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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22
DETROIT YOUTH
LAUDS UNIV. OF
MO. STUDENTS
Missouri Students Protest
Refusal OF Coach To
Compete With Negro

Members OF the 1899 youth con-
ference which met last week end
at Plymouth Congregational church
sent the following congratulatory
letter to the students OF Missouri
university who protested against the
university's attitude toward the
participation OF Ed Smith. Negro,
University OF Wisconsin's ace hurd-
Ter in an intercollegiate meet.whicn
was TO have taken place between
Wisconsin and Missouri, and Notre
Dame at Missouri on April is.
Don Furot, athletic director of
Missouri university in a letter 10
Coach Tom Jones Of Wisconsin said,
1T has never been done in the his
tory Of Missouri athletics and since
the Big Six conference does not
permit such competition, I hope you
will plan to leave sHy-eolored mem
Der Of your track team at home.
Wisconsin university withdrew
from the competition and Missouri
university students protested FeFets
sction. Quote letter:
President of the Student Body
Missouri University
Columbia, Mo.
To the President Of the Student
Body:
We, the members OF the 1899
Negro Youth Conference, meeting
at Plymouth Congregational church,
Detroit, Michigan, appreciate the
stand you have taken for race
tolerance in the field of sports at
your university.
Such an attitude on your part. we
fee. sure, is indicative of new and
logical attitude on the part Of South
ern white youth. It Is our opinion
that American democracy can only
be saved by multiplying many times
your actions throughout the South
and North.
We hope that your sincere demo
cratic spirit as portrayed by this
incident will guide you in dealing
with all phases OF our American
democratic ideals, Your actions
have heartened US and given US
courage to fight for greater eX-
tention Of democracy 10 all the peo-
pie,
Sincerely,
Walter Greene,
Chr. OF Conference
Roberta Garnet
E. Wendell Goldsmith
Eloise H. Crosby
Clifton Graham
Horace White
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22
Church To Hold
Sunday School Meet

Tn churrH Of God corner
Campau and Gratio,, will be the
scene of Sunday school fellowship
meeting on Sunday afternoon, April
30 at $50 Samuel Randle, supeun.
,cudent IF the Church OF God Sun.
day school states that splendid pro-
gram has been prepared with specia
music by the church quar,elte
Representatives from all the
-5undtfy- seAeeis-tA- tAe--er'ls- 'lte-...-
yIted to participate
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22
sPoRTSMAN'S CLUB

Mrs. Estelle B. Webster, presi-
dent OF the Detroit Sportsman's club,
announced that their regular week
" meeting will be held Sunday.
April %, at 1925 Vinewood avenue.
al $50 pm. All graduates and
former students are urged to be
present
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22
Citys Younger Set Goes Nautical In Clever FrOlic
Y.W.C.A. Scene
Of Nautical
Cruise Dance
Local Club Is Sponsor
OF Function
BY GLADYS MILLS


