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•AN ANTONI® "BI.IHTKB
East Side Baseball League Pops
Lid on Season, Sunday, April t
The lid will b« pried off th« organized amateur baseball mi-
son, Sunday, when the East BHe Baieball league iwingi into
action with a double header at Pittman-Sullivan park, and with
brief, bat meaningful, opening-of-the-*ea»on ceremonies
The opening game, to itart at 1:16, will feature the Young
Wonder*, managed by Blair New, wirnen of the regular league
and playoff championahipa, last year, against Panelli'a Bee-
million center.
The second game will l» Wheatley
n,.|,hU llawks a*aln« *** Antonio
Bimibsra.
|4pccd-ballln|t Big Johu Shaw will
tt Manager Uloir Niw'a choice to
tfnrt for the Wonders. I'he Won-
iers tl»» have contract, Jot
Clark, Brooke Army M Jical center's
bsse-eteallng phmiHB of last J for,
vim will play second !"•«
PsntlUI Hum not announced ila
starting pltcfcar.
The llimiliers have lairli.il onto a
wrdee star, James White, who will
he pa troll nf th* outfield for Iht
Bonilx-r* against Wheatley lleightn.
League preiy, Bennl* Houston, Mr.,
ha* announced that numerous vain-
■hi* gate prises will b* awarded, In-
eluding • bo"* °' ,irk»ti lo Hnn An-
tonio Mlanion games.
Ten-year-old Kenneth Rapenter,
whose IJltlt league tlrm was rat
■hurt when, taut year, bt underwent
Wruery, with hit right It* being am-
putated almost to tbt hip, will Intrw-
lui-e the members at tit file teams
hi iht leaijue.
Working Ka«t Side league gsrnes,
thin scaaun, will ht tkt A nurd Korre*
I'mplre* ssaoflatlon.
Tan Players
Dominate All-
Mid-American
By tkt Aasocisted Negro Press
TOLKDO—'Tail players dominated
tkt all Mid-American conference bas-
ket bsll Irwin, It wa* announced Uat
» t. Qr *V« f!r?t wmi T mrrr
Jones, UnlvmMy of Toledo, tad Matt
Thurmond, How ting (.rata Htats unl-
rersity, unanimous choices, and Man-
ny Newsome, Vi'mUtm Michigan, and
UVtrnt Benson, Miami university,
both from Iadlanapolia Ori*ma At-
tack* higb arbool.
loam, who appeara heeded for aa
all-career scoring rei-ord at TU, made
the second team Uat neanou. Ha la
from ' olumhne.
Thurmond, another Jnnlor and eoe
U the nnliaa'a top rebounder*, la
from Akron.
Ne»a«w, trading aroitr tor Wot-
trn Michigan, waa one ot two aopho-
aiores namtd. Benson, 5-foot, 10-ioch
guard aad 18th among major college
arorera, waa the only senior oe the
^l_liret team.
llarvty Hunt. Xeet Stat* »ir*t-
v i n. a ataior, and Bay Wotfoed,
Tl.'a eophomort ace, were picked for
tie eerond team.
• •
Black Sox Get
Eight Homer! at
Carina Mardered
Han Antonio Black Bog slammed
out eight homers a* they adminlrtered
an niimerclfcil beaMng to Oardona
Weldera, :«•-», at Woodlaarn lake
field.
Cecil "Ikwty" Phillips and Mal-
Te.-ter Waul*, Jr., tech kit two cir-
cuit blow* Bobert ".Scooter" Miller.
Cliffonl -littl* Batch" Thompeoo,
Jr. Cher lee Oerter, and I-anky Oo-
Tan flammed out oat round-tripper
£|>iec*.
The Sox rot ft <* 30 hiti, to-
dudiiif the fight botnere, twetrft dao-
eiirht sinnleoi, and two triple*.
Hilly Pollock, * left-hander, pitched
four and une-half iasnings for Uie Soi«
pllowinf no hits, no run*.
James Pierian, another southpaw,
Wowed one hit, no runs, Is thres
Iruine*.
1). Shannon, a right-hander, hurl-
in*.' the last two Inninga, allowed
four hit*, walked five, and let in all
four Welder runa. Tlis Weldera did
sot fet their Aral hit until the ser-
soth inning.
In Aoatia, Sunday
Tlit Boj will trarei to Au*Un,
•unday, when they will take on At
ralominoa.
