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which would be charged and held
by the Congress and the Chief
Executive with the responsibility
of attending to the needs of the
MISUNDERSTANDING them medi-
cally, when necessar,-educating
and training, or retaining them,
if such be required in order that
they may attain skills essential to
earning a living-lending voca-
tional guidance, and when all Of
these factors have been properly
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Reviewed by Luis Virgil

Reviewed by Luis Virgil
If you are a real fight fan, you
have an empty spot on your book
shelf if you do not have a copy
Of "The Heavyweight Champion
Ship, by "Mr. Boxing" Nat Fleis-
cher.
For the Negro reader it is par
ticularly interesting because it
tells how the colored fighter be-
came prominent in the game. Just
as today, boxing as a sport offers
great opportunities for colored
fighters, it did so in the early
days.
The first Negro fighter of any
consequence, according to Fleis-
cher, as you might guess, was a
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-07-25
By William O'Shields

Oy "AASl0.is
PARIS, Francs, July 25. GAN
p)-There was a time, and it
hasn't been long ago, when an
American Negro could board a
transatlantic steamer bound for
Europe, and know without a
doubt. he was leaving that hid
eous American prejudice behind
him.
It isn't that may any more. One
not only finds "james crow" the
prejudice-spreader, residing on the
ships he is boarding, but he soon
learns, before he is many knots
at sea, that there are many preJu-
dice mongers sailing with him as
fellow passengers.
The second steward, on the ship
I was a passenger, changed my
dining room seating three times
nv first day out Of New York. At
first, l thought my shifting was
coincidental, but on the proposed
fourth move I became suspicious
and refused to take another seat
without a satisfactory explana-
ton. AS you already surmise, he
did not have a plausible reason
After Cherlocking around a bit,
| learned from the English lady,
who was seated next to me in the
dining room, that the steward had
braggingly said he was going to
"change the atmosphere" at that
table before the next meal started
The British lady let me know in
no uncertain terms, she would no.
have any part in his scheme.
To make a long story short, ]
did not change my seating the
fourth time, and | was assured by
the union chairman of that crew
and others that the incident woulo
be satisfactorily settled when they
returned to home port. | might
say, even those assurances did moi
help my appetite for the remain
ing part of the journey.
To pour oil on the fire, l went
to the recreation room to partici
pate in a general boat-sing. The
program was thrown open to audi
ence selection. One loud southern
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was taken to the general who
tested him with one of the SOL
diers he had whipped, a Joseph
Burns, a professional boxer known
in England as the Birmingham
Blacksmith.
Richmond forced Burns to quit
after three minutes, and Percy de-
cided to take him into his house
hold service-mainly to present
him as a fighter, however. On re-
turning to England he took the
Negro fighter with him.
In England several times Rich
mond fought for the honor of his
race. Fleischer writes:
"-Richmond gave a we'll de-
served beating to two Inniskillen
dragons who had insulted him
because Of his color, and three
days later he whipped a black
smith for the same reason"
Although never weighing more
than about $50 pounds Richmond
battled and beat many larger men.
His ring Greer lasted until he was
IS years old.
He retired after his last bout
! and opened and ran a very sue
| cessful tavern, the Horse and Dol
| phin in London, until he died at
the age of 66.
Stories Of other colored pugi-
lists are told in this book, but it
is not the story Of the Negro in
the fight game, it is a history OF
boxing from the Greek areana to
the second Joe Louis-Jersey Joe
Walcott fight.
You may not agree with the au-
thor in his selection of Jack John
son as the greatest heavyweight
of all time. Maybe you will not
like what he says about one OF
your favorite champs, but you will
enjoy this informative story OF
boxing.
The boxing fan will lalso find in
this book copies Of Broughton's
rules Of 1743, the London prize
ring rules of 1888 and revised in
1853, and the present Marquis OF
%E@@
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Q~ueensbury rules Of boxing.
This volume is a history book
Of pugilism written in that excit-
ing news style that has made
Fleischer's Ring magazine the
"bible of boxing"
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Southerns Garry Their
Preiudices Abroad

