Bronze Reporter [Volume: 9, Issue: 41]

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By WALTER B. HOYE

A look at the American League Clubs and the averages of
individual players will reveal
why the Tigers were in trouble

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last season. As a team or as individuals they were not playing
pennant winning baseball. The
only two bright spots were Al
Kaline and Hank Aguirre.

Gonzalez Wins
Dawson Award

Rookie second baseman-outfielder Pedro Gonzalez was named
winner 6f the eighth annual
James P. Dawson Memorial
presented -each spring to the
Award. The Longines Watch is
~rookie player~ who has been
adjudged outstanding by a vote
of the New-York Metropolitan
writers covering Yankee spring
training activity.

~Since the Longines were first
presented in 1956, winners have
been Norm Siebern, Toney Kubek, John Blanchard, Gordon
Windhorn, Johnny James, Roland
Sheldon and Tom Tresh. Kubet
and Tresh went on to cop ~Rookie
of the Year~ honors in the American League.

The award was named in memory of Jim Dawson, popular New
York Times sports writer who
died at the Yankee~s St. Petersburg camp in 1953.

Comparing club hitting we ~find
the Tigers finished ninth out of
ten teams with a.248 average The
only team they outhit was the
Cleveland Indians. The Tigers
got 1352 hits.to the Indian~s 13 -41, while the New York Yankees
led the league with 1509 hits.
The one bright area in the batting was in the home run depart-; ment where our Tigers led all

American League teams with
208 round-trippers.
' In the top fifteen of the American League the Tigers didn~t
~place one hatter. Chicago and
Kansas City. had 3 players each
im the top~fifteen. The players
for the White Sox were, Floyd
Robinson with..312. The Athletits had Norman Siebern with. Jerry Lumpe with.301,
and Manuel Jimenez also with
aol. -
In fielding, our terrible Tigers are again in~ ninth place.
They committed 156 errors in
161 games. At one point, it was
133 errors in 133 games or one
a game. To make matters even
worse, they only made 114 double plays in comparsion with: Minnesota~s 173 in 163 ~games.. The
Tigers fielding percentage was
a lowly. 974 with Chicago leading. the league with a.982 -percentage.

One the pitching mound we
had the wonderful Hank Aguirre with an e@arned run: average
of 2.21 the best in the league.
He won 16 losing 8. Then comes
~Diamond~ Jim Bunning with 19
wins, 10 losses and an ERA of
3.59. In 258 innings Bunning
gave up 2662 hits nearly one an
inning. This wouldn~t have been
so bad but with the very low
double play percentage it just
meant lost games. Bunning~s answer to this was the strike out.
In ~this department his 184 ~was
second only to Minnesota~s Camilo Pascual, who had 206.

These records ciearly indicate
that our Tigers will have to improve and do it ~quickly. Things
to improve are team hitting and
that all important double play.
I think that if the double play
trouble can be solved the pitching will also improve. But as al
ways a team-needs that big bat |

tO win, without it you~re a nobody. And ~it~s time our Tigers
got some hittings bodies. People
like ~Hammering~ Coot Veal are
not the answer. I use the word,
ee | with Veal-very loosely.

George Chuvalo vs. ~Simm y
Wakefield- Windsor Arena

~Diamond~ Jim

~Matchmaker
Riley looks on as George Chuvalo seated left, fifth-ranked

heavyweight from Toronto,
signs contract.with Marv Mc- -
Kenzie, Toronto Boxing Com
Big. time pboxing.comes to
Ganada. Matchmaker ~Diamond
Jim~ Riley, ene of ~the nation~s
leading matchmaker~s. is. staging
a big: heavyweight bout in the
Windsor Arena, Monday, April
22. Spotlighting the card: ~will be
the former fifth rankéd heavyweight George Chuyalo from
Toronto, Canada. He will meet
Jimmy -Wakefield, the highly regarded _ stablemate of Cassius
Clay.

George. fas~ beeri fighting since
1956. He won, the Jack Dempsey

missioner. Chuvalo and Jimmy Wakefield of Louisville,
Kentucky are scheduled for
the Windsor Arena, Saturday,
April 22.

Amateur Tournament when he
was only 17. In 12 minutes during
the tournament he blasted out
four opponents. Wakefield, a 225 -pounder from Louisville, Ky., has
had over 123 bouts. He has won
the All-Army and Kentucky Golden Gloves championship. Jimmy
was recently voted the prospect
of the month by Nat Fleisher.
Ring Magazine.

