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Ric Roberts, EDITOR
‘Melancholy' Jones
Wi ilson L. Driver
"FRIDAY., JANUARY 1, 1932
Larry Johnson Is
Billed To Meet
® Billy Jones
CHICAGO, Jan. 1--(ANP)-— The
good or the bad luck of the draw
has brought Billy Jones, Philadel
phia contender for the light heavy
weight championship, into the sec
ond round of the title tourney
conducted by the National Boxing
Commission, against Larry John
son, Chicago's pride and joy.
Jones and Johnson were both
pre-tournament favorites to cop
the tourney. Jones appeared on the
first card of the tournament and
whipped Owen Phelps of Okla
homa. Phleps had previously won
from Johnson On the second card.
Johnson knicked out Rosy Rosales,
a Mexican who previously had
§ beaten him.
The meeting of Jones and John
son Wednesday night will eliminate
the possibility of having two sepia
battlers of class battling through to
the finals, for one will be elimin
ated from the tournament, no
| draws being allowed. Johnson is
favored to cop. However, the win
ner of this battle will be adjudged
e unofficial world’s champion
'éurod light heavyweight, if that
means, anything.
Anotheg colored battler on Wed
nesday night's card is the un
known Roscoe Manning of Newark,
New Jersey. In his first appearance
Manning reached over and clipped
Buddy MecArthur, white battler
» from McKeesport, Pa., on the chin
after 35 seconds of fighting and laid
him flat. Wednesday night, he will
[ meet Baxter Calmes, a white lad
who has been piling up an impres
| sive string of knockout victories.
' The odds favor the white boy.
Colored Boys Now
Have Chance To
Reach Pinnacle
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 1— (WP
§) - With the announcement that
Jackic Rogers is training at a
mountatn: camp in the eastern sec
tion of Pennsylvania fight, fans
4. reminded that right now the
me is without a main bout boxer
in Pittsburgh. The cause of this
condition warrants more than just
a casual opinion.
First thoughts about matters of
this kind is realy run in the chan
nel of prejudice and jealousy. This
is an easy way out and is the one
taken quite frequently by race
seribes and critics. ‘But this thought
will not suffice or fit the present
problem. So alibi prigade suggests
that the climate and smoke nuis
ance be made the goats this year.
This excuse or another will have to
be used because the foremost
matchmaker, Jules Beck has de
monstrated more than once how
he feels about color, quality and
prejudice. By now it must be evi
dent that Beck judges all fighters
by how many people they can pull
beyond the turnstiles. Ifa billy goat
could talk, sign a contract uother-
erwise meet the boxing commis
gsion's requirements, Beck would
try to get mum matched.
Undoubtedly, Jackie Rogers
heads the list of popular fighters
and gate attraction péwer. " Ever
willing to mix, a fairly good boxer
and a dangerous puncher,’” fans
would pack the arena hoping to
him win or logse. It mattered
fi which, because in either event
Jackie could take it and glve it—
actual requirements of & good
show. Yet after two years of this
kind of good fortune, Jackie is
forced to leave his home fighting
ground so as to continue a pace
which he was forced to quite.
After the grudge series between
Latto and Rogers last summer it
was believed that Jimmie Thomas
would succeed Rogers as the lead
ing glove wielder. But one big shot
put him back, and it seems, made
him lose heart. At present he is
being carried along with more
care. But whether he will be good
main bout material is yet to be
determined.
Ediie Brannon flashed. Fought
several good bouts and won a lew.
Yet Cowboy Eddie Anderson seems
to have showed him down to a
walk.
Billy Brent is working in the
same groove which he brought
from Chicago. Every other fight is
taken seriously and his 50-50 way
of fighting has caused his stock to
drop. Yet he is a good showman.
Indian Joe West probably gets
the worst break of any. He wins
sest of his fights but lacks the
*h and flash which carries a
ghter into the big money.
Tiger West, Anson Green, Allen
Beatty, Long Tom Williams, Sunny
Jim McVey, Don Frazier and a few
others in the pro ranks have had
one chance after another but made
little use of any.
The fact that these fighters are
matched and rematched is evidenc g
that they have suf{icie?t opportun
ity. Matchmakers will encourage
them. Daily newspapers give them
fair reviews when they earn them.
But then, why, with all the ability,
opportunity and encouragement. do
they fail to get past the first two
rungs in the ladder?
