Bronze Reporter [Volume: 7, Issue: 33]
6 vine BUTLER aa omneente saith Se oe Ps é Aiud ce te! tein aie desociia. tools! pili ef big league baseball teams as his leagee chance next~ month| mcment will be affected: { Witom-he rejpins dtis old club, the} own on the ~diplo-: Los Angeles Dedgers,. for~ sp if the j matic font ~prevents Cuban ath letes from: joinzing~ their team ~in the U. 8. this spring. Alt! hous it is doubted seri ously that Fidel Castro~s govern ment will interfere with thos: players desiring to return baseball: in this country,,Shoule a hitch actually develop ~Minnic Minoso cf the Chicago White Sox, and Camilo Pascual of the Minnesota.Twins (ex-Washington are the best known of those who will be~ affected. - From Minoso, who comes fror Matanzas, and Paseual, home is in Havana, the list goe: throuth Pedro. Ramo and Zorr: Versalles (Havana) of the Twins Tony Taylor (Central Alava) anc Frank Herrara (Havana) of the Phillies, Chico Fernandez (Han vana) and Sandy Amoros (Matan zas) of the Tigers, Ed. Bauta (Camaguey) and Roman Mejias (Las Villas) of the Pirates, Julio Becquer; Havana) of the Athletics, Mike Fornieless (Havana) of the Red Sex, and Adolfo Arias (Cama guey) cf the White Sox. The Cincinnati Reds are_membered ~with Mike Cuellar (Santa Clara), Orlando Pena (Victoria de las Tunas), both of whom are natives of the Oriente Province the Castro Revolution started; Paul Sandez (Marianao). Rogelio Alvarez (Pinar del Rio) and Chico Cardenas (Matanzas). The Reds would ~even lose Regge Otero who is in his fourth. year where as a coach of the Redlegs. ~ % % * Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs infielder, emerged from the 1960 campaign as the best fielding shortstop in the National League ~for the second straight year, with an over all percentage of.977, 11 points higher than the runnerWorld up Dick Groat of the Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The St. Louis Cardinals picked up Marshall Starks, star halfback as one of their selections in the players~ from Illinois, early draft last: week. World featherweight champion Davey Moore of Springfield, ~O., scored 2 hine-count knockdown in the third round and. then sure vived a knockdown in the sixth to get a 16-round. derision ever Eurepean | _-ehampion |: Gracieux Lamperti of France Monday night in their non-title bout held in Paris, France. Wid Matthews, 64, wits helped - bring such stars as Erine Banks, Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Howie Pollet to the big leahas been named assistant general manager of the New York gues, club in the National League. Camilo Pascual and Don Newcombe msde comeback claims and both ~will have a chance to the evidence in what present could be the court of last resort. Newcombe, voted the outstand whose ~rainiag at Vero-- Beach, \Fla: ik Will repott here will be a spot~ made fer iim on the varsity. Pascual, only 26, faces perhaps wn even thougher battle for his xvid job~ with the Minnesota Twins. ~ormer owner of one of the -best curve balls in baseball, Pascual won 17 games for the Senat-r- in 1959, but he injured his ar... dc> ing a seuffle with Pete Taetinell of the Red Sox, last season and did little pitching the second ialf. Prime and Randy Zeigler, beat for the-first time since the 1956. 37 season Saturday night. The score was 61-57 with Prime anc Zeigler each collecting 19 points. The victory broke Wayne~s five -game losing streak and: gave the Tartars a 46 record for the season. | Luis Martinez, the lithe and agile. Mexican junior heavyweight wrestling champion, will get a chance for revenge Tuesday night when he meets. Brute Bernard in a return bout at Graystone Ballroem. Bernard won the first encounter last week but in a manner that was booed by the fans and disputed by Martinez. Bearcat Wright, one of the few Negro heavyweights in wrestling, will make his debut at Graystone against Roy Shine in another two in three fall bout. The highest scoring college basketball player in Michigan is John Bradley, 6-foot-114 forward, who has averaged 34.8 points while playing for Lawrence Tech. ~In the _ small-college NCAA statistics of a week ago, Bradley ranked second in the nation with a 33.6 average. This mark was higher than any, in