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Ex-college Stars 10 Lead Fort
Benning Tigers Against Clark

added another feather to their
already heavy crown by moving
the game Up from the Tuskegea-
Morris Drawn classic Of Saturday
and playing it at night to enable
the working people to witness the
game There are SO many who cam
not attend football in the daytime
because of defense war and other
occupations. Setting the game for
Thursday night at O'Clock will
allow everyone who loves football
and followers of the school to at
tend. It is the belief of its sponsors
that over 5,00,i fans will be in
Ponce de Leon Park for the kick
eff and great game looms with
all the fire works and other es-
sentials that really go with big
time football.
Outstanding among the army
Players are Still, Mosenburg, Will
liams and Powell, backfieid lrrni-
naries who car run and pass with
the best. The attack of the Army is
seemingly built around a power
mill with Willian1s and Mosenburg
hard to hold coming Oft the tackles
snd through the center Of the line.
They showed tc be as versatile as
college men just entering school
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Grays Top Barons
In Third Game Of
'43 World Series

WASHINGTON - amp - The
washington Homestead Grays Fri
day night, with thrill-packed IL
inning victory over the Birmingham
Black Barons, 4-3, in the third
game of the World Series, played
before 5000 fans who braved the
chilly weather at Griffith Stadium.
A single rightfield to Cool Papa
Bell, with the bases loaded and
one down in the 18th, pushed across
the winning run, Vic Harris scor-
ing from third. The 4-3 triumph
evened the series count at 1-all as
the two interleague rivals shifted
to Chicago to continue the four
out-of- seven title competition.
The Barons opened the series
with 40 win on last Tuesday
night at Griffith Stadium, as Al
fred Sayler, righthand ace, checked
the Grays with a five-hit perform
ance. On Thursday night, in Balti-
more, the two teams battled to a
SIS deadlock in 10 innings, the con-
test being called at the end of the
18th because of midnight curfew
law on outdoor amusements.
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B'han, AH-Stars StUeep
'Drean, Game TtUinbiU

Sammy Haynes and Manager
Henry N Lewis must be credited
with pulling some superb strategy
in the eighth and ninth innings,
when Romby Intentionally passed
Manning and cleanup man"
Barnes, two of the hardest hitters
on the team. The South's All
Stars attempted to rally in the
ninth, but Pollard stopped the
rally by striking out Norman
Lumpkin, pinch-hitter-
The second game was also
thriller, with Eatmon starting for
Birmingham, but Manning replac-
ed him in the ninth inning. and
cut short another rally. Eugene
Jones was the starting pitcher fof
the South's All Stars, but again
Ronby had to come to the rescue
and for the second time held the
Birmingham aggregation in Check.
Wilson of Birmingham and
Othello Renfroe, of the South's
All Stars clouted triples in this
tilt, and Barnes and Oliver poled
doubles.
Outstanding for Birmingham
were: Barnes, Manning, Wilson,
Oliver. and Pollard. while Jimmy
Washington, of the Fort Benning
Red Sox; Renfroe, who just re-
turned from Pearl Harbor; Dusty"
Owens, Sammy Haynes, Sam Nor
ris, and Romby played well
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CLARK-FORT BENNING TILT TO
BE COLORFUL; RECEPTION CENTER
BAND TO PERFORM AT PONCEY PARK

