The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-30


high Jump championship with a
leap Of feet, 4 inches. II was the
first time Simpson, former Michigan
State Normal ace, had competed in
two years.
However that was not the best
Jump Simpson ever made. His best
mark was al the Illinois Tech Re-
lays in Chicago in l94l when he
went over the bar at feet. inches
TO win the championship He grad
uated from Michigan State Normal
the following year.
While IN college ne competed in
The high Jump and high and low
hurdles.
But Simpson is leaving athletics
behind for the time He left this
week for Washington where he VIII
enroll In the Howard University
Theological Seminary. 10 continue
his studies for the ministry He
was ordained last January.
Since leaving college Simpson has
been employed as physical director
At st. Antoine Branch YMCA, and
also taught in River Rouge.
Going with Simpson to Washing
ton will be the good wishes of those
sport fans who have watched him
perform since those DAYS when he
was . student AT Cass Technical
High school.
Besides getting better brand OF
pitching than that dIshed up by the
Birmingham Black Baron hurlers
the Washington Homestead Grays
gave their pitchers a healthy SUD-
port at the plate 10 maintain their
designation as world champions of
Negro baseball
The Grays collected a total OF IS
hits IN the five games PLAYED. an
average of nine hits game. Buck
Leonard, husky first sscker. paced
the Gray attack with eight hits in
Is Official trips 10 the plate. giving
him batting average of 500 Josh
Gibson was close behind with six
hits in IA trips for a 428 average.
Sammy Bankhead collected seven
hits in 20 trips 10 the plate for $50.
steele was the big man in the
Baron effense. helping himself to
seven hits In Is trials for an average
Of 3S7. Leckett collected six hits IN
/ Is official times At the plate.
The crippled Barons outhit the
Grays In only one game. the fourth
game which was PLAYED in Pitts
burgh last Saturday. nicking Carter
and Walker for ii blows. five off
the first named.
The Grays ran up a total Of -
runs In five games. while the Barons
could only send IL across the plate.
The fielding was practically even.
both teams committing Ia misplays.
X X X
Jesse Owens was jus, as surprised
as ms friends when ne read the
story in the daily papers which
stated that ne had been invited 10
compete against some Of the best
athletes IN asneei IN Paris.
No one has approached me on
such a proposal" said Owens in the
dining room 81 the Lucy Thurman
Branch YWCA / read the story
IN the papers. and want % let all
of my friends know that I'm not in
ne army Vet. I'm still employed AZ
the Ford Motor company
However ! would MOI be averse
- competing IN = track meet in
France. providing I'm invited I'm
~ good condition right nov. having
given q number Of exhibitions dur
ms the summer.
Jesse revealed that he had DOM
the hundred ward dash i'm 90 dur
ing practice session this summer.
and figures that with a little more
hard work he could cut this to a6.
Owens connected in the last
Oly-'"ic. To ono fcid in 1895 IN
Periin. winning the 100 and zoo
meter sr-ints. and o'nturinc tho
running '-o"d iunp H also an
ehored ~" triumphant United
Nts'es r~'>V t~,~,