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BY ALEXANDRA r. ROCES


Six out of every ten prize-fight-
ters in the United States are Ne
groes.J The reason for this is three
fold: First, there are no other
available jobs. Second, you can
not Jim Crow a knockout punch.
And third, the dream of hitting the
jackpot.
With Joe Louis permanently re-
tired from the ring, the National
Boxing Association recognizes Ez-
zard Charles as heavyweight cham
pion of the world. In the lighter
weights, two other present world
champions are Negroes = Sugar"
Ray Robinson and Ike Williams.
But Negro prominence in the
ring did not begin in this genera
ton. The Negroes have played a
big part in the cauliflowered sport
since it's earliest periods. The IA
ther of bare-knuckle boxing in
America was a Virginia slave,
Zachary Molineaux, who retired
undefeated in 1888. Joe Lashley,
an African, was fighting in Eng
land way back in 1871. Bill Rich
mond, the first American to fight
on English soil was mulatto.
The first person to turn fighting
into a profession in America was
Tom Molineaux, son of Zachary
Molineaux: Tom is also credited
for being the first American to
fight title fight in England. He
fought Tom Cribb, one of Eng
lands greatest champions. Moli-
neaux won the fight but was cheat
ed out of the decision. The col
ored man was ahead for % rounds.
Cribb's followers knew that unless
they took drastic actions, their
man would lose the title. During
the fight, one of Cribb's handlers
nearly bit the Negroes thumb off.
In the 23rd round the Englishman
could not come to scratch. His
seconds delayed the fight by accus-
ing Molineaux Of concealing lead
weights in his bare hands. While
the referee investigated this false
accusation, Cribb recovered and
knocked out Molineaux in the 33rd
round. English sportsmen later
admitted that the American should
have been declared champion in the
23rd round.
In the last century boxing would
not have made such a progress in
England without the participation
of colored pugilists. Negroes from
America, Africa, Australia and the
British West Indies were then very
popular in the English squared cir
Gle. England was then the prom
ised land for the American Negro
boxer. There his skill was acknowl-
edged and respected. King Edward
wi, a fight fan, was so pleased
with the performance of Edward
r. Rollins, that he sent for the col
ored fighter, shook his hand and
later gave him gold-topped
malacca cane as a personal gift.
It was John L. Sullivan, first
modern heavyweight champion,
who first drew the color line in the
ring. "I can lick any man of wom-
an born" roared Sullivan. But
when challenged by the Australian
Peter Jackson, John L. replied, Il
will not fight a Negro. never
have and never shall"
jackson fought 81 round draw
with Gentleman" Jim Corbett,
Arizona sun., 1950-05-05
History0f Negro BoxersIs
Interesting In Fight Annals

Sullivan'S conqueror. Gentleman
Jim flatly refused a return match
with the Australian. In his later
years Corbett, who had fought
three world champions (Sullivan,
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries) stated,
jackson could whip any fighter I
ever saw"
Fitzsimmons, who dethroned
Corbett, declined a match with the
Negro saying, "He's the greatest
fighter that ever lived. He's the
father of them all. For that rea-
son, do not care to fight him."
Jackson was champion of Aus
tralia and England but the New
York papers considered him the
uncrowned heavyweight champion
of the world. The Australians
have made him immortal by build
ing monument in his honor.
In spite of all attempts to keep
the tanned fighters away from the
ring, many of Fistiana's all-time
greats are Negroes. Double cham
pion, Little Chocolate George
Dixon), is the greatest bantam and
featherweight that ever laced a
glove. A watering trough has been
erected in his memory in Broome
Street, City of New York. The
lightweight division has never seen
the equal of Joe Cans. The orig
inal Joe Walcott, Barbados Ne
gro, is the best welterweight that
ever answered the sound of bell.
Only four inches above five feet,
he knocked out the great heavy
weight, Joe Choyinski, in seven
rounds same Choyinski that
had battled Jim Jeffries to a 81
round draw! The inexhaustible,
Henry Armstrong, is the only boxer
to hold three titles at the same
time. Jack Johnson is the great
est defense fighter of all times.
The most upright pugilist that ever
shuffled his shoe in rOsin is Joe
Louis. These men will live long
after Jim Crow is dead.
The Last able Negro to be de-
MED title match was Harry Wills.
For six years Wills was Dempsey's
most persistent and capable chal-
lenger. That this fight never ma
terialized was not mainly Demp-
sey's fault. Dempsey had never
objected to fighting a Negro. He
had fought them before. Tex
Rickard, then the leading fight
promoter, was ordered to drop any
plan for an interracial bout by the
governor and by the chairman of
the New York State Boxing Board.
Under another promoter, the cham
pion and the challenger signed to
fight in Philadelphia. Wills was
guaranteed $35O,OOO. He received
$4,000 cash and a 100000 note
that was never made good, when
Dempsey called the fight off. I'm
like Sullivan, Dempsey never stat
ed that he would not fight Wills
on account of his color.
Fighters like Joe Louis, Henry
Armstrong, John Henry Lewis, Tt
ger Flowers and Al Brown have
all been great proponents Of clean
fighting and clean living. Their
behaviour on both sides of the
ropes has given boxing a standard
unequalled in the history of the
ring.
Statistics from the past five dec
ades show that top-ranking black
fighters have an average fighting
Arizona sun., 1950-05-05

