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SPORTS
BY BAILIE THOMAS
Wiseacres claim the Upper Midwest sports mentality dictates that
a losing athletic team in thia area, no matter what the future pros
pects will not retain box office support for long. If this really is the
region’s mental attitude and we are not sure that it is, we’d better
start doing something about it.
Supporters of this viewpoint point out the fate of the Lakers. As
long as the team was winning NBA titles everybody sang their praises
and the arena turnstiles were busy. The minute however they began
to lose and other teams won the championships, the fans turned away
and thats how we lost the team to Los Angeles.
Thanks to the Interest and initiative of Hotel and Restaurant
Employes Union, and especially John Curtis and Carroll Melloy,
Negro workers are scattered among the concession employes at the
Metropolitan Stadium. There are people employed in the custodial
staff, there are those selling hot dogs, pop, beer, and coffee in the
stands.
The daily sport scribes from out of town, this writer conversed
with think the Twins are housed in a fine park, with tremendous addi
tional possibilities.
Halsey (Holy Cow) Hall former TRIBUNE sports writer and
WCCO sports caster who does the color on both the WTCN TV ac
counts and the WCCO radio baseball coverage is whipping his disclina
tion for air planes.
Halsey, a favorite among sports fans and fellow writers has
always preferred trains to airships. The long haul however between
some American League cities is going to be a problem with his prefer
ences. By the time the season is over, some of Halsey’s friends say he
will be a confirmed airline passenger.
That was A. B. Cassius the restaurant and bar owner prominent
in the box seats at the Twins opener.
Juan Pizzaro, former Milwaukee Brave is the first tan pitcher
on the Chicago White Sox roster. Another new White Sox tan player
Is outfielder Floyd Robinson who came to the Sox from San Diego of
the Pacific coast league.
That was umpire James (Jimmie) Lee calling the balls and strikes
In the Big Ten baseball games between Minnesota and Ohio and Minne
sota and Indiana last week. Lee one of the few Negro umpires being
used in either amateur, college or professional baseball has been calling
Big Ten games for 15 years.
Elston Howard and Yogi Berra are alternating at the catching
post for the N.Y. Yankees.
Minnie Mlnoso of the White Sox is colorful without seeming to try
to be. His close stance at the bat upsets pitchers and when he gets on
base he is also apt to keep the pitcher nervous.
The Minnesota Twins are off to a fast start. When Bob Allison
committed a leaping, one-handed robbery on Ken Hunt’s bid for a
game winning homer in the 9th inning at Los Angeles the other day,
the Twins sealed their ninth victory in their first twelve games and
moved into first place in the American League race.
Not since 1933, when they won their last pennant in Washington,
have the Twins enjoyed such a getaway. That year, the Old Senators,
under their dashing, shortstop-manager Joe Cronin, were off and
winging to a 10-6 start in April.
Incidentally, those pained by the 20-2 pasting the Twins took in
Kansas City might take some comfort in the recollection that during
the fast ’33 start, one of the Senators defeats was by a 16-0 score
to the Yankees.
Sobering to those tempted to draw a parallel to the ’33 and ’6l
starts could be the only comparable start by the club in the interim,
that was in 1958 when the Twins, still in Washington, won 7 and lost
4 in April, then continued to compile a 11-6 record as of May Bth. At
that point, the Senators were in second place, one-half game behind
the front running Yankees. Depression began to set in at that point,
as the Yankees clung to first place and the Senators wound up in the
cellar.
Optimists are confident that the ’6l Twins edition have the class
and depth to hang up there in the first division fight. Zollo Versalles
and Lenny Green are swiping bases. Bob Allison, Don Mlncher and
Earl Battey are hitting the timely long ball, and Camilo Pascual,
Pedro Ramos, Jim Kaat and Jack Kralick are offering steady pitch
ing.
The nice thing is that the Twins have been winning with little
help from either slump-ridden Jim Lemon or the injured Harmon
Killebrew and Don Lee. If the Twins are winning without help from
these three stalwarts, how well will they do when the Big Three return
to their full stride, is a conjecture.
