WHITE OWNER OF KANSAS CITY MONARCHS IS EAGER TO ELIMINATE BASEBALL JIM-CROW Honorable John Dobbs Wesley Opines Win Plaudits Of White Baseball Fans That Negroes, Given Chance On Diamond, Varied Views On Efforts To Have Will Duplicate Fame In Other Sports Discrimination Tradition Ended Guest Column By John Wesley Dobbs KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(ANP) — ing out of season for club in Mexi- would consider Negro players J. L. Wilkinson, co-owner of the co. In pinch-hitting for Lucius Jones Cuba, and South American today (Melancholy) Kansas City Monarchs, champions countries. UNUSUAL POSITION I first want to highly commend him for the splendid and in- of* the Negro Americans league, Clark Griffith, head of the Wash- telligent manner in which he has been putting up the fight gave approbation this week to the THINKS GIBSON WOULD CLICK Wilkinson said he believed ington American league club, ex- through the columns of the Atlanta World to plan of William E Daily get Benswanger, Josh pressed the opinion that ‘‘Negro of the Gibson, catcher for the Wash- Negro players in baseball. Pittsburgh Pirates, to give to major league ington Homestead Grays, would at- leagues ought build themselves Negro baseball players a out to where try tract next to Gib- up their topnotch clubs Yes, we are Americans as attention Paige. too, and such, we must con- with his team. Officials of major play the ma,or league top clubs for son is known as “the Babe Ruth of tend for equal opportunities in all legitimate and honorable league teams expressed themselves the world championship.” Negro baseball,” with a lifetime avenues of development in free America. Notwithstand- pro and con on the issue. batting average of .349 and a con- Other well known figures in the the fact that we do not ‘T think it would be a fine thing ing always receive our rights, it is sistent record of 40 to 70 home national pastime expressed them- for the said ’al- mv game,” Wilkinson, runs each season for the opinion that we should never the world know past sev- selves as pleased over the prospect stop letting though we would lose some of our eral years. that we want these opportunities, yes every one of them. stars.’ of admitting Negroes to major lea- gue “There are at least a score of competition. Gabby Harnett, Baseball an is American the work is de- Wilkinson is a former minor lea- former Chicago Cubs catcher and institution, others who would make any major and off in gue pitcher who has been manager, the lightfully pleasant pays big money. In the big handling league team,” added the Monarch currently directing Negro ball teams with his Indianapolis Indians of the leagues the minimum salary paid a player is $6,000 a year. partner. boss. He said Jack Matchett, 28- Ameri- Tom Baird, since 1920. can association, said: Babe Ruth received as high as $80,000 and Ty Cobb $60,000. year-old Kansas City pitcher popu- lar There are several players today earning above $30,000 a WOULD LET PAIGE PLAY for his antics on the mound in “If given permission i wouldn’t full dress regalia, is ready made hesitate one minute, i am not in- year. The baseball mogul said he had material for the Brooklyn Dodgers. terested in a player’s color, just his talked with Leroy (Satchel) Paige, The attraction of this big money plus the “Hall of all playing ability. There are any num- time pitching great of Negro MCPHAILS’S ANGLE Fame” are the incentives the col- ber of good Negro players around claiming attention of the baseball, about the situation in Larry McPhail, president of the the country, and I’m sure that if ored hall players 1 am behind them one Chicago said, however, he would today. hundred per recently and said he- ad Dodgers, we were vised be to given permission to use cent. 1 think to have the the right-handed speed-ball opposed taking Negro players they ought opportunity same as all, them, there’d be a mad scramble other king, “we wont stand in because some Negro baseball Americans. certainly between managers to pick them your if owners are way you have a chance to against having the ma- up.” play.” First, Negroes deserve a square deal because they are jors “raid their clubs for talent.” NO PREJUDICE loyal, full-fledged American citizens. America stands for Paige is under a two year con- “The way they look at it,” stated tract with Kansas City club. He McPhail, ‘‘is that there aren’t too that ideal, regardless of race, color or creed. Ball players Manager Lou Boudreau of the holds decisions over Dizzy Dean, many