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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-24


Yesterday whsn the season off
Movntoineers dropped O non-le
Deorborn, to provide q fitting
was crowned only by two victo
Whot the season proved, IT.
anything, is that boskstbolI
comes cannot bs won with
football players who ore on the
floor merely to be kept in con-
dition. Deodbeots don't keep
q show from Hopping, ond
hardwood eridders don't win
coee championships - unless
they happen to be basketball
ployers oIso-which they sell
dom ore ond certainly ore not
in Mount Clemens this year.
The Three Prerequisites
This is meant as no criticism
Of the boys. II is q matter OF
policy about which they have
little to soy. Most Of them have
spunk and spirit, although that
is not enough. Yet lihove seen
some Of them, on q few &C.
cosions, forget that they are
beorino the coIors. Of their
school, under which they are
expected to win or at leost
make q serious ottemPt at Il.
and play to the crowd. Only
once or twice we're they yonk-
led from the game. They hove
been cotered to insteod OF
whipped into line.
Three things ore needed to
produce q good basketball
teom: boys who want to ploy,
q coach who can teach them
to play, and confidence. We
have at times doubted wheth-
er the Mountoineers hQd any
of the prerequisites. How else
can their record be explained?
Average Less--l7 Points
They won two oomes out Of
10 for on overoee Of 200 per
cent. Their opponents scored
4O2 points while they scored q
total Of 229. Thus they were
outscored approximately "
points per game. Of the oomes
they lost not one wos close in
points. Most Of the eomes we're
lost by margins Of 10 points
and upwords. They lost one
game by 81 points-the worst
shelIockine bonded any high
school team in the stote this
season. Thot was scored by St.
Frederick's, Of Pontiac, on
Feb. a. The score you will re-
member was "a to q. Two VIC
tories hardly vindicote eight
losses, especially eight losses
Of kind handed the Mountain
GERS.
The Love Of the Sport
Our primoN criticism Of the
St. Mays basketball team is
that it is not q basketball tenn
at all. II the school went otter
basketball players, boys who
love the game. then. we think.
it would get results in terms OF
won games. Any coach is en-.
titled to fairly good motsrioI
and strictly cannot be Judge
unless he hos it. We have won
dered at times whether Willie
Moy con coach as we'll os he
can play. But we have withheld
the criticism on the previous
" mentioned score. Willie
hosn't really been given q Try.
Until he does, whatever our
personal feelings may be, we
will keep our peoce.
As for confidence, we have
written on the subject before.
Confidence has won more ball
comes than run-of-the mill
obiIity ever has. Yet we think
there were times when the
Mountoineers were yorrowfuIIy
lacking in it-ond we ore
thinking especially Of the noiht
of Feb. 4. Confidence isn't in
the book Of Instructions or the
book Of rules-it must Be In
the heart Of eoch ond every
pIoyer. New Haven hod il this
year. The reason? - Il had
BOYS on the team Who loved
the game ond stepped on the
court every Tuesdoy and FRI
doy night to give their all and
never yield q foot Whot's
wrona with Mount Clemens?
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-24
The Sports Glass
John Clifford

oAnot,e chopter in St. Mays basketball history written
Yesterday whsn the officially elossdn the red The
Movntonees dropped noneooue usse to ST. Aponsus Of
Deoborn provide fitting onticimox to season which
wos crowned only by two victories in 10 eon,es
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-02-24
Sports


