cd h im in to d o n n in g th e yellow II. I blue once m ore. Ill an effo rt to ix p e c te d re su lts Couch D rew , se n s- flailing out lo th e chopping delve of I.re race, th rillin g io tile re m a rk a b le i T h ey w alked to g e th e r to w ard th e lug th e h id d en d ra m a benrH th th e illu m in g leg., A roar w ent up from ch allen g e ol T h o rn e , fro m h is un-1 lockers. T h o rn e wished ubove all irg u lh lost prestig e. K am i.ill! l .a n - tavorable positio n I i h a d I rm o n s lra le d ul hi t, bid ; la d le d indllT erenre of Ills fu tu -fo rty . llie c h re tin g crow d- H e felt t h a t , th in g s to ex p lain ;h e reaso n lo r ills a sp lra n ts . Imil re g u la te d th is ev en t d n ll!" l.u l.i would h av e n o th in g o f It. T h o rn e 's free s trid e w ould, w ith o u t j fa lte rin g In th e e trc tc h , but som ehow Im m ense! R a n d a ll w ith th e Mashing s h ill doubt, have n e tte d him a well earn ed h e could n o t b rin g ln m scll to o tte r , ,. I i.i, e gut to run. Eddie lo r Ihe final tria l. T h e T h o rn e ' site r ile d a u g illy . s ta m p - crowd ten sed us tim e was called, an d w h ich h ad c h a ru c lc i 1m l h is p e r victory a n excuse fo r h is (allu re T h e bulk o t th e sp e c ta to rs, in th eir ing hi i foul You h m got to show .m ud a h eavy silence, th e co m p etito rs fo rm an ce for th e p ast th re e years, As h e was b idding L ulu goodhy, hud ta k e n th e van. G eorges a n d ex citem en t, h a d failed to notice th is C oach Drew h ailed him th e m , th a t n o m a n ca n w ear th e tro lle d o u t for llie h e a t C om ing up i olor» of M o rg an w ith an y m ore It was R a n d a ll, Cleorges an d W il W illiam s, old caiiip u lg n cts th a t they in terferen ce. T h ey u ltrlb u te d th e to th e m , h e p a tte d T h o rn e o n th e i ourage th a n you. You sim ply have liam s, in t h a t ord er. T h e n T h o rn e w ere. Jockeyed ea c h o th e r for posi fin al break lo a n o th e r case of h e a rt. back encouragingly’. to do It, E d." m ade h is g p p ra re n c e . His ad v e n t was tio n , w ith Je ffrie s an d T h o rn t r a i l W ith « ro a r, th ey ch eered Jeffries, " T h a t w as a g re a t race, T h o rn e I” As sh e m ad e th is last ap iieal, sh e g ie e te d by m any sn ic k ers from th e ing on b eh in d . In all p robability. now vicing w ith R a n d a ll fo r first h e beam ed. I like, especially, y o u r th r u s t h e r a rm In to Ihe erouk of assem bled co-eds a itd a few of tire Ih e raoe was over. T h e m en would place d riv e a t th e finish. A few m ore y a rd s