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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

long visit to st. Louis? If any of
you hard cats are still looking for
whistle bait you had better get hep
and don't be late-cause if you're
going to latch onto Anna Mae, you
had better start counting this very
day.
If 1 know this chick, she's a
solid sender and when with her you
are in your splendor. Now what
is your story? l received a hot
letter from prominent George
Dickson, no doubt those in Mime
apolis consider him a great sport
and red hot liver. His letter said
"The cats here in St. Louis like
your column and think it's on the
beam" But 1 am afraid the cats
in St Louis are much more ad-
vanced in the jiving field than I.
Thanks to all you hepsters anyway.
l am glad that I am not the only
one that reads my column!
1t seems that drape suit Just isn't
going to go out of style because the
more l look the more I see. Most
cats look hard but sane I'd hate to
be. We're a killer, we hep cats.
You may have been told about talk
ing in public as if we were old.
We think we are hard and full of
great jive but being just hard won't
keep US alive. Some cats 1--WE with
the chickens. 1 play with my pen
but tell me someone will we ever
be men?
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Allen were
among some of the GRANTEES at
Wheatley Friday. Mrs. Allen said,
and l quote, glitter bugging is a
great thing and if 1 knew how I
would be among the BEST" unquote.
Now if all parents had that feeling
l am sure there would be many
morehepsters among US. How about
that Mrs. Allen? l know mater
Gates and pater Gates try awfully
hard-but, oh well they may learn.
So as the saying goes, III be see
ing you in all the old familiar
places. Don't do anything I.
wouldn't do-that doesn't leave
many spaces.
As the hep cat says to his real
fine frail, I've got to be going, my
1--WE is stale.-Duke Don.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

hasn't had a pro PERCY VILLA
boxing show in nearly 10 years and
that goes for St. Paul, too. But
as l said in the above lines these
are unusual times you'll have
to believe me and perhaps l can
prove it.
Unusual timeS-did you know that
Tony Stecher, few years ago, was
ready to shut his wrestling shows
and less than two years ago when
he took out the boxing franchise
was told by his friends of the Sc
riOus mistake he's making in get
ting into the fight business. So
that his friends and you may know,
Stecher during the past FIVE months
with his wrestling and boxing drew
over 100000 gross at the box of
flee.
Last fall when Stecher first went
into the boxing business, many
asked him, Where are you going to
get the fighters ?" also, it will
cost you a fortune to hang on for
the duration and questions like that
by the dozens. Many thought
that when gas rationing came in
that was the death kiss for sports
events and everyone wondered what
Stecher would do next to earn his
three meals a day. Jackie
Graves came along and perhaps
many will say saved the game for
this city.
Tonight friday at the St. Paul
auditorium, Eddie Williams, per-
sonahty plus, makes his debut as a
fight promoter. With the cap
able Billy Colbert by his side as
matchmaker 1 can't see how this
combo will miss. The card as
a whole looks like money in the
bank as from this corner all that
the promoter is interested in is Civ
ing the fans enough thrill so that
they will come back again and
again. 1t will be nice to see fights
in st. Paul again. The thrillers
I'll never forget. The champs
and the near champs that St. Paul
has turned out is something that
city should really feel proud of.
There are many reasons why this
gabber would like to see a large
turnout tonight. 1t takes a lot
of nerve and money to become a
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
What's What Among The
Twin City RailrOaders

The st. Paul Elks cafe is open
again. Is everybody happy?
A tip to young frantic waiter,
who loves Minneapolis. Slow is
the way to go, chum, you'll get
there quicker.
That game out to Lexington,
Sunday, should have been foot
ball game, instead of a baseball
game. 1t was regular football
weather. Blankets was all that was
needed.
Ask the waiter "a. c. with the
bad eye, how he got it. Better still,
ask his wife. Some men just won't
behave.
Did you notice the chain twirler,
in Jim's, Sunday night? He is the
same fellow, who talks himself in
and talks himself right back out.
He doesn't know when to stop talk
ing. But a good guy, he is. What
do you mean? Good for what?
Sgt. Art White flew from the
Netherlands East Indies to Frisco
in SO hours and Is minutes. Then
from Frisco to Texas in ID hours,
and from Texas to St. Paul. Sgt.
White and Louis "Pud" White, the
star athlete of Mechanic Arts high,
are cousins. "Pud" won the base
ball game for his school a week
ago by knocking a home run, as the
score was tied in the ninth inning.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
Phyllis Wheatley
Q Home Camp from
June 10 to Aug. 10