The 801, menaced by Royal Brock
knd Arthur "Poppa" Anderaon, hare
finally decided to tors to youth, and,
thie aeaaon, here a number tt you ne-
at em working with • few of the aea-
•oned veteran*.
On Sunday, April 8, the Bog will
Siy San Antonio Rambler* at the
ut Trout park. The Rambltra, man-
atee*! by Homer Mclntyra bunted
San Antonio Beew, 29A l«»t Sunday.
Black Sox Bow
TFtoiogWrtien
la a recent game, report of which
v':*> .ft'tit't..
Wondem, defending champion* of the
Hut Side Baaebull league, upended
Royal Brook's powerful Black Sox,
7-8.
Big John Shaw, flreballing Won-
der* hurler, showing mid-acaaon form,
allowed the power-laden Sox Jnat *ix
hit*. He atrnck oat nine, walked
two.
Hi« Wondera backed him up with
opportune hitting, with Joe Clark,
Alrin Griffin, and Hardy Thompaon
connecting for three for four.
Cal Maddox, etarting for the Sox,
turned In a creditable performance,
glring nine hit*, fire runa. "Wood-
man" Wuodaon gare four hlta, two
La..'at estlmatt of American Negro
jawhaatag jawar: 23 billion dollaia.1 thajr
Pearl Beer
Co-Sponsors
Colt Airings
On* of the largeat radio and (or)
televlaiim contract* in the hiatory of
baaeball wa* conaumuialed Thuraday
by the Ilouatnn Colt ,4Ra with the
aigning of the Pearl Brewing com-
pany of San Antonio a* co-*potmor
of the Colt*' game*. American To-
tiacco company had prerioualy aigned
for the other Iialf.
Negotiation* for Pearl to Join
America Tobacco company aa co-
apoueut* were concluded by Judge
llofheiua, A. J. Range, rice pre*ident
end emlDtant general manager, and
II. B. "Pat" O'Brien, vice preaident,
markeling, of Pearl Brewing com-
pany.
Pearl becr'a apousorahip of the
Cult 4T|* game* oonatitute* th*
Urgext mngle r*dlo and (or) TV
commitment for a program made by
a Teiaa or aoutbern company In the
hlalory of broadcsatlng.
Olher* from the Pearl Brewing
romi<*ny iltending the aiguing were
Aubrey N. Klint, vice preaident, pub-
lic relation*, and Robert N. Jornay-
vaa, Jr, director of ndverliHing.
Additional radio aliiUoua are now
being added to tbt Colt artwork and
by th* Opening of the aenaon, April
10, Colt .46a games will lie heard
over approximately 30 alationa, with
a liatrning audience com)>riaing more
than 17.000,000 peraona.
The Colt radio and TV parkng*
—H* 1#> mikm both home and
ruail, to be aired oter the ( olt radio
network, and 14 road gainra to be tele-
ea* over KTRK. Channel 111.
KP1UV llooatoo, will feed the ra-
dio network wrhick now incluee the
following atation*: KROV, Weelaco;
KRIO, (Mnm; K8IX, Corpua Chri*-
U; K VDT. Auatin; KWTX. Waco:
KTYO, I.ubbock: KCI'U Kort
Worth: WBK, I)alla«; KKI»M. Beau-
moat; KOKU Kan Angel,.; KIXZ.
Amarillo; KKNH. Han Antonio, and
WWI» New Orleans L*.
Additional radio atationa to carry
broadcaata of th* Colt*' games this
■eaaon art KCOR. Ha« Antonio;
KHSY. Roawell. New Mexico; KIOX,
Bay City: KVOZ, Laredo; KOPV,
El Paao; XRO, Matamora*. Mevi.-o,
and XBOR, Reyn<«*. Mexico.
la addition to having wide cover-
age In Ttx^a, Lonlaiaaa, Arkana**
and Miaaiaaippl. Colt game* are now
h>«rd aa far away aa Honda over
WWL'» powerful fi0.000-watl tran»
Bluer In New Orleana.
The 14 Colt road game* will be
handled on televl*ion by the Colt ra-
dio team of Klatou and Iltlftr. ploa
Gay Savage, KTKK'a "port* an-
nouncer. who formerly worked b-th
the dob and White Box gamea in
Chicago over WON and W1IKB.
RED RAIDER
TRY0DTS SET
FOR SATURDAY
mBTOUTS for the Ked Raider.
1 kaaikafl team of th* Caa^ia-
MUa leagae—l.oya U yew, old
through tH—win be held Satur-
day morning, March 31, at Pltt-
maai-Snllivan parh. from V until
Boya, 11-18. who wuuld like to
try far a position on the Raiders
are urged to i»p<*t at # o'clock.