AnehoIs Aweish! Al Hands on
Deck Ship Ahoy' ana IKE sea
gong expressions were nothing
alllss WHEN la ooeie'e Des Juehes
flIles gave their nautical cruise
las' WEDNESDAY al me I. W a.
Clever deit hands mad worked for
hours 10 make OF me auditorium
d mount Geek ABOARD snip lhere
was lhe ganspiank al 'he door,
around 'he eose OF me ioor' ran
mao oeeh lmptoVlsed' so realistically
tha' one eouia almost see the water
below.
The band was dressed in ships
clothes. Blue and white balloons
just hundreds Of them-were clever
ly hung all abou,-a soft blue Light
ing effect completed the Illusion
Les Jeunes Files, were cute host
esses, billoWing to and fro, in first
formals most Of them and with
first beaux. as were also most Of
their guests.
The group are.-as- a whole. high
school students, a spot on the sub
deb side. They are Roberta Green
!dge, president, who was absent by
FeaseH=eF ReF- F5FeSeHE HatEIcutzrtun-
at Howard university; Christine
Smoot vice president; Elayne Whit
tington, secretary; Gladys House,
treasurer Other members are: Der
tina Cooke Esther Gordy, Gwendo-
lyn HarklcSs, Claire MonSamlc
Helen Nui'ali, Nerrle Parker Va
lerie Iandy, Theresa Terrell DORIS
Tibbs Burncy Watkins and Mar
garetc Wells.
Some of those seen dancing were.
Shirley Turner, Muriel Simmons
Jean johnson, Edward Carson, Lu-
ellie billiard, Alvin Boyd. Kenneth
Williams, Harrison iSewart Phyl-
lis Marshall;
RAYMOND Carter, Robert Douglass,
Doris Graham. Sylvester Stewart
Harold Watkins, Eleanor Williams
BowI Anderson, ALVIN Campbell
Edward Proctor, Beriram Drew
Ralph Cazort, Martha Lockhart-
Roger Campbell, Clifton Graham,
Jr., Carlyle johnson, Leonard Wig
gins, Alice Coote, Resale Brown
Johnson Flanagan, Charlotte Hous-
ton, Vivian Tolbert Margaret Cooke
Carolyn Dunbar, Theodore Wash
jngt0n.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22

Greer, Kenneth McGhee. Leroy
Williams, Leroy Forbes, Edward
Baker. James Thomas, Louise
Peguese, Sarah Lula Allen. NJ.
Daniels, Nathaniel McChere, Isaac
Mccall, Mamie Ruth Malone, Mil
dred McAfeo. Gorell Epps, Dolores
Hill John Maxwell, Edna BsyeFr
Albert Brown, Andrew Day, Ed
gar Brown, Rudolph Phillips.
Robert Watson. Frederick Jerry,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22

The assembly room of Brewster
Community center was the scene
Of many gay games and resound-
ed with childish laughter as the
Junior Business Builders were en-
tertained at party given for
them by Matthews Drugs. Among
those who enjoyed the gathering
las; Tuesday were: James Me-
Council Ruth James, Rudolph
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22

Rosette Smith. Edith Haywood.
Curtis Daniels, Jerdcnia Beener,
Maybelle johnson, Louis Cope
land, Walter Tate, Melvin James
Doris Mickens, Mary Collins,
Julius Corsou. Alfred Dixon Eth
el Harper. Ernest Murphy, Robert
Newell, Mary Randolph, Martha
Shaw and Margaret Williams
Photo by Langford P James.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-22

ALTES LAGER gives you the best
qualities of several of the finest
malts obtsinable, in a balanced bev-
erage q. hailed everywhere as the
lift without a letdown.
Next time thirst calls, sing out for
ALTES LAGER. You'll find it in har-
mony with all the best things in life!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-06
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
The Authority on Authorities"

points, giving them top and him
bottom on the deal.
Another West passed South's
spade bid, but in this case East
bid 2Hearts. then South 2-Spades
West decided there might be a
possible siam in the cards, SO
went for it by Jumping to T.
Hearts. South had the temerity to
double this md West gleefully re-
doubled. IN ovc-trick was made,
producing & total score of $50, in
cluding t, { 900 duplicate bonus
for game, but this was not as
coed g score as that made by the
pair which was wise enough to
double in the East on the first
round.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-06
BETWEEN TWO FIRES

80 YOU are opposed by two
layers who know how to use every
device Of defensive bridge to beat
points out Of you, it is we'll to be
a bit wary You are between two
fires. Perhaps the ore at your left
has made q trap ras5 Of your
opener. i his r2rtf.er then dou-
hles, it is hcz-..5 business to re-
double to tcg >.e-Cut from
your partre: III you feel sure
ne will int. .~., lat way.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-06

