San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, August 1, 1941 Page: 3 of 8
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WtlDAY, AUGUST 1, 1011 _ __ _ _ kHHIBI
LOTT'S, ALAMO PLAY FOR TITLE, MONDAY NITE
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Teams End Regular AAA
Schedule in Tie
For First
By U. JAY
1'HE most norve wracking, closely fought, uncertain, any
thing-may happcn-and-does softball league race in the
history of tho Alamo Athletic association, will reach a dra-
nifiic climax, Monday night, at Lincoln park, with Alamo
Jewelers and Lott Grocers—finishing their schedules with a
percentage tie—playing a "playoff game before the playoff
for ths league championship. Each team has won eleven
games, v.hile losing four.
And, in the first game, Monday
night. Cobb Lumber company—
which has the makings of a great
tenm—will play Boys' club—which
has yet to win a game in actual
piny, hut has "won" five by the
'orfeiture r o 111 e — to definitely
•fcitabllali the No. 4 team in the
p'n;'nff series, which will get un-
der way, Thursday, of next week.
Strange ns it may seem, Hoys'
club h.ii n mathematical chance
for fourth place in the final
league standings, and thus a spot
In the playoff series.
Cobb's finds itself in this pe-
culiar position through its own
devices, and questionable mau-
rigi ment of the team. I^ast week
men on the field in the specified
time. Thus, a team which might,
be battling for the championship,
finds itself struggling for fourth
place in the percentage column
and a spot in the Shaughnessy.
Fireworks Promised
The championship game between
IX)tt's and Alamo Jewelers prom-
ises some of the hardest battling,
and spectacular play yet seen In
the league. The Grocers and Ala-
mos love each other like mice
love cats, and everything generally
happens when the (wo aggregations
get together.
In their first meeting of the
season, the very first game of
league play. Jewelers, looking like
world beaters, beat the Grocers,
Benefit Game Opens Playoff Series
AAA to Give Proceeds of
Night to Boys' Club
Clinic Fund
W7HAT promises to be the most exciting of all Alamo Ath-
Wietic association softball playoff series wiU get under
way, next Thursday, August 7, with its being a benefit fea-
ture, the night's proceeds to be contributed to the fund
the establishment of a memorial clinic at Boys dub, Unit
No. 3, in memory of Earl Richardson, late director of the
club, and one of the most colorful, and champion-producing
' •! i •_ ■ . I a# I'tnif Iilfl
coaches in AAA history.
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after winning a sensational 5-41 not then fully organized by the
victory from Lott's, the victory | decisive score of 0 - In their
was taken from Cobb's, because
of their having played an In-
eligible man. The Cobb men also
forfeited another game, this week,
Monday night, they failed
to muster enough men to take the
fleld against Alnmo Jeweler*.
rSar.ier on in the season they for-
■e::e< to the two "weak sisters"
. if the league — Kelly field and
-tilijV club—by not placing ten
second round game, the Grocers
took a thrilling 0-5 victory. In
A regular AAA league season
of play that has been replete with
thrills and surprises, will be en-
tering its final stage—the Shaugh-
nessy playoff, where any one of
the four teams-Alamo Jewelers,
Lott Grocers, Majestic Man's shop,
and probably Cobb Lumber com-
pany, will have an equal chance
of winning the coveted playoff
series. Each team is capable of
being a champion, and that the
Shaughnessy will be furiously
fought, throughout, is nlready ac-
cepted as an established fact.
Thursday's playoff games will
5 victory. In ln (he flrst cont„ti Majestic
their third game, another _ thriII. ^ ^ definUely established
packed, sentmtlonal pitchers clnei,*
Alamo won a brilliant 3-2 victory
ln the last half of the last inning.
Both teams. Mondny night, will
be on edge, for a "battle of the
century," and one of the most
thrill-replete tussles in AAA auiiau
is being predicted.
