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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

They were all lined up on deck In
neat formation. They had on snappy
looking khaki uniforms. They
looked like they got dressed UP
for the occasion. They had tommy
guns"
Then the Japs started to shoot at
the men in the boat. Arthur and the
others dived overheard. They had
to leave the badly burned 78-year.
old chief engineer In the boat The
men kept the lifeboat between
themselves and the sub.
Three Days In Best
Zone OF the Japs was looking ~
us with high powered glasses. An.
other was taking movies"
What did the camera look like"
We asked.
Like Paramount's Eyes and Ears
Of the World" said Arthur.
The Japs did not leave till
8 o'clock that night. When the men
climbed back into the boat, they
found II riddled with machine gun
holes but none OF Arthur'S com.
panions had been hit. The men
in another Nfeboat, though. are still
missing
Arthur knew his boat was head
ing toward India, but only the
chief officer knew how many days
OF we were and we didn't ask him.
It's better when you don't know"
Three days after the torpedoina
they were picked up by tho San
Gala, q British-msnned Llnexty
] ship. which took them % XIV
! India Jrom t1BwQ l.
, Boston - paaDsngssv On . transport
Arthtr's story Of the torpedotng
ended there but We wanted 10 know
how he felt about the war. I'D
rather not say anything about It."
h, answered. We asked why-did
he think this was q white mans
war;"
"rd rather not talk shout It."
said Arthur. The fellows on the
ship were always together. We
went every place together"
What about the stories that the
japanese don't want to hght Ne
groes?"
The boys In india talk about t."
said Arthur. They say the Japs
don't shoot Negroes"
Weren't they shooting at you In
the water"
Sure" said Arthur. "Sure, It's all
japanese propaganda. They want
to divide Us over here. But :"
he paused.
MY neither trisd - teach ne net
70 hate anyone" he said. We had
. southern hey en- eur ship. He
/ Sll-sS usx> 80 L. AhA h~~fUvSemR NJ
sat near him, he'd get up and
move. Once asked him what was
the matter with me. He said, IT'S
just the way I was brought up.'
After . week or %. we were work
ing together. and he forget al about
It."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

This statement was part of a
speech which argued for coop
Grafton of church and labor. II
was made last week at the Peo-
pies Congress of Applied Reli-
gion. held in st. Pauls Episcopal
Cathedral. 1t is similar to the
statements made by other speak
ers at this meeting such as the
Rev. John w. Miles and the Rev.
Claude Williams, the latter, the
director of the Peoples Congress
of Applied Religion. These
speakers, before Pres. Thomas
spoke, had criticized the organ
ized church as merely a middle
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
ESCAPE FROM THE JAPS

escaped AFTER his
Arthur McBowman told us pretty good story the other
day. the story OF his escape merchant seaman
from Liberty ship torpedoed by Japanese submarine
March % in the Arabian Sea-
We sat across table from Arthur at National Maritime
Union headquarters He is 19year Negro whose large
eyes when he smiles An NMU torpedoed
pin was in the left lapel of his newooing Navy blue suit
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
BY MARIE E. CARPENTER
Condensed From Inisrracisl Review
kNHuEH"SA~E H'U''N"T
What students don't learn about Negroes ir

(WhAt
their history textbooks. This is the first OF two
parts)
DERUSAL OF an American history textbook will
show comparatively few references 10 Negroes,
while the index Of history Of the Negro in the
United States will indicate more extensive list
Of topics on Negroes The interest of this study is
in the former type of presentation - in which the
story of the Negro is incorporated in the whole OF
American development
Most textbook .authors first mention Negroes
when they tell Of the group brought to jamestown
in 1919 One calls them servants another says that
they were sold or indentured - in other words,
all were not held for life This means that there
were free Negroes in Virginia in the early seven
teenth century. But most books leave the impress
sion that American Negroes were slaves from 1919
until the time of the Civil War. Furthermore. Ne
groes had been to the world and TO the present
limits of the United States before 1919 in the COM
pany of explorers and traders Evidence shows that
Spain first introduced them into the country that
Negro guided an expedition which explored what
present at the founding OF St Augustine the Oldest
city in the United States.
NO REFERENCE MADE TO
CRuELTIES OF VOYAGE
Chapters devoted to the domestic slave trade.
the slave trade compromise Georgias prohibition
OF slavery only for time, all explain how Negroes
came TO be here in large numbers: but only about
a third of the authors make students aware OF the
cruelties of the voyage TO America. Many of them
show that the general attitude of colonial times
was not opposed to slavery of any kind since it
had long history as an institution and had been
imposed upon all kinds OF people. There is given
the student, though no inkling Of the attitude of
Negroes toward slavery, except that slaves led
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

