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I if I 0,4 SMITTY'S'' Sports Spurts By WENDELL SMITH DEAUTV 4 CE A KEYSTONE AGENT teesaM.Kayttaaa atticls ara as pepaUr ad beeawa Kayvtoae AMats raprataat AsMrfe', GREAT. EST CwnsaalM la taslr Ra caa ksra a BfaJoaf at yaaf ova. Wrtf far lafomaBea aad RS Homestead Stars Fall on Alabama BIRMINGHAM. Once again atars have fallen on Ala bama. This time they came from Homestead, and their brilliance was only overshadowed by their destructive powers.

The debris is scattered all over this baseball stricken town tonight and the future of the Birmingham club right now looks dark and dismal. For here today the Homestead Grays took the first game of the 1944 world series with as withering and as explosive an attack as baseball has seen in some time. They were on the march today, these high and mighty Grays. They were wearing the champions' robe and they wore it well. This victory is only the first, but it was achieved with such a complete finality "that the fighting, but injury ridden Birmingham team may never recover from the shock.

Manager Winn eld Welch started Johnny Markham on the momid against the "Pulverisers" from Pittsburgh. Markham was a good choice. He Is not Birmingham's ace, but he's cool and competent. He knows how to pitch under fire and has an assortment of pitches usually puzzling to a free swinging team like the National league champions. But today the Grays were dynamite with their batting eyes razor sharp.

The champions mauled the JBirmingham curve ball artist and shook the entire Barons' team from head to toe. Three of the first four runs the Grays made were terrific home run clouts. Josh Gibson, true to form, started the circuit parade with a home run in the fourth to break a 1 1 tie. Then Buck Leonard came through with one in the fifth and Dave Hoskins added misery to misery with a round tripper in the eighth. Markham tried in Vt tha Oravs in check with a slow curve and a teasing charge of pace ball.

Gibson's blow was off a medium speed pitch. Leonard's was off a "blooper," and Hoskins lined his in the right field stands when Johnny tried to bend a slow hook across the knees. Nothing but rain could have stopped the Grays. For some time there has been a common belief in baseball clr these hits were made off Markhara's change of pace pitches, pitchers. That is one reason why Welch selected Markham today.

However, according to the reception he received, nothing could be farther from the truth. The Grays made lfc hits today. Eleven of those hots were made off of Markhara's change of pace pitches. James, (Cool Papa) Bell's screeching triple in the ninth was made oft a fast pitch, and that was the only damaging blow the Grays made off a fast pitch. arkham tried his best to smother that attack.

He used every thin in the book of "careful pitching," but it just wasn't enough. 4k inninir fnr instance, he struck out Dave Hoskins on a beautiful slow curve. The pitch was waist high and broke down and In on theleft hand swatter, from Flint, Mich. Hoskins struck with the determination of a dissatisfied union man and hit nothing but the balmy Alabama In the eighth inning, nosKins a 14: tnv th nrvi Markham. remembering that he had foolea him fi in thn third with a slow curve, tried it again.

This time Young David walloped it completely out of the playing field and into the stands. And that's the way it was all day. Markham just couldnt muffle that power of those big guns that Leonard, oisson ana nos kins were manning. Those three men were poison. They made eight of the 11 hits the Grays succeeded in getting and scored five of the eight winning runs.

Isonard got three hits in four tries. Hoskins two in five trips, and Gibson three out of four attempts. Meantime, while his mates were powering that pil, Roy Well maker was pitching brilliantly from the left side. He kept 11 Birmingham hits well scattered and never permitted an extra. base hit.

He has a "breezy" fast ball and kept it in knee high. The Barons were swinging over it and hopping the ball. But, better than that he had a curve ball that broke so quickly it had the Birmingham hitters guessing thoughout the And Wellmaker simply outguessed them. Of the 11 safe blows they got. five of them were infield, or scratch hits.

They topped the ball and then beat the throws to first. Despite the complete superiority of the Grays in this first game, it was a colorful spectacle. More than 12,000 fans jammed' the picturesque ball park of the Birmingham club. It was the largest crowd here this year, and one of the best behaved. There was not much cheering, however, because the Grays refused to give the partisan throng anything to cheer about.

By the time this la published the second game will have been played, and may be Birmingham will be back in stride. But! tonight it's shell shocked ball club and there's no one to blame but "them pesky Grays from Homestead, Pa." CUBANS STOP NEWARK I AND BLACK CRACKERS NEW YORK New York Cubans awept both ends of a double headed before 9,000 here at the PoloTOundaSunday. ithejlrst ORIGINAL I GENUINE I Br PAL Hair Dressing Cream AMBER No. 2 25c WHITE No. 1 60c AT a Drvt Start tot 1823 0 PAL MANUFACTURING CO.

