Saturday Dec. 7, 1946 ACCION Page SPORT JUNIOR CIO.
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LLOYD LABEACH FIRST YEAR SENSATION IN whites. The remainder consists governor in America, is said to gulfed in the maelstrom of soPanama of Negroes.
great sprinter, 100 yards in Second to have never ducked the problem cial conflict. unless you have Lloyd LaBeach arrived on the McKenley in 220 yards in 20. of discrimination, but battled the skin of a rhinoceros.
Isthmus Sunday on his way to on straightaway.
The directors refuse to have it with his head on. His earlier Here on the Canal Zone we represent the Republic at the defeated Bar the Negroes play leading roles years were spent in Knoxville, have discrimination all around Fifth Central American Olym ney Ewell in 100 and won 220 with the white actresses. When Tenn. While he resided there us. According to Hastie, we pics scheduled for Barranqui yards in 21.
ever a story is filmed and needs his parents bought a coach and have to get a rhinoceros skin.
lla.
Central Collegilate Meet: people with dark skins for the a bicycle for transportation in the anly way we can do so is LaBeach was the outstand High point scorer. Won 100 leading roles, they have white order to avoid using Jim Crow by paying your dues in the and busses.
ing first year sprinter in the yards and placed behind Mc actors put on dark make up street cars He promptly.
United States during the last Kenley in 220 yards in 21.
instead of using Negroes. wrote a message to all Negroes Let all follow Governor Wisconsin track season. He brought gloMeet; in an issue of Ebony. It Hastie suggestion and it will Governor Hastie of the Vir read: ry to his country and to the won 100 yards, 220 yards, and bring success.
University of Wisconsin, at broad jump.
gin Islands, the FIRST Negro Sooner or later you re enwhich he is enrolled, in the Wisconsin Marquette Meet: most important inter collegia won 100 in seconds; won te meets of the year.
220 in 21 seconds; won broad Herb McKenley took 1114 the jump with 23 BY MILITANT.
inches.
measure of LaBeach in two Broke all Marquett records of of the constitution committee. The result, dear members, an take up much more of your 220 yard dashes in the United the great Ralph Metcalfe. Needless to tell you, heated happy to say could not have time. Other matters dealt with States but was trounced by the Wisconsin Notre Dame Iowa discussions took place over this been better at this stage of at the convention will be told Panamanian comet in a recent Triangular Met: won 100 in matter. But, in most cases, our organization. Nearly every at regular Stewards Council internation meet held in Kings won 220 in 21.
nearly, every article that was chapter boasts an officer on meetings. But, do ask that ton.
Wisconsin Minnesota Meet: discussed up to the point of the new executive board. But, all members exert every effort Below is a record of La won 100 in and 220 in 21. adjourning for supper, was must also tell you that dur possible to see to it that our Beach performances in the Won braod jump with 24 ft. adopted by the convention with ing the elections, factionalism new executive board does not United States for this year: 216 inches.
few ammendments. Pretty fast was at its height among the ignore, as was done in the 100 LaBeach avenged his two de work, wasn it? It was then delegates of the Balboa Chap past, the fact that an organiyards in and 220 in 21 se feats in the 220 yards by Herb agreed by majority vote that ter. This, think, and gortuna Zation of this nature cannot be conds.
McKenley Meet: won 100 meters in 10. and junior Illinois at an international mee executive board be dealt with. for every chapter on the exe membership to call upon the junior crack from the University of tion of officers for the local tely, was the reason for such run by a few, regardlesst be a true state of representation who they are. also urge the When we returned, we im cutive board. The other chap executive board to put into ef200 meters in 21. Second in held in Kingston, Jamaica. Lasenior 220 meters, Beach won two 220 yard dashes mediately began the nomina ters, although voting solidly, feet as quickly as possible a tion and election of officers dsiplayed a more tolerant and conscious Big educational Ten Conference: won in 20. and 21. seconds.
proliberal attitude than did our gram for the benefit of the beloved Balboa Chapter. stewards, who in turn will then do not think that should educate the members.
CERTAIN IS S E SPORTS CHATTER are It has been reliably reported First of all it was necessary made it will be seen that the at that a plan has been agreed for us to delve into the whole tendee per game as compared upon by the team owners of thing in order to get a better to last season is greater.
the Panama Professional Lea than fair idea of whatever Moreover, if the team owners gue to reduce the salaries of other events that might have are of the belief that the comthe majority of the ballplayers caused the team owners to in ing season will not yield a proto a very low standard. It is itiate this low salary plan, but fit, then they should offer, The brilliant performances of The Panamanian to athletes understood that the motive for our findings still do not jus their franchises for sale this reduction of salary is that tify their attitude.
Herb McKenley, Jamaica, and now tuning up in Barranquilla others who are much more wil. Lloyd LaBeach, Panamanian, complain of mosquitoes Last season with the bleacher ling ta undertake the gamble. have sent scouts to Barranqui flies. The water has slightly and the price of admission to the bleachers is now set at twenty. seats selling for fifty cents After all why should the team lla.
affected some.
five cents instead of last sea there were at many games owners seek to immunize themJamaica is son fifty cents.
which the attendance was resending a powerful team to the selves against any possible fiLooking at this superficially, latively low. The chief cause nacial loss at the expense of seball league swings into ac to compete in the 220 and 400 The Panama professional ba Olympiad. McKenley is slated anyone would be inclined to of such low attendance may be the ball players.
agree with the team owners, attributed to two factors name these owners be more willing for some air tight pitching be 1500 meter run champion will tion this week. Fans are in meters. The giant Witn. 1938 because the fifty percent cut ly, the weakness of the bleachers fare should terfield team and the high cially knowing that they, more slated to to the mound in the Jamica has a girl jumper clear cause of the famous hurlers participate in the 400 and 1500.
normally be interpreted to price fo fifty cents. However, than the ballplayers, are in a mean that the gross gate re this season, with the price better position to suffer a loss. local circuit. seems ing the bar at ft. 11 inches ceipts for this season would be slashed by one half, and even How do we ever expect to geared to to repeat this season. Trinidad will be rell reonly one half as much as last last season tail enders, Ches improve our brand of ball if but will find no push over in presented in the sprints.
the other teams which hava Cuba fears only Mexico in the season terfield, securing the services we offer 185 per month to However, this problem is not of what seems to be good ta ballplayers that Worth many new imported players on Olympiad. Jaen reports that the line up.
one to be looked at slightly lent there should be no fear 400, and 275 to those that Cragwell and the track at Barranquilla is Gordon have secured the con slow and may not produce new This problem could well be the of a recurrence of last year are worth 450. forerunner of a financially suc financial failure.
The team owners should be cession for selling sodas at the records in the sprints.
Olympic Stadium during cessful or financially unsuccess It is more than obvious that thankful to be able to have the Pnlike the team of 1938, the baseball season.
Cuban delegation in Barranful professional baseball sea the attendance this season will to have secured the services of son. So it is to the team be greater because of the cut the many outstanding ballplaquilla has many Negro competitors.
owners advantage that they in prices. This season there yers of last season at such moconceive of a more equitable wil be fewer games of low at derate prices. To atempt to Service Execelled Only plan whereby both themselves tendace than they were last pay these same players the and the ballplayers would be season, and, if at the close of same salaries or anything else By Quality Clothes washed, Dry able to come to terms.
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