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Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17

dempsey OF 19i9--a streak of hui
man lightning with the killer in
stincf.
Gene rllnney retired before his
prime.
Certainly, from the lot Joe Louis
had done the best work in defend
ing his crown. No other champion
has ever attempted to keep in con-
diticn as Louis has done. Not for
many years.
Tunney and Louis were the best
conditioned Of all the heavyweight
champions.
The fact that in seven years his
fighting weight has never varied
over two pounds is answer enough.
The fact that lie was willing to
face the grind 10 trainings camps
TO protect his title belongs on the
incredible side. With all the money
he has made, with all the things
ne could go with this money, Louis
has never baked when it came to
the duh matter Of getting ready
fer another fight
For these reasons / should say
that the fight game has meant
more 60 joe Louis than it ever has
meant to any other champion. He
was willing to make greater per-
sonal sacrifices TO hold the top
that be had won.
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
By A. L. KIDD

TALLAHASSEE, Fla For the
second time in three years The
Florida A M. College "Rattlers"
skyrocketed to the first place in
Negro college football. That this po-
sition was merited by the hard-hit-
ting "Rattlers'' squad is revealed in
a review of their seasons record.
Coaches Bill Bell and his assis-
tants, Jake Gather and Buck Neil
son, carried football into each of the
four conferences into which Negro
football is divided: the CIAA, the
MidWestern, Southwestern, and
their own, the Southern meeting
and defeating the best opposition
afforded by these conferences
Benedict 700, Kentucky State 13-
0, Lane 1870, Southern 10-7, Tus-
kegee l5-7; all of these first divi-
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
Louis Anxious
To Get Crack
At japanese

NEW YORK-(SNS)-Joe Louis
passed his final physical examina-
ton Monday for induction into the
Army and gin take the last step
Wednesday at Camp Upton, Long
Island, which viii change him 20
plain Private Joe Louis Barrow
He passed al tests.
NEW YORK (SNS)-Joe Louis
arrived at Governors Island ferry
Monday for a physical examination
preliminary to his induction into
the Army.
The champ was accompanied by
his manager, Julian Black, and
Mike Jacobs.
He gave the name OF Joe Louis
Barrow and listed his occupation as
fighting"
Given the Identification tag, No.
374, Champion Louis said he is an
xious to get a crack at 'those Jap
aneSe.'
Army officials said Louis passed
his test and will become a private
Wednesday at Camp Upton, Long
Island.
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
BY CHARLES i. De. lay

NEW ORLEANS, La.-(SNS)--
The Aavier University Gold Rush
cagers, undefeated in twellty-nine
games last season National and
Southern intercollegiate Athletic
Conference champions boasting a
consecutive win streak Of thirty
three games, divided a two game
series with the mighty Bishop Col-
lege Tigers OF Marshall, Texas
Southwest Conference Champions
OF Al, in opening games Of the
current cage season here at Xavier
Gymnasium.
The flashy Tuskegee Institute
Tigers, Alabama, won the third
victory ever scored over Xavier
team playing at home in six years,
Bishop having scored the initial
victory in 40.
COLORFUL PRELIMINARY
Coach Warren McKenna, a for
nler Gold Rush cage lllrninary,
and his clever Creole Cagers OF
the Seventh Ward A. C. gave
Xavier Vets battle in one Of the
preliminary games, however, Leroy
Red Rhodes and Frank (Blotto)
CT0zier led the Xavier "5" to a
36-l9 victory
Graduation, army, and eligibility
took seven Of the first ten from
the Gold Rush Cr0zier, King,
Thomas. Harris, Summers, Will
liams, and Reeves, and Mourning
did not try for the squad. However
the Xavierites give evidence to a
capable team and a host of clever
but inexperienced recruits.
DIVIDES WITH BISHOP
The Rush opened the season
with loss to Bishop 41-35,
"Trees" Harris, Bishops lanky 6
TT. S in. center. taking high point
honors with IS points, xavier's
Eppswas close behind W ith 10
points. Bishop dropped the finale
of the series, 1929, Epps and
''Winpy" Hall sharing high point
honors with IL points each, and
the Xavier frosh looked very good
in this game with the veteran
Tiger "5."
Tuskegee brought veteran team
to Xavier, playing an about heavy
scoring type OF game. Smith play
ing brilliantly to lead his team to
a 61-44 ovef xavier-the first VIC
tory scored over Xavier team
by Tuskegee Gin New Orleans or
Tuskegee in seven years Smith was
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
Atlanta Gets Its
1St Taste Of Snow