3346 RodcOff Anm Inn 47. Nv Yect game behind the relief pitching of Fireman Anderson, they swamped the Atlanta Black Crackers 16 to 5, while in the nightcap Schoolboy Taylor held Newark Eagles to five Kits, shutting them out 2 to 0. In the first game. King, who started for Atlanta, held the Cubans in check for four innings but, weakened in the fifth and was driven from the box in the sixth. Peres and Coimbre led the attack for the Cubans with four and three hits respectively.

The nightcap was a real diamond thriller, the Eagles and Latins battling seven scoreless innings before the New Yorkers dented the elate twice In the eighth. The agles threatened in the ninth, but a sensational running catch by Vargas nipped the rally. Hooker also pitched great ball for Newark, allowing only xour. nits ana strife ing out eight. I'M CHARM CIEYGT3E Agents f'jVC Ificzi AB ovw' America p9p! buying hir cosmetics, house.

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Ohio, who becomes the first Negro fresh man to earn starting honors in a University of Michigan Dacicneia. Derricotte was spotted in the all important left halfback spot as the Wolverines eked out a. 12 7 win over the tough Iowa Pre Flighters at Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon. Although he didn't share in the scoring, little Gene impressed the coaches and should see plenty of action this fall. SPEEDY TRIO Claude "Buddy" Young got a chance to show against mediocre opposition out at Champaign as the University of Illinois tripped Illinois Normal 79 0 to set a new scoring record for Memorial stadium.

"Buddy," under wraps, was in the game less than 15 minutes but in that time lived up to advance billing by scoring two touchdowns on runs of 82 and 24 yards. The national sprint champion had a 51 yard touchdown excursion nullified by a clipping penalty. Don Johnson, who teamed with Young at Wendell Phillips, also crossed into nav dirt twice with runs of 70 and 57 yards, while Paul Patterson, who started ror the winners, broke the scoring ice with a 71 yard jaunt. Out at Bloomington, J. (Rooster) Coffee, the highly touted Hoosier tackle, had little to do as Bo McMillan's boys trounced Fort Knox, 72 0.

This Saturday wUI find most of the sepian rr Ulsters on major college football teams getting stiff tests. The fleet Illlni backs will run up against the tough Indiana line at Champaign, and Young will be able to show just what he can really do against top flight opposition. Michigan meets Marquette in a night game, with Derricotte finding the going a bit easier than against the Pre FUghters. Wilbur Parker, the big Cornell fullback from Newark, and Paul Robeson, should see action against Syracuse as the Big Red rolls against its traditional rival In a night game. The Buckeye pair of Bill Willis.

all Conference tackle, and Matt Brown, reserve halfback, won't see action until the Ohio Staters square off against Missouri on September 30. But from then on this will be a mighty busy pair. The uiaa Football conference will be held at Petersburg, this week, and by that time the flimsy conference scheduled should have taken some shape. Nothing too definite about the '44 football picture in this setup has been revealed as yet. Aaron Perry Inducted WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aaron Perry, sensational Washington welterweight who attracted gates aggregating $188,000 since January, was inducted into the U.S. Army here last Monday, September His manager, Harry Garnh, bitterly criticized by Lawton Carter of INS. and Dan Parker of the N.Y. Mirror, as the "only thing wrong, with Perry," made a public statement in which he declared his "Anvil Kid" return from the wars a bigger and better fighter. neaaer at the Yankee stadium.

New York City, thi Sunday, September 24, has been aptly named. uarouna uay," seeing that, the chief attraction itself, la being furnished bv those two ereat sister States, North and South Carolina. In fact, It could bo almost regarded aa the transferring of their famous North South classic to the Metropolitan area. Thia is tha wav the teams will be arrayed on the Yankee stadium greensward that 'day: In the first game, starting at 2 p.m., the North Carolina All Stars will meet the New York Black Yankees; and in the nightcap, the South Carolina All Stars will clash with the Philadelphia Stars. The North Carolina teams will consist of selected players from sucn outstanding teams of the Tarheel State, as the Durham The Crosstown Naekbd Shirt with to Match Popular Colors.

