The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-29

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his speed and agility at the pivot
spot stopped many scoring threat
His aggressiveness and dead eye"
on the floor made him one Of the
Warriors leading scorers.
The other member OF the COM
b!nat!on is Sgt. Paul Gill. Paul is
only feet 5 inches. What he lacks
in size he makes up twofold in speed
and determination. His home town
is Philadelphia. Pa. where he
played with the Philadelphia Com
modores.
Last years Fort Lewis baseball
.eam compiled a record OF ~ wins
out Of "A games and gsrnered cham
pionship honors in the Washington
Semi-Professional Baseball tourna-
ment Much Of the teams success
can be attributed to Sgt Ford Smith.
now lieutenant Ford /. one of
the finest pitchers ever TO grace a
diamond" said Pvt. Morris Arno-
vich, coach of the team and former
big league star. Before entering the
army, 1t Smith played with the
Kansas City Monarchs He's a right
handed pitcher and batter, being a
heavy hitter at the plate which Is
unusual for a pitcher. When he
wasn't pitching he played inheld
outheld, or acted as pinch hitter
because of his batting. Ford ended
the season with II wins and two
defeats, and no doubt this years
team will miss the services Of their
ace.
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FORT CLARK, Texas - Troop
c Of the Reconnaissance Squadron
in the 2nd Cavalry Division at Fort
Clark has a well-known athlete in
is complement, as recorded by the
Fort Clark News. Staff Sgt Hezie
Van Camp, also known as Jack
Tiger Flowers. who has fought
in exhibition matches with Joe
Louis and Hank" Armstrong: has
run exhibition races with Jesse
Owens: is the only Negro hockey
player in the country and was once
high scorer OF AA.U. hockey in
New York.
Born in Clinton. N. Y, q men,
Der OF Clinion's only Negro family
he became the Brown Bomber" Of
the Eastern Seaooard and one OF
the top fighters in the middleweight
division. He learned his figh,ing
from "Bushy" Graham, then worlds
champion ban;amweight. who in.
;eres;ed him in the fight game. He
has never lost or won on foul
has been floored only once and
never been out"
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CAMP SLOVENIAN, Caiit.-Cpl
Harold Sinclair Of Los Angeles. a
! toru1er national track champion
and winner Of az least 100 trophies
and awards for running. is now sta.
toned at Camp S;oneman, Calf
according TO the Camp paper,
| "Saivo."
During his college days at the
/ University OF California Cpl. SIM
clair was the uniyersiiy's No. !
dash man. ranking close 10 Jesse
Owens OF Ohio State university
/ fame. Owens set the worlds record
Of % in the 100 and 203 in the
220-yard dash. while Sinclair's best
time was 90 and 200 over the same
distances. He has raced in national
meets in New York. Chicago. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia He has also
appeared in many news reels and
radio broadcasts and has taken part
in one movie.s"A Ysnk al Oxford, IS
in which Robert Taylor starred.
While at the university. Cpl. Sim
clair received his B A and masters
degrees and was editor o, the Law
Review Quarterly. He hopes after
the war is over 10 resume his career
as a Los Angeles lawyer.
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CAMP CARSON. Colo. - Cpl
Adam Berry IT Denver. Colo. is
wondering how he will get from
Camp Carson, Colo. 10 the National
Junior and Senior Track and Field
meet June 1920 10 defend his ma.
tional high jump championship He
has received a letter from the sec.
rotary Of the A AU.. to enter the
national meet this year, but so far.
hasn't found a way to get there.
Cpl Berry also won the national
collegiate high jump title at Lin
colr. Neb.. in 1912, noSing out John
ny Green Of Southern California
and John Boydstor OF Oklahoma
university.
He was a senior at Southern uni
versiiy at Scotlandyille La. prior
10 induction in the army August 3