WEEK ENDING SATURDAY AUGUST 27 1949
BRANCH RICKEY BLOCKING JETHROE’S DEBUT
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BY VI. MOSES
UaK i • - i
Even when Brooklyn’s Burt Shot
ton told newsmen on local dailies
that he wasn't keen about Don
Newcombe coming to the Dodgers
with a sore tutu, we continued to
argue the b»p guy s fine points in
this space.
It was more than just plain faith
in one I had seen the towering
volt red youth pitch in the Negro
League as well the minor; and
I know how good hf was.
More than that 1 was on die m
yae of a premise he had made t”
his daddy, uke U Mag go and ether
bsseb; 11 greats who all but burn
themselves cut trying to keep
premises to sick kid.-. ..ml I c-nx
eri my newspaper reputation or.
that promise to Alr Ntwcimiti di
As I passed along the sport eon*
scions streets that make "H iien.
a playground for Americans of all
colors, many who read m> opin
ions complimented tm on ■ ,y con
iidence in the act i the Burns'
pitching staff.
Suppose you read a. iP»t Don, lid
Newcombe thought abo.u L
chances of playing with J ■ kit*
Robinson. Pee Wee Ho. ...ud
Bruce Howards. Dodger ir.atcs
re told it t< New York Post'.-. Jim
my Cannon rec. ntly
“I look back to that day wlu ll
l played with *Ha Vlaniev *
Newark Eagles and it someone
soiu nie 1 was gomg to j>!a\
with the Brooklyn Dodgers I d
say you're cratv in the head
get away front me I'd kick him
in ihe pants and >ay. . slop
araditig me
fan no n ray* in winding tip
nis piece on Newcombe: But
y*u wouldn't be kidding lion
aid Newcombe if >ou said he
if the best pitcher to work for
Brooklyn since naans Vance
quit."
DO \ til REMKMBKII
AI. BROW X
We just left Al Brown 's we
Write the hi- 1 .:. much ;.-ain
in <:< hospital ward . n Welfare !--
!:.nd with a broken finger the
spot v*. ntre charily case.- end up
(_w.iy .. month a> • we told y.-n
of our : .eating the ex-world bat.-
lamwtignt boxing champion on
West 111th Street m Huien, ami
new fie taiked with the Panama
terror about the evils u narcotics.
Back in 27, re recall necomporiv
ing Brown .nuJ hi: pal i.-te
Gordon Croque-*. t- luxury inter
fctunc for Pur s Edith Wilson, great
' lues mi.get. wis oi. deck - ■
uor. vcya'A- to the dapper, six-foot.
hhiiiiiuhi ei»sMwwp»ii«»i>«wißn*'i»iHm nagmiwwiitwiaaiiMw—- wwa.
AT THE RINGSIDE
BY El IV VIRGIL OYERBKA
FIVE I.'HAMPS IN ONE
MG SHOW
fiMi Irvin veteran Negro pro
moter. will try to do something no
one else has evei dene before
present five ring champions on one
i.-.rd He has put up a guarantee of
$16,500 with the Illinois Athletic
tcmmission as a guarantee for the
following kingpins:
Ezzard Charles heavyweight
champion; Jake LaMutta. middle
weight: Ray Robinson, weltet
•weight; Ike Williams light’-'(-isn't,
and Willie Pep. leathtrweight.
These titleholdcrs, however will
not be defending their crowns on
thE scheduled night of the fight
September 2 at Comiskey Park in
Chicago; they will merely appear
;n & series of four round exhibition
bouts supposedly for chanty. For
what “charity" nobody has said
Each champ has filed contract.-
agreeing to the exhibition except
Willie Pep. According to Irvin.