’ Sports Happenings
B | InDixie
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lwm_ By Ben Elder
'Memphis Prep Basketball Champs
MEMPHIS, Tenn,, Jan. 11—
The basketball team of the
Booker 1 Washington High
School coached by Bell and King
has many bright prospects for this
season. One of the new players
is Mebane, a star pigskin totter.
Hilliard King and Danny White
'will be seen again in action.
1GRAMMAR SCHOOL TEAMS
. The Grant Grammar School
boy’s team coached by Cash
showed speed and strength in their
'win over Greenwood. The Grant
cagers are Coe, captain; Marshall,
Yarbrough. Carter, Anderson and
Boles.
MANASSAS CAGERS
The Manassas basketball team
coached by Merriwether has along
with their stars of last year two
out-of-town players that show
form. Barber, Thomas, Porter.
Walford and Arterson are few of
the Tigers that will be fighting for
championship honors.
The girls’ team has one star
missing in Thrift Nelson who is
now a LeMoynite.
TIGER TOWNSEND
Tiger Townsend, managed by A.
Jones tra‘ns regularly in the gym:
CHILTON, THOMA:
CTAR FOR JOLSON
CHICAGO0, Jan. 1—Carol Chilton
and Maceo Thomas shared the
glory of other entertainers in the
cast when Al Jolson, America’s
greatest entertainer, opencd here
Christmas night in the new Jolson
theatrical novelty, “The Wonder
Bar."
“The Wonder Bar,” a distinctly
meritable cabarct transplanted to
the theatre, with a cast of skillful
entertainers, was an instantaneous
success and crowded houses have
followed the premiere, evincing
the anxiety of the town's fans to
sce the show before the end of its
limited engagement.
Oddly enough, Chilton and Tho
mas received many words of praise
from the fans and the critics al
though, for some curious reason,
they are not billed on the program.
The critic of the Chicago Tribune
called attention to their work and
then confessed that he had been
unable to identify them through a
search of the program. Other pa
pers ran pictures of the team and
commendatory captions.
' The absence of the names of
Chilton and Thomas from the pro
gram is somewhat disappointing to
;thc many friends of the couple in
this eity. Chicago is the hometown
In{ Miss Chilton and she and Tho
!mns won their first success here.
During the days when Paul Ash
iwas the favorite maestro of Chi
cagoans, Chilton and Thomas were
one of his principal props in the
building up of the entertainment
!slandard of the Oriental theatre.
' Later, the team was featured in
| Publix houses throughout t h e
lcountry and went abroad where
| they danced at a command per-
Ilforr‘;\ance for King George of Eng
! lJand.
They were dancing at the Tivoli
theater in this city when they
signed the contract for “The Won
der Bar.”
Negro Stars Beat
Whites In West
Coast Tussle
L.LOS ANGELES, Calif, Jan. 1
(ANP) — Fritz Pollard's hungry
blackhawks, all-star football ag
gregation, who have invaded the
west coast from Chicago and are
roaming up and down the state
looking for meat, took in their first
victims Sunday at the White Sox
Park.
History was made of the fact that
for the first time a team of nation
ally known colored all stars met
an all-star white combination. the
Duffield machine which has been
crushing its foes throughout this
region.
Pollard's boys ran out on the
field in their resplendent red
sweaters amidst the cheering of
the crowd and before three min
utes of play was over, Smoky Joe
Lillard, Oregon university. had
crossed the Duffield goal for th(-l
first touchdown. |
The final score was 19 to 6 in
favor of the Blackhawks.
Lillard, Sol Bulter, Duke Slater
and Ink Williams featured for the l
Blackhawks. They are to play next
Sunday at San Pedro against ther
Longshoreman’s professional team.
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terrific punch that he possesses.
FIGHTING RED AND KID
PRICE
2_ Fighting Red and Kid Price are
in Hughes, Ark. training for a
bout in Claybrook, Ark.
' KID PRUIT
I Eddie Kid Prut, light weight
nose denter will fight Earl Wea
{ver in Birmingham January 5.
‘11932 and later will fight in Pen
| sacola, Fla. ‘n a semi-final bout.
i'l‘his will be the Frisco champ’s
isecond trip from the city, having
knocked out Mike Saddle in
lBronklyn in the third round. Sad
{dle had a long l'st of consecutive
| wins in and around Brooklyn.