Additional Information may be
attained by calling Harold Miller
at CApltol
Dodgers Continue
Attempts to Ignore
Jackie's Feats
By U L 'BROCK* BROCKKNBl RY
For the Aaaoclatad Negro Preaa
LOS ANGBLKS—Few people art
awwrt of th* aubtlt *ttemi>ta made by
th* Lo* Angela* Dodger* (formerly
th* Brooklyn Dodgtr*) to ignore tli*
great record eatabliahed b: the man
who waa unQaeatlonably the greutr.st
atar In their hiatory—Jackie Robin-
aon. When Jackie wo* honored re-
cently by the NAACP in Loa Angeles,
the Dodger* offered aome iame eicus-
lunt bctuvttv Ilobinsou aud the Dod-
ger's president, Walter O'Malley, but
is not ^euerully known tluit there
„ uA . even "J- *
Jackio if one calls the Dodger office
for one.
ITow can the organization forget
that it wau Jackie ltobinson, who
out of the 10 /care he was with tlicm,
put them in the World Merits six
times? If you are inclined to dintiffre*
on the grounda that one man not
make a team, 1 suppose 1 will have
to hedge a little, but I defy you to
explain why it ia that B. It. (before
Uoliinsou) the Dodgers won the pen-
ment only once in at least 120 years
to anj knowledge; and A. J. (after
.Tackle) they *are won it only once.
And after they had developed their
great teams of the early fifties, he fa
the only one who departed, but even
with their Oil TTndpes and their Duke
JM'It and t'Hr Roy Campanella,
they went from molaaaes Is vinegar—
YMCA Basebillers
Set Schedele
With Nigh Nines
Mams City branch YMGA atar ted
tu aeastHi a plsy agaiuat area high
Dfhool baseliall tetims, this week, with
the Y-men iiaving had IUU high of
Hrguin f«»r their firnc <»p|»oiient, on
Wednesday.
Saturday afternoon, March 81, "X"
will play l>oyle high erf Kerrviile at
2 o'clock, and the YMCA Midget* will
tangle with Kerrviile Midgcta at 4 o'-
clock, at South Side Lious field (for-
merlj l!i-I.lon park) near Highlands
high school.
Other games on the YMCA schedule
are listed below.
April 7—Ball, Seguin, st Plttiuan-
Hullivan.
April 21— Carver at Lockhart.
May Idiickhart, at l*itt-
uan-Hullivas.
May 12—Doyle st Kerrviile.
May ID—Kdwards high of (ionssles
st rittsian Hulllran.
Cards One Big
" Family
In Training
(dptclal to Ran Antonio Hegl.ter)
ST. PfTrnSflBURO, Kla —A long-
aid* a four-Ian* highway, AT blorka
from th* heart of Uiia altrpy little
city, Unaait Buach'a St. lamia Cardi-
nal organiiation I* aolring handily
what waa once It* tlckliah homing
problem.
The Iwll club, f.»r the fir*t tinit in
ita hiatory, ia quarttred under one
roof durlug the apring training aea-
aon. To achiera thia goal, the Butch
orgtniaation haa le**e<l the facilitiea
of the ultra-modern Skyway motel
which houae* the Ked Birde and a
number of their farailit*.
Thia arrangement came about a*
a reault of negotiatioua with the buai-
ncaa leadera of St. Petersburg when
the (gdaaion of Ne^ro playera from
the rrgular hotel headiiuarter* her*
ai: bat coat Ht. Pete the apring train-
ing bualnea* brought on by the iaane.
Hill White, outctanri.ig f'ardinal
firat haaeman, who complained a yetir
ngo that ho had not been invited to
a breakfnat and that he feared it waa
beoauae he waa a Negro, aectns 1-er-
feitly content with the new arrange-
ment.
"R.erything it jaft fine," White
commeoted *oe day la*t week ia the
dubhouae at Al I-atig field. "I un-
deraUnd the matter waa being dia-
cuaeed before the Incident, but you
expect thia kind of r**ult* from thi*
organisation. It ia * good organixa-
tlo* ... 11* (referring to Ru»ch) ia
good ami."
Itiag Deriaa, gtoeral manager of
the Cardinal*, aaid th* new arrange-
ment waa working out fine. He point-
ed oat that it waa really the firat
tlmt all playtra were together during
the early ataaoa, and It had ita ad-
ant ages.
