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Evening star., 1940-08-16
Hurting Is Rated
Above Hitting in
Mats Al Plans
Griffith Also Seeks
New InfieId ToIent
To Rebuild Club
By BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BOSTON, Aug. 16.-It is beginning
to dawn on those affiliated with
baseball that Prexy Clark Griffith
of the Mats may have uttered a
note of warning when he said the
reconstruction of the Washington
Club would be based on obtaining
pitching first and hitting later.
In sixth place and not likely to
soar any higher this season, the
Mats nevertheless have performed
at an enviable clip ever since Ken
Chase and Sid Hudson developed
a winning manner, teaming with
Dutch Leonard to give the club
some Of the smoothest pitching 1t
has enjoyed in the past seven
seasons.
u Nucleus for Slab Staff.
Three pitchers don't make a staff
but in that trio Grifith possesses
the nucleus of a mighty mound
group, as reflected in the fact Wash
ington has won 13 of its last %
games for .565 average. And of
those 13 triumphs the trio Of Chase.
Hudson and Leonard have accounted
for a dozen.
1t virtually was a case of necessity
for Chase and Hudson to start
winning when they did, for with
out their sudden spurts, the Mats
might be nesting in the cellar. On
paper, and on the field, the re-
mainder of the Washington outfit
suffers horribly in comparison with
the seven other American league
clubs.
Hudson, Chase and Leonard have
saved Griffith considerable en-
barrassement, for it is significant
that in recent years no major league
manager has been forced to operate
with a seven-man pitching staff
over a prolonged stretch, such as
Bucky Harris has been doing in
recent weeks. Included among those
seven hurlers are Alexandra Car
rasquel, rejected by a minor league
team, and Joe Krakauskas, a dis
tinct disappointment, to put it
mildly.
Griff Seeking Requirements.
There is something slightly sour.
too, in having no recognized tirst
baseman with major league team
Harris has been alternating a So
year-old outfielder and a second
baseman at first, and though nc
blame can be attached to either
Sammy West or Jimmy Bloodworth
their unfamiliarity with their sur
roundings has cost the Mats some
games.
Despite the surprisingly adequate
performance of mellowing Buddy
Myer at second base, Griffith admits
he would relish bolstering the po-
sition for 1941. Jimmy Pofahl, hit
ting only .238 and owning an in
accurate arm, isn't regarded as
Washington's short stop for next
season.
Griff, perhaps more than any
other person, realizes the Mats weak
spots and is laboring to plug the
gaps. There will be considerable
moaning among followers of the
club if he fails to make improve
mentS, for it would be something
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Jasper Nine Delayed;
Has Battle Today
With Baltimore

WILSON, N. c., Aug. 16.-Sergt.
Jasper Post, representing WASH
ington In the American Legion
Junior Baseball League regional
tournament, was scheduled to open
tourney action today against Balti-
more.
The game originally was set for
yesterday. but rain forced a post
ponement.
The other game is between Nor
folk apd Albemarle. N. c., with the
winners meeting tomorrow for the
title.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
FeIIer Will Pitch
Often as Needed
BY the Associated Press.

By the AsSoclattd Press
CLEVELAND, Aug. 16.-Bob
Feller will pitch "just as often as
we need him" in the Indians
stretch drive for the American
League pennant, Manager Oscar
Witt said today.
He will start every four days,
but we may use him often in re-
lief roles" Witt declared. That
depends on how the other pitch
ers 90.
That kid is a work-horse any,
way. Why, he complained to me
earlier in the season because 1
was giving him four days of rest
between starts"
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Dodgers Declared Planning to Train in Puerto Rico
If Wmon; Florida Boxing Booming, Sought

the crack PAGER, William Cash. has
been In the East waiting for the
Goshen meetings. They had him all
primed for the $1,000 Arrowpoint,
Wednesday. When time came to
declare for the race, Owner L. C.
Sprague of Minneapolis, was at the
track watching his horses work. He
had his watch set on central time
and so missed the deadline by an
hour. Result is, William Cash, given
the best chance of beating the nine
straight inner, Fearless Peter,
couldn't start.
And get paid for it-Ollie Haupt,
jr., St. Louis figure skating star, is
turning pro to become Sonia Honey's
partner in the winter ice carnivals.
William Gargan, the Brooklyn
born movie star, came 5000 miles
from Hollywood to see his old friend.
Freddie Fitzsimmons, honored by
Dodger fans tonight.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Great Short5top
Lost by Brooks
Rest Of Year
Pacing Reds BIonked
By Cubs; Bosox End
Streak of Yankees
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

