Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1941-08-16
SLANTs ON SPORTS
BY LUCIUS JONES

boastng an liz Ft Logan Colorado 81 tri-
ulph over Enid (Okahoma) and 61 victory the Blu
ora Georgia. Shoemakers, the celebrated Ethiopian
owhs earned their way into the semfna round of the
Denver Post National SemiPro Baseball Tournament ahead
VI all other rivals the past weekend.
The $4,000 tournament approximately $1,000 to
TIE winner with additional 3d. 900 being split
nersup and third place club BY virtue of their three
straight wins at the time of this column the Clowns could
not miss at least third place money.
But most fans following the Clowns feat of beating last
years champion Buford and last years runne-up Enid
IN successive games willing to concede that the Ethio-
Guilty
Sunday night, the Philippians hopes as Buford
already beaten by Them eliminated Enid 1.-TWO defeats put
d club out of the tournament for good).
Peanut MASSES Davis toed the hill for the Clowns in
their opener against Fort Logan engaged sizzling
duel against Ace Brady huer for the white team when
the read IL the visiting Philippians came up for
their half of the seventh.
The Clowns launched four-run rally in the seventh
piled five counters in the eighth
ed with single in the ninth one-sided
liz victory. Nearly 5000 witnessed the encounter.
Mofikes four hits and four batted in spanked the
Clowns while Manager Showboat Thomas rated one of the
finest fielding first baseman in the game banged out three
hits
When the Clowns stopped Enid 81 Macan whose real
name Roosevelt Davis silenced the bats the white
striking out with sharpbreaking curve, whsng
fast and amazing control Meanwhile the Clowns pound
ed out Is hits Six thousand fans witnessed game Long
est blow of the contest Home Run Wahoos mighty
triple the fourth inning SeIasse had trped in the first
frame tayng on MOtIkes long fly to center The Clowns
got two counters each these two sanzas and then launch
ed fat sixth frame in which five chaked up to
complete the winners total for the day.
The largest crowd of the tournamen-more than 900
damned the park to the Ethiopian Clowns battle Bu-
ford At least 5000 turned for lack of seating
space.
1t Macan again that oed the hill for the Clowns
and he In form, oupitchng Jahucki
(Boots) P0ffenberger, and Tom Lanning, all exma jor
leaguers, to achieve hard earned 81 win
1t was one of the greatest games in tournament history
according to the Denver Post newspaper sponsoring the
hua meet Buford got only two hits both in the fourth but
The Bona Aliens didn't then Their lone tally
in the seventh the Clowns having scored their first
the previous stanza
The Clowns drew first blood Rveras grounds
two Dagger into the overflow crowd his advance to third
an nfield out, and pinch single by Selasse.
The Philippians made it 80 with tworun uprising in
the seventh Mofike singled, Tarzan sacrificed Khora
doubled, scoring Mofike, and Macan singled counting
Khora
Poffenberger to the rescue but was sheIed for
three runs in the eighth chuker Lannng finished the game
after Poffenberger had been replaced for pinch hitter
Business Manager Charles w. Lewis ST., and his son
Charles w Lewis Jr of Prairie View State College, Prairie
View, Texas, injured in automobile accident
route to the Georgia Open in Atlanta this week and
fortunately will not be present at the coorfu tuneup for
the Nations at Tskegee Institute Alabama, next week
However Prairie View has strong delegation at the
Georgia Open Aside from Neal young Evans of DIR
E. B. Evans of the college, the Purple and Gold squad
bers Lloyd Scott, Ted Lawson, and Agnes Lawson.
Scott held the national title in 1886 and is also former
Mdwesern Open Southern Open, and Prairie View Open
champion Lawson is his veteran doubles partner Agnes
Lawson is current national womens singles champion She
is the wife of Ted.
After trimming three early rivals of considerable rec
concentration, Mrs. Lawson the national title last
by ScOrnc SwefDnp victories Margaret Peters, Rou
mania Peters Kathryn Jones in that order the
quarterfinal semnal, and final rounds.
Her victory of the most popular victories in
Alta history She had been the top for years without
previously winning the
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