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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02

Lear Joe
We were terribly sorry to hear that
you are planning to campaign for one
of the presidential candidates. 1t is
understood that you have a rather ex-
tended tour of the larger colored popu-
lated cities to make.
As Heavyweight Champion and as
an idol Of so many young boys through
out the nation who do not understand
politics but have learned to admire you
for your athletic greatness, We urge
you to reconsider your decision. Don't
let the kids down, joe They need you
more now than ever before Losing
you would be. losing the last clear
dream they have right now. Politics
viii take you away from them because
it differs from Sport so greatly that it
would only tend to confuse their young
minds. We feel that you wouldn't do
such a thing knowingly but perhaps
the urgency of the day has encouraged
you to give vent to your feelings. But
reconsider your action, Joe, for surely
you must realize that politics and
sports have an all together different
set of values. You are an established
headliner in sports but in politics you
may not fare as well. In case of fail
ure you'd undoubtedly lost good
number Of your youthful admirers for
they like and admire winners only. A
kid feels as though his idol is tops in
everything. Can't you see the risk you
are running?
Then too, Champ, you're tops in
many a grown persons mind but
as fighter not a politician. To enter
politics now will only tend to make
them lose some of their respect for
you for people take their politics
seriously, which is to be expected.
Campaign grievances are not forgot
as soon and as easily as they perhaps
should. Such a condition can be
definite threat to your boxing business.
None Of US would like to see that hap
pen, Joe, for you are one of the few
economically secured we have among
US. These political grievances can and
sometimes do have protracted results.
Forget your speaking tour, Joe e.
keep the respect and admiration of
your many followers, it'll keep you
secure.
Again Joe, be ever mindful that
there are many who would unhesitat-
ingly take advantage of your gener-
osity. To go on such speaking tour
won't mean half as much to you as to
others. All headliners must always be
on guard against the parasites and
others who are looking for an easy way
out. If you were already some sort of
politician, it would be different but by
the mere fact that you are new to the
game it carries the impression that you
are fronting for some politician. He
will reap the spoils not you for
your business is sport. Stay in sport,
won't you Joe politics is short
lived, it viii be over for most of us on
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Steady Ward Ex-
Rindge Star Makes
Good In Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE-More colored boys
should play ice hockey, according to
Steady Ward, energetic recreation
head of the Cambridge Community
Center.
Has Boxing Team
Ward, ex-Rindge Tech star and semi
pro baseball player, is now going into
five and a half years at the Center
where he has done a remarkably good
job starting with practically nothing
and building up to a degree where his
job to-day is the envy of more than
one.
The first prominent race settlement
house boxing team was established
here by Ward who is also credited
with initiating an outdoor basketball
court, skating rink and facilities for
volley ball, horseshoes, paddle tennis
and five ping pong tablese.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Cheap and Dignified

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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Blue Field To Meet
Southern - Nov. 10

In what may prove to be the best
intersectional game in southern collegi-
ate football is due to take place two
Saturdays hence when Bluefeld College
Of the CI.A.A. goes south to meet that
stalwart of the Southwest Conference
Southern Z.
For those who might not be up on
their knowledge on colleges and uni
ver8ities in the deep south, I would
like to pass on the following informa-
ton. In the southwest are to be found
some of our outstanding institutions of
higher learning. Xavier, Prairie View,
Texas College, Bishop, Arkansas State,
Leland, Langston and Southern are but
a few of such places. All very fine
schools of learning with high scholastic
requirements and beautiful physical
plants. Athletically speaking, the
teams are tops. The athletes grow big
and fast, down there, and take their
sports quite seriously.
To give you an idea of the size of
typical team IN that conference, L Will
pass on some information sent to me
by my good friend, Russ Blunt, one of
the coaches at Southern .. -. Notice
zone Of the coaches, for they en-
ploy four. A. W. Mumford is Head
Coach and his other two assistants are
Gil Cruter and C. A. Purnell. Here's
how Southern lines up for a game:
Billes, 178 lbs, and Clark, 165 lbs,
Ends; Michel, 1913, and Moody, 1876,
Tackles; Mcintyre, 179, and Piper, $50,
Guards; Jones, 1877, Center; Biggs,
1875, and Scott, 155 or Lindsay, $50,
Halfbacks; "Pelican" Hill, 185 ID. star
of the team, Fullback; and Hoover,
1877, Quarterback. And Russ hastens
to add that this is a LIGHT TEAM.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Joe Walker of Tufts
Here From Africa

