The Phoenix index., 1941-05-10
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SLANTS JONES
Americas Only Big Time Negro Radio
SpOrtscaster? It's JOCkO Maxwell!
Cornell US l94l Kenny Washington

THE OPINION is legion that the Negro boasts no
bgtme radio sporscaster like the famous Bill Stern Ora
ham McNamee. Sam Batter Francis Coe, Glenn Mccarthy
Sam Taub, Red Barber Mel Allen and other crack white
network announcers
That opinion is definitely without foundation, because
of the best apdfe sports commentators i'll the c0u
try sepfa lad by the of Jocko Maxwell who ranges
feet inches, and weighs 140 pounds and was born in
Newark N. j.. December 1S, 1907.
AS matter fact the columns personal pal, Maceo
HILL Wberforce amnus holding his Phi D. degree and one
time ranking tennis star of the AIA is of the finest
do in the country He simply hasn't received
the big break" that came to Maxwell
However is generally known that Maceo was, for
several years. the for Station OSU, local
broadcasting unit of Ohio State University, where he re-
ceiyed his Masters and dOcorate degrees.
Son of Mr. and Mrs William Hunter Maxwell Jocko
rates the pioneer Newark residents his greatest Inspirations
He had yen for sports from boyhood never passing up
anything in the line of athletic achievement that,
mature youth he had storehouse of information on the
American sports scene
In $780, after pulling many strings Jocko got chance
to the air by of the now dead station VIM of New
ark. He made such fine impression that short while
later he got airing with snappy sports show over
WRNY of New York City three times week. Station
WHOM of Jersey City liked the Gotham mike work well
it hired JockO for its week end sports reporter.
In 1888 Station WWRL of Woodside. New York. engag-
ed him to do his rapidfre and he's still going to
town. He has been the air at his speciality now for II
and during that time has interviewed such ceebs
Hank Greenberg Dolly King Ben Johnson Eulace Peacock
Mildred oDonne Joe Medwick Pinky Higgins George Sci,
Luckman Mace Brown and flock of other big names of
the sports world.
Joc<os pa is a member of the Newark SHAREHOLDER
editorial staff JOcO who reads about dozen sports sheets
daily is author of the erse Thrills and Spills in SpOrts
recently published and also does weekly sports feature for
reputable Midwestern sports periodical.
Modest unassuming, and calm in his everyday de-
meano ocko cool but authoritative at the mike and has
of the finest and most concise flows of words of any
speaking character in America today
SAMMY ARCHER, junior cOlegian at Cornell Unver
sity alma mater of the famous jerome H. (Brud) Holland
for whom the college gym was named few years ago. comes
out of the dark with startling and original observation d
vuged by SINS comnist Al Moses Associated Negro Press
weekly writer, who got the p in letter of recent date
from Archer.
The letter. reproduced in the New York free lance
newspapermans column, is as follows:
Dear Alvin:
wish to the first to tell you that up here on the
shores Of Lake Cayuga we have potential B1ud Ho
land in Samuel (Bue) Pierce The chances that we'll
be roommates during the football and while
Bullet only alternate the varsity at this writing by
November they may be calling him the finest back in New
York state, il not the nation at large.
From Glen Cove High school (Long Island, N Y0
Pierce of the class of A. of the powerfully built
and fastest ever SEEN In fact Coach Snavey
rates him the eetes he has had under his
pervison.
Built like Sam Langford during his pristine greatness
"He has raced 100 yards s7 and a serpentine type
OF in mOeskns with straight that is best de-
scrbed when liken it to the walking beam of Ship
Nov we come to the part that know interests you
most Alvin as CLEAN from writing you'd rather find
an athlete well supplied with brans and not supply
of brawn Young Pierce earned a STATE COMPETITIVE
SCHOLARSHIP at Cornell university He is the surest
of bet to emulate PAUL robson in joining Phi Beta
Kappa society," his @ far supasses that any student
(coored whe) in this noted institution of learning On
the campus here odsers recall George Peck being the
fastest in Cornell football history Peck member
Of the 1867 squad Pierce will make Peck appear hoged
he gets loose broken field and his ability i the
classroom might set all time mark here yes sir, Al
Noses this is for your great column I'm dodo bird
Sincerely,
Samuel Archer, 4
Cornell 49,