KATT.mDAY, SEPTEMBEK 29. 1945
THE CAROI-INIAN
PAGFFIVI'
Behind The
Play In Sports
BY DON DB LBIGUBUB
LARRY MiPHAlL. YANKEE
PRESIDENT, OUTLINES REA
SON'S WHY MAJOR LEAGUES
DON'T HIRE COLORED PLAY
ERS; FEPC DRIVE IN N. Y.
BEHIND DRIVE
NEW YORK -- Lan-y McPhail
opened the fall and winter Hot Stove
League season the other week w4h
a bunt down the first base line
that all but caught the opposing,
team—the Put-Negro-Fluyers-In-The
Majors baseball club, back on
grass. The president of the New
York Yankee Coropration became
the first major league club head
to make a detailed and analytical
statement on the whys and where
fores of the color bar against color
ed ballplayers in the big leagues,
and also the first to let a little light
shine on the deals major league
baseball has with the Negro leagues
whereby playing g ounds aie pro
vided in the big pants for the dark
er brothers in a manner suggesting
"something going on." Ttie red-
haired former president ot the
Brooklyn Dodgers submitted his
views in a lengthy written state
ment to the committee recently ap
pointed by Mayor LaGuardia to
survey and study this "problem
Many of the things taken up m
the MacPhail manifesto seem on the
surface unanswerable and that ac
counts for the opening remarks in
this piece about the opposing team
being caught napping on the field
ing of a bunt by Yankees boss.
These are the highlights of olac-
Phail's discussion:
1, "I have no hesitation in saying
that the Yankees have no intention
of signing Negro player* under con
tract to Negro clubs.
CALLS TRYOUTS "SHEER
HYPOCRISY"
2, "I do rot believe anything can
be accomplished by signing Negrc
players for small minor league
clubs To give tryouts to player*
who you do not inlenJ to employ
is sheer hypocrisy
3, "I believe the Negro Is entitled
to a better deal in baseball and
i will favor any practical program
to produce this result, IF and wnen
the Negro leagues put thier house
in wder — establish I'lemst-lves on
a sound and ethical operations
basis — and conform to the stand
ards of Organized Baseball — 1 fav'-
or admitting them to Organized
Baceball and the rights, privilegcf
and obligations of such member
ship."
MacPhail unllmbere dhls bl* 8uns
on the subject. "The principal rea
sons why Negro players have not
been signed by mojor league clubs
are as f^^wat
1. "Organized Baseball derives
aubstanlial revenues from opiraticm
the Negro leagues and w-anu
these leagues to continue and U*
prosper. Negro league clubs rent
their parks in most cities from club>
in Organized Baseball. The Yan
kee Organization alone, nets nearly
SlOO.Ono a year from rentals ^nd
an all-tline attendance mark was
set at Griffith Stadium in Washing
ton by Negro clubs, that a crowd
•if 15.000 watched a doubleheader
at Yankee Stadiiiiii. September 15,
He t' cn went on to di:.pl.iy his iii-
tln .no knowledge of tht colored
b; seball >elup with the observation
that 54 colored professional ball
players served in the Armed Forces
in the war — that one was killed
and several wounded in combat
He IS signifiCbM III nis comment
I that if the minor or major leagues
raid the Negro league- for players,
these leagues will fold up and the
investments of their club owners
I will be "Wiped out and a lot of
professolnal Negro players will lose
their jobs The Negroes who own
and operate these club* naturally
do not favor any such programs'
MacPhail. incidentally, is getting
his big guns trained on the target
for a last-ditch fight that will sure
ly come up this fall and winter be
fore the New York St-te Fair Em
ployment Practices C-jmmission on
tne subject of barring colored play
ers from the three New York league
clubs — the Yankees. The Giants
and Dodgers, because of their c.'l-
.r The penalty for persisting ;n dis
crimination of this sort include' a
Jail sentence and a stu'f fin- I.......
