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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1950)
^ Sports Tales By Tom Carodine Fifty Years of Progress in Sports Athletes Make Greatest Race Contributions Of the brilliant boxing stars in the field since 1900 was Canadian born George Dixon, who was the only Negro boxing champion of the world when 19&0 began; this can be compared with the advent of 1950 since Ezzard Charles, Ray Robinson and Ike Williams are reigning rulers of their divisions. Jack Johnson was the first Negro heavyweight king and his dates were 1908 to 1915. One of the world’s greatest heavyweight champions was the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, who set a record on holding the title. Joe recently lost the title of heavy weight king to Ezzard Charles. In the field of other sports we have hau great names like LeRoy Paige, Oscar Charleston and the one and only Jackie Robinson, who was the first Negro to hit the big times. We also have outstanding men like Larry Doby and Roy Campa nella and many more in the big leagues. Men Who Were Greats Of the Gridiron One of the greatest men to ever wear football togs was Duke Slater, who many say could take out one side of a line by himself. We have had men like Fritz Pol lard at Brown, Robeson of Rut gers, Levi Jackson, captain for 1949 at Yale. For the first time in their histories Penn and Temple had Negro players on their fresh man teams in 1948. Midwest and Far West schools have been more liberal than the Eastern Seaboard colleges. Negroes have been stars in the Big Ten and on the Coast for years. Some of our boys who have played brilliant football, names that you all will recognize like Gene Dericotte, Lem Ford, Bob Mann, Bill Willis, Talifero, Buddy Young, Patterson, and Iowa’s Emien Tunnell was one of the greatest defensive backs in the National football leagues. Our Nebraska Ties Hoosiers 20-20 The Huskers played a remark able game Saturday against the Indiana Hoosiers. It can not be said that Nebraska didn’t look outstanding against the Hoosiers. But on the other hand the Hoosiers also had there spark played an out like, Bobby Robertson Cliff A n d erson, D’Achille and Gomary who played a out standing game. Robertson a Robertson Hoosier half- ^n'rte7 of ^lncoln State Journal. back sparked all afternoon. His punting, running, passing and pass receiving was a constant threat all afternoon. He was on his way to pay dirt several times when caught from behind by Huskers Don Bloom. Big Cliff Anderson who broke the scoring record in the big seven last year was doing a nice job on receiving passes from team mate Lou D’Achille. By statistics the game was no one sided affair by all means. It was an even match all the way to the final gun. Nebraska also had Bobby Reynolds. Bobby a 19 year-old lad from Grand Island, Neb., went the distance three times for Nebraska. For Ne braska on a whole all of our boys superior play. Our first game is should be congratulated on their just a little of what we will see in tlie future. Bobby Robertson praised by N.U. coach. After the game Coach Bob Davis of NU said Bobby Robertson “had the beit balance” of any ball-toter he’d view. Ray Condition Called Serious The condition of James Ray, 18-ye.ar-old Boys Town colored halfback, was termed as serious by the attending physician Sat urday night. Ray received a neck fracture in the Scottsbluff-Boys Towrn high school football game Friday night. The attending phy sician said Ray, after an uncom fortable night had shown im provement Saturday morning but Saturday night lapsed into uncon sciousness. This means the Nebraska high school football spotlight will be focused on the Capitol City this week where Lincoln high and Lincoln Northeast clash for the city championship. In Omaha, North High and Creighton Prep are matched in the feature at traction there while South Hi will tangle with Tech Hi 1949 state champion. Great Strides in Track and Field In track and field Negroes have ; been an increasing factor in the sprints, quarter and half mile, broad jump, the hurdles and a few field events. Of years ago we had great men like Jesse Owens, Don Barksdale, Fritz Pollard, jr., Barney Ewell and many more. Pace Setters in Basketball We have boys like Don Barks dale, Dave Minor and none of us Urban League Building URBAN LEAGUE CENTER—This is the building around which centers activity of the Lincoln Urban league. It is located at 2030 T. Community activities are cen- , Three Negro educators have ad tered around the Urban League Building, which has planned pro grams, supervised by an efficient staff of workers. Clyde W. Malone, executive secretary of the League, related some of the significant de velopments in Lincoln during the past half century “It is gratify ing,” he said, “that Negro home owners have increased from 50% in 1935 to 80% in 1950. He told of the yard-cleanup program sponsored by the Urban League and the pride which citizens have taken in the care of their homes. Still vivid in the memory of Mr. Malone is an incident which oc curred during his university ca reer in 1925 when he wanted to join the debate team. Upon making application the instructor replied, ‘ The university has never had a Negro in the debate class and I don’t know that we ever will.” Mr. Malone talked at length on the vast change at the Univer sity of Nebraska since that time. will ever forget the one and only Goose Tatum of the Globe Trot ters. dressed student convocations in the past two years. Three gradu ate students have been employed as instructors and an assistants during the past two years. Resi dent halls for women and dormi tories for men have recently been opened to Negro students, and a Negro student has been selected to play on the 1950-51 freshman team. 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