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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-13
Louis Will
Not Have To
Defend Suit

CHICAGO - (SNS) World
Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis will not have to defend
the $10,500 suit for legal services
rendered his wife in her dismiss
ed divorce bill last year until the
end Of the war according to a
ruling Friday by Circuit Court
Judge John Prystalski.
The delay was opposed by At
torney Bindley Cyrus. counsel for
Mrs. Marva Trotter Barrow,
Louis wife, who charged that the
heavyweight champ, now q cor
poral in the Army, has evaded
service in the suit since last Oc-
tober.
Judge Prystalski In his ruling:
Louis is like any other man
in the armed forces and is en-
titled to the benefit of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Act of Con-
gress passed in October, 1910.
The fact that he is q world cham
pion pueilist does not change his
Status rs 4 member Of the xla~
tons military forces"
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DIZZY DEANS ALL STARS PLAY End NEGRO
BASEBALL JUGGERNAUT IN ClNCY JUNE IS
Birmingham Black Barons
Invade Cros|ey Field

The fast-flying Cincinnati Buck
eyes, who have lost only one game
since they played here three weeks
ago, will make their next home
appearance on Sunday, June 81,
with the famous Birmingham Black
Barons as their opponents. While
en- their winning spree the Buck
eyes came out on the long end of
the score eight times while losing
only once. This streak improved
their standing in the league from
fifth to second place, and experts
oncede them good chance to
nose out the Kansas City Mon
rchs for the championship of the
first half of the Negro American
Legaue season.
Cincinnati fans who saw the To-
cal representatives go down to a
double defeat at the hands of the
strong Jacksonville Red Caps will
remember that the play of Par
nell Woods at third base and at
the plate was mainly responsible
for the defeats. The Buckeyes inn
mediately traded for Woods and
Howard Duke" Cleveland, the
slusging Red Cap outfielder. and
the resulting strength has shown
in every game played since then.
Both Woods and Cleveland will be
with the Bucks when they come
home next week.
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CINCINNATI. O.-The Cincin-
natl (Mia1nD Ethiopian Clowns
made their debut as q home club
an suspicious one at Crosley Field
(home of the Reds) as they swept
both ends of twin bill before
12,5OO fans, a record for local Ne
gro attendance. They defeated
the Chicago Brown Bombers, So
in the opening Negro Major League
game, and then trounced the
whiskered House of David (white)
nine, 8-3.
The Clown Prince of Negro
Baseball" Peanuts MASSES. chalk
ed up his 4th consecutive triumph
at Crosley Field by shading Lefty
Eddie Thompson, who settled down
after shaky start In which the
Clowns jumped into q 40 lead
The Bonbers came back with q
vengeance In the eighth, however
and scored three runs on Bennett
Longest's doubles with the base
loaded.
The three-run outbllrSt shattered
MASSES record of not yielding an
earned run In 28-innings of pitch
ing here last season.
Kankol Welded seven hits as the
Clowns set back the House of
Davids. 0-3. In the nightcap. He
tainment before the start of the
40 leaa, acquired after three isar'
lnings. The CloWns scored four IN
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-13
BY ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK - CAMP - " W
wouldn't it be the human thing to
declare soldier-boxer Joe Louis S
income tax $117,O0O for 1941, off
until We finish the job with Hitler
and Hirochito?
Or at least,-permit this mod
ern American patriot to figure In
two major fights in which, -he'd
be permitted to take out the sum
due referee Joseph T. Hig-
gins, income tax collector for End
New York; district, who has
granted puzzled and proper
ty-poor Joe a 30-day defer
ment. Cad, but we Americans do
things strangely. Louis could be
made the happiest young man in
this entire country if i. the spir-
it of the law would be interpreted
in his behalf at this time
rather than the cold. calculating
letter of the law.
Informed boxing fans of all col
ors and creeds have known for a
year that Louis has been shy OF
ready cash. Mike Jacobs, critics OF
his own race, ct al could halt
this typical American youngstei
from :, risking everything he held
dear in the world. for the sake OF
his country Yes his country
even though a non-intellectua1 like
he Is :. knew special favors OF
lessening of Jim crow standards
would be shunted aside for him Oh
his fellow blood brothers.
Louis's earnings last year total
ed y. $214,292. That is a lot Of
hay-day. but Joe has q lot OF
terrain out Chicago and Detroit
way that eats up tax-money
like pelican does fish tidbits
isn't there someone in the :. navy
:. army -. Hollywood's Wen
dell Willkie (Joe Looie-remernberl
i. who will now step forth anG
say the authoritative words which
will mean so much to
puzzled, big brown boy?
JIM EVANS BACK IN CHIPS
The man for whom we were pres
agent for IS years /. James Ev.
ans, worlds Negro pocket billiards
champion. and conqueror of RALPH
Greenleaf in match play, - has
recouped his fortunes. At least
that is the report that reached my
friend %. Chicago Foots," vel
known local billiardiSt who, like
Evans licked the II times
(Greanleaf) worlds pocket billiard.
list titleholder. For the past eight
or ten years, this Draining expon
ent of the baize and green who
has staked more down and
cutters than Jack Dempsey has
has been far away from his
former way Of living. The thou
sands be repeatedly has gotten hols
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proc1aiming as the next Satchel
Paige, will be on hand to pitch
one of the games. Ted Double,
Duty Radcliffe, Tommy Samp-
son, Lester Lockett, Paul Hardy,
Alfred Saylor, Alvin Gipson, john
ny Markham, Leroy Morney,
Reese Tatum, Gread Mechanics,
Lloyd davenport, Jessie Douglass
and j. B. Spencer are Barons we'll
known to the fans, although Rad
cliffe is a 1912 acquisition frcm the
Memphis Red Sox.
Pilot WEIGH has a new pitching
discovery to go along with Bank
head, Gibson, Markham, Radcliffe
and Mechanics in "Black Dia-
mond' Pipkin, who is a young
left-hander of promise. Jessie
Warren and William Bradford. the
latter Chicago boy, are utility
men who have made the squad this
season
The Black Barons are neck and
neck with the MonarchS for the
lead and must win these two games
to stay in contention. This won't
be easy if the American Giants
manage to get the hitting of Cool
Papa Bell, Art Pennington, Alex
Radcliffe, Johnny Bissant, Walt
Cannady, Jimmy Crutchfield, Clyde
Spearman, Ralph Wyatt and
George Brit to blend simultaneously
with the effective hurting Of
Thompson, Terrell, Willie Cornelius,
Leroy Sutton and Arlie West, the
later a young newcomer Of tall
ent. Chicago has dropped some six
or seven games by the margin Of
a run this year, and, once the
Start coming their way. they're
going to be hard to beat.
In Difference to the visit to the
Black Barons, the games have been
Signated as alabama Day." With
So many former natives of that
state now residing in Chicago, the
Birmingham club Is sure to find it
self with plenty Of roofing SUD-
Inurt in the stands. The rainfss viii
get underway at 100 pm si
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Bhana Wants Chicago
Series In Order To Keep
Pace With Hot Monarchs

