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The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
JoeLouis Tax
Money To Escape
NewYork

NEW YORK -(SNS)- Joe LOUIS
Going into the Army cuts the TAX
receipts Of New York by consider
able figure, Governor Lehman
said this week. ...o,
Asked if an estimated loss IN ring
revenue of $4,000, figured in ms
budget for 1942-43, would pe al
fected by Joe's enlistment ne re-
piled: .-.- s,asa,o,,,e.
Since the beginning OF the tisca!
wear last July, Louis brought $50 'oos
to state tax Golfers as result o.
his fights with Lou Nova septempes
20. Buddy Baer, Jan. 3.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

RICHMOND, Va \SNNJ A1Ae
fighting Virginia Union university
"Panthers' continued their march
to glory last Saturday night, jan
taary 81, edging out the brilliant
Tuskesee Institute Tigers from
Alabama Ga to So at the Community
gymnasium, here. Coach Hucies.
"dream team" was way out in front
by the end Of the first hall, holding
a "a to 10 lead.
Mel Glover, Union captain
punch the sore clock for "a points
with a dazzling array of long field
goals. Thomas Hamburger, Tuske-
gee center, dropped in eight field
goals and three foul shots to lead
his team, scoring nineteen points.
EARLY 80 LEAD
TIE Virginia Union Partners
struck hard and furious after the
first two minutes of scoreless lull
.,,,ttine eight points on the score
board before the visitors got down
to business. The Virginia Union
cayers continued to sink goal after
goal. while the Tuskegee qui11t fe-
verishly attempted to get in one
sroove.'' Blair, husky center, bore
the blunt Of the Panther defense,
continually retrieving the ball iron,
the blackboard.
AMAZING RECORD
The scrappy Taskegee outfit with
a seasons record Of 27 wins IN
20 games, came back in the second
half with the ferocity OF youne
TIGERS. Time after time, the two
teams fought it out. Union, with
a smooth outfit, relied upon tntrl-
cate plays and Tuskegee dependine
upon unorthodox shooting OF Smith
a forward, and HornDurger' 'nei'
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
Brown Bomber
Was Sharp"
For Dinner

NEW YORK (C) - Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis, on a
brief leave from Camp Upton, New
York, Wednesday, during which ne
visited Mrs. Louis in their suite at
the Hotel Theresa, was fitted INTO
his new tailored army uniform, at
tended the dinner of the New YORK
Boxing Writers where he received
two plaques for outstanding accom-
plishments during the past year.
Former heavyweight champions
Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney ana
Jim Braddock were present, Iun-
ney getting an award for his phy-
sical education work in the Navy.
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Xavier's Eddie Cul p
Aims At New World No
~
Mark In Mile Run

three wears ago when Metcaife tolo
him that he could be his best tnne
of q minutes 80 seconds by several
seconds. Last spring, Culp ran tne
mile in AHA. This season, he eX'
meets to cut the time down 10 o:o4-
better than anybody else has ever
done in competition.
However, Metcalfe who was one OF
the worlds greatest sprinters a feW
years back, has even greater expec-
tations. Ralph says, Unless the
army gets him, the question OF VINO
runs the first 4-minute mile VIII be
between Eddie Leslie MacMitcnell."
SUBJECT TO DRAFT
Culp. whose home Is in Chic.
20. says, "I'm shooting at 4:05., But
I'm 2l and my classification Is la
SO I don't know whether I'll get a
chance to try"
According to Metcalfe. Culp's
ALA, which was made while he
was running third in the national
intercollegiate meet, was the best
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
IN OUR LETTER BOX

Cues: What chance would Burley
of Pittsburgh, Cocoa Kid of New
Haven. Jackie Wilson of California
and Bob Montgomery Of Philadel-
phia, have against New York's Ray
Robinson? Archie Terrell, Oakland
Calf.
Ans: Burley would have best
chance due to his great punching
ability. We'd pick George Gaines
fcrd's protege to lick any one OF
them in his present form.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
Joe Louis, The Man. Example
For Both Races Writer Says

of his race. 1t matters not whether
their chosen field is in the pulpit,
schoolroogn, medicine or law; he
has taught mankind that a man
can reach the top of his profession
without a scandal and live after he
reaches the top, a clean ana moral
life, as Christ did when He was on
earth and lived i'll the flesh as all
men do.
EXAMPLE FOR ALL
We are not comparing Joe's life
with that of the Son of God, but
are trying to illustrate by the life
that Joe lives that other profess
sional men can reach the top and
enjoy the confidence and respect
of mankind without regard to color
or race without scandal. His life
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
Va. Unions "Dream Team
FLAGS Tuskegee 81 To Sc

