Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-08-29

Smokey Joe Williams tOed the mound
against Grover Cleveland Alexander Phila- aN7
delphias rgihthanded who 81 and 80
lost 10 that year Williams colored mates 81 -
gave him single in their half of the a8As
first inning LUCIUs JONES
The Negro team went all the way down TO the last
half of the ninth inning leading TO- but here Williams tenn.
porarily lost control and walked three row.
ing the bases.
Things looked very bad indeed with Bert Niehoff
George Bancroft, and Dode Pasker the Pills three top
tters, coming up in that order But, undstubed Smokey
Joe Williams reared way back and fired that lightning
fast ball Nine straight strikes whstled past the three
dangerous batsmen-and that was "al she wrote" =
Haskell Cohen crack white magazine writer tells the
pic"
In 1929 after the Philadelphia Athletics had conquered
the Chicago Cubs in the World Series the AS transformed
and met an alNegro team in nine-game series. Mickey
Cochrane Al Simmons, and Jimmie Foxx not
with the AS at the time but they did salwarts
Way Schang Art Shres and Charley Jamson in their
stead along with the other great Philadelphia stars George
Earnshaw Max Bishop, Joe Boey Jimmy Dykes Bing Mil
ler Mule Haas, and company.
Naturally the AS fresh from their convincing win over
the Cubs in the World Series, figured the Negro players
'easy pickngs."
But, believe it not the coored players won the Sc
ries five to four, with George Herney, big fast
ball pitcher turning in two of the wins. He besed Earn
shaw, who had 25 and lost r. in the stirring mound
duel which decided the series
In 1884, after the st. Louis Cardinals had wrecked
the Detroit Tigers and won the World Series nucleus of
the club featuring Jerome H. Dizzy Dean who 80
and lost in regular and bagged two wins in
the World Series took Leroy (SatcheD Paige
astar personnel made up mostly regulars of the
sas City M0narchs In transforming series.
In the series, Dizzy Dean opposed Satchel Paige six
times but could win only twice Prior their game in
Cleveland Satche took Dizzy aside and him the secret
of making his fast ball sail and then hop Deans smoke ball
didn't have much 'take-off before that.
Even with those pointers however SatcheI beat Dean
in duel the same afternoon letting the big leaguers down
81 Satche hett han he
hope to be-and all his white teammates agreed
Josh Gibson the great catcher of the Homestead Grays
has hit of the longest drives off major
league name hurlers Carl Hubbe rates him tops Glib
son hit record blow 540-foot drive at Monessen,
Pa.-of Dizzy Dean.
Pepper Martin all but ran the shirts off the backs of
the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1881 World Series For
that the ST. Louis Cardinals hero gives Negro ball players
the credit. He said he played with team white
who leading of the astar cOored outfits 40 GO
ing into the last half of the ninth back in 1880
Then, Pepper said the entire Negro began lay
ing the ball down and 'hofoong it to first When the
smoke had cleared away the coored boys had and
there still only out!
= From that day, the Card "great" said he fashioned
his running after that of the gifted Cool PAPA Bell ring
leader of that nightmarish ninth inning inside baseball
assault. #
In 1889 Tom Wilson Negro baseball pioneer had a
the coastunder the of the Royal Giants. This
club made of star players of the Philadelphia Stars
Washington Elite Giants Newark Eagles and Baltimore
Elite Giants.
The Royal Giants invariably beat the white teams of
present former stars they laced
these games, witnessed Gilmore Field made famous by
UCLA's immortal Kenny Washington 10000 fans turned
out to Bob Feler and his mates try to throttle the Ne
gro satellites
The Negro team 81 after sending Feler to the
showers in the fifth inning The blows which put Bob
Queer Street successive twobaggers by Big Jim West
now frstbasng for the Philadelphia Stars and Pepper
Basse who is currently featured with the Ethiopian
Clowns and whose forte is catching a rocking chair
William Harvey unorthodox southpaw of the Bal
more Elites winning pitcher for the Royal Giants He
added insult to injury by tanning FeIer when the kid
ation to the plate just before that smashing uprs
ing.
The white team consisted of Ernie Orsat first base
Babe Adams honored that year the Pacific Coasts
Most Outstanding Player" third base; Bill Cssell second
base; Herb Kress shortstop Frank Demaree leftfed
Fern Bell centerfeld Lou Novkoff rghtfield Cliff Mont
gomery catcher; Bob Feller and Hene Kline, pitchers
The Royals had such stars Mule Suttles, Wild Bill
Wright Bill Hoskns Pepper Rassetf jim West Bill Harvey
and company.