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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-01
Things To Remember
When You Go
Shopping

Should you lose a purse, pack
age or an umbrella, rush to the
nearest phone or to the STAR
News Want Ad Counter and
start a Lost and Found AID ...
What did you lose during the
Holiday Season?
Should you need a few extra
dollars to ease the Holiday
shopping strain on the budget
insert a cash-raising STAR
News Want Ad to sell discarded
household things or Juniors
outgroWn p~laythings. Hundreds
of other people enjoy handsome
profits by using Star-News
low-cost Want Ads.
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The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Rumor Va. Union Choir
To Sing For President
Being Primed
For Tour OF
Eastern Shore

RICHMOND, Va.-(S N S)-ThC
outstanding Virginia Union Uni
versity Choral Club, directed by
Mrs. .Aldena Windham Davis, is
to be presented TO President
Roosevelt, in the near future, ac-
cording to sources close to the
school.
Since several Negro college
choirs have sung before the presi-
dent. the news of the Union choir's
appearance is not regarded as SEN
sational.
Mrs. Davis the directress, refus-
ed to comment on the rumor, de-
claring "the group would be very
pleased to sing before the Presi-
dent" If such an invitation does
reach the choir, Mrs Davis as
sured reporters that the news
would be released to them i'm
mediately.
The Union Choir is being primcd
for an eastern seaboard concert
tour scheduled for the first week
in March Appearances will be
made in New York, New Rochelle,
Baltimore and Washington
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
REFUSE APPEAL OF
WALLACE JOHNSON

VIC'TORIABURG, Gold Coast.
West Africa AMP The appeal
of Isaac Theophilus Akkuna wal
lace johnson, from a conviction
for seditior against the BRUSH
government, was dismissed by the
Court of Assize Wallace-Jofmson
had been convicted Of writing all
article calling upon Africans TO
pet an African God. In his article
which was published in a daily
paper conducted by Africans, the
African Morning POST, Johnson
had declared that the Euro
pean has a God in whom he be-
lieves and whom he is represent
ing in all his churches in AFRICA.
He believes in a God whose name
is spelled, Deceit. He believes IN
the God whose law is 'Ye strong,
you must weaken the. weak! 'Ye
civilized Europeans, you must
civilize Africans with machine
guns!' 'Ye Christian Europeans,
YOU must christianize the pagan
Africans with bombings ana
gases. ETC. johnson claimed the
African should worship a God OF
his own.
Arrested and convicted. johnson
was fined so lbs. or three months
in isll. His appeal attracted at
tention in London and through
out the world. The Court Of Assiae,
hearing his second appeal, a.hlm-
ed the verdict Of the lower court.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
URBAN LEAGUE ESTABLISHES
AFFLIATING BRANCH

GREENVILLE, S. C. (ANF)-The
Negro division of the GreenVllle
county council, an organic part o1
the Greenville County council,
both of which are financed through
a five year experimental subsidy
by the General Education board
recently became affiliated wlth the
National Urban League through ar
arrangement worked out by Jesse
O. Thomas, southern field director.
Some of the most prominent
white and colored people COM
prise the members of the board
of control of the newly created
organization. In tile opinion OF
many of the "old timers" ulis
marks a new day in race relations
in that section Of the Palmetto
state, and is the first branch ever
established in either Carolina
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
WHITE s. C. SHRINERS
PRAISED

GRFFNVIIbE S. Clamp
One of the South's outstandine
urivate philanthropies and one that
has won widespread praise is the
Shriners Hospital for Crippled
Children here--a hospital that
gives needed medical and surgical
treatment to lame, crippled chill
dren, regardless OF race, color or
creed.
Admission TO The hospital Is
based purely on tho question Of
the need for the treatment, and In
ability of the child's parents to
provide that treatment. Most of
the, patients are white, but there
are usually a number of colored
tots having heir twisted limbs
Strengthened or diseased bones
made healthy. The hospital has an
average of about 60 patients at a
time. Miss Loucella Scholemafl Is
the superintendent and DR.. j. War
ren White is chief surgeon. Ex-
planning the splendid work being
done at the hosnital by the Sllrin-
ers, a prominent Greenville resi-
dent said this week.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Rating The Records