doesn’t intend t: pay or go to j..>l
and is getting his views off in 1.-
hoping thereby to convince s L’ of
people that the Jim Crow setup
whereby NVgr.> clubs s..n use ma-
; jur league parks so l.c.g as their
owners don't back the diive to force
tile issue on the big league coloi
. ban. isn't so bad after all, but is
' also profitable
MacPhail's lemarki- show tie is bit-
, terly reacti.>iiai y on '.tie whi-le
matter, and he sh.Wi.- ii in w^iat
he says the Yankee management
doesn't intend to d-. about biri.ig
Negro players
MacFHAiL POKES TRADI
TIONAL ir'
Tb practical pr gram t pro
duce a better deal for Negroes m
baseball he favors is predicated on
a huge "IF” and "when the Negn.
leagues appr-Ae and other ditt.-
cullies can be overcome. 1 per*-.-
ally favor the ..duptiun of some p!a”
under which a limited number if
.Negro players, who first establish
ability, character and aptitude in
their own league, might advance tc
the minors or big mimiri i f Organ
ized Baseball A sy.tem of selec-
tijii might be worked out similar
to the one by which a few play- s
advanced from the minors l* the
majors of Organi.;ed Baseball ‘ .Mac-
,Phail hert gees furthe. m a seem-
’ ingly studious attempt to avoid
that FEPC jail sentence by declar-
;ing, "I think some ruch plan as
' this would help, initeiid of injure
the Negro leagues It would encour-
. ;;e the y ung Negro player be-
..jse It would give him a chance to
I each the top It w. uld also give
I eserved recugnitioii to the Negro
I.1II who i »-lp«. support baseball —
CIAA FOOTBALL
SCHEOULE
FOR 1945
OPPONENTS PLACE
SEPTEMBER 29
N. C. College VS. Smi'h Durham
OCTOBER 6
Hampton vs. Smith Hampton
Bluefield vs N C. College. Bluefield
Moigun vs Del. State . Baltimore
Shaw- vs. A and T. Raleigh
W. Va. vs. Howard Institute
OCTOBER 13
A. and T. vs. Hampton. Greensboro
Bluefield vt Shaw Bluefield
Del. State vs Lincoln Dover
Union vs Howard Ru-hniund
Va State vs Smith Petersbuii^
W Va vs Morgan State Institute
OCTOBER 20
Hampton ve Va State 'lampion
N. C. College vs A and T, Durhani
Shaw vs Howard Raleigh
Smith vs. W. Va. Charlotte
Union vs Lincoln Norfolk
OCTOBER 26
Lincoln vs. Morgan Philadelphia
OCTOBER 27
A and T vs W Va Greensboro
Bluefield v* Union Bluefield
Hampton vs Delaware Hampton
Howard vs Smith Washington
NOVEMBER 3
Hamptoti vs Lincoln . Hampton,
. Howard vs. Delaware Washington
Morgan vs A and T Baltimore
Unun vs N C College. Richmond
Va State vs W Va Petersburg
NOVE.MBER 10
Howard vs Hampton Washington
Lincoln vs Va State Lincoln
Morgan vr Bluefield .. Baltimore
Shaw- vs Union Raleigh
Smith vs N C College, Charlotte
vOVFMBER 17
H.impton v'i Morgan Hampton
Sii,.th vs Shaw Charlotte
Va Slate V- A and T Petersburg
W Va v> Blaefieid Institute
NOVEMBt:R 22
iThanksfivtOf Day)
A and Tvs Smith Greensboro
i.inculn vs. H..ward Phila'lelphta
.Morgan vs Vj Slate . Baltimore
N C College vs Sht-.v Durham
■ Union vs Hampton Richmond
DEC EMBER 1
V:i Slate vs Union Petetsb'.’rg
CLEVEriND BEAT
HOMESTEADS
STRAIGHTGAMES
WASHINGTON ANP- - The
I : veland Bu..k*-;. e» v-^.k their third
•traight wrirld serie> gime fr m tne
'.V.'.phirglon H ;mestead Gray* be-
•ore fl.OOO fans at Griffith stadium.