A stay-at-home camp, designed
to give boys and girls, remaining
at home, similar to those at out
door camps, will be in operation at
Phyllis Wheatley House this year
from June 10, through August 10,
for boys and girls, six to fourteen
years of age. Camp sessions will
be from IL noon to $50 p. m. each
day.
All children will be given a
physical examination. There will be
a so cent registration fee.
The program will include, boxing,
baseball, games, fishing, craft work,
free play, hostelling, tours, movies,
soft ball, modern dancing and hik-
ing. For further information call
Cherry 1864.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
Service Men Support
NAACP Member Drive
By Laura G. Gaskins

The membership drive of the Min
neapois branch of the NAACP has
been spurred ahead by the support
of men in all branches of the armed
services, here and overseas. Mem
berships from the Void Chamber
lain Naval Air Station in Mime
apolis, have mounted to nearly half
the personnel.
Wendell C. Jones, president of
the branch, has expressed his ap-
probation of the committees effort
to integrate more young adults into
the organization.
Letters will be sent to every club
and liberal organization, asking for
their membership and support of
this organization, working to secure
''full emancipation for the Ameri-
can Negro" The drive will con-
tinue through the month of June.
A meeting of the membership
drive solicitors and members of the
committee will be held Tuesday,
June II, at Phyllis Wheatley House.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

what went on at DON GATES
the Phyllis Wheatley, Friday night
most hard!
There were many solid exhibit
tons and they were all fine. There
was archery, shown by Oscar
Brown and Robert Patterson. The
class is headed by Robert Patter-
son. They also had boy carrying
the arrows known to many as
Prince Albert Jones, alias Dizzy.
There was dancing in a most digni-
fed way by Carmen Allen, Doris
White, Louise Cuff, Mable Seaton,
Dolores Beasley, Audrey King and
Jacquiline Cuff. The instructor is
Tiny Brown.
There was also a groovy affair in
boxing, given by that hard hitting
Daniel Davis and that swinging cat
Charles Ellis. Harry Davis is the
instructor. There was also tumb-
ling, drum and bugle corps. After
the show there was a red hot dance.
Oh, yes, even some of the parents
visited the FL Maestro Canteen.
Cats were really moving the
boogie and the woogie too. We were
jumping like mad, no doubt. We
were Shorty Georging with the
Camel Walk. You know hepsters
that 1--WE just can't be beat. Caught
sight now cats of Philip True, he's
a handsome lad and he's always
careful how he's clad. He wears
shoes so fine it just knocks me
cold. I also hear from the girls that
he's awful bold. That hat he wears
is killer as no doubt you know and
in dancing that wolf can really go.
Also caught sight of that fine
mellow chick, Betty King. Some
times l get the urge to ask her what
makes her look so good so often
but no doubt she would think l am
a wolf but of course Pm not-am /?
Say Gates, did you know beautiful
Anna Mae Allen is back from her
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
Black BarOns
Play American
Giants II & Ia


Champions of the Negro Amer
lean League the last two years,
those dashing Birmingham Black
Barons are coming up this way for
a series with the powerful Chicago
American Giants.
With all games counting in the
standings, the Black Barons and
American Giants clash Tuesday
night, June ~, at Lexington Park
in St. Paul; Wednesday night, June
Is, at Duluth, and Thursday night,
June IA, at Nicollet Park in Mime
apolis.
Manager W. S. Welch, Birming-
hams great pilot, who led the West
to victory over the East in the last
two all-star classics at Comiskey
Park in Chicago, has another great
team in this years Black Barons.
The pitching staff is one of the
greatest in colored history with
Johnny Markham, Al Sayler,
Schoolboy Newberry, Alvin Gipson,
Earl Bumpus, Johnny Huber and
Alonzo Boone on hand. Pepper Bas-
sett, formerly with the Cincinnati
Clowns, and Herman Bell handle
the catching.
Lorenzo ("Piper'O Davis at first
base, ]. B. Spencer at second, Art
Wilson at short and Johnny Brit
ton, formerly of the Minneapolis
St. Paul Gophers, and an outfeld
of Lester Lockett, Ed Steele and
Roy Phelps round out the great
1915 edition of the Birmingham
team.
Now in its fifty-ninth season, the
Chicago American Giants are a
feared aggregation. Candy Jim"
Taylor is back as manager after
leading the Homestead Grays to the
National Negro League crown the
last two years.
The American Giants are strong
at every position. The pitching
staff has Gentry Jessup, the
leagues best Highlander; Walter
Mccoy, sensational newcomer from
California, who recently won three
straight over the Kansas City Mon
archs, and veterans Willie Cor
nelius, Lefty Shields and Ollie
West. Herb Barnhill is one of the
leagues top catchers.
Chicago lines up strongly with
Henry Mccall at first, Wilbur King
at second, Ralph Wyatt at short,
Jesse Douglas at third, Art Penn
ington in left, Jimmy Crutchfeld
in center and John Smith in right.
Pennington led the league in home
runs in 1913. Smith was the top
hitter in the circuit last season.
Other good men available are
Johnny Bissant, Clyde Nelson, Sam
Jackson and Ollie Walden.
These are games the fans will
talk of long afterward. 1t is Ne
gro American League baseball at
its best.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

