COLUMBUS IS BIG HONORS FALL A TRIO OF COLUMBUS HOPES I AURORAS BOWLED' ‘KID NORFOLK” STAGE A TO BRONZE BOXER OVER BY FOSTERS TO FIGHT AT HTO IN CANADA IN 1st GAME BIG OPENER Giants New Batterymen Sparkle, GARY, MAY 2 TORONTO, Can., April 26.—Ben While the Old Guard Twinkle 1’ontcau annexed the big honors in the And Good Form. Display arc all amateur boxers tournament held in ibis Tlie fistic fans around Chicago When Joe Green’s Chicago Giants which is wjty being placed first over a large field primed for the reported tight over to Columbus to lock horns The American Giants knocked the lid journey oT contestants. Pontcau is the colored to take place at Gary, Ind., between off the 1921 season heic last Sunday by dark with John Loyd’s Buckeye baseball pas- American champion in the 135 pound ‘Kid” Norfolk, the champion tabbing an easy win over the Aurora and Wilson, timers, and incidentally help tilt the 1921 class, and gave a nifty exhibition of his heavyweight scrapper Jack dub of the Chicago League, the pitching a most trial horse. Norfolk has Ohio ability. The colored star was showered worthy baseball lid in the city, it is freely of Stark the go a rather in the with and was the recipient of the lefty making icen engaged as head boxer Demp- that all records for praise, for DcMoss and co-work- predicted opening special compliments of Mayor Church of mild afternoon sey training camp and his work is said ers. The new displayed to while day attendance around the Dark Circuit Toronto, who presented the winner in : south-paw to be particularly adapted the streaks of lack of control, but pulled the will be shattered. 30 is the different classes with medals. Pon- champions’ needs for his go against Saturday, April in the one or two close to turn himself together Frenchman, Carpentier. joe Jean- the and Thomas of the tcau has received many offers great day Mayor that cropped up in the game, the Frenchman some professional, as experts see in him a I places nette, who fought will throw wide the door I the belief among the fans as trainer capital city worthy aspirant to the lightweight establishing years ago, is officiating head that he is a pretty sort of an acqui- of welcome to the athletes, and will send that was so defended | nifty in the latter's training camp, and many championship ably are to sition to the strong "forces that ones that the at one time Cans. All who have of the wise predict foxy the new Ohio team on their merry way. by Joe season. heave for the local champs this a towards boosting the kick-off the first I seen the new star, pronounce him a Joes' advice will go long ways by tossing team was unable to touch stars The visiting the foreigner to hold his own, if hall over the home plate, followed by a worthy foe for any of the present aiding the Stark delivery with any amount of not trot under the wire a winner. With speech of welcome. The business men’s among the lightweights and predict for safety until away up into the seventh the well known of Norfolk as a association, boosters club, Ninth Regi- him a bright future should he at any ability round when they cracked one to left just it is said that the most im- ment, O. N. G- and civic organizations time turn to the professional ranks. scrapper, over the infield; in the ninth another of the sorts of portant part Dempsey training of various Columbus, together was all for rolled to center, and that will be in private; the part of the camp with the ball teams arc going to put the catcher at the day. Poindexter, the new stunts intended for gaze, will be lire works to a designed to drag public parade once fastened a hold upon Schorling all and rehearsed in out the of the Ohio DAKOTA LEAGUERS stereotype carefully greater portion city park fandom through the manner in believe Norfolk populace "Rube” foster, president of advance. Many experts which lie slams the globule with the bat. capable of snatching the crown from the th< National Association of Colored Pro- the as if pegs and prances around field terrible and a host of the Nor- fessional Baseball Clubs will be one of FLAYED Dempsey, he had been one of us all these many folk friends frown his Ira Man- are in form upon willingness the Honor guests, while Lewis, I The St. Louis Giants great looms as a years. He, right now, up to act as a partner to the aging Uflffor of the Pittsburgh Courier, and will show the teams in the new Na- sparring mighty strong addition to the Foster champion in his work outs. They cite frank Young, Sporting Editor of the Association of Colored Profcs- a tional forces, .as does Lyons, who gave the refusal of Harry Wills to offer him- Chicago Defender and Dave Wyatt, pub- sional Baseball Clubs some real competi- exhibition of his in | classy speed getting self as a training aid, and fans through- licity agent of the league, will he on hand ; tion during the entire playing season. the down the first base path. Torreittte, out the whole country agree with the so that baseball devotees in all parts will ()n Sunday the Giants took the opening EWTHG-. CATCHER.. great Cuban player, failed to sparkle Wills stand in the matter. One thing is know just how firm the Ohio burg stands ; game of the season from the strong the first strike- with the bludgeon, taking certain, if a negro boxer is an undesir- for the great national game under the ; Huron team of the South Dakota League out local season; too annexed of the he able in a encounter, then 1 and in so demon- regular ring banner of organization among the darker in easy fashion doing as well as the first The work of this Massilon, the first base on balls, the headliners among the dark scrappers people of this country. strated that they can hit left-hand pitching have % stolen base. The locals should arc their as well as same freedom that have lowering prestige, ,with the they school is going tabbed a for timidness on THE PLAYERS. Ohio, high boy shut-out, only lending valuable aid to the enemy, when mauled right-handers in the past. Carr, of the of who failed to a to the base- the part judge play, into the camp an last be revelation volumes of the Roberts they go training offering who was more or less in-and-outer speak to take the account of an inter- The sponsor for the Chicago Giants, proper themselves as recipients of the many summer has rounded to form nicely anti over the cir- he of the Columbus club, ball devotees all prowess as a pitcher. That ference by a runner when Bobby Wil- lard of the mitt, while neither Loyd to hits in punches Dempsey held the Hurons six scattered liams was about to make the last throw have in much horn over is a an Ace of the act under instructions to pull their engaged blowing seven In one tlid cuit. He capable receiver, will prove to be they the dia- innings. only inning that would have completed a double play. be the men that are lined up for his best blows that the training tighter the enemy swatters reach delivery a is full The allowed the lone Aurora mond on their teams. lightning-like thrower, circuit is freely admitted. miscue not There has been a long lighting respective for more than one hit the Hurons hunch- injured. it is score to trickle over the pan. The re- of colored in the who Despite their Sphynix-likc attitude, hut Carr of pep and weilds a dangerous string fighters past ed two in the seventh, tightened National fans vised American Giants look to have a in suspected all. along the line, that these of Negro League I have offered themselves for slaughter up and no score resulted. The score and hust- of both in the are to a bludgeon. His ability speedy gang pastimers, the and from Rob Arm- two hall clubs going produce to 1 in favor of the are training camp, the game was 7 already predicting flag field and on the base as to how front that will equal, if not surpass any should at once en- paths; strong’s time on down to Big Bill Tate, Giants when the game was over. Little ling style and consistent will slam the team or teams already picked for front honors for the Buckeye acqui- strong they not one of them has fought worth a limmy Oldham is also in great form and to the three weeks in should runner The Giants are dear him the hearts of the hall, first May tinkers dam in a after the honors. Chicago hitlcss ball for the final two sition to the for with regular fight pitched Roberts* league; reveal, as they will face the best pitching fare. Like Fulton, able to trot out a bunch of artillerymen rounds of the Hewitt is fans. training camp rough game. Joe Buckeye city pitcher. if man- in the in that The score: that can stand up and light to the last John Loyd at the helm, country spell. whose great prowess as a fighter keeps I a great game at short and pulled playing on list of the head slam- ditch under any kind of fire, f rank as GIANTS.