eryelled, 'let's sing Dixie" He
had no sooner made his choice be-
fore the piano started to play
"Dixie." Some 25 or 80 people, in
true dixie style, stood and sang
their "rebel anthem" The next
choice was "Old Black Joe," the
next. my Old Kentucky Home"
and as l went up the stairs to the
upper deck, l could family hear
them singing the words to the
song entitled, "Snowball."
The southern block" aboard
the ship seemed to haven ad as
one of their missions, the spread
ing of Dixiecratism, and the justi-
fication of their American jim
crow philosophy throughout the
world.
Maybe | shouldn't have men
ton these incidents, because they
might prejudice people against
sailing on boats to Europe. |
might also add here, that there are
boats sailing the oceans you can
ride without one ounce of fear OF
| similar embarrassments. l have
been told the French line is most
pleasant.
Personally, l am not son con-
cerned about finding a better
steamship line, but l am disturbed
about the improper home orienta.
ton of these travelling Americans
who will represent the 14O million
Yanks in the various European
countries this summer. They are
neutralizing the Marshall plan.
These Europeans know ou1
American problems as well as we
do. In some Of these European
countries, they know it better thar
the average American. The com
peting ''isms" have seen to that
So, my advice to those who viii
visit Europe in the future is, save
your rationalizing answers fol
someone who might be more gull
BILE than these people, and prac
tice true Democracy all the time
Because soonero or later ever!
travelling American will be asked
to justify his position on the race
question in the United States.
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MRS. PENNY
Reader and Adviser

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The Heavyweight Championship A
Must for Any Fight Fan

slave. His fighting proves indi-
rectly gained his freedom for him.
Bill Richmond, property of a
Staten Island clergyman, vas the
pioneer man with the dukes. He
first attracted attention when still
in his teens Che was born in
1859 he whipped three British
soldiers in a tavern during the
Revolutionary war when the Brit
ish occupied New York.
At that time boxing was chiefly
a British sport, and tales of his
prowess spread from camp to Gen.
Earl Percy, later Duke Of north
cumberland. Percy sent for him,
and fortunately he had just been
apprehended. as a runaway. H,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Sports Quiz

Who was last amateur to win
Natl Open Golf championship?
Johnny Goodman, 1888.
How much did Gene Tunney
receive when he won title from
Jask Dempsey in 1926?
100000.
For which college did Earl
CDutch) Clark play football?
Colorado College.
When and where was School
boy Rowe, Phila. (N) born?
Waco, Tex, 1-11-12,
How many times was Jackie
Robinson, Brooklyn tN) hit by
pitched balls in '4S?
Seven.
How many races did Man o.
War win?
20 of 81.
Was Marcel Cerdan ever ko'd
during his pro career?
No.
How old must a tighter be TO
box in amateur tourney?
Is.
What is NOtre Danes grid
record against Big Nine Op-
ponents during last Is years?
az w, 5 l., 2 ties.
What was Ted Lyons pitch
ing record with Chi. (A)?
w 260, l. 230.
Is Ewell Blackwell, Cincy
(N) right or lefthanded?
Throws and bats right.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Three SoffboII
Meetings Listed