center. The Partners maintained
a comfortable margin throughout
the contest but the visitors inces-
sanity threatened, which made the
game interesting.
Unions reserve material saw
service in the game, as Coach
Hucles s'pulled'' his veterans.
The Panthers win meet the Ken
lucky T4aoroughbreds On three sue
cessive nights. February 2, 8. and
4, and then take On St. Paul Tech
in Richmond Friday night, Febru-
arv 6 in the Community gym
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SENSATIONAL KNOXVILLE team FLAGS MORRIS
BROWN 54-35; BIG CENTER, TOP SCORER
Leonard Jordan Bags IS Points
To Stir Cage-Conscious Throng

entries, Stanley Wright looked jnl@
pressive.
INExPERIENCE COSTLY
Morris Browns inability to break
Knoxville's jailhouse defense or to
solve her double-pivot offense
proved fatal, The Wolverines were
led on offense by r, White with
but seven, the two Carriers with
Just six apiece.
Jordan paced Knoxville with 16;
Preston, r1nner-tlp, had a fine
example of what the big center
really means TO his team.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

NEW ORLEANS ---(ANP) -- xa-
vier. University's Eddie Culp, who
had to be convinced of his own
track prowess, is now ready to make
the most serious bid Negro mas
ever made for the championship OF
Americas milers. Cup thought his
coach, Ralph Metcalfe. was crazy
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

for the teams position as l941
West Tennessee Football cham
piors. The team then made an
award of O football trophy to
Coach Bell in commenoration OF
his services for Washington High
School and for them collectively
and individually
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

OFFICIALS Lucius Jones
(Clark), Joe Johnson Clark
In the preliminary starting at
seven o'clock, the Morris Brown
girls, paced by LOrie Smiths eight
points, defeated the Atlanta Ladies
Tennis Club 1910. l.. Whatley had
five points and top hOnors for the
losers.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
Fast Breaks, Torrid Passing,
Dead-Eyed Goa!-Ringing
Kew To Va. Union s Record

death. According to Coach Hucles,
and he knows, the ''Panthers" drill
mostly on "hot passing, quick
breaks, and sure shot shooting
That's the secret of the success OF
the nations famed fighting Pan
thers''. But don't tell q soul!!!
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

Oues: Where will I locate pert
Katie Jones, Tuskegee's tennis
queen? H. K. L., Darby, Pa.
Ans: Contact her mother, Mrs.
K. Jones, 2O5 w. ISL ST., New York
City.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

IS @ living example Tor the Preacn'
er, teacher, doctor, lawyer or
Journalistic II a prize fighter car
SO live as to attract attention OF
the world as much to his moral
life as to his physical achieve
rnents, the preachers and teachers
who claim they are 'call OF God"
to develop the youth of the race,
ought to find it an easy Job to Life
unsr,otted from the world.
Joe does not use strong drink,
smoke, hang around dives, pool
rooms and stand on corners Of the
streets like many other profess
sio1lal men do, and has dignlf1ed
his profession rather than lowered
IFS standard as many other men
have done in every other profes-
sion including the pastors OF
Cilrist's churches.
MORALLY UPRIGHT ~
Joe has not dissipated his life;
he has conserved his moral cour-
age and kept mental control OF
hiraself at all times. AT no time has
he ever lost his head and didn't
know what to do in the ring or out
kof it. Nobody accuses him Of US
Ing profane language or behaving
tneorrmorly in the. presence OF
women. He is still the same Joe
with millions, in his pocket that
he was down in Alabama picking
cotton on a plantation for 30
cents per hundred He never boasts
or attempts to show his elevation
about all men who preceded him
in his profession. by displaying OF
sny advantage over them. He re-
tires from the ring with a million
in his pocket to serve his country
as hcnorably as he closed his life
as the greatest heavyweight cham
pion of all times, for $21 per
month 1t has never been a ques-
ton of money or notorietv with
Joe: it has always been a question
Of high moral standing and ply
sical fitness.
AIDED WTLLKTE
Joe has never had in mind him
self but his race and has been
careful to do nothing in his life to
reflect upon his peopie. When ask
ed, "Are you going to speak for Mr.
Willkie in the 1910 campaign" he
replied, "The Democrats don't
treat my people right down home. =
This short sentence was a sermon
and expresses what is i'll the heart
Of the greatest physical heavy
weight champion Of all times. he
will make the same great soldier
for his country that he made in
the ring as the worlds greatest
heavyweight champion of all times
We want to emphasize the life
of Joe Louis as man to convince
other professional men that they
too can reach the top and live ur
there when they get there with
out scandals, sinutty tales or bad
. reputation, which too often dis
, grace their professions and reflect
; upon the honor, integrity and
, morality of the whole race. Joe Is
great man who never entered 9
; college door but has excelled thou
) sands, who did enter college doors
. only to disgrace themselves anC
J. the race they belong to. .A.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

