[vinjs m m FROM JACKIE ROBINSON TO ALTHEA GIBSON: Alex Karras Tackles sports "Sportraits In Ebony" Devoted 'Mad' Dick the Bruiser Big Alex Karras, the tremend fend which began when The ous tackle of the Detroit Liorui, Bruiser, in his usual lactiul way, world will battle Dick the Bruiser in sneered that ‘ Karras hasn't got Exclusively To Famous Negroes the lug bout on another all star the nerve to wrestle me. That wrestling program a the Olym- is why he takes out his evil tem- tr wum s. son pia Stadium. April 27, per on little basketball plavers. " This collision between two of He's just an oversized bum the biggest and tougest athletes This seemed to incense Karras, A look at the American Lcag Comparing club and the averages hitting we find in the U S. climaxes a bitter long a storm center with the ue Clubs of -he Tjr»nrs individual players will reveal I finished ninth out of !.ion s and a man who never back- ten teams challenge why the Tißcrs were in trouble with a 248 average The ed down lrom a yet °nly team they out hit was the c "The Bruiser is all mouth,” 1 ri„v<»»*>n't Indians The Tigers WJR Broadcasts declared Karras "I'm tired of ] got 1.112 hits to 11m Indian’s 13- getting pushed around, and I'm M while the New vork Yankees Detroit Tiger certainly hot going to take from bd Ihe league w'lh 1509 hits an oversize phoney like The bright , The one area in the hatt- Bruiser. I'll wrestle him any- ing { was in the home run denart- Night Baseball where. an\ time, under any cun ' ment where our Tigers led nil ditions." Amerienn L**«muc teams with The Detroit Tiger night base- With tin* principals in a suit - j 20f round trinne-s. ball schedule will again be broad- ably belligerent mood, promoters In th«‘ ton fifteen of the cast by WJR, the Goodwill St a Johnny Doyle and Jim Barnett iean League the Tigers didn’t tion in Detroit, beginning Mon- hastened to close the bout which I night j Hare one hatter Chicago and day, April 22nd. The first already stirred up extraordinary i Kansas ( itv had 3 plavcrs each game o ft he 19(13 season w ill be excitement. i in the ton fifteen The plavers with Kansas City, played at the in-idcrv believe that the match ! for the White Sox were. Flovd home park of the Athletics. may be a toss-up. For Karras is . Robinson with 312 The Athlet- The 19t>3 schedule of Detroit* big and rough and a very com ; it's had Norman Siebern with Tiger Night Baseball consists of potent wrestler. Although he was lorry (>9 games, including four twi- ; Lumpe with .301. best known for hi s tremendous r, night a d Manuel Jimenez also with double headers. There will football ability in the days when ; .301. he 42 away games and 27 played he was a two time All America In fielding, our terrible Tig- in Tiger Stadium. WJR will car- at lowa. Karras was also the ! e-s arc again in ninth place. ry the entire schedule for the mainstay of his college wrestling , They committed 158 errors in eighth consecutive year. team: HH games. At one point, it was Preeeeding e,ach night game, He was such an outstanding I 133 errors in 133 games or one WJR will present “Tiger Beat." wrestler, that he signed a luc- j a came. To make matters oven with Ernie Harwell. ‘Tiger Beat" rative pro contract while he wa- worse, is a five-minute program, to he FLOYD ROBINSON they only made 114 doub- still an undergraduate at lowa le plays in comparsion with Minn- broadcast live’ from the hall For three years, he combined last season. Asa team or as in- esota’s 173 in 183 games The First print of anew film, ident of the Varsity Club of clusively to Negro athletes park, featuring late breaking base pro careers in wrestling and foot dividuals they were not playing Ti ’ers fielding percentage was a salute to the achievements Chicago. who have achie.ved fame and ball news, team and player av- hall They predicted he could pennant winning baseball. The a lowly. 974 with Chicago lead- of the Nr.gro athlete in the More, than 100 civic leaders, eminence in their chosen sports. erages. standings, occasional in make SIOO,OOO a year on the mat, only two bright spots were A1 ing the league with a .982 per- world of sports, is discussed at sportsmen and representatives The movie is now available terviews. baseball anecdotes and but football ha* been Karra.