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BOWLING TOURNAMENT SET FOR DETROIT'
A
Beating The Gun
BV AI VIX AIUSKS _ ___
THAD STEVENS. FINE SPORTSMAN
NEW YORK (ANP) ln many years of r.t-wspapei reporting
covering the theatre and the : ports field, it has been our pleasure
to come in clow contact with many fine women and men. A trui
sportsman has been much more than urn whom you saw in a high
priced seat at every important event We expected to lind him
a good mixer where his lellowmen an eoncetnod; impartial and
eminently fait in his per.ono! judgment : when called upon to de
cide an issue; arid me intensely aware of the eommuity as well
as the national need; of all- American:., especially those ..j the
rat e he happened to be a tne-mhei of.
On these- lattei points. I present to many of my reader; in
various eetions of t!;e country, TIIAD STEVENS, pal of popular
"Sonny” LaForU and Rob Arne-dead o! Harlem. . id owner oi
the Harlem Paiarv eg ill, o\ < r un 1.,en0 ; avenue h t .ve. a !271t,
and 128th street-.
HAS TERRIFIC it»4« PROGRAM
Whi'U d Would be .1 lief mill br< yeli ..-1 tiiirt and frieiuli;,
eontidr-nce were 1 to let you in on a plan that tour he-: every pha: «-
of life .living Negroes on the >lOce--':iai'V side of life (edue-dioo.
hospitalirafion, lion inj/, delinquency problems ttc.) I at lea l can
conn'l l you to remember he. name. In less man two word ■ Mr.
Steven: is bringing a neatly typed repoj-1 I- lore the hoard ol
director' of an urgamyaiion dedicated to Negro problem-- the
country over. Many promote; ■■ nave a i.nbbit up tiieir .sleeve wifi
thi or that, u.y* to grind i-om ’which no one l.ienetits but himr.elf
Mr. Stevens' plan will be Pie grualrst boon to Negro organisation :
in the categories w«- polo- re above We are solidly behind you,
Tha i Stevens, and wi!i so all not ' in he; beiialf.
MELTING POT
Writing their name; high m the fi.-,.iball .skies ol HI-UI -w< re
GENE DKHRR’OTTK, ! FINNY FOR id amt ROBBIE MANN of ih.-
brilliant Michigan Wolverine.; who ran rougushod over CSC in
the Rose Bowl be!u! e o.I.UMU ehc-ering fans on New Year’s day . . .
Wally Triplett and Dennis llouggaul of Penn State, gained dis
tinction of being the sole colored Americans to appear in a major
football game played at Dallas as members <u a white college
eleven . d’lipi-t: payed a pleat game and Houggant, .son u! the
fartaou- Philadelphia mmistei came within ui tin h of catching
what would have been a touchdown t a against Southern Moth
odist.
Penn State and SMC wound up in a 1:1-1:! tie while FRITZ
(master couch) CRIKLh It S incomparable iUiclugunrft-i.. repeated Hi,-
score J 49-0) chalked up by Fielding Yost's Michigan squad of 11)02.
by whipping Jell Cravath's game Southern California kids by this
overwhelmings score. . . . was a proud day for these colored ki-as
who were treated handsomely in every respect bv the vast crowds ;
before whom they gave their utmost .... Perhaps m 1948 AMER
ICANISM will not only no a part of the U. S. sports picture, but an !
important part of the whole American tapestry of liberty and jus
lice tor ALL
When Eiwood Petehell, mighty atom of Pi nn State threw a
pass that was caught by glue-fingered Wally Triplett in the end
zone tying the .s.-orc for Penn State at Daiias the television showed
the entire Penn State bench jumping up like wii-J Indians in the;'
unrestrained joy. . . Yes. football bowe i nut. florkutslv for our col
ored he men of the pigskin parade.
til.C LOBY, moinbei at the Cleveland bcs.-bail club ol the
American league, is now a member I the all-white (save to: him)
Paterson Basketball club of tin API. (Ana rioao Basketball league•
• • Signed to .! Hat k m club at .. tone when its members felt tin
Hoby name wnuM pack in hundred; v) | i->.uit-!oviiig fans from Ui.
