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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
TRACK TRIUMPH

[ don't know what Herr Joseph Paul
Goebbels is going to say about the go
ings on in track last week.
On Saturday last, for example, there
were five Hametic Americans in the
B.A.A. dash in which, as predicted, Gil
Walker made the final. Yet observe
that Leo Tarrant of Alabama State
twice equalled the 5.4s Boston record,
which was as fast as recorded by the
glorifed Hal Davis. And observe
again that Herb Thompson (who never
went to college, made the fastest time
of all, setting new Hub indoor record
of So seconds. Thompson, Tarrant,
Carter, and Walker all faced the final
gun.
Thompson's SO seconds was fast, but
only the night previous, Tommy East
of colored Cheyney Teachers, raced so
yards in 81 seconds!
Who said colored tracksters were
fading out?
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Medford Ramblers
Leading Hoop League

MEDFORD-Winning two games in
one night, the green-clad W. Medford
Ramblers led the City Amateur bas-
ketball league here this week.
The Medford champions for the
past two years in which they have won
30 and lost 2, will play a twin-bill
here next Monday.
Here at the Hobbs School gym, the
Ramblers led by two guards, Sonny
Douglas and Red Day swamped the
classy Tufts A.C. 31-12.
Day, playing his greatest game, led
all scorers with IL points. It was his
official debut with the Rambler quintet
and he made huge hit.
The second league contest, Sans
Pool Room, white, stayed long enough
to watch the first game and conceded
the second scheduled contest to the
Ramblers who now have IA more games
to go, and are playing 2 games per
night to complete the schedule before
Camp.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Davis Not Fastest

Herb Thompson, Bill Carter, Leo
Tarrant, Tommy East and Gil Walker
are, as a matter of fact, "new" sprint
ers, Just rounding into top form and
already Thompson and Carter have
beaten Davis unofficially indoors. For
this reason the Coast Flyer is not yet
the Easiest human" He may be later,
outdoors, where he is faster. Even
that will have to be proven in Al.
Thompson, after tough breaks, looks
much faster this year as does Bullet
Bill" Carter of Pitt. Tarrant is better
outdoors than on boards and this
Tommy East-if not just flash y
seems likely to run Davis to death. Like
George Anderson, Hal Davis starts as
slow as the average sepia Splinter.
Then in the hurdles we have for the
first time a colored National challenger
who has Tin one year) become one of
the first two timber toppers in the
U. S. A. Mrs. Dugger's boy Eddie is
never too far behind the champion.
So sepia track stars instead of being
on the wane are actually on the increase,
with additional heroes coming up from
the high schools.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
LEFTY BROWNS
DIAMOND DOPE
4..Fsa.-s.s's.ss.ss.'ss..s'..;.....!.':.'::'.:'

My southern agent informs me that
there is a strong possibility OF the
Cuban all-stars playing the Brooklyn
Dodgers in a series of exhibition games
within the next month in Cuba. A few
years back these same all-stars de-
feated the New York Giants games
in a series of 9 when they trained
there. 1t isn't generally known but
Colored National Leagues play with
the Cuban All-Stars! The majors
employ Cubans but not Colored Ameri-
cans!
One of the vast improvements in
Colored National League is law
penalizing club owners for not sending
in complete box scores to the news
papers after each game. In past years
/ it has been impossible for fans to
follow the records of the players. Your
columnist thanks president Tom Will
son for this great step toward total
organization.
A letter informs me that Bub Bar
bee, successor to "Satchel" Paige's
throne, will not pitch for the Black
Yankees next season as he is jumping
to Mexico next week to play there.
Bud has been pitching in California
and Cuba this past fall and winter
Good luck, Bud;
Right here in Cambridge a Colored
National League player, Granny"
Matthews, Newark Eagles star first
baseman who displaced the colored
Babe Ruth, George "Mule" Suttles at
that position stays in condition by
playing basketball. This young strong
boy, in two seasons, has become fix
ture in the league and is destined to
reach great heights as player. More
players of this caliber are more than
welcome so let's hear from all you
Cambridge ball players.
The Schenectady Mohawk Giants
and the Albany Black Sox, fast semi
pro outfits, are looking for few new
players to complete their roster before
leaving for spring training. So con-
tact this column as soon as possible to
get lined up for next season.-Untll
next week, then-LEFTY.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