Atlantans got their first taste Of
snow Friday evening and night. 1t
wasn't enough for a SNOWFALL riot
but it was just enough to change
the appearance of parked autonlo-
hiles and curb stones.
The kids had a great time, peer
ing through window panes. at the
falling flakes.
Despite flurries of snow, the
weather man last night said to-
day would be elear-but cold.
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
Grantland Rice implies Joe
Louis Greatest Of IS World
Heavyweight Champions

In recent edition of his wide :
ly read column, THE SPORT
LIGHT" Grantland Rice. dean OF
American sports writer's, implied,
in substance. that Joe Louis is the
greatest of the Is world heavy
weight champions of rugilistic his
| tory, -
Certainly, from the lot Joe
Louis has done the best work i'll
defending the crown. No other
champion has ever attempted te
keep in condition as Louis has done
Not for SO many years" Thus
wrote Mr.. Rice of the Brown
Bomber
Louis, along with Tunnev, was
rated as "best conditioned" of the
heavyweight champions. CThis is
evidenced by the fact that Louis
weight has not varied over TWO
rounds in seven years of profess
sional fighting).
The column, titled "Sullivan to
Louis." is rerroduced in full below
FROM SULLIVAN TO LOUIS
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. - From
John L. Sullivan to Joe Louis the
heavyweight championship has
recorded the names of Is men. This
covers q period of SO years. II SO
happens that / have known al I5-r
have seen most Of them in action.
We have punched the verbal bag
With them all at one time or an
other, TO get their angles and
their slants. With many of them,
including Sullivan and Corbett, we
have seen the night fade out and
The dawn come up as the .argu-
ment end the debate and The
renaissance went on.
Who is the greatest fighter Of
>fhe lot-and how do they rank?
suppose we take them up in their
order Of sppearance-
/. Jonn L. Sullivar1--sTfe Grand
Gid Tub" THE Boston Strong
Boy. The frigf1ter who made
bhe modern sporting rage, a
champion for 10 years who whip
fled all conlels, including John
3arleycorn, the toughest Of them
al, and who fought bareknuckled
and with gloves. A fighting man.
2. James j. Corbett-The great
est boxer and the smartest fight
ing man in ring History. Outside
of the ring, the smartest Of all the
champions.
g. Puby Robert Fitzsimmons-
Freak heavyweight-with the legs
Of q lightweight and the body OF
a heavyweight. Fine boxer and
terrific puncher. Dead game and
smart. One Of the best.
MOVING ON
A. James j. Jeffries-Ona of the
greatest Big, fast, rugged. Strong
er en- the durable side than OF
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17
Tuskegee Breaks Xavier's
33-Game Winning Streak By
Bagging Gold Rush 61-44!

high point man with 20 points,
NeYeu, classy flfosh guard Of the
Rush leading MS team with nine
points
Prairie View State College Of
Texas was hooked to play the
Xavierites twp games. January T
8. at xavier. fzrr111 asii1r1,
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17

First row, left to right--Athletic
Counselor ]. b. Bragg, Head Coach
william M. Bell, Eddie Sherfield
Allen Killings, Glenn Dowdell,
Donald Noble, Leo Harrison (co-
captain). 'Hansel Toolkes, Howard
Gentry, Line Coach II. N. Nelson,
Backfield Coach A. $. Gather.
Second row. left to right-C Charles
Edwards, Edgar Echols willie Al
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17

len, James Gardener. Edward Ogles-
by, Reche Sims, Macon Williams,
Grover Goodwill, Robert Mike, Ed
ward Gillian, william Singleton.
Third row, left to right-Robert
Acosta, Eddie Mike, Paul McEwen,
Frank Erwin, Emerson Cabell, Bev-
erly Scott, James Wanna. Thomas
C. Jones, James Jones.
Fourth row. left to right-Law-
Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17

renee Terry. Thomas Sutton (train-
er), Walter Green, o. kirkpatrick.
G. w. Mitchell, George Dyer, jaime
Westfield, William Simmons,
George Tillman, Chester Rodgers
Wilbur Lawson, James Thompson
John Monroe. Roy Cant (co-cap
tain) and All-American selection
for 1941-42. and his brother, Alber
Cant, picked on the third AII-AmerI-
can teanls are not shown.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Section Hand Claims That Saboteur's Pistol
Forced Him To Wreck Panama Limited Train

MEMPHIS -(ANP)- A story that an unidentified
white sabaeur forced him at pistol point remove "a
spikes from main line track and wreck the Panama Limit
ed fast streamner unfolded to Memphis FBI agents
Friday by James Edward Payne, 80, member of Illinois
Central section gang.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
PHA TERRELL
COMING TO
GRAYSTONE

