The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-10-12
Short
Shots
In
Sports
BY DON RAPHAEL

established in l949 Negro first
ear players have won 6 times
ut of 8.
The years in which they fail
were 1854 and 1855: those
wo years The winners were
vallie Moon and Billy virdon.
The award is backed by the
baseball Writers Assn. of AM
RIGA and awarded by a COM
aitee of "a.
l949-Dcn Newcombe, Dodg-
RS.
l950-Sam Jcthroe, Braves.
l95l-Willie Mays, Giants.
l952-Joe Black, Dodgers.
l953-Junior Gillian, Dodg
ars.
1854 Wallie Moon, Cardinals.
1855 Bill Virdon, Carinals.
l956-Frank Robinson, Reds.
Don't be surprised of the
Naval Academy doesn't shift
IS October 10th Charity game
With Georgia u. FROM Norfolk
Oyster Bowl to Baltimore.
Reason: A Virginia law that
orbids desegregsted audiences
At athletic contests and all other
public sssemblages.
And here is another odd twist
70 the whole affair.
AS apart of its financial
guarantee from the Shriners
The Navy was given less than
5000 tickets TO sell. The tickets
Bear no stamp limiting them
TO members of the caucasion
race but any person or organi-
.ation which violates the States
Stringent Segregation Laws is
liable for a Sl00-to-S500 fine
FOR each offense. 10000 the u.
S. Naval Academy is secretly
planning a change.
Mel Dill and, Purdue's pow
erful fullback is one of the
best this year. He is also CO.
Captain and is shooting to bet
ter his terrific performance of
a year ago. He gained 873 yards
in 1913 tries for 4.52 average
to rank sixth in the Nation
in yardage piled up from scrim-
mage.
billiard was thrown for a loss
only twice in The 1856 cam
paign for a met loss of only
three yards.
Blanche Martin, of Michigan
State is expected TO fill the
shoes of Clarence Perks who
now with the Philadelphia Eag-
les.
Campanella this season set a
new National League record for
having caught nine straight 100.
game seasons. Roy had shared
the mark with Gabby Hart
nett and AL (Chicago White Sox>
Lopez. But Bill Dickey holds
he major mark of thirteen con
secutive l00-game season.
WAYNE STATE US Cross
Country Team will take to the
Dad S.; urday (Oct. l2.) for
lual meet with Ohio Wesleyan
University, at Delaware. Ohio
Coach David Holmes cot
God look at some OF his mat
rial in a'urday's Michigo
lAU. With only seven men on
or the team, fielding a capable
cam OF five-thc minimum mum.
)er-may prove difficult.
The Tartar Hsrriers ere led
oY senior Sian Siankovich, the
,esm csptsin.
Joel Mason. Wayne State Uni
'ersiiy Basketball Coach. is a
'eteran of seven years of pro-
'essionals football, with tho
Green Bay Packers and the
Chicago Cardinals.
The University of Michigan
'eat Georgia 26-0-the less sale
bout this encounter, the bet
ter.
Wayne State u. uses . two.
platoon place-kicking team
quarterback Ron Kowalczyk for
'xtra points and halfback Jim
Mcmillan for field goals. The
me that isn't kicking holds the
',all. for the others attempt.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CAL
FORNIA'S quick open inr
Tound-gaining plays were not
nough TO offset the aerial on
Taught of the mighty Spartens
{ Michigan State, and as
esult they were white-washed |
$40.
From jan. 81 thru Feb. 10 |
958. at Lakeland, Florida. the
Detroit Baseball Co. will have
wo-week baseball school at its
Tiger Tpwn training center. Tig-
n general manager. John Nc
iale, said. 1--WE have one of the
'est training facilities in base
,ali. and our objective is to
o give any boy who qualities
n opportunity to receive ex-
,ert baseball instruction for a
'arecr in baseball"
There Is no futon fee involv-
ID. applicants who are accepted
will be required 10 pay only
$500 to cover two weeks room