Flint Spokesman [Volume: 2, Issue: 3]

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THE FLINT SPOKESMAN

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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1947

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EVERYTHING IN SPORTS

* By DOC FRAZIER

Willie Joyce, lightweight boxer from Gary, Ind., who
has headlined many boxing shows in Madison Square Garden,
has been.barned from further boxing in Pennsylvania due to
the fact that he has lost the sight of one eye. Sports fans
across the nation will miss Joyce who always was a crowd
pleaser and a headache to opposing fighters.

i. Leo Kelly, Negro boxer ~and the ~47~ Golden Gloves
~champicn and the Eastern Champion, was outpointed in Chicago March 29, by Eddie Marrotta of Cleveland, when the
Chicago Golden Gloves boxing tdam defeated the team
representing New York 11 to 5. Kelly who had breezed
through the Dapper Dan tournament and also easily defeated
his four opponents to cope the Eastern title in New York,
was outpointed by the mulling Eddie Marrotta. Local sports

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|NAACP Expert

Tellsof.
Negro Housing
egro Housin
WASHINGTON. ~ (ANP) ~
Leslie Perry, administrative assistant of the Washington bureau of NAACP, filed an expression of the _ association~s
opinion on the National Housing
Commission act with the bank
ing and currency committee last
week.

Perry declared there is an
urgent need to meet the critical
housing shortage which Americans of all races, creeds and colors face today. The housing
problem of Negroes, Perry pointed out, is particularly. acute.
~Negroes make up 20 percent of
the population or the city of
Baltimore, but they arexcrowded into.less than twe percent of
the living space. In Chicago; the
'population density of the Negro
district is $0,000 per_square mile.
A single block in. ~Harlem has

BEATING THE GU

(This cokman represents the stndied oblales) of fi
mer U. S. Lt. Bobby Doyie and the writer. )
~WE PREDICT...!!~

NEW YORK.~JOE LOUIS~ June 26 opponent in his
scheduled 24th title defense in New York City will not answer the bell for the fourth round. The opponent will be
either JOE BAKSI, BRUCE (best box-office: attraction)
WOODCOCK or JOE WALCOTT, his former sparring partner, out of Camden, N. J. We do not feel that MELIO BETTINA, despite his Hollywood brother's $200,000 guarantee
offer to the Bomber, will get a title shot. We'd like to see
Louis kayo Bettina as there has been much talking concerning Joe's ~dodge~ of the Beacon, N. Y., southpaw-puncher.

HERBiE McKENLEY, brilliant athlete-student of IHinois
U., wil: bring the outdoor QUARTER MILE MARK down to
42 seconds flat before the "48 Olympics roll around.

HARRISON DILLARD will win both the - high ind low
hurd! es in every major outdoor track meet he participates in,
come this warm weather season, and looms as America~s best

Olympics wager, GIL.DODDS notwithstanding.

fans who had seen Kelly in action were looking for the Duke 3,871} | persons. ~_~_ by

O~Hara boxer, from Blythedale to also take the 129 Ibs.: LEE Q.. MURRAY, little EZZARD CHARLES, Elmer

vvestern title. fdre a wild screaming crowd. ~Ray, Jersey Joe~ Walcott and Curtis Sheppard or Bivins (deWhen Branch Rickey, head of the Brooklyn Dodgers Ford..was +high Seorer, for the spite their recent. setbacks), ~would be our choice over 219

isned.sackie Robinson for a try-out with Mcntreal with tha
object of later having him play with Brooklyn, Rickey ran

_ into much opposition. With the majority of the baseball play
ers from the sou'h, the old racial~ prejudice flared openly.

There are many who supported Rickey such as Hector Racine, -

Montreal president, Horace Stonehan, president of the New
York Giants, and Frank Shaughne-sy.
these men are connected with ihe basebail game. I recently
read an article in the National Police Gazette how one International League maijager offered a new suit to anyone who
knocked Robinson down; this is an example of what Rob
_ inson may heve to face in the majors; this ariicle also queted |

statements of the foes, who are against Rickey~s plan. Rogery
Hornsby, baseball graat, and W. S. Branhom, former minor

We are grateful that |

BamBoolas with six ~goals and
one~ fcul followed by: /Atkins
with five goals and one. foul.