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50,000 FANS SEE EAST
BEAT WEST IN ALL
STAR DIAMOND GAME
Br The AMoctatcd Ktgro Prrm
CHICAGO 111.—With the West acting the perfect host be-
fore a record breaking crowd of 60,000 baseball fans
- sweltering in near 100 degree heat at Comisky par.; Sunday
afternoon, the East slammed out an 8 to 3 victory in the
ninth annual classic. It wag the second consecutive victory
by tho stars of the Negro National league, and gives then the
scries lead, 5 to 4, over performers Xrom the Negro American
n. ■ -m it.* TT P UnnnpM.a thp
league.
I ndonbtedly, this was the larg-
est crowd in history to "HBV, ft
Negro baseball game and had the
pirk been larger, several thousand
more would have attended. Sale
of seats was ordered stopped while
hundreds still stood In line. The
biggest previous crowd to see this
Aii-Star game was in 1030 when
4i),ono attended. In fact, Comis-
key park, home of the Chicago
White Sox, has been filled to
capacity only once before in the
past nine years.
Chicago has come to look for-
ward to this annual spectacle, but
this year there was an added at-
traction in the person of Satchel
in third place, agninst the loser
of Monday's Jcweler-Lott game,
which team will be the second
place team. Whether it's the Ala-
mos or the Grocers, It will be some
battle with Majestic.
The second game will be between
the winner of the Monday nlclit
Jewe!er-Lott game—which will be
the league champion—and the
winner of the Cobb Lumber com-
pany-Boys' club game, which ag-
gregation will be in fourth place.
Unless a miracle happens, and
Boys' club stages an "upset of
upsets," this second game will be
between Cobb's and the league
title holder. And, again, whether
Lott's or Alamo Jewelers snatch
the league crown, the (HcoOt gave
should be a hair-ralsak
Tor Clinie
Vte AAA, according to D.
J. Andrews, association pres-
ident, is hopeful of having tlie
greatest crowd lit tiie history
of San Antonio softball, for
Thursday's opening playoff
games. Any money, above the
actual expenses of the game—
and expenses will be small—
that is taken up at the grand-
stands, or that might be
given as a good-will offering
from the occupants, of the
!i, ores of cars, that watch the
games, nightly, will go to the
clinic fund.
The Boys' dub clinic Is be-
ing established to extend cer-
tain medical and dental ser-
vices to under-privileged boys,
whose parents cannot afford
such services. It will be the
medium of checking diseases of
youngsters, of lengthening the
lives of boys who have every
right to live. The AAA con-
siders this the most worthy
cause that it has ever spon-
sored—and it lias devoted
much of its energies to worthy
causes.
Although the equipping and
Installing of the clinic Will
cost several hundreds of dol-
lars, the Race objective has
been set at one hundred dol-
lars as its contribution. The
AAA hopes to raise an ap-
preciable amount at next
Thursday's games.
t'ity officials and dignitaries
Refudo, Yoakum
G
To Meet in
DowWeheader
RESTf; IO, Texas—According to
an announcement made this week,
by Bob Shaw, manager of the
Refugio Itnby Cubs, the Cubs and
the Yoakum town team will play
a doubleheader, here, Sunday,
Augqd 3. The teams are perennial
! rivals.
Alamo Athletic
Association
SOFTBALL
would not be complicated. Ma-
jestic Man's shop and Alamo Jewel-
ers have already profited by this
arrangement.
TUe Boys' club lads have the
amazing i'C-ord, for the season,
of having received five forfeited
games, but have been unable to
win a single contest in actual play.
Their latest "win" makes neces-
- .. ■«,
sary their playing Cobb Lumber
company, Mondny night, a game
postponed on the occasion of the
death of the Boys' club coach.
Karl Richardson. By virtue .if
their forfeitures, the club young-
sters still ha\e a mathematical
chance for a place in the Shaugh-
nessy playoff series, which begins
next week!