Meanwhile, Twin fans are headed toward Metropolitan Stadium
for three more big weeks of action this month. This weekend, the
Red Sox, led by Pumpsle Green, Carl Yastrzemski, Chuck Schilling and
other favorites are here May 5,6, and 7. Baltimore’s famed Kiddie
Corps, follows for afternoon games May 9, 10, 11 and the Angels of
Bill Rigney come in on the weekend of May 12, 13, 14. Between May
18th and 25th, Upper Midwest Fans will also have a chance to view
the Kansas City A’s, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers.
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The Pacesetters are coming up
to their final week of bowling in
what has proven to be a very
“shaky” season. According to
schedule of Thursday, April 27
the banquet will be held May 5 at
the Andrews hotel. If the number
of signatures mean anything they
(Pacesetters) will bowl the season
of 61-62 at EZ Lanes.
The •'Auxiliary" was present and
bowling Thursday night
TEAM STANDINGS
April 27
Pointe
W L
38th St. Delicatessen 42 18
Sally and Jay’s 39 21
Guild Lanes 38 22
Team No. 3 34 26
Cicero’s Barbeque 32 28
Nesbitts 31 29
Team No. 5 13 47
Mpls. Spokesman 11 49
Team High Single Game: Guild
Lanes, 837; Team No. 3, 795; Mpls.
Spokesman, 784.
Team High Series: Guild Lanes,
2392; Team No. 3, 2247; Mpls.
Spokesman, 2187.
Individual High Single Game:
Gwen Lain, 214; Mattie Hill, 206;
Beretta House, 200.
Individual High Series: Beretta
House, 557; Gwen Lain, 536; Mur
iel Gardner, 507.
NORTHERN LIGHTS
April 29
Jackie and Elaine Glanton were
the guests of their dad Wayne at
M. 1.8. Saturday. They left mama
and the new baby sister at home
"but she’s coming the last night
of bowling.” Kim Bedell and An
thony Webster were having fun,
Sally Jefferson and Betty Carter
were bowling. Margo Pleasant was
busy writing. Betty Jones was
looking on—Gerry Lee came in to
see how her team fared—Gerry
was unable to bowl due to a back
injury—she brought with her, son
Stevie and Katherine Nix. Angle
Bedell and Beverly Morris were
giving moral support to their re
spective husbands Joe Norris, Jr.,
helped his dad by keeping quite.
The two teams in contention for
first place are at it “tooth and
nail.” One of the teams is expect
ing to win in competition with the
others looking for gifts both
teams should get in there and
“sock ’em and rock ’em.”
Bennie Fowler of the Mpls.
Spokesman team rolled the sea
son’s high single for men Satur
day, a respectable 605—Congrat
ulations Captain Bennie!
Daisy Lee was busy getting
bowlers “in shape” for the banquet
and dance that “caps” the bowling
season at Nicollette hotel. Reser
vations must be in on or before
May 6—at which time dance in
vitations will be given to each
bowler.
We miss Mary Morris who suf
fered a pulled muscle bowling at
Phil’s Lanes April 20. Oh those
sticky approaches!
NORTHERN LIGHTS
April 29
Individual High Game, Men: W.
Berry, 242; B. Fowler, 225 and
S. Canton, 224.
Individual High Series, Men: B.
Fowler, 605; G. Bailey, 589 and
W. Berry, 578.
Individual High Game, Women:
C. Fowler, 204; G. Canton, 199 and
E. Judy, 197.
Individual High Series, Women:
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C. Fowler, 515; G. Canton, 513
and M. HUI, 497.
Team High Game: Mpls. Spokes
man, 962; Mattie's Bar-B-Q, 931
and Varnado Cleaners, 930.
Team High Series: Mattie's
Bar-B-Q, 2705; Mpls. Spokesman,
2666 and 3-G’s Steak House. 2601.
