The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, July 15, 1939, City Edition, Page 10, Image 10
Tommy Donaldson Opens Golf Title Defense in St. Louis, Aug. 20th DAPPER YOUNG SHttTMAKEK, PROMISES PLENTY ACTION IN CENTRAL STATES TOURNEY l ’ By Joe Simmons St. Louis—Concede that your opponents are pretty good and then go out and take their measure is Jie philosophy of Dapper Young Tommy Donaldson, America’s “Oia'erella Golfer,’’ who, g'ven an outsiders chance last sunrrer at M-nnoapolis, Minn., in the Cen ral States Golf ( h-mpionship, s'rok ed hi i way to victory over a com parativoly strong field. Donaldson who hails from Minneapolis, Minn, will defend his crown over th tricky Forest Park layout here, Aug. 20lh, wdien a field of 100 or more Midwest Golfers will invade this Mound City for the 9th Annual Tourney. Course in Condition Herbert Love, Tournament man ager sent out a circular letter Last week, to all the Midwest Clubs in forming thorn of the playing con ditions of the Tournament. Love stated, the green and fairways of ihe ooursc wall be in excellent condition for the /tourney, l/wal experts watching St. Louis golfers in practice sessions over the week end expressed Tie opinion local golfer8 will be hard to beat when tho thirty-six hole medal play event is staged. Richard Poung, who shares the pre-itourney fav orite berth with Chumi* Donald son and Slarrmin’ Sam Shephard, was impressive in practice sessions last week, carving out steary pars and birdies to chalk up 7H on the, rough layout. Young, twice win ner of the Central States Crown is definitely out to win this year, needing one more win to ga n per manent possession of tho coveted 3 leg trophy. The stocky little golfor ig taking his game very serious. Topeka Tops Visitors The Twin Lakes Club of Topeka, Kansa,, will probably top the visi tors list of entries if present in dications arc true. Sherili Thomp son and Bill Bennett will lead a delegation composed of the follow ing: Clyde Crith, Oliver Quecnry, Roj, Keeling, Orlando Atkinson, Miner Jordan, Bill Mallo-y, How a»‘d Officer, C. W. F'renc \ and Gale Franklin. This, it was be lipved will be the largest dele gation from any one ?,luo. Charles Neble ef Minneapolis, writes, ‘We’ll have all our top golfers on hand for the tourney. In addition to Donaldson, other go.f ,8 com ing frem Minnesota City are: James Murrey, last year medalist, Jimmie Lee of St Paul, Bert Da vidson, Johnny Williams, Bert Smith, Percy Hughes, Jimmy Hughes, Doc. Crump, Hezzy Al len, Mickey McQuire, Duke Oar am, Leo Lewis and Noble. This gmip will be augmented by pos sible or more from Omaha, Neb., under the leadership of Boyd Gal loway, and several mashie-wielders from Des Moines, Iowa. Kansas City’s contingent headed by Morris $ Defending Chamnion i _ Tommy Donaldson, Dwrinu'-ivt Canadian Bom Golf Sensation ol Minneapolis, Minn., who last week notified the nation’s to ranking amateur golfers that he will be ir rare form this suramer when the golf caravan will pour into St Cou'> far the Ninth Annual Cen tral S.a.tes Golf Tournament. Don •Idaon like Howard Wiheeler, Na tional Open King, plays golf with a cross handed grip regarded as one of the most dangerous Negro shotmakcrs in the country. He is lated among the favorites to cop D*p title scheduled tor August it). 'fern *ono, I,eroy Doty and George McClain will compose of a dozen or more sharp shooters. The Doug lass Park Golf Club, Indianopilis, Ind., will in all probability have a group of goll'ens in the field. Johnny Green, Abe Dillard and Babe Steward will probably lead O'e group. As the starting date nears, the tournament is almost certain to top all previous Nation al Negro Golf events. Outdoor Entertainment Dr. T Carrot, Benjamin, head of the Local Entertainment Com mittee announced final plans for an outdoor dance at the new- and exclusive DeLuxe Paradise Ball room, as an entertainment feature for the vsitors. The dance will be hold the night of the tournament and will be invitational. Meeting of the Central States Golf Asso ciation, for election of officers will bP held at the Pine St. YMCA Saturday August 19th. —-0O0 NAVAL NOTES SHORT