The Clark College Panthers will open the grid season
in Atlanta when they tie-up with the Fort Bennng Re-
cepton Center Tigers Thursday night at Ponce de Leon
Park According to present plans the crack Fort Bennng
Reception Center Band will accompany the team to Atlanta
and will put colorful demonstration before the game
and during the nterisson between halves Coach Ralph
Robinson and his assistant, Charles Mcpherson will put
wecOached team the field against the starstudded
servicemen's aggregation ZeJma Barbee and Talnadge
Owens of last years squad already camp and David
T. Harper the 1912 aSouthern flback is expected to
join the team today Among the promising recruits at Clark
George Prather, William Gaines Scott "Snow Hip
by James, Frank, Ralph and George Williams Samuel
Hatchett Johnny Colqutt John Swingler and others
The Fort Bennng coaching staff is headed by Captain
Martin of the University of Alabama assisted by CPL j.
H. Spggs eAcorn STAR and former at Brookhaven
High LAUREL Miss Sgt Nelson Archer former Morehouse
College star The Reception Center lineup will include
eral name" stars ncludng Macon Williams Harrison
of Famcee John Inky White, George Hoingsworth John
Honey Smith, of Morris Brown Stanford "Porky Smith,
of Morehouse Donce Harris and Williams of Wash
ington High School, Lonnie Gaines and Crews Gaines of
Alabama A and M: Lacey, of Clark; Banks Bluefield
Cheatham. Alabama State. and many other stars.
ALEX PONPEZ WILL BRING
NEW YORK CUBANS HERE
John Harden, of the Atlanta Black Crackers has al
ready been informed by Alex Pompez that the New York
Cubans who will play at Ponce de Leon Park Sunday will
be of the cassest teams perform in the Gate
City Harry Williams will manage the Cubans and the out
standing stars the team Horacho Martinez Javier
Perez hotcorner artist and Charley Rivera sensational
shortstop LOnnie Pearson centerfelder and Emmanuel
Brooks outfielder and catcher
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TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
(SNS) --Fleetfooted Purnell Miller,
a product of the Cobb High School,
Admission, Alabama, cut in behind
a member of the Service Battalion,
Third Student Training Regiment,
Fo.t Benning, Georgia, took Alva
Tabor's 20-yard pass and ran IS
yards, scoring the first Of Tuske-
gees pair of touchdowns in the
seasons opener for both teams
in the Alumni Bowl here today.
Miller's spectacular performance
was enacted in the second quarter
after the youthful Tigers and the
Army has staged a initial period of
lively interest.
Tuskegees second tally was
chalked up in the third stanza.
Otis Head, a brother of Raymond
Head, a daring halfback of the
1942 Tiger team, spanked the drive
when he intercepted Panther
pass and raced to the Armed
Forces 35. In three plays the ball
was placed on the Soldiers g. Tabor
passed to Brown for the score. Ia
boris first attempt for the extra
point was blocked and his second
was wide.
The Army fought with all of its
usual characteristic vigor, resource
fulress and strategy, using Captain
Still, Mosenhurg, Williams and
Powell for the punch plays, but
the Tigers, alert in every in
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BY ]. c. CHUNN

COLUMBUS, Ga. - (SNS) -
Fort Benning Tigers wiki pc here
Thursday night to battle the 1942
edition of the Clark College Pan
ther football machine in Ponce de
Leon at o'clock. The added fea-
ture of this game will be the bat
ties of bands of both contestants.
The Army Is bringing its fine band
here and will give a concert be-
fore the game and at the halftime
period. The newly formed Clark
band will also play and lively
time as colorful as any you have
seen will officially open up the
football season in Atlanta this
season.
The Army has a backfieid COM
rosed of veteran ex-college men.
many of whom have played four
years against the best opposition
sepia football affords. They are
plenty experienced and as rugged
as they come This assignment OF
Clark's for Thursday night is a ma
jor one with the prestige of the
school in football this season at
stake.
ATLANTA RANDOM SHOULD BE
GRATEFUL
The officials at Clark COLLEGE
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Jackson-Jones Win
Round Robin Net Meet