The Dodgers are putting on some
sort of celebration for old Freddie
Fitzsimmons tonight, but no one
feels like celebrating.
The Dodgers, a month ago. with
Ducky Medwick in the outfleld and
Pee Wee Reese at shortstop, felt
they were a positive shoo-in for
the pennant.
Now Medwick hardly Is hitting
the size of his collar, the Dodgers
are in second place and Reese is
en- route to Louisville, victim of a
broken bone in his left heel, which
probably will keep him out the rest
of the season.
So with the loss of yesterdays
game, 4-2, to the Phils and the loss
of their star shortstop, who frac-
tured his foot while sliding into
second in the seventh inning, the
horrible spectacle of third or even
fourth place stares them in the
face. That's how much the kid
meant to them.
Passeau Blanks Reds.
While the Dodgers were losing all
their dreams the league-leading Gin
cinnati Reds were simply losing
ball game, 10, to the Chicago Cubs,
whose Claude Passeau twirled a neat
five-hit job. Paul Derringer like
wise hurled five-hitter, but the
Cubs punched two of them by Bill
Herman and Hank Leiber, plus a
sacrifice and an infield out, to score
the games only run in the fourth
inning.
In the National Leagues only
other offering, Lefty Joe Sullivan
of the Boston Bees blanked the
Giants for eight innings in a superb
four-hit relief job, while his mates
were walloping three Giant pitchers
for a 12-l victory and 3-to-l tri-
umph in the series.
The Yankees made the third
"out" of the day by
absorbing an ILL shellacking at the
hands of the Boston Red Sox.
The Sox slugged out IA hits of
four Yankee twirlers to win one
game of the series, snap the Yank
victory streak at six games and
break their own four game losing
run.
Hot Fight for Tribe.
The American League leading
Cleveland Indians pounded South
paw Thornton Lee for Is hits, but
couldn't bunch them and barely
nosed out the White Sox, 5-4. The
Indians again had Roy Weatherly
to thank for the winning punch
His single in the eighth was turned
into the winning run when Lou
Boudreau followed with a double.
Buck Newsom had a field day in
leading the Tigers to a So win over
the Browns. He pitched six-hit ball
and doubled in the sixth to put his
mates ahead. He famed nine
The Dodgers incidentally had COM
pany along baseball's wailing wall
for the Pittsburgh Pirates found
themselves without the services of
AL Lopez, their sparkplug catcher,
who split his bare hand in a game
at St'Louis Wednesday night. He'll
be out about two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Columbus Advance
Making A. A. Fight
3.Team Affair
BY the Associated Press.

A continuation of recent trends
in the American Association and the
flag race may wind up a three-team
scramble.
AS leading Kansas City lost again
last night, third-place Columbus
continued it's rush with a double
triumph, and Minneapolis, in be-
tween, lost out all-around in drop
ping a double-header to Louisville
The nights activity left Kansas
City eight and one-half games
ahead of Minneapolis. which, in
turn. found itself only one game up
on the rampaging Red Birds.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Champs Play GreenbeIt

Don Goodman's Studebaker
Champions travel to Greenbelt
tomorrow for game with the base
ball team there at o'clock. On
Sunday the Goodman team plays at
Poolesville. Players making the
trip tomorrow are requested to re-
port at Sixteenth and U streets at
12.30
Evening star., 1940-08-16

Errors-Guntenaar CD. Mcfarland. Hof-
berg. Two-base hits-Hofberg. Schneider
Three-base hit - Boteler. Stolen base
Schneider. First base on balls-Of Boteler
/ of TinEsted. 1. Hit by pitched ball
BY Boteler (HilD. Struck out-By Boteler
4; by Tingsted. l. Left on bases-Detroit.
8: Washington. o. Umpires-Messrs Nc
Evening star., 1940-08-16
George, 81, Pitches
League Victory

BY TIE Associated Press
YORK, Pa, Aug. 16.-There's
still a lot of baseball left in 54-
year-old Lefty George.
The aging veteran came out of
semi-retirement last night and
pitched York's Interstate League
team to 80 victory over Tren-
ton.
He allowed nine hits. walked
two and struct out seven.
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Dodgers Chances Of Secondace Finish Are Hard Hit by Injury Reese
Win, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS E. STAN,
Does Anybody Asks Jacobs, Toke Miller Seriously?


