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WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JUNE 15, 1557 Patterson-Jackson Title Clash Set For July 29th; NBC To Dover Match fdfsdafbsja TWO ’MIRACLE' GUYS Benny Hooper, 7. ville, N. Y. well recently, gets a line on lumber Lew York Giants. Benny was the guest of the the Phillies, but exhibited his open-mindedness all the major league teams. (Newspress Photo) uk » ,*M$ “ % 1 li , ■ ■ 5' : \ j C' V .." -K' . P 0 s 8 " | , t »/' A' "'■ f X-‘§3* ; ' i . •• ‘ . •.. ■ .«• I:. ? ■ -If .. , ■ • m - * i f&S-T, ■ V *«■ ■ t THE YANKEE WAY' The Now York Yankees' versatile outfielder-catcher. Elston Howard, is congratulated by the bafbay as he ambles home after stroking a tremendous home run in the j second inning of a recent game with the Baltimore Orioles at | Yankee Stadium. Elston was relieving catcher Yogi Berra, who i was in a batting slump. (Newspress Photo). Knoxville College Honors Athletes - - $ *J- i KNOXVILLE, TENN.—(ANP)— Boston Pryor, the heavy, hard hitting, flying tackier and co-cap tain of the 1956 football team, re ceived the M. r>. Senior Trophv for the Best K. C, Blocker in the special awards, convocation in MacMillan Chapel recently. Forty other athletes were also honored. Dr, Robert Harvey, Chairman, Athletic Conduce, made the pre sentations Julian Beil, athletic director, Musician Gives Producer A Tongue-Lashing For Bias; Threatens To Quit Role Hollywood— (anpi—a pro-, dueer for Universal studios here \ was on the receiving end of a 1 bitter tongue .lashing last, week j given by famed pianist George j Shearing who threatened to quit a ! proposed musical featuring the j Shearing quintet unless Negro musicians in the group were used. Shearing, a staunch fighter for racial equality everywhere and especially in show busi ness. turned his ire on the pro ducer when hp discovered that Musicians To Compete At Coming NAMN Convention PHILADELPHIA -- (ANP) Beatrice Hippy, soprano, of the New Carl Diton, and Raymond Jackson, pianist, of the David I. Martin, both New York branches n f the National Association Negro Musicians Inc. on Sunday evening won the privilege of competing in the finals of the annual NANM, ine., scholarship contest to be staged at the coming August con vention of the organization, on the campus of the University of Illinois, at Champaign. the -wo musicians experienced their closest competition from Pen- , , who was rescued from the boltom of a Mane,.* r from another ’’miracle" guy, Wiliie Mays of the ? Giant management during a doubleheader with s by wearing a jacket which boasted emblems of ■). ' - I j said In bis remarks that sports re- i | fleet life of the college and he is t | presenting s program within the j j framework of the institution, a I program that the institution ran ' support. Robert Mungon. a head j football coach, and Eivin Dean, I backfieid coach, were also present, I sophomores, letters: juniors, jack ets; seniors, gold baits. Some were awarded for both football and basketball. i hi» role in the new Will Cow an musical for Universal re quired that he use substitute for the Negro members of hie. j group. The talented blind musician is- j ! sued a point blank ultimatum to j | the producer. He told him that j j either his group stays as is or the ! I whole deal is off. Result was that the script for j the production has been rewritten ! to include Negro musicians in the j aggregation. nsylvania and New Jersey, with James Spaights, a remarkable, young pianist from Newark, N. J. an extremely close 2nd, Th:; contest was the grand ciimax to 9 One Day Confer ence staged by the Eastern Re gion, NANM Inc., comprising the Atlantic States with the addition of the Dist, of Col umbia, Virginia and West Vir ginia, of which Lessie Spur lock, of Philadelphia, 4?ii vice-president, Is director. The morning wad devoted t.n 1 the discussion of piano, voice, or- At The Ringside^ The Sorry Hoavyvieighl Picture Out- nr, <is only to <brute at the j rina Mini;,- to get an idea of how ; badly the heavyweight division lias disintegrated since the glori ! ous days of Joe Louis the former j "Brown Bomber." In the days wtien Joe ruled the ! roost ss champion, the heavy j ivtight division tei; the money , class, bin today it ft the most iMupern- d of die eight recogniz ;ed divisions Once abounding in j boxing talent the heavyweight i division has 1 i reduced to ! shambles, fistic.wt.se and otherwise. ; When- Louis in his heyday marie j fabulous sums bowl in;.