Netters:
Liberia is much in the news these days with the request for American
troops to go there and ease the tensions.
What has this to do with our sport> Well, the Liberian situation
came very close to hoime in NJ during the oast decade. The first instance
was the presence of Ruth Doe, daughter of the infamous Lt. Doe, who briefly
took over the Liberian government in the mid-90s. Ruth was a firts-class
hurdler for Passaic HS; where she is now, I have no idea
A couple of years later, Maxwell Booker emerged as a top sprinter at
essex Catholic. His career was extended [past the usual age limit because he
had lost two years of school (and very nearly his life) during the conflict
that followed the ouster of lt. Doe. He went to TCU btiefly, then returned
to NJ, but his running career seems over
Ed Grant
