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Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
EDDIE T0LAND COULD
HAVE STARRED HERE
Great Lakes Sponsors Big
Field Meet

A mammoth field meet was the
feature OF the fourth annual picnic
given under the auspices of the
Underwriters club of the Great
Lakes Mutual Insurace Company
July Fourth. More than 1900 per-
sons witnessed the running OF
these events. l.. A. Miller was di-
rector in charge.
Tho winners of the different con-
tests were: peanut race for girls.
Misses w. Stafford. NJ Doss. M,
Peoples and +. Mothes. The prize
was a purse. w. l.. Wilma. III.
Lyscoma. w. Hodley and f. Means
won baseballs in the peanut race
for boys. II. Bowen won the Mickey
Mouse contest. NJ. Dorsey. r. Fish
Ell. H. Williams, and l.. Flowers
won scrap book. beach ball. salt
and pepper shaker and album re-
spectively in the 25-yad dash for
girls. +. Lumpkins, i. Fisher, and
C.. Stokes. won a neck tie, belt and
tie respectively for the same event
with tn boys.
The winners of the girl race
were. first. Il. Rodgers, box of sta
tionary. and purse to Il. Williams
for second. ID. Webster won a bel
for first place I'm the boys relay
c. Stokes. a tie for second place
and c. Jackson, Mickey Mouse for
third place.
X. Moore won bill folder for
first place in the mems 75-yard
dash. j. Smith was the fastest fat
man and won a bill folder. Mrs. S.
Ross won a ceder chest because
she was the fleetest married wo-
man and Mrs. NJ. Lucas won CT
gar stand in the fat women's race.
Mrs. Nettie Jones won an album in
the womens ball thowing contest.
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Stars Beat CraWfords; Akron Here Sunday
Russell Street Takes Lead in Church League
ST. ANTOINE RETAINS INHERITANCE
CHAMPIONSHIP AT BELLE ISLE MEET

ST. Antoine retained possession
OF the Mallott Trophy by success
fully defending the inter-branch
track and field championships Sat
urday afternoon at Belle Isle with
A points against az compiled by
st. Antoine and Adams fought
Adams. second place winner.
nip and tuck battle, st. Antoine
leading 42-4l when the last event
the relay started. st. Antoine de-
feated Adams by five yards in the
relay to clinch the championship
John Lewis. former Hamtramck
High School star who had earlier
finished third in the 500 and tied
for first place with teammate in
the winning high jump, started the
relay for st. Antoine and gave his
teammates substantial lead. The
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Dead to the Pin

must be won three times before
becoming permanent possession of
any competitor. Secretary Odell
stated that there is still time TO
become member by writig him at
472l fireman.
The second annual champion
ship begins with the qualifying
round on Sunday. July 80. There
will be three flights beside the
championship division. The quail
flying score will determine the
flight i'm which player will COM
pete. Percy Jones Is defending
champion and there are about
twenty players about town who
are dreaming of dethroning him.
Others are practicing daily with
their eyes on the other flight
prizes. Mail all entries to Percy
Jones. 4754 Milford Ave. The en-
try is fifty cents.
Brunlmel Penick president OF
the Motor City Golf Club. journey
ed to Grand Rapids whore he wa
the guest OF Alex Red, aud u
Carries Englis. Reports are that n
held his own with the Furniture
City players. Besides being a frs
rate executive. Mr.. Penick swings
e mean war stick.
Sam Morton and Maceo Williams
are using Hagen clubs this sea-
son. BAN. goes step farther by
initiating the great "IIaig" In dress
Let's hope they don't overlook his
swing.
Vera Himbers is rated by Bob
Seymour as the best woman golfer
in the district Bob. who has seen
the best of them. saws that she is
only shade behind the pare set
by me leaders in the Chicago area.
supposedly the source of women
champions Detroit has hoped for a
star for sometime and il now looks
very much like the desire will be
SdAlSll'u.
Fred Haines. the big handicap
man and at the time most impor-
tant gent. reports that there has
been a big shakeup in his depart
ment Eddie Eubanks is advised to
take notice.
Matches are being arranged nv
Bernard OdelI with surrounding
Michigan and Ohio cities climaxed
by a feature match against Chica
go in September. \ team of eight
players will be selected II is the
hope of Odell to create league of
several cities to compete annually
for trophy.
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other members of the team ran as
follows: Marvin White. Herbert
Thompson. and Telford Duncan.
Herbert Thompson and Gilbert
Dorquist. the latter OF Adams. tied
for high point honors with ten
points each. THOMPSON won the
100 and 200 yard sprint and Borg
quist won first places IN the dis
Gus and javelin throw.
elf Van Hargis won the running
broad jump al tied with Staley
Washington for first place in the
running high jump. Frank Poole
won third place in the mile run.
Van Hargis also got a third place
i'm the shot put He also was
fourth i'm the 100.
Marvin White won the 440 yard
dash. Tclford Duncan was second
in the 220 and the javeln throw.
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HABITS OF EXERCISE