-, over op- I poner.ts Floyd Pour. on. the pre j sent champion, sits in the shad i owof comparative obscurity i without a single challenge with j enouf h box-office lure to assure ! him a real payday. And all this is happening at a i time vh e n the heavyweight j champion of the world should be ! swap*, pnua in richer as a result |of telin b-ion and theatre video, i There two sources alone have i boosted box-office income to stag serin. • ptoporl This column is not saving that Patterson is not a capable champion, for the lack of ap peal is not due to him alone, i True he lacks the power of a hauls or Dempsey, but he is i best of the current crop. Pat terson’s main trouble is that he tvas brought along so cauti ously ;lid has done .so tittle i since becoming champion that | he has not had a. chance to sell himself to the public, in this respect he is an on-the j job champion and a mere journey-maw compared with j Louis. But, it must also be remember* |en that Patterson inter a division | which i.: perhaps the most un i glamorous since the days of bare ; knuckles fighting With the ex j ception of the unpredictable Bob I Satterfield, there isn’t a real | puncher in the group of top 10 contenders to pose the threat that insures lucrative gates. On the other hand, the No 1 contender is a fistic oddity called “Hurricane” Jackson, a fella better known foi his antics than boxing ability. Behind Jackson are Eddie Ma | chen. Harold Carter. Willie Pas i trano, Archie Moore, Harold John j son, Satterfield. Zora Folley, In j gemar Johnanssen and Nino Val i dez. Not an attractive array by any stretch of the imagination. Ma | chen proved his Immaturity wher he was held to two 10-round de cisions by "has been” Joey Max im, Carter Is so-so; Pastrano is a hitless wonder; Moore is on the wav out, Johnson is attempting a comeback. Policy is a year away; | Johmmson. a European product | was. upset, b.v unranked Archie j Mcßride, and Valdez hardly rates j title mention. From the above, picture it is easy to see why Gus D"Amato, Patterson’s ambitious manager, cast his iot wit it Jackson. “Hurricane,” for all his awk wardness, is at least popular i with the living room set. j it, is a harsh thing to say, but j from ilw looks of things, Pfltter | son is likely to go hogging for real ! money fieht.s for some time. After ! all it will take time to inject new I life into the heavyweight- division. Alter the Jackson title fight i July 29, .THAT’S IT; and Floyd J might in.at as well- face it. gan accompaniment, musical cora the Junior Division. NANM Inc. and church music. In the after noon,outs-rndin;. 1 performers from (up to the age of 15>. the Youth Division (from J 8 to 25) and the Senior Division (from 28 on) were presented. The a tendance was excellent, setting a fine stage for the 3958 NANM Inc. convention, which will be held In Philadelphia, August 16-23. Commercial hatcheries, in North Carolina produced 8.8 million chicks during January 1957. NEW YORK— iAN Pi- Those i ring fans who have not before had the chance to see Tommy "Hurricane” Jackson go through ' his antics will get the opportunity ! July 29. when the Far Rockaway, i N Y, funnyman clashes with Floyd ! Patterson, heavyweight champion in their title bout at the Polo Grounds here July 29. The 15- round fight will be staged by in dependent promoter. Emil hence, and will be televised nationally by the National Broadcasting Com pany. with the New York area i blacked out for a radius of 75 I miles. The official announcement on | the fight was made at a luncheon j here last week attended by both fighters - and their managers, (n the meeting prospective dates were ;et for July 30, Aug. 5 or 6. The fight, the first heavy weight championship bout at tempted outside of the inter national Boxing Clubs pro motion, is to he seabed to a sellout ’gate of $759,0(10, with S3O top ringside price The tele rights have been bought for $175,000 by Genera! Motors, Buiek Division. At (he luncheon last week. Jack son. as unpredictable outside the 'ing as within, startled everyone by offering to fight Patterson in the title fight for nothing, "just i to make ihe world happy.” Patterson would have none of that, however. "I am not going to say what Jackson said,” he commented. "No fighting for no i thing.” Patterson and Jackson fought June 8, 1956 when both were, con- j lenders, with Floyd winning a i split decision. Jackson is what * know nas a ! ring oddity, meaning he doesn't! fight according to the book. ; Baseball, Softball Activity : in Raleigh Gets Underway The baseball and softball activi ties for the 1957 season in Ra leigh will begin this week. An ‘ severing