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At The Ringside
By CHARLES .1. LIVINGSTON
for ANP
AN HONORABLE STASH
There were times in t he past
when this column had t*een at vari¬
ance with the National Boxing As¬
sociation. On occasion we’ve ac
cused the NBA of being unduly
severe in its treatment of certain
fighters and noticeably lenient to
other*. In such cases, we charged
the association was quick to sus¬
pend but slow to defend.
However, in this instance the
Ringside finds itself wholely in
accord with the NBA. The agree
went centers on a recently adopt¬
ed NBA resolution condemning the
State of Louisiana ban on mixed
athletic activities, and in particu¬
lar, interracial boxing bouts. The
NBA resolution, passed last
vemher, calls for stringent action
to counteract the ban, and appeal'-
to the boxers themselves to reject
the jimerow law.
Abe J. Greene, commissioner of
the NBA, spelled the spirit of the
resolution in an nddrq- before a |
Patterson, N. J. service club re¬
cently. He said he is advocating
that A IT, American boxers avoid
signing for matches in the state
of Louisiana. Thus Green, as the
chief spokesman for the NBA, is
in effect saying that boxers should
boycott the state. He i» leaving it
up to the fighters themselves —
Negroes and white to lead the
fight, but is making it crystal <
clear that bis organization is be- |
hind them. On the NBA level, j
Greene pledges to pre-x for implr-
mentation and enforcement of the
resolution at the next meeting of
the executive committee. In short,
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NOTES I IE HE ANI) THE HE
ON THE SPOUTS IIEA 7
The Philadelphia-Warriors have
a Bed waivers pm. Jackie Moore,
onetime, LaSalle Cqllegc basketball
star. Moore, n • front-court man
for the Warriors for 2Vj seasons,
was very popular with the Phila¬
delphia fans, since lie wn a home
town hoy. After leaving LaSalle,
Moore starred in the Eastern
Basketball league before going
the Warriors.
Ifiddep in the Warrior* ■•e1~et , on
»n tire iterant National Basketball
Association draft was Gordon
Bauldsherrv, 6-7 star from Texas
Southdrn University. Sauldsborry
played tljis for the Harlem Globetrot¬
ters another pf season Aim and Saperstein’s might follow
ace,
Willie (Hrdtwr (purchased by the
New York Knickerbockers) into
the NBA.
The Warriors also drafted
Albnzo Lewis, top LaSalle scorer
in the recent jsctjHon, but Eddie
Gottlieb, owner ,of' the club, has
suggested that Lewijt report to the
Hershey camp , n*\jt fall without
signing a contract. Then, accord¬
ing to Gottlieb if he decides
against going into NBA, he can
look into AAU offers.
Harry Johnson, once a promis¬
ing halfback for Indiana Univer¬
sity, may not play any more col¬
lege football. Johnson broke his
leg in pre-season drills last fall
and the fracture has been slow in
mending. The junior from Tarcn-
tnm Pa., is continuing his work
toward his medical degree. Hu is
an outstanding student.
When Don Ncweoinbc won his
first game of the season against
the Pittsburgh Pirates he continu¬
ed a remarkable record. lie hasn’t
lost a game in Forbes Field in
three years. Lost his last ball
game there April 21, 1951. The
Brooklyn righthander’s record
against the Hues in their own ball
park is 13 victories, 2 losses, and
he has a lifetime mark against
them of 20 and 6.
Strange thing about baseball
deals. In early spring the Louis¬
ville, Colonels of the American As¬
sociation were shopping for a first
baseman. (Tint McCord, 29-year-
old first sackcr of the Columbus
Jet* (International League), was
offered to the club, but the price
was too high.
Last week, the Colonels obtain-
ed McCord on option from Co-
Iambus. McCord batted .275, hit
eight home runs and drove in 52
runs in 1956 with Columbus. He
has been injured most of this sea¬
son, but is now ready for action.
Oat reason the Chicago Cubs
parted with Gene Baker is the fact
that Don Eadd.v, the former Mich-
igan basketball and baseball star,
will be out of service by next sea-
son. The Cubs apparently thought
they ii,uid get additional power in
.he Baker trade and, since the
team isn’t going any place this
i mi, baker was expendable.
J iiii iVinrahitll, 4>-3, 232-pound
iicshiuHn from Columbus East
High School, js an outstanding
the NBA has declared war on
jimerow edict.
