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Sport Writers Lay Odds Against.

Jackie Robinson Reaching Majors

~NEW YORK ~ ANP ~Sport
Writers here and in Canada expressed last week a willimgness
to lay odds against the possibility of Jackie Robinson, star
secondibaseman of the Montreal Royals, playing major league baseball in 1947.

While Robinson showed bigleague calibre during the season and little world series, one
Montreal scribe
already that the Negro baseball
star will return to the Internat
has_ predicted |

ional league fh Montreal along
with catcher Roy Campanelli
and possibly Roy Partlow.
Branch Rickey, who signed
Robinson early last year for the
Montreal team, has turrfed the
whole issue of bringing Jackie
to Brooklyn to assistants,
sports writers revealed. Robin
son's record in the Internation- }}

al league, they admit, entitles
him to a crack at big-league
baseball. But the odds remain
against him.

Tennessee State Whips
Louisville In Ulcan Bowl

BIRMINGHAM ANP. Ternessee State hung its 3rd
victim on its Vulcan bowl list
with a 32 to 0 victory over
Louisvill: Municipal college at
Réckwood field here New ~ear's

~day.

*Ra'tn 2nd mud -held the Score
and attendance down as Coach
Henry Kean~s Tigers displayed
voleanic running power in battering down Coach Sota
Reed's valiant Bantams.

Raymond Whitman and Ralph
Cummings
downs each with Willie Savage

| adding the fifth. Whitman ram
med over from the two~ and
whipped right end for 22 in

| scoring. Cummings dashed 65

and s.zzled 11 yards to rack up
scores. Savage went over from
the four. Ralph Pulley, fullback, contributed to the Tigers
smashing offensive.

Barksdale and Minor Sepia
Stars, Sparked UCLA Victories

LAFAYETTE, Ind. ~ ANP~
Coach Wilbur. Johns, of the
University of Califorria at Los
Angeles, has -every reason to
be proud of his two Negro aces
~-Davage Minor and Don Barks
dale. Brilliant performances by |

the duet have played a major
role in piling up victories on
the Bruins~ eastern tour. Already UCLA is being hailed as
the potential champion of the
Pacific Coast conference~s
southern basketball division., Uncanny is the word used by

~some sports writers in describ
ing the long, accurate shots of
the pair. Dave Minor,.a former
Gary, Ind. high school star,
played for Toledo university in
1943 before entering the service, and now takes care of a
guard position: for UCLA. Don
~Barksdale, center, played on
the Califormia varsity in 1943.

~He Uclans ~opened-their east
ern tour by defeating Wyoming
54-41 in Buffalo. In. whipping
the Purdue Boilermakers 59-53,
the six foot six inch pair prac
tically took things - in charge |
during a. sensational scor~*ng
burst midway the second half.
Minor whipped througii~ four
field goals and Barksdale flipped in two.

In spite of a gentleman's
agreement in th Big Nine not
to use Negro players, no opposition was made to the use of
the Negro stars against them by
UCLA.:,

The thrilling action of Minor
and Barksdale against New York
university in. Madison Square
Garden was considered worthy
of a three column photo by the
New York Times,

Monkeys Scratch for Salt
When monkeys are observed

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for fleas, as is generally supposed.
In fact, monkeys have virtually n6
fleas. What they are looking for are
small particles of salt, the result of
~~ which they eat.

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FOOTBALL'S JOE LOUIS

Benny Prescott Jr., star freshman gridiron of Xavier Prep
wWwew Orleans, who enabled his
team to defeat McDonough 6-2
in a recent match. Like most of
his teammates, Benny, who is referred to by schoo] chums as
Joe Louis, is a_ lightweight;
swili-running but inexperienced
player. Déspite this, experienc:
ed opponents of Xavier Prep,
-have not been able to defeat

'the team. The son of Mr. and.

/ Mrs. Benjamin Prescott of Chi| cago, hé set up Xavier's touchdown score by a 30 yard rur on
lan intercepted pass. ~ ANP.

