St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-29
WEST COAST SPORTLIGHT
BY [. !. BRocKENBURY

NEGROES DOMINATE FOOTBALL ON WEST COAST
Now that the Los Angeles Dodgers
the National sports
their attention to football which will find playing bigger
year.
RAMS GIVE BIG CHANCE Ex-CON
In surprising the Los Angeles played
ams at fbac for game against Vikings
at MinneapoIsst Paul Williams
the California correctional institution at Chino for participating
robbery has Angeles press
has big placed waivers
the cudown, but picks up
Rams taxi squad" until he learn the plays better
Williams blocking against Minnesota
drew raves from Eams Harry Thompson and Tank Younger
He has what takes to be great protector
the middle he will job
welcome Wilson, prefers haIfback
carry assistance
BOBBY SMITH TOP UCLA TALBACK
Bobby Smith, left halfback Head Coach Billy Barnes
choice to replace Bill Klmer ta1lback
but his passing sensational;
far this he has been impressive Best the team
and No man in the key position another Singleton
whowegt only 100 pounds The starting UCLA team will have
least three Negroes besides Smith, AmOse fuba
Kermit Alexander on the wing, and Chuck Hicks at end
WILLIE BROWN use
Biggest Negro headline ger great
Brice Taylor 1925 AAmecan sophomore Willie who is
already being doomed the best running back the Coast Brown
prepped Long Poly
great year starting job
and No &C. which was worn by Jon Aet when he cavOd for the
Troans.
Negroes supporting up
Frank Buncom right tackle Bates will play defensive half
back will be the safety Coach Mckay
of Brown: Hes the greatest practice don't
what he'll do in the Coliseum against Georgia Tech opening day.
CHARLIE MITCHELL HUSKIES' BEST
Mitchell trying
put Washington Rose straight year
leading ground gamer
running AAmercan
too Washington also has Jim sger fback who starred
Bakersfield Junior Nat Whmyer hafback from the
high school Mitchell Seattle and Martin Wyatt halback from
Vallejo, Calf.
WHITTI4E OREGON
Leroy Whe widely heradd high school back of two years
ago. State under Coach
Pohro Tom Gates coaptain of the team another bacfied
for State
Angeles Rams Negroes;
Diego Chargers 49ers H. and the Oakland
like big the Negroes the coast
Only Stanford still continues to hold out much in the manner of the
Washington although Curtce
that won't be responsible for win
ming until they go out and get him some Negro players Stanford
goes high scholarship Bpus average from the sopho
year Anybody knows a. student who
with the ball or block and tackle kindly contact this writer
SPORTS PICKUPs
Hawkins star jazz
the leading in the
Any Negro they qualify for the Amer
lean Football League asked contact the writer at 246 w. Jefe
Angeles may something Leon Wagner
leading Angeles all lost
his lead last week and at this writing one behind TWO negroes
hired golf starters in Los Angeles for the first time in history
about that
Charley Angeles
Dodgers definitely will not be for grabs in the draft for
players the teamsNew York and Houston but he is
peced this to be another
key o. the team.
Ronnie Ioudd former UC1A end who been
Angeles placed waivers
Sept Immediately picked the Boston Patriots
Hezeah Braxon from Virginia Union probably by
Chargers him "Hezze is away
Coach Gilman, lose him help it,"
dazzling 81 yard against the Dallas Texans
another victory the Sept
of the without its Negro
beat Lowe 1860 by 20 yards for the
valuable player This
straight which Lowe has punt back 70
yards.
Negro quarterback Brig recently
in Orange County Club Classic Owens slated
quarterback Fullerton College this made
like school boy Huarte incidentally
is
Howard Olympic hurdler preppng
light heavyweight boxer Earl Robinson of the Baltimore
that Angeles Angels Wrey
American League
park
first string Pepperdne college
of the leading competitors in the decathon
until he pulled muscle Womac the hefy fbac
expected another