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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Diqnitaries Of Boxing
Focus on Roper as
Champion Rests
Feels in Best Condition
Of Career, Says Jack;
Joe Loufs in Drill
~ the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES, April l2.-Heavy-
weight Champion Joe Louis having
decided to take the day on to rest,
dignitaries Of the fight game ad-
journed en- mass today to Challenger
Jack Roper's training camp IS miles
north of Los Angeles.
Headed by Mike Jacobs and Tom
Gallery, co-promoters Of the Louis
Roper championship engagement
here Monday night. the California
Athletic Commission, experts, rela-
tives and fans journeyed into the
sun-baked hill country near Ojai for
a peep at the 36-year-old aspirant to
the heavyweight crown.
Jacobs watched Louis work out
yesterday and came away none too
impressed with the Detroit Negroes
condition.
Louis handlers assured him MOTH
ing was wrong with the title holder
and said he was "just holdin' back
from hitting them sparring mates"
Fears that Roper might be over
trained were secuted by the chal-
lenger, who declared he felt bet
tern I ever did in my life"
He scheduled sparring sessions for
the remainder of the week. Louis
will resume gymnasium drills in Los
Angeles tomorrow. Roper won't
leave his camp at Soper's ranch,
where Jack Dempsey. Mickey Walk
er. Ace Hudkins, Ceferino Garcia
and other ring greats have trained,
until the day of the fight.
Referee George v. Blake, after a
conference with the rival managers,
said low punching. butting. hitting
on the break. holding and other foul
tactics would not be tolerated.
Il expect to see fast and furious
action without any Of that" the
veteran referee said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
VoIitont, Ciencio, Preokness
Nominees, Rated Chance
For 3-Yeor-OId Title

enough that this blood brother Of
Man o. War. which won $l2,060 q
a 2-year-old after costing the Sar-
atoga stable $4,000. was going to be
heard from. For the past few weeks
the colt has been working at Aque-
duct and railbirds say he has . hne
chance Of becoming the 3-year-old
champion. He is not entered in.
the Derby because his owners think
the Preakness Is . lot more horse
race.
I'll Chico Ineligible.
Last year he was the only Juve-
nile to give Ell Chico run for 1t.
Chico hasn't been made eligible for
the Preakness, but they'll probably
hook up in the Wood Memorial.
AS q youngster, Ciencia, one Of
three good looking Cohort fillies
among the crop Of 3-year-olds. was
no large ball of fire. But since her
third birthday anniversary the gall
liant brown miss has the veterans
pointing to her as another Regret.
The way she came around in the
last quarter to take the Santa Anita
Derby by five lengths makes 1t ap-
pear the big-chested King Ranch
home-bred may be the one to give
Volitant q tussle in the Preakness,
for which her owners plan to file
supplementary entry. She already
has won $44.050 this year.
Trainer Buddy Hirsch is sorry
now she is not eligible for the
Derby.
she might have been the only
filly to win 1t, except for Regret"
he says.
Others May Develop.
Ciencia tops an exceptionally
large group Of superior and smart
early-developing lassies from last
year. Several. like Dinner Date,
Dear Diary, Big Hurry and Galley
Slave, figure to keep it up for the
weaker sex" this year Din
ner Date, which cost Mrs. Ethel
Mars $1,000. won s33.950 last year
E. R. Bradleys Big Hurry won
&28,8l0 and showed promise of de-
velopi1g route ability.
Comeback hopes are entertained
for Charlotte Girl, Galley Slave
and bonita M Charlotte Girl
clicked in seven straight sprints
last spring, finally wound up with
s19,180, but pulled up lame .
Also ailing was Longchamps Farms
bonita M, which took five of IL
starts Galley Slave took her
only three '38 outings, setting a
world record of 1925 for three fur
longs many horsemen say
she's the fastest thing ever for
her age, but illness brought her
down early.
Oddesa Was Bargain.
Sweet Patrice. L. B. Mayors
brown filly. has been promising in
early going but probably won't give
colts and geldings much trouble in
route outings one Of the big
bargains of 1887 Saratoga sales,
Oddesa Beulah won 10 of IS starts
for $1l,205. She is now owned by
I. J. Collins Smart Trick q
Cohort filly like Charlotte Girl and
Ciencia, is the only one eligible
for the Derby.
Other 2-year-old money winners
which will bear watching include
A. E. Silver's Heather Time; Time
full, which Trainer George Brooks
says" has plenty Of heart" Sabariel.
Lightspur. Eight Thirty, Yale O.
Nine, Bang and Maeline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
From the
Press Box
MocPhoiI Homes Dodger
Hurpoon for Giants
BY JOHN LARDNER,

