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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15

unionists A few days ago he was
fretting because the Secretary OF
the Interior did not go brawling
with some small town editor over
an alleged insult. Now he has at
tackled the Negro press, particular
ly The Chicago Defender and The
Pittsburgh Courier. Seemingly he
has just discovered that there is a
Negro press although numerous
other white people are aware of it.
Pegler's opinion is that these two
newspapers compare i'll with the
standard white press of the coun-
try and are no compliment to the
people whom they purport CD to
represent" He pretends to be
greatly shocked because one of
these papers carries a gossip col
umn. He ridicules them for carry
ing advertisements acceptable in
only a very limited publication
field" He declares that "In neither
newspaper is there any writing of
the slightest distinction" He in
sinuates that Negro newspapers
strive to segregate their people $50
that they will remain a profitable
specialized circulation field for ad-
vertisers and politicians"
Pegler processes great concern
because of these papers alleged
appeal to colored soldiers whose
loyalty is constantly bedeviled with
doubts and with the race-angling of
news" and insinuates that the
same action should be taken
against them as the Federal Gov
eminent has taken against Social
Justice. This fits in too snugly for
coincidence with views held by
many higher ups in Washington
who dislike the truths Negro news
papers have been publishing about
the workings of fascism in Ameri-
ca where Negroes are concerned in
war service, civilian and military.
knowledge Limited
Pegler's knowledge being Sc
limited, it is a pleasure to inform
him that the combined circulation
of Negro newspapers is 100000
copies weekly, of which nearly a
quarter million copies are sold by
The Pittsburgh Courier. The read
ers of the Negro press also read
the white press and so are able to
make a better comparison than
Pegler. These 100000 Americans
know that in the Negro newspapers
they will not be ridiculed and lam
pooned, will not have their hopes
and aspirations misrepresented and
misinterpreted, and will not find
news of their various noteworthy
activities completely ignored. They
know that the Negro press was
born and continues to grow be-
cause the white press has persisted
in fiouting the cardinal principles
of journalism where colored citi-
zens are concerned. If the white
press had not insisted on treating
the Negro in the news as he is
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
Council of Negro
Organizations

The Minneapolis Council of Ne
gro Organizations held its quarter
ly meeting at Phyllis Wheatley
House on Mothers Day. The meet
ing was interesting and enthusi-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15

astic. The Importance of such an
organization as the Council during
the present period cannot be over
emphasized. The Council is work
ing diligently to obtain and safe
guard the rights of Minneapolis
citizens. 1t seeks the cooperation
of all citizens in carrying out its
program.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15
Schuyler Calls WestbrOOk Pegler
Front for Fascists in Defending
Negro Newspapers of the Country

For Wesbrook Pegler Spps columns
been Ratchet and front" for American
of 1888 he shocked intelligent condonng ynchng
citizens of San Jose Calf Grateful reaconsm rewarded
y for his sustained attacks against organized labor guse
smelling gangsters among honest trade
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-05-15

