The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1932-07-14
Try WILLIAM iPICKENs)

Black Canyon, where Hoover Dam is
being constructed. They were Oscar
Allbritton, formerly of New York
Jack Johnson, of everywhere. and
Frank Moran, the white hope
whom Jack whipped so playfully in
Paris, France, when Moran was sent
over there to try TO bring back the
championship from the cyclonic big
smoke.
| Oh. no, no, no, these fellows are
working on the Dam, at least not the
two colored ones; for Mr.. Hoover is
not hiring anybody there as black
as Jack or as brown as Oscar This
is how they met there: Oscar ALL
britton, who lives at present in Las
7 Vegas, accompanied me on my
rounds of investigation in Boulder
City and about the Damsite, with
two other Negro men; Frank Moran
is in charge of recreation for the
six Companies; and Jack Johnson
had ben invited by Moran TO come
up for an exhibition bout" with
Moran himself, for the benefit of the
5000 inhabitants of the Dam-city
and the Damsite, or rather for the
benefit of Moran and Johnson Eat
one dollar and fifty cents per seat,
general admission one dollar) in the
recreational center in Boulder City.
Wears Marks of Battle
SO these three. heavies met again
here in this novel setting in the
desert; Allbritton, who boxed among
the 'heavies" for over twelve years
in the east; Johnson, who was mas
ter of the world until he decided to
buy his way back into the United
States by Lying down" to Jess Will
lard in Havana, and Moran, who had
the literal mischief licked out of
him in Paris, France Moran wears
on his face today the marks of that
battle, in which Jack used him up
so thoroughly that poor Frank was
never any good in the ring again.
When Moran went to France as the
current '.white hope, he had ex-
pected to get the championship, be-
cause he thought arrangements had
been made by his managers for Jack
to give it to him; but Jack Johnson,
who was never easy to fool in such
matters, did not like all the terms
and decided to really fight.
So there was poor Moran up
against it, the battle had already
been advertised all over the civilized
world, he was being boosted as the
man who would save the white race
from the awful threat of Jack John
son, and although he knew he could
never lick Johnson in a real fight,
he now received the sad news from
that black menace 1.-THE deal is off
you'll have to come into the ring,
and take your licking" words to
that effect Poor Frank as he strug-
gled hopelessly against Johnson be-
fore the eyes of Paris. this is what
he heard from the grinning and con-
! fident black boxer: 80 you're the
White Hope. are you? Well, when
get through with you you'll be a
wreck, that's what you'll be
,wham" Down went Moran for the
count of ten, and the counter laight
have counted twenty without dis
turbing the beaten young red-headed
warrior.
tell this to show that prize-fight-
ers, movie stars and gangsters. and
all those classes, are much more
| Christian than the members OF
the first Baptist churches" and
much more democratic than Mr.
Hoover and his Dam" commissions
and contractors. For Moran, who
by virtue of being white, is now in
charge of recreation" at Mr.. Hoo
ver's Dam" city, invites his old
friend-enemy and master, Johnson
to come up and share the honors,
and the cash, with him. What white
brother in the Lord" would ever
have given his "colored brother" a
break like that, after the Negro had
beaten the stuffing out of him?
Gould Mr.. Hoover, and his rank
/ and kind, ever like and respect a
black man who had refused TO Gle
down to them, aud who had stood
up and boldly knocked all. their
/ hopes into the discard There is no
| such religion in the average Chris
/ tian whom l meet. and no such
| sportsmanship anywhere in the Hoo
Yer Administration. That political
/ outfit even refuses TO give work and
| opportunity to the Negroes who have
/ been lying down" 90 them-even
TO those who Offered their lives I'm
the trenches of France in order to
| promote the future and fortune Of
these same white masters.
1t was the first time / had ever
seen or met Moran. Of course. I do
not move ordinarily I'm his circle
Wears ago l had laughed at his
white hone fiase0 in Paris. But
now ! have much more respect for
him than I have for the other oman
ayers at Boulder City