Greater than ever and battling
furiously with the Kansas City
Monarchs for league leadership. the
ever-populay Birmingham Black
Barons make their 1912 Chicago
bow Sunday afternoon, June IA, in
a double-header with the Chicago
American Giants at ComiSkey
Park. The home teams third ap-
pearance of the season in the
spacious major league bailiwick, the
twin bill promises to bring out
some of the best action of the year
as the American Giants always
seem to rise to new heights OF
ability when engaged in conflict
with the Barons.
This was evidenced earlier in the
year when they handed Birming-
ham one of its few Setbacks of the
campaign in the South. Very few
trick during the entire year. but
aggregations manage to turn this
Manager Candy jim Taylor,
pleased by the fact that his Chicago
team seems to be hitting the stride
predicted for it, is hopeful Of re-
peating in double measure June
II.
NEW TALENT
A reason for his optimism Is the
recent acquisition of Pitcher Sam
Thompson, a clever, seasoned per-
former with an excellent reputa-
ton compiled with the Philadelphia
Stars and other top clubs. Thomp-
son, q right handler with a wicked
curve ball and plenty of speed, will
make his Chicago debut in starting
one of the games. Willie Terrell
will take care of the pitching Of
the other.
The Black Barons are still the
Black BaronS. Which means that
they're tops. Manager Winfield
WEIGH, the Connie Mack of Negro
baseball" developer of many OF
the race ranks greatest stars. is
bringing q lineup loaded with top
notcherS of last years team that
barely lost the championship tc
Kansas City, and several new
corners of extreme promise.
GREAT MAN IN
tsANKlMAD
Dan Bankhead, whom many az
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picture not q select few; horse
racing in all of its phases: and,
the crying shame Of all time
American. Big League baseballP???
Wonder what has happend to the
navy officials. now that they've
permitted Bob Feller to pitch
against Negro OUTFIT just as
was: Walter Johnson, Chief Bend
er, Eddie Plank, Grover Alexander.
Christy Mathewson. Dizzy" Dean,
Nap Rucker. cts, ets.???? We
Eambasted the navy In a registered
letter on this jim crow stand for
which we have a post office
return receipt) but, as expected
no official reply Charley
Burley's surprise loss to Cincin-
ats bronze conner Ezzard
Charles, and Ray RobinSon's show
ing (even executing accident)
against Marty Servo, further in
clines us to the belief that neither
enc of these present day stars could
have done much with . Jack
McVey, the counter-punch marvel,
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Ethiopian Clowns Focus Eyes
On Tilt With White AII-Stars

