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SATURDAY. AUGUST 5, 1944
Paige To Hurl Ist Game Against American Giants Sun.
MONARCHS AND
CHICAGO PLAY
TWO AT BRI6GS
The one ana w 7.fy Leroy iSat
chel) Paige, one of the greatest
pitchers ever to step on the mound.
Will hurl for the Kansas City Mon
• rchs against the Chicago American
Giants in Briggs Stadium Sunday,
August 6. Paige is billed to hurl
the first game of a twin bill, slated
to start at 1:30 p.m.
Paige is a brilliant pitcher, and
has been for the last 19 years. But
Satchell is having one of his best
seasons, and is receiving lave
notices everywhere he pitches.
Interesting Career
It would take reams and reams
of paper to tell all about Paige s in
teresting and stormy baseball ca
reer. The easy-going Alabamian
has been pitching in this country,
Central and South America, Mexico,
Cuba. Puerto Rico and Hawaii.
Playing behind him Satch has an
outstanding ball club, managed by
Frank Duncan, once a star catcher
in the Negro American league and
Still good enough of a receiver to
take his turn behind the plate
The Monarchs have a sparkling
infield. Bob Johnson, former first
aackrr for the Motor City Giants,
is at first. Bonnie Sorrell, second
Jesse Williams, short, and Heib
Souell, third. Sorrell and Williams
form the best double play combi
nation in the Negro American
league
Sorrell, incidentally, is loading
the team in runs batted in.
Strong Outfield
In the outfield the Monarch? have
Newt Allen. Moody, and Mancc. Be
• des Paige the Monarch? have such
unle pitchers as Hilton Smith.
James LaMaique, Jim Locke. Karl
Bjmpus, former Motor City Giants
Sou Uipaw. Jack Matchette. Booker
McDaniels, En.*loe Wylie and Orel
Thomas, another Motor City Giant
hurler.
Pitted against the Monarchs will
be a strong Chicago team a team
th.«t is out-hitting and out-fielding
the Monarchs. John Smith and
Lloyd » Ducky) Davenport, two out
liciders. are pacing the Chicago hit*
tors with 426 and 321. respectively
in addition. Davenport is one of
th hiding hurle.> ,01 the Giants
v t i a i ccord <>f thioe victories
agunst .o defeats in seven games
Gentry Je.*.*up, a big light-hander,
has a record of nine victories
•gamst six defeats in 13 games
Manager Davenport will probably
•end Grid McKinnis. the big south
paw. against the Monarch* in the
fust game, w ;’h Jessup billed for
the second game.
Davis Shoots 64
To Crack Record
Sun. At Rackham
Ta.ied w th Eddie Jackson in a
much against Art Pomev and Dry
Lapukea at Rackha n Sunday
Benny Davis. De’roit p.o blisteied
the court for a blazing 64 7 under
par tor the course and breaking trie
course record of 63 Dav u* toured
the first nine in 32. and had the
sane figures f r the back nine.
As he paced the way for the v ic
teiy over Porney and Lapukea
Dav.* collected eight birdies, four
or each nine His best work was
d >ne on the 233-yard sixteenth
wnon he used his No 2 iron to drive
dead to the pin, and then sink a
3-f ot putt. Par for the sixteenth
is 3
The scores we r Jackson. 38-39-
77. I-i,ukfa. 38-33-73 By leveling
to 34 on the btek rune. Tomey
equaled par for the course.
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MISS J. COWANS’
SPORT CHATTER
Because Lem Franklin had every
thing but the ability to absorb pun
ishment, the end of his pugilistic
career seems to have been reached.
Lem is in a serious condition in a
Newark, N. J., hospital after being
knocked out by Larry Lane in the
ninth round of a 10-round bout
Franklin was ahead on points at
the time of the knockout.
Big and fast and fairly scientific,
Franklin punched his way to the
heavyweight Golden Gloves cham
pionship before turning profes
sional. Owner of a terrific punch,
Franklin seemed headed for the
heavyweight rrown, some years
back, after he had knocked a big
segment of the palookas in a punch
or two. He was rated the No. 1
contender for the crown worn by
Sgt. Joe Louis.
Then came the fight with Bob
Pastor in Cleveland in the spring of
1941. Franklin had Pastor down and
almost out in the second round, but
Bob. possessed of greater stamina
and ability to absorb punishment,
kept off the canvas and
wading in foi7 more.
