Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-13
WEST COAST SPoRTLIGHT
BY 1. I. BRocKENBURY

Niagara Falls (ANP)The travelling with the
San Diego Chargers Of the American Football League
Buffalo On by the Chargers 1s1. the Boston Patriots and the
New York Tans.
In between times he watched the
Series games played in New York
SAVAGE TOAST OF BUFFALO
Ted Savage Buffalo outder who led the Bons their Little
World Series victory Savage
already has been all but handed the right field Philadelphia
Phiea next year Up Buffalo they call him the most exc
ing player to hit baseball Robinson"
LUKE RASTER DOUBLED AS PLAYER AND COACH
Luke Easter who thriving factory Buffalo, acted
first base coach whenever lie playing
Rochester Red Wings last His Clyde King
developing Powell who was in the running for
rookie heyear honors International
hitting title for 1851 and n has hopes Of catching p with
major league club pinch hitter
coach
NEGROES CHARGERS MAKE FINE SHOWING
Travelling with the San Diego club gives lift Of
time This team about ntegated football team
get and the boys from down home white black enjoy the most
amiabe relations
LADD CENTER ATTRACTION
The most talked about the big and
powerful Ernie Ladd who played his college football Eddie Robin
son at crang Ladd who tips the scales at s1O the center
attention with his large frame What surprises most Is the
long slender lines of his body which make him look like large edition
Of Sugar Ray Robinson He stands es inches tail and has not
ounce Of fat on him
CAN "F8DE" SOME FOOD
mattresses him everywhere of his ability
the typical breakfast LAdd
thing like this this is BrOc but the TRUTH: dozen
soft scrambled slices Of toast heavily buttered
quart orange juice sausages hot cereal
all the fries Onnaise potatoes
his tahlemae with those originally
served him For dinner he only three steaks especially there
is game that night
FAIsoN GREATEST '..
Perhaps greatest player FaSn defensive
giant Although overshadowed LAdd both in the
the the the coaches know that FisOn
rush the and keeps the quarterbac
personalities
masging" while Ladd Is
thought the meanest who
Deep mistake referring Ladds
the going While he loves the sOutherners
Ills he deals out nothing but misery to the Billy CnonS and
the Johnny RobnsOns #-.
LOWE BIG MAN ON oFFENsE
Chargers big onse spdery Paul Lowe who gives
filters whenever the The former Oregon
hard-hittng guy loves
despite pounds He a 40yard
average punt leading league ground gaining
following old eVennumbered" pattern
quota Of Negro balpayers They fourEber Dubeon
College Fuback Baker,
along with Ernie Davis at SYRACUSE Tom Day,
245pOd nenan t; sOey 2ss pound
from and T. and Jim sOrsy 2ss pound defensive Ineman
from Texas Southern
players travelling with the
Chargers: CIome town. college position given in that order
compton California Oregon State offensive halfbac
Luther Hayes Diego University California
fensve halfback (HanlSer).
30 Robertson Philadelphia University
ub about the same as PaulS'
Charlie Mcneil Los Angeles Compton College
hat-back Qeading the league in pass ntercephons).
Ernie Barnes Durham Carolina Carolina College
guard the who drafted in 1857 by the
Washington Redskins when they heard he from North
the white state college They
contacted him after finding out that his school for Negroes
only .
Sherman Plnkett Oklahoma CITY, Maryland College,
sive tackle formerly Baltimore placed waivers this
year; picked up by Chargers squad acvaed
whether Ron Mix win be called into the service
scheduled report for duty Sunday; october 49,
Ernie Wright Toledo University, tackle
Giman says Wright could make team in the country
offensive hneman)
Ernie Orange Grambng College defensive tackle
Earl Faison Newport News Virginia University Indiana
Rated the best chance team Of being aprO in his
rookie year