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had little smarter little more ambitious than
the ball player who naturally gifted.
That's why like stankys chances. He's going into his
10th in the majors think and only
300 for full They can't that
throw Yet he's been regular every Of those years.
FRICK BEGAN TO CALL the role of the standout man
ayers There was Connie Mack he said As player he
before time of but by his admission
that Of few contemporaries left plus the records Connie
mediocre player Yet he nine American
League pennantS.
Miller Higgins an on-the-fringe big league player
yet he six in IL OF course Ruth and
Gehrig helped but with those fellows manager
might have failed Those old Yankees tough
keep in line. Hug did it.
"Huggins was great manager In 1925 the Yankees fell
to seventh place Ruth behaving badly and
of the other stars looked like the Yankee club might fall
apart But in 1926 they the first of three successive PEN
nan And in 1927 they ITO games and most people today
will rate the 27 Yankees the best club put
THAT the that Ruth hit his 60 home Yes
sir Higgins in my book genius manager"
THE LIST GREW longer as the miles licked off in Fricks
automobile tour Of his domain in Florida There
Mccarthy winner OF eight pennants in "A full seasons
Yankee manager. He terrible ball player" Frck
commented Never had cup Of coffee in the big
leagues" 4
There Casey stenge who has won three straight
world championships Casey wasn't good player"
Fck pointed out He picturesque but he wasn't great
player.
LEO Durocher wasn't much Of player but he's fine
manager. had all the wies baseball stick in
the majors because Of his weak hitting Bucky Harris was
good player but he had his lack size
aging seconded club most of the time still has
three pennants and has been managing for than
anybodyselse around today" @ e.
EDDIE SAWYER of the Philies, Frick reminded, never
played the big leagues but managed the club that
its first pennant in IS years Burt Shotton but
in his advancing he success
When he pnchht for Durocher in 947 he the National
League pennant When he back his in 1949 and
1850 he and finished second.
"ThiS could go and on" Frick said "How about Bill
McKechnie? Barely major Lacquer little nfelder who
couldn't hit He four pennants think otwo for
Cincinnati and each for Pittsburgh and ST. Louis But
there's in prolonging the discussion For every
nant by manager who was star or former star,
think the records will show that who weren't especially
gifted players four five times many
Walter Johnson" he concluded, "was of the incest
I've met but he pennant manager
Pie Traynor think Rogers Hornsby the
greatest righthand hitter but while he's
pennan he isn't compared in general conversation to Higgins
McGraw Mack, MeKechnie and few others as manager
The stars aren't dumb, don't get wrong It's just that
everything easy for them that they lacked patience
with players who couldn't do they did, Because believe
this, I've got to like Stankys chances"
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came up the hard way"
The old newSpaperman was coming out
in Frick, who goes long way back. He COW
cred the Giants when McGraw was manager,
the Yankees of Higgins era and the Dodgers
under Uncle Wilbert Robinson. Frick has seen
lot of managers come and go.
'The records prove what I'm saying"
Frick continued. "The stars Just don't seem
to make good managers. There are excep-
tions, of course, but as a general rule the
best managers were players who didn't have
too much natural ability and who literally
had to fight to stay in the major leagues. They
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Princeton in Polo Final

NEW YORK. Mar. 8 R.-
Princeton University, the runner
up last year. meets New Mexico
Military Institute for the national
intercollegiate indoor polo cham
pionship n Knight. Miami. the 1851
winner. dkd not defend.
Evening star., 1952-03-08

Duke Battling 10 End.
Reign Of n. {. STATE
After Downing CIV
By MerreIl WhittIesey
Sscr Snuff cosyssponasns

