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The guardian., 1941-05-10
Inspire Champions

Sweating over wash tubs, toiling with
the responsibilities of "the Madame's
family" as we'll as five to ten hungry
brown youngsters at home; suffering
silently as her own flesh and blood is
continually exploited by race hating
factions which rival anything Hitler
has accomplished, the colored mother
even at 30 and 20 tolls on with sacrifice
in true life story which best could be
described by Victor Hugo.
1t is the seething resentment in the
modern colored youth which drives
colored boys and girls forward to new
records of achievement.
The first act of 1886 Olympus cham
plon Jesse Owens, following his
wrongly condemned acquisition of an
honest income, was to buy his mother
a house. Similarly this was the first
act of boxing champion Joe Louis.
Abe Lincoln once said. "All that 7
am, all that l ever hope to be I owe nv
angel mother"
The guardian., 1941-05-10
BEAT Our Fred"

Like many of those raised outside
the walls of the big cities, Eddie was
reared in a racially mixed world Of 10.
morrow. He has either ignored racial
bars or beat them out of his wav.
AT the Princeton Invitational meet
last summer, Eddie, thinking he was
not welcome, stayed clear of the white
southerners. Before he came away he
had met several; one of them bOy
from North Carolina who came TO
Eddie and offered his hand in voluntary
welcome saying he'd read about the
northerner and was likewise pleased to
meet such great hurdler.
At the 47th Penn Relay Games, Dug
ger was on the rubbing table when
white southern boy from North Texas
College walked in and introduced him.
self and several of his Texas team
mates, saying "This is the boy who beat
our Fred"
Beating the Texan Fred Walcott com.
mands much respect and those North
Texas athletes really had quite respect
for the Tufts captain.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
BrOcktOn Boxer
Impressive Against
Champ Coley Welch

John Henry Askew, Brockton's popu-
lar colored contributor to the New Eng
land boxing ranks, lost a feature ten
rounder here last week Friday night to
state middleweight champion Coley
Welch of Portland, Maine.
Only the greater ring experience of
Welch enabled the former Hub news
boy to retain his title in the featured
contest, staged at the Garden as a bene-
tit for the Brockton fire relief fund.
Rocks Champion
Askew, a game, hard working Shoe
City favorite, gave notice he can absorb
punishment and still come back for
more. He was in there punching at the
bell. Welch on the other hand was
clearly too clever at this stage of the
game for the gamester from Southern
Mass. Coley scored heavily with in
lighting. He gave Eskew's body the
acid test but still couldn't make Henry
quit. In the seventh and eighth, Eskew
rocked Welch repeatedly, throwing a
scare into the champions followers.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Hub School Boys
Triumph At
W Orcester Tech

i, WORCESTER - Boston's Mechanic
Arts H. S. retained her title here last
Saturday at the 10Th annual Worcester
Tech Interscholastic Championships.
Newton was second, Rindge third in a
tieldof l6 striving schools.
Ed Medley, Lawrence H. S. track
captain and a colored sprinter often
outlucked in the finals, came into his
own here last week with triumph in
the 100 yard dash and third place in
the running broadjump.
Lew Watkins, state schoolboy 300
yard king, romped away with the 44O
yard run in 52.6 seconds. Gordon
Bourne of Rindge edged out George
Kennedy of Cambridge Latin for third.
The versatile Tom Collins of Mechan-
les was second in the high hurdles and
tied for third in the high jump.
Minus the valuable services of Jer-
ONE Lewis, recently passed the age
limit, Rindge Tech depended heavily
on Charlie West who won the broad
jump at 19 feet, 51a inches. West was
third in the low hurdles.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
rowing ALONG SPORTSDOM
By MABE K0UNTZE
Eddie
By MABE K0UNTZE

Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong Jobn,
Woodruff, Jesse Owens, Kenn@ev @ WaaE lIi
ington, Jackie Robinson, Lou Montoom ,,a'
cry and, now, Eddie Dugger haye 'aIl IN
had profound influence on inter-roo;ai =
relations in America. ''i
Some of us have been so close to u.
picture that we have failed to reali,s
the important contributions of tbos.
sons Of colored mothers.
There are skeptics who saw prave,
are not answered. Louis, Wood,nF
Armstrong, Owens, Washinpton
Robinson, montgomery and DuggeP ara
probably the gradual soIidifcation ~
prayers uttered by our ancestors in tSa
days previous to 1865. They wers
born to be champions.
No assembly line in the world eso
turn these boys out by the dozens
There's only one Peter jackson ons
Paul Robson, one Brud Holland
The guardian., 1941-05-10
.SPORTLIGHT
BY GEORGE R. SKELLY
THE STORY OF THE WEEK
EDDIE DUGGER TESTIMONIAL
NEXT THURSDAY AT TUFTS

in that seldom is such a program
state wide in importance, ever seen in
a lifetime.
Tufts Greatest
Little need be said here concerning
the guest of honor, Eddie Dugger. Last
week at the Goddard Chapel annual
Junior Day exercises, Dean George S.
Miller in most stirring emotional ad-
dress, called the colored track captain
the greatest in all Tufts history and
one of the greatest in all the U. S. A.
AS Dean Miller touched upon the
fact that Dugger was running his final
races at Tufts, and that tall Engineer,
dressed in cap and gown, presented
the Penn Relay trophies to the college,
the drama was heightened by the re-
action in the audience. Pretty girls
from nearby Jackson College were cry
ing softly. They were white girls and
Indeed, one of them told
this quite frankly to Eddie's mother,
following the exercises.
There will be much more than ath-
letic significance attached to the Testi-
monial next week. Every race man
and woman should know by now that
Eddie Dugger represents US just as
much as Congressman Mitchell.
Race attendance next week will be
observed by interested critics.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
McRay In First
B. u. Grew Victory

McRay in first B U crew victory So. FL.
The Boston University varsity crew
upset the dope in the Charles River
Regatta last Saturday afternoon.
Terrier boatmen scored a surprise
four-length triumph over highly IA
vored Dartmouth. American Interna-
tional college of Springfield rowed
slightly off the beam before crossing
the finish line third.
First Raceman
Squirting off to an early lead the
Scarlet & Whites eight rookie oarsmen
covered the green nature decorated
mile and fve-sixteenths in a not too
hard pressed 7 minutes and "a seconds.
1t was the first B. U. major crew vic
tory since shell racing began officially
at B. U. only three years ago in 1898.
Jay McRae, rangy colored member of
the winning crew, is the first colored
crewman in New England collegiate
history making the achievement double
its significance.
Coxwain Bill Kosina received his
first victory dunking in the historic
Charles and all hands at B. U. are still
celebrating merrily.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Suffolk Downs Trends
By "TRIUMVIRS"

Three seasoned race track aces will
cover weekly outstanding events at Suf-
folk Downs which opens Monday, May
II, for sixty days.
Many of the nations blooded speed
sters are already in their stalls, and
eager to give racing fans their best. All
roads viii be clogged leading to the fin
est track in this section of the country,
for the duration of this meet, from all
the eastern states, at Revere, Mass,
where the "four bits" and "buck" en-
frances revolve and the illuminated
track "tote" flashes the good and bad
news at the end of each event on the
race program.
Mack Smart with his silks from "My
Maryland, will be there in all his glory.
other owners and trainers known to
hrrrse lovers and enthusiasts will also
share the spotlight This, no doubt, will
include the Felkner Stable, a combina-
ton unbeatable, when a surprise long
shot comes across.
Many new faces will be seen in the
saddle among the jockeys. Famed
riders of other years, who know the tan
bark Suffolk Downs track furlongs
accurately, are assured a grand welcome
when they mount their steeds in the
paddock and join the grand parade on
opening day, before the judges, club
house and grandstand patrons and rail
bird devotees.
Charlotte Lew, Sidney Mack. and
Colonel Julian Barr will represent this
publication each day, featuring Infor-
native weekly comments, and helpful
suggestions, in the Trends" column on
the sports page.
WATCH FOR THE DAILY
DOUBLE, WIN, PLACE AND
SHOW FORECASTS!
Colonel Barr, Kentuckian by birth.
knows horse history. past and present.
from all angles. Miss Lew. feminine
palaverer of thoroughbreds. one of the
foremost women handicappers, Mr..
Mack, lightning tote calculator, and
one Of the shrewdest horse ''formists"
will join the Colonel in acquainting
GUARDIAN readers of the 1941 ac-
tivities at Suffolk Downs.
This is one of the 40th anniversary
features, with more to come before the
climax edition comes off the press.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
JOHNNY WATKINS
ALL STARS TO
PLAY SCHEMERS

