The A. and T. Aggies tennis
team has just completed another
successful season. It repeated as
team titlelist in the C.I.A.A.
championships and DeWitt Wil
lis, a member of the team won
the singles crown.
The group also placed third
in the team championships of
the National Association of In
tercollegiate Athletics meet held
recently at Abilene, Tex., in
winning third place in doubles
and fourth place in singles.
Composing the championship
outfit are from left to right: Matt
Brown, coach; Julius Martin,
Wilmington, DeWitt Willis,
Plainfield, N. J., and Vincent
Moore, Durham.—A-T Photo
SPORTSBEAT
By L. T. WALKER
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, the old “SPORTSBEATER”
himself takes pen In hand and scrawls out the following col
umn from Prairie View, Texas for loyal SPORTSBEAT
readers. From time to time this summer, (uest columns will
appear in this space.
* * • •
THE OkE-PLATOON DILEMMA
In spite of the torrid baseball pennant race,
national track and field competition, internation-
tennis, etc., there is still much discussion about the fate
of football under the pne-platoon rule comes September.
Two big questions are asked: 1) How will the single platoon
system affect the quality of play? 2) What effect will the
rule have upon spectator appeal? SPORTSBEAT will have
the questions answered by several CIAA mentors before the
1953 season gets underway.
The, opinions which have been expressed by coaches
vary. Frank Leahy of Notre Dame has already dusted off
his crying towel. With only 39 players returning from his
1952 squad which had a 7-2-1 record, he does not know what
“po little” Notre Dame will do in ’53. Leahy feels that the
platoon system will bring inferior college football because
players will have to be tutored more and fewer will play.
The number of extra offensive plays will be cut down, the
line blocking and tackling will be poorer, so says Coach
Leahy. Do you think he has forgotten a certain All-Ameri
can from his ’52 squad by the name of Johnny “two-way”
Lattner? He averaged better than 50 minutes a game last
year and will return in ’53.
The answer to the one platoon problem will probably
be the two team system. Coaches will attempt to develop
Dame was one of the earlier exponents of this idea with the
use of the “shock troops,” although the two teams were not
as evenly balanced as they probably will be on the present
day teams.
Southern Methodist’s 1947 and 1948 conference champs
had seven men who averaged 50 minutes per game, four
linemen and three backs. These two-way stalwarts could
hardly have been inferior.
The coaches with the most material will probably go
along with the two team squad. One eleven will play the
first quarter and the second eleven will play the second
quarter. The two will then be employed in the second half
to meet the tactical situation.
Frankly, the calibre of play may drop over the country,
but not to any appreciable degree. The games will be tough
and exciting and John Q. Fan will get his share of thrills.
Moreover, he will know the playing personnel. As it has been
in the past, the team with the most and best players and the
craftiest coach will win the majority of its games. >
* • * *
SIDELIGHTS
Ted Rhodes of Chicago won the Lone Star Negro Golf
Tournament with a 72 hole 283. The matches were played
over the Memorial Park (White) course in Houston.
Cramer overpowered Sedgeman in the cross-country
pro-tennis tour, 54 matches to 41. Pancho Segura was com
plete master of Ken McGregor, 71-25, and the Segura-Cramer
and Sedgman-McGregor combinations were tide at 49 all in
the doubles exhibitions.
* • • • ,
SPORTSBEAT correctly predicted that Abe Saperstein
would land Walter Dukes of Seton Hall for the Globetrotters.
The N. B. A. pro circuit just could not match Abe’s long cash.
The Kniciierbockers, for example, had a salary ceiling on
their efforts. SPORTSBEAT further predicts that after two
or three good'financial seasons, Dukes will quit to go to law
school.
Lucky Strikes.
by JOE BLACK
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Alonzo Brooks, star second
baseman on the 1953 SIAC
champion Florida A and M Col
lege Rattler nine, became the
second Negro to join the St.
Louis Cardinal organization
when he was signed to a Red
Bird contract last week. A na
tive of Ft. Lauderdale, he is 20
years old and bats and throws
righthanded. Brooks has been
assigned to the Cards’ Hamilton,
Ontario farm club in the Class
D Pony. League.—Staff photo by
H. Jones of Famcee.
Virginia State
Gridders Face
9-Game Card
PETERSBURG, VA.
