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Pff ti 7 Jul TO TYini'AT STADIUM v. A 01 li 1 WATCHED TUB Lincoln '0101' nptrmea la aetlaa aa Protectory Ovil Sold ia Ootham lundey and uiyhave SOUS team. Aad twice air played the whisker off the ua Oiyii ileus of David nine, Tbe cluhaa batweea Jim Xeenan'a Iroultu and the Baltimore Black la have all been thriller, and a uptrb brand of baseball has been Cipiurtd. The New Yorkers have tUedge, but the Oyster City team itlU the Tke sorap la the Yankees Stadium I betweea the Koenaajmea and thi dark atooklaged Baltimore brl pdi loom a THE baaeball head kw ef the leaioa, I ttnUmeat seems to Indicate that a Karleat will ba out. BUI Nuna u4 the writer hope to be rubbing titows wit the other eport aorlbes the opening pill 1 oaaed out TIS A RAD commentary on our lUatrpath proweis that for the flrat la yews there ia net one Negro btek or fluid a tar 00 tha official all iairlea track aad field aquad for It 1130 stiuon.

Thi iport of fleet feet and brawny and arma la aa uncomplicated tne, thus bronse eolorcd akin haa hi no hindrance to achievement ttirilQ, 5me Rumor haa hinted, for In fwci, that" Eddie Tolan'a habtta MYe not been what as atfclata'a JJwid be, and that thia or that out wading Wegro star haa been eare i or iDdicreet about hla condition, whither or not each tales are true i flo not know, but' wo do feel tha prlcelesa heritagea on the M4ired ovaled wayi left to va by conifcrated athleUo anceatora Jkaula: be borne la mlad by the An moreover, the honor not only of aa Indl wxl of a achool, but of a whole stake when a bronzed ufW 1T but ai many .000 ard.nf tta.iK.1l tmmm owded into Ammon Park on Bed cJn? 19 oraok young Jfnr at the gate haa amounted u'm than 50j OUnff hrnml.U. B0U14I la the Crawford ilaeup rt enuouragemeat, Th team, hM l0 tn vUmng a cxptnses, pay for uniform 2J.U kta ad other oquip of woa't have to dig deep down Into our loan to Jr" wt a dim toward encouraging wunK eanaiottera who may be loaguera of tomorrow. VlEyiNG THE PAST collegiate em the far eouth Sncral trend toward aetahL ord" d. higher marka In the Tiinti.r.. i.

Ulat Tiarar team which ntinn. mMt tw0 oU track dale worthy of especial note. Irii ort Valley High and Jndua hri IV or vajjey, ua, Horn! Profaaalv Dr. Prank tW the CIndP coach, 1 on of iwn; boung of a really tm vJ: "ey trophy. icy nm sua a oonsplcuouJa a eMJ7 luarur mller.

CoUlna "mm wbick aoualed Ptea auidf AW CoLtoppertWcrb Vith Roy Uocsiter, Head el wAan TwSriaTo out Ctombs, etaLrYankeo SSvb iuMt, and othelHr XEW JC JTun' 2t TioHiU for the mtastar ruit vrterr benefit tint, to staged at tii Yankaa Kta dl'im, on Saturday, Jul? 6, be tvtiA thl Lincoln' Olant n4 thi BlUmort Black, lax, can hkilitUi following places grctlurhood of Sleeping Car fcrteraVheadouertera. 231 Wut lMth etxeet. Manic Jackson's Restaurant, 8tt SsvenU avenue. Amsterdam News, S3t7 Kev tnta avenue, Preteetory OvaL Oread Stand aaata sail fo tl. while m.rved and bos seats nU for flM.

Current Comment! on Locti and National Sport CKESTVIi Lb WABHXNOTON flportt iliUoft pi to it "woo maiory. Tr, oB iituoiy afternoon, July W8. colored team will meat on that field fa ytka history, whan th KaanajwnraaZ UojronaaagaeJ Liaoola Qlaats of mMt JoaJtar. SalU. mora Black fox, manarad by nona otbajr vthaA Frank Warflal Aoublaaadar which baa arouiaS mora lataraat tha kind thla aaaaoA.