Mike Jacobs kidding promote
fights, although
Philadelphia Old Cackey Teeth take
and if 1t Col Hen Miller
he won't Say day. anybody
take that Miller seriously?
The why Washington can't
golf tounamenOpen P
up its for about weeks swollen
Columbia and Chevy Chase the publicity
Is Redve Mackenzie coach of G.
about heaveho?
man who formerly held the Canadian
coaching hockey
month
public The local rImor-
think this
hockey player who has full Eagles
Evening star., 1940-08-16
Goodness, Midget Racing May Be Back!

coaches at Tech
High School this fall will be Hiram, Usaner
coach isn't decided accepted sup
posed be in the
won't have athletics for another will Sherman Rees Brooklyn
The local boys who finished behind this
ROLAND Lund, School, and
Jankowski, the old Catholic University
Did know that there agreements
syndicate
dropped by their former Spedden Bamorean
satisfactory arrangement Among
other things Spedden afraid there would
kind due, of course, to the
Midget racing,
pad again. but not in the spot Two of ground under
consideration the Northwest
old site at New York avenue NV Raw Avis who wound m IN m as
general last will
Heart Trouble Made Koch Leove D. c.
We think his
intercollegiate wrestling holding
opponent from Yale his
of the
strength before and as far we know nobody has done since The
a
One of the maybe the Botchy
left George Washington line coach heart trouble They
about Southwest when he coach
Incidentally the Coons will have what practically
while Head Coach Bill Renhadt tutoring
written Renhadt who been missing
Ing the Far West route to his home in Oregon.
Peacock, Soy Local Fans, Better Than Ward
John Ca famous fisherman at Chincoteague Va,
claims he once at least 200 white marlin day believes
1t be record AS far concerned Capt
hours the literally
the years
There lot of folks around who
Kind of brea will walk off with the national amater
September al Wngfoot Mamaroneck,
fellow the ranking
among top they say clubs.
that if Rog had the financial break Bud makes
A Table-hed course
Did somebody ask what sport tre to form? Well
you want to- but polo and the reason hs shock the BoWetes'
the ponies consistent nomination the
most inconsistent sport is fishing
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
WANTED, FOR REPEAT
PERFORMANCES"

so OFTEN, readers CT this
column ask of us the impossible
This week we received some Is let
ters requesting the One House
in Harlem, catering to leading Me-
gro vaudeville performers, to bring
On for two and three week en-
gagements favorites of theirs. Now
the known policy for years of this
theatre in question (Apollo), has
been to book performer for one
week commencing with Friday
morning, 9 a. M, and ending :.
Thursday night, somewhere along
about midnite. We have no special
oliceS chat We know of with
either manager Jimmy Marshall,
or co-owner, Frank Schiffman,
who represents the Brecher Fani-
ly interests. AS we've often explain
ed we'll pass kindly word along
for your fayorite artist and that,
We'll most certainly do. Chief
among the requests appears the
name OF Ruby Ely. Dand-
ridge Sisters, Radcliffe and
Rogers, (Great Team, Alberta
Hunter, Taps" Miller. and
Ernest Whitman.
P. S. Thanks for your interest
in the column, and bear in mind
we're always in your corner.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
American eachersAss0ciati0n To
Hot Springs For Four r-Day Annual

of additional convention delegates
to the state going democratic in
the elections.
Tt is likely that another ala
bama plan" will be heard here if
the program calls for explaining
how Alabama is attempting to
grade up to or circle around the
Gaines Case decision which says
that each state must provide with
in its borders training for Negroes
in all the educational fields in
which it provides such training for
whites by admitting them to either
existing universities OF making sep
arate provisions for them.
At Montgomery, they have some
thing of a University Unique" OF
the step-by-step approach which
has resulted from the states own
initiative So far it has been an eX-
tension in the same line rather
than in the nature of adding new
fields such as law, journalism, and
engineering. Unless such a ques-
ton new fields are raised and a
desire shown by the Negro public
the actual benefits of both the Su-
preme Court decision and the eff
forts of Alabama might be negated
by the current trends in sight.
I have made TRIP to Pine Bluff
in search of pre-convention infor-
nation about what is supposed to
happen, but so far I have only a
partially smattering OF the enter
tainment side.
There are five local Negro papers
at Pine Bluff and they have only
run the publicity as sent out by the
A.TA.'s publicity department. These
papers, and this is not criticism OF
them, have used this meeting for
promotional purposes and have not
been concerned otherwise.
Here at Hot Springs are local Ne
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
Society. News

