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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In 1942, Tuskegee Institute dominated National A.A.U. women's track events, winning 100m, 80m hurdles, and 400m relay for their sixth straight title at Ocean City, NJ. Team members also earned tennis championships at Tuskegee, AL.
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In the list of major championships
in all sports for 1942, athletes from
Tuskegee Institute are listed
as
follows:
National A.A.U.
Outdoor
Women's Championships
100 Meters: Alice Coachman,
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
80 Meter Hurdles: Lillie Purifoy, Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama.
400 Meter Relay:
Tuskegee Institute (Lillie Purifoy,
Rowena Harrison, Lela Perry,
Alice Coachman).
The Women's National Championships were held on July 4, 1942,
at Ocean City, New Jersey. The
members of the Tuskegee Women's
Track and Field Team participated in this meet and for the
sixth consecutive year won the
national title. They won their first
championship in 1937 at Trenton.
In 1936 at Providence, Rhode
Island, the team tied for second
place with 15 points.
Several members of the team
would have represented the United
States in the Pan American Games
which were scheduled to be held
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in October, 1942, but the meet was called
off on account of the war.
Tuskegeeans listed in the 1942
Tennis Championships:
Veterans Singles: John B. Garrett,
Veterans Administration Facility,
Tuskegee, Alabama.
Boys Singles: Mathew Branche,
Veterans Administration
Facility,
Tuskegee, Alabama.
Men's Doubles: Clifford H. Russell,
Howard Minnis, Tuskegee Institute,
Alabama.
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Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Ocean City, New Jersey
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1942; July 4, 1942
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Tuskegee Institute athletes won the National A.A.U. Outdoor Women's Championships in 100 Meters (Alice Coachman), 80 Meter Hurdles (Lillie Purifoy), and 400 Meter Relay (team including Purifoy, Harrison, Perry, Coachman) on July 4, 1942, at Ocean City, New Jersey, marking their sixth consecutive national title. Additional 1942 tennis wins: Veterans Singles (John B. Garrett), Boys Singles (Mathew Branche), Men's Doubles (Clifford H. Russell and Howard Minnis), all at Tuskegee.