7 Tn t6 bo pUyad for tha SfMW Brotbarhood of Biaap nf Car Portara. aad a crowd whlob oxpaoUd to aioal anv that avar turnad out to witaaaa any port Roy LaaoaaUr, by tbo wayTla tha powar bablad tha throao laaofar aa arraaramaata aad faaturaa are con. eerned, aad even though handicapped br partial aloknaaa. he put tlai torth ery atom of hia apirlt to make the affair one sever to be E4warda, "Bojanglea' We talked with Mr. rinejt.

aomo time luaday afternoon aa we prepared to watoh one of the great eat Llnooln Olanf aggragatlona of ail tlmaa arasare tn double treuneiac ia tha A David nine. He told ua In ef the affair, which already haa Harlem la aa uproar, He told ua of two auper aitraotloaa which will make their appearanoe and ahould add moraaolor to tha event. One of theao la aoae ether than Phil Edward, intercollegiate one half mile champion, and the other la "So Jaaglaa" Bill Xtoblnaon of atago fame. Who Will OBCe mora damenatrat that, given a email handicap, be can boat the beat of 'em at 100 yarda, Xeanaja, Bupprt, Ilalp The park haa been bv Colo nel Jacob Ruppcrt. owner of the Lincoln Olanta, for thia mammoth occasion the eloaan of the Pullman Porteraiia "Ufa Fill the Yankee atadiuml" Keenaa himaalf, one of the moat colorful, aetuta and beloved eharao tare baaeball haa known alnce the daya of Rult Poater uaed to hold loru at we xavome atreat eorner of any town where hla club slaved.

ia leaving no atone unturned to make inie airair a tremendous aucoeaa. Present indication point to a crowd of cloae to 60,000 people turning out to wltneaa the game. Uam a "Natural Tha lama la Itaalf la ana thm "natural4 which haa a high degree of competitive spirit predominating. Lincoln Olanta and the Slack Sox boast the two moat outstanding ball oluba In the Rait. Each have won and lost from the other.

True, to the Lincoln Olanta have the e.go, but Warfield'a orowd. with Wilaon, Dixon, et al, represents one or we greatest 1 aggregatlona the Maryland town haa ever brought together. The Lincoln Giant, even though handicapped by the lose of John Beckwith, premier home run slugger, whose leg wae broken Saturday a week ago, still have a eomblnatioa whtoh le tha pride of the last. Rig glna, Yaaoey, Cannady and Lloyd for an Inner defense which Is a dream, while Fat Jenkins, Smith and Thomas form an onter defense which combine speed on defense a well as a terrlfia offensive drive. To tee Jenkins run the bases, and to see Smith and Thomas lambast tha apple to the distant oornera of the outer garden a real treat Larry Brown, ranks one two, With the greatest receivers of the and R0J0, the Cuban, take oare of the baekstopplng, while Holland, Rector, Farrell, Red Ryan and Cox alternate on mound duty.

In the far south. He la one of tha fastest dash man the writer has aver aeen. The first complete track team ever turned out by Morris Brown la Atlanta, coached Garfield Hlckeaa, a University of Pittsburgh product also cornea in for honorable mention. Paced with th problem ef building a team and having little to work with, Nlck worked liard with hla boys and they copped third place In the meet Arthur Moore, who won the 330 yard, aet a new record at that distance and wu M. brightest tar, rSE REOUSTED la the only comment which the writer can make on the Godfrey Camera fight in Philadelphia Monday night And I'll bet I have lot of folk la my corner, too, when say that The formation of a colored league was a real boost for sandlot baaeball Jn 'Pittsburgh.

Pan ar patronizing the league game which are played at Ammon Held, In increasingly Uxje MUabaia. I men Bath: 11 1 'r, Mmdnyr Holds mm EXPECTED a9aaasajaa Jackla Rodders, PltUburgh's moat sensational fighting ma chine, whoaa brilliant two fisted Hugging hu mads him tha best drawing caxd in this district, and JohnnyDatto.thoparaly. lag FillplBo of CleveUnd, head a mighty fine looking fight pre ti Bwl. North Brad dock, Monday night Za Rogers aad Datto local fight wW two ef the moat aavax punchers la the featherweight claaa a It win be no lurprta It on of the two takea th full oouat before the tea reuada are over. la the very Important matter of experlunce Datto holds a decided nd hu right croaa, th most ffeotlv blow he oarrtea, la jut aa deadly aa that of Jackie'.