TEAM STANDINGS
W L
Mpls. Spokesman 40 12
Marity's Upholstery 36*4 15*4
Mattie’s Bar-B-Q 32 20
Kieffers 30 22
Palm Cleaners 25 27
Observer 25 27
3-G's Steak House 24*4 27*4
Team No. 14 24 28
Lee’s Simonlzing 24 28
Phyllis Wheatley 23 29
Acme Cleaners 23 29
Varnado Cleaners 22 30
Woodards 19 33
Team No. 13 19 33
TWIN CITY BOWLERS GUILD
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
W L
73% 38%
61% 50%
61% 50%
53% 58%
45% 66%
36% 75%
Rangers
Playmates
Luckies
Goats
Splits
Tags
Team High Series: Rangers,
2086; Luckies, 2050 and Play
mates, 2030.
Team High Single: Rangers, 726;
Playmates, 716 and Luckies, 693.
Individual High Series, Men: H. j
Barrett, 530; H. Gunnell, 475 and ]
A. Moore, 467.
Individual High Single, Men: H.!
Barrett, 197; H. Gunnell and J.
Norris, 169 and V. Harris, 166.
Individual High Series, Women:
L. Moore, 453; P. Clark, 439 and I
B. House, 436.
Individual High Single, Women:
L. Moore and B. House, 162; P. '
I Clark, 161 and C. Norris, 156.
This was the final week of bowl- |
ing for this 60-61 season. The [
league party will be held at Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert dark residence on
May 12th at 8:30 p.m.
The guild will be bowling at E.Z. 1
Lanes the 61-62 season.
We are hoping to have eight'
teams, for the coming year.
UGA Names Golfer Charlie
Sifford To Hall Of Fame
Chicago (ANP) Charlie Sif
ford, first Negro professional golf- I
er to be accredited by the Profes- i
sional Golfers Association and one i
of the top-money winners on
PGA's winter circuit, and Boston’s
pioneer tournament promoter,!
Robert H. Hawkins, have been
named to the United Golfers As
sociation’s Hall of Fame.
According to Mrs. Anna Robin- 1
son, of Chicago, who chairs UGA’s 1
Hall of Fame Committee, Sifford i
of Los Angeles, and Hawkins will'
receive plaques of recognition at i 1
Boston when UGA plays its 35th 11
annual national tournament, Aug- 1
ust 21-25. It was at Boston 35 | 1
years ago that Hawkins initiated I'
the first UGA national touma-1
ment. The choice to honor these ' i
two outstanding golf proponents
was made during recent UGA an
nual convention at Cincinnati re
cently.
(
RAY FELIX SIGNS
LAKERS PACT
Los Angeles (ANP) Ray
Felix has come to terms with the
Los Angeles Lakers of the Nation
al Basketball Assn., it was re
ported.
An announcement from the
Lakers headquarters here said
Felix and Rod Hundley have sign
ed their 1961-62 contracts. Both!
are veterans of the NBA.
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HOME ON THE RANGE
may mean a western song to
many people, but to the little
woman in the kitchen it con
jures up that all too regular
chore of cleaning the stove.
Here are some timely hints
to make the job easier.
KEEP SURFACES CLEAN as
you work. Have a piece of foil
on the range to hold stirring
spoons between uses. But
when food dries on the range
top, let the plastic mesh ball,
TufTy—which never scratches
—come to your rescue.
FOLLOW MANUFACTUR
ER'S directions when taking
range apart for cleaning. Most
of the parts are cleaned easily
by washing in sudsy water.
Take off stubborn spots with
S.O.S. blue soap pads.
SPECIAL BROILER HINT:
Never leave the pan in the
hot broiler during a meal.
Remove it with the food and
pour off fat. When cool, soak
in sudsy water, then remove
charred on food or grease
with blue oval soap pads.
Johnny McClendon
To Be First
Pro Cage Coach
Chicago (ANP) Johnny Mc-
Clendon, recipient of two of the
highest honors any basketball
coach has received in a decade, is
looking to the future optimistical
ly, despite the fact that his re
sponsibilities have been doubled
within recent days.
The famed coach, who first won
honors in collegiate ranks, recent
ly became the first Negro in sports
history to be named coach of a
major league sports organization.
The Cleveland Pipers of the new
American Basketball League an
nounced that McClendon will dir-
ect the team in its major league
debut next season. McClendon
coached the Cleveland quintet in
the National Industrial Basketball
League, an amateur circuit, and
led them to the title.
