The Omaha guide., 1948-08-14
SPORTS
NEGRO AMERICAN
LEAGUE

eball's biggst show, the 10th
annual West VS.. East Negro
all star baseball game on this
Sunday, August q, here at the
Comkey Park.
Managers Quincy Troupe
of the Chicago American Gil
ants and Jose Fernandez Of the
New York Cubans today an
noun their squads which will
appear in the classic.
Each of the Squads will be
comprised Of 18 players, inclu-
ding the piolets and five pitch
ers, exclusive of coaches.
The East has chosen two
coaches, "Vic" Harris Of the
Washington Homestead Grays
and Marvin Barker Of the New
York Black Yankees. The
West, as yet, hasn't hade any
announcement as to its coaches
Stars from both Nergo Lea
CUES, the American and the
National which annually stages
this big game. will be on hand
for the tiff. Officials Of both
circuits helped in choosing the
players, having gone over all
the playing personnel with a
fine tooth comb for the last
month before making their pic
thus assuring the fans present
the best baseball possible.
Heading west squad is a trio
Of sluggers that is a welcome
to any manager. Shotstop Art
Wilson of the Birmingham
Black Barons, who has been
leading the Negro American
League all season, is presently
betting the ball at a .4O5 clip,
and tops the circuit in runs
scored with 68 and most hits,
lis.
The other two are Lorenzo
piper Davis and Outfielder
Willard Brown of the Kansas
City Monarchs. The latter, who
bat out Davis, stellar second
baseman of the Birmingham
Black Barons, for the runner
up spot in hitting last week,
has an average of .374, four
more that Davis mark. Brown
also is the current home run
leader in the NAL with 10 four
ply blows.
The East team will also
have a number of heavy hitters
in its lineup, including "Buck"
Leonard, giant first baseman
of the Washington Homestead
Grays.
Z Each team will have excel
lent fitching, as the leading
hurlers from each curcuit have
been chosen. Bill Powell of the
Birmingham Black Barons, le
aiding twirler in the NAL with
nine victories and two defeats
is the Vests top moundman,
The East can be proud of Rob-
ert Romby of the Baltimore
Elite Giants and Patricio Scan
tlebury of the New York Cub
ans.
The Eastern personnel halls
from the Negro National Lea
que clubs, while teams of the
Negro American League furn.
ish the players for the West
squad.
The complete squads follow
West-Quincy Troupe, ma
nager, {; Samuel Hill, rf, Gen
try Jessup, P, Chicago Amer
lean Giants, Art Wilson, SIS;
Lorenzo Davis, 2b; Bill Powell
p,s Birmingham Black Barons,
Herb Souell, 3b; Willard Bro.
wn, If, Jose Colas, CT, Verdel
Mathis, P, James Lamarque,
p, Kansas City Monarchs; Rob
Boyd, lb; Chet Brewer, p, Viii
lie Grace, of, Leon Kellman, 3b
Cleveland Buckeyes; Ray Neil.
2b: Samuel Harrison, c; King,
Clowns.
East-Jose Fernandez, man
ager, New York Cubans; "Bu
ok" Leonard, 1b; Luis Mar
quez, Ct, Lucius Easter, If; "Vic
Harris, coach, Washington
Homestead Grays; James Gill
lam, 2b Thomas Butts, Lester
Locket, II; Kob Romby, p, Bal
timore Elite Giants, Frank
Austin, ss; William Cash, c,
Henry Miller, p, Philadelphia
Stars; Oreste Minoso, 3b, Lou
is Louden, c, Patricio Scantle-
bury, p, Newark Egals; Robert
Griffith, p, Marvin Barker, the
coach, New York Black YAM
KEGS.
Umpires chosen to work the
classic, are: Fred McGrary
Mules" Suttles of the Nation
al League, and Walter West
and Virgil Bluitt of the Amer
ican League.
Tickets are being sold at the
Chicago Negro Amerinan Lea
que office, 412 East 47th ST.; !;
the Pershing Hotel, 64OO S.
Cottage Grove Inn, 10th and
Indiana Avt., and the A and