II Is well known that one can
not build up in school days a store
of health that will last for the rest
of life. The star fotball, track,
basketball player In college detar-
iorates rapidly after school days
unless he continues his physical
activity in some form.
College men and women ought
to develop during school days q
skill in and love igor some sport,
game. or physical activity which
they will follow after school days
are over. Activities lending them
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
CRAWFORD LOSE
DOUBLE HEADER
TO TAYLORMEN
Powerful Of e ms e
Turns Back
Crawfords
by Russell J. Cowans

When Jim Taylor and his De-
troit Stars walked out on the dia-
mond at Greenlee Field in Pitts
burgh about three weeks ago. the
team was dsorganized as several
OF the hest men had unceremon-
inusly left the club. And Their the
Crawfords. pace settlers in the first
half. spanked the Stars in two of
the three games played.
Sunday the Pittsburgh Craw-
fords again met the Detroit Stars.
The Stars were not disorganized
Suday and the two teams were
playing at Hamtramck Stadium
instead OF Greenlee Field. The TIA
bles were reversed. the Stars win
ming n double-neader from the Wis
itors Sunday and losing the final
game Monday.
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Tom Jackson. of Highland Park
and Hamilton Brown. tied for first
place with GO each in the first golf
tournament sponsored by the Mo-
tor City Golf Club. an eighteen
hole medal handicap at the Rack
ham course. A record entry report
ed at the first tee.
Good and bad golf. as is the gen
eral rule. was played. Heavy rains
had left the course in poor condi-
ton and this. coupled with the in
tense heat. made the going very
tough.
Jackson jouneyed around the
long and treacherous layout in
sub par 20 to capture low gross
and tie with Hamilton Brown for
low net. Boown. carrying handi-
cap Of 20. was around in 50 to give
him score OF 62. Jackson had an
eight point handicap etched to his
clubs and came home in 20 for g
60. Jackson's round established {
new competitive record for tn
Ecourse He missed on two holes
the first and ninth both times III
the result of three puts. Brides
on eight. ten and fourteen enabled
him to not only square the count
but to conquer old man par
Eddie Eubanks went around in
102 to give him a score OF 60 with
his 33 handicap. Brummel Penlck.
Carter Smith, Bill Rucker and
Lionel Spann. tied for fourth. 9th
er winners were Percy Jones.
Bernard Odell Jess Kimbrough
and Bob Seymour.
The exhibition matches between
Percy Jones. city champion. and
Bob Seymour. Motor City Clubs
hard hitting professional and Tom
and Eddie Jackson, was played last
Sunday despite the rain. Jones and
Seymur finished six up. The west
side veterans were just a little too
steady for the youngsters from The
North End.
The heavy fairways placed
stress on long hitting thereby Civ
ing Bob a distinct advantage as he
was in rare form with the big stick
He was around in perfect figures
for a excellent performance.
The first round Of the Eagle
Barbershop Trophy, open TO club
members only. will be played Sun
day. July 16, followed by the sec
ond and final eighteen holes the
succeeding Sunday. In accordance
to the desire of the donors. the cup
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bloom. light heavyweight cham
. pion, in ten round bout IN SaI
4 Francisco Monday night. There 4
> a possible chance that Lewis WIFI
show I'M Detroit before the sum
mer is over.
xxxxFx
Branch Russell. who played
right field for the st Louis Stars.
is the only player who ever per-
formed in the Negro National
League from the state OF Massa
chusetts. Russell was born I'm
South Boston. October .. 1895.
Russell started his baseball ca
reer with the Cambridge Athletic
Club in 1912. lie Joined the army
in 1913. serving until 1928 with the
Twenty-Fifth Infantry He was AZ
teammate of Wilbur Bullet" Ro-
gan while in the army.
On his discharge from the army
Russell signed with the Kansas
City Monarchs. but was transfer
red TO the ST. Louis team before
the season was over He served the
st. Louis team until il was dis
banded in 1891
John Henry pistol Russell.
now playing second base for the
Pittsburgh Crawfords. was born in
Birmingham. Ala. Feb. "a, 1899.
After leaving the Birmingham
the Acipio steel Mills inc from
High School Russell played with
1873 to 1919. He was with Knox
Vile in the Southern League in
1914 to 1919 He was with Knox
Rush's Birmingham Black Barons
finishing the season with the De-
troit Stars. From 1922 TO 1926 he
was with the Memphis Red Sox
He Joined the ST. Louis team in
1926. Russell Joined Cum Posey's
Detroit Wolves In 1882. but jumped
the club and joined the Crawfords
in JUNE OF that year.
John Henry Russell stands
feet Z inches and weigh las pounds
Branch Russell is 3 feet l-2 inch
es in height and weighs 175
pounds. Branch bats from the left
side OF the plate and John Kenny
from the right side. Both throw
with the right arm.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
Charles Young Post
Drops Another Game