RUDE FOSTER
SMOKED OUT
HOMESTEAD GRAYS


Rube Foster stories are some of the
best told in baseball. And, amazing
as they may seem, most of the stories
are true.
Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays are today
rated one of the top clubs of profess
sional league baseball. Years ago they
were over-rated.
One day the good people of Home
stead were awakened to read that
Rube Fosters Chicago American
Giants were coming to engage the
pride of Pennsylvania in a classic
series. Well, the old Quaker town
went wild. For that matter, so did the
people for miles around. Betting
Jumped fast with Homestead huge
favorites to crush the westerners anC
much lesser known Rube Foster. They
didn't know RUDE then in Homestead
POsey Frantic
But the great Rube had come to
show these Eastern upstairs just what
Colored big league baseball was all
about. Foster calmly smoked a big
cigar and was no nonchalant he was
almost insulting. During most of one
game he remained outside the ball park
as if he couldn't stand the sight of his
Giants slaughtering the Grays man.
aged by Cum Posey.
Well, sir, Cum Posey is one of the
most noted baseball men in America
and he was fit to be tied as the Giants
mistreated his Homestead Grays.
C1a,,o MocIy tolls tho cfO1,Nr
Cum Posey sent way out west for one
of the immortals of baseball pitching
Dizzy Dismukes.
RUDE Just Smokes
Dizzy Dismukes was the pride of the
Southwest, a great underhand pitcher,
and it is said, Dizzy Deans idol.
The park was packed with specta-
tors as RUDE Foster nonchalantly
waved his younger brother, Willie
Foster, to take the hill against the
greatly publicized Dismukes. The
Grays were now top favorites.
Dismukes pitched brilliant game,
but so did Bill Foster of the Chicago
American Giants. And in the Giant
outfeld was one of the greatest play
ers in the history of the game, center
fielder Vic Harris whom the Grays pur-
chased soon after.
Nine, ten, twelve fourteen and
fifteen innings went this classic of
classics between the pride of the East
and of the West. But RUDE Fosters
club won the game. The men played
the ball perfectly. How did those
Giants know the signals?
Smoke rings, relates Glenn Mack.
While RUDE Foster seemed to be harm
lessly enjoying his cigar-every puff
told different story.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
WALKER WINS HIGH JUMP
MISSES RECORD

The field events came in for a major
portion of the applause as Mel Walker
the ex Ohio State high jumper, just
missed setting new indoor high jump
mark of it., 9.5 in. In the pole vault
it was Earl Meadows, the celebrated
West Coaster, who went soaring over
the cross bar to a new indoor height
of Ia it., 7-8 ms.
Neither Walker nor Meadows had ii
easy as their competition was of the
best. There were five competitors tied
at #. 6 ms. for a second place in the
high jump, while Meadows was forced
to sit and watch two other vaulters
try to equal his record height.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
What Is Segregation?

Segregation is the special Amer
lean means Of branding COlored
Americans as the interiors Of in
feriors in public status.
when the white South found it
self confronted with the federal sta
tus Of equality for Colored people,
the former slaves-equality Of citi-
zenship, Of freedom, Of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
ernment-it selected the denial OF
presence and Of service m places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand COlored
people as having been a slave race
and make them forever the scorn OF
civil society.
1T is a very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves to aid and abet tue idea BY
self-segregation."
w. N. TROTTER.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
CITY NEWS

On Feb. % the "E & NJ" Debs. will
hold a Valentines Dance at Legion
Hall, Maiden from four to ten in the
evening.
The original Japanese Tea Club
met at the home of Mrs. Florence
Smith, 1906 fremont st., Monday, Feb
10. The club meets next at Benton
ST., residence of Mrs. Rosa Wright
Mrs. Catherine Cheatam is wished a
speedy recovery by her fellow mem
bers Of the club.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
BEST OF SEASON

From start to finish, the Sind annual
running of the B.A.A. games was by
far the best the Hub has seen. These
games, which get the benefit of the full
indoor season, have always produced
the finest competition. The relay
matchings were extraordinarily good
and the mile run produced new win
ner in Leslie MacMitchell, the inter-
collegiate champion.
Greg Rice came on to prove again
that he is the peer of the two milers
His monotonous winning, however, is
still met with wild cheering as his
sprinting finish is thing to see.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Cheyney Splinter
EQUALS World
SO Yd. Record

