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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
A BRANCH GROWS IN BROOKLYN
BY ABE ATTUCKS


Grays, Baltimore Black Sox, the
Cuban stars, Pittsburgh Craw-
fords, Philadelphia Giants. Bos-
ton Tigers, Newark Eagles and
many more clubs which have
been associated with colored
league baseball. These leagues
have long existed in the east and
in the west. There is a Southern
league, a Texas league. There
was even a Greater Boston
league. So the success of Jackie
Robinson stems back into base
ball history when the fathers OF
colored league baseball, includ-
ing RUDE Foster of Chicago, c. /.
Taylor of Indianapolis ACC,
Quincy Gilmore, Cum Posey.
Gus Greenley and j. L. Wilker-
son Of Kansas City Monarchs.
unable to crash the color line,
established their own leagues to
prepare for the day and be ready
with players like Robinson, Cam
PAMELA and Newcombe. They
did not labor in vain.
Branch Hickey, president OF
the Brooklyn Dodgers, has rich
ly deserved the national appre-
citation of colored American
sports fans What too few peo-
pie realize is that Hickey through
his baseball scouts, Leo Du-
rocher, and players like Dizzy
and Daffey Dean has long been
well informed about colored
baseball leagues and sepia stars
Hickey is a keen student of the
game. He and Clark Griffith
of the Washington Senators
(who introduced many Cubans:
into American LeagueO have
had more contact with coolred
baseball men than any other big
league official, possibly except
ing the late Judge Lands, who
held several conferences regard
ing colored players. Griffith
talked with Sam Lacey, then of
the Washington Tribune. Hickey
spent many years at st. Louis,
building up the, great Cardinal
minor league farm system, the
best in baseball His chief in
terest is still to find good base
ball talent but, until he went
to Brooklyn, he had no chance
to exercise his judgement on
colored players. One Of Ric-
keys first statements on the sub
ject was a criticism directed
toward greater handling and
efficiency of colored leagues. On
April z, 1915, he gave perhaps
pretended reluctant trial to
Showboat Thomas and Terris
McDuffey, both past their peak
and not then in condition. Then
after putting on a good act, the
cagey Hickey has his scouts sign
up Robinson and he gruffly an
nounced it was all a business
with him and he wanted no fan
fare about it. Even so he signed
up Roy Campanella, Big Don
N'ewcombe, Roy Partlow and
others while other major league
mogulS looked supplied, puz-
zled and even shocked, SO as
great Branch grew in Brooklyn
and it blotted out half century
major league color bar whcih
John McGraw had stealthiIy
tried to obliterate before. Ric-
key is a brilliant business man.
Times call for changes. But tie
colored fan, managers and play
ers sold hickey the idea. 1t is
up to lis now to maintain our
conduct and ability to justify the
transaction.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
FEPC NOTES

The Massachusetts Fair EN-
ployment Practice Commission
has moved into permanent
quarters at Al fremont street,
Boston, it was announced this
week. The public is cordially in
vited to visit the offices of tina
Commission, on the 18th floor
of the Boston Building, between
900 A. M. and 500 P. M. from
Monday to Friday.
CONTINUED on P1go FtUe)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
Hub Girls

Cont, ued from Page u
hopes to raise at least $1,000 for
the fighting fund of the FEPC
this way.
Applications for entry blanks
will soon be made Available all
over the Greater Boston area
and in nearby cities and towns,
The personnel of the sponsoring
committee will be made public
within the next few days.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
nv MEMORLAM

JOSEPH Fl. BROWN, JR.
1945 April % 1947
Remembrance is a golden chain
Death tries to break but all in
vain;
To have, to love and then to part
Is the greatest sorrow Of ones
heart.
The years may wipe out many
things,
But this they wipe out never;
The memory of those happy days
When we were all together.
JOSEPH H. BROWN. sr.,
father.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

