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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1931)
s THK II.I.l'STRATKI) KKATURK SKCTION H earM eT alkin’toYa | __________________ By BILL GIBSON _________________ J YOUNG JACK THOMPSON u one tighter who has the fan* guessing you never can feel sure just what the fast stepping welter will do Those in the know were whispering around that Jack'.« championship days would be over as soon as tie stepped into the ring recently with Lou firouillard the white champ of New Fnglaiui. m a title engagetnei t HrouiUanJ. you'll remember, is the young gent who got a decision over Thompson in a non-title fracas some months ago. and because of his showing m this bout was given the title shot. California, for some reason, went sour on Jack and despite the National Boxing Association's recog nition of tus championship, refused to recognise Thompson, placing the laurel instead on the brow of Young Corbett Thompson is being quoted as saving that he intended to hang up the gloves and quit the ring in the near future. Still a young man and con ceded by critics to have one of the hardest punches of any boxer In his division. Thompson has puzzled many of his followers by this alleged state ment. While it is true that he has made some money. I risk the belief that he has not earned nearly as much as some other fighters who are not as good as he. nor saved as much as some of the lesser known rtngster^ Therefore, unless for physical safety, or to satisfy the whims of someone near and dear to him, Thompson has little to otter his followers as a reason or excuse to cal! it quits. October 31. 1931 I am ruling out the opinion of this writer who only saw these two players in one game and a ho probably never saw Hell or Mot lid 1 am fillin g to grant that both are excellent ball players, but I d rather have Rap lMxon than both of them Possessed of the best throwing arm III colored baseball, a deer on the bases, a gtanl hitter, and a man of fine lem perament and demeanor, Dixon would add strength and dignity to the roster of any ball dub. and to tall to mention him. in my estimation, b to hurl an insult into the face of one of the greatest ball players the diamond pastime has ever known With the other selections. 1 have no objection, but to leave of? Dixon ' and Ttiomas allows that Dr IHmey is not as wide awake as he might in* or that he has let the personal element over ride his Judgment in Ills , selections. Pusey claims the national baseball championship for the Grays. 1 ; throw my hat Into the air at the selection for 1 believe the Pennsylvania team of 1931 to be undisputed claimant to these mythical honor*. Picking all star teams is a dangerous business I once pointed out In this pillar Chut the only persons who are really satisfied by such selections are the players who are named 1 still hold this opinion Yet. If the nubile must I h * satisfied, give the pub* lu (tie brsl players, regardles* of wll* till iMMsonal bias There is certalfi to L m - some bias for tli-re Is no such animal as an uii ptejudierd iierson. Di Posey showed courage m select ing his team, but 1 think In* would have shown greater coinage and bet ter Judgment if he had substituted the names of 'nminas and Dlxmt for tlmr.c lb whom he awuldetl the honor .Ho much for that W o m a n S l a v e 31 Y e a r s L i ve s in C a n a d a at IOO NT ('ATH FK INK ft. Ontario Mis. Kutheiine Deveaux for St years a •lave in the United Htate*. celebrated her 100 th Uirthdav lieie recently. When he wsa ffbi I iftei the Civil War she came to Canada and earned money enough to buy her home ----------------O---------------- CUM POSEY names an all star baseball team and immediately the critics get out their hammers and longs or else swell the chorus with "amens.” Mr Posey has picked a fine aggregation one that would stand up against most any opposing outfit you might muster, and that doesn't ex clude the major leagues, either. Personally, the writer has never believed I m ~All Star” teams, and has expressed this belief more than once In these columns, but since John Public likes them and he's the one who makes the payroll roll, he has to be satisfied For this reason. I am taking thus space to make a comment or two on Dr Posey s selections Two Black Sox players are honored with places on the mythical team. Lundy, shortstop and Flournoy <whose name ts mis pronounced more than that of any other living player», pitcher Six Homestead Gray players are named, while the Pittsburgh Crawfords get two (one an ex Gray», the Kansas City Monarchs get three. St Louis Stars, two. and Hilldale. one Oscar Charleston, of the Grays gets the call at first base After hav ing seen Charleston with the Grays and also he ts note playing with the Black S o j . / am ore than ever in favor of nominating Thomas, the ver satile Black S oj first sacker as tar superior to the aging Charleston With all respects to Oscar, it Is not hard to see that he Is getting wobbly, while Thomas, a youngster, is up and coming No first baseman this season has attracted as much attention and publicity as has this youngster whose playing has been little short of sensational all through the season Charleston certainly does not belong on the All-Star team, considering hitting, fielding and all round qualifications Give me Thomas every time and many fans of both races will support thus contention Dihigo of Hilldale. Moth el of Kansas City and Bell of St Louis get the outfield posts Dr Posey evidently did not see Pete Washington of the Black Sox and Rap Dixon of Hilldale during the season A white base ball writer, in an art.cle on these pages last week said that he would rather see these two boys roam the outer gardens than see the major league stars do their stunt in the outfield. The writer, because of no fault of his own. mentioned Workie Jackson, but found later that the player of whom he was speaking was Rap Dixon LAZY GLAN D S Hair that is full of grease and has an odor is due to a gland disorder. Soap and water won’t help. Face the trut h alxtut your hair and scalp! When the scalp oozes oil from every |x>rc, the glands are wasting nourishment and need attention. Stimulate those lazy glands and all that grease and scale will go. And watch what happens to the hair itself, when properly nourished! Gland stimulation gives hair new life and tiew color. 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DANDERINE A F IF T Y -F IF T Y GO— Beryl Richmond deft). Baltimore, white International league pitcher and John (Neck) Stanley, of the Black So*, shaking hands before a game which ended in a l- l tie. Both are left handers. a