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2 fURpAY. AUGUST 71943 ITCHERS 4 SMITTY 5 ortsbpurrs i Bv WEND El SMITH Sparrow Passes and Baseball One of Its Greatest Promoters miTPArn Alio DraDe the flag: of baseball at 1 rrnma'a 1 1 1 1 1 er rim i mnnuira joct anotncr oia uie game been called out by the Great Umpire Roy Sparrow, mend 01 a mimun ui mwc uuu extraordinary, is uwu. Lr extr; I Roy dl Vr givin mg hp ved. Diavinff me game 10 me enu, up 0 W. SPARROW ls 1 1 dlrlM win a I ca miA trmmm all var V.M..

ti Jen to alwav 0vw25 5t tVo: IV. T' i1W a a LiUM ao frnm itis. Via si a Vm C. 'a. Comiskey Park in Chicago before 51,000 fans In the 11th annual East West classic.

While the start from the American league vied with the stars from the National baseball's great show was brinR enacted. Left to right: Wright of the Grays takes a vicious cut for the En st. with Ted Radcliffe, West catcher, and Umprre Virgil Blultt ready for action. JeM winiams, wesi snortstop, connects for a i. nthaAn iw ins mrrnar.

a mnn cv rna ki nm sihirle. Josh Gihson Joe Iois (inset) i until the battle was over. Associated in some way with sports promotions for more than 20 years, a man with an imagination second to none, and a true friend to a friend, baseball in particular and sports in general has lost a man who can never be re placed. Here today at the spec tacular East West classic, 51,723 people stood and paid a silent tribute to Roy Sparrow in the sixth inning. He was one of the originators of this great spectacle, and his passing was as significant as the game itself.

We all stood up 51,723 of us and bowed mr heads as a final farewell to a great guy, who had a heart as big as the ball park in which "his" tramp wna tvine r1Vfd iad as we stood there in mute silence, under a' beau Jummer sky I visualized how happy and proud ujia cave been had hp known about this. It was a pring pic ture, believe me, as all those humans stood Fna said "eoodbve" to him. It was something bier Hue ana nod. And the fact that it was such a fascinatiner. unDrece portrait of human sincerity, it made me feel his Jiwre man anvthmsr else.

Classic Is One "ft Kind of Promotions 13 was a hie show hr torlav t.s sponsored in this country. Here was color and P' tnrilis and drama. A capacity crowd was here ft 1 ball Mm.i Kn4 4 n. Af on4 i great ball came 3 SDn 1 1 tin Tia nmrtfiAna arsmvA ttlmatrti Kior tO "nil 'nm in SJ Promotion "Tf if ien't Viitr if ion'f a iir re hm i ah i I1 he nrnmntino fho Waahincrf nn Til or If Qonil. five yo jrs ago, Roy "sold" a second rate ball fans by stirring their imaginations.

He not Finds. tramps blew them ud. One of wet auae nuv diwava uau auiucLiiuic Lnno in 1 Credit for Ah' Vt a a. a wnnt to see that club," he explained. something else." in ring Dyckman Oval in New York.

wish he could have seen this spectacle If" In" animp.l I could get." he told me.j i.r.srt iioy'd certainly attract attention. If, any trigger animals 1 would have used ihe Fir 0ierCn a Games was "selline" wasn't good enough But Totals. 1 1 THE PITTSBURGH COURIER I UPSETS THE EAST IN BASEBALL'S "GREATEST" GAME BEFORE 51,000 ROARING FANS AT COMISKEY PARK IN CHICAGO I MM BBS a if 5v 5 president of the Memphis Red Sox baseball club. First row, left to right: Mrs. VV.

L. Foreman, C. J. Kincaide. Mrs.

Ora Lee Owens, Dr. Martin and Er 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .33 1 4 24 14 0 Scales batted for Wright In itk. Benjamin batted for Vargas in ft. Harris batted for Pearson fth. EAST WEST Ruts batted in Sampson, O'Hefl, Conard.

Twe ba Double slav S. Bankhead to Leonard. Left on Barnhfll, Day, 2. Struck out By Paige, McKinnis. buihigs; McKmh, 1 T.

Smith, 3 in 2 23; Moss. 0 in 1 in 2. Passed ball T. Radcliffe. Winning pitcher Paige, and Walker.

Time of game 2:12. Atfemfance 51723. Totals It's too bad we had to wait so long to give Roy the pat on the back he deserved. It's too bad we didn't give the credit due him a long ago. But that's life, guess.

We usually wait until it's all over before we realize fpatnrpc was on of the first! our error. Look how we treated ADe mncoin ana some uj. bI nark in the "Big Town" and was the others. trnds to bring the fans in. it would have been nice if Roy could have been here a hi? customers more than their mcney'sifor this record breaking promotion today.

If he could have only been here long enough to have seen this tremendous who "sold" tlie first East West game, crowd I know he would have been thrilled beyond all p.nd Dut on a publicity campaign the expression. He would have been the happiest man in this or been eauled before. Since then. ball park. T'T" 'c It's like Rov wanted! 1 1 rsiir rnpn Hrain wnpn vni 1 nm iinniii n.ov auu uic waj' he did things I guess he was supposed to go that way.

