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•WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. OCT. 13, 1945 THE CAROLINIAN PAGEFIVI’ Behind The Play In Sports BT DON DB LEIOHBUR ANOTHER $40,000 A YEAR V PITCHER SEEN IN BLACK BARO.N SENSATION, PINT-SIZED LEFTHANDED, “GROUND HOG" THOMPSON NEW YORK — The guy was so runty he looked like the tip of a sweet potato sticking out of the ground as he took his stance on the pitching slab. The fans at the Polo Grounds that Sunday gave him a big mar of laughter at the sight oi the runt pitcher W. S. Welch, pilot of the Negro American League Bir mingham Black Barons sent in against • the New York Cubans in the fifth inning of a crucial con test. But when Frank (Groundhog* Thomp.son started firintt that streak- like pitch across the plate, retiring Cuban batters one by one, the rear of laughter based on his un orthodox appearance changed tc waves of applause for his pitching skill. Thus, a new mound star was born. Fittingly, it was in New York where heroes in sports come to be •'reborn" that Thompson demon strated his ability, and now' he looms strongly as Negro Baseball's next great mound artist, moulded along the tines of the immirtal Le roy tSatchel) Paige. Smoky Joe Williams, Cannonball Dick Riding, and Bullet Joe Regan. The $40.00( a year earned by Paige may be ex ceeded by The Groundhog who has scored a bullscye with fans wherc- ever he has appeared. Thompson is a southpawy and has a peculiar windup that looks authoritative. He waves the ball with an Italian flourish, something like an operatic star. There seem tc be three distinct motions Thompson uses before tossing the ball plate- ward. His hand comes in as he grips the ball; his forearm then describe: a Circular motion with a slight Jerk, and there is a momentary pause that looks as if he has com mitted a balk, but the follow thru completes the arc as the ball rifle: across the platter, hitting the catcher's mit with a rc.soundina plunk. He has a permanent 5cnr on his upper lip through which on- of his teeth protrudes, but that isn't his pitching arm. The sensational pint-sized left hander has one of tohse rags--to- riches background sports writer.' like. He came up to the Birming ham Black Barons in late July, and befere the got to New York fant out west and elsewhere wanted tu know "who he is?” "Where did he «ome from?*' "Where's he been hiding?" "Who discovered him?" Al though It seems as though The Groundhog dropped out of the skies Into a maron uniform, there's more t.o the story than Just that. Hi- sparklmg pitching record is the cul mination of one man's faith anc Jtldtment in the youngster's abili ty. That man is A. M. (Abe) Saper- stein of Chicago, nationally known as owner-coach of the sensational Harlem Globetrotters basketball team and prominent in the rise ol Negro baseball to the high spot ti now occupies. Saperstein. who had a big part the mound," says Welch. "Bes* of ?ll. he learns fast and is constantly- picking up the finer potnts of the pitching art." Thomp'On's nickname of "Ground- heg" was fastened on him by his playmates in his native town of loumn. Louisiana, which is just •ipeck on the map down In the 'ayou county. He's so short and stocky that he gives one the impres sion he' son a par, as to size, with \ groundhog. But brother, you hould sec that guy pitch. And you will next season. This winter Sap erstein is putting him under top flight pitching coaches to groom him for the top rung in 194.'). MTTLE^mis BOW TO ARMSTRONG, 33-14 RICHMOND, Va. — Armstrong High School came from behind in 'he last half to defeat the Little Blues 33-14. At the half time the Little Bl" • were ahead 14-13. After the intr - mission several of the Little Blue- were injured and were forced to 'cave the game which greatly upset he Little Blues offense and so Arm- .