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New York City Probable Site of Louis - Schmeling Bout JACOBS CHOOSES YANKEE BALL PARK AS SCENEOF TITLE BOUT Promoter Yields to Obligations to New York Business Interests NEW YORK, April 28—Al- ‘ though Promoter Mike Jacobs has made no official announcement as yet, it is generally conceded in fight c'rcles here that the much publicized Louis-Schmeling bat tle for the heavyweight cham pionship of the world on June 22, will be held in the Yankee Sta dium in this city, the scene of the German Schlager’s triumph over the Brown Bomber two years ago. According to reports from re liable sources, preparations for the fight to be held in the baseball sladium have already begun, and therefore, it appeal’s certain that New York, which all along had believed that it would be the fav ored city for the match will reap the golden harvest of shekels that will come as a result of staging the championship fight here. Speculation on where Promoter Jacobs would decide to promote the struggle between the colored champion and his German chal lenger has existed for more than a year. Several cities, notably Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia came 1o the fore with attractive offers for selection as the site. Rich Stakes The contending cities were bid ding with an eye single to the rich stakes involved. Last June, when Louis won the heavyweight crown from James J. Braddock in Ch'cago it was estimated that | upwards of $3,000,000, in the form of expenditures, for trans portation, lodging, entertainment, and necessaries was attracted to Chicago. The Louis-Schmeling fight is expected to attracted a $1,500,000 gate, which would mean that thousands and thou I sands of visitors will flock to the I city in which it will be held. The chief cause for the selec I tion of New York for the forth coming battle, according to re ports, is the assurance that the attendance will be greater here than would be possible in any one of the other contending cities. Although Philadelphia is said to have offered i’s stadium rent free, that city was not chosen be cause of its location, which, it was thought, would not make possible as large an attendance as is desired. Chicago Fought Hard Chicago, where the last cham pionship match was held, put up a hard and continuous fight to land the bout. Boxing Commis sioner Triner of the Windy City, made several trips to this city to interview Promoter Jacobs con cerning staging the fight in his city at the great Soldier Field stadium wlv'ch has a seating ca pacity, for fight purposes, of over a hundred thousand. As attractive as were the offers of Chicago, however, it appears that Promoter Jacobs thought it best not to hold two successive chamnionship bouts there, for fear that New York, which is sup posed to be the world capital of pug'lism, might become piqued. And it is believed that Jacobs had no desire 1o run counter to the wishes of the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, of which he is the president, which had insisted that lie stage the Louis-Schmeling fra cas in this city. Detroit’s chief bid for ihe fight was based upon the fact that it felt that it had been slighted in the matter of seeing its own son, Joe Louis, in any of his major battles, and therefore, thought it should get the championship bout. The Motor City’s offer was at tractive enough, but, no doubt, its s:ze, in comparison with the size of New York and Chicago, left it out of consideration al most from the beginning. Mike Crafty in Negotiations Up until th:s week every city entered in the race to land the championship battle, was hope ful of success, and i+ was not known which one would be cho sen. Jacobs had conducted ne gotiations with the several cities ; so craftily that he had kept them all was Chicago, where, upon va haps, the most hopeful of them chances to win out. But, per rious occasions, the press of that city had come out with the an nouncement that the Windy City would be the site of the June