Oues: I claim that Max Marek,
the fighter who licked Joe Louis
Golden Gloves was later defeated
Gas a pro) by Tiger Jack Fox, one
Of the best ITS Founders I ever
saw. My opponent says Marek was
never whipped by a Negro scrap
per-who is right2 Arthur Murphy,
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

Oues: Was there ever a Negro
Jockey named "Tippy" Ray, and
would rate him with the bestP V. H.
Keyes, Cincinnati, 90.
Ans: One of the best that ever sat
in a saddle. He is well nigh blind
today, though we haven't seen him
around New York In years. .......
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BEATING THE Gun
BY AL Moses [ANP]

Rhythm Club, Harlem, N. w.
Ans: You're both wrong. Fox
never met Marek, and he was whip
ned 1885, by Worlds Heavyweight
champion John Henry Lewis Ne
gro.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07
Mice Holden ''hot' As
sc. Bags Florida

scorer with l6 points; Robert Mike,
for Florida, was the high point
man with 10 points.
In the preliminary game, the
Columbia All-Stars defeated tine
Collegiate Suppliers of Orangeburg
! 1918. .....
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

Ques: Does Pete White OF Billy
Miller share in the Ray Robinson
earnings as does Gainesford? H. W.,
Brookly, n. Z.
Ans: We don't handle that type
Of auestion-yOu should know that
from reading our Question box.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

CUES: Is Eric Illege still head man
Of the Renaissance outfit this sea-
son or has Eyre Saitch taken over
that Job? Ray Johnstone, Chicago.
Ans: saitch Is a bartender at
Club TEL In Harlem. The FenS' road
boss is still Iliege.
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

Oues: Would Actor Canada Lee
have stood up against fellows like
Henry Armstrong and Ray Robin
son? P. H, D. West Both Street, N.
Y. c.
Ans: Lee feared no one and was
a swell mechanic at the trade.
Armstrong and Robinson would have
proved too much for him, we think.
Cues: Have you anyway OF telling
how old incompatible George Dixon
was when he first started boxing,
what he weighed, and what club in
Boston he first showed in? Lester
Comeford, "Oldtimer' Boston, Mass
Ans: Little Chocolate" cOmmenc-
ed fighting at the age Of Is weigh
ing but SO pounds. His first bout
took place at the Ahtaneium club
Boston, for promoter Dick Blan-
chard. (Whew, that was a pip OF a
! query.
CUES: Whom would you nominate
for Negro Baseball Hall OF Fame
(and why haven't we one), without
giving too much thought to the
subjectP v. Green, Memphis, Tenn.
Ans: Andrew (Rube) Foster, Jose
Mcndez Smokey Joe William:
(All pitchers). Mendez was
great infielder also
The Phoenix index., 1942-02-07

An award was given to the scnooi
Evening star., 1942-07-29
Internees in Korea So Crowded
They Took Turns Lying Down
Missionoys Poor Typine Leeds Jops
To Suspect Him Of Writing Code

nation from prisoners "as q shep-
herd milks goat"
The shepherd led me into another
cell. needed drink of water. And
there I received the water cure.
Took Four Kettles Of Water.
The shepherd hunched my knees
under him and began forcing water
down my throat. The maximum
usually is four large kettles, and
took them all before I tainted. I
had bad heart and I guess it just
quit for a moment. When I re-
gained consciousness they returned
me to my cell.
-Four days later the question COW
cred the same ground, namely the
newspaper and that confounded
letter. The next time l am going
to employ secretary.
My back was badly bruised by
then and the soles of my feet were
almost too sore to walk. This time,
however, the mental torture was
worse than the physical. They
said they would kill me unless
explained the so-called code. They
warned me that nobody would ever
Evening star., 1942-07-29

