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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
A. L. Hayes Defends
Tacoma and Her People

Any one not acquainted with Ia
coma and her people would think, ac-
cording to press reports from this
city, that our group here are the
worse in America to get along with.
On the contrary those who have Wis
tied or lived in this thrifty and beau
tiful city know different. 1t can be
truthfully said that members of our
group in Tacoma are about on par
with any in the country in proper
ton to numbers and ownership of
homes, in social affairs.
True there are no business enter
prises to speak of, yet when 1t is con-
sidered that all business is built upon
sales and salesmanship plus capital
1t can readily be seen that with a
scattered group population of about
two thousand adult and minor souls
in a total population of one hundred
and twenty-five thousand, common
sense should be ones guide as to the
possibility of a great group enter
prise for purely commercial purpose.
Tacoma covers large area of ter
ritory with parks, valleys, hills, lakes
and good driveways. Our group can
be found in every section.
Tacoma has men and women cap
able of entering almost any line of
endeavor, but the group is so situat-
ed that unless the lines selected are
of a nature that none other follow
to reach them would require more
than extra efforts which is too much
to expect just because it is a group
enterprise. Fair minded men and
women know this and to establish
any line in the downtown district
for one group with the exclusion of
the others would be financially a
failure before it even starts. Race
prejudice in Tacoma is about as in
significant as it is significant in some
of the other sections OF the country
I have visited.
Not man or woman in business in
Tacoma can truthfully say that he or
she has not received just about as
much patronage from our group as
he or she really deserves or could
reasonably expect. As bad as peo-
pie may want any given article our
American system of business has
everyone to consider those things Of
fered them in the best possible way.
That continual knocking" the race,
its enterprises, churches, schools,
clubs, lodges, and those who are try
ing to do what they can for the bene-
fit of those less fortunate will never
get either Tacoma or any other COM
munity anywhere.
When the press of the country
fails to offer solution of some of
the many things that merit criticism
and give to the people practical ex-
amples of their experiences through
contact with more enlightened ideas,
then we will need no group press.
Writers who can not see anything
but what the other fellow is doing
certainly must be blind to facts.
There are so many things of impor-
lance that would help the people of
Tacoma to be bothered with all of
that one-sided single-track stuff we
are getting. Some day Tacoma will
produce a contributing editor who
will see the sun sometimes and live
in the future and not back forty
years ago. Tacoma is moving on and
our group with her and if you do not
believe it, just come here and consult
the tax books, also visit her homes,
then buy yourself one and dig in,
too.-A. L. Hayes.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
Do You Want to Marry?

Thousands of onely m n and
women are seeking mates. Many
are worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
Join our club. Send stamp for par
ticulars. Players Club. Box 33s.
Seattle, Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02

Our people of African descent are
often scolded, rebuked and reproved
and seldom praised or given credit
for anything. We, ourselves, do not
appreciate as we should the good
points Of the black people. In the
first place the black people had a
good reputation once-in Africa and
Europe and everywhere. Four thou
sand years ago, Herodotus, the Greek
historian, states in his pages that
"the blacks were a blamelsss peo-
Pile" and people whom "the gods
loved and when on vacation were
living with the Ethiopians."
Negroes are happy. By nature,
no, but by reason. Our folks are of
ten chided for not being solicitous
for the future, for living from hand
to mouth. White folks are not hap
Ply altho' they think of nothing else
except getting money for the future.
They go about with long and miser-
able faces, wrinkling their skins with
innumerable corrugations far ahead
of time, while "Cuffee" takes his
chances living anyhow until he
dies" The recent visit of President
C. ID. B. King of Liberia to London,
England where he is being enter
tanned in great style, is being not
iced by the American press on ac-
count of remark by Pres. King that
his people in Liberia were happy.
Wages are 25c per day and no rent
to pay. One works when one wish
es and stops at least three months in
the year to gather the abundant sup
plies of rice. We wonder how long
they will be so happy when Fire
stone gets to burning up things with
his Rubber plantations and Ameri-
can hustle and hustle. Liberia is
famed as the grave of the white
man" and may be Firestone will not
be able to change the situation very
much.
T. l.. Evans, Tacoma's popular
baritone singer, was on the air this
week with two songs, Deep River"
and another popular song. He was
accompanied by Mrs. A. w. johnson
and the offering was well received.
Mrs. Sarah Nelson, formerly Mrs.
w. S. Outten, is reported to have
sold out and removed to Spokane
IOF peTfldntHI TcsiucuCCs
Mrs. Mabel Shepard, former resi-
dent of Tacoma, who has been resid-
ing in Chicago and teaching in the
South, made a wonderful talk Sum
day night last at A. M. Z. Church
relating her observations and expe-
riences. Mrs. Shepard was gone near
ly seven years with her son and
daughter. They will reside in Taco
ma.
The funeral of Mrs. Zoe Ector
took place Wednesday afternoon
from Mellinger's. ~
The A. NJ. E. Church ladies had
quite a programme at the Church
last Wednesday evening. 1t was
we'll attended and those present en-
joyed the proceedings.
Johnny Bridges is getting along
nicely, considering how badly he was
stricken.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
Toppenish, Wash.
Mis- Ida Swan. Reporter

