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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

save his life, he would have to have
an operation at once. He refused
to let the doctors perform the
operation, saying "the Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away" He
was later taken to Eloise Hospital.
The boys from the track would us
ually go out to the hospital to Wis
II, tell him about Stafford. and that
there was a possibility that Stafford
would be another War Admiral.
Old Red, spent many lonely nights,
waiting for the day when he could
cut Stafford loose on the track.
Those friends OF old Red wanted
Stafford to win so the owner could
grab off a purse.
At last the day arrived. Stafford
was grouped In a field which open
ed 20 to 1, but the word was passed
around that the horse was In a
soft spot. and down went the odds.
The field closed at 7 to In the last
reading. which Is very unusual for
field horses. There are always
some horses who want to do some
championship running at the most
unexr ected moments. This day II
was a horse named Steering Wheel.
and as a result Stafford had to be
contented with second place.
The boys went out to Eloise to
break the news TO old Red. and
describe the race TO him Old Red
had placed so much reliance on the
ability OF Stafford to win that the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
eddie GAINES
PAGES DETROIT
POLICE TO WIN
Gaines Wins Three
First In Toronto
Field Meet

The Detroit police track and field
team is back from Toronto where
they successfully protected the
laurels won last year by winning
the International Police Field meet
championship with total OF 63ia
points to Torontos 1914 and Mon
treals ..
Bur that does not tell the story.
II was the sturdy brown legs Of
Patrolman Eddie Gaines, former
Western state Teachers College
and Cass High star that brought
home the bacon. Gaines piled up a
total OF "a points, just one and one
half points more than the combined
scores OF Toronto and Montreal.
Eddie captured all OF the sprint
events. winning the 100, 220, and
440 yard dashes and tied for first
in the running high jump. He also
placed third in both the running
broad jump and the hop-step-and-
jump. Gaines won the hundred In
IL seconds. the first time Detroit
err has won the century In eight
years.
Roderick Goeriz. white. was Sec
ond 10 Gaines in individual honors.
Goeriz captured the running broad
jump and the pole vault, placing
second in the hop-step-and-jump
and was third in the high jump.
The Toronto athletes will move
down to Detroit Saturday for the
annual Detroit Police Field Day at
the Fairgrounds. AS in Toronto
Eddie Gaines and Goeriz are ex-
pected to pace the Detroit squad TO
victory against the Canadian Bob
bies.
In addition there will be a num-
Der OF other events. such as drills
motorcycle exhibitions. and the
tug-of-war between teams repre-
senting Detroit and Toronto. Joe
Louis. heavyweight champion, and
Jimmy Adamick. Midland sensation
have signified their intentions Of
attending the meet.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
National Bridge
Tourney Starts

ley Keene. New York City. Open
Pair-Mrs. LYDIA Goggins. Detroit,
Mich, Mich. and Mr.. Horace Mil
Ter. New York City. Mr.. FL
mer Wilson, New York City. was
alternate for Mr. Horace Miller In
two rounds Of play. Womens Pair
Mrs. Ethel Merriman and Mrs.
Pauline Weeden. Lynchburg. Va
Mrs. Merriman gained a second leg
on trophy for she won this event
three years ago with Mis- Gertrude
Jackson, Of New York City.
National and Regional Cham
pions will provide colorful compe-
tition. A five corner battle for the
Open Pair Championship involving
the 1886 National winners; Messrs
Porter Davis, Chicago. George Hall
Cleveland, who scored a double as
North Eastern Ohio and Pittsburgh
regional 1897 winners Messrs
Charles c. Luck, John G.. Driver
Midwest Open Pair winners, and
tie for mems paid jointly with
Messrs. I. j. Joseph. William +
Clark, Lawrence Buser and Oliver
Landry are expected to prove ma
jor attraction. Midwest Bridge
Association will have many OF it'
expert players entered.
Here's hit to players When
experts are competing at match
point duplicate bridge. they mus
have the understanding OF psyche
logy, tactics. and personal equation
Bridge psychology can best be de-
fined as the process Of taking into
consideration the personal element
involved. the tendencies. idiosyn-
crasies and reactions OF partner
and adversaries.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
CHICAGO GETS
BALL CLASSIC
Fifth Annual Game
To Comiskey Park

