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SATURDAY, 23, r 944
Grays Win Ist From Crippled Birmingham Black Barons
WINNERS DRIVE
OUT 12 SINGLE
HITTING SPREE
By FAY YOUNG
RICKWOOD PARK, BIRMING
HAM, Ala.—Whatever was in the
cards for the Birmingham Black
Barons, winners of noth halves of
the split Negro American League
reason, it sure wasn't in them In
win here Sunday before 14000 in
the. opening game of the Negro
World series.
The Washington Homestead
Grays winners of both halves of
the split Negro National League
season, just hung the Indian sign
on the Dixie lads and madp them
like it The result was that the
pride of the westerners and south
erners went down to defeat. 8 tn 3
It wasn't any disgrace and if the
Grays have had something up
their sleeve for just such an occa
sion, all of the folks south of the
Mason and Dixon line are plum
glad they “done got rid of it."
Gibson Slams One
Half of Fast Eighteenth street
will be broke for the next four
weeks There are perfectly good
reasons, three in particu' - r. One
Josh Gibson plastered one of .John
ny Markham's offerings for a 370-
foot homer in right center with
one on in the fourth and npne out
1o put the Gravs out in front. 2-0
Then in the fifth not to be outdone
by hi* teammate. Josh. Buck Leon
ard caught hold of one in the fifth
for the circuit clout after Sammy
Bankhead had been disposed of via
r.j>er Davis, playing second, to 1 e
rny Mornev who was holding down
the first base job. Then to add
m<>re misery to the ailing home
town fans, Dave Hoskins lifted one
into the right field seats in the
eighth
In that eighth after Hoskins had
sirarked his ki*>er for the four
h.«-e* along comes Gibson with a
single to center and Canady with
a double Davis threw out Jack
son and n<*v Wellmaker. who had
been pitching a grand game,
fanned But no one reckoned with
James Bell who ha* been hitting
Ihe pellet at a 379 rim for league
g ones. Bc’.l just waded into one
for thiec sacks, scoring two runs
*• d ending an fighth-iftiung blit/
tha' left the Barons da/./led as to
what to hope for
Wreck Victims’ Play
Johnny Britton and Art Wilson,
third ba«eman and shortstop, re
spectively. were in the game, al
though Britton wore an adhesive
plaster over his left eve and Wil
sons wrists were heavily band
aged Both were injured along
w ith three others in a head-on eol
li.-on 20 nul»*s outside of this city
last week:. Out of the game were
JVpper Bassett, who was at the
contest walking w 1 1h the aid of a
cane; Tommy Sampson regular
second baseman, still in the Jeffer
son hospital, and Young, a utility
outfielder unable to play.
Johnny Markham, much to the
surprise of all concerned was the
choice of Manager W. S Welsh as
Ihe Black Baron starter. He got
by Bell who popped to Wilson.
Benjamin smacked a double down
the left field foul line. Sammy
Bankhead and Buck l*on d
walked Hoskins hit to Davi< who
forced Leonard on a peg to Wilson
but Wilson's throw to get Hoskins
at first was bad and Sammy Bank
hrad scored the first run of the
1944 Negro world series
Birmingham tied it up in the
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cal 600 Golf tournay. who are viewing the tro
phies to be awarded the winners at the Rack
ham Golf course. The preliminaries were held
Sunday and Monday. Sept. 17 and 18. (Stand
home third and it Itwked like
there might be a real nip-and-tuek
ball game if the hope did last only
a short time
Markham flied out to Bell in the
home third. Felix McLaurtn
walked. Art Wilson beat out a hit
to Jackson. Ed Steele singled to
right and McLaunn went home
with the tying run. Davis hit to
Canady and Wilson was out at th'
plate when Josh Gibson put on
one of the best body blocks imag
inable Radcliffe hit to Jackson
and Steele was out at the plate via
another Josh Gibson body block.
After the homers bv Gihs*->n
Leonard tn the fourth and fift* it
was all over but the shouting. The
Black Barons did score twice in
the home ninth Rut the (»ra> v
were too far out in front and the
hometown fan* had begun to find
GOLFERS VIEW TROPHIES
their way through the exists and
to their Sunday dinners
Welsh and hi«s Black Barons
went down fighting and it isn't all
over yet The series is for the best
four games out of seven and that &
that.
W ASHINGTON AB H PO A
Bell. If 5 0 10
Benjamin, cf 5 2 2 0
Bankhead, ss 1 1 0
Leonard, lb J 9 0
Hoskins, rs 5 2 2 0
Gtbson. c 4 3 10 1
Canady. 2b 5 1 0 5
Jackson. 3b 5 0 2 4
Wclmaker. p 3 0 0 1
TOTAI.S 40 12 27 11
BIRMINGHAM AB H PO A
McLaunn. cf A 1 2 0
Wilson. >s 5 3 3 1
S'ecle, rs ~..’. 5 1 3 1
Davis 2b 5 2 3 3
Radcliffe. c 5 0 5 0
Mornev. lb 4 n in 0
Lockett. If 4 2 10
Britton, 3b 4 10 3
Markham, p 4 1 o l
Jones 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 11 27 11
Jones ran for Markham i 9’h
Washington 100 lift 032—8
Birmingham 001 000 002 3
Errors. TV 1. Bankhead, l.c-vraid
•2'; Hoskins Jackson. Morrie
Britton <2' Runs bat'ed t*’ Ren
jarrun, Bankhead, t “nnaid *2*.
