PAGE SIX
SHAW INITIATES GYM WITH YELLOW JACKETS
Beating The Gun
BY ALVIN MOSES
DAN PARKER AND MRS. MANLEY CHAT
NEW YORK—(ANP)~ We gave you our side el what the Negro
baseball leagues may expect to envoi-, nf or conic I'm- 1948 season and
1 now «i: pass ■•■ n lor 3-0111 consideration and t : itii-Lm ihi.. piece
which appeal'! d in the N. Y Daily Mirror. Dm; Parker 1 j column
' on Jan f.
.. " Mr ” Kffa M:,nl ” v - " ; ! >f the Newark K...gi<- ; ,f the Negro
.Nstmnn! leapm an-i pro! a: iy the smallest won operator i n -iv
i samo - Ro-v Campanella, M mb- a! backs too. is iv far th. ben
* Negc. piayci in organ;:-.-;! b,re. ball, and vy -:d .■-• voed cates
ers so scarce in the majors, why he hasn’t u :VI . lYu- up.
’A\LI!. for one thing, Gampanella had in on ,n the Dodge- d.i-m
, system tor only two sc a.-oris and therefore Won't be t.-iLnilo tor!
uraft until the end •••«' the 1941! campaign. Meantime, he's on . f
. th< - C; -' e:U White Father in M.-ntn-al whose ice is cheaper even tn.. 1
' • ’riubin talk. Mr:;. Mar,lev. like .11 other dub - vn< is i . N : - .
1 bast-ball, is worried ove t.io a'sr-i,ing drop in .ttendance rep s
, b >' thf> N<;*r„ leagues 1- t . Negro fan . -warmed X.-
1 I,onal - ind An'iori-.-.n la '•; IC- I - t J: Rolv.n -n an-(
Lany Dobv and in dob-g -. had' „f them !ry : about their own
; leagues.
The Eagles had a record -v -aking opening <Jgv •.-rowd nl 12.;",'1
! in 1;>47 but their season's t ■ -i dropped from 120,293 in 1946 ;n
5/. ldo in 1947. Every club in di- two Negro maji r !ea*tuc \nffe>v
| proportionately.
"Thus the livelihood of 240 Negro ballplayers is being jeopa;
; dized because two of the-- number have attain*':: goal thru oner '
seemed impossible of aitanment :rr members t :eis race Tn.-
i rs an angle of Jackie Robinson’s - uec-rss that hasn't received r -
much pub icity as Jackie s feat- during his first yea- "
THE MELTING POT
On the Est a Maniey-Dan Parker chat ar.r-nl the above sui-jert
you will recall that I wrote you upon the identical subject ..ft, R h
mson won the lnteirr.t.; n:.i U-agut batting title; during the "Jackt.
Robinson Day festiv ties’ and only r.-ro weeks ago in this favorite
1 column of yours . . . J continue -.- .-ay that COLORED FANS
must support the Ncgrr leagues, "proving ground" oi fututv- bio
, league draftings tor if thc-v fail to do COLORED YOUTHS wii'l
. no longer attain promise as being of sufficient caliber to even iu
; Merest scouts for white- cl-,b-.. and baseball ns a--. at game oi curs
will lose its appeal . . .
KEN SMITH. Daily Mum: columnist v--t-.tine on Jan 1 sa;
this. LEO DUROC Hr.R was track in tire Fbonklyn Dndgi w-ei .-
seat yesterday. disrhiimmt' any race with the I'l.Tiptrc.-:. : t;: rin:■ :.j '
a lineuprhubarb and taking a vague dig at the Giants." Spookin',
of Jackie Robinson he reportedly sain: "JACKIE ROBINSON is a
t belter second baseman than last bn-oman and if we find a -firs'.
, baseman from among rookies Ward, Douglas. Connors or somebody
j else I'll try him at second.
"Ed Stank,v was right whi n he said rec, ntiy that you .don't win
| a -i° b in ihe winter. . . . You can bet that Robbie would have tn
' takc second base away from him in man-to man competition
1 Thai's the kind of a guy Eddie is . . . But right now Robinson
* . ftur Trrst casfiman . . J would try everybody else these before I'd
■, attempt l„ bring PETE REISER into the infield
CLAUDE BRANDON WRITES LETTER
1 f- s iaude Rrandun : a New 7 rrkor who combines such recce
] Irons as hunting, fishing and att..-nuance ai all major spe” rg c
s A’fijits, with eiiiM aft i. : ..-.. ; 0n \th j.-:u : . c:\ { - tte
Riem of Harlem. Lot •-(-■• n,- had a letter f: m Claude and hi
i -pa .' e- . \... M u :,el 13; 1■■ o : n: Atlanta , 1 . ~ - • 't,, t- -;
f She spot they ::;;d g-. no for a !2 dav vacation.
Deeply intorrsi-.-d m tin carec-i 2 all Neg: ~- in b.u- so,si
» f:cld v ' lu ' strive to emuiall the example set by .-.itch as R min: un.