the major college ranks. Bradley. appears certain of setting.a second record held by Werner Killen. Bradley needs 207 points in the last 13) games. Willie O~Reé, first Negro to; play in the National Hockcy Léa-|* gue, showed some fine bursts of] speed and was Boston~s top threat} last Sunday night. He had five} - shots on the net, including one} rink-long dash, which;forced}. goalie Hank Bassen to make aj spectacular. save. - " Ed * Clarence Alford, of Cleveland, survived a fifth-round knockdown and a toe-toe slugfest in the 10th} round to win a close decision over Jimmy Remson, of Detroit, Monday night at Chicago~s Marigold Gardens. Remson, weighing 137 pounds, dropped Alford with a right to the head in the fifth ing hurler in the majors in 1956 round. with the cpa. ~srmHands; but if ~he can stilt win} ~ Wayne State, led by Freddie | John Carroll~s basketbalk team as well. The old mark: of 649 is|:. forwatd. Joe. Parker and- ~substi-| + ~ tute ie {dogs Lasley led the Bull: dio ele Eapriges re ot halts Awards slong with De Arter Solncar. re | Record To 9-2 ORANGEBURG, S. South.~ Carolina State ~, College Bulldogs dropped their first con erence game of the season and then went on to win four straight from their SIAC opponents. Their over-all record is 9-2. Bethune-Cookman went down &3-80 in a close one despite the torrid pace of G: Humphrey anc L. Glover who poured in 31 and 2 8points reselevtipcy IhsT TH 28 points respectively for the Wildcats. South Carolina led 52 -49 at half-time with | Lindberg Moody, one of the top five lead ing scorers of the nation, firing} ~ in 28 points. _ The arch-rivals from ~across the-fence~, the Claflin Panthers, bowed on the following evening in Seabrook Gymnasium 58-53 At.the half State led 28-16, and despite the siow tempo, Moody accounted for 30 of the total points for the Bulldogs. James Davis was high tbr Claflin with 16. The Bulldogs journey to Columbia on Saturday to take the high-scoring Allen) Universi ty Yellow Jackets. CG. he} Skea | k's - Loughieer~ Time (Rave } ~the pets start * having children.~ ae *. * So My Neighbors ~Five months picketing~ my other experience?~ ~It's: nice for children to * | goals: 3 ~A father and sivettonie! cam | Bupport a dozen: childrem: ~through thick and thin, but ~tthe children want the government to support the old folks.~ Lasley free t ct 10 field ~goals and z rida. with 35 voints, 16 field goals and 3 free throws. Other Ratt! Joe Smith, '8; Melvin Johnson, 4: Oki Bridges, 4; Wate. Bellamy, Theo, dore- Allen, 2 each. 4 Other Knoxville Scores were Center James ~Slim~. Washington, outstanding rebounder, 9; John Baggett, 6; William -Wilson, 11; L. Toson,| 6; John Currethers and, John Owens, 2 each. The next KC home game is against Fisk University, Friday} at 8 p.m. The Bulldogs were at Lane Monday, LeMoyne Tuesday and Alabama A. and M. WednesGey... F34, Indoor Picnic At Cobo Hall The world~s largest indoor picnic?! On February 4th?! Tobe theld in Cobo Hall?! ~Why not?~, said Edwin 0. George, Vice President Detroit Edison Company, and Chairman for the 1961 Detroit Area Council Scoutleaders~ Pot Luck Dinner Committee, as he announced today that over 6,000 adult leaders in the Detroit Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, will attend the biggest Scoutleaders~ ~Pot Luck! Dinner ever held anywhere. ~This huge indoor picnic,~ said Mr. George, ~is a gala affair that features good food, fine entertainment, and a full measure of inspiration and, in a small way, says ~thanks~ to our many Scovtleaders for the excellent job they have done for the youth in our communities.~ ~The Scoutleaders~ Pot Luck Dinner heralds the.beginning of hundreds of activities scheduled for Scouts and Leaders during Boy. Scout Week, February. 