The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-28
Howard Strike
Tops Co|ored
Sports Year
BY WALTER L. REEVES, JR.


Swimming over local sports for
the year of 1885 finds Howard Uni
versity in probably the featured
spot of all activities.
The BiSons' football team went
on strike early in November,
prior to an engagement with the
Union University team of the c. I.
A. A. Demanding better equip
ment, food, and many other things
important for the upkeep of
winning team, the boys of the
squad, supported by the student
body, disbanded. The BiSoI1S, for
that reason, had no Howard and
Lincoln game on Thanksgiving
Day, something that had not hap
pened since the inauguration Of
the classic between the two
schools almost so years ago.
Getting away under a new
coach, Harry Payne, former How.
ard pigskin star, the Bisons never
got going during the season. Prior
to the strike, they had been badly
beaten in six contests, one lost to
Morgan College by a score Of a
to 0. In basketball and track, the
B1SonS showed up poorly during
the year of 1886.
Miners Teachers
Miners Teachers College not
only had one of the best basketball
teams in this section last season
but also did fair on the gridiron.
Not in league or conference, Of
course, but the Teachers managed
to nose out many of the outstand.
ing teams, including Howard,
Shaw, Union, Virginia State and
Delaware on the court. In foot
ball, the Georgia Avenue boys
broke even, dropping three Of six
games played. The 6-6 tie with
Shaw University, of Raleigh, N. C,
was probably the outstanding con.
test Of the pigskin season.
Armstrong High School offered
the featured entertainment in has.
ketball, track and football among
the local high schools, which in.
cludes Cardozo and Dunbar.
The Armstrong boys got away
early by snatching the basket
ball crown not only local but the
South Atlantic Conference also,
The boys moved up in the spring
and captured the track and field
crown, local and for the confer
ence and this fall walked off with
football honors in both city and
the conference. Dunbar, because
of a long list Of ineligible players,
was unable to compete in the an
nual city football series. Tech.
therefore had little trouble de-
feating Cardozo.
Boxing
Boxing games promoted by
Earl Mcdonald and the Lincoln
Athletic Club brought to town
some very nice cards during the
winter and summer season of &C.
Invites. Highlights in the class
of sports was the presence here
OF Leroy Haynes and George
Godfrey, both outstanding heavy
weight contenders. Haynes had
little trouble disposing of an OPP
ponent on a special card during
August at the. American League
park while Godfrey duplicated
the same feat at the same place.
Probably the most outstanding
boxing show of the year was the
three cornered miXup between
Gene Buffalo, of Philadelphia:
Sammy Williams, of Baltimore,
and Billy Eley, local boy. Ali
welterweightS, these three boys
went into local elimination con-
test which Buffalo finally won.
Eley, promising young welter, de-
feated Buffalo on two occasions.
Then Sammy Williams, the pride
of Baltimore, knocked Eley for a
row of pins. Not many weeks ago
Buffalo came to town and give
Williams a nice lacing.
In the amateur circles tho
Twelfth Street Branch Y. M. C. A,
some boxing contenderS
who gained much prominence dur.
ing the year. AS the result of an
elimination contest, team was
sent to participate in Hearst ALI
boxing show in New
York city. One of the members
Of the team reached the semi
finals.
In semipro football circles the
eleven of Southwest
recaptured the sand.
lot championship for this year by
downing the yellow Jackets. In q
playoff the Southwest boys won,