On Sunday forenoon, May II, the
Schemers Soft Ball team made up of
government employees will hook up
with Johnny Watkins All Stars with
what should be a bang up opener of
the season.
The Schemers have been slowly
rounding into form, with Les Ford and
Johnny Hill showing potentialities of
real greatness. Two newcomers,
Powerhouse Jackie Jones and Speed
Jimmy Jones, are expected to be MAX
ing their spectacular catches and hits
before long.
In scrub game on last Tuesday
with Atty. Bob Green umpiring, the
versatile George Wells, strong arm
Joe Talbot and heavy sticker Phil
Downing won the admiration of the
fans Tireless Tom Hebron, south paw
Arthur Calvin and "I'm Doing All
Right" AL Byrd of Wilberforce are
expected to play.
Any teams desiring games with the
Schemers please contact Tom Jackson,
instructor at Carter Playground.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Baltimore Editors
Charge Tufts More
American Than Navy

BALTIMORE, Md. = The Afro
American editors published an open
letter last week to: Rear Admiral
RUSTY Wilson.
1t was brought to the Navy's attent-
ton that a colored athlete, Eddie Dug
ger of Tufts, had competed in the same
480 yard shuttle relay event in which
the Navy participated Tufts won.
Navy was eliminated.
Bench DGgger
Charging that the Navy chad it
known what was going on" would have
asked Tufts to bench Dugger; that
Navy was poor sport and that Navy
would only accept Dugger as cook or
waiter, the editors in comparing the
two colleges said:
"But Tufts isn't the navy. It's more
American than the navy. Eddie can
be on the Tufts track team, and be-
cause he's good the Tufts boys elected
him captain. Think of that, Admiral
Rusty. He can't be captain in the
navy but he can at Tufts, thank God.
And do you know what is going to hap
pen to fellows like you? Well, one
day the tax payers are going to get
good and sore at snooty fellows like
you and kick you out" promised the
Afro editors.
We are going to put honest-to-G God
Americans in the navy and the Naval
Academy so that all citizens who are
qualified will run our ships and shoot
our guns" concluded the militant edi.
torial.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Mothers Day

No need to mention why we news
papermen annually devote at least one
sports column to mothers.
Because everybody knows mothers
are the champion sports in all the
world. Cereals do not make champions.
It's the mothers, of course. Especially
cOlored mothers.
No race of women has worked and
sacrificed more in the history of this
country than the colored American mo-
ther. She has contributed more and
received less than any other American
woman.
L believe more race men are spurred
on to victory because of loyal, religious
and self sacrificing colored mothers than
any other reason. Many a church pull
pit tomorrow will praise these mothers
who, in spite of vicious prosecutions.
have given their sons to the ideal of
Democracy.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
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Continued from Page i
be Tufts officials including that fine
coach and sportsman, Dinger Dussalt.
Eddie's team mates will be there and
invitations will go out to Eddie's high
school coaches, Art Noble and Eddie
Brooks; such great newspapermen as
Art Sampson, Jerry Mason, Bill Cum
ningham, George Carens, Eddie Pid-
geon, and host Of others who helped
boost our boy over the top. Civic lead
ers, social leaders, and representatives
in every field of endeavor will rub
shoulders next week in what is already
being called one of the most brilliant
inter-racial get-together affairs ever
witnessed here. Invitations have even
been sent down to officers and soldiers
Of the 372nd Regiment in which Dug
ger served as corporal until it left
the state. The Governor will be in
vited, but whether he can or can't
come, it is expected that Lieutenant
Governor Cahill, a former English
High classmate of Eddie's father will
be there if possible. Lou Montgomery,
Bill Maze, Walter Hall and host of
Eddie's personal friends are expected
enmasse. Boston's two colored week
lies, and out of state papers will be
well represented. Anticipations are
that it will be a brilliant dress affair
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Experts Suspicious
of LOuis-COnn Bout

