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nVlDAY, AUUUBT 23, 1940
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iSAM ftJgyOmO BEC^STER
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LOTT'S, ALAMO JEWELERS IN SOFTBALL FINALS
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City Ohampioriship lMay
Be Decided Mon. Nite,
At Least, Thursday
THE city loftball championship will be decided at leant
Thursday night, August 29, of next week, possibly Mon-
day night, August 20, the first game in the final round of
the Alamo Athletic association two-out-of three Sliaughnessy
playoff series having been played last night. The Bhaugh
nessy finalists are Alamo Jewelers, which team finished first
in the regular AAA season's schedule, and Lott's Grocery
company, the No. 2 team In the
regular league standings.
Seldom does It happen tlint the
"one-two'' teams of the regular
league play, of any league, are
the finalists in the playoff scries,
but the contenders have been
running according to form, and,
admittedly, the city's two best
teams are In titanic battle for
championship honors.
Jewelers, who won 13 straight
games in their regulnr schedule
of league play, only to be tripped
In their fourteenth, and filial, AAA
league game of the season, by this
tame Lott's team it is battling
cow, swept through Its semi-final
Shaughnessy matches, winning two
straight from the St. Anthony
Walters—the league's No. 4 team
—by scores of 8-4, and 11-10.
I/itt's, tile AAA second place
team, won ten, lost four during
the regular league play, and had
to play three games in its semi-
final Shaughnessy match, before
overcoming Mack's, the league's
third place team.
In last night's first game for
the city championship—pluyed too
late for full details to be carried
III today's paper—Alamo Jewelers
drew first blood, taking Ixitt's in-
to camp in an interesting, hard
fought, exciting game, 11-!).
Monday night's game should be
I thriller, with one team eager
br a two-straight killing, and
he other, fighting with Its back
0 the wall, balding to carry the
cries to the full three games, wllh
he championship to be decided
Thursday night, August 20.
AAA officials are expecting an
iverflow crowd for Monday night's
[nine, wltli additional plans having
ilready been made to handle the
irowd if n third, and deciding,
lame, is necessary for next Thurs
lay night.
Iuskegee Net
Stars Win Six
Titles in Nassau
On the Air
AISTIN JOHNSON
to be heard weekly
Austin Johnson, youthful radio
sports commentator was awarded
a contract last week, through Na-
tional Feature service, to appear
weekly over station WIND, every
Sunday night at 10 ■..10 (Central
Standard daylight saving time).
He is featured in the "Pepsi-
Cola Sports Parade,'' giving his
news In sports for the Pepsi-Cola
company.
Johnson Is snid to he the firs'.
Negro in the history of radio 10
be assigned to handle a com
merclally sponsored broadcast of
this type.
J. C. Smith
Alumni to Aid
Athletes
lj TM iHoclnltl Negro Fr*«i
NASSAU, 11. W. I.—Before the
throngs which packed the CJym
Tennis club gallery recently to
witness the Florida Tennis asso-
ciation meet, representatives of
Fuskegee romped ofT with six titles
while Itoliert and Samuel Isaacs
of Nassau took the remaining two.
One of the most interesting
matches of the meet was In the
women's singles, with Catherine
Jones, present Tuskegee champion,
playing nltli Mnyine Stanley, also
of Tuskegee. Miss Jones won the
first set 6-3 and Miss Stanley
look the second 7-5.
Other winners in the finals
were: Misses Roumanla and Mar-
racut Peters, Tuskegee, winners
Tn the women's doubles; Mrs.
Mlldretl Brown and H. Russell,
tuskegee, who defeated Ola Bethel
ind H. Gordon, Nassau, In the
nixed doubles; H. Russell and II.
Scales, Tuskegee, winners in the
men's doubles; H. Russell, winner
in the men's singles; and Miss
Helen Hutcheson, Tuskegee, win-
ger In the girl's singles. Robert
Isaacs won the Junior boys' match,
ind Samuel Isaacs, the boys'
llngles.
