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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
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Despite Wave
OF Injuries
Mike Guerro Returns
To Make First Sturt
With Old Club Toduy
By Burton Hawkins
Star Stoff Correspondent

DETROIT, May 9.-The Mats
could be back in the American
League lead by bedtime tonight
should two somewhat sizeable
Ifs" come to pass-if they beat
the Tigers this afternoon and il
the Indians beat the Yankees to-
night.
New York's 6-5 defeat by De-
troit yesterday left the Yanks one
game ahead of Washington, which
had a day off. Victory for the
Mats and a defeat for New York
would put Washington ahead with
a 1876 record against the Yanks
lat mark.
Against the Tigers Hal New
houser the Mats sent a makeshift
club today with AL Sima replacing
slow-mending Chico Marrero as
Washington's starter because the
stubby Cuban's left leg still is
bothering him after three weeks
Winning Despite Injuries.
The Mats are on the fringe
of first place although their first
baseman is incapacitated by an
injured ankle. their leading pitch
er hasn't thrown a ball this sea-
son, their regular catcher is
finishing out f1ve-day suspension
and their home run production
is only one-third that of the
Yankees.
1rv Noren, generally regarded
as the clubs best hitter, has
,atted .167 in his last eight games.
The Mats pinch-hitters have de-
livered twice in IL attempts. It
reads as if the Mats should be
buried deep in the second divi-
sion, but they've refused to fold
Sid Hudson, 14-game winner
last season and the Mats top win
ner. hasn't pitched for more than
five weeks. Mickey Vernon is
hobbling about with torn tendons
and probably will be unavailable
another week. Marrero, due to
work today, will be rested until
Saturday night when Boston in
vades Griffith Stadium, with Bob
Kuzava slated to pitch here to-
morrow.
Manager Bucky Harris simply
has taken what was handed him
and produced remarkable results
His bubble could burst at any
moment. but he's been receiving
excellent pitching from unexpect-
ed sources and the Mats hitting
generally has been timely.
Harris Doing Juggling ACT.
Bucky is performing a juggling
act to keep his pitchers laboring
in some sort of rotation. He needs
help badly in that department.
Aid In the form of an expe-
Irienced catcher arrived yesterday
when Mike Guerra checked in and
reported he was satisfied to leave
the Red Sox and join the Mats.
Mike was somewhat mystified by
the deal, which sent Len Okrie to
Louisville and gave $4,000 to Bos-
ton, however.
I caught nine games with Bos-
ton and we won seven Of them"
Guerra said, struggling his Shout
ders. "This baseball, sometimes ]
cannot understand.
Guerra was to go behind the
plate today and will leave after
tomorrow's game for Boston,
where he'll pick up his personal
belongings. returning to Wash
1ngton in time to oppose the Red
ISoX SATURDAY. NIGHT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Probable Pitchers

Washington at Detroit-Sima DID VS.
Newhouser U-2).
Boston at Chicago (night)-scarborou
90 VS.. Dobson 600.
Hooper (O-2) VS.. Overmire (0-D.
New York at Cleveland (night)-Lopat
40 VS.. Lemon l3-D.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago at Brooklyn-Schmitz (0-2) VS.
St. Louis at New York-Lanier u-o)
Cincinnati at Boston (night)-Fox 90
PITTSBURGH at Philadelphia (night>-
Friend 600 or Law DO VS.. Meyer Old
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Schulz Leaves $4,000

DETROIT, May 9 (R.-Adolph
Germany Schulz, 81, University
of Michigan football great who
died April IA. left an estate of
| $4,000 it was disclosed yesterday
when his will was filed for probate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Opposes Newhouser Mats Battle Regain League Lead
Herbert, Tigers Rookie, Pitches
To Stordon1 in To-Day Career
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, May 9.-Rookie Ray
Herbert is in a hurry to make good
in the major leagues. And he's
doing it-as a relief pitcher for
the Tigers.
The 21-year-old highlander
took over a job this spring that
usually goes to seasoned veterans.
Look at his record for the last
16 days:
Four times he strobe from the
bullpen to relieve a teammate. AL
four times he hurled the Tigers to
a victory. What more can you
ask?
The handsome, smiling young
ster graduated from high school
Just two years ago. Today he's
among the winningest pitcher in
the major leagues. He is tied at
40 with Ed Lopat of the Yankees
and Preacher Roe of the Dodgers
Ray, anxious to get shot at
major leaguers after two seasons
with Toledo in the Glass AAA
American Association, tanned the
hardeSt-hitting club in the Ameri-
can League yesterday.
/ He gave up one hit and no runs
in 225 innings to beat the league.
leading Yankees, 6-5, in an IL
inning game.
He had already whipped Boston
Philadelphia and st. Louis. Hi.
weapons: A fast ball that tips, &
sharp-breaking curve ball and thu
poise of a veteran.
why worry?" said Ray. IT
won't help any"
He pitched onlyS 1928 inning
in winning the four games.
The 5-foot-11 lad pitched tws
successive no-hit games in higl
school and signed a non-bonu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09