CINCINNATI, O.-(SNS)- That
Joyous tuinult that rent the air was
Cincinnati'S way of greeting the
news that the beloved Cincinnati
Clowns are coming back to Crosley
Field, Monday night, June Is, for
q special twilight game to start, at
$3.50 p. M
The game is the outgrowttl of a
challenge hurled at the Clowns by
the Tri-State Sempiro League,
white. to face an aggregation
selected from among their out
standing stars.
The Clowns, who fear no foe,
readily accepted
The All-Stars will have line
up studded with the names of
former major and minor leaguers,
who have dropped out of organized
baseball to hold down war industry
jobs.
That's all right with the Clowns.
Fer one thing, they're going to
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Joe Louis Income Tax Debt
Should Be Deferred Till
War Is Over Al Moses

| Of, We hope will be wisely invested
in q small room, or some over
the counter enterprise. We hope
this report is true in every essen
tial for the sport world, should
never forget Jimmy Evans
THE ROUND UP
Mayor La Guardia on Friday,
May 20 gave official recogni-
tion to the fact that discrimina-
tory practices would not be toler-
ated against Negroes in the war
effort here that is to say i.
after a representative (mixedD citi-
z n a c. finding commit
tee brought the point directly
home. !. the reason for this piece
Of news on the sport side of things,
reasons something like this
Cant some pressure be brought to
bear on those who prevented Ne
gro entrants (Chicago) from COM
| peting in the Hale America tourna-
ment national Tennis champion
ships; handbaIl tournaments, pro-
football Eve refer to the overall
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-06-13
Joe Louis Tops Exhibition
Card At Polo Grounds Soon

NEW YORK-(S " S)-ThCu-
sands who have never been able to
afford the luxury of seeing the
worlds heavyweight champ box
in person will get that opportunity
when Corporal Joe Louis appears
in an exhibition four-rounder as
part of the mammoth sport carni~
val scheduled for Sunday, June ID,
at the Polo Grounds.
Harlem's great army of sports
fanS-perhaps some 10000 strong
is planning to throng the Coogan's
Bluff citadel of the Giants to pay
homage to Americas most beloved
soldier and citizen.
With the appearance of Louis
alone is enough to insure capacity
attendance, the committee in
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Ethiopian Clowns Face Club
Led By Ex-Big League HurIer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -(SNS)-- The
league leading Cincinnati (Miami)
Ethiopian Clowns, winners of the
Denver Tournament championship
last season and now a member of
the Negro Major Baseball League
of America, won five out of six
games during the past week, and
drew record-breaking attendances
in appearances at Indianapolis, To-
ledO and Flint.
The Clowns, with their Clown
King of the Diamond" Peanuts
MASSES. Just wowing fans every
where, will return to Parkway Field,
home of the Louisville Colonies for
the third time this season. next
Sunday, June Is. This appearance
marks the first official Negro Ma
Jor League games to be played in
this city, with the Chicago Brown
Bombers, piloted by the peerless
Bingo DeMoss, particular favorite
of the late "Rube" Foster, the ga
ther of Negro Baseball providing
the opposition to the Clowns, in
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BARONS HAVE GREAT RECORD