Charles Young Post lost another
game in the American Legion Jun
Tor League Sunday, Roose-Vanker
turning the trick. AL. The win
ners collected 16 hits off Frank
which were punched with seven
stole bases, four errors and two
base on balls. Madison. Roose-
Vanker second baseman, hit two
homers. Goldsby. Young third
baseman, hit for the circuit. In
cidentally, Goldsby got the three
hits the Roose-Vanker pitcher al
lowed the Young batters.
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selves to such habituation are
swimming, tennis. handball, and
walking. To enjoy hike" to get
out in the open spaces, to hunt. Ia
fish. to ride horseback, to row a
boat. to chop wood. to play golf
to grow things in the garden are
health-producing activities. HABIT
tuation to physical activities is one
of the goals that should be set, not
only for every college man and
woman, but for persons in the for
native period of school life.
Next Week of Good
Shoe"
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
Akron Greys Coming
For Detroit Series

Manager Bingo DeMoss and his
Akron Greys will make their APP
pearance at the Hamtramck Sta
dunn Sunday and Monday. meet
ing the Detroit Stars in a double
header Sunday and a single game
Monday. Monday will be Ladies'
Day.
DeMoss has recruited some good
talent to wear the Akron uniforms.
Willie Powell. Chicago right-hand-
er. will he one OF his FIRST string
pitchers. Cooper. who was with the
Crawfords. will play the short
field for the Greys. Several other
we'll known players in the league
will be in the Akron uniforms.
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MISPLAYS HALT
TITLE-HOLDERS'S
REMNANT CHASE
c a vary Trounces
St. j O h n A S
Bethel Wins

Russell Street Baptist. although
outhit by the st. Stephen sluggers
Saturday at Northwestern Field,
coupled their seven blows with five
st. stephen misplays to earn a 10
6 win over the 1892 inter-city
champions.
The win gives Russell Street
possession of first place in the 2nd
half of the split season race in the
American League of the Church
Athletic Association. Bethel won
the first half.
Richard Denard's long drive to
Grand River Avenue gave ST.
Stephen a run in the first inning.
Russell Street matched the lead
and forged to the front in the
fourth by running three runs
across the plate. Two more mark
ers were added i'm the fifth round.
Both Rally In Syenth
The seventh inning was the big
round for both teams. With three
men on base. T. Tapely, Russell
Street third baseman. raped 10
Joe Thornton, ST. Stephen second
sacker Thornton threw low to the
plate. II. Tapely and Henderson
scoring on the error. In the same
inning Sam Hill. Russell Street
manager and first baseman. looped
single over second with three
runners on the bases. the three
base runners scoring and Hill rae
TX to third when the ball was FUN
bled.
st. Stephen staged a fiare-up In
their half of the seventh. Smith
tripled with one on and trotted
home on Bender's dauble. RUIZ res
cued bender with n double and
then rod home on Richard De-
narsi,.. .saeond homer OF the game.
walioping drive to Grand River
Avenue.
Charley Justice. Russell Streets
big right-hander. went the dis
lance for the winners. wavering
in the seventh inning when he was
nickcd hard. Dudley started on the
mound for ST. Stephen. giving way
to Tate In the Seventh. Dudley
pitched a steady game but was
betrayed by wobbly supporting
cast.
Bethel Defeats Tabernacle
Bethel. winner of the first half.
trounced Tabernacle. 7-3 at North
western Saturday. Clarence Ma
Ghec. former Charles Young Post
hurler who was making his first
start for Bethel. famed IL of the
Tabernacle batters. Walton hit a
homer In the fourth. Smith and
Tabor pitched for Tabernacle.
Second Baptist won a forfeit
game from New Light. Calvary de-
feated st. John. 1873.
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ling two doubles and two triples.
Jerry Benjamin led the attack
on Bell with i've hits IN Ave trial.
y at the plate. He rammed ont
~ double and triple I'm the flock q
: base hits. driving In three OF thu
detroit runs.
Logan Hensley. who hurled for
the 81. Louis Stars during their
championship days, and new
member OF the Detroit STAFF. had
enough OF his former ability TO
turn back tho Crawfords with
eight hits. fan seven. and win an
easy victory from the veteran Bell.
Palms started the Stars on the
road to victory I'm the second when
he doubled and scored on Gill's
single 10 right cambridge beat out
an indeld hit and Smith sacrificed
both runners along. Hensley hit
single to left to score both men.
Wage UuhilI Battle
Two more markers were added
I'm the third on two hits and an
error by Chester Williams Ben
jamin's double followed by Hard
VS. single. scored another in the
fourth. Four more were made in
the eighth on four hits. including
triples by Benjamin and Lyons.
The stars had TO wage an uphill
battle to snatch the second contest
from the invaders with a ninth
inning rally after tying the score
in the seventh. Smith opened the
inning with a walk and was sac
rifced TO second by Hardy. Pryor
bounced a single off Hunters
glove (Hunter had relieved Mat
lock to start the ninth and Vance.
who had replaced Nelson in the
first inning. was safe when Rus
sell booted his grounder. Smith
scoring from third Benjamin sim
glcd 10 score Pryor with the win
ming run.
Crawford established three
run lead in the first and chased
over another in the fifth The final
score was 6-5.
Oscar Charleston was response
BILE for the Detroit defeat In the
game Monday. The manager of the
Pittsburgh team gave Kincannon a
working edge in the FIRST inning
when he hit one OF George Nit
cheIl's pitched balls over the left
fence with Bell on first base. He
doubled in the fourth and scored
on Johnsons' single Cooper tai
lied Johnson. Charleston hit two
base hit in the fifth TO send Bell
and Russell scamperig across the
plate i'm the fifth. lie rode home on
Perkins two base wallop.
Harry Kincannon, Crawford right
handler. held the stars.to four hits
in the game while 10 hits were
of Mitchell and Armour
Crawford 3. Detroit, 8.
Palms was injured In the first
game Sunday, receiving a cut over
the right eye from a foul tip or
charleston's bat in the fourth inn
ing.
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NOTICE