He was sold by Boston on the same day
that Mr.. j. G. Taylor Spink'S latest Sporting
News hit the newsstands with three column
headline reading: Guerra, Once Tabled For
Gate, Now No. Red Sox Maskman" Not only
that, he was bought at the age of 38-plus by
no less than Clark Griffith.
This is the same Clark Griffith who sold
Guerra five years ago to the Philadelphia
Athletics for $500. BY his own admission,
Griffith bought him back for 1000 in cash
and Rookie Catcher Len Okrie 'It was
good deal for us" Griffith was saying today.
I'VE have the kind of catcher we've been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Cords Option Cioffone

ST. LOUIS. May 9 (P.-Out-
fielder Larry Ciaffone has been
optioned to the Rochester, N. Y.
international League club on a "a
hour recall basis, the Cardinals
announced yesterday,
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Bankers Open in SoftbuII

The Bankers Softball League
opens at 6 pm. today at the
Polo Grounds with Washington
Loan & Trust meeting Union
Trust and Second National facing
Riggs. Second National is defend
ing champion. Liberty National,
the fifth team, is idle today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09

fan He said baseball was his
favorite spectator sport, land
years ago when I was in Wash
ington I was the unofficial mascot
for Bucky Harris and his Sen
ators."
Surviving Diegel is his widow,
the former Violet Bird; five sis
tiers, Helen Trip of Flint, Mich,
Margaret Codde of Detroit, Mary
'Gaurin OF Crosse Point, Mich,
Laura McDemett of Detroit and
Sister Ann Joachine of Maurai
Convent, Denver; and two broth
erS. Frank of Detroit and George
Of Miami.
Diegel's body will be sent to De-
trOit for burial
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SPORTS
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

FERM1N KE) GUERRA, baseball player of vintage has
been committing the United States from his native Cuba for
so long that might be assumed he is immune idosyn
craSeS in this country But what happened to Guerra this
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AMERICAN

Results Yesterday
Detroit. 6: New York. 8
III inninRs).
Phila.. 9; Chicago, 4.
Only games scheduled.
Games Today
Wash. at Detroit, $50.
New York at Clev. (n).
Boston at Chicago (n).
Phila. at st. Louis (n).
Games Tomorrow
Wash. at Detroit, 800.
Phila. at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Cleveland.
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NATIONAL
RasulEa vA~xmwdaw


New York. g; st. L., 2.
Pittsburgh. 9; Phila.. 8.
Boston, 2; Cincinnati. l
Chicago, 2; Brooklyn. /
Games Today
st. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston In
Pittsburgh at Phila. In
Games Tomorrow
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
st. Louis ct New York.
Pittsburgh at Phila.
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Major League Standings and Schedules
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1881

: :: &C.: I|EIIIIIIz|!I ID ! u
New York II 81 o. p q 4 81 81 IA s. 700
wo.h,gton q q I l! oI2T q ~ 81 .ss7 /
clevelond Q! II q 2! q Il III 81 .647I ~
chieeso o. q ~ O ISL q 1O 8 $50 3 :
Boston q o. o. o. Il q s. 10 9 $40 81
Detroit p O. Q! q 4 y 81 81 500 4
St. Loui. Q! o. 81 II Il o. d S Is $50 9
PhiIo'phia o. o. i I 4 Il o. 4 Is 200 10
Lost 81 81 81 81 81 815I16I T
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(see BASEBALL, Page C-2J
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26