Trophies were presented the
champions and runners up after
the matches by W. L. Heape, acting
governor of the Bahamas. In-
troduced by Tlinddeus A. Toote,
■ native Bahamian, who is presi-
dent of the Florida TpuuIs asso
elation, Heape was attending Ills
first public function as acting
governor of the Bahamas.
A™'Ong the Americnn visitors to
the matches were Edmund Burke,
comptroller of Tuskegee, Mrs.
Abbott, wife of Coach Abbott of
Tuskegee, and Mrs. Margaret
Slmms, concert artist, who Is the
wife of a Bahamian now holding
an important Federal post In Jack-
sonville.
JUNIOR SWIM
MEET AT
CENTRAL, SUN.
It was announced this week, by
official* of tlic Central playground
swimming pool, that a swimming
meet will be conducted Sunday,
September 1, at seven o'clock, In
the evening, for boys and girls o2
the Junior class. Ages of boys,
who may compete, are from 11 to
IT. while there la no age limit for
ne glrla.
Thl« will be tin final j>rojmu>
By The tHMliM Kim Praia
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Close on
the heels of the adoption of a
resolution, to give aid to deserv-
ing students, by the executive
coiumlttee of the J. C. Smith Uni-
versity Alumni association, machin-
ery wns set in motion to provide
this aid, with emphasis being
placed on help to athletes.
The resolution was offered to
the general association ot its meet-
ing in June, and was referred to
the executive committee. It wu.-i
presented by Trezzvant W. Ander-
son of Charlotte, and provided
that voluntary contributions in
cash were to be made and turned
over to the proper representatives
of the university at the beginning
of each school year.
At the meeting of the executive
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Alamo Jeweldrs Take
Two Straight From St.
Anthony to Enter Finals
Trammel Again
Steps Into
Heavy Picture
For The Associated Negro PrtM
By 8. 8. BOOKER, JR.
YOT'NGSTOWN, Ohio—Big, tal-
lish Jack Trammel, just rein-
stated by the Illinois Boxing com-
mission, looms as the man of the
hour In Mike Jacobs' fistic set-
up. Because of the dearth of suit-
able heavies, the big time promoter
is up a tree as far as Joe Louis'
next money fights, but with Tram-
mel's sensational comeback the
situation might be changed.
With the proper build-up given
the string-beanish heavy, a fight
with the champion would draw
more than the "cannlsh" Conn vs.
Louis tilt, if that ever material-
izes. No one can say that Jack
is ready for the champ now, for
such insinuations are absurd. It
would take a bold scribe to pre-
dict Trammel ever having a date
with the champion Louis, but if
the tall local heavy continues to
mop up opposition, the spot-light
will soon be coining his way.
Mike Jacobs has promised Tram-
mel! another chance lu New York
if he getu by throe stiff opponeuta
in tUP next month, and If he can
do that, it might be that the
jabbing elongated kid will trade
punches with King Louis.
But swallow this with a grain
of snlt. Fighting is a heck of a
sport to be "if and-ing."
of the season. Those who desire
to participate In the meet may
register at the Central pool any-
time between seven o'clock in the
morning, and ten in the evening.
As a special feature of the Sun-
day event, the American Wood-
men aquatic and Junior life saving
team will give a full exhibition of
water drills and life saving.
The competitive program will
Include the following events—10-
yard dnsli, free style; OO-.vard dash,
free style; 120-yard dash, free
style; 60-yard dash, breast stroke;
10-yard dash, back stroke; under
water swim, no distance; diving,
with the front, Jack-knife, and
swan dives being required, and two
other optional.
committee on July 30, the Idea
was unanimously approved, and
Anderson was designated to handle
the project. It was also decided
that the "proper representative"'
of the university would be the di-
rector of physical education, Coach
Edward L. Jackson. Letters are
being distributed to key men of the
alumni body, describing the meth-
ods to be used. This is a separate
fund from the alumni $5,000
dormitory drive. Contributions are
to be sent to Anderson, who lives
at 1007 Bcatty Ford road, Char-
lotte, N. C.