ocrats. The Republicans went
after II, insofar as a party plat
form can 60. although the So
called racial planks in that plat
form are nothing about which
one can muster enthusiastic
cheers. Although the Democrats
need the vote as badly as the
Republicans. they did not 60
after it in their party platform.
They came up with as sorry an
excuse for a plank as could be
imagined. They declare for moth
ing They do not mention the
poll tax. They do not mention
mn EEpC They do not mention
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

ant, and feelings Of mutual trust
are not unusual. Given another
generation, without external irrita-
ton and with a political cleanup o
the city machine. Boston might
achieve something like internal
peace. But the almost inflexible
social barriers set up by the Brahm-
ms and the persistent conflict OF
interest and belief between Cath
olics and Protestants have kept
alive the Irish sense Of persecution
and the Yankees defensive con-
tempt
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

AZ the bottom. among the frus-
trated and the embittered. these
feelings find their most direct sp-
preston; there the age-eld desire
for . scapegoat breaks out with .
vengeance. The entrenched Yankees
are invulnerable. But the Jew u
impotent and defenseless.
IL Is with the least privileged group
Of Irishmen. and . few individual
demAgegues. that any study OF anti
Semitism In Boston must be con-
cerned.
(To be eoncluded)
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
CONDENSED from the Atlantic Monthly


ID the first Of two
To many Americans outside of New England Boston
mains what the school history books Cabos and Lowes and
Buesockng tradition Back Bay and the water side OF Bea
and the nostalgia impotencies OF H. NJ. Puhan
is still partly that fusty and archaic and tarty charming
But is also probably the most cassbound OF American
Cities and the difficulties arising from its divergent racial
groups much part modern Boston the cowpath
and the pigeons on the Common.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05
unfinished BUSINESS
By CLARENCE ANDERSON

SoTHOSE PEOPLE who think the Negro is some
inferior race are thinking just like Hitler
and - don't care If they walk up this aisle every
Sunday they do not really believe in the brother
hood of man." said Mr. r. J. Thomas, president Of
The IJAW-CIO
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

THE DEMOCRATS may have been so smart at
L Chicago that they will lose. the election in
November.
Everyone with an ounce Of sense knows that the
bloc of Negro votes Ii necessary to the winner.
The Republicans need this vote and 50 do the DEM
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-08-05

These boys were minors. but what
they were doing could not be dis
missed as kid stuff' or even as
juvenile delinquency. though ii was
clearly both. When the victims are
always Jews, We are dealing with a
special kind OF delinquency. And
when, according to all the available
evidence, according to the testimony
of those who have been attacked.
and according to geographical prob
abilities, the assailants are generally
Of Irish extraction. we are dealing
with an even more special kind.
Every ethnic and religious division
Of Boston's polyglot population
breeds its share OF bad boys. Why
is II that so many Irish bad boys
turn upon the Jew?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
CUBANS DEFEAT
PAIGE IN nth

BROOKLYN, n. y. Satchel
Paige OF the Kansas City MonarChs
gave one OF his greatest pitching
exhibitions before $4,000 fans here
a, Ebbetts Field. although losing an
thinning 3 10 battle 10 the New
York Cubans.
Mediocre support cost Paige the
victory as he struck out ID bdttors,
walked four three INTENTIONAL and
allowed only five hits. Cuoans won
i'm the eleventh when Martinez
singled with the bases full.
Grecnld1e also pitched great
ball. allowing the Monarchs nine
scattered hts and striking odt five.
Philadelphia defeated the Cubans
2 10 g in the opener The heavy
hitting Of the Stars featured as they
pounded .our Cuban twIrlels for D
hts.
A hon e-run Clout over the right
field wall bv Showboal Thomas was
also one of the highl gh,s.
Score by innings:
phila s,ars ..olO 2lO 1913 IS >
y y. Cuoans 2Ol Ol0 llO-6 II 0
Batteries. Brown and Cash. Nor
ris. Anderson, Tiant, Fernandez and
Louden.
X II r
Monarchs ..00l 900 0l0 90 Q 4
NY. Cuoons 600 0lO 00l Ol-5 s .
Batteries. Paige and Haynes Dun
can. Wlnso; Greenidge, Louder and
Brooks.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Atlanta Black Crackers
In Charlotte On July 9

