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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1945 THE CAROLUnAN Behind The Play In Sports PORTS. OUT OF ADAM'S HAT HI' UUN DF; I.KKilfBL'B > NEW YOKK — l-klvvin B. Hcnder- •"i- nny infiaciion will result in soil or the public schools of the Dis- «uspcnsloi» of the athletes involved 1 incl of Cojumbui asked that 1 nolle atid refusal of lurlher sanction to the boxiiij siiuaiion :n ihe capital ihe sponsoring organization. The ol the naiion as regards the Ama* anie prohiblioin is placed upon a t« ur Union. The isholt story is a cohjrcd oiganizat;on to prevent it 1 id one anu shows clcraly the dis- ^rom permitting white boys from n.jl picture of race discruninulioii,.'omp. img under the auspices of a jn'i-ci-.w. and segregation as it pi-’-| 'J‘’«r.» club or organization, ills 111 tlie shadow of Ihe White' »n New York City, Secretary Dan •’’eiris of the A. A. U. insists that House. Amateur boxing gut its biggest lift from the fisss of o Negro boy, Joe Louis Uuriuw, who came out of Detroit to focus the attention of the n^jiion on the Simon Purse. The Brown Bomber, wboes rise to the worlds heavyweight champion ship has been a source of nispira- t'on all over the wuriu, has brought respectabhty to the boxing game and fame to America. Louis began his career as a Golden Gloves box er and since that tmie .Negro boy.s liave been smpired from all over the country to go into the game, srveral of wohm have won promin ence and fame . AM.ATEl'RS PROVING GROUND Boxing, like professional baseball and other sports, depends on the so- called farm sy.item on which to draw its stars and headliners. While .'imateurs are certainly not controll ed by professional', they do provide the proving ground for professional attention at later stages in their careers. In Washlngion, D C, however, ■-he local Negro boys are denied the chance to enter the Golden Gloves’ Sponsored by the Times Herald Welfare Association, the Wa.'hington Golden Gloves Ama- j t*>iir Boxing Tournament bars Ne-1 groes with the left-handed asser-j tion that it would welcome colored rh.ii is why Washington is handi- t>oys, but is prevented by the con-1 capped ii, holding championships trol over amateur sports by the:unless any alhiete, white or black. s''ashington branch of the A. A. U. ;n good standing is permuted to To conduct a boxing tournament, compete a sponosring organization must re- , Here i.- New York the Daily celve a sanction from the local News Welfare Association which branch of the A. A. U. Then all dui'. rs the Eastern Golden Gloves amateur athletes must pay a regis- Tuuinanicnt refuses to admit more •ration fee of $0-25 to the A. A. U- ihan one team of boxers from any In return, these boys are guaran- .-ny t.- pr. venl crowding up the tc-ed the right to engage in any con- ■ ’ists in Hu- national tournaments. u?st »nctionvd by the A A. U. in Thus, the entier population of Ne- its Jurisdiction. By using the sane- -.n, b.-y., in Washington is denied tioning power to deny the right of 'h*- opoprtunity and chance to qual- » sponsor to hold intcr-racial con- fy [,,4. Eastern or National Ama- tests, the Negroes and white boys > »eur Golden Gloves Boxing Cham- are deprived of the lights their p'onship. memberships provide. The lamt- excuses offered by the WH.AT’s imiTTEN ON B.