ONEW YORK, Feb. - -
Weeks wash: added starter for
the Boston college coaching job:
Earl Walsh Of Fordham (. !.
George Godfrey, who once drew
. $3.50. 900 gate against Georges
Carpenter, was paid $40 for
fighting an exhibition with Tur-
key Thompson the other night.
-. Frank Leahy's Notre Dame
contract must call for him to
stay there quite q spell, for he's
building q home. when the
Warrington Senator'S arrived at
Orlando, there was Z room re-
served for everybody except
Manager Bucky Harris, who had
to check into the clubhouse until
someone checked out Of the
hotel. Alice Marble would
have waited another year BE-
fore turning pro, II the war
hadn't washed up the Wimble-
don tournaments.
Quick Look Around
o.
Box seats at La Tropical
Park, where the Dodgers
train, are In the rear Of the
stand. Only Z bandolero, or
bum, would be seen In the
first Ave rows. =. And II
Freddie Steele, ex-middle-
weight champ, attempts to
come back, Pete (the Fox)
Reilly will be his manager.
=. Last weeks best line
was turned In by Mr.. Gayle
Talbot our Havana opera
tive, who reported the new
Dodger batting cage b
large enough for Bill Her
man to play right field In. =.
%
On the Fisticu6.
Old Pop Foster is schooling q
new fistic protege whom he says
is q better boxer and puncher
than Jimmy MLarnin. Nuts ].
Jimmy Webb impressed Garden
addicts as a pretty good two
handed puncher. Lew Jen-
kins will be q hot fayorite over
Lou Ambers Friday night. !.
Aldo Spoldi and Jack Wilson 60
at Los Angeles March %. :.
Rich sportsmen Of New York,
Atlanta and New Jersey will
back Warren Wilson, Clemson's
Southern conference heavy
weight boxing champ, when he
turns pro after graduation. /.
Either Anton Christoforidis or
Jimmy Webb will get Billy
COINS old job as light-heavy
champion.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
COTE FAVORED
TO WIN B. A. A.
MARATHON TO-DAY

The B.A.A. race favorite today will
be Gerard Cote of st. Hyacinthe, Que
bee, Canada, winner last year in two
hours, % minutes, % 2-5th seconds.
Les Pawson of Pawtucket, RI, and
Johnny Kelley of Arlington, Mass, will
be the prime favorite of hundreds as the
1941 B.A.A. Marathon field gets under
way from Hopkinton to Boston, dis
tanee of 26 miles, 1856 yards, in race
beginning today promptly at II noon.
The unpredictable Indian, Tarzan
Brown of Westerly is given no more
chance than the grand veteran and seven
times winner Clarence DeMar but in a
26 mile marathon, anything can happen.
Don Heinicke, young Baltimore
chemical worker and B.AA. threat for
the past few years is, along with Scotty
Rankin of Canada, definite hope.
Nearly 200 runners are expected to
leave the mark.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Navy Sham

If published accounts of the Navy
Harvard verbal cross fires are facts.
then the Navy statements relative to the
Alexis case do not ring true. For ex-
ample, here is one very puzzling alleged
statement:
"The Naval Academy has and always
will play any team ON its playing sched-
ule at the appointed time and place
whatever the composition of that team. -
Imagine such a statement immediately
following the ultimatum to bar, scuttle.
or make disappear the person of one
Lucien V. Alexis, member in good
standing of the Harvard Lacrosse
team.
And what about the latest report that
Navy has ordered Harvard not ever
again to send colored athletes to play
the Midshipmen at Annapolis? This
is what is termed a "gentlemen's agree
ment," if accepted
But more than all else, here we have
the Navy, the Wanted first line defense
of our democracy, acting like Mr.. Hit
Ter. There's the rub!
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
By SOLOMON

Celestial lodge will hold its regular
communication on Monday, April 81,
and will welcome all visiting brethren.
Mt. Moriah lodge will hold its regu-
lar communication on Thursday, April
24th, at which time the Grand Master
will make his visitation. The F. C..
degree will be exemplifed by degree
team at this communication, so come
out and enjoy an evening of instruc-
ton together with good fellowship. g.
A goodly number accompanied the
Grand Master to Worcester, and a
most enjoyable time was had by all
who went -. Lewis Hayden command
cry held most interesting conclave
on Friday and are to act as escort to
Mt. Calvary Court, Order of Cyrene at
their annual service to be held at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sunday.
Apr. 20 at 1880 pm. Thursday, Apr.
10th was busy night at the Temple.
The Consistory held their Maundy
Thursday feast which was largely at
tended. The Most Worshipful Grand
Master was the guest of honor, and
there were two visitors from Camp
Devens, Capt. Allen of st. Louis, Mo-,
and Lieut.. Lett of Detroit, Mich. This
beautiful and impressive service was
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
rowing ALONG SPORTSD0M
By MABE K0UNTZE
College Reds
BY MABE K0UNTzE