He was retained as coach when
the Pipers decided to turn profes
sional and join the ABL, organized
by Abe Saperstein. owner of the
Harlem Globetrotters.
Meantime, the AAU selected him
to coach the United States All-
Stars who left the U.S. recently
on a tour of Russia. The All-Stars
are being led by Ohio State’s great
Jerry Lucas against the cream of
Russia’s teams.
His appointment as coach of
Cleveland's major league cage
team is highly significant and
climaxes a brilliant career. Before
coaching the Pipers, McLendon
was highly successful in the col
lege ranks at North Carolina
Hampton and Tennessee State. At
the latter school he won an un
precedented three straight NAIA
titles. Saperstein, acting commis
sioner of the ABL, and a famous
coach himself, said this week:
| “Cleveland ABL fans are sure
j to have an outstanding team with
I McClendon coaching their entry.
I His appointment also proves that
there are no limitations in our
j league with respect to how far an
j individual can go if he has ability,
i There is a great future for every
one in the ABL, and McClendon’s
I appointment proves it. He is the
I first Negro to coach a major
league sports group, and we are
| delighted to have him with us.”
Ex*Boxer Robber
In Police Trap
Chicago (ANP) A former
| Chicago boxer who had a compar
, atively successful career and now
i turned robber with a tendency to
I pick on laundry truck driver last
| week confessed to two holdups af
’ ter he was seized by police in a
trap.
I He is former lightweight fight
i er Arthur Lee Adkins, 29, who had
j won 22 of 25 professional fights
I in the ring. He fell victim to the
I police trap this way.
I Adkins had wounded John A.
J Smith, one of the two truck driv-1
ers he attacked. But as he was
■ fleeing the scene, he lost his cap.
The cap was found and his home
address was in turn traced from
the laundry mark in it.
Next, police laid in wait for him
at his home. When Adkins return
ed, he spotted the cops and started
to run. One of the detectives’ shots
grazed his skull and fell him. He
was then taken into custody.
Eligibility Out,
Boston Withdrawn
From Kansas Relays
Nashville, Tenn. (ANP) Be
cause he is no longer eligible for
NCAA competition, world's broad
jump champion Ralph Boston from
Tennessee State university, last
Friday was withdrawn from the
Kansas Relays, while the entire
Tennessee State track team was
| left stranded because of trans
portation difficulties.
I Boston's eligibility ran out, ex
! plained coach Willie Stevens, be
| cause under NCAA rules, an ath-
I lete has only three years to com
| pete. Boston, who performed as a
■ freshman through his junior year
i and is now a senior student, has
i therefore used up his eligibility
i time.
However, the tan Olympic cham
pion who broke Jesse Owens’ 25
year old jump record, is still elig
ible for NAIA, AAU and Midwes
tern Conference competition.
Important, also, was the fact
that none of the records set by
Boston, is in jeopardy. Dr. John A.
Harvey, coordinator of athletic and
physical education, explained that
the records were set by Ralph
while he was still a junior student.
The Tennessee State track team
was left stranded because of a
mixup. The school’s traffic officer
was out of town and the baseball
and golf teams were scheduled to
play Saturday at Kentucky State
college.
The golfers and baseball play
ers arrived at the transportation
dispatch point first and left. When
the track team, minus Boston, ar
rived, there was no transportation
available.
OLD NAME BUT
NEW OFFENSE!
Cheyenne, Wyo. (ANP> Dres
sed in a red, white and blue sweat
er, a prisoner appeared in Federal
court here last week and when his
case was called, pleaded guilty to
a charge of failing to register for
Selective Service and using anoth
er man's Draft Card. His sentence:
Three years in Federal prison for
draft evasion. His name? —Bene-
dict Arnold!
Don Quinn &
Benny Mason On
May 15 Card
Don Quinn and Benny Mason will
be back as 10-round headliners at
the St. Paul Auditorium Monday,
May 15—but not against each
other.
Promoter Jack Raleigh, presi
dent of the newly reorganized St.