\C'K Vashington A A. U. for barring The way l understand it. when Negroes are: (1> There is danger •J-ie Washington branch of the A. A. ..f disorder where there are inter- U. gwts sanction to a sponsoring rai;.l contests: 2i The tradition of applicant, it charges $10 for the 'he community cannot be changed sijnctlon but writes on the back of ..r the time is not yet ripe. BofJi •he sanction the following: "The .,f tht-i* excuses can be argued by registration committee of the Dis- saying that inter-racial boxing takes tfict of Columbia Asociation of the :jlace in Washington throughout Amateur Athletic Union does not the year in professoinal fields, and sanction mixed racial competition there arc no disorders or unseemly or exchanges in any sport under onti-racial antipathy displayed. his is not a proper use of the power ‘f sanctioning events, but the na- uonal body says it carmot interfere with the autonomy of the local, f^erc is probably no place in the •Jmti u States where the sanction ing FKiwor is similarly used. 1:; Washington, the A. A. U. con sists of the following clubs and or ganizations: The D. Cl Recreation Department is a member organiza tion but. although this is a depart ment of the city government, it is .-eprc'intid in the A. A. U. only by •whiti- personnel; The Recreation «nci Welfare Association is a depart ment functioning in the Eederal Government as a service organlza- iioii. but it does nut represent Ne groes, Tliiie are other organizations hich ale identified with the Wash- uigtoii A. A. U- not mentioned here. Negro club.s and organizations are not peroiitted membership in •lie Wa-hington A. A. U. .\. .\. U. IIOLD.S DOOR WIDE OPEN The A. A. U.'s iijiii.iial organiza- loin has a fundamental policy with egard to athletic competition and .icv. It holds the door open in all national champiunshipa but it re ises t'> hold national champion- hips in .Illy city or area where any >f Its athlete members are burred ycc’iusc of race, color, or creed PIEDMONT OFFICIALS MEET IN DURHAM FOR TENTH SESSION DURHAM — R. D. "Navy” Ann- I flro ^, of Rocky Mount, W, F. But ler of Winston-Salem and Frank G. I Burnette of Durham were re-elected president, vice president and secre tary-treasurer respectively at the I loth annual meeting of North Caro lina's piedmont Board ot Officials hcl dhere Saturday at North Caro- I bna Stata College. I John B. McLendon, Jr., director ' held here Saturday at North Caro- olina College, conducted a special rules interpretation session in the college gymnasiun 'oUowlog the regular business session. \ Officials attending the sessions in cluded J. E. Lytle, W. J. Latham, j P. H. WUliams, W. H. Peace. D. H. ! Kc‘ck and C. J. Barfield of Ratotgh; Jerry Johnson. W. M. Jones and I-. H. Robinson, FayettivUle; J. M. I .Miller and R. O. Komegay. Wllstm; , A. H. Peeler and F. A. Jackson, Greensboro; F. E. Corway, Loids- ; burg; J. T. Locke, Zebulon; R. D. lArmystrong, Rocky Mount; W. F. I Butler, Winston-Salem; and J H. Malloy. H. H. Riddick, F. G. Bur nette. C. J. Mabrey and J. B. Me- I,endon. Jr., Durham. jAN.3o,l9i9, A -rgAM raoM Su^rroM, iHO(AMA.srAroNe from cchna, OHIO, 3$0 755 0— 0*.'LY OVg POOL /N TMe GAMS / Coach McLendon Says His Team Is ‘Very Green’ DURHAM — "Green enough to forward and Henry W. "Big Dod' Bruiiv! ' Thomas, the "Farrell, tPa./ Flash." V es, that’s North Carolina Col- North Carolina's "Iron Five," sore- iege's 1W5 Eagle cage squad. And ly lacking m .- erve strength, one man who really and truly hopes finished its regular season with a the cagers do grow is Coach John perfect record. I Floyd Brown graduated * u Weeper last June, nardy, a self-supporting rha^ I^sas who claims the un- student In and out of .school, is stiil but has played out fhn h; manlhis ehgibibiy. Parks transferred to his i the Howard Law School. Thomas ii«^7 reinjured a knee he knocked out ol Its 17 games, losing only to Lincoln,' ■ ■ Pennsylvania, in New York in a post-season tilt. Sixty two wins in sixty eight contests in 4 years is the Kansan's record at North Carolina! No other team in its confernce can boast uch an imposing array ol wins. Fans in the Tar Heel State are accustomed to winning basketball teams at State and McLendon year, more than ever, is being push ed to defend his remarkable string )f victories. NEW YEAR’S EVE ON BROADWAY NEW YORK (CNS) Prices — n.oderate this year — altho