treated in American society, there
would have been no Negro press.
1t is another product of Negro
phobia and the color bar.
Editorial for editorial and col
umn for column we are not afraid
to place any of a dozen Negro
newspapers alongside the leading
white newspapers. Significantly
enough, Pegler is not specific in
this regard, preferring to dwell
upon the quality of advertisements
and gossip columns. AS for The
Pittsburgh Courier writing we are
willing to let the public decide. Suf-
flee to point out that three of our
writer's have had two or more books
published which have won wide &C
claim, one has been an editor for
twenty years, one is a Harvard
trained lawyer and former editor,
one is vice-president of large in
surance company and author of a
history of insurance, one is a So
cial worker and another has had
her column termed the best of it's
kind by an authority.
Negro newspapers do carry
gossip columns but the most widely
syndicated column in the white
press is the Winchell gossip col
umn. There are a dozen others of
the same type read avidly by mil
lions of white readers. These
gossip columns are about the only
writings some white people read.
1t is a major American pastime, so
why condemn Negro newspapers
for carrying what so many readers
desire?
Uphill Advertisement Fight
In view of the uphill fight the
Negro newspapers have been wag-
ing for decades against the color
discrimination practiced by most
white advertisers, Pegler's attack
is particularly CALLING. To survive,
a Negro newspaper would have to
charge at least twice what it does
if it had no advertising, and few
readers would be willing to pay it.
The price now charged is high pre-
cisely because most white bust
nesses have refused to buy adver-
Using space in Negro newspapers
despite the large circulation of
many. Only in recent years has
there been any definite trend for
the better, and that has been slight
considering the growth of Negro
newspaper circulation. Many kinds
of advertising copy would probably
be rejected if other white adver-
tisers did not persist in maintain
ing the color bar. Take all depart
ment store, theatre, cigarette,
liquor, financial and patent medi-
cine advertising out of the average
W hi e newspaper advertising
which largely ignores Negro news
papers) and it would have to go
out of business or boost its price
three or four times what it is. In
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and Leo is permitting him to take
his time about 1t.
Anyhow, Galan looked like
about a 4O-to-1 shot few weeks
ago. He didn't know how his
game leg would do. Nobody paid
him much mind, even though he
once had spanked the Cubs to q
flag in '35 with stick average
of .3l4. Every one knew he had
been a scrapping, take-a-chance
outfielder with the Cubs. That
was what got him his injuries
his willingness to run into q
brick wall or two IL there was q
hope of trapping q fly
But, still, he was only one OF
eight outfielders in camp this
spring. He had hit an inconspic-
uous .259 in IL games with the
Dodgers last year. Galan was
only another name on the flossy
Brooklyn roster. to be noted and
possibly marked utility.
Then Galan's knee began to
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'Dueky' Medwiek Due
for Trode, Probably
to Reds or Cubs
BY GAYLE TALBOT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida,
March 20. (AP)-This probably
will come as a pleasant surprise
to Augie Galan, himself, but Au-
gle is due to start this coming
baseball season as the regular
left fielder of the Brooklyn Dod-
gers, supplanting Joe Medwick,
who cost the club SIPS 900 only
two years ago.
Medwick, in fact, will be with
the National League champions
on opening day only in the event
that President Larry MacPhail Is
mot successful in his present ef-
forts to trade Joe and holdout
Pitcher Whit Wyatt either to the
Cincinnati Reds or the Chicago
Cubs. A deal of some sort might
lpop any day now.
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Robinson Works Out on Rubio
While Waiting for Cochrane

NEW YORK, March 2O-(R
Just by way of keeping his
machinery from getting rusty
while he's waiting for Red
Cochrane to bring the weller
weight title out Of the Navy, Ray
Robinson takes on Norman
Rubio tonight in a 12-rounder in
Madison Square Garden.
And If Rubio's recent exhibit
tons of walk-in-and-wallop are
any indication of what's on tap,
the chances are the Sugar Boy"
from Harlem won't have much
time to let the rust accumulate
in this outing, in which he's
putting up the longest unbeaen
record of any figher in the bust
ness today.
18TH WIN SEEN
No matter how you add it up,
the skinny swatter should run
his string to lib straight tri-
umphs-89 as an amateur and
20 as a pro-in this tea party.
He's 1 to 4 in the betting shoppes
and this corner likes him to fin
ish with the decision. But RubiO's
smuggling style - take tw o
punches to land one and never
stop charging-figures to make
it a pretty fair evenings enter
tainment for the 5000 or 5000
customers "Uncle Mike" Jacobs
expects to have on hand.
OF more Importance from q
boxing standpoint right now is
the local unwilling of the latest
lightweight sensation from the
coast, Cleo Shans. His reputa-
ton as a beak-buster paved q
road all the way here for him
and in his first Eastern start he
took care of a Willing Rival al
Holyoke, Mass, a few days ago
Tonight he'll. have to have more
than a reputation in tangline
with Freddy Archer, a youngster
from Newark who's "hot" ir
these parts right now and is rid
ing a neat winning streak OF his
own.
Robinson has been regarded
as the logical challenger fol
Cochrane's crown for the pas
four months, ever since he flat
tened Fritzie Zivic. The Boxing
Commission names him the No
boy and most of the fans have
the same opinion. Cochrant
probably has that idea, too, bu
the Elizabeth, N. j., Red-head i.
in Uncle Sans Navy now, ane
working so hard at being sailor
that he can't make a date Il
have any fun at all. Not that say.
ing howdy to Robinson in work
ing clothes is guarantee of fun
After all, 1T other fellow!
didn't laugh about II.
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up because of an injured knee.
The Chicabo Cubs, for whom he
had played since 1884, returned
him to the minors, and Brooklyn
got him for next to nothing. 1t
purely was a hunch on Mac
Phail's part. And now, through
a dramatic series of circum-
stances, he turns up with one OF
the most coveted jobs in the
game.
Augie, approaching 30, re-
ported to the Dodgers Havana
camp this spring completely UNI
heralded and more or less UNI
noticed. The teams outfield was
spoken for with Medwick in left,
Pete Reiser in center and Dixie
Walker in right. Yes, Manager
Leo Durocher says Walker is his
right fielder, even though Dixie
temporarily is playing second, or
"B" team. Brooklyn fans may
relax. Walker simply requires a
J lot of time TO get into condition,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20
Post Tourney
Enters Finals
4th Air Bose Gets
Nod over Q. IA. Quintet