ably. The other side of this Victor
hows the rhythmic zurke piano ir
op form with vocal by the very
.ppealing Evelyn Poe on YOU
HIT MY HEART WITH A BANG.
Joe Sullivan, one of the greatest
# white keyboard artists, has one
0ne of the longest and best solos
les disced recently in the Varsity
Seven's Varsity of A PRETTY
-1IRL IS LIKE A MELODY. Both
his and the companion, SHAKE
1T AND BREAK 1T, which boasts
a grand Joe Turner vocal, lets Polo.
Hawkins and Carter strut Their
musical stuff Tony Pastor, Wnc
recently started on his own. comes
up with a very promising new
hand for his Bluebird debut. On
WATCHING THE CLOCK and
DANCE WITH A DOLLY, the sax
team blends like the old Artle
Shaw section and of course Fas-
tors tenor retains all its beauty =
Will Bradleys best release to .date
is Johnson RAG. easy flowing
swing. and HALLELUJAH, With
Ray Mckinley going mad on 'he
drums, It's a Columbia.
After raves from many crlIlcS
over Harlan Leonard, | expectec
.better things from his Blueplru
DEBUT. CONTACT and ROCklN
WITH THE ROCKETS have a lot
Of Kansas City sock and the poyS
pIay well. but many bands are su-
nerior Probably more distinctive
ARRANGEMENTS will help. .Charl'
WAR DANCE, is a poor successor,
Rarnet's Bluepird of COMANCHfi
TO his marvellous Cherokee" Bui
his other side. TAPPIN' Al ThE
TAPPA, is an excellent example
of slow and guilty jazz with an Out
standing guitar solo near the emu
For a straight rendition OF Inese
evergreens. OUT OF NOWHERE
and BODY AND SOUL, get tne
Royale by Johnny Green, the mar
who wrote both. Equally SCOUT
me are two waltzes by Glenn Nil
lar MISSOURI WALTZ anf
BEAUTIFUL OTTO, a Blueplro
EN-. Also On Rluebird is GIVE F
LITTLE WHISTLE and HOl11 !
E1OLY SMOKE, rendered typlca-
rhythmaniacal style by the Sizzling
Iour King Sisters.
On race lists, grab the VARSITY
" wv smith of WRINGING AMI
| TWISTING PAPA and GOl
JELLY ON MY MIND. Quite spicy
although a reissue Booker :
Washington. yes. that's ms
name. makes his debut on Blueblrc
With DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH
md JUST WANT TO THINK. He's
a poor singer, but the piano ac-
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
TAPPING ATRLANES

This was the first time a fight has
ever been presented OH shortWave
radio under commercial sponsor
ship Major r. o. Wright, preSi.
dent of the Citizens and Southern
Bank and Trust Co., Philadelphia,
was guest speaker on the Wings
Over Jordan" program recently. ..
Major Wright is leader Of the move
ment for printing Of stamp bear
ing the likeness of Booker T. Wash
ington, famous educator. .Doro-
thy Maynor talented new soprano
to radio, told why "Gulliver's
Travels" was her favorite childhood
story when she was interviewed by
Dorothy Gordon after a dramatiza'
ton Of the tale recently over NBC.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Jules Bledsoe
Called Fore
Most Baritone
BY CARL DITON

NEW YORK-(A N P)-Jules
Bledsoe, the original "'Ol Man
River returned to Town Hall Sun
day in recital that easily stamp
ed him by virtue of his experience
and natural vocal and interpre-
tive gifts the foremost operatic
baritone Of the Negro race.
In italian, Mr.. Bledsoe sang
Eonocini's per la gloria
d'adoravi," BeethoVen's I'm
questa tomba" superbly done, Mo-
zarts mon piu and raj" from
"Nczzee di Figaro and Donizet-
IL "Ah! non avea piv lagrime"
from Maria al Rudenz.'
In much les distinct French, the
artist sang de Fontenailles Ron
del," DIndy's LIED Maritime"
Cebussy's "Mandoline" (Which
to be repreateO, Duprac's Chan
son triste" and Fourdrain's "Che-
vauchee Cosaque "
Sibelius' "War Song of Tyrtaeus,''
Dvorak's Biblical Song" and the
singers own splendid pagan
HrayE" were set apart as a
group for the Inflated countries
and peoples of the world, eonclltd-
ing with Cherniavsky's "The Kad-
dish of My Ancestry" E"
The recital came to an end with
the inevitable group of spirituals:
Kennedy's 20 Mary! Where is
Yo' Baby?." Harvey Gaul's wins
a Tryin' Time" "Dere's Man
Coin Roun'" by Clarence Cam
eron White and Mr.. Bledsoe's
version Of Go Down Moses
Mr.. Bledsoe's large voice hnr
grown much in quality through
years Of Use and experience as has
also his altogether uncommon in
terpretive powers which by the
way. often dangerously obscure
the clarity of his diction.
His personality is commanding
but We wonder WHY ne has allow
ed the years to roll around with
out perceiving the need of the
DEVELOPMENT of a robust top voice.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
THOSE WILD RADIO RAVES

