PAGE SIX THE PHOENIX INDEX, PHOENIX, ARIZONA SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1942 PORTS SLANTS DEHIES ENTRY OF COLORED By Luciu* ( Melancholy) Jone* STARS TO MAJORS WOULD RUIN NE6RO BALL Jack Troy Quiet On Favorable Trends For Negroes In Fight, But Ethiopian Clowns Keep Up Illustrious Pitcher Probably Busy Man Treating Adverse Angles ATLANTA', Ga.—(SNS) Their Winning Habits Misquoted By “AP” Writer MY GOOD FRIEND and contemporary, Jack Troy, af- By LUCIUS JONES Another question was fired at ter a period of total silence which caused this column to CINCINNATI, Ohio.—(S N S>— Crosley Field, and Bankhead's 6- and diamond performer at the top Paige. How about the major league wonder if he knew of the heated baseball discussion raging Elated over another streak of re- to-4 triumph three nights later, be- of the list. (SNS Sports Editor) players- Satchel replied: “No trouble there. Baseball is on page virtually every daily newspaper Cincinnati the crowd to ever see the sports of cent successes. th° fore largest business. And a day’s work a (Miami) Ethiopian Clowns have IT IS POSSIBLE Leroy (Satchfil) Paige, Negro is in the country, finally snapped out of his wordlessness the a Negro game in Indianapolis’ Vic- CLOWNAGRAMS JUST day’s work. There's any- their focused on two major misquoted by nothing Friday morning). attention Stadium, Birmingham baseball’s greatest pitcher, may baye been one can say to me that'll stop me past events scheduled to come off on tory over the The Cincinnati Clowns are Black Barons. Harry J. O’Donnell, white Associated Press writer, in an from playin’ August piece, Mr. Troy presented reasons their home grounds here at Crosley mighty proud over being asked to Friday, In his 7 Field, Cincinnati, Sunday after- The continued consistent hitting, return to Red Bird Stadium in article syndicated from Albany, N. Y.„ under a. why Negroes iron-armed (he MISQUOTATION SOMEWHERE which, doubtless to him, seemed sound as to noon, August 16. finds the Denver superb catching and Columbus, Ohio, for the fourth August 7, date-line. (The said article appeared in At- Thus, it is clear see somebody (Tarzan) Bas- to given a try . He con- Tournament winners of last sea- throwing of Pepper time this season on August 25. has been doing some shouldn’t be at Chair receiver, and lanta CONSTITUTION of that date). misquoting son and current leaders of the sett, the Rockin’ probably to play the Birmingham How different are the remarks tends the idea is not practical. clouting of Fred . . . They of Negro Major League engaging in a the long-distance Black Barons. set an at- WOULDN’T HURT NEGROES to be inducted into the big show. Paige, as presented by Tom Reilly, (Khota) Wilson, have game on big 3-team double-header to be . tendance record for a Negro If Tom Reilly, white sports scribe Paige quickly quipped: to those of the great pitcher as To strengthen his argument, Mr. Troy, elsewhere as the Clowns piled in that with a crowd of over celebrated as “PEANUTS NYAS- been features park ior PM. fearless New York after- “Hell, man, they won't steal that broached by Harry J. O’Donnell, the page, displayed main and sub-headmgs a syndicat- Friday night, up win before record ago with SES DAY,’’ and on win after 6.000 several weeks India- noon daily, is still reporting with many!” who quotes Paige as follows: ed Associated Press article, by Harry J. O’Donnell, white, August 21, the Clo\yns take on crowds everywhere. napolis, too, wants them back for the scientific accuracy for which he considering it out- 28, Paige, according to PM, which is “And strictly Satchel Paige and the Kansas City August following their sensa- has become famous, the lesser the financial angle, which which quoted Leroy (Satchel) Paige, Negro baseball’s No. 1 whole triumph militantly waging a campaign of side is Monarchs of the Negro American CHICAGO. Ill—The coun- tional over the Birming- known Mr. O’Donnell is guilty of all I'd be interested in because of pitcher, as holding that entry of colored stars in major lights rapidly becoming “Peanut ham Black Barons “nine” there endorsement for Negroes getting a League, under the arc at try is a flagrant bit or misquotation where players conditions' that would exist, it league successfully and would The great pitch- August 6 big league try, named six ball could not be worked out Crosley Field, as one of the high Nyasses” conscious! ...FLASH! Word has Mr. Paige is concerned. major wouldn’t appeal to me because of spots of season’s activities. er and ace comedian of the Cin- just been received that the In- he is sure would make the ruin . their grade—, pit- the unharmonious other problems. Negroes The August 16 (Sunday) twin cinnati Clowns, christened Edward dianapolis American Association because I league well Paige wa* further quoted as saying that, even were This. I contend, have cher, , outfielder, and “You might as be honest Whit- bill will have the Clowns taking on A. Davis by his parents upon his club, managed by “Gabby” Hart- finished reading where the would be plenty given a break b the ‘majors,’ he would not care to join the nett, just , outfielder, all of the about it. There of the Nashville Colored Stars, crack entry into the world 25-years ago. is desirous of meeting the great told Mr. Reilly it’s only in the south, low Wyatts, Carl Hubbelis, Red Ruffings, and Bob Fellers, because post-season pitcher , Josh Gib- problems, not Negro nine sponsored by the Louis- has become the recipient of a flood Clowns in a game. Yes, ridiculous to believe the proposed Where the colored boys wouldn’t be he doubted that any b«g league club would pay him his 1941 free- ville Nashville in the of in periodicals of the Clowns will be to son, ’ , and Railroad, publicity large glad try-outs for Negroes in the Ame- first base- able to stay and travel with the salary of $37,000. first and the reorganized late. The News, on oblige.... The Springfield, 111., , Grays’ lance game, Chicago Daily rican and National Leagues will Dandridgc New- teams in spring training, but in New Saturday, August 1, devoted a full Browns, who are leading the Three- man, and Walter quoted Bostic, sports editor of PEOPLE & York Lincoln Giants in the result in wholesale raiding of Ne- the north where they couldn’t stay Mr. Troy likewise Joe nightcap. In between games, Nyas- page of pictures of “Peanut” in Eye League, also are considering ark Eagles’ . VOICE, Negro weekly, who felt lhat entry of Negroes in gro talent which would, in turn, nr eat with them in many places. Harlem ses, idol of Cincinnati, will be its rotogravure section, the Chica- challenging the Clowns. ruin the Negro Leagues. SOUTHERN ANGLE “All the nice statements in the the majors would write colored league hall in red ink. gifts go Defender that same week print- angle presented with numerous and About 75 Negro players were on world from both sides aren’t going My worthy contemporary even went to far as to dig up an ed his life story, the Sporting News z Taylor beautiful ceremonies. display Sunday, August 2, at Yan- How about Negro stars when to knock out Jim Crow.” the colored , Candy Jim The (bible of baseball) attributed to oldest active Clowns are still jubilant extolled him kee Stadium and performed to clubs go South? Or stop at some Somebody has done some mis- of Chicago, as follows: over the 2-to-l eleven-inning vic- highly in several recent issues, and 32,000 fans. These players, almost hotel which might bar them? Those quoting. Something ought to be tory Pitchers (Preacher) Henry Gene Kessler, sports of the boys the Leo editor to a man, saw no possible harm questions were asked Paige. Sat- done to “smoke out” the liar. In “We know there is no law against hiring colored in and Dan Bandhead turned in over Chicago Daily Times, in an article Ray t Robinson that lifting of the big league racial chel reportedly told the PM writer: the present conflict when the nation hoys for e majors. Just as there’s no law against hiring white Verdel Mathis and the Memphis describing the best Negro players ban could do to the colored leagues. up to the clubs them- and its allies are amici an going to our colored boys an “That’s intense American Giants. But we are to stick Red Sox in the second game of fitted for major league service, PAIGE’S ANGLE selves. If the clubs stand up for war for true democracy. Is no time I know the majors are going to stick to the whites. their August 2nd double-header at placed this inimitable character Discussing the question of what their men, nobody’s going to stop for democratic advancements to be From this point, it is clear that while Mr. Troy was conspicu- Misses Shot A! effect, it would have on Negro lea- them from doing what they want stymied by the tricks and decep- ously barren in his response to the many syndicated “AP releases gue ball for their greatest players to do.” tions of cheap journalism. dealing with impending big league trials for Negroes, which cam'e up for his scrutiny, he was quite energetic in assembling vi'ews and opinions supporting his personal position that colored stars shou) Most Os ‘Name’ Stars Red Cochrane still be withheld from the majors for “practical” reasons. NEW YORK—(A N F) —Ray Cliff W. Mackay, editor