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Is N ST.
The Hill City Recreation Club
held the first Invitational Round
Robin Doubles Sanctioned Tourna-
ment in the history of The Ameri-
can Tennis Association, which was
won by Flip Jackson of Washing
ton, D. c., and Babe Jones of
Baltimore, Maryland.
The steadiness Of Babe Jones
and the power of Fin Jackson
were too much for the other con-
testants and they waded thru all
opposition, losing but one set-that
one to johnson and HUTCHINSON
who had to one lead in the
third set, but could not stop the
jackson and Jones power.
Beautiful weather favored the
tournament, players and good
playing by all teams were featured.
FATHER AND SON TEAM
The spectators were highly pleas
ed with the Patterson Team.
McGrif and McGriff and their
spectacular playing. The agility
and showmanship of the veteran
McGriff was the favorite of the
spectators. The Tournament was
well attended by. local and OUT
of-town guests. Some OF the visit
ing celebrities week.-mrs.. F, W.
Clayton, Mrs. Melina Law, Miss
Georgia Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Sewell, Mrs. l. G Downing,
Miss Eloise Downing and Mrs.
Roy Clark, all Of Roanoke, Virginia,
Miss Laura Junior of Philadelphia
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ATLANTA, Ga.-(SN8

ATL ANITA, .-(SNS--
The crack Birmingham All Stars
won both ends of thrilling
doubleheader, from the South's
All Stars, Sunday at Ponce de
Leon Park, taking the opener, 80
and the nightcap, 81, before a
large crowd of enthusiastic fans.
This twinbill was billed a. a
Dream Game" and it was indeed
everything that the name implies.
In the owener, Birmingham scor-
ed two funs in the second inning
and a single run in the sixth. The
Souths All Stars tailed singles in
the first and ninth frames.
Pollard. the Birmingham ace
went to the mound in the opener,
with the versatile Harry Barnes
behind the plate. Pollard pitched
masterful ball, and got excellent
support from his teammates.
Meanwhile, McCray started for
the Soutn's ALI Stars and was go
ing great, until an untimely mis-
cue. in the. inf1eld got him in
trouble. Robert Ronby, of the Fort
Benning Red Sox relieved Nc
Cray and turned in a brilliant per-
Torrance.
Archer Wilson, lead-off man was
the outstanding batter with four
hits out of five trips to the plate.
followed by Manager Manning, Pol
lard, Barnes and COwan.
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and Messrs Perry Braswell and Les
ter Clark of Norfolk, Virginia.
EXHIBITION MATCH
A one set exhibition match be-
tween Ralph johnson. local white
player and Babe Jones of Bslti-
more. was an added attraction. The
The good relationship and sports
manship existing between white
and colored players in Lynchburg
were demonstrated in this match.
Local white players may be seen
playing on DR.. Johnson's court
daily.
The final match of the Round
Robin Tournament was played by
the teams of McGriff and McGriR
and johnson and Hltcherson. AL
though the former tea mwon. toe
cuml.etition was keen. This was
shown by the statistics Of Miss
Junior.
The first set was a difference Of
points won oy Nc Crit McCrjh.
The second set by johns ,n-Hut-
ci.eIson was difference of 3
rt lpts In the final sel- the Nc
Griffs ran wild.
The complete analysis show that
tie losers made 81 earned points
X, the winners 50, but tbs errors
Of the losers were outstanding-rnak
i.,e a3 againss tiIeir opDuae,.-s' So
some support from his teammates
but on the whole they were some
what In doubt about what 1t was
all concerned about
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'Skegee Trips Fort
Benning II 1910

