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i 1 r * T~v \ PORTLAND INQUIRER Pag* 6 AMUSEMENTS ‘— OKAY, JOE?” [ Jlurílauft ftumim* SPORTS BEATING THE GUN TOP HEADLINERS IN ATLANTIC CITY FOLLIES 1946 By Alvin M oim NEW YORK (ANP)—Some few nights ago, Joe Louis acted as referee in a heavyweight fight in which Elmer (Violent) Ray, Florida, added another victim to his amazing consecutive knockout record. You will recall that a year ago when Louis was touring the country fighting exhibitions, he refused to accept Ray as an opponent saying that “a meeting between Ray and myself would not result in a mere exhibition but a real fight. I’ll be glad to fight Ray when I return to active ring combat." Had Louis been in there fighting Ray instead of acting as third man, who would you pick to win??? Pittsburgh university has three colored backs on its cur rent football eleven. Against Michigan State at Pittsburgh, the Panthers were whipped by the Spartans to the tune of 12-7. However, Pittsburgh’s Jimmy Joe Robinson, brown- skinned halfback, thrilled the 12,000 fans with a dazzling 87-yard touchdown run through the entire Michigan State team. Pitt’s colored moleskin experts are Robinson, Xavier university’s all-around star Herbie Douglas, and Allen Car ter. How would you answer if asked to compare the Pitts burg)) trio with tiie three brown gridders who play on the 1045 University of Illinois outfit? Leroy (Satchel) Paige is being acclaimed for his brilliant pitching against Bobby (Rapid) Feller, white mound star of the Cleveland American league baseball club. Before 22,000 fans two weeks ago in Los Angeles, Paige clearly outpitched Keller during the five innings they were both in the game. Well, what DO you guys want? We believe Nora Blunt, singing itar Reported as being 88 by draft board officials, baseball with Luit Russell's Orchestra, is rather a cute sort of a piece of humanity. The band's on tour and you might get an eyeful and an writers associate eight more year to the elongated twirler earful of this chirper, at that. Let's know what you think of Nora, yeah, Joel_______________________________________________ with the over-sized shoes. Truly an exception to the in exorable law which makes baseball a ‘‘young man’s past time, how would you rate the Paige of 10 years ago with f jd s ilr # to T tJ Yaltl P h 4/I(SI«« i such as Andrew (Rube) Foster, Willie Foster, Dick Redding, CCLAIMED by both press ami public as the show of shows. The Peg la«g Hates. Playing a series of nnenlghters and theatre dates on a Atlantic City Follies of 1946 featuring marvelous Marva l-mils. vnst toqr of the South the "Follies" are booked for appearances In Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Joe (Cy I’eg Leg Hates. Eddie Hector. Cook anil Hrown. Jimmy Anderson, llo Charlotte, r N. C.. Charleston, W. Va . Uluefleld. W Va . Durham. N C , tense Allen. Zlggy Johnson with ten winsome Atlantic City lleauties. Oreenaboro, N. C.. and Knoxville. Tenn,. from October 19 to 21 Oct 25. clone) Williams. Dick (Cannonball) Redding, Jose Mendoz, Boxing in the Portland area in and Coleridge Davis and Ills Orchestra got off to a stupendous start Savannah. Ga.; 2«. Columbia. 8. C . 28. Asheville. N C ; 29. Italelgb. Joe (Bullet) Rogan, Slim Jones, Dizzy Dean, Joe Wood, et al. with a gala opening at Philadelphia. P a. on October II The musical N. C; 30. Koanoke. Va . and Chattanooga. Tenn. on October 31 A batch so far as Mel Roberts Boxing Club comedy Is currently this week's presentation at the Howard Theatre of one nlghtera follow calling for engagements In Atlanta. Ga . Macon, Thirty-three years ago, I was a member of the 110 pound is concerned is undergoing a reor in Washington. D. C. Ga . Charleston, 8. C . and by popular demand "the show of shows" Is relay team of Ihjblic School No. 10. Manhattan, located in ganization. The 'veil known figure In the above photos our staff photographer has two unique poses of booked for Jacksonville. Tampa. Orlando. Miami, and Fort lwuderdalo, of Joe Waterman w ill not be seen the lop headliners In the colossal revueslcal. namely .Marva Lodla and all In the state of Florida It's a Universal Attraction! the heart of a predominantly white neighborhood. The lead Follies will be p.esented here soon under direction of Stanton H. Duke. along Cauliflower Row for some ing colored sprinters of the nation were Howard P. Drew, time to come as the old .Bull of University of Southern California; Roy Morse, Salem Cres and PRINCE OF