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i.• I . I •’ cage season nui’•*;.i • . • ' • • M ■ =v4 ■■ V. ‘: •• XV.. ... ^ i ■.. _ . .• * » iThe future of the St. Marys basketball season appeared very occurred. In the locker room, the boycotting players informed flinch indoubt today.. VV l. ^ : • ; ; • V ■ Coach Bruce Hale they, would not return and askod'the rest of: Following tho walkout of four Gael players Saturday night-Mho team to follow suit.* Santa Clara won., 107-05 as six decided • at halftone, of. their game against-Santa. Clara, Bruce Hale’s to stay. ..;;} ;forces have diminished to'six, •-^Vv v*A--:lt;r'v ; ' i-v‘. Those refusing .to play 'were Nate Carroll, .Roy Brown,• But fLtth player to wtfk out, apparently, will be cine of the ■‘Maurice ; Harper and At Strange. Besides Lombard, anotherblack piayers who did play, the second half despite the protests; black, Earl -Brown, stayed and played. ^:claiming racism on the St Mary’s campus'. . . • . • . d: ; r;.4‘I told1 them I was going back out and whoever would like•; TJiav. would be Vince Lombard. ■ : • • ’. .to go with me can. come/' said. Hale 441'told them I [boughtThe reason I stayed (Saturday) was that I Ihought it .' they were making'a major mistake. There is no problem too would;help more to finish the game,”-.explained Lombard, l,l big that it can’t be solved intelligently and this was no way.to . felt a commitment to finish,-but that’s it. I’m going home'to solve the problems/1 ' • ^ •Nov/Orleans. -• •* ' The list of grievances included:A white player, former Bishop O’Dowd High Schooler Greg • ■ ♦ The dismissal of dean of students in charge of elhnic Wll, said “1 wasn’t really-sure what I. would do at halflime, . studies, Odell Johnson^ a black. ■_ • •- • *. *•buL then I decided I would;think about Hie rest of the season. .. .• Potential cutbacks of minority faculty members, afterwards. \-■••••/ .v M - : Cutbacks in those areas at a time when new dormsThe Gaels were trailing 42-33 at half time when the protest • No response, from the faculty. ;be over• • i• *• Cutbacks in those rareas at a time when new lorms and a football stadium are under couslruction.* '• “I don't know what Iranspircd with Odell Johnson,” said Hale. All tins'Is an administrative thing, not athletic. It was just a complete surprise/' *. \ : : : *••h The Gaels finished Che game with four players. One of the players to play, center Lome McKclvie, fouled out* and received a standing ovation from the San Jose Civic Auditorium crowd1 which had booed Herman Brown — organizer of the walkout and former player with the Gaels — when he made the announcement during halftime at centercourLHale's son,. Alan, who plays for Santa Clara, made it a point to shake hands with each of the remaining Gaels.s. When I was in the game,” said the younger Hale, “I went up to each of the players and just snid Thanks a lot for playing, at least for my falluir’s sake/ He’s my father and I don’t wanto see this happening to him.• Everybody in the whole place I think, thought those guys that went out there showed a Jot of guts,” said Hale, ■ ;'(Ehc^iuilu'ltcvkuiLOWEU HICKEY, Sport* EditorThe Dolly Review Hoy word, Cfllif. • If. Monday, February 28,1972 1 ^
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Daily Review
Hayward, California, US
Mon, Feb 28, 1972
Page 23
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