! Tuesday night, winning 4-0, and
‘beating the Grays' are i/uthpow.
Roy Welmaker. for Ihv second time
I in the bargain.
! The speed and youth of the in-
' *pired Buckeyes proved too much
jfor the Grays' veterans who vert
finable ti salve the rur*^ ball de-
' livery f G»orge Jetferv-n. Buck-
' eye righthander, wm Umited the
■ Kampiuns ta seven vaiteied hits.
The Burkeve> had previously de
jected the Garys' 2-!. Ust Thuri-
. i!ay and 3-2. Sunday, in Cleveland.
I (■■■•h tl... fii-«t enmn oitched by
BEATINPE GUN
BY AL\1N MOSES
PEOPLE'S VOICE. JOE
BOSTIC PART COMPANY
Louis Awarded The Legion
Of Merit By The Army
MINOI.I) IlKIVniEKS
SCORE k.XKikOl TS
l.\ PHILVDELPHIA
Ruv clli
^rEW YORK lANPl — More than
four years ago. u dynamic tabloid
newspaper called "P V" made its
presence In darkest Harlem
With the surge and lury of a for
est fire it caught on with the bulk
of the exploited dwellers of the
region running from S9th Street
upwards to iburd street. Dark and
light-skinned Americans of culi r
living by prescription in this - of
ten called the world's must liberal
‘■ity — welcc 1. J People’s Voice.
Two friend" f mine were elected
to hold pot ..ns of prominence
wit; " - fU«' K little .sheet n- w-
gmv. pages. An all-Biound
journalist ki m to the trade as JLC
(John Louis t ke), and Joe iMur-
gun College) Bostic, a writer j>
spoil subjects
Covering t* •• -a'-aret show at Mur-
lalns' a fonnigi.' age. we heard
our name called ij none other than
genial Joseph Ford, the biggest
name in Harlerr. political cricles.
Ford is tne man who created the po
litical dynasty tha* succeeded in
electing Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.,
to the present congress. Weeks ago
Joe Ford tcok the dhirict once pre
sided over by Herbert Bruce despite
the opinion of old-line politicians
who said It couldn't be achieved.
A power in the affaiis.of the
newspaper PV, Joe told m* ''at
Bostic had been given the usual
two week's notice. Such are the
ways of newspaper life. Men and
women who choose it ftr their life’s
work will tell you that it never, nev
er gets out of your blood. You re
ceive enough out of it Uhe over
all picture! to keep booy and soul
together. Many fabricate arid tell
questioners their earnutgs run into
fabulous fifc'ures We go away from
U swearing riev«er to return Years
later, a trifle older, graying at the
tem.pler, we employ choice wjrds
In explaining our retorn I imagine
that Joe Bostic will not fade from
the realm km-wn as the fourth
estate
THE MELTING POT
Have you ever stopped think
over iht- fact that the i«al red-wine
of life cumes bottled up in the
things real people say about us’
In tla connection 1 want to extend
my deep thanlu to JCL John Louis
Clarke- for the piece he did on me
for "Color ' the magazine which
tells the new* of the wo'ld in pic
tures >ri»t"gritv.ire soctioni and
itofu* Shii.ld mv readers be
.nterested in leeina h>w 1 looked
10 year* ag-- and read some info on
one -if your favorite ANP commen
tators, hustle out and sp»-nd 15
I tenu f-'r a copy, won’tcha-
T® James Joyi Johnston, white
manager of Archie .Moor*. Cleve
land 175 pound boxer, don’t let
that Jimmy Bivins defeat write
quietus or finale to the chapter of
one of the smoothest b-ixers I've
ever laid my eyes on. Archie
Muore r.ght now. can whip most
of the Ughtheavies and heavy
weights in captivity. Let him
campaign among the toughies whom
the mam eventeri steer clear of
Fnabfe him to blot out the Bivins
iii-pcndcd m New
