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Saturday, June 15, 1940
THE CHRONICLE
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Colored Girl Makes
Dash Record
' Cincinnati Jean Lane, Wilber
force track queen, has smashed
the 100-yd. dash record for women
set in 1937 by Stella Walsh.
Miss Lane, who recently de
feated Tuskegee's best girl speed
sters, romped over the course
here in 10.9 seconds.
Woodruff Sets
800 Meter Record
Compton, Cal Johnny Wood
ruff, ex Pitt Panther, ran the 800
meters in 1 minute, 48.6s for a
new world's record here at the
Compton Invitational track and
field meet last week, Friday.
America's long striding 1936
Olympic king, showed that in four
years he has improved his tech
nique. Woodruff ran a front
race all the way over Paul Moore
of Stanford.
Dugger Pushes
Hurdles Winner
Palmer Stadium, N. J. Veter
an Fred Walcott of Rice Institute,
made good his attempt to lower
the world's high hurdles mark
here last Saturday at the 1940
Princeton Invitational track meet.
Pushed by young Eddie Dugger
of Tufts, Walcott skimmed the
120 yd highs in 22.5s, bettering
the 22.6s mark of Jesse Owens,
set in 1935. Walcott was clocked
at .200 meters in the time of
22.3s, again bettering the record
of Owens.
Jesse Owens In
Auto Accident
Elgin, III Jesse Owens, 1936
Olympic hero, was badly injured
when his car, in which he was
driving from Siox City, Iowa, to
Toledo, Ohio, was involved in an
aecident here Saturday last.
Suffering cuts and bruises, the
world famous athlete was treated
here at a local hospital.
Owens has been barnstorming
with a colored baseball team.
Recently he announced that he
would re-enter Ohio State to com
plete his studies.
AARON SMITH, RINDGE CAPT.
Cambridge Aaron Smith, ver
satile colored track star, has been
elected captain of the Rindge
track team for the coming 1941
season.
Smith, an outstanding compet
itor of schoolboy ranks, has star
red with consistency in the dash
and broadjump and is the team
high scorer.
j BENEFIT GAME
FOR A BENEDICT
By James "Stonewall" Jackson
Hartford The Golden Bears
are planning a benefit game for
their fellow member, Buddy Killi-
brew, who is planning to take
unto himself a bride on June 15.
It is hoped that they will be able
to arrange this game with some
of the young fellows returning
from college. Those fellows of
this group who are interested, get
in touch with Frank T. Simpson
at the North End Federated Clubs.
By way of information, the
Dukes beat the Gallup and Alfred
team 6-2. Fred Burton pitched
well for the Dukes, with Roland
Richardson on the receiving end.
Another local boy, James Wil
liams, starred at bat for the Dukes
with three hits. For the losing
team, Robins pitched and A. For
ina caught.
N. E. GIANTS
WIN AND LOSE
Hartford, Conn. Last Friday
the Giants beat the Windsor Col
ored Stars (native Windsor boys)
in a twilight game at Keney Park.
The game ended at the close of
the end of the sixth inning because
of darkness, with the score 3-1.
The game was more or less one
of practice, with noone taking the
spotlight particularly, tl can be
said by way of comment that the
Windsor boys, though young and
fairly small, are fair hitters.
Sunday, however, the Hartford
All-Stars beat the New England
Giants again. In spite of good
pitching by Doug Johnson, who
made a beautiful running catch of
a difficult to handle line drive,
and by Weaver Lee, equally good
fielder and pitcher, the Giants
went down in defeat, 5-3. As we
baseball players and fans know
weak hitting and errors at crucial
moments lose games, however,
much of this weakness can be
attributed to the fact that our
players do not get enough prac
tice, because of hard working days
and considerable long distance to
the ball diamond. It would be a
great help to their playing if we
fans made it easier for them to get
to practice and games by giving
them use of our cars, etc.
Football Star
Returns Home
Herbie Wilson, football and
basketball star at Palmer Mem
orial Institute, Sedalia, N. C, has
returned home along with Fred
Cubbee and Henry Cattle, also
athletes at the same institution.
Wilson played right halfback
and was co-captain of the basket
ball team. He has received a
scholarship to Johnson C. Smith
University in Charlotte, N. C,
where he will enter in September.
SPORT NEWS
By Arthur W. McAlpine
Williams Wins
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
Bobby Williams started the 1940
season off with a bang when he
disposed of Fitchburg's Bobby Al
len in one minute and fifty seconds
of the first round. Dropping his
victim twice for nine counts with
a hard left and a straight right,
the hard-hitting Williams used a
powerful left hook to finish his
game but outclassed opponent.
