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PAGE EIGHT •Hf "t* vr*'*# mm I DR. C. L. KIAH. chairman of Edu- cation, Savannah State College discusses the National Teacher Examination that will be held at College February 13, with a group Willie Fabulous Career By CHARLES J. LIVINGSTON For Associated Negro Press i It can rightly be said of Willie Mays that, as a baseball player, he has always done things in a big l 1 way. From the time he started his I bateball career with the Birming¬ ham Black Barons, Willie has lien turning in amazing feats, both at the plate and in the field. Fred Blaylock, a long-time friend and his coach in semi-pro baseball, recalled that “Willie was always a big star; batting and fielding and throwing with the best of ’em.” He loved the g. me with a deep intensity, Blaylock added, and was “a fierce competitor. He couldn’t miss being great.” Blaylock ought to know. Willie played with and under him in their native Fairfield, a Birmingham, Ala., suburb, long before the cur¬ rent ‘‘Say Hey Kid” entered pro baseball. A NATURAL GREAT Later, when Mays entered organ- ; ized baseball and the majors, he 1 continued his phenominal playing. He has been alternatively the Na¬ tional League’s most valuable player, batting and slugging cham¬ pion, homerun king and fielding leader, among other things. In 1954, for instance, he almost singlehandedly powered the then New York Giants to the NL pen¬ nant. HIGHEST SALARIED NEGRO ATHLETE ■ Small wonder, then, that the pres¬ ent San Francisco Giants team has rewarded his long endeavours with e $85,000 contract for the I960 season. Willie deserved it and more. But it was also indicative of the Mays tradition of achieving things in grand style. % .The contract which Giants Presi¬ dent Horace Stoneham handed Wil¬ lie with the acquiescence of Man¬ ager Bill Rigney made him the highest salaried Negro athlete of NAACP Officials Contribute to New Inter-group Journal NhW A ORK.-— Two members of the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Ad¬ vancement of Colored People and r member of the staff are among 17 contributors in the new quar¬ terly, 1 he Journal of Intergroup Relations, published by the Na¬ tional Association of Intergroup Relations Officials. Board members Algernon I). Black of New York City and Loren Miller of Los Angeles, and John A. Morsell, assistant to the asso¬ ciation s executive secretary, are authors of scholarly papers con¬ tributed to the winter issue, the first edition of the new publica¬ tion. Writing on “The Quest for Com¬ munity,” Dr. Black holds that in- tergroup relations has now become a profession. The intergroup work¬ er, he points out, has special prob¬ lems, not the least of which is performing in the “midst of ex¬ treme ideological conflict.” The work is one of healing, health, minimum relief goal and is survival. prevention. The The | ! goal beyond “is the achievement of a ; civilization based upon the fullest I possible development of human po- ! tential.” Mr. Miller's contribution is an article on “Government’s Role in Housing Equality.” Federal hous- I ihg agencies, he charges, have Been the chief architects of to¬ day’s “gaudy superstructure of residential segregation.” An at¬ torney who argued one of the deci¬ sive restrictive covenant cases be- of students who will be taking the examination. Left to Right, Gloria Ann Odom, Business Edu- cation major, Atlanta; Willie II. Ludden, health and physical edu- all times, and the highest-paid star in baseball, at present. The $85,000 also meant Stone- ham has ' kept " ’ ‘ his promise ...... to Willie, "...... In In 1956 1956 when when Mays Mavs signed signed for for a a reported $40,000 and fans and critics complained that the Giants underpaying him, the spectacled Giants boss reportedly assured Willie he would reach the charm circle. And did. Now with another good sea¬ son in 1960, Mays may well the $100,000 mark in 1961. OF NEGRO LEAGUE Mays started his baseball in the Negro American After playing high school semi-pro ball in Birmingham, joined the Black Barons in and immediately became a Batting .311 in 80 games, pounded out 90 hits in 289 at bat, and sparked afield. The baseball magnets of ized baseball, heartened by the suc¬ cess of Jackie Robinson, heard about Mays and sent scouts to the Barons games to watch him play. SIGNS WITH GIANTS In June of 1950, the Giants made the move which proved so reward- 'ng in the succeeding years. The Polo Grounders signed Willie to a Minneapolis contract and optioned him to Trenton of the Interstate League. Again Mays came through in a big way. He batted .353 in 81 games at Trenton and just missed beating out Dan Scholl of Wilmington for the league's most valuable player award. From Trenton, Mays moved to the Minneapolis Millers, a class AAA team in the American Asso- ■iation. He was even more spee- Mays batted a tren,endou/.477 in 35 games and pounded out 71 hits in 149 times at hat. 0f his 71 71 ■safeties, , .. 29 were for extra bases, He also blasted eight home 3 and flashed speed the base- foie the United States Supreme (ourt f Mr. Miller has played a vital role in efforts to topple this “gaudy superstructure.” In the article, he calls for a “complete reversal” of federal housing policy in order to under¬ mine the jim crow structure of housing. Until recently, he asserts, government policy has been do signed to practical business opera¬ tions. The housing industry which it aids has long been committed to racial segregation. The significance of “Legal Op¬ position to Desegregation” is re¬ counted by Dr. Morsell in his ar- artile of that title. Noting that the NAACP is the organization chiefly identified with the struggle to achieve integration, Dr. Mor- seil recognizes that there are many other agencies which share the New Deadline Notice s-iv-Immi'' ' h -iv*»l T r ,bunc Ub and m 4 st be Artle,es ihe office Including not later pictures than for the Monday MunH to be of