RALEIGH. N. C.. Mar. s.The
s0ld-out sign u on the door ot
North Carolina States Coliseum
today as l4.400 curious already
have bought tickets TO see whether
Dick Groat. the Virtually unstop.
pable All-America from Duke. can
end N. c. States bid for q sixth
straight Southern Conferences bas-
|ketball tournament title.
George Washington had its
chance at the Wolfpack before
another sellout crowd in the serni-
finals last night. but In place Of tho
driving, racehorse game 1t played
against Clemson, CIV lacked the
spark and lost, 1864. N. C. State
was not all brilliant In winning as
CIV simply came up with one Of
its poor games.
I The nightcap Of the seminal
ouble-header was anti-climax
after West virginia's heart-break-
ing 00-88 loss to Duke In thriller
that win be conversation here for
many tournaments to come.
Groat Outclasscs Workman.
Groat had Q wide edge In the
battle Of the All-Americas as Mark
Workman Of West Virginia came
|up with an uninspired perfors
nance, but both 0roat and Work.
man had fouled out when Dukes
Dick johnson scored o disputed
basket as the gun sounded.
West Virginia argued that it,
Jim Coalter was stretched on the
door. apparently fouled. As john
son took the shot, but no foul was
lcalled.
Coaches here are up In arms
over what almost al Of them have
termed the most inept oficiating
lin conference history and there
may be o move on to import ON
|cials from outside the conference
Ifor future tournaments.
In its l2-point defeat at the
hands Of N. c. State. George
washington scored only one less
lfleld goal, but trailed In fouls.
lao out of 81 to 80 out Of 20 for
In. c. State. Coach Bill Rein-
hart was OF the bench much OF
the game protesting oficials'
, rulings.
Il CIV Shooting Is wild.
North Carolina State took only
56 shots against George WASH
, ington, the fewest It has taken
since last years tournament SEMI
{ final game against Maryland. In
: contrast. the wild-shooting Colo
mails took 83. but hit for only
) 26 per cent.
NJ, c. State stuck to its zone
: defense and George Washington
!. did not have the set shots to
penetrate 1t and seldom got down
the floor fast enough before N. G
: State had its zone set up.
Elliot Karver drew three early
fouls and finally fouled out. Had
the Colonials had q few more like
him. they might be In, the fnals,
|, but they didn't. He scored Is
! points. tying 6-foot-6 Bobby
lSpeight for scoring honors.
!, Tonight's meeting between
Duke and N. c. State Is their third
Of the season and their third
straight in the tournament finals
N. G. State beat Duke. 72-70, in
|. double overtime in Durham this
! season. But lost In Q return
: : game during Dukes l5-game win
. ming streak.
In the last two tournament
finals. N. c. State beat Duke
O67.47 and 67-63.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
stor Stuff Correspondent

ORLANDO FLA, MAR. 8.-On the way over from the
West Coast of Florida Commissioner Ford Fck talking
about Eddie Stanky manager Of the Cardinals be
much surprised" Frick sad eff Stanky doesn't make
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Totals % 20 o. Totals
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
Citizens Protest
Shaping Of
AGED Minister

CLARKSDALE, Miss. Sept. IS
-(DSN)-Negro citizens in this
section of the state are loudly pro-
testing the shaping of Rev. Fl. fl.
Williams, aged and white haired
Methodist minister last week by a
youthful state highway patrolman.
One group of citizens are report
ed as having already been to Jack
son to present the matter to Col.
Birdsong, Chief Of the State High
way PatrOlmen.
Another group is reported as 60
ing to Jackson this week to lay the
matter before both Col. Birdsone
and Governor Hugh White.
According to reports of the slap
ping, Rev. Williams was driving
his car filled with a group of peo-
pie returning to his home after
attending the funeral of Rev. NJ
Talbelt at Rust College in Holly
Springs, Miss, when it was tagged
to stop by the Highway Patrol car.
When the Highway Patrolman
Continued on Page Four
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coIored Lawyers
Attend California
State Bar Meeting

Los Angeles = With no signs
of the unwelcOme attitude towards
colored attorneys, prevalent for
years, more than 5000 lawyers
from all over California, convened
at the Baltimore hotel recently for
the annual meeting of the State
Bar Association. With number of
such prominent figures as Atty.
Hugh Macbeth and Vince Monroe
Townsend present, vital questions
were discussed and acted upon.
With 400 delegates and alter
mates on hand for the general as
sembly meeting on Wednesday, a
mong the proposals offered were
the Qualification of the definition
for legal insanity" a substitution
of the present introductory divorce
decree in California for a three
months cooling PERIOD" and a
single final ruling; permission to
a defendant to enter a conditional
plea" in criminal cases and wind
ing up with the subject Of taxa
ton.
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Howard University Admitted To Phi
Beta Kappa Honorary Scholastic Frat.
HOWARD AND FISK FIRST NEGRO
INSTITUTIONS TO BE ACCEPTED