•(trong went on to win handily fally- ng twice in the third period and ince in the final chapter. Squirrell McGuire put the Little Blues ahead early in the first stanza m a sensational 94 yard run from crimmage. This score came after 'he Blues had recovered a fumble >H their wn six yard line. Little ■Jear Wilder converted. Armstrong came roaring back im mediately to drive from midfield o pay dirt but missed on conversion. The Blues scored again on a pass, Wilder to Peterson, thrown from ho twenty yard line. Wilder again converted. Following this score .Armstrong scored again on a play «tarting fn-n their 35 yard line. Buffalo scored from the 4 yard line. A pass netted the extra point. Thi.« was all the scoring for both teams during the first half and was all of the scoring for the Blues. McGuire shifted into high gear and reeled off 29 yards to start hings off in the second half but the play was called back for a vie lation. Armstmog took over the hall on their (Washington’s) yard line and four plays later scor- "d. Most of the Little Blues regulars '••:rc on the .sideline.? and at this '•age the game was held up for 10 iniites because of the failure of c officials to control the game. Near the close of this third period - - Armstrong tigers rolled up six tore points. The final score came In the the ast period after a fumble gave Armstrong the ball on the Little Blues 41 yard line. Scoring f-'r Armstrong were M Stokes and Buffalo and Barrett with two each. Raleigh never ser iously threatened to score in the BEATING THE GUN BY ALVIN MOSES QUES'nONS AND ANSWERS NEW YORK (ANP) — If you haven't seen Melvin Motley, great football player with Great Lakes (formerly of Nevada), yoU've miss ed something. 1 claim there was a sprinter by the name of Motley who ran for UCLA on the far coast. Am I right? A. No. University of California at Los Angeles never had a color ed springer by that name. You must be thinking of Andersen, nr Jackie (riot squad) Robinson. Q. Who was the best Negro base ball player you looked at this sea son based on all-around ability and hitting especially? — Artie Plum mer. Asbury Park. N. J., A. Josh (Home Run) Gibson, of the Homescad Grays. Q. Now that Larry McPhail has come out openly and rtated Negroes substance) are not wanted in the big leagues, doesn't that make your June story on Negro ba.seball -tatus a whale of a spiel? — Lester McCullough, New Yorg City. A. it does if you think so, Lester chum. Q. I’m told that Dick Redding, an all-time Negro baseball pitching great has a ball team this year. Somehow 1 just can’t believe that statement. If you confinn it. tell ne where they play their games? - H. L, J., New York. A. Dick Reding has a team this year called "Dick Redding’s Stars." Their important games are booked Randall's Island stadium. Q. When did William "Bill" Yan- 'cy, baseoftll star and Renaissance basketball wonder, break Into base- nalP — When did he make the no- 'ices in basketball? What was his first baseball club: his first season -s'ith the Bob Douglas "Rend?" — Walter Hopgood, Philadelphia. A. Yancey broke into baseball | 1922) with the Richmond Giants; under "Pop" Pettus. failing to make ^ 'he grade. In 1923 he joined the Philly-Giants under Danny McClel- j land finding his true position a I shortstop. The fall cf 1926 saw Yancey with the Renaissance as a guard at which position he became outstanding — posslblly the finest player In Rens history. Q. What was the name of the col- : ored baseball star (3rd baseman) in Columbia University’s nine who seasons later became football coach of Lincoln University around 1934? — Oscar Whitney, Baltimore. A. Manuel Rivere. Q. Do your records contain know- Uxlge of the age and height of Dick ^eap, regarded by me as the best efense second baseman in white or colord baseball?—Arthur Wheel- > er, Pittsburgh. \ A, Dick Seay was a close friend j md admirer of mine during the' years I was boxing instructor — calisthenics teacher at the 135th Street YWCA. New Ycrk. He was oorn at West New York. N. J.. Nov. 30. 