Jackson advocate., 1941-12-27
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Youthful Eddie Younger Keeps AgIow Fine
Deeds OF Basketball Family; Rens,
Globe Trotters, Yankees Equally Tough
melancholy" Jones

YEARS AGO, crack basketball player by the name Of
Eddie Younger making for himself and along
with other unorgettable hardwood monickers still
agow around New York City, became the oast of Har
fem."
That gentleman is Eddie Younger, Sr. now But he's
still active playing yearly with the Old Timers in the
nua Age versus Youth Classic held at the Harlem Y NJ
a. he was star for the former aggregation in last
contest.
That name, Younger, is a we'll known commodity in
the Gate City all the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic Conference the past three cake
sons, Claks Cardinal and Black dream team had star
busted youngster in its lineup by the name of Clarence
tSonny Younger, older of the famous Harlem "Old
timer"
Sonny, in the seIective service for the United
States Army Fort Belvoir, Virginia, completed three
coorful with Coach Ralph (Hog Maugh) Robin
sons Clark sharpshooters and had he not been drafted
would have been playing his final SAC campaign this
year.
But Conny could not, in fourth playing season in this
loop improve what has has already done Three straight
times he has carved out Al-Amercan honors In 1910
cage meet to complete spreadeage of both visitation and
when Clark defeated Florida 1922 in the finals of the STAG
Pemberton all Harlemites, picked the Pittsburgh
COURIER Al-American.
The point of this story, however has not yet been
reached. deals with continuation of the famous Young
basketball tradition The subject the piece youthful
Eddie Younger Jr who is amid his senior at the mix
ed Ben jamn Franklin High School, which the New
York State Inerschoastic Basketball Championship last
and whipped Peter Stuyvesant High 252S in Madi
Square Garden Saturday, December 13
Younger who got out of sick bed to lead Franklin High
to its doth straight basketball triumph December 49, roped
himself goals from guard position for high
point honors Bill SPECIAL crack white coach of the team
says he has tutored sweeter performer than the
gifted colored lad.
That Is quite tribute because the candidates for the
Ben Franklin teams year and out white American,
Jewish, rish Spanish, Russian, other natonaties
In 1941, when Franklin Hghtraled James Madison
High in the championship contest 118 with less than 2C
second to CO. it Eddie Younger J who took the game
in his hands doubefaked tight white guard out OF
his path dbbed far he could get and then threw
miraculous onehanded swingsho which played music
that s sweet to Coach SPECIALS crimson The result
garnewnnng goal which preserved long Franklin
winning streak and put 1918 victory the record books
The fact that older brother Clarence (SOnny Younger
attended Clark and made great reputation in the STAG
has not thus far appealed to dynamite lad He
some tempting offers from flock of CIAA and Midwest
colleges and, according to information provided this
column when it in Harlem last June and September
the other two loops have the inside rail the SAC to date
Unless Eddie changes his mind Coach Robinson over
at Clark College is going to miss the boat by country
mile.
If this piece has given you the impression that Eddie
Younger is the ony colored player the Franklin High
quintet it's mistake. Other talented sepia sharpshooers
the squad "Biggy" Gibbons CENTER and T. Collins
guard the starting five with Eddie well Ben Nc
Neil, Harvey Cardin, and Joe Gaiper, crack subs.
The non-Negroid members of the championship varsl
ty Fred Percas forward and zzy Berman, forward
both of the starting quintet and Jose Gestarom hg
calibered sub.
three Public School Athletic League titles in in bas
ketbal under the canny tuteage of Bill Spiegal.
The former World Champion Rens have three erst-
Harlem Globe Totters i'll their current neup Wyatt (on
new Curley Ise ex-Harlem Yankee flash ano
Sonny Woods star at Ben Franklin High along with Ed
die Younger and company until graduation last year.
The former World Champion Harlem Globe Trotters
are fresh from % win the Detroit Eagles 1941
winners of the $4,000 world professional basketball meet
Chicago Roosevelt oosey) Hudson led the attack with
q Is points.
The Harlem Yankees are the newest coored pro out
fit It is owned by Art Joseph boasts such stars POI
Gates Dolly King John Isaacs, Brckop Wright, Franz
Caffey and Lou Badger and has just whipped the Orgna
i Celtics 1892.