Pep is holding up his contract until
he- defends hi. 1 title August 28
against Eddie Compo in Water
bary. Conn
Charles will get at least $2,000
lojr meeting Jackie Lyons of Pitts
burgh; LaMotta $3,000 for facing
Clarence Wilkinson of New York,
Robinson S2OOO for meeting Char
ley Dotson ul Chicago and Wil
li, ms, $3,000 for fighting Art King
Os Njhn’real Pep’.- purse and his
eppenent were not announced
This will fee Chicago’s second
tig outdoor promotion of the year
the other one being the Hazard
Charles**! arsey Joe Walcott fight
•CLAMOR’ FOR LOUIS
Everybody wants Joe Louis to
return to the ring once more u>
meet Fzzard dttrle* for the heavy -
v. right chainjionship of tue world
Thb ••♦fvtrybbdy” meant individ
uals wbu stand tis t/Jn Jinsuiciul'.i
■at of such a -le d
It. is cfcviou» th..t Joe Louis to
the few is still the- best man in
•; r.* box trig world today. At every
fig-ru he tßttctids he ?eU ty tar the
loudest sheers. Me it reapecied by
11;* pounder who hud captured the
imagination •>!' New York fans as
no fighter his weight since Genre
Dixon's time We Ml then that gay
1-arei; would unbraci Brown as tin-
Parisians capital did heavyweight
Sam McVey some j.O year.- prior
Few personalities possess; d tin
ilitelligetice. charm and lunmu ' iat
Al Brown was fitted with
To sec him iiithting for life his
teg? so '.mandated that the hones
protruded, or seemed to. caused us
to bite hard on our lipts
He could hardiy speak this turn
A damp of whip cause fumed .•
fnouttipi.ee ;.».d to*- shn ■>> j arms
Ilia' one. Homed a 20c . »niid m• r
ring partner wei*.- nothing ir.ui'i
than pencil->irc Once Brown \va*
ui. rln! have moi* titan S3OO •
000
Here indeed was fate writing in
’he sand: d* timt. \t e ;i call lovely
women of a!; nat onalities, . sta
ble < i ijn. horses .the finest Lin
coln car I ever saw back m the lu.-h
.mil roar m. 20's. m- ve than 100
suits if clothes averaging St 2". a
suit. >pv*hkin.Li acquaintance vvit-b
European nobility ,Prnie< ot
Wales etc. ■ iru-mbers of tin prvte
ol . I two continents This pas:
uakt's me or us H?idt an on.-sham
V V it BANS I.OOK TO Con
B 1 p< springs t-t. rna! tie or»
ga-ih-n: oiii Alex pompez. the
; man who pays the bills of the N.
; 7 Cuban* of !i - N.-v. o American
i I .eague.
The 1: *1 .ippearane. Tie colortui
Cubans made- on then home lot,
I the Polo Ground- 114th Street and
K, hth Avenue -n Sunday two
weeks age faitnd Mr Pom pea look
ing la the 19.7(1 s, i with charac-
As 1 chatted pleasantly with
him 1 wondered .‘low much Negro
tasfct all had a ; . -..fit *o tv .to for
to sav nothing of the Cubans who
s-ld three ot thei> txnhtest young
.-mis to Horaif Sumvbam-s N Y
j Giants of the National League.
FONG ROAD TRIP AHEAD
i- -. >-x; let. ... i i m H. .
the Cubans have lost plenty et
mi noy this yea. Wit !i Mr POntpez
wis non-committal in tins ton
i n.ction, we r<.-railed the mtimatc
chats wed fiad and merely had to
p -ir cut- amt niii tcig.td'ter to i
rive -;t the ci nee ;,nsv.ci With tiie
T- nciusior a southern road inp
that is booked solid through Sep
tember the Cubans stop «>if ~t Kan
sas City on Labor da-y to tangle
with the Kansas Cny Mot...robs.
persons’ in kind out *>i the gaure sli
over the world
Jake Minti. the m*u.af«r «t
Charles, gave the key tv the
well wishers who want Joe tv
return to Uie tint* when he re
marked in encouraging a Louis
< haries match
" You owe it So the public
and to Charles it would draw
j million dollars. "
Evidently. h> -s •e •
it to the mill inn dollars too. He
porters seeing Joi at the rings- tic
continuously inane chiding remarks
to Joe during and after fights
They like to him that he could
whip both na-:i in the ring.
So tar the Champ has been
aide to withstand the pressure
and merely smile away their
remarks. He probably knows
that he can spot a. weakness
in another lighten immediately,
but he also realizes that he
hlmsel does not move with the
swlftnc s and certainty that he
once did
His fate might be the same one
that met James J Jeffrie* when
tii rctio nrd *i tlie ring, to try Jack
! Johnson. Ol Jeff did not went to
light a. . in, but his “friends" egged
him <>n teiting hin. he could do
it just once more
Os i iiii'sc Joe probably gets
hc-nricstck of the ring when be
viitches some «>t the good ones
Out for film hi is m the brst spot -
on the sidelines. A- long as his
, lute;national Boxing club can ar
range the best bouts possible for
1 the fans hr will be doing his part
for the garni that has helped him
SO.