Mrs. H. Allen and son Phillip have
returned home after visiting their
husband and father at Bremerton and
friends at Seattle.
dad" Turner is reported i'll this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Williams of Status
were visitors here Sunday.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
TACOMA, WASHINGTON
essM Phone Main ss4s
Phone Main 254s

The activities of Church people
in American politics are increasing
every day. Some of the Senator's
wishing reelection for the dry states
are memorializing the w. C. T. u.
and other bodies of miscellaneous fe-
males of uncertain age to lombard
the president with demands that no
person who smokes, or drinks shall
be appointed to any place in the con-
sular service. These old ladies' in
their anxiety to regulate every bod
les affairs, can not see that they are
just a mere cats paw for certain
weak politicians who couldn't jump
the hurdle unless something in the
nature of fake was put up for the
people to get worked up over. An
issue, an issue, my-for an issue.
Why any body should be at loss
for an issue in a country with 100
millions different opinions is very
peculiar.
The present craze for flying will
die out very soon. Too many are
starting to shop off" who never are
heard of again. 1t was alright for
Lindberg, Chamberlain and Levine,
who had the most thorough prepar-
alton and carefully built machines
to "hop off" in-but the half-cracked
Drained enthusiasts who announce
every two or three days that they
are going around the world in nom
stop flight, are landing at "Davy
Jones" locker. It's pity but new
ertheless a necessity. Maybe they
will come to conclusion to let
this craze for air die natural death,
else some and many of them will die
unnatural ones.
The Catholic Federation. for the
Colored people will meet at st. Leo's
high school on End floor at pm.
Sunday afternoon. All invited. DR..
B. X. 'Corbin will talk.
Mrs. Jessie Graves reports that
her vacation in Minneapolis with her
husband, Mr.. Graves was pleasant
and that she enjoyed her visit.
Mrs. Herbert Palm and baby are
reported i'll.
Miss May Augusta Ray has quite
recovered from the accident which
injured her shoulder by her being
thrown from an automobile at Span
away.
A. M. E. Church conference will
take place next week at Portland,
and many are expected to go from
Tacoma.
Rev. A. L. Byrd, is reported to
have sent in his resignation as pas
tor of Bethlehem Baptist Church.
Mrs. De Hall, mother of Albert De
Hall of Pasco, WASH, who was in
Tacoma several years ago, is i'll in
the county hospital.
Mrs. Ellen Kellum, reports that
she has somewhat improved in her
health and that her eyesight is some
better.
Mrs. Lucille Phillips has been in
the city for some time but it is not
generally known. She is with her
parents at Fern Hill.
Rev. A. w. Johnson is collecting
Dollar money for the conference.
The Enterprise congratulates those
of the younger set, who have taken
care of their time this summer by
attending summer school.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
PORTLAND OREGON
Phone Garfield 8945
MISS GEORGIA N. ELLES, Editor-Manager
William Duncan Allen, Jr.
To Give Piano Recital

William Duncan Allen Jr., SON of
W. ID. Allen of this city, who has been
studying for the last three years at
Oberlin School of Music, will appear
in recital Tuesday night at the Y. w.
c. A. Mr.. Allen is being presented
by the finance committee of the Y.
Jessie Coles Grayson, popular con-
tralto. will assist on the program. Ad-
vance sale of tickets predict a
crowded house. The program will
consist of compositions of master
composers, also numbers of lighter
vein. Music lovers will find rare
treat in this recital by our home
town artist.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-02
Portland Branch N.A.A.C.P.