Th* Skyway haa tt* own dining
room aad swimming pool and a 1 moat
auy hour, wlrta of tbt playrr* may
be aeen encoding th* young fry ground
the pool'* edge. All facilitiea of the
Skyway are opened to all playera
and their families. During the era-
son, the public relations department
of Iht Cardinal organiiation h*» e*.
tnbllahtd an actiritiea program that
would rital aay local I'SO. Family
cookoata, fishing in the bay which
la|ia at the rear of the property, pin
nioriea erery night, ia a part of
the boredom-breaking offering*. The
Uiotel ia only IB minutea from the
pluyiac field.
A mimeographed newspaper, "Ked
Bird (■'him*," published daily for the
playera eml their families, keeps every-
one informed n* to particulars. One
of the high upota of the season here
waa movie making of all the young-
ster* with the kid* showing np at
lioolalde in coatumen which would be
the envy of the Mnrdi Oras. After
parade *e«ions, ereryon* took
e out for cold drink*—on tbt
houae.
line day laat week. White aril Min-
nie Minoto took off early and returned
with a morning catch of fish.
Curt Flood, who alinr.s quarter*
with Cardinal Coach fieorze Crowe,
ia very enthusiastic about t'.ie facill-
Propped Baton May Have Cost Title
Phillis Wheatley Gets
Third in TSU Relays
HOUSTON-^But for a dropped beton in lha 440 yard relay
race, Phillii Wheatley Lion* of San Antonio would have
been team champion, or at leatt naaerup, in the high achool
division of the Texai Southern relayf, run here lut Friday and
Saturday. Unable to wore in that ovont, the Lioni totaled 39^
pointi, jmt one-half point behind Booker T. Washington of Dal-
lai, which finished second with 40. Worthing of Houston was
the winner, with fi2 points.
Whestlejr won the 100-ysrd dsi»h,
the inn- relsy, the mile medley relay,
ti*d for first place in the high jump,
was second in the mile run. and third
in the 840-yard sprint medley relaj.
Nathan llartfield, Wln*atlr> speeds-
ter, won the <-en«L~y in mn-onds.
Thp Lion mile relay team of Wal-
ter Dykes, Jsmes Johnson, Dwight
MUes, siid Kd Derry spH to a thrill-
ing victory In that event in 8 :'JU.O.
The mils medley relsy tesm -run-
ners raring 440. 1TJ0, snd HNO
yards, respectively—of Wslter l>ykes,
rharlw Johnson, iNvight Miles, and
Bd DM1|, Mppd first In llilt
ElonKatcd I^eroy .Smith las|*ed six
feet, two Inches, to tie for first in
thst Stent.
In thr mile rtin, Walter I>ykrs rsn
the distance in 4 A2, to finish second
to the Worthing of Houston entrsnt.
The 8N)-yard msdley relay (220,
111), 110, 440) of t'harlcs Johnson,
Kdwia Horn, Ksrl llartfield. and Kd
I»enT. third in 1 &.b. Worthing
woo the event in 1:34Jl.
Ths Wheatley quartet had quali-
fied tot the 440-yard relay with a 4*1.4
('locking, then, iu »h»- final", the hstou
wss Itipped. Klmore of Houston won
the event, with Worthing, Houston,
taking second. 'ITi# ljuns rsted s ginsl
chssee to win th* ra«*. (Victory h#»re,
with Worthing takinx third, c«wld
have given the tesm title t> thr Han
Antooisr.s - 40^ puints to 4U for
Worthing )
firambliBg Seen as Tmib to Beit
For NAM Cage Crowa Next Season
By COLLIE J. NICHOLSON
(Special to San Antonio Register)
ANSAS CITY, Mo.—Coach Fred Hobdy of Orambling col-
lege watched the NAIA championship game here with a
quiet satisfaction and openly predicted that a Southwestern
conference team will win the tit"
K
,itle afain next year.
Westminster '
Prairie View dismantled Westminster college of Pennsyl
vania, 62-53, to win the crown on tfce sharp shooting and re
bounding of wondrous Zelmo Beaty.
It marked the second straight year
that a MWAC team haa driven NAIA
touiQaraent parti- ipunu to the vcr^e
of lunacy.
Ilohdy's GrsmMlng aqusd won the
crown a year ago.
lie rendered this capsule summary
after wntrhing the I'uuthers gallop to
the title.
"The NAIA tournament -tcript will
be drastically revised next sea>oB.
(Iran.Ming will he the team to beat."