. drink from one Of the four kettles.
On May Is they released me with
out explanation. Before my de-
parture from prison the examiner
asked II I thought I had actually
contributed to Korean life in the
past 10 years. I said, well. there
are two schools for Koreans which
would never have been built ex-
cept for my church and me-"
I reminded them that I had twice
been decorated by Japanese gov
ernors of Korea. Their reply was:
"All you did was to put a perma-
nent Occidental twist in the minds
and spirits of those Koreans, which
ruins them forever"
Personally, I believe that was my
offense I won't say what they did
to my wife. They never physically
harmed her, but they tried to make
her admit my espionage through
telling her the treatment I was
receiving and declaring she would
never see me. That I never can
forgive. I do not blame the Koreans
for my experience. They were extra
Evening star., 1942-07-29
Attorneys Scott, Anderson
Honored on Retirement

Retiring as attorneys in the Court
of Claims, William w. Scott and
j. Robert Anderson were honored
at a dinner attended by IS guests
at the Hamilton Hotel last night.
Former Attorney General Homer
Cummings made the principal
speech.
Judge James w. Morris of Dis
trict Court presented Mr.. Scott with
a silver bowl and Mr.. Anderson
with set of Beveridge's Life OF
John Marshall"
George H. Foley was POSTMASTER
of the dinner. Other guests were
Judge Benjamin Littleton of the
United States Court of Claims, As
Evening star., 1942-07-29

know what happened. They said
they would cremate my body and
tell my wife I died Of illness. They
didn't give me the water cure that
day.
That same night I pondered the
the problem. I considered admitting
espionage and then when under
formal court trial I could repudi-
ate this alleged confession on the
grounds that it had been obtained
through torture. However, real
lied this would implicate all the
mission workers. So made up my
mind to die. If they were going
to kill me there was nothing I
could do.
Released without Explanation.
The next examination was similar
to the others and ended when we
went to the water cure room. They
stripped me again but at the last
moment seemed to change their
minds. Well. sir, just to show them
I was not scared I said I really was
thirsty from talking and asked for
Evening star., 1942-07-29
BY EDWIN KOONs.

BY EDWIN KOONS.
LOURENCO MARQUES, Portu-
guese East Africa, July "a Delayed
AT the outbreak of the war last
December I was placed in a deten-
ton camp with other British and
American males. Our wives were
not interned. On May was taken
to the Keijo prison and placed in a
small cell with some 40 others, all
Koreans.
Our cell apparently was fairly
eommodious compared with the
others because the guard said we
would not need to use the so-called
two-and-one- system. He explained
that some cells were 30 crowded that
the inmates had to take turns lying
down, two thirds of them standing
for two-hour periods while the
others rested.
Our cell was 11-by-11 feet. The
real inconveniences came at night
when it was impossible to change
position once you lay down, and
from the lack of food. We slept
after q fashion. And we agreed to
divide uneaten food among the So
called 20-day prisoners. You don't
get really starved until you have
been progressively hungry for about
20 days.
You don't feel like eating after
questioning either. All you want is
to rest until the pain fades. I had
my first examina ton on May 10. I
want to emphasize that all subse-
quent treatment came from Koreans
and they had to show extra zeal IN
order to convince the Japanese
higher-ups.
Charged With Espionage.
The charge against me seems to
have been espionage although 1t was
never openly stated. The prison au-
thorities questioned me ut length
concerning the mission newspaper
which I edited, trying to make me
admit concealed information was
carried in the paper.
The fact that every edition had
been censored previously was dis
counted. They claimed information
appeared which would be ineligible
to Americans but not to the censor.
! denied this.
They then removed my clothes
and began beating me with . rubber
hose. Other guards who were not
connected with my case occasionally
joined my examiners, each giving me
. few cracks on the head and feet.
The examination then centered on
. letter in which some typographical
errors appeared and In which some
words were crossed out with the
letter x. An oflcer insisted that
these constituted . secret code and
demanded the key. I laughed and
said they were merely evidence Of
my clumsiness on . typewriter.
Nothing I could say would con-
vince them otherwise Then they
introduced man they called "the
shepherd" They explained the
nickname was derived from his rep
utation for ability to extract infor-
Evening star., 1942-07-29
British ArcheoIoqist Dies

