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rW C-'~»'N'AH RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY. JUNE 6. IM4 14 LIVING, 3PORTS RANDLOT DIAMOND IS VANISHING BASEBALL FRONTIER BY CHARLES .1 LIVINGSTONE CHICAGO ANP —One of JLhu j most rapidly vanishing frontiers: in baseball today is the sandiot diamond The vic’im of our rapidly chang- j ing scientific age, the sandiot is' being bvpcssed by baseball experts and scouts in their rush to get “better trained" products for their teams Scouts of organized base ball argiu logically that increas ed competition and expansion have put such a demand on theii time, that they can't be bothered training a youngster for years in the "Bush leagues, BasehalL they *av is a sport, sure enough, hut is is also big business iboth for the team owners and the players), and ihe product they put on dis play. even In the minors, must be appealing to their custom ers. tvild-swlnging batsmen and erratic fielders are no more appealing to the discri minating. slide rule fans of our day, than yesterdays’ "Pier-S1»” brawlers are to to day’s boxing fans. What they are saying. In essence. Is that the frantic drive for the “fin ished product l previously trained player I” by far over shadows the hunt for raw tal ent. Yet. it doen't require a Houdiui to see that the baaeball people ai e overlooking a tremendos source of “natural talent” by bypassing the aandlot.. There la no place in these United States where raw or "na tural" talent la found in greater abundance than on the sandiot. There youll find the wild-eye youngster playing his heart out just for kicks; the muscle kid who can hit a baaeball a mile, and the young strong arm hurler who can pitch all day. day after day, with out developing so much as a twitch In his arm. There, also, you'll find the most daring base runner, and the ft elder wlittJV* in hi;/ ShtHfy’ to rip U'ni !■ ' it.) . ' words, you II iind iiatuia, U«irlit m all types on the aandlot And yet you can go to a pub lic park or playground year af ter year and would he lucky If you aaw even the ahadnw of a baaeball scout. Baseball scouts Just haven't or won't take the time to scout the sandiot. There ahould be some way, therefore, to convince thrm th at they are pa sa I ng upa that they are passing up a vir tual gold mine of baseball tal- Hart Given Top Athletic Prize At A&T GREENSBORO - A star half back with the A&T Colleuc Aggies was last week singled out as the collect's top performer at the annu al All-Sport* Banquet. Ronald Hart, Suffolk. Va . a grnd tiating senior in biology and tin star offensive threat, was present ed the Philadelphia Alumni Award for his all round, high performative Bernard White, Greetmboro, ea-ca plain on the swimming tram, took for the third straight year the Guilford Dairies A ward for tha highest academic achievement among varsity players. Two others were cited with speci al recognition awards Clyde IV- Huguley,' k faculty member, was cited for his contribution to the sports program ov.tr a long and cx tanded period. Al Attics, former Aggie basketball star and who led hi* team to two conference and tournament championships in a row in 1959 and 1960, and now standout performer with the San Francisco Warrior*; pt the National Basket hall Association, also received the special recognition award Attica delivered the dinner addies* Nearly Iff) other athletes, mem ber* of varsity teams in: football, basketball, baseball, track and tic! t. tennia. swimming and riflcry. were honored as the occasion and were presented. . monograms and - or sweaters fflut'ffopks If HtWiUK * f IPO CAN PROVE ITXJ PONT NEED IT/ c?o*t/*,4.a,tac /BtATcfer .— ! ent. The answer perhaps rests with the baseball fan himself. Every time you see a sensational young player in your neighborhood or park, contact the officials of the local baseball team and urge them :to at least look the kid over, i Enough of this kind of action, I am sure would result in a refocus ing of attention on the sandiot. I am no trying to second-guess the scouts or gainsay coaches in college, semi-pro or even Little League baseball who are doing a bang-up Job developing the talent at their disposal. I am just trying to spotlight a situation which I think is being overlooked. In fact, the coaches in these categories will tell you them selves that it's s