~ For Chuvalo this match call
be the stepping stone to a title
shot if he ig ms

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bry ake

a salute to the ~achievements ~
"= More, ~then 100 ~eivle leaders,

of the Negro. athlet p in the~
~world of sports, is: discussed at
a recent premiere showing in
Chicago. From left to rigth are:
Charles. Linder, Walter S$. Dri-~

skill, and Ozzie Shriméns, we a

ident x the. ~Wersity Club of
Phicago.: Sportsmen- and ~representatives
_ of the press were. guests at
a special~ showing of the. new
movie. Titled ~Sportraits in Ebry,~ the: ~film. is devoted ex
Spartan ~Sieg Football
Coming Up

Practice:

MATT SNORTON

EAST LANSING~Spring football drills, the start of preparations for what is hoped will be
a fifth straight winning season
next ~fall, opened at Michigan
State.

Seventeen letter-winners from
1962, a handful on non-letter win
ning vets and some 40 freshmen will comprise the squad
which reports to Coach Duffy
Daugherty and his aides.

Southern University
Wins FAMU Relays

~ TALLAHASSE~Southern Unibersity walked away with the
Florida A&M University Relays
here recently in the Spring Sports
Carnival. The Jaguar Cats from
Baton Rouge, La.~ amassed 108

points to win the annual event.

Host FAMU was second with 49
points.

Seven meet records were broken with the Cats smashing five.
Southern took first place in.14
of the 20 events; the second place
Rattlers had four first places
and Fort Valley State had two.

Abraham Hardy of Southern
broke the one-mile run. mark
with a run of 4:24.3. The Louisiana medley team set another
mark of 10:37.5. Other records
set by Southern were Wendell
Price~s 1:55.0 -in. the. 880-yard
run; Richard. Ross~ 6~9%~ in the
high jump; and. Dick _Jackson~s
52~2~ in the shot put..

Frank. Murray of Florida ~A
& M set a recordin the two-mile
run by going the distante~ in
9:27.8.. The

was 9:54.0. Chuck Moseley~ set~

For the first time in half a
dozen years- the climatic spring
event will not be an Old. Timers
Football Game, pitting alumni
team.against the varsity.,

For various reasons, the Old
Timers affair has been scrapped
at least. temporarily. In its place
will be a.Green' and White intrasquad test between matched units
of the varsity.

clinic will continue to be a part

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novation. will: be the use of some
of the t: Spartan players of
recent years; such as Dan Currie, Tom Yeweic, Earl Morrall
and Norm Masters, in the clinic. demonstrations.

Practice sessions will be held
each Monday; Tuesday, Thursday and ~Saturday..for the fiveweek period, weather permitting.
Wednesdays and Ses td will be
Tain dates.

' The great tiipotlandis of these
drills 8 be gleaned from this.

analysis of -his- as ad ~situation

by the if _Dau~we'll go into hi ~Sissel with

fewer players of

Big: Ten: quali

head pliers
There are maybe six to: eight
men in: this: class.
~We'll go from the |
probably: Pog sale

time since I've"

gone.

pe ohee eee ae ee _,. The

~+ the.The ~ annual football coaches.

| soa, and the; hay

es ee
c~nsively to Ne er ~: athletes

who have achivived fame and
eminence in their chosen sports,

The movie. is now. evailable |

free of charge for showing before soc'al civic, snes se and
churen groups, |

A stirring salute to the Negro
in the world of sports is contained
in a new film.

The movie, titled ~Sportraits
in Ebony,~ is devoted exclusively
to Negro athletes who have
achieved fame and eminence in
their chosen sports.

The film features dramatic
closeups and action highlights of
many famed> sportsmen. It includes exciting sequenees from
a variety of sports, including
baseball, football, -basketball,.| track, tennis and boxing.

According to Walter S. Driskill
initial response~ has been highly
favorable.

~We beliéve that ~we. have produced an excitingand entertaining salute to Negro athletes, ~2
Driskill said. ~

~Base on inquires that we have |

fa

|] received since our first announce
ment,~ Driskill added, ~it appears
that ~Sportraits.in-Ebeny~ ~will be
one of the most popular selections in the ~sports film. library.~

~As with all of our other films,
we will make this film available
free of charge to any group that
requests it,~ Driskil said. ~In
fact, we plan extensive promotional activities coast-to-coast to
let people know about it.~ Write
care of this newspaper.

