WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. DECEMBER 22, 19a ft
Jackie Robinson May Quit Game Over Trade To Giants
Sports Pioneer To '
j
Decide On Future
NEW YORK ( ANP) —Jackie Robinson, surprised and dis
appointed over his being traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the
New York Giants, will decide this week whether h<:o| remain in
baseball or call it quits.
Robinson, who will be 38 on January 31, has talked often of
retiring during recent years.
He has asked the Giants for a few day?, to think over his fu
ture plans.
Giants' vice-president Charles
.Feeney said he had talked with
Robinson and had been told he
was undecided about his future
"He's going to yet ;n touch with
us as soon as he In nude up bis
mind,” Feeney aid. “I’m sure tie
will play and that he can help
us. It will take biro a day o two
tn get used to the idea."
Robinson, a nine-vear veteran
with the National League cham
pions. was traded to the Giants
in exchange for pitcher Dick Lit
tWield and an undisclosed sum
of rash, rumored at $30,000.
II is also reported that the
Giants acquired Jackie to fiii
the first base chores left va
ra nI by the entry into the
Army of Bill White, another
tan player.
The move came as a complete
surprise. Jackie was not, considered
on the block.
A rugged competitor, Robinson,
although 38. played good bail for
the Dodgers last season, and was
one of the stars in the last World
Series, won by the New York Yan
kees. He batted .275 during the
season, hit 15 doubles, two triple:
and wacked 10 home run/
Jackie also showed well during
the Dodgers’ recent tour of Japan.
Contacted at his home in Stam
ford. Conn.. Jackie had this to
say
“I’m naturally disappointed
leaving Brooklyn, hut that’s
Ld Sullivan Gives Jackie Robinson
Spingarn Award For Good Work
NEW YORK (ANPl—The N. A
A C, P.'s Spingarn Medal for d,,-
languished achievement last week
”'as awarded to Jackie Robinson
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who be
came Ihe first athlete to recoi vc
the honor over the past 4* yeats
Jackie, who won lasting fame by
becoming rhe first of .his race to
successfully crack baseball's long
standing race taboo received the
coveted gold medal at a luncheon
sponsored by the NAACP in the
Roosevelt Hotel here. Watching
Jackie receive the award were sev
eral foimer recipients of the hon
or. They included Dr. Ralph J.
Bunchs, United Nations Undersec
retary; Dr. Channing H, Tobias,
chairman of the NAACPs board
of directors; Dr. Percy Julian, fa
mous research chemist, and Thur
,good Marshall, special counsel for
Ihe association.
Congratulatory messages
wue received from Branch
Rtckcy. the baseball ‘•Mahat
ma,” who channelled Robinson
inlo the major leagues; Mayor
Robert Wagner; liuian Jack.
GREATEST HOUR Tho 41st Spingam modal, presort ted to
Jfaeide Robinson, the tenatil* Brooklyn Dodger star. Sell, is
admired by television star, Ed Sullivan, right, who made the
presentation during a recent NAACP luncheon in New York,
instituted in 1914 by the late J. E. Spingam. then chairman of
the association s board o 1 directors, the modal is awarded annu
ally by the NAACF to o. Negro Amrsican for distinguished
aeWevement. Looking on, center, is Bov Wilkins, executive secre
tary d tb# NAACP. (NEWSPRESS PHOTO).
, l
Va. State Trojans Over j
St. Paul’s Quint 67-55
PETERSBURG, Va. ~ The Vir
ginia SiaU Trojans turned on the
steam in the last four minutes to
«op t fighting St. Paul Five 67-b.i
ei Uar.iel Hall Gymnasium, Et
trirk. Virginia recently.
Leading by a 53-49 margin.
Cuarria Lorenzo Wood and Glenn
Sprstlov sparked a 14-point VSC
spurt
Johnny Johnson. Trojan cap
4et». led all scores with 17
! baseball for you. I’ve had won
derful years in Brooklyn, re
ceived wonderful treatment
from the Brooklyn fans.
! But. we realize that baseball is
,; like that . There arc no hard fecl
,' tags. The Brooklyn club has to
: protect its own best interests. I,
1 thought I helped the Brooklyn!
■ CiaO it-..-,,, t C al' and diuli l fiyUlc I i
.! would be traded.
1 had no inkling of it until last!
I night. But, they have a lot of I
‘j young players. I hope they can!
.win again, unless the Gian is can,
;wm it. I've always heard nice
! things about Mr. Stone-ham.”
Asked whether the move might I
'prompt his retirement, Jackie!
!said:
| ‘T really haven't, had a chancel
go give n, much thought. 1 did I
play practically every game iri Ja-!
