WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. JULY t>.
Miss Althea Gibson liss 8. Hard To Win j
Her First Major United Spates T ennis Tournament
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TROPHIES FOB THE JUNI
ORS W L Cook, left, tour
nament chairman for the Na
tional Juniors Tennis Tourna
ment, receives 34 trophies do
Bated by The Coca-Cola. Com
pany, Atlanta, which is a ro
Is Hank Aaron Out To Break Babe Ruth’s
Record For Home Runs? Players Say ‘'No”
MILWAUKEE (AMP) Does
Hank Aaron entertain any ideas
3 bout breaking Babe Ruth’s home
run record?
The quiet. - spoken Milwaukee
outfielder has no such preten
sion, although his power perform
ance during the first half of the
National League season bespeaks
that possibility.
Aaron before the All-Star
same break—had clouted 27 home
runs, which put him slightly a
head of Babe Ruth’s pace in 1927.
Yet,. Aaron says "I'm not about
te break Ruth’s record.”
Aaron recently had a homer
spree that produced seven round
trippers in eight games that
brought his output to the equal
of his best season in his four
yearn in the majors.
"It’s a little silly to compare
me to Babe Ruth.” he says. ‘‘l’m
not thinking home run when I
bat, I just want to meet the ball.”
Aaron hit 27 home runs two
seasons ago Last year, he belted
26
This season he has been boom
ing borne runs, leading the Na
tional League, in hits and runs
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at Durham. Moss H. Hendrix,
center, Washington, I). C. pub
lic relations firm head, makes
contributions in behalf of his
client. The Coca -Cola Company,
while Dr. Alfonso Elder, presi
:. batted in and sticking close to
;' the leadership in defense of his
1 1 batting title
As for his home-run power,
: Aaron says:
“For one thing, I seem to be
■ getting more lift to the ball I'm
i! not hitting so many line drives
i | for outs. Another reason could
!be ths light bat I’m using I’m
■ | getting more wood on the ball.”
■ I The 23-year-old outfielder ks
■ j bidding for consideration as the
.'National League’s most valuable
. player honor. He batted .328 last
season to capture the NL batting
■ crown.
Tunesmith Joe Green Heads
!|New Theatre Talent Bureau
’j HOLLYWOOD, Calif (ANP) -,
’j Songwriter Joe Greene, has ex- j
‘ | tended his fine talents m the world ;
, i of entertainment, end is including j
j a talent easting and circulating ;
; j bureau in his repertory of inn-. - j
j ests.
Attorney Stanley Malone, of j
Tang, Malone and Hall law
firm, received back from Sa- i
eramento. the suite's capitot
this week corporation papers
j for the newly formed Script
i and Quill agency, of which
Greene lg one of the prize fig- j
j vies.
i The newly incorporated agency j
| will promote artist, acquire sto- j
I ries, songs register actors and nth- j
er performers for motion pictures, i
television" make tape recordings,,
etc, it was announced.
Greene, an executive of Lib
erty Records, has been signet!
by an Independent producer,
to write six songs for a scrccn-
FEOJNG'S MUTUAL - Outsider Gino CbrSlMkh) and
pitcher Den Nawcorr.be exchange congrats lor their rolee in help
ing the Dodgers defeat Cincinnati in a recent gam* at Ebbijt*
Field. C'mcii Imcked in h, ro nns anti Don gave u© liv* hit* j»
I the 3-1 win. (Newsprers* Photo) i
dent. Nc ih Carolina College,
looks on. Tlie tournament will nr
held at Durham. July 31 - Au
gust 3, and if is expected that
young tennis stars from all sec
tions of the country will parti
ripato Mr. Cook is a Durham In
surance executive.
This season—-except for a two
v.eek hitting lapse, Aaron has
been bat*in-.: above the .330 mark.
In fact as baseball took time out
j ioj the major league All - Star
tump—Aaron was hitting .347. He
i thinks that an average of .345
might vm the crown this season.
Aaron is the kind of hitter who
disdains walks. If he has any
weakness, it's his refusal to take
bad pitches.
Ruth’s home run record might
not be of any concern to him
but don’t be surprised if Aaron
ekes up on it. He’s that kind of
hitter
i play to he real cased through
Warner Bros. Studio.
| • Among the hit turn s Greene has
| already permed. are included
j "Cross The Alley From The Al
! a run”, "h r Tears Flow Like
Wine ’, "Ah About Ronnie",
"Don’t Let The Sun Catch You
| Crying" "Make Me A Present of
Vou” and aco- 1 s of others Tempor
! ary headquarters of the agency
wiii be a; 4:'64 Central Ave.