Mavbe he preferred it that way. He always did things up "big," you know. "Always make it big," he said. At what more suitable time could he have died than the biggest promotion in Negro sports Ion the eve of the biggest promotion of them all his as he would have said terrific! fciggest promotion? nie Wright, owner of the Cleveland Buckeyes. Second row: C.

B. Johnson, Leonard Myles, Mrs. Rena Tansil and Mrs. Violet Fortenberry. Courier photo.

AND THE WEST CAME FIGHTING BACK BEFORE 51.000 EAST IEH. KIHSK0 (BitHmore) cf. VAR6AS (CnlMns) cf LEONARD (Grays) lb 4 6IIS0N (Grays) EASTERLING (Grays) 3b PEARSON (Newark) rf. 1 BANKHEAD (Grays) 2b MARTINEZ (Cubans) ss. BARNHILL (Cubans) p.

WRIGHT (6rays) SCALES (Baltimore) HARVEY (BarHmort) DAY (Newark) BENJAMIN (6rays) HARRIS (Grays) AB. R. H. P. A.

I I 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 1 1 1 11 2 0 3 0 1 4 0 1 WEST AB. R. H. P. A.

E. WILLIAMS (Kansas City) ss 4 0 2 2 DAYENPORT (Memphis) rf. 2 0 0 1 A. RADCLIFFE (Chkiio) 3b. 4 0 1 0 W.

BROWN (Kansas City cf 3 1 1 1 ROBINSON (MettpftJs) If. 2 10 4 O'Hefl (Kansas City) 1b 2 0 0 12 SAMPSON (Nrotoghin) 2b. 3 0 1 1 T. RADCLIFFE (Chicii) 3 0 0 4 PAI6E (Kansas City) 1 0 1 0 McKINNIS (Birmingham) 1 0 0 1 T. SMITH (Oeretand) 1 0 0 0 WILSON (Cmcimtati) 1 0 0 0 LOCKETT (Memphis) If 0 0 0 0 MOSS (Memphis) 0 0 0 0 HYDE (Memphis) 0 0 0 8 .27 2 27 10 I Whsm batted for Robinson In 8th.

1 Hyde ran for Paige in third. 000 000 001 1 010 100 00X 2 se hit Paige. Home nm leonari Sacrifices Wffliami, bases East, West, 4. Bases on bans on ratge, T. Smith.

1 Wright, Ham, 1. Hits Off Paige. I 3 13; Barnhill. 2 Wright, 2 Harey. 1 Day Losing pitcher Barnhffl.

Umpires McQnary, Bintft. Forbes IffligMugMts An unconfirmed rumor swept over the Stadium that Sammy Hughes, once a star with Baltimore, had been killed firfattnff for Uncle Sam in the Pacifle Umpires Blultt, Forbes, McCreary and Walker did an excellent Job Howard Easterlinr polled the biggest "boner" when he failed to tag Hyde, running for Paige In the third, at third base. Hyde was running from second to third on an infield bounder. Barnhill threw the ball to Ras terling and. Instead of tagging Hyde, he stepped en the bag for a forced out However, Hyde i waa not running on a forced play and as result waa safe 1 Beat throwing play of the game came nn the next play when Pearson threw Hyde out between third and home after catching Davenport's fly in O'1 xv A' 0.

the "Great One." McKINNIS TOUGH If the East thought they were going to fare any better with Birmingham's Gready McKinnis. who took up where Satchel left off. they were sadly mistaken. The big left hander pitched right in Satchel's footsteps as he mowed 'em down effectively with a good hook and blazing fast ball. He pitched the fourth, fifth and sixth.

A sharp single to center fleld by Martinez was all the East could accomplish. WEST SCORES Meantime, while Paige and McKinnis were baffling the Eastern slueeers. the West scored twice. Only one of these clouting giants. The first run came in the second Buck Leonard, famed first sacker inning.

Neil Robinson walked on of the Homestead Grays, lived up four of Dave (Impo) Barnhill's to expectations. With two out in! pitches. O'Neil sacrificed him to the ninth and most of the record i second, and plucky Tommy Samp breaking throng wending its way i son. Birmingham's sensational sec toward the exits. Leonard poled ajond baseman, brought Robinson terific drive into the right field jhome with a single in short right sianas ior me ij.asi oniy run.

field. Sammy Bankhead and Len Up until the time Leonard's tre 'Pearson. second baseman and right mendous smash went screamingjnelder. respectively, each made a into the stands, the East had made gallant try, but the ball fell be but one hit. A sincrie by little tween them.

Horscio Martinez. Cuban short Willard Brown, great centerfleld stop. in the sixth, was the onIy er of Kansas City, scored the other hit. winning run in the fourth. He SENSATIONAL HURLING stole second after punching a sin For eight and two thirds innings.

on the courageous moundsmen of the ONe'1 4hen one k.th. TnHn back to the box and Brown came Easterners. The combined nitch romping home cr tsl.Ma nf mmxr I tik.l 1 flTSt DaSe, Paige. Gready McKinnis and Theo on the put out at Buck Leonard tried to nail the fleet footed Brown at the lie Smith was too much for the "'ro miow. tt a mi.hi: Ana mat was me iau Eame blow" in the ninth, the East would I right there.