All reporters for the Tribune are
requested TO send In their news
typed or written In ink, with wide
spacing between lines, and writing
on one side Of paper only. All
names written In lOng-hand should
be- printed, ~ M 10 enable the Of
lice TO reproduce them correctly.
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In the two
game series be-
tween Crawfords
and the Chica
go team, Hunter
W on the first
game. in Nc
Keesport. Pa. 2
2. Foster. who
hurled for the
Chicago in e.
held the winners
to seven hits
~. 1T II.t,.
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

The two games set back from
July LIST and second in Chicago
aroused considerable interest as
well as Misunderstanding. The two
teams were never tied but once
during the first half. This happen
ed in McKeesport, when the marks
were 20 won and seven lost for
| each club. Previous to that Chica-
go had been in first place twice,
but was always ousted before
press time.
On June IA. the Westerners. woE
from Crawfords In McKeesp0rt
eased into first place but were
pushed back by Baltimore. Com
ing to Pittsburgh on July 7, they
headed the parade but Hunters
win made matters even on all
sides.
Nashville moved into third
place. Baltimore fourth, and Co
Iumbus dropped to the starting
point. respecting Detroit a notch
ahead. With all the confusion at
tending the first half. encouraging
interest has been stimulated i'm or
ganized baseball among Negroes.
This has been due to the fact that
Il constant effort is being used to
balance the clubs, schedules arc
Kept. and no features have been
misreprsented. These virtues have
impressed lovers OF the game and
white patrons have bee increasing
at each exhibition.
New faces have appeared in the
lineup since our last release.
Wade Johnson adj Hensley with
Detroit Radcliffe and Morney in
Columbus, while Cooper has been
returned TO the Crawfords Ches-
ter Williams doing regular duty
for the Crawfords and Lackey re-
leased outright.
Definite word has been received
that the Cubans will not retain
membership In the League. They
prefer to remain independent.
travel extensively and avoid the
calibre of competition which the
League must maintain. Binga De
Moss. considered one of the brain
lest managers OF all time Is being
persuaded to return to the game
and take charge of the latest Lea
que entry at Akron, Ohio. Predic
tons are prevalent that should
Binga agree to this ew RESPONSE
bility. the entire complexion OF the
Negro National League will be
more pleasing and interesting. Ne
gotiations are nearing the final
stages for player personnel and
II is very likely that the Akron
outfit will step into Detroit on
July 14th. 18th and 10th.
Getting off on the second lap:
CTrNnAX INV q
Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-07-15