Executive Board meets first
Thursday night of each month. Reg
ular meeting is held second Thurs
day night each month, to which the
public is cordially invitel. J. A.
Ewing, president; Lee c. Ander-
son, secretary. 20
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
.TODEYS SRQRTORIAL
BY kTrk Miller

Months before Tommy Armour became National Open
champion in fact full previous thereto Joseph Eugene
Tunney had follower and hacker in his then Forthcoming
fight with Jack Dempsey Tommy and Manager Aoyus Day.
the Congressional Country Club used sit around the club
house by the hour jawing and chewing the
the outcome of the battle of the Sesqu Centennial
Armour taking Tunney end clingng
to his friend and idol Jack Dempsey
Incidentally Day just that kind of that he still
cnging his Dempsey fancy and Jack will be without
supporters Congressional when he toes the mark with Sharky
July 81
Anyway, what started speak Tommy Armour
who champion himself fraternized actually
the apartment with Tunney two winters when Gene
Armour pairing with Bobby Jones Florida exhibitions
and Gene and Jones and Tommy spent much time off stage
each others company.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
'LIGE IT.
FLASHES

At New York-Paul Berlenbach,
former light heavyweight champion,
knocked out Charles Rammel, Aus.
TRAN heavyweight champion, first
round.
Dominick Petrone won decision
over Chuck Hellman, Portland.
Ore, 10 rounds.
Herman Wallace won decision
over Cap Colombo, Of the Philip
pines, 10 rounds.
At London, England-PhiI Scott,
British heavyweight champion, won
decision over Pierre Charles, Bel
GUM, Is rounds.
At Philadelphia - Benny Bass,
Philadelphia, won decision over Joe
Click, New York. 10 rounds.
Honeyboy Finnegan, Boston, won
from Al Winkler, Philadelphia, 10
rounds.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
Just Little Gossip, That's All

Our ambassador without portfolio from Mullins West Va Mr.
Joe Santo informs that three Georgetown men are playing
with the Mullins team this
Glenn and George Hickman Creh has quite idol
with Joe Santon and evening the 90
the mountain with Crehs vens and practice years
r, Neys when oetn hopes to break the worlds record
from New York to Paris Lndbegh his battle Another
man. Ruby odsten New York East Side lightweight
$4,000 in minute and AZ second losing battle to Sid
ferris Se we'd prefer to be Lindbergh preferred
$4,000 benefit performance in which stage and screen stars
OF Los Angeles participated recently held for Mike Donln
former actor-bal player. = - '
harold RED Grange had derived money candy
par named after him than from single picture
or PFC game IN whcih ne featured His royalties
T. r. Foerch writes from Shady Side the hard heads are
biting, but he makes mention of nosouioes " -
And outside of that there amt gossip
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
Tunnsy Told Tommy He'd Kill Dempsey

AT the moment related Tommy Armour to
he has in jibing times within the last nine
MONTHS" Tunney told all of confidence
you'd in human being that if he Jack
Dempsey in a ring, he'd kill him"
II admired his decisive attitude in the matter added Armour
So much that to believing Gene myself with
recollection of that quiet composed voice look Tun
neys which meant business backed him in his fight
and substantially at that"
unney is Of the finest specimens of manhood have had
the good fortune know He and COL Charles ndbergh
the only two champions line ndeavo who my now
edge have compromise with what popularity understood to be
the vices of life.
Neither of them smokes neither any
and Tunney he doesn't drink coffee. Neither
them uses Language of sort which would bet drawing
admire of achievement of their types
clean and above the sordd things of life my
OF how most boys should into manhood
the manner of Gene Tunney and Col. Lndbergh.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
Cut Won't Bother
Walker, Kearns
Declares

LONDON, June 2s.-Jack
Kearns, manager of Mickey
Walker, world middleweight
champion, declared today that
Walker would win from Tommy
Milligan, of Scotland bya knock
out in their bout here Thurs
day night.
Despite a bad cut over his
eye, received in training, Walker
is a slight favorite. Pointing
out that the American won the
middleweight title after suffer-
ing a similar injury, Kearns de-
clared the cut would not bother
Walker. The Prince of Wales
is among the celebrities who will
witness the bout.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
ARY[ANDERS
WIN At POLO

A combination OF expert play and
superb polo ponies earned the Mary.
land Polo Club an 8-to-2 victory
over the Sixteenth Field Artillery
In the finals OF the War Depart
ment Polo Associations low goal
tournament, in Potomac Park.
The young artillery team
played below its standard but
even at its best probably could
not have equaled the strength
of the Marylanders.
Warfield, playing No. 2, was this
winners big scorer. The ball was
fed to him consistently and he
shot six goals.
Billy Petrolle. Fargo, \. D, won
from Basil Galiano. New Orleans,
10 rounds
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
links WIZARD
STRESSES RIGHT GRIP
FOR BEGINNERS
By Robert T. Jones. Jr.