ed president Of Arizona Unity Lea
que, for better lvvernment and Mr.
| Collins was elected secretary, it was
reported.
Mrs. Mamie Carter, the widow of
The late Vincent Carter, is now re-
cuperating and spending the re-
mainder of the summer in Pres
colt.
Miss Dacier Young and a group
Of friends from Kansas City, KanS.,
were the house guests of Rev. and
Mrs. j. w. Williams of 1917 E.
Monroe street Wednesday. They
we're en- route home from Los An
geles, stopped over for one day in
Phoenix. They said they we're sold
on the West.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, so.
Srd avenue a bouncing 6 l-2 ID.
boy, July 18th. Baby and mother
are doing nicely.
DR.. N. D. Hightower is in process
of completing deal for the pur-
chase of the N. w. corner of 9th
and E.. jefferson street forming $50
feet On jefferson street and run
ming to the alley on 9th. This plot
contains a brick duplex and a b
room resident. The purchase is for
business only.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn Gray left
Saturday, July TO- for Okla, ac-
companying them is Mrs. Annie Mae
Sanders.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27

gro papers and all of the worth
while Negro papers Of America
They have only carried the mailed
out publicity of the AT.A. None of
the local Negro newspapers as late
as Sunday, July IA, had any pro-
grams or knew what was expected
to occupy the educators
Not line SO far has appeared in
any Of the dailies of Little Rock,
Pine Bluff, or Hot Springs about
the meetings.
Here are a lew things that the
Alta. must be held accountable
for: More than a discussion pro-
gram; more than dead academic
matter; more than organizational
technicalities:; more than the
swapping of official positions.
Times now require a definite
program on universal suffrage, in
tegration of the Negro into all
branches of industry and the ma
tional defense, graduate and tech
nical training for the Negro, jim
crow salaries, and adequate skill
trade, mechanical training.
Put it down that if you come
here to the two meetings you will
be we'll entertained. Wednesday
night at the Arkansas State Teach
ers College there will be the inter
fraternity "bloW- out" for the visi~
tors. The Arkansas State Teach
ers, the Little Rocl; City Teachers.
local clubs. ali have social pro-
grams arranged.
The trip will be worth the cost
if delegates who have never been
to Hot Springs come here Just to
see natures drug store. Here you
have the worlds greatest bath
house.
AT one time bathtown was the
capitol of Negro business. Signs are
still here of it and some of the
business still runs on. The Negro
business section is the little finger
of the whole hand of business, Here
are Al different curative springs
Here are the Steaming streams in
this city surrounded by mountains
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
Bv EMORY o. JACKSON

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-(SNS)-
The nations leading Negro educa-
tors will come here Friday, July 26.
where the American Teachers As
sociation closes out its four-day an
nual convention.
The final session will be held at
Visitors Chapel AME church, which
has the largest seating auditorium
in the resort health city. White peo-
pie use it whenever they have any
thing requiring the biggest assem-
bly, space in te bathtoWn.
July 2, the National Congress of
iColored Parents and Teachers
opens session at Pine Bluff, Ark.
and closes out Wednesday. The A.
T. A. opens Tuesday night and
moves to Little Rock, Ark, Friday
morning
Alabama will lead this year as It
always does. Mrs. Mary Foster Nc
David, of Montgomery, Ala, IS ma
tional P-TA president and H. Coun-
Gill Trenholm, president of the
State Teachers College, Montgom-
cry, Ala, is executive secretary of
the A.T.A.
Birmingham IS expected to be we'll
represented as William Bolden,
president of the Jefferson County
Teachers Association; Mrs. Odessa
Mckinney, president of the Ala
bama Congress of Colored Parents
and Teachers and Carol w. Hayes,
supervisor of the Birmingham col
ored elementary schools, are ex-
pected to attend the meeting.
Alabama has record of the larg-
est visitor delegation for every
year since 1888 They speak of the
method used to gain this large at
tendance as the Alabama p1an.'
At the Democratic Convention in
Chicago, they have an Alabama
plan" for giving bonus in the form
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27

= Mrs. Lovie Carter entertained
WIN a tea Sunday, July 81. Selec-
ton by the Spiritual Four quartet,
Elder l.. S. Stoglin, pastor.
MIR. Marshall Brown entertained
the UP Lift Club at his home Fri
day, July 13th. The principal games
were Chinese Checkers and Pokeno.
The club was served q delicious
luncheon by the hc.t and hostess,
MIR. M. Brown. president
Mrs. Melvin Brown OF 1874 E.
jefferson street left ThuGst. y
morning for Kansas City where she
hopes to spend the rest CT the sum-
mer with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mr.. Gentle Taylor, one
time residents Of this city. and Tor
tie past two wears CT Calf, have
moved home 80 Phoenix and reside
e. N. 18th street.
Miss McFTaddie Robinson. has
repaired her home. 9th N. 18th st.
Miss Robinson says that home
robbed her of a summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ice G2one are the
proud possessors of new home.
They are at hCme to their many
friends at 1432 E. Adams
The many friends Of Mrs. En-
NETT Burton, &C n 18th street are
glad TO see her UP after several
days. illness.
3 Mr.. w. G. Brown has been elect
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
Men Picket
Workers Of
Race