NEW YORK-The Joe Louis-Billy
Conn fight is definitely scheduled for
June 18 at the Polo Grounds.
Louis is now in training for his 18th
title defense May % at Washington,
D. G. when he will meen Buddy Baer.
Last Fight?
Although heretofore promoter Mike
Jacobs has jubilantly scheduled the
Bomber's fights months in advance, he
has allegedly told an angry Abe Simon
manager that "maybe" Simon would
meet Louis after the Conn fight.
Simon, the genial giant, and cour-
ageous Lou Nova were both squeezed
out of the June bout although both
logically had better challenging claims
to the champions title. Simon's mana
ger had been promised a rematch.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
ANOTHER SEPIA
FOOTBALL PLAYER
AT CORNELL

NEW YORK-Al Moses of AMP has
disclosed that Sam Bullet" Pierce is
the next coming football star at Cor
nell University.
Pierce, who is expected to succeed
All-American Brud Holland, is from
Glen Cove H. S., Long Island and, ac-
cording to one authoritative communi-
cation, sis built like Sam Langford
during his pristine greatness"
Fine Scholar
A brilliant student, Pierce, Cornell
'44, earned state competitive scholar
ship at Cornell and it is expected he
will win considerable share of class
degrees. The new colored athlete is a
fleet halfback who has run the 100
yards in 81 seconds and, according to
one source, he is the fastest ball car
rier ever to enroll at the college of
Lake Cayuga.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Coach Dussalt
Praises Dugger In
Radio Broadcast

The Tufts College champion 40O
yard Shuttle Relay Team of murders
and Coach Dinger Dussalt were special
radio guests last week on the WC0P
Sports Headline program conducted
by Fred Cusick during interviews
which lasted fifteen minutes.
Seventeen Titles
The Tufts foursome and first ever to
win Penn Relay honors featured Cap,
tain Eddie Dugger, Walter Hall, Ray
Valente and Splash Brainerd. The
Tufts Coach is a former Georgetown
middle distance star and close friend
of DR.. Phil Edwards, once his unbeat-
able rival at N.Y.U.
During the course of the program
Coach Dussalt called Dugger the
greatest track star in the history Of
Tufts college regardless of race. DuS-
salt revealed that the Jumbo track cap
tain had an amazing collection Of II
titles, local and national and had
equalled the worlds record in the
hurdles and held titles in the 100, 22O
and the broadjump.
"a Real Champion"
at isn't that Eddie's just cham
pion," said Coach Dussalt over the
mike last Monday" Eddie also has all
the characteristics that go to make
a champion"
Dugger's team mates backed the
coach solidly. "I've never beaten Ed
die" said next years captain and star
hurdler, Walter Hall. "But it's plea
sure to have lost to him." added Hall,
one of Eddie's best friends at Tufts,
The Tufts track captain, winner OF
the Penn 120 yd. hurdles crown was
unusually modest and revealed per-
feet radio voice as he praised his coach,
trainer, and team mates.
Dugger, senior at the Tufts En-
gineering School, will graduate mex:
June. He hopes to enter the field Of
aeronautics.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
JOE BATISTE In
COAST PARADE
OF CHAMPIONS"