Jackie, however, will have th edge in two flated punohlag, aa the Filipino relic chiefly on the power of his right cross to bring home the bacon, while Jackie earrie a knockout wallop la either mitt Datto may prove to be a stumbling block la the path of the local star, and then he may meet the surprise fhl life. He I a tall Jackla might find that tall fo is aufkUVyU." fr CrOUOhln Ha'wVKl'Th neavywelght and Soco Trenman of Cumberland are scheduled to appear, two prellmlaarlea will omplete what looks to be the best card presented by tha Bowl this flMt. th ason ui iocj promotera. EASTERN July 4 and 0 th eastern open rolf ohmplon. ef 72 hole madai iv will be plyd at th 8hdy Rest Country Club, Westfleld, N.

J. ua Juiy aa lateraaUoaal match betweea Bermuda and the leading eastern golfers of the eastern open. The fourth annual eastern later club matches will for the second tlm played in Philadelphia and eon tested ever the Cobbs Creek golf course. The three aaUve olube of the Best St Nicholas Golf Club of New York, Capital City Oolf Club of Washington, D. aad the Falrvlew Oolf Club of Philadelphia Each club will preaemeo oy a team or tea men.

Th matches will plyd la two ball Scotoh foursome, with aalaet drive from each tee, Phlldlhl and Washington will clash la th morning and th winner will eppoae St Nlchol, the Champa of tha last two years, in the afternoon. It la likely that an eastera golf association will be organised to rule the eastern open aad th eaetern lnter club matches. On Aug. 20, XI and 22 th fourth annual Invitation tournament will be held on th Karakung Creek golf coura at Philadelphia. The national open and the national amateur championships will be played at Casa Loma Country Club, Powers Lake, Wis, Aug.

20 and 21 Sept F0RCEANS COP TENNIS MATCH WILBERFORCE, June 2a The Wllberforce University tennis team defeated Antioch in their return match at Wllberforce Friday, 3 2. Wllberforce won both double matches and th No. 2 singles; Antioch won the No. 1 and 2 singles. Hill, No.

2 player for Wllberforce, played Rutman, Antloch'a Ceylon ao. 6, 6 4, 4 A. to loe la a great Qght that extended Rutman to hi utmost to win. Ashe, ranking WU berforc player, after the first set disposed of Wilcox aly. 10, 3, 6 la the No.

2 singles Wilson lost to Hocer In straight sets, 1, 6 In the No. 1 double. Ashe and Hill won from Rutman aad Wlloox, 44, 6 4 and 6 2. In th No. 2 doubles, Trotmaa aad Olbb won fom Sloan if4 miihWdtt aUralftai aeta, 8 6.

ONE OF BEST 1 1 i.u.r wry gam, rooting for wwvbw a GOLFERS SET FOR BIG TITLE TOURNEY PHILADELPHIA. Juna FLOWERS SET NEW YORK, Jun 26 (ANP) Followre of th fortunes of Bruce Flower will be happy to ee the brons flash work at Eb betU Field Wedneedy night when he tackle one of th tough Perllck Twins. W. VA. NET MEET AUGUST 7 8 9 By SCOTTY CHARLESTON, W.

Va, Jun 28 Announcement was md thl week by B. L. Good and al "late College Instltut that th annul Wst Vli glnla tennis tourament would be hell Instltut, August 7 8 6, under thi usplce of th West Virginia Tennls taaociauon. Previously, th annual tournamnt ha been held at Blue field on th fin court of Bluefleld Instltut. Mr.

Good, who 1 chairman of th local commute, atatea that lonii of th beat tennis player of th country wouid enter for prises ana trophy. Among th new trophy cup to given this year will the 'Campbell Cup." Dr. Down ing, who Is a recant w. men's singles, has expressed his de 10 PrMe and defend hi "U0Q cauber aa the.1 "ie or ixuivUl. Dr.