LAMOTYA CKRDAN
Jake LJ'Motta will defend his
; middleweight- title Scpteixtbet 2k at
the PsTile Grounds to Now York
;< gainst th« vmn from whom he
took thi- crown last June is, Mar
cel Cert!:•>.' Cerdan. v.-bu had said
be may quit the .ring after wlttj
kayoed by .aMotta, dt-dried that
be is sti good condition at-C if lead/
to tig..!
STADIUM
ECHOES
BY VERNON J.VKIU.IT
CHICAGO (ANT, Tail, eu.-y*
to-meet Hartk Grecnuerg, Cleve
land Indian executive, hinted last
week that u another Metro is ad
'did to the Tribe rosier soon he'll
have t<„ r e great
It was jus. a lew n..notes before
the start of the East-West game in
' Oomiskey Park, and he had just
explained to reporter? that he was
••just here to see a good game and
ri t to eout anybody '
Tiii: tieparimt: t then -juvstioned
Gt-.tvnberg as to Cleveland.? plans
for Negro big league prospects now
i piaying on Tr be farm teams
Orestes Mi.nosu -f San Diego. Har
!ry Simpson. Ai Smith, and Roy
WcUiiuker ~if Wilkes-Bane.
The ht.ndsome swat king of y-?s
--teryet r del nded iiiir.seli with a bit'
hunt: t grin and said -hula on a
.-(-(' ond
' Aftei all, in don't have toe
mam places to put them We
leceived some nitietsm lor
hringiiig up l.uke Master, you
know, some people arc already
calling us the Cleveland Buck
eyes" he added jokingly
The Buckeyes art- the aii-Negro
team ol the Negro American Lea
gue.
Gricnberg w ;< ., asked f■. »r nis
. turn, . : on Wilkes-Ba-re's tl\x*r<•
Nevrn stars of the Erc'tein Leugue
during ins visit to tin Ih-nnsyi
alua Ua'iin.
'Geuer-diy .-pc.-kui; they looked
- ltd Huwevci I have been some
what distil pointed in Al smiths
batting tor season. ! .xpected him
re. lly hit that ball this year
Ptiipi who believe in tv!--inthy
r d mind reading may have a point
in tin Smith case The thud tase
;. unciied t! new hitting spt.e
duiiny the Greenberg visit. Tne foi
; lowing week, he garnered 14 bus
in 24 cham-es twice nailing fOtii
h the last ft! tom-* at • ' he
llr.d .’ innated fai 24 hits 111 boost
t.vi raa,.- n on. 279 to 32k
Mranwhilt, teammati H.uiy
him) s-iii continued bus coinn'iar.ihng
lead.* it' ll; mi runs and i ui;s bat
ted in The centi rfii Idee .s expect •
eu to pass lh« -i.i mark ui llotaei
at;d tile 1 1 >0 mark ,i roll: batted .a
before the end of August
(»r« eriberg seemed to hm e
rnjoyt-d relating how be me<
Welmaker, the Eastern League's
top hurler. tValmaker wrote the
Indian: telling toein of hi*
quail cations a* a mouiulsman.
and Greenberg answered. e\
plaining the r« gular proeedurr
tor troynuts
And When the Indian* pened
spring training, up walk: Mi Wei
maker disg lavtn;-, Greenberg's 1- 1-
iti and d.-m, ndnn* a chance
You knew he had , lot ou LV
bai;.to- " Giai-ni.fr: i.-.ddi-u "that s
hy -.v» sent hr-: : 'V’Uke.--B-ua e
for more seasoning
VV< ir.iake, practically Built bis
1-. tern League ‘crutatior: by b at
ink the circuit lead.in Albany Stn
■ alt r.‘. F.'«r, when in a pitching
•lump he can always review him-
If Jong enough ti s> hip the New
Yorkers Welmaker who may
win his 2Gth pt-rru- lx-lor, fhi fir-t
Septem! -i h. . delisted the
; .Senators l'-vt straight times.
Fish Bowi Classic
Pits Shaw Bears
Against Pirates
Aha a University r grid pro* j wets
l will take the field Thursday Sep
- tember 1 to begin preparation.® for
ih" HH!* season Sixty or more can
didates will be on hand for-the
initiai drills. Oi this number more
t han ton y w ill !>•-- vctei am from
,last year's campaign since (be only
■ seasoned player, Kverette Latti
j more, end and ream captain. *n -
lost by graduation.