{ In Chicago. Pruit was knocked
|down in the first round by Kid
[ Tucker. Leroy Pruit. father of
1)’0ung Pruit, will accompany the
fighter to Ala., and Fla. for he is
very interested in his son’s career.
When the Kid appears in Bir
mingham, it is certain that W'lson
1. Driver, World ‘sport writer,
[will have a chance to look over
lone of the eight Memphis light
weight fighters.
HITSwoBITS
- WILSON L. DRIVER |
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. 1—|
Tuskegee ended the 1931 grid
schedule in a big way by docisi—l
vely defeating the Lincoln Univer
sity Lions 19 to 0. As yet the
Tigers have not lost a single game
in Alumni Bowl
A bulletin reaches this office
stating that Coach Abbott iz neg- |
otiating with the Conference ln—’
stitutions with reference to the !
games for next year The ]tlf;i!‘
schedule will be announced as soon |
as agreements have been closed. i
Only two games have been an
‘nmm(-('d on the Tiger's 1932 urul‘
schedule, which includes, Fisk Uni- ‘
versity at Birmingham October 11
and the Annual Morechouse-Tuske
gee clash scheduled for November
5 at Atlanta, Ga.
Alabama State Hornets
. The Alabama State Hornets are
'rounding out their 1931 grid sche
| dule today at Houston, Texas with
| Sam Taylor's Prairic View Pan
{theirs as their prey. The Hornets
|have a brilliant and effective acrial
|attack when it's used at the crucial
imnmvnt. The consequences of such
! methods were shown in the strug
|gl(‘ with Tuskegee when three pas
les in quick successions were com
pleted for 45 yards.
The only doubtful phase of the
game today is the strength of the
Panthers against aerials. However
such a brilliant passing attack as
the Hornets used against the Tigers
(only too late in the game) will
have the Panthers dizzy.
The Panther’s Side
Of course we must give Sam
Taylor credit for having some com
mon sense at least. Still there's al
ways a chance of the least expect
ed happening. The Panthers might
be too: cock-sure of winning from
the Hornets, taking too much for
granted because of the decisive
licking that the Tigers administer
»d the Hornets. However, back to
the same old gag again, don't let
comparative scores upset you.
With world's of time for all in
juries to heal, the Hornets should
be in the pink of condition today
when they meet the Prairie View
Panthers. Your correspondent’s
guess is, that both teams will find
the game today no bed of roses;
and the possibilities are, the Pan
thers may have a line as tough as
they come to compare with the
strong forward wall that the Hor
nets will present. Then after the
din of the battle, we will «ll know
which one the teams isn't what it's
cracked up to be. And with Coach
es Lewis of the State College and
Sam Taylor of Prairie View both
('()r‘lfidont that their Boys will come
thru, it'll be hot time on the grid
iron today.
'BIRMINGHAM PRO-DUNBAR Hi
{ The Birmingham Pros, more fam.
{iliarly known as Mule Knox, Hog
{ Mosely L. G. Blackus. Jumping Joe
Duniels and O. Long will meet the
Dunbar High of Bessemer tonight
at Bessemer. The Birmingham
Pros won their first cage meet of
| the season last week when they
handed the Mystery five a 45 to 27
llicking at the Masonic Temple.
| With the brand of basketball that
the Pros dished out last week, the
Bessemer Boys will be no trouble.
Still, we must remember that Mule
Knox is playing his own boys and
everything will be CLEAN CUT to
night: and you can bet your boots
on that.
T™E ATLAN
. TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
Jan. 1 William C. Day of Houston
Texus. has been promoted to the
urade of Lieutenant Colonel of the
Tuskegee Institute Cadet Regi
ment, to succeed Louis C. Griffin,
who withdrew from school to ac
!('(')')1 appointment as principal of
| the Gurber County Training
' School, Livingston, Alabama.
| Lieutenant Colonel Day is a sen
ior in the college department, pur
suing the Trade Technical Course,
|m::j0ring in applied electricity
| Young Day entered Tuskegee In
irtitut(» from the Central High
| School, Galveston, Texas.