PHILADELPHIA - A compare
lively unknown Cheyney State Teach
er's College track captain equalled the
worlds 50-yd. dash record here last
week, Friday night at the 1871 annual
Penn. A.C. Games.
BEATS EWELL
Tommy East, the Cheyney sensation
upset the apple cart completely as he
defeated Barney Ewell in a stunning
81 seconds.
Johnny Borican was third behind
Chuck Beetham in the feature George
Lang Half Mile run.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
RAY GUILD
LIKELY CRIMSON
TRACK PROSPECT

Harvard's track victory last week
over Army was engineered without the
services of colored sophomore Ray
Guild, Jr, talented son of the N.A.A.-
C.P. president, Attorney Ray Guild of
Boston.
Young Guild, who made his debut
last season as a feet Crimson football
halfback, was Cambridge schoolboy
track star and he is expected to bolster
Harvard track in the not to distant
future.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Army Basketeers
Enter l941 Arena

The Third Battalion, 372nd Regiment
basketball team trotted onto the hard
wood here last week and lost an infor-
NAL game by seven points.
Still under the capable management
of Lieutenant "Mac" Mcintyre, the
Army may field a star collection of
players at Camp Dix next spring. Many
of the Army players are now playing
with other teams.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Ranblers TrOunce
Red Wings

The rangy Roxbury Red Wings lost
a 44-36 basketball game to the visiting
Medford Ramblers last week here at
the Waumbeck gym.
The game, an informal contest,
marked one of the few Hub appear
ances of the Mystic Valley athletes.
who were not at full strength.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
THOMPSON SETS NEW GARDEN
MARK

The hurdIing event, great and out
standing as it is, took a secondary
place in enthusiasm for the large
gathering had just seen Herb Thomp-
son come speeding down the boards to
set a new Garden record, in the so
yards dash, while defeating the herald
ed West Coast sensation, Harold
Davis. 1t was the anticipation of an
even greater record in the dash that
robed the hurdling king of real ova-
ton.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Maiden Repeats
Hoop Title Claim

MALDEN-The Royal Celtics of
this city repeated their claim to the
state amateur basketball title here last
week.
Tonight at the Lincoln Fl. S. gym, the
Celtics will play the Medford Ramblers
as a part Of a game and dance. Tom
Cleland, popular young Roxbury
referee is expected to oficiate the game.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
B.A.A. Track Comments

Duggers blazing finish in the hurdles
final had many of the press coop feel
ing that he, too, should be credited with
the new record time. 1t was a grand
race between four of the country's top
most hurdlers who were in fine condi-
ton.
Thompson's record run in the dash
emi-fnal had many of the spectators
wondering whether Davis wasn't bit
over-rated. The West Coast fier,
though he was awarded the decision
in the final, left big qeustion mark
over his head in the Hubs mind as to
whether he is the fastest human"
Davis didn't get under 5:04. Thomp-
sons time of SOB, notable as it is, is
.02 of a second slower than the accepted
record.
Speaking of the Easiest human"
brings to mind that last year when
Barney Ewell was clicked in 5 seconds
fiat for the distance, the powers that
be wouldn't allow it to be accepted
saying that it was impossible. This
happened at the Pennac games. This
year, at the same games, the sprint
time was 5 :01, and it, too, is being
questioned.
Dave Allbritton, who in the Berlin
Olympics thrilled many track enthu-
siasts with his never-to-be-forgot rec
ord-tying high jump, brought along
two of his pupils from Alabama State
Teachers College. Leo Tarrant, who
finished third in the dash and tied for
second place in the high jump, made a
creditable showing as did Charles
Walker, his teammate, who also tied
for second in the high jump.
1t was a thrill to see a combination
of coach and pupil entered in the same
event, as was the case here. Abortion
competed in the high jump, also, but
got no better than the second place tie
as he watched his former teammate,
Mel Walker, win the event and then
fail at new record.
Johnny Borican setpped up to the
mile distance to set the pace in hopes
that a new record would be established.
The officials were hoping for a 4:08
timing. Borican brought the field to
a 1904 half which made the record pos
sible. However, there was nobody able
to take over at this point and keep the
time within grasp, so the hoped for
record didn't materialize.
Billy Maze ran a great opening leg
on the B. U. relay team but his team
mates just didn't have the stuff to
meet the challenges of the Northeast
ern and Bowdoin relayists.
Jimmy Herbert showed signs of the
approaching end of his track career
as he was again unsuccessful in his bid
for former glory in the 900 yards run.
On the basis Of his Boston appear
ances one would gather the impression
that his condition is not the best for
top-fight competition He didn't win
a race here during the season although
on two occasions new Garden records
were made.
The Midget relay was the prize of
the evening for pure fun and laughter.
The Boston Latin anchor man who
cut across the infeld to try and catch
the rest of the field, was very humor-
our. Despite his effort, he finished
last.
The pole vault was perhaps the
most breath-taking event as Dill and
Ganslen tried to equal Meadows new
indoor mark. Very few of the specta-
tors left the Garden seats until the last
effort by Ganslen failed and Meadows
decided that he wouldn't try to go
higher.
-G-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
Blu. Terriers
Top Coast Guard