Loach Howard K < Brutus > Wit
| son. fi'esh from a six week’s siuii.<
| cession ami coaching school ex per
j ience at Columbia. Universitv. is
linger to launch plans lor ;he nir
[ rent offensive. He will be a idea
jby A saint* nt Coach Thomn- K*e
forni-brilliant (jiiuru rbaek on the
! before-rln-war grid aggregation
1 Kee assisted Coach Wilson last
j year j-d was an effii lent scout
i on the Bear staff.
POINT FOR PIRATES
| The Bears wfll a gain K- point
i imp for Hampton in their openim;
j
| Tilt- IBC • p re/nutin:-, the light,
| their fourth championship promo-
Irion. Kid Gavilan will return
ito the ring- September ft to tail-;
either Robert Viiiomniu or Rocky
Castellan! in a 10 round biff at
Madison Square Garden also an
IRC affair. Either of these two
'should provide a very rugged night
: tor G-vvilau.
The IBC is planning to promote
,70 indoor shows in New York Di •
i troit, and Chicago with most of
j (.hum going io New York. Gotham
, v.-.-ll be the hr-rdquarters of the
! IBC rathe.- Nr-ti Chicugi.
i First light t»n i’n program will
lbs e. Beau Jack-Kid Qt-vilan b'tut
!at the Chicago Stadium, September
! 20. Tt*.'s bout, and fill IBC indoor
; touts wl.ll be ' televised. Many or
i vbtia will be broadcast dlso.
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TO ABVMAR IN CM! V 01*1 N
BOXING TOI'RNET This
group of bovi'i s atiove " ill ap
-1 pal in tin City Open Negro
Hexing Fmiriiimii nt w idcli is he
ing 'Upf'rvl-ed m Kir Kali'iglt
Rerreation D-partnu-nt and si>on
sored by interested eitiz its lin
card will feature 12 bouts The
entrants will pome from Raleigh
and other cities in the state
she local boxeis left to right,
kneeling are t erm Bennett. T>
Albert t liras. Grurgi Baki i and
Milton Cole standing first rm.
left to light, Joseph Speiuer.
Carl Baker benjamin Moore
Billy Williams and tin- coach.
Jehu Winters Standing hack
row left to right leaf Abram*
Otis Hunter Herbert Smith and
Raymond Burnett.
16 YEAR OLD
LOSES OUT IN
GOLF FINALS
CHICAGO (AX'Hi \ l'-ys-;..'
e-id boy Ml.i it *') it mix Zeal the ge>:.
world !i>-r- lust week a* In- me •
iinals of second lumual Windy
Ho Pi pc |) <» Ponce
Hut after giving' Gojcloji ii.,,.d
malcjl. G- a ai.- "i J i I le* I *4 * .oil,-!
Golfer: ,;.-*<«■ Hi i.m . ,i,. s :r kit,.-
of .2 on tile fsar 71 cour-'- Hiaiin
>• uj*rli 72
WOMEN'S CHAMP
Mrs Livei Mltchum <>:' Itidian
f-fbs lud . defeated Mrs. tun.,
T-1.-11-V ftoh ill soli of Chicago it: the
1 in-Ms for the tone-!: - - nan; ,
i-hip Mrs CU'o Hail id Clip ago f.n
mcr I'd A ehai«ipn>n. »’a? me.-* ii-•
and won the i-ousoiaf.iuft flu- it
< liarnpieuislijp.
game oi •be si-.i- u! Bust yt-;u thi-
Pirate.’ broke Shaw'- ten , am.- aim
niiig streak. gai!k ■•-i in the H i
letjr.l! clbl.i championship YU.
c.'iuspu'ri. Many observer:, sn> !Hi.■
Upset (jlle- r(- (1 ! h-‘ local's fit:!'-.
Ifi-lk si and which ended in a fiv<
wins-i'iVf Kisses recui’d.
This year t.b.- Etm aggrciMt a*..
