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Evening star., 1933-09-28
Schultz Sets Distance.

Ut was the right-hand batting Fred
Schultz, though. who did most
- damage to BraXton'S screw pail.
Fred twice took lusty swings to PARK
the sphere in the temporary seats
in front of the sun parlor back OF lett
center.
Manager Cronin, too, pounded the
hall soundly Some of the others founo
it somewhat difficult to hit cleanly, nut
generally it was we'll met.
And all the while Braxton, Ike the
other pitchers who took the hlii ,;a..- our
ing the batting drill, used the thicker
covered and heavier scanned National
League brand of base ball.
Washington's new champions
seem able to drive this dead
National League ball just as far
as they have driven the American
League rabbit" sphere this sea-
son.
There's q new acting secretary with
the Nationals this trip. CALVIN Gr!-
fith. ls-year-old nephew of Clark Grit
fifth, club president, Is handing tne
base ball partys affairs here.
First casualty of the world series
preparatory hustle in Washington went
on the book yesterday Two boys were
priming a bat for Dave Harris, one
holding the bat and the other scraping
with a knife The knife slipped. the
bat-holder had two fingers deeply
gashed ard hospital treatment was
necessary.
Brarton Uas Dolunteer iUorker
at the Washington camp Getting
npau iron, the BroUns little
ahead of time, he decided to stop
oper on his tDdy to his Green's
boro, N, c., home and help his
old club any pdy he could.
This three-game series with the
Yanks here has no one hot ana
bothered. The players regard it only
splendid workout.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
ST. JOSEPH WINS AGAIN
B1anton Fans 10 as Davenport I!
Beaten Third Time in Row.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, September 28 R.
-Barrell (Cy) Blanton, leading strike
out hurler Of the Western League,
pitched st. Joseph to a 2-to-1 victory
over Davenport, Mississippi Valley
League title winner, in the fourth
game of the post-season series here
last night. It was the third straight
victory for the Western League cham
pions. The teams play here again to-
night.
Blanton allowed only three hits and
struck out 10 men. The Highlander
failed by one Of tieing his Western
League record of 20 strikeouts. estab-
lished here July n as he pitched .
no-hit, not-run game against Joplin.
The Saints combed Bill Prince, Blue
Sox moundsman, for six safeties.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
TOsSERS REFLECT WEBB.

Alvin Webb of the Treasury Depart
mert was reelected for second term
as president cf the Colored Government
Basket Ball League last night. Thomas
Jeter of Treasury was elected vice pre-
ident. Michael jackson of G. P. o. was
elected executive secretary. Hardy Jones
of G. P. o. was named financial sec
retary. Robert Smith was voted treas
urer and, George Smackum was chosen
custodian Of equipment. ----
Evening star., 1933-09-28
GEHRIG TO BE MARRIED
Will Be Elopement, Says Mother
of Yankees. First Sacker.

NEW YORK, September % @.-
Lou Gehrig, first baseman for the New
York Yankees, is going to be married
Saturday or maybe Tuesday.
His bride is Eleanor Tyitchell, 81.
Of Chicago. Her aunt, Mrs. A. H.
Austin of Freeport. N. Y, said last
night the wedding was set for Satur-
day.
But Gehrig's mother, Mrs. Christina
Gehrig of New Rochelle, said the we'd
ding would be Tuesday. She said 1t
would be an elopement.
II am glad" she said. 'that 1t is
not going to be fussy wedding. Louis
father and ! eloped."
Evening star., 1933-09-28

what he can do: pinch hitting roles are
about the best they can hope for. 1t
is over the stretch Of the long season
that they show their real worth. and
that is what these boys have done this
year, doing yeomans work in the effort
TO put their respective clubs at the
front in the nerve-racking pennant
races.
Copyright. 1889
This is the ninth of series OF
articles comparing riual players OF
the Nationals and Giants, con-
testants in the forthcoming icorld
series.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
WOULD PIT TURF ACES
Fairmount Head Seeks Equipoise,
Winooka and Gay World.