waste of time to try te teach a kid who haan't the natural ability. It’s like a Jack Blackburn trying to teach a dumb, class less pug how to fight. Tools, equipment and the greatest trainers and farm systems in the world don't mean a thing If the basic ability isn't there. Resourec fullness and determination are not enough. Either a kid haa It or he hasn't. Who, for instance, taught the great Willie Mays hi* classic catching style, or split second time, quick throwing and hitting? Who taught mirh stars as Mickey Mantle how to switchhit and | charge n baseball; Stan Musial to ) crouch and still hit line drives and ‘ homers; Hank Aaron and Ernie | Banks to be terrific wrist hitters; ' Maury Wllle how to steal bases, or \ Satchel Paige and Bob Fellow how j to pitch'’ ,! I'll tell you who taught 'em. Just I nobody These stars had the na ral ability to do these things . from the start, and experience and , training merely helped ‘them to develop their natural talents. I'll tell you something else. Bome of the greatciit players of all time came off the sandiot Ask Mays. , Aaron. Paige, Minoso. Feller and manv o|brr.n if they didn't play; | lot. somebody's backyard and the ; sandiot Now Manager: Patterson Promotes Ex-Trainer NEW YORK ( ANP)—Former heavyweight champion Floyd Pat terson last w-eek promoted his one time trainer, Dan Florin, to the status of manager, w-ith the approv al of the New York Stale Athletic Commission. The commission, at its regular Meeting, approved a one-year con tract between Palterson and his new managei Kim io Patterson, who fights fourth ranked challenger Eddie Ma ehen In Stockholm. Sweden. In Jul>. lias been managing hit own listir affairs since Ihe con tract of controversial Cus D'- Anialn his ry-manager, was revoked hv Ihe commission on Nov. 33, 11159, Since Floyd lost the title to Son ny luston. who in turn lost it to .Cassius Clav. D’Amalo has tactilv criticised Patterson He .-aid recent ly that if Palterson had fought a hit nd-iiiii battle like Clav he would still be the heavyweight champion In another action the commission lifted Us suspension of Rubin "Mur ncane" Carter and technically sided with the fighter in his dispute with Carmen Tedoshi. who maintains hr 'is legally Carters managei The commission refused to appiove a contract by Tedrshl to manage Carter. Carter said lie did not want him »a hi* manager. Carter previously had been sits iw'iided for failing to appear for a hearing on the new contract. AT I END THE CHIRt H «1 VOI R t HOII t SUNDAY X;, * >“*-■ m.iVy r *' 1 ■' . - J! ! m « ’ 1/ 1 SERVING IN AFRICA WITH PEACE CURES Peace Corps Vo.unteer Miss Stella Ann Ferguson of Savannah, Ga., ia ahown demonstrating basic basketball skills to a group of students at Government Secondary School, near Magburka, Sierra Leone, West Africa, recently. BEATING THE GUN BT BILL BROWER CHICAGO (ANP)—That Willie Mays got est to his most sensa tional start In his major league admirers Those of us who consider rareer should please his legion the uninhibited Willie as the great est player of thia generation ara overflowing with Joy. Thia look* like the San Francisco limply su perlative outfielder's year to bag the most, valuable player award In the National t-eague for the second lime Willie won it In 1954 when Ihe Giants, then playing at the his tone Polo Grounds in New York City, grabbed th* National League flag. That was the year Mays made that fabulous catch In tha World Series off the hat of Vie Wrrti of the Cleveland Indians. To theae eyea. that was the most dramatic catch in baseball's history. More Im portantly. Mavi' heorlca In the deepest recess of the Polo Grounds turned the tide In that It stopped cold a Cleveland scoring threat. The Giants won that first game, eventually in extra innings and ! V •. • ,vr • ‘ nn to Vm n World Series hero. But there would have been no extra frame in that first game—except for that incredible over-the-ahould snare by Mays of Wertz's arching drive. In the ensuing year*, of course, Willie has received tome of the acclaim that belongs to him, but Ihe MVP has eluded hta grasp. Two years ago, he was edged in the con tention by Maury Willi, who had stolen 104 bases in a single season. But this year—with Orlando Ce prda out a good spell with injuries and Willie McCovey failing to hit consistently—Mays has been carry ing