I Louis. Jersey .Tee Walcott. Motley. Bit,id- Young etc. we eninyc
‘ ' R'tt rnl frioud - f long -fandnig , f it- •ij 11 f■ m. •
{ to us as a people. In bus own w, -H, he says.
"You and you charming little- wife waul:! i. eas happy v
* rcss t!'»< bright and industriou.- sid • of Atlanta 4 be--- •«-:•
| pleasure. AH of n- know abnut tnt ini-qualifu regregab-m. unfc.-i
* P*t*c,icts end iJI-.ts und tin ■ ane.trd- c'* ; -u'i-.l p,
* pie dwell under here ann oth._r parts of the country north, south
* ca St and west for that matter I vis ted Jacksonville. Fie... at I
{ lhen rnadft brief stops a : mow, oi the little sport leading back to on
* native Atlanta. Aside bum the many interesting sport figure.
j mel and conversed with, 1 was impressed greatly by tin progress j
► our people have made in this city as merchants, farmers, prole
* ij, ona l fields and ihe church world.
* v "In youi field, the I >f journalism. w« -c: 1 rhe Atlanta ID, iy
’World - n indepe id--nt. noTi-sectarian and non pa tisan colored
‘J'tdaily and received a gre-at kick out of it from Ihe spurt nag- to i’-
t ■ general news and editorial.-.. Founded, by W. A. Sc- n, on Aug. ,
« 11*28, it became daily on Ma.ch 13 1932 and is a jv.wc rfui fat
? tor in the bolter-race relations fv-ici.
In answer to Porlri Tl: inpsen, 0.,-. e. !, Cl,• : :n. : 1 ,
I , < l ate und length ot cont:.u'i Dan Topping -ign;-:! Buddy Young «e I
i Ihe answer is- Friday. May !<;. -;i4?, Ncv York Citv* 1- ,r tlin.-
« years: for a reported sum of 610.003 annually. . . Young is 2J
•> years old Lit time e-f UgningV and is 1944 (hi. freshman term a;
* ihmc-is Young t;e:l Red (■ *«ngt'.- -<1 »t 13 touchdowns . 1 ore
, | -'-'-uson . . . Friday niti a 1 Mad. S<;. Garden, two : np ■>: tanl matters
« came to light ns we watched a dull and listless right between Olle ■
J Tandberg, Swedish heavyweight who wants a match with Louis.
,- ■ and Joey Maxim. Jack Kearns title contender (don't make me
s i laugh) ... (I) How in thundoration did JERSEY JOE WALCOTT
* lose one of hi: three fights to Maxim even with a damaged hand •
* <-* hands??? -- Should Tandberg eve; fight LET Q. MURRAY, hi :
\ ’ v-'ould have to catch the first boat back to Sweden with his 30 or '
» 1 more newspapo; well wishers posthat«.
* ; Into the limelight now more so than ever comes the i'aleful ,
j figure of hard-punching WALCOTT, father of six; churchman, up -
* ' standing American and guided by a business man who feels he 4.- !
i | Sticking up nobody at a!' when he asks 30 per cent for inothe;
t IK’ut with our pa! Joey . . . One cannot criticize Walcott .for another
J | th-sire to get as much out of his next meeting with the champion
, ns he can for it might well hr- his (Walcott's) last fight on “b.-g
j of any when else. . . . The reports have LOUIS thirsting for
t the same sort of revenge lie wanted on Max Sehmeling and with
! i J-roman Gibson, the man the colored soldiers in World War II
failed to enthuse about, heading his thinking department, is a safe
* « wager that Louis will be m the finest possible shape a man of 33
? 1 ran possibly get into. . . none ol that overtrained or undertrained
* ! chatter which put (non-committal) MANNA’ SEA MON. who likes to
J ’ think of himself a* the best trainer since Jack Blackburn, in a bad
1 light, etc.
I Lewis Burton, N. Y. Evening-Journal writer, had this to say
‘ ' the. other night of the signing up of Louis for 20th Century by sick.
} , 67-year old Mike Jacobs:
“Truman Gibson, the- young, handsome Chicago Negro attorne y
i . who was civilian-aide to Secretary of W f ar Slimson, stated that |
* ; choice of an opponent for Joe Louis will be left to the 20th Cen
« . fury. Joe prefers Walcott but will aceept any opponent they
l select. He has the right to reject anyone named but he will tab.
i i their choice. He bus the same- reliance :vn them (20th C. ntury •
' olub) he had in the past.
“Although a newcomer in -Louis' fight negotiations. Gibson
Ups assumed the office of top adviser. His decisions guided Louis!