stance. were able to outsmart, their
khaki clad rivals, holding them
scoreless. The final score; Tuskegee
u, Service Battalion, Third Stu
dent Training Regiment, o.
The intermission feature lacked
none Of its traditional color and
spectator interest. The streamlined
Tuskegee Band, Capt. Gilbert A.
Baxter, directing. presenting an
array of feminine talent. marched
down the field and halted IN front
of the TuSkegee stands. Miss Neal
M. McFadden, recently elected
(Miss Tuskegee) was escorted to
the front and formally presented
The Band played The Tuskegee
Song in tribute to the hundreds
of Tuskegee men and women now
serving in the Armed Forces of
the Nation, then there was en-
thusiastic applause. Miss McFad-
den, a campus favorite, dignif1ed,
charming and gracious, wore a
bluShing pink dress with black ac-
cessories and carried a large bou-
quet of Autumn Carver Roses (Old
Gold and Crimson named in honor
of the famous Tiskegee scientist.
Her aides were Miss Ann Jordan,
of Atlanta, Georgia, and Miss Lii
lie Crawford, of Birmingham, Ala
bama.
Added to the ensemble of ma
jorettes were the Curl sisters
(twinS) Jean and Joan, of Dallas,
Texas, who captivated the specta-
tors with their extraordinary per-
Torrance of baton twirling. The
youthful Adair brothers, also
twins, Augustus and Andrew, turn
ed in their usual excellent act.
Nellie Stafford, of Columbus, Geor-
gia, led the band and Gussie Ware,
of Shreveport, Louisiana, will head
the corps of majorettes. A group
of feminine cheer leaders carried
on magnificently.
Hundreds interested in the 1943
edition of the Tuskegee football
team turned out to the game and
saw q group of youngsters possess
ing possibilities and DESTROYS of
carrying on the glorius gridiron
traditions of the Golden Bears of
past years.
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Pollard, and Shepherd, Dusty
Owens, Adolphus Grimes, Eugene
Jones, Willie Marvin Terrell, "Sun-
ny" Jim Echols, and other regulars
This combination will afford Josh
Gibson, Buck Leonard, Vic Harris
and company a plenty competition,
and nobody has known this better
than Manager Jim Taylor.
CHIEF SPECIALIST JACKSON
TO ENTERTAIN BEFORE GAME
Before the thrilling tilt gets
underway, Chief Specialist Graham
w. Jackson, of the United States
Navy will entertain the fans, with
an all-request musical program, in
interest of the Community And
War Fund Campaign, which OPEN
ed Monday.
The Black Cracker management
will make a large contribution to
the annual drive, and Prof c. l..
Harper, general chairman Is ex-
pected to have a group of young
ladies on hand to solicite contribu-
tons from the large crowd.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - (SNS) -
Ed Steele broke up scoreless
pitching duel between Lefty"
Partlow and John Markham with
a smashing single in the eleventh
inning to give. the Black Barons a
10 decision over the Washington
Homestead Grays and tied up the
Negro World Series at three-all
Sunday at Fleetwood Field before
approximately 10000 paying fans.
With two down, Lindsay, first
baseman, tripled. Ed Steele, play
ing leftfield when Lockett moved
from that position to play third
in place Of Walker who was BAN
ished from the game In the tenth,
singled sharply to leftfield and the
game was over.
Seventh and final game Of the
series was scheduled for New Or
leans, La, Sunday, October 10.
The Barons and the Grays will
play an exhibition game at Rick
wood at eight o'clock Thursday
night. Fans had requested a repeat
game and the top officials Of the
two clubs are bowling to their wish
eS.
Fast-footed Jerry Benjamin, a To-
cal product, made two Of the Grays
eight hits, twice getting in scoring
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1t is clear that the Black Crack
er management is going about to
put team on the field that can
match everything the two Ma
ional League clubs from the East
have to offer. This move was also
the master stroke" toward build
ing a great club for next season.
Nish Williams, who will pilot the
Crackers has had a wealth of eX-
perience in baseball, which will
be an asset to him in revamping
the team. He is well-known in the
Gate City and is admired and re-
spected by the fans.
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Lieutenant Dies
In Plane Crash