The N BA's ultimate coal is
financial frevzoout. In this way
believes it can free boxing In
state, ft hopes to set a pattern
other truly American sport*
ganisations to follow. In this
spect, the Imxinc group is In
vanguard of the fight for
i play and racial justice. And in
leading the f'ght, it is serving
best interest of ail athletes and
overwhelming majority of
minded lovers of sport*.
This is a noteworthy develop-
ment. For here is a powerful or¬
ganization (the NBA operates in
47 states throughout the
States) rallying on the side of jus¬
tice and marshalling its forces
throughout the land, It could even
be more significant. It could
ailt-in a nationwide frigid by
lair-xjrganizatlons and
winch could bdry the IjouMaqp
law in an avalanche of protests.
One cannot help comparing the
noble NBA stand with the weak-
kneed stand of the Texas League,
which gave acquiescence to the
Louisiana law by ruling that the
league other seven clubs drop their
Negro players when playing
Shreveport in Louisiana. By tha
ruling tlie Texas League showed
that it had deserted the cause of
fair play and justice. It pennit-
ted one team to dictate to the cn
tire league and sacrificed the in-
tercels of its player* for an un
dignified truce with the advocates
of racism.
The NBA took quite a different
land and should he commended
for it.
prospect for next fall’s Ohio State
football team. A lackle cauaidatA,
Marshall could he another Bill
Willis. Willie was an All-Ameri-
•an at Ohio State arid went on to
become an outstanding guard for
the Cleveland Browns ill pite foot
hall.
John Kennedy, reserve infielder
for the Philadelphia Philies, was
a football star at Edward Waters
College. Jacksonville, Fla. Playing
halfback, he ran 102 yards
against Xavier University of New
Oi ienns.
Walt Mnnglmm, basketball pros¬
pect for Marquette University, set
a national high school high jump
record while performing for New
Castle, Pa., High. In the spring
of 1956, ho leaped 6 foot, 9 : '4
inches. He is highly regarded on
the basketball court for his re-
hounding skill, as well he might he.
Larry Hubbard, 6-1 end candi¬
date on Marquette’s football squad,
has already been drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles, although ho
hasn’t played a single varsity foot-
ball game. A service returnee,
Hubbard played freshman football
at New York University before lie
entered the army.
ALLEN U. WINS S.I.A.C.
BASEBALL TITLE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (ANP)
For the first time since the late
forties, the Allen University Yel¬
low Jackets won the Southern In¬
tercollegiate Athletic Conference
baseball title, beating the Florida
A and M University Rattlers, 9-7,
in the nightcap of a doublcheadcr
here. The Rattlers won the open-
or, 6-5.
Leroy Hicks, the Jackets pitch¬
ing star, took the loss in the
opener, but came back to pitch 11
innings in the nightcap to pace
j the Allenites to victory. It was
Hicks seventh victory against a
j| I 0 ne defeat, lie outpitchcd four
Rattlers’ hurlers to gain the vic-
tory,
Liilard Gaither was the Jackets
tifii hitter, collecting four safeties
in fou» times to the plate for a
perfect day.
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Phone ADams 4-3432
Real Estate Broker
Hi Stepper, yes! Vivian
of the Mississippi Vocational
lege majorette team shows how
Widows May Be Eligible
For G. 1. Loan
The widow of a World War II
or Korean conflict veteran may lie
•ligible for a G1 loan if the veter¬
an's death was service-connected
md he had not already obtained a
GI loan.
| The statement wan issued today
by Mr. William G. Gnann, of the
Veterans Administration Office, 35
Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia.
However, he added if the widow
herself is an eligible, veteran, she
accrues no additional GI loan
i ights . because of her husband's
death.
Widows of World War II or
Korean veterans whose death was
.-ervjce-cbnnei'tcd, also may obtain
direct loans from VA in those
areas eligible for direct loans.
Direct loans, Mr. Gnann said,
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ate obtainable for the purchase
a home or farmhouse. The
prohibits direct business loans.
GI loan applications from
ows, based or their
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fore February 1, 1905, Mr.
Complete information is
able from the VA Office here in
Savannah, Ga.
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SAY “WILT THE STILT’'
TO PLAY FOR TROTTERS
BUFFALO, N. Y., (ANP)—
Rumors that “Wilt the Stilt”
Chamberlain will leave the Uni¬
versity of Kansas next year to join
the Harlem Globetrotters were
confirmed by Dr. Forrest (Phog)
Allen, retired basketball coach at
the University of Kansas, ' under
; whose tutorship Chamberlain en¬
tered the U. of K.