Franklin tj/gan to weaken, and
soon fell a itnockout victim to Pas
tor. Frurryihat time on he's been
taking the count in fights. Last
w inter he was knocked out by Lee
Savold in'Chicago, and after that
bout Lem announced his retire
ment from the ring. His battle with
Lane was his first attempt to stage
« comeback.
He sulfcred a concussion of the
brain, and reportedly was para
lyzed. Later pneumonia developed
and the big fignier is near death
Manager Frank Duncan of the
Kansas l ily Monarch! is serving
his 23th year as a member of the
team he's now managing. And be
hind that is a story about the days
when the late John (Tenny) Blount
was owner of the Detroit Stars and
Pete Hill, one of the great outfield
ers of all time, was manager of the
club.
Duncan, a stripling of a young
ster. came to Detroit in 1920 with
Joe Green's Chicago Giants. He was
(he battery mate of John Taylor,
a crack young right-hander. Green
was willing lo sell both men. but
Blount decided in favor of Taylor.
Duncan was later sold to the Mon
in h\.
T.tv'.o- didn't rcl sh the thought
of pitching in Detroit. signed
with a wmie team in California
Another veteran of long „crvice
w.th the M ns.ehs i.* Newt Allen
wno i* in his 23rd season with the
team Allen served as manager of
the team for one year, but pre
ferred being "just a player."
He reported to the Monarchs jw a
go*»d second baseman, and he was
a crack one m that position. He
later played short, third base and
all outfield positions Early this sea
son when John O'Neal, regular first
saeker, was called to the army,
Manager Duncan grabbed a first
ba*r mitt and tossed it to h*s old ic
liable friend. Alien, and remarked:
"Newt, you're my first saeker"
Allen graboed the glove and played
•ne portion like a veteran. When
Boh Johnson, formerly with the
Motor City Giants, was acquired.
Allen moved to the i utfteld w here
he has been placing, and getting his
h.is with regularity
The Motor C ity Giant* are in a
peculiar position. The team has
been unable to get games because
they're too strong. The Giants are
the strongest team outside league
competition, and are better than
many of the clubs parading in
league circles.
But Owner Ren Linton ran not
break the barriers which bar him
Crops affiliation with either of the
leagues—Negro American and Ne
gro National. His team Is espable
of making a good showing in either
loop.
At the same time league teams
are raiding his club and taking his
players, and there’s nothing he ean
do about IL Four of his former
platers are now members of the
Kansas City Monarchs—Jim Bum
pus. Walter Thomas. Orel Thoma a
and Bob Johnson.^
FRANKLIN GETS WORSE
NEWARK. N J - Lem Franklin.
Chicago heavyweight who «« cri
tically injured when he wa>
knocked out by Larry Lane of
Trenton. N J heavyweight last
week, contracted pneumonia la.-t
Friday and was placed in an oxy
gen tent in "a very critical condi
tion." accord.ng to ins physician.* at
the ho.-pital
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - . A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
Miller Athletes
Top UA W-CIO
Track Meet
By JAMES E. WILLIAMS
The second annual international
held dav and regatta, sponsored by
the Ford Local 600 UAW-CIO. was
held at Belle Isle Sunday, July 30.
The spectacular affair began with
the patriotic flag-raising ceremony,
which was preceded by a group
of twelve Scottish soldiers attired
in tfieir native garb enthusiastically
playing the songs of Scotland. Thou
sands of people crowded the island
to welcome the gay festivity, as
eager contestants, sports fans and
pleasure-seekers anxiously awaited
the contests to start.
The conie-t? were oren to the
general public No discrimination
or barriers hindered participation
in any of the 100 events. The con
tests were grouped into the noveltv
race (confined to children*, novelty
races (open for adults) Ford Lo
cal's tennis championship, beautv
contest, open track and field cham
pionships. exhibition drill, bagpipe
competition, national dancing com
petition. band comne* tion and the
outboard racing regetta
Events.At Same Time
Due to the unusually large pro
gram. many event* took place at
the same time in order ’hat all
contests would he complccd the
same day. And even with this
method, the program, which was
carried out very well, ran consider
ably late. But everybody wa* hap
py and made the best of i»
Even the children had a sha-e in
the program Twelve events wr r e
open to them Those who were
lucky enough to win received
prizes.
