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Friday. D«c«mb«r 7. 1945 PORTLAND INQUIRER Pag« 6 SPORTS Portland itujmrrr AMUSEMENTS Opponents Chosen foi Louis Appearance Tues, BEATING THE GUN 'Big B o y 1 Brown and Dave Johnston To Be Guest Opponents tor Champ Roy K 0- Miller to Meet Roman Starr Virgil Richardson Returned by Popular Demand By Alvin Moses WOULD YOU HAVE KNOWN THAT? World’s Heavyweight Cham pion Joe Louis will find himself facing an opponent from both | races on the night of Tuesday, ¡ December 11. The Negro op ponent will be “Big Boy” Brown a 230 pounder from C h i c a g o whose weight will prevent his ¡ bouncing as many times as the I ether opponent Joe will face. The j other opponent is to be a boxer well known locally, Dave John ston from Pendleton. He weighs only a measly 205 pounds. Both NEW YORK, (ANP)—Come June, 1946, CARLOS TOR- RIENTI, one o the greatest (if not the best) colored out fielders, hit more home runs that the immortal BABE RUTH 2 y3ears ago in Havana? Torrienti, billed as the “colored home run king” drove more home run balls out of the Almondoras park than Ruth did when the Bambino was at his hitting best. Maj. ROY MORSE, Tuskegee air unit, did more to place the Salem Crescent Athletic club, New York City, on the athletic map than any single athlete in its long history? It was the summer of 1915 that Morse whipped peerless HOWARD P. DREW, winning both the 100 yard and 220 yd. events. (National AAU championships, San Francisco) in world record-equalling time. He was the most cock sure, prangingest buckaroo Public School 89 ever developed. N. B. (Morse could also fight like a pit,terrier, even when he scaled but 125 lbs.) FRANK GRANT, called by leading white writers the “Black al Chase", was, as you know, a master firstH-base- man. But he never attempted to learn how to master his temper? His escapades on the diamond in this connection were legion. Today, he lanquishes in prison doing a life stretch for a killing. One was white, the other colored. Both were con temporaneous (1922-27) boxing in the same division, most of the time both were without the sight of one eye. Jack Dempsey flatly refused to fight either man. The two fought each other quite a few times each fight resulting in a humdinger. If I told you any more I might as well write their names out. Do you know either of their names or both? Answer: Harry Greb, former middleweight champion who fought heavy-weights; Kid Norfolk, heavyweight champ of Panama and one of the finest 175 pounders of all time. FORD, HARRIS and JONES Internationally Famous Singing . . . Dancing . . . Comedy Trio Plan Memorials GI Championship To Roosevelt Bouis Move to Japan for Finals to Those Three Maniacs of Rithm will return Club Acme, N. Williams Ave. and Cherry Court on C olored wrestlers haven’t been too numerous in the Monday, Dec. 10th for one week only. Get your pul iic print. But there was one who claimed that the blood of i valty (Africa) flowed through his veins when actually, reservations early . . . EAst 6127. ie was out of a small Ohio city. He was around the middle 'f the late ’20s . . . What’s his name?—Answer: REGIS S K I. embarked upon a lengthy one- tour of the mid-w e s t, Eckstine Gets New nighter southwest and south. In army service for the past JAML. F.VANS ruled as “colored pocket bililard Road Manager four-and-a-half years, t h r e e of champion of the world from 1919 to 1933. Bob (Believe It or NEW YORK—(ANP)—Singing Maestro Billy Eckstine has hired a new road manager for his band in the person of Sid Fields, a re cently discharged combat infant ryman who was decorated for bravery in action on Guadalcanal and Bougainville with the 164th Infantry. Fields took over Billy’s managerial reins as the Eckstine Before the turn of the century, the woods were just band concluded a week at the Paradise theater in Detroit and Not) Ripley immortalized Evans when he did a sketch of Evan’s perfect position playing. Do you know the names of five “white” world’s champions at pocket billiards who came off second best (most of the time) in matches against the fair-skinned Evans? Answer: Ralph Greenleaf, Andrew Ponzi, Rudolph, Caras and Frank Taborski. filled with top colored jockeys. There was one so great that contemporary writers of that era called him the “Black Archer”. He was the finest judge of pace the turf has known to date. What’s his name? — Answer: ISAAC MURPHY. BASKETBALL has known scores of great men, mem bers of every race on the face of the globe. Some nationally white players of recent and present years were Beckman, Holman, Lopchik, Barney Sedran, Hank Luiscetti. The tan- colored boys answered to names like Jenkins, Cumberland (Cum) Posey, TarzaYi Cooper, Bill Yancey, Dolly King, Ardanozo Dash, et al. One man’s name I have purposely left off. He possessed the deadliest eye of any of them from around the 15 foot line. Can you name this player?— Answer: PAPPY RICKS. which he spent in Pacific combat, Fields’ last civilian job had been as road manager for Artie Shaw. A musician himself, Fields at one time held down a trumpet spot in the bands of Tommy Dorsey, Mai Hallett and Gene Krupa. Eskstine had been operating without a road manager since last July when Frank Sands departed the and to accept a post with the Moe Gale agency in New York. CLUB ACME PRESENTS THE M0SETTI DANCERS Fornir ISth Air Force pilot, who is actor-narrator in the Sun day afternoon American Negro theatre radio presentatons over station WNEW, in New York City. A graduate of Wiley college, are due to go four rounds or less with the ch«imp depending upon he is also studying law at New York university. —ANP Photo their behaviour in the ring. If they go in the ring and act like ‘nice boys’, they will be able to leave under their own power. But, if on the other hand, they get gay with the Brown Bomber we look for them to leave on a shutter. However, just to see the WASHINGTON—(ANP)— Sim Bomber in action will be enough ultaneously with the announce for most fans and no one really ment of the creation of a Frank MANILA, P. I ,— (ANP) — At expects to see the champ get a lin D. Roosevelt Memorial foun east 12,000 GIs from New Guinea lacing. But, you never can tell. dation to raise funds for the estab lishment of a school «f human re to Okinawa saw the semi?finals One of these nervy gentlemen lations in honr of the late Presi of the AFWESPAC championship might toss a lucky haymaker and dent, the National Sports founda- bouts at the famous Rizal coli hang the champ on the ropes. At any rate, a capacity crowd is tin here hmted that it was con sidering «‘‘plan to build a $300,- seum here recently. The finals going to see the outcome as the affair is a sellout. 