100 o. m.
GOLDEN C A T E JUBILEE
SINGERS-CBS, scattered sched-
ule.
HOBBY LOBBY-CBS, Sunday
S o. m. Weekly guests lobbying
their hobbies.
PURSUIT OF HAPPLNESS-CBS
Sun. 4:30 p. m. Guests.
SOUTHERNAIRES, Vocal quar-
tet-NBC Blue, Sun. 1l:3O a. m.
Fri 1915 p. m.
OSCAR POLK as Horace" on
the Big Sister dramatic sketch
CHS. Mon. thru Fri. 1l:30 a. M
West Coast rebroadcast, 2 p. m.
WE, THE PEOPLE, CHS. Tues
9 p. m West Coast rebroadcast
1890 a. m, 49, AA41
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

pianiSt-Vocalist.
CARTER AND BOWIE at twin
pianos, MBS, Scattered schedule.
CHAPIOTEERS - NBC Blue
Mon. Las p. m, Tues. 8 a. m., Sat.
10:3O a. M; MBS, Sun. 9 p. m, Sat.
GAS p. m; WOR 710k, Friday, 4'i5
p. m. Vocal quartet.
ELLA FITZGERALD AND Frs
KINE HAWKINS, NBC, Sunday
II midnite, Monday 1890 a. NJ, Sat.
$50 p. m. Savoy Ballroom, N. T.
C.
SLIM GATLLARD, WENR, S7ok
Monday, 1:30 q. m.
BOB HOWARD, WEAF, 66ON
CHAFLIE JOHNSON. Duke OF
the like" in "Madcap Matinee -
WAAF, 92Ok, Chicago Mon. thru
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

Sat. $3.50 p. m.
ROY JOHNSON'S II A P P Y
PALSr-WRVA, 11l0, Mon. ll:l5
%. m. Roseland Ballroom, Rich
mond, Va.
VAGABONDS-NBC Blue, scat
tered schedule, vocal quartet.
VARIETY. INSPHRATIONAL
MAJOR BOWES AMATEUR
AMATEUR HOUR-CBS, Thursday
p. m.
EDDIE ANDERSON, Rochester,
Jack Benny's Radio valet - NBC
Red, Sun. p. m. West Coast re.
broadcast 11:30 p m.
EDDIE GREEN, co-comedian
with Tommy Piggs - NBC Red,
Monday 7 p. M
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS-CBS,
Tues, 4 p. m,, Wed. 2:l5 p. m, Sat.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
RIVERS SPEAKER AT
KANSAS DAY BANQUET

TOPEKA, Kan. tANP)-F'rancls
E. Rivers, assistant district at
torney of New York, was the prin-
cipal speaker at the Kansas Day
banquet celebration OF Negro Re-
publicans held at Metropolitan hall
here last week. Speaking OH "The
Need for a New National admin
istration to Correct NeW-Deai
Segregation Policy" Pivers de-
nounced government foStereo
segregation, Governor Payne H.
Rather and Alf M. Landon were
amone the more than 400 persons
attending the celebration.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
JESSE OWENS TURNS
SALESMAN

CLEVELAND, O-(ANP)-Jesse
Owens, triple Olympic winner OF
several years ago, has new job.
He is to be clothing salesman.
The fastest man in world" title
ability. has worked as dancer, a
band leader, a whisky salesman,
and political campaigner since his
feats in the 1886 Olympic games.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
JIM AND PETE