The move to help athletes Is
part of a five point reorganization
program initiated by President Cas-
well A. Evans, of New York City,
in his plans to rebuild and re-
vitalize the alumni association.
It was pointed out that Smith's
receut strides Into the front ranks
of Negro athletics has caused a
desire on the part of its alumni
to aid In furthering the program,
and the decision was to raise this
fund, in order to supplement the
partial scholarships secured by
Coach Jackson for students who
also possess athletic ability. Smith
rated fifth in the national football
rankings, won the O. I. A. A. ten-
nis and boxing crowns, and pro-
duced a formidable basketball team
Lott's Pounds Out Win
Over Black's, and
Ties Up Series
By U JA?
ALAMO JEWELERS charged into the final round of the
Alamo Athletic association Shaughnessy playoff series, for
the city softball championship, by dumping St. Anthony
Waiters, 11-10, in the last half of the last inning, Thursday
night. August 15, at Lincoln park,, for the Jewelers' second
straight win over the tray toters. Waiters went on the
rampage, in their half of the, seventh to score five runs, and
tie the game up, only to see, when
the Alamos came to bat, Manager
Bed (Hitler) Patterson, err, with
a double piny set up, and allow
the winning Jeweler run to pound
across the plute.
In the second game of the
night, Lott's Grocery team, play-
ing the A-l ball of which it 's
capable, and showing the spirit of
real sportsmen, bounced back to
chase Black's Grocery and Ice.
team all over the park, and ring
up a 13-G score, to even up their
semi-final playoff series with
Black's nt one all, which sent these
two teams into a deciding game,
Monday night, August 10.
In the first Lott's-Black's game,
lott's walked off the fields
I nut Imifnjt, with f ti® «core
on a disputed play, and
forfeited the game to Black':
In tbe first Walter-Alamo game,
the Jewelers triumphed, 8-4.
St. Anthony-Alamo
The Walters drew first blood,
in their battle with Alamo Jewel-
ers, when James, leadoff man,
singled, went to second on a wild
pitch, and scored on M. Hardaway's
double.
But the Jewelers came to bat
and immediately proceeded to run
wild. H. Hardaway started for
the Waiters, but, after four
straight doubles, and a triple—
after two were out—had sent six
Jewelers into the promised land,
Hardaway was respectfully re-
quested to take a nice cold shower,
with Tennel taking up the pitch-
ing duties, and doing a pretty fine
job of it for the rest of the game.
In the Jewelers' wild first, K.
Edwards' first man up, was safe
of Ford's error of a ball nt third.
He went to second on a wild pitch,
and was safe at third on another
error by Ford. He scored as
Houston wns being thrown out,
short stop to first.
Mosley filed out to left field,
anil then the fun began.
H. Johnson, Taylor, E. John-
son, and Wright, ferociously slug-
ged the ball for consecutive
doubles, the hard driven horse
hide bouncing off the shins, arms,
and whatnots of various fielders
for hits. Emory King went his
four predecessors one base better,
and whammed out n triple. Dur-
ing this slugging bee, Ford, at
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SOFTBALL
RESULTS
SHAUGHNESSY PLAYOFF
Monday Night, August 19
Lott's Grocery 10, Black's Grocery
and Ice 4.
Last Night
(Championship round)
Alamo Jewelers 31, Lott's Gro-
cery 9.
SCHEDULE
SHAUGHNESSY PLAYOFF
Monday Night, Aug. 26—8:00 P.M.
Alamo Jewelers vs. Lott's Grocery.
Thursday Night, Aug. 29—8:00 P.M.
Alamo Jewelers vs. Lott's Grocery. |
(This game will not be played
If Alamo wins Monday night.)
