VfcEk ENDING Is ATI.-&.LM V. Jkm ARY .1 in It*
Iff IP n 1 f| 1 Jl fSI #lll ® * M |«fw 1 # n
Kenfseif And A. &T. College Await Whistle
Aggies In Final
Drills For Ala.
Vulcan Bowl
Greensboro, N. C. - Coach ';
Bill Bell's North Cai ohnu A ;;n.i -
T. College Aggies went thtough j
their final home drills early th!
week in preparation m: the Vul
csn Eowl contest Safuv.iay vm*. 1 .. .
the powerful Ken tuck'. Slat; .-it
ven at 'Birmingham AU
The Aggies, undefeated on t.m
home field ail season will pro
.snt only one senior for the stait
ing line-up against the Kentuck •. i
tfridders in tills major nov.d eon •
test, this being Captain Jtu Wil •
Lams, giant tackle fiom Winston
Salem, hi. C. who was v
on the Pittsburgh Gout lev’s Ad
Ame.ica Ncgfo college n-air v. ;
IS4H.
The Aggie mentoi winding up j
nis third season -w : t.h the Green* j
boro team, expects to start his |
regular combination against the *
powerful oppf.ncnts in the Bii !
.nghani contest, this including j
Aliiton Johnson Cincinnati, One. i
:.n.d David Kiihcart. Gaston
N. C„ ends; Joe Williams, Wir |
..ton- Sah.i: N. ( and R. . j
Parks Canton, Ohio, tackle.-.. ;
Miter.vuod Thompson. Pm-khkeejo ]
..-it.*, N. Y, and Isaiah Ogu .bv.
Sandusky Ohm guards; Hornsby { 1
Howell Athens, G:-... ei-ntc: M:u- :
D. Kelly. Med a P; innate u v!-.
Leonard Harshaw, Cincinnati: |
and Athie Lee Garrison. cantor:, j 1
Ohio, halfbacks; and Robert >'H> j j
t Stone wall.' Jackson. Aik m.-u ... ; •
Fa., fullback.
Garrison rates as one ■ the i ■
leading hackfield stars of the j
Colored Inteiuolleg;ate Athletic j
Association having scored m v\ - ! 1
try .game -with one i xcept lull f.
the entire season to lead the Ag
gies will use against their new
opponents has not. I:>< n re a ale i i,
l.v the Aggie monter. ultnougu j
Coach Brl! has been drilling bi
team daily for this important ; e>n
test. The Aggies were di*n.i ■
several days for Chrsln. is, but ;
reporti.d back for a drill M r t
afternoon and were .si.,tod to l;
board their speeu. tram m: B j
mingham on Thursday
liu Aggies will t < rf-na.A
well -fortified in the bacl-iti. is!
with such reserves us Jam - F -.
t*r, hard-running fallback Ir ,
Steel ion. Pa., who iv raged •’
ter than five ya .is per a ■ '
the b.'di to: the !:■■ -r, ! 1 ,
son Coleman Pougukec-psie N. Y
Rob. rt Park Si; ith, Morris •
N, J ; Lerov Wr-m g! *;_
Pa.; Jesse Jackson, Allen'•• •i;
Pa.: William Jackson. Alex. i.
Va.; HeTouiTt Mead >n*s. C
nati. Ohio, and so vt.. a I othc
BASKETBALL
Shaw , s <*|
UNIVERSITY ‘
College
FRIDAY Wm&SE:
Jan. 7
Augustine’s |jp
Sat. Jan. 8
SPAULDING WK*)
GYMNASIUM ' p
* GAME CALLED 8:15 p.m. J&Jjfc
General Admission SI.OO
Students $0.50
PRELIMINARY GAME 7:15 P M,
Jauary 7- Jr. Varsity vs. Johnson Co. Tr. School
January S Jr. Varsity vs. Shawtown High School.
Vloi LEY MAKES AU.
PRO GRID BERTH
Mft V(Hi K IANHi l.ine
busting Marion Motley of the
(levektiul Browns was voted
the best fullback in pro-foot
-1 all t.i-,1 week when he «a» se
lected lor the first team ot the
All-t*l o eleven ot the Associal*
•<1 Press.