NEW YORK, April 12.-Leland
Stanford MacPhail, Brooklyns
heavy-duty genius, triple-threat
mortgage litter and moonlight
quarterback, Is threatening to pitch
Mr.. Russell Red" Evans in the
seasons opener against the New
York Giants.
In addition to his other duties,
Mr.. MacPhail is a thirty-third-de-
gree Giant heckler and custodian
of the royal gowanus harpoon,
which he buries every year, with
official ceremonies and speeches, IN
the ribs of Bill Terry, the Giant
manager.
Terry will burn like an egg in
the pam" says Leland Stanford
MacPhail, 'if we open with Evans
and beat him with Evans, the
pitcher whom I cleverly stole from
under Terrys nose"
For business reasons, Mr.. Mac
Phail makes the most of the ancient
Giant-Dodger feud, which began
the day the Brooklyn Bridge was
constructed. Before that time, the
isolated natives of Brooklyn were
under the impression that New
York still belonged to the Manhat-
tan Indians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Bound 10 Win Next
Armstrong Fight
Ambers Insists
Lou, Eoeer to Get Title
Back, Is Confident He's
Better Now Than Ever
By the Associated Press.

-
HERKIMER. N. Y, April Ia
Chunky little Luigi D'Ambrosio. who
once rode the rods to watch Tony
Canzonen night, has left town Pull.
man style bound toward q pot Of
gold ut the end Of the fistic rain.
bow. That would be the world
lightweight championship.
If there's any one Luigi DAM
brosio would rather see wearing the
lightweight crown than Tony Cam
zoneri it's Luigi D'Ambrosio, known
to the trade as Lou Ambers, the
scrappy kid lots Of people thought
gave Henry Armstrong q neat past
ing the night the little Negro lifted
the title from the Herkimer hur.
ricane. --
Ambers was Just q young ANA
teur learning his way when he rode
a freight train to watch his IDOL
Canzoneri, in action. A few months
later he worked As Tony's sparring
partner. Then, one night, he &C.
tually won the crown from the age.
ing Tony. He lost it to Armstrong,
but he has hit the trail again and
figures he'll come back champion.
"Hated to Beat Tony.
IF there was any one hated to
beat, 1t was Canzoneri," Luigi Dam.
brosio said as he swung a well-pro-.
portioned leg over the arm Of Q
chair bought by the ring earnings
of Lou Ambers for the family Of
Luigi D'Ambrosio.
But that gave me the title, didn't
it? And some one had to beat Tony.
good as he was. 1t might as well
a-been me, hey? That gave me the
money for all this'-he swept his
hand around the furniture and the
house Lou Ambers bought for his
mother and eight brothers and sis-
tiers who still live with her.
About the last Armstrong night,
Lou was evasive. Gosh" said he,
ut wasn't up to me, or the 1900
people there the night Henry took
my title-but it took 'em three
hours to patch him up before they
could take him out of his dressing
room. Me, I left right away"
Lou figures he learned a lot from
the Armstrong fight, enough" he
says, SOS there won't be any douot
the next time" RICH now he'll tell
you he never felt bettey in his life,
land that means mentally and
physically, too"
Pressure on This Time.
II know I can't afford to take
any chances before my second fight
with Henry August g. he said. but
I know I'm better now than I ever
was. And the next time I'm not
going to be worrying about Defend
ing the title. I'm after it again.
see?"
To Luigi D'Ambrosio the title
Lou Ambers once held is the main
thing. He has money enough to
keep himself and his family for the
rest of their lives. So right now he's
concerned with fighting Honey Mel
ody in Boston April 81. Not wor.
ried. he says, just concerned.
Il got to get by him, and maybe
two or three others, and then comes
Henry" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Sington Is Dodeer Star
In Wins Over Yonks
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.-The Dod-
gers-Yankees tour north is threat
ening to develop into a hitting and
popularity duel between Freddie
Sington, hopeful of winning an out
field job with Brooklyn, and Joe
DiMaggio, the New York clouter.
Sington. former Alabama foot
ball ace who's still a hero in the
South, has driven in seven runs
in two victories over the Yanks
while DiMaggio, held hitless for
three days, got good share of the
cheers yesterday with two hard-hit
doubles.
The Dodgers announced the re-
lease of First Baseman Bert Haas
on option to Montreal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY. n
Baseball.
Washington vs.. Boston Bees,
ortmth Stadium, 3.
Boston College at Maryland, I.
TOMORROW.
Baseball.
Washington vs.. Boston Bees,
ofimth Stadium, 3.
Michigan at Georgetown, 8.
-. = Wrestling.
Jack Hader vs.. Red Ryan, fea-
tare match, Turner'S Arena, $3.50.
Track.
Eastern vs.. Episcopal, Alexan-
dria.
Tennis.
Michigan at Maryland, l.
FRIDAY.
r. Baseball.
Michigan at Maryland, 4.
st. Adams at Charlotte Hall.
Wilson at Bethesda Chevy
Chase.
Gaithersburg at Rockville,
Fairfax at Jefferson.
Horse Show.
footprints of 1899, Fort Myer
$50.
Tennis.
American U. at Johns Hopkins
Baltimore Friends at st. Albans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
By ROBERT HENRY.

