Giants Beat Cubs 2 to 1 in West Tour Finale
Monte Irvin powered a two run homer off Paul Minner in the fourth as the Giants edged the Cubs 2 1 closing their west tour. Giants had four hits total while Artie Wilson and Wes Westrum contributed in the field.
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Chicago
Monte Irvin
New York Giants
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Paul Minner
Irvin
Wes Westrum
Artie Wilson
Alvin Dark
Dodgers
Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Haven
Jethroe Misplays Fly as Braves Fall to Cardinals
Centerfielder Sam Jethroe dropped a suned fly with bases loaded and two out, allowing two runs in a key fourth inning rally. Cardinals capitalized and pulled ahead as the misplay doomed the Braves in the sun.
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Jethroe
Braves
Sam
Wednesday
St. Louis Cardinals
Nippy Jones
Numbered Negro Players Highlight Team Rosters This Season
A study lists 14 Negro players in the major leagues with unique numbers, noting Sam Jethroe of the Boston Braves wearing 5 as the lowest and Dan Bankhead of the Brooklyn Dodgers at 43 as the highest. It also records shared numbers 9 for Orestes Minoso and Luke Easter, with other players and their digits across the National and American Leagues.
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Sam Jethroe
Boston Braves
Dan Bankhead
Brooklyn Dodgers
Orestes Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Luke Easter
Cleveland Indians
Luis Marques
Don Newcombe
Roy Campana
Jackie Robinson
New York Giants
Rafael Noble
Artie Wilson
Henry Thompson
Monte Irvin
Willie Mays Reaches Giants After Farm Rise
The 19 year old Willie Mays moved to the New York Giants from the Minneapolis Millers farm team in the American Association. He will replace Artie Wilson at shortstop who failed to crack the Giants infield.
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Willie Mays
New York Giants
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Mays
Artie Wilson
Giants
Inield
Smith Says Segregation Will End In 10 Years
Georgia author Lillian Smith told a racially mixed audience at Friendship Baptist church that segregation is doomed as a southern pattern and will fade within ten years. She urged seeing people as human beings and praised the NAACP for legal approaches to redress and constitutional rights.
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Smith
Atlanta
ANP
Lillian Smith
Georgia
Friendship Baptist Church
Florida A and M schedules joint football basketball workshop
The 7th Annual Florida A and M College Football and Basketball Coaching Workshops run June 18 to 23, 1951 in Tallahassee. Led by Zip Gayles Langston Chuck Mathers Massilon Ohio Bob Breitenstein Frank Forbes Don Weller Bob Woodruff Allyn McKeen Tex Ryer Sam Lankford and Jage Gaither with the Rattler staff. A women’s basketball and creative dance workshop runs concurrent. Fee $20 covers room board and tuition. Two hours of PE credit available. For details write A S Gaither director of athletics Florida A and M College Tallahassee.
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Tallahassee
Florida A and M
Zip” Gayles
Langston
Chuck Mathers
Massilon
Ohio
Bob Breitenstein
Miami
Frank Forbes
Morehouse
Don Weller
Florida State
Bob Woodruff
University of Florida
Allyn McKeen
Mississippitate
Tex Ryer
Tulsa
Sam Lankford
Jage Gaither
Rattler
A. S. Gaither
Florida A and M College
Jackson Toddle Inn Graduation Exercises Near Mt Tabor Church
The Jackson Toddle Inn announces its fifth annual kindergarten graduation to be held at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church located at 1700 NW 65th St. on Friday June 8 at 8 p.m.
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The
Jackson Toddle Inn
Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
65Th St
First Negro woman lawyer sworn as city official in New York
Mrs Ruth W Whaley New Yorks first Negro woman lawyer was sworn in as secretary of the Board of Estimate. appointed by Mayor Vincent Impellitteri to the top post paying 12500 a year she succeeds Mrs Hilda G Schwartz who resigned to become a city magistrate the swearing in took place Friday morning. she and the mayor were Fordham Law classmates.
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NEW York
ANP
Ruth W. Whaley
New York City
Board of Estimate
Vincent Impellitteri
Hilda G. Schwartz
Impellitteri
Whaley
Fordham Law School
Virginia Governor Refuses Extradition In 1906 Murder Case
Gov John S Battle declined to extradite 78 year old Willie Winn to North Carolina citing a hearing in Richmond on May 15. Five witnesses brought by North Carolina failed to positively identify Winn as the suspect James Perry in the 1906 murder case.
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Richmond
John S. Battle
Willie Winn
Thee James
Perry
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