In be o',-, ti ivat-.tie, the All
liiKlujii eonltleltC;. .YlOtlcv
was also jd-. ktd all-leujiuo fuli
haek lie n-eeixcd the largest
number oi votes of any iiiens
ber of the a!i-!«-u;;iie team with
111. This is hi- thud straight
year a; all-it ague tailback.
His teammate, Bill Willis.
former Ohio state great, for
the third > rai in row was
veted all leagu. guard. 11k*
powerful linesmen, however,
weie iclegjted to the second
team in the .dl-pro selections.
\ii » Oi ’anffc Rlossom
<
( lassie \ Success
Talk-hu* >-. e. Fla. T.k M•
Orange Bio stun Classic Contes*. '
that is yoonon-d annually by the
Florida A. and M. Coil y. G> n
. rai Alumni Association was Quite
a success in the Kith Ciiissi*.
vilie. Florida was crowned Mii-s
Mi -s. 1, V. Hart of Jackson
Grange B ossuin ( lassie an - : a-liss
On ‘.ha P.revrn of Lake'!’) cr Flu.
was nor at;, ndant. The tv, ■ hon
ored persons rode on a beauti
fully float designed for
Miss Orange Blossom Classic
The report received was as fol
lows according to an announce
mem. from the Executive Secre
tary, Geergc W Conoly.
Duval $400.05; Polk. yidfOO.
St;;;-: 1 ., $9.50: Connecticut. MOO:
T- tai, s4il4 55.
Approx:raiw ,’y 15.000 >rt,cita'.
its are ixpected t.- attend the
Yule.m B.e-.vl Conte-* this K ing
the large -t cro-.vd in the history
the cv< nt. Reports from Birming
ham inch.Mti a capacity crowd.
Local power systems financed
v ; k.A ..- led between -l.- 1 1’CO and
4A"i,000 ;:c-a- eonsurmn-.s during 1948.
This is by far the largest total
<■ ver t nr-ccuvi in ; :.y one year
t y the REA Ikm l-nvrer,-
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GIAN T AGG I E CENT E R:
Hornsby Howell above, six
feet, five inch 220 pound cen
ter ot the North Caiv.lina A. and
T Coile<je Aggies of Green,-
boro. N. C.. will be one oi live
WEEKLY
MELTING POT
New York (ANPi Buck in
the ancient duvs of lIIJJ Kid
Rash was a promising 12b pound
boxing performer. Fn-Jf.y. tv -
weeks ago -he- was jjunci n.-;v
We krii-w him well and liked ,him
plenty . . so long fella*
Sammy Jethroc, Montreal out
fielder, has six or seven ciubr
mulling over thf possibility
bridging him up to the big-1 nc
loop. Herman Hickioari, ;:li *'*»iv
poly gag sin:’!, who taug.a
Jackson. Yaics 1949 Y-.:, -...
\ r>;ict jt’.-; live* Din-- r.,",. ;■
We ■an ias: , ,- Hick:- ..mb HbO
humoi the great American nos-,
sesscs and this could r.ot have
happened to a i.ncv guy-- 1 : Levi
NESHO BASEEPLL
SPRING TBAINSNI
SCHEDULE SE T
By VERNON JARPETT
Memphis (ANP) '! ;roni -
t: < 1 • f Negro
cc mbaek.
With the); back to the wall. i:i
aticn. cnvnw's of three lea .bug
Negro American league teams ;
. iid the iii!'; nt Houston E i;.’hv ag
greg<r.ion met in Mamrho last
week to make ;*vr;. 'grnonti for
spring pv act ice.
Th • solemn gentlemen includ
ed D; J. B. Martin, o-vn.-i of
th" Chicago American ( inn's
and president of the iur.ur; h*s
brother Dr B. B. Mam . •• -cm:
of the Memphis Red Sox; Toni ;
Hayes. Jr., of the Biin-bnamnn
Black Basons; and Dr. W. ii
Yt >unge and Hugh Cherry, own
c.- of thh nr-bem Hon -t >n
Cagles. .-latest addition l oi'gan
i.lbaseball.