JIM AND PETE
From Jim Yancey to Pete john
son is a far cry. Jim Yancey Is
credited in some quarters Will
creating boogie woogie pianistics
Pete Johnson is one of its greatest
current exponents. Solo Art Rec
ords, 1900 Broadway, New York,
has released two discs by master
and pupil displaying the work OF
each. Jiun's titles are THE FIVES
and JIMMY'S STUFF; Pete's pair
ing is LET EN- JUMP and PETES
BLUES.
Yancey, now a groundkeeper aI
the Chicago White Sox park, Is an
oldtilner in technique and plays
with great sincerity. johnson DIS
nlays modern technique and bril-
liancy, providing more. sock ana
lift on Jump" than does JIM on
s.Fives." Both have a deep teelng
for slow blues, with Pete playing
a fuller piano and Yancey beng
more economical Either record by
itself stands as an excellent eX-
ample of pure jazz; together they
represent different but equally m
teresting approaches to similar SUD-
iect matter
I'm generally sold on anything
done by Duke Ellington ana
Johnny Hodges. This week Duke OIL
fers I NEVER FELT THIS WAY
BEFORE. a sentimental number IN
MOOD Indigo" style. coupled with
WEELY. a stomp featuring Rex
stewards screwy but blazing trump
ct, on Columbia. The Hodges git
TO swingdom is. MY HEART JUMP
ED OVER THE MOON, slow mel
, anchoIia, and TRULY WONDER
Full, truly lively swing, Vocation.
You'll be wild about both platterS
For a coupling that jumps tol
six minutes, get the Decca by
Harold Boyce of SO WHAT ana
KNOCK VA SELF OUT. These
lads dish out some fine rhythm,
with a powerful alto sax tna'
sounds like Pete Brown at his best,
Except for the worst vocal hearo
this wear, Lionel Hamptons victor
of I'M ON MY WAY FROM YOU,
new song written by Dan Burley,
sports and theatrical editor OF the
Amsterdam News. is a tremendous
performance. The tune itself mas
hit possibilities, and the Hampton
version sparkles with Red AiIe1-
brilliant on trumpet and BaSslsI
S3ernstein and Drummer CatleCl
producing amazing rhythm On tllla
and the companion, HAVEN l
NAMED 1T YET, which also fea-
tures Christians guitar. The high
1v individual Kiggenbotham from
bone is swell. Van AleXanoel
comes up with a jitterbug speclal
on varsity of HO SA BONNIE aS
screwv a number as you've recent
" heard, and EASY DOES IT.
This band is developing faSC.
Exhibiting his superb alVo OIL
both sides, Benny Carter impress
es with his Vocation OF 1rlh a.
OR OF A FOOL and RIFF ROMF
The first is slow and easy ana tht
second has plenty OF pepper. Cal
ter gets interesting effects win
his band and all in all this IS Vnt
units most exciting side yet. re-
leased Woody Herman mas
pair of Deccas done up brown
They are IT'S A BLUE WORLL
and WOULD JA MIND; DO L
LOVE YOU and THANK YOUR
STARS. His great rhythm section
is~ShoWn to best advantage or
these commercial tunes in "Woulo
ia Mind" It'll be hard to get bet
ter versions Of these Believe II
or not, but Bob zurke, the white
gutgucket pianist, plays a waltz
this week. PUT YOUR LITTLE
FOOT THERE. and does it accept
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
BY HAROLD JOVIEN

The combined radio followers
jazz lovers were given an added
musical treat recently when 1.-The
Hawk" sensational sax ride man,
Coleman Hawkins and King percuS-
sionist, zutti (Singleton) perform
ed over nationwide networks.
Coleman Hawkins, along with his
newly acquired swing band gave
out in the solid fashion via Co
lumbia, Thursday, Feb. 3 from the
Golden Gate ballroom III New
York. Highspot of his half hom
program was his splendid sax
treatment of the immortal song,
Body and soul. Record fans are
already well acquainted with this
particular arrangement.
Demon drummer man, Zutti, was
offered with a small jam combina-
ton on the inaugural NBC airing
of the Lower Basin Street Cham
ber Music society program. His Sc
iections included "Bugle Call Rag"
and a series of improvisations on
them by Jazzlo Brown.
This show has good possibilities
of replacing in favor the formerly
aired CHS Swing Club sessions.
.WILBERFORCE BROADCASTS
Negro folk music, its historical
foundation and place in the Amerl-
can musical scene, was the subject
: WI M
Cincinnati, Ohio, sunday, Febru-
ary 12, with students of Wilberforce
university participating. The pro-
gram, produced by Mack Greene
dramatic director at Wilberforce,
was one CT an annual broadcast
series presented between the birth
Cay anniversaries of Lincoln and
won first award at the eXh.b'tlon
Washington. Last Mays Broadcast
Of educa tional recordings at Colum
bus, Ohio.
THE TAPER TATTLES
According to highly popular come
dians Fred Allen. Joe Louis has
done moe for sti-. live on tbs
canvas than Rembrandt. Tht
Boston Symphony orchestra l.
planning to use Duke Ellington
"Remmisclng j. Tempo" lcr al
carly pop concert. 3. Incidental,
the Dukes latest ballad number
Lovely Coed" should follow in TIT
footsteps Of his previous slow mum
| her coOUSa tiOOS
NEGROES SPOTLIGHTED ON
AIRLANES
The currently popular Folk
music Series" of the Air devoted
itself to Negro spirituals during it
broadcast over the CHS network
Tuesday, Feb. Is. .A Alan Loma>
folk song specialist OF the Liprar
Of Congress, the Colleen Gate Mai
Quartet and the Columbia COncer
Orchestra participated i'll the pro
gram. A new BS-commiSsiOne
) composition for orchestra by Ma
thaniel Dett was played for tn
first time. A leading American rae
composer, Dett has used as materla
for his composition the old spiritua
, mo Mo Peck of Corn"
The Joe Louis-Arturo Godo
heavyweight championship fight i
Madison Square Garden was broad
cast to Latin America via NIB
short-wave service under the spon
sorship OF major oil company ..
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