With a $50 first prize as an
added incentive, two teams will
battle it out tonight on the Self
ridge Field floor for the Post
championship. Defending its I'll
tie and favored to win is the 4th
Air Base quintet, which has
marched through three rounds
Of play by overwhelming scores.
They will be opposing the 1st
Quartermasters, victor over the
T w o-Target team by a 1923
count last night in a game which
was tied most of the route. The
4th Air Base knocked off the
End Weather, 1920.
$50 SECOND PRIZE
Second prize of $50 will 60
to the losing finalist tonight in
the meeting between the defend
ing champions and the Quarter
masters while the victor in the
consolation game, to be played
at Z o'clock, will collect $40
The losing consolationist receiv-
ed SIS. Championship game is
at 8 in the Post gym.
The Field A G. r office an
nounced this morning that q
ping-pong tournament will be-
gin in the gym on Monday.
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games of 256-237-213.
Only a month ago, Les blasted
away for q 100 in the same
league. Last nights perform
ance materially boosted his team
to a 1918 count in its first game
and a 1910 second start, but the
crew slipped in its final game,
marking a 972 for a 1897 total,
three pins below the coveted
5000 figure.
MOVE INTO TIE
Les and Floyd Frederick lift
ed the team by its bootstraps as
Floyd marked games of 202, 225
and 225 for $50 total. The
quintet swept over the Old Bru
quintet, which didn't have a 600
series, to move into a tie for
first.
Other action in the league last
night saw Norm LaCroix, cur
rently riding hot streak, blast
ing away for a 685 triple on
games by 256-192-237. Only
sweep in the league besides the
leaders was by Purton Auto
Sales over Engel G. Son.
Other 600 series and the high
game in each:
Ray Capron, Purton Sales 500
and 244; r. Miller, Dads. 624
and PA; George Noteboom, Goe-
bells, 618 and 224; AL Hallett,
Rosso Sport, 608 and 246; Ed
Zimmerman, Blue Rock Major
6O6 and 224.
LaCroix's 256 was top single
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Angie Galan Slated to Start in Garden for Brooklyn

feel good under the hot Cuban
sun, and he began to run and
field and hit. Augie was full OF
fire, while Walker only felt lux
urious and Medwick still was
plate shy from the terrible
"beaning' he received two sea-
sons ago. Joe still has a tenden-
cy to pull away from certain
pitches, to lift his right leg just
before he connects with the ball.
Il has robbed him of much Of his
power. It is the reason why Gal
an. the outsider, is about to step
into Medwick's left field posi-
ton.
From the Dodgers opening ex-
hibition games, Galan has been
playing rs well as ever In his
life. His battered legs EEL great.
Il Is q tremendous break for
Calan, to crash the regular line
up of the club popularity favored
to repeat in the National. A
year ego he was considered q
hopeless baseball cripple, washe'
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lacks Hi Speed
Wins Clutch Match

Meeting in "clutch" match
Jacks Hi Speed, dead-locked
for the lead in the BE- league
last week with Batkin's Radio,
blasted their foe for three
game win last night to take a
three-game mIrgin in the loop.
One other sweep was marked
by Miller Brothers Creamery
over Mount Clemens Dairy and
one tie game-at 646-was
chalked between Kibble's and
MacAlpine's Squirt.
A 500 by Harry Thomas OF
Miller Brothers was good tor
high series and doubled up with
a 224 high game in his second
start.
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5uper-(Ieaner'
FACE 0usting
Posenstti's Fovored
10 Continue Wins
Against Business Men