Whenever our young American =,
lege students protest against s~at CO..
justices they are invariably caIia uII D d.
sian Reds. '''u nus
The folks doing all of the iniuss...
proudly imagine themselves as nnr r.i,Ss
dulterated Americans, and tba ~ -. ~
guardians of our democracy. ''i'
Such colossal conceit deserves sno.;,
mention. p''i'
Not long ago at N.Y.U. several vor,.
students protested the mistreatment !
colored American, Lennie Bates .o y
were promptly branded as reds s sn5
kicked out of college. Thew WON, s
judged by Americans (?)
Undoubtedly, the Harvard kids VII,
stuck by their pal, Alexis, might An5
themselves likewise classified by CERTAIN
other Americans (?)
This name-calling merely confuses tbo
issue. The average American voptb,,
desire for fair play is as native as HIT
dogs and swing music.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
The Alexis Case

A noted Catholic clergyman said last
Easter Sunday that if America ever
goes to war again, he hoped it would not
be to save the world for democracy.
Instead, he observed, we need to save
democracy from the world.
While the writer is not Catholic, we
must certainly agree with many Catho-
lie truths. This is one of them.
Colored Americans fought bravely in
the last war to "save the world for
democracy" Don't ever forget that,
Today in this nation we have schools
like Navy, Auburn, Florida, Missouri,
Clemson, Tennessee, and even B. c..
which represent the worldly" strangle
hold on democracy. They are the grow
ing menace.
They made the Lucien Alexis case
possible!
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Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service
Examiners, Watertown Arsenal, Wat
ertown Massachusetts,.
Also an open competitive examina.
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(FOLLOW-UP): 1896 day, for fill
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OF APPLICATIONS IS: MAY 7,
1941.
The necessary application forms and
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Civil Service Examiners, at any first
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under the direction of III. Jesse A.
Hayes, So, Commander-in-C Chief and
Ill. Horace G. McKerrow, go, Deputy
for Mass. The Square and Com
pass Club meets Sunday, April 20, at
8 pm. =. st. Phillips Chapter, RAM.
will hold it's regular convocation on
Wednesday, April %. -. John J. Smith
Chapter, O.ES. will hold it's regular
meeting on Monday, April 21st. &.
Eureka Chapter had a class of three
candidates at their meeting last week
They are preparing to celebrate their
5Oth anniversary. F. The regular meet
ing of Mt. Calvary Court, Order of
Cyrene, convened on Thursday, April
10th. The Most Royal Grand Com
mandress, Royal Lady Bertha l. John
son of Providence, R. l., and staff made
their annual visitation and elected and
installed the officers of Mt. Calvary
Court, as follows-Royal Command
ress, Alice Duncan Martha; Dora War
rem, Magdalene; A. Thompson; Sir
Robert Johnson, chief engineer. The
officers of the Grand Court were: Royal
Grand COMMANDERS Bertha J. John
son; Royal Lady Gillespie, Grand
Secy.; Royal Lady Henry, Royal Lady
Cunningham, Royal Lady Peyton of
New York, Royal Lady E. M. Walker
of Providence, Recording Secy., Sir
Knight Brown of New York, Chief
Engineer.
Thought for the Week
Don't be afraid of the day you have
never SEEN"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Commend Harvard

Generations will praise the 194l Hsr
ward student body for standing up for
colored American-even against tbe
US. Navy.
Regardless as to what the Harvard
heads may do this week, the students
have made collegiate history and have
set a precedent for those students at
ambitious B. c. who professed to be 50
sorry for Lou Montgomery but who
wrote more letters lambasting mighty
talented coach.
Indeed, I have yet to read one letter
from B. c. student, or to hear Of one
campus petition protesting the Mont
gomery jim crow.
Which only goes to prove further that
Harvard students do their own thinking
and refuse to swallow a lot of blarngy
about separate worlds for separate races
Giving in one single democracy
Yes, I guess you always can tell Har
ward men because they seem to stand
out from the rest.
Other Boston students can still lean
plenty from Harvard!
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
JEAN LANE IN
WORLD RECORD