bat tle. However, after the Louis Thomas battle, when the gate barely was large enough to pay expenses, New Yorkers became almost certain that the Louis Schmeling fight would come to their city. New York gave Ja cobs an estimated $70,000 gate for the Schmeling-Thomas bat tle, the German’s end of the purse being only a few thousand dollars less than the total gate for the Louis-Thomas affray in Chicago a few months la4er. Why Pay TEN CENTS for a paper when you can get a better One for FIVE CENTS. Ask your newsdealer for the BEE. Montanez-Cross Fight Card Has Big Attractions PHILADELPHIA, April 28—An opportunity to avenge his recent defeat was given Gene Buffalo when Andrew Jessurun, white, of New York, was signed for the semi-final bout on the Pedro Mon tanez-Tommy Cross lightweight duel at the arena on April 25. Jessurun won a close decision over Buffalo in a thrilling eight round fight on the John Henry Lewis-Bob Tow card recently. The fight was an upset because Buffalo was the favorite, having defeated Jessurun several months ago. In an Acid Test Cross will receive his acid test when he meets Montanez prior to negotiations for a bout with Hen ry Armstrong. Cross won the state champion ship recently by decisively de feating twelve opponents within three months. Johnny Hutch'nson ' has been paired with Gene Gallotto, white Summerdale southpaw who re cently knocked out Havana Kid. Jessie Pierce and Roy Chap man will be presented In a return match and Jack Sheppard and Anthony King will face each other in a return match, having fought to a draw recently. N. C. State Plans for 16 th Annual Tennis Tourney RALEIGH, N. C., April 28—The 16th annual open championships of the North Carohna State Ten nis association will be held on the courts of Shaw university, Raleigh, N. C., from June 29 to July 2. The hospitality of the Capitol City Tennis club and the residents of Rale gh is widely known. Elaborate preparations for social events are now being planned, having the assistance of the State Recreation Commission. The new John Chavis Park, in close proximity to the courts at Shaw university will afford ex cellent diversion for visitors and spectators. The courts of the university are among the best in the state. The change in the date of the tournament was made at the request of many rated players who like to visit the Carolinas. TANYA JOINS BROWNSKIN MODELS FOR SHORT ENGAGEMENT Tanya, acrobatic dancer known as the “boneless brown beauty,” j left Chicago Friday for Union [ City, N. J., where she is to ap pear with Irvin C. Miller’s “Brown Skin Models” for a lim ited engagement. SATCHELL PAIGE DANCES WHILE CRAWFORDS AND EAGLES FUME NEW YORK, Apirl 28—Satchell Paige, current riddle of the Ne gro National League, is enjoying himself here taking dancing les sons and trying to decide wheth er to accept the salary offered by the Pittsburgh Crawfords, sign over to the Newark Eagles, or succumb to princely offers made him by South American interests who he said are offering three limes the salary he could com mand in this country. The dynamic Paige wanted to be quoted exactly about every thing. He said: Hits at Greenlee “Before I will do what Gus Greenlee wants me to do I will quit and give up baseball.” From other sources it was learned that Greenlee is offering Pa ge only $350 a month this year. Paige is holding out for a larger figure. “Gus wants me to accept a pen ally because I left the United States last year for Santo Domin i go which caused a group of ( playei’s to leave also. He says I caused the whole thing.” The Negro National League penalized the Santo Domingo ‘Tebels” one-fourth of a month’s salary. Paige is also kicking on paying the fine. “What would you do? Say you are getting a salary of $600 a mon^h and someone comes along and offers you three times that amount. Wouldn’t you take it?” May Take S. A. Offer Asked what was his mission in New York, Paige hinted that there was plenty going on in the movement of interests from the P. Montanez to Try Again for