Kfnaway shirt ekUa Imm aaUar) t.U Tl. iiaadkarahto! 4 raiin WRITE FOR FREE CATALOG irisHiiWW 1 lii'NII I 'lli II' iftlWliMI "Pt" CLOUTED ROUND TRIPPERS Th Grays' 1944 version of "Th Murderers' Row" Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard end Deve Hoskins rammed one home run apiece as the National league leaders Redskins' Owner Ties Up Stadium Washington Lions, D. C. High Schools Can't Use Field fessional Bootball championship, the use of Urilnth stadium lor their 1944 games. Not only that, but the Redskin president has gone on record as being opposed to the continued use of the stadium by local Negro high school teams for the annual city championship scries a feature event for Dunbar, Cor dozo and Armstrong High school elevens xor many years.

He is. however, amenable to a projected college game involving the Universities of Maryland an Virginia, and has given consent for the staging for the third annual Capital Classic between Morgan and on Armistice Day. If the high schools are denied the use of the stadium, they will play all of their games at the Walker btadium. The fenceless southern boundary of this field makes it im possible lor the Lions to operate there, their expenses being heavy in any scheduled game. The Redskins open a heavy schedule here in late October, and Mr.

Marshall is making sure that no eleven should detract attention from his professionals. Jelli Pink ney, owner of the Lions, called on Mr. Marshall in person, last week, but to no avail. The Redskins sruarantee the Clark Griffith office an approximate $100, 000 for the three month use of the park, which is interested solely in profitable experiences without dis crinUfcatlon as to who rents the Stage 'Carolina Day' At Yankee Stadium NEW YORK The Nesrro Na tional league's four team double Black Sox. Charlotte Rd Arx Charlotte Black Hornets, Winston oaiem uiants, Asheville Blues, Greensboro Red Wings, Raleigh All Stars and Gastonia Spinners.

The South Carolina lineup like wise will have a "real Palmetto State representation and such well known teams as the Florence Red Sox, Spartanburg Sluggers, Columbia All Stars, Port Jackson Red Caps, Greenville Black. Spinners, Auuervon oiuggers, unarieston Crusaders, Union Giants and the Rock Hill Rockets. Although these names may sound sbmewhaCtncw to Northern base Dan aoaicts, they 'are diamond WOrdS through the lnirH n4 breadth of the Carol inas, and one wie season greatest crowds Is anticipated to sit In and aee the Tarheels and Palmettos give those luta up i vorinerners a thorough WE SHIP EVEinrWHEREt Qj CD it powered their way to an 8 3 decision over the Birmingham Barons in the opening game of the Negro World Series, held in Birmingham, last Sunday. By RIC ROBERTS WASHINGTON, D.C. George Preston Marshall, president of the Washington Redskins, who has told the writer that "there is no place in professional football for the Negro because the white players would resent his presence and 'frame' him for terrible and, perhaps, fatal injuries," is not satisfied with the current situation for the safety! of his National Professional Foot iPa, ball league franchise, despite thef The office points out that the fact that all his local contests are sell outs.

Mr. Marshall is makinz certain that Sammy Baugh and company will have few if any rivals for the affections of Washington; having gone on record as denying the Ne gro owned Washington Lions, claimants of the National Negro Pro Redskins are given the same pro tection as rar as possible as is given the Homestead Grays at the same stadium. The Grays corral thousands of dollars for the Griffith interests in the run of a season, and as a result, no Negro team can perform there Without Mr. Posey's 'consent. The same ap plies to Mr.

Marshall, The Courier was Informed. His word will be final in the declaration of who may or may not use the stadium. Those who score Mr. Marshall claim, however, that Mr. Posey's option extends only to Negro outfits, and insist that Mr.

Marshall be limited to the exclusion of white teams. VV Chalky Wright Faces NBA Ban WASHINGTON (ANP) Washington's fight fans got it in the neck again last week when the long looked for fight between Jackie Wilson and Chalky Wright went up in smoke. Wright's manager, who had accepted a bout with Willie Pep in New York, was not over anxious to meet Jackie, who waa in the best shape of his career, according to his manager. So when rain postponed the fight from Tuesday night, Wright's manager was quick to say if the fight wasn't held Wednesday night there would be no battle. And again Jupiter Pluvius halted the fight, for no sane promoter would risk a promotion in these Washington rains.

The Boxing commission stepped in, fuming and smoking and ordered Wright's manager to go through with his contract on Thursday night at the Uline arena or else. Wright's manager literally thumbed his nose at the commission and told the promoters, fighters, et al, go fly a kite, the fight was off as far as he was concerned Accordingly, Wright and his manager face suspension here and in Pennsylvania and in all States where the National Boxing association operates. BesldeB Joe Turner, the promoters, only the Washington public loses in the deal. COUNTRY' LEWIS FORCE COACH WILBERFORCE. Ohio Gaston (Country) Lewis again takes over the football coaching burden at Wilberforce, succeeding James Mc Grary, who resigned last winter after mentoring the Bulldogs for the last two seasons.