Three Local IL Softball
leagues will hold meetings
next week in preparation
for the coming season.
The MONDAY SOftball
League, which had its ini-
tiaI start in Toledo last
year, will meet Monday at
l p. m. in room 200 at Lo-
cal headquarters. This lea
que was originated by Lo-
cal IL for workers who
work nights.
The Local IL SOftball
League, managed by Scot
ty Irvine, will hold its sec
Ond meeting Wednesday at
Z p. m. in ParlOr III. AT last
weeks meeting it was
agreed to permit each team
to carry Is players. Plans
for the formation of the
Local IL All-Stars will
also be discussed at this
meeting.
Third of the scheduled
meetings will be. that of
the Local IL Girls softball
team. They will meet Wed
nesday at 1880 p. m. in
Parlor ii. The team won
the 194S Northwestern
Ohio District Champion
ship.
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ball let's look over the fine
freshman team the Univer
sity of Toledo floored this
past season. The team started
slow but when the former
Akron ace, j a ck Feeman
Joined the squad in January
there was a mared improve
ment.
Feeman, along with Bob
Mcdonald of New York
Phil NJ or on, Rochester
Charlie Moore, Illinois, and
Mike Knorek, Rossford, the
boys won all of their remain
ing games. Including two
over the frosh of Bowling
Green.
All five of these men will
be varsity performers next
year and left over regulars
from this year will have to
hustle if they want to play
for the Rockets in 1850, as
these guys are plenty good.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
THE NERVOUS GOATS - In

the mountainous regions of Ten
nessee can be found the oldest
goats in the world. They are
known as the nervous goats
And for good reasons. . If you
suddenly come upon some OF
these goats and give a lusty yell
or clap your hands, these goats
will fall over in a dead faint
That's d fact Then they will
lie this way for several minutes
be ore recovering from the
shock. When startled, they seem
to be frozen to the spot, then
fall over, but after such an
attack they cannot be frightened
again for several hours. Al
though there are many theories
as to origin of these peculiar
goats, scientists have never found
their true origin, but think that
they were segregated long ago
from other goats and have devel-
oped hereditary nerv Gus alb.
normalities.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Team Again
Will Play In
Federation

The 1949 edition of the
Local IL baseball team will
form shortly and members
who are interested in play
ing are urged to tryout. The
team will again be entered in the
strong City Federation League.
Practice dates for the club
will be announced in the daily
newspapers and those interested
may find the time and place of
the sessions.
1t is expected that several of
last years players will again re-
turn but many new candidates
are needed to bolster the club.
Robbie Robbins, last years man
ager, will again direct the team.
In addition to regular play in
the Federation this years squad
will play sew veral exhibition
games with strong Ohio and
Michigan mines. The squad held
its first practice last Teusday but
the workout was confined mostly
to organizing.
AS soon as high schools and
colleges adjourn for summer re-
cess additional players will re-
port for the team as they did
last season. Newcomers to the
squad are asked to call Robbins
at 10. 2728 for information on
the team.
Games will probably be play
ed on Sunday afternoon as in
the past. Local IL members and
their families will be offered
fine entertainment for those
sunny Sunday afternoons,
The games, which are played
on the various city park dia-
monds, are free to the public
although collections are taken to
pay the officials and umpires.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Elaborate Ski
Layout Will
Be Constructed

LANSING, Apr. l5--The most
elaborate ski layout in the mid
west will be constructed in the
Porcupine Mountains state park
in the upper peninsula, Arthur
c. Elmer, parks division chiei
for the conservation department
announces.
Tentative plans call for $500
foot expert ski trail with a drop
in excess of $50 feet and a 1900
foot open slope skiing area with
a 350-foot drop to be finished in
time for the 1949-50 winter
season. The runs will be serviced
by a rope tow. Three additional
expert and three intermediate
trails will be added as quickly
as the others are completed.
The parks division hopes to
utilize prison labor in construct
ing the ski layout as it has done
on other projects in state parks
and recreation areas.
Aiding John Rogers and ID. A
Wilcox, construction and land.
scaping officials for the parks
division, in checking plans and
serving as counsel for design
and layout of the proposed SKI
development, is Morton Sundnes
ski consultant and chairman OF
the engineering committee of the
Central Amateur Ski Associa.
tion
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
W aterfowI Migrating
North Early