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS) -
A half funny, half serious labo'
situation exists out on Mississippi
Avenue, next door to the Ace
Theatre, at Mississippi and Walker
Avenues. 1t is one of the stralls~
est labor cases witnessed in this
section, according to veteran WORK.
ers and citizens.
A group Of colored construction
workers engaged in building a
structure next to the theater build
ing are being picketed by other col
ored men, who wear signs on their
backs protesting the fact tnat the
men ON the job are not members Of
a labor union.
The two sign-wearerS have beer
marching back and forth in front
of the construction job for almost
a month. According to some of the
men on the job aid observations
of persons in the vicinity. the
pickets are brought to the job each
morning by group Cf white men
in fact, it is said that the men were
put to picketing the job under the
direction of the Memphis Trade and
Labor Council. This statement was
not confirmed.
The general impressions OF many
observers is that tire two colored
men picketing the job are allowing
themselves to be used as 'stoogeS'
for white union men, who do not
wish to be seen picketing q job on
which colored men are engaged.
One of the men on the job stated
that in conversation with the men
he discovered tnat they report tc
theft picketing job just as regular
" as the men Or the construction
project report. They quit at the
same time The man stated tilat
this is iii accordance with regular
strike practice.
The humorous side OF the siJua-
ton is found in the fact tnat the
men converse freely and joke with
one another. None of the men on
the job are members OF a union.
The prevailing opinion among then
being that uniCn membership has
not proved helpful or beneficial 10
local colored workers,
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
500 MOrticianS
Expected For
National Meet

M EM f1lo, GILL; u ONO -
Local undertakers, who will pla,
host to the annual convention o
the National Association of Color
ed Morticians August 4-7th, are
expecting TO put the finishing
touches to plans this week, Taylor
g. D. Hayes, of r. H. Hayes and
sons, president of the Memphie
Funeral Directors Association In
formed the World over the week.
end. Mr.. Hayes, just back frolr
his vacation, added that tho
souvenir program had already
gone to press.
The largest delegation cf MOI
ticians in the history of the As
ISOLATION is expected to attend the
four-day session in We'd of the
fact that efforts will be made tC
bring together the two factions ol
undertakerS, who split several years
ago. Approximately 500 under
takers, representing every section
of the union. have intimated thai
they would be present.
Public meeting will be held al
Mt. Olive CME Church, Georgi9
Street. Business sessions are
scheduled for Mount Nebo Bap-
list Church. Lauderdale and Vance
william w. MARCEL, of Chicago
president. will preside over the
convention, the 18th annual se5-
sion of the Association.
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
CONVERSATIONAL BORES

There are as many types Of borel
as there are tropical fish. And
while not as useful or ornamental
they constitute a greater nuisance
The pet bore OF this department
is the conversational louse who
repeatedly puntcuates his remarks
with phrases like, do you un-
derstand?" "See what I mean?''
and do you get the idea?"
We have sought his eXtermina-
ton by drivers means and meth
eds, but he is beyond our pale Of
destruction. Usually he has moth
ing of any consequences to say
and even when ne does he lacks
the ability and confidence to say
it well. So he needs must inquire
whether we are following him OF
day dreaming.
Either that or he believes he is
an intellectual behemoth whose
jeiweled pharaselogy merely
glanceS off our ivory skull. At any
rate he is cur choice for CONVEX
sational bore number one. do
you follow me?"
SNATCHES OF TALK
In the Postal Card: Il would
mt mind my son sowing his wild
oats if he didn't mix it so much
with rye" On South Street: IT
know two men who amt going to
war; me and the guy who comes
after me-" In the BudweiSer .
The time passes so quickly i
can't get a thing done and the
boss ithi;lks I'm loafing."
The Phoenix index., 1940-07-27
MIR. HENRY BROWN

COCHRAN, Ga.-Mr. Henry
Brown passed away at his home in
Bleckley County. 1nterment at
Antioch Cemetery Saturday after
noon,