•i ill tangle wills Ha nipt on in tin
secoafl iiiiiuiiii Shrine Fish Bowl
*f'lasfia- SeptemtKr 24. at Foreman
Field .: Norfolk, V The local-'
will lay great etni>has's on prepara
: ion tor this ca-mc. which is sJtuji
it4 no ft* a kititl of revctige battle
Ffir the IVfi!';-■ to revive thcii chan'.
piiin-hifl hopes 1 |',e > Will have Ty
: whip the I’ira»i s decisively in the
Fish Bowl
The Shaw team will he ti.eiUv up
piv<U>niinant!y of seniors Tin
hiickb'Uif nf the squad will t-- men
!iki Captain Jlttt Jovner nt Ha
h*igh who came to Fhaw in 1 .
Con oil Wii.son's first vrar at tip*
illHt.il Ution. They (ire .-eltaili to hi'
tiirliting to emi tneii career in
hlaz<- of glory.
Aitiong the inert who v ill he
playing th<*ir final s. ; em are such
stellar performers as Twillie fife
lainy tll-CI tA. bairiiac.k and lead
ing ground gainer; Rill Wallace
uml Rostw Fl.iyd.. pile.-UrH in*.*,
fullbacks: Jame> L. Jackson. «*•«•
nans luirler. Gladstone B'K.uh, Wii
liatii Cannon. Allen Groom.,, .lames
Tavlor. and E-i Itoimr hard hin in"
tickles’ 1 e-.'iy Way AH-GIAA and
John Williams stulwaris at th<
ipiard post;- Bill Purneij. Unvlit
Muck, and Itobei t .-.fartin, iwkficbl
reirukirs: John Goodrich rehab.* !
offers-dve end . t 'haries brilh
•nt atiii «on«iMen>. center; John
Turie-r and bet'i.s Sellers, :lashv
halt tr.-ci 1 at unurterhack: cm l
John Wor!bum Bears' pututitig ox
I>ei;
The Boars btve Uuir first, hcnie
nm CAROLTNTzNN
What’s Wrong With
East-West Classic?
! 'M ut\ VIK (* 11 OVMIBKA
CHICAGO ANi- VVhHi tin:
F.’Vt i.. ~t th* West -4-( in tin i/lh
K,<st-We.-t clasnk only ;ji,-
:K.7 fans sav !hi* gam* Last year
... .h,jn 4?:;.i)00 viewed the s'ova,
th». contt>i and the year before
nu-n th:.;. 4*ooo view. d the star.-.
is h.N-Wni j: ame -4,. ”> jvh
fc*i !o she \*. ;;nin:v of the ny
K‘<nie lose «1,000 fans front last
H HtitK H Mvf Bf.ST I*LA VKKS ’
* oei c . vita, iitiOia whetli*
* i or m.-t the best player,- m rat.
U . es.a. wert- thr r-»tne Fur s :••;•
; ample how i* it that Boh- V hor-
New Yak Yankee- tor its New »G;
Bt-ars was not i-vn: a memfoei 0
ht VV rt team at the time Os h 2•-
t .rc.ua sc. His si akm tola] >•
leads ihc it*,u . arid hiss ho nit*
•iv COi'6 rate- high. O; anw at-out
Dinymu ha in *> Nermau Hobbtsoo
. battiP.t; ,342 a;iJ second on his
o-a-rn to p.pei- DaviH m naa hatted
. oY‘ He would have het-ii a pin.
ky i D; venport ol the Chicago
American Giant-- or Johnny I>Sv^
/-,« "How ~i ~|.i iJx, ~ ... *
I'l.AYi Ks SulJl .1 V>l
i nforest in tn h> yo • • ;; _a u<: e «n a y I>e
t. i i«•;! »n ; N<*% i * i» in ft r Hail; ’. .*x i 1 e
’<•<> las! Fur exiimplr. inis t.e-a :■
iK<k at tilt j.lnyeii n.i.viri. n. -
Art Permingtco of Chic-up. bal
t: ~>!«•:- Bob Thu! t i.- i baniog
.321 ii-cci; n : U.H ! v.'i./ i ■ in : l ’ n
Em i T.'b'. i n ■•! the M<’>!
j'.Ay ibt- 1 calchfi i m. •-. {ait.
•fv r:->. Rirminuhitm j,s-:< to irnk
: £'C. .rid i/i I nr* gm pile-:. , it.