High on tlii. agenda with spring
training plans were exhibition
schedules and methods of mak
ing the American sporting world
c -rciuir of Negro baseball'; *r '.c
value It. is believed that serious !
oiuussicn was given also * > p ! ay- ;
e>-training rogt brity and other
•J icipSriary problems.
inti : \ a. .'.a- ; in Chicago follow- j
inc the Mem-phir session. Dr. .!. ■
B. Martin ‘indicated mat '•ice: ;j
baseball fans would sec a rticivod >
league this veer The veteran I.
spn. •?man said that he was con |
vi’ic.ed more than ever thu.t or- j.
g.-nbed bast-bali should be con- j
••Where would our present : m- !
tinued end improved,
ior league Negro stars have re- :
ceivei tbyir early ex pi rincc had ;
circuit to civ th -m their *'Vst
there not been a thriving Negro |
char.to show their war. : A he I;
asked.
I
YOUNG PT’VN!S r '" IN CONCERT)
AT CARNEGIE HALT.
Flit.a Alexander, pitted voung )
■oianist wir nrejentecl on F nr ■? j
Manns +h: -d program rs the:
Vow •• Pi.nr.sevy-s nt Cc no- ;
gv prv-it-al H ill. Bn• b:iiv> Stavr !
and Alan Zis'aud T ..U folbtv in >,
leading powers Li the Aggia
lerv/drd wall for the major Vul
can Bowl classic at Birrmii;*
ha in, Ala. New Years Day.
Howell hails from Athens C i
-mi Square Garden, Inc.) club
announces it is uti a ui.iren -ru
( n its 1947 ring t. cipfs. S:..
T.-iu.b, announcing for Clothi r
L.i 1J A I'A UH, : ■ .-■: ;o -. .■: gi \ n;:
tk, mike to «or JOE JV -STK.'
Suiriss to tali-: a c.
. . . ut li ; ' ■ Sanbv S'v.i.l
r awaid t-.i Dan (Dumb.- Mm -
u-i Boxing 'Vfilers Cu ! :,l\\ l
oo ox color lino mor k. t > b-y
i g ...oftiy tor loudly) w h-vt
i tc gio: v and A me; , misivt???
NORMAN SKIN Eli. C ’am
: .i e i>usk: ti)ci]l ac. is lar v. .1
av mate- over at v schao!
-N: i,- DWIGHT EISEIsiIOWEF
; . ; rexy is stil one of the
it guy i kn >w r ' < - ut i i
15,000 TO SEE
PRAfRIE-'FORCE
TANGLE !N BOWL
Houston. Tex. (ANP) A
crowd I.f 15.000 .fans arc expected
to jam Buffalo stadium her - on
N.Yea; s .lay to sec Prairie
View tangle with Wilberforcs in
iho 20th annual Prairie View
Bow!.
Based on pa.tt peri on nonce
Wilborforcc as highly favored to
top the Panther.-:. However, tins
!> the Given Wave’s first visit
to Texas, and Coach Fred Longs
.quad has quite a record for up
sL’lt jn 14 « d vont < s■ u th ic i) ovv«
If i v. .
In. their fiaiues with tni-ir lc-ne
common foe. V\ il.berlo) r<- out
shines P. V. The 'Force.ms. own
a 7 to <) sin over Grumbling
while this squ.a! crushed the
Panthers 34 to 17.
For this game the Panthers'
9.8 century track ace. Man Clay,
will be ready for action, ' mien
Long's starting backfield will al
so include -bucking' Jim Bradley.
(Cat) Garnett, passing i. and
fieshman quarterback Joe Henry.
The )in-* will be bo Isle “ed bv all
star end T-ke Heard, all conference
end (Bear) Richardson, and cen
to' Bill Gipson.
Wilberforct* will be paced, by
its big f...tjr hack-field of Mike
Cart.-!. Sellers. Bibbs and Tipton
who will be protected by a
rnk'htv line.
Th- * to,’ting linkups vll' tv
PRAIRIE PCS WILBER.
Richardson (188) R.F, Pavt-n (174)
Tate (18-n RT YR-Gullouch <?-04)
Walker (2(-?.l HG Blackburn (194)
Gtnseri (24a) r p„ U w (197;
Brand H6S> I.G Tolliver (219)
P.caslev (197) LT V. <• ■!> ■ :
T'.lw -» (102) L-E White (?o‘>.)