Young Grid Star
First Draftee
BJ Thf Associated Negro Press
■AFFNKY, S. C.— Samuel
Smith, high school football
star for the past three seasons
here, holds selective service
No. 190, the first drawn in the
national loltery to determine
the sequence in which draftees
will be called for army duty,
it was announced here by local
draft board officials last week.
Smith, unemployed, was an
outstanding player for (iran-
ard high school here for three
years, and Is considered one
of the best football players in
tiie state.
Vliy OIIKiaiB MUU , I
have been invited to participate! AAA i KliiA Y
in the benefit game program, and
the public is being urged to at-
tend en masse. The first gan.e
will start promptly at 8:15 o'clock.
Paige of the K. C. Monarcl.s, the
natWu's No. 1 pitcher, whose ex
plotts have received feature ar-
ticles this season in the Chicago
dally press. His last appearance
In an Enst-West game was 1035.
But by the time Paige came on
no contract was called to the
team captain's attention, and
Henderson was removed, and War
ren Inserted' 111 tWSFeniT.
"We consider the Cobb action
unsportsmanlike, inexcusable, and
an injustice to the sponsor who
But by the time Pa ge came on ^ ^ team ln a vpry
the dianioml to P tch the last two mi,nnH. alld the for-
innings, the West in the roie or
Tuskegee IW
Stars En Route
To New York
host had given the East the game
by an assortment of errors which
would have drawn the contempt .if
a sand lotter. The West was
charged wiui five mlsci..8, but
only the good-heartedness of the
official scorer kept the total down.
The official statistics gave the
East eleven hits and three errors
to eighi hits for the West.
Cobb's Use of Ineligible
Player Costs Victory
Over Lott Grocers
mHE insertion in the Cobb Lumber company softball tean.
1 lineup of an ineligible player Thursday mght August 24,
his resulted in the Cobb team's forfeiting its brilliant 6-4
EJeSory over the Lott Grocers, U. J. Andrews, president
of the Alamo Athletic association, announced this morning.
Formal notification of the action was mailed to t -
respective managers and team sponsors yesterday. By the
action, n defeat in Lott's "games. Any such team, or teams, wil 1 e
lost" columns was thus transform- fined two dollars f"thl*vi°^'
ed Into a victory ln the "games tlon. Such games shall be con
column, and threw the Gro-
felture of the game is only Just
punishment for a deliberate and
wilful violation of the code of the
association, and of good sports-
manship.
Andrews announced, however,
that the fine had been suspended,
but that any further misconduct
would be "dealt with by severe
measures."
Boys' Club
Has Successful
Swim Meet
way
boj
in
five
The
Cobb's
wen'
cers into a tie, with Alamo Jewel-
ers, for the AAA softball league
championship.
By the same manipulation of
figures, Cobb's was thrown into
a precarious position in the league
standings, with the Boys' club—
the "wlnlcss wonders"—having a
theoretical chance for fourth place,
4i.J a spot in the Shaughnessy
playoff scrl'"s, which gets under
next Thursday. The club
boys have not won a single game
actual competition, but have
"wins" by virtue of forfeits,
disputed player used by
was Jim Henderson, who,
although playing only during the
first inning, figured prominently
in the Cobb victory. Batting In
fifth position, he singled to drive
in Davis for Cobb's second run
of the first Inning. Davis had
tripled.
Henderson has neither a con-
tract filed as a member of the
Cobb teem, nor has he a member-
*hlp in the Alamo Athletic asso-
ciation.
The forfeiture of the game was
based on Article III. Sections 1-5,
and Section 17, of the by-laws of
the aoftUU division of the AAA.
Section 17, which designates the
punishment for such Infraction
as Cobb's was guilty of, states—
"Any club using a player wl)o is
Ineligible . . . shall forfeit such
Castes M tM aeposlnj ts W
TO MISS
TITLE GAME
It was learned, this week, that
U. 3) Andrews, president of tho
Athletic association, will,
be the last AAA of-
... 3M
e night, at Lincoln park.