There was something vaguely fa-
miliar shout hia prediction. Two years
ago Ilohdy sent out a threatening
meitsage sfter losing a quarter flnsl
game to Bouthwest Tezss Stste and
the Th [vm returne^l to take the title.
Hstjly said the wlu-el of chance
COtild faii'l flu., iiif t*f u.iii m uimch
•SWAO I'lma in th# NAIA picture
before it takes another full si iu.
"Ws jdny the best aniall-college
baskethall in th# country, and it is
nnfortutiat that t^saas like JackaMtt
State, Arkansas AM aud N, Teiss
Hon them snd S«»ith«»ni university re-
ceive tos little notice outside our own
Kerrviile All Stars,
Segain Blue Jays
la Sunday Opener
KKKUVILLU-The Kerrviile Ail
Htara open the U*K£ baeebsll sesson
st tJsrver psrk, here, Hundsy, when
they ni<*et the newly organised S«-»'uin
Blue Jaya at 3 o'clock in tl < .after-
ixmiu. The game ia au eaiabition af-
fair for ths All Htara a ho are in the
Hill Country league for the third sea-
son. League play beciue April 1>V
Menacing the Htnrs, this season, is
crafty Willie **11111" Ilaynes, veteran
eg-pitcher and manager with over
yeara bas«4>all exf»erience. Hhmi»* has
«T> players working out daily, from
whom 10 will be picked for the team.
The All S:.i: -. VMftty weak iu
pitching, finished seventh in the eight-
tram league last year, but with vet-
eran Haynea calling ths ahots, play-
er* out for jHiMtloiM, and l««cal fan^,
are already shorn ing much enthusiasm
and are highly optiiniatic that the
team will be among the top four in
the league, making them eligible for
the playoffs.
Ou Sunday, April ft. the Stars will
give the Itlue Jays s return engage-
ment in Heguln.
AltheaProgressiag
In Bid for Best
Woma n Golfer Title
CAUI> Ol TI*'IKIJ)KKh- Tbree similar outfielders of the Ht. I.oui
Cardinals share smiles ss they g<* thneigh thHr spring training chor<*s a
Ht. l'etersburg «Florida) Al l^iug field. They sr** Minnie Minoso, Htsn
"The Man" Muaisl. snd Curt Flond. left to right
(jrssUrluig fi:.ii»hril the ^e«sf>n rank-
ed fosrth nat<«Hi"l|y b> the Aaaoci-
ated Prras with a won-loas rec-
ord.
Hobdy hss w«m 1.Vt of 1K1 gsmn
IS df s^ssmm.s ss Tiger h^dmsster.
Uwh .
"It is very nice," coiumenLs Hood,
who haa been tagged a» n perm"-"' *
outfielder by Manager Johnnie ?
—
American tegic
BB Registration
Sit for Saturday
REfilSTRATION for Amcti-
tan IfcIm Itasaball will l>r
lii'M. Sntardar mornlaf. Mar^lt
XI. tl I a'rlach. nt llt» Ainwlrm
stmt.
8jhx»tir T. Johnson, Jr., 1-t-
KlMi basrltall program <Uree»<>r.
... m'i ^,ta,l>as. tv" r ~'i
or after Suit. 1. 1B4S. are rllRl-
blr. Hojs should hrln* birth ccr-
tlflral«.
♦
lhcre n re 8.000,000 Africans auil
300,000 white nettlera in the Feder-
ation uf Rhrotosln and Nytt»aliind.
Nose-Town Plans
"•ny" Salnte for
Saady Stephens ;
S. A. INDIANS
TRY SPADES,
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
Th, Sao Ajitonlo Indiana, win,
laat Huuuijr, dropped a l.'i-0 >lu^,n;
bee to th# ArteMoA Tisera, will re-
turn to their b<,tue lot—the Iilue
Kroot Iwaeball park—thia HuutW.
April 1, to I'lajr the tou{b Han An-
tonio Bpsdes.
The t.t«oes have not been besteu
Jn four surta. The Indians will be
tning to end tbe Spades' winning
streak with s scalping party.
The Indians' lesding hitters, in
last Sunday'a defeat were "Mon.'"
Williams, who slapped out a home
run; William v. ho got a tri-
ple and a d«Hible, and H Kutler, wiio
banged out two triples. Eafene
Barnes aud Arthur Woods each got
two hits.
Sunday, against the Spades, the
mellowing but dependable II. P.
I'inc! back will hurl for the Indians,
with Eugene Barnes behind the plate.