■oowii 1., R a i t-a of New York, the Jersey iimne.x bag , i ave -mate
'.t fk-by hkc a In and bum the uovnittg from the ranks of ti-e un
derpaid. to ! w-imr a trey. maced couilei r m si; called last compare.,
A); of v. Rich icing nu- back to Use story 1 wiote some months
back concerning tin- u:i- Amei ioan treatment (he us in a meals, com-,
ol the celebrated N. Y (Bob Douglas) Renais.’un-t- Five, and DOLLY
rnon courtesies, c-te.) a.-, inied mcumpac.Cik- PAP GATES. rapt.,in
KING of the same club-wini t membere of But'Luo and the Riches
ter-Royals respootivciv . Money e- one thing, as is prestige
1.-ut inhuman tivabncui can it-n.li->- a playei almost worthless unless
he is definitely out ,o JAi'KIE ROBINSON or JOE LOUIS mould,
and—that is-that
Kii) C>A \ iLAN s t uni v ( üb-'m weltei w-cgii; a untender for R;r'
Robinson's crown, signed t-> meet tough GENE BUUHTON, New
York entrant in the 147-pound swtvpstakes, m a io-round contest !
that will be held on January 12 at tlie St. Nieh >k-e arena. . Bur
tun, unbeaten thruuut 194/. was good enough to wliip poker-faced
IKE WILLIAMS. World’s lightweighl monarch, in a nun-title affair
and soundly t^- ashed highly touted Berio.- DOUSEN, Louisiana
bo\ing-cut*y
LcGY b MARSHAL was stricken with virus-pneumonia fare
mg him t... again caned hi.-. January 9 date with the brrnvmkin
southpaw tough;.-, BERT LYTNI.i. al-Horn the coast, in what
was to have Em, t t u Madis n Square Garden windup attrac
tun to Oik- Tandherg and Joe Maxim.
•Joe Louts, tells white newsman; Me arm ha been ioeling pin
and needles since tin- Jeis.-y Walcott light. Cuuht it i e neuritis??
. HARRISON DIl .LARX, beaten in only on - race during eight
pehtsnr, is America’s greatest hurdler as we’v- often related here,
months of American and eantinenta] Fan ope track and field com- '
In the voting fur the JAMES E. SULLIVAN MEMORIAL TROPHY
ot the AAU, an honui that might be likened to winning an "Oscar" j
in the Hollywood motion picture field, Dillard Lnshod else second I
tiOd Nationa Amateur Athletic- union voles to Kelly’s 663 on a 5-3-1 ■
to world’s No I scullar. Jhn H Kelly Jr., Philadelphia by scoring i
exonng basis. The voting called by AP one of the closest m "th.
history of the award.’ showed KeHly first ehoi.,-.- mi 17 ballots while
Dillard was first on 71 ballots.
808 HIGGINS, coach of Penn State is prouu oi Wally Triplett
as well Ik; might be Rated as only second-st>. ing right halfback I
oe-umi JEi t DURKOTTA on the Penn State squad, he is notwith 1
Standing the be n kicker-ufi; one of the game s; fastest and most c s i
ective kickoff returners, and a pass snatching wonder Ask 1
SMU if you have any doubt about the accuracy oi mv‘reporting.
GAIN ir r° M KS, joe Louis, the great man of boxing whom J
ve pleaded with to retire as did Tunney alter the Billy Conn fiasco. 1
lias broken into print on this chant as follows:
"Three cities ere trying So outbid Now York for mv
return fig hi with Jersey Joe Walecii (not Gus Lesnevich),
Th-Jse cities are LLos Angeles, Philadelphia and Chicaaao.
It will be Walcott, 1 wouldn’t want to fight anybody else.
And it will be my last one—win, lose, or draw."
AP Makes Half Apology
For Statement In Article
LOS ANGELES < ANP) ~1 ii , <•>
Hedda Hopper who considered i: '
all light to write of ILattio Me Dan |
JH as a "Negress.'' Trd R. Smii:», !
general sports editor of the As-o !
t'ated Press, is one of many C.m ;
casians who cannot see how much j
farm outmoded expressions about!
Negroes ran do <n pre-ent-day ck- !
if i!sh..rs.
LiSteiJd at She public apology i it
local NAACP branch expected in
antwer to o letter it wrote him j
complaining of AP rpi->.K»ng of M».«.
Borrows, mothei of champion Joe
,Lotus, as a ''mammy. Smith wrote
!"AP had found by experience tW
!an apology would only emphasU ■
J what was at worst a thought lea.
:ok of the word, and magnify ;hc
! mcident out of all proportion.
“I admit,” he continued, ‘‘th,.t
! 'mammy' does carry racial connota
11 hill.-, that Ap usually avoid, bu<
! vli:ie l am chagrinued to leant th.it
|an AP writ-’r used it in referring
io the champion’s mother, it L in
! reality a term of affection, pretty
: thoroughly ingrained in our langu
COURIER SPORTS
AWARD BANQUET
HONORS STARS
I,OS ANCi ELKS —(AN P>Hi..nor
ing the nation’;- outr.tanding ath
lttes of i 947. the Pittsburgh Gout i
lit * .staked its second sporty :■
ward banquet Friday evening at
'Elks Club 99 in down-town Lo
Angeles.