LOS ANGELES-The Parade of
Champions track and field meet will be
staged here Saturday, May "a, at the
Los Angeles Stadium.
Joe Batiste, former Arizona school
boy sensation and now the current
track star of Sacramento Junior Col
lege will compete. Batiste has already
run the century in 9.8 and he has a
performance list of 22s fiat for the
22O; six feet, four inches for the high
jump, and 14.4 seconds for the high
hurdles.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
.Dugger In Final
Meet At Tufts

MEDFORD-Bill Maze of Blu. and
Eddie Dugger of Tufts put on versa
tile two-man track show here last
Saturday at the Tufts oval and be-
tween them scored nearly 80 points.
Tufts won the meet.
Maze, the most versatile Terrier
trackster since Fred Franklin, won the
broadjump, placed second in the high
jump and scored thirds in both the 100
and 220 yard sprints.
Dugger, contributing his final per-
formance in the Tufts Oval, scored a
triple, winning the two dashes and the
120 yard high hurdles.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Doc. Almy Questions
Louis Conn Match

"Why the promoters stalled off Lou
Nova who, in the opinion of many,
should have had the shot at the Pitts
burgher, the winner to face the champ
next September, has yet to be ex-
planned" i" writes the New England sage
of boxing, Doc Almy of the Post, re-
garding the news that Billy Conn has
been selected as the Bomber's next op-
ponent.
"There is the possibility in there
however, that Jacobs-fearing an
early induction of Louis into the U. S.
service-made the June match while
the going was good"
The guardian., 1941-05-10
KY. DERBY ONCE
HAD RACE RIDERS

LOUISVILLE, Ky-The recent Ken
lucky Derby once boasted of Americas
finest trainers and jockeys-colored.
During the first % years of the ia
nous horse classic held here, % colored
men figured either as winning jockeys
or trainers of the winners. The first
three winners were trained by colored.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
372nd Host To
Newark Eagles

NEWARK-Itll be 372nd Day at
the Newark Eagle National League
opener against the Cuban Stars here
tomorrow. The Newark management
will allow a quota of men from eacn
Regimental battalion to see the game
free, among them members OF the
Third Battalion of Massachusetts
Franny Matthews, Boston boy, plays
first base for Newark.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Capt. Medley Leads
Lawrence Team

LAWRENCE Brookline H. S. edged
Lawrence here in track SO 2-3 to 38 1-3
and you can't slit fractions much closer
than that.
Ed Medley, Lawrence's sepia track
captain, had a good day. Medley won
the 100 yd. dash, the running broad
jump, tied for second in the high jump,
and ran the first leg on the winning
relay.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Say Army May Call
Brown Bomber

Observation-Disclosures to sports
columnist Wendell Smith of the Cou-
rier, worlds heavyweight champion
Joe Louis will be called into the U. S.
army service sometime next fall. In
such case Louis could still defend his
title.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
Gil Walker Winner
Twice Over Maine

ORONO, Me.-The B. C. track team
swamped U. Maine 1876 1-3 to 80 2-3 in
dual meet here Saturday afternoon.
Gil Walker of B. C. scored his second
straight sprint double, winning the
century in ten fiat for a new meet re-
cord. The old was 10 Is seconds.
Walker raced away to win the 220
yards in % seconds fiat.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
CHICK TUCCLES
VS.. AL PRIEST

While Nal Smallwood is seeking a
return bout with the fashy Italian
favorite, Larry Pacino of Roxbury,
Chick Tuggles is reported in training
for his biggest pro boxing debut
against popular Al Priest at the Bos-
ton Garden next Friday night.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
JIMMY McDANIELS
TOPS NETMEN