The colored race has produced
some great first basemen of
major league calibre although
none ever reached big league
recognition until Jackie Robin
son signed his April, 1947, con-
tract with the National League
Brooklyn Dodgers, For in their
powerful prime, the immortal
Charleston, Highpockets Hud-
speth, Mule Suttles, Buck Leon
ard, Leroy Grant and a long list
Of others, well known to old
timers, could show young Rob-
inson many fancy trick and
they hit much longer bah. And
New Englanders we'll recall such
similar stars as Pappy Kicks,
Showboat Thomas and young
F'ranny Matthews.
There are over so miner
league clubs in the United
States ranging from class AAA
to class D in calibre. In these
graded leagues ball players are
trained and advanced to the ma
jOr National or American cir
cults comprising 10 ball clubs.
None of the minor leagues pro-
duced Jackie Robinson. He
came up direct to a class AAA
Montreal Royals from Kansas
City of the colored western or
American league. Catcher Roy
Campanella and pitcher Don
Newcombe came up to class B
Nashua from the colored eastern
or National league. Yet Rob-
inson, Newcombe and Campa-
nella proved that colored leagues
equalled and even surpassed es-
tablished minor league circuits
in this country. This has been
long known to veteran baseball
men. n 1918 Smokey Joe Will
liams, before 80, 900 fans, de-
feated Seattle of the class AAA
Pacific Coast League q and 10
to emphasize this superiority.
The DiMaggio brothers and
other big league stars came from
this league And when major
league clubs tackled the colored
league teams, the results were
the same, Smokey Joe beat the
great Matthewson 81, Phil
Cockrel beat Jeff Tesseau 5-3,
and Fred Wickware beat Walter
johnson 81; While Joe Mendez
beat both Matthewson and Nap.
Rucker. Cannonball Dick Red
ding struck out Babe Ruth three
times in succession and Satchel
Paige made major league bat
terS such as Joe DiMaggio look
sick. The unquestionable high
calibre of colored clubs and
players has been going on a long
time and too little tribute has
been given to those often OF
scure, humble colored managers,
coaches and league officials who
sacrificed through the years to
make it possible for the Amerl-
can public to become aware Of
the major league talents of sepia
stars.
1t is only recently that the
white daily press has been forced
to recognize what the colored
press has been proclaiming for
over half a century. The very
existence of colored leagues has
been a surprise to many. Until
Robinson broke into the daily
sports pages many white fans
had never heard of the Kansas
City Monarchs, the Lincoln
Giants, Birmingham, Black Bar
onS, Chicago Americans, Bach
arachS, Hillsdale, Homestead
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

COOL Papa BELL was fast
er on the bases than Jackie. If
you hunted a sacrifice, Bell
would dash from first to third
before the fielder could pick up
the ball and toss you out. Fats
jenkins, the ex Rens player was
also feet ball player. There
were - and are - many more
in the colored leagues.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
Boston Baked
BIZ MABE KOUNTzE
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"The characteristic Of gen.
nine heroism is persistencyo
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
BOSTON MARATHON Off
Gals are to be commended for
encouraging the worldwide
competition featured in the
1947 event and won by Yon Box
sub Of KOREA, a land of near
ly 40 million colored Asiatics.
We can best break down racial
and religious prejudices by
these great gestures.
HUB THEATRE patrons win
keenly enjoy the long-run New
York stage hit, FINIAN'S RAIN
BOW, if, and when, it comes
this way. A cast of 60 colored
ana white players join together
in a hilarious mockery Of Dixie
Bilbcs and foolish race preiu-
dices now poisoning the world
IT SEEMS AN FRESHMAN
named Finian and his lovelv
daughter came to the UsA
and are amazed at our petty
prejudices here. SO they set out
to do something about it, in
GLIDING changing a Dixie sena-
tor into a colored man to give
him a taste of his own medi-
cine. Booked solid in New York
it will have Bostonians rolling
in the aisles.
AMERICAN MUSIC CARNI-
VAL, planned for June 3 at old
Ebenszer Baptist Church, has
great promise especially since
Prof Ernest OBanyoun, the
GUARDIANS music editor and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