Hoskins '2'. Gibson «2 *. Steele.
McLaurin Davis Hits 5' H -Kin'
<2'. Leonard '3*. Gib>or 'J'. C • -
adv Benjamin '2' Bankhead Me.
La Wilso 1 Steele Davis
•2* Lockett '2'. Britt.>n MarkMm
Home runs Gibson. 1 e*‘uiard. Hos
kins Stevicn bass*' McLaunn Wil
son Struck v>ut bv -Walmaker, 7.
M irkh im. 5 on balls - off
Wclmaker. 1 off Markham 4 lx*ft
on bases Washington. 10. Br
mmgham 7
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Sept 24 at 2 p m
Muse will be f rr «hed by the
Tom Phillips ro4t Di m and Bugle
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Mayor of the vt' Edward Jeffrie*
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Darkness Halts
Play-Off Game
With YSO Ahead
The Brewster YSO and the Michi
gan Chronicle Panther*, the only
teams remaining in the Mic.mgan
Chronicle Senior B.ivs' Softoall
league, tangled till dark in the play
offs at Van Antwerp. Thursday. Al
though the game na.« called on ac
count o' darkness with Brewster
leading 6-5. ’he Panther: are con
fident of tupping the powerful
Brewster tha: did not bow to de'eat
in the second half of the n*on,
proving the fact of their inv.ncr
bil.tv.
Tney finished ‘he fi’-sj h.«lf of ’he
>ea?on w ;th a 667 to t.e the Michi
gan Ch 0n..-Ip Panthers for third
pa.e The Brew sum average now
i< ’.ooft a"d the Pan ,V| er average is
750 The Mich gan Chronicle Pan
thers have only lout one game in
•he second half ard * wa> no* at
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Starting back in the vintage of
the early 1900 s when B"b Marshall
was scorching a path of sparkling
play for the University of Minne
sota, the Big Ten has developed a
large number of Negro players who
have been sufficiently schooled in
the fine points of fcaitball to win
undying fame with their alma
mammy
This impressive list of Negro
plaver* includes such stars as Sam
Taylor. Sam Peyton, Tom Verrirll,
and Bernard JeMerson, Northwest
ern university; Bill Bell, Ernie
Parks, and Charles Anderson, Ohio
State; Archie Alexander. Duke
Slater. Ossie and Don Simmons. Jim
Walker and Homer Harris. Univer
sity of lowa. Dwight Reed and
Horace Bell. University of Minne
sota; Willi* Wa:d and Julius Franks.
University of Michigan; and Fitr
hugh Lyons. Johnny Babbs, and
Archie Harris. University of In
diana.
This season the Rig Ten colleges
have the large-t crop of Negro play
ers in the history of the conference,
and these players will figure prom
inently in the success nr failure of
several of the member colleges.
Bill Willis, the 220-pound Ohio
State tackle. ..« playing his third
year, and grid experts are predict
.ng he will be an All-American
‘■election when the fall curtain is
-ung down The
'firmer Col-.m
jus iOhio> high
chool star, who
or 60 yard* can
outrun any
r.en.ber of the
Ruekeye squad,
oroved his
worth in the
ire-season game
oetw ee n the
College All-
Stars. of which
ne was a mem
oer. and the
Chicago Bears,
oro football
■harrpions. He
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was ,n the starting lineup, the first
Negro to win this distinction. Pow
erful as he is fast and smart to all
the tricks of h:s position. Willi 4 is
undoubtedly one of the two or three
outstanding tacales in the country.
Matt Brown, second string full
back last season, is another Negro
plaver w no will be used frequently
b\ 'Coach Carroll Widdoes in the
Ohio State lineup. While only a
fair runner. Brown is a demon line
backer-up. and excells in tack.ing.
R.chard Javk.**on, a freeman from
WelLviUe. Ohio, is trying for an
end position.
Gene Derricntte. brilliant all-state
«*tar from Defiance. Oh o. looms a*
Coach Fritz Cr.sler s best bet to fill
the .est halfback post left vacant
when Elroy Hirsh was transferred.
Weighing i7O pounds and a break
wav runner with plenty of speed.
Derricotte was rated one of the best
prep stars in Ohio last season. He
also can kick and pass.
In the opening game against lowa
the hand* of Curti* Daniela, who
ha* been handling the major pitch
ing assignments for the YSO team
this summer. He was the only
pitcher to register a no-hit, no-run
game in the league.
Since darkness halted the cham
pionship game between Brewster
and the Panthers, the game will be
resumed where it terminated, at a
later date, which will be announced.
Standings
G W L Pet.
Brewster 4 4 Cl 1 00ft
Panthers 431 750
Batting Averages
AB H Pet.