Andy Roberts, who shows at
the outdoor arena this week, is
the brother of the sensational Ray
Roberts. Still undefeated, he won
the junior lightweight national ti
tle in his first year of competition,
and is rated more highly than his
brother. Ray has recently turned
pro, after having conquered all
he surveyed in the amateur ranks.
Nunnally Features in City Meet
Joe Nunnaly, local colored ath
lete, flashed a speedy pair of legs
as he won a first and second place
in the inter - school meet held
Thursday at Blunt Park. After
taking the century in the good
time of 10.9 seconds, Joe came
within an ace of placing first in
the 220-yard dash.
Dell Challenges King
Carl Dell, whose scheduled bout
with Charley Burley was cancelled
by the latter's appendicitis, has
hurled some emphatic challenges
in the direction of Howell King.
Dell, through the medium of his
manager, rotund Al Weill, charges
King, who is preparing for a" New
England title bout with Henry
Chmielewski, with having avoided
him ever since he lost a decision
to Dell in Detroit. As King has
more than once stated his willing
ness to meet any welterweight
from Armstrong down, a match
between the two seems to be in
the offing.
With N. Y.Cubans
Hartford, Conn. Artie Wil
son, former New England Giant
first sacker of Hartford, was re
cently seen in the line-up of the
New York Cubans playing in the
position of right field.
On Sunday, June 9, the Cubans
played the Philadelphia Stars. The
teams split a double header with
the Cubans winning the nightcap
after dropping the opener. The
New York Cubans will play the
Homestead Grays on Wednesday,
June 12, in Hyde Park. Johnnie
Taylor, who is also a member of
the Cubans, will also be seen in ac
tion at this time.
Wilson is a former baseball
player of Hartford Public High
School, and a three-letter man at
Virginia Union University in Rich
mond, Va. He is now studying at
the Howard Medical School
Washington, D. C.
Jitterbug Suits in
All Colors
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Williams Wins
Golf Tourney
Providence, R. I. The By-Ki-Pu
Golf Club open sweepstakes
last Sunday at Triggs Memorial
Golf Course, Providence, was won
by W. Williams, of Boston, with
C. A. Crawford of Boston second,
F. Heroo of Providence, third; and
a fourth place tie between Dr.
Bynum of Providence and W. L.
Powell of BostonvTThe scores:
Name Card Hdcp
Net
78
80
82
83
W. Williams . 98
20
20
8
14
17
4
8
14
22
22
20
24
14
20
14
C. A. Crawford ..100
F. Heroo 90
Dr. Bynum 97
W. Powell 100
E. F. Hill 89
E. C. Edmonds .... 93
C. Newman 101
W. Allison 107
C. Smith 107
G. Jackson 110
R. Smith 114
W. M. Turner 105
M. M. Jones 112
E. S. King 110
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85
85
87
87
88
90
90
91
92
96
V. S. Pugh No Score
Elite Giants And
Cubans Clash In
Yankee Stadium
New York The second of a
series of 1940 four game Negro
National League double-headers
is scheduled for Yankee Stadium
here to-morrow.
Baltimore Elite Giants will
meet Cuban Stars in one game
and the N. Y. Black Yankees will
meet Philadelphia Stars in the
other.
Hartford Netmen
Beat Springfield
In the tennis tournament held
at Colt's Park, the Nutmeg Tennis
Club defeated the Springfield Ten
nis Club, both members of the
New England Tennis Association,
in the singles 2-1. In the doubles
the Hartford team came through
successfully with two victories,
one being by default.
The crowd of about four hundred
colored and white fans were en
thusiastic at the thrilling per
formance exhibited that afternoon.
Louis-Godoy Bout
Is Unpopular
Apt to Be A Prize Ring Failure
The second Joe Louis-Arturo
Godoy match set for June 20th,
is likely to be a financial flop.
"Signs are pointing" that way,
writes Doc Almy, famous boxing
editor and expert of the BostonJ.the Pacific Coast."
BORICAN PAINTS
HIS FRIEND
RICHMOND, Va. A portrait
painting of Luther H. Foster,
treasurer-business manager of
Virginia State was recently pre
sented to the College here last
month by the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity.
The portrait, a vivid likeness,
was the creation of John Borican,
American track star and graduate
of State where he was Ail-American
halfback.
Tarzan Grabs
Another Title
Pawtucket, R.I. Ellison "Tar
zan" Brown added the New Eng
land A. A. U. 20 kilometre crown
to his 26 mile Salisbury Mara
thon title here last week in spite
of a sore foot.
Brown completed the race in 1
hour, 6 minutes, and 40 seconds
after again defeating his arch
rival, Johnny Kelley of Arlington
who was second. Les Pawson, Bob
Campbell and Hawk Zamparelli,
finished in the order mentioned,
Watson Too Late
For Decathlon
Kalamazoo, Mich They might
call Bill Watson "Superman".