STANDINGS
SHAUGHNESSY PLAYOFF
P. W. L. Pet.
3 3 0 1.000
_ 4 1 I .BOO
••Black's Grocery _ 8 12 .833
••St Anthony Waiters 3 0 2 .000
•Playing for championship.
••Eliminated In semi-finals.
tbird. [also managed to commit his
thl«d error of the inning.
With five runs across, off five
hits for 11 bases, Tennell
took over the mound chores for
Lho jJure crackers. A. Brady
greeted TenneU's first try with a
single that scored Wright. Conrad
Brfidy also singled, but both the
llradx lads were left on base when
K. Edwards, up for the second
time in the inning, hoisted out ta
Patttgg' u. for the final cut of
the tpu.ug.
Xeifhor team scored in the sec-
ond, £rat both tallied one in the
third. Waiters got theirs when
James singled, and scored on
Gruniin' Hunt's double. Alamo
ma&nfti it, when Rico Wright
odo four miles for a
Tin
no BOTlng lu thej.Alam0
fourti", ana each team got one in J Grocery.
the fifth. For tbe Walters, Patter-
son singled, stole second, and
came home on a passed Lall. For
the Jewelers, it was Elmo John
son who singled and, on some of
the Reason's wildest liase running,
stole seiond, third, and home!
Each team got two In the sixth.
Walter* got their's as I. D.
Bowel, doubled, and tallied on
Morrison's triple. LaBrace singled
Morris' i across. For the Jewelers,
Mosley got life on a fielder's
choice, nnd scored in front of
■Kr Johnson who blasted out a
boosting home run.
Then I'aine the Seventh!
The Waiters went to their last
bat, In the seventh, with the score
10-5? against them, but how they
went to bat. Tennell, the pitcher,
first man up, showed the way by
dynamiting out a triple. He
scored on a passed ball. James
got a walk, stole second. Then
M. H irdaway, Hunt, and Bowen
blaste! out successive singles to
tally three more runs, and Bowens
scored-the fiftli of the inning—
as Ford was being thrown out at
first. The side was retired, after
that, but the scored was knot-
ted,' nnd the crowd was in an
uproti r.
El, . Wright, first Jeweler up
in ilie seventh, worked Tennell
for a walk. King popped up to
Catcher Ln Bruce. A. Brady
grounded one to Patterson at sec-
ond base. With a double play
set up, the Ili'ler let the ball
bounce off his giove. When the
Waller infield got through booting
the ball around, and then Ford's
throwing it into center field, Kico
Wrlglit had roared into the promis-
ed lnuii. with the run that Jewel-
«i needed to win the game.
Hcmer Johnson, Jewelers' win-
ning pitcher, gave up fifteen hits
—eight of which came in the last
two innings, five in the seventh
ten runs. He struck out
fdur, issued two bases on balls
His team supported him brilliantly.
there being only one error—and
Its not a costly one—behind him.
Leading the Alamo stick hand-
lers, Wright got a double and n
homer In two official times at
bat. He walked on two other
occasions. Homer Johnson got a
double and a homer in three times
at bat. He was on base once 011
a fielder's choice. L. Taylor got
two doubles in four times up. nnd
mad.' the most sensational fielding
play of the night to run far be-
hind third base, In the third, to
iifctt TenneU's foul ball for an
00L i it
Some Lnck!
The feat o' Wco Wright
(tering Alamo's winning ran
iContlnued on P g M
LOTT'S BATTLES
WAY TO FINALS
IN PLAYOFF
By U JAY
LOTT'S Grocery company battled its way into the final
round of the Alamo Athletic association Shaughnessy play-
off series, for the city softball championship. Monday night,
August 19, at Lincoln park, with the Lottmen taking ad-
vantage of the collapse of Black's Grocery and Ice team's
defense together with three-hit pitching by "Tots" Turbin,
to blast out a 10-4 triumph over Black's. It was the third
and deciding game of the series,
the two teams going into Monday
night's play with each having won
one game.
