Flint Spokesman [Volume: 2, Issue: 9]

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SPORTS
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HURSEY WHIPS
PERRY IN 10 ROUNDS

_ WASHINGTON ~ ANP ~ A!he had just won for himself, not bout in Cleveland only a week
crowd of 11,212 fight fans sat in

Griffith Stadium Monday night to

+ witness the first outdoor boxing

show of the season, Smuggy Hursey, new district middleweight
champion, won a_ decisive 10
round bout over Aaron Perry,
one time idol of Washington fans.

It was Hursey~s dynamic will
to win and Perry~s determination to do-or-die that kept the
two fighters on their feet through
30 minutes of murderous slugging..
Perry seemed to be out front in
the first three rounds, until Smug
threw a jolting right over his
heart taking the zip out of him.
From then on out, the show was
Hursey~s, although he carried a
closed left eye caused by a right
cross: landed from Perry in the
opening stanza.

As the 18 year old Hursey sat
cn the rubbing table in his dressing room with every ounce of

strength drawn out of his 154!
}. pound body, which was now aj the final, which as a heavyweight
mass. of purpling welts and his!-fight, Al Edwards

' only the satisfaction which comes

with victory but a $5,000 take as!

his share of the gross $34,571 gate
receipts. While winning $5,000 in

30 minutes ~~ain~t hay,~ still the |

young fighter wondered if the
dough was worth the effort.

The 21 year old Perry~s body
was bruised equally as bad, his
right eye swollen to fist size and
the claret o0zzed from *his nose,
He now looked the part -of an
underdog as he was suffering not,.
only from a battered body but
also of a beaten spirit. The defeat had made him realize that
his downfall was as swift asNhis

meteoric rise had been. 1
opening preliminary,|

In the
Walter Rowen, 148, won a décis- |
ion over Flaitop Cummings, 142;
Bobby Baldwin, 150, won over
Buddy Thomas, 145, In the othe1
preliminaries which followed the
main event Willie Morris outpointed Jerry Marshall and Jerru
Mekiir won from Al Johnson: In

scored over

left eye closed in a puffy bruise, | Adorn Spencer.

FBI NABS

BIRMINGHAM ~ ANP ~ A
Negro baseball star was arrested
here last week by FBI agents on
a four-year draft evasion charge.

Willie Walter Crawford, 43

year old former member of the

Birmingham Black Barons baseball team was seized at a Poter

Mines baseball diamond exactly|~

four- years after he failed to appear for induction in Knoxville,
Tenn., - according to FBI agent
Ray J. Abbaticchio,

The FBI had followed Craw
ford through a diamond career
which

_included- ~performances

BASEBALL STAR
ON DRAFT EVASION CHARGE

with Chicago and New. York league teams, *Abbaticchio ~ said.
Crawford, a pitcher and second
baseman, played under the aliases
of ~Skeeter,~ ~Schoolboy,~~ and
~~Screwball~ Jackson, He was at
tired in a baseball uniform when |
ar rested. |

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IL Charles Wins

Ray Turles Up
At Gardens
With Abrams
NEW YORK.~With a title

away,~ Ray ~~Sugar~~ Robinson,
the king of the welterweights,
will take on tough, fancy
punching middleweight contender, Georgia Abrams in an
over the weight non-title
match at Madison Square Garden Friday. |

Robinson, who waited for
all of the war and.then over
a. year after) he returned from
the service for a shot at the
title, is risking the chance. of
injury in his bout with Georgie. Abrams is a known
~cutie~. with a sharpe snap to
his punch, and a cut eye could
cause postponement of the
Memorial Day bout for the
title holder in Cleveland.

Boxing men, who have
~watched Robinson during his
Canes, claim/that with so few

Walcott, Maxin
Bout Sought
For Philly

Efforts to establish the number one challenger for Champion Joe Louis are making~

headway with the announce- |
Herman |

Taylor of Philadelphia has of- |

ment that Promoter

fered Jersey Joe Walcott
$25,000 and Maxim $15,000
to meet in Shibe Park. this
summer. The winner would.
then get a September chance
at the title.