Lee and Hopson~ were runner
up to Kelly in scoring honors
for the Sportsmen with each
getting four goals and two fouls
apiece. Coles banking and board
play was a big factor: in- -the

Sportsmen~s Club win,~

Thus the lowly,, tated victors
were able to end the Bamboola~s
winning streak of 29 games.

The Cobras defeated. the
Kingsley house, 58- 54 in. the
preliminary. ~

Quoting: L.~ T. Wilson and

pound John Shkor, whose-hahdlers clamor for a Louis shindig.. Feed ~big boy~~ Shkor to any, of the aforementioned, sez us, and.... no Louis-Shkor bout will be a possibility. Be oe) iais piece tn

PROMOTER, SAM... BECKER, Cincéibiellt stated on
March 20;,that he. would offer Joe Vane $125, 000 to. defend
his title (June) ~against the, new_ ring. ~senaationn-bZZARD
CHARLES, for a bout in that city: ~We hope: Lotis accepts
that match, and that MIKE JACOBS, (if still in command~ of
Louis) will permit it to go thru. In that event, as much as
we have blown the Ezzard Charles horn, we predict,,.

LOUIS the victor inside of three rounds. What if Charles; should happen to knock Louis: down?

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league czar, and George Digsby. Boston Red Sox scout, open- Phakk ~Phomes inanagert of the We say the great champion would get ~right up off~ he
ly expressed their dislike of Robinson in organized baseball. Sportsmen Club, the Sportsmen floor and. tear, the head off the less than 180 pound Ohio
*~~Digsby. made the remark that the signing of Robinsen was claim the TRI-COUNTY SEPIA | demon. To Charles: we say, fight, Lesnevich, (Bivins (again),
the worse thing. that could happen im organized baseball.~ CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE on the | Murray, Walcott, or any of the Seld if you desire. But.:..
-But we are quite sure that: if Robinson is given the chance he | refusal of the Bamboola. AC to| stay away from Joe Louis~ inside the ropes. aioeialinn with
~; 3 meet them in a return saree: a, Z ee a
can make the grade with any team in the majors regardless | Sportsmen's Club him at a nightclub, social, gathering, etc:,... He'll only
of the ugly statements that have been made about him. Fg Els Tp ruin your career should you elect ~to take the LOSER'S gn
Henry Armstrong, former triple crown titleholder, is BAMBOOLA~S BASKETBALL TEAM Melly. ts 5 2 12jin a chance at his million-dollar, title. ae
rumored to be running a restaurant in New York.. ei f....... P oo:,. SEN cone jes gant pons, Sere Fe.... NEWARK EAGLES with the nannies ~pepperbox"~
Weoeloefoazoesoasoetoelontoeloetoetoeloatoecoeseelesloatoeloecoe~. epee SoahoaieeSocloesoeteetoetoogs Sytee Soelectoeloatnesoetoetonle ofoecee lee: Reeteteceete eae | aEN U D be | Aj A). Col yO asects clita. is 0 2 i: f PepP.
=r So gen: Sportsmen pset ampodia Hoban, ee ce catcher LEON RUFFIN, and ace pitcher LION DAY~ to
K lly~ Sh S il P { tS White, @ 3a 2 1. 5|Jorge Pasquel~s MEXICAN LEAGUE, drop 25 ~percent in
7 + e y $ ot pol S er ec eason Mathews, @..cc0cu 0 1 1|our 1947 NNL pennant considerations. They still loom, as
~| prrrSBURGH, Pa. ~APNS ~ |by garnering 11 points to the} 4). oe leading. contendérs' but, ~ this might be a NEW YORK
#| A fighting underdog Sports- |Harris boy~s 7 to -give. the biakea: Ces oe CUBANS year,..\ could be chums?
&|men team dropped Coach Bill |Sportsmen a 13 point half time: Fg Fis Tp:
$ Harris AAU ee edie lead. Wooden ~~ 5 0 10 HAVANA; CUBA, March 22, was a highly exciting
1 ~ > y cl eae Gage ee ere re es:
AD y ERTISING $ San pan Oa. dy e | Eagle eyed Wooden, Atkins | Butler, 070. 10 2|day..BRANCH RICKEY bought ED SNIDER, outfielder from
$ es House hardwood last |2nd Ford took charge at the| Johnson, f............. 0 1. 1/~ort"Worth, to act as ~Pete Reiser security.~ * Local fans,. vespeIS OUR BUSINESS!! 4 Saturday night. aie bs os io ~ pe pordas ae. sang vase 2 a 4 cially colored baseball lovers, are in a quandary why "JACK
| ~ 4 opening up a deadly attack to eo ROBINSON, z
$ Hubert Kelly, forward on the |slash the Sportsmen lead. They| Dorman, g................ 0 0 0: Mo=treal ace, was not. promoted to. the Brook.; Sportsmen club, hoofed in the |succeeded in getting just four| Lewis, g................. 0 o o|/yn roster right thete and then instead of bringing up Snider
~|winning shot from the corner |points away by collecting 18 Myers, g -........-. 0 4 4|Whom Leo Durocher yaps, ~He can~t miss as a big leaguer?~
G t1 T h ith Us | $|with: 40 scconds left to play. |points to the coach Hopson~s Ford, g ~cs Sj} 8 This department predicts that Rickey will have to give
et in oucn WI vas 4 Kelly was also team~s high |boy~s 9. | ~.~.-~| Robinson a real tryout before the April 15 deadline for fans
* |scorer with 12 points.: ~ Totals............-.-. MW 7 41 \ the countr ove ill f him to d d ]
4 x The Bambocias looked like In the fourth quarter with the | Personal Fouls: Kelly~3,- Lee ~ r wil force nim to do 30 or admit~it was all: B Callin Our Office % | anything but champs especially underdogs still ahead by a score __~ Coles~l, Hopson~4, White a ~noble experiment~ with Rickey gaining lasting fame (some
4 y $ ~ in the first half which ended |~f 32-28 the Bamboolas put on __3~ athews~1. racists call it infamy) for bringing a colored star to the forey *| with the Sportsmen 13 points in |@ terrific onslaught which at one pate taboo ae ~ major leagues. 2
# t 0 S| the lead time with just~a few minutes to,.: z a
4 5 a nce. i ~ ete play gave them a four point; = sg
~ Clarence Hopson started the jead which was_ the tartisast NT fh a
ss i x Sportsmen on their scoring spree |ahead they ever reached. Bt Z
4 ~ sonable % in the first quarter with a foul res fa:
2 Our Rates AreRea #|.shot followed by his team mates But the Sportsmen were not be
+; who racked up enough points | to be denied their hard fought: =
+ + to give the new champs a 12-3 /for victory. They chopped the:
oo %| lead in the first quarter. lead of the AAU champs down
$; The second quarter found the-to one~ point and with 40 sec- A VS _JACK ERC BIN:
$ ~ Sportsmen outclassing. their onds left, set the stage for Kelx ~ highly. touted undefeated rival ly~s aise winning hook shot be- HAVANA ~+ ANP ~~The oly z; 5 appaarmeramet thing keeping Jackie Robinson|: nitte I: F de: Gl b from lining himself with the iy the~ ~tother. gy is. economic
- Moore TKO~ S ernan eZ; 0 e major league Brooklyn+ Dodgers| and purely selfish, - just all other:; ig the attitude of the players ball ~players. The: minim Sal- Z
~| Trotters to Play in Honolulu themselves, according to observ-| Shy on the Dodgers teaun $5,.| oui pt va
$ 3 y ers here lasi week. The players 600:~which is more than ~Ym get-f1 a Not
Pe By HUBERT HW. WHITE receipts amounted to $39,090. ~now it, everybody knows it, in- ppt, It is believed that he} a ct of