Recently Mrs Jones started to play golf and was struck i'm;
with the she tried Yet her vastly different
from that with which the male takes hold of his first golf
club from that which players continue
should know better.
It to that there has been best
tendency to overlook the Importance of position of the
hands the
pc held in manner comfortable to the player and that
Is very important Obviously there be- and often there
considerable difficulty
the exact used by differ almost
much human faces and small allowances
there for these variations but still certain PRINCIPLES
. golf - y " e-eA uPon
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De NJ PSE Y
IS STRONG
By Sid Mercer

! WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
N. Y, June 2S.-We've had look
at Dempsey, but we can't tell you
anything yet.
! Outwardly Jack is all that he ever
was and a little bit more. BY this
! we mean that he is more mature
| thicker through the shoulders and
the waists At 80 an athlete cannot
| expect to have the trim lines of
25-especially a big man.
Dempsey gave an impression of
power during his short session in
the ring yesterday. Against two
fast middleweights he appeared slow
but he was working in a slow
ring. The canvas had not been
stretched tightly and it wrinkled
under the tread Of shuffling feet.
Jack is as brown as a berry. The
tan he acquired during the three
| months grind in California covers
him from head to foot.
Leo p. Flynn, who has rated
many a fighter in his day, ar.
rived and was commissioned
major dOmO of the camp. Demp-
Sey called his small staff to.
gether and told them Flynn is
the boss.
Flynn and Dempsey agree that
that there will be no battle against
weight. Jack scales about 205 now
and he believes he will weigh 200
for harkey. Against Firpo-a big
opponent-he scaled 1917, the highest
he has ever been.
Flynn told Dempsey that he was
not hitting short enough with his
left hand, that he was drawing 1t
back too far and looping it.
That gave the other fellow a
chance to beat you to the punch, -
mildly scolded Leo.
Dempsey readily admitted the
fault.
IT haven't had on a glove for
nearly three weeks" he said, "and
Of course I'm off, but I'll be all
right within 10 days. Don't for
get a big man seldom outspeeds a
little one"
Dempsey spared a round
each with Allentown Joe Cans
and Jimmy MCMullen, both mid.
dleweights, with good left hands
and fast fOOtWOrlx. He boxed an
other round with Carl Carter,
negro heavyweight
What | liked about Dempsey
most today" Flynn remarked to
wspapermen, was his strength
and loseness. When he shorted I'M
his left against Carter he doubled
that big boy up, didn't he? Jack
didn't have that against Tunney.
He'll have it for Sharkey."
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

the shaft. have. increased even
more my leverage upon the club.
do not think that the thumbs
should be placed upon the top
of the shaft, for in that position
they restrict the free swing.
Slightly upon the side. forming
q letter Vlwith the index fingers
is the best position.
Many players would do we'll to con
slider carefully if they have enough
strength in their hands to use the
lnterlocking or overlapping grip
Although these grips make for com
pactness. there is a necessary loss
of leverage which may be fatal t.
a player with small or weak hands
When the little finger of the right
hand is Tapped over the index fin
ger of the left. the spread i.
decreased SO much.
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The Washington times., 1927-06-28
Mogridge Is Sent To
Rochester AS
Manager

ROCHESTER, N. Y, June %.
Heinie Groh, who formerly
starred for the New York Giants
and the Cincinnati Reds, has
been traded to the Boston
Braves for George Mogridge,
veteran southpaw, who will
manage the Rochester club of the
international League,
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
STICKS TO COLLEGE

Coached by Billy Disch, the Texas
University Steers have won their
fifteenth baseball title in 16 sea.
sons, Disch has repeatedly refused
offers to pilot various minor and
major league teams.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
far apart while keeping them close
together.