Black Hornets and the Black Crack
ers. II Will be the first appearance
Of the Charlotte club in this section.
Oldtlmers recall that they played
here years ago. but few OF this gen.
Grafton can recall.
The Black Crackers defeated
Camp Butner In heated game in
Durham last Wednesday night and
will 60 on a tour of North Carolina
with the Charlotte team during the
week and return to Atlanta for the
Sunday and Monday night games.
The Black Crackers will invade
the east in August and play during
the month in the leading cities OF
that section. The team as a whole
is revamped from last year and
rates with the best outfits in the ma
ton.
One OF the heated tilts OF the year
is planned for Knoxville this montn
July II and r. According TO Pro-
moter Claude Walker, Knoxville
will turn out its largest crowd to
see the sensational Black Cracker
team OF 1914 headed by Felix Man
ming. no-hit pitcher and bralny
manager of the Atlanta club.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

LOUISVILLE. Ky-The Louis
Vile Black Colonies and the ln-
dianapolis-Cincinnati Clowns will
engage in double-header here
Sunday, July g.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

n.
Pennington 2base hits Mathis. Fennins-
tor, Davenport. 2 base hit. Douglss. Me
pspisI stolen bases: McDsniel. Rankhesd.
2: Davenport struck out: by Mckinnes. .;
hy Mathis: nv sharpe; by Davenport z
Bases on bslls: OF Mathis. !; on Nc
KipBes, q; on sharpe. 1. Hits: on Nc
ktnnes, II In 8 "a innings; on sharpe. ] in
inninr.: OF Davenport, Z In Is innings:
OF Mckinnps. in q 20 innings: on sharpe,
] IN - innings: on Davenport. = in u ins.
Dpubls plays Mathis Ia BsnkheHd 10 Can
ady. BankbeHd 10 tsDsdy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Young And Kelley
Set New Records
In Canadian Meet

FIT. ERIE. Ont.-Claude Buddy"
Young and Capt. Robert Kelley. the
University Of Illinois leading Gin
der-path representatives., invaded
Canadian track Saturday, July |,
with Young emerging top individ-
ual sprint performer OF the day and
each breaking a district AAU rec
ord The occasion was the Erie club
track and field carnival held at
Crystal Beach, Ont.
In the Invitation sprint portion Of
the meet, Young outdIStanced Ell
more Harris, Long Branch, n. j.. in
both the 90 and l00-yard daShes but
his victim eased these defeats some
what when he crossed the line three
yards ahead OF the Illinois fresh
man star IN the 220-yard dash.
Young's 81 covera2e OF the 60
yard route shaved one-tenth Of a
second off the Niagara district AAU
mark established in 1886
Capt Kelley captured the second
AIRY event. the l.00O-yard run. in
story book style when he over
took Rudy Simms Of NYU al the
home stretch turn and then finished
two yards ahead Of Les EiScnhart.
white. AAU indoor l,000-yard
champion. 10 set now Niagara
district AAU record Of 2:l99
Youngs l3-point total took top
honors in the sprint series, Harris
was second with II and Ed Conwell
OF the NY. Pioneer AC. took third
place with five.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

Sidney Walker. known to the
boxing fraternity as Beau Jack, has
hung up his boxing gloves tempo
rarily, and is now learning the fun
damentals of army technique as a
member OF Uncle Sans armed
forces.
But Beau Jack. former boot
black from Augusta, Ga, used his
failing arms TO punch out neat
little nest egg before Uncle Sam
called him for a more important
job.
Before his Induction last month,
Beau Jack had fought ID main
events in Madison Square Garden,
~ indication Of his drawing power.
The Is bouts drew total OF 81 ,035,-
279. OF which Beau Jack received
close IN qusrter-million.
While he's now a Gil Joe with a
salary OF $50 a month. Beau Jack
can look forward TO the time when
the war is over and he can enjoy
some Of the cash he has saved.
X X X
There has been much discussion
in the last week regarding the ac-
ton OF the Cincinnati Clowns leav-
ing the field OF play during a game
against the Memphis Red Sox. in
Memphis. There were more than
5000 fans in the park when Man
ager Hoss Walker ordered his play
ers off the field in protest against
a decision by the umpire.
After reviewing the facts, II
strikes me that Manager Walker
was wrong in his decision. and that
he has done baseball disservice.
given it black eye which the fans
OF Memphis will long remember.
According to DR.. B. B. Martin.
owner OF the Memphis Red Sox. the
dispute arose in the seventh inning
Of the second game OF double
header when the Red Sox. trailing
by two runs. staged a rally and
knotted the count. Jim Ford Mem
phis third baseman, opened the in
ming with single, and Neal Robin
son. centerfielder, grounded To Pit
cher Williams who heaved the ball
into right field, Ford scoring from
first on the error. Robinson went
TO third on the error, and when the
right fielder's return throw hit the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
RUSS J. CoWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