CHICAGO-(ANP) = Comisisev
park, home Of the White Sox aud
site OF the recent Braddock-Louis
championship bout, will for the
fifth time be the locale OF the an
nual All-Star baseball game TO be
held Sunday afternoon. August s.
Eastern players will be chosen
from the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
Homestead Grays. Black Yankees.
Newark Eagles. Philadelphia Stars
and Washington Elites, who are
members OF the Negro National
league.
Western players will be selected
from the American Giants. Kansas
city Monarchs. Detroit Titus Stars.
st. Louis stars, Indianapolis AS.
Cincinnati Tigers. Memphis Red
Sox and Birmingham Black Barons.
They comprise the new Negro AM
erican league.
Eighteen players will be named
on each squad in a national poll
conducted by colored newspapers.
The managers also will be picked
by the fans
The Chicago Tribune. sponsor OF
the first All-Star game between
the National and American leagues.
took special pains TO emphasize
the fan balloting for the August 8
game in contrast with the manager
selected teams in this years white
classic" at Washington. The Tri-
bune has resented the discontinue
ing Of public balloting by newspap-
er readers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
Father Divine
Put Under Bond

NEW YORK-(ANP) III ne
wants to avoid appointment OF
equity receivers for the temporal
possessions OF his Peace Missions
Philip J. McCook declared TUESDAY,
Meanwhile the Harlem Messiah ana
his followers are restrained from
disposing Of any mission property
pending the. outcome OF an account
ing suit brought by Mrs. Verinoa
Brown. former member.
Trial OF the case has been SCI
for early in the Fall term oil court,
Mrs. Brown says she contributed
more than $4,000 to the movement
and wants the funds accounted ioI.
Affected by the injunction are g
parcels OF real estate In ulster
one in Suffolk and % other enter
prIses Of the. missions.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

Chicago-(By James G. Lee for
AMP Bridge experts from all
sections Of the Nation are enroute
here, their objective being the
American Bridge Associations Ma
tional Championship Tournament
TO be held at the Vincennes Hotel
week OF July %. 1887
Winners OF 1886 National Cham
pionship Events we're as follows:
Team OF Four: The Strong
Bridge Builders Club of New York
City. Messrs. A | a n
Parkinson. p. H. Thomas. Clyde
Long. and G.. F. Benoit. with W. A
Friend as alternate. Mixed Pair
Mrs. Leonora Jensen and Mrs. Ans
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
Bill Robinson
To Feature On
Police Field Day

Bill Robinson (Bojangles OF
Harlem) has kept his promise with
the Detroit Police. A telegram was
received by his friend Bob Du
Chene, secretary to the Chief OF
Detectives, Henry Piel, assuring
him that the famous entertainer
will arrive by plane Saturday
morning to fill the date at the
nth. Annual Police Field Day,
which will be held Saturday, July
oath. State Fair Grounds.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
Titus Giants Face
Flint Buick Majors

The Detroit Titus Giants will OPP
posed the Buick Majors. white semi
pro team OF Flint, Sunday at Ham,
tramck Stadium. The clubs will
play a double-header. the first
game scheduled TO start at $780,
The Buick Majors appeared at
the stadium earlier in the season,
splitting a two-game series with
the Detroit Stars. Tha Majors are
composed OF former big league
stars, and have well-balanced
club.
The Giants proved their worth
Sunday by taking double-header
from the Zulu Cannibal Giants at
the Stadium, winning the first
game. SO and the second contest,
CO. Crawford Moncrief held the
Zulus to eight scattered hits while
his teammates were pounding the
ball hard in the initial contest.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
$4,000 TRACK FANS SEE
WOODRUFF SET NEW RECORD

Dallas-Long John Woodruff,
Olympic S00-meters champion,
thrilled $4,000 track enthusiasts Sa-
turday night when he broke five
year old record to win the 500
meters in 1:47S-two seconds fas-
ter than a five-year-old mark. In
winning the event Woodruff out
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
DETROIT STARS
ADD STRENGTH
Anderson Pryor Joins
Club In Memphis

