The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-01-08
AL American Bids by Tan Cage Players
Michigan 5
Mccoy May
Set Mark

4 most impressive arrays OF Negro
athletes in the history of col
leee Observation-Disclosures the sports
fans menu for the current cam
paien.
In the East. Midwest and Far
Vast. Negro players are top
notch performers on the hard
wood. Some are bidding for all
American honors.
Teams like Penn State, Du-
ouesne, Niagara. Iowa. Indiana.
UCLA. Syracuse and Michigan
boasts at least two Negro players.
Others like top-raaked LaSalle,
Michigan State. Wichita and San
francisco have a standout mem
Der
Co-CaptAins
One OF the unique things about
This season is that Niagara has
Negro co-captains. probably the
first time this has occurred in any
sport.
Ed Fleming. from Pittsburgh.
h and Charles Hoxie. from Brook
lyn. are the Eagles leaders. They
ave dominates. playing their
fourth season together on the
| Niagara varsity. Both are accur-
/ ate shooters and excellent re-
bound men.
One OF the most talked about
Il athletes in the country is Dick
4 Ricketts,, captain OF the Duques1e
F. team. Ricketts, also is playing his
fourth season OF varsity basket
ball. He has his sights on ex-
tending his all-time scoring rec
ord for the Dukes.
The Green Duke
Teammates OF Ricketts, include
his brother, Ruel, and that fabu-
lous jumping jack, 81 Green, from
Brooklyn's Boys High. The only
game the Dukes dropped to date
YVES against George Washington
when Green, a junior, was absent
from the lineuo because OF illness.
Jesse Arnelle and Jim Brewer.
Pena State stars. are two more
athletes concluding four years OF
competition this season Arnelle
already has established several
scoring records for the Nittany
Lions.
Still another ending his fourth
wear in college play is that steady
plsymsker Don Eaddy on the IN
iversity OF Michigan Ave. The
senior from Grand Rapids. Mich,
Is an excellent shot from out
court His teammates include the
n Junior center. Harvey Williams,
4 nom Louisville. Ky.
Mckinley (Deacon) Davis has
been regular or Iowa's varsity
iol two OF three previous years.
lie made the frst string as a
freshman and sophomore and
vas Shunted to the second team
rs, season. He has regained his
stirling berth.
Davis has a celebrated team
mate. Carl Cain. the junior who
was named his teams most valu.
able player il his first season in
1854. Both Davis and Cain hail
from Freeport. Ill, where they
were all-State basketball players.
Halle Bryant. sophomore
nom Indianapolis. and Wally
Choice. junior from Montclair,
NJ. are on the first team for
INDIANA
Julius Mccoy
julius Mccoy, who set single
'etSon scoring record at Michi-
ran State last season, has q head
Start toward becoming the great
est basketball player in the
Spartan history. The junior for
ward is one Of the best rebound
men in the Big Ten.
A sophomore star, Alonzo
Lewis. is al important cog in the
Machine OF LaSalle. rated by
many experts as the best team
IN The nation. At another Phila.
oe'phla school Temple center
Leon Smith is an outstanding
pivot.
Turning from football to the
maple flats were such sophie
more stars MS Jimmy Brown for
syracuse and Lamar Lundy, the
~ center at Purdue.
The West Coast
On the West Coast, the largest
Negro representation Is at UCLA,
where Johnny Moore. forward;
Willie Naulis. center. and Morris
lsit guard. are regulars.
The most talked about man on
me Pacific Coast is 6-l0 Bill
russell. the junior ccater at San
francisco University. He is .
ouiwark Extensively on a team
mat held its first seven oppon-
ents to less than so points in
losing only one game.
Tony Pinkins. a SIS forward. is
sophomore member OF the San
Diego State team.
AT Seattle. Larry Giles and
Larry Sanford. both forwards
are junior members. Giles !:
married and an expectant faith
sr' Sanford uaderstudied hi:
urOtNor Wos... I..t 1900.