Nearly 200 Emu ! athlete ; an-i
guests alt. uuc-f the gala even!
i which was highlighted by the up
! P-f aram e us li.nn and radio |
stai Kddii Bi acken who aett it .
master of ceremonies.
Among the .stelhir athletes
lOTHUrd Wt'-I I Jut- Louis Jacks
Robinson. Dun Barksdale, Marion
Motley, Hell’, McKinley, John ;
Finney, Bill Anderson, Bob Maim.
Joe B> rrv, Ted Rhodes and li;n
i :son Diliaul. Mrs, Clara Manu. •
u; .tic , o| MicmganY. All-Amer
can end, ftol.) .Mann, who cam
west from New Bcrti, N C. to
sec the Hose Bowl game, graci
ouxly receive :l ht-i illustriou
son’s trophy.
Henry Ai tri.-trnng sot tner three
crown world chumpiuii, rt-ccii-i:!
Louis’ trophy when tht* latter
wax unable to make plane n -ei
nations to the i .as} m time lor
the banquet
Sapet visor Leonard J. Roach
made the pro-< utntsm to .Jackie
Robins,in The 1.,0s Angeles
Kwhis. Dons. Santa Anita "and:
Hollywood Turf i-lubs and Bohc
mian Distributing compunv were
i '’presented, and former Lt. Ciov.
I i edonek Hoiiser, Coun, iliri m
Don Allen, as well as the ('ream
"t tn*’’ Angel CitvY ;i |
wi re present.
Proceeds of the award hanque
us f (i hi proiide aid to wu
Hiv athletes who are seckim- t .
Bo ther their e iucation.
AGGIE GAGERS Ilf
55-25 WIN OVER
SAINT PAUL iST.
GREENSBORO Paced bv E.-
■vu (Acer Harper, hu.sfgug s h ;i! .-
shooter from Hammond. led. CouG.
Eldndge V«, ithams’ IHJB A and i.
- 0,/.cage squad swamped
•Yum but outclassed
! ‘ Kf Paul IrtstiP.le oy flu
"t til-25 hi a ialhe,- on-- • ided
" ; 'e la:-! Tun -.da . oietif
l! ji”; ”:.r... A i d
■so d arii; : .aid a noidavei li-an w
!>i ' G,,-u- a.,. i-f imbin.i! „
,; ca; v f li.il la :ui .'.iiiiaf.i- ,i< ~
aug up- ft points in field .
• gams! the Virginians.
i was a coni pa. at; ely easy ~.
’’“y foi she leva! fne as the Car.
iinmns wi-re aide to . mb an
■■ lean oxer flic- visi; a- siin- '
mefta ed ciniusi ~! wi“
• mug oqi fa,- in. si, Liif in -rjii
E’ l )-e’k ot am os- ennuh-mn.i
VS.--.a-;. :,d !!u> A:;- a- ~,,!.
!• ttu aliie f.isf \*. eOk, C Vas; V ;
•'-111 to fans WOO packed fin- ;;va,
sc-li/oi j,, eaj/acify fil.e tins \-
-mtn/ii ot ti: A a I ill T. fa.i: !<• I • ...
in;, should pn/vo s’ onger than Ui,-
>n tielded at the Giecnsbo, .
'ution last sC ..--no
While the Ari.ii-s eujov-/-ii a
fc;table 28-10 bsigin . ! the tu.tf.
1 \vas actually in Hu r.st-ond p .
u,o that ti.ev realty stilted toihe .
la; ling i't livid guals and i ;•
1 tree ihiov.’: foi an add,Hon e
; tj pl'cllis Ui the latfcr !i dt
Foi 'he Si Paul ft-iin F Pit-’ h>
ci Wills.i, too.; Pa I.
; pc; Hu man.o posting five and t<v,
points, r■ . p L ctivci v
IK- Mayer li Ft! PI TP !”t o’
A \\U 4 itiai
F A. Dave I 2 I 4 !
F Hayw a>d f 2 ) 4 i
! F Huy wood 1 ts a t !
. F M. Davis 4 0 u fl a
: !. Leffwich 2 1 i a i!
■ Parks if 0 1 9 o
1 Goo;fen 0 3 2 i 2
< Martin ,4117 11
1C Wight :t u 4 il a
i C Halth :! 2 f> 8
C Douglas ft 0 2 4 1
hi Harper 7 0 0 H ,
' J belli : s II 0 II 0
! G Priestley 1 (I 2 2
j G Mays I ti 2 2 C
56 9 26 65 E.
