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Wishes of the Russians

It is the Russian position that second front should be tried If it succeeds it will be worth while be- yond any doubt If it fails, with great cost 1t will serve, they argue to draw away German strength from the Russo-German front. And, naturally they argue that Roosevelt and Churchill promised Molotof last May to stage invasion of the Continent It IS
 true enough that Washington and London fixed no date but Moscow set the idea that 1t was indicated the attempt would be made this year
 Of course, Stain uses the argument that even if second front would have better chances of success next Spring it might then be of much less vital aid to Rus sia, who in the meanwhile may suffer other defeats. However, it is worth noting that it is said that even after disagreeng with Churchill about the date of the invasion attempt he promised that he would fight on until next Spring There seems, from military point of view, considering the factor of the rapidly coming Winter small reason to doubt that the Russian Army can keep several million Germans busy until the Spring Certainly if the Nazis drive through to the Caspian Sea Russia will be greatly weakened, but there little chance of Hiters being able to defeat completely the Russian armies before Christmas
 In which has been largely one of surprises, predict anything too certainly. The decision to postpone the second front is decision of military leaders and undoubtedly is based on conditions they now exist and now appear That means that at any time conditions may alter the aspect of the problem If there unexpected collapse of Russian resistance if there serious Japanese attack the Russians
 in Siberia if number of other things happened the matter might look different.
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SECOND FRONT IS SEEN
 POSTPONED UNTIL l943
That Is Apparently What Churchill Told Stalin On
 His Recent Trip To the Russian Capital
CONTRARY DECISION POSSIBLE
By Edwin l.. James

The evidence all points to postponement by the United Nation until next Spring of an attempt to invade Europe large scale. Reports of the discus sons between Churchill and Staln the occasion of the British Prime Ministers recent trip to Moscow, plus Russian reacton indicate that the Russians told that because of the seriousness and complex
 y of the undertaking it had best be delayed until pre- parations could be made which would come nearer to insurng In any event, such appears the yer dict of American and British military leaders who have been planning the second front.
 The case for delay is admittedly strong There are the factors of manpoWer, of air strength and of ship Staln told Churchill that the British waiting for the Americans it be surprise that London would wish the aid this country is bringing While it is true that paper there approximately 2000000 British troops in the United Kingdom is also understood pointed out to Stalin that about half of this Der could be considered rstlne troops the others be- ing in the nature of home guards It is also probably true that Britain feeling always the danger of Ger
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man attack would not wish to strip the islands of all it's rstclass soldiers If it be the that the Brit ish wish fftyJifty undertaking with the Americans it is certainly secret that there such numbers of United States troops in the British Isles at this time to make such an undertaking possible.
 The Lessons of Dieppe
 The statement issued by the Canadian Government makes it clear that there is unanmity of opinion among the United Nations that the raid Dieppe was an unmitigated success The Canadians lost about tWo- thirds of the 5000 men they sent the raid and ngly they think the price high Be that it may surely the Deppe raid gave vivid idea of the nature of the defenses the Germans have the French They to be reckoned with.
 Of course, the Dieppe expedition gave some helpful indications The fact that for nine hours the British able to maintain considerable fleet of ships off the shore safely under umbrella of planes supplied perhaps the most useful indication rehectng upon the task of real invasion. But, the other hand nine hours is nine hours and not nine days. It stands to reason that in longer period the Germans could have brought more air power to the scene. But they would have had to take this air power from somewhere ese possibly active field.
 The D.eppe show did indicate the practicability of landing tanks. It also shoded that when part of such raid is not successful that partial failure reflects upon the whole undertaking It is fair enough to take the word of the British military leaders that the expedi tion served valuable purposes One of them might have been to indicate the difficulties of dealing with shore batteries
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The Political Aspects