- 4stb« Marshal Miles and John Roxbcrough. Contrary
to 20th Gcntury procedure for its dozen' 'years of denling with Jfffi i
Sol Strauss relinquished vii e prerogative of writing the j
. •* .. i m _ . r_. o:.. x . « . . t si ? _ . » . ,1 ...... . _ r
Ik ★ 'k * it & it A k 'if. A ~k ★ ★ ★ * it k k * k k k k i k k
NCC EAGLE* Wffi TWO, LOSE ONE ON WEEK-END
N. C, EAGLES fS
TWICE IN THREE
SIR, DEFENSES
DURHAM - Lit work the
Nu-th f :,i olina i.'ollcy,- E.-im?c
• v. t i-t- succes-rful''ii-, 9>'o out of three
ii fensT', of th ,r CIA A chare.
, piorr-hip,
Monday ni -h! tin- n mps pl.i.vcJ
h t to A and T. ro!i ;t •of Gr- t’i..-.-
lo.ro and won 81-41; Wednc -dry
t, i - -1. St. A u n.stinc's Coin jo ca:.-*’
Durham to nb.-.-.irn . 73-28 .Hu =-
Jati.r-.y, ,-e.i Sntu'day night I'-.
•a •. break artist •: w. •, 10 t! • ?hcr?
<* - f n 63-58 i-- :it v/itb tin v:.-
(01 y going to VVi -' Vi-gS»i • 5t..;..
t o c i.icrtamiiv.; itu Arnica of A.
?n : H. th. E,: I-,-,. w.-i-t tno rime L. :
h 1 the: up their air iigh< defens.:
and th: ir power laden oi'feinc. s . ;
.hat 8 minutes b>d c!; used befc-r-
L'jj yon Martin : o>i; rd tn< iirst fie
lor t.;c visiiorj. flobrrl Hr, .
•••ing tcnirit-iif.o.i 20 -- to the
vvii.nir.y; cau.c NCC t.<.i at i'.Jfrirnc
34-21.
St Augustiru-y p■•. . ;,- -ed the i
K t-lc--. raid Ci-ivh 1. B McLei
allcwi-d his fust .--ling; i- to tax- ;
hi 1; showers at hrlft ime. Ecidi i
McC .rr 31 look soosiny hotto:
inis trricas with 23 i im.-, 2; of 1
•vhich c; me m tic tir.-i hah.
'I h; story was different v. iievi the i
; rnuLy Y: Uou ,)ackc : .s oi West V;r-j
i -ii.i State i.nvadt. Eagles' neat, i
2ho visitors 1 9 rr .. t of the w.y !
• hnouch th? count was knotted fctu |
i..r. Tito rhampr c: . c from 1
ind to take tin mlltime trad o’ I
4-.'.2. Howcve . Don Kockh !
C a the store in the first seconds I
; tic second frame and hit th. ’
hor-p.-. f.-p- three con.-ccutiv.. bcld.
ti; erase anotcer brie: 1.-ad wit’ch .
the Eagles had established.
Rorkhold potued in 23 points !
lh~ winners.
LV IST VIRGINIA STATE .63)
ft. ft vi rr ii
Wilson . 4 3 2 13 ,i ;
Ransom ft 0 0 0
Roekhoict 10 3 1 23 i
Lloyd .2256 1 j
I Enty 0 0 0 U o|
; Clark . 3 C 5 fi
; Nunn 6 ?. t ! 4 1 ;
?,« 11 16 63 :: !
N. t COM * (IK I'sß
it; ft it rr mi
Mitj , ...... (1 0 2 0
, tic: i ing 8 4 i 20
7. 11 . .th 2317 i
Why 1 . . 0 2 0 2 :
■ ij-iiitcr a 2 4 12
j Yon; 3 0 14
J Rr.: vcy 1 0 1 2 • I
Massing:!)'.- 0 0 0 11 .1 |
1 3 a-.-lor 0 opt.
; Met'- 2 0 0 4
' McLoti": Id 3 i 4 7
2S 12 14 ab , !
Off it i.it R. D A . astreng. K. \\ . ;
Btyrinb
Halt time rcor-i : N C C d c*
Wr.'i Virginia 3:?.
. . c
Harris io Ficht lan. 27
v
TOLEDO, O.—iANP)--F->r ! >, !
firs' time; sine. Jack D--mp. i
and Joss Willard fought for t .-
,w, Id's h. :»• weight c-laan;!>.-■ - •
ship in 1919, ,i w.r.Tl chump;.-u J
hex ;• will make an app .-ivait'-.- ;
! m a Toledo ring Jan 27 wh- ■■
Sugar Ray R--bin-son. •I .
. wcig it king, meets Os it- -Ru
j hog” Harris. Pittsburgh pugjlh.i. i
The i ->ut i.. scheduled for If)
; icunds in the r.e.v milli n doi'.v
Sports arena and ;> expee-ed ...
attract a sellout crowd.
: Louis opponent for o fight that will nov !..• A;.*,.- | >.. y, ;V -; : nr ,
i n °l Philadelphia os previously r< n ; i '
Louis has reaped more ($150,000) t:-un th. . s-vi. R t , v>
i cott title defense fight than he die front 20 i. ; m : iN.. ;<■
: Schfneling -Louis (No. 2 RING MAGA/'tNF nr: r
j boxing writers (white and colored) ppiekih Gus Lc-f.rvr-vuh t. .• -o■ tM .