COLLINSVILLE, ILL.,. September %
R).-Efforts to arrange a special match
race between Equipoise. c. v. Whit
ney's handicap star: Winooka. Austria
liam sprinter, and Gay World, winner
of the Chicago Derby, for purse of
s25, COO were being made today by Rob-
ert S. Eddy. general manager OF Fair
mount Park.
Eddy said he hoped to arrange the
race as the feature Of getaway" day
at Fairmount October IA.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

James, an infielder. and Homer Peel.
an outfielder, both of whom have done
very little in hitting this year, although
coming up to expectations afield.
On the other side of the picture, the
Senators have Sam Rice, veteran out
field star and for many years premier
base runner of the younger circuit; Bob
Boken, pinch hitter par excellence. as
he proved time and again during the
pennant chase, and Johnny Kerr, an
Evening star., 1933-09-28

n YEW YORK, September 28.-
M Unless Car Hubbell can
l Y pull them through the
Giants will be out of luck
That seems to be the general
opinion of New York's base ball
fans with respect to the chance
for victory their city's club will
have in the impending world
series.
Other than this left-hand hurl-
er, with his battling screw ball,
followers of the diamond sport
here appear to believe the Ma
tional League champions have
nothing that may reasonably be
expected to cope successfully with
the Washington club in the an
nual classic.
Generally they concede the Nationals
an advantage over the Giants defen-
sively They express no doubt as to
the American Leagues superiority in
offense. And they readily admit that
the Washington clubs pitching should
embarrass the National Leaguers no
little
They'll tell you. though, that il
Hubbell is right the Giants will
pull an upset.
Upset Is the word, for New York base
ball followers haven't regarded their
National League club an outstanding
club all year. despite the startling way
in which it crossed the preseason dope
sters and plugged along to a pennant
Slight Trend Toward Giants.
THERE recently has been a slight
trend toward the Giants in some
quarters here. Civic pride, per-
haps, has caused this, for. like fans of
other cities. those in New York like
winner. But they can't see the Giants
rising to the heights beyond the Ma
tional League championship unless
Carl HubbeH pith his re-
noDned scretD ball can lift them
to the pinnacle.
Even the few ardent Giant support
ers one runs across here confess that
their sole reason for picking the Giants
is Hubbell. He Is to this years Giant
club what Mathewson was in 1905 and
Nehf in 1921 and 1922, they claim.
They'll tell you that his performance
with the Giants this year is the greatest
in a decade
Others may have scored more wins,
but keen Giant supporters here point
out that these others were not in so
many games where it was absolutely
necessary for them to bear down in
their pitching from start to finish.
So all their hopes of a New
York triumph rest in this left
hand pitcher. If Hubbell crum-
pies, they are saying the Giants
will be wrecked with him.
Sock Braxton's Screw Ball.
Evening star., 1933-09-28

IVA t1AS SSAAotoAo y AA1
the big games Of
1924 and 1925, bat
ting for .290 in the
two series. He still
can 60 and get
them. and j oe
Cronin would have
no qualms about
assigning Sam to
an outheld post if
one of the regulars
was in any way in
capacitated.
In a series Of SO
short a duration as
the world classic.
there Is seldom
much opportunity
for a utility player
Evening star., 1933-09-28
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

w YITH few more '"breaks,"
M especially in the matter of
v v pitching. it might have been
one of those old standbys, the
New York Yankees or Philadelphia
Athletics, who walked off with the
American League pennant this year
instead of Washington's Senator'S
Those two clubs. which have monop-
olized the flag for the past seven
years, still are capable of playing
plenty of good base ball They have
gwen ample evidence of this in the
past few weeks. but through the en-
tire season neither one developed
Evening star., 1933-09-28

n EFORE leaving Washington yester-
h day to come here for the three
game series with the Yankees
which will wind up their week, the new
American League champions took
good look at the nearest thing to Hub
bells screw ball pitch they could
~ake up.
For nearly half hour in their bat
ting drill at Griffith Stadium in the
Capital the Nationals faced the deliv-
cries of Garland Braxton, one-time
teammate, now in the service of the
Browns Braxton, having what is re-
garded the best screw ball thrown by
any hurler in the American League
left-handed plenty of them to the
champions and they were well pasted.
The lett-hdnd bdtters OF the
Washington corps seemed to find
it easy to udllop the screaU ball
Brdrton serued, and the pitcher
declared he ,Cas putting as much
effort into his pork on the hill as
he pould in q regular league en-
oagement 1t looked that Uay,
too.
Yet Myer, Goslin. Manush and Kuhel,
siege guns of the portside-swlnging
brigade, hit it freely and with much
power.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
BY AL MUNRO ELIAS.