This olo*
m
fw
“Most of us don’t put our
best foot forward tint ii we get
the other one in hot water!
fHF CAKOLINIAi v
i CHICAGO Miss Althea Gib
[ son, Wimbledon champion scored
' her first major victory in the
i T, nited States Sunday by defeat
ing Miss Darlene Hard. 612. 6-3 to
capture the National Clay Courts
women’s championship after Vie
Seixas had upset Herb Flam for
! the men’s crown.
Miss Gibson, 29, from New
York, bad little difficulty with
the chunky blonde from Mon
tebello, California. It was .in
exact repetition of Miss Gib
son's triumph over Miss Hard
for the Wimbledon champion
ship in London two weeks ago.
The top-seeded contestant
in the tournament. Miss Gib
Giants To Move Out Os j
NY Before'sß: Stoneham
| NEW YORK (ANP) Horace
; Stoneham. owner of the New York
Giants, declared last week that
he will definde move his baseball
team cut of New York Citv by
1958.
“This is our last year in New
j York.” said Stoneham on return
j ing here after testifying before a
On The Charlotte
SPORTS SCENE
WITH RIEL JOHNSON
THE WAY IT LOOKS TO ME
| -.'.g It is said that |
J JOHNSON ed an expensive
diamond ring “Oh! Darling.”
• she is supposed to have sighed,
rather coyly, “Let's go BUY it,!
He agreed. So he took her right
BY it . . .
, Another funny story mak
ing the rounds has to do with
one of the players of the pop
■ ‘ ular semipro loop who is the
not-so-proud owner of escep
tinallv large feet. While on a j
shopping tour recently to buy
some shoes, he entered one of j
the leading department stores,
approached a salesman and in
quired: “I’d like to see a pair
of shoes that II fit my feet.”
The salesman took one look at
the size 17 paws, scratched
i his noggin and replied, rather
solemnly, “So would I!”
* * *
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW .
| Pet.e Sims, one of the City- j
I County League's leading hurlers, j
!Is nursing a broken wrist. Sims j
: ; was hurt in action when one of |
1 j Edward Thompson’s fast, pitenes j
. | nipped him on the wrist . . .
. ; Should be playing again before |
i I the season is out . . .
’ Word is out that Second Ward j
I j is going to field a powerhouse on j
; ! the gridirons this campaign . . .
j Lost only two players from last j
year’s fine squad, they say . . . i
: Coach Kenny Powell is vacation- j
I ing in New' York City, visiting his j
parents and attending baseball,
games when the Giants are at j
home , . .
J. C. Smith will play an eight!
game football schedule Came up ;
with Livingstone. Thus renewing
! one of the oldest rivalries in foot
j ball . . , North Carolina A&T
College is searching the area for
a quarterback , . . Seems as if the
famed Greensboro school is going
to be hurting at this vital posi
tion this time . , . Incidentally.!
speaking of A&T, Aggie officials
will release the football schedule!
shortly . , . It’s even tougher
than the 1956 slate, which was
quite murderous . . .
EVER WONDER HOW
FLORIDA AAM CAN FIELD j
SUCH GREAT ATHLETIC !
TEAMS YEAR AFTER YEAR? !
Famcee has just received 45-
thousand dollars for scholar- i
ships . . . The loot is the re
sult of a special program at
the Florida race tracks this
year . . . More than three hun
dred thousand was split among
three state universities . . .
The SIAC has announced plans:
for its annual basketball tourna-1
ment . . . Going to be held at;
Tuskegee Institute on Feb. 20-22 i'
next year . . , Florida A&M won ;
it last year
Word from Orangeburg, S. C.; ‘
has it that 34 athletes received;
monograms, sweaters, gold cm- j
blems and special awards at South i
Carolina State’s first annual Ath
letlc Awards Day . . . McClinton
Jackson, who has signed a pro
fessional football contract with
the London Lords of the Cana-;
dlan League, was the- Most, Out
standing Athlete for the Year . ~
He received the President's Plaque
for his good work . . . Our old ;
friend. Roy Moore is head coach :
at the famed South Carolina; ,
school. “Dee Dee” was one of the ’
CIAA’s greatest football players, 1
and, later, one of m greatest men- ,
tors. (
William Walker says he is giv- .
ing up the management of the
Black Sox baseball team In the
.City-County Loop . . . Problems
are much too pressing, he said.
Walter Lampklns and W u Lafa. T.
A.-- 'vtli probably succeed Varn
er . No less than five teams
are seeking the service of Walker,; ’
one of the loop's leading hurlers. I
Since dependable pitching is «
i rare gem in semipro ranks, “Slick” !
| would be a. valuable addition to
V, xv team in the circuit, I <
son downed Lois Smith o?
I Glenview ami Sally Boekwhi-
W, 18-year-old I'iver Forest
rival, in straight sets, winning ,
6-0. 6-0 and 6-0, 6-2.