The Virginia State. Trojans
face a nine game football
schedule this Fall, according to
an announce^nent made here this
week. _
The Trojans, who last year
regained some of tJieir ancient
lustre as a CIAA power, will
take on the normally top eight
teams of the conference and
in addition will mix with Ten
nessee State in an intersection
al tilt. Four of -the games will
be played in Petersburg, home
of the Trojans.
The complete schedule in
cludes:
Tennessee A. and I. at Nash
ville, Sept. 25 (non-conference);
Bluefield State at Bluefield,
West Va., Oct. 3; Shaw at Pet
ersburg, Oct. 10; North Caro
lina College At Durham, Oct. 17;
Hampton Institute at Washing
ton, D. C., Oct. 24 (National
Classic); Virginia Union at Pet
ersburg, Oct. 31, (Homecom
ing); West Virginia State at Pet-
erburg, Nov. 7; A. and T. at
Petersburg, No. 14; and Morgan
SAHJRDAY, JULY 4. 19&3 tBB CARCTJNA TIIHS
PAOE Fim
Globetrottiers Help Enliven
Coronation With 10 Contents
Abe Saperstein
Unveils Dukes
In England
LONDON, ENGLAND
Abe Saperstein’s fabulous
Harlem Globetrotters have done
their share to make Coronation
time in Bhigland the joyous holi
day it was.
On their fourth annual tour
of Europe, the scintillating
merry mad men of the hard
wood court came to London
town, after opening their
itinerary with two big nights
in Paris, as one of the main
invited sport attractions of
Coronation Time.
They put on ten brilliant nites
o( exhibitions against the United
States Stars, a picked team of
leading American white players,
and literally rocked spacious Em
pire Pool of Wembley Stadium
each time. Saperstein also had
along a sparkling floor show of
many fine acts he had signed on
previous jaunts around the
world;'
Saperstein, recently operated
upon in Chicago, personally
arrived June 9 to Join his
traveling troupe, bringing
with him the sensational Wal
ter Dukes, elongated Seton
Hall College star and the No.
1 man of the recent college
seasoni
The man Saperstein had to
bid high to land instantly be
came a favorite with London
fans. He joined a Globetrotter
unit including Josh Grider,
Clarence Wilson, Nat (“Sweet
water”) Clifton, Sam Wheeler,
Lee Garner, J. C. Gipson, Leon
Hillard and Johnny Wilson.
With the United States Stars,
being coached here by Ed
Gottlieb of Philadelphia War
riors fame, are Mark Workman
of West Virginia University
and the Philadelphia Warriors,
Claudel Overton Ada Okla
homa’s East Central States
Teachers College, George
Senesky of St. Joseph’s Col
lege and Philadelphia War
riors, Frank Sloan of Toledo
University, Bob Karstens of
St. Ambrose College, Louis
Klotz of Villanova, Carl Mein-
hold of Long Island University
and Pete Honska of West
Chester (Pa.) State College.
all of these men played on pro
clubs this past season in the
States.
Accompanying the two teams
are such standout entertainers
as Elimar, slack wire juggler
from Australia; Forgie and Lar
son, badminton aces. Rudy Car
denas, the Mexican juggling
wizard; Jacques Cordon, uni
cyclist trickster from France;
Ray Wilbert, the Canada hoop
manipulating expert; Tony Lav-
elli, wizard of the accordion and
former Yale University basket
ball All-American; Don Poynter,
star batonist from Cincinnati;
table tennis sensations Doug
Carland and Marty Reisman,
and “Pork Chops and Kidney
Stew,” crack dancing duo from
New Orleans.
at Baltimore, Nov. 26 (Thanks
giving Day).
Some 60 coaches from> Flori
da, Georgia, Alabama and
Louisiana, attended thei^ecently
held ninth annual Florida A and
M College coaching clinic where
they had the opportunity to
hear some of the nation’s top
grid and cage mentors.
In the' top photo are shown
some of the coaches who served
as instructors. Left to right, A.
S. “Jake" Gaither, head coach
and athletic director, A and M;
Sal Hall, head coach, Virginia
State College; Murray Warmath,
head eoach, Mississippi State;
Chuck Mather, head coach, Mas-
silon high, Massilon, Ohio; Al-
lyn McKeen, scout. University
of Tennessee, and Hansel Took-
es, assistant line coach, Famcee.