Downing also stated that he was Uk Pt In th tourna. S.Th.ourn,nat open for ladles singles and doubles, men's singles ani double and mixed matches, all ef whlch prise lr trophy will awarded for asm a. Among th local talent pected to enter are Arthur Jackson. Dr. Brownley, Dr.

Pavaa tmt Nutter. Mr. Oood stated that aay on who wished to enter th tournament should Writ. Ur. tmm hlmlf at one at XacUttita, w.

V. myrnuneni is expected to the largest tht has aver beea held uui wonuerxui mountain tat Battk 1 LARRY BROWN Of the Llnooln Olanta, who ranka on a par, If not a little above, th greatest catch ere of modern tlmea. Local fane rave over the work of "Buck" Swing of the Gray, and when these two meet on the diamond If they do their work will be closely watched. New York says Larry 1 the best catcher to ever hit their town, aad that's laying aomethlng, when one remembers Rajo and others who have worked But thia much we'll voudi for he's a plppla. Claaa, flnlah and polish are wrlttaa la hla every action aad move behind the plate.

He wear the apaaglua of the Lincoln Olanta, and Larry Jr, a "rgulr guy," I out lmc; THEY HAVE A GUEAT 1ZA1V Wruaday found a tat here at PrcUcterr OraL ww tMiag grovads of th New York ty tw for ooneiv thO "WOndr Club" Which Maaara. an M.s. Yt "lUr fwioalty prompUd us aet tbam, but adrntrn out of la rastgamaf" boa uata tha final 1 vtt tUt filled with a But the class was there. Everything which toes ta a ah tin a grade baU alub was shown by Ui birs ta eracker jack lafleld. with yeuth aad werlaaaTadmlr.

vuvBaia ana oeaeaf punch with the wlUow. one catcher who ranka with th baat in tha ku.iTJTTn .1.. Jl sZl V. V. 1 WMW OT r.

BWW11 or us nuiiy aeiuaa the plate, aad a pitching ataff WJTfJ? 0Rly Mtntlal. which gVto mak up tS 5ZFL kowm rBk' wlu gratrt reeelvera of thia or mw vku.i ua varaosunoaiion rraea. finiah 4 vMi. u. eaa throw Uke Bla Mac key.

twelve ta the teat, aad haa wan. wo is. 1 OB twiriera. Thia bey ranked tae twa Out on first baa, "young" Mr. Lloyd I cavorting around th baa, making good one out ef bad one.

lakin snatching them out of th ky wtth qul facility, aad shifting aad field! a position wtth the same cleverness aad class which at oaa tima mad wrumiir eeiorea aaBau ever developed. hasnt lost bla hattfnv rt of th1 be it aald thaC Caaaady at secoad Is right now pUylng th greatest game of hla rai. Uii on of th rrtatast natural ballhawks la the touatry. He's hlttlag em JF' It haa4om' too, aa hi position la th batUag erdar wU In kw v4oi u)i woi. saacey, in xia' saertsle.

vki oaulan't to find himself untU Lloyd Vok ate under his Twdagaad TitiTom tl go out and make good, haa on of surest pairs of haads ta baaeball. Bw.b,a lhB Wow. they aay. but Dr. Coalta, tat of New rsirwtd acrlbee, who, in reality la prtaolpej of tat tl New wwi, loiwwa ui uacoias at tvery opportua ty aad knows mire about them than we know about th Orayaf haa takan him in charge.

Sunday, he was sIsbdIb tha ein ta uni.al.ia 1th. Ktm th aee aad propelled play combination woya meat a mighty sweet double Rlggin at third Is the reliable ef old. hitting and fielding la a raaaaer vm vuwturau9(v aecma nave reuas hiaueif uader Uoyd. That outfield, with Jenkins taklnr tha Af 1. i.m.

with the etlck whloh produoee aa ominous sound ta tha oppoeiUea. Th mound aUff la good, and howl Rector haa atwaye beta regarded ae a jinx back ta Pittsburgh. He's not quit as tmireaalvt Tuts lU? aa last but he'e atli! dang.rous. BUI Holland has swept to th for with a vengeance. Then there's th veteran "Rad Rvaa.

Lutkar va.n v. outhpaw from the Beea and Cox. a kid from St Augustine's Stat CoUeTe, 8t Augustine, Fla. John, ye ken, must have hie "kids" to develop, end Cox. so they uphr 1 a real diamoad 1a th rough.