Thus, Lott's, the team that fin-
ished second in the regular AAA
league play, gained the right to
battle Alamo Jewelers, who had
already gained the fiual round by
two straight wins over St. Au-
thony Hotel Waiters. Alamo fin-
ished the regular league schedule
in first place. Play is seemingly
running true to form, with the
one-two teams in the regular league
schedule being the finalists in the
Shaughnessy.
Black's, the freshmen of the
AAA, drew first blood in Monday
night's crucial game, when they
got two runs across in the sec-
ond inning, when W. Davis, on
base by virtue of an error, was
tripled home by M. Wauls, with
Wauls scoring, after the catch
of G. White's fly to right field.
The Black lead was shortlived.
however, as Lott's came to bat
in the top of the third, nnd. with
the assistance of the Black in-
field, roared across the plate six
times.
Third baseman Walters, dropped
Anderson's high fly, to give the
tirst Lott batter of the inning
life. Turbin singled him to sec-
ond. Anderson scored, as the
Black first baseman committed a
two-base error. Turbin scored as
Eggleston flied out to right field.
Jackson doubled, i'olk was safe
on an error at first, and botU
Eggleston and Polk were in*
mediately doubled home by Slam-
inin' Sam Yell, who stole third,
and tallied himself on a wild
pitch. Hilliard was safe when
Walters, the second time In the
inning, dropped a high fly hail.
Hazel was called out on strikes,
for the second out of the inning,
but Williams got life, and Hilliard
went to second when Pettus booted
a ball hit. to short. Hilliard was
to later tally on another Infield
miscue.
Lott's added two more runs in
the next inning on a double, by
Eggleston, a single by Polk, and
some erratic play on the part of
the Black first baseman.
The Lottmen got their final
pair. In the seventh when Yell
singled and was tripled home by
Hilliard, with the latter scoring
on an error by the Black third
baseman.
Black's got their third and fourth
runs In the sixth. Smith tripled.
A. Davis flied out, but both
Pettus and Walters got walks
with Moore's Texas leaguer scor-
ing Smith and Pettus.
Brilliant defensive work on the
part of the Lott fielders nipped
several potential Black rallies In
the bud.
Turbin pitched masterful ball
(Continued on Page I.)
Coaches, Officials
Ass'n Meets in
Ft. Worth, Sept 14
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas —The
Coaches and Officials Association
of the Southwest will hold its
tenth annual session at the I. M.
Terrell high school. Fort Worth.
Texas, Saturday morning, Septem-
ber 14. at ten o'clock.
President P. D. Whitted, through
the local committee composed of
Professors W. F. Bledsoe, Sam
Prince, Marlon Bates, nnd others,
promises to furnish the most in-
teresting nnd informational meet-
ing in the history of the asso-
ciation.
The local people are said to be
planning the usual elaborate en-
tertainment for the visiting coaches
nnd officials.
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CHICAGO, 111.—The Pepsi-Cola
Beverage company made known,
through the National Feature
service, this week, that it had
contracted with Austin Johnson,
youthful sports commentator, for
a series of broadcasts to be heard
over station WIND, every Sunday
night at 10:30.
Johnson's presentation of his
"News in Sports'' brought him
much popularity and a flurry of
fan mail while appearing weekly
on a special featured broadcast
over another station.
Herman T. Smith, national rep-
resentative in charge of Negro
marketing and sales, visited Chi-
cago, this week, and will be heard
in n brief Interview on the Initial
broadcast.
Johnson's Interest in radio
broadcasting can be traced back
to his Englewood high school days
in Chicago, and increased during
his spectacular college career at
Alabama State where he had
complete management of the ath-
letic broadcasts. As an athlete
"Feature Jack," as he was pop-
ularly known on the campus, was
honored with the distinction of
being selected on the Negro all-
American basketball team.
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