of this newspaper, elaborated on this Robinson, ftlie punching Hjirlem James (Pig) Greene, Ex-Black type of artistic omission and coloration in his militant July 26 col- welterweight who has yet to be de- umn titled “Our Unofficial Censors.” feated as either an amateur or a Negroe* being big Vie “Nationals” professional, not meet the 147- “AP” for In angles considered To will Favorable about in unwitting man- pound titleholder, Red Cochrane league trials were omitted by Mr. Troy the same D. Jones, a veteran by experience, is suppressed WORLD BY J. McGHEE on September 10. as was originally Catcher, Hayes story until the Crax To Start ner that Roland was in ‘42 the (ATA PUBLICITY DIRECTOR expected to give trouble after a in s'elf defense, to provide their readers scheduled. compelled southern dailies, ORANGEBURG, S C.— (SNS)— year of good tennis at Prairie View with some kind of information on the incident. Perhaps seven of 1942 ten ranking Texas. Cochrane, who has been resorting loose like The southern press, almost without exception, turns players be hand to partici- to every subterfuge to keep from outstanding the Negro will on NEW TWOSOMES a hot brick any story reflecting credit on pate in the 26th annual national meeting Robinson, wants SSW)OO Sunday In East-West men’s doubles two colorful Classic race, but it goes to extra effort, in most cases, to display articles championships of the American to risk his title, it was learned people. teams may be missed, but new dealing with adverse news about colored Tennis Association which will be Saturday. The fighters had been (ANP ) Hill pairing for Richard Cohen and CHICAGO— —With the the veteran. of the and in the awtffeid because No Mr. Mackay styles these great journalists’ held Lincoln matched an overweight bout balloting ended—the deadline Tex Burnett their slugging ability. wonder “chamber at University, Aug. Howard Minnis are likely to make in for for Homestead Grays. of OUR UNOFFICIAL CENSORS. It is a designation they wear with 17-23 inclusive. the USO. votes been Sun- be coaches. this event the same breath-taking having midnight, will one of the East’s honor. . . and, apparently, Mr. Troy has pulled up a chair in the old Richard Cohen, rated number 2 day, August 9, the Wast team However, those close to the Negro This year, the East has Josh spectacle for the gallery on Sun- But Robinson, after disposing of Gibson, Homestead Grays, and chamber himself. will lead the pack followed by Ro- day in this final ot the finals. Pair- will take the field Sunday after- National league know that Tom bert Ryland, Sammy Angott in Madison Square noon, in Com- Wilson’s is to throw of the Baltimore “practical” Howard Minnis ings for Cohen may come from August 16, spacious circuit going Who is the supreme judge as to whether or not it is John Chandler, and Shields Ave- its in or- Elite Giants, as . Roy Joseph King, Ryland, Joe King- of John Chand- Garden Friday night, told Promot- iskey park, 35th full strength in the field to admit Negroes into major league baseball?... No one person or Maurice Jackson and Donald Ellis. nue, for the 10th annual East der not to give the West a chance caught the full game for the East ler. A newcomer maybe paired er Mike Jacobs early Saturday that year group of persons, perhaps. But who is in a more respected position Additional in West contest be and most to tie the count in games Ac last and was awarded the interest men’s with Minnis. he didn’t see how he could in will to decide that question than probably any other group? The club singles will be for- come likely bat as follows: “Cool Paper” present, the East is out in front trophy for being the most valuable centered in two top not fur- owners, of These events will over 147-pound limit and make Jethroe, Cincin- in the series. player in the 1941 game. Gibson course! mer national champions. Dr. Reg- nish all thrills. Juniors may the Eeil, Chicago, or five games to four Do they not show by the deep consideration and favorable at- Weir and Eyre the the Cochrane nati Buckeyes, in left field; Par- Although there will be game in was in Mexico last year and, al- inald Saitch, who dominate the play since war acti- match a non-title a titudes they are now giving question they time according to curient reports will nell Woods, Cincinnati manager, on Cleveland Tuesday night, August though he has a reputation for the that think the vities have not hit so hard this up affair. He said he weighed only runs, West’s has arrived when the Negro may be successfully integrated in the make strong comeback efforts for third, base; Tied Strong, Kansas 