000 Negro gymnasium in honor will be fought in Japan. The best bout of the evening of Roosevelt. Ending a series of 10 nightly will be the semi windup when Details of the plan were not bouts, those who managed to win Roy K. O. Miller of Kansas City available, but an official of the honors to compete ip the finals tangles with Roman Starr an foundation said that an architect in Japan are Bimbo Descuariodo, Indian fighter from Oklahoma. was working on a design. It is an 118 pounder, who was consid Fight fans in this section of the believed that the foundation will woods know Roy Miller of old spek to raise funds for the gym ered the luckiest winner of the and his record of K. O.’s in every nasium through public subscrip night. He was given a decision bout he appeared in here. There tion. over Jimmy Thornton of Ohio. are plenty of fans hereabouts Memorial Foundation officials said that the school of human re lations which it proposed would provide an opportunity for stu dents from all parts of the coun try, and in time from all parts of the world to study at close hand the process of liberal demo cracy as a vital, progressive force for the achievement of justice, security, and peace at home and throughout the world. A DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION FOR THE SCALP Three Beautiful Girls Singing . . . D ancing . . . Com edy Trio TWO — FLOOR SHOWS NIGHTLY — TWO That FRANK FORBES, boxing judge with the N. Y. State Athletic commision, former basketball player (called “Strangler”), fotball and baseball player while at Lincoln university; persn in charge of activities at Negro National league baseball games, has joined the small army of per sons ofninw package liquor stores having one at 164th St., NYC. That BOB FITZSIMMONS, called the greatest of all 160 pund fighters, actually did face JACK JOHNSON in the prize ring? Do you know the year? Would you have knowledge of the result?- Answer: 1907, Jhnson won by a knockout in two rounds over the aged Fitz. That most ball players who know all about the ter rific hitting prowess of JOSH GIBSON, called best Negro catcher baseball has ever known by “Cum” Posey and others, still incline towards—BUDDY FETWAY, battery mate of the unpredictable WICKWARE, the man who once defeated the immortal WALTER JOHNSON, Wash ington Senators hurling genius. NANCE'S BAR-B-Q 31 N. E. 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In the 132 pound class, j Richard Brown, Pittsburgh, won a decision from William Milton, a wary New Jersey fighter; Tom RICHMOND — (ANP) — The my Campbell, Rock Island, Illi nois, kayoed James Kirkland, 18th annual convention of Delta both 141 pounds, of Jersey City, Sigma Theta sorority will con vene for a three-day meet here in 1:45 of the first round. Dec. 27, at the request of eight Butch O’Hara, 147 pounds, of Delta chapters in that locality. Newcastle, Pa., was the only Theme for the convention se white boxer to win a champion lected by a planning committee ship. He defeated William Pat which met in Richmond early in rick, Chicago, a senior welter November is "Designs for Living weight. Eddy Elton, Arkon, O., in a New Age.” Mrs. Mae Wright emerged as the outstanding boxer Downs of New Jersey, the grand of the tourney. He beat Billy president, will preside. Townsed, Spokane, Wash., on Among the outstanding person points in three close rounds. Both alities of the sorority who will are light heavies. Elton, who hold special place on the program has a deadly right, resembles are Miss Elsio Austin of Washing Sheldon Bell, rated as the best ton, Mrs. Jesse Heslip of Toledo, boxer of this war” Bell and El both attorneys, and Mrs. Paul ton are in the same class. Robson of Enfield, Conn. A Mexican luncheon, a sight Guy Williams clashed with Nor man Jennings in the heavyweight seeing tour, an artist recital, a class. Williams, a 192 pounder tea, and a formal dance at the from Philadelphia, encountered a Masque ballroom with music by slippery foe in the 254 pound Erskine Hawkins will form the Jennings, who knew that if he social calendar. Considered as one of the high was nailed by Williams’ right the fight would be over. Jennings lights of the convention is a pub proved he knows ring strategy lic meeting to be held at First St. and is one of the boxers to watch Baptist church on the evenig of the 28th. in the future. Mrs. Virginia Howell Brinkley Some of the most promising is chairman of the planning com fighters developed by these serv mittee, and Mrs. Marion Palmer ice bouts are Sheldon Bell, Tom Capps is director of the region. my Hogan, Ernest Knight, John Pugh and Eddy Elton. Those j A V A ILA B LE worth watching are Richard I MMEDIATS DELIVERY! Brown. Garry Williams, George Radio« V acuum C le a re r« Williams and Norman Jennings. E le ctric Fan* Eight Chapters Play Hostess at Xmas Convention Gen. Styler, Commander o f ! AFWESPAC, presented the prizes and congratulated each boxer Winners were presented with certificates, wrist watches, a gold medal and $100 in war bonds. Runners up received certificates, wrist watches, silver medals and ' $50 i nw’ar bonds. 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