compartment by Walter Davis is
6reathtaking. =. Blue Lu Barker
ellis HE'S SO GOOD and YOU
REEN HOLDING OUT TOO
LONG on Decca, although she has
made better numbers The other
race releases aren't particularly
important. They include I'LL TRY
TO FORGET and READY FOR
RHYTHM, by Tampa Red on Blue
bird; RAMBLING BLUES and
SNEAKING BLUES. by Scrapper
Blackwell on Varsity; BLACK
BOTTOM BLUES and CRAVE
MY PIG MEAT by Blind Boy Full
Ter. HOLD ME PARSON and HE'S
RED HOT TO ME, by Lizzie Miles
both on Vocation.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Bv MARGUERITE l.. MARTIN


NEW YORK-(A N P)-hfter d
week or more of genuine sprniS
weather. and with the minds eye
firmly centered on coWsips ana
bluebells, winter, cold and GRIM
swept down upon New York WIN
the suddeness of Finnish atVacN'
Last night we struggled nome
through streets piled high WIN
glistening snow and SWlrlnl3
Withstand curiously devoid OF
taxi-cabs. or any other metnooS oI
conveyance This morning we
awoke to still deeper drifts anc
not a. snowcleaner in sight. we
stepped lightly out of the apart
ment house door only to sink WITH
an undignified plop into Waist
high snow.
And there I was in last sum-
mer's lingerie-my "Woolles Dur
led under a pile of feminine nici-
dentals in the right-hanG corner
of my third dresser drawer. fllle
pioneer woman I Wouid ilaVe
made!
At the Renaissance casino on
Washington's birthday Alpha I'm
Alplna and Omega Psi Phi Will play
q basketball game for the peneliI
of the Harlem Cnildren's center
of the Children's Aid society.
The preliminary game will feature
cage stars of the Roaring lWeii-
ties" Rev. John H. Johnson,
rector of St. Martins church anu
chairman of the Harlem ADVISORY
committee. Frank FORBES, popu-
lar referee. DR.. Howard Dasn' 49,
Harold jenkins who has done qulVe
well in fencing. -. Fats" JENKINS
formerly one of the brlghtesI u
stars on the "Rens" Frltz
Pollard, erstwhile Brown footpall
star ."Huddy'' oliver, who bears
an M. D. and the name OF Huo-
son. Lester Granger, secretary
of the Committee on Negro WEI
fare If the New York City Well
fare council. Howard Danger
field Charlie Mack. ana sew
eral others will shake Oil the
shackles of time and for 20 nm
ltes try to recapture their loSt
youth. Talking with Mr.. Granger
Yesterday, he expressed CONSIDER
able doubt that he would be III
anv condition to battle the ele-
ments of the court. 49,, seems d
slight ebay window" curtains Ills
bending forward with the former @
ease he experienced 10 or 10 years
ago Later on though we sa"
Hmm in a. furious game OF ping
pong. The good Mr.. Granger was
bending, and frequently, TO PICK
no that elusive little white ball =
We thought it only human 10 warn
him that sufficient bending VII
helm eliminate his cherished "paS
window"
Tho New York Alphas played the
Philadelphia Kappas on FEBRUARY
II at the YMCh gymnasium as the
main attraction of a triple heaoer
Yesterday as we looked through
one of those ultra-literary col
lections which are supposed u
provida a leisure-time> college eou'
cation for people unable TO at
tend an institution Of higher
learning. we came across the FOL
lowing lines by Aristophahes
comic poet and dramatist who nv
ed more than $500 years ago
He's still doing all right.
CHORUS OF WOMEN
They're always abusing the women
AS a terrible plague to men:
Thev say we're the root of all evil
And repeat it again and again
Of war, and quarrels, and olooo
shed,
All mischief, be what il may!
And pray, then, why do you .'1arr,
us,
IF we're all the plaques you say
And why do you take such car
of us,
And keep us so safe at home
And are never easy a moment
IF ever we chance to roam?
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
WHITES FOUND TO
HEAD POLICY RING