coach at first base. who was wav-
ing Robinson on home, Big Neal
scampered across the plate with the
tying run.
The Cincinnati players immedi-
ately swarmed around the umpire
arguing that Robinson should be
sent back 10 third base, pointing
out that the ball was dead when 1t
hit the coach, and therefore no rum
ner could advance.
The umpire ruled against the Gin
cinnati team. allowing the run 10
score.
Elmore Harris. the 20-year-old
Morgan college star who has sky
rocketed across the track horizon in
recent months. proved that he is a
capable runner in distances be-
tween the 800 and 440. Saturday at
Fort Erie. Ont. The Morgan rum
ner defeated Claude Buddy Young
in the go. after he had lost the 90
and 100 TO the University OF Illinois
star.
There has been much talk during
recent weeks about the formation OF
a new league. This talk was given
impetus two weeks ago when Gus
Greenlee was denied an associate
membership with the Negro Ma
tional league.
Friends of Greenlee have been
behind the talk that Gus would inn
mediately set in motion a move TO
organize teams in Pittsburgh, De-
troit, Cincinnati and Chicago as the
principal cities In siX-ci,y league
Greenlees complaint againS st
league owners is that they have
raided his Pittsburgh Crawford
team. and the formation of a
league would prevent this. Il
would also mark the the begin
ming OF raids on teams in the Ne
gro American and National leagues
by owners in the new league.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
7uskegee Girls Seek
National AAU Cro1un

1897, when II took The title for the
first time. In addition the Tuskegee
girls have captured the only out
door championship which was
staged i'm Atlantic City in l941. At
that time they set new worlds
record in the 400-meter relay.
Alice Coachman, Tuskegee's great
jumper and Splinter, Will resume
her duel with the record holding
Stella Walsh. which started in
Cleveland last summer when Miss
Walsh had TO 90 all out 10 win by
a Scant foot IN the 100 meter rum.
The time ll6 seconds, which tied
the Helen Stephens 80-year-old
American record and was only a
tenth of a second slower than the
world mark. The Tuskegec girls in
tune up trials this summer have
done p seconds flat in the 200
meters. III second in the 100
meters Ga second flat in the so
meters. and five feet. three and one
half inches in the high Jump.
Lille Purifoy. former national
hurdle champion despite a recent
tonsilccjomy. j. fast rounding into
champ onShIp form.
1t was IN the hurdles that Tuske-
gee cot bad break in Cleveland
last summer. Miss Purifoy had won
the event in 1912. with Miss Copper
waite. the l943 winner, Of the Ger
man American Athletic clue, sec
ond. Miss Purifoy fell over the
fourth barrier and was unable TO
fnish. Had she won. TuSkegce
would have scored IA instead Of six
points il gained when Leila Perry
took third place.
Rowcna Harrison, US. Army
Cadet Nurse, has rounded INTO
lend d form and has consistently
hi TIC IL foot mark IN the running
broad lump.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Nv J. c. CHUNN

ATLANTA, Ga - The Atlanta
Black Crackers proved TO be sem
satlon on their southwestern tour.
visiting the states of louisiana and
Texas.
Dropping a hard-fought game TO
Birmingham in Atlanta Thursday
night, June 90. the Black Crackers
will meet the powerful Charlotte
Black Hornets. one OF the strongest
teams in the South, Sunday after
noon, July 9. in Ponce De Leon
park. Over 1000 fans attended the
and Atlanta game last
one Of the largest night
crowds Of the season.
It is expected that 10000 fans will
attend Sundays game between the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Tuskegee's
women's track team is favored 10
win the 1914 Women's National
A.A.U. track and field champion
ships, which viii be held at Eager
field here, Saturday, July 8, at 100
o'clock.
The Southern team, winner Of the
national title from 1887 60 1912 IN
elusive. and finishing second last
year al Cleveland is sending a
team tlis year which Al pears as
strong as the championship 1912
team.
Tuskegee viii be In quest OF its
seventh outdoor national Champion
ship. having turned IN startling
performance at Trenton, y. c, IN
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
HARRY BOBO WHIPS BROWN