1 er of the year" —a national poll of boxing exports conducted’ tv •
u prominent magazine selected Loni ■ ,i,
. close bout with Jersey Joe .. . Thi- « a ; ; j p t -., ;, n
, Heart- publication fcriv.-n.-r . I- j r . , , - :e. i; p •
' CRAZIANO will return to . ing war • in an ©v«n weight
j some un-named Negro opponent .. . - GOG'S ...
! misskttiers, don't let it lie BiJij Arn-id uttle - - v.i t 4 .van’
(everywhere) killed,
JACKIE ROBINSON (Ed s Ghv -a \ :,;i; . j
10 N. Y. -Dady News,) will settle- with BRANCH 1:1 ’KEY j -5-
for the coming baseball season having . .one-’ about 41,000 v . :
baseball, vaude-tours and movie, up j . rs, ■. g
| c:a,:k o! -' th<? P a -sl two weeks way the .nev< . aid -s u k>.:al dtolv
: concerning a bookmaker It ran like this; -If th- Bro kly.oDod.u- •
won the 194$ World series and Jersey J.- we. t got the decision
: over Lmsis,—there wouldn’t be a ‘bookie' left in 4, pi n .;,. : , gy,*,.. -
hoy oh-ooy. has; that brother got irumetnin- mere • h': v ?
IKF WILLIAMS, with fellows like J h-nv Brett on an-i Got..
Burton simply spoiling for a shot at him. trJfe vvhito pressrae s
i ihat - he wants to fight RAY ROBINSON'! -Okal.-u h, go on out I
| and commit pughstic-suieide if w-- can't a,!vn< you , gain--’ h. Th:-, >
j such a malady r.s i.oo-niuori-heart and if yu.. *- c been y-porte
j correctly N. Y. Evening Journal, Jan ?,) we think you're' betfcv. i
i sil.v. . . . ROBINSON, and 1 mean "Sugar Say," would knoeu vo- ,
I ~ mside o, fout rounds. . . Ray d,r • 1,-0! ■,u o ! with ptme
- r-rs like you and his boxing savvy h ,<t.lj big V ; -;u. -iutt. think
■ about this Ike, boy.
LIVTO _ MINELLI continue? hi* winning - against rfcissy !
r.olo.ed fig)iler& wire a split-decision win ovt-i Chicago's Johnn'
j Bratton :*Mmelli. from Milan. Italy, ;s 21 years, bid. ho.; wm all (•'.
of his amateur bouts and is 'unbeaten up f: this date in 38 p,ofes
j sternal engagements, 12 of which have beets A;;. in the L R. A.
-t )R: .AHOMA Known in sport circles a,, the "Soonet's,’' had i,
THE CAROLINIAN
Oaskeibcol C« *nes !>a< K To Shaw L.*s (.ampus
"J'lir {;. C Epa-JLlag cyit-rusiu;:i
rrc •■*>. <:<>;■! rJe fed on the e.-mru
of x!ia« I'niver'Ky, as-. V
y»- ?w 's !:•' t linmc game
Friday ingtn. when abno . .
i .-H 1 '. IS ’I ll'.t.’ S]('it f ’ -
iras and modem strecturc to • e •
the ci; u T ars Utk" >.-:s l,h; \Vc.
Virginia St -.- Vdlow .Tick;' -.
'i ts, v;-ib'it- v .ir a dazasJmg at
Ezstard Charles Clinches
Top Challenger for Crown
Spot; Kayos Arc hie I- loor©
Cl i. V FA* VND ' \ * r '- -
j rI:;h TO"’-li*Civ h!Yh«'i Sijy»voy ’
• V ’’•A p<) it ion .'{£s icH ; - ;• • •
! :fu-r M'.lo'c* nzti hurt Chaika j :• a
j , f j ) -.T . n)( > .
j CharJc-s ciucc*;! f;i y.-m ci jor.-Ci g
.
up Wil!: a ]Oft H Os: r'giU li'Uil
: h:ir))Ki\ Moo ?+ t .
No Contract Is Signed;
So Giants Lose Player
; the Kan (" 1 • -*•:- ; - i■,
fs-gr.-oil Juihio f; vcinso'; t , n*,,
; with th. Montreal Ro. -.!•;
The Giants failed to sign ! hr.
.. .Liu ib-i'cn:--. wan
. , alti-r thr locals had jump.
• -1 --; .'ir ■. in! i ;•’.n the lir.sl
f ; ■—ci'ti E. bri t P Dans' ■
(;--v- up :hc first bail to mark
>i r. t -1 of ir.;b sport- at
i* ha« i.vthe! H<r?-( r:,»ii left. K
S*ia\% centi-r; Kart Lloyd j-,
ear U'ert Va
: - U'S; ’ -. ■ tl-'. y r s'larlc. .