MEDFORD-Tufts College was re-
cent host to graduate Joe Walker who
is visiting in the States following his
arrival from Africa.
Jumbo Tennis Captain
Walker, a graduate of the Tufts En-
gineering School has been a civil en-
gineer in Africa since 1885. Always
popular in Boston tennis circles, Walk
er was one of the few colored to cap
tain white college tennis team, an
honor he held while at Tufts where he
was extremely popular with the stu
dent body and where his talent as a
swing pianist kept him in constant de-
mand.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
St. Augustine -
Tie GO

The "Flying Horses" of St. Angus
tines held a good Livingstone team to
a sc tie and remained in the unde-
feated class. st. Aug. never given much
chance to win against any team, has
now successfully turned back all her
opponents thus far this season.
In tieing with Livingstone, the St.
Augites show promise of beating some
of the highly touted teams in the c. 1.
A. A. The st. Paul and Shaw games
should be naturals! The "Horses"
should get by St. Paul this weekend.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
ROBART MAKES
XAVIER TEAM

Harry hobart, for the past four
years one of the standout schoolbOy
stars at Rindge Tech and all-Scholas-
tic for '38 and '39, is making rapid
progress in his bid for football glory
at Xavier .. hobart is having a
pretty interesting time trying to break
into the regular lineup because of the
exceptionally fine experienced material
at the Catholic school. In the game
against Lane, Harry got in the last
period and showed excellent form. My
''watch-eye", down New Orleans way,
writes "Robart played swell game,
aggressive and alert but Xavier has so
many good men that it's hard to be
outstanding"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
''Tarz' Brown 9th
In Arlington Grind

ARLINGTON, Mass. - The first
Johnny Kelley Day" sponsored ten
mile road race was won here Saturday
by Frank Derrah of the Norfolk Y. NJ.
c. A. of Boston, with Kelley himself
running second.
Tarzan Brown of Westerly, Rhode
Island, appeared to be in the race more
for a workout than anything else. AL
ways a bitter rival of Kelley, and a
peerless runner over a ten mile
stretch, TarZan Brown last week
shared the lead with Derrah only for
the first half mile and then appeared
content to let Kelley stay ahead.
Brown finished sixth.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
SIDAT SINGH
JOINS n. Y. RENS

PHILADELPHIA-The N. Y. Rem
aissance basketball team opened its
ninth season here last week with
new player.
Wilmeth Sidat Singh, ace Syracuse
all around athlete and former Eastern
collegiate high scorer, joins the RenS
this year.
Cooper Returns
Singh, former Washington Omega
hoop veteran, will be the newest add
ton to a young Rens team already
boasting of such youths as lsaacs,
Pop Gates and Pudgy Bell while gone
are the familiar faces of Pappy KICKS
Fats Jenkins and Bill Yancey.
Contrary to early season reports,
big Tarzan Cooper, famous veteran
Rens center has returned. Other vets
are Saitch, lack Clayton and Smith
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Beckles and Heard
Lose At Arena

RINGSIDE, Boston Arena The
Golden Glove tournament came to a
close Monday night browning Cham
pions in all eight contested classes and
for the first time in amateur boxing in
Boston in the past two years. there
was no coIored gladiator acclaimed
champ. George Beckles, fighting in
the 135 lb. class, lost his semi-fnal
bout to Steve Bomal and Jackie Heard,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Hargreaves Pilots
Springfield To
First Victory

SPRINGFIELD-A forward pass
from Dave Dockman, white, of Somer-
vile to quarterback Ben Hargreaves
of New Jersey, won the first Spring
field College game of the season here
last week, 1876.
st. Lawrence U. of n. Y. was tied
sc with the local eleven going into the
final quarter when Hargreaves, playing
his second game of the season,
caught Dockman's pass to score the
winning touchdown.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Champion Harlem
Globe TrOtters Prep
For 40 Hoop Season