Henrv 1 378) QB M Carter (15)
rameu G9O) PH Sell, .-. n(S4)
Glav (Itid) I.N Bibbs (185)
P.-KiV-u n9i-j) FB Tr- .an GOP)
OPFK IA 1 S; Jo cm--- m Hudrow)
refer, c: Be--'y (Vi ; k) umnirc:
Paliirrvr.ri i'Wili’-v) b -i') I k-'-'-rl);.il'i:
Stanley (Atlanta) field judge
tin; series The IP" el and De’ous
i numbers ‘of M.- ■» Alexander
wei-i-. war»nly in-»nlu»ided by the
cjii'airiustic uudie-nov.
\ HI:; UAKOUNIAN
JOE LOUIS TO ASK
BIOOEB COT mn
TELEVISION
PHILADELPHIA. P-: 'ANPi
i Heavyweight champion Joe Lou:.-
I tie wared this week that he would j
ask for $230,000 fn-m television
, i :•»io U-.: rights t.> hi champi
i : liip lit’Vit in Jure. Tie also to >k
out fi orn hi- cx'i ibiTii.r
schedule in Hiii! • six men he it.,
were tne leading. challengers 1 ;
! his; crown.
Refcn in: • te the ; .alio and tele
vision Louis: said. “I sold mysc-11
•!0 cheap in my last light win
•fersej Joe Walcott. My end tVom
the- telcvL - and radio was SH:.
; (100. bin if.- ung to be a lot more
• next time.”
In giving Ids view of the heavy
weigh; picture. Louis named six
, lighters he li-d had the bes t claims
for a title ti.siit. On this (s.-ue In;
.ppi-oved of a possible round role :
climinaiion tournament to pick his
■•i-l-onet t.
As ehalieti. Louis named Lil
ly Conn. Lei ivold, Gus Lesr.c
--v-eh. 13 nice Woodcock. Ez/.ard
! Chari.:.; and J rsey Joe Waicou.
hi case oi a ; nd robin meet he
nUi'-i drop Wo dcuck and Lrsni:-
: vich from the list;
This marked the first tune shat
Loin.- had nan ed Walcott as .«
i•’ • -sclt oppo;a Wall t cons.d-
I’lim.sclf -.til. die number one
challeiicci lb t i. "I let-1 i v.
of.o and lost one and should have
■moll K-r .h it at th title to. ; c::.i>
to meet ;niyoi’.e v. ~u thinks he can
knock m> f.-orn -m nurnoei <n>
t o-- eh.iii iiioi,. .-wevi ‘ -tH-M,s
St) ‘a;; ;ld (dlai'itn or. lead;:'..'
inorrii-sir lte said. Os eoursi
Ch;.rl< ; c -aid moke ..: p..... - \ ,:
; rouge, if hr ,--- -... Lee Savoid oi
, Billy Conn this .. nUn t e n miv
talk from his record. 1-. ever r
. • m tig. I 1 didn't ili nk he wa- ..
heavy weight e-nn.,-; uistil
Basici ' Be. : .. p. ved m tint
Vlil)-\t IM ( |{ Tot it
FOR i !.0!;il)\ \
\M> M. NIX] Hits
•
Tsi iah. : nf-e ln the -spirt
('Pinion o: Coach Walt,- Austin
termer Nat ion a! Inter-eolh pi
. Champion the Florida A. and M.
Cotioge Tennis sound mmosod
h-: Whits-v. burns. Hawl.nn I;.
eram and IL-gclLy n - ■.., • - .
-’ college tenrhs u|;i t n-.-
b’ni-U ' Sue!;--; Aim : j
.tiiOi i >i. ivv.nu a . .get tr ;*a
i.ng program which reqi;-: -.1 a
cnn:v practice ot tw.i hours per
session. Coach Austin ,i.vj the
team arc ready to. move tier
( ;it the South Soothe .. ' : •
Scuthvv -.«t to demonstrate the
pi-Wor a i"i j ijn t ; \>s i\ s wo i ] < : - {
will to win, that is such a
great part ot the FAMC Xdlnr,
In addition m a number of
(t er dual m o!.-, the NeUcrs <x
!-e e to journey to Xu. an i
Southern Universities to engmy
‘■he Respective squads in .natr-o
play during the month :■>: V.-’ -u
--i-; V Ont of the largest \ turn;,
nuiit- in the history of Negro Ire
fire oilegiate Tennis Dim v id m
;d here on tm: FAMC Campus
'.ho eh 25. 26, 21 ■ ■.r, -
support your quad 'or t* c-y
or,- good: and thc> p ; oii -.o m
. i ‘-mi FAMC truly the h-.n r- oi
.i. hc-.mnions as has been ir. the
’ ! r -M.