■ I-'.''. L :i‘bi - ' -. an; in, , s..;nf ]
. [iile ■ U I.PT lv. P. ( j )ti !i i
VG iTU
(';:.'■ -;. N - ! It- ci ale r. u.' ' ;
. : ,-> ".) fr. -,e.'f . .-,f l. p 1. ;.
, ; ■ 1 u .; chub' a.-on ;h;;;
<. rdk:r In a |
_ con;iti 1 h 3('i- iiv.ro during j
vi m;/h<.M CUius '
; V< !' i'o 110.I 1 0. ilk -C- V> ‘ Loiig'U . j
'v V Ihr- fv.au> learned vu ( i
:1 v lor.iluv, < 01, her. J. 1, !
; t •!. nn.md n: of ti, dun, di • i
. .>.'*!?. v a ttr a prut*? av, Cor.. !
in- ::i nor A. B Cl’.amJifV, chargi;,;, i
(..layer In . been stolen and
! •'.t !' Son Diego club pay |
.or tin* contract on wrikh they had !
‘nilcd to recta ■ Richey'* signal me. !
Richey, how vc denied that be j
; had with if:.. Giants an.’,
j while Martin instituted a search of j
!;'• fii'.s so (.vide.o'C. do cont .»•' |
i ■ ■’>l6 b. iDond. h d '.-eloped Mur- l
! 'vs thought Manager Jim Taylor
■ -i. d signed the play a-, and To/ur |
: !t: u.i-iiti hurl doth so. Ail
U.oi- play: -tv been signed.
; V;.,. ;>• his '■>'•!.)> !o Marti.;, j
vid. “Toe vy.ruiivc council cm j
ius ba!i would want to Dandle v/it.h
' ■ i -i.isi careful ethics the cases of ■
cj ganized baseball taking playei.
rerrs Negro Ivv’kv. At present, X j
n .onicv.'hvl at loss to know!
I how v.’c can hold one of our mine.' j
i league clubs responsible f<r the vio- !
n ot ;>r. tfltc, -d contract whet. !
: ‘.he . intrn 1 H-.eit cm not be lotir.u. 1
i .nd whm apparently d ose respoa- i
i tor obtaining the coiiiraci are i
■ .ineci: i» wh.:lher or no; they i:v r !
; fill obtain it."
i That left Martin ivi a position !
•.vue: nothing could be done. He j
if. mi tied in a recent interview tha« i
. -it vu; a cosily oversight. It looks j
■ like we've lest a good, voting play j
Icr aaci there’s noihir.v we can d-: •
'■ . t j
■ ■■ I
Mart, YoiTre Crazy I
jrors»>< yt> «»•: Tb-'.»URtir-d- urr- f«CT>P. 4 ' flt 70. Try j
"l&Mpii-j' up" tviiii o&xqx. < wituhui P4tk‘ for \rofiii. {
ftniHiiy. dtts to lack o’ iron t
nun)’ rof-o women mil “oW." Try i
; OKim TtmSc T»wets jpor rtKw. y'-'Afle* r !
f— . .JAI i: (A>
LINCOLN
TOP JOHNSON C.
SMITH y, 66-83
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pi -
Th. Lincoln I ..ion:; outclassed ir.o
, as oi John -'n C Smith Li..
iiy Wednesday 00- 53, in ■
r-Ttiy c n* 't fm* l.tclr first o»~
.c.renc. victory.
Lelaii'l But"ri;- awl "C .nv:" Roi :
:.;cd for high point hoii.'.rs, eucti
the stein:.;-' 100 !ft point ..
this vin.i.r. (fit Lincoln topi>lotl
Smith fi/tt-m to u.:n r tented o nk.
The vidors bin the contc. ■
with an i rhibitjpp of deo< nine pat:»
,'lioc tlut di -Vv thunderous ap
-bs?c from ihe veem lives Thi v
ton .speedily on’ in Irout of Lin
e-In on two converted 're - throws;
y Wilson and a two-pointer by
iVar-hin a:. Tr.c Li n- .-truck bat:-.-,
weekly. h >, r wl'*n “Chic!:
• R. id ecucctcd two . flints on ehari
y i;» r ; ,ir.l I.ce.w.d Bin nr. iV.s;
x leaking fovw; rd trom New On•
:ic. Pa., brok down the middle and:
nt. Lincoln's first field yoal, hying
in score.
tin. strove was ti .d twice aftet -
card once at 1 i-f 1 and agam at
2-12, hut the oily Lnvndn machine,
ad •« uvi Si lid: W ; Ur.IT. .