new life come IN not dispose Of what We
have. We simply want 10 live happy lives,
do our share of the work and have our share
Of the goods due us
But fantastically enough, governments
don't think like people They disagree and
the only way they know to settle their prob
lens II talks fail is to pit a share of their
population against the other governments
share of its population and fight it out.
And as new weapons are developed,
that method Of settling differences becomes
more and more precarious until 1t is not
inconceyable that James Thurber's grtmly
humorous book, THAT Last Flower IN
which man destroyed everything upon the
earth except one flower, may come true.
At this stage of the game we must real
ize the position in which we find ourselves
and face it. We must study the precau-
tionary rules for what TO do in case of an
atom bombing. And we might think Of
what We can do to make a better world aft
err this war so that our children will net
have to face this horror again. Whatever
the move will be, il must be drastic
Certainly the world government ef
Garry Davis and others have much 70 laud
II. If such a thing would ever become work
able but let's hope that world govern
ment will have freedom, not tyranny. Don't
misunderstood, I'm not protesting world
government. I'm Just searching, but realis-
tically land frightenedly, in way not
for myself, but for everyone | know and
love).
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26

tributed on handbills around the milk firm
who refused to empofJ Negroes as .ruck
drlVer-salesmen in predomnantly Negro
communities.
Charles H. Loeb makes one feel in his
book, "Ihe Future Is Yours, that one Of
the most impressive and effective things
about the pickets who marched up and down
before the Ohio Bell Telephone headquarters
In Cleveland was their discipline-their alb
solute refusal to talk or be moved or WISH
bly, distracted from doing what they were
there TO do. Just that-nothing more Moth
ing less. This all and all meant good leader
ship and good followership.
II proved that men Of sound Judgment
always respect the leader who has a faith
tul, constant, courageous and adaciouS fol-
loworship. II paid off-Negro girls are em-
ployed now by the Ohio Bell Telephone Com
panY stores, wholesalers and what have
you as n direct result of the efforts Of The
Future Outlook League which like the waves
from stone thrown I'm a lake has inspired
voluntary employment opportunities for
thousands of Negroes who otherwise would
not enjoy the measure of opportunities I'm
Cleveland which has caused 10 to he called
the most democratic city I'm America.
When 7 examined the Future Outlook
League ! wondered why 70 rs not more n-
terracial i'm fits orranizatonal eetup. Upon
second reflection came To- feel that 70 is good
to have racial and bi-ural orr7n'aa-
tions addressed TO meeting the same need.
because it rs possible chat some white mam-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
Which Brings To Our Mind.

Pulaski County Sheriff Tom Gulley
has built around him a group of bows known
as the Pulaski Junior Deputy Sheriifs As
ISOLATION. This association is said Ia have
won an award last year from the National
Sheriffs Association for its achievements.
Last week the Sheriff started i'm
crow section of that splendid movement.
The Sheriff is credited as saying that the
Negro leaders asked him to start the As
ISOLATION. If that is true, that the movement
was started among the little Negro boys
because the leaders asked for IT, the Sheriff
is to be commended. But this brings TO eur
mind just what the reaction would be if the
Negro leaders would ask the ohlieing Sher-
If to appoint a Negro on the staff Of his
deputies.
Mr.. Gulley doesn't stop with the start
ing of a Negro division of his junior depu-
ties, he has announced a campaign ia pro
vide Fairgrounds for this division. Il has
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26

been stated that there are five Fairgrounds
for the original white division, The reerea-
ton spots will be fixed up wherever hati-
block of vacant property which the owner
guarantees will not be used for at least two
or three years. it was announced SoithdH
diamonds, Merry-go-rounds, swings etc
will be provided for the Negro boys.
This brings to our mind that these
things were promised, many years ago not
only promised, but a bond issue was voted
on and approved by the citizens for such
recreation for the Negroes; but today they
are as remote as worlds peace,
We wish to make it clear that these
promises were not made by Mr. Gulley, a
county official. But If Mr.. Gulley carries
out his campaign and provides these play
grounds, he will make the city official who
made the original promises look fannier
than anything that Barnum and Bailey
have ever offered in their side shows.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
Lbteh Nere Mh Editof!
o the editor Of The State Press:

TO the editor Of the State Press:
Several years ago lived i'm Pine Bluff with my parents
and there very dear friend of the family who taught
kindergarten and many times she would ask
with her work. and with my parents permission would do so
While assisting i'm This manner could readily Just who
was and who not teaching his child children the way
A7ey should be taught Now you may say covering
much ground that you your children the way you
Go but Proverbs 1886 says "Train up child in the way he
SHOULD and when he is old he will not depart from it,"
wake up American Negro Mothers and face the
the the blame for number of these Uncle Toms
Instead of of teaching children intelligence
we teach them that all white people their masters just
cause they white And when white person around
they stand around they afraid Of something Teach
your child that these people like God made them
and too While teaching Our children these things live
up to them and keep them clean, keep them in school, off
the streets and out of the alleys See that they attend Sun
day school and church when it is possible to do
Mrs. Esther Lee Ford
FL Dorado
The opinions by contributors not
Necessarily the opinion II this -Pubkher
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
The Future Is Yours
BY Robert Durr. for ems

great deal has been said here and
there about Cleveland, Ohio being the most
democratic city in America
How il came to be so dubbed is the
question upper most in the minds of millions
of people Being one among those question
ing millions 7 visited Cleveland recently TO
seek the answer
went with a more or less pro-Cleve-
land prejudice based on a long standing I'M
explainable feeling that would like to live
in Cleveland I have never had that sort Of
feeling for any other city
Unfortunately, I did not get TO see as
much Of Cleveland as I needed to complete
ly satisfy my questioning mind; however, the
force which 7 believe contributed more 10
making democracy work and live there
than ANYTHING else Is an organza-
ton called The Future Outlook League
and one John @. Holly IFS founder and
president
This Future Outlook League is respon-
sible for getting more Job opportunities
for Negroes than any other organization
outside the area covered by conventional or
CARNATIONS.
For years and years, stores in Negro
neghborhoods had refused TO employ Nero
sales people. A bic milk concern he'd re-
fused TO employ NEGRO trucl, statesmen The
Ohio Bell system would not hire Negro
telephone operators. Here YOU had a typical
American employment setup even where up
wards of So per cent OF the patronage was
Negro The Job opportunity created by Ne
gro purchasing power availed too little
John O. Holly and the members of his
Future Outlook League employed the peace
full picket method When am injunction tem-
porarily blocked them the house 10 house
boycott appeal was employed resulting in
milk and bread sold bv firms inimicabe Co
employing Negroes not being bought I'm dis
puted areas The situation being brought 90
the attention Of the general Negro public
through newspapers. radio and mouth Go
mouth. And this resulted in an ever eyoly-
ing sympathy on the part OF MIR. and Mrs.
John @ Public in the struggle Of the Ne
gro people for the right to work-the denial
Of which Is tantamount to the denial OF the
right to live.
Don't buy or drink so-and-So milk it's
poison 10 your economic future, or words
to that effect constituted the subject mat
ter or pacards carried by pickets and dis
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
I've Been Thinking

The atom bomb which we hailed a few
years ago as our great ally. the all-power-
full weapon with which we could threaten
our enemies and win our wars has become
a Frankenstein monster. II now seems com
paratively certain that Russia has a stock
pile and is doing all In its power to top ours.
We are informed that in all probability
Russia will drop an atom bomb in feet
a lot of them in sneak attack upon this
nation when they decide TO start an about
war with the United States.
The newspapers inform us that the big
cities will be the first targets because of
the Gripping effect their damage would
have upon morale and the workings Of bust
ness and government. They also expect that
defense plants will feel The strike Of atom
bombings.
Suicide pilots will probably be assign
ed to the Job Of dropping these calling cards
upon our major cities.
We can rant and rave about outlawing
the atom bomb. but it seems TO me that We
are way past that stage The bombing is
foregone conclusion.
Our atom bomb experts tell us that they
hope to convert all available natural ma
terials in the country (and in the entire
Western world to the production of a
bombs And we can assume that Russia will
do the same.
The sad part about all this is that the
peoples of Russia don't want to fight. We
certainly don't want to fight In fact il Is
the rare exception who really wants TO
fight and kill others. Most Of us want 10 see
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
observatory
ey EARL