> Darlene Hard, who was inn
ner-up to Miss Gibson at Wim- !
bledon, also won second round
test, beating Doris Mitchell of
the University of Chicago, 6-0.
6-0.
Last summer Althea was heat- I
pi by Shirley Fry last year's Wim- j
bledon winner, in the Clay Court, 1
! tourney.
From here Miss G ibson v. ill •
Journey East where she plans to j
.campaign for the U.S. National'
Championship at Forest Hills, N.l
Y.
, House antitrust committee in .
1 Washington, D. C.
He made the anouncement at n
i p)ess conference. Meanwhile. Ken- {
; noth Hahn of the Los Angels s
1 county board, said he is certain !
i the Brooklyn Podge rs will move
| (be LA.
j "1 doubt the Dodgers will stay j
j in Brooklyn " he said
. The New York Giants have sign
ed dim McClain, popular athlete
from Laurinburg Institute . . .
| Mac will get his chance with Has
! ting of the Nebraska State Lea
! cue , . , Looks as if the Charlotte
Harriets will go over the 100 thou
: sand attendance mark again this
campaign . . . They had 58.199 i
paid for their first 90 home gam 'is
. , . Wonder what would be the j
results if a Negro was performing
| with the club???
* • *
LEAUERS TUMBLE IN
j CHARLOTTE LEAGUE PLAT
The leading teams in the City-
County Negro league received!
rough goings here Saturday. When
darkness laid its blanket across
activities in three games played,
only the Charlotte Black Sox of
the pace setters could show a vic
tory.
First place Southside and i
Thrift, who was tied with the i
Black Sox for second place when '
i the day started, both went down
to bitter defeat
The loop-leading Bombers
of Southside fell before the
up-and-coming Grove Slug
gers, The score was 10-6, i
James Sanders, a swift right
hander, and Clayton Patterson
the hard-hitting catcher emer
ged as the heroes in the up
| set.
Sanders limited the Bombers 1o !
| well-scattered base hits, while
j Patterson was wielding a potent
i ed stick in a 14-hit attack against
| Southside pitching.
The Black Sox, who took over
' sole possession of second place,
i one game behind the Bombers,
| took the measure of the lowly !
! MohaWlc Giants, 8-1. In dealing!
the Giants their eighth straight j
! defeat, the Black Sox lashed 11
i base hits. Pitcher William Walker!
; led the way with a home run, and i
| two singles which produced 2 rbi’s. j
j John Brice shared in the attack i
| with a trio of one base blows and !
| Waiter Lampkins poled a triple'
and a double.
j Meanwhile, Walker was giving
up three singles. He fanned 18
and walked only one for his fourth
victory as against no defeats for
the campaign.
Walker lost the shutout in
the third frame when the
Giants put together all their
hits for their lone run.
The Tigers, who have now j
dropped three in a row, was
soundly trounced by the Pneu
mafil Red Sox, !)-3. Hands Er
vin, the ancient righthander,
dealt the victory. Ervin gave
up five hits.
In the meantime, the Red Sox
were toeing off on Eddie Saddler
and Thomas Stowe for an assort
ment of 12 base raps. Herbert
King, with a home run, double i
ar.d single, ted the attack, Ar thur I
Washington had a home run and
Herbert Hoover and Amos Me
Dowel! got. two hits apiece
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
At Pneumafil
Thrift 3 5 1
Pneumafil , 9 12 0
At Grove
Southside . fi 10 3
Grove 10 14 2j 1
Davis, Hogan and Wallace; j
Sanders and Patterson.
At Deri (a.
Mohawk Giants 1 3 5 ]
Black Sox 8 11 4 !
Bingham and Lorenzo. Walter :
and Moore.
WHERE THEY PLAY
Saturday, July 37
Thrift vs Mohawk’ Giants at
Brookhil! Village
Grove vs. Black Sox at. Derita. 1
Southside vs. Belmont at Bel- 1
mont.
HOW THEY STAND
c , , w l pet*:
Southside 7 3 -.00
Black Sox 7 4 633 j
Belmont 5 4 Vac I
Thrift r 5 :s4»i
< srove 6 5 .545 !
Pneumafil . ...... 4 « 400!
The Nickels for Know-How re
ferenda «/ill bo heJK August 23.
Good sheep, proper** managed,
nif: one of the most L.
livestock enterprises in North Car-'' 1
olina, 1
Keep plenty of fresh water and 1
,-.aH before your cows at all times.
Inspect under your house at
least twice each year for termite 1
damage.
hfkgks
STILL IN WINNING FORM—Wimbledon champion Vlthra Gibson, of New York, wipes away the
prespiration after winning her first round mat h at the Nation '! CD. Court Tennis Journey in 111. July
111., 8-0, 6-0. She won the tournament Sunday hv defeating Dari-me Hard. < UNTIED PRESS PHOTO).