O'Res Stara
la Hockey Los
To Vancouver
By the Associated Negro Prrsa
IX/S — VaiUie ij ilcc,
the lirat Negro to play in tue .\a-
tioi .il h<icksy league and r.ow u num-
ber oi t > I>*s Angflei Bla.les t arn,
pumped iu two goaia aud playel a.id
skated outstandingly, bat hia effort*
were in vain us the Blades blew an
rly load und 1 st to t'.ie Vsncoutcr
ucitf 7-5 before lo.iiU fans here.
,n t'le game last r.eek the Blade ,
ced by O'lles und iloagy Csrr.ii-
ael, took an early 4-2 lead in the
irst two periods. But the ti Ic was
turned in the third quarter when
John Annable of the Canuclis drove
in t' rev f.oals.
The crowd waa the second largest
of the season, topped only by the
1M.702 fans who turned out to Ree
the ltlsdes play Calgary last Jan. 2a.
Tommy Jnckson.in
iiR^rSBCBiRSSKSSr*
By th»* Associated Negro I'reW*
r.NlONT'iUN, l*s.—Hayiug that
the famous gridliou player Imm
brought fame and honor to the city,
citizens of this town, the county sr.it
of Kajrett- county, are pulling out all
the stoi * in their efforts to g}ve
Handji S:-j.!i-ns, All-American quar-
terhaca «>f Minuesota. a rousing wel-
come wb'u he returns as the con-
quering hero, April 1>.
Spayk I bv A. II. Caton, »p«>rls«4i«
rector" of WMKS radio station, and
suj port- i b;. bu>*inc/.-»iiieu s:: i ciu
leader^ an historic "Ihiy fir Samiy^-
is hi iu^ piaoncd by the city. v
Current plsns «all for a colorful
lisi^de in which Stephens will be fea-
tured, a \i*=it to city hall and a cli-
maxing A11-8 port a banquet, where
several o?h< r outstanding athletes aa d
sporta figures spfaesr.
MeanwUile, Mayor J. Watson Sett-
hrower i< expected to proclsim April
2S aa "tfandy Stephens Day.**
Stephens gained fame at I nion-
towa hl-h y?hool before beroming. t»-
m us at Mi ineM>ta.
Caton said Stephsss deserves all
the hon»r». saying:
"We feel that Sandy deserves the
salute because nr»t only has he brought
fame avd honor t•» t'niontown, but
also he h^s exemplified a mc'St gcnt!e-
mnnlike ind sportsman's conduet.*'—-
Doyle, Kerrviile.
YMCA to Clash
lnS.fi.Sua.
Opener
KiuRltVILLE -- The Doyle high
Uinjo»s of uerrville oj>eu the lJHil
hasehall season in San Antonio. Sat-
urday tif'emoon, as they mq£t the
1MCA baseball aggregation at 3 o'-
clock.
'ihktf year's Dragon team wilt be
Mind returnees Allen Hicks,
By the Asaio« tsted Nsgro Trees j
VKW YOllK— The i.mbiti«»n re- '
vealed M»me tif e ago by former tennis |
queen Althea tiil»M»n to l»e*i»nie the j
be»t woman golfer in the world is
being fortified hy eoutinued improte-
ment in her playing on the links, her
record show
Siuce she took up gtdfing a f««w
jesrs sgo, Alt heat's game has been im-
pro\ing steadily. She sh<4 lot on her
first trip arvond an lM-hole c«sir»^
I wo yesrs art. despite the fart thst
k1m* received no prior instruction.
However, she did take 12 lesson* lat -
■> v. T
Improving ui»ou this, she cut nine
str«*k«** off her full score in llMi". and
in 11)411 nine more, gating her aver-
age into the low NS, She also ha<l |
occasional tm»r»«« in the 7tl»
* Althe® finished third in her first I
(United tiolfers associativa t<mrna-
inont in 11K11, and then went on to |
syeep tournaments at t"leveland, (
Pittsburgh snd I'biof.t,
[er latest triumph: capturing the
XaJi'#:sl \orth-S«Hith tounisment ar
Vlii^i !>y *JU strokes.
~ BEATIN'
THE
GUN j
By BILL BROWER j
ny the Assoclstsd Negro Trew
rytEDO, Ohio — On. ol
spwts most licatod topics
concerns thr relative merits of
Wilt I lianjjerlaiti and Hill
Russell. With both of them be-
ing' our'l»oys, m to 9ptak, we won't
isiui sides.