Down in the "horse country" the
station-wagon set Of Middleburg is
buzzing over the entry Of Gerry
Webb and his giant hunter. Easy
Mark, in the forthcoming renewal
Of the Maryland Hunt Cup. And
that buzzing is just what Webb
wants. He figures that it will in
stigate an idea among horse lovers,
namely owners up"
That to Webb, energetic manag-
ing editor Of the Middleburg Chron-
icle. will be the salvation Of timber
racing in this country. Struggling
as 1t has for the past few years.
timber racing currently is in bad
shape, mainly because not enough
horses are going postward. Unat-
tractive to spectators. small fields
have kept down attendance until
today something must be done to
give the sport the response that
it deserves.
Sports the Thing.
Sitting in his small, paper-clus-
tered Office the other day Webb
voiced his thoughts along these
lines. There's twice as much fun. "
he said, I'm seeing man ride his
own horse in one of these events.
It's sport to the nth degree, and
win or lose the riding owner will
really enjoy himself, too. So will
the fans, who get fed up watching
an owner looking through a pair of
glasses at another man riding his
horse, which probably would not be
running unless the owner thought
he had pretty good chance Of win
ming in the first place. It's all too
cut and dried to suit me-"
Apparently Webb really means
what he says. It is not easy to give
his horse a chance in the cup.
Such established chasers as Fac
ton Fighter, Coz Bruyere and o.
tend are being pointed for the
gruelling test, and to come almost
directly from the hunting field into
such . race is asking q lot Of any
horse. That Is, as far as winning
Is concerned.
II haven't thought much about
winning the cup" Webb said. eve
a nice, strong horse which has been
hunted for the past several winters
and done well in several point-to-
point races. I really don't know
Just how he'll fare in the Maryland
race and I would be pretty foolish
to anticipate a victory. But, and
this is the main idea, I'm going to
satisfy . lifelong ambition by rid
ing my own horse in big timber
race. And I hope and believe others
will follow suit"
Webb paused and rustled through
some pictures scattered on his desk.
Look" he continued. Here's a
picture of Kenneth jenkins new
horse. Ken brought 1t over the
other day and said he had heard Of
my plan to ride in the Cup and
that he might ride this horse in
the race next year. So far Ken has
only hunted this thoroughbred, but
he thinks the horse has something
and 1T least deserves q chance At
the race. Ken has the right idea,
too. He told me with genuine en-
thusiasm that it would be plenty of
fun, anyhow. Now that's the spirit
timber racing really needs"
Bid Against Himself.
When Webb referred to my own
horse" he reminded himself Of q
neat story in connection with get
ting Easy Mark. Three years ago
the mild-mannered chestnut was on
the auction block and the Middle
burg editor took q fancy to him and
entered the bidding.
Others seemed to like him, too"
he said, "for q bunch Of US were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Mixed Ping-Pone Meet
Scheduled by ~

