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By Dean Gordon B. Hancock,
Virginia Union University,
for ANP
IT TAKES PRAYER PLUS.
Another world’s series is ended
and like most of those that went
before it, ended in favor of the
American league entries. As an
insurable National league rooter,
I am absorbing my annual hu
miliation and chagrin. The bister
dose is served every autumn and
I am forced to drink to the very
drags. The devotees of the Na
tional league may as well face the
fact, the American league plays
better baseball and he is exceed
ingly rash who seeks to minimize
this fact. «.
The Yanks won because they
are the best team in the world;
and it was almost a minor mis
fortune that they were matched ,
with the hapless Brooklyn Dodg- \
ers.. Of course Brooklyn won j
something far more important
than a world series and that is
the approbation of mankind.
When they entered a team boast
ing of three Negro baseball celeb
rities, they struck a mighty blow
for democracy in a world that is
drunk with race prejudice and j
bigotry. The world series was
above all else a dramatization of I
the fact that the things of the !
spirit are the eternal verities of
life.
It is difficult to conceive of a
better way to dramatize the new j
spirit that is abroad in the world
than by the spirit exhibited in
the integration of Negroes into
the great American pastime, so
wonderfully exemplified in the
world’s series just ended. Even
more dramatic than Joe Louis j
bursting the beak of some white
man, proving his pugilistic prow
ess for the entertainment of mob
rpinded thousands. While Joe
Louis on exhibition once in a
great while the Negro baseball
Players are on exhibition daily
and before millions including mil
lions of children who will not
forget, even though their elders
who would have them forget.
The impression of a Jackie
Robinson cavorting around sec
ond, or the matchless Campanella
showing baseball catching at its
best or, a Don Newcombe pitch
ing his heart out with only two
hits to help him lose a heartbreak
er in the series opener, will last,
as it were, forever! The world
watched with bated breath while
what is perhaps its twentieth cen
tury drama unfolded before ouf
astonished gaze.
But most important for this re
lease is the fact that with three
Negroes in its line up, and with
millions praying for a Brooklyn
victory, the Flatbush entry failed
utterly to stand up before the
onslaught of the Yankee team that
played minus Negroes and with
out the stimulus of knowing that
it was doing a big and godly
thing. There was never a world's
series where millions were pull
ing with more ardour and prayer
than that of the current s^j-ies
when not only baseball was be
ing played but the finer spirits
of mankind were being stirred.
But all the same the Dodgers
went down and the Yankees went
up. The whole affair goes to show
that it takes more than prayer
to achieve our objective as Ne
groes-. Prayer did not carry these
Negroes to their place of im
portance and fame and fortune.
Negroes went into their first
world’s series because they could
play baseball. Prayer doubtless
had its place but prayer without
skill is limited unmercifully. The
prayer of 15 million Negroes could
not turn the tide, when the
Yankee bats began ringing on
the Brooklyn pitching. Strangely ,
enough the first game was lost
to Brooklyn on one home run; ;
yet the next day Brooklyn got
three home runs and could not !
win. That seemed a little curious |
but the fact remained those Yanks
were synething terrible to be
hold.
Prayer has its place but it can
not take the place of competence
and ability. It is just as well for !
us as Negroes to ever bear this
in mind. The way toward our
citizenship goal is tedious and tor- j
tuous—although prayer wTill at
times stand us in good stead; but
fine skills and preparation must
not be overlooked or minimized.
When Napoleon said that God was*
usually on the side with the fin
est artillery, he hardly meant more
than that thorough preparation is
a major factor in success. Being
a Negro and being on the right
side does not insure victory or the
realization of our dreams. We
must be able to outstrip our op
ponents if we would win the prize.
The prayers of 15 million Negroes
could not overcome the potency
of these terrible Yankees. Prayer
wins, but not always victory for
our favored team when said team
faces those Yankees. It takes
jyayer plus to beat the Yankees!
The Brooklyn Dodgers did not
have that “plus,” let us be sure
we have.
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•TATI HXITOIICAL SOCIITT
When the Republicans were
casting around for a candidate
for governor in 1874 to succeed
Robert W. Furnas, at the end of
a stormy term had decided not
to seek re-election, they selected
Silas Garber, a man 41 years of
age who had been in Nebraska
only about four years.
Despite his youth and rela
tively brief residence in Ne
braska—neither of which were
serious disqualifications in pio
neer politics—young Garber de
feated his Democratic opponent,
and went on to win re-election in
1876.