ST. T\ ( t 1251
Pos Player G KG PI TP TTY*
I F Artist 0 fi 0 il i
i F Austin .11 2. J > :
!r’ Cafield II n fi o j
V Diggs, j 0 j 2 3 j
C Drew t- 0 0 2 J !
;J. p: (Sl.ley fi i 5 l
2C. Pressley I A 3 5 -5 :
» Sava Re I i) 1 2
j 3 Washington o o fi ;>
! Wilkins ! 2 I 4 1
i ■ Wortham .11 0 3 J
I f Young o 3 4 :t 4
Toh.l > 7 i| ft 25
Score at half, A a.id T. 23. Si.
i >aul !0
Officials: Burnette ard WilHjwtjs i
li-Duis INaiiif In Tup Ten
NEW YORK (CNS) ~
Sport Magazine, the leading
publication in its field an
n-ounced Joe Louii among the
10 top performers as picked
•by the nation's leading sports
experts. Others included
Johnny Lujack, college foot
• ball; Joe Page, baseball; Spec
Sanders, pro football; Ralph
; BcarcJ, basketball’ Ann Cur
| fit, swu-nming; Gil Dodds,
-rack and Joe Di Maggio, ;
[ baseball,
I'liK CAIU.U4NIAN
m\) CLUB HONORS SHAW BEARS WITH BANQUET
_ ; ,Lv.-
Grid Club Honors Shaw
Bears as ’4 7 Nat’l Champs j
nv .1. n n u s At t.
RAl.Ktt.fi ’!;■■' Shtiw It. ■
CIA A full.:,il !. ,o , . :
; winner.-’ «>l ill Tit ! ,
pin./i-mp l-l: il. .; , ~!
: n./lKpic; ICC. tills In I. , Sli.-.V. Pr;
.cl .Mly (!i luii on ( lub.
The Chib. cccntiv <> ;-.i( ; -,'d : :
.(■; u mill -ill
Dr .J;-ins O ! imr.o' .- ft !t-u-.}>; I;
I. P D.iv Kuqic. > ’■’pi oc . n.t j
tin- l>. \ C. V. Gnlfoi
./ m.-O/b-. isi I}> i.t ::■ ’ 1.. on j>. :
mo I; |-v}ir. si -ul. ;C i\ ;i a .
out. idr .-I
Pro: on ui H . Us-rt P J / mis-i >. •
d; lu f red .HI ill - Jiii HC- ; uiqi; ••!
Jit-’-, .m l dii ’!- . j, Min-i jipid i ■
to Ito in- j, H t
♦VIi: un. A: -.::•! oil (’unci’, .hill • , I
Sn-Vi jig. Il i At Idol n’- IMIC-I.n ,): 11 .: o
t: J' : to uni « c, 11 . (c. H: - - 1
jiiad I n lb- , • , . (11.-IVoli I ■
i Wind :). i• - irt) ■ lo iihuiit c.i 'n
Vul, who .-1 -, - -• t in I: ■
: way ccic.ii il ut<-d to in- -ucc- r ■
; If;; l< jiii. Jti Do nl .i - i.c , d .
: Ri-\ I t;n.v, lie,- , . n. .!,.
ici ;m i’,.;.c of ihe club. .- ci i.-ocl ~
; tor,Droast i lie ■ ibc . , -i ( . v im
i : ui; id’ Sii.co 10-- ji- ,-ii>-.i iv.idUon.
litt rsjio: sfs.l with a ccic'-ic;: -up
joy ul \. ; and bum u
j Dr .1 H. Davis. bet-alt <,f ‘v I
| club, present.’•:) SBS ou to Prcrni.
!; 1 • !) a mol .’ til wine! i in p;.,
:ci r : !8. addi til ■! i- : .iJV- ■ .; r I’ll..
ball- to -nj.ipit:i',’M in II • : ; .uva..
;;d the loam by ti ; nr in,l < liain
piunship t.|jon-.Ci : 's Tii- chit.
j gavi tin- plc: idcnt $:-40 00 vn
\ which to j>ui 1. 1 ci.-v cb.i; l,jouii. ic i.
ai 111 ban c ior I .K"h Oi ! 1 n■ i-l.
Applaudod bs Il,c .up - .: -
Halfback Tv.-il!; tl llair-s nam !