JERUSALEM, july 20 R.--Sir
Flinders Petrie. British archeologist
noted for his work in Egypt, died
last night IN the government hos
pital. He was 50 years old last
June 3.
Evening star., 1942-07-29

rough to prove to Japan their 10y
atty. Still, both my wife and I
hope to return after the war and
continue our work.
Evening star., 1942-07-29

sistant Attorney General Francis
M. She's and former Assistant At
torney General Herman J. Gallo
way.
Evening star., 1942-07-29

fEdtptn Koons, iphose story fol-
lotos, Is a 62-year-old Presby-
teridn missionary from Syracuse.
N. Y, Uho iDds stationed at Keijo,
Korea, since 1900, tuhen he Went
to Asia. His account OF his i'm
prisonn,ent BY the japanese tDds
sent to the United States by Rel
man Norm, Associated Press cor
respondent, fDho ,Dds taken pris-
o,,er by the Japanese at Saigon,
French do-Chtnd. Both are
passengers on, the exchange ship
Gripsholm, iDhich sailed for the
United States vesterdQu.)
Evening star., 1942-07-29

Drenched with color-brieht as an Au-
gust flower gorden-these thrilling
new Prints-in cotton soteen, pque
and chintz You'll be proud to fount
them even for suppers at home-thot's
how devostotinely becoming they ore
Whot's nore-they have reoIly FULL
skirts, twiriine, swirIing offoirs thot
make you feel like woItzing. Long
Upper or wrop-oround styles. .l2-2O.
LANS1URGHS-Hou.ec third r,oo-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE

switch suits, but simply a re-
fusal to command continuation.
What response to give natural
~ depends upon the particular
situation. | will show a series Of
these sitt atoms to indicate the
various factors that govern the
response. Usually The bidding is
an important factor, because it
gives a clew to the unseen hands.
Together with the two hands in
sight, it determines the plan Of
defense.
Each defender has to figure
out for himself what this logical
plan is, but the responses are a
means of communication where
b. tho defenders can pool their
information and so aid each
other TO get a correct picture.
Today's hand shows a simple
situation. East does not know
Vests exact honor holding in
diamonds, nor his length. But
East does know that he has no
high card to support continu-
alton of the suit. He should
therefore follow with the deuce.
West reads that South proba-
bly, holds the queen, and it may
be guarded. Dummy has no long
side suit on which South might
discard diamonds. The indicated
plan is. then. to exit and wait
patiently for the diamond tricks.
The a fest exit Is clearly a
trump.
II West were to continue dia-
monds instead, declarer would
make the contract, losing only
two diamonds and q club. After
the trump exit, he goes down
one.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
THANKS, HIRoHITO

The small boys Of the notion-ond
some Of the bigger ones - should turn
their faces to the Land Of the Rising
Sun and yell, "Thonks, dishonorobIe
one" at the top Of their changing
voices Civilian wool consumption has
been cut 80 per cent, and anyone who
ever wore long, scrotchy underwear
should realize what q boon that order
is.
No more Jumps around the bottom
OF stockings, no more embarrassing
scratching when teacher tells you to
stand up and recite If this spells the
end Of small boys throIIdom to heovies,
then Eureka, Hirohto"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-23
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, March % -
There's nothing wrong with Di-
ana Barrymore's legs, obvious
ly, except that they almost
cheated her out of a movie role.
For a majority of the sequenc-
es in Universal's Boy Meets
Baby" or maybe they'll call it
Love and Kisses, Caroline
the script describes a girl of IA,
with her braids, shell-rimmed
glasses, dental braces and an
adolescent figure. Director Hen
ry Roster wanted Miss Barry
more for the part, but every
time he made screen test of her
he was displeased by the actress
pleasing architecture J.. Finally he
announced that he'd have to find
somebody else.
Nobody else satisfied his re-
quirements, however. So Miss
Barrymore will make the pic
ture after ala 21-year-old girl
in a role rejected by l9-year-old
Deanna Durbin, who didn't want
to be typed as an adolescent.
The story now is being changed
a little to make some cOnceS-
sions to Miss Barrymore's ma
turity. She'll wear longer skirts,
and camera tricks plus starva-
ton diet will help to keep her
in the angular category.
While all this was going on,
3O-year-old Ginger Rogers has
been preparing to impersonate
a brat of II. A couple Of years
ago she attracted attention by
playing a 14-year-old girl in the