The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31

Ike AIIIO1us NuOI CAtOuSC sup
senting Dorchester Academy
In the "Things You Never
Knew Till Now" department goes
the act that the late Mrs. c. o.
(Mother) Seames of Chicago, who
played and pioneered Negro ten
mis- until the ripe old age of 72,
was born in Atlanta, Georgia,
August 81, 1868. Mrs. Seames was
one of the first students of Spell
man Seminary. She passed March
23 this year, but, at the age of
72, could beat many of the better
women players of the country,
playing a "driving" game.
BASEBALL
The East scored a "blitzkrieg'
on the West to capture the 1910
All-Star game at Comiskey Park
in Chicago ITO (that was the
official score). Donald Reeves,
cleanup man end rightfielder of
the Chicago American Giants,
who is the home run king of Ne
gro baseball at the present time,
not only failed to clout a four
base wallop, but also failed to get
base hit in five trips to the
pan. However, he played errorless
ball afield. :. Qonald's mother,
Mrs. Lucy Reeves; brother, Will
liam H. (Bil) Reeves; brother
inlay and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie A. Bell; and nephew, Mas
ter William Culbreath, all fo At
lanta, drove 500 miles to see him
play.
GOLF
Georgians dominated the Ma
tional Championships of the
United Golf Association August
1928 over the Palos Park Links
in Chicago. :. Hugh Smith Of
Thomason won the National Open
from fast field of professionals
and walked away with $3.50 in
cold cash, while Zeke fairfield
of Atlanta tied for third place
with Frank Davis of New Or
leans in the pro division, the in
evitable Alfred Fountain (Tup)
Holmes, also of Atlanta, came
through with the honors and, for
winning the title, received a law
ish 30-inch sun gold trophy val
ued at 800. Holmes won over
DIR. Remus Robinson of Detroit,
1888 champion.
BOXING
Sid Wheeler, erstwhile Atlanta
heavyweight knockout artist,
writes in from New York City to
tell of the meteoris rise of Luther
(Slugger) White of Athens, Ga,
to the welterweight spotlight up
East.
According to Sid, The Slugger
trains at Grupp's Gym in Harlem
where he has another dixie stable
mate, Tommy Lee Stewart. White
battles Cleo McNeal, Cumber-
land, Maryland socker Friday,
night, August 80, in New Jersey.
Slugger is trained by the original
Seattle Kid and is manager by
Edward c. Williams, also colored.
Slugger White the letter goes,
is living a clean life, being mar
ried, and father of a year old
girl. His devoted mate is North
Carolinian who gives him that
good old southern cooking.
The billing for White halls
him as "closest approach to the
great Henry Armstrong -. now
ready to box anyone from 1873 to
$50 pounds never stops punch
ing and bars no one"
Slugger boasts wins over such
touted mitt-slingers as frankie
Britt, Ralph Zannelli, Geo. Mar
tin, Joe Boscarino, Pancho Villa,
Peter De Ruzza, Eddie Alex,
Johnny Bellus, Babe Synott, Fred
die Camuso, and a few others,
with kayoes over Nick Pastore,
Sammy Julian, and more. Among
his few loses were those to Henry
Armstrong, Holman Williams, and
to Alex against whom he aveng-
ed the defeat. For his Armstrong
go, White trained with Former
Champions Barney Ross and Lou
Ambers, both white. Sid Wheeler
reports he failed to see Cocoa
Kid, whose real tag is Lew Hard
wick,