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Satchel Paige To Hid In East-West Baseball Classic

CHICAGO, (Special)—The selec- tion of veteran pitcher LeRoy “Satchel” Paige to pitch in the 23rd annual East-West baseball game is expected to give the classic its biggest boost in five years, ac-

cording to Dr. J. B. Martin, Presi- dent of the Negro American League which sponsors the event.

Paige, who has been one of the biggest drawing cards in baseball, is expected to set the Comiskey park turnstiles spinning at a busy pace for the July 31 game. How- ever, the event will get an added boost from the fairer set.

A total of 24 attractive girls, ranging in ages from 16 to 25 are

vying for the title of Miss East- West. The winner will rule as

queen of the contest. The contest will be decided at

the Conrad Hilton Hotel here July 26, with the selection of the queen, runner-up and No. 3 winners.

Informed of his selection to the West squad, the ageless Paige served notice to fans that he is still a great pitcher:

“I’8 still a good pitcher, if not a

great one,” he said. “My record in four All-Star games will bear ! me out. But if others want proof, let them come out to Comiskey Park the afternoon of the game and I’ll show 'em my fast ball.”

Paige is no newcomer to owner

Tom Baird’s Monarchs. He played with the team from 1937 to 1948,

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Board, meanwhile issued a state-

ment saying that his group would

“just bide our time” until the pe- tition has been received. He indi- cated that no special meeting will be called to discuss the petition.

In Vicksburg where the first pe- tition was filed last week several of the most prominent people whose signatures appeared on the petition, including Rev. G. C. Thom- as, pastor of one of the city’s leading Baptist churches, have said that their signature on the peti- tion were forged.

According to reports there were

strong indications that the subject of the forged signature might be

presented to the Warren County Grand Jury at its next meeting.z

| when the Cleveland Indian^ signed j him for his first big league stint, j From Cleveland he went to the St. I Louis Browns and finally to the Baltimore Orioles. The latter team released him last season.

This season he was signed to

play with the Monarchs for a re-

ported $40,000. Meanwhile, his ability to draw

great crowds cannot be denied on

Aug. 20, 1948, the greatest night crowd in baseball history—78,582—

! witnessed a game between the In- dians and the Chicago White Sox in Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium “Satchel” Paige was the pitcher. Paige is also credited with drawing

1 close to 200,000 fans through the I trunstiles of Comiskey Park in four previous All-Star showings.

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Sugar Ray Robinson In Upset Win Over Rocky Castellani

San Francisco, Calif., July 25 —

Sugar Ray Robinson, the Harlem Dandy, retired undefeated welter- weight champion on the comeback trail won an upset victory over

Rocky Castellani in one of the best fights ever seen here Tuesday night.

A crowd of G,000 whistled and cheered Ray and Rocky for a ter- rific battle that saw Robinson take

a nine-count in the sixth round | from a terrific right to the ear.

The fight, which middleweight champion Bobo Olson described as

“very close,” was given to Sugar Ray by Referee Jack Downey and Judge Frank Carter, both of whom scored it 56-54.

Judge Jack Silva saw it 56-54 in favor of Castellani.

Robinson now will seek a shot at i Olson’s middleweight title as a Fe-

suit of his hard won victory. Castellani’s big round was the |

sixth. He clobbered Robinson with j a left that felled the Ex-Welter- j weight and ex-middleweight champ 1

early in the round. But Sugar Ray called upon his 15 years of

ring knowledge to weather Rocky's desperate efforts to make it a

kayo. So hard did Rocky try with his

power-laden left that one intended

hay-maker which Robinson ducked carried Rocky into his own corner

and down to his knees. Twice in the next round Castel-

lani threw his left with such force that he lunged to the canvas again | when Robinson ducked the wild

! swings. Robinson’s big rounds were the j

| fourth and eighth. In the fifth round both fighters

i scored alternately with punishing : punches to head and body and were I slugging viciously at each other

| from start to finish. For the first time in his career,

Robinson entered the ring an under

Archie Moore Proposes Fund For Ex-Fighters

Toledo, Ohio — Returned to To- ! ledo after stealing the boxers in

| various cities the rest spotlight at a White House Luncheon, Archie Moore, the light heavyweight

j champion, was honored at a civic luncheon on the eve of his depar-

i ture for training for his match with Rocky Marciano for the heavy weight championship.