impossible to remove the names OF
Negro fighters from the records
without taking away boxing's high
est and most thrilling moments.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15
MINcEMEAT PIE

Mincemeat Pie: 2 cups sifted. en-
riched flour, / teaspoon salt, 2s c~p
shortening, to 5 tablespoons water.
Sift together flour and salt. Cut
or rub in shortening. Sprinkle water
over mixture. Mix to dry, crumbly
dough. Divide dough in half and
wrap each part in waxed paper. Let
stand few minutes while preparing
filling. Roll out each part 1s inch
thick on pastry cloth or between two
sheets of waxed paper. Line pie pan
with II pastry. Trim edges. Fill with
mincemeat filling. Cut 6 sets of
graduating circles (2-inch, 1s4-inch,
11s-inch and 11s-inch) from remain
ing pastry. Space the six large cir
cles evenly at outer edge of pie.
Overlap with smaller circles toward
the center until a small circle is
formed in center of pie. Flute edge
of pie crust. Bake in hot oven (450'
F) 10 to Is minutes. Reduce to mod
crate oven $3.50 F.) and bake 80
minutes longer.
Filling: Mix together cups mince-
meat and l cup finely chopped APP
pies. Makes l 9-inch pie.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15
PLUM PUDDING

Plum pudding: / pound seedless
raisins, l pound currants, IA cup
chopped nut meats, 21a cups sifted
all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking
soda, l teaspoon cloves, l teaspoon
allspice, l teaspoon nutmeg, / tea
spoon cinnamon, 2 teaspoons salt,
eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups New Or
leans molasses, 2 cups buttermilk,
liz cups finely chopped suet, IL cup
grape juice, 212 cups fine dry bread
crumbs, hard sauce. Clean raisins
and currants; combine with nut
meats. Dredge with cup flour. Sift
remaining flour, baking soda, cloves,
allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
Beat eggs; add sugar, molasses, but
termilk, suet, grape juice and
crumbs. Add raisin mixture; mix
well. Add flour mixture; mix well.
Pour into 2 creased 3-pound molds.
Cover, steam hours. Cool buildings,
wrap in heavy waxed paper; store.
The buildings keep for weeks in a
cool place. Re-steam to heat. Serve
hot with sauce. Each pudding
serves Il.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15
By JEAN BRENNEMAN, Treasure County

IN COMMUNICATING the birth
of Jesus, our thoughts naturally turn
to little children, and so we think
of Christmas as special period ded-
icated to making all children happy.
Because of this, the home is es-
sentially the place around which all
Christmas tradition revolves-the
place in which the seeds of memory
are sown, seeds that shape the
minds and hearts of future genera
tons
Each one of us, no doubt, can look
back to our Christmases during
childhood years and recall what
seeds were sown at that time by
those around us which shaped our
present day thinking and living.
Music. Laughter
On a wave of nostalgia, I recall
the, Christmases of my own child
hood were closely associated with
holly and candles, music and laugh
ter; stories being read aloud or
mother playing her concertina and
leading us children in singing
Christmas carols as we sat around
an immense fireplace and watched
the steam billowing from the spout
of big, shining kettle which hung
over the blazing flames.
Our gifts were inexpensive, most
ly books and pictures, small doll
and train. We lived in town, so
Sunday school was also part of the
Christmas celebration. Lastly, our
childish prayers were recited in uni
son at mothers knee and blessing
asked for us and the whole world.
A later period recalls to mind the
excitement and anticipation in the
many preparations for that day of
all days. We children were expected
to help in all the preparations. Faith
er and mother, both being great hui
manitarians, always had crowd
around them to celebrate the holi-
days, especially Christmas. Those
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15
A White Christmas