A! l-O! A A i aliba k aa-.i doc! -I
a l,f v,"’q a pm- puh; iarus W .
now.-pr.pi i choice ai guard, vvn..
j Bill Elliutt. Leroy Scli. r.-; m c
Clark Quintet Tops Fort
Benning At Atlanta Club
The Clark Panthers Quintet de
feated the Fort He twine “5" 42-'M :
m tlu eollogiurr ’ opi.-net here os i
the Magnolia flub in Atlanta. ;
J;m Stli. tit-holey WiHiani 1
son it cl tin ( " s; k li\ c in Kick - :
'up 17 points to load the field in ;
; snoring.
The Clark Quintet, although
| slightly hampered ny the holt- I
I days, l-o t no time in getting -.uni j
ed us Ruyrrwiirf Williams s ing ::
i foul to give the Panthers a 3 -10 i
! lend. The army five field tin lead j
| only lwife during ihe entire eve- I
ning, 'i_2 and 7-0. Freni then j
on. ii wrts strictly a one sided al ;
tair. Scbeicy Williamson was. ty
j far the star as the game as In
j thrilled twS packed casino with •
(several long shots that didn't
touch anyth:-ng but strings.
coici FiV-iJ We; til. Ml ’I \ \
re. i \v I for c. l! !
.i ( ai ! .l:Ci.., i ■ t. ;i . d i,v AC
’ Uiii‘l !-’ (J il-.i- cic.l j ..1 111- . -;
’T.c -m-.la - i.ibl Ua ill,l 1 ■ j
Ul !•; r I I ; : I l; i;
-ui . I. ui n,-,c ) vv 1r- n a-, j
j< . lie - : .11 -m. Mil; G i (- j
" il ci ill.- .. cretcii v r>: ,! .J., j
-c r i • I'iVc’.n. Di i. Wit non ;.,. > i
Pm l ' I till i No, folk. Va
> > her Gi |. la la. i- of sh- i
1 ■’ i . \\ ; •.■ ’ - -:.. \\ i
!c• ai .Ar!tin. Dow. Na!!,;.m. :j
. - !* !: Jo. wv. .3 i I Pima ;
M; ! uia W John on, N ;
p. . F X. 'X al. .'!i, M 3 j
>VC'i !t (' ’ A t fay Wo.»( ? ( ’ !”i ,y;. . i
'A ' V 1 13, .a. i allc:; Hun' W F i
■ ’i.mk XV. Cuci'i-; o t-tln . man. \» 1
I n-khart. .) Touia i Hamlin, !../
Wile. : n a ci c.-n, c a m.c I
IX: < Hill. F .1 G.,n,a;, - I
: Hamlin W«M.-. I W Addc-on, J. ■ ■ i
| Blench, i K MeCaulf-y. I T. .>
i I..ny, A i 'l;iin'. ■ r \v gci ft--..- ; ;
.11.-, (‘ !•; !aGiUio: all . A Hair , - I
W T Aim lin.ii--.. Kw k > Mmiii |
vii • Dm in ltell, luaymouth; M. i
.iiUi; i! t; i iunii:c. Gi ■ - nvi!! ■K !
!I. I ii.un. -rid. < ’li.-. luce W 1. i
Non'-. Oh:.- 1 kite I |. Johns. M i
1-s • .ii Ai kn 1; II i r .toil .n.l i
! liil Ji.tm P I.- j. D ivi I!.-s
■ G. G.isino Hdi. Wm-ihm-Sal.-rn; \V
!•’ (' iiins. f : ini 1 .)]’h ui; t- -II- ;
i.:rv (<; in. i. .1 XV iVcrley. No: U
vv'Pkc; b O w B .) VV.,." I- : \V
-TUngtl-n. Ruber! M Emi! f-Oalm. ,j
-tiic. D- .1 A XVi i ... Hoi!, V
, The first hitli w,'t■ slaved (aid,’ j
Lore, but the Panthers car ’inn-h ',
i jo ; hold l!;c < hyo „i 3 to 5 points, 1
; The at the half: Clark, jy;; ,
jFori Ik lining, 12. Ift the i.’iuSli ;
i minutes nf (he pan if, the For! ■
i Henning Bullet; found theit ranp.-y|
j and ear Os from the short end nf a j
"7-22 ri'oi'c i.i pul the rame on j I
The Army 5" was puocd b-, ; ■
j James South, who was second ro.t
1 Williamson ,n .-.coring with II j<
, points ;
l.t: Lloyd Jones, coach nj the
! Fort Bc‘uiiinp, (yuintul. is a ! > rn< •• j
| loot-ball arid i esketbuH star a; ]
Tuskegfe. j s
Like Jones, tenor sax man, re
turn.; to Red Mr-ck'‘- band (or htstj’