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dealer: South. Neither side
vulnerable)
At one table Of a duplicate
game South bid 1-Gpade on this
deal and it was pared 70 East,
who doubled, SO q to give his
partner a possib'.. t3cnce for
business CT penclly pass. South
seeded to chance q redouble, not
caring particularly how North in
'Arpreted it. When the latter
&assed, East and West set him
hree tricks, for q score Of 1000
Distributed bv King Z
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Nimb|e ViI|anova Five
Plays Strong Bucks
For Title Chance
Victors to Garry Eost's
STANDARD in FinoIs
Of College Event
8y the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA. March ia
nimble Villapova team and a power
house aggregation from Ohio State
meet tonight in a battle to decide
which will represent the East in the
National Collegiate A. A. basket ball
finals at Evasion, ILL.,, March 81.
Both advanced to the semi-fnals
last night. Villanova by trimming
Brown University, AZ to 30. and Ohio
State by record breaking hair
raising triumph over Wake Forest
College of North Carolina.
Six points behind at half time. the
Ohio team punctured its opponents
defense in the last 10 minutes of
play and came out on top, GA to 50.
Wake Forest started downhill the
moment Capt. Jim Waller was
benched for fouls Up to that time
the North Carolina southpaw's trick
shots had the Bucks buffaloed.
Dick Baker of Ohio State looped
10 field goals and five free throws to
lead his team to a scoring record for
the Palestra, where the match was
played.
In the opener. little Johnny Kru-
tulis ran Brown ragged and piled
up IA of Villanova's ~ tallies. The
Wildcats never lost the lead they
held at the half.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
College Sword Titles
To Go to New Sturs
By the ASsoci ated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-The
fourth championship tournament Of
the intercollegiate Fencing Associa-
ton will be held March 81 and April
l In . new location and with new
fencers predominating.
Asa Bushnell, secretary-treasurer
Of the association, announced today
that the tourney, usually held in
New York hotel, has been shifted
to the 7th Regiment Armory.
As all three 1898 individual cham
pions, Danny Bukantz of City COL
lege New York;. Harry Foley of
Navy and Donald Thackeray of
Army, have been graduated, along
with their leading rivals, . new
group will be at the top
New York University will defend
the three-weapon team title it has
held for four years against . field
which includes Army, G. G. N. Y,
Columbia, Cornell, Hamilton, Har-
ward, NJ. I. T., Navy, Pennsylvania,
Princeton and Yals.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Ensor, 80, Scores
In Turf Return
By the Associated Prexs.

~ the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, March
18.-Lavelle Buddy Ensor,
hard-riding Jockey Of another
generation and a grandfather
now at 38, Is picking his mounts
these days.
In the early 1920s he rode as
brilliantly as Don Meade is riding
today.
Then I got to hitting the lush"
Ensor puts it. He was ruled off
for conduct unbecoming the
sport-drinking. Several times he
tried to come back after being
reinstated. He won his first race
in four years yesterday aboard
Cambreeze, q 1illy that paid $43
straight at Tropical Park.
I'm not taking any mora
mounts on that thing 'lush,'" hs
said. Hes . bad-legged bum in
my book"
Evening star., 1939-03-18
FenskeGunninq
For Mile Mark
In Chicago
Other Records Held
In Danger Tonight
At Armour Meet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 18.-Potential
record-breakers dotted the field of
400 athletes from 80 schools which
will participate tonight In the 11th
annual Armour Tech relays at the
University of Chicago fieldhouse.
Highlight of the program will be
Charles Fenske's effort to break
Glen Cunningham's indoor mile
mark Of 4:044. Pacing the former
University of Wisconsin star in this
attempt will be Walter Mehl, Big
Ten mile champion, and Tommy
Deckard, former Indiana Univer-
sity distance runner.
Vault Record Sought.
Fenske's best mile so far Is the
4:089 mark he established in the
Tech relays last season, but he has
been running better than ever this
season, defeating Cunningham him
self last week in an Eastern indoor
race.
Milton Padway, another Wiscon-
sin star, will be vaulting for q new
high after clearing IA feet 1ss inches
last week at the Big Ten meet.
The 70-yard dash should be a
crowd-pleaser with Wilbur Greer,
Michigan State sprinter. arrayed
against Myron Piker, rapidly devel-
oping sophomore speedster of North
western, and John Davenport, the
University of Chicagos defending
champion in the event.
All Finals Tonight.
Competition in all events except
pole vault, shotput and high jump
will be split between colleges and
universities. Dash and hurdle pre-
liminaries are scheduled for the
afternoon with all final events on
tap tonight.
Defending champion in the COL
lege division is North Central Col
lege of Naperville. ILL.,, favored to
repeat its 1898 triumph.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Terry Offers Odds Giants Finish First or Second
Salesman Finds Gehes Monrou Education