ATLANTIC CITY-Jean Lane of
Wherefore, Ohio, established a new
women's world record here in the indoor
200 meter dash, beating and dethroning
the Polish American track queen, Stella
Walsh in 25.1 seconds.
Star of the 1871 senior Women's
National A.A.U. indoor track and field
championships staged here at Conven-
ton Hall, Miss Lane also won the 50
yard meter crown in 6.8 seconds.
Lille Purifoy of Tuskegee won the
90 yd. meter hurdles in 81 seconds.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
PENN RELAYS
ON NEXT WEEK

PHILADELPHIA = The animal
Penn Relay Games will be staged here
April 70 and 26, next week Friday and
Saturday at Franklin Field.
Colleges expected to compete include
Cheyney Teachers with Splinter Tom
my East; Penn State, with Barney
Ewell; Tufts College with hurdler.
Eddie Digger; Lincoln U, with other
institutions including colleges, prep.
and high schools.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Will COIOred
Soldiers Be Barred
From League?

A military baseball league composed
of teams and players from the army
and naval stations in this state is being
formed and headed by Patrick F. Cree
den, formerly of B. c., it was announced
this week.
There is a question whether colored
players from the Camp Devens and
Edwards will be allowed to participate
and it is urged that interested parties
work for the benefit of these colored
troops.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19

Editors Note: This is the third of
series of baseball stories from the deep
south, written by Guardian feature
writer, Jesse Lefty" Brown.
VICTOR, POL
MEMPHIS Playing before a capa-
city Easter crowd, last Sunday, the
powerful Baltimore Elite Giants of the
colored National League, trounced the
strong Memphis Red SoX of the colored
American League pol here behind the
sterling p itching of Emory "Ace"
Adams and Bob Griffin.
"Murderess.s row" continued to func-
ton for the Elites as Henry Home
run Spearman again led the pack with
a perfect five for five, plus a walk.
SPEARMAN SLUGS
Spearman enjoyed a perfect day at
bat with two home runs, two doubles
and a single. Following closely was new
first baseman Johnny Washington with
triple, two doubles and single while
pitcher Griffin topped off the day by
hitting Double Duty" Radcliffe's first
pitch over the left field wall in the
seventh inning. Man, what a batfest!
YANKEES CLUB BARONS
New York's Black Yankees of the
National League travelled over to Pine
Bluff, Arkansas getting a split deci-
sion over the colored American
Leagues famed Birmingham Black
Barons. After dropping a tough 6-5
opener of twin bill, the Yankees
slugged their way to 1913 romp in
the nightcap which was stopped in the
fifth because of the six o'clock law
down here. And an example of your
colored ball players. Big Junior Starks
who arrived the night before this game
from Newark, and without any previ-
GUS practice, led the Yankee batters
with 6 hits in times at bat, including
a home run.
Speaking of the N. Y. Black Yankees.
Their left fielder, "Hack" Barker,
seems to be in the best shape ever. In
past years Hack has been handicapped
by injuries; last year broken wrist,
and the year previous, broken ankle.
Those Yankee batters must be respect
ed. They scored II runs in one inning
at Pine Bluff
WINS CASE BEER
They may win cases of Wheaties up
north, but Spearman's home run in the
third inning here won Henry a case of
beer and over a dollars Worth of bar
Der shop service, all donated by boost
ers.
There is still a question whether
Johnny Washington or Red Moore is
the best first baseman in the National
League. We may never find out be-
cause Manager Radcliff of Memphis
Red Sox is trying to buy Moore into
the American League. Red, inciden-
tally joined the loyal order of benedicts
last winter. He married beauty
queen from Morris Brown College in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Ace Adams and Goose Curry, ma
tives here, were given "day" by the
home folks, and responded by playing
in midseason form. And now we drop
back to New Orleans for a contest with
the famous st. Louis Stars, another
American League Club. You'll be dig
ging me from there-Lefty.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
BROWN BOMBER
INJURIES HAND