V'>:k and I’cniii-yl\ .in n. .ind was
justly reinstated,
Fifchtmi! on me same card with
his older brother. Jetson Arnold
won his fourth professional fight in
-Is miiii.v .narts by a TKO in thr
BY HAROLD G. MILI.EiR fourth lound over B.iby .Armstrong
PHIIADEIPHIA Pi -ANP' - Philadelphia, "rhi.s was thi
Billy Arnold. 148, nf Phii.dflphlo, i i J
^ . ■ ■ . ? n hart lought .Armstrong, am bolt
won his 33rd prulessioiial fight and ended in the same manne*
scored his 30th knockout Monday Jetson displayed brilliant fo-i -
, night when he KO’ed Ray Rovelli: work and smart ringmunship to out-
Ih.w B.or'"' N.-W York In one minnle, 22 ontpunch, .™d onWln* Arm
, .w. .... Shaw Bear, strong, In the third lound he go
eral Clarence Kells, commanding t-rnerges from a two year period of rouno. Armstrong on the ropes and butter
general of the New Aork Port >1 decreed by wartime con-' Arnold had no trouble at all in, ed him unmercifully. The fourth
.r. .-,4,.. .4Uf„rP^:'ii>P«tching K ivelli. a veteran of six .round started out to be more cl
itions to enter the foolbjll_p e professional ring. The the same until the referee stoppeil
19-yeur-old Philadelpl'iu sjc.4e.fd the fight,
with his opponent tor a short time
NEW YORK -- Joe Louis, wi'cld’s
heavyweight champion — Techni
cal Sergeant Joseph L. Barrow i-
Ihe United States .Army -- was
awarded the Legion of Merit re
cently in a ceremony on the For'
Hamilton parade grounds. The pre-
ntation was made by Major 0«*n-
SHAVi BEARS REVIVE
FOOTBALL WITH A
7 CAME SCHEDULE
RALEIGH
The
Emberkalion.
The award was for "t-xceptionuily
meritorious conduct in the perfor
mance of outstanding .-ervlces, trav
eling in Eiirupean, Mr-ditei raiiean
and North Afrit an (heater
mg his
rrenf season. The big
brums liuvf scheduled seven games
fui the IU4r) piriixi with three lx be
and playid at Chavis Ki-;ld hert- and
the ulhei four away.
Mdeiable ri-k to his b.^xing fuiiii* Flmw -upporters will hiok toward
• li'nvyweight champion of th- Di.iharn foi their Thanksgiving
world." rijy football irifiiii where the Bears'
Louis now weighs 215, ten pound, will take on North Carolina College,
above his best weight, he says. He their ancient grid rival Othei .
expects to receive his discharge on gaiius away include, Bluefield |
October 1. Iblate College, Bluffield. West Vir-!
Oeneial Kells said; "Sergearrt Bar-! ginia. October 13; Morns
row, since you have teen assigned ; College, Atlanta, October 27; and
i - the New York Port of Embarka-i-Tohnsun C Smith University. Char-
ticn it Is my firm opinion that you j lotte, November 17.
have made one of the greatest con-| The epening game will be played
and tlu;ii l:isht-(l out with :> liaid
l(-ri hook to Hevflli'* jaw Ui.it m-i
him reeling from the cenli-i of IL
ring up against the rope-
Arnold followed up ins advai
tage and b.'ittered R'lvelh wil
icht* aii'l l-.flr to the Lt-;nl uiit
ie went down on his linuncio-s h
(juattoi >n bis hiels until lli' i>‘
BlownCharles Daggert, coutned Ini
' out.
tributions of all in helping develop
a reconditioning program for vet
erans returning from overseas”
After pinning the medal on L..uis'
chest General Kells continued, "A
grateful government recognizes
your outstanding performance of
service. Your service record, ser
geant. states that you showed your
self to be a model soldier In every
respect.”
Louis, standing at attention said;
"Sii. I am grateful." saluted and.
after an about face, marched back
to his formation.