the Giants offensively, as Juan Maric'dl has carried them on the mound For the first five weeks. Willie was pasting the ball with auch regularity that there was specula tion that he would hit .400. Willie himself disdained the idea. He waa aware that he is subject to slumps and there would be dry apells for him at the plate. Yet. hopefully. Maya' partisans hope that he will bat 400. In the fifth week of the season he fell into one of his periodic slumps and his average dropped below .400 for the first time since the opening week of the season. Many of Mays’ rooters wero old-time baaeball stars. Unani mously, they were cheering Mays, wistfully predicting that he would become the majors' first .400 hitter In 23 years. Ted Williams betted .400 In 1041. Willie, always a power hitter, had rapi>ed 17 home runs in 38 games This started some to figur ing whether Mays could exceed Roger Maris' production of 61 home (.runs in 1961. The 33-year-old Maya, in his 13th season in the majors, started off with seven homers in April and had collected nine more through May 21 In 1957. when Babe Ruth collected his 60 home runs, he had only four in April and 12 In May. 400 Ytuts Ago > Quean Eliiobath I wot tho lymbel of tho glory of England 400 yoar* ago. To hor aJ^. poeplo, tho Hood for booufy and groafnoti tho woi Gloriana. During Kor roign hor T country grow in woalth and powor. William "A-'■'V Shokotpooro immortalixod this Morrio i” U1 < iTt England in hi» 'oworing tragodioi and bub* ii { Ir. y&nO' ol >-.,^o'* » /\%J« tary of hi* birth thit yoo* d ll’ ** "** v(® Groop w (Woitinghou i<■ M lroodc«»*>ng Co 1 it proto* oB eV' rng 36 TV ond 26 rod-o K o f hour program! ontitlod "Th» fair A< * v,n,ur# ' **®dingt m B VynMfjj >ho PToy t of Shahotpociro CTHTIfIMi MrtpW'jnt Thoy'ro hoard throughout rh* Lil- country, and Dr. frank lottor. j tono of tho groatost ■ Vl fa&CjJjBKmgMBBMV °* Shahoipoaro and pionoor TV oduco'or. h IhO K ? I' Dr lastor ho* davotod hi* Mo to Iho thtdy of Shakotpoaro. ond, through TV and radio, has taught morn poopio about F tho playwright than ony othor otport. Shakotpoaro wo* tho / third chiW. and oldoit ton, of o tonnor and glovomakor. An J actor and thoatro manager os well o* tho nvott-ohon oue’od I writor in tho world, Shokoipooro dir- 1 n 161 & ogod 32. / K Maris had only on* in April and II in May, in his recordbreaking year. A sure Hall-ef-Famer, Mays has been compared anew te some of the meet notable baee ball players. Casey Stengel, who baa seen all of the grant eenterfieldera In hie M years In the majers, days: 1 bad Mickey Mantle, bnt Tve get te aey who Is better than Mays today?” Frank Frisch, a former major league manager, says he would hesistate to choose between Mays and Joe DiMaggio. the once great centerfielder for the New York. Yankees. "DiMaggio could do everything. So can Maya. Joe had that some thing ertra. So does Mays. I'd break my neck to have either one on my team.” Carl Hubbell. veteran farm direc tor of the GianU and once a great aouthpaw hurler. laid: ‘Putting everything together. I'd have to say Mays is the greatest I've aver seen.” Winston-Salem Tourney Set For June 19,20,21 WINSTON-SALEM—The sixteen event combined Sportsman South eastern Tournament will be held June 19, 20, 21. 1964 in Winston- Salem, on the courts of Atkins High <three clay). Gray High (six clay), Salem High tfive clay). Thanks to Bill Cook, presi dent of the Narth Carolina Ten nis Association, sponsor of the Southeastern and David Lash, originator of and sponsor of the Sportsman Club, they bavr fi nally combined their resources to make thia the biggest tourna ment ever hold In North Caro lina. The tournament will give play ers, who have no ranking, an oppor tunity to establish a record for saading in future tournaments. Seeding in this tournament will be based on 1963 ranking Juniors will have sn opportunity to play in their age group*, preparatory to play in th# National Junior Championships August 10 through 14, at A&T Col lege. Greensboro. Players may play In three events unless seeded in the top four, who may play in two events only. Age Identification Cards A Must —All player* must send money for age identification cards unless they have one. Junior cards are $100; adult* S2OO. Thase cards are good for all ATA tournaments in 1964 Entry fees positively must accom pany entry blanks or they will not be accepted. No exceptions! Accommodations; Room accom modations may be secured at Win ston-Salem Teacher's College by writing Mr. Jefferson Humphrey. Dean of Men , Winston-Salem. Teachers' College, Winston-Salem. Entries—All entries must be sent to Dr. R Walter Johnson. 