STORIES about our NAVY Every ship and station in the Navy is equipped with a modern I library. Books rank from highly J technical to light fiction. A liberal: magazine subscription list is also maintained. The library at the Naval Training Station, San Diego California, contains over 10,000 [Jury Finds A Right Hand Punch Kills Opponent COLORED BOXER FREED AFTER RING DEATH OF WHITE OPPONENT Lc-i Angeles, June 29 (ANP)_ Shaken with grief over responsi bility for the tragedy, Hut Thomp son, middleweight boxer, declares he will never fight again following the death of his opponent, Lou Gomez, 20 year old white boxer, at San Diego June 2. Gomez never regained consciousness* after a knockout in the second round and died shortly afterwards. The coroner’s jury freed Thomp son, declaring the fatal blow was unintentional being given in a competitive sport. The autopsy re vealed that death was caused by >. hard right hand blow to the solar plexus which caused contu iion, resulting in paralysis of the' respiratory system and inter hem orrage. Thompson gave all of his small purso for the preliminary bout to the relatives of 0°niez. i c:: volumes and has an average turn over of 2,7000 volumes each month. The combined broadsides of all Perry's Fleet on Lake Erie scare ly weighed as much as a single shell from ont> of our modern bat tleship turret guns. Navy Training Courses are pre pared and issued to the Personnel In order that the process of devel oping skill and efficiency by indi viduals may be facilitated and speeded up. Our present Naval Air Force is divided generally into three clas ses: the carrier squadrons (based on aircraft carriers) consist ng of fight, scouting, torpedo and bombing planes; patrol squadrons (based at Fleet Air Bases,) con-' si sting of great flying boats equally adaptable for long range scouting or bombing; and the bat tleship and cruiser-based on scout ing and observation planes. Gunnery competition in our Navy started in 1903; Engineering in 1909; Battle Efficiency in 1910 and Communications in 1921. ——- ■ oOo —• NAACP PROTESTS NAMING OF ONE-TIME KLANSMAN TO j LIFE JOB AS FEDERAL JUDGE j Nerw York, July 12—A strong telegram of protest against the confirmation of Elmer D. Davies of Nashville, Tenn., as judge in the federal court for the middle Tennessee district was sent to Senator Henry F. Ashurst, chair man of the Senate Judiciary com mittee by the National Associa tion for tihe Advancement of Colored People. Davies was reported in the press of July 6 as having admit ted to the Senate committee that he had belonged to the klan at I wish I could describe to all you boya and girls, who are going to read about these travels, Just what Mr. Van’s Caravan looks like. It Isn’t long or short, but Just the right size, and what the power Is that propels It up and down the eu ih, over seas and across rivers, 1 i never yet been able to learn. Anyway, It takes him everywhere, a :. ju shall see. All that Mr. Van does is climb lii.j the seat, pulls a brake or two and off she goes down the road or up in the air, whichever way he v»n s It to travel. This remarkable v> hide movea through the air with the speed of a shooting star and aloux the highways of the world faster than a streamlined locomo tive. yet It Is neither an airplane Bor an automobile Is It any wonder then, that Mr .Van's two young passengers, Sam, who Is twelve years old, and his •lster, Betsey, who Is only six. are excited as he brings the caravan up to their house and the great trip Is about to begin? Mother and father, standing on the porch, wave them hearty fare wells and the famous trip starts. Sam, who Is straight and Btrong, as any boy named after Uncle Sam should be, tries to look uncon cerned, but little Betsey catches bold of Sam's arm, “Where’s Gyp?” she cries, "we'vs nearly left him behind.” Sam's clear, sharp whiBtle, brings a little shaggy dog out of the house like a flash, straight into Betsey’s arms. "Now we’re ready, Mr. Van," laughs Betsey, “we’ll need him on our travels, you wait and see.” A whirring noise from the cara van and it starts to move—Mr. Van’s Caravan has started on its long, long Journey at last; soon