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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1939
SPORTS :: THEATRE:-
McCampbell
Strokes Way
To Army Win
FORT BENNING. Ga„ Sept. 15-
Eraest McCampbell. rated No, 6. i
American Tennis association, and J
•emi-linalist of 1939 national cham
pionships held at Hampton. Va.. w n
the men singles championship of
the Fort Benning Open Labor day
by defeating Howard Minnis. Tus- J
kegee in straight sets. 6-1. 6-3. 6-2.
Robert Ashford, Columbia. S. C.,
lone South Carolina entry and n j
tionally rated No. 6 junior singles j
American Tennis association, and!
1939 winner of the junior singles'
New York open, won the Fort;
Benning junior open in straight sets
from Louis Graves, Xavier univer
sity, New Orleans. 6-4, 6-0 Ashfcro
received two awards, the first leg
of a three-legged trophy and a per
manent trophy.
McCampbell received two perma-
Uurd time the three-legged trophy
Margaret Peters won the women's
■ingles championship by defeating
her sister, Roumama Peters. 6-4, 6-1.
The Peters sisters represented Ttis
kegee institute.
Ruth Washington. Fort Benning,'
Won the girls singles final from |
Bertha Goodin. Fort Benning, 7-5, j
0-6. 6-3.
Almeda Hill. Atlanta, and Charles i
Penrose, Twenty-fourth infantry,
won the mixed doubles finals by
defeating Marion Pharrow. Atlanta.
Ga„ and Richard Collins. Twenty-1
fourth Infantry. 6-4. 2-6. 6-4.
'2*^ t
Joe Louis, world's heavyweight
champion, and Bob Pastor, chal-
150 Boys Get
Free Trip To
Champ’s Camp
One week and a half before Joe
Louis climbs through the ropes at
Bob Pastor there are 150 Detroit
boys of the fifth and third wards
who will have everything includ
ing their best sling-shots bet on
the Bomber to win without work
ing up a drop of sweat.
"He's a jolly good fellow." sang
the 150 who watched the Detroit
champion of the world
go through his paces Thursday after
noon as the guests of Edward Dean,
candidate for constable in the third
ward at 671 Hague avenue and
James Scales, candidate for con
stable in the fifth ward, at 8400
Oakland avenue.
And quite a show Joe Louis gave
the boys. He tore into all his spar
mates like the killer he is called,
and the boys fairly glowed with
pride and yelled in gleeful ec-
It was noon Thursday when the
D.S.R. bus took the youngsters to
the Northville camp and it was a
Ascene to watch. It was a wonder
Jfhow the large coach was able to
the children—who waited
to board it. But they were all
safely placed in and with lunches,
away to see Joe Louis train.
There was no charge for the trip
and the buses took the boys from
the front of Brewster Recreation
center and returned them there.
Bill O’Shields Leaves
Tuskegee Hospital
TUSKEGEE. Ala.. Sept. 15—Wil.
liam O'Shields, track coach, who
has been confined to the John A
Andrew Memorial hospital for six
weeks, has been discharged and is
I convalescing at his home in the
apartments on the Insti
. Julc campus.
While everyone else is trying to
figure which round Joe Louis will
knock out Bob Pastor when they
meet for the Brown Bomber's title
in Briggs stadium, September 20,
Jack Dempsey picks out a big tree
j and settles himself 0 n a weak limb,
j Popular Mr. Dempsey states:
| “Understand me. I'll have to
string along with I ouis because he's
I the champion. But I don't think
Louis is a 2 to 1 shot by any means.
a .«tor real chance to take
IT’astor may be on the verge of
{finding himself. He looked great
beating Roscoe Toles out in De
troit. and Toles isn't a bad fighter,
j Gn the other hand. I think Louis
shows some signs of going down
hill. Ho wasn't as fast in his fight
with Galer.to as he had been be
fore. I know Joe is still young,
but he's been very active and every
fight takes more out of you.
Pastor is smart. He's a fine boxer
and he can hit. too, if he wants to
| fight that way. The 20-round route
gives him an advantage since the
longr it goes the worse it gets for |
the slugger.
The funny part of a fighter’s dc-j
eline is tha*~frrusually tWTasT*
one to realize it Everybody elre j
is catching on. but he goes on be-1
liev»ng things are what they al- j
ways were His legs and his co
ordination go first.
Louis was at his peak in his sec
i onci fight with Schmeling. He's
! started to slide and Pastor may
j come overnight That's how fighters
i come sometimes. That's how I came.
, One day you’re bum and the
• ne • suddenly you awake up and
| yourself a great fighter,
j I wouldn't be so surprised if Pas
; tor was our next heavyweight
I champion.”
Mr Dempsey has some good
views. tut % we wonder if he would
bet his grub-joint against Joe
Lou is.