SELFRIDGE FIELD, Mich
(ANP)-Lt. johnson G. Wells of
Buffalo, N. Y, was killed when his
plane crashed seven miles north
west of this army air base accord
ing to, an announcement by Col.
william l.. Boyd, commanding OH
Ger here. The cause Of the crash
was undetermined. s
1t. Wells entered the Tuskegee
army. flying school IN October
1912, and was commissioned last
June. He reported for duty at Sell
fridge field on Sept. n and was
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Admission, Ala, youngster who play
ed an alert game against the Fort
Benning Third Training Regiment,
a team composed of former col
legians, but not as strong as the
team which meets Clark College
here Thursday night
Abbott's famed ct" formation,
which has baff1ed many of the
teams throughout the nation for
the past three years, viii be quite
in evidence here. Critics who
watched Tuskegee against the Army
belives the ''T' to be more battling
now than ever as the Tuskegee
team is properly fitted for its use.
This being true the writer sees
very hard time for the mighty
Wolverines who ruled the nations
gridiron front, or was one Of tn"
rulers for the past 10 or more years.
LOCKHART MAY GIVE
FAMED ct" TROUBLE
Being a close student of the
"T' formation, Coach Lockhart
who has helped map out defense
for this kind of an attack for the
past three years, may pull a sur
prise in stopping it here. AT one
time he made the crafty Abbott
change his "T' formation out at
Ponce. de Leoin and returned to
his beloved Warner system to stem
the tide which was ebbing him to
a r3ico e4vot1c TJafoaf Abbott no
forgotten and neither has Lock-
hart, and great battle looms
when the two veterans match
against each other next
Saturday
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Muscoda, Fairfield
Play A Scoreless
In Heated Tilt
BY CLINT MOON

ala. NSO1NADi
Coach Mildred Meadows turn
ed lose a clever and fact Muscoda
High football team which held
Fairfield High to a scoreless tie
Friday on Miles Field.
Andrew Coffee and Exon Hall
kept the fans on edge with their
fans ball.carrying.
Fairfield threatening four times
but Muscoda stiffened to hold
them within the shadow of the
GAL. Fairfield nusiied to Musco-
da's 5, 10 nd 15-yard lire but
could not cash in on their scoring
chances.
Fairfield had selected Muscoda
Is a tune-up game for Parker
October IL at Legion Field.
Muscoda had defeated Brighton.
6 to 0. Brighton lost to Parker
81 to O.
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IA URvEYlNG THE
OpoRTs FRONT
By Joel w. Smith
GATE CITY FANS WILL ENJOY

GATE CITY FANS WILL ENJOY
SPICY SPORTS MENU THIS WEEK
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT - Black Crackers VS.. Homestead
Grays, Ponce de Leon Park, $3.50 p. M
THURSDAY NIGHT - Clark College Partners Vs. Fort
Bennng Recreation Center Tigers, Ponce de Leon
Park, 230 p Nj.
SATURDAY-Alorris Brown Wolverines VS.. Tuskegee Col
den Tigers Ponce de Leon Park, 2:30 p M.
SUNDAY - Black Crackers VS.. New York Cuban Stars,
Ponce de Leon Park 2:30 p. M.
The sports spotlight of the nation will be focused on
Atlanta this week. with nationally rated baseball teams
slated to play the Atlanta Black Crackers and Clark Col
ege and Norris Brown College opening their 1913 grid
against two of the strongest teams in this section
Gate City fans all set to enjoy this spicy sports menu
and the writer is certain that these attractions will tran
spire before record breaking crowds
GRAYS INVADE ATLANTA AFTER
WORLD SERIES TILT IN BHAM
The "streamline" Homestead Grays champions of the
Negro National League who played world series tilt with
the Birmingham Black Barons champions of the Negro
American League in Birmingham Sunday will invade the
Gate City for their Wednesday night assignment against
the Atlanta Black Crackers. Atlanta fans ravng
the opportunity seeing celebrated Josh Glib
Papa" Bell Jerry Benjamin, John Wright Cahise, Jud
Wilson, Ernest Carter and Edsell Walker in action.
In the world the Grays dropped the open
to the Barons and then back to the count at
one-al by trimming the American Leaguers 43 in Wash
ngton Later the series was tedup 22 but last week in
Indianapolis the Gray went out in front to lead the series
3d. when John Wright turned in go shutout perform
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and doubles in the midwest this
year by the American Tennis As
ISOLATION, was called into the Ar1nv
while a senior at Wilberforce Uni
versity, Zenia, Ohio. Needing only
a few hours credits before receiving
his bachlor of science. degree, he
was assigned to Field Artillery
when called to active duty. He is
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Pvt. Points Named Tennis
Coach At Fl. Sill, Okla.