;-e.:, Parker, Bu/ri-. and Thori -
iii urged ar.cad -d the visitor.-',
lisplaying speed and aecuiacy ah
. :.r:em to mark them th? superio
, scat. Lincoln ltd 38-29 a! half •
In the second half. 1 .ncoin -. n
, .ed in a 'coring rpree, Bunns,
i Retd and Parker Lading ft.- vny
-..'die Thornhill and Wiahams nru
uve: d the set ups
Wrshinglon .chalk ? up 17 point
or Snutn. 5 of wnick were h'-w:
he foul line. Smith’s charger ah
ho way. he set the pate and used
1 is engio eye to bargain for a Smith
.dory. but not m tin least per
urb:d, the Lions scored at will
- ::d toward ino close of the gamy
wed every man on tho ; (’serve
i .(neb.
Scoring: Lincoln ~ Burris 13,
5c vl if). Parktr 12. Williams d.
i'r..- el: 4, Hud-;, - 2. end Joim-
J. C. Sm. ’u- -Wnshim-ton 17 Fos
,-i Vv ii-cn ft. Jomis- n 6, Swind
.e. r 5. Mayes; 4. Hatcher 2. aiici
Lin coir. mad. 12 ■ul he'- nr
DiiLifii Begirt Varsih
itaskwhai] Sfhedhilr
YSJ\ Oid i \\s Diliani
I 'nivt ity « ill engage in var
. i‘\ (e-urgr lavkith;*!! for the
teat tine nr her histcry this
iairc s; was formally an
nounced this work, i . {lead
t'oach Armstead A. P(: ere, who
win he assisted }>;• William
«Va sou. '111!' 5 948 sehedtile will
im i-rirased later.
tuii.ii... alter f-nr years of
i I.'. ft" on the gridiron because
t ths war, resumed varsity
!•' •• thall two : eason ago. rising
i great licit;'!! 1. tin past
s ti-’fiks giving Par to upset
ier t'niver-i»y. lb -7. TT
uilro-.'Bction ■■■• eollige basket
:-ft at Oillard rneans that the
• L already bark to
;»! vr -landarus in athletics.
The Dillard Blue Devils, tin
- :!t>ad t rack l*«erro. h. i
one of their greatest football
seasons in history ta-t fal! when
;itey were unbeattn in the
South Central Athletic Confi-r
--< in', ranked highly in the na
tional football .rating's, and
placed two men on the Vl.k-
SCAC t>r-t team. Making' the
reil'Ctious were (apt. Julius l>
Venn. OKiaboma Cm, Okta..
soptiomrre naUbach. and Ouer
ry Pc well. Galveston, Texas,
.resluuen guard. Charles fCHoo
Cbooi Jack: on. 6-2, 200-pound
fre-.hman fullback from iVlobile,
Ala,., also was arcorded Honor
able Mention.
foe Louis To ! J 'S<ihl In
tixhibiiion Bout In Jan.
CHICAGO (ANP)—■ Joe
Louib, wofld'r, heavyweight
boxing champion, will engage
in a four-round exhibition
ICtxing rente?} w ith Bt b Fox
worth, it. Louis light-heavy
boxer, el ihe Ccliaeum Jan.
29. it wes uuncunced here 3asJ
week. The bout promoted
by Harry Mendel, Lias the
sanction of ihe Illinois Ath
letic ccxr. nv.ssiJa,.
In meeting Fox worth, Joe
is again putting the title up |
on the blork. Should Fox
worth knock the champion
out. he w did bee the now
king of heavyweights. This
is according to boxing rules
which state that e heavy
weigi-t champion cannot pto
ieai his title in the event he j
engtiges in a fight and is i
knocked out. In Ihe lower j
divisions, hetwevet, chaw
pica.-, can lake risks by fore- i
ing their opponents to vesne
tn over the class weight limit.
.Cici»diaa^iLj^i^,JtogL,iflagi —.
WFKK ENOINCJ SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 191R'
1000 Spectators See Shaw
Bears Lose to W. Va. Sta te
tiA'.’JGK Nemij a mousui.,;
- 1-- Lite.,:, v,. i. mi ; are! Ertck.y ;
O' f r the ffr-t basketball game
:to be played in C C Syauldiii;;
. ■ Illm . -, i:; 1 c v. b led 1,0
. ihe <pi.!.- of Shaw University. i
ii was tiic fim tilt stored rt 5i;,,,-, .
, ', thr:.: > ar.s since the Old Tupprr j
•-, re '. inverted into - doi i;;;.
-..ii y and a full card foi the ivc-ol 1
ad • it j r.i.sin feature a contest
a. t-.VC l SI; ,v, and (I: Wes! V -
I’-oa Sire Y.Hcjv Jc.cacts.
I ; >' vi -ilO!.-pnil.’d op; I i ...
i’.-ah a 57-29 victory ;e they c!
s-n-yed <i no.'.-.bag aback and ??•"('-■
live shooting undet p : c:njre. T!i • !
f; oi. v nt out into av ..arty Led
an' could no? withstand ti;-' tit.-n'ic !
f ri:;. dment ...--ri the Y.-llor. •;
J ~ kets.
Lab Wilson, brilliant hook j
' ..rt'.-t, led th. visitors with 14 points ;
.. d .va.. foil in ■ d bt Joe Gii!;; ..