7-13. Special ~Scouting <in Action Shows~ in. downtowyg,y Detroit, a i i tester ede yal Old: Mari-; ner~s Ghiireh~ by ~Council President, Merritt D. Hill, and an official. Boy~ Scout~ Week Proclamation~ Ceremony at the offices of Mayor Miriani will be held ~during the week. \ Bedichad: Wright Meets Roy Shine DETROIT~-nearcat Wright, a 6-foot, 4inch Jamaican Negro returns to Graystone Ballroom face Roy! Shire, blonde Georgia wrestler, in the two in three fall. feature. event. original new wrestling genius in imagination,~ attracted an alltime wrestling ~attendance record of 30,725 fans who paid $89,675 in Chicago last year. Forward Billy~ Barnes led Fle. am scores were Tommy Mitchell, 1 ae le 11; Walter Kennedy; | early | the recommendation of its Rat Tuesday night, January 24; to}. Weight, described as ~the most a décadé; whose ring feats defy | |:, 1960, based ~upon ing Committee: which is headec. by Ralph Robinson; former -heac } football coach at Atlanta~s Clark College. - ~the Scott Trophy cameos the memory of W. A. Scott, II, found er and first editor-publisher of the Atlanta Daily World, who was an All-American quarter back ~at. Morehouse College ir Atlanta. The annual award, sym bel of football championship in the Negro colleges, ~was initiated in 1953 under the sponsorship tof The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, and The Atlanta (Ga.) Coca-Cola Bottling Company, who cooperate with the Atlanta Daily World in the annual promotion. Southern had a 9-won-1-lost no-tie 1960 season to push ahead of arch rivals Florida A and M University, Tallahassee, Prairie View (Texas) A and M College, Grambling (Louisiana) College and Maryland State College, Princess Anne, which finished in the next four positions, respectively. In 1954, Southern shared The Scott Trophy in a four-way tie with Florida, Prairie View and Tennessee A and I. State University, Nashville. Other winners of the coveted trophy have been Prairie View~ 1953 and 1958, Grambling~1955, Tennessee A and IJI~1956, and Florida A and M~1957 and 1959. In 1960, notes 100%er Coordinator Marion E. Jackson, World sports editor, ~Southern, Grambling and Prairie View played almost identical conference -schedules. The difference was that the Jaguar Cats defeated the defending national champions of of Florida A and M University, 14-6, and dangerous Tennessee Kentucky State of mid western Athletic Conference, 7-6, and ern Athletic Association, 34-0. Florida A and M won ~the South éfn ~Intercollegiate Athletic Con-7"'* ference championship. ~Southern, Grambling and Prai ~| the se rie View share three-way honors rie apigers nM a The~ Seeouter lene: Gee came at the hands of Prairie View, 23-15 in $ wind-up. Cn ace During the season, the ~Jag. Wiley, Texas College, Texas uars~ won over Jackson College,: Southern, and Arkansas A; M and N in addition to Grambling, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee: ~ The~ 100% honor is based on: regular~ season play. = The 27th of January sports *. event will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waluhaje Apartnents;in suburban northwest Atanta.<In addition to Mr. Mumtord~s ~Jaguars,~ thirty-nine other sports figures including top performers in the 1960. Rome Olympics will, be honored. - es, Gane? ees aw Tigers Offer 5 Ladies Days _, DETROIT ~ The ladies, bless~ ~4 ~em, are going to have their~ ~1 days at Tiger Stadium again iw: Sil 1961., ee Executive Vice-President Harry M. Sisson announced today 5f that the Detroit Tigers have. set. sei aside five engagements next sea- ye son -for Ladies Days, a popular~ feature the last two years. They af are:; June 14 (Wednesday)~Boston~ 3 June 28 (Wednesday)~Chicago se July 20 tsa { rc eae Aug. 3 (Thursday)~Washington. Aug. 17 (Thursday)~Baltimore In addition to~ receiving reduced ticket prices, the femi- ~0 ~nine fans again will share~ in a~~~)9 number of gifts at each Ladies~: ij} Day, Sisson. said. Admission for Ladies Day is: j., 50 cents. for women, girls and 0 boys under 14 years of age. Men ~ pay the usual $1.25 charge for grandstand seats. Ladies Day tickets are for the! upper deck but may be exchanged for lower deck ~seats -with an additional payment of 75 cents for each ticket. They may be or- | dered now by mail from the Tiger Stadium ticket office. A~ a check or money ordér and.'self ~ee addressed, ~ stamped envelope ~ should ~~ each ~ or: ~ a8 der, <5? re 460, a MARRIED HIM | ico ANTAL: fear. 60 Cae wb ae wile id oO im nn ee Le + 5 ~ Ne Soo e ~~ a SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, a hs ne Vr wow ~_ MONT BE LOWS ST TAKE ey EE OF THe Da DAHLINGS ~TiL 1 DO A ~eee ZY7 WHAT HAPPENE ~ tenets Low th mall Cmte
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