CHICAGO-The star spangled Har-
lem Globe Trotter, 1910 worlds pro-
fessional basketball kings, will begin
training for the 194O-41 hoop season
at special camp at Sheboygan, WIS
consin. la
Successors to the N. Y. Rens la 1
year, the Globe Trotters are aactlalty
a western outfit without a single N, /;
player and are captained BY leu
Strong, versatile athlete of Chicago
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
Bluefield So. U.
On GridirOn Clash

SCOTTLANDVILLE, La. - Inc
Colored Southwest conference tangle'
with the Eastern C.I.A.A. here NO''
16. =. ;s
Bluefield Institute of W. va =
scheduled to meet Southern Q. here IN
one of the best intersectional games u
the season.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
WISE SAYINGS

The aim of life is to service, not to
sieze.
In the depth of your being is the
Philosophers Stone.
Work is worship.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
The Cat Stops KalOff

WATERBURY, Conn. - Ernest
"Cat" Robinson, sensational Jamaica'
N. Y. welterweight, continued his WIN,
ming ways here last week with faIu
hitting win over Pete Kaloff Of ROCK.
vile Center, N. Y. in a featured e,gn'
round contest. Weights were; ROBIN
son 145; Koloff, 40.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-11-02
6narntatt 6rtAtrntt

GAMES TODAY
B. u. at Western Reserve
Brown VS.. Yale
Harvard VS.. Princeton
B. G. VS.. Manhattan
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28
York News
MooreviIIe School Pupils
Give Enjoyable Program

York, Mich, Dec. 2S-The fellow
ing Christmas program was pre-
scented Monday evening at the
Mooreville School house by the
primary and grammar room pu-
pills: Welcome. Bruce Smith; reel
tation, "Santa's Suit, Elaine Fer
rington; recitation, Peace on
Earth, Lois Gaines.
Play, Gifts for the Dear Child"
Joyce Seleska. Iowa Russ, Lois
Gaines, Mildred Fuller Virginia
Neff.. Ben Phillips; recitation.
"Molly's Philosophy" Loyala
Kanitz; play, "A Safety First
Christmas. Kenneth Pennington,
James LeBaron. Walter Fulle-,
Teddy Neff, Walter Randolph.
Hugh Gordon.
Recitations: santa. Harold
Hanson His Letter, John An
derson; The Eyes of the Chris
mas Tree, Lauretta Holman; OK
ercise. Ten Little Stockin
Leonard Russ. Donald Russ. Mary
Lou Long, Harold Crittenden, Nor
inc Schwartz. Bruce Gordon, John
Berry, Carl Wilkie, Sandra Craig
and Marion Fuller: recitation, "a
Christmas Eve Adventure" Vir-
ginia Neff.
Play. The Christmas Spirit
Esther Seleska. Joann Condo, Bar
bara Berry Virginia Gawroa,
Mary Randolph; recitation. "All He
Wants. Russell Kanitz; exercise,
THE Encnanted Boxes. Shirley
Searfoss, Kayl Craig. Frances Muir
ray, Eleanor Wilkie. Patricia Fer
Tington, Mary Ann Neff, Richard
Pennington. Jack Gaines. Clifford
Seleska, Duane Anderson.
Recitations. when Santa Was a
Boy" Richard Russ: christmas
Doris Jacobs: dialogue. Christmas
at Beanville School. II pupils. and
Christmas songs, entire school pu-
pills.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28

Always be young with the
young" is the philosophy OF Mr..
and Mrs. Artemus J. Hopkins. Lon
don Township. who will celebrate
their 60th wedding anniversary with
an open house from . TO 5 o'clock
New Years Day in the London
Church. The observance Is being
arranged by their sons and daugh-
ters. Mrs. Edward Grannis and
Mrs. John Afford. this city, Mrs.
Glen Fitzpatrick. Milan Township,
and Gerald Hopkins, London Town
ship
Mr. Hopkins was born Sept. 9, 1860,
on the Hopkins homestead on Plank
Rd and was the son Of Alexander
and Eliza Hopkins. When he was
two years old and his only brother,
William. was six weeks old. his
father enlisted in the Union army
to fight in the Civil War. He was
captured and later died Of starva-
ton in the Andersonville Prison in
1862. His mother later married
Thomas Trabilcox and one daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, was born 10 them.
Miss Trabilcox has worked in the
Michigan State Normal College
library here for many years.
With the exception of one year
which he spent working al Cherry
Hill. Mr. Hopkins has lived his
entire life on the Hopkins farm
which was received from the gov
eminent by his father
At Cherry Hill he met Miss Mary
Ostrander and they were married
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM GIVEN
At MOOREXILLE CHURCH