It would be but natural if Roosevelt and Churchill were worried about the dissatisfac- tion they know the Russians hold about the progress of second front plans. While at present they both are confident that Stalin will fight through the Winter until the Spring, when United Nations action in Europe might make the Russian prospect better, it is of course possible that in the months to come. events might transpire which would cause them to reconsider the situation.
 Yet both Roosevelt and Church i'll are disposed to leave decisions of strategy to their military lead CTS. Not only kb this a major plank in their plans, but they have additional reason for eau. ton in that an unsuccessful in Vaslon attempt might have an al mos disastrous influence on the progress of the war. There is no doubt they feel that so far as is humanly possible they should avoid the danger of a fiasco which would throw millions of hopeful people in occupied lands into pit of disappointment.
 So the plans for the second front continue. These plans are many and varied and all involve enormous problems. It cannot be too often repeated that invaders of the Continent need to have air supremacy in the theatre of at tack or they face disaster. There must be ports available for use and ships must be safe, or rel atlVely so, in approaching those ports and in remaining there 1t seems to be assumed that a sec ond front, to succeed, would in volve the use of at least 100000 first-line troops, These may be ready next Spring; they are not ready now.
 Russia's Service
 None of the United Nations leaders is blind to the great ser vice to their cause being per formed by the Russians. All other things being equal, they would welcome the opportunity to help Stalin in his valiant opposition to the Hitler invaders of Russia But over against that is the i'm portant circumstances that their military advisers doubt their ab- ility now to conduct an invasion of the Continent with any great assurance of success.
 IL SIlOuld DC lllCllllOllGu IfIdL there is good reason to suppose there will be other raids on Ger man-held coastal points. They may be many and they may be few. It is always possible that major reasons of strategy will bring a revision of the second front plans as they now stand
 But the outlook at present is distinctly against full-scale sec ond front invasion of Europe by the United Nations in the next months. More men, more ships and more planes are needed. They are on the way steadily if not overwhelmingly.
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and STAMPS 10 add to the striking power of our armed forces.
 ''If these purchases arc 10 have material effect in restraining price increases they must be made out of current income.
 'In almost every individual case they should be big enough 10 mean rigid self-denial, substan-
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Proof of Labor Blanks can now be had at the Nome Nugget ofict
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Fight! Work! and SA

M ".... The American people know that "A if we would raise the billions which we lime prevent disastrous rise in the cost of liv- ing, shall have to double and more than double the scale of our savings
 Every dime and dollar not vtay needed for absolute necessities should go info WAR BONDS
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SAW !!''
BONDS from the President ot the United States

iial reduction Gor most of us in the scale of ex- penditure that is comfortable and easy for us. We cannot fight this war, cannot exert our maximum effort, on spend-as-usud basis. I've cannot have all we want if our soldiers and sailors are to have all they need"
 --Franklin D. RoOseUeLk.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
T E n n IS
BY LENA E. WALDEN

Central Motor City Tennis club
held its regular meetings at Brew
ster Center on Wednesday for Bad.
mnton and Tennis and at our club
rooms, 1851 Brush street on Satur-
day for business.
We were pleased to have two new
prospective members out Wednesday
evening, Harold Henderson. former
ly Of Washington, D. c., and Wesley
Stone, who resides at the Y,MCA.
Both young men are good badmin-
ton players and plan TO come out
regularly which is more than can
De said for some Of our old mem
bers, The women did all right for
themselves in competition this week
Flora Lomax defeated Wesley Stone
and Lena Walden defeated Harold
Henderson in singles, and in doub-
les John Oats and Lena Walden
defeated Harold Henderson and
Wesley Stone in straight sets. Stone
had the i'll fortune to break his
racket toward the end OF the eve
ming but it didn't seem TO worry
him too much. Said he would get
another and be with US again next
Wednesday. Harrom Lockhart had
challenge in against Lena Wal
den for Wednesday but didn't
show. Guess the Home Guard" had
him some. Van Buren, was out
again and seemed well pleased to
have received a deferment from the
army You know he was slated to
90 Nov. 10 He and Flora had some
lively singles but l didn't get the
winner nor the score.
Roger Walden ard DeMar Solo
man arc two more Of our Young
men 10 90 to the army. Last we
heard Of Dan Webster he was in
England and Herman Malone is no
longer at Custer. He's still in the
U.S.A., but don't know just where
Haven't heard Of Dick Love since
he was home in September He was
stationed in Virginia then.
Well folks, that's al the news for
now. Remember badminton as usual
on Wednesdays a. Brewster Center
and the business MEETING which is
interesting too on Saturdays at our
club rooms. 1851 Brush street.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

