The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-20

Gatewood, Frank Wickware. Bill
Francis, Jim Taylor, Elwood
tBingol Demoss. Bill Monroe. Lee
Roy Grant Oscar Charleston. Bob
by Williams. and Joe Mendez wore
the uniform OF the American Giants
bringing credit 10 the team with
their fine fielding, excellent hitting
and superb pitching.
Showed II In 1917
This was demonstrated back in
1917 when Foster led his American
Giants in game against the lndi-
annapolis ABC's in old Navin Field.
the teams battling II innings to a
draw.
But conditions have changed with
the passing OF time. The spirit
which once made Chicago teams
the most aggressive bunch of play
ers in Negro baseball. has been
swallowed up in the years, and the
fine fielding. hitting and pitching
which were so prominent during
The days OF Foster, have been
buried in the grave of that old
master of the baseball diamond.
Deterioration has CONVERTED the
Chicago ball club into probal,
the weakest team in either he Ma
tional Negro or American Negro
leagues.
There was positive evidence Of
this deterioration which has hit the
Giants in the last IT. years in the
double-header the Giants lost 10 the
Kansas City Monarchs in Briggs
Stadium Sunday afternoon before
3i7S4 fans, the second largest
crowd TO see a game between Negro
teams. Only the All-Star game in
Chicago surprising the game in
attendance. The Monarchs. behind
the masterful pitching OF Leroy
tSaicheD Paige wCr the first
game ia and The last game to2.
Errors Mar Game
II was the ragged play OF the
Chicagoans in the first game which
turned the tide in favor OF the Mon
archs Livingstone James. 2S-year-
old shortstop from Key West, Fla.
who formerly played for the
Ethiopian Clowns, turning in four
misplays before he was yanked in
the sixth inning.
The Monarche got 10 Verdell
Matthews. 25-year-old southpaw
from ST. Louis, in the first inning
when Ted Strong. who plays center
for the Harlem Globe Trotters. for
mer pro-hasketball champions.
sashed triple To right and rode
home on Willard Browns single to
short.
Another run was chalked up for
the Monarchs in the third when
Strong doubled after John O'Neil
grounded out, scoring when Willie
Horne, Giant second baseman. lost
James Green's fly in the sun.
Matthews was driven from the
rubber in the fourth when the
Monarchs coupled four hits. in
Guiding triple by Willie Simms
and a double by Greene. with -four
errors and hit batsman To chase
seven runs over the plate. Two
more runs were tailed in the fifth
on two hits. including Strones
second double. a walk. stolen base
and an error.
Paige Slows Down
After holding the Chicagoans TO
two hits in six innings, Paige cas-
ed up in the seventh and the losers
put together three hits with a hit
batsman to score twice. Single runs
were scored in the eighth and
ninth.
Paige yielded six hits. one base
on balls. hit Horne twice. and fan
ned four. He pitched the full nine
innings. Strong was the hating
hero with three hits in five trips.
The second game was better
played than the first. Willie Cor
nelius. veteran rlght-hander. start
cd for Chicago, but was replaced by
Gentry Jessup. after he had yield
cd one hit. issued two walks. and
hit a batter in the first inning.
Jessup was touched for IL hits dur
ing the time he was on the mound.
Hilton Smith opened for the
Monarchs. retiring in favor of
John McDaniels In the fourth
Chef Brewer replaced McDaniels