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*- -U THE CABOUNA TmKS SATUBDAT, MAT 1, IMf MSaftfBI Sports Writer Soys Joe Louis Was Ring’s Greatest Writer Believes Louis Best The Night He Took Max Schmeling Apart In a fitting tribute to a great fighter, popular sportswriter Jimmy Cannon recalls “The Joe Louis I Remember'’ in the cur rent issue of Sport magazine. Naming Joe one of the three “historic heavyweight cham pions" (the other two being John L. Sullivan and Jack Dem- sey), Cannon’s personal his tory of the rise and decline of Joe Louis is not to be found in the files or the books. As Can non puts it, the story he has to tell is “out of my mind and my heart.” Cannon reveals in his Sport feature that Joe considers the Max Baer fight the greatest night of his life, and his en counter with Arturo Godoy his worst fight. But, “The Joe Louis I Re member” is not merely the ac- coimt of Louis-in-the-ring. It is the story of a man who could sleep p^cefuUy a half hour be fore a fight. It is the story of a man wlu was so admired and respectea as a fighter aad as a human being that those who finally vanauished him in the ring could feel no joy. “I didn’t get a kick out of it, “Marciano said. “I didn't like it.” It is the story of a man who brought a decency, an integrity, a cleanliness to a business tliat can l>e as dirty as they come. It is the story of a man whose courage and honesty transgress ed the confines of the fight ring, so tliat he was loved and wor shipped by fans in a sport where hero-worship is a rarity. The kids in the streets of the neighborhood in Cincinnati where Ezzard Charles lived hooted at him when he was champion of the world. “They didn’t like me,” he said, “be cause of what I done to Joe.’’ Canqon not only brackets Joe with John L. Sullivan and Jack Dempsey .as one of the true “liistoric heavyweight cham pions,” but he goes on to name Joe as the greatest fighter ever to grace the prize ring. He says, “I believe Louis was the great est fighter who ever lived the night he took Max Schmeling apart. But, I’m concerned with the soft evening I spent with him the night before the fight. I had gone to Pompton Lakes after I had written my piece. We "had dinner together and sat on the porch of the old farm-house he lived in. “You make a pick?” he said. "Yes,” I said. "Knockout?” Louis asked. "Six rounds,” I said. "No,” Louis said. "One,” he held up a big finger. “It’ll be one,” he said. That’s all It went. Eagle Harriers Recovering , Although forced to miss the Penn Relays because of injuries last week, Andrew Oraham, crack North Carolina College miler, and Walter Oreen, ipeedy, Norfolk, Va., sprinter for the Eagles, were receiving physio-therapy that may pre pare them for tHb annual Caro lina Relays in Durham on May 7. NCC Track Coach L. T. Wal ker said, “Graham and Oreen are responding splendidly to treatment. There’s an outside chance they may be ready for the Carolina Relays.” Lee W. Smith, Jr., excutWe di rector of the John Avery Boys’ Club and a member of the Na tional Committee (Community Service) of Boys' Clubs of America, will serve as one of the consultants In the Consulta tion Clinic on Community Ser vice at the Boys’ Clubs of America Annual Convention. This years convention will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Hotel Schroeder May 8- 12, 1955. The convention theme is “Building the Citizens of To- Making more money avail able to Southern farmers was an important issue discussed at an institute on "Legal Problems Involved in Financing the Far mer” at the North Carolina Col lege Law School in Durham last week. Participants, including members of the N. C. C. Law School Faculty, shown above are left to right: Daniel G. Sampson, NCC; Stanley P. He bert, NCC; Attorney Frank Mc Gowan, General Counsel of the Farm Credit District of Wash ington, D. C.; Miss Sybil M. Jones, NCC; Paul A. Simmons, NCC; John H. Wheeler, presi dent of the Mechanics and Far mers Bank of Durham and a noted civil rights lawyer; NCC Law Dean Albert L. Turner; and Judge Lyman S. Hulbert of Washington, D. C„ legal con sultant for the American Insti tute of Cooperation. The insti tute discussed ways to make co operative available to Southern farmers and expedited ways of expediting farm credit. NCC Host To CIAA Tennis Meet; Local Team's Chances Good Despite Withdrawal Of Ernest Ingram Coach James W. Younge and the North Carolina College net- ters play host here on Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14, to the annual CIAA tennis matches. All of the CIAA's 18 member Olympic Team At Lord Calvert Hotel Resting the Lord Calvert Hotel In Miami It the Olympic Team of Bahamas wtiteti parttctpited t?i Pan American oames Mexico City recently. . SPECIAL 1950 DODGE CORONET CLUB COUPE • RADIO AND HEATER GOOD TIRES • EXTRA CLEA^J WAS NOW $895-00 $695 .00 colleges are eligible to enter the competition. 