PHILADELPHIA The Philadel-
phia Independent revealed last week
that Joe Louis has injured his right
hand
1t was implied that Louis had injured
his hand fighting the giant Abe Simon
and had been forced to fight Tony
Music at condition below par, fact
unknown to the general public.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
SPORTLIGHT
BY GEORGE R. SKELLY
New Hampshire Host
To Schoolboys

DURHAM, N. H.-New England
schools, totalling 50, will compete here
in the both annual U. New Hampshire
lnterscholastics May 10th.
Among colored contestants expected
are Massachusetts, schoolboys from
Rndge Tech, Lawrence, and Worcester
Commerce. Hope Street H. S. of Provi-
denee, R. I. is also entered.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
A. JACKSON
COPS JAVELN

SOLDIERS FIELD-The Harvard
freshmen won six of the Is events here
in the annual University Handicap
track and field meet, last Saturday.
Freshman Alexander "Jack" Jack
son of Chicago, and former Andover
Prep star, won the javelin by five feet
over senior Tom Lacey.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
HARVARD EDGES
B. u. 2-l

CAMBRIDGE-Harvard and B. U.
fought an II inning baseball opener
here last Monday at Soldiers Field with
the Crimson edging the Terriers 2-1.
Charlie Thomas played third base for
the b. .. Nine and got one of the four
hits collected by his team.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Sugar Robinson
Kayoes Tigh

PHILADELPHIA - Ray Sugar
Robinson, Harlem lightweight, scored
his 18th straight win here this week,
with a knockout over local pride Jimmy
Tigh here before 5000 spectators.
Robinson scored a II second kayo
after dropping Tigh four times.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
Brooklyn Dodgers
VS.. Boston Bees Today

Brooklyn Dodgers wind up their
opening Hub series with the Boston
Bees today at National League Field.
The Dodgers will be followed by the
Phillies and n. Y. Giants.
Many fans are expected to trek to the
Beehive this season to witness one of
the most colorful young teams in Hub
baseball history.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1941-04-19
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"BLACK DYNAMITE"
In REVIEW
By THE ROVER

BLACK DYNAMITE" author Nat
gives US in his first volume
some interesting newspaper comment
by the famed Charles A. Dana, editor
of the once powerful New York Sun.
These words come from the year 1895
and from Dana's editorial. Race Domi-
nation in Fistic Sport.
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3
LEFTY BROWNS
DIAMOND DOPE

Editors Note: This is the third of
series of baseball stories from the deep
south, written by Guardian feature
writer, Jesse Lefty" Brown.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-10

transferred to a reserve until he at
tains the age of Do, or until the ex-
piration of ten years after such trans
fer, or until he is discharged from
such reserve, whichever occurs first,
and shall, during such period, be
deemed to be a member of such re-
serve and shall be subject to such adj
ditional participation in work Of ma
tional Importance under civilian di-
rection as may now or hereafter be
prescribed by law"
Any conscientious objector who de-
sires to go into the military forces
while he is engaged at one Of the
work camps can apply through his
camp director for a Redistribution
by his local board, 1t. Col. Henry G.
Stanwood asserted. The time he has
spent in a work camp, however, will
not reduce his period of training and
service upon induction into the mil
itary establishment, the Director
said.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-10
DIRECTORS NOW UNDER
CIVILIAN DIRECTION

Conscientious directors to military
training who are assigned to work
of national Importance under civilian
direction, as provided by the Selective
Training and Service Law, will be
placed in reserve status upon COM
pletion of their period of work, 1t.
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State Direc-
tor, said today.
These conscientious objector reser-
visits will be subject to recall for ad-
ditional participation in work of ma
tional Importance just as selectees for
military training are subject to ad-
ditional duty as reservists after their
training period, the Director pointed
out.
AS amendment to Selective Service
Regulations relating to the liability
of conscientious DIRECTORS for assign
ment to work camps provides:
Each such assignee, after the COM
pletion of his period of work, shall be