The following Christmas pro-
gram was presentedTuesday even
ing at the Mooreville VI. +.
Church: song, 'Hark The Herald
Angels Sing" congregation, invo-
cation. Rev. Luren Strait; wei
come. Elaine Pennington, reci-
tation. Christmas Welcome. Janet
Fuller; song, Away In Man
ger" Primary girls.
Recitation. My Birthday Gift To
Jesus. Marion Fuller; recitation.
The Difference, Mary Randolph;
song. Tune Your Harps To Glad.
dest Song. the intermediate
class; recitation, I Wonder, Har
old Crittenden: dialogue, The
Birth OF Christ. intermediate
Class: play, The Xmas Blessings
in a Blizzard. the Young Peoples
Glass. and benedlction. Rev.
Luren Strait.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28
MEAD RITES WILL
Be IN bELLEV|L[E
WILLIAM MARTIN MEAD, IS,
HAD BEEN ILL FOR
FIVE MONTHS

Especial TO Ypsilanti Daily Press)
Belleville. Mich. Dec. % -
Funeral services will be Monday
afternoon at . o'clock from Rob
ert's Funeral Chapel for William
Martin Mead, rs, who passed
away Friday at Eloise hospital
after an illness OF five months.
Rev. George Nevin. Denton, will
officiate and burial will be in
Hillside Cemetery.
Mr.. Mead was born March s,
1862, at Crosse Pointe. His first
wife, Miss Rose Fresch died
number of years ago. To them
was born one son, Richard Mead.
Crosse Pointe Surviving also is
his widow. Mrs. Margaret Eilke
Mead. Belleville. whom he mar
ried in 1925. He was a former
resident OF DETROIT and had been
resident Of Belleville for 80
years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28
Brides Father to Ot5fcidte
in Ann Arbor Church Services

Miss Paula Priscilla Roth, daugh
ter Of Rev. and Mrs. c. William
Roth. this city, and Ronald Alfred
Stromsta, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Stromsta, Muskegon, will be united
in marriage this afternoon at 4 o.
clock in the Bethlehem Evangelical
Church, Ann Arbor, the bride S
father reading the marriage lines.
Mrs. Amanda Weisenreder will sing
80 Promise Me- and Prof T II
Hildebrandt will play "Liebes.
traum and ITO an Evening star.
The wedding march from "Lohen-
grin hy Wagner played by Profes'
sor Hildebrandt will be the process
sional.
Ushers leading the marriage pro.
cessiou will he B II. Yerxa, North
Sutton. y. H., and Courtney Strom-
sta. Raymond X. Johnson and c..
Mauritz Nelson, Muskegon. They
Will be followed by the bridesmaid.
Miss Darleen Paul Stromsta. sister
OF the groom. and Mrs James Du-
fina, sister OF the bride. as matron-
of-honor The bride and her attend
ants will each walk alone
Miss Roth will be attired in ivory
white satin made on empire lines.
high wasted with full bodice and
long sleeves pulled at the top and
ending in point at wrist The sweet
heart neckline will be joined with
Two bands. surmounted with two
small bows. Her veil OF fingertip
length VIII fall from small garde-
Mas in her hair. She will wear lace
mitts and in he arm carry a beau
tiiul arrangement of white roses,
gardenias. snapdragons and steph-
anotis
Miss Sromsta will be in ame-
thyst purple tsffeta with shirred
trimming and Will wear a matching
short veil Her arm bouquet will be
Johanna Hill roses and yellow snap
dragons. Mrs. Duflna will wear
shirrsd hyacinth blue taffeta with
matching snort veil. and Briarcliff
roses and yellow snapdragons will
compose her bouquet.
The best man, Alfred Roth, the
brides brother, will wait at the
altar with the groom. All the men OF
TIE wedding party will have white
carnation boutonnieres Mendels-
sohn's wedding march will be
played for the occasional
4 reception which will take place
after the ceremony in the parlor
OF the church parish hall will be
arranged by the Ladies' Aid Com.
mittee and attended by about 100
people.
Mrs Roth will be gowned in black
silk velvet with matching hat and
gloves and will wear a string OF
pearls. Her corsage will be lavender
sweetpeas. The groom's mother,
Mrs. Stromsta. will wear black silk
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28