Paul Boxing and Sports Associ
ates, Inc., said "Quinn and Mason
put on one of the greatest fights
in the history of a town that has
had plenty of great fights. They
again could make St Paul major
league in that sport.
"This time I think we will have
to bring in opponents for both men.
They have just about ran through
the best of the state talent”
Mason, in rapid order, demand
ed:
1) A return fight with Quinn
after two more bouts.
2) Immediate recognition as
Minnesota lightheavyweight cham
pion.
3) A ban on the use of oxygen
from a ringside tank by Quinn in
the next fight.
4) Clarification that his home is
St. Paul, not Minneapolis. (With
his wife and two daughters, he
lives at 885 Central Av., St. Paul.)
Quinn, rolling to a 12th straight
victory in a viscious battle with
Mason was dnable to put down the
rugged but light rival. "I'm ready
to fight anyone Raleigh wants to
bring in,” the state heavyweight
champion said.
Of his demands Mason said “I
had only one four round bout
with Conrad Lee in the last two
years and I took the fight with
Quinn as a favor for Jack Raleigh,
and on short notice. With two
more fights I know I not only can
beat Quinn, but knock him out.
"I see no reason why Quinn
should be allowed to use oxygen
between rounds. That is an extra
assist that I don't believe is fair.
I didn't use it, or don't need it.
“I'm demanding the commission
recognize my claim as light heavy
champ at once. I can make 175
pounds easy. Bobby Daniels (the
present light heavy champion)
hasn’t been fighting enough to
merit the title.”
As for an opponent on the next
double wind-up card, Mason said
he did not care particularly wheth
er it was a heavy or a light heavy.
As for the next meeting with
Quinn, Mason also said he would
demand a fifteen round fight.
"There is no doubt in my mind,
and most of the fans either, that
if the fight had gone a couple of
more rounds, I could have stopped
Quinn," said Mason.
With Raleigh in the new boxing
promotion are Eduardo Flores,
vice president; Jay Wolterstorff.
secretary, Ernest Beedle, treasurer
and Kenneth Eikeland, assistant
treasurer.
On the supporting card, Raleigh
plans to use Willie Corcoran,
young St. Paul welter who scored
his second straight knockout,
heavyweight; Azell Scarver, also a
knockout victory and either Las
zlo Bagi or Don Weller, if the lat
ter two are recovered from in
juries.
Spider Webb Quits
Ring Again; Hopes
To Become Policeman
Chicago (ANP) For the sec
ond time in his career, Ellsworth
(Spider) Webb has announced his
retirement from the ring.
He came to that decision recent
ly after being battered into defeat
by Dick Tiger of Nigeria, a fellow
he had previously beaten, in a na
tionally-televised bout. Apparently
ring rusty, Webb, who was at
tempting a comeback after a 14-
month retirement, was only a shell
of his old self. He got hit frequent
ly and his reflexes seemed slow.
What are his immediate plans?
According to Webb, they do not
include boxing. He was hoping for
a job on the Chicago police force.
Physically and mentally, he is
well equipped for the job. He is a
graduate of Utah State college,
from which he graduated with a
bachelor's degree.
Webb has been boxing since
1953. At one time he was the No.
1 middleweight contender. But a
loss to NBA champion Gene Full
mer put a damper on his title as
pirations.
He first retired after barely de
feating Rory Calhoun in San Fran
cisco. This was after the Fullmer
fight. Webb had previously knock
ed Calhoun out in four rounds.
Webb is a native Oklahoman but
he has lived here during most of
his ring career.
PATTERSON TO START
EARLY TRAINING FOR
NEXT TITLE FIGHT
New York (ANP) Floyd Pat
terson intends to get the jump on
his opponents and start training
early for his heavyweight title de
fense in September.
That much was learned last week
about his plans as the champ went
about looking for a training camp.
He prefers a mountain retreat to
the flatlands, because the former
will provide him with more rigid
road work.
Meanwhile. Eddie Machen and
Henry Cooper of England were
still the two lead-candidates for
the September bout.