"HIS year more than any other
finds dearth of utility players
among the contending world
series teams, due largely to the
cutting down of the player limit in the
major leagues for 1888. We find that
Evening star., 1933-09-28

ln his neWet
defeats ptcnng cup
a fast league ,-. =. -, -. J.. z.r.
happens to be the home OF little once
coached the school
converted the youngs from an outd to
pitcher
eleven and jump the basket ball five
is
assists He also
Russell to
speedily and accurately
Dick nruc-
pitching gained
with
great pair young pitcher to be with" j. x
personality sketches OF the Grit.
Giants the d ball champion.
Tomorrow-Sam Rice Moe Berg and cut Boltonl
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Series Tickets
Ready Tomorrow

NOTIFICATIONS that world
~ series tickets are awaiting base
ball fans will not be forthcom-
ing until tomorrow, it has been an
nounced by Edward B. Eynon, jr.,
secretary Of the Washington club.
Originally, fans allotted tickets for
the world series were to have been
notified today, but the mailing was
delayed yesterday by deluge Of re-
quests.
Those holding cards emitting them
to tickets may obtain the paste
boards at Griffith Stadium tomor-
row
Evening star., 1933-09-28

the Giants present
only two replace
ments, while the
Senators boa S t
t h r e e. However,
the Giants, unfor-
tunately, have al
ready made an in
sertion into the
regular line = up
from the group of
utility play e r S,
when Travis Jack
son jumped into
the third base as
signment to replace
j o h n nv VergeZ,
laid low by an ap-
pendicitis oper a.
ton. This leaves for
A.1.x ..1- D
Evening star., 1933-09-28
Rice BOken and Kerr of Criffs and James. Peel of
Giants Will Do Yeomans Service.
COthamites Weak With Flail.
THE UTILITY PLAYERS.
BATTING RECORDS

infield replacement who formerly per-
formed for the White Sox.
The aging Sam Rice is no newcomer
to world series atmosphere; he played
Evening star., 1933-09-28
BY the Associated Press.

n YEW YORK. September 2s.-
nj The final tune-up Of the
Y New York Giants pichers
for the world series was
taken in a dorble- header with the
the Phill!,s yesterday Carl Hubbell.
slated to start the first game against
Evening star., 1933-09-28
WHO'S WHO
With
NATIONALS

n YEVER star in seven seasons as starting
N pitcher in the American League Russell in
his first season in the role has gained recog-
milton as the circuits finest relief slabman
Russell, in six campaigns with the Red Sox was
unable to hurl as good 500 base ball IN any one
of them and last year. when he served with the In
dians as well as the Red Sox his winning percentage
dropped as low as 300.
last Winter the tall Texan this year has filled re-
lief role almost exclusively and pitched to the finest
record of his professional career, that was begun
with the Paris club of the East Texas League back
in 1925.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
League Races
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s. 1888.
AMERICAN

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York II; Philadelphia, 0-10 q
innings, darkness. second.
Other clubs not scheduled.
Evening star., 1933-09-28
BEATING IN SERIES
SEEN IF CARL FAILS
Even Ardent Gotham Fans
= Regard Club 0utcIassed
by Mats Otherwise.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

n YEW YORK, September 28.-
nj Unless Car Hubbell can
l Y pull them through the
Evening star., 1933-09-28

Continued on Page 2, Column -
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-08-05
YOUTHFUL DAYS
Copyright 1853 by Robert J. Wills
CHAPTER THREE CONTINUED

" was in July. 1863 that Gov
vrnor Austin Blair was authorized
by the Secretary oi War to ooga-
nize one regiment Of infantry COM
posed OF colored men and as fast
as the different companies were
recorded the officers for the same
were appointed by the Secretary OF
Wa and the companies mustered
into service. II is not the purpose
here TO give anything OF a history
OF the accomplishment OF the Ne
gro Troops, but primarily topro-
vide an honor roll in this manuel
for the Negro citizens OF the state
who volunteered their services 10
the government In its hour of need
"The total number OF men who
enrolled as soldiers from July 1868
To the close of the war in 1865 was
1873. There were killed in action,
s; died Of wounds. Z; died of dis
ease 1lG; discharged for disability,
ia; the regiment left Michigan
for Annapolis. Maryland in 1864
where II joined the 9th Army
Corps Quoting from the record Of
the First Michigan Colored In
fant-y Civil War. II was soon de-
tached and sent by transports to
Hilton Head. South Carolina.
where il arrived April 10Th. 1864.
For two months the different COM
panies did picket duty at ST. Hell
ena and Jenkins Island, and at
Hilton Head Island. The regiment
then occupied Port Royal and as
sisted in constructing Notifications
and other fatigue duty. In August
the regiment was sent to Jackson
Vile. Florida. then marched to
Baldwin. where Il destroyed rail
road tracks. IL was attacked by the
enemy and during the engagement
the regiment convinced it's officers
that the men could be relied upon
when serious service was demand
ed. After a long march through
eastern Florida, they embarked on
transports at Magnolia for Beau
fort. South Carolina. In September
il was sent to different points at
Coosa and Port Royal Island. aud
I'm October. the enemy attempted
TO surprise and capture the regi-
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-08-05
PIG 81 Antoine RAnd.h Saturday August 1888
Detroit Housewives League Plans Luncheon