BALTIMORE-Harry Bobo. Pitts
burgh heavyweight, hammered out
a l0-round decision over Big Boy"
Brown here on Monday, June 20.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
10 See Chicago And Memphis Split Double Header
Ike Williams To Meet
Joey PirrOne July 10

PHILADELPHIA.-Ike Williams.
Trenton. Nj, lightweight and re-
cent TKO conqueror OF Cleo Shans.
signed a contract on Monday. June
%, 10 meet Joey Pirrone, white. at
the outdoor arena here Monday,
July 10. Freddie Dawson OF Chi
cago Will box Joe AMIGO. Philadel-
phia. in the eight-round SEMI
Windup.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08

Totals 49, n - o. To's' 81 II ~
1Rau for Longlry 10 ibe 9Th.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
CINCINNATI TO
MEET GIANTS
IN TWIN BILL

The Motor City Giants will meet
the Cincinnati Tigers in a double
header at Dcquindre Park Sunday,
July 9 This will be return game
between the teams. The Giants split
with the Tigers earlier this season.
The Giants won double Leader
from the Louisville Black Colonies
July 4. taking first game lilo be-
hind the fine pitching Of Ralph
Hall, and then winning the night
cap. 8-3. Ulysses Evans had the
Colonies shut out until the last
couple innings of the game.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
Tommy Bell Defeats
Zivic In 10 Rounds

PITTSBURGH a timely
rally in the closing rounds, Tommy
Bell. promising Young Welter-
weight from Youngstown, Ohio,
outpointed ex-welterWeighi champ
ION Pvt. Fritzie Zivic in their To-
round bout at Forbes field on Mon
daV. June 26
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
AARON PERRY IN KO WIN

NEW YORK-Aaron Perry young
Washington. DC. we.terwight,
scored a three-round knockout over
VIC Pigna,aro IN a bout here Mon
day. June 26.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
ASK COP PAY POLL TAXES

LOUISVILLE - amp - Gov.
Dewey, presidential nominee. and
Harrison f. Spangler. chairman OF
Il Republican National committee,
we're in receipt last week OF tele-
grams which recommended that the
Republican party pay the poll tax
OF qualified Negro voters. Howard
l.. Van Arsdale. Louisville attorney,
snnt the message
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-08
GENTRY JESSUP
YIELDS 3 HITS
AS GIANTS WIN


Three-hit pitching hv Gerry
fessun. young Chicago ygn'-
hsndcr. enabled nc Chicago Amer
can Giants 10 defeat the Memphis
Red SoN. ST.. in q hnsl game - =
coublohesder before IS $40 fans
Sunday al BuGgs STAG um. The
Giants had los, The FIRST game,
J. 20 s.
TIE opener started Of as pitch
irg ducl between Nerccll Mathis,
a. tho Red SoX. and Cred Mckln-
MS Chicago, b., McknniS weak
erei after thc sixth round and his,
coupled V!th some nlSp.ayS. sent
Ire Giants down Go defeat
Mathis Checks Giants
TIE Giants were unable 20 bunch
the.s = hts az Maths un'. the
rirth. when nc Giants s'aCcd IN
uprising to couple four hts, nclud-
ang iWo on.hlcS, 10 chase four runs
over the pate.
The c ants we're the first 90 'a''y.
marking up two rams io ne 'ourth
an base on balls. feeders choice.
single ard - triple bN Wafer
Douglas Memphis trimmed nus
lead with q run % thcIs hale o. The
is,h. and .hcN ;icd the score IN the
sixth on two hts, al error. and a
base on balls.
Then cane the deiuee The Sox
scored seven runs on four hits.
Different Game
The second game VAS different
An error by Willie Wells j.. and
hts BY Doa- ~ and J. Smith pIo-
duced NO Chicago runs IN the
fourth. The Clans added two more
IN The sixth when Penninion'S dou-
bic 10 lett followed Walk 10 Doug
los. BisSsnt hi 10 Bankhead. pat
the throw 10 me pla.e IN IN effort
10 halt Pennington was too Late.
y. Smiths single was wasted as
Nelson rolled out
The fnal Chicago run was made
IN the eighth when Johnny BIsssnt
got a homer inside the park.
Memphis lone run came IN their
half OF the eighth. Hyde trlplcd
and Bankhesd sent him home with
. single,
Mathis had perfect day at bat
In the first game. getting four hts
in four trips 10 the plate,