Pha Terrell. who made name
for himself few seasons ago when
he set the nation to hummng TN
I'll the Real Thing Comes Along
will bring the original Carolina
Cotton Pickers orchestra Ia the
Graystone Ballroom and Gardens,
Aug. 10.
The dance is being given under
the auspices OF the civil Liberties
League of the IBPOEW, OF which
Attorney John X. Graham is chair
man.
Detroit will get the first oppor-
tunity 10 hear this terrific big time
aggregation.
Coming out OF Kansas City, where
they have been playing at an exclu-
sive ofay club the past few weeks.
the Pha Terrell aggregation will
start dance tour that will carry
them through the West. with the
alter engagements in the East 10
follow. for this double attraction
has already been acclaimed as the
seasons wonder attraction" for in
Pha Terrell the theatrical world has
the most romantic voice OF the ma
ton, while the Carolina Cotton Pick
ers has been acclaimed by all crit
les as the greatest band to come up
out OF the South in more than de
cade and is now getting the break
that II SO strongly deserves, being
the only organized band that has
not made a change in personnel IN
more than year.
Leaving Kansas City on Aug. 3,
the tour will start Aug. Z In Chat
tanooga. Tenn. before playing a
big holiday celebration in Knoxville
the following night. The Cotton
club in Cincinnati will play host on
Sunday, Aug. . Then it's Detroit.
Monday. Aug. 10.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
NO ASPIRIN

can domore foryou thanSt. Joseph Aspiris
So why pay more? Worlds largest selld
at lof. 80 tablets zoe. 100 for only 35l
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
SNOOKUM
RUSSELL AT
WESTWOOD

Snookum Russell and his All
Rect orchestra will swing into De-
troit. Saturday. Aug Is and Sun
day. Aug. Is direct from weeks
stay at one Of Pittsburgh's ritzy
ofay roadhouses.
Westwood Gardens. one OF De-
troit's most beautiful outdoor dance
pavilions. and which only recent
~ opened its doors to our group.
will be crowded 10 capacity, that
is. II the word OF Rolo $. Vest. To-
cal newspaperman and man-ahou,-
town can be taken.
John Kirby was talking a Club
COO a few nights ago. he was tell
ing OF battle Of swing that mis-
band had with Snookum Russell
and his band at st. Louis. Mo-, re-
Gently.
The committee on arrangements
has prepared unique program fof
both afternoons To begin at p.ri.
Public speaking. music, and enter
tanment will keep the crowd well
pleased until the Jumpin' Jugger-
naut OF Swing comes on al 10 pm.
en- Saturday and sunday nights.
Barbecued chicken, pork, lamb
and beef will be prepared in pi, by
Henry Perry. the barbecue King
from Kansas City. Mo.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
vii Not Run For
Shriner Reelection

'BuFFOLO--( ANP) Raymond +
>ekson. imperial potentate OF the
ia Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
\ The past three years, has in
Emcd his cabinet and the nobility
the oder, that he is not TO be a
|ndidaie for reelection because OF
\ increased difficulties arising
pm lhc war situation in connec-
~ with the fulhllment of his per-
pal dnlics rs a national travelling
|preseniaiivos Of the Federation
Musicians. These duties have 60
Nv occupied his attention as TO
PIKE u almost impossible to devote
} time 20 shrine affairs that the
'Mlon Of imperial poteniate de-
Inds
therefore the forthcoming con-
nilon scheduled TO be held at VII
|rglon, Del. Aug. 1918 with Sua-
m Temple No. SO. as host is ex-
c'ed TO hold added interest az A
iliiug Of officers will take place.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

railroad culvert was built. As he
ordered Payne 10 run. the section
hand claims the white man shout
ed:
"All OF you are framing against
us but we will win"
Payne says that when he ran
back over the same route taken 10
reach the railrod. he was shot AZ
threa times by the white man.
When he got back TO Millington
he went TO the seed house OF a
cotton gin, crawled up TO where
there was a hole in the wall anl
went inside to sleep until the next
morning.
lie says also that when he and
his employer first reached the
tracks. another white man rose
from the nearby weeds, peered at
them for a moment. and then dis
appeared.
Next morning he returned late
TO work with his section gang
which was at the site OF the wreck
lie had been an employee for three
weeks before the wreck and con-
tinued working until the time OF
his arrest.
For the FBI. he went over the
route he contends was taken by
himself and the white man. The
FIJI salyaged the wrecking imple-
ments after he showed them where
they had been tossed into the
creek.
Absence Suspicious
Federal agents say they were at
tracled 10 Payne because he was
absent from the section gang as II
set out to repair the wreck damage.
joining the crew shortly afterward
All other members OF the gang
were suspected and eliminated.
Payne. they declare. was obviously
frightened about something but not
about them nor the penalty he
faces He was surprised when taken
into custody and at headquarters
he slept calmly.
They doubt that Payne could
have invented his story because OF
his background. Described as o
typical country Negro" he has had
but three months schooling and
has been laborer on farms or In
section gangs all his life. lie has
a father at Kerrville and three
brothers and four sisters at Atoka.
Tenn. The FBI does not believe
Payne could have so quickly and
ingoniously thought up the story
OF a white saboteur Immediately
after his surprise arrest.
Property damaged at the site Of
the wreck was estimated al $4,000
II is considered little short OF
miraculous that there was not n
heavy loss Of life.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