Made Of Ave pI IS OF plywood fas-
tened together with screws, new
chair for home use can be taken
apart and packed ast for moving or
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

The big scramble between Great
Lakes Mutual Insurance company
and Gordy Contractors for leader
ship in the Wolverine Bowling
league. And the battle seems to grow
hotter as the two teams rush down
the line.
For instance, both teams were
tied last week at II wins and seven
defeats each, And then TO keep the
knot tangled each made a clean
sweep Of the three games rolled
Friday at Paradise Bowl.
Great Lakes scored a three game
win over Expert Cleaners, last
place team, as they continued their
spree Of SIZZLING pins
At the same time Gordy was hav-
ing an evening OF case as Edwards
failed 10 put in an appearance, for
feiting the three games q their op-
poncnts.
Friedenberg won two out of three
from Leashay Confectionery to re-
tain third position. The loss dropped
Leashay into a tie with Schmidt
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
Banquet Delaware
State Hornets

DOVER, Del.-Delawar State
college honored the fighting Hor-
nets in a football banquet on Satur
day. This tribute marked the close
OF successful season The banquet
session was an all-malc affair with
the men of the faculty, Lawyer
Ernest " Keith and DR.. William
Henry joining President Gregg in
paying tribute to Coach Duke"
Smith and his warriors.
Lawyer Ernest V. Keith. secre-
tary Of the trustee board and loyal
Hornet, supporter. highlighted the
bar quet speaking by calling attcn-
ton TO the role Of football in the
5l-round growth and development
OF participants. His oratory was so
catchy and sincere that the boys"
Of the team placed him on the list
Of All America after dinner
speakers.
After a dinner OF turkey and
trimmings, the football men had as
their guests the invited young
ladies Of the institution.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
EWeH Plans
To Contin
Work At Penn.

CAMP LEE, Va - Barney Ewell,
one OF the fastest humans alive, is
one OF the outstanding luminaries
in a galaxy of sports celebrities in
military service at this Southern
Virginia post.
Penn States colored track sensa-
ton only athlete in history to
take frst honors in three IC-4-A
events two years in a row - is at
tached to- Ninth Regimental head
quarters. He says he wants 10 do
his part in the war effort and then
return to Penn State to complete
his education.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

In another game. equally as hard
fought, Highland Park beat Briggs.
1922, Friday night the Brewster B
team trounced Sam Cut Rate. 1925
This Thursday night the Vikings
will meet Highlana Patk at Brew
ster, the game slated TO start at
8 pm. At nine o'clock Bailey Five
will engage in tussle with Mon
arch Five. The Twentieth Century
club Is slated 10 meet Brewster A
team Friday night at eight o'clock
The regular league season is
scheduled to begin the first week
in January, and all games will be
played at Brewster Center.
Trophies will be awarded the
first three teams in the final stand
ing Of league competition.
At least four other teams will
be entered in the league by the
time the season gets under way.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
Jefferson At
Tuskegee Air
Training Base

CHICAGO - Bernie Jefferson
former backfeld ace Of the North
western university football eleven
and a member OF the 1910 College
All Star team, left here Thursday
for Tuskegee, Ala, to report to the
United States Flying school.
Jefferson passed the physical ex-
animation early this year and has
since been awaiting the call He
has been teaching al Medill high
school during the day and four
nights each week at Wendell Phil
lips HIS home is in Grand Rapids,
Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
Robinson Scores
Early Knockout

PHILADELPHIA-Ray Robinson.
Harlem welterweight, scored his
i0th ring victory since turning pro-
.essional by stopping Al Nettlow,
Detroiter who is assigned 10 the
Jacksonville naval base. in the third
round before 10000 here on Monday
night, December IA. 1t was Robin
sons 29th knockout.
Seeing his fighter completely out
clsss'd and .soundly whipped, Al
Well, manager OF the white boy.
asked the referee to stop the fight.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
A GOOD CASE
IN POINT