AS one of group of lobbyists making
a personal visit TO the state capitol where
our legislature is now in session, I was
awakened to a number of facts. In talking
Der related, I'm three years as a member of
this council this has been the first time
have witnessed The presence of any mem
Der of the Negro race here" OF course, this
doesn't prove anything but it does show
the lack of interest on the part Of our lead
ers. Whether outside pressure or the pres
ence of organizations will have any influ-
ence on any bill remains a question: how
ever, sometimes a representative number
Of voters can be a very significant factor.
Another first: Mrs. Charlie White Of
Detroit, Michigan, has been sworn in and
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
says
Gy S. S. TAYLOR

housing units In connection with that. note
this excerpt from the speech of a prominent
physician delivered in Little Rock a few
days ago on Arkansas and Little Rock fed.
eral public housing projects.
you ask Negro To work and he SAYS.
can't do it, boss. If work more than tao
days week | can't live in the project"
And it is for this type of benefit Tat
we are prostitutng the S359,000 bond issue
for amusement, and recreation.
The difficulties in the way Of the hoag
ing projects should encourage us to carr
out the original and earmarked idea Of tte
bond characterization
THE SOUTH CAN INITIATE A PR0|
GRAM-Freed temporarily from tba
threat Of congressional action and national
coercion, the south now has an opportunity
to initiate its own program Of fair deal ana
show to Russians and Chinese that democrat
cy does not halt at the race line
A weak beginning in this directol|
might be the poll tax amendment favored
by a number Of southerners. This, Of course
is the eXpedient place to begin, for the pol
tax has outlived its usefulness as a him
drance to the Negro vote, and there is les /
southern opposition to it than to any otheI
fair deal plank.
Moreover the proposed amendm@
really supports a former southern stan
that The poll tax should not be changed
ordinary legislation but only by constiN
tional amendment. Even If successful I'M
amendment would be a victory for d
south.
The need of legislation against lynching
and discrimination in employment far ey
coeds the need for poll tax legislation, so s
as the Negro is concerned. The world caS
against democracy is based principally
charges of lynching, discrimination in en-
ployment, and segregation Democrat
would stand before the world unimpeded
we would so order our practices as TO oii'0 E
these charges.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
comments
oAVy

seated as a member of Michigan state
isature. The states first Negro woman
lon.
President Truman, in his State oil
Union message omitted the usual mnpn%
on Civil Rights Who knows he may
waiting to see what his southern congF'
men have TO offer.
A recent report shows that many
wards have been given tC individuals ana !
CARNATIONS in efforts to help Others unU.
stand the American way of life. speaN,
in behalf of one of these organzauuIl
General Eisenhower has said. "Your w,
will never end, until all people benes'
justice in freedom in peace for al 7
world.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-26
SIS. taylor

GYM CRAZY-Greater Little Rock has
gone gymnasium crazy, Completed gyms are
already in evidence at Philander Smith Col
lege, Arkansas Baptist College and Scip-
10 Jones High Pushing aside its needs for
academic building, Shorter College has gone
all out for a gymnasium campaign. A gym
nasiam for Dunbar high school seems to
have been planned, voted, and begun on the
Gibbs campus, further restricting the al
ready too restricted area for the Gibbs child
rem.
The completion Of the Dunbar gym, In
addition to crowding cut the Gibbs tots will
almost certainly fasten the wholly and Well
known inadequate Dunbar campus On the
Negro community for another century or
more, unless help comes in the abolition If
segregation in local high schools, opening
up greater space and facilities to Negro
children.
COMMUNITY RECREATlON-The ghost
of community recreation for the Negro rises
again in Little Rock as requests for aid for
two recreation projects for Negroes are com
sidcred by the Community Chest and Coun-
ell If there had not been delay in planning
and spending for intra-city recreation, these
projects, although none-the-less necessary
would NOT have been SO spotlighted in The
eye Of the public. The action Of the Coun-
ell according TO daily paper reports in de-
laying consideration with the possibility that
these two requests suggest other needs. in
dictates how tardy is The action Of tha city
on NE recreation bond issue voted February
1919. A daily Of January 10 carried the
statement that "cIty officials believed the
Community Center would not fail u ghe a-
musement and recreation category"
We would like 10 ask them why Us it
being built The purpose Of the bond ISSUE
was TO provide Little Rock recreation for
Little Rock Negroes as we figured a.
We were interested in the talk OF pos
sible delay in construction Of Low rent