*' Kaline and Hank Aguirre. centagel. a recent premiere showing in of the press were guests at free of charge for showing beir other item sos baseball interest. first love. When the strain of One the pitching mound we Chicago. From left to rigth are: a special showing of the. new fore social, civic, fraternal and “Tiger Beat ’ will he sponsored combining the two careers be i had the wonderful Hank Aguir- Chtrles Linde.r, Walter S. Dri- movie. Titled 'Sportraits in Eb- church groups. by the Plymouth Dealers of came too great, he retired from re with an earned run average skill, and Oizie Simmons, pres- ony," the film is devoted ex- Greater Detroit. wrestling a year ago. game, — Gonzalez Wins of 221 the best in the league, A stirring salute to the Negro Following each night Now taunted hv The Bruiser won losing the Goodwill Station will broad- possibly looking a fat i He 16 8. Then comes in the world oi' sports is contained and for cast “Scores & Highlights." a | ‘Diamond’ Jim Running with 19 in anew film. pay day to meet an anticipated five-minute summary of other Dawson Award wins. 10 losses and an ERA of The movie, titled "Sportraits National Football League line— Spartan Spring major league activity. Paul Car- ring. 3.59 innings Football to the o k i e second baseman out- In 258 Running in Ebony,” is devoted exclusively Karras is returning Hu gave up ey, WJR assistant sports direc- very serious about fielder Pedro Gonzalez was named 2882 hits nearly one* an to Negro athletes who have Since he i* inning. This wouldn’t been tor. will he the reporter. anylhing he does, Karras has winner of the eighth annual have achieved fame and eminence in so bad hut very working out quietlj lor the James V. Dawson Memorial with the low Practice Coming Up their chosen sports. been double play percentage past month. I'll he ready tor presented each spring to the it just The 1 i1 m features dramatic meant lo>t games. Running's an- The Bruiser, he promises Award. The Longincs Watch is doseups and action highlights ol to this * swer was the strike out. » many tamed sportsmen. It in- “rookie player" who has been In adjudged outstanding by a vote this department his 184 was cludes exciting sequences from second only to ('a- FAMU Grid Minnesota's of the New York Metropolitan a variety of sports, including covering Yankee spring mi!o Pnscuul. who had 208. ba s eba 1 I. football, basketball, Jackson State writes These ciearly training activity. records indicate track, tennis and boxing. that our Tigers will have to im- Longincs According to Walter S. Dnskill Sign College Tigers Since the were first prove Stars and do it quickly. Tilings response lias been highly presented in 1956, winners have to improve are team hitting and initial tavorable. Been Norm Siebern. Toney Ku- that all important double play. "We believe that we have pro- Sweep Up Three bek John Rlanchard, Gorcl o n 1 think that if the double play W.indhorn. Johnny James. Roland duced an exciting and entertain- trouble can be solved the pitch Negro athletes,” With Pro's JACKSON Mi'S —The Jackson ing Sheldon and Tom Tresli. Kubet ing n!;o salute to will improve. Rut as al- said. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Head State College Timers swept a Tresh went on to cop "Rookie ways a team needs that big Driskill hat “Base on inquires that we have coach Ralph J Sazio of the Hamil- three-name series with Prairie of the Year" honors in the Amer- it you’re a no- to win. without our lirst announce ton Tiger-Cat Football Club of View College. The sweep nave ican League. Tigers received since body. And it's time our inent,” Driskill added, "it appears the Canadian Football Lea cue the baseball Timers a 9-1 con- The award was named in mem- got hittings bodies. People some that Sportraits in Ebony’ will be signed two ex Rattler linemen terence record and 9 2 over-all ory of Jim Dawson, popular New like* •‘Hammering" Coot Veal are one of the most popular selec- during his recent tour of the record. York Times sports writer who not the answer. I use the word tions in the sports film library.” South. In the first “air* of ii dootolo- (lied at very the Yankee’s St. Peters- with Veal loos- “As all of films, Center Miranda of the header. the Tiiers scored five burg amp with our other Curtis c in 1953. .. ely. we will make this film available '6l sqaud and guard Burney runs on seven hits Prarie View free ot charge to any group that Adams of the '62 squad agreed scored 2 runs on 7 hits.