A city-wide ping pong tournament.
open to all boys and girls between
the ages of 9 and Is, will be held 1t
the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow and Fri
day. Contestants will be divided into
four classifications-those between
9 and 10, between II and IL, between
13 and IA and between Is and Is
with gold medals going to the win
ners of each.
The two youngest groups will play
tomorrow and the older paddlers on
Friday. There Is an entry 3ee Of :
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
Roper Ga|ento Offer Race as to Which Will Last Longer Against Louis
Fights Last Night
~ the Associated Press.

~ WV SAoO0SAeSVN AO1Vs
spof 2saovwH e.h.s and A.; a d.,ass LEI. ,71.
New Haven, Conn. drew uO.
c! NY XoE 5S Rim ysSshq }2SH
New York. former lishtxeisht cham.
pton. drew (8; Make Bergef. 13oN.
New York. outpointed Johnny Nohris.
13e. Clifton. N. J. ~.
Ivy. 1891. Hartford, technically
Knocked out Johnny Rsdkis. 49,. new
surun. $50. New York. outpointed
oeorgs Henry. 40 Milvsukss QO.
LOS AN0nEc.-osorgia Crouch,
zwick i3o. Hiixauies 10.
HOUSTON. Tex-Wishy Jones, 1874.
Louisville, outpointed Willie Andrews,
1875. New Haven U0l.
.,a rESEsSo. Stltf-1iiiy Assxsd2; i.s;
eimington 146. st. Louis 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
BY. SID FEEDER,
Associated press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, April 12.-In case
you haven't heard, there is another
horse race or two besides the Ken
lucky Derby this year and quite .
number Of good looking Swear -olds
which may wind up with champion
ship honors.
The Preakness this spring boasts
at least two outstanding members Of
racing society which won't make the
Louisville trip, Volitant and Ciencia.
Volitant went down by a neck to
Tenchniotan in the Flamingo
Stakes, and that was more than sign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-12
St. AIbons Nine Loses

Richard Montgomery High Of
Rockville defeated st. Adams nine,
1913, yesterday as Watkins limited
the visitors to four hits while his
mates were gathering IL from three
st. Adams pitchers. Marsden hit
a home run with the bases loaded
in the seventh inning to clinch the
game for Rockville.
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attacking mob retired.
The most important of the
cases prior to that of DR..
Sweets was the case of DR..
A. l.. Turner. DR.. Turner
was a successful surgeon
who was on the staff of
Grace Hospital and had been
most instrumental in found
ing the Negro hospital in De-
troit. He was a graduate in
arts and medicine from the
University of Michigan, and
had studied elsewhere as
well.
His wife and mother-in-
law had inherited a cons;d-
cradle fortune from "A. l..
Loudin Of the Jubilee singer
fame, and their means and
MS earnings permitted the
Turner family to live in a
comfortable manner.
DR.. Turner was regarded
as one of the Negro leaders
in Detroit in business and in
his profession, and had been
long known as a public
minded citizen. He bought a
home in the district wholly
peopled by whites-a COM
munity where the Khan was
very strong.
A mob of 5000 gathered
in front of his home, and
when the police came, they
stood idly by as onlookers.
The mob stoned the house,
breaking windows but the
police did nothing.
Within the house were
Negro men with an ample
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

