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PHILADELPHIA. - never
thought Ia live 10 see the gay
when major league oaseodii
clubs would be wranghng about
Negro player, bat 1t has nap
pened. =.
or course. you are all Ia
miliar with the story. now, aoout
the Indians and the Yankees anu
their feud over Artie Wilson
And the peppery infieldei mas
caused another argument "
start. This one Is between the
Gravs and the Elites.
When the Negro National
League broke up, the remaining
teams. the Stars, Cubans, ana
Elites decided to cast their loi
with the Junior loop. The GrayS,
wanting no parts of the new
set up (Which does have a faint
odor with the president oil the
loop holding all the positions
including that OF clubowner)'
announced for independent
travel.
Immediate reaction 10 this was
the ouilawing OF the Homestead
erS and the drafting OF their
nlavers bv the other teams Bal
timorc's affable and astute YER
non Green selected LUIS Mar
auel and. miraculouSly, the In
dams and Yanks sought, AM
bought his prize.
Despite the announcement
which was made several weeks
ago by Ed Bolden. there seems
TO be no truth TO the statement
that Harry Simpson has been
bought by the Cleveland cham
pions. A statement issued last
week by the Indians business
manager, emphatically denied
the transaction. Me, I'm still On
the Limb. Although, as the pub
hcitv man for the locals. you'd
expect that I'd know what goes
on-but not with the Chief I'm
usually the last 10 find out. OF
course. | may not be the guy
who dispense the information
this year I'll be the last TO find
out about that too, ! guess
do know that Oscar Charles
ton has been named to pilot
the Stars again this year; that
| the boys will have a new bus
IN travel across the country in
that they will play in Whining
( ton. Chester, Trenton and New
ark besides exercising Their
Shihe Park privileges.
The Stars will also do their
training here as they have done
in other wears. They, as well a
the major league clubs. have
found that spring training Is
costly proposition and, unlike
their Nordic comrades, they
haven't the season-long capacity
crowds from which 10 make uI
their losses.
Maryland States whiz kldi
made their debut in the BIZ
time this week when they me
the Blackblrds of Long lslanc
Univ ersity on Washington
birthday in the big town.
The Raiders. who have crushed
most of their opponents by ov
erwhelming scores (as witness tn
twenty point margin over Nor
GAM have ruined their OWL
chances by their very skill snC
| superiority.
Recently, so I've been told
coach from one of the Noru
Carolina colleges, who ha'
scheduled a game with the lad
from Princess Anne wrote Il
| Coach Vernon Mccain request
ing a cancellation OF their date
Said he. Il hear that you arr
playing Long Island Unlverslt.
In New York, and ffom wha
I've heard of your team, / don
want TO spoil my clubs reputa
ton by losing to YOU"
The Raiders experienced tn,
same difficulty during the foot
ball season Just too good 10
the company they we're in.
Dir T. Williams, their proxy
is anxious To get into the ClAA
but I'm wondering il he wouldn'
| be better off If the team shunneC
any conference tle-ups. Surely
the example set by Wherefore,
and Notre Dame should prov
exemplary. II you're good, tn
world will beat a path to you
| door whether it's because yol
make better mousetrap o
whether you have become in
vinclble in some line and the!
want TO see if gu can be had.
| The CIAA, which started on
! as small group Of college
geographically easily accessible
has outgrown itself into a bod.
Of colleges which are widely sep
arstcd. A group of college
would do much better il the,
accepted the plans outlined b,