The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-07-26
The Sports Mirror
By Russ J. Cowans

There big question confronting the promoters
hen they appeal to Walter o. Briggs owner of the De-
In Tigers for the of Briggs Stadium for game he
zen the Homestead Grays and Baltimore Elite Giants
n this question whrled around the department Of tb
u who will attend this game Aug g.
BEFORE Cum Posey, co-owner of the Homestead Cravs
told friends that he had been successful in obtainn
use of Briggs Stadium for the game they had told him
Tout the deporable department of some young rowdes
pecay boats and at dances and picnics and urged
MI 10 have ample police protection TO have those roud;
kcted from the Stadium This, they warned. would
NE the from much humiliation and avoid anv dis.
Ihsfacton Briggs part.
The owner of the Tigers, eager to establish
better relationship between all racial groups. broke
an established rule of permitting only three or four
outside events in the Stadium during the season. But
Briggs will have reason to regret this Renerositv Is
eoored fans do not conduct themselves in the an
proved manner.
For instance, those boys who love to rush about
the grandstand waving handful Of currency as thew
attempt to make bet rest assured that thew will
be warned, and If they persist in continuing their nm
mvory action will be elected from the park. TIL,
same rule holds good for those who want to Iacerate
themselves into frenzy with the contents of flask
This is an opportunity which colored base ball fans
be been seeking since 1921 and they will not hermit
rowdes to undo what they have been working toward
bring the past 20 years
The ninth annual East-West game will he nlaved IN
tcago Sunday and indications point to crowd If beter
IAN 10000 rabid baseball fans in the big park at Thrtv
Fh and Wentworth This will exceed the crowd of last
lar when almost 10000 sat and watched the East defeat
L West.
Although the hopes of the West have been frightened
the appearance of Satche Paige in the uniform of the
City Monarchs, the East still rules the favorte to
fn the game and go into to lead in the annual Clas-
Paige is not the pitcher he six or seven years ago
pen ne entered the game member of the East pitch
/ staff
The East, according to records, has pitcher who
the equal of Paige. His name is lmpo Barnhill and
he's member of Alex Pompez's Cuban Giants Barn
hill has been winning consistently this year and,
crdng to baseball experts in the East, is the best
pitcher in Negro baseball.
The East also packs heavy punch. Buck Leon
ard Roy Camponelo, Buck Easterling, Will Hoskins,
jerry Benjamin, and Red Purnell dangerous hit
ers Campanello is leading the National Negro league
with average Of $50. He kept his average over 400
until the middle of June when he struck slump.
Leonard has been noted for the past years for
his heavy hitting.
OF course the West has Neil Robinson, Memphis out
fder who has broken up two games with his hard and
nely hitting. Neil may come through again. just as ne
= done in the past
The infeld the East will present is better balanced
t that of the West Leonard Seay, Butts and Easterl-
fine eders and good hitters. They hold an cage
Per Taylor, Horne, Allen and Moore.
Judging those players their records made TINS year.
|m picking the East to win the game don't believe that
score will be one-sided in favor of the East, but be-
H the boys from the Atlantic Coast VIII nave sulncen.
lg at the end of the nine innings TO conclusey prove
PER- superiority the West