The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-12-31
DICK EDWARDS NAMES JACKIE ROBINSON, ROY
CAMPANELLA AND DON NEWCOMBE AS GREATEST
DURING THE YEAR

CAMPANELLA AND DON NEWCOMBE AS GREATEST
DURING THE YEAR
New York City - (CNS)- When the fag-end of De-
cember upon the guys and gals who write for
the weekly and bweekly sheets get their wits to thinking
about the things that have and during the
and pluck out the things that stood for usgood
Or bad Fortunately have been impressed by the posi-
tive things in the sports field. Such
JACKIE ROBINSON . is the big in baseball
born to the Robinson clan, that event is expected
mentar1ly We the first to report the impending
event. we can keep in line by being the first to congrat
late The youngest un will probably be around before this
meets your glms.
Robbie has claimed so many awards that it requires
full time secretary to keep up with them If the cash
and medals hum in at the present pace, Hickey will be
forced to plan for another secondsacker The guy de-
all that gets because he was the First and he
could have made miserable for all who after
but Jackie made the way bit easier .
ROY CAMPANELLA wound up the season the
best catcher in both major leagues and this makes
tremey proud because we remember Roy topflight
receiver at the of IT, He then kicking around in
the Negro league and the winter circuit in Cuba Mexico
LONG DON NEWCOMBE =, the Rookie of the
One of the greatest prospects hit the major
leagues. We doing publicity Mrs Effa Manleys
Newark Eagles when Don was Jogging em in for Mrs
Ms hrelings Newcombe almost quit baseball because he
was getting 5000 per month while the alleged star
OF ne team getting $500 for pitching two victories
IN four months! Newcombe shamed into keeping up
his by Mrs Ms threat tell your mother on you
nyou don't appreciate all I've done for you Darn if she
didn't
DAN BANKHEAD and SAM JETHROE burned up
me International League and are going to do the same in
the National League 1--WE predict) My Sam stole
over thirty more bases than JR during his stint with Mon
treal.
HANK THOMPSON and MONTE IRWIN didn't ex-
;acty burn up the basepaths with Leo Durochers New
York Giants but they showed that they major leagu
and they warrant jobs with the Durochermen next
season. according to Leo they will get That u.s. if they
can hold them.
talent into the minor and major leagues the
following .-- --. ---- Il
BASKETBALL
City College and Long Island University the
major teams with the standout Negro players former
New JERSEY high school sensation Sherman White is the
top guy at LU and City has slew of them headed by
captain Gaiber who is closely followed by Watkins and
Smith.
The top pre-team is the entertaining Harlem Globe
troters who headed by that pubicis Ave Saper
STEIN It's toss up as to whether the Minneapolis Lakers
the Globe oers the absolute masters of the hard
wood Further there is doubt as to whether Mr..
George Mikan or Sweetwater Clifton is the main of
stated that he doesn't who is the greatest because he
is merely lending Sweetwater to the Troers With little
worry money, Clifton gets $4,000, doubt
that the top Trotter cares who he plays for.
North Carolina seems to be the stckout in CIAA
basketball but we don't get enough info from down that
away to get clear picture of what's going on.
BOXING
Ae we bedded this column, Joe Louis toyed with a
frightened AL HoOseman and slammed him out In the
fifth round ten round bout Hooseman has boosted
about what could do to Louis much that he convinc-
ed us that he could give the old man a going
We guess he died" in his dressing room, just like
countless others havedone This leads to conclude that
the old man. meaning Louis is invincive We had some
hope for Ezzard Charles but who is he that he won't die
in hiS nrd remember when his