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RESULTS
Monday-
Boys' club 1, Majestic Man shop 0.
(Forfeit)
Alamo Jewelers 1, Cobb Lumber
company 0.
(Forfeit)
Last Night
Boys' club 1, Kelly field 0.
Lott Grocers 1, Kelly field 0.
Cobb Lumber eompuny 0, Majestic
Man's shop 4.
Alamo Jewelers 12, Boys' club 0.
SCHEDULE
Monday, August 4—8:00 P.M.
Cobb's Lumber company vs. Boya'j
club.
(Postponed game.)
9:(H) P.M.
Alamo Jewelers vs. Lott Grocers.
(For league championship.)
SHAUGHNESSY PLAYOFF
Thursday, August 7—8:00 I'.M. .
(licnelit game lor Boys' club clinic.) |
Majestic Man's Shop vs. loser of j
Monday's Jeweler-Lott game
9:00 P.M.
Winner of Monday's Jeweler-Lott
game vs. wiuuer of Monday s
Cobb-Boys club game.
STANDINGS
(Through last night.)
Team G. **
Alamo Jewelers 15 11 4
Lott Grocers— — 15 11 4
Majestic Man's shoe 15 8 7
Cobb Lumber Co.— 14 ( 8
Boys' club 14
„ Kelly field
sldered as lost in the percentage
column of the league standings.
Cobb's Scored
Immediately following the game
in question, Koyal Brock, manager
of Lott's, notified the AAA presi-
dent of Ills intention to file a pro
test, with his following this up,
the next dcy, with a written,
formal statement. Ironically, Hen-
derson, Brock pointed out, had
recently come to him, seeking to
play with the Grocers, but was In-
formed that the deadline (July 1)
had passed for the addition of new
players, and it was too late for
him to get a contract
President Andrews, in his de-
cision of the case, scored the
Cobb management for knowingly
and flagrantly committing a viola-
tion of the rules. The decision,
in part, read— v.
"The president of the association
Is convinced that the insertion ot
the Ineligible player into the Cobb
lineup was not Inadvertently done,
but was a deliberate action that,
possibly, Cobb'B thought would be
overlooked by officials. That this
man (Henderson) was Ineligible
was called to the attention of ths
Cobb team not later than July 10,
when Cobb's was scheduled to
play Kelly field. Henderson had
been placed in the lineup at short
stop. St so happened thst ths
president happened to see the
scorer's book, and checked tie
contracts.
Boys' club, Unit No. 3, before
a large and enthusiastic crow
staged a very successful swimming
meet, Wednesday, July 23, at Cen-
tral playgrounds swimming pool,
under the direction of Wilbur
Dimry, acting director of the unit.
The meet's first event, the nil-
yard Jrce style, for juniors, was
won by F. Mollett; Islah Hockley
was second, and Sam Ruffln, third.
The 50-yard free style, for Inter-
mediates and seniors, was won by
It. J. Davis; A. Carrawny was a
close second. In the 75-yard event
for the junlots, Elton Holmes won
first, I. Hockley, second, and F.
Mollett, third.
H. J. Davis was the winner of
the 75-yard dash for intermediates
and seniors, Davis thus taking
his second first-place of the after-
noon. Harold Hartfield was sec
ond; A. Carraway, third.
The underwater swim for jun-
iors was won by Elton Holmes,
another double winner. He swam
20 yards before coding to the
surface; Rawlin White, with a 20-
yard distance, was second, ani
James Evans, 18 yards, was third
The most gruelling event of the
day was the 120-yard free style
for seniors. Harold Hartfield was
the winner, R. J- Davis, second;
and A. Carraway, third. The
participants were near exhaustion
as they finished this event.
The 75-yard breast stroke event
was won by A Carraway, with R.
J. Davis, second, and George Mc-
Gowan, third.
Eltou Holmes was the winner
of the Junior diving event, with
Harold Hartfield topping the in-
termediates and seniors; C. 1.