' Asked about the reports that
I Chamberlain was headed for the
T rote;., Dr. All on answered cm
phatioaliy “Yes.” He indicated
Chamberlain no longer feels obli¬
gated to the university, -Saying,
“Wilt made more than $100,000
for the University of Kansas last
year. He thinks it is time he made
a little for himself. And he will
get $20,000, not $15,000 (as was
reported) when he turns pro. Why,
you can't blame the boy, can you?”
NETWORK TO SALUTE
U.N.C. FUND
NEW YORK, May 10 — A
salute to the United Negro Col¬
lege Fund will be telecast and
broadcast over the ABC-TV and
ABC Radio Networks Sunday af-
j ternoon, May 19, when a student
I from Bennett College will parti-
I cipate as a panel member of th“
' News Conference” pro-
K ram '
j The Conference, produced and
moderated by Mrs. Ruth Hagy, in
Washington, will be televised from
4:00 to 4:30 P.M. Eastern Day¬
light Time, and broadcast over the
ABC Radio Network from 5:30 to
I 6:00 P.M. the same evening. Check
, for exact time of local
newspapers
radio re-broadcast.
Miss Gwendolyn Elaine Harris,
a senior at Bennett, one of the
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Phone ADams 4-3432
I judge a cigarette on taste...
and LUCKIES
TASTE BETTER!"
HAROLD DE WITT is Assistant Director of
Employment at Colonial Williamsburg—has
to find the right people for 450 different kinds
of jobs. Mr. Do Witt knows what to look for
in a cigarette, too. “I judge a cigarette on
taste,” he says. “Luckies taste better than
any brand I’ve tried. A Lucky is all cigarette,
and that’s just the way I like it.”
"IT’S TOASTED"
to taste
better!
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Mr. De Witt takes time out for a Luekv in “I get a fresh, clean smoke from every
front of Williamsburg’s elaborate Gover¬ Lucky I light,” says Mr. De Wilt. Luckies'
nor’s Palace. Today, the restored city taste comes from fine, mild, good-tasting
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except for modern administrative offices better. You’ll agree: Luckies arc the host-
like Mr. Do Witt’s (right). tasting cigarette you ever smoked!
LUCKIES TASTE BETTER
' CLEANER, FRESHER, SMOOTHER!
OUCo. Product of (J&. J&nvucan <Jo^LOU>~CcTryiany — is our middle narnt
Fund’s 31 member colleges, joins
four outstanding students from
other American colleges and uni¬
versities on the Conference panel.
The students will interview the
Hon, Walter Williams, Under
Secretary of the Department of
Commerce. With the President’s
Budget and the proposed "Right
to Work” rider on the Civil Rights
Bill high in the news, a lively dis¬
cussion is anticipated.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Harris of Greensboro, N.
C., Miss Harris majors in the so¬
cial sciences and looks forward to
a career in social work. She has
been elected to Sigma Rho Sigma,
honor society for the social sci¬
ences, and serves as secretary of
the organization.
Miss Harris also serves as vice
president of Bennett’s Interna¬
tional Relations Club and is active
in the campus student center pro¬
gram.
On the day of the College News
Conference, Sunday, May 19, the
Bethune-Cooknian College Choir
wilj also be heard over the ABC
Radio Network. The Choir’s pro¬
gram will be dedicated to the
school’s founder to mark the sec¬
ond annual observance of “Mary
McLeod Bethune Commemoration
Week.”
As one of the United Negro Col¬
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lege Fund’s regular weekly choir
programs, the Bethune-Cooknian
Choir will be aired from New York
City from 10:35 to 11:00 A.M.,
and heard at varying times over
ABC radio stations throughout the
nation. Consult newspaper radio
pages for time of local broadcast.
FIELD FOUNDATION
GIVES $25,000 TO
ADOPTION PROJECT
CHICAGO, (ANP)—A 525,000
grant issued to expand the Negro
adoption project here was given
the Welfare Council of Metropoli-
tan Chicago last week.
The staff of the Negro adoption
project has been actively working
to urge Negroes here to adopt
children.
EASY SPIN DRYER
FOR SALE
406 East 54th Street
SATURDAY, MAY 1», 1957