18, with the same players in ac- clouting home the and coming division., Raymond 144 1-4 for Angott and felt the who dyed in the major leagua baseball industry? Do not all major league club own- the crown. City Monarchs, in rightfield; Wil- tion for the United Service orga- fans, are wool Jackson the defending champion, weight the match Negro bugs, point ers agree integration of the Negro in the majors would be a great MCDANIEL PROBABLY OUT before 10 round lard Brown, Kansas City Monarchs nizations, the second game will not will have many new challengers to out that Gibson has played in oth- box office Isn’t it sound business to make as much honest Only four years have passed was over, and if he tried to fight .429 hitter in centerfield; Joe count officially in the East ve. stimulus? defeat if he expects to retain the er tilts money as possible? It certainly be denied that clubs like the since Lincoln University was the with three four pounds O’Neil. Kansas City Monarchs, West series. East versus West and didn’t can’t junior crown. or more get any Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Bees Washington Senators scene of keen rivalry between the first base; T. J. Brown, Memphis, homers. A’s and and it would affect his performance. TO IT AY need box office stimulation. East and South. No less colorful EVERYTHING IN READINGS shortstop: Peg Green, Kansas EYE BUTTS MAY GET the cast PEA this year, despite the probable Lincoln Univrsity is sure to be In the Friday night affray, Rob- City, catcher; Johnny Sampson, Heading of players for TRY baseball industry would provide the is David Integration of Negroes in the absence of Jimmie McDaniel, will out meeting place for the youth inson, 112nd Birmingham, second base; and as East (“Iinpo") Barn- to close to scored his straight hill. New York Cuban the needed stimulation. Crowds ranging from 30,000 be the national championships. In The girls and events is ex- pitchers. Satchel Paige of the Stars hurl- Playing first for the East will be bo.Vs win by faking command from the cr, 50,000 have witnessed the last, five East-West sepia classics in Chi- all tile events on the program, pected to be top all previous re- Kansas City Monarchs who led the mentioned often as one of the either Big Jim West of Philadel- cago—and constant turnouts of from 15,000 to 35,000 have witness, sth round after Angott, the light- entire voting; Smith, Kan- Negro players who may get a try- there will be, with the finals play- cords for entries and keen com- Hilton phia or Leonard of the Homestead ed games played by colored athletes at Yankee Stadium, Briggs ed on Sunday, seven full days of petion. weight champion, had taken the sas city Monarchs; Verdel Mathis, out with some major league base- portside ball club. Barney Brown of Phila- Grays. Leonard is a veteran of Stadium, Forbes Field and other big league stadia. high calibre competition. Officials of the American Tennis first three and evened up the hurler of the Mem- the 4th. Red delphia. Ray Brown of the Home- thp games and clouted And Satchel Paige denies that entry of Negroes in the majors Flora Lomax, who staged a come- Association and Lincoln Univer- The Harleminte Angott. on the phis Sox. and Eugene Brein- East-West had mer of the Buckeyes. stead Grays, Jonas Gaines, of the homer off Ted (“Double Duty”) would ruin Negro league ball. He admits quickly not enough Ne- back last year at the silver jubilee sity ar extending a cordial invita- verge of a Cincinnati a knockout in the last Baltimore club and his pitching year. Sammy Hughes groes would be inducted into the major league annually to make to win the women’s singles cham- tion to all lovers of tennis join Radcliffe last tent to three frames. It was the first time Tne East batting order is still in Byrd, also lefty Hill Baltimore second sacker, absent an appreciable difference. pionship, will again have tough them in witnessing some fine play- Agnott had not won in mate. a return doubt and won’t be known until and of Newark. All from the fray last year, will be all, don’t the going against any now faces not ing at the 26th annual national bout over an opponent who prev- After Negro loops lose these same “name” stars to the last minute. Topping the vot- mentioned are pitchers although back on second with the veteran the League yearly? seen at Lincoln, before, Katherine championships. iously Mexican Josh Gibson even left his Homestead defeated him. ing for manager in the East is Newark has been using both Day Wells, manager, or Grays Willie Newark and played a full season in South America for SBOO a month. Dick