4 piaysa game. aa aa tost hut levea. THEY WANT ITGIVE IT TO HM And now, sine we've seen th Line In Olanta. wa ara am tk convinced that ther should be a rla btwn thm and th Homestead Oray. Whatever th dlfferenses of opinio a of th managers aad twaart happens ta be, they ahould also rasveet tha altltnda af tka imhiia.

tm. th people who are forced to pay the freight, and the art the Pttale whose wishes, to a oertain extent at least ahould bo rospoottd. me opinion in muburgn this. The Oraya, follower of Oat club believe, hav about th greatest team la th organisation' history. Those gam which hav been played at Forbes Field 1 data, with on exception, have been fercei.

mort or lee. Th Idea of beating teams by 10 aad 12 run mmffium, migat appsaj 9 one iew, out we xngw taat they doa aceaal to th masses. Th Lincoln Olant have THE team which th Pittaburak aukita th Oraya meet They, too, have plenty of class. Oaaae with th Lincoln hav always proven themselves "naturals." Then, too, added Interest 1 brought forth because of th familiar faces with th Lincoln. Beckwith I hurt 'tl tru.

hut ba Muii a k.r. th club. Than there's Cannady aad Rls rln. Rote and r4 and BUI Holland, Clint Thomas aad "Fata" Jaaklaa. Thyra Mlorful aad powerful, and they have the claaa ta max a the gelag tough for the Grays.

For aa on cloa follower of the gam said: "If th Lineaia aiaata aakt bet the Orays, than no Negro ball club tan." The difference ef opinion reats ln the admission nriea. mv option aa Forbes Field, where he now charge ILOQ admlasitn. refuses ta Uke a cut out of the 60 ccat admission price la New York, sales Keenaa will do Ukewlae here. Xn ohort Poaey, who haa boosted th prist from T5o to 11.00 Just recently. Is la oae ef th few towns which win stand for that admission price.

Knowing aad knowing that boeauet of this, hla gat receipt will be larger than that of ordinary opposition, ha wants ta dletate, feeling, of course, that the public's Interest ehoulda't be oeasldered. iia laaauity 10 cope wim tat n.00 pric. unless he la bl to obtain major league ban nark. Mint out tkat tka Posey get th "buck1 Is becaus he la Forb FUld. Then, too, there's a financial dlfrerenet which has at haloed tut aa altuaUon between tha two club.

Business netlixeno am tha art at 9.. aad Walker 1 at th bottom ef the whole affair. The column wants see the eerie pUyed. Th fans waat ta set the ssrlse played. Xeenan may get Yankee Stadium, If he do, th raxaea wlU be plyd.

but doa't feel that Powy HuU briag thWlub her to Pittsburgh to satUfy publl demand and furnish aomo worthwhii competition. PvJr lht ntnl eriUc, Mi th finding tf th New Tork 8tt Boxing Commlssioa. which resulted In the holdlna ua of Larrr Johnson's puree, following th foul la his bout with Uaxl RMblooatUst wlaW Big Urn crlbes. 'tis said, art of th epialoa that Ronlooa llb wus jvmpingT op get ui blow low. whsx he found himself in a bad way.

Th Munwka of tha wit.r. M. tv. commlah to rescind It demands, inasmuch as the money ln the Sharker. r.

uo os av gang Bgat naaobsr ar they la New York, anyway? Looks as though tha gam 1 getting awo aytaeiaaa HILLDALE BEATS HOUSE OF DAVID DARBY. Pa, June 76 Uoyd Thompson' Hilldal club noed out Ui House of David slab, of Beatoa Harbor. Mich, her today la an ln Ureetlng batting bee by a scor of II to 12. Both club alekod th twirl era for Jt 4e eleuta, th clowning first man of the shavelesa wondtrs. eo leetd four hiu tut of fiv trtpa to tha pUU.

Hubbard hit on all few trip to the plat aad Bla stacker, aot to at outdone, drove the pill tut or ui field fee a long hemer. Uackey. Jones aad Lackey sain to latd for th Darby Delate. wbU Kinney. Hettlotoa aad rhlcr itamd lor ui aewntakcred clan.