&| HONOLULU. ~ (ANP) ~ A_ In addition, sports fans ~en- | cluding Jackie. is: ned toa contract calling for} ~ = *~ ==
+ thrill-charged crowd of 16,000 in tered upon another top-flight The Montreal Royals~ stax first ~| a of it t ral
$ Honolulu stadium saw Frankie sports attraction almost éqttal- | sacker had his bit to say about er rome feel too badly i oI wit: ma kin:: ~*t | Moore take the territorial _ wel- ling that of the Joe Louis ap- it last Monday during a_ brief don~t: Inake nbs Jackie said with! ~ on | ~, 3. *|terweight championship from pearance here last fall when the | time-out from. spring training} a Bs acai A = care~ -atigods ib tiated er, woe 8
x Rs Frank Fernandez by a technical Harlem Globe ~Trotters opened | practice. = ~
P y S a knockout in the seventh round up their 17-game series last ~If the Dodgers don~t want me,:
| here Tuesday night. Thursday night.. The Trotters, there would be no point in my A. ann | "Opens | Baseball Honan g
4 ae _._. who arrived by Pan American | forcing myself on them. I am in |. wih
a eS A nee see at- two days earlier, will remain in| the Dodgers organization and na- Against Red Win S Easter Mor
AN AD IN THIS PAPER Fleet tan recs Soe~ ua aed a [at ea ma ings
- $~lweek cartier as a 2 to 1 under- | | 1 wouldn~t want to feel that I) GREENSBORO, N.C. ~ Bolst- [squad _ returning to. the. "Aggie
&e, a. vcle h ~ ~. 2 j jog 0s.? dog to his Puerto Rican oppo- Paes: ae inte ae was yeti gies that ee ered by the return of seven reg- fdld include. Joseph Greer, MarZ nent, who is one of the most A a seine = = i 4 nN then togy nae ~lLulars from last ~year~s squad, the infielders; Wille Joe: Livingston,
P: Ie cam.. -
BRINGS RESULTS [cee sie~ S SL TOTS si = moe on oe eae as ml
oF rong, possessor argest: a
qj} ~s nearing peak condition. Ac- a aa ae a ne: |I made friends there, The team} meets the Goshen Red Wings, | 004 Simmons, pitcher, and Bill: i $| cording to Leo Leavitt, fighter T@NCS) Sver P aced around 4/7 om sure, did not suffer by my] crack Carolina semi-pro outfit, in | Florence, - utility. Atti:. }: 4 promoter, Moore will get acrack basketbail;Sam Wheeler, Johnny; presence. We won the pennant} the season~s opener here, The; ~. P }| at Bob Montgomery, werldligh*- Scott and Team Captain Louis | by as big a margin as we pleased| 4.,; Howard Gentry; new.~ baseball
i. es-are slated ~to cross bats
It P AYS to Advertise i This aper 3 weight champion. Montgomery Pressléy. Newcomers are Elmer | and went on to win the little tai ere 4 Wickes in. Memorial mentor at A. ard T., sounded ~his
i appeared in a non-title-go ~ast Robinson, Marques Haynes, Boid | world series. me 5. gs f first call for practice afew weeks
8 Tuesday in San Francisco against Blue, /Inman Jackson, Donald, ~That couldn't have happened Stadium for Greensboro~s annual back, but owing to ~Snitenene: Jesse Flores. Leavitt wants the Moore and Bernie Price. Missing | if Montreal's morale was not as} Easter Monday baseball attrac- gah oly ae oc?
er only pitchers. and cateh
tion.
Veterans from last,. Moore-Montgomery match held
~in Honolulu stadium. Gross gate

from the lineup is veteran play- | high as it should be,~ he declared.
er, Goose Tatum. | ~No sir, morale is mighty import
geason~ S ers were able to get much done.

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