1003 Fifth Street. Lynchburg, Va. on or be fore June 16. 1964 with age identi fication card or money for same. The draw will be open and will be made June 18. in the College gym at 8:00 pm. No entries will be ac cepted after that time. Extra en try blanks may be secured by writ ing Dr. Johnson for them. The local committee. Ath letic Director. C. E Gaines, Leix Overby. Mrs. Martha Riley end David Lash, la arranging aoeial activities for all partici pants. Beautiful trophies—winners and runners-ups—are being presented by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Atlanta. Ga. GO TO CHUr.CH SUNDAY! FunAtTHE WffJ V And if you’re among the 70 eilHlon y * jVa/ _ - t. American* who’ll attend ihe Fair during /' \ __ 1964 and 1965, you’ll be / JTjj oble to oaf in virtually I a every language. Food fit J. Ah * * or Thai potentate!, Ho *ii /lfjß woiian natives, French V 'n ■ TS——V venturous palate ippi For o lase, convenient way to hove fun ot the Fair, use travelers checks from First TW H National City bank —the only bank at the \ | Fair. You can buy and cosh them anywhere. NG Whot's more, the bonk is right on the spot to offer you complete banking services. . * K | CROSSWORD ono By A. C. Gordon | ■tt WPT P w 'h 'l' Jp “ To H Wtm TT — TT” —“ lo —— p:::ilfc|i::| ACP OSS 9 1 . A work* m S - ... herring * I • (X astirsooo U - North Amort; so Mho U • AsttoM**4 14 - harm 16 - Thins. «» • 17 • NntW 19 - .. .color a,' Franca to - n*p*snt 11 - Ft wx t t» r n - moonrt 14 • Foma 900 15 - A cat-op omrv r - “ ms*' 19-JO* JO * Inchottr of BOt catlsaal Made tthO.) SI - Yafortnnn | S 4 - IMr port S' - utosKol asm .i* - say'aatckaswn J* - mot's "sPom' 40 - Crook lonor 41 - Anclnw pOhtt m UhsOmm 489 NCC Grads Urged To Extend Horizons By Speaker DURHAM Federal district judge A. Leon Higginbotham of Philadelphia, Pa., urged North Ca rolina College graduate! to accept added standards of mature re sponsibility, social and intellectu al, as their goals for the future. Bpeaking at the college’s 39th annual commencement, he empha sized the role played by today’s youth and urged the 487 graduates to “consider expanding your edu cational horizons; to look upon your educational attainments ti>- end .. . »Judj udgeteissreClUnwire day as a beginning and not the end . , .” youth have Recognising that many of the youths have been active participants In “the democratic nonviolent revolution of our day,” he advised: “You must leave today with the recogni tion that there are additional roles which are Just as essenti al as a picket line or nonviolent leadership of the protest . . . Yon most now exeel as cap tains of ideals and captains of solutions Just ss you have pre viously excelled as captains of protest.” An audience estimated at more than 6,000 witnessed the first out door commencement in the school's history as President Sam uel P. Maseie, completing his first term as the institution's head, con ferred degrees upon candidates from the undergraduate, gradu ate. and professional schools. In cluded were 345 bachelor's degrees, 119 master’s degrees, six law de grees. sixteen Master of Library Science degrees, and one Doctor of Philosophy degree. Judge Higginbotham, the prin cipal speaker, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree; and Dr. J. M. Hubbard Sr., Dur ham dentist and vice-chairman of the NCC board of trustees, received the honorary Doctor of Humani ties degree. Higginbotham, stating that today’s graduates are different from those of past generations who looked forward to becom- AS • Gom pros » flatfish 45 - Stratum 46-A bar 4* - Day Krfsn irrao: dsn 4« - Step SO - FmOar*« ' - Moot 6I» t - Laftytfvr DOW.' - Fnrt.... 