Honored along with Moore at the Toledo affair w'ere three financial backers who footed bills for his campaign to force Marciano to meet him. They are Bob Reese, Michael V. Disalle and Dr. Nicholas Dallis.

The luncheon was in the down- town Secor hotel and sponsored by the interracial Downtown Coaches Association.

At the White House luncheon, where 32 sports figures were in- vited by President Eisenhower to discuss juvenile delinquency and sports, Moore was the only one to

preesnt a concrete program. The 38-year-old boxer proposed

a benefit championship fight pro- gram to raise funds to build a

home for aged and destitute fight- ers and to finance gymns in many

dog at 2 to 1. A decisive defeat for Robinson

would have meant the end of his tough comeback trail. It was his sixth comeback fight and he had to get past Castellani to hope for a shot at Olson.

I SPORTS CLOSEUP

By FRITZ POLLARD

NEW YORK, (Global) — There were predictions and rumors fly- j ing thick and fast about the Ray Robinson-Castellani fight in San Francisco this week. A lot of people never had a doubt that Ray would take his opponent—that he had this one “going away.”

But thorugh it all, it seemed that Ray never really was too much bothered about the Castellani fight1 per se. He admitted that Castellani was a clever boxer and perhaps was a lot better than many people

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gave him credit for being, but he, said he never had a doubt that he had what it took to beat him.

No, the only, thing that bother- ed Sugar Ray, the only thing that stuck in the back of his mind was

the fact that Tiger Jones had a

decision over him. Now, of course, one would think the big thing in Ray’s life would be getting a crack at the title. Well, he has that one

j in the back of his mind, too. But

Althea Gibson Still NY Tennis Champ

Pelham Manor, N. Y., — Althea

I Gibson retained her New York | state tennis championship last week

j when she defeated June Groeger of Louisville.

Using a drop shot and driving to the corners from her forehand, Miss Gibson kept Miss Groeger on

the run.

The Kentuckian made her best! i showing in the second set when she played even to 2-all.

Miss Gibson took the next three games, lost one and then clinched the title.

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much of the 30-year-old ruler’3 responsibility for public affairs. He will thus become a more con-

stitutional Monarch.

cities where youngsters learn how to box.

Archie suggested that five champions meet their leading con- i tenders on the same card. The bouts would be televised, each to be paid for a different sponsor. Viewers would be urged to con-

tribute $1. Proceeds would be in the mil-

lions, Moore predicted. Part would be used to build homes for ex-

boxers and instructions to young- sters in boxing.

Moore suggested former heavy weight champion Gene Tunney as

the chairman for such an under- taking.

Atlanta Open Tennis Tourney August 2nd-6th

ATLANTA, Ga., July 24—The Atlanta Tennis Club and the West Side Tennis Club will sponsor the Atlanta Open Tennis Tournament jointly this year. The Tropies for the tournament will be furnished by the Atlanta Recreational Park Department.

In order to reach all age levels the tournament committee decided to have the following divisions: Boys, Juniors; Girls, Juniors; Men’s, Women’s and Senior men.

Events are singles and doubles in each division and mixed doubles for the adults.

Marshall Arnold is chairman of the tournament committee, Rosebud Brown, chairman of the entertain- ment committee and Ralph Long, coordinator. Members of the tour- nament committee are Thomas Col- lier, Joe Amos, Lewis Wilson and the Rev. H. C. McEwen. This com-

mittee will meet at the home of Ralph Long., Monday, July 25th at 8:00 p. m.

first — as a matter of his ego— he wants another crack at Jones. In fact, maybe if he tfets a chance at Bobo Olson, he won't even en-

joy the possibility of victory there unless he can wipe the slate clean of the Ti«er Jones matter.

So, Sujrar Ray Robinson has a

date. He considers the Jones af- fair a black spot on his career

and he wants to erase it. His pride was hurt by the decision and no

matter what happens he wants one

Kood crack at Jones — Champ or

no champ.

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