V —
Ijttle Blues Workiiigg
Hard For First Uaine
KAI.Elim - Thd WartiPurt-m
High Rchuul i.ittk- Blues under
tite watchful eye uf ('uach F H-
Wiliam* ha«e been getting rather
»hff uss.gnments in the ia.sl three
ThP was the second time that
RovcHi had been matched wiih Bil-
1v Arnold, but it was the first time
home, October 6. when 'Ihe “'• they had ever actually met. Last
■Shaw eleven takes on A. and T, | 'P' '''* “
College from Greensboro. Other ''dP J'';"-
james in Chavis field here will in- ngiu
chide, Howard University, October
20; and Viiginia Union, Nov.
Williams NBA Uhamp
laOses To Aiigott
PITTSBURG .ANPi — Ike Wil-
Hams, NBA lightweight champion,
lost his scheduled lO-round fight,
with Sammy Aygott. former light
weight chumpiuii, iiei'e Wednesday
night at Furbe.* field oy a technical
kniickunt in um- minute, one aecuiid
uf the sixth ruund.
Ike. wht hails from Trenton. N.
.f. -ustained a side injury in the
first round. He winched in pain
when he sat down. Angutt. aware
that he hart hurt his opp lent, fol
lo»-d through in the succeeding
week* as they have been makinii | rounds with a relentless body attack,
preparati.ns for their opening game In the third, Sammy csmnected with
with John B. Hawkin High School | a terrific left hook which shook
'.f Warrenton here at Chavis Park Williams, who seemed to grimace
nd the r.vomvter was
move Billy's younger
brother, Jetson. into the windup
spot for his professional fight As
a result of his failuie to show up
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Field on Friday.
Practice at the Sch'^^'l wo* late
starting but the players have made
up for this tardmea during '.he long
practi.e period Co.ieh Williams,
has changed the Blues style of play
to *he T because of th*- type of play
er* he has thiii year. The players
have br. 'i^t >miles to the mentor*
as the> worked with the Modified
T formation.
The LitUc Blue, though hard hn
by graduation and tht- draft with a
1st nf eight players from last
year's number t in- teurr. which went
through the season ^-ndefeated in
.-even games still will be one of the
teams in the Eaitern area to reck
on with. Coach Williams will be
well out In front with a forward
wall with letter winners occuping
each position paced by Co-captain
A Pe’son at tackle, and last year's
Co captain Payne Pe'erson at on*
of the terminals The backfield
which has always had plenty ol
flash will be manned by letter win
ner* but hree who were on the
_»..w l..t Th»*
onrt defend himself by mere Instinct.
.After i seris of hard, jerky blows,
one of which was a -iharp left that
landed belaw Ike's heart, Referee
•'Hed" Robinson stopped the fjght.
The WiHiams-Angott match was th**
fe:iture .alti clion. Angott weighed
140 pounds and WilHams 132.
,A three-round exhibition betweei*
f’pl nillv Conn and .Al Pattersor,
;i local fighter, was refereed oy
■feavyweipht Champion Sgt Joe
Lnuii' The proceeds cf the affair
donated to charity.
^^TOHTffemwmidf
i with a pair of HATIOHAUs All Year {tooad
mn Him MTS
on the subject. "The principal rea-
rims why Negro players have not
been signed by mojor league clubs
are as ffJiows; „ ^ ^
t. "Organized Baseball derives
Bubstantial revenues from operation
^if the Negro leagues and wants
these leagues to continue and to
prosper. Negro league clubs rent
their parks in most cities from clubs-
in Organized Baseball The Yan
kee Organization alone, nets nearly
2100,000 a year from rentals ar.d
conce.s8lons with Negro league 88^®®
at Yankee Stadium in New York
and at Kansas City. Newark and
Norfolk. , ,
2. “The outstanding Negro play
ers are under contract or reserva
tion to clubs in the Negro leagues.
Even if Organized Baseball want
ed fo sign these players, it could
not do so without violating the '
trachial felaiionship existing be
tween the Negro leagues and their
slayers.