FORT STILLS, Oklahoma,-(S NS)
Private Charles F. Points, III,
1912 Negro national tennis doubles
champion and recently ranked as
seventh In the nation in mems
singles, has been made tennis coach
of the 31st Battalion of the Re-
placement Center at Fort Sills.
placed second in the mems single
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Errors: Wilson Davis. Sacrifice
hits; Partlow, Leonard. Double
play, Davis to Sampson to Lindsay.
Run driven in by Steele. Two base
hits, Wyatt, Walker. Three base hit,
Lindsay. Left on base, Birmingham
10, Washington 8. Base on balls by
Markham (BelD, by Partlow QIock-
EFT, Spearman). Struck out by Part
low 6; by Markham g. Umpires:
Moore, plate (NAL); Williams,
third base, s(NAD, and McCreary,
(NNL), first base.
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BARNES AND MANNING
TO ADD POWER AT BAT

Harry Barnes, catcher and Felix
Manning, first baseman are both
colorful and versatile in the field,
but what is more, they are hard
hitters and will add a plenty of
power to the Crax attack. Also
slated for action in the Atlanta
lineup are: John Henry Oliver,
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10. 600 Cheer As
Bar0ns Defeat
Grays 10

position, and being stranded on
third, once.
'.Tick" Carlisle, the pride of We
nonah, was out of the lineup but
appeared as base coach. Sammy
Bankhead was forced out of the
lineup with sprained ankle. 1t is
possible that Benjamin, Carlisle
and Bankhead will see action
Thursday night.
Attendance at Redwood Sunday
represented the largest crowd to
witness any type of affair there in
the last five years.
w. G. Handy, father of the
blues" and noted composer of New
York City, spoke during the brief
pre-game ceremonies at which Tom
Hayes, Jr., of the Baron ownership,
spoke with H. D. Coke serving as
master of ceremonies.
A great catch of McLaurin's la
beled singled by Howard Easterling,
second baseman with two down and
three on In the fifth, cut off po-
tential score for the Barons.
The Grays barely missed a score
In the fifth. Wyatt doubled, round
ed third and put out for home.
Spearman's throw got away from
Piper Davis, but Horse" Walker
retrieved and pegged Wyatt out at
the plate on beautiful play.
Partlow was near invicible with
men on base. tanning six.
nr1xr crnure
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BLACK CRAX Will BE NO SET-UP FOR GRAYS
MBC-' SKEGEE TILT HOLDS STAG SPOTLIGHT
Barnes And Manning
To Add Power AT Bat
BY JOEL w. SMITH

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS- .4.--.
Sports fans are elated the announcement made
Sunday by John Harden and Sam Bvins of the
Atlanta Black Crackers to the effect that five stellar per-
formers who have completed the regular with the
Birmingham All Stars have agreed to join the Crax dur
ing the current with the Homestead Grays, Wednes
day night and the New York Cubans Sunday at Ponce de
Leon Park.
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Golden Tigers Offer
Wolverines Acid Test
BY JAY CARRINGTON


Coaches Lockari English and Dixon are entering their
final week of preparation for the football extravaganza this
coming Saturday afternoon in Ponce de park when
they meet their conference foe Tuskegee Golden Tigers in
their annual classic here The game will start promptly at
o'clock and this attraction always pulls of the record
crowds of the
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now receiving his basic training
at Fort sill in the 31st Battalion.
Private Points is vice-president
of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, only
active Negro fraternity at Fort
SIll.
His father, Captain Charles
Franklin Points. Jr., Is commander
Of a Military Police Battalion in
California.