ST. LOUIS (ANP)--A state grand
jury last Friday indicted 10 per-
sons, including three whites in the
first move Of clean up
gambling drive which is sweeping
the entire country. The three
whites were accused as actual
leaders of the policy ring which
operates the Lucky Strike, Mem
phis, Rcck Island, Big Sun, Lead
er, Birmingham, Eagle, Owl,
Dreamland and Hyde Park wheels.
FIRST person to lose life in
Revolutionary War, according to
United States Department of IN
terror was Crispus Attucks, a Ne
gro.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

FIRST Negro to dine at the
White House as the guest Of q
President of the United States
1864, and the first Negro to ride
on a battleship as the guest of the
Ur&ted States Navy--trederick
Douglass
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

The following listing is In effect
for the week of February 20 only.
All time indicated is Eastern
Standard. Subtract l hour for
Central time; hours for Mountain
time; and 3 hours for West Coast
time. AS is the unavoidable case
in radio scheduling, ali programs
are subject to last minute changes
and cancellations.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
NEWS OF THE THEATRES
HARLEM trivia

When you ought TO be thanking
heaven
That your Plague is out OF the
way,
You all keep flssing and fretting-
'Where is my Plague today"
If a Plague peeps oct of the WIN
dow,
Up go the eyes of men;
If she hides, then they all keep
staring
Until she locks out again.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

AS James Montague said,
H.. may be a living Voltaire;
But you can't. you will find,
Grasp the range of his mind
By running your hand through
his hair.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
HOT INSTRUMENTAL
AND VOCAL

HUI I'm > R ONlFIS HAL
AND VOCAL
LOUIS ARMSTP,ONG-Sunday,
Monday, IL midnite Cotton Club,
New York City.
BASIN STREET CHAMBER MU-
SIC-NBC Blue Sunday 4:30 p. m.
ERSKINE BUTTERFIELD-MBS
Tues, ll:45 a. ms Sat, 7;l5 P. m,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-06

0IT-Up from those
streets where the dark and light
folk meet comes the curious, the
home town folk Of Joe Louis, TO
see for themselves tonight whether
Billy Conn or Gus Lesnevich are
good enough little light-heavy-
weights to whip their good big
heavyweight.
Even II they see the improbable
"a knockout or terrific bonn
bardment by either fighter-they'll
boast as they lag down the dark
trails into paradise valley that
neither would last as long as a
drumstick II the champion should
shuttle after one OF them.
The winner OF tonight's sched-
uled 15-rounder at Olympia sta
dunn has been promised a shot at
Louis next SEPTEMBER he can
get past Bob Pastor or another
ranking heavyweight.
Conn In strictly a boxer
one Of the cleverest In the
game. An indication that he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-06
Top FLIGHT Net Stars Move Ahead

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Top flight
tournament stars moved into the
third round Of the heart of Ameri-
ca tennis championships today.
Bobby Riggs, first seeded player,
made up for his late arrival by
downing Red Layden, local public
courts player, 81, 6-3, and by
besting Arthur Voss Of Nebraska,
ga. 60.
Henry Prusoff, Seattle the boy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-06
TWILIGHT MEETING

Meeting of Twilight baseball
managers will be held tonight in
the park office. 2l2 City Hall an
mex. at s o'clock. All managers
TO be present with their entry fees
and roster lists. This is the zero
hour. when the seasons schedule
will be drawn up for play to begin
next week.