1908. He scale* 152 (before the war) pounds and stands 5-8 In his -I'-ks Q. I claim that two Negro football ■ ievens played a game at Chicago 'Soldier’s Field) around 10 yean ago. I though the teams were Mor gan College and Lincoln. My pal says no Negro teams ever met on this great field and if so surely not Morgan and Lincoln. Will you step into the argument and settle It in Eagles Meet Rams In Homecoming Tilt Sat. N.C.:0LLEGE SWAMPS BLUE- FIELD 23 TOO BLUEFlELD, West Va -- When *he North Carolina College f^gle: swamped Bkcfleld State 23-0 here Saturday afternoon, it marked the first time in the fifteen years that they have been rivals that the Eag les have defeated the Blues on home territory. It is also the highest num ber of touchdowns a N. C. College team has ever regsitered over the Big Blues. Cocich Herman Ridick of the Eagles was reminded of the days between l93l and 193.1 when as a .'tar end for the Eagles his teams were often trampled by Bluefield. and he had at least at two-fold rea.son for being proud that his all- freshman team gave their rivals a sound thrashing. Touchdowns were scored by Al len of Durham. Britt of Bowling Green. Kentucky; and Galbreath of Wilmington. Moore and Richmond, both Durhamites contributed to the scoring with a safety each f- m their positions of right and left end respectively. Page of Wil mington. took care of one extra point in addition to keeping the stiuatinn in hand In the backficld. Buckner of Kansas City was also outstanding In the Eagles barkfieM. On the line, honors go to Hicks of Wilmington. Atkinson, war veteran from Chester. S. C.. and Jones ef Gary, Indiana. V Joyce To Fight In Chicago Octoher 19 Sparklmg pitching record is the cul mination of on..-,roan's faith ano Judgment in the youngster's abili ty. That man Is A. M. (Abe) Saper- stein of Chicago, nationally known as owner-coach of the sensational Harlem Globetrotters basketball team and prominent m the rise ol Negro baseball to the high spot it now occupies. Saperstein. who had a big part In the dlscoven* and development of such diamond showmen as Reece (Goose) Tatum. Peanut Nyasses, Dave (Impro) Barnhill and others, was tipped off sometime ago about Thompson and what he was doing in the deep South by Saperstein's goodfriend, Irving Plcou of Houma. Louisiana. Saperstein sent scouts tc watch Thompson in action and per sonally got a look at the pitcher himself. Promising Thompson a great career with proper handling and efficient coaching. Saperstein signed him to a long-Mme personal pact and turned him over to his Associate Manager. Winfield Welch, where the little left-hander is as sured of good teaching. How well the combination has clicke dean be seen in what Thomp son has done since he got in the big time. He shut out the Cincinnati Clows. 4-0; the Chicago American Giants, twice, by 2-0 scores at Chi- cako and In Blrminpham the New York Cubans in the game mentioned above at the Polo Grounds where he retired 13 batters In a row. At Nashville he defeated the New York Black Yankees, 13-1, fanned 15 bat ters. He turned back the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-1 at Wilmington. Del., in an exceptionally well pitched performance. "He's got everyth!.ig, fast ball, furs’C, sinker, control .-jnd poise on : Near the close of this third period ' - Armstrong tigers rolled up six lore points. The final score came in the the -\st period after a fumble gave Armstrong the ball on the Little Blues 41 yard line. Scoring for Armstrong were M Stokes and Buffalo and Barrett with two each. Raleigh never ser iously threatened to score in the final period. A. & T. lileets Hampton GREENSBORO — With their ipening home game scheduled for Saturday, October 13, in the Memo rial Stadium at 2:30 p. m.. against :he powerful Hampton Eleven of Hampton. Va., the A. and T. Col- l) xe Aggies are being put through hard drills and scrimmages by As- 'istant Coaches Charles Carter, and E. S, Carr. Returning to bolster the Aggies hopes this season are Halfbacks Charles Weaver. Chapel Hill. Cri: Bryant. Raleigh, and Edward Hicks, Baleigh; Guards Harold Richardson. Leeburg, Fla., and Wil liam Saunders. New York City; and Ends Leslie Wright, Raleigh. Showing great promise are Le roy Childs. Wilmington, center; Wilmington, centre; Walter I.