I pan on our trip. How much long- j
■i er I can go ori is on a year-to-year
cr maybe a day-to-day basis ’
One of the hardest hit by the
. news was Robinson's son, Jackie.
| Jr. He w ept when h< learned of
' the trade
Jackie has been making news
| with the Dodgers ever since he
; mined the Brooklyn orcaniadion
Mn 1946. becoming the first Ne
-1 •;ro to enter organized baseball.
1 ; Branch Rickey, who spearheaded'
■ihe drive that landed Robinson,!
was then general manager of thA
■ Dodgers. 1
Manhattan Borough president,
John Oashmore, Brooklyn Bor
ou*s president, and Floyd Pat
terson, newly crowned heavy
weight boxing champion,
i Jackie was cited "for his superb
| sportsmanship, his pioneer role in
I opening a new field of endeavor
J for young Negroes and his civic
DO RUSSIANS TRY TO
IMITATE ’TROTTERS
! SAN FRANCISCO - When the
j championship U. S. Olympic team
1 arrived here from Melbourne last
: week, the first thing spoi si writers
j asked coach Gerald Tucker was:
"How good are the Russians.'”
the Americans beat the Rus
sians twice in the Olympics
under Tuckers direction
“Weil," he said, "they are about
| points, but it was his IS which
I \SC a slim 25-32 halt
■ ' time advantage.
Lorenzo Wood with 12 and IVi
! ey Oliver with 11 also hit in dou-
I ble figures Wood, playing only
! part of the second half, hit witr.
| uncanny a.curacy from the find
! in the. closing stages. (
Bnooy Scott leu SI. Paul with 1
| 13 followed by Don Hailey and .Jim !
| Robinson 'with 8 each. I
Happy Khmer New Year.
SVI’IIAX SINKS TWO FOR
' HOW\Kl>—Flashy Howard I'm
versity guard. John Syphax <\ i.
131 *; shown above as hr driers
I consciousness.
j Eti Sullivan, emcee, of the Toast
i of die Town television show m„us
! the presentation. Robinson's wife
| *>nd kon. Jackie, Jr. witnessed the
! ceremony.
j The .Jpingarri ‘Vieda] k- awarded
| annually "for the- highest achieve
’ ment of an American Negro."
j one hundred percent better
| now than they were in j:i;,.i
riie> really throw that ball
it round. 1 think they try to
copy the Harlem iUobetrut
ters.“
When i reformed of Tucker's com
ment. Abe Sapr-rstein, owner of the
fabulous Trotters, confirmed tic
Olympic coach's belief. Before de
parting on a 35,000 mile tour to
Europe and the Far East, sVpcr
stcin commented:
"J know definitely that the Rus
sians nave been copying our style
pi; '" They have scouted us
whenever we played in Europe
and I learned from an unimpeach
-Bble -source that tbev have A-vciy
movie ever made- of the Globe
trotters
Meantime, the Trotters continue
their merry pace, unbeaten so far
this reason. During the holidays,
Jiiey play in the following cities:
December 25. Cincinnati* i'ti Co
lumbus. <).; 27, Marion ' o ’
Altoona. Pa , 29. Philaiie-lphi 30
New soi k City 31. Asbmy Park’.
N. J.. January j. White Plains
New York.
Hampton Quint
Delaware State
Beats Shaw And
HAMPTON, Va - Led bv Cap-!
tain Ed Amos. 1856 CIAA "scoring i
champion, and Freshman Harold,
Watson, the Hampton Institute eug
ers won two oi a three-game home
stand, last week, besting Shaw 8»>-
64, and Delaware State, 53-49. and
losing to a nifty Fayetteville live,
77-33.
Watson pumped in 2H points and
Amor 22. as the Pirates humbled
Shaw, with the Hues tallying .it) 1
points in the second halt T.),-la- i
ware fell during the final three i
minutes of play.
After a 4.1-48 deadlock, Wal ori J
hit on five free throw:;, ending 1 lit |
HI scoring In the Pirate-Hornet i
affair. Watson had 20 markers, anti ■
! Amos 15
During both contest!!. Ann-- anti .
• Bland Orokenbomugh v.. re towny;
of strength in the rcououndmg col I
I umn
Ronnie Evans. I«hn Morgan
Ted Bonner, Itoosevrlt Wright,
ami Bobby Johnson all scored 1
| in the dmiblr figures to lead
the Fayetteville Broncos to
their second Hampton win
in as many games this season
Evans and Morgan scored 21
and 18 for the winners, and
Thurston Gault contributed 17
for (be Hues.