Lightweight Title) NEW YORK, April 28—The! hard-hitt'ng Porto Rican light weight, Pedro Montanez, is de-l termined to get another shot at the lightweight crown worn by Lou Ambers. Pedro isn’t in any hurry. He knows he’ll have to clean up the division before clinching a match with Ambers. Lou meets Barney Ross on July 26, if the welterweight king gets by Henry Armstrong in their match, May 26. With the set-up as it is, Montanez will have to wait. Refuses Back Seat But Pedro won’t fold his hands and beef. He plans to eliminate every ranking 135-pounder in the business. Then, in the fall, the Porto Ri can figures that nothing in the world can keep him out of a lightweight championship bout. As Pedro put it: “While I’m wait’ng for Ambers, I’m willing to fight any lightweight in the country. “If there are any good boys a round, all they have to do is in vite me inside the ropes. I’m issuing a blanket challenge to any guy who thinks he has a better right to be in the opposite corner when the 135-pound champion ship goes on the block.” lingolTuniv. TAKES PART IN KANSAS RELAYS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 28—For the first time since the Kansas Relays were inaugurated, Lincoln university of Missouri has a participant in the events, and for the first time, as far as is known, a Negro college was represented, when Ed. Willis, Lin coln university freshman, enter ed the decathlon events on Sat urday, April 23, at Lawrence. Plummer, another Lincoln en trant, became disqualified at the last moment and had to be left at home. With Willis at Lawrence were Coach Kemp and two Lincoln trackmen, who were taken along to become familiarized with the K. U. relay setup. After break ing the ice this year, Coach Kemp hopes in aPer years to be able to enter a full team in the de cathlon, field and relay ’ events. Just now Lincoln university is allowed to enter only the decath lon events, an A. A. U. feature. Inasmuch as the Jefferson City school has no athletic engage ments with the white colleges and universities in this state and section, she is not permitted ac cording to the interpretation ol the K. U. Relays regulations tc compete with them on this oc casion. This, Coach Kemp plans to question and have modified, it possible, along the lines of the Penn Relays groupings of schools according to their rating and en rollment. Argentine who have been seek ing star players for this season and trying to raid the league. “But I came here only to bring Anthony Cooper from Pittsburgh and see him off. He is going with the Argentine team.” He said Cooper is a utility man and plays all positions on the team. Asked if he planned to make a deal with Argentina, he said: “It’s not definite. I am wait ing on the results of another meeting with Greenlee in Pitts burgh. After I leave New York I’ll return to Pittsburgh before making my decision.” To Confer with Eagles Asked about the Newark Ea gles offer he said’: “I am going over to see Mr. Manley in New ark Sunday afternoon.” Paige missed Manley by one day, the latter having left for Jacksonville early Saturday. Mrs. Manley, told in Newark Sunday that Paige planned to visit her, said: “I don’t know about seeing him. We do not yet have permisson of Mr. Greenlee to talk busness to i Paige. However, if he comes over n time, I will talk to him on gen eral matters.” Because of the etiquette observ ed by team owners, one owner can not talk direc'ly to a player he ; wishes to get from another team. ; All such discussion must be made with the player’s owner. There fore, the Newark visit of Paige will not include discussion of his purchase. That must await Greenlee’s final action. REGGIE WEIR COPS FIRS! PLACE IN 1937 MEN’S SINGLES RATING Fitch, McCampbell, Walker and Weaver Get Berths (Concluded from last week) RALEIGH, N. C., April 28— The ratings of the American Ten n's association for the year 1937 have just been released through the office of the secretary of the association. Serving on the Rat ing committee with Miss Laura