Soft, white powder drifting down
On little prairie town;
Cleaning lights and carols ring
Soft-voiced children sweetly sing:
''Christ is born in Bethlehem,
Peace on earth, good will to men. y
Soft white powder drifting down
On little fairy town.
Leigh Hayden
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15

pudding of 10 pounds, more or less,
on a holly-decked platterl The
whole family had a share in creating
this work of art, SO we really earned
that special glow of happiness as
the compliments flew round the
table thick and fast.
And one. thing more that stands
out in my memory, a blessing was
always asked before meals-not only
on feast days, but before every meal.
All, yes, these are memories worth
cherishing.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-12-15

especially picked as guests were per-
sons who would otherwise be alone
on that day-those with no families
near to help celebrate.
Wonderful Preparations
In my early teens we were living
IN the country and there was quite
a bit of hard work attached to these
wonderful preparations for Christ
mas day. We had our own meats on
the ranch and the roasts had to be
cut and sawed from the frozen car
cass; fresh suet brought in and
chopped up for the plum buildings;
raisins were seeded and candied peel
was cut fine; the turkey to be got
ten ready for the oven, etc. Father
so jovial and mother so exact in all
the details-what excitement
The climax of the wonderful din
ner was when father brought in
from the kitchen a flaming plum
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
TOP TROTTER
TO VIE FOR
$4,000 PURSE

Ed Keller. Worthwhile Downs
racing secretary, has announced
that the worlds champion half
mile track trotting mare. Ono
lee Hanover. VIII arrive by plane
at Worthwhile where She is en-
tered in the $4,000 Governors
Cup Trot on June 9. She prob
bly, Will be the favorite Keller
said.
Onolee Hanover. owned by Inc
Saunders Mills Stable Of Tole-
do, set the world mark of POI
ga in l948 at Delaware. Ohio.
She is being flown from the
Santa Anita Grand Circui. meet
ing in California.
The mare. four years old was
purchased three years ago bv
the Saunders Mill Stable for
$4,000.
The first triple Of he North
vile Downs meet. which lasts
through July l5 has been scot-
ed by Driver Herman Ross ~
Palestine, Ono Driving his own
horse. Calculator, he won ho Il
ends OF the Bad Axe Fair Stake,
first division. Then he drove
Roger Stone for ms thnd ylc,ol>
OF the night.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Wayne's Spring
Sports Program
Draws to Close

Spring sports bow n3' q The
Wayne University Tih'sr Pc
iure his week with or. three
events scheduled 20 BIZ Tie
1850 program TO a Close
The baseball team N be n
action against Hillsdal COLLEGE
Saturday at Hillsdalc Tn cans
have played each o'h ISL,
times in the paS' with il Ia.
tsrs coming out ON - essA
time.
The tennis team ha rect
scheduled against Centd .lse.
gan College on ThWSdd f !
pm. al he West Side m;
Club Wayne beat the Ch Na
~ earlier in the year
The Wayne track tens ~
seek 20 walk Off with u.s. Ss'
intercollegiate Track ilt
Kalamazoo June Bid ~ 81 tl
last year TO Western M, ~
BY half-point score ".
viii have entries IN both Us
Varsity and Freshman NICE $
will be heavily favored V aks
the frosh title.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Miller Thiinclads
Top Colts to Win
City Track Title

Miller Highs Troians ran away
with the other teams in tn.
Metropolitan Track Finals las
Thursday at BEDFORD High al
was expected. Leroy Dues thin.
clads annexed their second cham
pionship in six years. toppinl
the loop last in 1914
The track crown gave the Easl
side school its second champion
ship Of the year in Metropolitan
competition In February. the
Trojans won the baSke ball crown
for the fifth consecutive year.
Northwestcrn's Colts. last years
Metro champions. finished second
as Al Williams set a new record
in he mile run, being clicked
IN +249. The old record OF
1924 was set IN 1910.
Dave Mann. brilliant Miller
High all-round athlete. favored
to win three events. won two.
placed second in third and ran
leg on the winning half-mile
relay He WAS The individual star
for the day. amassing total Of
10 points
Mann placed FIRST in the 100
ward dash with time OF l0l;
first in the 22O-yard dash: 22.6
and was second IN he broad
jump behind Harold Dye OF
Northwestern who lesped "a feet,
~ inches.
Charles Mcintosh Of Miller ap-
pears 10 be following in the foot
steps Of Charles Fonville and
Walt jenkins, both former Trojan
greas. Fonvlle is winding up a
brilliant career al the Univer-
sity Of Michigan and jenkins is
ending his sophomore year at
WaNnc University
Mcintosh hit so feet. 6 inches
70 .op Walter Wilson Of South
eastern, who tossed the l2-pound
weight over 40 feet.
Miller scored first IN three 9TH
CT events 70 win the meet with
rs points as to 38 for North
western and 81 for Northern,
IN ihird Isaac Groves OF Miller
was first in the l20-yard low
hurdles while James Johnson
also q Miller. won the higi,
Jumping event with five feet. 10
inches. Willie Wright gave the
Trolans their other first in the
4i0-vard run.
Charlie Candy. JohnSon's team
mate. tied him for first place
in he high jump.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
YALE TOPS MICHIGAN STATE IN C-4A