Washington, ID. e.. - Howard
University was among the nine
new colleges admitted to member
ship in Phi Beta Kappa, Honorary
Scholastic Fraternity, at its trien-
NAL convention held at the Univer-
sity of Kentucky, Lexington, KY,
last week.
This action authorizes the install
lation Of a chapter of the frater-
nifty at the University as Gamma
Chapter of the District of Column
bia. Two other District schools
have chapters-Alpha at George
Washington University and Beta
at The Catholic University.
Under the leadership of DR.. Alain
L. Locke, Professor Of Philosophy
at Howard. committee of Is fac
uly members Of the fraternity
sponsored the University's applica-
ton. This committee will organize
the chapter and select the initial
members under the rules and stip-
ulations of the national body.
This recognition, coming after
both national and regional inspec-
ton of the institutions curriculum,
Continued on Page Eight
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New Mill And
Oakley Cafe Grand
Opening Set

The new Mill and Oakley Cafe,
has set its grand-openine for We'd
nesday September "a, all day and
night, and is making preparations
to receive record number of
visitors from the city as well as
from other sections of the state.
The Mill and Oakley Cafe, long
one of the most widely known
Cafes in the state suspended its
operation several weeks ago dur
ing the construction of modern
brick building on the spot which
it had long occupied.
The cafe which moved back into
the new building last week is eouip-
ped with the latest in modern IA
cilities to assure cleanliness. SAM
tation, in the preparation of it's
famous barbecue and fine food
Its spacious DINING room is so
equipped as to assure measure
of privacy and comfort for those
who look for the best iu DINING
service.
A well trained staff of waitress
Continued on Page Three)
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White Supremacy
Law Reinstated In
South Africa

Pretoria. South Africa Sept.
Is - A white supremacy law toss
ed out by the South African APP
peals (Supreme) Court last March
20 as unconstitutional was restor-
ed to the books this week by the
nalist-dominated High Court
Of Parliament, set up especially for
that purpose.
The law slices the voting rights
of nearly $4,000 Cane coloreds =
persons of mixed blood in Cape
Province-who have had a way of
voting against parliamentary cam
didates of Prime Minister Daniel
F. Malan's Nationalist party.
Of the 100000 colored persons
in South Africa, only $4,000 in
Cape Province are now eligible to
vote, but the parliamentary action
meant that none Of the 1000 900
will have a chance to vote in the
| future.
The Cape coloreds were guaran-
teed voting rights in the Constitu-
Continued on Page Eight
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Negro Freed Of
Charges Of Rape

SMITHFIELD, N. c., Sept. Is
- In one of the very rare cases in
the South, a Negro accused of an
attack on a white woman was free
here last week for lack of suffi-
cient evidence.
In the last rs years hardly five
Negroes have been freed in such
cases.
Willie Terry, 35, tobacco hand
charged with criminal assault upon
Mrs. Avon Gordon, a white woman,
on Aug. Is, was freed when the
case was tried in Recorders court.
No probable cause was found in
the case.
Terry, who halls from Smith
field, N. c., had been held in Jail
here without privilege of bond.
Continued on Page Five)
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Jackson College In First Test
Against Bishop Saturday Night

terial with which to stop any weak
ness which may show up Saturday
night.
The big crop of freshmen will
be bolstered by such Tiger regu-
lars from last years team as
Clarence Hale, Willie Lewis, Rob-
ert Pol, Goldie Smith and Tommie
Williams to bring up Che flanks
and George Evans, Charles Spar
row, Henry Enge, and Willie Wal
kins in the backfield.
George Evans rates among the
teams outstanding and capable
players.
The Bishop Team, ranked among
the best in the conference last
year will also be facing its first
test of the season.
A large crowd is expected to
be on hand to see the game.
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The Jackson College Tigers will
face the first test of the season
when they meet Bishop College or
Alumni Field here Saturday night
While the Tiger squad is made
up out of a large portion of am
bilious freshmen, the team is get
ting the enthusiastic backing Of
local and campus sentiment.
Rated among the freshmen who
make up some two thirds of the
grid squad are some of the most
outstanding players from the head
ing high schools of the state as
well as number of outstanding
players from the ranks of high
school great from other states.
Coach Ellis and his staff are
looking with high optimism al
the Tiger squad figuring that they
have among the freshmen the ma
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
Negro Musicians
Hold 29th
Convention