publication. ti p. m. sure Articles should be written Si' typewritten Yards of (double Thanks spaced) and Ads on one side of the paper. luesduy. This change will be accepted all day get the in deadline will help the publisher to paper printed on time each wee*. Reporters arc reminded that it costs to print a newspaper. Every word m an article requires special attention bv several paid workers Reporters are asked to think of this before writing, the statement that your club "transacted much business” or that the hostess served a "delicious repast" is not considered as news. This is for the secretary’s minutes. When and where the club met. who were present and specific plans and activities are considered news-worthy. Church reporters should find out what is going to happen at the church the following Sunday or during the coming week. Unless the happenings on the previous Sunday are unusual this information reported every week has little news value in promoting interest in your church. The Savannah Tribune wants to cooperate with these report¬ ers but it is time to make improvements. Please try these sug¬ gestions in the future. For further information' contact the publisher. Thanks! I cation major, Tifton, Georgia, Dr C. L. Kiah; Rachel E. Thomas, j elementary education, Savannah; Evelyn Gordon,, mathematics major, Savannah, Georgia. 1 path. WILLIE CRACKS THE MAJORS j I ] That was enough to impress Leo i I Hurocher, then manager who pre- j VB levate '^ upon Mays the t( the Giants binss t c,u,) to « » P are !' - Mays joined the Giants with this recommendation from T o m m y Heath, his former manager at Minneapolis: “Ha (Mays) covers centerfield like a tent.” And Willie has been doing that ever since. When Willie came, the Giants hitting was weak, but his bat caught fire and the team began to roll and Durocher, a serious task¬ master, began Wearing a big smile, I Meanwhile, Mays twmimate dobbed him t,1K ‘‘ Sa T Ki<) ” to "latch j Willie’s often spoken phrase. BEAT OPPONENTS IN SEVERAL WAYS Now in his ninth year in the big show, Mays has been described as the most exciting ball player to come along in decades. “He l>eats you in so many, ways,” a leading scout mien said of him. “He kills you at the plate, in tho field and on the hasopath.” j Last year he was hampered by an injury and racial prejudice, | both of which interfered with his playing. He played the last half of the season with a chipped bone in his right little finger, and white neighbors tried to block his pur¬ chase of a home in a fashionable sector of San Francisco. He was also the target of unfair criticism by sports writers and fans in that city. As a result, Willie turned sour on the city - and moved his wife, Marguerite, and child hack to New York. j | bitt'ing'^Tom^s Ma^s ' hattl^ j i j 104 104 runs. runs. He He led led the „ league in stolen bases, with 27. | Yes, Willie is living up to his tradition of greatness. NAACP interest. I hey, too, want desegration with all deliberate speed, he asserts, and "are conducting essential sup¬ porting operations, sometimes at great sacrifice.” It, is “impera¬ tive that this collaboration be continued. ____.___ I St. Phillip Mon. AME Communion services at ! St. Philip Mon. AME church were largely attended. Rev. F. D. Jaudon, the pastor was in charge. On Sunday, February 14, a special sermon will be de-; livered by Pastor Jaudon com¬ memorating the 200 founders day celebration of the church. The Relocation rally is in progress and will close on: March 13. SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ^ SAC Basketball Tournament At Albany State. Feb. 19-20 Final plans fur the Southeast* ern Athletic Conference basketball tournanient at Albany State Col¬ lege, Feb. Ill and 20 have been made by a committee headed by John H. Harvey, chairman of the Albany Athletic Committee, with the aid of league officers, O. W. O'Neal, Jr., president, and Ted Wright, secretary-treasurer. Albany State, Albany, C3a.; Cla- fin. Orangeburg, S. 0.; Florida Normal, St. Augustine; Morris, Sumter, S. C.; Paine, Augusta, Ga.; and Savannah State, Savan¬ nah, Ga. are SEAC - member schools and will praticipate in the meet. The opening round will start at 7:30 Friday evening with the first second-seeded teams drawing bye. Conches J. A. Harvey, Ah bany; Charles Cox, Florida; L. L. Smith, Morris; P. R. Parks, Paine; Ted Wright, Savannah; and Horace An: t in, Ob fin will meet to make t.he pairings on Thursday evening. Semi-finals are slated for Sat- HW on prasi »>_ vffittejit •: MRS. LILLIE F. PI1ILSON, a of Warner Ilobins, Georgia an address to an all col¬ SIMMONS SINGERS Salesmen For Better Mattresses by Simmons Mattress Company of Savannah NEW MATTRESSES OF ALL KINDS, LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY ADVERTISED. NEW MATTRESS AND BOX SPRINGS WHOLE¬ SALE AND RETAIL. LIBERAL CREDIT TERMS ON RETAIL MER¬ CHANDISE. MODERN FACILITIES RENOVATING AND STERILIZING OLD MATTRESSES. 5. 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Nat Rrown, Morris, nas gradua¬ ted and Harlen Lambert, Savan¬ nah, is with the armed services. Of the first five, only Walton has produced as expected this year. Butler was ineligible the first semester, and Carroll, Robin¬ son, and Anderson have had mediocre campaigns, but may play exceptionally during the tourney. Scott, Jackson, and Fanibro have been key men for his club’s drive to top conference ranking. lege assembly. Mrs. Philson is a senior at Savannah State College majoring in elementary education. 4 SHIRTS (Laundered) 80c S IIOWX ./fii juX i ty f isip Co Taka Your Hand Saws, lar Saws, Pulpwood Saws, Lawn Mowers Scissors, Butcher Knives, Etc., to Savannah Saw Works 135 Barnard St. "We Sharpen Anything That Cute TIU sirs 74 STATE ST. E. * AD 2 -2148 ROSCOE CAMP’S NEW PROGRAMMING WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY 3:00 — 5:00 A. M. (All Night Show) SATURDAY 5:00 — 7:00 A. M. 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