Seay of tfie New York Black The Negro league teams don’t collapse when these great stars Yankees in short and Pat Patter- depart in quest of bigger pay. They keep going in the usual swing. Infield Os The World son of Philadelphia or Roy Easter- The Negro clubs could not hire good white players even if they Champion Homestead Grays ling of the Grays holding down wanted to, for the simple reason that white boys are not barred from the far comer. Tommy Butts of organized ball and can get superior pay in the various minor and Baltimore may get into the game major loops operated by their own color. Mr. Troy and Candy Jim at. short. Taylor have no point there—because, whether or not, Negro teams The East Is off fly hire white players, the fact is, it would be a good business propo- well in chasers. There are sition a great box office novelty if they did. and of the Homestead Grays, Bill Wright, the Mr. Troy is wrong when he says N'egro league a million- and Henry Kimbro of ball is Wilson and dollar business. It isn’t even a quarter-mUllon dollar business. A Baltimore Elites. Jud York Blark majority of the is operating the Chin Green of the New clubs in “red.” with the Homestead Yankees, Vargas of Cuban Grays the biggest money-maker (Josh Gibson Buck Leonard) the and Stars. of Newark and Big and the Kansas City Monarchs (SatcheJ Paig'e and Hilton Smith) Stone close. ..rim Williams of the Cubans. The East., as has been previously stat- Entry into the majors of Negroes would be a big boon to colored ed can send either Hill or Day, base ball. It would give the game back to the sandlots, high schools, the Newark pitchers, to the out- and colleges on a tremendous scale. It would restore interest in in- field. dustrial league, amateur, and semi-pro baseball—and would be the lifeblood of the brand just above the semi-pros. Clubs barely break- NEIL ROBINSON LIKED ing even on attendance receipts would “get well” selling just one The West is using but one first good player a year to the big leagues. baseman and he is O’Neil. In event that something goes wrong, Since there are no big league cities in the south, Negro league Strong development Tad will be shifted from the below the Mason. Dixon line would he phenomenal. The outfield to first. Behind the bat, south, or rn eh tan a n y toher one section, would reap the benefits of in event, of injury to Green, will the integration of which I speak. go “Double Duty" Radcliffe, who The problem of the mob Mr. Troy tries to raise is largely » ran pitch as well as catch. He is product of his own wishful thinking, mostly imaginary. A baseball at present playing for the Birm- crowd may differ radically from a golf or football crowd—but the ingham Black Barons. In the out- line is thin between the baseball and football crowd. There is little field, the West, will have Neil Rob- difference between a baseball a nd fight crowd, one being about, as inson. whose fame is demonstrative as the other. And there have been no “bum’s rushes’' still fresh in the minds of the or race riots because Joe Louis is wearing the world heavyweight East-West game and his home crown or because he has fought white opponents. town, Memphis, is pulling strong Nor did anyone mob Kenny Washington or Jackie Rhoinson in for him Also there will be Da- club, Texas, a lynch state, when th'ey played for UCLA against SMU in venport of the Birmingham Hyde Memphis, Pennington Dallas, opposing southern white boys. of and of Chicago. As short- On contrary, the Negro substitute the white boy s praised the boys and stop be Rolph Wyatt of the Kenny Jackie, will and in turn, praised them for their splendid sports- and manship. Football contact is even closer and more intimate than there is still a question whether baseball contact—l know, I played both—and there has never been Alex Radcliffe will get into the racial friction between white a n ‘l colored athletes in cases where game The Chicago third sacker they have played together. Southern colleges have always created has seen action in many East ve. friction, where none existed, by raising the color line. West contests and in most df No matter how long th'e integration of Negroes is delayed, it them has held his own with the will ultimately come, because racial discrimination because of race, East when It comes to hitting. This Diamond is as get thro it for hits. Leonard, at first base, ranking as creed or color is wrong f| U mu - American, undemocratic. ,jncon»tl Quartette j few balls At j j bag. Wilson Utility; L Williams 2b However, there are fans who would good as in Uic .» ttitionai a»d un-Christian. any l»is lin.v I