NEW YORK, Sept. Is. = The
presentation of awards and honcrs,
The election of officers, and clinics
and workshops were highlights of
the Goth annual convention of the
National Association of NEGRO Mu
sicians which met here for five
days last week.
Next years meeting will be held
Aug. 1923 in Indianapolis, Ind.
The MANN presented its National
Honors and Awards Concert before
a capacity audience in ST. Mark
Church
The gathering Of distinguished
music leaders, artists, teachers.
composers, representing some 80
states, and more branches through
out the United States, witnessed
the presentation of the HIGHEST
homer the organization could be-
stow on notables in the field of
music.
Honored by the presentation of
MANN Citation were Nobel Sissle,
and Eubie Blake, from the world
Of entertainment and theatre:
Howard Swanson, American COM
poser; Mrs. Effie Diton, patron and
sponsor of music; the distinguished
cOmposer-cOach, and past president
Of the MANN, Carl Diton; and DR..
Clarence Cameron White, we'll
Continued on Page Severn
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Suits Attack SEGREGATION In Louisiana Schools
Louisiana Negro Citizens Open Attack
On Segregated Public School System
Two Parishes Named In Federal Court Suits

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. -.
-(SpeciaD-The Orleans and 81.
Helena parish school boards were
made defendants in two suits filed
IN federal court here attacking the
legality Of segregated public
schools, last Thursday. The suits
were filed ON behalf of q parents
residing in New Orleans whose
children attend the elementary and
high schools here and for 81 par
ents whose children are required
to attend the jim crow schools Of
st. Helena parish. Gross iITegu-
laritjes in courses Of study, school
buildings, teacher loads ard other
inequalities were pointed out in
the complaints filed.
In Orleans parish the complaint
points to the tact that 1880 white
school children are provided with
plants valued at Is million dollars,
as compared to 30,696 Negro chill
dren who ale provided with only )
million dollars of school buildings;
that the average load for white
elementary teachers is 20 pupils
per teacher, with Negro teachers
having an average load of AZ pa
pills per teacher in the elementary
schools; that the high school teach
or in the white school has an aver
age load of q pupils to 80 for TIE
Negro teacher; that 10000 Negro
pupils are required to attend
platoon" OF part time classes
while there are buildings designat-
ed for white pupils use having less
than so per cent of its capacity.
Other comparisons were included.
In st. Helena parish it is point
ed out that l048 white children
Continued on Page Five
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Wisconsin Town
Welcomes First
Negro Teacher

Cassville, Wis. - Sept. Is - A
colored woman surprised the peo-
pie of Cassville when she got off
the train here last Wednesday
They were expecting the new hiok
school commercial teacher to be
white.
The 956 residents of Cassville are
white, Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt, q
wears old of Paris, Tennessee, was
hired by the board of Education
thru a teachers agency sight un
seen.
Mrs. Wyatt was welcomed i'm
mediately. A dentist accepted he1
at his home. as q roOmer, and the
sophomore class elected her as ad
wiser.
Mrs. Wyatt is a graduate Of Ten
nessee State College at Nashville
Her husband is a soldier in Korea
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
Negro Juror
ImpaneIed In
DekaIb Co. Ga.

Atlanta, Ga. - Sept. Is - AS a
result of an aggressive fight by
defense attorneys in the Aaron
Robinson case. a Negro man has
been impaneled for jury duty in
DeKalb county.
Oliver Tucker, 807 Atlanta Ave
nue., said last night that he has
been ordered to report for jury
duty Monday. This will probably
be the first time in history that
Negro has been called for jury
duty in DeKalb county.
Mr.. Tucker is chauffeur.
Eighty three other persons were
also called for jury duty.
Attorneys ]. T. Edwards success
fully attacked the all-white De-
Kalb county jury system during
his defense Of Aaron Robinson for
the alleged assault Of white
woman.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
Bolton Chapel
Holds Revival
Service

BOLTON. Miss, Sept. 15.-
(SpeciaD-A highly successful old
time revival service was concluded
here last week at Bolton Chapel
Methodist Church, pastored by Rev.
J. w. Lawrence.
The. revival which opened on
Sunday was greatly enlivened by
visitors from Bethlehem Church of
Bay Springs. Included among the
visitors were: Rev. F. Lester and
family, Mr.. Willie Ounce and fam
lily, Mrs. Lyza McCullum and Mrs.
Lenora McCullum.
During the revival service many
Christians came TO the altar TO re.
new their spirit and faith as the
open doors of welcome was extend.
cd TO all who attended the meet.
ing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
Rockefeller Says Racial Prejudice and
Violence Hurting u. S. Chance Of
Winning SoreIy Needed Friends
Throughout The World