Robinssn-Basiio Fight Ducats
On Sale; Glased Circuit TV Seen
Louis Jordan’s Birthday
Nearly Ruined By Theft
CHICAGO < ANP: --Louis Jor
dan celebrated his birthday Mon
! day by appearing on Tn Town
! Tonight” TV program but his na
! tal almost came a cropper. Seems
jas how ’ his personal munag- r
Ben C, Waller and member- of
the famed Tympany Five had
j purchased an expensive Suit for
; the maestro several days previous
Enroute to Chicago, Waller
i stopped off in Toledo on buu
! ness His car was broken into and
! along with the suit gift several
i other valuable items were pilfer
j ed.
Ella Fitzgerald Stars In
Hollywood Bowl’s ‘Pops’
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (ANP
j Ella Fitzgerald was the star on
; Hollywood Bowl's "Pops’’ concert i
| which closed the 2nd week of the
! summer season. The debut of 'he
! sensational pianist Gyorgy C/if-1
i fra and two appearances of the
Royal Danish Ballet Soloist were
highlights of the third w eek. o;
Symphonies Under the Stars.
For years song interpreta
tions with that special Fitz
gerald touch which combines
sincerity, feeling and purity oi
sound, have kept her on top
in the competitive, popular
music field. On Saturday, Miss
Fitzgerald presented a diver
sity from ballads to .jazz of
the tunes and iniprovisions
that best display her famous
style and versatility.
The third week opened on To
day evening, July 23, when the
brilliant young Hungarian pianist
Gygory Cziffra will make his Pa- j
cific Coast debut. After only two
appearances in the United States
since his Pacific Coast debut.
Thursday, July 26th and Satur
day July 27th are also signifi
cant evenings of Hollywood Bowl
firsts.
Smith U.
Announces
Grid Slate
CHARLOTTE An 8- S anu see
dule, including four home contests, j
was announced for the 1937 Job!.- i
son C. Smith University sooth lil 1
team last week by Athletic Diree
tor Byrd Crudup
The campaign featuring :-:x Cen
tral Intercollegiate Athletic eon- j
tests, will mark the return of L.v- !
ingstone College of Salisbury to
the Smith schedule.
Homecoming' will be eelebra
ted with the game with Driu i
ware Slate College on Oct. IS.
Other home games are with
Elizabeth City Teachers, Win
ston-Salem Teacher* College
and Livingstone.
The Golden Bulls will visit Law
rt nceviUe, Va. to engage Saint
Paul Polytechnic Institute: Ra
leigh to meet Shaw University
and Saint Augustine, and to Fay
etteville t,o face the Bronco* of
Fayetteville Teachers College.
The Complete Schedule:
Oct. 5. SI. Paul at Lawrence- j
ville, Va.; 12. Elizabeth City Tea- j
chers; 19. Delaware State (Home
com'nz'i; 26 Shaw University at
Raleigh.
Nov » Winstnn-R.-.lem Teach
er';; 9. Livingstone College: 16. SI
Augustine at Raleigh, 23. Fayette- ,
ville Teacher j at Fayetteville, i
AH ended well, however, when
the insurance company ar
ranged to make good the theft.
. . . and Walter and the band
git 1i d “Mr. Personality” w,ith
a top coat ;*,( an impromptu
party following the telecast,
Jordan received a ream of tel
egrams and messages of hap
py birthday, a cake from the
j television studio.
Having Just completed his see
ond engagement at Roberts Show
- Lounge. Jordan and crew moved
into Club Harlem, Atlantic City
' playground for a fortnight’s stint.
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PAGE FIFTEEN
N?:W YORK (’ANP ) --Tickets
for the .Sugar Pay Robmson-Car-
Dii-r Ba '.!k> middleweight Cham*
, pionslvp ftcht- went on sale here
Inst week, following Promoter Jim
N announcement that the
bout will be carried on closed cir
cuit tv only.
Ticket sales are expected io
pul the fight in the $300,099
bracket, with mi almost sim
ilar amount coming from the
ater showing of the. match.
Norris estimated that as many
as 375,000 theater seats will b»
available.
That would top by some 25.000
. the number of theater seats sold
; for the Rocky Marciano-Archie
\ \ Moore heavyweight title light,
which was carried to 133 theaters
iin !B cit:- and grossed approxi
• mately $282.000.
| Meanwhile the sponsoring Inter
nationa i Boxing Club, which Wof*
: ris holds, announced that ticket
i prices are S4O, S3O, S2O and $lO for
reserved seats. Mail orders are ac
cepted Immediately, but over-the
counter sales will not start until
August 5.
The fight ■■ slated for Septem
' bar in New York.