tnc familiar cry to “Play I bail' 1 the C. E Lightner Little Leaguers will open the season, fol* i; lowed by the James Baker Pony League find the Adult Softball League. All of the leagues arej promising to be stronger and more well-balanced this season. Two ’ teams dropped from the James ' Baker Pony League for this sea ' | son, but with the addition of two 1 new teams, Delany’s Soda Shop and Green’s Cleaners, the Pony League promises to be even strong , or than' it was last season. One ”; team dropped from the Adult j 1 Softball League but there has been two additions, Method and the Bon Bon Club, bringing the | total number of teams in this lea ; gue’to six. The teams and coaches of the various leagues are as follows; The C. E. Lightner Little Leaguers; The Am vets, Wallace Urnstead; I Hall’s Grill, Henry Hall; Tuttle Center, Bobby Whitaker; and A merlcan Legion, James Holloway; and Kabala Temple, M. C. Hill. The Little Leaguers’ games will be played on the Chavis Park ! Softball field. The time and the I Tan Stars Rate High 1! In Many Top Sports ; LAFAYETTE, IND. (ANP)--, , 1 For the second time in two years j e ! a tan player will share the leader- ! ship of Purdue's football team, j. i He is Mel Dillard, fullback from J Chicago. Dillard led the Big Ten ; i- in rushing last. fall. A real workhorse, he set a new j 1- Boilermaker record for carries , 1- last fall with 193 rushei, breaking j B the old mark of 183 established by j V Harry Szulberski back in 1948, and j ranked sixth nationally in ground I n gaining with a net of 873 yard* . ■' for a 452 average. In Big Ten competition, the for- I a rner Dunbar (Chicago) High j School ace ranked first in rushing " by a wide margin, netting 834 yards in 144 carries for a 4.4 aver p age. An explosive starter, hr stopped behind the line of scrim age only twice all season for a net ioss of three yards. In addition to being the leading ground gainer, Dillard led the Boilermaker* in scoring with eight touchdowns for 4fi points and Big Ten with 663 yards, only six ranked third in total ofen.se in the 1 yards behind teammate Lon Daw ‘ : ton and one yard behind Bob Cox, ot Minnesota, the runnerup. * Dillard is one of nine tan pros pects for the boilermakers next V One of them, Erich Barnes, j u halfback, ha* been shifted to end j and is expected to be a starter. ! He has speed, quickness and good j hands and might be a surprise. Tom Fletcher, a veteran at half back, and Tom Barnett, a junior who was out with injuries most ’■ of last season, ere regarded as 1 starters in the halfback slots Other* are Richard Brook* and ' Charles Reynolds, a pair of so phomore ends; Emery Turner, e sophomore guard; Clyde Wash i : Leaves, bay straw, or sawdust used as a mulch has proved suc cessful In holding moisture and | keeping down weed*. 1 feeding roughage - h-.y or sil - helps reduce the threat of THE CAROUNIAM PUNCHING PRACTICE Heavyweignt champion Floyd Pal- start punch!;:.: in earnest -and at each other when they meet for j terson deft) and challenger Tommy “Hurricane” Jackson (right) ~ , .... , . j land mock punches on the jaw of fight promoter Emil Fence during 11 ' ivtwpuhi at .he inn Grounds, July i. th. (INITED | a pre-fight, meeting, June 3rd. in New York. The gladiators will PRESS PHOTO.) Lee Calhoun Successfully Defends NAIA Hurdles Title |As He Speeds To A Sensational 13,8 Finish In The Finals SAN DIEGO. Calif. (Special ! Olympic hurdles champion Lee I Calhoun of North Carolina Col j lege successfully defended his 120 | high hurdles title here at, the INAIA track and field champion schdule will be announced later. The James Baker Pony League: Delany’s Soda Shop, Raymond Henderson; Hail’s Grid Henry Hall; Greens Cleaners. Otis New berry; and the Amvets, Wallace Umstead. The Pony League games will be i played at Chavis Ball Park under the lights. The time and schedule will be announced at a later date. The Adult Softball League: Las siter's Hardware. Howard Peebles; ; The Bon Bon Club, Bill Smith; Hall’s Grill, Leroy Lassiter; Ken- i ney's Lunch. Bobby Crosslins; I Method. Janies Wooten; and Pee bles Brickies, Alfred Newkirk. The Adult Softball League contests t will be played on the Chavis Park ; Softball Field. The time and ’ schedule of games to be played j will a.ppeer later. The sponsors who are responsi ble for the support of the teams, the players and coaches who corn- ; prise the teams and the officials are hoping that you will come out and support the team of you: choice, remembering that not eve ry team will be a winner, but eve ry team can be a good loser. Howard