One of two teams-the Mer-
chants or Super Cleaners-will
drop out Of the city basketball
league playoffs tonight as t n e
second round Of play gets under
way.
The two, first round victims
of the Business Men and Pag-
anetti Lumber cagers respective
ly, will meet in the first game
at 7:l0 in the Mount Clemens
High gym while Mondays two
winners clash in the second tilt.
Indicated during the regular
season and with a victory over
one of their two major oppon-
ents already tucked away, the
Timberjacks are favored to
knock off the rangy Business
Men tonight while the Cleaners
rate q nod over the Merchants.
UNDERDOGS AGAIN
Last team to gain the playoffs,
the Merchants put up q great
battle before going down before
the Business Men 41-40 on Mon
day but occupy an underdog
position again, having been
twice defeated by the Cleaners
during the regular season.
The Paganetti team, a favorite
in the loop since the first night
of play in December, has knock
ed off the Business Men on two
occasions and is expected to give
an encore tonight. The winner
of the Merchants Cleaners game
and the loser of the Paganetti-
Businss Men will meet on Mon
day, when one team will be
eliminated. Fourth round game
will be a week from tonight.
AS usual, the first half of the
winners game will follow the
opening period of the two los
ers' games.
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Bannow Drug
FaHers Again

Bannow Drug, faltering lead
er of the Glass G. league, lost
another two starts last night as
two teams crept with five games
of first. Lakeside Fuel took two
starts from the leader and the
City News teams measured State
Farm Insurance with a trio OF
wins, also gained on the Drug
gists.
Harry Thomas 522 for City
News gathered in the three
game honors and his closing 1919
was top singles.
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Wyandoite $
In Sen,i-FinaIs
Of State Meet
Second Border Cities
Five, Royol Oak.
Dropped from Running

One member of the Border
Cities League moved into the
semi finals of the state high
school basketball meet today
while a second team, Royal Oak,
which had reached the quarter
finals after riding over Mount
Clemens in one round of the reg
ional was dropped from further
competition.
Wyandotte, second-place win
ner in the loop, is the only team
to remain in the running for
state honors. Fordson, the cham
pion. and four other teams were
eliminated in the regionals and
Royal Oak suffered terrific lac
ing last night, losing to Saginaw
of the Saginaw Valley league by
a 61-23 count.
Wyandotte's narrow margin of
victory, 1922, came at Ypsilanti
where Jackson was the victim.
AS usual, big Ed Mierkowicz was
the sparkplug of the team, which
has not lost game since Jan. %.
He poured in Is points from his
center position, second high OF
the night among Class A teams.
Only a Saginaw forward, Saw
age. who collected ID points
against Royal Oak topped the
Dotte players total. For the
Acorns, it was a humiliating de-
feat. Coach John Baldwin's team
sprung an upset in the regional
final by whipping Pontiac and
the testy mentor, who earned the
name of "cry baby" at the Fern
dale tourney, had plenty of rea-
son to cry last night. Saginaw
led by a humiliating 30-12 score
at the half and the big scoring
gun for the Border Cities team.
little Jack Shader, could collect
only three points. Bill Gauss,
center, and Jack Won Eberstein,
guard, shared honors with IL
points apiece.
EAST LANSING
Sixteen winners of last nights
game will move to East Lansing
this evening for the semi-finals;
four teams are from each of the
four divisions which schools are
divided into on an enrolment
basis.
Topping the list are Saginaw
and Lansing Eastern in Class A,
Traverse City in Class B, Deca-
tur and Tecumseh, both unde-
feated, in Class c, and Whitehall
and Wyandotte Smith in Class d.
Wyandotte meets Muskegon
tonight.
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Team 5 SEXES
Pin Busters Lead

One game out of first place
last week, Team S of the Pin
Busters league took over the
top spot last night, scoring a
sweep over Team /. Last week S
leader, Team 6, slipped to Sec
ond, losing two starts to the last
place No. 3 outfit.
Eileen divers $50 series for
Team 2 took honors and her It's
in the final start was tops in the
singles department.
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Les Frederick Hits
7O6 Series for AHes

Repeating at the scene of the
highest series score rolled in
Mount Clemens this season, Les
Frederick, a member of the AL
ties Lager team of the Major
League chalked up a sizzling 7O6
series last night, counted on
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She 6aM6s@o Mttor
FRIDAY MARCH 20, 1912 PAGE
In This Corner
TWO-YEAR LAYOFF BRINGS SHARP EYE;
THE SILENT ONE CAN KEEP
QUIET NOW
By DENNIS BROWN