Hamptons’ record stand, at 2-",,
counting early sea on 10-:es to I
Fayetteville 81-70. and A&T, ;w- ,
51, With three games remaining'
before the holiday break. [
■ to sink a field goal In recent
ray. coolest with the NCC
T'agio. . Even though Syphax
was |he evening’s high scorer,
will. 17 points, tne E glex won
ihc contest, which was their
t'l.U opener, 83-53. NGC players
attempting to guard the Bison !
ace arc; Donald Burke (N’o. 40), !
forward from Pittsburgh, Pa.
and James “Chip” Sligh. (No.
31) from Winston-Salem. Carlton
Bell, (No. 38) Eagle forward, is j
seen coming up court in back- !
ground
beating!
THE GUN
BY BIEL BROWER FOR ANP j
Season’s Greetings;
To Joe Louis, with the hope)
that, Uncle Sam will soon make j
him a present of relieving him of
ins ineoinetax debt.
To-Don Newcombe, with the
hope that he will win 30 games
for the Brooklyn Dodgers—- and
finally a worli senes game
To—Jackie Robinson, with
the hope that his trade to the
New York Giants will present
t new challenge to this gray
ing veteran, who thrives on
rising to the occasion.
To- Althea Gibson, with the
hope that she can conquer Shir
icy Fry in the British and Ameri
can tennis championships.
To- Roy Campanella, with the |
hope that he will stage the come- •
back of the year in 1957.
To —Archie Moore, with the
hope that he will retire from
the ring after bo v»r» >••'?, jo - t
prized possession has eluded
him.
To— Floyd Patterson, with
the hope that he will have a
long and honorable reign as
boxing's heavyweight king.
To -Sugar Ray Robinson, with
■ j the hope of one more glittering ■
victory in defense of boxing’s mid - ;
' - dleweight title, then rest on his:
unblemished prestige as the*
. game's greatest craftsman of this !
! generation.
To Willie Mays, with the hope \
i that he wilt recapture his bril-!
iiance of 1954 and again attain i
ihe stature as baseball’s premier
i performer
To Hank Aaron, another Na
tional l.easue batting champion- j
Hup for the game’s most under
• rated player.
To- Ollie Matson, with the hope
, that he will have less misfortune!
in his sensational long runs.
To- Maurice Stokes, with the
hope that he will regain the form
j H-at can make him professional
basketball's outstanding perform
: er.
T"—Will Chamberlain, with
Hie hope that he will continue
to blossom into the greatest
college player of all time,
To Bill Russell, with the hope j
'hat he will take a crack at pro!
I basketball to prove that his amir/,-!
mug college performances were no!
I fluke.
I To Jim Parker. Jim Brown, j
j C larence Peaks, Lamar Lundv,!
U>e Woodson and many other fine
| colh ite ••mors, with the hope that |
: ihey can continue their football
; cu'ccrs in pro football
' To Rufer Johnson 'and Milt I
Campbell, with the hope that j
- !r ‘ ■” two brilliant all-around ath
■ u>!; 'Hi! renew frequently their
| keen rivalry in the decathlon,
i Li Charlie Jenkins, Lou Jones
j Arnie Howell and others of the !
u. s. Olympic team, with the
1 nope that their excellence on the
j track will be sustained for many
1 years.
To—Larry Hoby, with the
hope that, whether he’s trad
ed to Detroit or not, ne will
I have that one good year that
will stamp him with the
greatness that belongs to him.
To Detroit, Boston and Phila
i delphia major league baseball I
, teams, with the hope that they |
! ''ill sp e (he light, and change their
[ ways.
THE CAROLINIAN
Ligen High’s Little Ehies Cop Fifth
iPlace in Final Football Standings
ROCKY MOUNT -The Con,mis
i sionr. office of the Nuith Cam
lin., N, gro High School Athletic
the Standings
V, I. f 1-rt
xß.i. , H Neiv Her, 9 10 900
xxPec;’ Hi. High Pt 9 1 0 shtl
Atkin High \V-S 7 10 i>7;>
Stephen i• e Ashcv e ft 1 0 >7
Ligon. Raleigh ?. 0 .777
Aakir, Kinsion 6 i 0 7.at
2nd Ward, CharUiue • 0 i •
Book T. Rocky Ml 3 i 600
Dudley. Givensboi'o a 3 0 :>7i
Dill&nl, Goldsboro 4 3 i) I
Smith. Fayetteville 3 :i 0 >
W. Charlotte. Charl'e 2 5 0
Mary Hotter Oxford 1 6 u IF
War,bhi>>!oii. Reidv < I 7 u i
x - State Champion a,.:! K.i.iUin
Winrc!'