However, reports still come '
from the west that Frank Sinatra and his syndicate have
the bout signed, sealed and
delivered for Los Angeles in
June.;

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SUGAR RAY MEETS GEORGIA
ABRAMS, BRATTON VERSUS
ANGOTT, FRIDAY ~

~ ae fo
Chi Sensation

Takes On

~{x-Champ
CHICAGO. Jollee Bratton, the sensational young

lightweight contender, will get
ihis long awaited chance to pin
back the ears of former lightweight champion Sammy Angott here Friday" night at the
stadium.

A few months back when
Sammy was signed to fight
~Bratton in another one of his
comeback attempts, the Illinois commission, refused to
'sanction the bout. Since then
the ex-title holder has been
touring the bushes and winning. Now he feels that he. is

ster, whom the experts are expecting to win with ease. Some
even think that Johnny will
do what Ray Robinson would
not do... that is kayo Sam
weather, milk loses some of its fla- MY
vor and vitamins.

~good 147 pounders willing to
mix. with him, the king may
seek the 160 crown after ~his
title defense May 30th. This!
could not be too far fetched |
when one takes into consideration that Robinson has had
great success, with the heavier
men, and a pairing with Tony
Zale would sellout this summer in New, York.

Easy One From
Archie Moore

CINCINNATI, Ohio. ~ Ezzard Charles, the number one
light heavyweight and con
queror of Jimmy Bivins, the
question mark heavyweight,
took his 17314 pounds into
the ring and scored an easy
ten round decision over Archie
Moore for. his fourteenth
straight -win since returning
from the armed services.

Ez, who last year outpoint
uae Y

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iness according to an article appearing last August
Cracker Baker,~ written by Har~old Ziegler.

REPORTED STRIKE ON STAR
JACKIE: ROBINSON AVERTED

NEW ~~YORK.~(ANP) ~ Good
sportsmanship, one. of the qualities that~ has. made baseball
America~s favorite pastime, came
close to taking, a severe beating
last week when the St. Louis
Cardinals allegedly threatened
to strike against the presence of
Jackie Robinson on the Brooklyn team.

Charges, counter-charges, and
denials were tossed around ' by
National League officials as they
sought either to: prove or to disprove rumors about the strike.

According to Stanley Woodward, sports editor of the New
York Herald Tribune,. Sam
Breadon~s hurried trip to New
York to confer with manager
Eddie Dyer was not to investigate the lowly state of his team,
the St. Louis Cards, during the
series with the Dodgers last
week. Breadon, instead, went to

avert the possibility. of a strike.

Once back in St, Louis, however, Breadon denied ~that such
was the case, saying, ~There is

| absolutely nothing to that.~
The strike program, allegedly

ed Moore in Pittsburgh in a
close battle, was the master
last week. In the seventh
round he. set Archie on the
seat of his pants for a nine
count. The New Yorker barely reached his feet in time.

From that time on it was
just a breeze. Moore was no
longer any trouble at all and
Charles handled him just as

he wanted.

drawn up by" certain St. Louis
players, was instigated by a
member of the Dodger team,
stated Woodward. The original
plan called for a St. Louis strike
on the first day of play, but this
was later changed in favor of a
general - strike within the National league to,be called on
another date. Both Ford Frick,
president of the National league,
and Breadon argued with the
players against such a step. -

~If you do this,~ Frick is quoted as saying, ~you will be sus-:
pended from the league. You
will find that the friends you
think you have in the press box
will not support you, that you
will be outcasts. |

~T don~t care if half the league
~strikes. Those who: do will. encounter quick retribution. All
will be suspended and I don~t
care if it wrecks the National
league for five years. This is

and one citizen~ has as much
right to play as~- another.