promoter nowadays and promoter
Eddie Williams has both of 'em "a. E.
and, brother, it takes all that to be
successful, considering that there
is hardly any local talent to start
in with. But Williams expects
to weather the storm and as the
saying goes, sunshine will be just
around the cC-ner. e. l hope so.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

friends. For
many, many years
l recall that fight
promoters would
be ready to shut
down their ticket
offices and call it
quits for the sea-
son. l know
for example that
the ball park
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
SEAMAN KILLED
BY AUTO TRUCK

Seaman &c Paris Ravenel, %
years old, of Wold-Chamberlain
field, died about 3 a. m. today at
Ancker hospital from injuries suf-
fered about II p. m. Wednesday
when he was struck by an auto
mobile at University and Kent as
he was trying to thumb a ride.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

IucES dESn I many
cats to write
about on the Min
neapolis N ort b
side but l guess
l will be able to
dig so me 1--WE
somewhere d
S 0 m e h ow. To
start this mad,
glad and groovy
jive, we will chalk
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
SPORTS
By PERCY VILLA

June is now more than a week
old and no let down on the fight
game as yet and that is something
unusual, my dear
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
FBI Holds Two
Men On White
Slave Violations

Two Twin City men are being held by
the F. B. 1. on white slavery charges.
One is Jerry Davis, "A, 622 Girard Ave.
No, Minneapolis. The other man held Is
Livingston Sims. 45, 81 Tilton St., St. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
Juvenile 1--WE
By DON GATES

What say hepsters. What is the
big tale and have any of you cats
latched on to a solid frail? Well,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08
CLASSIFIED

Mandalay Cafe opens Saturday
night, June 9, at BAT E. 38th St.
Come in and make reservation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

Chickens for sale. Broilers and
fryers. 1913 Hyland. &c. 243O and
At. 1914.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
CHRYSLER ALL
STARS DEFEAT
FORD LOCAL so

Ralph Hall sensational scpia
singer pitched three hit game
20 enable his teammates. Chrys'er
Local GOO All stars 70 beat The
bomber Plant Ford Local so. iw'l-
We to two Wednesday evening in
ono of the games Of the LAW In
tcrnational baseball league
Local GOO scored seven runs IN
The 5th inning with 4 hits AMI :
runs in the second inning with
three hits
II was n star-lh game with
sparkle because Of the clever play
inc Of Local coo and attention
holding despite tho many errors
Local 30 committed
Aside from his union team dut
les Ralnh Hall is one ~ tho great
est pitchers tho Motor City Giants
POSSESS.
vic Goeola and Joe wykrinf hit
doubles for Local soo-Ford 50
produced no long hits
All games of International JAW
baseball league arc played cyory
Friday evening at 6 nm a, North
western field
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
SCOUTS BIVOUAC
AT RIVER ROUGE

1hr 'amp-O-rce given FRIDAY 'y
Distntt Five Dciror Area cotmi'
Rs WAS raitcipa'ed IN hy TWO
Naie pa'fols Of Troop i1- tbs
boys l,f' ff scout Hollow Riy'r
Roe4 pspk Friday a. 3 aQ pn
They stayed over Ffiday usat and
took Part In the different pan"l
at'irlcS and contests Thtra were
about three OF foels hundred scouts
whHo sud colored in Md.re s"ne
fanuann scouts taking part meme
caur0-rce Alihoush II ws
cloudy ard loobca IKE rain 'he
Campo. continued unfil Suu-
day mmnnr Our boys rceif'a
,amrinc cmacmS and both patrols
received parficipaiing awards
Namcs of participating scents werc
Roy J. Compiler Robert Rcmhov
vcrnon Counts Alonzo Russell
rohca Hil Wlliam criffir FA-
do Armstrong Milton Doioaeh
John Hooks Rohe Tansii. Row s
Knucklcs Price Williams George
BAILEY Walter Ericsson David
Dean. and Ernest Williams
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
HARRIS WINS 22O YD.
DASH FROM HANDICAP
POSITION In N. Y.