Sampson ‘Brew.) 3ft 15 500
Carter .’Brew > 37 18 .491
Burgess <Rrew> 37 17 .481
Rrimlev 'Brew t 33 15 455
Matthews <Rrew t .38 17 447
Anderson <Rrew\* 29 1.3 456
Mam Brew. 4 3ft 14 467
THREE TIEU IN
BOWLING LOOP
FOR THE LEAD
friar* Ale, city champions, led
the scoring in the Motor City Bowl
ing league Monday night at Paia
dise Bowl with a total of 2867. good
for two wins over Parker House
Sausage
The winners were paced by
George Rennet with 6.15 on game*
of 209, 201 and 225.
VAilh George Wheeler rapp ng the
pins for 247. the rolled up
:022 in the flr*t game, a new high
tor the two-week old season.
The battle between Friars Ale and
Parker House Sausage was a grudge
ba’lie as two former .M?r* are now
members of tne losing 'earn- Bill
Rhodman and John Collins Capt
Rav Harris paced the losers witn
611.
Three Undefeated
At the .same time Pm ters Clean
ers was keeping its record unsul
lied by rolling up thrve victories
agdin.'t Tom Phillip* Post. 2469 to
2425. But Ihe champions could not
,-hake off the rush of Sport*men
Club os the laiter rode rough shod
over Dixie Challengers, 2677 to
2192, for their sixth consecutive win.
Adam.* Service also remained in
the undefeated column by taking
hree ficm Watson Realty. 259 n to
2552.
Darling Florist won two from
Burton Star*. 2557 to 2543 The
Wolves lest two to Palmer Brwl,
2428 to 2251. Cookies Place won
three from Spartans. 1989 tn 1862.
Briggs Realty won two from Mor
rocoa Temple. 2219 to 2028.
Scahawks last , Saturday at Ann
Arbor, Derricotte was the second
be*t ground gainer for the Wolver
ines. piling up 52 yards on eight
pla >s This young freshman looks
like another Fritz Pollard in the
making.
Bob Mann, a 180-pound end. is
another promising Michigan plajer,
Mann comes from Niw Bern. N. C.,
and. although he missed the sum
mer practice, hi* work since he ar
rived has caught the eyes of the
coaches. While he did not see action
Saturday against the Seahawks.
he'll soon b? see P 2 his share of
action.
Bill Willis
Claude 'Buddy' Young is just
one of the three Negro player* at
the University of Illinois The ra
tion's 100-yard da-h man launched
his collegiate football career Satur
day as Illinois swamped Illinois
Normal college. 79 to 0. registering
two touchdowns, on run* of 82 and
24 yards Another 51-yard touch
down dash was cancelled by a cl.p-
ping foul.
In Paul Patterson from Aurora.
111.. Illinois has a youngster who
can pass and punt as well a* do
an excellent job of running with
the ball. He was at right halfback
Saturday and registered a touch
down after a 71-yard sprint. Patter
son was also a member of the ITlini
track team, competing in the broad
jump and javelin throw. Don John
son is the third member.
J. C. tßoosetert Coffee is slated
to play a guard position at the
University of Indiana, c post he
held wi'h distinction last year.
Coffee, who wa* a member of the
All-Star College eleven, not only
s a good football player! but keeps
his teammates in good humor and
sparked for fast plays.
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Brewster Boxers
In Title Fights
At Club Sept. 30
The Brewster Boxing club is stag
ing a championship elimination
tournament, confined to its own
member* in good standing, *o de
< ide Brewster championship* in all
weight.* The elimination aerie* will
be run ofl in the club training quar
ters under th • same conditions gov
erning aL such tournament bouts.
After the Held has been pared
down to two contestants in each
class by the preliminary bouts, the
club champions will be crowned in
ihe tournament finals, whicn will be
held m the main gymnasium Sat
urdav Sept 30. starting at 8:30 p m
Several Browser stars of by-gon®
year* have volunteered their serv
ice* as oftiicials to insure the Aic
cess of the show. Tins spirit of nelp
fulness on the part of the club
alumni has always been a contrib
uting factor in keeping the club on
'he top rung. Among the first ot
he old timers to come forward was
Walter Smith. Brewster star of 10
vear* ago. who fought a great bat-
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PAGE FIFTEEN
Armstrong Kayoes
Spoldi In Second
ST LOUlS—Employing left jabe
almost solely. Henry Armstrong,
former featherweight lightweight
and welterweight boxing cham
pion. scored a second-round knock
out~Bver New York a Aldo Spoldi
in a scheduled 10-rounder here
Friday. Sept 15.
A crowd of approximately 6.000
watched the ex-triple titleholder
defeat Spoldi for the fourth tim#
in as many meetings. The knock
out came after 2:43 minutes of the
second stanza had elapsed.
JERSEYITE MARINE STAB
CAMP LEJEUNE. N C.—Marine
Corporal Manuel Stewart, former
Thomas Jefferson high school and
Peerles.* Athletic cluh star from
Elizabeth, N .1. is a top-notch third
baseman wth the Montford Point
baseball team here and is hitting at
a neat clip.
tic with Dave Clark in one ot the
tournaments of that d*y Neison
Saunders was also a former club
satellite.
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