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Ancient Alchemist

Studies indicate that alchemy was |
antedating |

indigenous to China,
western alchemy by probably 300
or 400 years, and there is muck
evidence that alchemy spread from

the Chinese alchemists, was vorn in
-281 and died in 361 A. D. Ko Hung
was a Confucianist' in his ethics
and outlook on life and a Taoist in
his metaphysics and his regard of
nature. ~He was devoted as keenly
to magic as any of his contem:
poraries and was hard-headed for
all his credulity.. He was ap. experimentalist who. possessed extensive
knowledge of the powers and pos
sibilities of nature. ~

Land. Scarce -

Excepting the continents~which,
in order of size, are Eurasia, Africa,
North America, South America, Antarctica and Australia~the. world~s
land is comparatively scarce, notes
the National Geographic society.
The continents cover a little more
than one-fourth of the earth~s surface. The myriad islands cover: less
than one-fiftieth. The globe~s surface is 71 per cent oceans, 29 per
cent land.

- By Webster Smith

NEGRO OUTLOOK BRIGHTER |

The Championship game between the New York Yankees
and the Cleveland Browns certainly added fuel to the fact
that a mixed sport team is the
best after all. Any spectator or
listener will testify to the fact
Motley and Willis are, without
a doubt, two of the most vital
cogs in that machine. The
Browns triumph was another
step. toward blasting Racial Bar
were rewarded at the Box Office
as well as they were on the
field. Don't be surprised if quite
a few téa follow this ex
east to. west. Ko Hung, greatest of |; ample in the next few years.
|The so-called experiment really
paid: dividends.

The Los Angeles Rams who
won the championship last year
as the Cleveland Rams but lost
at the Box Office, reversed their
procedure this year. With two
Sepia stars: ~Wooly Strode and
Kenny ~Washington, they ~ went
over, with a bang at the: Box
Office, -

Their cross-town rivals, The Los
Angeles Dons, refused - tryouts
~to. Negro Players and didn~t

the Rams, although they fiinished
in their league as the Rams ~in
j theirs, Can it be. that ~the Sports
Public want to see the best man
in action, regardless?
CHAMPION.AT LAST
Although it- wasn~t -as quick
as you can say ~Jackie Robinson,~ Ray Robinson has won
the crown that has.been rightfully his for the past 5 years.
It was won only after a gruelling battle with a determirted
Tommy Bell, who gave a display of courage. It ca nbe added
that. Sugar Ray will fight any
one for his title and not setups. Now. watch out, Tony Zale.

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THE SPORTING SPOTLIGHT

riers in ~big time sports, They |

although they '-weren't)
able: to repeat their champion- | Pay! ~Brown.
ship performance of last year. ROSE BOWL~ ust

FE

BREAKING? EVEN

Miami. fans are still wondering: about their Football Seahawks. They - figure the Hawks
broken even this year. Although
they were last in starding and
last in -gate receipts, weren't
they first in discrimination and
first to lose their franchisé.
Yup, that's breaking even in
my book. Now even Kilroy
won't go there... ~

GILLOM and BROWNIE!

The Gillom Rumor is no
longer street corner gossip. Paul
Brown ~has finally signed the
ex-Massillon great to qa contract
with the Browns Already blesséd with two of. the best ends
in football the signing ~of Gillom adds further insurance to
this vital offensive spot. In Gillom. the~ Browns: got one. of the
best: punters in football, ~a department ~ which< they: can stand
improvement.. Fans in this area;
will have:one.of their forrdest
hopes~ realized. ~with Motley and.
Gillom. playing on thé same
team. ~ under~ another favorite,: Negro~. players. for. the first
me ~in many moons had a
chance to ~flash their wares in

draw half as many people as | a Rose Bowl Game. To say they

were standouts would be putting. it. mildly... A young ~feller
named ~Young and ~another
youngster named: Pattersor realby. stols the pffensive snow. Except for the Record-Breaing 103
touchdown ~run. by. Al Hoisch, |
it ~was a show dominated by the
Sepia~ Aces of: I}Hnois, To add
insult~ to injury, -Ike~ Owens
Negro end, was -the defensive
standout for. the fighting Illini
and: seemed to. be playing in
the UCLA | backfield. Young
scored twice and Patterson once
~in the. 45-14 rout:. The farts
in. Pasadena really saw a Technieolor triumph:

is contairied im an article in ~the
February issue of. the. widely

~| read. American magazine by J:
~ Edgar Hoover, director of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Although the FBI chief has
refused to hire qualified Negroes as G-Men, has been unable to find the lynchers of four
Negroes at Monroe, Ga.,~ last
summer ahd has made no public utterartce against the recent
wave of anti-Negro terror, he
was unable to find a real Red
menace threatening American
democracy.

Speaking of Communists and
the Negro, Hoover said:

Increasingly. the American
Communist has aimed his efforts at enlisting the support of
the American Negro. Under the
guise of championing a _ just
cause, the Communist seeks to
hate his own diabolical ends.

~Here's @ ten-poge questionnaire from The Bureau of Bovine Con.. tentment, The only woy we con onswer. it t.. is fo ask k the cow!~ |

FBI Chief, Unable to Solve Ga.
Lynching; Find Reds Using
Nesroes For Diabolical Ends~

NEW YORK ~ ANP ~-A: Much is promised; little given.; blast at communists and. their; The - class- conscious Communists
efforts to enlist Negro support

recognize Negroes as merely. allies of the working. class,

The ~article is ~ entitled Red

~Pascism in the ~Unrited States

Tdday. However, who has been
actively fighting. communisin
since World War I while maintaining a lily-white bureau, did
not explain how he linked up
two diametrically opposed ~conomic philosophers to compound
the term, Red Fascism.

Revarnish Spots

Worn. spets on varnished floors
may be carefully sandpapered,
wiped free of dust, and then revarnished and waxed. The varnish
should be applied first in the middle
of the worn spot and then brushed
out lightly to the edges in order to
biend and make a smooth match
with the rest of the floor. Go tothe edge of every board that is to

| be refinished, Finally the spots can

be sirens.

~PLANED ~ECONOMY coe~ rani

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4| Joe Louis -

| To Enter

Cosmetic Field

CHICAGO ~ ANP ~ Joe
Louis,~who has developed a definite imterest in ~business. during
the past several years, is launching a new venture this month,
the Joe Louis Products company. The new organization will

+ manufacture a complete line of

men~s toiletries specializing in
a hair pomade for men.

Headquarters will be in Chicago and associated with him
will be Walter Lowe, widely
known Chicago relator and business man, and Bill Bottoms, also ~xpefienced in commercial
affaits having beer an important ~business man here a couple
of decades ago. Bottom~s skill
as a chef caused him to be selected for the important task of
looking after Joe~s cuisine during his fights over the past 10
years, He is regarded as oné of
the champion~s best personal
friends.

Joe has an interest im the
Joe -Louis restaurant in New
York and owns the Rhumboogie
cafe in Chicago which is operated ~by his brother and Charles
~Glenn. He is also reported in
~

terested in a cafe in Los Angeles.

_Rarely however, has he exhibited the enthusiasm which he
~is showing for the new cosmetic, concern. A. sticker for

good grooming himself, Joe is|':

said to -hav~@ been especially
impressed by the pogsibilities
for-the new pomade which he
is pushing with his personal endorsement. The concern~s products will.be in drug stores. in
thé -principal cities by February. 1, it is promised.

Lightweight
Champ in Non
| Title Bout

PLEASANTVILLE, N. J.
ANP ~ Bob Montgomery, light
weight title holder, moved into
camp here New Year's day~ to
Start training for his next fight,

~Philadelphia's Indoor arena on
Jan. 20.

Last seen at Converttion hall
in November when he successfully defended his crown against
Wesley Mouzon and kayoed him
in 8 rounds, the Philly Bobcat
will take on Eddie Giosa. Tho
Goisa is rated pretty high in
fistic circles, | Montgomery's
handlers look for an early victofy.