WINDY CITY CHATTER
Chicago (ANPi - With a whde
Christmas in oi'big windy every
thing b si lift ]\ cool. The .ioinl.<
aro jumping and the chicks any
st roll mat in their new looks the
cats laid on them for Christmas. j
Along the crooked stroll
'ci s. done peddlers and stick up .
Boys arc dodging the cops. Civic •
organizations arc begging for
more Nogin police and plain
clothes detectives on the south
side. This area is in the midst oi
one of its biggest crime waves.
Despite these underworld fac
tor- Ch continue to be the jump
ei.nti >■ of the widwest All the
spots are planning gala New i
Year’s.
Th.- Lake Twins and their
i Kats on the Kirk -plus curst celt;
brities will be featured at the
merrymaking at the H. and A. i
bung. Tiny Davis and her ail !
girl band, the raves of 63rd St., :
will headline the gaudy at. the
.Blue Heaven, lounge.
Club D; Lisa will present a ne w
' Sammy Dyer eview with Gate
mouth Mo< re, tiie Ch:>eoiaU;ers.
Red Saunders and his band and
A there The Circle Inn will sea
, ttirr George Dixon and his Jazz
' men while Poppy.-, lounge plans
I a surprise .special for guests.
Little Miss Share Cropper will j
| sing the <bhies and the C. and T.
i Swingsiers will jump at the C. .
jond T. lounge. Tom Archie will j
headline things at the Maeor.tbo
! lounge Ziggy Johnson promises )•
I his top show at the Beige room, j
j Bill Martin’s m ow. T-d Wat
.!son’s favorite band, will be fev-l
j tyred at Joe’s Deluxe.
On the west side at MartinD
j comer Jump Jackson Tops and i
;'Bottom, the singing Doxier Boys ;
ami Kenneth Tibbs will headline
LESTER YOUNO,
TENOR SAX KINO
IN COMEBACK
.New York, One year ary.
thee „>i re saving that Jjmor so:
. King Lt-der Young, wa- ail w:i
. *-j up and that he was -ugh.
.s a topflight avomt: in the
.. DUS' uevit fit but, todav .
trese same ski-ptics shako tltoi*
hr-adr and aie atr; a i at the tro
mendou.-. surge to t‘no Iwnt hr
Las load durixr.i' I°4B,- and. more
,v.t. at the S'; •' mG ,his band grossed
-during tile year
Clem ; a-rta-lysi? of the situation
reveals that the former Count
Basie reed-man's best year of his
bandleading career was due to a
combination of circumstances,
chiefly, wise management on th
part of his astute manager. Char
lie Carpenter. This together w.ith
Young's magnificent style on his
instrument a n d showmanship,
n ils th- tale.
Always considered one of the
most creative virtuosos in his
profess ion. Lest r's honoi contin
lied to be a crowd-ploaser as ol
yore, and won for him ithousarnis
ot new fans who applauded his
every note. Judging by lise
erc-wds he drew tin- best engage--
1 pant for him in I'MM was ii' l "
oie- ~o t!u l;i;yai .H.i.-.-1 tie: e
\v!i-. . ee Uid capacity business
In Carpenter. Young is-R-dited
with having one of the' shrewcl
, sst band brains in the business.
A fuir.it, song-writer, Carp is
well like.i by promoters through
-ut the country, and in many in
sure • oi o! o.ioi. ,r r
verbal eon.--..- it over thi teiep.’. nie
. was u-.-stamount to a written con
tract, a marvoious feat in a r>usi
. rmss where many bookers even
look suspicieush on a written
i < >ntract.