oni?;ij*emoni at £.! Prr-sedio in Up- ! i
1 ra a Ww, ■
■r,\w is<i\<>l;!■:i> .u
! i il ( I.VA (hum
pi. I';-:-.- ■ winners
•>' 1 ■>! nuiimu! i hu>!i|)i>.nslnp
ui-ip KHi-ii u vii-titr* b.m
--1)4 H U (ji.i !i.l\ llU'dll li> tile
• <rui foil » tui; ns hluu 5 iiiv• rsi
! In ih top photo President l;
Dutii- i > ilt-livt-f iip; 11 it* buu
i;ll *t uildis-ss iii whirl! he praised
the ulileli stall the sijsiail anil
. i ' ■ 111 ■ mi:ii <• >n t, ,I‘llt, ,] In the
ii :m ; s siu Si* iii *i from lelt
in i ■ lit ,i !■ fir I .l.isjn . 1 ret-
I 1.111. \ rlnlli; Kev. G I hrrk,
N|‘l ! : i .ll I li tin- i llsli: .1. Royal
, li: tin miij-. tins hii r i, Dub pi rM
ii, iii ..mi ic t tinu'li !' mi Couth
ilmvjtcl K. iK .-ulit-i Wilson,
in *.!ii iriitri piiniii ~ i■' infill
lii, nl ilii .nil), ii, ‘-iiii with tin
. i iis:i; ii.it m vDrlri tril tram
i . i iii. proin led in right are.
i i,-h V. i win, the hMS captain
i.sir-ii I udiiooir Ptuinlll'hi. N.
.? \:!iteli< el or Saiii' - - 1
i tit. mi; i ijii.nu Willie I.Hiutl
i iii iiiim: amt As-astont i act.
.(.titles I! SI i vrn--.nH.
hi iiit- inn it pilot**. his Irani
Hi id-, , , 111 ast l ! a- Ttclllip i /riir.k)
lu-Uuint iici-ivr-. 111 oginl'on from
s-ii! it.- ttnct-lor l.ytle us Xil
i ( i \ liulif.urh ami i inner <»l •<
in w • paper ii- AH Vmf'i iean
J iitu !,;. .1. V> VV.tHu.rt
£)uL\ Siiitiftl 'S *J h
tVu Basket hull k *>
NEWARK. N. J.-(CNS)—
Lurry 1 \ by, the first Negro
over signed lo play baseball
In the American League,
came up with another first
iiii; week By going with the
Peiu tKin Crescents cf the A
rnerwau Basketball League.
Larry was officially welcom
ed by tin ctv nor of Crescents,
Sem" Bor?.,! who announced
that Larry w aid play as
lo.ward end hit lira* game
wt uM be ever the weekend
when the Crescents met
Wilkes Bar re in Wilkes
Bar re. _ . ,
Meanwhile, the Preside-n.
t s the American League
tb.-nkt-lbt.il) John J. O'Brien,
( : a ; me d he had not been
told of Limy's signing tot
assured "fhere'd be nothing
ii Accotdiitg
O'Brien. the Leagttfe nas no
ruling banning NegrVes.
aALEIi;H TILERS SILN
Lamb n.'i: be- -of Durham ha
bi-i n ,;t;n* 4 d up as new 1948 man*
ugt-r .ts the li jh-ifth ‘Tigers, nee
ir ember of i n- American As-o
< r.itiori. Tipi - Ij.’i-t'ball officials
announce- i her" Thursday.
Barbee, a slushing out -fielder, j
was place .■•manager of the Tigers i
last year when the team won i
see;>r>''f plaefc it; Hit- Southern As- ;
sok i align.
tl - is exotvfed to announce a |
;, ."ter cf pl-tyers within the next :
itvv days who will report for;
ypring practice an Match 15.
WEEK ENONt i .SATUHUA Y, JANUAHY i7, I'.MM
Michigan Tourney Will Be
Open To All Nationalities
DETROIT- (ANP)-—A bowling j
proprietor who believes in democ- ■ i
racy, Herman Fenton, and the; 1
recreation apartment of they
;.HAW-CIO, hei ded by Director Ii
I Olga M. iVladar, will be making .
rpoit.s history ft am April 3 to May
2 when the precedent-breaking
U AW-sp ons m e d International
i Bowling ehampionship;; me «k
: cidetl at Fenton's Dextei Recroa I
: turn in Detroit.