3 -Slsning a tew P'=Y'”
tor the major leagues would be a
gesture which would contribute u
tie or nothing towrords the solution
of the basic problem. Any such pro
gram would be too disadvantageous,
to the Negro players and the Negro
fans and would restrict instead o(
broaden opportunity
boy in professional baseball for the
followinc reasons:
QUOTES NEGRO EDITOR
ON INABILITY
A. There are few. if any Negro
players who could qualify for play
in the major leagues at this lime.
A major league player ^
scmethlng besides natural ablUiy
He. must' possess the. technique, the
^dinatlon.' the competitive apti
tude and the discipline usually ac
quired after years of training In tne
smaller leagues. The
experiences of players on the Yan
kee roster, for instance, averages 7
yrs The major leagues are pnmari-
ly interested in the '"""-‘‘.ff
vvilh Treat potentialities who 11 have
j-ears'of service left
ship’” Here MacPhail quotes Sam
Thire are those among oui
league players who might possibly
S In the matter of hitting or
fielding or I ise-running. But for
Ihe m«l part, the fc-Hows who
sould hold their own in more man
one of thse phases of the «ame, axe
lew and far between — perhaps nil.
‘ MacPhail's summary
He seems to have devot^
of time and preparation fo*"
he bos to saL discussed Negro
baseball with the authority o* o"®
wTiO has studied it for
t>ot as one who has glanced at it and
then called on a bunch of social
S^rkeS to dig up some fac^ for
a coming s|*ech on
He sees vividly the lack of organP
zation in the Negro leagues and
the fact that no . verall organiza
tional scheme is m effect
jhe four leagues ‘NNL.
tm and U. S Leagues! together in
1 fathivn that obtains, soy. m ama
teur .I'orts such as the American
Tennis Association, or one of the
Negro church baseball leagues at
exi't^d in Chicago back in the 208
and earlv 30s-
MONARC'HS IIRAW 316.0M IN »4
' He knows. L-r example, that Ne
gro baseball employs about 400
player* under contract to the 24
pRibs in the circuits: that the K^
sa^ City Monarch* drew 315.000
people to its home and road games
in 1944. that the East-West game Ip
Chicago attracts 50.000 fans who
pa^ ^2.000 to see the game; that
advanced from the minors to the
majors uf Organized Baseball." Mac
Phail here goes further in a seem
ingly studioi’.k attempt to avoid
that FEPC jail sentence by declar
ing. "I think some such plan as
this would help, instead of injure
the Negro leagues. It would encour-
ii'e the y..ung Negro player be-
ause it would give him a chance to
ifrich the top. It would also give
I eserved recognition to the Negro
tan who helps support baseball —
both Negro and white." The inevita
bility of the .situation seems apparent
to MacPhail in these remarks. Gov
ernor Thomas E. Dewey's insistence
that New York State have ita own
FEPC, even though Washington
turned down such a body, is at
last bringing the Big Boys to the
bar ?nd MacPhail knows it.
ARE RISKEY, YAWKEY
AFTER ROBINSON?
MacPhail’s observation that few,
if any Negro players could quality
for play in the majors at this time,
I seems a bit facetious, for why would
I Branch Rickey of the Dodgers and
I T\)m Yawkey of the Boston Red
Sox (both seeking to avoid a head-
in collision with liberal forces fight
ing discrimination in employment)
be so interested in the Kansas City
Morach's shortstop, Jackie Robin
son? It will be recalled that Rob
inson had a tryout with Boston
earlier this year and Yawkey seem-
pd duly impressed. Rickey has an
eye on him also and recently called
him to New York for a secret con
ference. where it is believed
Branch told the former University
nf California all-round athlete, to
hold himself in readiness to make
a suddeni jump if the pressure got
too hot on Brother Rickey.
MacPhail had better cast an eye
toward a colored player himself
because the "Oreai Day Is A
Cornin'"’ mighty soon. Among them,
Larry would find the .365 hitting
catcher-outfielder of the Baltimore
Elite Giants, Roy Ciimpinella; the
1944 Negro National League batting
champ, Frank Austin. Philadelphia
Stars shortstop, who ended the 1945
season with a .354 average; the
home run specialist, Josh Gibson, of
the Homestead Grays, who hit .398
for the season; Newcombe, the 18-
year old pitcher from the Newark
Eagles; and Welmaker also of the
Gras who won 1 and lost four with
his club.