Coach Lewis Is working sight and day trying to find acceptable playing personnel. James, Miller. McNeill and White are the only four men from last Sear's team who were on hand as le first practices were held September 20. Birmingham Team Given Manpower Relief BIRMINGHAM The Injury stricken Birmingham team was granted some manpower relief here Saturday night on the eve of the first game of the World Series when the Homestead Grays consented to let them use Collis Jones, a local boy. as a utility man.

At a meeting with the Arbitration commission. Manager infield Welch explained that he had lost four players as the result of an automobile accident, and asked if he might use Jones. He said he had only 12 men available for the World Series. After airing the request with members of the commission, the Grays agreed to let the Barons use Jones. He got Into the series in the first game when he ran for Pitcher Johnny Markham in the ninth inning and eventually scored.

Howard Silent On Grid Future WASHINGTON, D. Although Athletic Director John C. Burr had little time left in which to actually get things going, his office still was in the dark as to whether Howard's return to inter college activity, announced during the winter months, has a chance for fulfillment. Last week, Mr. Burr admitted that Important officials of the Institution were still on vacation, and that nothing could be said with certainty as to what will be done eventually.

The university opens during the first week in October, making it certain that a definite announcement will be made within the present week. VV Grenadiers Sign Singleton CHICAGO The Chicago Grenadier aigned Al Singleton to a contract for Um 1944 45 basketball eason. Singleton formerly played with the Harlem Globe Trotters and the Broadway Clown. VV WATCH YOUR TALK ENEMY EARS ARE LISTENING TO YOU ftadi'o' Newesr Mllmrimut Ouiw Shaw NT SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 191 1 TWELVE THE PITTSBURGH COURIEk F.S.

i ARON BUDDY YOUNG STARS IN GRID OPENER ER1ES' OPENER GRAYS' BATS ROUT I featuring .1 1 THE MEANEST MAN IN RADIO 1 I and 1 JOE REICHMAN I The Pagliaeci eflht Pian VYadaasdoys P.M. 1 MBS Opr. 1944. Dubtniut Attriiif Win. fU.S.A.DmUnHMCr.tJCtw M.Jf.X, TUX NEW 8TYLJC8 INCUJDB TBI rtMOOl HAKLBM "ROT ALT BOMBER AND THE BEMSATIONA1.

HEW mrOHT ED OXB riECE BERET. SEND POSTCARD FOR PRII CATALOw. and Beret Order Blank i 1944 Negro world series by blast lng Johnny Markham and trie Dat tered Birmingham BiacK Barons into complete submission by a score of 8 to 3, while the National league champions got exceptionally good Ditchinz from their ace lefthander. jRoy Wellmaker. The real story lies In the tremendous slugging power ithat the "Pennsylvania Pulverizers" exhibited at the plate.

Despite the tact that Markham 'had plenty on the ball and pitched exceedingly careful, the National leagurers teed off on his best jheaves and whaled three terrific drives completely out of the park, jand connected for two doubles and la sizzling three bagger. TOO MUCH POWER The Grays uncorked their big guns today guns that have rocked the foundation of organized Negro baseball for the past eight years and won for them the world's championship they are de fending In this historic series. They bombed across eight runs on 12 hits, six of which went for extra bases, and never once let the fight ing Birmingham team get started. Three soaring home runs, hit by Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard and Dave Hoskins, the Grays' mighty men of swatdom, put the clamps on Birmingham. Gibson led the home run promenade with one in the rourtb, Leonard connected in the fifth, and Hoskins powered his in the eighth.

No one was on base when the circuit clouts were bombed, but this display of might was enough to defeat any club. The Grays broke the ice in the first inning wherv Markham, pitching with extreme care, got into a hole which he was never able to plug up. After Bell had popped to Wilson at shortstop, Jerry Benjamin doubled to short left. Sammy Bankhead and Buck Leonard both walked, and then Hoskins hit a perfect twin killing ball to Wilson who tossed to Davis at second for a forced out. Ill fortune then struck when Morney dropped Da vis throw at nrst.