The question Of leverage is
the troublesome factor. On the
average driver. AZ inches long,
the ciubhead would be at least
"a inches from the right hand
81 the player. That means that
holding on to s or 10 inches of
wood OF comparatively negligible
weight a person must control
the clubhead weighing Z to 3
ounces with a Iever-arTn of 80
inches or more. 1t is easily
seen that to do so requires a
generous spread OF the hands
upon the club. IL was Archi-
medes, / think, Of ancient fame,
who announced that, given a
fulcrum upon which to rest his
lever, he could move the world.
A golfer does not have to move
the world but an inch or a
fraction more leverage in his
strip will aid materially In pro-
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

Dempsey will tell Times and Sunday Herald readers of
his personal reactions to the fight he making to beat
back over the old championship trail and he win write
his own story of the bout-win, lose or draw.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
TIERNEY RELEASED

Totten Tierney, veteran third base
man, has been released to the Holly.
wood club. When he left he said he
was considering an offer from an
American Association team. He
went to Hollywood from Kansas City.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

If wish to keep absolutely abreast of the coming
Dempsey Sharkey bout the first step in Dempsey's
promised comeback, read The Washington Times and
The Sunday Herald
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

Besides Dempseys personal stories from his training
camp at Saratoga, N. Y, The Times win carry daily
dispatches from Sid Mercer outstanding boxing
thorty the staff of the International News Service
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

Beginning next Saturday, Jack Dempsey, most color
full figure of pugism who is to meet Jack Sharkey at
stories for The Washington Times and The Sunday
Herald. I
The Washington times., 1927-06-28
IN RARE FORM

Hensick. Of Monroe. had pitched
81 scoreless innings up to the en-.
gagement May 80 with Jackson.
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

The average person who has
never played golf, when handed Il
club, wants to take hold of it in
one OF two ways; either entirely
In the fingers or, like a baseball
player, entirely in the palms. The
former is preferred by women while
the latter has favor with the men,
probably because of their universal
training in college or high school
baseball. Yet neither will work
with a golf club.
If the player takes the club
entirely in his fingers, he quite
obviously cannot manipulate
the small shaft with certainty.
and the same is true II he
grasps it like a baseball hat.
But there is stiIl greater oh.
gectlOn to both types of grip.
with the club held solely in
the fingers 1t is impossible to
bring the clubhead to the
ground without arching the
wrists and arms upward. just
one trial will show that in this
position the wrists are almost
pOwerless.
So If the grip is entirely in the
palms, the club would have to be
of such flat lie as to be almost
q straight line from the top of the
shaft to the toe of the head.
But no argument is necessary
to show that both methods are
wrong. It would probably be best
now to follow with a few sugges-
tons concerning a better way.
There are two things to be con-
sidered, from a theoretical view
point, in determining the proper
grip-compactness and leverage.
Our two hands must fit closely to.
gether upon the shaft because our
two arms are of the same length
and they must work together.
That much, of course, is undis-
puted, so the problem is really a
paradox-how to get the hands
The Washington times., 1927-06-28

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them for profit
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pelling the smaller spheroid
which Is his immediate OBJ
jectiye.
To illustrate the Importance o:
leverage as applied to the goII
stroke, take hold of the club with
the thumb and forefinger Of each
hand at points four inches apart
and waggie the clubhead back and
forth. Now drop the lower point
10 inches. In the latter position q
great deal less effort is required ia
move the club. OF course. for
proper control. the intermediate
fingers must be on the club, but ]
believe that the two most positive
points of the grip are with the
thumb and forefinger Of the right
hand and with the two smallest
fingers of the left hand, and that
these points should be as far apart
as the spread of the hands will per.
mt. Ihat is one reason that large
hands are an admitted asset to the
golfer.
Leaving out of consideration the
fact that the grip determines to a
great extent the position of the
wrists, It is also important in regard
to this question of obtaining lever.
age upon the club To this end. the
best grip. and that used by all first
class players, is a combination fin
ger and palm affair. The club is
grasped by the fingers but it is
pressed almost diagonally across the
palm of each hand.
As 1 grip the club, the shaft
rests squareIy upon the second
joint Of the index finger Of each
hand. and passes across the
palm. emerging midway between
the base of the little finger and
the wrist. In this way 1 have
contact with the club greatly
exceeding the width Of my
hands. and when in addition the
index finger of my right hand
Is extended and crooked around
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pelling the smaller spheroid
which is his immediate OBJ.
jectiVe.