New England's foremost music,
critic will help construct pro-
gram. AT home with all types Of
music, trimming with helpful
ideas and fresh entertainment,
oBanyoun is tops.
ANNA BOBITT GARDNER,
the undisputed queen of Bos-
tons music, are, and drama
productions, is busy working on
the June 26 Boston Pops pro-
gram. But she will probably
join to help the GUARDIAN
event. The COMPOSERS PRIZE
event, ending May u, is a
great idea. Boston should en-
courage our youth to maintain
an historic music tradition.
BROOKLYN DODGERS are
not too badly in need of pitch
ers, so Big Don Newcombe will
not be rushed from Nashua to
Montreal which is already well
stated. But Brooklyn needs
catchers to aid Edwards, so
Campenella has been boosted
up to Montreal for further sea-
soning If Roy had starred with
Montreal in as he might have
signed this year
JOSH GIBSON and his terrific
home-run clouting would have
been the answer to Rickey's
prayer as a regular catcher to
work with the sometimes over
worked young Bruce Edwards.
Gibson could pole out more
home-runs than Dixie Walker
and Hank Greenberg put to-
gether.
JOE LOUIS is responsible for
the unfortunate current feeling
tsat every coIored player, in
GLIDING Jackie Robinson, must
be a hard hitter" to be a sue
cess. Robinson will never be q
Josh Gibson but who will? Let
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
The Poets Corner
Congratulations
By ST. CLAIR KIRTON


To Mr.. and Mrs. Louis {. PasCO. ST., on their
,rty-sixfh wedding anniversary.
Reli We again those fruitful years
That you have lived together
And vowed that only Father Time
Shall give you cause to sever
All your good friends are very proud
Of your matchless sobriety
And of your contribution
To human society.
Likewise be proud and take delight
In the JOY and satisfaction
OF knowing that the glad well Donel"
Is your friends true reaction.
And as you face the future years
Live in contentnent knowing
That Providence shall lead the way
His choicest gifts bestowingL
Copyright 1947 by st. Clair KirtoA
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

THE MEXICAN leagues have
really put the buzz on the ma
jor leagues in the race for Sepia
stars. Many we're employed in
Mexico last season. Colored
stars are becoming in such de-
mand that some colored leagues
are filing in with Latin Amer
lean players,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
IN MEMORLAM

1946 1947
JOSEPH ALGERNoN DORSEY
SO dearly loved by one and all
Sad and sudden was the call.
His memory is as sweet today
AS it was the hour he passed
away,
Lovingly remembered by
MRS. r. ETA DORSEY,
wife,
MRS. MARGARET DORSEY
CARTWRIGHT, daughter
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

NEW ENGLAND which saw
Somerville H. S. Danny McFay-
den bested by Everett H. S. FL
mer Munroe, and Milton H. S.
Elbie Fletcher topped by Rindge
Franny Matthews can offer no
excuse for not signing local
colored players to New England
located minor league clubs in
the Bay State, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire and Connecti-
cut. Wake up, Boston!
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

THE STORY of Robinson in
baseball, owens in the Olym-
pics, and Louis in boxing, is the
same uplifting saga of an hum
BILE people striving for their
simple SHARE OF RECOGNI-
TON in the world. They have
been without it so long. They
have SACRIFICED for it so
much. They fully deserve it.
There is so much of BIBLE his
tory in the colored peoples eff
forts.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

PEOPLE PRAYED for much
of our success in sports as in
other fields. 1 know people
prayed for JOE LOUIS: they
prayed for JESSE OWENS and
they prayed for JACKIE ROB
INSoN. You simply don't find
many real communists among
people WHO HAVE FAITH IN
GOD. And colored people will
always have faith!
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26
Segregation For cOOred the Reel


him get his hits anyway he can.
It's runs that count, folks.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

THE ADVICE that has been
passed down from colored
fathers to sons still holds true.
The youth Of today can not af-
ford to train in zoot suits and
night clubs for success. They
need hard work, hard training.
SACRIFICE, and the ability to
take it." like Jackie in base
ball, Louis in boxing, Owens in
track, and Won Box sub Of
Korea.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

WHEN OWENS faced Hitler
at Berlin Stadium he was under
great pressure, a lone demo-
cratic disciple poised to chal-
lenge the Nazi World. One
mistep. and Owens would lose.
People prayed for owens to win.
The story of Louis is well
known and so is that of Jackie,
In summing up their success
and that of others, don't forget
PRAYER helped too.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

THE SAME TRUIsM exists
today. Robinson was not Just
an ordinary good" ball player
with Montreal. In some things
he was amazing. Owens was not
just an ordinary good" track
star; Louis not Just an "ordin-
airy good" boxer. Eddie Digger
used to even surprise his fam
lily with his "one-Man track
team" exploits in the hurdles,
spirits, 300, broad jump, etc,
etc.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

