Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-10-18
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
BY Nellie DOdsOn


colleges have heretofore held against playing Negroes Reed win be
the bench for the
liberty have been attempting do something
win take more than week to break down the deep Unborn prejudice
years
These people that athletic discrimination must
stop sometime, and therefore possible perfectly right
70 send Reed in to get his neck broken by the Tulane aggregation
They that and Minnesota
plays Reed the St Paul lad will be forced
save the faces of those who have been behind the action
should play Reed one of two things would be likely
to happens either Tulane would the field partc
pate has been the instance
schools have insisted playing games secondly
Tulane would lay seriously
him. referee can't always what players
piled after there tricky ways
get at and ure him without in the
field realizing what has occurred
optimistic fans believe that Tulane will not pro-
test against Reed Cox coach
is Minnesota grad This is the only of hope that
and it slight against
discrimination the upon
from the southern school would probably him doing
about the situation.
Another who want to sacrifice Reed to the cause try
but they don't realize STAR
man. easily the most valuable man ON the wolverine
squad Ward paper body the daily
behind him because
played only two games for Minnesota true he has PLAYED fine
both times but only the enthusiastic supporter grid
would dare judge player on the basis of two games
If Reed should be kept Saturdays game Minnesota
coaching squad could easily that they
wanted test end at the left
only two passed. would say thing
couldn't possible game capable
and Berman made the going
try Dwghs position Saturdays game would take
lot of proving make out that Reed being the bench for
any other reason
Those who have Berman being pudced
not of the things he
Minnesota Beman who wanted Homer Harris Min
nsOta Berman who persuaded Dwight follow
Minnesota things Hapoe
and he and Jack good friends after football
ice is
The question may hy encourage Negro
schools
advocate?" This
tons between northern and southern schools
existent Finally after great deal of hard and effort
have been lined with southern colleges and the time there
is the beginning of friendly feeling between the Northern
coaches know how deepated prejudice in the
because they scheduled play with northern schools They
consented to these ntemens agreements" until such per-
haps the southern schools have the financial value
with northern colleges Most southern
out that it is help financially northern universities
such help fact that they won't be wanting give these inter-
sectional games.
Because the small the stadums
ege the majority of the going to be played the home
fields of the northern teams large stadium filled with large crowd
and plenty of be divided between the
schools.
1t won't be long financial side going weigh pretty
heavily the calculations Of the southern colleges and THEN north
school eff don't want to what have
teams there won't be any games" perhaps
from below the Mason Dixon line won't be quick their
about playing Negro athlete The dollar sign and the jingle of
the coins falling into the cash register might temper their ideas of
southern purity" a bit
murder coord player who lights around anywhere in their
lot of people Northern
with southern schools who refuse play against Negroes that
point Of view should be carried there wouldn't intersOna
ALL These people would all athletic relationships broken
of between north and south because of the Negroes side of the
ton