\ JACQI K i FOii
j \FK TUFBHLLIUn
New York City .At . News
Seri'ice) —■ Xenarnt■ - t in iionor of
Detroit -disc jockey on WJBK,
Illinois Jacqut-t s kites' record Is
i oi.;a-.-; A Jai-ou.'-t for luck thi -
' Belibov. This is iiviecd. a fitting
tiil.uili- to one ot the rn-ssi ; y
namie trysbriano ,n th ■ country,
and a tribute to on ■ of hi first
fans The pitce feature; rwu ’ not
• reed • fingering eiile J.. uat
can execute
In the day.-; whet: Ili.-; ■:was
still a sideman with C -un: Ba
sie'-. Jan'-;. \> >nd. Joel; v (Jack)
heard his wi/ar !ry and recog
nized it as top ta'itrt. Since then.
• King Jaeciue! has cl imbed into
a top siiot as one of th-. biggest
box office anj disc attraction..- in
tils field.
"’I HI MOTHER SPI VKs
By John Henrik Clarke for AN I’
Wnwi ihe bugles blow again
Catling men to light,
Vi he:) iho wise mep. v;x-nk again.
AI:oi;l v.’li.-H is wrong and what is
light.
t will not turn listening ears
Toward tfm.v who led men to
slaughter;
i veil blankly refuse to hear
1 Wh(:!i ' e ca.nnor s call ior more
fodder
For then- 1 have no joyous cheers,
iMo hands to grip their guns.
11l give a chorus of foreefu! jee.-.s
‘But I v/11! not give my son
the fun. Back tn.it south Dave
Young and his band, crooner .Joe
Williams. Grant Jones and Prin
<r*s Jyeuna. (queen ot the strip
i tiers), will make things lively a:
the it itz.
Down in the loop Louis (Satch
' mo) Annrtrons and his Esquire
I All Stars w.iii lake o\< the Blue
Note. Jiving with Louis will he
such people as Jack Teagarden,
Earl Hines, Sid Catlett. Ovcll
Shaw. Barrie v Big arc! and Velma
1 M iddloton.
Besides the usual Christmas
’cheer, local musicians are smiling
because of something very impor
tant to them the lifting of the
record ban. Aristocrat and Mira
cle records, both local disc firms.
. ave been coni bin a the city .tor
nr w t.dent
Among' the Slew names expect
cd to hit the discs from Chi arc
the Kats on the Kick, Claude .Me*
' 3Bn. Tiny Davis. Forest City Joe.
K nneth Tibbs and the Dozier
Boys.
With ole man 1943 on ins las'
I round wc resolve to bring you
the tops in tin- now:; from the
windy city, and we want to thank
you for your comments and co
operation m 1948. Happy New
Year,
Recognition that alfalfa is a
j “lime-loving” plant and that it also
j has a high requirement lor pho.-r-
I phate. potash, and boron has pro’o
l,.b!y been the most important sing
; gle factor in enabling North Car
loitna to expand production of this
crop, says VC W. WoodUousc, Jt.,
[of the State Experiment Station.
Dairy cows supply nearly one
fourth of all the food consumed
by American families.
JACKIE ROBINSON
GIVES MESSAGE 10
VOI TH Or N ATION
.V: ADl'tet,'N, N .1 «ANT
a -,ic-i< :c Robtiuion'u tnc.-s.igc
y- ti‘-. : f A.-'.c icn to
.u i.-'h >■ *- - hag a , 0.-ibh. ~nd
' plan c-.r.rl pre-par: for the fid .m
T:u- K: 'O.r'-.-i i.to-lgc -*s a:. .- i a:
-.'SIS f Ilf- gill-M* ~- l-DPC'. |-i ” 1:1,-a
reatvi . a •W> T.d • • M.t <
I , . , . .
, sored h> U'O :
Chmcb MenCi’.'i- in 0«*
• ehoul K«:\ Be. A. in-si..
* < >n. pastoi vis Ha church, !oiro»luc
■ i !vl 4 Ht-sGir-oii
ihe bit 1 . ierigtiO/ told nls
iiiui he louc.d li.OOii pc«sj>lc of un*
h.-t'r I uMding' t‘nC.Olil , Hr,;Oi‘nc:)V
.o in*<ke up for cveiy one
c d his career.