WAILS, Elmer offerings are pretty und except the Woods' is taking a well earn Schoolbol's Friar's ociety orches-j for Tosch who could blow life in cents Athletic club. New York City; Irvin T. Howe, Colby ed and much needed vacation like tra. George Frazier authored the to an Egyptinn mummy. You college; and Peter B. White, Salem Crescents Athletic club. the postman who on his day off GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ | through I'M IN THE MOOD FOR eplunatory booklet. have to forget his tone and tech From 1915-45, a small army of sensational brownskinned takes a walk, Mr. Waterman has And finally, the famous Those sides nique, of course, but the excite speed merchants of the boards and cinders have flashed to wore out between' gone to the world's fistic center, By Frank Marshall Davis for ANP LOVE. Kansas City star, Julia Loo, 1928 and 1930, with "Buby Come ment and shoot joy of his play New York City. Of course it is The second in the "history of chirps with Jay McShann's Stum Home” issued here for the first ing compensate for his faults. the fore. More prominent in this array have been Owens, only by chance that Madison jazz" albums put out by Capitol ers with the legendary Baby Which means thut is nother Peacock, Ben Johnson, Ewell, Tolan, Metcalfe, Thompson Square Garden is located within records, dealing with the “golden Lcvett on drums, rendering time. Some of the stars in these the confines of the Metropolis. era” of the 1920’s when jazz COME ON OVER TO MY bunds were Muggsy punier, Bud and DeHart Hubbard. Forgetting the time performances of His stay is to be indefinite, but moved north from New Orleans, HOUSE and TROUBLE IN Greemun. Gene Krupa, Art Mod all dashers listed, and concentrating on the competitive as “America’s Largest Home Seller" our guess is that he will find a is now available with explanatory MIND in forceful style. es, George Wettling, Joe Sulli well fighting heart of each racer, whom of the modern place, if possible, for one of his notes from Dave Dexter Jr. Lead Moderns may find the White- van, Muzz Mozzrow, Eddie Con i NEW VISTAS group as would 328 S. W. Washington AT 7171 better you select as being most likely to defeat the prospects. Rod McKenzie, Frank Mol- ing off is a pair by Paul White- man pair hard to take as jazz, don, ancient array in an 880 yard relay, each man running a 220 Boxing in Portland will resume rnjo and Jim Lannigan, now a DMVT AN li SAN and WANG WANG but every cat in town ought to "respectable" musician with the FRANK L. McGUIRE—6 room, 2 on the night of November 2nd man, yard log? N. B. (Today 1 weigh 210 pounds). BLUES, in which as many of find the rest of the album solid, snooty Chicago Symphony or bedroom home, close in. 1 block at the Auditorium when that clev Paul's Ray (Sugar) Robinson has demonstrated beyond cavil that R E A D I original bandsmen as could which means the connoisours will chestra. to bus, close to school, stores, er battler from Kansas City, Roy be found were brought together he is the best 147 pounder to dominat the fistic roost in lap it up. You need this to put Should Ministers church. Immediate possession. Miller will appear in the main Fraier is partial to “Changes," Bo Licensed? 20 years. The records show that a number of colored boxers Small down, easy monthly pay bout if a suitable opponent can to duplicate the arrangements of with "The Solid South," No. 1 in calling it pedhaps the best rec American Legion ments. Only $4750. J. D. Morris, be found. Miller has not lost a 1927 and 1928 respectively, to the history series. have established high standards in the welterweight division Challenged ord ever made; my preference in portray authentically how the TESCH TAKES IT AT. 7171, ask for B-206. bout in the four times« he has noted prior to Robinson's day, namely: Joe Walcott, Dixie Kid, album is for "Wailin’ Blues.” Revolution Down in the Portland ring. He days. maestro sounded in those The same period treated in the the South FRANK L. McGUIRE—2 flats, 4 fought George (licked Carpentier) Gunther, Kid Henry, Henry Arm And I suppose everybody will has literally fought himself out The great trombonist, Jack Tea Capitol album is revived in a agree that the Elmer Schoobol rooms each. Immediate posses of s « m * Your 1 »»«Irr or strong, Tommy (also a middle-weight) Coleman, Philly, Pan writ«» But, if anyone can sion. Small down, easy terms. be oppents "must" item for those who up- 30(1 B . 4 7 S t . 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