The Boston University basketball
team won its 9TH start in nine games
last week, topping the U. S. Coast
Guard 62-45.
Boston's fighting Terriers used three
colored guards, veteran Chuck Thomas,
and sophomores Howie Mitchell and
Charlie Dickson.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
REGGIE COOK
STARS FOR N.U.

EXETER, N. H.-Northeastern Uni
versity Freshmen of Boston trounced
local Phillips Exeter Academy here
last week 50 2-3 to % 1-3.
Reggie Cook, ex-Medford H. S. track
star, tied with Lynch of Exeter in a
thrilling 300 yard finish. Cook placed
third in the dash.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
FOrsakes Wash Tub
Captures Golf
Championship

MANILA-An ex wash woman,
Domingo Capati, is the 1941 PHILIPPINE
Women's Golf champion.
Senorita Capati, former worker on
a Calamba sugar estate just seven years
ago, has now captured the golf title for
the 9th time.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

DUGGER LOSES IN CLOSE FINISH
The star studded hurdling event was
the first to bring the many thousands
to their feet sending their cheers soar
ing higher and higher as the athletes
neared the finish line, for here before
their eyes was a record indeed. The
field of Wolcott, Digger, Tolmich and
Hall, four of the country's best left the
starting line together and were taking
hurdle for hurdle in perfect unison. It
was a rare sight to witness and even
as they topped the last barrier and
made their final drives for the tape
there was no telling who would win.
1t was race in which only the Judges
could determine the winner, and even
they probably hesitated because of the
closeness at the finish.
When the decision finally came over
the loud speaker that Wolcott had
won and had also set a new world in
door record of sos seconds there was
notable concern of the others in the
race. Sitting there one could hear.
just following the "gee whiz" which
usually goes along with the announce
ment of some such achievement, many
OF the fans saying "they must have
all broken the record" And, it was
that close. Had the officials timed each
contestant my guess is that Digger
would have been credited with the 5:06
time along with Wolcott. There wasn't
room for the softest whisper between
them.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15
WISE SAYINGS

The hope of a broken world is to find
men big enough to mend it.
Confidence is the twin brother of
persistence.
Happiness is natures medicine.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

Boston's indoor track season came
to thrilling close as the B.A.A. Games
produced two new worlds records, in
the hurdles and pole vault, and a new
local dash mark.
Amid the raucous cheering of the
over capacity crowd, the tracksters
put on sterling exhibition of running,
hurdling and jumping and left very
little to be desired, save, possibly, more
records. 1t was a gala occasion and
the many thousands who turned out
were repaid over and over again with
the finest competition the season has
seen.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

The Diamond Belt Championships
produced but one new champion. Ken
Conley, South Boston lightweight, was
the only newly crowned titlist.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-02-15

Dugger's blazing finish in the hurdles
final had many of the press coop feel
ing that he, too, should be credited with
the new record time. 1t was a grand
race between four of the country's top
most hurdlers who were in fine condi-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
c Company Ready
or MASTERING

Taeoma's new Company c.
Washington state Guard. win be
mustered into tho states service
esremonisiiy a, the Armory Mon
day. Oct. 20. at sp. m. Capt. wss-
ley Hamilton. local guard com
msndsnf. announced today.
G company has been recruited 20
the required strength during the
past two weeks. he said.
The mastering officer viii b
Col George W Mckenzie. exscu-
tive officer of Fourth wsshlnrton
Volunteer infantry ffbs state
guard. Also present vii be Al
)utant-Censral Walter De Long
and his staff.
After the eersmTny. Tacoma viii
hsys two companies In service. ID
eornpxny having been mustered in
tSo months ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