The 1910 American Tennis Assoel,a.
tion ratings of colored players in inc
first ten:
MEMS SINGLES:
l. Jimmy McDaniels, New Orleans,
2, Dick Cohen, New Orleans; 8, Jonn
Chandler, N. j.; A, Cliff Russell, lus
kegee; 5, DR.. Reggie Weir, n. VI
Howard Minis, Tuskegee; z, Harmon
Fitch, Winston-Salem; 8, Lloyd ScGI1 ScS.
Prairie View; 8, Tommy Walker, OnF
cago; 10, Eyre Saitch, New York
The guardian., 1941-05-10
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GOOD OIL DAYS

one pound heavier. They wore two
ounce gloves.
"There was a move on foot among the
sports of Providence to see that Muir
ply won at all costs, "reveals editor
Fleischer.
USE CLUBS, KNIVES
Fortunately the referee was not in
on the deal, and he saw to it that the
colored boy got what was coming to
him. e. The men in the plot worked their
way to ringside where several attempted
TO start a fight with O'Rourke, while
others grossly insulted and still others
went so far as to do him bodily harm
when they saw that their scheme could
not be carried out. One malefactor
tapped Dixon on the shin with a loaded
cane when he was forced into a neutral
corner and another struck him on the
head when he was in clinch against
the ropes and was pounding away with
heavy blows to Murphy's mid-section.
When toward the end it became evident
that Murphy would lose, one of his
followers tried to cut the ropes but was
caught in the nick of time. A free for
all started when he attempted to knife
the man who interfered with his plot"
MANAGER JOINS BATTLE
Then there was that time George
Dixon fought Australian Billy Murphy
1.-THE Torpedo, in a Paterson, n. j.
theatre and Dixon was beating Murphy
while manager Tom O'Rourke leaned
on the ropes smiling.
Suddenly" writes Fleischer, 'Mur
ply backed away from Dixon, ran to
the ropes, and yelling.
'Gawblimme, cawn't you give a man
a chanceW swung his right glove with
hearty good will on O'Rourke's jaw.
without waiting to pocket his watch,
Tom jumped through the ropes and
went into furious mix with his assail-
ant. O'Rourke was not only a good
boxer, but could fight like wild cat at
rough and tumble. :"
DIXON LOOKS ON
"Dixon, always cool, made no attempt
to interfere, but stood looking on, ap-
parently satisfied that his manager
could take care of his own troubles. If
O'Rourke wanted to take a scrap off
his hands that was okay with George.
At last the astonished stage manager
recovered from his state of stupefed
amazement. O'Rourke and the i'm
petuous "Torpedo were separated from
locked, but by no means loving en-
brace.
''Dixon's pilot missed his watch,
which had been broken away from his
chain during the scuffle. Dixon picked
the timepiece up and handed it to Tom,
with broad grin. 1t had been stepped
upon, the crystal was shattered and the
case badly bent.
"T award you the trophy" said
George, It'll be as good as new maybe,
when you have new works put in it."
"Well, I got an extra decoration any
way" returned O'Rourke, rather rue
fully, as he caressed a good-sized
mouse under his left eye :"
You'll have to read "Black Dyna-
mite" for the delightful and complete
story of George Dixon. The book is
well illustrated.
Next week-The Old Master, Joe
Cans.
The guardian., 1941-05-10
"BLACK DYNAMITE"
In REVIEW
By THE ROVER

This is the third in a series of reviews
of "Black Dynamite, a new volume of
boxing history on colored fighters, com
piled and written by Nat Fleischer,
editor and publisher of the famous Ring
magazine.
GOOD OIL DAYS
Nat Fleischer's "Black Dynamite"
brings back those good old days" of
bullies, bar rooms and gamblers; when
boxing was against the law in some
states, and the Police Gazette was the
sensation of the era.
These were tough times. Take the
time George Dixon fought Johnny
Murphy, Rhode Island ia lb. cham
pion, Oct. %, 1890 at Providence with
Dan Fl. Coakley as referee and Murphy
the huge betting favorite to win.
Writes author Nat Fleischer: "Dixon
scaled 113 pounds and his opponent was
one pound heavier. They wore two
ounce gloves.
"There was a move on foot among the
sports of Providence to see that Muir
ply won at all costs, "reveals editor
Fleischer.