Even the ones taking second place
and third place won prizes No
child that took part in ary even’
was overlooked, for the one* that
did not win went right over to
where thev were ziving away ice
cream and popsicles and were
treated
Track And Field
Team* entered in the senior ath
letir contests were the Miller high
Y-Gers. Detroit Police. Ex-Colts
and Pershing high. The Miller
team dominated the 100 and 220-
vard dashes, which were won by
Lorenzo Wright in the time of 10 4
and 23 3 respectively
Panthers Gain
Lead In Senior
Chronicle Loop
By JAMES E. WILLIAMS
The Michigan Chronicle Panther?
played off a tie game with the
Sparks last Thursday which was the
result of their opening lilt July 6
at Campbell.
A very unusual thing occurred
when the' Michigan Chronicle
Panthers met the Sparks to decide
the issue The game was called in
the seventh inn ng because of
darkness with the Sparks leading
by a score of 13-8 But over-confi
dence proved very costly to the
Sparks, making them a little care
less in allowing the fiist five
Panther* to be walked when they
resumed the game three days later
In the final inning, with two outs,
the Partners had Robert William.*
on third base And the Panthers
left fielder. Treadwell, after foul
ing six straight pitches singled on
the seventh pitch to score Williams,
giving the Panthers a much-needed
victory.
Summary of Week's Game*
Brooks ga.nca the league .cad by
deteating Brcwste: 10-4 and Spar
tans 5-0 The Panther?, fcparks. and
Spartans aie tic for second place
Brewster will have to play off the
tie with the Rcns to determine tne
position of the two teams The Ren.*
defeated the Harlem A C 3-4 and
t.ed Riew.*ter 6-6 Tne Rens lost
one game and tied two so far. . 1.
the Ren* can win the re*t of the
game* that are scheduled tnclud.ng
me I*o ' c game.* ihe> w.ll tic the
B ooks team for fust 4 laoe Tht
Spartans lost ti the Sparks 6-4 aim
m the Brook.* 6-0 The Panther dr
leated Sunnie Wil.-or. Bowl 6-2.
tie Wolvr* 7-0. and Me Spark* 14-
13 Top Hailem AC nelf.nc . Sun
n.r W.l>ort Bowl 7-0 hut to t ip
Rcns 6-4 Thp Spai-vJ ririPa Pd tnp
W, l\Cc 7-3 a id tnp Quezon Mark
21-0
STANDINGS
Team G IV I. TUB* Prl
Bronas 7 fi 1 0 • 86.
Rrns 7 » 1 2 2 fin.
Panmei* 7 6 2 0 1 714
Brcwv.er 7 4 2 1 2 714
Spartans 7 A 2 0 1 714
Spark* 7 6 2 0 1 714
Harlem AC fi 2 4 0 3 333
••Wolves ..81403 203
Wilson B> >w 1 fi 0 fi o fi 000
Question
'Games behind leader
"One ■same to go.
BATTING AVERAGES
Name—Team AB H Pel
Sampson Brewster .. 20 10 600
Carte^— Brewster 27 13 461
Burge.**—Brewster . 27 12 444
Brimle> Brewster .. 23 10 436
Matthews —Brewster 28 12 429
Anderson—Brewster .. 24 10 417
Coleman —Spartans ... 2ft 8 400
Main -Brewster 24 9 376
Hu'* Spartans . . 23 8 348
Morn weather —Sp'rt'n* 18 8 300
GAMES SCHEDTI.EP I OR
THIS WEEK
Julv 31
Brew«ter vs. Sunnie Wilson at
Bileh; Wolves vs Brook* it Miller;
Spartans vs ranther* at Sherrard;
Sparks \s Ren.* at Campbell; Har
lem A C. \ s Question Marks at
Norvell.
August 3
Harlem AC's Spark* at Nor
vell; Wolves '« Fen* at M’ller;
Srark* vs Suhme Wilson at Sher
rard. Panthers \ s Brook* »t Baleh
Brewster vs. Question Marks at
Bishop.
Notice
All team* must flav I neir tie
fames by Saturday August 5. This
is very important, for if the game
are not played the tie games will
be averaged in as lost games.
HITS TWO HOME RI’NS
Charles Justice hit two home runs
and three singles in six times at
bat as Ford laical 400 defeated
Diesel. 16 to 8 in a CAW-CIO league
game Friday Ford Local 800 de
feated Ternstedt 11 to 10 and Lo
ral 174 won o\er Local 203. B to
6, in other games.