= LOCAL JOTTINGS: He hadn't had basketball In his
Don letters 5foot TO- forward on
Headquarters Selfdge Field set scoring
the post the other night former
Class "A player Cleveland Gophers letters tossed In
"a points, exceeding Hank Csprons mark by one point
His however went down defeat other members Deng
able to collect only 10 tallies.
Buchoz of city high is taking brief vaca-
varsity coaching duties He still has few dozen
affairs handle but will not start baseball for
another week
Emmett 1.-THE Silent" Quinn is getting large fat needle
for the 463 series he pounded O out In
Minor League Wednesday night Somebody put gum
ball explains Team members thinking OF farm
him the Pin Busters league to gain little
On the night in the Al circuit Hank LaCroix was
hitting 495 three straight games Of 1875 for Frankenmut
= BASEBALL BANTERS: 1t didn't get big play in the
the action of Leo Duroher in going nine innings
lowers Brooklyn Banner which includes
Throughout the last season, Larry
to talk Lppy Leo into taking the nfield
like tobacco auctioneer selling double
header crop However Durocher also has hinged Jaw and
his nickname from being Stacker at talkn SO ne
stayed tight the bench.
Even in that great the Cardinals and
Dodgers Durocher still failed to take the feid
and fact in condition to.
But the situation to have changed perhaps
Durocher believed Wee Reese last is still
remembering the little rookie committed In the
against the Yankees last fall They didn't shew up In
the column the midget shortsop caught sadly
out of position several occasions.
Perhaps remembering and is getting ready
to fill Kid the need should arise or again.
perhaps MacPha put the his manager about con-
tract signing tme the Dodger Skipper aging but is still
ouch the middle of two Brooklyn double plays
against the Tigers.
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Tmken OIL Grim s
in TIGHT Battle

Thinker Oil and Grim's Ser
vice remained in tight race for
B-4 honors last night, though the
former edged its margin up to
two games by winning two starts
from Hubbarth & Schott while
Grim's was dropping two games
to Hi-Speed.
Two sweeps were marked
Power Supply taking a forfeit
from Bilrus and Pagett and
Holmes bouncing Hatch's Ser
vice.
Clifford Hays 587 for Pagett
& Holmes was top series while
Ken Hay took top single on a
234, for the same team.
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Five Teams Press
Kings-Queens Leader

Losing a pair of starts to the
King William Team, King Dede
of the Kings & Queens league
chung to a bare two-game lead
last night. Four quintets-Kings
Archibald, John, Thai and Will
nick-are in a tie for second,
only two games behind the
leader.
J. Kreinbrook's SAT for King
John was top triple and his 1877
in the final start was blue-rib-
bon single.
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DALLAS, Tex, March 20 -
R-Tred Shocks in the army
air corps, wasted away to a mere
shadow.
The Chicago Cardinals foot
ball player tried it the first time
last August. He tipped the scales
At 240 pounds and the army sent
him back to the football wars.
Seven months on two meals a
day without bread, butter or po-
tatoes whitfield him down to 100
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-20

A salmon-baited cat-spanker
automatically limits to one each
the visits of domestic cats to the
bird sanctuary at Ell MORO Ma
tional Monument in New Next
CO.
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Right foot bare, Richmond Nor
com established individual scor-
ing record for &c. "A indoor
championships at Madison Square
Garden. Morcom duplicated dou-
bic turned in by Keith Brown in
1895, erasing Yale stars meet
pole vault mark with IL feet 4 IA
inches and winning high jump
with 8 feet I. New Hampshire
boy was second in broad jump
with q feet / IA.
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||elseBcys
/ |. B !
Tank Awards

Twelve letter winners In
:swimming were announced to-
DAY b. Coach Theron Tompkins,
tank mentor Of city high. Only
five major monograms will be
nWaeded, with seven boys, most
y sophomores. winning reserve
IetterS.
Topping the list Of swimmers
= Bob ball, only consistent first
Mace winner on the team. Balls
diving took him to the state
meet, and he was also an able
performer in the 50-yard free
style.
Other varsity letter winners
were: Arnold Breiling, George
Daly, Jim Krause and Bill Den
nison.
Reserve awards were given to
thu following: Bob Black, James
Carlos, Don Green, Ken McCol-
lam. Lawrence Schott, Eugene
Wolf and Richard Krause.
The swimming team suffered
: poor season, failing to win 9
dual meet victory.
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LAKE WALES, Fla, March
l0-(R)-Speaking of the hor'
rors Of war
The Kansas City American
Association baseball team has
been restricted to one pullman
for It's road trips.
Some Of the boys" said man.
aeer Johnny Neun firmly, ARE
eoing to have to sleep In upper
berths this year."
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Score at half: Saginaw 30, Royal Oak
IL.
Referee: Napoleon Lavoie; umpire: b.
N, Grba.