* * *
HOWARD DROPS W. VIRGINIA
Howard university of Washing
ton has dropped West Virginia
State college from Its 1939 gridiron
schedule and West Virginia has
dropped Lincoln university of Mis-
Head Coach Hamblin and hit as
sistant. Bennie Goode, former Mich
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lenger. as they will appear when
they square off against each other
in a 20-round world’s champion-
ship match at Briggs Stadium In
Detroit on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
J making weight for the lower di
visions. Because of some queer
j prank of Fate Armstrong has been
growing which is unusual for a man
| of his age. The constant battle that
he has had with excess poundage
has hurt him more than some of
the actual battles for which he was
preparing.
His admirers say that his con
stant infighting style can result
only in one thing, ptinch-drunken
ess. They don't believe that Hank
can avoid the unfortunate results
which his particular style of fight
ing makes almost certain.
J Naturally no fighter is going to
say he's quitting because he's afraid
i of something happening to him and
Hank is no exception,
j But if he follows his plan of
ceasing tu battle for featherweight.
I and lightweight honors and res
tricting himself to fighting in the
welterweight class he will be help
ing himself a lot.
I But Armstrong is a pretty smart
fellow. Perhaps he will do right
soon what so many of his friends
want him to do. He won't retire as
an undefeated champion but he will
step back holding on to one of the
proudest records that any fighter
has held. He will possess a laurel
wreath which will be green for
He came along in the time of the
giant . Joe Louis, John Henry Lew
is and Henry Armstrong.
Grandfathers, rocking In their
chairs will be telling their children
of these days many, many times.
HARLEM TRIES TO
PLACE ONE ON S. A. C.
A state-wide drive has been
started by a Harlem newspaper to
place a Negro on the State Athletic
commission and in pram merit "PHSTs~
. in—the—entire" official boxing set-
Leaders of the movement point
out that Negroes have been totally
ignored in the appointment of of
ficials in ring warfare despite the
fact that many Negroes compete,
patronize and bring honor and
fame to the boxing ring.
They point out that the last man
to hold a referee's license in the
state was Joe Jeanette and this was
many years ago.
Not since that time ha? any one
man he'd a job which mTghFbe said
to hold any considerable author
ity.
The question has been frequently
raised in the past and has been fre
quently been answered with the
statement that there were no Ne
igrocs capable of holding down an
the candidate to report on Monday, I
September 11.
Among the back to return are: A '
Burris, W. Burris, E. Christini, A 1
Webster, Sam Jefferson. R. Ram- |
sey. R. Warren, H. Wflson. C. Pet- \
erson and F. Meadows. Linesmen i
expected are M. Grayson. A. Cor-1
bin, captain; Lynch. C. Starling.
John Stewart. A. Dowell, Trad
Turner. P. Mayes, Chris Hall and
Robert White.
Although there are still adjust
ments t ) be made in the schedule
it is certain that the following
games will be played: Louisville at
Institute, Morehouse at Institute.
Tennessee State at Institute. Blue
field at Institute. Kentucky State
at Frankford and Wilberforce at
Wilberforce.
* * *
AMBERS MAY NOT FIGHT
ARMSTRONG
Tht prospect of a return bout be
tween Henry Armstrong and Lou
Ambers, who recently exchanged
the light weight crown of the world
is hardly likely, likely reports close
Ito the camp of the ex-champion
i Primary_reaso»-4a-that~TTank ha?
Vhad so much trouble making weight
that he feels the possibility of an
other struggle would hurt him more
than it would.help him.
Then again the treatment accord
ed him in the recent fight still has
Hank just a little touchy and he
feels that being champion, the bal
ance should have been in his favor
and not against him.
Armstrong's manager. Eddie
Mead, was the object of State Box
ing board wrath just after the fight
and he is under suspension for
having done things the board
thinks no manager should indulge I
in.
A great many fans feel the worse 1
thing Armstrong has been up i
against in many of his fights was j
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FISHING
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By BRANTON CRANE
Black bears whose raids on bee- 1
hives, orchards and sheepherders' j
flocks have exhausted the patience |
of Michigan legislators are finding I
defenders in a majority of counties
where they are numerous. J
The conservation commission,
meeting September 18. is expected j
to extend protection to bears in 32 |
Michigan counties. The legislature
in its recent session, eyeing bills
for bear damage totaling more than
$5,000. approved payment but voted
to remove the animals from the
protected list. The legislators qual
ified their action, however, in au
thorizing the commission to restore
protection to bears in any county
Bears of Keweenaw county, a rec- 1
ognized tourist attraction, were;
given such protection several weeks j
ago. And other county boards of
supervisors have hurried to request
similar action The commission at |
its July meeting decided to ex
tend protection if requested to do
so by county boards before Sep-
In counties in which such pro
tection is extended it will be un
lawful to hunt bears except during
the open season on deer, November
15 to 30. inclusive.
Boards of an additional six coun-'
ties in the northern part of the
state have indicated their desire to
have protection for bears but have
not as yet complied with require-
Action in these instances is un
certain.
Only Ontonagon. Baraga and
Menominee counties in the upper
peninsula and Leelanau. Benzie.