A report tadleaU thai tha Craw frda ar anxlsms to play th Ofays aad will do to a toon aa arrange. arrang. meat for atatact Pleted bo ctav li innFfonw Ir KM. iETIff (Ipeolal to Th PltUbufth Court) RALXIOH. N.

Jua St Thc opes teuraameat ef th North Carolina Taxnla AaatclaUan held Wiitca ajm last week on Ua gp np wi jpoia oouna ar Ua Amuitla Oub was pro ductlv of many beautifully played match. Playara reprnuns New Jereey, District cf Colombia, Vlr tuia, Nona Carolina aad Ooorgl. lava Ue proper setUag to make a truly open tournament Soma af Ut raaklsg players who war seea action were Solomon Werde, New. Jereey ahamplaai area 11 ad WUUs, Jersey mu4 deublea thampioaa; Werde and wu lla, Jersey men's deubi thampioaai Dwalag aad keOrtff. Ylrglala'e raahiag men player His anal Rabins tf PorUswuU.

Va, won ax's alaglas ahampioai Dr. a WFur. laagt, NrU Carallaa champlaa. and NaUaaial Jackson, aaUaaal Justr single eaaatplaa. Th first apse I of Uuraameat ima In Ut atemd rouad af ansa's slagtss when Nathaaial Jackson eliminated Dr.

Zlwood Dowaiag. fifth national ranking player, la a hard fought aaxUh. ad. The aast up.et tame In the third rouad whea WUll of New JerM iimi aaUd Dr. J.

MeOrliJ tf Ylrfiaia. 6 4. 1 6, 6 1. Xa Ue earn round Solo Werds. New Jereey ehamoloa.

aaaitr dlxpOMd af Harmon Pitth, oka eon smith Vairerttty as a. Za eemVfiaa! round, Jackson hwd hi knowledge aad versatility af Us game when he changed his styts tf play tUmlsaU fioiscaoa Ward. 6 6. 6 6. 6 6.

Dr. C. W. Frtnnra. North Carol! atau charaploa.

at. rsxiea wuua atraight eta 6 a. Wane SixgU Thi srat npoet ta Ui women single cam when Xra 8. W. ex wisston ewanv ilrmiaatsd Mrs.

Mctaui7, aUU champion. in tao eond round, 6 10. a a g. Vfra, Aaaaiin Ifhmlta, naUoaal rank. Ing player, wax oBmlaatod by Uis scartan Frkn 6 1.

4 6 4. ui ru. virgison hampta. got to the final rouad at the ax pens of a straignt aet ma tab ova Mis Prxr. 64.6 6.

His SOrceiioav New Jersey coasBjMon. want to Ue final oand wmo a titfterr ore Kra. Jans of wnuxon, lo a i. it appear, thai either Oarfisid. muaurra KOaareaa or North Side Elk will i4tt it Mit i with Uo Amartean Woodman.

Phiicot and Olmhia Browaa glrtxg Uaal hiantar atul, I I iiTItT tirtr arr jUtteniiQrit MEM DOYS TtY THIS NIW MJI4TTUWAT TOOCO HAJX MME.CJ. WALKER'S tllFIYHTCAP tolDArAMOMlOKTWUJl WITH OS WTACHOU I i TW.mf, aid aMsMr a fwaa Vaea4 la ktafla a A aa4wejeaks "Ym aa, CW KTTt TTT CAP aad Ma WOarH fMta retaaea 4 fcMt.K nwtti wlaJ Hootier pitcher, who hu seen servict with Iietrolt of tht wtsttra wtxie, ts ths cutiUndiap pitcher of tha Lineola aiiawu, auu wu cu vao xscruncx ux cat OT US rames ixilrit the Baittaoro Blgxk Scr gt Yaakce Etidlua. July 0. lloIUnd, It wiU remembered, list yesx lost 3 1 fwas la Pittsburgh, with LeTty WUlUms ss hU opponent, allowing ths Grays but asvta hit. This ytar, ha hiairjpl KKtcr as tha McV cf the Kccrun tnound UZ, MaaataakveMtkajaatSf' TV.sixxpwrr IwTY CA? maAL cm FreeI itiesta iix aMar.

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