supply of ammunition, who
wished to fire into the mob
when they st o n e d the
house--but this T urne I
would not permit. Finally
Turner opened his front door
to let in the police, and these
were followed by a group of
the mob who destroyed the
furniture, tore down hang
ings land threatening DIR.
Turner with a gun, COMPEL
ed him to sign an agreement
to sell---the police mean
while looking on.
The mob then loaded Tur-
ner's furniture on a van. the
police hurried him to his car
which was stoned, and he
was moved back to his old
house. DR.. Turner's wife re-
fused to sign the agreement
to sell, but Turner did not
return to the new house, in
spite of offers of help from
many colored citizens and
promises of protection from
the police.
The Turner incident en-
couraged the mob in Detroit
to believe that they could
easily segregate Negroes by
force and intimidation. II
aroused much indignation on
the part of the colored peo-
pie who felt that DR.. Turner
should have returned and
protected his home. These
determined not to be intimi-
dated.
DR.. Ossian H. Sweet, a
young Negro physician who
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

-umbers Of southern whites
I'D Negroes. with the neces-
s ssv Of whole districts being
s,is over to house the Ne
s oroes. prejudice grew apace.
denominations became fire.
auent. and the prejudice
Eliminated in the succession
-. " riots to prevent Negroes
s 9, occupying homes in
districts which previously
nod none of them, riots
m mJ eliminated in the now
famous affair of DR.. Sweet.
The Sweet case was not an
isolated instance. AS I a +
hack as 1919 there had been
threats and slight overt acts
when ~, colored people moved
into so-called white districts.
Rut with the coming of
southern whites and the rise
Of the Ku Klux Khan, these
demonstrations against col
ored people living in white
neighborhoods took orga-
nized and determined form
A colored blacksmith who
fred into a mob who stoned
his home, was arrested but
released when he agreed to
move; a colored woman, the
mother Of a young baby,
was arrested and kept in jail
over night when she fired on
an attacking mob that ston-
ed her house; and DR.. Bris-
toll, a young Negro, moving
with companions into his
house on American Avenue,
had TO open fire before an
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

OF Cruze with pay for loss OF time.
Later President Willard S Town
send Of the brotherhood went be-
fore the regional Wage and Hour
division and filed the formal COM
plant against the company and
the official
Section Is (al OF the act speci-
ncally prohibits discharge or any
other manner discriminate against
any employe because u
employee has filed any complaint
or instituted or caused 10 be in
stituted any proceedings under or
related 10 this act. or has testified
or is about to testify in any such
proceedings. The penalty for
violation OF this section or any Of
the provisions. upon conviction.
calls for fine OF not more than
$4,000 or Imprisonment FOR not
more than six months. or both
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19

hitting that he had submitted an
affidavit. the superintendent be-
came abusive and began question
ing him concerning various points
In the affidavit. Cruze pointed out
that since this had taken the SEM
blance OF an investigation. he felt
that it was his right 10 be repre-
scented and stated that he could
not discuss the points without pro-
per representatives AT this point
the official ordered his discharge.
When informed OF this action,
Secretary-Treasurer John l.. Yam
cey OF Tie brotherhood dispatched
a wire 90 Administrator Elmer f.
Andrews. calling his attention 10
this violation OF Section Is (a) OF
the act. A formal protest. citing
the prohibitive acts OF the law.
was sent 10 Superintendent Liddy
which demanded the reinstatement
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19
Ped Caps Level Charges Against
! d'anapois Terminal Company

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind amp
Charges intimidation of federal
Witnesses and violation OF Section
j. (al of the Fair Labor Stan
dards Act, of International Broth
erhood of Red Caps this week filed
complaints against the lndianapo-
lis Terminal Railroad company
and Supt. J. J. Liddy before the
regional office of the Wage and
Hour administration.
The charges grew out OF the dis
charge OF Milton c. Cruze. secre-
larry of the indianapolis local OF
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the brotherhood. and one OF the
star witnesses at the recent Tip
wage hearing before the Wage
and Hour administration in Wash
ington.
According to reports. Cruze was
called into the office OF the sup
erintendent and was questioped
concerning an affidavit he had
signed pertaining to working con-
ditions which was one OF the afr
davits presented by the brother
hood before the hearing. Upon adj
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-08-19
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