Almost About
Every thing
BY PERCY VILLA
Lunched with my good friend
York Langton the other day,
amongst his many other activities
—his pet project is of course The
National Conference for Christians
and Jews annual fund raising drive
dinner.
This year it will be held at the
Leamington Hotel on May 18.
The guest speaker will be the
international famous Dr. Andrew
Cordier-under Secy.-General for
the United Nations.
Langton, predicts that more
than a 1,000 will attend the affair.
Another must in my little book
is the get-together of the 13th an
nual "Old Guards of The Ring.”
And leave it to grand guy Jack
Tierney to do a bang up job with
this 'n that.
The former boxers, trainers,
managers, seconds and even hang
er-arounds will have their annual
affair at Tommy Anderson-Tempo
Restaurant, this coming Monday
night at 6:30 p.m. and it should be
a must.
For $3.50 it should be the treat
of the year.
The following is being passed
out among the Republicans about
little Caroline Kennedy rushing to
her nurse's room weeping: “There
is something wrong with my tele
vision set. . . , All I can get on It
is Daddy!”
We presume you've heard about
the fire-eater at the circus who
burped and cremated himself.
And pay no attention to those
rumors that the Eichmann case
will be settled out of court.
Forget-Me-Nots (for those over
forty*. The following great Twin
City boxing promoters who have
passed from the scene: Jerk Dor
an. Jack Reddy, Harry Lennon and
Mike E. Collins. . . . When I say
promoters—l mean exactly that.
Haven’t seen their equal in 20
years. . . You could get plenty
boxing at Potts Gym or the Rose
Room Gym for 25 cents in one
afternoon didn’t appreciate it
then but would now. . . . The am
ateur fights were much better than
our pro shows today. . . . They'd
be today's professional headliners.
. . . This country hasn't had a great
fighter like Henry Armstrong since
the early days of Sugar Ray Rob
inson. Of course my favorite
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all-time great was King Tut who
at 130 looked like a small giant.
At the gym workouts he could
hold his own with heavyweights
like Duke Hory, Dick Daniels and
Otto Von Porat . . . Hard to be
lieve but true.
There will be many old timers at
Monday night’s affair who could
easily have been champions if they
were boxing today. . . . This coun
try and world for that matter has
n’t a single Jock Malone, the mid
dleweight from St Paul. If you
have seen him in action you’d agree
that he had everything . . . The hun
dreds who would turn out at the
weigh-ins on the day of a fight
card. . . . How many of you re
member when Jack Dempsey and
his manager appeared for a week's
engagement at the Pantages (now
Mann) theatre? . . . Gene Tunney
vs. Bartley Madden and the many
times Dave Shade appeared in the
Twin Cities? . . . Tiger Flowers
and Battling Siki. . . . what at
tractions! . . . The Gibbons brothers
Mike and Tom a national treat to
the game. . . . The master boxer
Jimmy Delaney. . . . The Bobby
Ward and Rocky Kansas figfit at
the St. Paul Auditorium. . . .
The series of fights between
Billy Petrolle and King Tut and
the scandal they left ? It made
headlines for many months. . . .
Haskell's gymnasium a few doors
from the Dyckman hotel. . . . Ben
ny himself was a great lightweight
. . . Remember when they called
the world's middleweight champion
Johnny Wilson from Boston the
'Cheese Champion’? . . . And re
member every morning you could
read about at least a dozen fights
held throughout the country? . . .
Wonder what happened to big Fred
Fulton? . . . When Joe Louis
fought the bum of the month ser-
ies-while most of his opponents
were bums today they’d be leading
challengers . . . Who remembers
Bud Taylor at 118 pounds was
called a killer? . . . And one of the
greatest . . . Pete Sarmiento who
never took a backwards step. . . .
Hard hitting Mike Mandell from
St. Paul. . . . And who remembers
when Benny Leonard visited our
town for a week’s engagement at
the Hennepin-Orpheum ? . . . The
master lightweight champion Sam
my Mandel and his fight with Billy
Petrolle—the sensational Bth round
. . . And boxings shows that could
and did draw as much as 30 and
40 thousand dollars at the gate.
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