~The Netionai ague will go
down the line with Robinson
whatever the consequences. You
will find if you go through with
your intention that you will
have been guilty of complete
madness.~

Dyer, however, denied that
any of the men on his team had
even discussed such action. ~The
report my club threated a strike
against Robinson is absurd. At
no time to my knowledge did
any of my players consider such

a foolish action. They never dis
SHORT CHANGE SWINDLERS

In every field of endeavor
there is always an invasion of
unscrupulous men _ seeking to

Such is true in the field of bus
in ~~The

Terming these unscrupulous, beings as ~Short
| tists,~
writer portrays many ways by

tailers and clerks.

lows: The Witness System: There
is many a dead beat who will
claim that he gave the clerk a
$5 or $10 bill when he actually
gave him only a single.

Change~ Arwho work in pairs, the

wihch they fla2ce careless re
Among these ways are ~as fol
A new short change artist uses

the same claim, but instead of
working alone has a team of confederates to aid him in the swindle.

The confederates, usually a
couple, are planted in the store.
When the short changer claims
that he gave a five instead of a:

| single, th> confederates, within
hearing of the conversation, veri-!
|fy the claim. Since they are not
with the person who puts in th?
claim. and seem to be strangers
to him, clerks often take beau
word and make good the claim.. The hes zafeguard against this
typ~ of swindle is for the clerk
f- --"-.~he customer to come back |

iter is checked, with the explana-'

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tion that if a mistake has beep
made it will show up at that time
an dthe customer will receive his
change if any is due accompan
ied by a courteous apology.

The Phone Number Racket:
This racket is worked by tw
short changers who enter a store
separately. One apepars first
makes a few small purchases
with a $5 or $10 bill, then leaves.
A few minutes later: the second
one appears, makes a purchase,
and pays for it with a single. As
he is about to leave, he looks at
his change and tells the clerk
that he gave him a $10 bill. If
the clerk shows that he isn~t too
certain about the bill, the short
changer presses the point sisting
that he can ~identify ~the: bill because it is one On which he wrote
telephone number the night before. Moreover, the number is
written in green ink, 4644 he
says, at the same time producing
his fountain pen, which is fill
ed with green ink.

The clerk looks in the register.
finds the bill, and gives the man
what seems to be his rightful
change. The bill is.in the reg-. ister, but it was one given by

the first swindler.

The beg: guard against this~
type of swindle -also is to teli
the customer to return at closing
time, and not to relent regardless of the protests he undoubtedly will make.~ The clerk can.

at closing time.

~
SAE Sis emer

ready to take on the young-|
the United States of America].

[

Military Note

Saw where Germans tried
td invent. a noise gun. This
fine instrument would kill per
sons by sound.. Very worthy
indeed.

t-Should think that for the
next war, we have a better
than overwhelming majority
on the chances of winning.
Don~t we have swing ~bands,
crooners and singing commercials?

Then, too, we could either
ditack ~our beachheads with
the daytime serials or the conversation from a ladies bridge
party.

Boy, we win the next one
ey:
~kel~
~Health Dept.

(censored) of late. See
where a man 81 became the
first passenger to fly a mail
plane on its regular run. Covered some~ 800 miles, too.
Same day read that a man 65
was given a year for chasing
ambulances. That~s some pretty..fast running! They must
have forgotten to pick him up.

~Kel-~

Information Piease!

' Will some worthy kindly
come to the front of the class
and explain to the old professor just how it is that there
are so many ~used~ 1947
models on the used car lots
and so few ~new~ 1947 mod~els in the store rooms!

Visited the store rooms and
the salesman was crying the
iblues abouf not being able to
get any autos. But on the lots, |.
they are standing row on row.

ow my problem is this:

How can I tell my friends
~that my joy buggy is a spank
brand new one when they see
so many just like it on the
used car lots? They won't. believe me!

T

cussed it. No one ever discussed
it with them. Mr. Breadon came
here from St. Louis because he
was alarmed over the poor showing made by the Cardinals.

~As for Jackie Robinson, I
would like to state for myself
and for all my players that if
|\Brooklyn wants to use him and
thinks he can be of value, that
certainly is all right with us.
He is an American the same as

the rights and privileges I am.~

~ That Jackie was of value to
the Dodgers was evidenced by
the fact that he got four hits in
14 trips to the plate during the
three-game series, and handled
30 chances with only one error.
This show was made in: spite of
the unsportsmanlike razzing and
the distractions occasioned by
well-wishers and those who wish
to exploit him.