Ru*s< U lifl» ls»cn rated as the game's
greiStT"*! stflltCgist; Chamberlain ia
njidi*uhledl> Jie most prolific scorer
the game nill produce. Both are de-
iuon pebounders. It has been aaid
witliyi|t fear of contradiction that
without Russeu the Boston Oltics
would be just another team in the
Nation a I Basketball saaociatiou.
Frank Mcduire. the coach of the
I'hilsalelphia Warriors, shudders pub
lidv over the thought of hi* team
without Wilt.
Wilt's beats Stand Out
We think, however, that it was an
ifl just tee for the players erf the NBA
to take Uuoell over (Chamberlain in
their all-star selection, thi basis of
•"•hat happened this year—siuce a
choice had to be made—we thiuk the
honor should go to the 7-foot, 1-inch
pivrtmnn for the Warriors.
k'.'ijypbj-jlaiu'i* 4,012) poiuts is one of
He great achievements in ajrorts. IIin
sshsjdiary achievement of scoring 100
point* in a single game is another
landmark in basketball. His fabulous
rc«ord of scoring ft) or more points in
lf» games would make htm a staud-
out.
Why, then, was he second choice to
the players? This was the second con-
seconds <>r the tesm has to gire up
Iks b«ll II i- thS fuiidumenis' ISIS1
st.ck by which performances should
be messured. In baM*bsll, there sre
msny other fine point* b) which stat-
ure of performers is determined. But
the most glsmoroaiM criterion is the
hiKne ru:i Iu fos>tball, the forward
pss« has become the Dinnt precious
commodity for s player to gsm dis-
tinction Deaapit* Jim Brown s grest
rutihlng f«.r the ('1' irlnnd Bn^rns. in
nio«t of the yesrs tiae stoat valuable
hom»r* have giee to otie «juarteH»seh
or snot her.
The consensus is. of course, thst
Rumell oaitstrijMi I 'h sin heels Iti on de-
fense and tesmwork. This may h«
true. Bet s»»nw4iow the notion |^r«isu
thst other element* ordered into the
attribntcs aud p* rtsmalil>. he hs« not
nearly endeared himself to fellow pis,)
ers as has Itusawll.
R»iss».|l himself probably will lw»
the first to acknowledge that Cham-
berlain ts far more ver>«atile than h*
on offens.. Wilt no longer ha« to
liuger under the tstan!1* t » s;n-eislue
on dunk shots He l*s» i.ot uid to rely
on this t'pe of nh«siting this season,
although he <luuk« when the oc^amim
pern ta Rut Wilt ha» imnm d^ss-
lating with his fall aauy jnmt> ah<it.
boundintr the ImiII irff the Iviard^ into
the nets from 15 to 2t» feet swuy.
True enough, he has been kept to
his lowest point production when hi
has to contend with ltus»cll, but wt
canr.ot a^re* tliat tu,- pr-.M-s t
can be stopp<d by Cf,mpeteut defense
Hussell simply has s stronger support
ing cast than most of Wilt's othct
foes.
Taa Flayers Oeamiuaie league
Thia sessou, again, wax another in
Inch tun players dominated the NBA
scene Asid* from Kusaiell, oiit*tandin«
stars ind«idei| Klgin itaylor and O*-
car Itoberis4.il, on most first-team at-
I "it ions, and Wah Bellamy, the rok
ie-of-the-year. This ii the famrt.
cos seen tire jear that a tun player ha;
won th«« rnnkio-««f-tbe-;ear a^-itrd.
Waoiy ftauldsi>err> did it in IW.'»9.
Tlie fotl 'Wii.g ** u • ni, ' h nine rlaja
«kss s double winner, baggiitg the
J»t\ P I* Kttt, Still • »*« ilf »•
ertt.»n p^i ed the ..i'Co|."!e lost sea-
It it q'-it# fao^-ible that if the arm]
had in beckoned llujlor liefoee n.i^
season, he winild hsHf tie#«, in co»
tention. R<ai*erts<>n. wit'i a record
breaking mimlM-r of a> i'tts, had m>si
sUp|M>rters, t<ao.
All <rf this make« us wttiewhat over
joyed with our repreaestation is th
NBA
Franklia Wacres Und
if you get what I meau!