Missaukee. Ogemaw. Mecosta and
Bay counties in the northern part
of the lower peninsula in which
bears are found, have failed to seek
protection of their bears.
Thirty-two counties asking such
i protection are Houghton. Luce. Mar
i quette. Mackinac. Alger, Chippewa.
; Iron. Schoolcraft and Dickinson in
i the upper peninsula and Arenac,
! Prosque Isle. Roscommon. Mason.
; Crawford. Alpena, Newaygo. Mont
morency. Lake. Osceola, Grand
Traverse. Otsego. Emmet, Oceana,
j Kalkaska. Midland. Gladwin, Wex
i j ford. Manistee. Antrim. Cheboygan.
. I Clare and Charlevoix in the lower
; peninsula.
Six counties asking protection but
failing so far to meet requirements
j are Delta and Gogebic in the upper
. j peninsula, and Alcona, losco, Isa
bella and Oscoda in the lower pen
insula-
W. L. Swanson, donor of Class A
trophy, shows George Peaks,
standout player of Ihe winning
Tale Os The Tape On
Pastor And Louis
LOUIS PASTOR
25 years Age 25 years
200 pounds Weight 187 pounds
6 ft. l :, i inches Height 5,..ft. 11 Vi inches
76 Inches Reach 76 Inches
41 Inches Chest (normal) 43 Inches
44 Inches cst (expanded) 47 Inches
16*4 Inches Neck 17*4 Inches
34 Inches Waist 34 Inches
14 Inches Biceps 15 Inches
12 Inches Forearm 12 Inches
8 Inches Wrist 7 :, i Inches
11*4 Inchi Fist 13 Inches
22 Inches Thigh 21 Inches
15 Inches Calf 16 Inches
10 Inches Ankle 10 Inches
The weight figures are approximate. The actual weights of
Louis and Pastor will be determined at the weighing-in ceremonies
at noon at the Fair Grounds, on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
War Forces Mable
Scott To Stay Home
NEW YORK. Sept. 15— Owing to
the European war situation. Mable
Scott. sensational warbler of j
cancel several contracts for over- j
seas work that called for her ap-
I pearanccs in London. Paris, Den
: mark, Scotland and Holland, ac
cording to her Booking manage
ment in New York.
While hoping that the war may \
be of short duration, so that she ■
can fill her cng.nemcnts. Miss’Scott
spends most of her time behind the '
cash register at George's Showboat, i
eating place? for fried chicken.
Miss Scott is the wife of George j
William.', i ;'■• ' > ' 1
Showboat and Stanley (Blue Rib-,
bon) Posey is manager.
JOE BOSTON KNIFED
BOSTON. Mass , Sept. 15. —Joe 1
I Boston, dancer, is in City hospital j
here in a serious condition after a|
number of knife wounds were in
fli c led "anouT Kis body.
Memphis BoxersTo
Nashville Oct. 9
MEMPHIS. Sept. 15—Memphis
boxers, all amateurs, will Invade!
Nashville for an intercity scrap or. j
October 9. Eliminations will be
staged here on October 2. The Mem
phis team will Have on it Marcellus
Durham, L. D. Harris, Joseph
Booker, Lucius Minor, Robert
Woods. Herb Johnson, James House
and James Herman.
Xavier And Wiley
Meet On Nov. 17
WACO, Texas, Sept. 15—Xavier
and Wiley college will play a night
game here on Friday night, Nov. 17
at the new municipal stadium. It
will be Waco’s first big lfrtersection
al game since 1924 when Paul Quinn
and Tuskegee battled to a scoreles?
important official job.
■ TKe answer to this, of course, was
that many of the present appointees
were political figures and named
not because of their ability but
because debts must be paid.
Harlem leaders are saying that
such figures as Jack Johnson, ith
3 irs of ring experience behind
him arc getting nowhere and are
yet available.
The matter was brought to a cli
-1 max by the recent Ambers-Arm
, strong fight
* * *
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SEASON OPENING
J Perhaps the first injury of ihe
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Receiving hospital last week when
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was hurt while practicing football
jat Northwestern field Fleming rc-
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1 hieh prize Saturday afternoon
while he shows Peaks the fine art
| of his trade.
Alberta Pryme And
Ann Lewis Return
NEW YORK. Sept. 15—Missea
Alberta Pryme and Anne Lewis.
!Harlem stage stars who have been
| appearing in a Pittsburgh club for
■ Harlem Tuesday, preparatory to
! opening on Broadway,
j Miss Pryme previous to her en
gagement in Pittsburgh had been
starred at a Broadway nightery
I where she was a sensation. Anne
I Lewis, starred at the Plantation
I case in Lenox avenue, had been
{enjoying a much needed rest prior
! the trip. The girls are due to
return to Pittsburgh in early Oc
| tober they told reporters.
Les Hite To Record
LOS ANGELES. Calif., Sept. 15.
-iWS—Les Hite, leader of the Cot
ton club orchestra bearing his name,
has opened negotiations for a series
of recordings, according ttr the
latest reports emanating from the
music colony in Hollywood, follow
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