In the event that the strike
had taken place, Woodward re| ports ~that the leaders had
planned to say that ~their object was to gain the right to
have a say on who shall be
eligible to play in the major
leagues.~

Previously Frick had~ another
occasion to demonstrate his real;democratic spirit when he ordered Ben Chapman, ~manager of
the Philadelphia Phillies, to refrain from using abusive language at Robinson from the
bench. ~I told Ben and _ the
Philadelphia club,~ says Frick,
~that such language was not becoming from _ any National

not to do it any more. They
agreed to abide by my directive.

In support of his actions the
best Chapman would say was
~we are not making a target of
Robinson,. Jockeying from the
bench was a procedure long before I was born.... Jackie has
been -accepted in baseball and
we of the Philadelphia organization have no objection to his

*Iplaying and wish him all the

luck we can.~

There is no. evidence that
other teams in either the National or American leagues have
shown any anti-Robinson feeling
thus far. The unfortunate incidents, however, serve nly to
spotlight the real character of
Robinson. His education and
training place him above the
average player, and at all times,

at closing time, when the regis- be sure he won't come argund he has conducted himself in.the

'best American, tradition.

These old men are raising |

I am and he is entitled to all.

league bench and I warned them |

American legation later the same

THE GREAT AMERICAN. SPORT. sical

Baseball, the one sport that is ss Aaiinlona: wa tee A
dog, the pessite, the bottle cfipap: Hat pode wildly mala
a nasty taste last week. It turned from being American~ to
being something that our editorial writers would no doubt!.
term ~tinged with foreign elements.~~~ (What: ever~ that means!) >-!

From the moment that a boy is able'to put:ome foot imo!
front of the other in this country, he learns td throw~ and het. 4.
a ball. Baseball then becomes a part of his. every: day. |life.
And before you know it, he is playing sides with the othetsss
kids in the neighborhood. vt Be TAW

This is true of ang American boy, regardless, of _ Face,
color, creed, religion or social standing.

THE BIG STEP TAKEN; eas bet |

At the beginning of this season the big ten tas
Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn~ Dodgers~ made it the Lady in
American sport when he named Jackie Robinson to Agile first
base for his National League pace setters. For this he é
commended. ie

Last week it was reported that niembers of the St puis, |
Mo., ~Cardinals~ were plannig a strike until~ Jackie was removed from the roster of the Dodgers. That. digs)

walt
eT vce
propor

c

want any Negroes i in the major:

THE ~PHILADELPHIA. STORY |

Just a few short days before this, ~hie lowly~ name:
baseball club was guilty of giving Jackie the business during
the game. Led by their manager,~ they ~made _ insulting remiarits ' ~;
to the star of the Flatbush: mob, making, reference ~to: ~his ~race ~... his color, ete. | el oysgor
* All this was taken. ~in stride by Jackie ~arid {he Brookdyn'~
team as a whole..

The once quick tempered Dédgtis held that temper. ind! on
played baseball. They new that nati were - be! trial: as ~much -
as Jackie.

FRICK STEPS IN diiw

But to Ford Frick, - president ~of the: National. League,
goes the credit of. handling the situation.....:.

Said Mr. Frick in effect... the National enue office
will stand behind Robinson.. ~ they.~would not. tit ~batk. and
see any abuse heaped on:him as me as he was inthe: league:... if it called for breaking.up the. league: isi: ~setting it o-.
back five years... any and all. players found guilty of: cone.~::
duct unbecoming a gentlemneni and baseball welts ~" xt}
suspended....

This column takes its hat off to Mr. Frick.