~Sportraits in Ebony~ captures
on-the-scene: excitement, with its
action sequences of Negro stars
filmed during some of their finest. moments.

In baseball, ~it~s Jackie Robin-.

scn, thefirst Negro in the major
leagues; Roy ~Campanella, who
terrorized national league pitchers until a tragic accident ended
his career, plus the famous base
burglar, Maury Wills, winner of
the Frederick~C. Miller Memorial
trophy as male athlete of ~the
year in 1962.

In. addition,,the film, shows
action by Henry Aaron, Milwaukee~s) slugging.. outfielder; Ernie
Banks, pride of the pve igo Cubs;
Billy ~Williams, ~and, course,
ar Giant Willie Mays
aong~with= many others.~

On the basketball court, it~s the
rebounding~ of the> Celtics~ Bill
Russell; the great al-around playing of Elgin Baylor, nd the
phenomenal basketball mastery
of 7-{t,.1-inch Wilt Chamberlain,
the Nationa] Basketball Association~s highest salaried star.

The track -scenes.are dominated
by speedsters such as Villanova~ 8
Paul Drayton, an All-American in
track and field; Bobby Brown
from Penn State and~ Wilma Rudolph Ward, heroine of the 1960
Olimpics in which she won three
gold. medals and helped~ spur interest in women~s track and. field
competition. There. are some excellent action shots, to, of the
world~s fastest human, Frank
Budd, _ when. he Starred~ on. the

tenor joined Herbie, Vancé, and
'drummer Jackie Hyde, to play
original tunes written by local
musicians.

Jce Dukes, ~drumee with
Brottier Jack McDuff, sat in for
a set, as did Roy Brooks, the
great Roy Brooks.
| Claire Roequemore, an old
schoolmate -of mine and trumpeter who gasses me each time
I hear him, ~dropped by and told
me to keep my eye on Noble
Smith, young tuba player who
also played a set. I did and now

iI am passing Claire~s advice on
~| tolyou. Watch this young man.

| He's too young to ~smoke~ but
he does any way.
~I had to smile when Sharon

| Hicks, sister of bassist-Rod Hicks,

joined the boys for a set in her
Easter outfit. I stopped smiling

| when I saw how hard she cooks

with the string bass.

And Ed Love asks me when
Im going to come out of retirement.

Never!

Richard ~Groove~-Holmes, currently appearing at the Grand
Bar, packed up his axe Sunday |
courtesy of Grand Bar managar
~Morrie Baker, came over to the
Workshop and upset the house.

It is apparent that Groove loves
his instrument because he never lets it out of his sight. He
lifts it, packs it, rides with it~
then, ironically~gets up on the
stage and tries to beat it to death.

I ean~t figure this guy out.

What words do you use to convey to readers just how fantastic

| Groove Holmes truly is?

I can~t think of any.

Groove, who will-close out at
the Grand Bar Sunday night,
defies description. Some say te
is like a super heavyweight
champion who bobs and weaves at
~the organ, By comparison, these
admirers say that Brother Jack
McDuff, who just closed out: at
the. Driftwood Lounge and Jimmy
Smith, who opened Thursday
night at the Minor Key, are more
like Wwelterweights in the division

of. jazz organists.

stone nut:

Joe~McClurg, WGPR-FM Stereo
deejay, says it is quite obvious
\that Groove is insane. ~Doesn't
he realize the things he does with
his left foot j can~t be done
on the organ?~ Joe asked.

There are others who maintain that Richard ~Groove~ Holmes is the world~s greatest cheater. ~When no one -is looking,~
said attractive Ethel Beeks, one
ot the waitresses tat the Grand |
Bar, ~Groove picks up the keys
and plays under them.~ -

Austin ~Coleman, knowledgeable jazz buff stated that Groove
couldn~t -possibly find all the
notes~ he plays on the white and

Segregated South

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is, I-'\visited the motel and the
ionly whites who camé near
~were those who were looking for
Negro women from BethuneCovkman. College.

students, I don~t personally feel
Father Boyd~s message penetrated ~durinz his radio interviews.
~The ~students simply did not: let
themselves go. On questions concerning.. integration, answers
ranged ' from: ~I think Negroes
are happy the way they arg,~ to
~If everybody would just leave
the situation alone,#...,~ ~etc.
A fri ~ from Harvard, Rev.