! This presentation < p.-st ot
’ ’Rev, Rich,’ d: aeliviltos Pr> ei
' : con rape inleiraei.il understandne-'
Holitia\ ila^a/im*
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Service) Calypso fan* ar*: ail
ovi i the lot and one ot sh. ti big
gest iuvt.-s is Wibnavt i.c,u ~a
; well known as the Ct«lyy.--*» Kim,
Holiday Magar.ini- n,i.- ju.-t '-uhic
(•ut with an .:. Ucu -dl aho.it
these unique sing; : . 1..-. • ;ii>w:i
Caribbean wav -j • >?i . ; y,.
i bighJi-hts is a d-v |Vt• ■• J J o! ..
(o'orlui calypso s. as >/. m it
- Houdini • it- ng an- - .t : t.niic.u
, king ! " ' l’x.ivitoi si .i 4") lit it:
ut.' combat.
W; j ill< *1 j * knu vV n ii i' . i w’jn c. *
.• for hi> S ( >o. CvAd
: Du id :.n the Marioi ..-;dv
* » if I -tv •}:••(' • >. J i\ , ■ ... I . .
- pro\on by u. p«.f>-.. ! •• i ■>’ ;..*
■j * i’oeent! v t-. i.’ ; su. ecj .... v ?<■-.
platter Tbcv 1 M
and Don't do Th; T M
Beating The Gun
BY AL\ IN MOMS
- HE ONLY NEEDED -
THE CHANCE
New York - AN! l.ung
i(-cc that Be;c Muun'am Safari
I - t !fMI» v. Cell ITeki-v ..nd Jb.
• rocher looked uver col-.•. ,i m ,
t l-cr-i.-.igvjcm io . - ten.- TERJNS
MeDUFFIF mould hav; lw; c . :
t the h'er-k, i Giants, v Br-.,
■ !vn Dodgers The guy had ev
1 »i-vthing i.c'iSebail brains, guts,
certainly pitching - savvy ot
• execptionaily l.igli ordet anrl
; color (no pun Intended > ----- what
1 more o.- you want --- Ijciia Heine.
• ma> be??
LACKED BUT ONE
ESSENTIAL
The crying shame that is
AMERICA'S th; white skin re
cognition 'a.'js the i-mportcint
quality Terris McDuffie didn’t
o, s.e .-.s. and that is entirely b. >
logical as 1 view the green-gra;-.-'
' from here. The trends point to
changes in this national tragedy
on virtually all fronts from sports
I-, high govei n it„; nt offk-iais.
Please digress a second with me
and read what white- students of
the University Missouri (no less l
• insisted upon and demanded tin
-■other day:
'•Wt petition the board of cur
-; atols that Missouri stall laws ir.-
1 amended, so that Negroes - may
j i nter and study in these- divi
•si ores in which i quivalcnt i nst rue
lion not altered by Negro
eehooß. Surely tiio Almighty
hand is working thru the gen
1 J nine white liberals as well as ag
' : gressive eol-ored Arnr-ricar. citi
-1 re ns.
Wish 1 emild turn back the
• i clock to 1936-37 tor Jew Owens,
i Terris McDuffie- and others who
.inever got a chance
YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH
. i McDuffie started to reach the
• Attention of this column ‘back in
. ! 1030. thy year the Rev. Abner
! Brown, of New York City mar
i Tied this writer to Lillian Vali n
Tm -of Roanoke, Va.
. ; We became friend* from the
;! outset. There was somotiiing dis
if cron t about, th ■ cocky, seif-rcli
• i ant. six-foot athlete that -iced my
• irnagina*-er*. i was all for mak
Direct from New Orleant with
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A AND II GAGERS
GET READY FOB
TOUGH SEASON
1 s ; s. i; The ,a A.
1
• and M ( ’s 1 ;;■■■» Ca-g<- ’ under the
- .a*', rb <■, .Jt ~!H; .f I; 1 . J !CS
: rounmng ..-ui hi*e .-* fim--- court
!;. legation fur thei • !.* i‘J -icas n
■.' ib loot,:'-: up a sac ■:! the
■’rivit dibiculi t; c-vet face them.
Returning for another year's
i lira oet fm inatvee tv - 1 be j a tans
(Hu; j.su \V kilo ms center, who
; will servg as capto'-j of !.Ju- -qu ad.
