Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-05-19

Victory For FuIr PIuy In Sowing And Democracy
DScSIOn Bowling Congress
the htss only bylaws victory right
justice also victory Tor various and organizations
which, spsarhsSded unon pub
Ne opinion greatly logical
take. except 70 end ~ discriminatory policy.
Minnesota may well be of the played bringing
about the policy furnished fSrShsd Senator
Hubert Humphrey who and later SENATOR served
chairman Of the National Committee Bowling sup
Piled the Minnesota State NAAcP appeal
A. Bunqst brought about threat 70 obtain injunction
against thu holding Of tho 1864
rights grOups the Council
Minneapolis Mayors Council helped organize Of the
ts On Fair Play In Bowling the group which has SpArhoAdod the
attack ABC policy.
many examples Minneapolis
JayOss only nHhsd
play Charles Hvasn but changed It's bylaws no that bowling
under ABc auspices impossible
Minnesota Minneapolis Star
and TbunS Minnesota Poll which gave strong
nsSOtans BY and large favor of abolition the
rule tho Abe These results along with the threat Of the state
AOnsygsnSras office 10 take court action the
straw that broke the ABc eamslS back
Minnesota furnished Pat whsan whose union Of bowling alley
pin Ssttsrs loud In dsnuncaon Of the ABc whites only
Ths group would have been Key group to make the AB SEQ the
light In event the offensive bylaw
Of impossible manifestations
which brought about ABc capaon
given top challenged ABc policy openly
In Buffalo years ago Negro bowling
teams were barred from participation the ABc national Ourna
mmL
large majority bOwieru Minneapolis and g. Paul
WIN halons.d ~ AHc vora IN ,.vor 40 cs.r,r1 I'm h~ IT,
NE,nnsaDoiS NNAcp IN coon.r.,,oO %,S ~" A,Dr, S
urged four Negro howIsr. n, enter ,hs hD
Ta man 0ntsrd thu NV mail ana har n.v az
poarsd for NAV those IN charge rr hut tns r,r.
were allowed parcpats JohnSon m. Dansr. sno. ,or
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w sN'e iouoweu su" announcer Oooy O'ow came Wnen
WV aUs hs~ts' PaPor IN ursmAue LA"hon cancelled
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M SOa spo,1 sul'o On inc Ns~ HorN uaN mace nS point
In announcing cancellation Of his papers annual tournament
ANY championship not designed produce the
paon not and cannot Do true championship For that the
basic assumption the keystone sports
% that when any potential contestant barred by Of
oed race color or 6as they not true sports svsntA either
Ana most certainly they are not truly American.
American to think about It. would want
DO champion sport barred
from OOmPSstiOnf