Plans nre being perfected for
the first luncheon 10 be given by
the Onto Durham Committee 0f
the Housewives League, at the IT.
Antoine Branch Y. VI. {. A., Friday
August n.
No les than 200 persons are ex.
pected 10 attend this affair.
through the cooperative efforts Of
all branch leagues.
League No. 3 VII be hostess nj
lawn social, Saturday. evening.
August >. The public Is cordially
invited 10 attend.
The many merchants have vol
unLeered 10 give to the House
wives League percentages ON mer-
cIlandlse sold. up 10 the date Of
the convention at Durham. The
funds thus obtained will be ap.
piled toward defraying the ex-
renses Of delegates 10 the meeting
OF the National Negro Business
League, mt Durham. The mer-
chants who will give percentages
are az follows;
New Day Poultry Market. Beau
bien nj Hancock; Kemp Market,
Farnsworth nj NJ. Antoine: Rev.
Harvey Filling Station. Euclid and
Oakland, Representative Fashion
rrocks. i30 Ferry Ave; Mrs. En-
mr. II. Adams, Undertaken, $50 Fer
ry Ave.
"A "pig ln.the poke" garden party
VIII he given Monday evening,
August Z. ON the Stamp Willis
lawn. under the anspices OF the
Onto Durham committee. and
will AFFORD lots OF fun. Admission
~ cents, refreshments free. The
public Il invited Ia come and see
who vii get tho "Pig in-the poke"
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Funeral Rites Held
For James Alexander

Or. and Mrs. Paul Alexander. OF
King street. have returned TO the
city from Bridgeport. Ohio. where
they attended the funeral OF tho
formers father. the late Mr. James
". lexxander. who met a tragic
death early last Tuesday morning.
The elder Mr.. Alexander. having
awakened shortly after midnight.
Tuesday. July %. by the frighten-
ed cries of his farm animals. dis
covered that his barn was OF fire,
the blaze having been caused by
spontaneous combustion. He rush
er to the barn and succeeded in
leading nearly all the horses and
cattle to safety. when he saw that
n high-tensior wire. connected 10
the barn. had fallen. In attempting
to move the live wire with what he
took for a wooden pole. he touched
the wire with n metal rod. and was
Immediately electrocuted.
The FIRE in the barn was later
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-08-05

Smith. your representative intro
duced the Tribune to the church
Pleasant Green Baptls; Church
x large crowd ATTENDED the
evening services last Sunday. 10
hear the Rev =. C. Smith. pastor
preach an inspirational sermon.
Among those present were sew
eral visitors. including several
OF the other racial group.
OUt-of-town Visitors
MIR. and Mrs Louis Collins and
their nephew. Master Louis Gun
ion, OF Lockland. Ohio; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cousin of Gallipolice, Ohio;
aad Mis- Nary Morcll. OF cincin-
natl. were visitors at the home OF
Rev. and Mrs. G l.. Hicks Miss
Leash. OF Columbus. is also in the
city Mrs. G.. l.. Hicks and Mrs
Nettie Ross spent Sunday in PIX
ton. Ohio.
Death sunour ccments
Mrs. Teslie Corners, 63 years ,
age, died last week; also Mr..
Dixon. 30 years OF age. Both we
old residents OF Portsmouth.
AttenffOni
All news intended for this co
umn. must reach the reporter |
92i Twelfth street. before l p. n
on Monday.
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Dramatic Life Story
OF Robert j. Willis
by BENJAMIN T. Butler