THE characteristic OF gen.
utne beroiSm is perSistency.'
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-04-26

TUFTS TRACK CAPTAIN
and ex-national hurdles cham
pion, Eddie Digger, explained
that colored must strive as
much: Uncle Mabe, he'd say,
We've just got to be extra good
and work extra hard. It's the
only way we can get recogni-
tion.'
Evening star., 1947-02-21
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Evening star., 1947-02-21

Mrs. Burton Heads Unit
OF Civilian Rehabilitation

The Washington Committee for
National Civilian Rehabilitation. an
agency to help disabled civilians,
will be headed by Mrs. Harold H.
Burton, wife of Associated Justice
Burton, it was announced today.
Accepting the Craftsmanship Of
the recently organized committee,
Mrs Burton pointed out that at no
time during World War II did the
number of men disabled from COM
bat wounds equal the number per-
manently disabled in industrial ac-
cidents at home.
Between Pearl Harbor and VI
day, she reported, there were 1900
military amputations and more than
$4,000 civilian amputees.
A benefit performance of the mo-
ton picture, "The Best Years Of
Our Lives" will be staged for the
rehabilitation fund on March II, at
Keith's Theater, 1t was announced
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Woman Jurors Bill
Ready for House Test
After Senate Approval
BY J. B. ZofHdn
Stor Staff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-The fight
for the controversial bill qualify
ing women for service on Maryland
juries today centered in the House
of Delegates, after the Senate
passed the measure yesterday 20 to
9, following a heated debate.
Counties exempted from the pro-
posed law, which would permit
women jurors are Allegany, Carol,
Garrett, Washington, Queen Anne's,
Talbot, Dorchester, Howard, st.
Marys and Kent.
Although opponents of the meas
ure questioned its constitutionality,
the Attorney Generals Office has
described it as constitutionally
sound as written and amended.
Meanwhile, the Senate today pre-
pared to receive Gov. Lanes list OF
greeting" appointments, subject to
Senate confirmation. Completion Of
the list, which was expected to be
presented yesterday, was delayed be-
cause of the Governors illness.
New Fisheries Bill Offered.
Among bills introduced in the
Senate yesterday was one to create q
new Chesapeake Bay authority to
replace the present Department Of
Tidewater Fisheries in regulating
Maryland's tidewater resources.
The measure was introduced joint
ly by Is members, including Senators
Goldstein. Roy Tasco Davis, Mont
gomery County; Paul J. Bailey, st
Mary's County, and James B. Mon
roe, Charles County, Republicans.
One of the provisions gives the au-
thority power to control the planting
and propagation Of oysters and
crabs. Fines ranging from $40 to
$500 would be imposed for violations
Teacher Bill introduced.
The Senate also received bill by
four Senators, including L. Harold
Sothoron, Democrat, of Prince
Georges County, to increase mini
mum salaries for teachers. Under
the measure, teachers with degrees
would receive $4,000 a year, an in
crease of $700 over the present 1900
minimum. Non degree teachers
would begin at $4,000 a year.
Both would receive 500 annual
incrementS, with degree teachers
reaching a maximum of $1,000 and
non-degree instructors q maximum
Of $500.
Principals with graduate credit
would receive amounts ranging
from $500 to 81 200 in excess Of
those provided for teachers, depend
ing on the number of teachers In
their schools.
In the house, the Montgomery
County delegation submitted a bill
to repeal a 1945 act increasing the
powers of the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The measure is the first of several
to be introduced by the delegation,
all of which are intended to curtail
the authority of the commission in
Montgomery County.
: Could Construct Centers.
Under the 1945 act, the commits
sion could appoint park policemen,
operate recreational programs, in
Guiding the construction Of COM
munity buildings and recreation
centers, and set up merit system
for its employees.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Public Workers Union
Fuvors Daylight Time