The owners in the major baseball
leagues could take basketball as an
example OF true democracy in these
good old United States. This is es-
pecislly true Of professional bas-
ketball.
The Toledo cam was the first pro
basketball team 10 break down the
racial barriers by using former
Toledo university player. Billy
Jones. Last year the American
Flyers with Gates, King and Cooper
in the lineup. Now comes the Stude-
baker team Of CT icago with a num-
Der Of forme- Globctrotters and
New York Rens in the lineup.
The Studerbaker team replaced
the Chicago Bruins in the National
Basketball league, retaining a num-
Der Of the former Bruin players,
including Tony Novak, feet 10
inch center; Evans and Orr. The
colored members OF the team are:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
Franks Named On
Big 10 All Stars

Julius Franks. junior guard on
the University Of Michigan eleven
was placed on the honorary 1912
Western conference team chosen
annually for the Associated Press
by Big 10 coaches
The only other Negro considered
was Bill Wills. sophomore tackle
for Ohio State, who received hon
orablc mention.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
OhnsOn-Harrs Maintain Lead In Motor City League
RUSS J. COWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

Duke Cumberland, Hillary Brown.
Roosevelt Hudson, Tony Peyton and
Sonny Boswell. Peyton and Boswell
were with the Rens last year. The
others were with the Globetrotters
The Studebaker team is direct
refutation OF the charges made that
white and colored players cannot
play together,
AN ILLOGICAL ARGUMENT
Probably the most assinine argu-
ment ever to come across the sport
field is the one presented by some
fight fans and few sports writers.
These fans and sport writers are
bitterly opposed to a match be-
tween Hammerin' Henry Armstrong
and Ray Sugar Robinson, express
ing silly arguments in a vain effort
10 keep the two battlers from meet
in ring combat.
And more recently George Gain
ford, advisor 10 Robinson, in a tele-
gram to Frank Young. sports editor
Of the Chicago Defender, said: Ray
-Kobinson has not signed or agreed
verbally with anyone to box Henry
Armstrong and this is to deny any
such rumor Ray Robinson definitely
does not want to box Henry Arm
strong"
Why shouldn't Armstrong meet
Robinson? The boys have not given
a clear and concise answer to this
question, Most of them are opposed
10 the match because both are COL
ored. Now. Us Broadway Joe would
say, Amt that something" In other
words, they are injecting a bushel
of sentiment into the issue.
Sentiment is not one OF the flavors
incorporated in the boxing game.
Boxers who are tinged with this in
gredient never reach the top Of the
adder. Ray has never allowed SEN
timent to interfere with his me.
chanics Of dishing out punishment
10 opponents. excepting Of a very
recent case, Neither has Armstrong.
Boxing is a business, and il a
bout between Robinson and Arm
strong will pay off in large slabs
OF filthy lucre. then It is my opinion
that they should be signed for a
match. And Detroit promoters
should get in the fight TO stage the
bout right here in Olympia.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
HIGHLAND PARK
AND BREWSTER
WIN IN opener.
Vikings Also c aptur e
First G a m e In The
Chronicle League

The Michigan Chronicle basket
ball league got away 10 an auspi-
cious start Thursday and Friday
nights as six OF the teams competed
in the Qualifying rounds at Brewster
Recreation Center.
The vikings. from Franklin Set
tement, won the first victory in the
opening round by defeating Brew
'Ster Center B. team 1870, in a hard
fought game which was a nip-snd-
tuck affair until the final whistle
blew.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
Lakes And Gordy
Continue Battle

Beers for fourth place when the
latter won two from Harvester.
Lark Grill won two from Jax
Five when Rad Morris blasted out
572 on high gane Of 205. Bill
Graham had a middle game OF 245
for 562 Ready Power won two from
Velma's Lunch.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
JULIUS FRANKS
/ WINS NEW HONORS