In order to even up the score
Saturday at Randall's Island. most
Of the races were run from
scratch one OF the featured events
saw Elmore Harris spot all Of his
opponents, and catch and pass all
Of them TO win the furlons disicncc
in tho splendid time Of 81 3. He had
70 overcome team-mate jam 9 $
Young ~ win
jim Rafferty, continued his win
nine WAYS in the mile, He spotted
everybody by Rudy Simms at least
25 Yards. and came on to win the
mile in the very slow time OF
4t2il All that Rafferty, proved
in this race is that he IS in con
dition and that the oihor runners
arc really slow. Williams Hayes.
whom he spotted l25 yards came
in 10 seconds behind the winner.
Jimmy Herbert didn't do so we'll
when he spotted his opponents
Tho best he could do IN the half
mile was 10 come IN fourth Her
hort put NJ a strong fight to try
10 take second but Is WASH in fhc
cards. and therefore he flushed
ou' Of the money The time for the
half-mile was Sc
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Capital Bouts
All Jim Grow

WASHINGTON - (ANPl ~
nying charges of discrimination
against negro hoxers the NAA
last week filed motion in curt
askfng dismissal OF cAarees
brought against u. Filled MNrh 10
by five Negro amateur a'h!"t
the suit asked The district couf
10 enioin the local association n M
certifying 10 the National AAr Nh"
names OF winners In the recent
Battle Of Belts" sponsored by the
Washington Post.
The winners, plaintiffs clafso
arc not true champions because
Negroes were denied PARTICIPATION
The associations motion seeking
dismissal of the suit denies d's-
elimination against anyone In
stead Il rcciies. tho association
merely acts as q local rcrresen-
tative Of the national organization
in tho matter OF collecting dues and
tho Ike
Justice Matthew +. Mcclure took
the motion under Amusement Al
amateur boxing in District Of
Columbia. including the Golden
Gloves tournament sponsored by
the Times Herald. IS lily-white Re-
peatcd efforts have been made bv
responsible organizations 10 en- .
Negro boxers. Each has met re-
bluffs.
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Barons and Cubans
Plav Double Header
At Briggs Stadium


y vii he pl''hi'is ana ppwrf
aHoi''s' Ih''iihs ann speed ~''N
'ir bifn'i''l sam macs Raf7hss
g'9wp9ns q 'ie N"ego American
les2te mtfi ihe SEW lofN phans
N'stn National i'esAr n bF'roi'
" rApef heaNff A biis2s S'a'-
lam Spne"} TIE il.st game MI
start A. ' nm
The bafoi's Who aate "ot ne
N'efo Anef'ean 'eacAc Aampi'p-
Snip i"o years fHhnlnr are he'es
ing down S'eaha Ila'e " '.a 3
raliirs "l'h az af'f"e' q IVY r.
cleveland i'iNhe}'s afc ieaHing M
leasuc ~l'h piN
Farins iA" hnrd hi''l's bafoNS
Is Ed steele faney opiiiflAor "Nn
an a'esa1e u ~ steele PCS
rounded or S2 h'is 'n -' games
for 'o'Hl H g ~ s' ~ a'-'
l'aas me league ~ runs DATED ili
win la
kish' behind steele y arr VIZ
son shorislfp VITO hnisnfa sec-
ond 70 samuel JelAfo' ~ le''-
ANA lAs' y'Hr WIN ~ 70 g''n'oo 5
S'f Last OFFICIAL averages gave
Wilson a'S JOHNNY Rei''en Nir.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Nate Bolden
Continues Fistic
Climb Upward

The highly toucd Nate Bolden.
boasting punch in both fists and
over decade OF boxing experience
pittcd all OF this against youthful
Eddie Taylor nj the June II bout
at Arcadia and az tho end Of The
fight was awarded unanimous
decision for his efforts. Bohicn.
sixth ranking light heavyv eight.
felt Taylor out in tho early rounds
Of the contest and was content 10
let TAYLOR do all the leading Aft
or the second round. Bolden hogan
contemplating and skilliully
boxing untl the sixth. when he
almost floorod Taylor with a solid
right hand punch on tho HURON
The latter rounds saw Taylor stage
Ger on several occasions and cut
and bruised about the face Bnlden
is still the master boxer he was
severa! years hack aud seems to
have lost little Of the stream that
made him so famous IN the Windy
city some years hack. Taylor = a
tough fighter and the fact that he
can take punch cannot he denied
ny anyone He put ur q fine exA'
hilton. bur when a fighter Of Boil
don caliher is opposing YOU IT'S
just tough 10 whip him
The somi-final saw Kid English
the. kayo artist give away 81
pounds to his heavier opponent.
and get taste OF his own medicine.
as tn, "Tar Baby from Chicago
hit him with everything but tho
ring He floorcd him twire and
seemed 10 ignore his punches as
he laced English at will. Williams.
who carries the nickname Of
Tar Baby IS a powerful punch
er and Is tremendously strong He
possessed fine boxing form and
was as light on his feet as a fly
weight Although Williams knock
cd English down twice tho con-
test was called draw. II was the
consensus Of opinion that the fact
that Williams hit English twice
after he was down In ? diffcren'
rounds caused him 10 be denied
the decision.
Clcvc Holt so decisively defeat
ed Tommy Nelson that he removed
all doubt in the spectators mind
as 10 his ability to both dish out
and absorb" punishment. Holt
was a sharper puncher and bot
ter strategist In the ring last night.
The Arcadia will present one
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-16
Edgar Faces Sutka At Olympia
FIRST BOUT
SINCE EDGAR
LOST CROWN