«wls. Thomas Taylor. Durham, and Ted Bryson. Gast-'nia. both tackles; and Thomas Jones. New Bern. back. Newcomers showing promise in elude Muriel Reid. 2(>0-pound Dav- idjon fullback; Robert Reeder. Hoek Hfll, S. C.; and Lawrence Car- ’’'r. Morganton. both tackles: Walter Lewis, New Bern, end; and Georlge Burgess. Annapolis. Md,. quarterback. f CeTBDALL ! BEARS HOWARD SATURDAY October 20 CHAVIS FIELD KICK 0»T 2:30 Admission . . . $1.10 (TAX INCLUDED) var) pounds and stands 5-8 In his ; o-'ks Q. I claim that two Negro football 'Ievens played a game at Chicago' 'Soldier’s Field) around 10 years ago. I though the teams were Mor gan College and Lincoln. My pal says no Negro teams ever met on this great field and if so surely not Morgan and Lincoln. Will you step into the argument and settle It in your bloodless way? —- Eugene Clainbome, Boston. A. Back in 1934 (Oct. 20) Tuske- gee Institute met Wilberforce at Soldier's Field, Chicago. I recall no Morgan-Llncoln tilt there around the time you stipulate. Q. What was the name of the col ored pitcher who held Leroy (Satchel) Paige to a 1-1 verdict be fore 30.000 white and colored fans it Yankee Stadium many years ago? — Victor Green, Hackensack. New Jersey. A. Staurt ‘Slim" Jrnes. 8 fool 8 nch hurling wizard of the Phila delphia Stars. Jones, one of the best pitchers colored baseball has developed during the past 12 years, established a record of 210 strike outs (Puerto Rico) during the ’3" season. Q. What was the date of the pas.? ing of Eugene Mungeon, trickiest ballplayer who ever lived, formerly with the famous Lincoln Giants of New York? — "Buster" Goodwin Hartford, Conn. A. October, 1934. P. S. (Mungeon was a great ball star while matri culating at Bethune-Cookman col lege). Q. Where it Sgt Harry Wiley. Jr,, great boxing coach of the army? — Tom Hi 'ey. New York. A. Tac. na. Wash, (hospitalized) Q. Has Jimmy Bivins, best heavy weight now active, retired? — Ford Hollingsworth. Cleveland. A. No. The beat white heavy weights refuse to face him taking sucker-bait for good purses LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Continue; from page foun or giving any warning. 5. Failure to keep the game un der oentroL 8. The inflicting of u penalty on a team in possesion of the ball and then giving the ball to the defend ing team at a point 15 yards from where the foul occurred 7. The allowing of scores to be made on passes after the player who received the ball had left th' playing field to come back and catch the pass. 8. Failure to see any fouls com mitted by one of the teams as a result allowing this high school team to go unpenalized for 43 minutes of the game when the other team had players carried cut of the game with severe injur ies. 9. The allowing of person friend ships to enter into n contest in volving youth. 10. quitting of one official. | *he drafting of another and only to , have the official who quit to re-! ttnn to take over his old Job. { These are some of the thingh j which occurred in that game. Now if this is the way we are teach- , inf our youth to live it is very bad.' For here we had grown men prom* iiivnt in the life »f their city in ^ CHICAGO, n: (CNS) — WIIH* .Invee. Gary's llchtweight. has sign ed to meet Joey Barnum of Lrs Angeles at Chicago Stadium. Octo- ber 19th They will go ten rounds About 88 million hu-hels of sweet potatoes are now being harvested in the United Slates and It's a good time to feature them on the menu. spirt circles allowing these kind of things to go on. Men who do these things are not the kind ol fellows to be dealing with sports among our youth. These men thoiild or barred from any form of officiating in any athletic con test forever. “The gentlemen refer red to are; Refree Mr. Harry Wil liams, former coach and now prin cipal of Navy Hill School, Rich mond; Mr. Hucles -Athletic Oi* rector, Va. Union University. Un. pire and Mr. Jimmie Christmas, headliensman, coach of the Rich mond Rams, Pro team. Mr. Hucles would not have all wed a team of his to play