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Preyer Is net eur guberna torial choiee. but he ia onr circumstantial preference even over the deceptive Dan Moore—for example: Moore’s accusing Preyer of courting the block Negro vote was Moore’s clever, indirect way of wooing the votes of the poor, white trash that voted for Lake! Nevertheless, regardless to who becomes governor of North Caro Eat To Live Better The old saying “you are what you eat" is a good one that still holds true. The body is made up of millions of cells. The kind and amount of food you eat determines whether you are building storm cells of good quality or weak ones that will not hold up under strain. Members of a Food and Nutrition Class now being conducted for young couples at the Jeffreys School heard Uus discus*.on and other points on “Eat To Live Bet ter” this week. Mrs. Natalie Wtmberiey, Two Grads Join Forces To Aid Shaw Among the alumni on Shaw Uni versity's campus during the Com mencement and Alumni reunions were Willie Morgan, special assis tant to the Director of National Council Institute, a Federal agen cy of Washington. D. C., and Dr. I. L Johns, promient physician of Winston-Salem. Mr. Morgan, class of 1951, has made a scientific contribution in a study of cancer and was sent to Moscow in 1962 to report on his findings. Dr. Johns, a graduate of Shaw University in the college of arts and sciences, and also the Leon ard Medical School, has set up a trust fund for Shaw University in the form of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco common stock, with the accured dividends thereon to be used for scholarship aid to de serving students of the University. Morgan has worked out a plan for the Shaw Alumni to contribute on a monthly Installment basis to both the alumni emergency fund and the Shaw University Centen nial Fund, which will be called the Morgan Plan. White Label DEWARS SCOTCH WHISKY I ‘Wbite Label" I I Dewars | ■ Blended scotch whisky I ■ 1000 SCOTCH WHISKIES ■ oooouct os scotlaho ■ Butm tmm Mmio at ■ | son was only 27 when he becar.i state administrator for the NY A 29 when he first went to Congers 40 when he became a U. S. S na tor. and 44 when he became r.r Jority leader ol the Senate," lv said. “Youth is symbolized.” h* c! dared, "by the late PrcEid'!. Kennedy, who was only 43 at th time of his inauguration; th? At tomey General was 35 at the ti n of his appotnment: and key ad mlnlatrative agencies were h-ad'- by men In their thirties ..." lina, we have no reason to be die i oouraged; for while we seek civil i rights in every Instance, our cause i is never limited to a local or state government, but is pursued on a national level and on a federal basis. It seems, therefore, that the very staunchest segregationists will become much less venomous in their practices when the realize that we know that, while they might seriously retard our cru sade. the most that they can do against our program Is just make > a bigger mess for the decent Cau oasions and us to clean up. home economics extension agent for Wake County, ex plained to the group that in order to build good bodies and live better we must eat food for fitness or follow the daily food guide. This guide lists four groups as follows and the specified amounts. • MILK — 3 to 4 cups for children; 4 or more cups for teenagers: 2 oi more cup* ioi adult*. VEGETABLE—FRUIT GROUP — 4 or more servings include a citrus fruit or other fruit or veget able high in Vitamin 6; a dark green or deep yellow vegetable other vegetables and fruits. . MEAT GROUP—2 or more sen lngs, maybe beef. veal. pork, lamb poultry, fish or eggs; dry bean dry peas or nuts may be used oc casionally as meat alternates. BREAD—CEREAL GROUP- 1 or more servings should be wholr grain, enriched or restored. The dally guide is designed as a means of making sure that each tndividisal gets the r-- eommended amount of pro tein,, calcium. Iron, vitamins and other food nutrients nec essary for good health. Other extension staff memh-r? partelpating in this series of class, es are Mrs. Mary B. Oraham. a • sociate home economics agent: W C. Davenport, agricultural agen'; and M. W. Askew, assistant agri cultural agent. BABY CRIED IN MOTHER MAHLABATHINI, Zululand. South Africa (ANP)—The mater nity ward at Nkonjeni hospital here was the scene of much confusion recently when an unborn baby was heard screaming in his moth er'* womb. The cries came from the womb of Mrs. Tryphina Khuma lo. Whisked to delivery room. Mrs. Khumalo gave birth to a baby boy. who lived only for a few hours. Doctors say this was the first time in their knowledge that auch a thing has happened. One mother to-be, quipped in passing. "Maybe he wanted to get out".