Owner James Titus OF the De-
troit stars has made another move
to strengthen his team for the Sec
ond half OF the split season Of the
Negro American League.
Owner Titus latest move was
the signing OF Anderson Pryor to
play second base for the Stars.
Pryor is former second base
man. having served under Anvil
higgins and DeMoss. He retired
from the game In 1884.
Pryor, who has been umpiring
the league games at Hamtramck
Stadium. left Detroit Thursday to
join the Stars In Memphis. Titus
said that Pryor, in addition to
playing at second base, will also
act as coach to the young players
on the club.
Win and Lose
The stars played a four-game
series with the Kansas City Mon
archs, in Kansas CITY, this past
weekend. winning two and losing
two. Dimp Miller turned in an ir-
on man stunt by pitching a double
header against the Monarchs Sun
day. Miller won the first game
2-1, and dropped the second affair
81. Rain fell throughout the
first game.
The team will open a four-game
series with the Memphis Red Sox
Saturday. From Memphis the team
goes to Chicago to play the Chi
cago American Giants, returning
home August s.
Cincinnati will oppose the Stars
on their first appearance at the
Hamtramck Stadium following the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

distanced Elroy Robinson by eight
yards. Robinson last Sunday estab-
lished new record In the S00-yard
sprint. Ben Johnson copied the 100
and Dave Albritton was winner OF
the running high jump at the Pan
American Games held here for four
DAYS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
John Woodruff Sets 800-Meters Mark
CRACKS MARK
BY 2 SECONDS
Ben johnson Wins so
Meter Dash In
6.8 Seconds

DALLAS-(ANP) History was
made twice Saturday night before
$4,000 spectators in the Pam
American games. 1t was the first
time an interracial track and field
meet had been held In the deep
South. and II was also the time
when the worlds record for 500
meters was nailed 10 the flying
feet Of brown racer. long John
Woodruff OF Pittsburgh.
For a week the entire sports
world was raving over Elroy Rob-
inson, white Californian who clipp-
ed two tenths Of second from the
universal standard at 500 meters.
The race was held at Randalls
Island. New. York, the previous
Sunday when Woodruff chose TO
take shot at mile running. Rob-
inson. who lost 10 Long John at
Milwaukee. turned in a mark OF
1896 10 blast the three year old
mark Of 1.49.S. Commentators la
mented the Pitt stars absence from
this record SCATTERING event.
eBut Saturday night Woodruff
did most thorough Job Of wiping
out both the accepted world record
and Robinsons new mark as be
won In the almost unbelievable
time Of 1:47s--two full seconds
faster than the recognized stand
ard.
Small Track
The track here is unusually
small for outdoor running. 1t takes
two and half laps for 500 meters
instead OF the conventional two.
AS the race began, spectators anti
cipated a duel between Woodruff
and Robinson. II was with both
boys giving their best. They re-
NAMED almost shoulder 10 should
er until the second turn of the fin
al lap. Then John, with that 10 foot
stride OF his, opened up. He passed
HIS white rival on the back stretch
| anu III n ttillliS optlub AuIItdhtu
his lead at the home turn TO win
by IL yards as he hit the tape at
top speed. This definitely settled
the woodruff-Robinson rivalry for
this year, at least
Ben Johnson. Columbia UNIVERSE
ty track captain. won the 60 meter
dash In 6.s seconds. Kermit King
OF Pittsburgh Teachers. National
A. A. U. champ. annexed the broad
Jump crown at "a feet 10 inches
with Johnny Brooks. former Uni
versity OF Chicago stan placing
second.
The high Jump. as usual. was .
three-way contest between Mea
Walker and Dave Albritton. Ohio
State high jump twins. aud Cornsl.
ius Johnson OF California. who are
co-holders OF the worlds indoor
and outdoor records. Albritton
won feet Z and tried unsuccess-
fully to set a new mark at fset
10.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24
ROSCOE TOLESI
FACES CHILEAN
in RETURN CO
Bout Scheduled For
10 Rounds At
u. of D.

