The southern news., 1946-05-25
BEATING THE GUN
MELTING POT
BY ALVIN MOSES

NEW YORK (ANP} = THE
BLACK YANKEES, baseball club
Of the Negro National league, must
perk up or the 1916 season will be
a mighty disasterous one for them
from fans-point- -of-view if not
from financial one. Something IS
wrong with the team spirit as well
as the calibre of the players them
selves. The rich local field deserves
two high class colored ball clubs
to keep pace with the N. Y. Yam
KEGS. Dodgers and N. Y. Giants.
Pompez's CLbans are a colorful
club. full Of dash and fire and each
season there is an influx of new
blood.
Soldier boy" Seimler has a par
lay everything on good club or
fine games in which his outfit is
part of the attraction. playing to
the smallest crowds We are not
pulling any punches in this brief
epistle to owner Semler for letters
are beginning to pour in at this
carly part of the season asking for
a campaign for new clLb-roster
also elimination Of the word BLACK"
IN the Yankee setup. One letter
writer says in the later connection.
Why in blazes must they be known
as the Black Yankees. Is it be-
cause Bill (Bojangles) Robinson
was the pet of the Yankee club CT
the American league? or is it be-
cause we just feel the urke to name
everything black that is composed of
colored personnel? Somehow, ]
Just don't get it all and l know at
least hundred neighbors in ny
town who feel the same way. Fight
against this thing Alvin. like 7
know you can" Walter Beckett.
Newark.
OPENLY, AND NOT IN A WH1S-
PER. certain better (coloredO are
calling the recent MONDAY. May
g. Cecil Hudson Tommy Bell fight
"a phony. Now, I've seen Bell.
Youngstown. O.. slugger. in there
with Jake Zone man riot squad
IaN1otta and on the strength OF
Bells fight against the Italian
ughie I'd say the Hudson-Bell
fight looked queer, But. one
never knows, does one? Bell has
earned great reputation based on
straight and honest efforts l would
be the last one to run red her.
ring across such a record.
HOMER GILLS, but recently an
active coast Guardsman in the SER
vice of Uncle Sam. was big gun
In New York University's annox-
alton of the Metropolitan Intercol-
legiate Athletic Association outdoor
track and field championships. held
on Thursday. May 8, at Van Cort-
landt Park Stadium. Bronx
Coach Emil Won Filing of NYU
had banked heavily on the colored..
twins, Maurice and Stanton Cal
lender. but the two kids retired
from track competition for the bal
ance of the as season. Thus the
Importance of Gillis' stunt in TAX
Ing both the 100 and 220 sprint
events assumed important proper
tions in NYU's final total of 90
points. In an exhibition 44o yard
race that sterling quarter miller
Flnore Harris. Shore Athletic Club
cf N. J.. spun around the saucer in
4a8 TO lead Hal Bogow (whitel and
the veteran star Jimmy Herbert.
Grand Street Boys Club by two
and five yards respectively Mil
ford Parker. placed behind Ford
hams Frank Leary in the college
rnarter mile raced in the fast time
Of 0:50.1 = Gillis. was timed for
the century in 101. and the fur
long in mediocre time
Dr Reginald Weir, graduate OF
CCNY City College IF New York,
class of '3D. was among the i'm
nortar+ qrosts who attended the
Celebration of 100 years of Sports
at City College," in addition to the
special tribute to retiring Prof. Her
bert Holton. for 40 years a faculty.
member there. on Friday night
Mav 10 - Weir was once national
Negro tennis champion. SO