Pullen is Recreation Director and Hubert Poole is ath letic director here infiton, sophomore halfback, and Bill Alforn. sophomore fullback ■Ca^ CALVERT DISTILLERS COMPANY, NLW YORK CITY* BUNDED WHISKEY* 86 PROOF* 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS S ships Saturday night with a siz zling 13.6 finish. Calhoun’s dazzling finals, a ahead of sophmore sensation Elias Gilbert of Winston-Salem, dimmed the 13.8 which Gilbert racked up in the NAIA trials Fri day. The victory was a sweet one for the 1956 U. S. gold medalist who had been defeated earlier at Compton. Gilbert, and Olympic decathlon champion Milt C&mpb, ii finished in 8 dead heat to tie the existing hurdles record of 13.4. Officials said I ce was third and gave him a 13.5 clocking in the Compton meet The two Cl A A hurdlers have been dueling throughout the outdoor season on the West Coast. Their current campaign started at the Coiisieum Re lays at. I,os Angeles on May 24. The highlight of the internecine warfare to date has been the re cord-tying performance of Camp bell, now running for Navy, and Gilbert 03.4) against Calhoun (13.5> at Compton. In a track clinic conducted as part of the NAIA session, Coach L. T. Walker of the Earles and Edward P. Hunt of Morgan State served as consultants' The CIAA hurdles stars were slated to join other harriers at In “Island In The San: Harry Belafsnie Admits Studio Has Told Him To “Keep Quiet” About His interracial Romance NEW* YORK—Harry Belafonto ; admitted Monday that 20th Cm- , ■ tury Fox officials have told him I “to keep quiet’’ about the inter-1 | racial romance depicted between \ Joan Fontaine and him in the j film “Island in the Sun Belafonte, who recently married a white dancer, said iri an article ir. the new issue j of Look Magazine that he was hurt, but not surprised, when the studio requested him not to refer to Miss Fontaine in any public statements he : NCA A charnp ion.ships at Austin. ; Tsars on June 14 and IS. Campbell scored hi* first out door victory of the season over Calhoun at the CoUsieum Relays. The decathlon star was clocked . | at. 13.6 to Calhoun's 13 7. At Modesto at the California Relays on May 25, Calhoun best ed Gilbert, with a 13.7 finish. \t the Pacific A All at Stockton on June 1. Calhoun, facing a five mile head wind finished in 14. u flat to defeat the fleet Gilbert, who was clocked at 14.1. One of the highlights of the lew Book Discusses The Part Money Plays In Family Life NEW YORK •(ANPi— Both the , ; i otional and the emotional ele- j mentis in budgeting and money i management, are dealt with m The j Family in a Monty World by j | Frances Lomas Foldman. The I book published by the Family j Service Association of America is not todav- • the price is $2.50 She author covers fully the j practical aspects involved in using money to satisfy- real i makes about the film—how ever discreet these statements might he. “Here I am one of the stars of the picture,’ he declared in the article “trying to do a little pub licity job the way all stars are expected to do. And they tell me to keep quiet.’’ Discussing the recently releas ed tenure, «hi eh deals with in terracial alliances in the West In dies, Belafonte minimized the hubbub the romantic angle may raise. Hr- pointed out that "the tacit PAGE TWELVE Stockton meet was America© Don Bowdens crashing th* four minute barrier in th« mile. Bowden, Univ. of Cali * fornia sophomore, whizzed through in 3:58.7. C lihoun and his poach, L. %, Walker will be two degrees rich er when they return East. At NCO's exercises on June 4, Leo \vas awarded the B.S. degree in physical education in absentia. Walker, professor of physios! education at NCC, received tfc* Ph D. in physical education in absentia from New York Universi ty on June 7. needs and desires. A*. Hm same tune she presents material on the symbol money may also he; for the ofejfd, love, for adolescent, drnce; for the MMH, gka/tm and prestige, Mrs. Foldman was r r 4 the Money Management Project of the Welfare Planning Council. Lot Anri." Region, which «m uadar* take r. through a arssj* provided by the Beneficial Fms&ca 'Sfogrteq*, romance between Joan Fontaine and myself winds up with noth f in;',’* although “the audiences mar > get the feeling we’re drawn to one another because at one petes* 1 even touch her elbow.” There is a scene in the pic ture, Belafonte said in Look, v here Miss Fontaine and he are shown drinking from the same coconut. “But the kiay we filmed that* I caught a cold. I caught, a cold, j I guess that’s what happens * those interracial situations.”