~ After the bout on the 20th
they will move on to Detroit
for a bout about the first of
hext month,: with an opponent
vet to be selected.

~From the Motor City they will
trek to the coast and probably
take on~ opponents in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco. If present plans materialize
the champ and his entrouge will
go to Hawaii for a series of exhibition bouts and then return
to the States for a defense of
his title in New York around
the middle of June at Madison
Square Garder.

Cleveland Browns

Signs Gillom

By Earnest Herring

CANTON, Ohio ~ APNS ~

Horace Gillom is now a inem~.. ber of the Cleveland Browns
The ~big ex-Washington. High
Tiger football star, who let the
nation~s college gridders in
puniing while playing for the
University of Nevada the pas!
season put his name on a Brown
contract.

Massillon football fans have
been waiting for the announce
ment that -Gillom had _ Sigized

with the Browns. Everyone be- |

lieved Paul Brown would sign
him since he made~ the statement that Gillom was the great
vst football player that he had
ever coached, ~

Horate stands six feet one
inch and weighs 210 pounds.
Gillom never played on a los:
img team while a member of the
Massillon Tiger teams of 1932 -39-40..

Gillom followed Brown te
Ohio State University where he
was the outstanding member of
the freshman football team, but
he dropped oyt of school because of scholastic difficulties
and wer.t into the Army shortly thereafter serving three years
for Uncle Sam, part of it io
the European theatre..Horace enrolled at the Uni
versity. of Nevada the past see
son and made the team. as 2~

a non-title 10-round affair in

~BEA

iG THE cUN- es
RUMORS ARE FLYING - | Eis he
NEW YORK~(ANP)~Last week Jim Potts. NY.

Daily News, had Jackie Robinson~s Halem admirers bombarding me with street-questions. Powers, who one day extolls coiored athletes while on the fallowing he shows his real hand, implied that Robinson had little or no Brooklyn front office support in his attempt to join the 1947 Dodgers.

~We sum up these rumors as follows: Robinson will sign a
Montreal ~contract next Spring or during the Winter, and will ~
play again Leo Durocher's men a Panama teams and the showing Robinson makes in these tilts will go a long ways toward
making up Mahatma Branch Rickey~s mind. _:

Unquestionably Jackie was the standout International
League player in his debut on ~little big time~ baseball. He
has demonstrated beyond cavil that he is of big Idague stature
and the nation as a whole seem to be pulling for the lionhearted ex-collegian from. UCLA just as they did for Andy Cohen,
Jewish big-leaguer, back in the hectic regime of Johnny Mc-.
Graw -of N.Y. Giants fame.

ELLIOT DISCIPLINES GRIDDERS \

eee Did you hold your breath before you saw the names of the
Nknois University football players dismissed by Coach Ray Elliot a fortnight ago on the even of the UCLA Rose Bowl game?
Well, I did. The casualtjes were named Lou Donoho ang Ray
Florck. The charge, breaking the 11. p.m.. (in bed) curfew
Christmas nite, missing practice the following day. We knew
it just could not have been YOUNG and PATTERSON, but as
we said~we nay our heart beat like a sledgehammer until
be read the story.

RAY ROBINSON NICE TALKER

BILL ~CORUM and DON DUNPHY had not _prisefight
to broadcast the évening of Dec. 27, so-0-o they chatted to
you ait men and played new and old recordings., Their principal guest.was Ray (Sugar) Robjnson, world~s ~welterweight
boxing. champion. it~s refréshing to listen to a clearcut lad
like Ray for unless. one were told otherwise, it might well have

_beena ~member ~of Princeton~ s debating team doing the spieling.

Robinson most definitely typifies the sort of colored person you and }' are ~Meservedly proud of. ~He,,represents us,
instead ~of mis-representjng us as a lot of our well-meaning but
gullible and ill-trained characters in the public mind have done
during this and other séasons. Lots of success to you, ~~Sugar,~~
in your restaurant!venture located at 124th Street ~and 7th Avenue in New, York City.