Livewire Gloster Current, OF De-
troit. was favorte OF the press
among all the NAACP convention
delegates in Los Angeles, Calf.
Current. 29-year-old alumnus OF
West Virginia State and Detroit
Tech, is one OF the few paid exc
cutives OF the NAACP outside New
York; does. consequently. some OF
the most effective work in the or
ganization.
Executive secretary OF the De-
troft branch. which boasts 1000
members, Currents keynote is I'VE.
the people: like a. Philip Rar-
dolph. he believes in the man in
the street"
1t was Currents branch. spanked.
we suspect by the snappy young
ster himself, who successfully bat
tied with the Fascist forces in De-
troit and pussyfooters in Washing
ton to force Negro occupation OF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

Lahore Richardson. educational
chairman oil the Murray Progress.
siVe club and only Negro chair
man in the IAW-CIO Local No.
>. who attended the NAACP con.
ference In Los Angeles and
brought an interesting report ia
the club nj n mass meeting held
sunday nj the NMCA.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

Payne was arrested Friday morn
ing on street car OF his home
town, Millington. near here. He
faces trial under the recently enact
ed federal train-wrecking statute.
Meanwhile FBI agents are trying
to either substantiate or destroy
Payne's story.
Faces Imprisonment
The wreck occurred near Kerr
Vile on July 10. Only four persons
were injured. Had any OF them
died. Payne on conviction would
receive the death penalty. He now
faces 20 years Imprisonment or
$4,000 fine or both. III he is also
charged with sabotage, he could
receive an additional 80 years.
The FBI discounts the theory that
spite was the motive for the wreck
and is investigating the poesibill-
ties OF either sabotage or intended
robbery OF the confused and IN
jured passengers.
Tells of Forces Used
In his signed statement, Payne
says that on the night OF July 1.
he was standing In front OF store
in Millington when a white man
drove up in his car and asked him
If he wanted to make some salary"
The section hand says the white
man, unidentified. told him:
Get in here, boy. and you can
make some money quick"
Driving TO Kerrville. they parked
near a small bridge. The white man
removed big wrench and section
Of pipe from the back OF the ca.
and gave them to Payne, mean-
while keeping heavy railroad
clawbar used for pulling spikes and
handling tracks. When they reach
ed the track, Payne declares the
white man drew a gun and said:
I'VE got Job TO do on the
streamliner and we're going to kill
all of you
His companion then cursed him
and said. Il want you to loosen
those nuts referring to the nuts
on the tieplate bolt.
Payne said he loosened them and
then the white man shouted, throw
that damned wrench and pipe TO
me-" When he did that his employer
said. Now want YOU 10 pull those
spikes" and tossed him the claw
bar. The section hand admitted he
pulled the spikes on the inside OF
one length OF rail
Ordered To Run
Ordered TO pick up the spikes
and throw them aside. he did that.
The white man than told him:
Now let's see how fast you can
hii the water"
This was a creek over which the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

||ub Hears
|aried Program
Richardson
Reports On
NAACP Meet
p, cRAYCE THOMAS

c.rday evening the Progressive
4 held a large mass meeting ut
yMCA. The purpose was 10
no neople closer together and
rnrsge a better understanding +.
ne nrogram was outlined by
nresldent, Paul X. Holt.
rhs club was organized in
earlier part Of June by La
l. richardson and Richard Car
richardson recently returned
= the thirty-third annual con-
[snce OF the NAACP convention
/ los Angeles. He reported OIL
sessions and discussed the
aggression on our nation.
bther interesting topics concern
social security, Red Cross. OPA
n tho USO. Reports OF commit
4 chairmen we're made. Mr.. Mer-
N and George Robinson spoke on
|wling: Mr.. Burns OF the lnyes'i'
HON committee reported on the
lining of instructors OF training
kool. II was said that the stu
h,s we're being neglected by their
ktructors and that they had a
tdency 10 be prejudIced.
pther participants on the pro-
km were Don Hill. who sang;
L-ence Austin spoke on Con
|tfs and the Negro" Oscar Brook
sang a spiritual. He was ac-
npanied by Miss Letha Bluef.
Do later gave her version Of
|rees,p MI Lewis, co-author Of
berries Of poems in book form. read
! Double V victory theme. MIR.
d Mrs. Paul X. Holt presented a
II entitled. Boss In My House"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

