The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-06-16
c0LORED ATHLETES ON
SCHOOL TEAMS OF CITY
Colleges and High Schools of
Both Cities Have Had Many
COlOred Stars =.
By Earl Wilkins.


In the building up of the athletic
regulations of the various Twin CITY
high schools and colleges, colored
athletes have had no little or insig-
nificant share. They have starred in
all branches of SPORT from football to
In 1903, "Bob" Marshall, on the
football team Of the University of
minnesota, was rated as one of the
best ends in the country. He was
given that position on the All-Ameri-
can by Walter Camp.
Lloyd Hickman was one of the two
coiored men who ever played football
with the school team of Central
high, st. Paul.
Inc quarterback position on the
mechanic Arts high school team was
held by Douglas Crane for two con-
secutive years-1912 and 1913. Mr..
Crane was also valuable weight
man on the track team while at Me-
chanics. In his first year at Macal-
ester college Crane played quarter
back for the college team.
One of the greatest high school
athletes of the Twin Cities was Steve
Hopkins. He played fullback on the
Mechanic Arts team in 1912, '13 and
IA. One year he was rated as half
back on an all-star Minnesota high
school team. Also Hopkins was on
the track team, in the weight division
while at Mechanics.
OF the few tracable Minneapolis
athletes w. Donald Brown is prom
inent. At Central in 1918 he won a
letter in track for pole vaulting and
another for high scholarship.
Donald Brown also won a letter in
swimming in his freshman year at
the University.
Peavey johnson, a graduate of
Central high, St. Paul, has an envi-
able record. He is the other of the
two colored men who ever played
football withfa team at Central. In
1913 and 1919 he played right tackle
on the squad and in 1918 he made
the all-star city team. After leav-
ing high school johnson played a
year of college football at Macales-
ter.
Walter Chestnut who died recently
was one of the best colored track
men the city has ever seen. He was
the outstanding star of the Mechanic
Arts track squad in 1919 and 1920,
and he specialized in the dashes and
low hurdles. In 1920 he took second
place in the 220-yard low hurdles at
the Northwestern meet held annually
at the University of Minnesota. In
both 1919 and 1920 he was the best
high school 100-yard man in St. Paul.
1t is safe to state that mo- eolored
athlete in the whole state owns more
letters, medals, and points, than does
versatile Sam Stephens who is finish
ing his second year at Hamline uni
versity, and who graduated from
Mechanic Arts. In 1920 and 1921
Stephens played high school baseball
each year pitching his nine to cham
pionship; in 1921 he played football
at Mechanics, and in the same year,
class basketball. At Hamline he has
pitched for the college team both in
1922 and 1923. In his high school
track Stephens took a
first place in the annual Carleton
meet in the 100-yard dash. In 1922
he took second place in the 100
yard dash at the Midwest track meet
comprising representatives of COL
leges of three surrounding states.
In 1922 Stephens placed in every
event in which he was entered and
won in that year alone four medals.
He has total of seven letters.
Bury Carmichael who finished from
South high, Minneapolis, in 1922,
was track man and earned letter
in the sport.
Walter Minor was a promising
half miller on the Mechanic Arts
track squad in 1922. In his third
year at Mechanic Minor played bas-
ketball with a class team. He grad
uated from high school in '221a.
In 1922 Earl Wilkins was a dash
and hurdle man on the track team
of Mechanic Arts high. He won a
letter. In 1923 Wilkins played with
the newly organized golf team at
Mechanics and on several occasions
acted as it's manager.
Charles Banks of Central high,
held berth on the base
ball team of that school during the
season of 1923.
Albert M. Butler, now in the COL
ege of dentistry at the University of
played football on the
;eam of Superior high school, and
also on the team of Superior normal
school.