Contrasted to the un American '■
I events of the Caucasian Arne t- j
can Bowling confftess, the Inter
; jgitiunal Bowling championships |
will bar no bowler because of !
i IPs race. Inspired by the dorn ‘
; ocratic nature of the tournament, |
an e-liniated 3.000 keglers, but t ■
nu n and womc-n, will be rolling !
for big prize money on Dexter's j
24 fine alleys
"We of ilie LAW believe that
the uniy qualification an Ameri
can citizen should bf required to
meet for a national, ut interna- i
tional championship is that he ,r ■
she lxave an established bowling !
aveiage,” declared Recreation Di- i
rector iVladar.
"Wo have appealed to the A- |
nieriean Bowling congress in the I
past to cliirimute the di.scrinina
toi'V clause in it.-; constitution i
which limits participation irt I
Shaw Cagers In Brilliant
Attack On St. Augustine’s
RAI.EIGH The Shaw ea,;er:\
dispalymi' u brilliant attack carl
talented, bah handl ! .r,;i. trounced the
St. Au.-'u;:|:;ii-'< Saints 52-13 Friday
night m tin- St. August me' Gym
The Hears I d alt th. via., gui;.;,
nib in front at the start on a Cook i
shot by Mack Todd followed by j
Donald Ford’s hit from under tin
basket. Tin- Saints got into the game
at tins point with a tally by h\,•
land Chippey and the si iisatlona..
hotly contested battle was under-j
way.
The Bears si i up an alnios 1 m
penetrable defense curing the iirsl |
half and most of the Saints’ ;.boot
ing in that period came from mid
forecourt The half ended, Shaw;
:/-si. Augustine’s If.
The picture changed in the sec
ond period with the entry of S'
Aug’s Janu .s Robinshn. who be/.in !
lo Ia: i and was a Ihreat from oil
angles Robinson was high point j
man for the Saini.i with 10 on.- . j
..nd was followed ijv .lames Hu ;g ;
and Paul Kirk with 7 eao-u Kdward j
i - Jd was htgii score] tor the Biu;;, ;
GIBSON HEADS
WIUSTON TEAM
W iLA'i fNfJTON ;V 11 -*■ - Alibi..'
Gibson the Willision net burn.,-:.
•I'd hardwood flash oi last sea.ntu
was appointed ..-aptrun of hei tear,,
tor tiic IP4B season The ability :c
hold the team logelhei, push th,,.
toward victory as well a.-, her know
’edge places her in the ks-v positioi
Fans ol last season will agree that
iie bad the ability in play li.ei
gain- effectively, and th, aide,
coaches Williams and Robinson a;
well as her teammates feet that -tie ;
has ill- other qualite mention,-.: :
('apt.,m Gibs ii has confident
that the team will do well this yeai j
m that she has the fieiing thal he i
I■ -fVvuiils. ~rc w illing in play ha; j \
and iron out kinks daily. Williatoi: |
will make it- first appearance o-. ■
tin- home mult against Km-too
i Friday, January 36. at 7:30 in the!
Williston Gym. Many new facts i
"ill be seen with a few vets of last !
year's team The Willision team lias
won one and lust one Gibson iirsi
'averaged 27 points per game tin;.-j
j lir ' I
Nk Ml m; contest
TO BE HELD HERE i
The Raleigh Recreation De
j partmerd will hold its first city;
skating contest on East t.orioir -
street on Friday afternoon. Jan
uary 30, at 4:30 when the lower
end of the street will be blocked ;
off between Fast and Hay wood j
| streets, Howard B. Pullen, diree- 1
tor of the- Chavis Recreation C«*n- ;
; ter, announced Monday.
The contest will be under stt
’ per vision cf Pullen and events for,
all age groups will Ik? held dur • j
mg the contest, blanks for ent-rv ;
! into which may be secured upon i
request on ov before January ii.;
First, second and third price.-- j
will be awarded. Persons who -
| desire additional information
should apply at Chavis Center
or call telephone 2-1064.
MOVIE TH) BITS
Jack McVea has been booked j
for three weeks at El Borraeho j
. in San Francisco after a holiday ;
. tout- of one nighters.
t: ‘ * w
Dallas Bartley, Milton's n« w .
bass man who was formerly with |
Louis Jordan, replace:. Clarence !
! Jones.
Sherman Williams and his Or- j
< lu-stni close at the Bronze Pea-|
: cock Club in Houston, Texa. on ;
- January 51 h and opened at the :
Savoy Cluli in Portland, Oreßou ;
on Junuarv 15th for an extended j
1 tun. He will play one nighters j
' on route. '
bowling champiombip:'. to Cau
casians. Tin- ABC has consis'-
ently refused to become the dem
ocratic organization it claims it
self to be. We are now taking
our alternative. We an* sponsor
ing a championship fur all bowl
ers because we believe it is nec
essary for some group to take
the lead in conducting democrat
ic bowling competition ”
Tournament Secretaries John
D’Agcstine and Jess Corona re
leased prize lists for the interna
tional tournament tin. week.