Jesse Thomas also Of Mich
igan State came in fourth in
the l20 yard high hurdles as
MISC failed 10 repeat last
years sweep. Reggie Pear
man OF NYU. succeeded in
anehoring the mile relay.
YALE VICTOR
Yale took the meet with IL
points with New York Univcr-
sity second. tallying - points
to the Spartans q, good for
third Fuchs toss Of 81 feet.
9i4 inches. set a new record
for the shot put and definitely
put him out front in that de-
pertinent throughout the
world
Charles Fonville who offic-
tally holds the record Of SO IT,.
3-8 inch. was losing down at
Evanston. Ill.,. to two other
Big Ten tosscrs. as he closed
out his collegiate career glo-
riouslv sine he came back
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03

The meet. as projected. Will
DC the largest in the l6-year his
tory 81 the event. Schools from
the Parochial League are ichcd-
uled 70 compete for the flrsUtnne.
s. Joseph is slated to fun in
Class and s.. Charles in Glass B.
In addition, the shuttle hurdle
relav event has been added to the
Class B program that currently
includes the 680-yard relay and
the medley relay As usual. the
Glass 3 schools Viii compete in
the fou-field events. Roscville.
Tenton. Rediofd Union. Birming-
harm Ecorse and ST. Charles are
an slated % compete IN Glass B.
In Class A. 10 teams arc now
entered and at least two more
expected To be entered by the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Sam Jethroe Gets New Braves Pact

BOSTON.-The Boston Braves
management announced over the
Weekend that fleet-footed Sam
Jethroe. rookie outfielder. had
been gwen a new con'rac Jeth-
roe. an acc player at Montreal
last year. was purchased by the
Braves from Branch Hickey of
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Currently Jefhroe Is batting
.304. The only Brave regular
boasiing a batting average over
the 900 mark. Since coming TO
the Braves. Jethroe has dis
spelled early season critics
that he could not field and
was an erraiic player"
Although he has not been quite
the ball Of fire on the base paths
IS many had expected. he has
shown that he can get around
the bases rapidly when it counts
He recently stated Once get
around the League and catch on
10 he motions Of the pitchers
til be . different story
HAD 100000 TAG
Reputed 70 have brought Rick.
ey over one hundred thousand
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03

NEW YORK. Michigan
State College. MINUS the talent
of Fred Johnson placed third
IN the annual lC-4A Relays in
New York Saturday Horace
Snih, completing a brilliant
collegiate career IS a tracknan
and football player for MISC,
ran second IN the go yard low
hurdles and also in the 100
yard high hurdles.
Andy Staniield Of Soaton
Hall ran the 100 yard dash IN
1910.
Big jim Fuch Of Yale Uni
vcrsity broke the old shotput
record. 50 feet 3-8 inches,
which he established last year
in breaking one that had stood
since 1897 and set by AL Blozis
Of Georgetown. fBlozis. who
was killed in World Wal II.
held the wofd record until
broken by Charles Fonvllle at
the Kansas RELAYS in l948)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
SUMMER FUN PROGRAM
REGISTRATION OPENS