Two months ago Roscoe Toles
leaped out OF the ring at Olympia
with the wild shouts of the fans
buzzing in his ears. II Toles had OF
asked his trainer and second. Kid
Alberts. what was the noise all
about, the Kid might have answer
ed in this manner
The fans are just giving our old
friend Elmer (Slim) McClelland,
the referee. the razzberries for Civ
ing you the decision over Arturo
Godoy' And perhaps. that's just
what Alberts whispered in the at
tentiye ear OF his pupil
Well. come this Wednesday night.
Toles will have an opportunity to
prove conclusively to the fight fans
that McClelland did not make a
mistake that warm night in May
when he raised the Detroiters
right mitt in token OF victory. Toles
will engage Godoy in a return
match at the University of Detroit
Stadium on the night OF July 2S.
The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds
or less.
TOLES VICIOUS
And II Mr. Toles can put as much
action in his fight with the South
American as he has been putting in
his workouts at Recreation gymn-
asium. then the bout is likely TO be
less than 10 rounds. Toles has been
vicious in his sparring with his
spar boys
Scotty Montieth. on his return
Monday from short trip to Chica-
TO- stated that he has made ar
rangements whereby the winner OF
the Toles-Godoy bout will be mat
ched with Jim Braddock, recently
disposed heavyweight champion.
Godoy arrived in the city We'd
nesday and Immediately started his
training at Recreation gymnasium,
He was accompanied on the trip TO
Detroit by his manager, Lou Rrix.
Immediately after McClelland's
decision giving Toles the verdict
over Godoy, Brix, peeved at the de-
cision. announced that his fighters
would never appear In Michigan
ring again. But money will change
mans mind.
Dave Clark. the proud young
father, will meet Dominic Ceccarel-
II in the eight-round semi-final
Clark. in his last appearance in a
Detroit ring. scored 10-round win
over George Black. Ceccarelli de-
feated Stanley Evans in his last
appearance.
Toles will open an outdoor train
ing camp at st. Antoine and Column
bia streets this week, where he will
put on the final touches OF his
training.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

The Detroit Tribune is the only
Negro newspaper In Michigan.
which owns and operates large
and compIetely-equipped publish
ing plant.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

southern jaunt. Chicago and Mem
phis follow Chicago in order as
opponents for the stars.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

ing rupture of diplomatic rela-
tions is war, although this would
not necessarily follow.
Adding to tenseness in the Capi.
tai, the Navy suddenly cancelled
leave of the crews at the San
Diego Naval Base attached to the
aircraft scouting force. The men
were ordered to report for duty
Immediately.
Nine Navy destroyers departed
suddenly from San Diego on an
unexplained mission for Los Ange
les Harbor.
Both moves were cloaked in Of
ficial mystery. The Navy Depart
ment maintained that no orders
had been sent out by the Navy
Department from Washington
Continued on Page 4, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

partment.
1t was privately admitted in re-
sponsible quarters that if Japan
fails to answer the American pro.
test satisfactorily it will bring the
United States close to diplomatic
rupture.
A week has passed since the
protest was delivered and as yet
Japan has not answered.
Unless the reply is forthcoming
shortly, and there has been no
indication of when it will, the
State Department is prepared to
lodge a new and sharper protest,
backed up by the complete eye
witness accounts of the attack as
taken down by the Navy's official
board of inquiry at Shanghai.
Then, If no satisfactory reply
should come forth Immediately,
a strong likelihood exists that the
American Government would re,
call Ambassador Joseph C. Grew
from Tokyo and send Japanese
Ambassador HiroSi Saito home.
In a situation as grave as the
present one, the next step follow.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
President Thanks LandOn
For His Support in Crisis
Exchange of Notes
Revealed By
Executive
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

G.N.S) Peace is the ultimate
goal of the American people, but
it cannot be assured "by closing
our eyes to the fact that whether
we like it or not we are a part
of large world" President Roose-
velt said today in a telegram to
Governor ALI M. Landon, his op-
ponent for the presidency in 1886.
The Presidents telegram to
Governor Landon was in reply to
a message which the Kansan sent
him, pledging anew his support OF
the Administration on its foreign
policy, so far as he is concerned,
Landon's message stated, politics
cease at the waters edge"
RAPS CONGRESSMEN
Governor Landon scored those
members of both parties in Con-
gress who have been critical OF
Mr.. Roosevelt's handling of the
delicate japanese situation. They
were, he said, making the same
mistake that certain British mem
bers of Parliament made in 1914,
in giving the impression that Eng
land wouldn't fight under any
circumstances. .-
Such tactics and conduct, Ian
don said, tend to "hamstring" the
Executives conduct Of delicate
foreign situations.
Governor Landon congratulated
Mr.. Roosevelt upon his rejection
of the idea put forth in the Lud-
low resolution that national
referendum should be had before
any foreign war was declared. The
American people want peace, he
said, but a peace that will main
tain for the United States the re-
spect of other nations.
PRESIDENT REPLIES
In reply, the President tele-
graphed warm message of appre-
citation to the Kansan, observing
that "it helps me meet the PROB
lens which confront our country
in the field of foreign relations
during these troublous times"
This exchange of messages be-
tween the leaders of the two domi.
nant parties-rather remarkable
in any case-will do much, it is
thought, to offset the impression
that foreign governments may
have obtained that there is divi.
sion in American public opinion
concerning the Far Eastern crisis.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
CRASH DAMAGES
BALTIMORE SHIP

