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...Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, the verdict made a major problem out of a minor incident: Robinson filed a $100,000 suit for damages. While he was held for six days on the trespassing charge, he said, "his loyal and faithful dog," an 18-year-old mongrel named Skeeter, "was left unattended and, as a direct result, suffered a stroke...
Marriage Revealed. Wilma ("Skeeter") Rudolph, 21, world's fastest woman, winner of three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics; and William Ward, 25, fellow Tennessee State student and promising half-miler; in Franklin, Tenn...
...Garden. And by tradition, the event has been stag night for the competitors. But last week Millrose officials saw fit to schedule a special 60-yd. dash for the ladies. The reason: to give the New York track crowd its first look at Tennessee State's willowy Wilma ("Skeeter") Rudolph. 20. triple gold medal winner and the outstanding athlete at last summer's Olympic Games in Rome...
...personalities in all sport. By the hour, she patiently answered the same questions thrown at her by relays of newsmen ("Yes, Rome was my greatest experience. No, I have no plans to marry right away"). Delighted with the attention Wilma was getting, Tennessee State Track Coach Ed Temple said: "Skeeter never makes the common mistake of trying to prove she's as good as a man. She's a woman...
...fastest woman the world had ever seen. But that was only part of the appeal of the shy, 20-year-old Negro girl from Clarksville, Tenn. In a field of female endeavor in which the greatest stars have often been characterized by overdeveloped muscles and underdeveloped glands, Wilma ("Skeeter") Rudolph had long, lissome legs and a pert charm that caused an admiring Italian press to dub her "the Black Pearl." Last week Wilma Rudolph became the only track star, male or female of any country, to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics...