Beating The Gun Excerpts From Early 20th Century Boxing And Baseball
An anthology segment recounts Tom Molineaux slave origins and bare knuckle fame, cites Joe Louis remarks about a film ending, notes a potential shortstop in Puerto Rico with Columbus organization ties, and recalls Columbia basketball alumni Norman Skinner John H Johnson and George Gregory as Harlem and Columbia era figures.
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Norman Skinner
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
John H. Johnson
Amsterdam News
Columbia
George Gregory
Lions
New York
Sam McVea Big Four fighter undefeated vs White opponents
Sam McVea of Oxnard California a rail splitter and one of Fiestiana s Big Four of 1910 Johnson Langford Jeanette and McVea fought 18 consecutive years without losing a decision to a White opponent He possessed a legendary left hook in boxing lore
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Sam McVea
Oxnard
Calif
Fiestiana
Ohnson
Langford
Jeanette
McVea
Negro baseball pioneers and key Black players shaping the game
A historical overview traces John Henry Lloyd the Black Horus Wagner and other Negro stars who endured color lines in the 1880s. It notes the first professional Negro team in 1885 Babylon NY, and Frank B. Thompson and Walter Cook backing the Cuban Giants to entertain summer guests. It highlights football standouts Sidat Singh Bru Holland Paul Robeson and Fred Pollard, with later notes on integrity disputes involving Art Wilson and the Mayaguez club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Lloyd
Horus Wagner
N. Y. Journal-American
Lloyd
Atlantic City
Brooklyn Dodger
Fleetwood Walker
George Story
Frank Grant
Babylon
L. L
New York
Frank B. Thompson
Argyle Hotel
Walter Cook
Cook
Sidat Singh
Syracuse U
Bru@ Holland
Cornell
Paul Robeson
Rutgers U
Fred
Frits”) Pollard
Brown U
NYU
Dave Myers
Wilson
NY Yankee
George Weiss
Cleveland Baseball Club
Art Wilson
Mayaguez
Puero Ries
Early Black athletic pioneers and notable 1940s figures
The passage traces early 20th century Black athletes led by H. M. Martin and Roy Morse, noting Morse’s 1940s career shift to a Bureau of Internal Revenue post. It links Jackie Robinson’s 1947 major league entry, Saloon Campanella, Joe Louis and Mal Frazier’s circle, and Satchel Paige proving age is no barrier, all reflecting vivid midcentury sports and social milestones.
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New York
H. M. Martin
A. C
Roy Morse
Pete White
Salem Crescent A. C
Morse
Peerless
Howard P. Drew
W. 45Th St
Bureau of Internal Revenue
USA
Jackie Robinson
Joe Louis
Mal Frazier
Harlem Bonvivant
Robinson
St. Alban’s
L. I
Campanella’s
St. Albans
Stovey
Grant
Florida Eyes 1760 Teachers And Classrooms Needed
Tallahassee predicts 1760 new teachers and 1760 classrooms over the next two years as enrollment rises to about 500000 in 1951. The State Department of Education notes per pupil spending has risen to 158 dollars from 114, with more schools adding full time art music and physical education teachers and librarians since 1947 while vocational and lunch programs expand, though many counties still lack adequate facilities and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Florida
State Department of Education
State Advisory Council On Education
Whispers Amid War Winds Poems on Battle’s Noise
Poem speaks through John Henrik Clarke’s voice about longing for gentleness as cannons roar and soldiers fall. Wind, flowers, and memory contrast with the scent of death on the battlefield, capturing tension between peace and conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henrik Clarke
ANP
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RNP
Tom Molineaux
Virginia
Tom Cribb
Hy Gardner
Gordian Knot
Alexander-the- Great
Jersey Joe Walcott
Louis
Birmingham Black Baron
Bill Veeck
Cleveland
Puerto Rico
Chandler
Satchel Paige
N.W
3Rd Ave
Miami, Fla
Ecomony
Reelee Hair Prod. Co
St. Nicholas Avenue
N. Y
Magic City Auto Driving School
Benny O’berry
N. W
6Th Avenue
Biome
Men’s Rayon Sox
Navy New
17Th St
7Th Ave
Miami, Florida
Mr. Mack
Christian Science Monitor
LSTEN
ABC
Hristian Science
Boston
U.S.A
The
Stete
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