V. Junior. Philadelphia, chair man, are: Dr. Andrew L. Jackson, Providence R. I.; E. Harold Hop per, East Orange, N. J.; A. E. MacDowell, New York City, and Dr. L. E. McCauley, Raleigh, N. C. Players rank in the order ap pearing on the list in the several divisions. Miss Kathryn Jones, Spring field, Mass ; finalist national championship tournament; win ner South Carolina open tourna ment; finalist: Pennsylvania open tournament, New England open tournament; semi-finalist New York open tournament, and win ner New England closed tourna ment. Mrs. Flora Lomax, Detroit, Mich.; semi-finalist. national champ'onship tournament; win ner Mid-western open tourna ment. Miss Olga Bethell, Nassau, Ba hamas, B. W. I.; finalist national championship tournament; quar ter-finalist Georgia open tourna ment; semi-finalist Florida open tournament. Mrs. Martha Davis, Elizabeth, N. J.; quarter-finalist national championship tournament; semi finalist Pennsylvania open tourna ment; quarter-finalist New York open tournament; winner New Jersey closed tournament. Miss Lula Ballard, Orangeburg, S C. Mrs. Myrtle Cranson, Fort Benning, Ga. Mrs. Agnes Lawson, Prairie View, Texas. Miss Mamie Stanley, Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Velma Edwards, Prairie View, Texas. Mrs. Bertha Isaacs, Nassau, Bahamas. Mrs. Rhoda Smith, New York City. Mrs. Josephine Gbson, Balt more, Md. Mrs. Savannah W. Jones, Win ston-Salem, N. C. Miss Marian Pharrow, Atlanta, Ga. Miss Hattie Stevenson, Tuske gee, Ala. Mrs. Dorothy Ewell, Chicago, 111. Miss Laura Demery, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Minewa Swan, Bermuda. Miss Given Robinson, Oakland, Calif. Junior Singles Johnson Wells, Bufflo, N. Y. Burel Dejoe, New Orleans, La. Robert Ryland, Chicago, 111. Christopher Hunt, Raleigh, N. C. Robt. Treville, Fort Benning, Ga. Eugene Harrington, Durham, N. C. Marshall Arnold, Atlanta, Ga. Geo. W. Cox, Jr., Durham, N. C. Randolph Hines, Columbus, Ga. John Grayson, New Rochelle, New York. Clarence Robinson, New Ro chelle, N. Y. Joseph King, Florida Bernard Peters Oakland, Cal. Gerard Alleyne, Brooklyn, N. Y. Will's E. Lewis, Tuskegee, Ala. Veterans* Singles F'ed Johnson, New York City, N. Y. C. W. Furlonge, M. D., Smith field, N. C. L. E. Spooner, New York City, N. Y. Charles Williams, New York City, N. Y. B. T. Harvey, Atlanta, Ga. Charles Kelly, Tuskegee, Ala bama. Girls’ Singles Mae Hamlin, Raleigh, N. C. Edith Arnold, Atlanta, Ga. Inez Stubblefield, Kansas City, Mo. Catherine Neal, Columbia, S. C. Helen Hutchins, Tuskegee, Ala. Vivian Russell, Columbia. S. C. Alice Wilson, Fort Valley, Ga. Edith Duncan, Salisbury, N. C. Jenie Harris, Durham, N. C. Maybelle Reed, Californ'a. Boys’ Singles Marshall Arnold, Atlanta, Ga. Isaac Gardner, Tampa, Fla. Robt. Stapleton, Smithfield, S. C. Geo. C. Branches, Jr., Tuske gee, Ala. Weldon Collins, Durham, N. C. N. Spaulding. Chicago, 111. Wm. A. McTeer, Orangeburg, S. C. Leslie Stallworth, Tuskegee. Robt. A.shford, Columbia, S. C. Clayton Tates Atlanta, Ga. Robt. Isaacs, Nashau, Bahamas. Chas. Nelson, Kansas City, Mo. Louis Chippey, Raleigh, N. C. Robt. W. Johnson, Jr., Lynch burg, Va. Harvey E. Dav's, Tuskegee Ala. Ernest J. Davis, Tuskegee, Ala John B. Garrett, Jr., Tuskegee, Ala. Men’s Doubles James Stocks, Pasadena, Calif., and Thomas Walker, Chicago, 111 Gerald F. Norman, Jr., Flush ing N. Y„ and Theodore Cousins Montclair, N. J. John L. McGriff, Sr., D. D. S. and John L. McGriff, Jr., Ports mouth, Va. Lloyd Scott and A. E. McMil lan, Prairie View, Texas. Wili am E. Jones and Warren Weaver, Baltimore, Md. Albert Bishop and Royal Wea ver, Philadelphia, Pa. Nathaniel Jackson and Frank lin Jackson. Tuskegee, Ala. Harmon Fitch and Hubert Ea ton, Winston-Salem, N. C. Ernest McCampbell and Hobart Thomas, Prairie View, Texas. Robert Bragg and Monroe Spencer, Tallahassee, Fla. Women’s Doubles Mrs. Bertha Isaacs, Nashau, Bahamas, and Miss E. Lillian Spencer, Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Ora Washington, Philadel phia, Pa., and Miss Lula Ballard. Orangeburg, S. C. Mrs. Martha Davis, Elizabeth, N. J., and M’ss Blanche Winston, New York City, N. Y. Mrs. Myra Mitchell, Nassau, Bahamas, and Mrs. Marian Phar row. Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Agnes Lawson and Miss Velma Edwards, Prairie View, Texas. Junior Doubles Eugene Harrington and George W. Cox, Jr., Durham, N. C. Lincoln Univ. Prepares for ’38 Tennis Season JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 28—Pi*eparations for the ’38 ten n s 'season were started here last Thursday, April 21, when G. Ro-1 bert Cotton, Lincoln “U” tennis j coach, issued the first call for | candidates for the varsity tennis | team. Rainy weather for the past two | weeks has kept the court sod soft j and delayed the initial practice sessions. However, Coach Cotton I hopes to have h s charges in I shape before early May for the j coming competitions. Dual meets i with St. Louis and Kansas City j teams are scheduled. In May the berforce university for the Mid beforce university for the Mid West annual tennis tournament. FOR 1 CHAMP SAYS JOE LOUIS WILL BEAT MAX NEW YORK, April 28—(ANP) j —Take it from James J. Brad- ' dock, who lost his champ'onship to Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber will knock out Max Schmeling in six rounds when they meet in June. The former titleholder went on record with this predic tion in a copyr-'ghted article re leased Tuesday through the Unit ed Press. Braddock bases his opinion on Joe’s added experience, ring sense, speed, wallop and game ness. Referring to their first bout, the Irishman said, “Schme ing can’t poss;bly be as good as be was that night. He won be cause of Joe’s mistakes. Joe mows where he miscued, and he will not be guilty of the same mistakes again. “Louis will rush in at the open ing gong as many people believe He is a counter-puncher, much ; ike Schmeling, only much fas ter. He will keep circling to Schmeling’s left, knowing Maxie’s eft hand isn’t much of a weap- ^ on. He’ll jab, jab, jab, jab with hat left instead of trying to hook his way into close range. “I can’t give Schmeling a prayer for his chances this time.” Johnson Wells, Buffalo, N. Y., and Robert Ryland, Prairie View, Texas. William McTier and James Mc Collum, Orangeburg, S. C. George Lee, Tallahassee, Fla., and Isaac Gardner, Tampa, Fla. Weldon Coir ns, Durham, N. C. and Christopher Hunt, Raleigh, N. C. Robert Stapleton, Smifhfield, N. C., and Leslie Stallworth, Tuskegee, Ala. Mixed Doubles Mrs. Flora Lomax, Detroit, Mich., and W. H. Hall, Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Rhoda E. Smith, New York City, and C. O. Hilton, M. D., Newark, N. J. Miss Inez Stubblefield and C W. Graham, Kansas C ty, Mo. Miss Kathryn Jones, Spring field, Mass., and Wm. E. Jones, Baltimore, Md. Miss Blanche Winston, New York City, and John M. Wood, Bal'imore, Md. Mrs. Myrtle Cranson and Charles R. Cranson, Fort Ben ning, Ga. Mrs. S. W. Jones, Winston-Sa lem, N. C. and Walter Stroud, . Durham, N. C. A Smoker’s Paradise! A Treat for a Particular Smoker Booker T. Washington 5c Cigar Combination of the very § best tasting filler. | High quality binder. Highest price shell. A SMOKE FOR A KING! We supply clubs, ban quets, societies and dealers. AFRO-AMERICAN CIGAR CO. P. O. Box 5337 Chica?n Illinois ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES BLOUNT’S NEWS AGENCY HARRIS’ LUNCH MAGNOLIA BARBER SHOP 58th Street “L” Station 405 East 35th Street 313 East 47th Str~«.t ivpv npur ro mAprn RUSSELL B. YOUNG IVEY DRUG CO. £ D STEPHENS, GROCER RARRFR SHOP 3359 So. State Street „ . o» j awP.„„ A- BAKBfc-K 5MUP 541 Bowen at St‘ La— AT’ 3702 South State Street SAMUEL & SON GROCERY -“ . - COMPANY MIKE’S TAVERN GEO. PORTFR DRUG STORE 23 W 37th Street 3601 So. State Street 35th and State St*. LEWIS RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP; K. Q.’S MARTINEZ IN 4TH ROUND Shows Old Style, Despite Rumors to the Contrary Noted Orchestra Leader Sued by Ballroom Mgr. DES MOINES, la., April 28.