The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-07

/ have heard OF and seen WreSClerS
rehearsing their act or being coached
in the style Of the star who was to
toss them later in the evening. But
this is the first time the worlds
heavyweight champion and his out
standing challenger have consented
to strut their stuff at a preliminary
showing and before camera at that.
This is not an implication that the
Camera Baer bout will be fixed. AS
matter of fact, it may never mate
rialize. Underground operatives in
form me that Sharkey is being
groomed for another bout. I wouldn't
stake my growing reputation on the
reports of these two sinister individ-
uals who will figure in some future
column, but you will receive from
time to time uncanny tips from these
wise elderly gentlemen.
How or where they get them re-
mains secret, but their general &C
curacy is an eloquent commentary on
pugilism's current status.
See if Camera will ever fight Baer
now.
"The NeW Sport and Play"
THIS monthly organ of the Labor
Sports Union is off the press and
if that's the best we can do it's too
damn bad about us. Although three
full months have elapsed since the
preceding issue, the magazine is
hastily gotten up without a single
thoughtful article, announcements
cluttering the front page, detailed
results Of July track meet filling up
another, careless or no captions, gen.
eral dearth of punishable material,
interesting or otherwise.
The front page carries two pictures
of a high jumper and sprint event
but we receive no hint as to whom
or what they represent. Neither meets
nor names are mentioned. We're left
to think up caption for ourselves
The headline reads Girl Athletes
Will Get Their Chance at E. D. Track
Meet" and the reader has to wade
into the story before he learns what
the mysterious E. d. stands for.
Other heads like this stud the
Mature Friends N. E. Dist
Has Big Meet" = What Price New
Sport and Play?"-"Articles of Affil-
iation Of the Nature Friends With the
Labor Sports Union Turn
out Expected Sept. 1O"-"First Time
L.S.U. to Participate at Camp Mid
vale, N. - dull heads, indefinite
heads. downright stupid heads
With a picture of Negro and a
white runner we get this caption, San
outstanding proof of the stand for
equal rights of the Labor Sports
Union is this picture of Negro and
white athletes, after Tree Scotts-
boro Boys street run in Harlem, New
York"
OF course Negro athletes are dis
eliminated against. OF course the
L.S.U. is for equal rights. But surely
that picture is no Outstanding proof"
Haven't the editors ever seen pic
lures of Metcalfe, Tolan, Gordon or
Ward competing? What do they
prove outstandingly?
DEFINITELY that's not the way to
" do things. 1t is not enough to
have correct program of labor
sports We have to put it over and
publicize not only in an ineligible
but human and attractive way.
The magazines editor spent the
summer directing sports activities at
Camp Unity. How about write-ups Of
the swimming meets, baseball games,
soccer matches there? Small, human
angles.
Basketball Season to Open With
a Bang" says another head, and the
writer says, We've got to make a
start on getting teams from trade
unions, shop and unemployed organ
izations." But how? How do you get