under these condi tions for he has taken his former red to are: Refree Mr. Harry Wil liams, former coach and now prin cipal of Navy Hill School. Rich mond; Mr. Hucles, -Athlette Di rector. Va. Union University, Um pire and Mr. Jimmie Christmas, headliensman, coach of the Rich mond Rams, Pro team. Mr. Hucles would not have all.'wed a team of his to play under these condi tions for he has taken his former teams off the field and the court for less than he gave in this game. M. C. HILL Raleigh. N. C. DURHAM — Saturday. October 13. is homecoming day at North Carolina College here, and thr fea ture of the day will the grid game between the Eagles and the Winston I Salem Teachers College Rams. In spite of lad Saturday's 23-: w»n uv«.r uiueiivld. Luach Henr.au Rididck and his stal; arc not plan ning for any lack u( stiff opposition from Coach "BruUis" Wils«)n and his T. C. Rams. It must be lemcrr- cered that the Eagles with a fresh man squad will be faring a T. C team that has played the toughes' opposition in the country througn- out the war period, while the Ragle: were resting and while most of the present. Eagles were still in hig school. This is the first time in histqry that the two schols have met on the gridiron, so there are no past records which may be used foi prediction*. BONFIRE FRIDAY On the eve of the first pre-war homecoming, the student forum is cooperating with the atliletic staff In sponsoring a gala bonfire Friday evening. Hundreds of visiting al umni are expected (o be present to join in the singing rf old school ^'ongs and in rehearsing with the cheerleaders for Saturday. Between the halves at the gamv 'he homecoming queen will be crowned. Candidates are members ■t the Junior and senior classes while their attendants will be fresh men and aophom'-e*. ALI MN'I DINNEE James T. Tayio,, graduate repre- rrntstive on the athletic board, has .mnouned that an alumni dinner will be held at the Algonquin Club house Saturday afternoon at six and during the dinner a report will be made of the progress of the $.50, “O scholarship fund which the group is spQutorine Speeches wit: be made by Mr. Taylor as well »• on. The clinic Is one event of the Durham chapter of the association, and Asa T Spaulding, president of the general body Acid Indigestion RelMTod ia 5 lainnte* or doable your money back Wb«a mrttt ttnnw* *'1.1 riU4>.. i-tiaNI. wf tag am' •rmBa't aivt itaanbom. dne(*n voall] praanlba rfc* faMae a«i»a aneWxM f- aamaostla MW—SMaklnM llta 'Maa In Ball-ao tSii Vo UtatUa Boll li*i STtnai ro«fnjt MVer fcafcU rev mamtr back oa rabva at M w. lit at all tfratsWa SMITH NIPS 1-6 HAMPTON INSTITUTE. Va. — 1 A burst of fury from the Hampton eleven in the last quarter proved insufficient to crack a tough Smith forward wall on the goal line and the Golden Bulls edged the Pirates 7-6 on ralnsv'.ept Armstrong field Saturday, October 6. At the final gun the Plrate.s were trying desperately to mister enough wer to sail Into pay dirt, but th'* 50-yard march sparked by Ray payton, Gid Smith. 80*1 James Bai ley was stopped cold on the one- foot line. Smith drew first blood in the third quarter as a Golden Bull linesman recovered Churchill Johnson's fum ble on the Pirate one-ysrd strip. After several vain attempts to orack oenler. Jimmie Robertsion. plowing fullback, slipped off tackle to score .standing up. Jerome Ford, plackick artist, converted for the extra point. Hampton's tally came in the last perold when Sears Houston, si p ky Pirate fullback, recovered a fumble by Leroy Fisher .in tne Smith 28 yard line. Gid Smith. Houston, and '’eyton, carying the oval success ively. then advanced to the 10 Jimmy Bailey. Pirate end. snared a pass from quarterback Hobbes on the one and Houston serred from this point Gardner Field's atlerrpi lo c nvert for the extra point was -^successful Through the end around ranters if Fis'ner and Carlotte. Smith mono- noli/od the first half of the fray. advancing to the Pirate nine as the gun fire dfor the haiflime. 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