with black accessories and her cor
sage white sweetpeas.
In leaving for their short wedding
trip Mrs. Stromsta viii wear green
sheer wool with brown accessories.
With her sable-dyed muskrat coat
she will wear a matching fur
trimmed hat On their return Mr..
and Mrs. Stromsta will live az 1853
Peck St. Muskegon
Mrs. Sromsta is a era uate o.
the Michigan State Normal College
sEd Cleary- college. this city. and
will continue teaching in the Mus
kegon Senior High school. Nj.
Stromsta attended Muskegon
schools and is wateF analyst and
operator at Muskegon Filtration
plant
During her engagement Mrs.
Stromsta was given two silver
showers. one kitchen shower and
Two miscellaneous ones in Muske-
gon. and a linen shower by Mrs
Wilbur West and Miss Marjorie
Eckley at the Eckley home, Ypsi-
lanti.
Guests who will come for the wed
ding from Muskegon are Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Stromsta. Eric Stromsta
John Ekvall, the Misses Wynne
and Byrnadene Frederickson. Miss
es Darleen and Natalie Stromsta,
Mrs Philip Hunt Mr.. and Mrs c..
Mauritz Nelson. Mr. and Mrs Ray
mond X. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs
Donald Walker and the Misses
Mary and Gwendolyn Webster
Other guests will be Mr.. and Mrs.
B. II Yerxa. North sutton, n H.
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur y. West.
Springfield. O.. Miss Florence
Ennis, Saline. Miss Alice Mary
Hartman, Washington. y. c.. Mr..
and Mrs Richard Spiess. Drayton
Plains. Or. and Mrs. Russell Haynor
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cornell,
Howell. Mrs. James Dufina and
daughter Janet, Mackinac Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Truesdell.
Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Riley. De
troit. Miss Almeda Boulton caro-,
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlie Ward. Ned Clay
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Oslund
Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28
Mr., Mrs. Hopkins, London
Township, Married Sixty Years

January /. 1881, by the Methodist
presiding elder. A. F. Bounis, at
the parsonage in Ypsilanti. They
we're accompanied by his aunt and
uncle. Henry and Mary-Everett,
Cherry Hill.
Mrs. Hopkins was born April 4,
1858, near Conway. Livingstone
County. the first daughter OF Ben
jamin and Mary Jane Ostrander.
She is now the last OF the family
OF ten children. two brothers and
seven sisters having preceded her
in death.
Following their marriage, the
couple came to the Hopkins home
stead and on October 10, 1895, they
joined the London Methodist
Church which was then the pastor
ate OF c. f. Marvin. Mrs. Hopkins
was the primary teacher in the
London Church many years and
was very active in the London
Ladies' Aid Society while health
permitted. She was also one OF the
first ten TO join the new London
Womans Society for Christian Serv-
ice this fall.
The couple are still active and
they live on their farm They have
retained five acres of land, but rent
out the rest.
Besides the four children there
are IS grandchildren. MILFORD and
Lester Grannis, and Mrs. Mary
Johnson. Ypsilanti, Robert Kilpat-
rick, Oakville,' Mrs. Lucille Kilpat-
rick Stizb, Clinton, Glentie and Guy
Fitzpatrick, Milan Township, Mrs.
Marguerite Shankelton, Monroe.
Barry Hopkins, Nancy Ann and
Elizabeth Marie Afford, Ypsilanti,
Gerald F.. Patricia, Garnetta, Hattie
darie and Charles Artemus Hop
kins, London Township. There are
also ten great-grandchildren. The
youngest descendant is Nancy
Grannis. four-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Grannis.
Two daughters. Bertha and Addie
May, passed away in infancy. Mr..
Hopkins only brother, William,
passed away several years ago.