— (ANP)—A writ of attachment against Fletcher Henderson, or chestra leader, was granted Thursday by District Judge Rus sell Jordan to J. Nelson Thomp son who a year ago filed suit for $2,995 damages against Hender son, Consolidated Radio Artists, and Ed Fox, the orchestra lead er’s manager. Thompson’s petition said he was an arranger of dances and other public entertainments, and Henderson had failed to keep an agreement to play for him at a dance in the Armory ballroom on Nov. 25, 1936. Thompson set forth $395 expenses in arranging this dance, $1,110 damages to his reputation as an arranger and other damages. Henderson played in Des Moines at the Tromar ballroom a few hours after the writ was granted. Ambers Kayoed by Punching Bag While in Practice NEW YORK, April 28— Light- ' weight Champion Lou Ambers, who thinks he should get a crack at Henry Armstrong before Wel ter King Barney Ross dpes, may know now how he will feel when the dusky warrior flattens him for the count, if and when they meet, and if Armstrong keeps up his traditional feat of kayoing his opponents in order to end an eve ning’s argument. Ambers, who is training to meet Jimmy Vaughn in Louis ville on the night before the fa mous Kentucky Derby, was kay- ; oed Monday evening. But the name of his conqueror is not in the record books, save as an ac cessory to conditiomng pugilists. Lou was flattened for the first time in his career for the count by the old reliable punching bag. The champion was whacking one of those bags that are fasten ed to the ceiling and to the floor at a local gymnasium after a four round workout w:th human punching bags. He blasted the bag with a right and the top hook loosened and the heavy chain fell on Lou’s skull, knocking the champion cold. The Chicago Bee has more net paid Chicago circulation than any other Negro newspaper. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 28—The fears .of some of the friends of Light Heavyweight Champion John Henry Lewis, that in his efforts to make the nec essary weight, he would weaken himself and thus be in poor con dition when he faced Ernilio Martinez in defense of h\s title, proved to be altogether ground less. In a local arena here Monday night, John Henry Lewis proved that he is every whit the master boxer that he has claimed to be, by knocking out Martinez in the fourth round of a scheduled 15 round setto. The boy from Col orado was no match for the crafty and smooth working champion, who wasted little t'me in getting down to the business of disposing of his adversary in a hurry. Weighing only three-fourth of a pound more than Martinez, who tipped the beam at 174, Lewis put up a masterful exhibition of boxing skill, as well as displaying a bit of the killer-type of ring savagery. He landed on the challenger almost at will, and had him in trouble almost from the beginning of the contest. Midway the third round, it was obvious that Martinez was just about through, af er absorbing several hard rights and lefts de livered by the champion with pis ton-like precision and force. So when the fourth round began many of the spectators left their seats, realizing that it was only a matter of seconds before the fight would end. Rushing Emilio, Lewis backed him into a corner and let fly a vicious r ght smash that sent the Denver, Colorado lad to his hap py hunting grounds for keeps. Baltimore Elite Giants Defeat Buffalo Aces, 11-0 JACKSON, Tenn., April 28— The Baltimore Elite Giant:, de feated the Buffalo Aces in a one sided game, to the tune of 11 to 0, on last Sunday. The game was a walk-away for the Giants. Williams held the Aces to four hits. West, first-baseman, was the star for the victors. Hughes, Walker and Snow played superb ball. Wild Bill Wright, who patrols left field, robbed the Aces of three hits by his brilliant catches. Campanelli, who relieved Mac key in the s'xth inning, came in for his share of the hitting. The first time up he hit a line drive to left field for a double. The Giants played Chattanooga Sunday. ORIGINAL ^ ROZOL BLEACH