space was at a premium. Cafe Zanzibar. IS7.50; Tondaleyos, $5; Club Down Beat $5; Onyx. Three Dueces, Spotlighte, 51 Club. KeUy’s SUble open house with $3 to $5 minimum. place at Bluefield last year. Stan^ ley alone remains. With the exception of Stanley, game youngster gradually develop ing into the h.cLtrdcn style! of play. Hie North Carolina five can count only on Billy Williams and George Samuels, Durham reserves of last year. Williams, regarded as a steady defense man. lacks the offensive effec*:veness necessary on Ragle quints. Samuels has not shown consistency to date from Su^” to the draft and war plants, wise H.shs fast-seorlng cage tel^to areas were saym, he could not Kansas City he h;S brought SS- if make the proverbial mountain out of the well-worn mole bill. But he did! Can he do it again? In Captain Floyd “Coolie” Brown and James “Boogie-Woogie" Har dy, "the Galloping Ghosts from iMiiliiiailiiilliltarfMitt that school's brightest stars of 1944. The Kansans are Parker Gardner Richard Miller, Stanleyj Buit.' and Harold Hunter. Gardner, a lackadaisical young- Qf^ deceiving speed and ability. Harold Hunter, 16. began bis bas ketball playing career In Junior High School when he was 14 and weighed 97 pounds. He is a mem ber of Sumner High's last cham pionship team and was a star guard in the National tournament. Hunter IS subject to the draft. Stanley “Do-Do” Burt, 17 year old Kansan, all-State in the Kansas. Mo., and Oklahoma competition in 1944, Is a sharpthocUng lanky youngster who stands 6* 1”. He will be 18 soon. Richard "Mice” NUUer, the Eagles' squealing delight, is regarded as a likely succesor to the Tar Heels' great "Boogie-Woogie” Hardy. He was captain of the 1944 champioD' >hip teams of Sumner High; cap tain 3t the Tri-State Tournament of Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma and captain of Sumneris great team that won the Kansas - Missouri championship. When “Mice” broke the high school mile record at Kansas Uni- ■eralty last year, he became the first Sumner in 10 years to take the honor. Eagle mentors have high hopes for Miller. Other Eagle hopefuls include Harry Beatner of Farrell. Pa.; Samuel Shepard of Philadelphia; PhiUip Parker and Richard Ful- ford of Beaufort; Rupert Johnson of Plymouth, brother of the fa mous “Whirlwind" Johnson, Lin coln U. (Pa.) athlete of dec^e or so ago, Plymouth: Rimer P. Mc- Dougal, Jr, Chicago; William A. N. C. EAGLE CAGERS DEFEAT FT. BRAGG 73- 24 IN OPENER DURHAM—North Carolina State College's Eagle cagers defeated the 812 Air Base Unit quint ol Ft. Bragg 74- 24 here Saturday night ui the season's opening tut for UiC Tar Heel live. Performing for the GI's weie Jim Livingston of Brooklyn, former Tech High and Brooklyn Academy star; Cliff Cosby of New York City Junior College; Bill turner of Lin coln U. Mo.; former professional player wflh Denver and Davenport Iowa live; FriU Moody, Canton,! O. ; Clarence Mallory ol Ea« St Louis, III.; Richard Grayson of Cam den, N. J.; John McElvanc ol Louis ville. Ky., and Herbert Hobbs, of Goldsboro. Eagle Coach John B. McLendon, Jr., sent 16 men Into the contest, 13 of them green ireshmcn hopefuls. Galbraith and Thomas with 12 and 10 points respectively for North Carolina and Cros^ and Moody with 9 and 8 talLes for the soldiers were high scores in the contest Half-time score. N. C. College. 