LANSING, April 15-Water-
fowl are migrating northward
in greater numbers and slightly
ahead of schedule this spring.
Conservation d depar TIM ent
waterfowl workers have COM
pleted the first spring census at
the peak of migration in the
three major concentration areas
of Saginaw Bay, Lake st. Clair
and Lake Erie and they esti-
mate the count of ducks, geese
and swans at 235,000.
Although the census in these
areas was finished on March 20
ice and weather conditions were
considered as favorable as the
conditions which prevailed on
April 5, date of the census last
spring when the count was 200,-
600 waterfowl
The first spring census re-
vealed a heavy $4,000 count of
waterfowl in the st. Clair Flats.
Large flockS of Canada geese
and whistling swan were OBJ
served on Saginaw Bay. Other
marsh birds arriving early were
the black-crowned night heron
on the rookery of st, Clair Flats
and the great blue heron in the
Lake Erie marshes.
This week the departments S
waterfowl specialists are cover
ing the southwestern part of the
state for a count on waterfowl,
esp C al ly concentrations of
Canada geese.
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something else to worry
about, it cut their league
lead to three games over the
Burkes and to two games over
second place WHY'S Unit also a
three game winner over Toledo
Stamping. u.s.
Burke's Took Advantage
The Burke's took advantage
on the scheduled meet between
those two teams and it was a
couple of Leo's who helped in
the rout. Leo Florkowski hit
sos and Leo ZielinSki SIS for the
Burke'S who held a celebration
after the games.
WHY'S Unit had smiles in see
ing the Binghams lead dwindling
down to the two game marE y
but can pass thanks on to
Sirotnyak who rolled 645 10
pave the way for the Jeep team
victories. That incidentally was
high individual total for the eve-
ming.
Steel Team Pulls Upset
Fourth place PAC held on to
dim hopes of finishing higher in
the standings in winning three
games from Swartzbaugh No. l
A n " Dobrychowski had 532
and Mel Aumiller one pin less
for top PAC scores. Len Duszyn-
ski topped the losers.
Hal Klosterhaus paced the To-
ledo Steel Tube No. ! to two
wins from WHY'S Body Shop
who had Otto Malohn high.
Toledo Pressed Steel surprised
the DeVilbiss bunch by winning
two games. Vic Bieniek roll ]
high score of $40 for the Steel
team and Paul Loehrke a 564
for DeVilbiss.
The other upset in this league
was polled by SWartzbaugh No.
2 in taking three games from To-
ledo Steel Tube No. 2 Butch
Goscik with 557 and Bob Pohl-
mans 525 helped do the trick.
Chet Obarski hit $50 for the
losing team.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Spring Sports Open
Al Toledo University

Baseball bats, golf clubs, ten
mis- rackets and track shoes will
fly in earnest next week at the
University of Toledo as Rocket
athletic teams swing into their
first week of spring sports COM
petition.
The Rockets will open the
campus baseball season next
Tuesday, April 10, at Bluffton
College. Wayne University of
Detroit will invade the Toledo
diamond on Wednesday, April
20, with Adrian here Saturday,
April %.
The T.U. tennis team, under
its new coach, Nick Beresky, will
open against Baldwin, Wallace
College on the campus courts
next Tuesday.
Toledo golfers will swing into
action Friday, April %, against
Bowling Green State University
at Toledo's Highland Meadows
course. Golf is under the coach
ing eye of Al Saxor,
Jack Smiths track team will
open with a meet at Albion Col
lege next Saturday,
The complete spring sports
schedules for T.U. are as follows;
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Michigan Second

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan
dropped to second place in the
fiscal year 1947-48 in sales OF
fishing and hunting licenses,
California boosted its sales OF
fishing licenses by more than a
half-mililon to take the lead, and
Pennsylvania nosed out Mich
igan in sales of hunting licenses.
Michigan, however, attracted
most out-of-state fishermen and
collected most dollars from
sales of hunting licenses.
A half million-plus increase
in fishing licenses issued gave
California the lead. Pennsylva-
MAS margin in hunting licenses
issued was less than 10000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Forest Fire
Damage High