Silas Garber was born in Lo
gan county, Ohio, and at the age
of 17 removed to Iowa where he
was engaged in farming. He
served in the Union army during
the Civil war, attaining the rank
of captain in the 27th Iowra In
fantry. In 1870, accompanied by
his brothers, Joseph and Abram, I
he came to Nebraska, homestead- j
ing in what is now Webster
county. Joseph was the father of ;
Daniel Garber, veteran Nebraska '
legislator.
Governor Garber's early career 1
in Nebraska is closely identified
with Webster county beginnings. 1
The election for organizing the •
county was held at his home, 1
April 19, 1871. The next year the
town of Red Cloud was laid out '
on the Garber homestead.
The future governor’s first I
public office in Nebraska w-as
that of probate judge for Web
ster county. In 1872 he was
elected to the House of Repre- j
sentatives of the state legislature. (
The next year he was appointed
register of the land office in Lin- i
coin and w^as serving in that
capacity when nominated for the
governorship.
In many respects, Governor
Garber’s administration was one
of the most important in the
state’s history. It saw the present
state constitution drawn up and
adopted.
His administration, too, encom- j
passed a highly critical period in ;
the affairs of the young state. I
The year of his election had
brought one of the worst grass- j
hopper plagues in the state’s his
tory, and when he assumed office ,
many people were destitute, par
ticularly in the western part of
the state.
In his inaugural message Gov
ernor Garber urged the legisla- j
ture to provide adequate relief j
for Nebraskans stricken by the |
grasshoppers. He was particu- j
larly concerned that seed be pro
vided for the next year’s plant
ing.
Through all of his messages to
the legislature Governor Garber
stressed the importance of en
couraging immigration and agri
culture and increasing the
amount of information available
to the farmers of the state.
At the completion of his second
term as governor, Mr. Garber re
turned to Webster county, where
he lived until Jan. 12, 1905, en- J
gaging in merchandising, bank- i
ing and stock raising.
SCARLET
SPORTS
By Leo E. Geier
Nebraska’s varsity is using a
new type of hip pads this year
along with new tear-way jgrseys
for backs and ends, lightweight
game shoes, etc. The old type
of hip pads which buckle on like
a belt have been replaced by
two-way stretch lastex trunks
with built-in pockets for pads.
Among the players, the garments
are called “girdles” because they
resemble a type of woman’s gir
dle. The new equipment pre
vents hip pads from turning
when a player is hit and saves a
lot of unnecessary bruises.
Floyd Bottorff, the NU equip
ment manager, keeps spirit high
among the players W'ith his pranks i
and jokes (while the coaches are
away) and each year turns poet
to help boost “his boys” on to the
win column. His literary efforts
include verses about each game on
the schedule. Here are portions
from this year’s Bottorff poem.
“As for Kansas we can close the gate
But that little Latin In Manhattan was ^
sure a heavy date.
0. K. Lahoma we know you’re hard to
slay,
On Oct. 22 We hope to meet you half
way.
Sly Missouri is never a bluff.
Hold together, boys, and show her some
stuff.
She's down in Ote Missouri back in the
dell.
Beat her boys and bring back our bell.
Old maid Kansas is til, it’s been discovered,
By Nov. 5 she will be fully recovered.
Homecoming men! Have I said enough?
Don’t stop now for there's two more
that’s tough . .
Floyd says he's written more
verses but says they can’t be
used until the games are over
and we have won.
Although all eyes are on the
varsity and the Big 7 race, this
reporter is taking a look into the
future and back to another field
of the Husker football camp. As
Coach Ike Handskom groomed his
freshmen for their game with the
Kansas State frosh Oct. 21, any
observer could see that at NU
the coaches aren’t overlooking any
material they have.
Ike is working down deep in
his crew ^of potential grid stars.
A week and a half before the
K-State frosh contest, Handskom
was taking a good look at men
who didn’t show too much prom
ise early in the season.
Notice
A reward will be given for the
return of two aprons uninten
tionally sold through the grab
bag at the Urban League Friday
evening, October 14. The aprons
belongs to Mrs. Winniefred New
ton of Beatrice, Neb. Box 77.
Please call The Voice office or
get in touch with Mrs. Newton
direct.
Card of Thanks
Mrs. Ida Hightower wishes to
take this opportunity to thank
her many friends old and new
for making her 3-month stay in
California with her son, Paul
Neely and wife so very enjoy
able.
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