Miss Minnie Hartman, assistant
TO the director OF Volunteer
Special services and secretary
OF the conference; James l..
fieser, vice. chairman In charge
OF Domestic operations; Claude
A. Barnett, Associated Negro
Press; Lester Granger, National
lrban league; DR.. Thomas VI.
Smith, presldent-elect Of the
National Medical association,
Mrs. Estelle Massey Riddle,
superintendent Of nurses, Homer
Phillips hospital, 81 Louis; Guy
Emerson, chairman OF the War
Fund and Roll Call Planning
committee; Brlgadier General
Benjamin q. Davis; Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, National Youth
administration; q. james Flem.
Ing, Presidents committee ON
Fair Employment Practices;
Miss Dorothy ROyee, assistant
national director, Nutrition sery.
ice; and Mrs. X. X. Motion, ad-
n,inlstrati,e Oillcer, southern DE
vision, AAA. To the lett OF the
head OF the conference table are
seated Mrs. Graham DOugherty,
assistant national director, VOL
unteer special services. and DIR.
Albert McCown, national dIrec-
Tor. Medical and Health services
OF The Red Gross. lANPl
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
SWEETHEARTS


selected the bright lights Of the
Picket Fence beer garden on
Oakland avenue. TO commit sui
eide. The young lady took a big
dose of iodine. She told the po-
lice that she had an argument
with her boy-friend. Clarence
Macklin. She took poison early
Monday morning
Ray Won Anyway
James Wig. SO. GIG Beechwood
and Joe Murray. %. 1888 McGraw
got into an argument over the Ray
Robinson fight last Friday night
and Wig pulled knife on Muir
ray. So. James was brought into
court on Monday morning and
charged with carrying concealed
weapons. The lucky lad. Murray,
has Detectives Earl Laser and
Harry Pitts to thank for their
timely arrival on tho scene.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08
Two Named Trustees
At A. And T. College

GREENSBORO. NC. - (ANP)---
For the first time in the history OF
the Agricultural and Technical
college here two Negroes will serve
on the board OF trustees. The an
nouncement came from the office
OF Gov. Broughton. who added that
appointment OF the two men had
been approved by the entire board
OF directors OF the college.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

Miss Polly Phillips has Just re-
rned Tram hurying her daughter
Indianapolis, Indiana. She Is
Pek on The Job again mt the sun.
Pam Beauty Salon and invites her
I and new customers 10 see her.
Pc salon j. located ut $50 y. For
\ Avenue. The phone number Is
fmnle l.il1s.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-08-08

the disputed Sojourner Truth
homes, for which feat the branch
was awarded the NAACP Thalhem-
or prize OF $50. Also cited in the
award OF the prize was the De-
troit branch's largest membership
drive most effective Office"
No big-wig in the convention.
Current admitted his hunky status,
cheerfully ran errands for every
one: fought Roy wilkins for five
youth delegates instead of two.
won: then frowned on Red" in
fiuences among the youth councils !:
participated in Friday afternoons
session devoted TO details OF branch
work. and lent his well-trained
mind To the resolutions committee.
Here Current poses before his
exhibit OF the Sojourner Truth
fight. best on display al the conven-
tion.-(Grlmes photo for LA. TIL
bune Features).
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

s. +. Draft Chief
Declared Fascist

The committee further charged
that evidence before it showed
Andriano was president of an Ital-
ian school system in San Francisco
that was not dissolved until last
Dec. 8, that the textbooks were
distributed by the Italian consul
late: that Andriano gave an inter
view to LItalia praising MuSSollni
and his principles in glowing terms.
When offered the opportunity to
repudiate the interview, the COM
mittee said, Andriano refused to
do So 1t added that Andriano,
thrice decorated by the italian gov
ernment, was legal adviser to the
Italian consul, and that he appar-
emily took over some of the con-
sulates duties when it was closed.
The committee adjourned last
night for probably two weeks after
hearing longshore leader Harry
Bridges charge that Mayor Angelo
RoSsi not only ordered shipside
workers to move scrap iron cargo
destined for Mussolini's Ethiopian
campaign. but also attended a meet
ing at which San Francisco Nazis
celebrated the German invasion Of
CZechoSloyakia.