Yep. Larry, there arc quite a few
Negro players who con qualify for
play in the majors. You see. my
man. these boys chalk up records in
spite of lack of proper training and
traveling facilities, balanced diets,
topflight managerial direction, com
fortable salaries and ihe onscious-
ness that they "belong " beause they
are first of all. American.
Ail you have to do. Larry, is to
look at your white semi-pro clubs,
manv of which have belter ^/rgan-
izations than the average Negro
league club, and see how these
plavers compare with colored boys
who LACK what they receive as a
matter of routine. And last of all.
Larry, in most of the games played
by picked Negro teams and clubs
made up of your sainted and hal- ,
lowed major minor leaguers, the Ne
gro clubs have prevailed. Ask Steb-
el Paige. Josoh Gibson. John (Neck)
Stanley. Willie Wells. Oscar Char
leston, George Scales, Martin Dihi-
go, Jose Fernandez. Frank Duncan.
Candv Jim Taylor. Lefty Grove.
Bob Feller, or the Dean Brothers.
IThev know because they have play-
I ed the game.
beating the Grays' ace souinpaw, James (Joy) Johnston, white
Roy Welmalwr. for the second time, ^^nager of Archie Moore, Cleve-
m the bargain. . w , land 175 pound boxer, don't let
The speed and youth of the in- , jimmy Bivins defeat writ*
spired Buckeye* proved too much ■ to the chapter ol
lor the Grays’ veterans, who were , smoothest boxers I've
unable tt sWve the cure? ball de- on, , . . Archie
livery of Georg* Jetfewon, Buck- most
eye righthander, Umited the ; Ughtheavies and heavy-
champions to seven scalteved hits in captivity... Let him
The Buckles had fcampaign among the toughies whom
leated the Garys 2-1, last the main eventers steer clear of. .
clay, and 3-2, Sunday, in Cleveland. to blot out the Bivins
with the fi«t gwne pitched ^ , (mU-inatch) thing from his memo-
Welmi^ker The Buckeyes scored; Moore was ciassv enough to
first in tIte third when two Ihts and , ,^5 teodlnB white and col-
two errors cornblned to tTB'*'” America,, and native boxers in
three runs, which proved sufficient Australino, ... It you are tired ol
10 win the conleM. Buddy Atihour then pul It on the
who had a perfect night with twee j agure you bidders w»ll
hits for three, doubled in the runto locusts
and scampered home on twe descended upon the ancient
cuts for the fourth run Eevotians,
In the third (Janizares walked calculations of most games
and Ware grounded to Welmaker, ojayed thU baseball season,
whose throw to second eighty Josho tHome Run) Gibson,
late, both runners being safe, Jeth- Grays, is the leading
ro attempted to sacrifice, ano W^- of the National Negro
maker league. . . The final stiiuding of the
then Woods hit to shortstop but batters reveals Gibson.