Ladson took second, George Mc-
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
—Tuskegee's famous tennis troop
will invade New York City to take
part in the silver jubilee tourna-
m >nt of >be New York Tennis as-
sociation. The twenty-fifth an-
niversary championships will be
played on the Cosmopolitan courts,
August 4 to 10, inclusive. This
will mark the first time that
Tuskegee players have taken part
in the New York open.
Players making the trip are:
Clifford H. Russell and Howard
Mlnuls, national doubles cham-
pions; Rouniania Peters and Mar-
garet Peters, national women's
doubles champions; Tlielma Mc-
Danlels runnerup, last year, at
Wllberforee, in girls' singles;
Mayine Stanley, national ranked
player; Mrs. Cleve L. Abbott and
Mrs. Russell Brown, famous team,
and John B. Garrett, national
veterans champion for the last two
years.
Jiiumie McDaniel of Xavler uni-
versity has had ills hardest
matches this year with the young
men of Tuskegee. He defeated
Clifford ltussell In the Xavler
university intercollegiate only after
the hardest sort of a five set
match. McDaniel was trailing two
sets down mid 2-4 ill the third set
when Russell wilted.
In the South Carolina cham-
pionship, Howard Mlnnls had Mo-
Daniel hanging on the ropes in
their seinl-final match only to see
McDaniel snap back and take the
match after five epic sets.
The Tuskegee tennis squad left
the institute Thursday, July 31,
and will reach New York City,
Saturday, August 2. En route, the
players will stop at liieensboro,
North Carolina, and Washington,
D. C., nnd nt each place will lie
entertained by members of the
Tuskegee club. The New York-
Tuskegee club will also entertain
in honor of the members of the
team.
AtauJ Jewel
for me Vhampio. ship of the AAA
softtifsll league. Andrews, who is
the' secretary of the San Antonio
Negro Chamber of Commerce, will
'' be in Dallas, Texas, attending the
annual meeting of the Texas Ne-
gro Chamber of Commerce, for, - - -
which meeting he is leaving Sat-! ^ association softball league
urday.
TOTTT
CLUB GET
GIFT GAMES
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Both Lott's Grocers and Bors'
Club profited, this week, by the
dropping out of the Alamo Ath-
It's a Family Affair
Michigan Names
Fijrst Negro
Boxing Inspector
By The Associated Negro Press
DETROIT, Mich. —Rollo S.
Vest, prominent newspaperman
her , last week received his
Credentials as a boxing in-
gpeitor, making Slim tile first
Aliiiii-ran Nesro ever to serve
In that capacity. The appoint-
or" , for an indefinite period,
was confirmed by a unanimous
Vote of the Athletic Board of
Ccmlrol upon the recommenda-
tion of Boxing Commissioner
J'elry Fisher. Vest will main-
tain his newspaper roiuiec-
rnce of Kelly field, these tw>
teams both being awarded game",
by the forfeiture route, that had
originally been scheduled with the
soldiers, during the week.
When Kelly field dropped from
the league, with four games of
their schedule actually remaining
to be played (they had also failed
to show up for the preceding three
games, thus losing them by for-
feiture, also), AAA officials an-
nounced that these remaining
games would be credited to the
win column of Kelly opponents. Ill
order that percentage computations
S15S0 GIVEN BOYS' CLUB
By Th« Associated Nepro Press
CHICAGO, 111. —• A check for
$1 ,500 was given to the South
Side Bo}*.s' club by the Weiboldt
foundation to help carry on the
work the club has been doing
since 1924, when It was started
for the precise purpose of taking
care of the neglected Xegro boy.
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•'Kicky" Moody, diving champion,
gave a diving exhibition, and,
along with D. Dimry and N. Kob-
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diving event. Other official judge*
were Blroy Combs, B. A. Adams,
Jr., and Namon Houston of the
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will be awarded the winners ot g
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