HAMBURG, Germany, Dec.
FL Q.N.S.).-Damaged by a
collision in the North Sea, the
Baltimore steamer City of Ham
burg late today radiOed she is
proceeding back to Cuxhaven,
Germany, under her own power.
LONDON, Dec. 81 QN.S0 THE
American steamer City of Ham
burg today radioed she is Sinking
fast" 10 miles off the HOLLAND
coast.
1--WE are sinking fast 10 miles
east of Terschelling after a
collision" said a distress signal
from the City of Hamburg
picked up by the North Fore
land wireless station at 1858 p.
m. G0:53 a. m. A.stern Stand
ard Time).
The City of Hamburg is an 8,242
ton vessel owned by the Baltimort
Mail Steamship Company ant
registered at Baltimore. She wa!
built in 1919 by the Bethlehem
Steel Company at Alameda, Cal.
According to the Baltimore Mai
Lines offices in London, there wa'
only one passenger aboard, ar
American named Peters. HI
booked at Bremen.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
MANIAC KILLER.
TIPS" SWAMP.
CAPITAL POLICE.
Mrs. BOrah Starts
Flood of Calls

Terror-stricken residents con
tinued to deluge police today with
telephone calls, reporting the ap.
prehension of the elusive Wen,
dell Forrest Bowers, 19-year-old al
legged maniac murderer.
Inspector Bernard w. Thomp.
son, chief Of detectives, said the
phone calls came not only from
local residents, but from the out.
lying Virginia and Maryland sub
urbs.
He said the police literally were
running around in circles" at
tempting to track down the tips,
while informants report the fugi-
tive in suburb and in the heart
Of downtown Washington almost
simultaneously.
MRS. BORAH'S REPORT
Among those who reported see
ing a youth resembling the widely
circulated newspaper photographs
Of the alleged killer was Mrs. Will
liam E. Borah, wife of the United
States Senator from Idaho, She
reported to Capitol police, who re-
layed the information to District
police, that she saw q man who
resembIed the killers pictures
entering an F Street store ysster.
day afternoon.
The local police as well as
authorities in nearby communities
continued to maintain . sharp
lookout for the fugitive, running
down all clues as fast IS possible.
Bowers Is wanted for the MUIR
der on December 13 of Mrs.
Wilma v. Carpenter, wealthy Nor
ristown widow.
ATTEMPTED ATTACK
After brutally Staying Mrs.
Carpenter, the police of Phtla'
delphia reported, the maniac at.
tempted to assault her protege,
Mary Griffin, 22.year.old beauty
parlor operator, who was with
Mrs. Carpenter at the time.
Philadelphia detectives ex.
pressed the belief that the CLASSY.
eyed" suspect fed southwark and
have received cooperation Of police
forces as far south as Richmond
in maintaining a dragnet for him.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Court Denies Plea
To Halt Meeting

WILMINGTON. DEL, Dec. 81
I1.N.S).-United States District
Court Judge John P. Nields re
fused motion made by a Mrs
wilmington, of Providence, R. L.
for a temporary restraining order
to block a special stockholders
meeting today in Chicago Of Rob
erts & Co.
The meeting Of the holding com
pany was called to act on proposed
capital changes. The court, how
ever, fixed January II for a hear
ing on the motion for a prelimi
nary Injunction.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

Old Man Winter will bring a
comparatively warm and, perhaps
a wet greeting to the District when
he arrives early tomorrow,
The Weather Bureau fixed the
time for the arrival of the elderly
gent of snow and ice at 1.22 a. M,
the official beginning of winter.
At that time, the bureau stated