10. E:. .vara Todd ;,ae-. d tit
L ars with 6 point- and Horae-' j
iLirton added 5
Half-tim.' activities involved .
three round hosing match botwc.m
: itnnic- lie vis imt Juntos Dr.vi c:
RaiOjgh.
10, '.be r.. v y rant:
R-. nine Five defeated ihi Omega
Chaplain Withdraws Love
Suit Naming Champ Louis
NEW YORK i ANPi - U S.
Army Chaplain Mat !hc v C. Faulk-:
ncr. eusband of fro a’!;active nvtxl
-el ;.r c-cri of :cm ndir . too raucli
time with Heavyweighl ChairipK-o
Joe Lour, withdr tv nis suit L
•i : m'Vil 2-on last week follow ;r.y a
iminference wit.i h>s lawyr r. John :
FR3 0011 <m
PICES S2SC.ODQ
SUIT FOR SflHftSE
By CARL WILLIAMS
San Francisco {.ANP} -- The
! Professionid C oil associatioo
finds itself ; ; K' : l u 525i.i,(f00 dam
! ages suit for Up anr.ounrced dis
.ll iminatcry policy of aliowme '
membership ar.'t piny in PGA
lournarr-cnts “only to mc-mhe s
of the Caucasian group.”
The suit is being brouyn l . j -v
Ally Jonathan H Rowt !1 in bv
ha!'; fU Bill Secllci'. ’led illiocU-s
end Madison Cunthcr, Ihivo ten
N pro p :fiioeals from L->s An
The- trio snaJc application so:
ntty in > i'Ll A-sponsored Rich .
■ rnnnd SIO.OOO open tournarm at ■
■ w hich opened Inst Thursday f!
Richmond. Cal. PGA requested
• hem to withdraw their entries
j : “cause of its rule not to allow
-x n Caucasians to compete with
Caucasians. Smlh-i, a 'on eap 1
the Lo-; Amjeles Union station.
nt< red the tournament with
! Rhodes, who is Joe Louis’ pc'
1 sc nai instruct oi, fresh from :n
exceilent showing in the recent
. nor,-PGA Los Angeles open.
Both ha ! placed kr.v eno’.tgh to
i ,-nt.er tne tournament without
qualifying, Rhodes shooting a-t
i ilt!: place scor and Spillet tying
with Ben Hogan, toe L. A. open !
i winner, in the t.penlng round with
: 68. Spider wound np am on a,
! the top 30. Gunther, a local pro •
! fessionai, did rot participate in
iny pro , contests last year.
None of the 'three golfers w.t:
| c-inwiri to tee olf Thursday and
t they were told by a PGA spokes -
utar. that their $lO entry tc
i would be refunded.
1 According to Atty. Rowell, l!v
suit will be based on the grounds
: hat the association’s disc rim in:. ■!
ton rule deprived Ur. trio of
! means of livelihood. Named als:;
! :n the suit is the Richmond Go I ,'
j club, from which the- trio will .
j isk for the total prize money:
! which th-. 1 - might have von has
j they been allowed to enter Tin
i prize money amounts to more
I .hart $3,500.
Rhodes and Spiiier were the
J first Negroes {•:> compete in the ,
; far-famed atv.ua 1 Los Angtle"
i open. Though finishing out oi' the
I money, their tallies put them in
I qualifying position for the Rich- ;
I Tiond tourney. Spiiler’s score was
! >B-74-78-75; Rhodes, 72-72-74-73.
! Seth players wire popular with
coil enthusiasts.
One fan learning of PGA’s n~
lection of their entires, rent a
j orotest to the Berkley Daily Ga
j retie, in which he described the
j ’ncident as “a disturbing one. '
! “Not only is it the type of thin;.
I which create., domestic disunity ,
j and unhapppinc-ss. but it plays in- ;
to the hands of our nation's c-r. !
mies abroad
“I xtm informed that the Rich- •
moad Colt club is not responsi
ble for the decision; it wot)id
seem unfair, if it is true as ai
• leged that the club was power
j less in ihe situation, tn penalize
! Richmond for what has hap- !
i pened. Hov.wer, I must admit I
• that 1 have lost mv enthusiasm ;
i for viewing PGA-sponsored tour- ’
: namerits until the aii-while rule }
! is discarded. I feed sufficiently j
hi.tctniiy quint 2‘2-iB. Samuel
Dav>.-' \v..s iiigii .mum fur the vie*
tuts wih 5 points vhiJi Albert
; John: r- led the Omegas with 8.
On -the Renn'“ Ft 1 team wer -,
i Nelson Ham?, VVtiiiam Monks.
ICiu.tlcs Leo, Walk r. James
! L Jackson, Kc::o. . n Andtisou.
• 0 .:: rut cl D..\ i- a.tJ Harvey Btoa
| di.. With th Civuiy.is were, Solo
jra.ru Rove. Clareh ' Lightnc-,
: Hc'.viud Ih'ilr-n. Aim --i Johnsoc,
| Glaastciu Boot!:. Ha? Id Boyd,
; Wiltiam p.-nvers, William Cannon,
j Court' y Brown and Charles
■ F.nglaud.