xx Rom,',-up .uni Wo . n
iOu Winner
1 htal rating <i! Double \
•ealiis in N( (isA V Unit tiled
summary sheets
W 1. T Pot
xDunnai Hi L, >. ~'>»h 9 0 l » o*)i.
xxLinc'n Chapel Hill 9 0 1 ) 0
Olive Hill, Morgnt'n 9 l 1 000
Queen St . Beaufort <; 1 o 8
Monroe Hamlet 9 ! 0 .900
Anson Co.. Wadesh'o 6 i 0
Hencicrson Inst. Hen 6 ' » ... ,77
9tn Ave., Hcndcrs'nv'e 6 2 n
Kidgeview, Hickory 6 2 0 ,i;>o
Suggs. Farmville <i ’ 0 .730
Nash Cy Tr.. Nashv e f. 2 0 714
Hayes, Williamston 5 2 0 TN
Franklin Co, Louisb’g 4 2 0 I), 6
Eden ton Hi. Edenton 4 2 I 6t.4
Horton Hi. Pittsboro 5 3 0 »:•/.*,
Winchester. Monroe 3 2 P •«
Dußois. Wake Forest 3 2 0 .600
Patiilo Hi Tarboro 4 3 0 >7i
Brawley, Scotl’d Neck 3 3 1 -v.jo
Carver, Kannapolis 3 3 0 .560
Green Tr Snow Hill 4 4 1) .500
Lincoln, Laurinb’g 4 4 (i :'>(«>
Jord'n-ocll's, Burl’t'n 3 4 0 .428
Bladen TS Elizsb'ht n 2 3 0 tor)
Warr n CTS, Wise 2 4 0 .333
x —Co-Champions of Slate and
Western Division Winner,
xx Co-Champions of State and
Eastern Division Winner
Final Ratings of 6-Man I not.
bail Teams in NCHSAA tisat
filed summary sheets.
W L Pet.
Berkeley, Aberdeen 7 0 1.000
, w Baden, Baden 5 0 LOW
|W. Southern Pines S P 2 ! ,6o">
! Kingviile, Aibermarle 4 4 500
EARLY TIMES
* Bli IS THE WHISKY THAI M acE I
I $4-35 % *'•
x I Y)i|ht tuolfit*'* if"* I
KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY
EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY CO.MP AN Y
LOUISVILLE 1, KENTUCKY . 86 PROOF '
■ Association today posted ttxv (inal
standings ,>t tin football r tint
throughout the State. This nt'f- c
! pointed out that only those lean’s
i fha* bad completed and filed pair
’ surunary sheets with the Couenr
: j xif-ri'.-i trad been listed in the final
i; standings, ft was pointed out i.i
.: the Double A Division would h-e- <.
' i chari .pjonx Ibis yc-ai web I,in
■ win High ~1 Chapel Hill ar.-d fit ••-
oar High of Lexington s:>nrtu,. tile
, ■ crown. Thi ir chnniiwonsinp :■ ,
i ended in a 6-6 tie. New Bern, t,.n-
-w
--!( _ f? ~ *|: v *<*«*» 3*Tf •
KASTERN ALL-STARS GIYi
FREE RIDF TO HEAD COACH
I —A host of N. C. Eastern Ail
i Stars are pictured above as they
give their head coach. Peter IE
Williams 'with capi of Raleigh.
! a free ride after their victory
! over the Western All-Stars in the
i iciviiu’ their conquer' of Raleigh -
i giifLi Kifteton. wt. ■* j v oh tu wi,p '
: i Stub/ crowr- in the t' A divis-1
! | ion by ch.foalinr William I a-nr ,p :
’ , H. ;h Unit by a scare of 13 (2 VVr. '
• • ham Finn High had advanced to!
ffrr a Sflffilv^
»;:> si i *# «*? Jni
N. 4‘. ShritK’r’s fir: 1 annua! ■
: Youth Bowl Game played in
Durham rectnHSy. The i..■. .i u
team defeated the Westerners
15-0. Tlayers who arc identified
are Emmett ‘‘Red” Tilley. No. 33,
I left foreground, Hillsboro High
PAGE FIFTEEN
- 'he fir;,ls by defeating Asheville,
■•■■ mi Ward, of Charlotte, and
! Atkihs of Winston-Salem.
Huh! rating of Trifltf A
tows in NCHHSAA that Hied
i summirj' sheets.
ehool are of Durham who was
or leading ground gainer in
*li stir tilt and Hossie Bar
rid So. 2t)i extreme right,
•ti County Training School
h from Snow Hill who scor
ed *«r lust TI) of the afternoon
on a 21 yard sprint.