▁T id ye ▁Pick ett ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁Women ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁although ▁coach ▁George ▁V re eland ▁left ▁them ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁relay ▁line up . ▁In ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Sto kes ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁compact ▁by ▁film ▁star ▁Jan et ▁Gay nor . ▁ ▁Sto kes ▁continued ▁running , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁United ▁States ▁Olympic ▁Tri als , ▁she ▁again ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meters , ▁winning ▁both ▁her ▁heat ▁and ▁her ▁semi - final . ▁She ▁was ▁leading ▁the ▁final ▁until ▁a ▁cost ly ▁error ▁pushed ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁fifth . ▁Still , ▁it ▁was ▁good ▁enough ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁x ▁ 1 0 0 ▁meter ▁relay ▁pool . ▁Sto kes ' ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Mal den ▁raised ▁$ 6 8 0 ▁in ▁order ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁comp ete ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁Although ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁given ▁a ▁hero ' s ▁welcome ▁in ▁Mal den . ▁ ▁Sto kes ▁was ▁considering ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Olympics ▁before ▁its ▁can cellation ▁due ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Col ored ▁Women ' s ▁Bow ling ▁League , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁dec ades ▁won ▁many ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁married ▁Car ib bean ▁cr ick eter ▁Wil