IN four pictures above IL
told a story known Tor too
we'll 70 o few fhousond To-
conons.
Shipyord ord other indus
friol workers will recognize
OF once tho story of f,defiofs
ffosfic, O story which won't
be conpists without opofhsf
,n,poronf chapter.
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the spociosss bit Iorrmed
parking Iof OF the Seofsls-
rocomo Shipbu,Id.ng Corp.
pIonf. ovf on the srd OF
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Invasion Clamor
Puts Churchill
On the Spot"
TODAY'S WAR MOVES
Rss q . Pat Off
Nv LOUIS kEEMlg

By LOUIS =. kEEMlE


The clsmor In Britain for I'M
mediate military action TO help
Russia instead Of the slow and
perhaps oyer-late process Of fur
nishing British American mate
rails aid places the Churchill gov
eminent In an awkward position
The government decided some
time ago that q British offensive
on the continent 10 relieve the
pressure on Russia would be NJ
advised at this time. The reason.
an given In parliament and by
British spokesmsn. 10 that Britain
does not have the men. equipment
or experiences m the land fighting
tsenniqus developed by the German
wehrmscht 10 give a continental
invasion any guaranty Of success.
Nov. with the prens. members
Of parliament and the public In
fun cry. Churchill may BE- forced
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11

A 1912 city budget Of monu-
mental size but requiring the low
est tax levy in a couple Of decades
was adopted by the city fathers
just before noon Friday.
Result Of the two-months' bud
get figuring Is a total figure Of
$40 ,5s7 ,s76.67-much above that of
the present year but largely be-
cause Of the 81. 900 900 Eisquslly
power development Of the utilities
department, TO be financed by
total bond issue of the same sum.
The proposed tax levy viii be
10 So mills, where the 1871 levy
was 20.s2 mills. Aillsge reduction
can be accounted for in some in
crease in the total valuation Of
taxable property and increased
fees the city expects to receive.
Fridays final hearing on the
budget started out ominously with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Defeat Of Orion
Seen at Go Meet

EVERETT-The anti-adminis-
tration faction OF the international
Woodworkers of America (CIO)
gained strength Friday with a
victory in the first test of new
unit system of convention rep
resentation.
Delegates To the TWAS fifth
annual convention voted 1887 to
1895 to uphold an appeal from
one Of President o. NJ. Orton's
rulings. II was the first balloting
under the new system giving each
local union as many votes as the
total Of its paid-up membership.
The anti-communist bloc hailed
the outcome as presaging defeat
of Orion and Vice President Ilmar
Koivunen in today's nomination
of officers. The oppositionists.
led by Portland delegates. con-
tended in a bitter debate Thursday
that both officers gained their
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
urEcntiy desired diversion may
soon msteria1tss.

So great was the ciamor for
British action that there Ucre
limitations that Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill might
be compelled TO shake np his
cabinet and get IN stronger.
holder men.
Russian source. said they
would weiconse . bsifish en-
peditioossy force against any
German held point from Mac
VIII. on the Arctic Nerwegias
coast. 90 Brest On the Brittany
peninsula Of occupied Frasee.
They said the total German divi-
sions available 10 meet . British
attack along the continental coast
from northern Norway To Spain
did not exceed 3o--perhsps 49,
900 men - Of secondary quality.
with no srmorsd divisions and that
an opportunity such a. that Of
fsred now might never reeur.
They said that the 0ermas
air strength outside The Rus-
siss front was aewk~re fer
nidabie.
II vas reported that Emanuel
CONTINUED on Page ~. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-11
Solons Split ON Neutrality
Changes 10 Arm D. S. Ships

wAsnGS S--Pr<sldsnf
Esos<vsit's request for p<rmi~ios
10 arm merchant ships brought IN
general tbs usual division Of Fs~e-
tlon in congress. but thsxs vsfs .
few noteworthy changes On both
sides u the foreign policy Issue.
Rep. Hsnaitos ~, =. -.
r.. usually ess Of IL prssl-
dents most vigorous sppon-
ssfs. xsid ~ was '1setined 70
support To armisg Of mes-
chant ships - long - n 10
aefiniteiy undssseeed that