32. Fort Bragg, 15. Officials: Burnette and Riddick. PACEF Activities Af Chavis Heights Recreation Center RALEIGH — The Recreational program has been progressing with much success for the winter months. There has been a very large par ticipation in all ol the activities, •'he Chavis Heights Center and Playground has run an average weekly attendance lor the winter months of 900. Outstanding among the Teen Age Clubs and Junior Clubs at the Cen ter has been the work of the Jun ior Supervisors Girls Club. This group of young ladies servee as Junior Leaders and is active in all of the programs and activities of the Center. It was in charge, planned and conducted the Christmas Pro gram and Christmas Tree that was held at the Center Christmas week. The fruit and candy lor the children at the Christmas Tree were donated by the “Negro Business Men of the City." On the 3rd of January they took pan in ‘The Scrap Pi Drive” that wag conducted thrm out the city and collect^ over pounds of scrap paper. At pf they axe conducting Tlnan Week.” The members of the ( are as follows: BrunhUda Lav president; Lelo Jeffrya, vlea p dent; Mary McGhee, aecretaiT; nelle Winston, assistant oecrati Juanita Broadle, treasure^ Cow Jeffreys, Evnel^ Little, Zqu Weaver. Ossibelle Broadia, Bevins, Vendee Miller, Vmxj coum. Freddie Mae WUllamSk K nah Patterson and Frances Rol son. The V. O. Sipes’ orchards Conover in Catawba ^unty cartons ol 2(J select^ apples c. wraped in colored oil paper, the holiday trade. More than 000 such packages were mark ed. ^ PARKER GARDNER GETS DEFERMENT DURHAM— Last minute changes In the induction schedule of Parker Gardner, brilliant Sumner High School forward of Kansas City, made the Kansan available for the Eagles' opening cape tilt against the Fort Bragg 8i2th Air Base Unit here Saturday night Gardner is one of the four form er Sumner High School students en rolled at North Carolina and is be ing groomed for the berth on the regular Eagle unit TWO TO BE A^ED TO PHYSI CAL ED. STAFF AT N. C. DURHAM — Two additions will be made to the Physical Education Department at North Carolina SUte College here. President James E. Shepard told members of his faculty this week. One of the additions will become assistant to John 3. McLendon. Jr., director of physical education, and the other will probably be named as football coach. No idica- tions of the identity of the men were given. W. VA. COLLEGE CO-ED WEDS EAGLE CAOER DURHAM — Announcement of the marriage of Alias Mildred Thompson, West Virginia State College Sophomore, to Willie Wil liams, North Carolina State Cage Sur was made here recently by the bride’s aunt, Mrs. E. T. Brad shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are na tives of Durham and graduates of this city sHlUlslde High School. The couple will continue their education at their resp^ve col leges. The State College Extension .? qnin MCTclumtM.rintn.ri, a- fore in the entire hirioer of th« ■* penenced men to nm supplies Merchant Marine, to our fighting men. Mates En- fineer., Sio Officer., AW^e ^ ^ Bodiri Semen, Cook-Britere uri ^ ‘"tod,,. Yem m mrire M^enen re^eririeeonnri, now as never before. It’s a wonderful chance for Negro Seamen. Negroes have be come Skipper of supply ship*. Up-grading ia faater than ever be- has no postwar convenioo problem. It's all set to go snd grow sfter the war. Get in now. Serve your country, while you’re building your own future. If fpott to your Adminittrotion oineis, your mti~ r/0ie unMn, ^ S, Employment Servieo, ot win oolloet to Merehmnt fdortne, Werhington, D. C. trict of Columb’a Awl air on ol the Amateur Athletic Union does not sanction mixed racial competition or exchangcji in any sport under Its Jurisdiction.” According to Ed Henderson, this sanctoln Is granted with the district understanding that there will be no -’’tor-racial competition on the pro gram for which this sanction is giv- the year in professoinal fields, and there are no disorders or unseemly anti-racial .'intipathy displayed. The best professional and amateur basketball team.' in the naiion play Sunday afiernoon nt Turner's Arena in Washington, without interfer ence from their ciders, the young Negro nnd white boys of Washing- AUTC LCANS TIME TO GET STRAIGHT FOR THE NEW YEAR Get A Loan On Your Car And Pay Off All Your Debts Pay Ui! 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