] Costly Courtesy
‘ MEMPHIS TJenn.,. Jan |1
| Stopping to tell two men the
!timo cost Roland A. Taylor, 523
Edith Street, his valuable watch
late Tuesday. Taylor told police he
was walking on Third near Butler
and two men stopped him and ask
ed him the time of the day. When
he pulled out his watch the men
pounced upon him and took it a
way from him. They fled east on
Butler.
TA WORLD, ATLANTA, GA.
Resuming backethall practice
which was attempted several weeks
#go to no avail, the Clark Pan
thers are beginning to fake on a bit
of shape as a polished quintet
Coach S. Howard Archer met his
charges in the first official practice
| last Wednesday afternoon in the
' South Atlanta gym™Answering the
f initial call were Captain LeRoy Mc
| Niel, Car! Ray. Brick Johnson, Hog
| Maw Robinson. and Lucius Jones
% Continuing their caging the fol
‘lowing afternoon, the Panthers
| were joined by Donald Reeves,
| Walter Tate, Ted Johnson, Waldo
| Williams, Ralph Long. Edgar Kin
| ney, John Mebane, Rupert Bell, and
| W G. MclLaurin Douglass Robinson
la victim of mumps at this time. wit
inessed the session from the side
| lines
|
‘ Fundamentals Stressed
| PFundamentals were stressed of
both of the first two days of work
“wx'h a few minutes of scrimmaging
;f““n\\'lllli the Thursday afternoon
grn(hm(,’nh On one five Donald
Reeves and Walter Tate worked at
i{the forwards. Brick Johnson at cen
ter- and Carl Ray and McNiel at
_E:hr' guard On inother five Jones
fand T. Johnson took care of the
[forwards, Waldo Williams, center,
land Long and Mebane. the guards
{Bell and Kinney werce substituted
Include EVERYBODY
nclude '
Mr. Advertiser:
Mr. Advertiser, in checking ov er your income for 1931, do vou
find you made all the money you wanted?
If vour income was not what it should have been, what reason
can vou find for this shortaze? Does the depression tell the
whole story.
In other words. did vou make any special consistent effort to
sell your merchandise or services to the NEGROES in your sales
area?
Negroes buy some of everything sold. If they bought only a
small amount or none at all o £ yeur commodity, you alone are
resnonsible.
Resolve. in 1932, to et vour nortion ef the business in this rich,
virein soil. Tell them what vou kave, let them know vou sell what
thev buy.
Obviously, the only sure way of appealing to Negroes is through
Negro newspapers. The prospective colored buver. reading an ad
verlisement in 2 paper published , printed and edited by members
of his own race, feels that those back of this advertisement
really want his business.
Don’t expect one advertisement in a hitherto untouched field
to vull them all in head over heels. Negroes are like everybedy
else. Keep your message hefore them and you will make them
tt ink vour way just as you have your white customers,
Qo if vou are leoking for increased income in 1932, tap the Ne
oro field. Let The World show you kow. Get in touch with one of
our advertisine representatives and learn the best wav of reach
ing the mass of Negro buyersat the least cost.
Are you interested, Mr. Advertiser?
Wednesday - Friday - Sunday
faten At the same time Reevces
was removed for Jones in the first
COLD: The combination of Long
Mebane Williams-Jones-T. Johns=on
ontpainted the first five selected by
gix field poals in the short serimm
Ao pan
I Clark mects Talladega nex. Fri- |
tday and Saturday at Talladega and
| Coach Archer is pressing work un- |
{tii that time He regrets the loss of |
LAlternate Captain Red Wilkes Kin- |
ney. but sten somewhat happy |
jover the newly cligible men. '”1(.'
{outlook is two combinations of o |
[qual strength Talladega, getting |
{the jump on Clark in practices by |
{two full week promises to be |
lmore than an equal foe next week. |
|
Treatments |
Treatments For
| . . !
~Acute Indigestion
MEMEL S Tenn, Jan 1
Jeff Davie of the South Main
| Street Barber shop was sent to the
General hespital where he received
treatments for acute indigestion
After pronouncing his condition
better. the attendant ad hir
turned home
WHITE FARMER MUST PAY TO
i PROSECUTE NEGRO
RALEIGH N €. Dec. J0--1AN
P) — When Judge Walter 1. 5t P
learncd that James Glover had o
ready been tried and acquitted of
stealing apples from € W. Poole
white farmer. and that Poole had
contrived to have Glover breught
into court and tried again for the
same offense, he stoppd the tria
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