The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-11-09
=. Through
The Sports Mirror
BY Russ J. Cowans

While Paul Chrstman was pitching his I-nivers;t,, of
Missouri eleven TO 53-o victory over New York university
Isonard Cornelius Bates, the Vioets regular fuhack
was listening the results of the game at his home in New
York Bates had been banned by the Mssourians
And while the students of New York university were
threatening to boycott all future of the voles
similar case of racial discrimination cropped an in Mch
can Horace Coleman regular right hahack for Western
State Teachers college. was not permitted to play against
Western kentucky at Bowling Green Ky. Saturday The
Boncos lost. 25-6.
More than 1000 New York university students signed
e petitions to boycott all future Of the Voles In
addition Robert Rockmore, attorney for Paul Robson
who recently wrote to the students urging them to boy
colt the games sent the following telegram to sports col
umniss of the New York dailies:
I'VE are all doing great deal Of talking about
democracy. Let's try living il also The general
sucker public that puts its money the line sup
port football should and for WILL boycott all
NYU sports until and unless it refuses to play any
that raises race, creed or color questions Even
in Hlers jungleand colored athletes were permitted
to compete in Olympcs. Surely Democracy can not
tolerate anything less
fine colored athletes have carried the colors Of
|NYI including Gregory Williams and Meyers Meyers
was the object of these same racial bias some wears ago
when Georgia demanded that he be kept on the bench
during game with the Vioets.
Western State Teachers college coors have been ear
|red to the heights by Eddie Gaines Bill Loving, Ed
|Saer and Bill Bryant But this did not prevent the school
{cffcas from sanctioning game with the preludiced
Western kentucky college. The authorities forgot about
democracy and bowed to racial prejudice.
land shouting from the housetopS against fifth coumniSs
could find good breeding ground for them in some Of
these Institutions of higher learning.
And vet school officials will ban Youngsters who will
|ot salute the flag This good old democratic government
|f the United States
Old Bobo Newsom. hurler Of the Detroit Tigers,
has been trying consistently to induce Sunny Wilson to
make visit to Newsoms home in Hartsfeld Nc You
pee Sunny and Newsom from the same state Sunny
having the light Of day for the first time in Columbia
bust 100 miles north of Hartsield
One night last week Newsom dropped into the
Brown Bomber Chicken Shack, and after satisfying
his appetite with Of Sunny's juicy steaks, again
began his efforts persuade the genial host to step
of and do little hunting and fishing. You see, Bobo
has similar place in Hartshed and he's anxious to
have Sunny drop in him and give the place the
over.
So, because of Newsoms persistence Wilson mas
FaS agreed to visit the Newsom enterprise this winter
Sunny when he takes his vacation, will stop of at Column
fa for few days and then go down to Harsheld TO
Nsi with Buck
The game between the Harlem Globe Irotters, pro
basketball champions and the College All-StarS scned-
Piled to be played in Chicago stadium Nov ~ should De
lied with fire works. The Globe Troiters IN winning he
pro title last spring showed their ability The All-Sars
NHl be recruited from the best of the college crop