Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-05-01
Taggiin'
En- Out
BY Emory O. Jackson

By Emory d. Jackson
Washington, d. C. Prom the
back window of the apartment
where ! am stopping, one can see
the nine-hole river thanked Lang
ston Golf Links. 1t was designed,
l am told, by Atlanta's Bobby
Jones. Joe Louis, it is reported
has played on this course several
times.
In August the Wake Robin Golf
Club, headed by Mrs. Paris B.
Brown of this city, will be host to
the national golf championships
of the United Gold Association on
the IS hole public Anacostia golf
course on the banks of the Poto.
mac River. During the turna-
ment. this course which is for
whites, will be reserved for ex-
elusive use by UGA. 1t will mark
the first time that the UGA has
held its national tournament here.
Use of the links were approved by
Interior Secretary Harold l. lex
es. Date is August 1921.
Washingtonians 60 in colossally
for golf. Women seem to have as
fanatical an interest in knocking
the speeded ball into the can as
do the men.
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Cum Posey, scribe and part own
err of the Homestead Grays is
suggesting that NEGRO organized
baseball teams wear the Double
v" on their uniforms. Sammy
Bankhead, one Of the famous
"Bankhead baseball brothers" be-
gan his career as a pitcher and
has since played every one Of the
nine positions on a baseball team
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Embarrassing questions; "HOw
can you Negro National League)
expect to keep fans interested in
your dodge when you fail to re-
lease any info about the players,
averages, angles or even scores ?"
asks an interested scribe. A week
prior to that question Cum Posey
wrote: The N. N. L. and N. A. L.
have gone on record to recognize
and complete closer relationship
between organized Negro baseball
and the Negro press 1t is a nee
essity that every club of O. N. B.
organized Negro baseball) have
a publicity man on salary"
Rumor: That Coach Country"
Lewis of Wilherforce will be re-
placed as head coach. His as
sistant, under Coach McCrary is
reported as his possible successor.
With the Physical Fitness Divi-
sion of OCD transferred to the
Federal Security Agency where it
is reported to have been dropped
Jesse Owens, its coordinator for
the Negro division, is said to have
been transferred to Washington.
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Death has dragged Ut Jack
Blackburn. the rihg-wise, glove
marked, career -tattoed, and tutor
talented teacher, trainer, friend
of Joe Louis, the worlds heavy
weight boxing champion. "Chap-
pie and the champion, made a nice
teacher and pupil combination,
which to boxing is somewhat like
Plato and Aritotle is to philoso-
ply.
Blaekhurn's career was one
which could be seen in many col
ors.
Born Charles Henry Blackburn
in Versailles, Ky in 1883, he be-
came one off the greatest defensive
fighters that ever lived. From
1900 to 1923, he went to battle
/ 90 times, losing but two of them
Joe Cans defeated him in 1904
and Roy Pelkey licked him in 1928
when lie tried to stage a come
back. He once knocked out six
men in one evening at Philadel-
phia.
/ Recognized as one of the hest
| prize fighter trainers of all times
Blackburn, steered Louis to the
championship and through u
successful defenses. Except in thu
Simon fight Of March Z in N.Y.
he was in Louis corner at every
fight.
Blackburn fought men away
from lightweight to heavyweight
He didn't pick 'em. Hard day
had faced him in trying to earn
living until he teamed up will
Louis. He had faced the courts
on homicide charges. His fac
had felt the steel Of razor cut
Pneumonia knocked him out,
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