send the one and only Peanuts
MASSES" Edward A. Davis to the
mound, and very few teams ever
beat this hurting wonder.
1t is interesting to note that
"Peanuts,' besides being the clev-
crest comedian ever developed in
Race ranks as well as great all
around player, has pitched in 2c5
games since his professional debut
in 1899 and has won all but five
of them!
He will be seeking his fifth con-
secutive Crosley Field victory. hav-
ing defeated there the Satchel
Paige All-Stars q to 0 in ten in
nings), the Havana Cuban Giants
(blank!ng them). and the Memphis
Red Sox yielding one unearned
rum last season, and the Chica-
go Brown Bombers (5-3, only one
of the runs against him being
earned) on May "a of this year.
"NyaSses." the pride of Cincin-
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Those who haven't see him be-
fore have super-treat coming.
BORICAN PERFORMS
The third one of the greats prae-
tically signed to appear is the ma
tons middle distance runner-John
Boricon. Jersey John, who is the
current decathalon champ, is an
other performer standing head and
shoulders above the pack. His most
noteworthy in a long series of his
tory-making efforts was his feat of
coping K. of c. double two
years running. He grabbed the ia
nous Casey 800 and the 1000 IN
both al and AZ.
The carnival is benefit fer the
army and navy emergency relief
funds.
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charge of this monster sports car
nival is lining up the greatest
names In the world of sports to
round out a really great program.
OTHER FEATURES
Track and field enthusiasts will
be happy to learn that Cornelius
Wermerdam, sensational pole vaul-
ter from the Pacific Coast, will
make another attempt to break
his own incompatible record of
better than Is feet. Warmerdam is
one of the real marVels of the con-
temporary athletic picture. New
Workers who have had but one
chance to see him in action and
that indoors-will welcome this sec
ond chance to view this high flyer
Who completely dominates his field
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Ethiopian Clowns Continue
Thrilling Winning Streak

the third in which Askari Coles
triple was the big punch.
The Clowns and Davidites treat
ed the fans to a complete pro-
gram of novelty stunts and enter
tainment before the STRAIT of the
twin bill, which had the fans
screaming in delight. Score by In
nings:
At Cincinnati, Ohio e. II. z.
Chicago Bombers-
600 coo O31-S 9 1
Ethiopian Clowns
210 o10 o1x-5 Is 0
Batteries: Thompson and James:
Peanut MASSES and Tarzan.
Second Games r. n. 2
House OF David
600 ITO 001-3 Z o
Ethiopian Clowns
0o4 O20 20x-s 8 o
Batteries: Smith, Novak and
Martin; Karlkol and Tarzan. Ma
con.
At Williamson, w. Va r.. s.. E.
House of David
COT COL OoO-1 5 o
Ethiopian Clowns
Oo2 600 oo1-s 8 .
sau;th au.l Martin, Alaicheit and
,aT1an sAAsA..u rs ~ &1sksp $50
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natl, has a betting average of 1897
and a fielding. mark of .976 cover
ing his two seasons with the
Clowns. He's a great performer on
a great team.
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IJ4I EdSU-WESL UdS6UdI CIdSoIC III OHICdBU-
witnessed by $4,000 bowling diamond maniacs
this column held to its original opinion that
the former Booker T. Washington High School
sensation from Atlanta, Georgia, was the
finest in Negro baseball.
Butts, this year, is even cooler, more eff
fortress, and more dependable than last season.
The folk, those same ones who were respon-
sible for the slight edge that carried Martinez
- mi. fbn 6raff1pV now
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what promises to be a sizzling dou-
BILE header, as these two clubs are
bitter rivals.
MEET DIZZY DEANS TEAM
The following evening, in the
first twilight game ever staged at
CroSley Field, Cincinnati. the
Clowns will face Dizzy Deans All
Stars, the team that gave Satchel
Paige and the Kansas City Mon
archs such great battle before
10000 fans at Wrigley Field, Chi
cago, a few weeks ago This con-
test is scheduled for Monday, June
Is, and will get underway at 6:15
p. m. sharp.
Other appearances of the Cincin-
natl Clowns find them at Nashville
on Tuesday, June 16; at Paducah,
KY. on Wednesday, June II; at
Danville, Illinois on Thursday, June
Is. And on Sunday, June 81, comes
their long awaited Chicago appear
ance, in a double header gala pro-
gram to be. staged at Wrigley Field,
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after neck and-neck finish. I'm
til week ago the Barons were
leading the league race, but they
ran into the Monarchs and drop
ped three games to fall back into
second place. Some Of the out
standing players of the league will
come here with Birmingham and
fans are certain to Gee a great pair
OF contests, because Manager Par
nell Woods and his Buckeyes are
determined to atone for their
double defeat on their opening
games last month.
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CLUB AND FRATERNAL DAY