ican {. The reason Connie Mack
doesn't care whether his holdouts
report is he f1ggers he can finish
last without 'em just as well Is
with 'em They tell you the
Dodger deal for Joe Medwick
definitely is of, but don't go to
sleep on that Tampa business
men are tossing a feed tonight for
the over-worked newspaper cor
respondents. Haw!
Romance dept: What New York
sports writer, now covering the
Grapefruit League, called up his
wife at S am. to tell her he loved
her?
Rue de socko: Henry Armstrong
is due today to sign for Lou Am
bers and mebbe for Eric Boon in
London Red Burman is oil
on the Normandie to fill q London
date with Tommy Farr And
Joe Gould follows in exactly q
week to try to collect his end Of
Farr's purse Jimmy Bronson
is yelling himself hoarse about
Lloyd Jordan. q 20-year-od
heavyweight white hope from
Evening star., 1939-03-18

other night, Rudy Vallee read his
script wrong and told the public
baseball is 10 years old this year
.. Result: No runs, two hits, one
error -. (But remember, this is
only the spring training season..
Quickies: Burgess Whitehead
has gone back to chewing tobacco
and is playing better ball Well,
nobody can say Don Bulge amt
giving it the old college try :.
Waite Hoyt says the semi-pro
bushwicks of Brooklyn can trim
any Glass A team in baseball.
Comrade Sid FEEDER really went
to town the other day He
wrote a hoss racing piece that
was so good one Ohio paper
printed it twice-on page 13 and
on page 10 :. Michigan's frosh
golf squad includes a Jones, an
Armour and q Goodman Wow.
Well, well: Ten years ago today
your agent jerned up with the
worlds crack news gathering
corps and you can skip such wires
as "Congratulations for hanging
on" etc.
Evening star., 1939-03-18

Vancouver, British Columbia ..
The youngster, who owns log
ging camp, will be unveiled after q
bit of schooling.
Today's guest star: Braven
Dyer, Los Angeles Times, who seq:
Syracuse us new knockout SEN
sation Is q heavyweight named
America Woyciejos, who also
floors the announcers."
Sports cocktail: Ernie Nevers
says the forward pass failed as a
basic mode of attack Then
how come DR.. Dutch Myer, pro-
fessor of forward passing at
Texas Christian, leaves shortly
on 5-month tour during which
he will lecture on passing at
coaching schools in seven States?
Unless the citizenry can come
up with a better ball park the
Yanks may take their Glass B
farm out of Norfolk Harry
Sand, first City College eager to
be 80 honored, will be invited into
Phi Beta Kappa today.
Box score: Introducing Gahby
aartnett and Dizzy Dean the
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Tenth Title on Mat
Seems Likely for
Oklahoma Ags
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, March 18.-
Oklahoma's Aggies trailed one rival
today in the annual fight for ma
tional collegiate wrestling honors,
but still held aces in hand that
won't be played until a champion
Is decided late tonight.
The Cowboys, champions in nine
Of the II previous N. G. A. A. tourna-
ments, qualified one less representa-
tive for this afternoons semi-final
round at Franklin and Marshall
College than 1ndiana's Big Ten
champions, who had six survivors.
They also were one point behind the
host school In actual scoring. with
i've fall points to their credit.
Three of the Aggies' survivors
however, were heavy favorites to
gain individual titles and the other
two were good bets for valuable
second-place points.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Turnesu Honored
By Rare Rutino
y the Associated Press