Registration opens Thursday
for the YWCA's annual Summer
Fun program for girls who Will
be in grades seven through lob
next September. The ihree-week
program opens June q at Cen
trail Branch YWCA.
From 10 am. TO 4 pm. each
Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs
day. he girls will pack every
hour full Of fun-roller skating,
dancing, swimming. ping-pong.
shuttle board, dramatics. operetta.
newspaper and art construction.
A fee Of $500 covers the entire
program. including YWCA mem.
bcrShip and the YWCA health
exam which is given by d
woman doctor Girls may register
at Central or Highland Park
branch YWcA.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Racing Held as
Game Of Science

inc ias'lr- Of harness races AZ
-ihNl. powr has become q
cre ns'ra1 of gamble with
re s.e lse new Mcdowell
ns 2'o Il vli continue to
- t ' oli evcrr night.
rs ept 1aaav through july l5
Mcdowell eat" has given
IS aHi new look
pie ia the horses
rs pNt ro,ss right against
~" SAY NsMl ne, tWO folding
ala a'e7 a0 an automobile
t'er - TIE track.
Nsee nc starter Encs up his
ntencge on The track. the
ic se lonlv down The md
frf NC horses arc even.
Hen Nlev arc on line. the
~ re7 ryav and the arms
t9l- leaving Tho horse TO set
aAaF iae start
DaEn iltef the new starter at
Np's Downs reports that
t1e sr take 20 the new gate
'f' r.as7 style The old type
a'f coniraption which
rf9 alien. ine inside rail down
aDnn tcieh Attached to the
fy p NUfn the starter rode was
q lnns METAL arm
Tn sf8ftcr would align the
H9es behind the arm and then
press button which Swung the
BARNES away from the field.
There Was noise and lack Of flex-
.bllts p the old style gate which
did not make for good starts.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03

time Of the meet. Schools compet-
ing from the Metropolitan League
include c ntral. Southeastern,
DENLY. Cass Tech. Cooley. Mac
kenzie Northeastern and North
ern. PerShing. Western. North
western, Miller and Eastern.
From outside metropolitan De-
tfoit will come Fcrndale, Dear
born. Highland Park. Wyandotte
and East Detroit. ST. Josephs is
the lone Cs'holic League entry.
Clas A evesntS this year include
the four-mile relay. the 440-rclay.
mile relay. shuttle hurdle relay.
680-yard relay. two-mle relay.
and the medley relay. Field
events are the shot put. pole
vault. high lump and broad Jump.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Say You Saw It
In The Tribune

following back injury that
kept him out Of the Olympics
IN l949.
SMITH. WORKHORSE
Fuchs record set in Nor
way. has not been officially
accepted but will be placed
into the record brooks as
soon as the officials can get
around 10 IL. He also hurled
the discus l56 feet TO finish
second as teammate Vic
Frank hit III feet. TO win
top honors in that classified
ton.
Horace Smith. workhorse Of
the Spartan thincladS. in adj
dition 10 his two seconds. fin
ished fifth in the 100 yard
dash. He closed a brilliant
track and field career at Mich
iean state College few other
Spartans have completed in as
many events and as many
sports during the years.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03
Bankhead Drops First
Game To Boston

Dan Bankhead. rookie hurler
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers, lost his
first game OF the season Sunday
10 the Boston Braves Al.
Don Newcombe, Dodger ace
left Saturdays game in the Sec
ond inning after complaining OF
sore arm. The lost charged to
him, gives him record Of 81
for the fifty campaign.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03

pressed the opinion during the
fight as well as afterwards that
you hardly know how TO take
the kid. although not sensa-
iional. he manages 10 keep
punching away all the time.
Present plans cal for several
fights in the East. principally
New York City. but will he be
able 10 get those fights now that
he has proven himself? Prior to
his last two fights. he was unable
to get crack az first rate leather
singers
JUST A LAD
Barnes. only II years of age,
almost over night. has come into
the fStic limelight in Detroit and
yes, they're talking about him
down East too. Whether he is a
flash in the pan or sturdy
fighter on his way up cauliflower
alley, is yet to be seen.
Positively. he bears watching
and no doubt will prove TO be
one OF the better drawing fighters
in the Midwest May be that this
time. the publicity put forth by
Londes and others who had con-
fidence in Barnes. IS not lot of
hnocv.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-06-03

bucks. Jethroc not only has
proven 70 the management that
he has what il takes. but has
established himself as a regular
with his mates
At Montreal last year he ba:-
ted 1926. collected 207 hits (tops
for the league scored l54 runs,
and lead the league in to'al bases
with $50. Incidentally. he set
new record for stolen bases in
the international League, pilfer-
ing 80 and driving in 80 runs.
SWIFT AS I3o-PoUNDER
Sam is six feet. one inch tall
and carries his III pounds as Y
they were 1870 Recently Jackie
Robinson. commenting on Jcth-
roe's speed. said: Sammy could
get more speed in his running "
only he would loosen up his arms
when running"
Whether he continues at the
pfcsen clip or moi. he has proven
that he can compete with the best
IN the major leagues Reportedlv
81 or IS years Of age. he is listed
on the Braves roster as being