Don Cutler; a~ member. of our
company, came up With an. ideal
all ther peaaae ke ean omens
en | ee seme:

like this:. one legendary ke

Scenes from. ereat football films
were incorporated into ~Sport~raits in Ebony~ showing stars~like
the Baltimore ~Colts~ Lenny Moore,

the Los. itks "Bame~ pile Mat |i

Fr. Boyd: Do you realize that

Jesus beg the tomb today?
Student: (missing everything;
pee Yes: I jest: leye Daytona.
dt say. hello to Mama back

/ were:

alto, and Wayman Stoudemire.7

Then, there are some others |
who would bet~ their lives that
Richard | ~Greove~~ Holmes is. a

Of the forty. thousand white~

not really not. hearing~ the ques
~Mo
can~t help ~but swing. -

Gene, who has been mistaken
for Wes Montgomery in his style~
of playing, is a- master. of his
Fender instrument. His solos arei
imaginative and at times so fasti
it is difficult for even the jazz~
oriented mind to follow his fleet*
fingers: He~s got just about two~
pounds more soul than any other
guitarist I have ever heard~this
includes Barney Kessel. -;

George ~Mousey~ Randall - is
a drummer who keeps rood
time. Groove, whose pancenngers ge
~matches hig.
organ, said: ~ pad rently tnd
mers left and right in |L.'A., because while I was trying to play
they. were tappy-tap-tapping all
over my solos.~:

Groove went on to say: ~I tg
a drummer who throws in an oc.
casional accent. This swings. But,
Fat. least let me: get a word-in
edgewise. Mousey does this for
me while keeping. the ~group,,
tight. wert

No, I really ean~t find words..to describe: so monstrous a jazz,
talent. Members: of the Dee
Institute of Jazz Critics, a~ club
name I <just made up ft
instant to give credence to tae
following words, will- tell you
without hesitation: ~I dig hte
~Smith, but..

Special Note. to Jazz Fans: tf
you miss hearing Groove,. at
turn in your membérship c
the Jazz Lover~s of, the World
and go slash your wrists.

Phyllis Bagley; the sentively
poignant folk singer who has
en on. the Detroit -seene with

imazing rapidity, opens.at the
Unstabled Theatre for a poner
onvagement;.on; April 19. 4~;.

Miss~ Bagley, who s5~
one of the; warmest and.
sifcere: voices I have. ever hear
has been. f eatured_ at many.
the Motor Git Ss top. Pity, Wh
endanity etort,..the. Larg
| Dditage, ene M r. Kelley's: B
room. bes

Bt \

Leura Johnson, one: hui did
favorite vocalists. and one ~of my
favorite running. buddies,.. has

~pened. at the. Pafizian; Lounge,
Linwood at Davison.. -

Miss Johnson, a swinger with
a~ magnificent style all her o
has been efijoyed in ~clubs "
over the United States and most
recently played a date. in Muskegon.

Returning from. a gig at the
~Shalimar in Buffalo, N.Y. Laura,
so full of~ life and energy, w
~involved in a néar fatal auto a
cident in the fall of 1962. Ten
~weeks of engagements were cancalled out as she fought valiantly, and successfully, for her life.

Starting as a band vocalist
with the Al#hama State Colleg
-ins where she was a music rv..
jor, the fabwous, buxom Miss
' Johnson. has peared i in all the
top theatres in the country including such stellar clubs as the
Pink Poodle in Indianapolis, Cincinnati~s. Cotton ~Club, the Orchid Room in Kansas City, our
own Flame~ Show Bar, and the
20 Grand. |

Laura records. for- Time Reeords and is personally m
by Pete McDougall, who, alse m
ages Wilt Chamberlain~s Small~s
Paradise in:New York City. ~ ~~

When asked how long Laura
would be on the Parizian
Bar set, Cornelius Watts, cl
manager, stated: ~She can stay
here as on as one theres

pale lo: AL
thou still ~about on
~erutches, L&ura is now: os
process of gathering the

of Motor City talent for~a 1
show to commence si,