Watson, giant Negro track cap
tain of U. Michigan, was being
driven to a meet by an assistant
track coach. The car broke down,
they were late.
Upon arrival, Watson donned
his track suit and won the shot-
put at 50" feet and the broadjump
at 23 feet 10 inches. But still he
was unhappy. Watson had inten
ded to enter the discus, high
jump, quarter mile and the dash.
THE CHRONICLE
By MABE
FATHER'S DAY
It is a tendency to first envy
and then tire over the plaudits
for the various and many good
fathers we have among us. Some
people just wait around to see a
good man go down; others do all
they can to pull him down.
Nevertheless, tomorrow is Fath
er's Day, dedicated exclusively to
fine family-fathers, present and
past who have nothing to do with
the modern political-fathers of
dictator-states so nobly opposed
by Mr. Roosevelt.
There never was a finer and
closer father and son duo than
the currently popular Eddie and
the late Lieut. Col. Dugger, who,
as long as he was on this sphere,
served his family, city, state and
nation as well as he could. It
took sacrifice, and that, to my
mind, is the test of a real father.
The school books depict the
Negro as a playful, carefree race,
quite afraid to meet sacrifice and
hardships. Our fathers prove the
lie.
Can't "Censor" Rindge
I prefer to regard the protest
BRIEFS IN
ALL SPORTS
By Tony Bartos
Springfield's East. Leaguers are
playing fairly good ball now. The
recent addition of Walters, Por
ter and McWilliams seems to have
provided a spark which will carry
the Nats into the first division.
Last vear at this time Springfield
led the league. Now they know how
it feels to look up from the bot
tom. . . . Bunny Taliaferro, well
known local athlete, trekked out
of town with the Newark Eagles
Post.
"The first encounter cured
many 01 tne casn customers.
However their second will be
much briefer, all of which is
something."
The CHRONICLE points to the
fact that Godoy has not fought
since the last meeting with the
champ. And he didn't do any
fighting then.
"Report has been circulated,"
writes Doc, "that he was kayoed
by a sparring partner a while
back in an exhibition affair on
Springfield Stages
Four Days Of Play
Giants Beat
Brown Bombers
The two colored baseball teams
of Providence began what prom
ises to be an interesting series of
games at Hopkins Park last Sun
day before an overflow crowd. In
a slug fest the Brown Bombers
were lambasted by the Providence
Colored Giants, the latter winning
17 to 11. Rawlie Preston, hurling
for the winners, went the entire
route, bearing down on the Bomb
ers when necessary.
The game had many interesting
spots, as fielding gems were exe
cuted and healthy blows delivered
by George Hie, Mason, Preston
and Ramos. Gene Perry of the
Giants poled a long hit in the first
inning to start hostilities.
Coach Johnson of the Bombers
used four pitchers trying to halt
the Giants, but to no avail, send
ing in Ramos, Edmonds, Soares
and Mitchell. Coach Rosario was
dumbfounded at the defeat of his
Charges, but complimented the
Giants on their playing, however.
He pointed to the absence of
Charlie Bentley, George Michaels
and Al Potter, mainstays of his
team, and promised that the sec
ond game will tell a different
story. Umpire Cunnigan handled
the game in an expert manner.
The lineups included: Giants
R. Preston, Jennings, McKinnon,
Hie, Perry, Mason, Hardy, Cle
ment, Jackson. Bombers J. Ra
mos, Roderick, T. Ramos, T.
Gomes, Soares, Jackson, Mitchell
and Johnson.
This Sunday the Bombers will
play the Knights at Haywood
Park, Attleboro, Mass., at 2:30
p. m.
SPORTS REVIEW
KOUNTZE
against the Chronicle's publicity
of Rindge Technical High School
of Cambridge, Mass. as a friendly
joke.
The recent election of - Aaron
Smith to the Rindge track cap
taincy has reminded me to make
this belated reply to a written
charge that the junior technicians
were getting too much mention
in the news, which, if true, is not
my fault. Papers write the news;
they don't make it.
Not a citizen of Cambridge, I
am yet willing to concede Rindge
Tech the medal for consistently
producing some of the best, if not
the most colored athletes year
after year here in this state. Right
in recent years, we've had Chet
Smith and Roily Bernard as star
guards at B. U.; Spike Corbin as
all-American tackle at West Vir
ginia State; and Franny Matthews
as hard-hitting first baseman for
the Newark Eagles of the Negro
National League.
Now, along comes huge Harry
Robart, king of schoolboy shot
putters, who has every indication
of being a super star at N. Y. U.
