The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-02
Brown And
Byrd Te Hurl
First Tilt
Teams Are
Evenly Matched
For Twin Bill

A crowd In excess or Zb,uOU rams
Is expected to see the double-head-
er between the Homestead Grays
and Baltimore Elite Giants, at
Briggs Stadium Sunday, Aug. 3. The
first game is scheduled TO start at
1880 pm.
This will mark the first time In
90 years that two colored teams
have played in the Stadium. Their
last game there was in 1921 when
Rube Fosters Chicago American
Giants met the Detroit Stars.
II will also be the first time
two eastern teams have played In
Detroit since 1888 when the De-
troit wolves were representing De-
troit in the West league.
Brown VIII Start
Manager Vic Harris, of the
Grays. while not stating definitely
who he would start in the game
against the Elite, indicated his in
tention in the East-West game In
Chicago last Sunday when he nomi-
mated ferris McDuffie to start on
mound for the East. This means
that either McDuffe or Ray Brown
will be on the rubber in the first
game against the league-leading
Elites. Ray Partlo. sterling young
southpaw, will probably get the as
signment for the second game.
Bill Byrd. who pitched one in
ming for the East in the East-West
game. will open for the Elites. with
Roy Williams or Emery Adams.
mainstay OF the pitching staff last
year. on the rubber in the second
game.
A Heavy Hitter
Roy Campanello, who caught the
entire game for the East last Sun
day, will be behind the plate for
the Giants. Campanello Is leading
the hitters in the National Negro
league with an average OF $50. This
2l-year-old player from the sand
lots OF Philadelphia is rated the
best prospect 10 come across the
baseball horizon in the past decade.
The Gray infeld will be COM
posed of Buck Leonard. at first:
Lick Carlisle. second base; Ches-
ter Williams, shortstop. and Buck
Easterling, third base. Manager Vic
Harris. Jerry Benjamin. and Roy
Whately are the outfielders.
1t was Leonard's heavy hitting
which decided the East-West game
in favor OF the East last Sunday in
Chicago. The Homestead first sack
er poled out single to drive in the
first two runs. and later contri-
buted home run.
Inheld Not Flashy
The Baltimore infeld may not be
as flashy as that OF the Grays, but
Johnny Washington. Manager Fell
ton SNOW, Tommy pee Wee Butts
and Henry Jake Spearman are
able TO pepper the ball. Washing
ton. Snow and Spearman are good
900 hitters.
The dynamic personality of the
infield Is Butts. the fielding SEN
sation OF the shortfeld who has
amazed fans with his scintilating
play. This is Butts second year
with the Elites and he shows prom
Uses OF developing into another
Billy Wells or John Henry Lloyd.
The Baltimore outfield is second
to none in the National Negro lea
que. Bill Hoskins. hefty fellow OF
% was a member OF the East team
in the EastWest game. He is the
leading hitter on the club and is
among the league leaders in runs
batted in. home runs. triples and
doubles. Bill. who formerly played
with the Detroit Stars. is hitting a
smooth 80 now.
Charlie Blot, in centerfield. Is re-
puted the best outfielder in the lea
que. He's % and rapping the ball
at 900. Homer (Goose) Curry Is in
rightfeld. and the veteran. while
not as fast as the two contempora-
ries lis clouting the ball for $40.
He is an artist in getting the jump
on the ball.