- Kon-.:.b City 4 ~‘i
Wnat excellent addition.* t.. Tin an
st<ii lineups ii only the owns rs
•vi hav«* waited month. Ptpt-r
Davis is wailine. until 19Su before
f >11"| \ |U » U HI Its
'ur-.nv j- ;uls t rir ■.! itb«.'Ut th,
ptggfd J.Uiivr ftn .iii g.uiit. S 3 for
:o, ui. <;2 gorioro; :idrr.issicm,
:.nu $1 f«.i ' lt-ciit rs. '! h< bit'< .:
i-:- ■■ ; - iiit’H.N eo at that
East- West fiiicno. and so ware- num
i.ioii/ other ~aotiui,s. Most peplo
ftl' iha! Ur SI,2S. and iWj or.
r“ul: r n'.tijin U'aLiu. ■ Acs wi?rv
high emnjfeli
l B• ; ....... ; an,, ifl’r, t. k-a
•ptiblio l) Mn public rtlatioiiK- pi. -
.nary ol tno nr v. siru-n and eer
j: iniv cu.Jy a low lan., know vel v
much aooul !ho pltivt-rs n flit, yarne
nor did too many know the back*
I’rfund .: d history of the —am/'
' it l 'ell Aceordiia to the Atuericim
Glantr . .'.lie:. Dr J B Martin,
hi; a-., n his pubUcity for
the dailies.
Wny me d'ssci'iininaUonV The
.Ne a. baseball uwimi expect. Ne
-> uat; I',;: arid e/iteinly should
feel it necem.u \ t, giv< the ste •••
service 1« the Negro press as th*
white, perhaps there art; similar
SCOREKEKPER SCOOTS
The official scorekeeper aid not
i «*on stay m .the pr. sshox after she
game to give- u., newsmen an oi
eame itt. st Augustine’s Ktgl.tine
Horses SetnTfl«> Oc'obei 1, at. •!
: nr>- riway thereafter until Shurv’s
Horn, '-otning with Howard Cnivcr
sity October 2k. Tfie echodnb is as
to] lows:
Han-.pt/on institute. Sept 24.
f Fisli Bowl Classic l Norfolt. 'a.
St. A l‘tn> Stine's CoHefa- Oct I, Hi
; Virginia State College t». t
f- JVtersburg. Va.; N. C. A. and T
College. Oct li> Greet.ehoro Win
..tor.-Saler Tt:o-h> r s. 0. . 2‘: VC in
rton - Soieio ; Hoh’si >i I’iitversliy ;
i let. 2n i t |omeeon v, , 1 stat.-i al-
Virginia t itlun I,'n'verßity. Nov.
5. mi>igh: John on C. Sntttb ivd
rersiby, Nov 12’. Chorlott*, North
CiTwliaa CoHege N\t. Hi, Raleigt..
. Ui* ; .ifJ;' t.vcri 1 Utr i-it'--
i t >U-as* cc iniihJ ]."M: the I. ag.te s:
, •* .. ~ !• C ! 1 . y > • i \V . - . 1». iCC U -
, to 1C iv:.*‘ veil wtullfc For Ot !
on. -..lda - l- ::* th, E -H- j
West cins-ic. tm- lei-pul- should be,
- h-rt. accur; t«-. .ii>d :ntVrnu'-tivc lo ;
vvlu. a u ..new ,-hoftl ;
£■.*■) S'K-4 Unit It.: Will fV6!» 1
:• xkt A* ■ { vVsi'Ht r? I'M: ilitt i t?' ; t ;
Hit \ ! it MM'KNs I'D MONEY
1 his tilings up the next ques
lion*— what is Die |uipi>*e “I
t!u game and what happens to
!h, iioui. y7 What Petiei its d<e
the falljUayte- get out of the
g .me bee- it help them a* the
major league game doe* dig
league players?
MORI QCI j*TIONN
y. . the unwmoi! that
si.mild huve ci. me 1 rst ■— how
Why sh- uidfc''. t.w fans vtd t< ■
After all Hu i d; put -.iow'ii tin
ri*,t :jt'> th; I lift' I!’»**'
Ail-Star Game
To Be Played
Differently
I :. j 1 "i'i- All ’U 1' 11 : -
the -ip.i’iin.e of a new coin r:,rt •>
to,ecu th.* Xalioiud HViiiUtall h..i
;,nd the chi. as.) Tribune Chanih -
Inc. promoters es tin- giian
I'mtii the tit-tv contra ; th* All
Pt« r s'nin h.-i/ ri •' - . • r ft 1
ol her ,i•! nit ii*.-- of ilie ci.SJet *• pl« v
ers si 1 eel ed to participate Kuril
[.layer « T .l Is insiiny) for f u*. Hi;
Ctaills: hljilip hr J'OSiUtli-' i'm hi
ii.ei.tiie through j.lay n... in th
tans'.