OLE SATCH AND HIS DOGS
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Although the hunting season is some weeks off. Leßoy (Satchel)
Paige, most publicized pitcher in baseball, is oiling up his shooting
irons for tha fast approaching season. And on this particular day
whan Paiga had a chance to get away from tha baseball diamond,
his dogs wara just as happy as he was in tha great anticipation. But
Paiga has a law mora baseball stints to perform before picking up
his gun, and one will ba hart in Briggs Stadium. Sunday. Aug. S.
whan ha facas tha Chicago American Giants in ona gama of tha
scheduled double-header. Paige will ba tiring the speed ball for
the Kansas City Monarchs.
Detroit Tennis
Club Defeated
By Chicagoans
The Mo’, .r City Tennis club lost
to the Pra. e Tenn.s club in Chi
t rig , Sundav July 23 A few week*
ago tne Ch.,*2o train visited Dc
‘r-<it and engaged tne Detroit team
in .*eve:al ma'.che? at the Kronk
courts. The Detroit team walxed
away w ith the honors, but this time
tne Chicago team w a.* well-enforced
and cnanged their previous tune.
The Prair.e Tennis club was host to
the Motor City Tenn.s club at the
exclusive Southway Hotel.
Those who represented Detroit
were E Carey, C. Mitchell. R. Van
Buren, J Oatis, E. C Richardson. L
Lark, L. Walden, A Oati? and M.
William.*. The Motor Citj Tennis
club will play the Cleveland team
in Cieve.and Ohio, August 6
SUMMARY:
Men's Singles
F Carev »D' lost to Jefferson <C»
6-1. 7-5.
C M c.icll <D' lost to H. 22* iC'
6-4 6-2
R Van Ru rn <D' !o*t so Pca.-on
<C» 6-3. 6-3
J Oat * <Di lost to W D Dav.s 'O
6-3. 6-1
Women's Singles
E C. Richardson D' lost to W
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Gant <C> 6-4. 1-6. H-9
L Lark >D» lost to E Larrien <C>
6-2. 3-6. 6-3
A Oati* *D> lost to L. Pollard <C>
6-1; 6-2.
L Walden <D> lost to Spaulding
'C» 6-4; 3-6: 6-3
M Wil ;hdis <D* lost to Brooks (C)
1-6. 6-0
Men's Doubles
Oatis-Van Burn 'D' lost to Hcnrv-
Clarke <C» 6-2 6-3
Carcy-M .chcll 'D« lost to Hcard-
<C> 6-4: 6-2.
Women's Doubles
L La"k-F R oharrison •D• defeated
Larrieu-Pollard 8-6: 6-3
Walden-Oatis 'D» defeated Boston-
Logan ♦C» 9-7; 9-7.
Negro Owners
Win Prizes At
Northville Show
Thoroughbreds wearing the col
ors of Dr Willis. Bill Bell. Dr
Cha lcs Whitby, Dr Paul Alexand
er. and Set Joe. Louis were *ome
of the winner? at the Northville
R;d;ng S‘ab> show in Northville
Sunday. It was the first time horses
of colored owners have competed
.n the show-.
Sgt. Lou:?’ horse won first place
in ’he fine harness while Dr Alex-*
under.* horses won the stake and
the open five-ga::rd event* for geld-
Seaman Urge Dodgers
To Sign Negro Players
NEW YORK—The men who man
America's bridge of ships are deeply
troubled by the ill-fortune of the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
In reply to Branch Rickey, presi
dent of the Dodgers, who recently
declared he would spend the money
for new players if anyone knew
where he could find them, the Nat
ional Maritime Union crew of the
United States Army Transport Ar
gentina wired:
' Be it resolved that we the 277
crew members of the Army Trans
port Argentina, a ship that has car
ried over 100 000 soldiers to the bat
tle fields of the world go on record
urging ypu. Mr. Rickey, to bolster
our beloved Dodgers by signing
some of the swell Negro ball players.
We cant understand why you
haven't done this before. On the
Argentina we have many Negroes,
and we work and play and fight as
a complete and harmonious team.
Why not the Dodgers?
"You don't know what it means
to a Dodger fan. Mr. Rickey, when
Paige Threatens To
Bolt East-West Game
Bv RUSS J COWANS
CHICAGO Leßoy 'Satchel)
Paige, who likes to ride his tem
permental horse ever so often, has
the old steed in full lather and
the moguls of the Negro American
and Negro National leagues in high
Lloyd Marshall
Beats Maxim,
Lee Murray Wins
CLEVELAND—Preparation* w’err
launched here this week to aign
Lloyd Marshall. Sacramento. Cali,
light-heavy weight, to meet Lee Q.
