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egro Players !?Ban LiftedKansas Cily ()—The National : ilntprcoHegiate Basketball tourna-/10 mont opened its door 1o Negro l players Friday to make sure of representation in the playoffs for lt;« an Olympic berth,The executive Committee of the association, facing the Olympic situation as well hs rejection of — bids by several teams, voted in a:telegraphic poll to rescind the |I tournament racial ban,This is not a temporary ac- _ tion, Emil S. 1.1st on, executive;! secretary of the NA1B said. This' ' question has beers on the com- i mittee's agenda a year.”Several eastern teams, including Long Island university, Manhat- f' tars college and Siena college, had n turned down invitations to the a tournament here because of the Negro player ban. Manhattan ac-cep ted, after the NAIB vulc was 15 lifted.A blast by Hiiny D. llenshel. a r member of the New York U. S-.f, Olympic basketball commit fee,.had hastened action on the NAlB'si0, ■ racial rule. He had suggested to a Lou Wilke of Bartlesville, Okla,, the committee chairman, that the;j-NAIB tourney winner be elim--, mated from Olympic considera-t ion, C! An eighl-leam loumavnehl will p be held in New York March 27, i c 29 arid 31 to decide the U. S. rep- -resentative to the Olympics. The1 two NCAA finalists, the winner v of the New York National Invi-' tational tourney, the NAIB lit list,! three AAU representatives and ' one YMCA club will make uo the i field. H
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Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Sat, Mar 06, 1948
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