This veal’s [sme, the worn! "i
he hide.ry of the series fiott! th
nil stars standpoint was hampet'ei!
i/CCimKe j,/., li-atm .- ■ c.nfre the het
ic: withtield ihciii from
No [ilaVir may pa c: s*■ s i : e u:
less his class has neen cradukte 1
h. has left ('..Mere with no ii
tent im <»f retui-tiing l odor t h
ii* w lin •• <a ;• pace a liKiphote that
ihav inn ate a possible peart- be
twev.it the rivti! Nat ml:.it h agin and
Ml • Anntrieti coufamine wj»p ah ••
“me I qitcd
ins se. rii in states that whoui'l
ihi N'ai ioimi le.'c lie cliaiiipioii <•;.
gayi a phtyoif with the titltst >
mi i. her jn-o lcagne. the promoters
loiv, :h> right to present the witt
ier ot said cuitic a* ihe profession
al font hall ri!prcsi’]it:il ive in tin
hie; game.
ii . vs I KTK CIUISSMBN
On: ne-r it is reporteti that tb“
Hi- Alttf I*sns Hi: I.IS. spot U.'IS S'.-Vri »t
new Negro tar*w fc!eil newnne .
both •• .nstsMl i,art white, to the n.'i
Clark Shnu. i, ocssy it: tio* iir-isr
veilimr of the l!il*» teatii coact,ed by
Show 'aitii: oi
A>. Inti-;iwi ! i»d faine «pons,-*l'<*d
py lit*. Tfinccsiiy Os fiod'iatlliß
turi d M me'. hatjHn* fm 'AI jkt.-.i*
thins. Wilii- Stocie. broad junio
star, and Paul (Tank I Youngei
were outsti/Viitiei; in the tilth-up.
S(. wi,.i has had i,o collßKe
foot hub i x |if ienOe, made (.he lodg
es-. run of ihe evening, k 90 y*rt
i:l from h:s trw-u JO io touchdown
ten i’ rv Vivnoyrer was '-irtualiy u
t j.,• t< i ini. -i.-'irt," m! fuJlbnck
t-i.-vjd-i '.’OK’S NEW OOACH
ii.-iiiipi- mV new coach will get
: i« fit-v-T. took at his 1949 Phrase
charges.. Sept. 3, when he expects
STANDINGS
NEGRO AM Lit fc A N LEAGUE
I ASTERN DIVISION
VV L I*o
N't .V Y niK B 3 tIC? ,
Bnitinu re .17 11 ,807
indianupoli* .15 i 3 336'
PhUftdelphisi 4 i *144
.Loaisvilie 3 18 .143'
UiS r! » n i>l y ‘.SIOxV
H I. Fit
K 1 j■ i jty r, 12 .336
Chiengo e 6 571
Birmingham i 2 n ,j 22
Houston 9 9 600,
IMeliipri;* ill jfi ..44,?
batting
All it ft Fit
1- Davi: H.r 265 >9 lu4 ;,92
Buy J Men 3.14 53 97 7,3.:
Pig;., ii, u <95 22 74 .379
Brown. Kc -‘23 K 5 !u7 3/3
Du'is. Balt 240 4:7 87 3CI
■ Forrn ntht.i, Metu 206 6.3 97 362
INl>l\ tOCAI It. A Dili.S
Doubles ™ Neal ind. 26
'I riplt ■. Kornitr.thul. vit ia auei
! lilliriii Balt i!
Hi ii,.- run* Brown. Kr Foi - ’
Itm utli.i! ivif-iu J Davp Hon..iai. 12
HuPa Gila.tin D.:■ fj
Fun.-. Baited in 9, Kt 32
Hits Brown KC IC<7
Stolen Bast .. Serf ii KC. 18
Litc-he-’s Byrd Balt. 10-2
Su ike-1 iU Collins K.C 131
FLAGI F BFiS
Fil'Eß DAVIS REGAIN:*,
baiting lead
L.LI ViiZC DiiVsif. lit j V
I L'.acnt./ta Boston H<-a Sox farm
i. iikt. I 'i;fc‘.ajiji.'ti i|i -2 batting it .i».i
which lit/ had h» Ui all season uraii
avt Wctk He has uu : v».'u ♦ i,\
392. j (t)op ot li'ircc points irom
U t wet k. but Ltfti ot lioiirin-
I apoils dif.ppcri IE points to a third
piace 37a Bo> Bovti t-i Mffnphi:
; !’.iai’:i«iin4-■ ii lus 382 average
WilLru brown contiuucJ to be
| ttu m v top slugs.: r. He h . u.*
j b*tal ba t ? v\ itii lb to’ 1 it. \
[with 107, and in runs boiu-*U u:
I with 82 Hr is batting 378 i tied
| for ‘<t ; • :c? in doitblcs wit a 22 b
i third -n triples with 10, fend second
I 'h lunfc scor <i w:tn 6’5 He
played rj 1! i. l> ul his team a j amc*.