| The fans around the circuit will
welcome the news that Elwood
l"Bingo' DeMoss is back in harness.
DeMoss is managing the Akron
. lQreys, the new teanFin the league
land he will make his debut I'm the
league Sunday when he pilots his
team against the Detroit Stars at
the Hamtramck Stadium.
4 DeMoss. keen student of the
game. was manager of the Detroit
Stars from 1927 to 1881. the year
the Negro National League folded |
up. He was slated for the manager
ship OF the Detroit Stars this year
ii Tenny Blount had gone through
with his proposition to take over
the club.
In 1926 DeMoss was manager of
the indianapolis club and had his
team in the thick of the fight for
the championship. DeMoss had a
mediocre combination. but his ag-
gressiveness kept his men fight
ing for every inch of ground
DeMoss was burdened with a
team while at the helm
OF the Detroit club. However, he
was able to win the second half of
tho split season In 1880, losing in
the play-off to St Louis.
*xx**
The Motor City Golf club spon-
sored its first tournament. an
rs hole medal handicap at the
flackham course and from all re-
ports the tournament was sue
cess. Tom Jackson. of Highland
Park, and Hamilton Brown. tied
for top honors with 62. Brown.
carried handicap OF %. shot a
50. Jackson rolled home with 70
and his handicap of gave him a
total OF 60. Eddie Eubanks was
third with S3 off his lO2 for 6S.
Brummel Penick is president of
the club Bob Seymour. vice-pres.:
Bernard Odell. secretary: c. Smith
assistant secretary, and Hamilton
Brown. treasurer. Percy Jones is
chairman OF the game committee,
Il. Gains, chairman of the handi-
cap committee and Eddie Eubanks.
chairman of the social committee.
While the Motor City Golf Club
Is sponsoring tournaments which
Is something Detroit has needed
for quite some time. we are of the
opinion that IL would be a fine
thing to arrange home and home
tournament with a group of golfers
i'm Grand Rapids. II seems that the
golf bug has bitten large number
of the Grand Rapids citizens and
they are anxious to try their abili-
ty against players in any city in
the state.
%Nxx
Oscar Rhodes. fight manager /,
who recently returned from the /,
Pacific Coast. informs us that John
Henry Lewis. the high school
fighter from Phoenix. Aris. is the
best looking prospect he has seen
in his many years of looking at
pugilists Rhodes declared that }
Lewis is good puncher. a clever
boxer and intelligent fighter when :
In the ring. Lewis proved Rhodes
right by defeating Make Rosen-
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Reninmin MIttlng Hard

+ h @ veteran
William Bell
W a 5 on tn Q
mound for the
Crawfords and
he wasn't a )
hot" as he has
been at other
times when he
appeared on the
Ham I T a m c X
mound. The To-
c n ! sluggers
touched Bell fdi
II hits, includ
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Chicago Wins First
Of Split SeasonRace
Defeat Pittsburgh Crawfords To Decide
Winner Of Negro National Association

The Chicago American Giants by waging spectacular
finish nosed out the Pittsburgh Crawfords win the first
half of the Negro National Association race by taking
four straight from the Columbus Blue Birds from the
Baltimore Black Sox and then divide with the Crawfords
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was nicked for 10 blows. Cornell
ius came back the next day and
won over Leroy "Satchell" Paige.
5-3.
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&ga% Physical
* Education
BILL LOVING Physical Director 81. Antoine Y. M c. A.

OWING Physical Director St. Antoine Y. M c. A.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-22
MUSSOLINI is
A MOVIE ACTOR NOW

Mussolini Speaks" Columbia
picture now at the Circle is the first
complete and exclusive record of the
life Of today's man of the hour"
1t is unique in that for the first
time a great man is recorded on
celluloid during his lifetime.
The prime minister himself plays
the chief himself"
The gestures. actions and speeches
of this international figure are de-
livered with the vivid, fiery gusto
that is the man Mussolini.
The son of blacksmith, his first
duties were at the forge. Next he
was as school teacher, an active
politician, a revolutionist, a soldier.
the leader of the Fascist movement
and dictator of Italy.
The producers Of this picture have
not been hampered by a lack of
color in the mans life and the alb
sence of adventure and romance.
Il shall make my own life my mas
terpiece," said this great contempo-
rary, and those who see the film
may see how successful he has been.
Who is he? Where did he come
from? What has he done? How
did the blacksmith'S son become
dictator of great nation and an
outstanding world personality? All
these questions are anwered in
"Mussolini Speaks"
Lowell Thomas, well-known COM