With the exception of have been held scoreless all the i dramatic moment in the ninth, West was never in danger. iTheolic Smith of Cleveland took over the hurling chores in the sev During the three innings he enth and did as well as his pre workea, faige was great, tie sim decessors until two were out in; gers from the East and sent them; had one more hitter to face, the! I oacK in oraer. He neia tnem score fireworks started. less and hitless. A walk to Josh Buck Leonard Gibson was all hs gave the East, and two pitch 352 feet into the and four went down via the strike field stands.

Then came Josh out route. He fanned Leonard, Bankhead and Bell. Pearson's short fly to right field was the only ball hit out of the infield. Satchel was too good and the National league sluggers were glad when he walked off the field amid the thunderous ovaUon of fifty one thousand fans. After he had doubled to left in the third for the West's only extra base hit of the game, he left as he came proud and cocky still the most Gibson, the home run king him self and the crowd of 51,000 settled back in their seats for anything could happen now.

Gibson didn't hit for the circuit, he did rattle a whistling drive off of Jess Williams' shins at shortstop. If Josh's smash had been in the air, it would have been going yet. Then came Howard Easterling. He singled to right, sending Gibson to second, and for the first HERE COMES THE WINNING RUN! 1 Willard Brown, fleet footed cen terflelder of the West, is pictured here romping home with the winning run in the lltfeaa fm wry it jpit nuai East West game in Chicago, Sunday. Playing with the West, Brown scored the marker tha fourth Inning.

Josh Gibson, ths NINETEEJ TAR AS WEST BEATS EAST IN THRILLER 51,000 Present As Westerners Win At Comiskey Park, 2 1 By WENDELL SMITH, Sports Editor CHICAGO, Au. 1 Once again the sun shines brilliantly on the baseball front in the ruvviA finlrlen Wsf nA thArp i nn inv in th cfairl nlil hast as its tattered banner is nnned and lowered from the mast of baseball sunremarv. Hr tn rlav in hitnrir PnmlcLtr Pari rf tt. Wooly West rode high and mighty over a power team from the East in the 11th annual East West classic. A roaring throng of 51,723 saw the West come back again after losing three straight years, and defeat the East, 2 to 1.

it, was a great ball game. MEMPHIS PRE XY AND GUESTS AT EAST WEST GAME Among the thousands at the big game in Chicago Sunday was the party pictured, above, from Memphis, Tenn. They were the guests of Dr. B. B.

Martin, jne paCKea Wlin innilS ana colorful player in baseball still Xi 11 colorful player in baseball still mm I a.1 a. I I mm rm. surprises. One cast in a set ting as colorful and picturesque as any movie saga. One that will go down in history in brilliant lettering: and stand out in bold relief until the pages upon which it is written wither in the dust of time.

Overloaded with power hitters mighty men of swat who were expected to blast the East to victory with towering drives to the distant regions of this spacious ball park, the satellites of the National league lacked their vaunted punch today. LEONARD HOMERS Stall QDusit! Presidents Martin and Wilson, and all those associated with the promotion of the East West classic, deserve a lot of credit for putting on ucb a girantio and successful sports extra va ganm Every available ticket was sold by 2:30, and aU reserved seats were gone by Friday night Moving picture and newspaper photographers were all over the place It wm a perfect day for ball game Just enough breeze to keep it from being too hot Buck Leonard won a suit of clothes for clouting that SS2 foot homer in the ninth Dave Barnhill had control trouble Satchel Paige had everything 11; takes to win a hall game, plus some extra, zip on his fast ball. When the rame was over, the fans were still trying to decide which waa the bptter shortstop, Jess Williams of Kansas City or Moraclo Mart in ex of (he Cubans. Alex Radcliffe and Ted Radcliffe, who played third and caught, respectively, for the West are brothers Sana Bankhead, East second baseman, and Fred Bankhead. substitute 1 a brothers That ninth inning flareup by the East, with gone, put the final "kick" In a great ball game.

time the East was really in the ball game. Smith was weakening on the mound, and the vaunted VI icaicru luiut av miu uicu mai in II 1 II LI 1 Aler OII11LH Iiau SCL blinding fast ball at the big slug ldown Bell and Benjamin, and onlv lne was aDOUl 10 At this point. Manager Frank smashed a av Smith the heave ho sign and called in the veteran pitcher of Memphis, Porter Moss. Vic Harris, manager of. the East, then pinch jilt for Leonard Pearson of Newark.

The stage was sec ior tne iast wun uiDson on second. Easterling on first, and a record breaking throng expecting anything to happen. But Valiant Victor wasn't able to come through. He flied to' center and the ball game was over. And once again the sun is shining brilliantly on the baseball front in the rugged.

Golden West! 1 i 't 4 1 4 St. catcher, is receiving the ball, bat Brown slid across safely. Final score was 2 1 in favor of th Wwt. Courisr tuir photo by jr..