'Nine of the league’s schools have been having a busy year with tennis. Among these schools are St. Augustine's, Bluefield, Morgan State, John son C. Smith, Hampton, St. Paul’s Howard and North Caro lina College. Pretoumament favorites in clude Morgan, Hampton, and Howard, NCC had ranked among the pretoumey favorites until last week when it was an- novinced in Durham that~one of the Eagles’ most promising per formers, Ernest “Count” In gram, had withdrawn from school. A high ranliing player in national net circles, Ingram had been expected to spark the NCC racqueteers this spring. • Hampton's Eric Blake now looms as the top star in CIAA competition. Although the Eagles wiU go into tournament play without thei/ most promising performer of early season play, they shoW' ed some impressive netters in their recent 6-0 victory over Bluefield. Playing in Durham on April 29, the Eagles swept the singles and doubles. Joe Alston, for mer Hillside High star, trimmed Rudolph De Vaughn 6-0, 6-1; Dorian Perriott whipped'Mar tin Beaman 6-3, 6-1; Malcolm Little nudged Donald Borman, 6-0, 6-0; and Gilbert Riley whipped Douglas La Grand, 6-l,-6-l. WILL FINANCE. UNIVEtSITY MOTORS (Incorporated) 9-lMl 80« WEST MAIN STREET f-ltSl USED CAB LOT OPEN mL 1:00 P. H. OUR TREftD RlMtWftlS give you mev/ tire mileage and SAEETY'- Good modem dft cadi^ an Ml ntoagly built that their tieads b* iMiewod two «c note *•«>«» with pMfta itht^.,, and great Mving to TOO. AU o«r at» art p«t oo with Bacon molds, fiunous for turaiog out "WorW* LoogMt Wearing ' tmds.^ Mog yew worn Ikmhm. W»’H Ilk* EAST TERMS USE BIGSBSE HBBS WHEUB TOVBS ABB BXMNOGArPBD RIGSBEE TIRE SALES, INC. Charles Joyner and Alan Town send defeated Bowman and La Grand, 6-1, 6-0. Mongrams Go To Six Netters WASHINGTON, D. C. Six Howard University bas ketball players have been named for varsity monogram awards for th^ 1954-55 season by James T. Chambers, athletic director at the University. They are team captain Blood Tests By Two Famous Doctors Save Nays, Giants' Outfielder Blood tests by two intema- tionally-famous doctors saved Willie Mays, spectacular Giants outfielder, from a paternity ington, D. C. All except Harris are freshman. Harris, a junior, was the Bisons’ leading scorer during the past season, scoring 416 points for an average of 20.8 per game. Named to receive varsity nu merals by Chambers and bas ketball coach Thomas Hart were Nelson Brown, of Chicago; William Daniels, of Washing ton, N. C., Charle Grimes, of New York City; Robert Row- son, of Mount Vernon, N. Y.; and James Boddie, John Daniels and Alvin Williamson, all of Washington, D. C. J. Herman Daves, assistant coach during the first half of the season, will be given a gold tie pin and cuff Units set, in ap preciation for his service to the teanv Daves is now teaching in the District of Columbia public schools. suit in the pubUc courts this spring. Confidential magazine revealed today. In an article “Willie Mays' Luckiest Strikeout,” the new is- Thomas Harris, of New York City; Reginald Stewart, of Kinston, N. C.; Harold Vick, of Rocky Mount, N. C.; and Her bert Buchanan, Harold Eaton, and John Sypliax, all of Wash- sue of Confidential on sale May 3rd states that the blood tests proved tiiat paternity ciiarges brought against Willie by Southern woman were without foundation. The girl bad insisted tiiat Mays was the father of her baby boy, bom Oct. 6, 1954, but Willie denied the cliarge and with the help of an attorney obtained by the Giants' man agement, insisted on blood tests. “By mutual agreement,” the article states, “two of the na tion’s outstanding experts were selected to make the tests. One was Dr. Philip Levine, head of the Ortho. Research Foundation in Raritan, N. J., a scientist prominently mentioned for No bel prize. “The other was. equally-fam- ed Dr. Alexander S. Wiener of .Brooldyn, Doctors Levine and Weiner are the co-discoverers of the “Rh” test which science has accepted as the final word on determination of paternity. Attorneys for both Mays and the girl agreed that the word of these scientists would be final.” WiHi* took his tarti Mh. 20th, Confidential »M» and flw mother brought the tmby to tho doctors for tast* Maidi 3rd af this year. Three tests were made and on March 10th, the doctors aottflad Mayt that be was not the fatitar. “A great flood oi rcUef trnmpt over the Alabama yoonfrtcr,” the magazine says. *'He bad been sure of his innoccnee aad now medical science bad riodi- cated him.” The full details of the eaae that^ung over the Giant's oat- fielder during bis graatest sea son is told in the article by Totn E^iciuon on Page 20. Legal Notice NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM COUNTY Notice of Administratrix Having qualified as Adminia- tratrix of the Estate of Hezzie- kiah Hezzie) Shouftrd, deceas ed, late of Diurham Cous^, North Carolina, this is to notii^ all persons having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at No. 508 South Alston Avenue, Dur ham, North Carolina, on or be fore the 27th day of A{»il, 1956, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to said estate will please make Inunediate pay ment. Dated this 26th day of April, 1955 Mrs. Lillie C. “ Shouard, Ad ministratrix of the estate rf Hezziekiah (Hezzie) Shouard, deceased. M. Hugh Thompson, Attorney. REGISTER AND VOTE! STKWABT BIQSBIB Its LAKKWOOD AYXN17B J. D. BBOTHKB8 raONKS: •-4I7S — t-M71 Dandee BREAD DRY CLEANING Gregson Street Off Main Phone 4-991 PRESENTS A Free Show If it’s price you want The First Saturday morning of each month at the REGAL THEATER. Get Your Free Ticket to the ghow from your grocer today. GENERAL m ELECTRIC tl)8 t)e$t-tastlng . loaf In town ALL AUTOMATIC WASHER In doubles play, Perreott and Alston turned back De Vaughn and Beaman, 6-1, 6-2; and CANDEE BAKCRS. OUftMAM. H. iL FULL 8 LB. LOAD Paul Jones LIMITED TIME ONLY No Down Payment 24 Months To Pay $ PINT UtttmOttANTtTY •3.40 % OT. Buy It today ar NU-TREAD TIRE CO. 601 Foster Street Photi* »>2067 FRANKFORT DISTIUERS CO., N. Y. C. BLENDED WHISKEY. 86 PROOF. 72*1% GRAIN NEUTRAt SPIRITS
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