HAPPY~S BIG CHANCE * dg

Now is the time~ for baseball~s Mr. ds Drisidter, ~ohio
is the commissioner in charge.of keeping things. and everyone
in baseball straight, to show that he intends (1 tobe and will
be a ~right guy.~ Mr. Chandler could very~ ell ~use that big
stick he spanked Lippy~ Leo Durocher with and put ~ some of
those up start ball players: in their places. ~

If ever there was conduct detrinentalf to: Wasebidt, ~the ~~
events of the last few days in regards to Jackie is it. This: wile
something that could easily develop to be~ worse~ ~~ -
Black Sox scandal of the early twenties.. - -

Happy shouldn~t be any too happy about: hai is ' ieee: 5
pening to his ~ (And he eels. to een
about it right now. 7 ne.

IF LEO WERE THERE - oe san

Had Leo the Lionhearted (thats~ Durocher) heiins ~pall:
ing the reigns on the Greenpoint lads, there would~ have been *
quite a stink in Phila.... with the Cards... and or rnaeate
else who had any idea ~to try som i We

Yes, sir, Ben Chapman should be mighty. glad that ~Lisps 29
Leo was not on the scene when the Phils decided to wide:
any of his players. It would have been something to: see. ~

3g:

PARE

Roughing up, flashing spikes, using language not in keeping with baseball is not in the honor code of that game or
any other game.

In football the guilty ~ae is penalized;.-in basketball.
the injured player is given a free shot... and if. he makes |
it, is given the credit of one point in the score; in hockey..
~the offender is removed from ~the contest and his edie

have to play shorthanded; in ~~~ a round is os from
the culprit. ~

But in basaball: fothing i is done about it. oe

Why not give the umpire the power to let the offended
one either advance an extra base.... come on around for a _
score... Nore Sgt or take a base). Or if the offended ~
player is playing his: position on the field, then why~ not call fa

the most advanced ~man out. yw

Happy can and should do something about. this. It he
would want me to work something. out in detail for
based on the suggestions - ~above, he need only tsk | am 1 am
still under. the opinion that he is not ~yet quite wel
in the required duties of his~ nie. i.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barnette -::
Arrive In Monrovia, Liberia. y

By Jacob Browne:: ~ -The Barnetts joined the~ presi- ~
MONROVIA ~ ANP~Mr.. and} dentiat party in the government- ~
Mrs, Barnett arrived at Roberts| owned cutter ~Susanna Lewis? ~~~
field. on April 18,.and motored| to! River Cess on Monday, April
immediately to Monrovia passing| 21. They spoke at, tbe:,council: +
through the Firestone planta-|held at River. Cess,.and. after.<
vions.: wards: left for, Greenville, Since;.:
A formal~ press conference was| Harper,. Cape Palmas, and +on..:
held at the state department on}their: return stopped at Lower):
April 18, when they: met the Li+|Buchanan, Grand_ Bassa, Barring
berian newspaper men. An infor-|~ape Mount, they haye~~guohed-~ +
mal conference was held at. the| all the counties. of Liberia,. <~

Returning ~ts ~Montovia~ ont

Pel ie
ty

i

|in honor of American Vice Con
| April 19, the Barnetts were introduced to Liberian society, by)

evening, when another oppor--
tunity. was given to meet them.;
At a bon. voyage party given

sul and Mrs, William C. George.
on the evening of Saturday.

American Minister and Mrs. Lanier.

On Sunday, President Tubman
tendered a luncheon at his Sinker residence in honor of the
guests, to which members of the

tatives, and Bishops Bravid Hartis and Willis King of the Protestant Episcopal and Methodist
churches respectively were pres

government, diplomatic represen-|*

April 26, the Barnéttes" lett~ for ~
~Kakata whete~ the~ ~ Booker~ oy
Washington ~institute~ is* situated~ ~

~on the same ~day; ~and ~thén ~left~

for Gbarnga, ~Saniquellie, and~
Ganta on Monday, April 28, re
Cari!

duced Miss Moten. 2s;..<

ent.

turning on the 30 for the musiedi?*"*
tetital being staged. by: Miss Etta~4 -
Moten (Mrs. Barnett: in~ private~:
life) at the Cox Mémorial -hally

on May 1. Gabriel L. ~Definis,~see= ~
retary of state: of pumas: ef