mother and father are left far be hind and Paris is their first stop. , L._I By MSA BEK Danny was a funny little chap— a'. ..ays thinking of doing odd things tit nobody elae ever thought of ^ clj' r. One night when his mother: was tucking him in his bed and his fat ter had kissed him good-night, | he asked. "Mother, did anybody e. >r have green hair?” "Oretn hair!” laughed his moth-1 er in surprise. "Perhaps there are b mi ? people, somewhere in the w v.’ld, who have green hair.” "I wonder what part of the world that would be.” said Danny. *‘O, in the Land of Nod. I guess. ’ his mother answered. "Are you going there to pay them a visit?” "I’d like t >," Danny said sleep li "but I don’t know the way." ’ You’ll find the way soon," said t> s mother. "How?” D-nny esked. He was ■ 'most asleep now. "The Sand Man will take you." replied his mother. "Here he comes now, with a bag of sand on his back. Ask him where the Land of Nod is. Maybe he’ll pick you up, eit you on top of his bag of sand and carry you there.” Just than the door opened, very e'.„vTTy end without any noise, and la walked the strangest man you ever saw. He was tall and sleepy looking and walked without making A sound. There he stood, with a great heavy bag on hie shoulders end his eandy hair all tousled. Danny wanted to say something to this man, but when he tried to ■peak, no sound would come. Then the tall man reached over his shoulder, took a pinch of sand from his huge bag and put a few grains of It on Danny’s two eye lids. After that Danny could speak He stood up In his hen and said, "Are you the °ar-1 Man?" The fan I f,nn r mice so softly that Dinny had to li'len carefully. Ka said. “Yes. Danny, I’m tha Sand Man " ■'Mother said you would come," Danny explained, “and I’m so glad you’re hare.” Danny was zo hanpy that ne danced on his bed and laughed out loud. T’ae Sand Man told the child that he must be quiet—very quiet If he wanted to go wiih him. ’’I was afraid you'd be too busy to tako me with you.” said Danny. The Sand Man told him. 'Tin busy every night, Danny I go around the world with my bag of sand and visit all the sleepy peo ple, but they don’t see me because I put them to sleep.” ‘‘But I see you.” said Danny. ”Yes,” the Sand Man continued, “every boy and girl sees me Just once. Every night I stop in my trip around the world, and visit one child who has been very good ail day, and I And out what he would like to do. Then I try to make him happy. Now, what would you like?” “O, Sand Man!” cried Danny, “I’d like to visit the I,and of Nod.” “You shall go there,” whispered the Sand Man. "Please, Mr. Sand Man," said Danny, “could you speak a little louder—I can hardly hear you.” But the visitor said, “No, the Sand Man must be very quiet. He puts peoplo to sleep, you know. Now, take a nap and then you may go with me. Go to sleep ... Go . . . to . . . sleep . . . go . . . to . . . sleep ...” and the Sand Man’s voice faded away In a son*. one time. The NAACP protect followed up the one the association had made April 11, 1939 when Davies was first mentioned as a federal bench nominee. On April 13 the NAACP sent to President Roosevelt and Attorney General Murphy photo static copies of an affidavit made by W. S. Noble of Nashville de claring that ho (Noble) had been a member of the same klan as Davies and had attended meetings with him. The protest against Davies has SPORTS HEADLINERS By a*., ' fc- »—■M—I ■ I I ■ — 'll— - W«Wf i&'moLvmPic aoo MereRXHAmP - jum w>twrr been sent not only to Senator As hurst, but to every senator, ask ing that he vote against confir mation. The NAACP also has called on its branches throughout the country and upon other or | ganizatbms to oppose the Davies [ confirmation. Said the letter of Secretary Walter White: “In times like these when racial hatred and bigotry are threaten ing the entire world, this is no time to put a man on the federal bench of the United States who joined an organization like the klan, whose sole purpose is that of fostering racial hatreds and bigotry.’’ -—oOo-— CASH COAL WIN- LOSE On Thursday, July 6th, at 6 P. M. tshe Cash Coal out slugged the West Omaha Boosters to the tune of 1.3 to 5 at Pontenelle Park. Scott hit two home runs for the league reading loader. Jack Wright was the flinger. The game was broadcasted from Station KOWH. Sunday July 9th at 3:30 P. M. at River Park, the Harmony Bar and the Cash Coal hooked up to battle for the lead of bheir league. Harmony Bar won out in the 10th by a score of 10 to 9. The game w'»s packed with thrills and frills I Cn both sides. Thp Cash Coal was i the most erratic on the field. The ^oys threw away 2 runs by erat tie base running. It seems like the Cash Coal boys get excited v hen they are on base. Charley Crump and Jack Wright earned ! the tissue paper frying pan for the prize boner of the season. ; Crump tried to steal home with the bi»ll in possesion of the catch er. Jack Wright muffed a beau tiful double play by not knowing w<hat to do with the ball after he ; caught it. Net results, 5 runs eame across the plate. The actual ly should have read 9 for Cash Coal and 4 for the Harmony. If i the Cash Coal expect to stay in [ the running they must get to 'ether among themselvea and stop wasting so many runs. Every man on the team wants to hit home ,-uns. Nobody wants to sacrifice a man to second to prut him in scoring position. That chance came to them 4 or 5 times Sunday. It seems to me that they would pro fit by their past mistakes. Some of their mistakes was putrid. If that was a bunch of grade school kids play, you would expect to see such base ball. But all the boys have had years of base- ball ex I perience as a faithful fan and ; roo er, I am asking you boys to I please get together and get some j harmony among you and some ' signals and abide by them when given to you toy who ever is in ehargo and who ever is coaching to please watch the ball and stop : wasting runs. The players that are playing in the g y a should be alert at all times. Stop wasting runs. The two runs that was wasted Sunday would won the old ball game for you. I am still root ing for you and still believe you will win the pennant So get a hustle on, all of you. Come and win some more ball games. Re member harmony and signals will go a long ways toward helping win a ball game. Yours Truly, Richard Stanley --—-rvOr* -- NEWREELS OF SPINGARN AWARDS TOO BLURRED New York, July 12—Because Marian Anderson had to say “Thank you,” to so many peoole at ence when she got the Spring am gold medal, Jufy 2 at the hands of Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt news reel pictures of the event were blurred and made unfit for showing, according to officials of Pathe News. The presentation was made in Richmond, Va., at the closing mass meeting of the 30th annual confer ence of the NAACP before an audience of 5,000 people. J. E. Spingarn, donor of the medals was unable to be present because of illness. He was repre sented by his brother, Arthur R. Spingarn, chairman of the Asso ciation’s national legal committee. -—oOo——— NEED FOR BETTER HOMES SENT MIAMIANS TO POLLS Richmond, Va. July 13. Samuel Solomon, the youthful undertaker, of Miami, Florida, who led 1,000 of his fellow Negro citizens to the polls to vote last May 2, despite a terrorist drive on the part of the local Ku Klux Klan, told his story to the 2,500 delegates and visitors attending the opening of the thir tieth aimal N. A. A. C. P. confer ence in the Mosque auditorium here June 27. He told it in an unexcited, well modulated voice that bespoke the deep conviction and courage that lay behind his words. “I am not a speaker. I am just a citizen who found in Miami a vicious condition facing our people, and tried to do something about it .When I moved to Miami about three years ago from Georgia I found an area of fifteen blocks by six blocks wi'Ji 35,000 Negroes liv ing so close together that a man could lie in his bed and hear his next door neighbor’s conversa tions. “Today we have garbage trucks, a grand jury that has condemned ten blocks of Negro slums, and with the aid of the federal govern ment we are going to have better homes. We have told the city com missioners that if they don’t do right we’ll meet them at the end of two years with registered voters.’’ -oOo MORO WIDOW OF WHITE MAN GETS HALF OF ESTATE Manilla, Phidipines, July 13 (CNA)—Kentucky’s ban on inter racial marriages was not valid in the Phillipines, a Manila court ruled this week in awarding one half of a white Kentuckian’s $50, 000 estate to his Moro widow. The court held that David Stap les, a white native of Kentucky, was legally married to Maria Ri vera de Staples, a Mpro woman, before a Moro Dabu Mohammedan priest in 1913, Charles Staples, a brother of the deceased, contested the case, claim, ing the mariage was not legal, since Kentucky law does not per mit marriage between white and colored persons. The court held the question of validity rested in the Phillipines, not Kentucky. RACE HORSE DOPING I I noticed in tho local paper that some race horse owners were ac cused of doping their steeds to make them run faster and longer. If the Aksarben ’rjiard put up a higher -purse they could get the class of horses here that don’t need doping. Here is, quoting a great writers opinion, about the racing game as a whole. Quote: “How can you beat the gamb ling game The first answer is that few can, The next is to look in the gen eral direction of the kitty. The third take in percentage which few ever consider. The average gamb ling psychology is too often tied in knots. An old book maker was discussing the difference between professional and public or amateur gambling. There is far more bet ting on raca track alone through .he ‘book makers or the mutuals, than the country has ever known.” he said. “The count runs into many millions but the pubi c at large still plays the sucker role. The amateur gambler quits on his good luck, but presses his bad. he starts winning he begins to hedge. He wants to leave a winner. The tide may be running with him but he cuts down ihis bets. It is only when he startg losing that he increases his play in an effort to get out (the other side). We work in just the opposite way,” he continued. “If things are run ning our way we ride with the tide. Increase our bets take more chances. But none of us like to buck a rough tide. We ride hard with the good days and loaf on the others. If you are losing, cut down your bets, don’t pile them up. (Beating the Races. Is there anyway to beat the re ces? I ask only a smart few. The bookmaker said how can you when 10 or 14 per cent are against you? Anyone who tries to parley a race hasn’t even a starting chance. The odds are not 10 to 1 but a thou sand to 1. A few smart players get along by getting the best in formation they can pick up and then betting only these few horses. Maybe one or two a day. The aver age sucker plays them all alike. What Racing Needs. Races today needs bigger purses tor the horse owners and smaller take tor the tracks. You hear of a tew wealthy men with winning stables who do well enough, but what about the average owner with only a few entries in his sta~ ble trying desparately to win a race to pay his feed bill? These are the real backbone of racing, wouldn't be two entries a race If it wasn’t for this breed there around the country where the de mand. today is heavy and will get much stronger later on the tracks ges too much of the swag. The ones, don’t get nearly enough. No horse owners, especially the little wonder some of them go beyond the law and make any sort uf move that might help win with the mu tuals now eomming into New Jer sey and a probability in New York with more tracks added to the al rt5a<ly tong list the call for horse flesh will be loud and long. There won’t be enough horses to go around unless something is dona for the smaller owner who has had a rough and rugged time trying bo break even to keep going. So you see what you are up against when you are betting on the hor ses. If you were on the inside and knew' what was going on. then you could make money. The three horses that were doped, Donald W Blowaway, and Serbian Rose. Kach won. I was looking out the window if I had only known. Fana did you notice how old Snobeedo turned on the fan going that two miles! Why he ran the last mile faster than War Admiral. Some speed! Are you telling me. Richard Stanley ADVERTISING MEINS ■ MORE PROFIT AND ! MORE BUSINESS 1 |