fslday night az the olympic
jimmy Edgar viii cndeayor 20 stop
me winning streak of Joe suiAa OF
Wyandotic. MICHIGAN Edgar has
NOT :a-il' ionsliy since he
foueh Jake I.aMoua n the MIN
event o. tho Olympia prior 20 MS
indncaoa mo tho armed Con-
Edrat lost the fight hut gave
noiire limit ne would ne sonien-
dor Tor me crown before sety ions
I.allnta hpl 20 extend himself AN
ihc Way 10 Win his bout and e4ne
out u the match pretty wcll bats
tered up
Since thcn dgaf has tulred nili
ne Joe Louis troupe and has On.
tered seyersl arnod fore,s hnNn.
'oalnanlsn Edgar won all ~
wcui after ln ono Of ne tonr'a.
menlS he was 10 isy ahead ~ 'he
Other neh'crs ita' ihoy an de-
faulicd and automatically gave iAm
fho'cr wn.
friday bou NIL ho re sent,
firal "a ihe >o,a ranske ~ apn'-
az fcnsko 'to Nichaauae VEN
slch a snrndd reeord ~ rsHc
arol'- Nova onciAro trhsr of
Joo Louis Is trying comic lef
Aso and e>pssicnco avg Win Nosa
ht don't c0an' Fcn-kc cat 0ts
his youth ard spirit
Four oitcr contests $3.50 pro-
code those events
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Eulace Peacock,
Conqueror OF Famed
Jesse Owens


NJ WYORk tulace eraros
instructor ia ihc Physical Defaii-
mcm Of The e 5 Guard stationed
AZ Nanhaiion Reach y Is one
Of no truly great sli'na 'tacH
and field stars Like ic tN'ns
over whom ne holds ~
~ ipo yard dash and u in' nos4
Jump reacck is TODAY a 'raai
ton m me sport 10 wHrh De
sril pairt 'nNcr a preNioHt
colaan 'ol1 81 Pen o,ks asS.Aii
on rack reford- Vpll' II lni"n
High S,hp in rnnn tfy =
and ~ hnw ti- marks pafeileiel
those ~ jesse owen rnn ~ ta.
Teen l!4h rleseana THIS po
continues iho sw
jcsst naons ana heis, pfs,oe
finally eau tace'ho fncr ii.et
oafaoor nf" fHe AAf han.5i
smps y Milwaukee Wsaorsn W
1898 = wa ire fsbo 'hW 'a.
Two woua meet NaN hNnf aces ri
heasire rffoias ia file 'e3fof
Without eten'ea}e m"flNa
me- ? performers q ypsr per'lea
laf iNe in iracs ard f,ca y o
hs lSlih Mc'calf from Narqfn
uieeiy ara on' ~ fho nn
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more show before closing for The
season. Watch this paper for :. g
announcements.
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REGISTER Tn XOTE
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REGISTER To VOTE
MOTOR CITY
BOWLING NEWS

Although the ofeani7ca bowling
leagues Of tho cry have frished
the winter season Of comnri'''
bowling tho finn and recreation one
gets from hovFng nsrifes many ~
frequent tho bowling spots as ~
on as before
Paradise Bowl
Ronald Nc;l. II year-old bowling
sensation bla1cd Tho teails ''cen'-
~ at The Paradise Bowl Win onlf
four years Of bowling 70 hl- ac-
count This vourrsier has hccn con-
sis'enily cNckire for epo etme
80, bad Thursday nieht he con
necfcd for five GOO games
Bowl-0-Dromc
plans are nndcrvar toward err
CONFINED on Pngc l2l