The Phoenix index., 1941-08-16
.SLANTS ON SPORTS
BY LUCIUS JONES

Boastng lie Ft Logan Co1orado) 81 tri-
umph Enid (Oklahoma) and 61 victory the Bu
1ord 'Ueorga) ohoemakers, the celebrated Ethloplan
Clowns earned their into the semifna round of the
Denver Post National SemiPro Baseball Tournament ahead
of all other rivals the past weekend.
The $4,000 tournament approximately $1,000 to
the winner with additional 900 being split by the
ners-up and third place club BY virtue of their three
straight wins at the time of this column the Clowns could
not miss at least third place money
But most fans following the Clowns feat of beating last
years champion Buford and last years runnerup, Enid
in successive games willing concede that the Etho
plans probably would win in 1941 without too much diff
Guilty.
Sunday night, the Ethopians' hopes scared Buford
already beaten by hem eliminated Enid (TwO defeats put
club out OF the tournament for good.
Peanut MASSES Davis toed the hill for the Clowns in
their against Fort Logan and engaged in sizzling
duel against Brady for the white team when
the read IL the visiting Ethiopans up for
their half of the seventh.
The Clowns launched four-run rally in the seventh,
piled five counters in the eighth and then concud
ed with single in the ninth the onesided
11-2 victory. Nearly 5000 witnessed the encounter.
Mofikes four hits and four bated in spanked the
Clowns while Manager Showboat Thomas rated one of the
finest fielding first baseman in the banged out three
hits
When the Clowns stopped Enid 9-1 Macan whose real
Roosevelt Davis enced the bats of the white club
striking out with sharpbreaking whising
fast amazing CONTROL Meanwhile the Clowns pound
ed out Is hits Six thousand fans witnessed the Long
est blow of the contest was Home Run Wahoos mighty
triple in the fourth inning Seassie trped in the first
FRAME tayng Mofkes long fly to center The Clowns
got two counters each in these two sanzas and then launch
ed fat sixth frame in which five chaked up to
complete the winners total for the day.
The largest crowd of the tournament-more than 10000
damned the park to the Ethiopian Clowns battle Bu-
ford AT least 5000 turned for lack of seating
space.
It Macan again that toed the hill for the Clowns
and he in rare form, outpchng Jack Jahuck Cleus
(Boots) Poffenberger and Tom Lannng, all ex-major
leaguers, to achieve a hard earned 6-1 win.
1t was of the greatest in tournament history
Denver
hua meet Buford got only two hits both the fourth but
in the seventh the Clowns having scored their first in
the previous stanza.
two bagger into the overflow crowd his advance third
an infield out. and pinch single by Seassie.
The Ethiopans made it 80 with two-run uprising in
the seventh Mofike singled, Tarzan sacrificed, Khora
doubled scoring Mofke, and Macan singled counting
Khora.
Poffenberger to the rescue but was sheled for
three in the eighth cuker Lanning finished the
after Poffenberger had been replaced for pinch hitter
Business Manager Charles w. Lewis Sr, and his son.
Charles W. Lewis Jr of Prairie View State College, Prairie
View, Texas injured in automobile accident en-
route to the Georgia Open in Atlanta this and
fortunately will not be present at the coorfu ne-up for
the Nations at Tuskegee Institute Alabama next week
However, Prairie View has strong delegation at the
Georgia Open Aside from Neal and young Evans Dr.
E. Evans of the college, the Purple Gold squad
bers Lloyd Scott Ted Lawson. and Agnes Lawson.
Scott held the national title in and is also former
Midwestern Open Southern Open and Prairie View Open
champion Lawson is his veteran doubles partner Agnes
Lawson current national womens singles champion She
is the wife of Ted
After trimming three early of considerable rec
ommendatlOn Mrs Lawson the national title last
by scoring sweeping victories Margaret Peters, Rou
mania Peters, and Kathryn Jones in that order the hot
quarterfina, semifinal, and final rounds
Her victory was of the most popular victories in
ATA history She had been the top for years without
previously winning the crown.
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