William 1 woo '.mis fi urn Tampa,
1 in hD three uwvu.ms years of scr
ivies showed great abi-ity in Ms
C-cfmiSive plm and hie ability to
j lead ihe team This is his second
: ri. :w <: ui ivc vi-isr to be Captain of
: :h< ■ !•’ rida F:ve H: also to be
::a. mi* rui joi hi.-; great grid
. Ui.*ticy in that u> was aa
i iVtcrixick y'lV. ..-ml he CO
captain-d !a-' v-. * • Ratfleis
; Ihar&pionship te en Willianss
\iY 2
i Esnost Fea s and ■' it.-; !>*■- Bos
tic are two •-t her rt,.-! o ■ o-:*j.,vi :n
--vro or •i ’ rev r. n - : ■>
i their second vcfo of .service on
> the hard wood. Fear-, a Taliahas*
, ],id, a .ho stands 6‘ 2' m art i r
i unci cfcvers .1 hack beard with
■r ent -uei-MIV . n Sis. who
■ makes Tampa his home <s a <?cn
, -.it’* r-.i.l one lumd shv artist and
s eo-ver ■r:iH hand'e:* Both lads
i *)ka-* a fine Yiy-eard e.on and
ai- , xt-eeHt) to put a lo ! balls
i Nu-' o bi the n. f.* 3 .
\ the l am *tmidr now :t -• ill
i ; 1 a.---.:>i)(i tiie-.t three* men
; the <*th two start ;l » oo«i
--s ir. rr-!! be ii"t( -■• •w i ’ry the
■: r, iioi * . »’'■:( - ; men
,j• ;.- t , ,-frills.
: T- ■ . :.■*, ■ f ir oedenra seed
ir-,,.‘i'.f in Nr.lh Carriina was
■r pun V- a- jil47
\ng a heavy weight out
, . t-., big lug with the deep
u pp.-; cemplexion. since I was
tx.xmg instructor us the local
YM.CA end l i id -ut ot the kat-e
! -vie’) , u .■ r :i:- : t.;. as Jack
Juiuucn Sam McVey and others.
Be;,! .b.'.-L and nothing else, was in
'Dans McDuffie's blond, just as
i;..0t1.-als tm, c and.
• i Paul Robeson s ureterences
SJ s.iiiO nffer to turn boxer
m. by Jimmy Bronson back in
the teniocstuous ’3o’s.
CUBA LOVED McDUFFIE
Hew mam youngsters recall
.eig I- ague Mali placers who an
swered ; the nanis us Ad . lie
LiiWic N Y Giants pitcher and
eouc i- and Miks’ (ronzalcs .in;-
oi t.m. finest catche;'? who. when
Tm St. L-jui.- Cardinals’ coach,
watched the gu- at country
Slaughter race past third to score
in an exciting world series game?)
Be- 1 ! i of then men observed
McDuffie during eight years of
Winte: baseball playing in Cuba
and Mexico Luque was once
quoted as saving: ‘‘Terris McDuf
fie' is one of the smartest ball
plovers I've- met in my entire
Ease bad I career." Gonzales held a
like esteem for 'he man Joe
Busta tried 1u get Branch Rickey
to ai ci pt along with first base
man Showboat) Thomas in 1945
el the Dodgers' B* ar Mountain
tre nmg camp. Cuba, stormy
tPearl of the .‘\n-tilh«s.) went wild
al.cut McDuffie She gave hint
ovations wherever he went which
wore res wed tiseiaUv for her
native s ,n.s.
RECEIVED SPECIAL HONORS
In 1945, .-allle y< ar MeDuffie
failed to be accepted as a rnajoi
Icagu* r, he became the first
Amci'iean-Negro ball piaver to
be .-.elected for a Cuban. A!)
Aiiii'i .'can '"am. Me had but to
alk through the stands in
street el tries down in Cuba so;
i,iii t«.» icali/e just hpw popular
he was, Funs would veil ap'd
j r;irxo U! aiUKU S|(} TltO UIPO.I.IS
Spanish, shake his hand and rc
n. that he join this or that
party One might say that Me
Duffle was the most popular non-
Cutau bum athlete to appear
there during his prime.