TRYING TO SETTLE THINGS.

To Stevie ~Willrose Art and Musical Club drurpmer: ~~
Duke Slater, All American tackle of lowa University, djd not
star on the. gridiron for Ohio State as you were informed. Not
only was Slater a sengational. college. gridder, he was one of
the first to gain fame~ inthe professional picture. [n.addition
he was Western Conference discus and weights campion; a
topnotch wrestler and~ boxer. He was kayoed as a boxer in
one of his earlier engagements so, Stevie, | think we can pass
over this phase of your idol~s athletic achievements. As a
tackle, he was to:a'team what the immortal Bronko Nagurski or
West Pojnt~s Elmer Oliphant was in... the one, long, ago.

COE Robbins, Woonsocket, Mass. - Yes, the: late

be OS peut apne ys me at Langford ms eg 148 pose
wa joebar: 196. The.winner... Jack Johnson.

THELMA RICHARDSON, Philadelphia. You are right
sister; sister you ate.so right when you claim the TRIBUNE
GIRLS with sensational ORA WASHINGTON, were the finest
girls~ basketball team of the past 25 years ar more. Not only
that, Thelma chum, that Ora Washington was the type of wo
~_ athlete that js.a present-day BABE DiDRICKSON-ZA
IAS,~need your humble reporter say more on that inpales subject?

Mechanized Cotton Economy
Could Improve Southern
Negro Economic Conditions

ATLANTA ~ Arthur Raper.

tary for the Commission on In
~mechanization,. freshman. Gillom led al: Col
social science analyst with. the
U. S. Department of Agriculture, told a Morehouse forum
audience on Tuesday that a
mechanized cotton ~economy the
economic condition of Negroes
could be improved,
mechanization there would.be
greater opportunity for skilled
and technical labor.

Yet. he pointed out, there is
some question as_~to how. fast
which has revolutionized farming ir the West
and the Nortfi, will come into
South because the South tends
to put a greater value on maintaining social stratification than
in taking full advantage of economic opportunities.

The speaker expressed the
opinion that the high value
placed on land ownership will
likely decrease as tractors and

for with,

terracial Cooperation, he is the
author of Tregedy of Lynching,
Preface to Peasantry, Tenants of
the Almighty, and with Dr. Ira
D. A. Reid Sharecroppers All.

Louis to
Start Tour
February th

NEW YORK ~ ANP - ~ Fight
fans of Latim America will get
a chance to see Heavyweight
Champion Joe Louis in person,
when he begins his Central and
South American exhibition
bouts next Feb. 5.

Mexico City will be his first
stop. He will take over his for
other mechanized farm devicesmer opponent Arture Godoy, for

increase,

Doctor Raper predicted that
the coming generation of farmers going to insilst on mechanes and large enough holdings to
use them, and that unless Ne
gro farmers can become inde
pendent, and make use of thé
machines ~m some cooperative
way, that great ~ numbers of
them will eventually be pushed _ off of southern farms. ~
The speaker was educated at
the University of North Carolina and at Vanderbilt University. A former research seécre
lege players in punting. He had
an average of 52 yards until
the latter part of the season
when a. blocked kick cut it
down.:

Gillom is married to Mamie
Herring and they have a three
year old daughter, Cynthia.
They live at 527 Trenont Avenue SE.: ae

a four round exhibition bout.

From there, he will visit Guatemala City, Guatemala; Managua, Nicaragua;: San Jose, Costa Rica; Bogoto or Cali, Colombia; - Lima, Peru; Santiago,
Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Montevideo, Uruaguay; San
Paulo and Rio de Janerio, Brazil; Caracas, Venezuela and Saj
Juan, Puerto Rico.:

In charge of the Latix American tour is Bill MecCarney,
Broadway. boxing figure, and
one-time associate of Gene Tunney, He was retained by Marshall Miles, co-manager of.

Store Best Vegetables
When storing vegetables, leave
out diseased, bruised or injured
species as they will decrease the

| keeping quality of the entire lot.

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