Negro and White Colleges Meet On Football Grid
New York based report notes more games between colored and White colleges this season with Maryland State and Lincoln as examples. Lincoln lost 19 to 6 at Bergen Junior College in Union City, New Jersey, provoking debate over publicity and the authenticity of reports about Negro football strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
ANP
Maryland State College
Lincoln University
Maryland
Pennsylvania Teachers’ College
Bridgeport University
Virginia Union
Union
CIAA
Lincoln
Bergen Junior College
Union City
N. J
Pennsylvania
Army
Notre Dames
Pro Football Needs More Negroes
In a tight pro football scene the sport must recruit more Black players to boost interest and keep attendance high. The piece notes the All American Conference and National League struggles, cites Emlen Tunnell and Buddy Young, and urges teams to scout Black talent beyond backfield roles to save the game’s marquee appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
ANP
Boston
Yanks
Giants
Emlen Tunnell
Iowa
Buddy Young
Buddy
Tunnell
Casey
Young
Beating The Gun in 1948 Sports Roundup Notes
A retrospective review cites Hank Greenberg and Jimmy Powers on Leroy Paige and the Indians 1949 plans, with praise for Paige’s relief work and crowd appeal. Mentions Joe Louis beating Vern Mitchell, Sandy Saddler’s dynamite punching, and past boxers like Beato, Brown, and Attell. Notes Robinson’s coaching at YMCA and boxing lessons alongside other sports skills, with a wary eye on pre Christmas matchups and fight timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
ANP
Frank Marshall Davis
Chicago Way
Claude A. Barnett
Hank Greenberg
Daily News
Jimmy Powers
Leroy
Sateh) Paige
Cleveland Indians
Paige
Indians
Yanks
Bearden
Lemon
Wally Triplett
Penn State
Pitt
Jimmy
Detroit
Joe Louis
Vern Mitchell
Joe
Mitchel
Louis
Olympia Stadium
Columbia Records Presents Lasting Voices In Historic Album
Columbia releases a landmark album featuring actual voices of Roosevelt Truman Hitler Stalin Eisenhower and boxer Joe Louis. It marks a major historic event with Lee as the sole Negro voice on side three of I Can Hear It Now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CNS
Columbia
Roosevelt
Truman
Hitler
Stalin
Eisenhower
Joe Louis
Fight
Schmeling
Lee
Bell Fox In Hospital After Boxing Bouts
Two noted fighters Tommy Bell and Billy Fox were hospitalized after boxing bouts last week. Bell, from Youngstown Ohio, suffered a brain concussion in Hawaii against Frankie Fernandez and lies in a Honolulu hospital after being kayoed in the final round of a 10 round bout. Fox, 22, was hospitalized in Buffalo after a clash with Ted Lowry. he left the ring under his own power but later required care for injuries. Fernandez seeks a title shot with Sugar Robinson and Fox’s durable ring record contrasts with his susceptibility to a hard punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ANP
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Billy Fox
Bell
Honolulu
Frankie Fernandez
Hawaii
Fox
Buffalo
N. Y
Ted Lowry
New Bedford
Mass
Lowry
Gus Lesnevich
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Tetras
Lincoln City
Miami Times
Miami, Florida
Sandy Saddler
Bridgeport
Conn
Tomas Beato
Harry Harris
Abe Attell
Bettina
Harry Markson
Jimmy Bivins
Melio Bet
Tina Garden
Enrique Felpi
Argentina
Firpo
Dempsey
Jack Fox
Harry
Robby
Campanella
Jackie Robinson
West 135Th Street
YMCA
Robinson
Modest Robinson
Sloan
Absorbine Jr
Hest
C Miller
Victory Employment
Agency
N. W
3Rd Ave
Columbia Records
Johnson & Sons Shoe Shop
Liberty City
Albert
al” Johnson
N.W
15Th Ave
Fernandez
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Hallandale, Fla
South
Broward
Roy Roberts
Ben Harvey
Ben’s Place
Hallandale
Florida
Richmond, Virginia
Miami
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