When Julius Franks, University
OF Michigan junior. was named to
a guard position on Golfers ALL
American football team. he became
the first Negro attending a college
west OF the Alleghenies 10 attain
such an honor. In addition. he's the
first Negro player in the Big Ten
to achieve this coveted post, and
also the first since Brud Holland
vas named 10 an end position two
{ears running, 1899 and 1910 while
Nearing the colors of Cornell.
OAher linemen to win this honor
wereLew!s at center while at Har-
ward in 1895. and Paul Robson, an
end at Rutgers.
There have been a number Of
good Negro football players in the
Big Ten in past years, but none was
able TO acquire the position now
held by Franks Duke Slater. one
OF the greatest tackles in the his
tory OF the Big Ten, made an en-
viable record while playing at lowe
in the early l920's, but the best he
could get was a post on the late
Walter Eckersalls All-American
selection. Ozzie Simmons. Willis
Ward. Bill Bell Archie Harris and
Bernard jefferson were other Ne
gro stars who failed in their ambi-
ton to win an A'l-American berth
Lewis, center at Harvard, was the
first Negro TO attain All-Ameriean
honors. winning a position on the
late Walter Camps early teams.
Fritz Pollard, after running wild
against Harvard, Yale and other
eastern teams in 1916, was selected
for halfback berth Two years
later Robertson was named end on
Camps All-Ameriean selection.
The failure OF Camp to select
Slater as tackle on his All-Ameri-
can team provoked considerable
controversy as the position went to
Mcclure Of Chicago. Aubrey De-
vine, quarterback for Iowa, was
named, and it was generally agreed
that Camp did not want to pick two
men from a western team at that
time.
A few years ago a similar contro'
versy cropped up when Camp failed
10 pick Kenny Washington, the grea'
UCLA halfback. Washington wa:
without doubt one OF the outstand
ing backs of the yer as he guided
his team to victory after victory
with his sensational passing anc
running.
Franks was the outstanding mar
in the Michigan lin this past sea
son. making his presence felt ir
every game the Wolverines played
He was one Of the few men who
played 60 minutes in most OF the
games on the Michigan schedule.
And not only is Franks a good
athlete but he's a fine student and
one Of the most popular students
on the campus at Ann Arbor.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
SOLDIERS WANT GAMES

MOBILE-The Thir,y-ninth avia-
lion squadron basketball team
coached by Cpl. Charles NJ. Angel
and Staff Sergeant Jesse E. Gloster
have rounded out strong and fast
team, but the booking of games is
hard task. The team is open for
games in the southland.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
SIMPSON HOPS
TO SECOND IN
HARD BATTLE
Friars Ale Drops To
Third Position In
Standing
BY RUSS J. CoWANS

Putting together games of 85989i
and 1872 for a neat 2645, Johnson
Harris Stars chung 10 their lead in
the Motor City Bowling league by
outscoring Nacrema club Monday
night at Paradise Bowl The Ma
eirema clGo Mon lay night at Para
disc Bowl. The Nacirema keglers
bowled over 1881 pins. M,
Sem Merritt was the sPsrkplug
IN the Johnson-Harris drivs against
the pms, collecting 55l on games
Of l55.2Ol ana 1872 Paul. Coleman
had high game Of 2l3
James Driskcll paced-the
Nacirema bowlers with 527, fol-
lowed by James Anderson with 534.
Move Forward
Simpson Vulcanizers, driving
hard to regain top position in the
league, post they held forsthree
weeks, swept the three-game series
with H. and |. Inn, 2i22 10 23l2,
To- gain second place.
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$40 on H. ISl and To-" W. QuaF!es
was SECOND WIN OLD
FE!aEs Ale tor one Of me le"
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game as me team won TWO from
superior lie insurance. company
george bennett led me way win
o4' as ne opened WIN 49, mao a
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100 Maceo he!ly RANKED second
win o54 on sstfe-ot-''u
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tufahee- boys -N-lh-a2s -on-Iooi 4s0
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Ill brau ADVANCE
III Brau moved up from SKIN
pace 10 iourth poS.'ioh IN INC
league stand!hs by taxing TWO ou'
OF thFee from OaolI!ac ginger Ale
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