Bankhead’s throw in a try to ] 393 ^presenting 37 hits out of 145
Jethroe nt second was too late, batted in 31 runs
leaving all runners safe and the leader in that very im-
bases loaded. portant department was wide-ihoul-
Grace then skied to Hoskins, in Campanella, Baltimore Elite
right, and tbe latter beaved to the Qjant,.egtcher-o«tftelder who bang-
place to catch Ware but ‘b® baU ^ ^ markers. Harvey. Newark
bounced out of Gibson s glove with j.g-jgj, gg second with .389; Leon-
Ware scoring without a play. g^d. Homeslead Grays, comes next
Jethroe wenfdown to score a few I Wright, Baltimore. 371;
.teconds later as Gibson ®bort ; ^^t^b unsmiling
to Bankhead to keeo outergardner of the Phllly-Stars
third Troupe as IntenUonally walk- charmed circle with
ed to load the bases, but Armour rpot” Austin, win-
broke up the strata by ' ner of the National League batting
tally woods and Jethroe^ The rally j^g^ed
died when Cowan grounded to Bat- , , .. mlghtv respectable
tte., who forced Treope ot tecond ‘ J, ieoBuf com-
for the third out. .nnv we'd venture to say:. . . •
This uprising left the Buckeyes Q„y, won the leasue
in front 3-0 and thereafter tite as- yn3„,p|on3n|p winnine 32 while
plrlng champions were invisible ,3. Baltimore second. New-
fielding With nashy philly fourth,
keep the Grays at bay for the re- _2
"^Jefferson tai^d the vaunted hit- ball past midfield; as a result of
ling power of the Grays with three a Hillside miscue ^
hits Bell’s double in the first; were they outclassed .at they did
Bozo Jackson’s single m the fifth, register only one first D^ur
and Benjamin’s single in the eighth ham held a 25-0 scor- at the half
but neither went further than sec- time. . , u ih*.
ond base. 1 This year’s Hornets lacked the
The Grays gained life in the ninth dash that has formerly character-
when Jud Wilson walked with two ized Riddick crached teams. Hill-
down. but Vic Harris, who pinch- side struck to the turf which they
hit for Jackson, filed out to Ware could tear tip against their weait
for the final putout. opponent. Neither team did not
-V seem to be air minded as there
were no pass completions in several
attempts.
A large crowd of spectators were
on hand to open the season and
along cn the Hillside bench sat
former Coach Riddick who watched
DURHAM - Hillside Park High charges with pleasure
School of Durham opened the Inter- Hillside meets the Big Blues of
scholastic grid season In a" *•"' Washington High lil Durham on
pressive win over Darden Hlgn jg gnj here in the
S'hool of WiL*on Friday night at pg.jjjgj November 9th
El Toro Park in this city. ’ - - - -
It was evident from the start
that Darden was no match for the
mighty Hillside Hornets who for
the past several years under their
now departed Coach Riddick, were
perennial champions of the State-
Hillside led by Springfield Johnson
an dWatsun scored in each period
of the game and could easily have
run up a much larger score had not
coach given each of his players a
chance tc gel In the affair, so as to
get a lineup of his potential strength;
this being hts first try at the oW
Autumn Classic as head man
Darden never uoreatened to score
and only once did they have the
' through the season undefeated in
' seven games still will be one of the
teams in the Eastern area to reck-
: on with. Coach Williams wtU be
well out in front with a forward
I wall with letter winners occuping
each position paced by Co-captain
' A. Person at tackle, and last year’s
' Co-captain Payne Pe'erson at one
;of the terminals. The backfield
which has always had plenty uf
flash will be manned by letter win
ners but three who were on the
number to club last season. The
' ba kfield will be p.aced by the
Little Blues flash Captain Spuirrel
McGuire. Bookie Wildei under-
' study to Boo Huywuud last season,
is a sure bet fur the quarterback
spot Wlldar is a triple threat. 'Flie
number two backfield has given the
coaches a headache however there
I are several promising qandideles
i including Foals Lawson, Sam Pat
McGuire and Lassiter. Otis Wall,,
I who won his letter at guard Ian j
I season has been moved to the back- ]
1 field as nn understudy to Jack'
•Marsh and In practice drills has i
been pushing Marsh for the number
I one spot. ,
Local fans will get a chance to
see the locals in their new uniforms '
■nf Gold and Blue. This will be per-
i haps one of the best dressed and
' best equipped teams to ever take the
' field at the Local School The writ
er of this article can well recall the
times when a player at the school.
that each player furnished much ol
hts playing equipment, and block
ing pads were soret-ihing unheard
of let alone eleven players dressed
In the same type of uniform. The
locals will be attired In Gold pants
and blue jersey.s with gold mimer-
fils and goldt-n helments. Elephant
loTh hoods have also been purchos-
rt for a tiJiveling squad of twenty
five players.
Following their home appearance
the Blues will play Armstrong High
in Riclunond on October 6lh.
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