ment, but was repulsed and driven
off. In November. 1864. a detach-
ment Of 300 Joined forces under
General Foster at Boyds Landing.
and engaged the enemy at Honey
Hin. South Carolina; TilIifinny
and Deyeaux Neck. At Gorthams-
Vile a detachment fought a sang
uinary battle with the enemy and
received the highest commenda-
ton OF the officers I'm command for
holding its ground in a severe fire
and in repulsing charge and
charging in return.
THE artillery from the expedi-
ton suffered severely from the
enemy's fire. so many horses being
killed that two guns had to be
abandoned. but the men of the
first hauled them off by hand and
they were saved.
MANY OF the men, though
wounded and bleeding. refused TO
go TO the rear and fought until
the battle was concluded. In Feb
ruary. 1865. the regiment was re-
united at Pocatalligo and made
several expeditions into the enc
my's country. driving off his cav
airy and destroying railroads and
building breast works 1t was then
sent to Charleston. where II built
defenses and then embarked for
Savannah. Georgia. Returned to
Charleston. April 9th and divided
into two wings. each wing making
daring incursions into the interior
OF the state. meeting the enemy
in several severe skirmishes. de-
feating him in each engagement.
On May 29th. after the surrender
of General Johnson. the regiment
proceeded to Charleston and for
the next few months occupied
Summerville. Branchville. Orange
burg, and Winnsboro. and return
ed to Charleston. where II muster
ed out September both. Arriving in
Detroit. the regiment was paid off
and disbanded. October 18th, 1865"
Following this article in the
Michigan Manual OF the Freed
mems Progress is complete list
of all the Michigan men who be-
came volunteer soldiers in the
Union Armies during the War of
the Rebellion. In this last was the
name of Willis. Robert. October 13,
1863. Pontiac LIST c. age 90.
This record of the colored vol
unteers is conclusive proof that
the Negro has played an import
ant part in the history OF this
great nation. r. j. Willis real ac-
tivities for the uplifting of his race
began when he shoulderel his
musket on Oct. 13. 1863. and have
continued up. TO the present time,
IL has been a man-sized job and
not the work OF a child. As the
APOSTLE Paul in q Corinthians lS
CHI. V. ~, has put 1t so has II been
with Robert !. Paul said when |
was n child. I spake as a chliu' l
felt as n child, ] thought as
child: now that am become a
man. have put away childish
things"
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PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
by Leroy White
92l 18th Street

Hello everybody. Tho main al
traction of the week was hay
ride to Huntington. W Va. al
which time the party saw ana
heard the Prince OF Jazz" Cab
Galloway The ride and the enter
tainment were both delightful
All good colored citizens should
remember that the Primary Elec-
ton will be he'll August s. aud Il
is important for each one TO vote
Miss Edna Lee. Of Chicago. has
been visiting her mother. Mrs.
Sarah Austin.
Rev. +. j Washington. assistant
pastor of Beulah Baptist Church.
celebrated his 73rd birthday. sun
day. lie spent the day in Irorson
Ohio. with friends
| Miss Goidie Pritchard. OF Spar
gursville, Is visiting here
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Lncas. q
nth street. are the proud parent
of a S-pound baby girl. names
Marlene. Mrs Lucas Is the former
Miss Dorothy Licklerc of Chilli
cothe, Ohio.
Allen Chapel A. VI. T.. Church
The rally has been extended un-
til conference Leaders are urged
~ continue the work The presid-
ing elder will be here Saturday.
and will preach at the morning
service. sunday.
James Burkley returned an in
spring report from the 5. $. con
ycntion lie also Offered a plan by
which TO further the progress OF
the Sunday school
Beulah Baptist Church
Rev j. H. Smith. the pastor. de-
livcred a fine sermon last Sunday
morning About 100 persons bray
cd the heat and attended the wor-
ship Through the courtesy of Rev.
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SPECIAL NOTICE

Don't Forget 10 Tune IN on WJBk
every Monday and Thursdy mt 200
y. m. and hear our own Joe lIur-
bert the Ebony Ring Crosby. IN
--latest Song Hits Accompanied by
Eggle Wright. who now Is appear
Ing every night nj MACk'S BAR
BECUE AND BEER PALACE,
26sc Hastings, between Adelaide
nd Division Streets.
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cxtinguishe.i. the property loss be-
ing relatively small.
The deceased is survived by his
widow. Mrs. James Alexander. who
visited her son and daughter-in
law. Dr. and Mrs Paul Alexander.
here in Detroit several weeks ago
His loss Is also mourned by other
relatives and n host of friends,
Their many friends in Detroit
extend deepest sympathy to the
bereaved family.