Benjamin scampered home on the error and the Grays had a lead which the Barons were never able to overcome. BIRMINGHAM SCORES The Dixie nine knotted it up In the third when McLaurln walked with one out, stole second, and hustled to third on Wilson's infield hit. Ed Steele then smashed a three and one pitch into right and McLaurln scored. Wilson romped to third and headed for home when Davis hit a bounder to Walter Canady at third. The veteran third sacker came in fast and threw Wilson out with a perfect throw to Gibson at the plate.

With the score tied 1 1, Josh Gib son smashed the nrst or three Grays' home runs in the fourth, The first man up in the inning. Josh blasted Markham's first pitch over the right field wall to put the world champions ahead by one run. Gibson hit a shoulder high pitch 370 feet over the distant right field fence, which left the Barons a badly shaken ball club. In the next Inning, the ever de pendable Buck Leonard put the Grays ahead by two runs when he Ulned one of Markham's change of pace pitcnes in tne right field stands. This hit was a 350 foot drive and landed in the jam pack eo stands in rignt.

For the next two Innings Markham was' able to keen the Gravs from scoring, but in the eighth they broke out with another rash of hits and pounded three runs over. Dave Hoskins started the fireworks with a 345 foot line drive in the right field stands. That hit alone was enough to win the ball game, but the National learners refused to let up. Josh Gibson got his second of three hits by doubling to left center. Canady duplicated Gibson's feat with a double to right center and Josh pulled up at third.

With two out, James "Cool Papa" Bell put the game on Ice with a screeching triple to cen ter, scoring Gibson and Canady. Homers Feature 8 3 Win Over American Leaguers By WENDELL SMITH, Sports Editor BlkMINGHAM. Ala.It won't take much to coa vince baseball fans here that the Homestead Grays are num ber one on the "Hit" parade. This afternoon before 12.4 ty gaping diamond fanatics at Rickwood Field, the mighty urays won the nrst game or tne The Grays threatened to makr a rout Dy scoring two more runs In the ninth. Bankhead droppc.i hit in short center and took second on a wild pitch.

He moved third on Leonard's infield out scored when Hoskins singled sh 1 ly to left. Josh Gibson got ins third hit of the day, a line to center, sending Hoskins to th Hoskins scored a moment later r. Canaday's fly to left. While the Grays were shoot iv; the works at the plate. Roy maker and his trusty left arm the Barons a provedblal fit.

the third until the ninth the ky southpaw kept Birmingham under control. During that time he gave up but four hits, two of whu were scratch bingles, and chained up four of his seven strikeouts, and not once during the entire game were the Barons able to muster more than a single off the southpaw. The Dixie team connected for 11 hits during the game, all of which went for singles, and only two of the three runs they made were earned. In taking the game of the series, the Grays resorted to the same type of baseball that they have concentrated) on down through the years. They had power in their lineup and they used it every minute of the game.

Not only were they bombastic, but they got good pitching, and with those two necessary assets, they got off to flying start in the first game of the 1844 Negro world series. BOX SCORE Karons ab po alGrmya ah pn a Mc'rin. cf 4 1 3 OlBell. If 5 1 i Wilson, aa 5 Steele, rf 6 Davis, lb R' cliff ckett. If 4 M'ney, 2b 4 B'tton.

3b 4 M'ham, 4 iJones 0 3 3 I mln. cf 5 2 L' 1 3 lB'head, aa 4 1 1 2 3 SlL'nard, lb 4 3 0 5 lllH'sklna, rf ft 2 2 1 o'Gibson. 4 3 1" 10 OiCanady, 3b 1 1 31. 10 1 0 0 son. 2b 5 0 2 4 maker, 3 0 1 TOTALS 40 11 27 lliTOTALS 40 12 27 11 Grays 100 110 Barons 001 000 0024 Ran for Markham fn the ninth.

Summary Runs, Benjamin, Bankheid, Leonuard, Gibson 2, Hoskins 2, Canaday, Wilson, Jones. Runs batted in Bell 2, Leonard. Hoskins 2, Gibson. Canaday, Davis. Steele.

Two dim hltfl Benjamin, Canady. Three base hits Bell. Home runs Gibson, Leonard. Hoskins Stolen bases McLaurln, Wilson. Sacrifice hits Canady.

Wellmaker. Struck out by Wellmaker, Mark ham. 5. Bases on balls off Wellmaker 1: Murk ham wild pitch, Wellmakes and Markham: passed balls. Gibson, Radeltffe.

Left on bases Grays 4. Birmingham 4. Umpires plate, Moore (American league); first base. Harris (National': second. Ward (American); third, McCrary Time 2 hours and 10 minutes.

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