| this v.
GIAN I'S
fl.lVulli -tctl-h it lick: liRl; t it.
K ... City :vl . 1.1.:. ..:: ti..
t--.itin.-. :-. Elite Giant* :n. ts cl«.
■- i ti.i iev*-iu Tlu Moil.-'.c.i; r,uve
11 ii.,iiiu-ii e,i; fcp of tlic western
divisli,!. thruUp.ilOUt tile 1 si hilit
and except i-.r the fir.-t ut leive-ti-,
’in *. cend halt too
The Elite G .lit;- ci < t'.e Vl: *: ■ t
itie- t-a.-t TF- New Yi.ik t nbau.*. et>.
b- •Li v ■l* tup bCCUUM- *V/Urii Tli< V
. iiiiiip they i.avt- n. th*nc r W e-,(ci.
St. IS Hoiiir tip to the i’S ’ Will
vk 1. t» Ifji.ir. tt'g.7 Alliiijjjt COi LEX'S d o.n *• -
y i 11 the Emt-Wcid fe'.-oue
iipt u ’i'Hl. taii'ifc i'b Negic oa&c
--t/ .h it it vU- - the v :i*ne dies tco
i, ,iv *har, 6b h, ui tiers lo rt-ixirt f-i
1 i ;iti,:V The new aei.ler i- Harr. ]
h t Big Jeff* Jeft»rson
Amoiir the stalwart•• expecterj u* .
-• urn from last year’s .-ntunt ar«-
I ;,pi.,iri Hi!! i orbitt a* tei-KK-. aH
;AA 'Soap" l.ewi* aial .Viala- hi
v]! n ni ersdi. all Af:ieric;,.n
tV-iodnll at guard t*ius vetera»s Jim
DiitaKl. "Khaki” Carroll. Hn-huid
William' 1 . James Brysmt Dfoy.l
1 anil Arnold Thanuontl in
baokfield. Hampton will »pe«
is SCitedUle Sep* 24 in the his!)
:•., wl gam I with Shaw at Ni-rioik
Foreman field
BISHOP TfGKRS
Tin* Bishop Turersi of Marshall.
‘V \ . .vill [day a nine gam** sell'-
„ule i in-iutiine seven conference
v;, me* according to Shannon f>
’ l.itllc. dire.-;or of athletics*.
Bishop w ii: open ngiiutfct Dangs
1,,*. Si.;,[, 24. 11!Tier earner kill ht
co,ii/i Prti.cie View Texas Sue
Sa. in Houston Arkansas «t e
Southern, Texas I'ollepe. Gromit
liny, and Wiley.
LANGSTON LIONS
i !’, iZipi Gayles director of
itdhltfics. aniMtunced a 3<» guine
’ M-hedith- for the Lantrs.toti Lions.
: rtf- whedtiie follows'
Bishop. TennesHee Slate Ll»c*,L* j
iJIc.l, Texas College Southern;
Sam Houston Wiley. Ark Mil sa' .
State. Prairie View Texas State
S-»40 - /f
G& w 3^! M
SEVEN '2» JM
STAR |J||
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wttoipld whi*kt»* «w> <4 I j
y»or* ot rnorw «l«f >3’'/i"A agik 1 Ifl'f.Vjj.j /
•froiQht whiskey. 62h% IS B ff'M j -.s}s■ ' j
neottml apittfs dtwfillotf l»l B / I
from prain. 15% •traight g xjf * '** j I
whiskey A year* old. ! -2 / j
15% straight whiitki»> S -J
years old. 7'a% siroigbt I i\WW! -x !
whiskey t y*cu* etd ”
th WORTS MMiTiC; t* kih ■ tiithiOtb ;
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