LANSING, Apri l5--The con-
servation departments first for.
est fire report of the season, il
an omen of things to come, is
anything but encouraging.
The departments forest fire
service lists 1877 fires damaging
1872 acres in the lower penin-
sula, compared with only IS
fires and 1908 scorched areas
last year at this time Highest
loss in any locality so far is the
933 acres burned over in the
Jackson district.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15

iosl Spllt uSNIoioiio'
Ulis, who was the state AAU
runner-up this year, displayed
some of his finest boxing ability
in turning back hard-hitting
Dick James of Marion, o. The
bout was a slam-bang affair
from the opening bell and had
the crowd cheering the entire
three rounds.
In a hair-raising exhibition of
leather throwing, Moore, who
was fighting his first fight, was
on top of Roy Smith of Gallon
continuously and never let the
local boy get set. The Local II
battler just kept boring in to
pound out his victory.
Welterweight George Badgley
of Local IL, had Lotion Fuqua
of Mansfield, o, on the canvas
in the first round for a count of
nine but Fuqua came. back to
win a very close decision,
Three other Local II battlerS,
Bob Peters, Larry Mccartney,
and Joe Stykeman also lost split
decisions. Peters was the victim
of Howard Dixon of Gallon;
Mccartney lost to Bob Ever
hardt of Marion, and Stykeman
to Ken Jones of Gallon,
All of the Local IL fighters
gave a fine account of them
selves and none of them was
ever in danger of being knocked
out.
The team was taken to Gallon
by Coach Red Macdonald,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
TOOLS AND WEAPONS OF


The World of Nature-Although
there are many creatures in.
above and below this earth that
make use of certain things in
their daily lives there is only
one creature, besides man, that
has successfully used weapons in
fighting This is the baboon.
When fighting an enemy the ba-
boon will throw rocks and clubs
in an effort to subdue the foe,
and very often these missiles
take effect. However, there
are some creatures that enjoy
using implements for construc-
tive purposes, whether they real
ize ii or not. The two that con-
tribute the most in this way are
the tailor ants and some of the
WaSpS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15

DaCK ID Shape VIt dIIA1eS VII no VOV'0V
finish notch or two lower in the American
League pennant race.
DiMaggio is only one of many stars who
has been hampered by injuries. Teammate
Charley Keller's spinal condition also sends
the Yanks into the race on prayerful note.
The Boston Red Sox's Tex Hughson,
Cleveland's Don Black and Detroits Art
Houtteman, all pitchers, can do little but
hope Hughson played mostly with Texas
farm club last year, trying to mend his all
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
Ray U|is And Dinny Moore Win
Bouts At Boxing Show In Gallon

Ray Ulis, clever Local IL lightweight and Dnny Moore,
the Local IL boxing stable registered last
Tuesday night f. W. Boxing Show Gallon, O. Four
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
bill Sirotnyak's 645 Tops Men Bowlers
1919 Local II Baseball Team To Form
Cong. Burke's Clip ; Games
From Bingham Stamping Lead

The league leading Bingham Stamping team bowled
the third place Congressman Burke in the feature match
the Local II Tuesday loop the Marathon and when the
pin spng session ended the Bngh found themselves
the end losing three games To give the Bghams
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-15
From The
Rule Book.
By Wilbert "Birdie" Rule
SPORTS Editor
Local u Recreation Director

Next week the 1949 baseball season gets underway
for the major league clubs and in previous years. the
titles NAV well be settled by the work of medical men, For
example the New York Yankees ace, Joe Daggo is back
in the hospital with his bad heal If Joe unable to get
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ing Whe Black and HoutIeman SuIIeIeu SeIIOus dcC
dents that might spell fins to their careers
Critical eyes will also be focused several key men
in the National League where the recuperative ability of
star might competeY alter the flag position Catcher