The B; ar. had bt-Uer luck tit.’
tdlowir.,- tug..- wlt: i thej join ~
iuy;d to Ft Oltrg. Va.. to l>':- • I
j th. Virginia State Trojan? 3 : 0:-
htg by 7 point!-' at ii.uftime Co. c'.i
i Wilson's lads came from behind to
toy the Trt .ions. 19(7 CIA A T-:>ur
ni 01-ampio.-v. 41-38. Ii " ■ A
major upset of the season and even
ed off the Bear- it. e-t to-date at
4 wins and ns many losses.
Edwar'd Todd led the scoring for
:’>h; w v- ith '4 points. Alfred Shields
-d Donald Ford oath added 6 for
.be lb •>;.-. and Cvittcndten dropped
in ~ total of 22 points for the Tro
jans.
T. Do!-?. Jv., and Mr.-. Faulkner’s
j Amo- E. Bowman.
A statement ngr.od by both l.nv
!yers read:
“It :; lieri by stipulaLd. conscnt
-d and ay-eivi, by rnc bstween ..t
i- . ncys to rthe fc.-pective partic
hozein. that the above entitled ac
tion (Matthew C. Faulkner- again?;
M. iTarrolle Drake Faulkner' La
.r-ri th-- same is hcrei.y discontin
a d without costs, and that an ordo.
io that effect may be. entered witu
out notic. by either p: rty.’’
As soon ns the agreemen: \v -
-tsi'.cd. Caul Faulkne. went back
> his apartment in Riverton, ae
i .wdiim to friends, to begin p.r ■
pa; s : - C; . 7^
the most beatrtious models in New
York, r turn d t-> the home 1
friend Lc her childent
WLetthe widely public..i
; couple will ieave the c ty t.ige'ae-'
a s at- .: ■. -euii't'on I - -j
.■; -! s: a ! - g. :n g ■ - - ;:
.-(go with Rev Fa.ilktiei' pi'csun,-
ai.iv to effect a recoßCiitaJion
«:S!ES IM T 5
W. Vi, ‘PETS'
GREENSBORO --- renting fiom
hi i -1 tLvc -poi: 1 first-half dc -
icit when t!u-y had’d the Aggie.-
2i. the w. ! Virginia Sta.v
i folic go ca:a it rallied ; .n the finai
•criod to trb nip ovsi th: A and
T. Colkge ha. .Wood squad in 43-38
as r- ; here last ThufSitaj' nu-;i)t.
S^tr;.. heading the 'Jackets’ attacu
Vv r .i;'aa their brilliant forwau.
)* I j line iij. a\ ti "Id goals and
; ,\-e fr>. " throws ?‘ ,r 13 paints J'L
• iigh point honors far the nighi.
V.’iLoti was closely folic wed in the
iki'i-niukinf" doporrmvrit by h.s
• , R-'. i -i aid -N- *
j t»-no lalitcd 13 arid 11 points.
spec lively.
Georg. Haith and Anthony l'a- ■
of the A. and T. squad acrourtru
lor r.int and six points, respective-^
! j,n- the ioser> Th- Aggie -ft-:.- *
L,-ft Qrc; nsborc. after t-. e game lor
; Pennsylvania where it veil cngr-tG
the Lincoln University five.
A. AND T. (38t
Pos. Flayer f. GK PI TP FTM
RA. Dr.va.- 1 4 3 6 3
;F Haywood 1 0 0 2 0
•L Martin 11 2 3 5
F M Il.iVis ■ 2 0 3 3 2
C Wright 0 0 ■ 0
C II- th 4 113 h
! C Douglas 0 fi 0 0 ft
R Leftv'ich 0 4 1 4 n
R Gooden h o 2 0 0
G Parks . 1 0 0 2 7
I Harper '! 12 3 4
G Sellers . I 112 3 0
13 :.2 21 38 li
H. VA. (49)
Fos. Player <» (*F PF TP KTM
F WiLsi n 6 3 3 15 2
' F Ransom . 0 0 0 0 l
F Rock ho Id . 6 1 2 13 3
F Gillia’n 0 0 2 0 1
j F McGuire 0 0 0 0 ti
C Lloyd ’ : 4 3 0
jC'Emy 0 0 0 0 0
' F Clftt k . 1 2 3 4 2
(, Miller ft 0 2 0 1
• G Nunn 4 3 3 11 f> *
\ F Simms i l 3 3
i G Pope . . 0 (i (i 0 0
19 11 21 4ft 12
Scoijc ai half A and T. 26: VO.
Virginia 21.
Official y Burnett and Willianii.
Widnight Sympliony
NEW YORK (ANP) The
American Youth orchestra., eon.,
ducted hy Beau Dixon, will
hold a “Symphony at Mfdnifty"