~ tne ASSoclate0 fre8S.
NEW YORK, March 1s.-Willie
Turnesa, the national amateur
golf champion, today was &C.
corded . signal honor by the
Metropolitan Golf Association in
being given a "plus /" rating
on the M. G. AS honor roll for
1899.
'Plus ! Is being used not with
the intent that any golfer is
better than scratch" said Tommy
Taller, chairman of the Handi-
cap Committee, but for the rea-
sons that it is an honor position
for our national champion and
tends to keep the honor roll in
balance"
Two nationally known CAM
paigners were rated at scratch
Frank Strafaci and Dick Chap
man-snd three others, Taller,
Ray Billows and John P. Burke,
at ! stroke.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Missouri Valley Foes
In Final for A. A. j.
Dribb|ing Title
Nuggets and Phillips
Led by ImmortoIs
Of Basket Boil
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, March 18-The Ma
tional A. A. u title rides tonight
on a battle between two clans of
basket ball "feudists' Denver
Nuggets and the Bartlesville Phil
lips of Oklahoma.
Amid matching wits and strategy
as the teams drive up and down the
court in the city auditorium will
be two of the greatest stars basket
ball ever has discovered.
Coaching the Nuggets. top pre-
tournament favorite. is sleepy
faced Jack McCracken. a former
Oklahoman. still the teams most
valuable performer at his guard
position after eight years or so
of tournament strain.
Plays for 20 Years.
The Phillips powerful brigade Is
directed from the sidelines by Char
(ey Hyatt, one of cagedom's i'm
mortals, who has retired to civilian
clothes after 20 years of basket ball,
as a Junior high school kid. as a
University Of Pittsburgh great and
as the leader of cluster Of strong
A. A. U. teams.
The finalists, both Missouri VAL
ley A. A. U. League outfits with
Denver as this seasons champion,
will tangle about 9 pm. IN. S. TD.
Both turned back California chal-
lengers last night. the Phillips cas-
lily, the Nuggets only after scrap.
Sectional Rivalry Flares.
Sectional rivalry will flare up in
the game at 7:3O between the San
Francisco Olympic Club and the
Hollywood Metros for the third
place "consolation" prize.
The Phillips piled into Hollywood
In the opening minutes to run up
a 53-to-30 victory. 1t was revenge
for Oklahoma after Hollywood
smashed the Oklahoma City Parks
out of the running Thursday night.
The Nuggets shook off the sur
prisingly stubborn Olympic Club
team only with a final stretch drive,
to score 1884 win. The Californ-
ians harassed the prides of the
Rockies all the way.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
D. c. Gets Hockey Star
If Ranqer Deal Euils

A previous bid by the New York
Rangers is expected to forestall
S. G. Loefiler's offer of $500 to
the Baltimore Orioles for the con-
tract of Norman Calladine, one of
the foremost stars of the Eastern
Hockey League, who is seeking to
shatter the world record scoring
mark before the current season
ends.
Although Leof11er would build q
Washington team around Calladine,
John J. Carlin. owner of the Orioles,
has said that the Rangers have
offered him the same price for his
star. Should the Ranger deal fall
through, Calladine would become
the original member of the first
organized league hockey team of
the District.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Long Shots Go to Slab Today
As Mats Strike Tough Going
In TussIe With Tiqers

