The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-09-02
homestead Grays To Face Cubans In Double leader
hUSS ]. C0WANS'
SPORT CHATTER

"eports from reliable sources have
IL that the players Of both the Home
stead Grays and New York Cubans.
who will engage In q twin duel at
Briggs Stadium. Monday. Sept. 4.
are seriously considering playing
the two games in less than FIVE
hours. This, il Is understood. Is an
attempt to avert repetition OF
what happened in previous games
played at the stadium this season
between Negro teams.
The first game of the current
season. a double-heade between the
Baltimore Elites and Cuban Stars,
required FIVE hours. and the twin
bill July 2 between the Chicago
American Giants and Memphis Red
Sox went beyond five and a half
hours The game OF Aug. 6. between
the Chicago American Giants and
Kansas City Monarchs. was an
atrociiy. consuming more than six
hours. And many OF the fans. ra-
thor than SIT through these pro-
tracted games. left before the fifth
inning OF the second game.
This is not TO imply that Negroes
cannot play faster games Instead,
It Is 4 plea 70 the teams TO shake
a leg and get some OF the lead out
of their Shoes and play games in
les time than two hours
x X X
II precedent is followed. the
Homestead Grays and New York
Cubans vii split even in the double
header they'll play at Briggs Sta
dunn Monday. Sept. 4. The proceed
ing teams have followed this pat
tern.
The Baltimore Elites and Cubans
divided honOrs in the first twin bill
Of the season in the Stadium before
$500 fans. The Elites. behi I'd the
masterfu! pitching o: Jonas Gaines.
won the first game. 8 TO ) but Bar
ney Morris. crack Cuban hurler.
pitched his team to a 81 victory in
the final game.
On july the Chicago American
Giants and Memphis Red Sox d.
yided d tNn bill the Red Sox
swapping me Giants. LIS IN the
first game and then losing 81 in
the nightcsp A crowd Of 1850 fans
witnessed the two games
On Aug s the Chicago American
G. ants lost 20 Leroy ,SatchCln
Paige 20 IN the frs, game. but
came back 10 YIN 1873 in the final
conteS;
Geri Mex INNS the BIZ Chicago
Sol,hpaw who helped tho BiImins-
ham Black Barons Wln the Negro
,,,fn la.
opposed PAGE n the first game. but
could no. match the superb work
Of the gangling Molarch right
handler, welding eight hits 10 Pages
NICE
NIX rni vas also on the mound
20 On cago IN the first game against
Memphis bu; Was chased after SIX
and tWo-thirds innings. giving Up
y blows before he Mas relieved
Detroit is tough spo, for Mr. Nc
klnniS
Ball PLAYERS have often been cry
ing in their collective and individual
boards about the atrocities perpe-
trated on them by the owners. and
In many instances the boys are
right. But recently some players
have been taking the owners over
the jumps.
Lloyd tDuckyl Davenport, acting
manager Of the Chicago American
Giants; Geard MckinniS. and Art
Pennington. the latter two If the
save team. accepted $500 from Gus
Greenlee To play with the Pitts
hurgh CrawfordS. although the three
mcn were under contract with the
American Giants
G-ccvlee had prom Scd ne men
nc $500 10 DC split between hem
0roy d &c they jo.nCi his team n
< paI' The three PLAYERS J0iNed
NC CraWforoS n 81 Pau received
nc money. and then returned 10
nc Giants
Dr. 3 Martin. p'cS. deut ~ he
Nc.'o american league and owner