CLEVELAND, O.. Sept. 10
(DSN)-Winthrop Rockefeller, a
member of one Of the worlds
GREAT financial and industrial fam
lilies said here last week that ad-
vocates of racial segregation, pref
udice and violence in this country
are hurting the chances of the
United States of winning sorely
needed friends throughout the
wcrld.
The Rockefeller statement was
supported by DIR. Claiming H. To-
bias, one of the nations outstand-
ing Negro leaders.
Addressing the 1852 convention
Of the National Urban League
Rockefeller said racial segregation
tops the list Of questions asked by
! Continued on Page Two)
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Laurel Man Suspected Of Poison Death
OF Two Children Killed By Policemen
one Policeman
Seriously Wounded

LAUREL, Miss. Sept. II
(DSN)-Theodore Dukes, 40
year-old Negro man. suspected Of
The poison death of two young
children. his own son and his step
son, was killed in gun battle with
policemen here Monday.
Policeman George Ellzey, for
seven years a member Of the police
force, was wounded during the
shooting. Policemen Buren, Doris
who fired the. shot that killed
Dukes was unhurt.
The police were looking for
Dukes to question him regarding
the death Of his three-year-old son
who died early Monday morning,
while under treatment by DIR. 5.
j. Barnes, prominent Negro ply
sician who expressed the opinion
Continued on Page Eight
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Georgia Negro
Democrats Rally
To Support Party
Form "VOlunteerS
For Stevenson"

ATLANTA. Ga. Sept. 15.-
(DSN) - NEGRO Democrats met
here Saturday and initiated steps
to win for the Democratic presi-
Dental candidate, Adlai Stevenson,
the support Of the Negro voters
of Atlanta and Of the entire state.
The group. known as the Fulton
County Independent Democratic
Club, elected "campai"n commit
tee" under Craftsmanship of c. A.
Bacote, Atlanta University polit-
ical science professors; and set rp
| other committees to conduct mass
meetings, public relations, includ-
ing speakers for clubs and radio
programs. and completed plans TO
Continued on Page Eight
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hordes of
Whites Attracted
To Congo

LEOPARDVILLE, Belgian Con-
go, Sept. Is - The Belgian Con-
COS tremendous economic boom in
the last few years has attracted
more than 5000 whites into the
colony. The most unhealthy and
remote provinces have proved to be
the fastest growing areas
In the year 1851, the white
population of the Congo has in
creased by IA per cent from 1890
to SCOTS. This compares with
native population of about 12,OOO,-
900. There are now about 1,O4s
Americans in the Congo.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
State Scion
Challenges Vote
Nominating Negro

NEW YORK, Sept 1S.-Charg-
ing that hundreds of Democratic
ballots were unaccounted for by
poll officials in the Aug. 10 pri-
mary in Harlem, State Sen. Harold
I. Panken initiated a court pro-
ceeding last week for a recount of
the votes by which he was defeat
ed for renomination in the 2lst
district by julius A. Archibald
Panken lost by ISL votes.
Sen. Panken obtained an order
for the board of elections and
Archibald, the first colored man
ever named in primaries to run for
the senate in New York. to show
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Observation-Disclosures Tru-
man last week returned Mrs. Edith
Sampson. brilliant CHICAGO lawyer.
to the United States delegation 70
the United Nations.
She win take the place Of DR..
Changing Tobias who replaced ner
severa months ago. She was the
first Negro member of the de,e-
cation, serving as an alternate.
Mrs. Sampson travelled eXtens-
lively abroad during her first term
and became one of the outstanding
Figures of the UN.
During the interim, Mrs. Samp-
son has made several speeches and
public appearances IN the United
States to report on her travels in
foreign countries.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-09-20
North State
Medical Group
Holds Meeting

Clarksdale, Miss. - Sept. Is -
Especially = The North Mississippi
Medical Dental and Pharmaceuti-
cal Association held its annual
meeting here last week which in
the opinion of those present was
the best meeting in the history of
the organization.
A wide range of subjects were
discussed dealing with present and
future medical and hospital service
Continued on Page Severn
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DR.. Osborne (.
Floyd Cited For
Action In Korea

WITH THE | CORPS IN KO-
REA-A Houston doctor whose
name became almost legendary in
Korea, has been awarded the
Army's Bronze Star Medal for
meritorious service with UN
forces.
He is Capt. Osborne E. Floyd.
whose wife and daughter live at
2S14 Truxillo, Houston. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Floyd.
live at 643 Thirty-sixth street, Me-
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