In the bottom photo are shown
some of the coaches who atten
ded in a typical session.—Staff
photos by H. Jones of Famcee.
N. Y. Yanks Will Use Negro
Soon, Soys Spdrtswrlter
NEW YORK
The July edition of Jackie
Robinson’s OUR SPORTS
magaaine lists as its lead arti
cle a penetrating investigation
by Milton Gross on one of
jects—“Will the Yankees Hire
A Ne^ro Player?” Gross, who
travelled with the Yankees
for fifteen years was asked to
dig deeply into the subject
and establish the facts, regard
less of whom it might offend.
Gross reveals the Ifankees
have actually signed twenty-
one Negroes since 1948 and
presently have ten with their
minor league affiliates. These
signings represent an invest
ment of over $150,000. Gross
doesn’t think the Yankees, a
capably run organization,
would shell out with such
money only to say they aren’t
anti-Negro by offering as
proof of this feeling the fact
they have, Negro players on
their farms.
The Yankees are proud. Gross
points out. Proud of their fi-
T
IM£WILKEN CO«UmiENCOUIiB.INO. • BUNOCO WHISm ; IS PROOT • 7«X 6RAW NEUTIULSHRnS
nancial and diamond success,
both unrivalled since 1921.
“Their standard of perform
ance is higher. Perhaps they
demand more, not only of Ne
groes, but of whites.” This is
ttre reason he feeK no Ne^ro
has made the grade yet with
the perennial champions.
Jackie Robinson himself
takes pen in hand and writes
an Informative article on his
old Brooklyn boss. Branch
Rickey. Jackie’s article is en
titled “The Rickey They Don’t
Write About” Jackie stresses
he has a personal fondness for
Rickey which might not allow
an entirely objective evalua
tion of the man. However, he
says he didn’t let his own pre
judice in favor of Rickey dis
color his appraisal, as he
checked with other players
and baseball writers, gather
ing opinions and material be
fore writing the article. He
sayS there is absolutely no
basis for the fallacy that
Rickey was a tightwad. He
never was stingy with Jackie
and investigation shows few
who can substantiate this mis
taken Reliefs.
S. W. Gaflington, executive
editor of OUR SPORTS, has
an interesting sketch on Jim
my Carter, “Tlie Champion
Noijody Knows.” Within six
weeks Carter won two nation
ally televised fights—the Bos-
ston massacre of Jimmy Col
lins and the George Araujo
test in New York, both frays
Where" his If^tw^ght crown
was at stake. Carter is handi-
Heart Attack
Is Fatal To
Arkansas Coach
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
Roland K. Bernard, head foot
ball coach at the A. M. and N.
College since 1950, died here
Wednesday from a heart attack.
Bernard joined the A. M. and N.
College faculty in 1948.
A native of Cambridge, Mass
achusetts, Bernard was a grad
uate of Boston University where
he received the B. A. and M. A.
degrees in Education. From 1939
to 1942 Bernard served as assist-
tant and later .head football and
basketball coach and director of
Physical Education at A. and T.
College in North Carolina.
While at Boston's .Rindge
High School. Bernard lettered in
five sports including hockey and
track. He was awarded the cov
eted Boston University Blanket
in 1939 for lettering in a major
sport four consecutive years.
His last three years at Boston
University, Bernard played in
the track position.
During World War II, Bernard
participated in the American
Theater and European-African
Middleeastern Theater Cam
paign with the 366th Infantry
Regiment, He was awarded the
Campaign Medal, Campaign
Ribbon and Victory Medal for
his services in the Upper Ap-
penines and Po Valley Cam
paigns in Italy.
Bernard piloted the A M. and
N, College Golden Lions to two
bowl games during his tenure at
A. M, and N. College and saw
his team rank high in the South
west Conference standings.
Funeral services were held in
Caldwell Hall Auditorium on
tlie campus, Saturday, June 27
with members of the 1953 foot
ball team serving as pallbearers.
The body .v/as shipped to Bos
ton for interment.
The deceased is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Phyllis Flowers
Bernard of Arkansas and an
aunt, Mrs. Madlene Brooks, an
uncle, Paul Bernard, his father'
Charles Bernard. Jr., and two
cousins Harold and Barbara Ber
nard all of Boston.
capped before the public be-
cause he Is so efficient. He has
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