Can I help it?
following their game with the
Cubans. . . . Bet on Ed Dugger,
Tufts' mighty mite, in the National
Collegiates in Minneapolis. This
sepia trackster is really the tops
tops in timber-topping, tops m
tnnninc records, and tons as a
I s o '
gentleman and a scholar. . . . So
help me, Lew Jenkins' first name
is Verlin. I wouldn't advise you to
call him that he's the lightweight
champ. . . . Want to lose some
quick money? Baseball men will
tell you betting against Bob Fel
ler is sudden death to any bank
roll. The odds on these two star
hurlers is respectively 3 to 1 and
16 to 5. . . . Springfield's Colored
Giants won and lost during the
past week. After bowing to the
Polish Eagles 4 to 1, they won a
free-swinging 12 to 11 decision
over the Chicopee Falls Red Sox.
Best, Coffer and Malone featured
for the Giants in both games. . . .
Clarence DeMar and Andy Zam
parelli have both signified their
intentions of running in the 10-
mile race sponsored by the St.
Michael's parish in Longmeadow.
If the committee succeeds in
lining up Tarzan ErowTn and John
ny Kelly, the event will attract
plenty of out-of-towners. . . .
Western Masachusetts boxing fans
missed a chance to see a really
good fighter when Charlie Burley
was forced to call off his scheduled
bout with Carl Dell.
The sixteenth annual open
championship of the New England
Tennis Association is scheduled to!
be held in Springfield, Mass. on
July4, 5, 6 and 7.
Already plans have been made
for the affair as published in a
circular sent out from the head
quarters of the host, the Spring
field Racquet Club, 620 Union
street, Springfield, Mass.
The matches will be played at
the Forest Park Courts, and there
will be six events:
Men s, women s, veterans
junior boys' singles, and men's
and women's doubles. Drawings
will be made on July 3 at 9 p.m.
and play will begin July 4 at 10
p.m.
Handsome trophies have been
secured by the committee for the
winners and runners-up. The Bish
op Plummer trophy, of beautiful
sterling silver, which must be
won three times, is still up for
competition; Weaver of Baltimore,
Chandler of New Jersey and How
ard Brown of Massachusetts have
each won a leg.
The present title holders of the
N.E.T.A. are: Howard Brown,
men's singles; Myrtle Beavers,
women s singles; watts - ana
Woods, men's doubles; E. Diggs
and M. Beavers, women's doubles;
John Grayson, junior singles.
Nine clubs compose the N.E.T.A.:'
The Bal-Rac, Boston Tennis Club,
Roxbury Tennis Club and Shaw
House Tennis Club, in and about
Boston; Little Rhody of Prov
idence; The Nutmeg of Hartford,
Conn.; Racquet Wielders of New
Haven, Conn.; Volley-Rac of
Waterbury, Conn.; and Racquet
Club of Springfield, Mass.
Rhody Club To
Meet Bal Rac
The Little Rhody Tennis Club
is in good shape, according to
Coach Bill Thomas, and is ready
to stack up against the hard-driving
Bal-Rac Club in Boston on
Sunday. "We have a fair chance
to win with the lineup at present,
and if everything goes well, a
victory will initiate the club's entry
into the N.E.T.A.," said Thomas,
who is hard at work trying to
develop the youngsters. He notes
improvement in the playing of
Simmons, Coulbourn, Pettijohn
and Young.
Cardoza, out for the second
time, is stroking in far form, but -complains
of an old wrist injury.
The Wheeler brothers, Don and
Bun, will continue to be bother
some to any opponents, especially
if their stability improves. Saun
ders will be sorely missed by the
new club, as his effectiveness wore
many opponents down for the top
notchers.
First Mixed
Bout in D. C.
Washington, D. C. Washing
ton's boxing history will take a
new turn on the night of June
17th, next Monday night, when a
white boxer will oppose a colored
opponent in what is being con
sidered the first "mixed" boxing
contest ever to be held in the
Nation's Capital.
Hartford Sports
BOYS, LET'S PLAY SOFT-BALL
Hartford The Hartford-Spring
field Chronicle is making plans
for the sponsoring of a soft-ball
league. The Chronicle recognizes
that there is a definite necessity
for our young people to indulge
m healthiul exercise. It hopes
also to build, to an appreciable
degree, a higher grade of sports
manship, and to provide the bet
ter usage of leisure time.
We are mindful, too, that theri
are many who would welcome an
opportunity to get out after a day's
work and participate in some
health diversion.
Those already organized, who
wish to enter the league, please
contact James "Stonewall" Jack
son at the Hartford-Springfield
Chronicle office, 2076 Main street.
Boys 17 and over who would
like to play with, or organize a
team, also contact the Chronicle
office.