The Mats will be the first to get
chance to form opinions on two
widely discussed topics, whether
Fred Hutchinson has fast ball and
whether Schoolboy Rowe can come
back for the Tigers. When the
Griffs go to Lakeland tomorrow to
meet the Detroits again, Rowe IS
slated to work the last half of the
game.
Manager Del Baker of the Tigers
is wasting no time giving the Mats
an early taste of what they are due
to receive in the American League
race, which is plenty of left-handed
pitching. Eisenstat was to start to-
day and Archie McKain will open
tomorrow.
Taft Wright, the chubby right
fielder who is due to bat in the
cleanup spot this year for the Mats.
is out Of today's game and, pos
sibly, tomorrow's. Wright turned
his ankle in practice yesterday and
will give way to Sammy West and
Johnny Welaj, who will divide the
assignment.
Lakeland to Put on Dog.
The Lakeland Chamber of Com
merce is going to put on the dog
when the Tigers and Mats open
Detroit's exhibition season tomor-
row. There will be parade to the
flag pole. a band and all the trim
mings, The Washington pitchers
will be Anderson and Jacobs.
Manager Bucky Harris doesn't be-
heve in showing the other Ameri-
can League clubs much of his vet
eran pitchers. so when the Mats
play Minneapolis at Daytona Beach
Wednesday he will use De Shonp
Kelley and Appleton.
Luis F. Torres, who styles him.
self Cuban Fan" writes from
Banes, Oriente, Cuba, as follows: Z.
The pitcher you are calling Alex
andra really is named Alexandra
Carrasquel anc comes from the
capital OF Venezuela, South Amer
lea. His first name stands for Alex
ander and not Alexandra. If they
want a nickname for the big fellow
why not call him Alexander (The
GreaD Carrasquel? The Great Is
good nickname, indeed"
Wen see. Senor Torres. ANY,
way, thanks.
Pitcher Bob Overstreet. one of the
nine young Mats who is ticketed for
charlotte, returned to camp today
after attending the funeral of his
1ather, who died Wednesday night
at Plant City, Fla.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Aaaociated Press SportS Writer

NEW YORK, March 18.-Dixie
specials: Bill Terry will lay 71z to
5 the Giants finish one, two :.
Paul Dean made out his income
tax report in the cool Of the Card
dugout at st. Pete A travel
ing shoe salesman (who takes
pictures of your tootsies to fit
'em), told some of the boys Herr
Lou Gehrig has the worst looking
pair Of dogs in the league-to
date Lew Riggs. who was the
Reds third sacker until they got
Bill Werber, may wind up at the
Polo Grounds, which wouldn't
hurt Lewis feelings-much.
Got it bad dept: The Reds
have Cincinnati scribes so excited
one of them wrote TOO words about
Sundays game, plus 500 words of
notes-and forgot to tell the score.
Dixie specials (continueO: Zeke
Banura says he learned more
about how to play first in five
minutes In the National League
than In i've years In the Amer
Evening star., 1939-03-18
San Diego's Captain
Flies 10 Teams Aid
In Court Final
Crippled Aztecs Bottle
Southwestern Quintet
For Title Tonight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, March 1S.-San
Diego State, team which limped
into the final, and Southwestern of
Winfield, Kans., which no foe yet
has Jared from its slow, deliberate
style, clash for the national inter-
collegiate basket ball championship
tonight.
The Californians, beset by injuries
from their first tournament game,
will be reinforced for the title fight
by Capt. Bill Patterson, a fast-shoot-
ing forward who boarded a plane on
the Pacific Coast last night. Pat
terson, working his way through
school as athletic director at the
San Diego Y. M. G. A., did not come
East with his mates for fear of jeop-
ardizing his job.
San Diego State beat Peru, Nebr,
Teachers, 40 to 20 and Southwestern
downed Glenville, w. Va, State, 46
to 81, last night.
Evening star., 1939-03-18
Skins Season Ticket
DeudIine Toduy

Season tickets for home games of
the Washington Redskins which
nave been reserved for those who
neld them last year will be placed
on public sale Monday morning un-
less claimed by 1898 season ticket
holders before 6 o'clock tonight.
Although purchasers have until
september l to complete the total
payment of 50, they must inform
the Redskins Office today that they
intend to retain their old seats