Their latest bit of anenkiuf attempt
to ignore Jackie was contained iu s
release last week, which, while prnii-
ing Willie Davis ns s comer, alighted
Robinson with the statement that
Dsvia . . . "might very well inaugu-
rate a dyusaty of dominarce such ss
ths Dodgers enjoyed in the days of
Roy Campanella. Don Newcombe, Pee
Wee Iteese, Gil llodges, Duke Suider
st ths teaks si their careers • • •"
By the AaaoUated Nerro Press
NEW YORK—Tommy "Hurricane'
Jackson, Monday (Msrch 10), was
awaiting court action in a ease in
which he was accused of dealing a
severe beating to a man in a street
fight over a girl.
Held in $2,500 bail, Jackson, who
during hia riug days as a heavyweight
challenger waa fauioua for swarming
over opponenta and utilising unortho-
dox hoxlng methods, waa hooked on a
complaint that he had beaten Willie
McLaughlin, 82, of Arverse, Queens,
N. Y„ following an argaaasct. He
was subsequently released sa bond.
Hia out of-the-rlng opponent was
hospitalised for three dsya.
* Is faUse after
Open for BuHinew
S. P.
Package House
Whiskey and Wines
PETE GABRIEL, Manager
651 East Commerce Street
BASEBALL
S. A. SPADES
v».
S. A. INDIANS
Sunday, April 11-3 p.m.
aU'R rSONT RAIJ. PAH*
on St. Hedwtg and Foster Roads
Admission: Adult* W eetiU;
Children 25 cent*
Free gifts liven durisc raane.
Plenty beer and hot bar-b-q
arailable.
Ym cm afford
CatUm Ma4a Clothes
There's the distinction t
fabric ind color, individ-
ually selected .. the delight-
ful fit . . the supreme
comfort of a suit made by
our skilled craftsmen . . .
and you'll be surprised by
the relatively moderate cost.
R. J. WASHINGTON
Fine Tailoring
105 Chestnut
CA 3 7640
rouuu returueea Aiieu me players: iuu wn ^ ■
ftokcj, Wulter Etluinmla, Rot>- smitlv# that Wilt haa had to
lilaj secuud liddlc In the Mtiiuatc of
his oontemiiornrios. Rut in othf;r
IltV nHIII UljU'l tlll'T. •" ~*
, ►» tin-, t, "■,ULJIIli
t..,,.»- • --r* rr-~ .
I U.«
A scoring »*a»e
As we ha\e said, we don't wish '.o
Living is Good
In Willow Wood
EWAR'S
WlHtetttbelr
He nu.l Mclaughlin were at a pW- ^ g]nA t0
ty when lummy noticed that \\ULe ^oUi. Yet we think that
^m jz«Ntin»
girl friend. An argument ensued ah* F*. u oa
th; two wen retired to the street-to
settle the matter. True to tradition,
Jackson immediately nvraraied orer
his man The net result*:
MpUiKhlio was ho^Mtaliied at
i (!<ml attempt must be made in 24
Thomas Collins, main stays of last
year's ta*m. Coach Willi tun •' bitilfest
Mclaiit-fl'hltu was '.niu'-u » j<ib will be rejtiacin* Hoche«ter Arm-
Queens Oeueral hospital with a cer*-" elin, who jrsihiated la«t y«ar snd Is
k . /..mI^I la.u.r«liiinu Anfl tiAW in t Ila ha L V.
Flayd Patterson.
la the first fight he befuddled
Pattww i snd went tl» fu" 12 rouads
losing ou decision. However, in
Koud fight—after Patterson be-
flhnnijt—Floya almost murilssU
him. The fight brouabt Tommy's re-
from th*
V»"'vll» Itrurim t
britl cootu-scioii, fucisl lacerations, ami,
a blow that cl'"ssd one eye.
Jack«. n. sltbotish doin* everything
contrary to boiiui; rulw*. roas to Xo.
1 ewtender duriif hi* abbreTlated mi, jr. — -
rlnf eareer. 11* had two fifhu with son, Ernest Benson, aad Sammle
aaw in Uia aatj.
Substitutes from last year, who
havr b<s!n'Showim up well in practice,
art. Joht Paul Walton, Ulyww* On-
bit, Ira James Pollard, Charle* Adam-
Brown. Jr.
Prankiin Warren and Ulya
Cu-
bit are eipe«ed to be the club's
nonnd mainstays.
Doyle's first home iuk of the sea-
Hchsdalwd for April 7 at Carrer
park. Th" Pra^ons will play a 12-
(aa« ached ula.
SCOTCH WHISKY
SS
^5
IA.I Hrw U£KKC SCOTCH *H1S«T O SCHEttfl IMPMl CO.. ■» IWt. I. *
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