players of major league cal- of. racial have been a the Indians said he had played with every group given chance except Rowe and ibre in their National and NEW a Schoolboy Bob Feller. Negro We want YORK—(ACME)—Evidence that think colored stars could readily make their mark The Negroes in school competition aiifj Negro. that chance for our boys too. pitching star haa received as American leagues, so if they should new day ha* come for the Negro in professional in major league baseball had no objection^ to having them today. high as $2,000 for in one lose their best to the ma- baseball was working players on Second. I believe ball presented just a week ago when the impressive to white spectators in his team, but he added it is Negro players will make good, be- Especially game, and js reputed to have earn- their own clubs would be New York Black Yankees and jors, to Alva owns Chicago American the Sunday, 26, tilt were, left to Art ed as up Bradley,, he the a shadow of a July right, much as $200,000 in a hurt at the gate.” yond doubt, if given a chance. have dis- j Giants clashed Stadium single team.” They at Yanked hero before Pennington, first baseman; Herman (Jabbo) An- year. Satchel augments his regu- Alva owner of tfnguished themselves in every other line of sport 20,000 fans, many of whom are white. Bradley, the Cleve- when; drews, leftfielder, and Alex Radcliffe, third base- lar league salary of $4,500 1o by play- land Indians, said: Celveland Carl Hubbell, hurler for the New permitted compete. man, all powerful hitters of the Chicago club. An- White fan* raved over the brand of ball Ne- York Giants, in answer to a drews, a native of Birmingham, Ala., hit 18 home ques- At the close of the Civil War groes are now and most of then at tion replied: most of the expert horse- playing them, by runs in 36 games for the Atlanta Black Crackers Birdland Tennis Courts 6-4, 3-6, constant the belief that CITY,IPARKS)t'it?I 7-5 to win the Parks’ Tennis men were approval, strengthen they in the first half season back in 1939. Too r, City Negroes. At the running of the first Kentucky J*?? “Yes seen a WiN Tournament. Williams was the 1941 sir, I’ve lot of colore j Hamsliam« w°r"d,defeated.Paul Derby in 1875, fourteen horses went to the post; thirteen Wednesday evening July 29 champion. boys who should have been playing in the majors. First of all I’d name of the fourteen were Just as as jockeys Negro boys. long this guy Josh Gibson for a place. they had a chance to ride horses these boys won races. The He’s one of the greatest backstops Amateur in team in Golf history, I think. the National Any name of Isaac Murphy of will live Lexington, Kentucky, Tourney leagues could use him “Is Life Worth big right forever in circles. He rode winners in the Saving?” now. Bullet Joe of Kansas racing Kentucky Your doctor is highly skilled in Rogan diagnosing, knowing City and Satchel! Paige could Derbv in 1884, 1890, 1891. Willie Simms of Augusta, Ga., your ills and prescribing just what you need. It is just make any big league team. Paige rode of the the winners Derby in 1896 and 1898. The famous Promises To Be Colorful Event your Prescription is filled with has the fastest ball I’ve ever seen. ! r black Winkfield rode the same Ken- KESH, POTENT and jockey winners in this drugs correctly The men selected fop — compounded. CLEVELAND.--(ANP) Headed ter Benswanger open at Chicago. Among these Pa., this has classic in 1901 and 1902. You can see that the colored already year annexed “BE SAFE NOT tryouts are Sammy Hughes, Bal- tucky j by Howard Wheeler, of the pro- are Robert “Pat” Ball, Mar- the ] SORRY” Clyde Ohio State women’s champion- timore Elites, second baseman; made a mark for themselves in that line of fessional brigade, and by Dr. tin, Calvin Searles,, Edmison Mar- boys sport. ship besides shooting the best golf Dave (Impo) Barnhill ace pitch- Remus Robinson, golfing medic of shall and Zeke Hartfield KEY DRUG in several minor tournaments. COMPANY er for the New York Cuban Stars On the track, the names of Eddie Tolan, Ralph Metcalfe Detroit, professional and amateur Amateur entries for the cham- The Forest The Most City Golf association, Complete Prescription Department In and Roy CampaneUk, Baltimore golfers from a score of cities will of the nation include some and Jesse Owens for themselves. Their records are pionship headed by Dr. Veo Beck, known in Elites catcher. speak tee off at Highland Park Muni- of the finest Mississippi stylists on simon- golfing circles throughout the 434 E.