Support of the present move in
Congress to place the District on
daylight saving time was announced
today by Daniel H. Schwartz, re-
gional director, United Public Work.
ers (CIO).
Federal employees are extremely
anxious to have the increased op-
portunity for recreation, gardening,
shopping and leisure with their
families, and particularly their chill
dren, which the institution of day
light saving time would make pos
sibIe." Mr.. Schwartz said.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Maryland Delegates
Uroed 10 Take Action
On Stream Pollution
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 21.-Activities
by three State agencies to combat
stream pollution has been relative
ly ineffective" and enforcement has
been confined to "the most hagrant
individual abuses" House Of Dele
gates committee reported yesterday.
In its suggestions on anti-pollu-
ton action, the Committee on Ag-
riculture and Natural Resources
pointed out that extensive plans"
must be developed for corrective
measures, giving consideration to
social and economic impact upon
established industry and munich
palities."
Overlapping Found.
The legislators found that while
there was some overlapping in the
areas of responsibilities of the three
State agencies now charged with the
problem, 1t had apparently con-
tributed little to administrative con-
flicts.
The three agencies are the State
Health Department, the Game and
Inland Fish Commission and the
Department Of Tidewater Fisheries.
THE problem of pollution in this
State is one that demands prompt
and effective action" the report said.
The committee recently held a
hearing ON bill which would estab-
lish a nonpaid commission to study
pollution and enforcement Of exist
ing laws, -ordinating the activities
of the various States agencies.
Planning Commission Objects.
The Maryland State Planning
Commission objected to the creation
Of another agency, holding that dual
responsibilities and industries point
ed to high cost Of pollution meas
ures.
The committee suggested the pro-
posed new agency should centralize
enforcement activities, although the
Department of Health should con-
tinue to function in the pollution
field. The department would retain
the enforcement powers it now ex-
ercises.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
Detroit News to Drop
All Ads in Paper Crisis
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Feb. 21.-The Detroit
News announced in a page box
today that all display and classified
advertising will be omitted from its
edition next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday because Of newsprint
shortage.
"The scarcity of railroad cars and
the severe weather in areas where
paper is produced" the News said,
have held up badly needed ship
ments. Thus the News stock of
newsprint available in Detroit has
dwindled to dangerously low levels.
There are prospects of improve
ment In the situation soon. We
hope that we can resume normal
publication of advertising on Thurs
day. February 27,"
Evening star., 1947-02-21
BOYS and Girls Face Questioning
In Theft of Auto Ornaments

Their names will be turned over to
the Juvenile Court.
What happens is this" he said:
THE youngsters. mostly boys, take
the rings OFF the torpedo-shaped
ornament on the hood and make
love bracelets out of them by wind
ing colored tape around them. They
are chromium, about an inch wide,
and cost $3.50 each.
"I have about two dozen of them
now which the owners can claim.
II hated to do it, but had to
break up about two dozen love
matches yesterday. I found one
Don Juan had given bracelets to
seven different girls.
Evening star., 1947-02-21


said Mr.. Farley has been under
treatment of Veterans Administra-
ton doctors since his discharge
December 26, 1945. He carries metal
in his body from wounds suffered
when the destroyer Hill was sunk
in the Pacific. In addition, Mr..
Farley is said to suffer from a
tropical blood disease.
Mr.. Farley, Safeway Stores en-
ploye, was last seen when he came
home for lunch Monday. After eat
ing, he left in his car. Friends and
relatives have searched areas usual
ly frequented by the man and local
hospitals have been checked.
He Is former student at
Bladensburg High School. He Joined
the Navy when he was II.
Evening star., 1947-02-21
World Health OfficiuI
Leaves for Geneva

zygmunt Deutschman, director of
technical services of the World
Health Organization Interim Com
mission, United Nations, left yester-
day for Geneva, Switzerland, where
he will join the Geneva Office Of
the organization.
Mr.. Deutschman, who was accom-
panied by his wife and two children,
Guy. IA, and Yvonne, Z, will have
charge Of numerous technical func-
tions relating to international public
health problems. The Deutschmans
live at 5243 Nebraska avenue NV.
Evening star., 1947-02-21

Corpl. John P. Leahy said he
hated to do it, but he was forced to
break up about two dozen love
matches yesterday.
The Montgomery County detec-
tive, attached to the Bethesda sub
station, said he had questioned be-
tween 25 and 80 boys and girls be-
tween IA and 16 years of age in
connection with the pilfering OF
hood ornaments from late-model
Buick automobiles.
Mr.. Leahy said all of the children
come from "well-to-do' families in
the Bethesf Chevy Chase area