.a"s "
June Il has been designated as
Club and Fraternal Day by the
Buckeye management. On that
day 81 local organizations will re-
ceive cash contributions from the
Buckeyes in accordance with the
number of fans who turn out from
each particular club. Ten thou
sand tickets have been distributed
to these clubs and lodges and
they are urging their friends to
come to the game and represent
them. Cash contributions are be-
ing made to show the Buckeyes
appreciation of the way Cincin-
natl has welcomed its new team.
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Weston! BUG
\ K2 NZLIiLSz. s.RncS !
Thomas pea Eye) Butts, Cool Breeze
Of Baltimore Infield, Now Rated
Best Shortstop In Negro Baseball

EVEN WHEN Horacio RabbiD MARTINEZ, classy short
stop of the New York Cubans got the nod by thin margin
Thomas pea Eye) Butts glitter shortfielder Of the
Baltimore Elite Giants for the honor of performing in the
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home of the Cubs.
At indianapolis, Ind. RHE
DAVID 001 100 20l-5 8
CLOWNS 003 210 O3x-9 10
Trant and Martin; Peanuts MASSES
and Tarzan.
At Toledo. Ohio. RI T.
CLOWNS 020 002 001-5 10 0
TOLEDO 600 900 000-0 s 0
Matchett and Tarzan; Harrington
and Missley.
AT Flint, Mich. II II T.
CLOWNS 100 300 00l-5 10 l
FLINT 900 010 000-1 2
Kankol and Tarzan: Meyers and
Radaka
At Detroit, Mich. Il II T.
CLOWNS Ola 300 000-8 10
DETROIT 004 10 000-6 10 2
Barbee and Tarzan; Higdon and
Christopher.
End Game X III T.
CLOWNS OLE 900 OF IL 2
DETROIT 013 900 Ks 9
Sikh and Tarzan. Evans and Hat
ton.
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WOODS, MANAGER

WOODS, MANAGER
AS reward for his great play
ing and because of his knowledge
and experience in the Negro
American League, Parnell Woods
has been appointed man ger of the
Buckeyes to take the place Of
Walter Burch Woods is extreme
ly popular with the players and
the team has not lost a game since
his appointment. He will be the
only active playing manager in the
Negro American League, and the
Cincinnati. team promises to go far
toward the championship under his
leadership.
SONNY HARRIS MAKES GRADE
Local fans will be glad to know
that Sonny Harris, long a favor
lite ball player. has made the grade
with the Buckeyes and is playing
right field regularly. Harris left
here three weeks ago for a trial
and reports indicate that he is
slugging the ball and covering
plenty Of ground IN the field
BARONS HAVE GREAT RECORD
The Birmingham aggregation
comes here with one of the best
records in the Negro American
League. Last year they finished
second to the famous Kansas. City
Monarchs who won the flag only
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-30

Clerks are in the s1.8oO annual bracket
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-10-30

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