Murray. South Norwalk, Conn .
some time this month. Marshall
emerged last Thursday night with
a unanimous 10-round decision over
Joey Maxim, who had amassed a
string of nine straight victories.
A night later, in New York’z
Madison Square Garden, Murray, a
3-9 favorite, defeated Turkey
Thompson, stocky Lo? Angeles bat
tler, in their 10-round bout. It was
Thompson's Garden debut.
Marshall had Maxim on the floor
twice, once in the second round for
a count of eight, and again in the
tenth for a count of nine.
The Murrav-Thompsnn battle was
a dull affair, with the squat Los
Angeles fighter forcing the fight,
but Murray tied him up and beat
him generally at close quarters.
ings or stud Bill Bell s horse won
the ?take for Tennessee walkers,
and Dr. Whitby's captured the open
five-gaited
he's a few thousands miles away
on some ocean and the radio room
sends down the news from the
States, and what do we read? Our
Dodgers have lost again. Give us a
break. Mr Rickey, and get us some
Negro ball players We will be
100 per cent behind you.”
NMU Vice-President Frederick N
Myers also wired Rickey, urging
him to sign up Negro ball players
His telegram, sent on behalf of the
union s 80.000 members of every
race, color and creed, who work to
gether harmoniously and effective
ly to keep 'em sailing, declares:
"As a Brooklyn fan. born in
Brooklyn of a family residing in
Brooklyn for the past 200 years, and
also as a plugger for the Dodgers
on the seven seas, I urge in the
name of 80 000 seamen who believe
that the Dodgers can be a better
ball team, that all available man
power is utilized.
"Urge that you take steps to see
that Negro ballplayers are given an
opportunity to put their talents to
work on the Brooklyn team."
dudgeon a* a direct result of things
which have occurred in the past
several days
"Ole Saich." who is a legendary
figure in Negro baseball, what with
20 years of «ervice behind him.
threatens to leave the East-West
game high and dry. "Ole Satch" is
oeeved because the owners have not
followed a suggestion he made some
months ago. a suggestion which has
been made by this writer on num
erous occasions.
Donate To War Relief
Paige want? the owners to donate
the profits from the East-West
to a war relief. Ole Satch.
who has been a prominent figure
o e!?ht of the 11 eames played.
'd this week that if the owners
'"‘'use to make the donation, then
he'll not be out there fitching for
the West when the 'earn? take the
field in Comiskev Park here on
Sunday. August 13.
According to reliable informa
tion, owners of the Negro Ameri- i
can league have agreed to the pro
posal. but owners in the Negro
National league have turned the
suggestion down.
Under th* proposal, which was
accepted by the Negro American
League owners. 110.000 would be
taken from the gate and donated
to $ war relief. However, the
Negro National league owners have
refused to accept the term?.
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PAGE FIFTEEN
Cincinnati Tigers
Return For Twin
Bill With Giants
The Cincinnati Tigers return to
Linton Field Sunday, Aug IS. to
engage the Detroit Motor -City
G.an’s in a doub’.eheader
The Tigers made the.r first ap
pearance in Detroit last May 28.
losing one game of a twin bill, and
’ying the nightcap a* 5-all. Since
that t.me the Tigers have won 12
of ’he 15 games played
Tne Giants made it three out of
four wins agamM the Chicago Won
ders bv iak.rvf a doubleheader from
the Chicago team Sunday after
noon at Lin’nn F eld The Gants
won the first game fi-2 behind the
six-hit pitching of Ulysses Evans,
and then Von the final game. 8-0,
as John McKenly, a new right
hander, held the visitors to four
scattered hits.
The Giants, held to four hit« by
John Martin. Chicago right-hander,
sixth to score trteir runs, cutting
coupled their blows in the first and
two hits with two walks and two
misplayg to tally three markers.
Two hits and two walks accounted
for the final three runs.
Evans, while giving up four
walks, fanned four of the visitors.
The Gian’s bunched three hits
and a walk with two errors to
score four runs in the sixth frame
of *he nightcap.
The Giants have won seven out
of ’he last eight games played,
living them a tot *1 of 21 victories
again«t five defeats.
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