Guaranteed first prize awards
will be as follows:
Men’s team- $750: Min' duo
bles, S3OO, Men's singles, $l5O,
Men’s all-events, S3OO.
Women’s team. S3OO, Women’s
| doubles. $l5O Women’s singles
I $100; Women's all -events, S2OO
Competition will be at 1000
scratch; 70 per cent handicap, tor
teams. Double:: and single ; will
!be at 400 and 200 scratch, re
spectively, 70 per cent handicap.
Entry fees hav-, been set at >. 1*
per event, S2O pel team, and $2.50
for all events, the fee to include
j bowling. -Deadline for entries is
I March 6. Send all entries to the
; tournament secretary, HAW (To
j Hi creation Department, 5707 See v
lorn! boulevard, Detroit 2, Mich.
wdh 111 points aid Diiiiakt Fi/si
: aas runner, up wit s ; |
Horace Burton and Lythel Hick
. i .an were cited for bicliant \v,-i k
for Shaw m the bai-u court and t o
ringing up a couple of i ttncl> long
| shots in open the .Saints’ defense .
Alfred Shileds and Charles Wilson,
Shaw forwards, were a .-gressivi ii
: tin- forecourt.
SPAULDINB HIGH
WINS FROM
NASHVILLE 20-23
HV VVSI.LIAM DICKENS
NASHVIU.E Theodore ric-
J bound) Brown. Spaiikiing 1 •
i School versatile guard, dropped /#
] a lay -up shot with one minute re
' .uamios io play tu put the game oi
: lei .md t-n.'iidi- Genii Chris ii:y
i ant'.- 'rigors to gain a thrilling 2.- . •
'riumph i.vi-r N;r!i Coi.ml. I'l.uiv
i ing Soh d ! Nashvdl- ‘s.-foi. ft
j capacity crowd in uu local gym
' F idiay night
John iStret.iii Harris was the
big- gun m liie loiul attack i i'.e
: taugy Spaulding ii-iiiei tossed i t
rune pomts also
Frank Dean. Otis F’ndgcun and
Roosevelt liudge continued to d. -
play then usual inspired brand o-
L.all for the Tigers
hi the pr. : lirninaiy the NashviJ
girls nosed out the Spaulding Higy
School sextet by a score - t 23-I*7
Aug* line Mingta and Delores Coke,-
~t*r; outstaiidiny for Coach Whec
c rs' local sextet.
lliuli Sriiool Tourney
To Be lit 1 d Marc h 18-20
\t Fayetteville State
The Athletic Department of
i Fayetteville State Teachers C<'
liege has set the 18th, 19th arj|
|2oth of March for the 11th An
tiual Invitational High Scho i
I Basketball Tournament. As has
, been the custom in the past ft- e
: y ears, the tup scholastic teams
j from North Carolina, South Cat*
jolina, and Virginia will be ex.-
1 tended invitations. The College
i Tournament Committee is already
I busy making plans to restore this
new famous Fayetteville '‘institu
tion” to its pre-war level of pc -
Ifeetion. The defending champion
lis the Carver High School of Sa
lem, Virginia.
Louis To Fight In Junt
NEW YORK—(ANP) —Al
though final papers have not
yet been ski nod. it is reported
that heavyweight champion
Jce Ltvis has cs.tie to tut «-
greemwnt with the 20th-Cen
lury Sporting club, headed toy
"Uncle'' Mike Jacobs to cie
dend his title in New York
sometime in June, Bcctxding
so Sot Strauss, spokesman for
Jacobs. Li.'ui; will rec*ive
40 per cent of the gate, plu#
it cut in the radio, picture
and television sake.
The speedy action by the
Jaccbs interests was taken
fc sfc-cvt circuit h Jars. con
ference with Herman Taylor M
relative to a Louis-Walcott
.bout in Philadelphia arid oth
er nett ■ ration* bv represent
atives qj. the Yankee stadium
end the Polo grounds, who
were reeking to promote a
ijHp trout in New York.
Walcott, however, has fcf-om
holding rit for mere than &
SO o»r cent cut. If i* expect
ed that he will, eventually
sign for the figure since 26
percent will run into Mg
money. The returns from fa*
n'Ctutes t { the recent Lauta-
Wo)ccti figh i may reach ilia
$5 00 •*)(}& mmh ami «m.