Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1960 — Page 11
The Indianapolis Recorder, June 4,1960-3
Dixie Jimcrow Laws Handicap Sifford's PGA Career
Speedway Vendor Color Line Ends
A 3-year campaign by The Recorder and interested civic groups ended in victory Monday as several Negro youths served as refreshment vendors at the 500-Mile Race.
Takinpr part in the precedent-
smashing; work at the race and on earlier qualification days were Reginald Jones, Attucks’ Most Valuable Player in football last fall, president of the Hi-Y and the Attucks Lettermen’s Club at the school; Roosevelt Johnson, another Attucks football star; Eugene Cummings, Attucks; Frank McGrone, Wood’s widely-known football and track star, and others. Negotiations for the jobs were brought to a successful climax in a conference held by James C. Cummings, Jr., field worker for the Indiana State FEPC, with Clarence Cagle, Speedway track superintendent, and Mrs. Virginia Taylor, who is in charge of vendors at the race for SportService,
Inc.
THE ISSUE AROSE in 11)57 when a local man complained to the NAACP that he had been denied a vendor’s job at the Speedway because of his race. He said the entire white vendor crew at Victory Field had been hired for the 500-Mile, but none of the Ne-
groes who work at the ball park Efforts by P. Hobson Zeigler, who was then president, of the NAACP, and The Recorder were unavailing that year as responsibility for the hiring policy was tossed around by various management representatives like a
live coal.
The Recorder continued the battle and last year Charles E. Decker, State FEPC director, threw his atrency’s resources into the fray. THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME of the campaign, while affecting only a few workers directly, is considered significent because it knocked away another bastion of discrimination in Indianapolis. Now sports followers coming here from throughout the world will not find themselves in the environment of a comnletely jimcrow town. The boys from Attucks and Wood were selected as cleancut representatives. Mrs. Taylor. said they could also sell at the Indianapolis Indians’ baseball games if they desired.
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Archie's Fight With Schoeppner Set for Toronto Archie M o o r e’s light-heavy-weight title fight with Erich Schoeppner of Germany will be held at Tordnto instead of Los Angeles, a source close to the champion said last week. The date according to press dispatches
is July 18.
Incidentally, the blow that floored Billy Besmanoff for a 9count here was a right uppercut and not a left uppercut as reported in this and one other newspaper. If there is such a punch as a “left uppercut,” it is not in Archie’s repertoire.
Louisville Boxing Team to Invade Mayer Chapel An interstate amatur boxing card at Mayer Chapel on Saturday night will pit an 11-fighter team from Louisville against the recent-ly-crowned Mayer Chapel cham-
pions
Coach Bob Zollinger will bring the Bluegrass crew to oppose A.C “Al” Allen’s Maver boys. STARTING AT 7:30, the card vvi’l inclnde: 112 Pounds — Al Barnes, Mayer, vs. Bob Smith. Louisville. 126 — Hershel Enochs vs. Wesley Schneider. 135 — Rudy Morales vs. Tommy Smith. » 126 — Johnny Eary vs. Robert Burnett. 156 — Harry Short vs. Joe Starks. 126 — Eugene Dawson. South Bend, vs. Sherman Smith, Louis-
ville
118 — Robert Bolden, Jr. Mayer, vs. Tommy Kessinger. 147 — Leonard Kelly vs. Joe
Ferguson.
175 — Johnny McGrone vs. Lo-
gan Smith.
195 — Ronnie Pettus, South
Top Golfer Here, Asks Support for Negro Pros
BIG-TIMERS HERE: Charley Sifford (left), Negro "pioneer" in the PGA, and Ray Botts played in the "500" Festival Open golf tourney here last week. (Recorder photos by Jim Burres)
Louis Relays Chappies Duck!' Tip to Patterson
NEWTOWN, Conn. (ANP) — Floyd Patterson, Joe Louis and a sma!l bit of the past may combine to defeat heavyweight
, champion Ingcmar Johansson
Bend. vs. Al McQuarters, Louis- in New York on June 20.
villc.
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT 126 — Lester Short vs. Robert Trowell. ANOTHER BIG CARD will be held July 2 when this week’s winners meet new opponents in a show at the Marion County Children’s Guardians Home, 5751 University. The purpose will be to entertain the more than 80 children at the center.
INDIANS' INDIAN: Probably the only Indianapolis Indian who can lay solid claim to the name is Ruben Amaro, slick-fielding shortstop whose home is Vera Cruz, Mexico. Colled "the best shortstop in the minors," Amaro is pictured in Philadelphia Phillies uniform before he was optioned to the locals. Tribe returned to Victory Field Thursday, June 2, for a week's home stand against Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Louis Demands New Referee
NEWTOWN. Conn. — Floyd Patterson objects to Ruby Goldstein as referee for his return bout with Ingemar Johansson, it was disclosed here last week by Joe Louis. “Patterson won’t allow Goldstein to be the referee,” said Louis, who is Patterson’s advisor, “because he did such a bad job the first time,” Joe charged that in last year’s fight when Patterson was knocked down seven times and lost his title, Goldstein made Johansson go to a neutral corner only once before Continued on Page 6
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This element entered into speculations on the rematch after the former Brown Bomber joined tbc Patterson camp here and proceeded to pass on tips to the challenger on how to regain the title Floyd lost to the hard-punching 3wede on a 3rd-iound knockout last June 26. Louis, who came here from the West Coast for the mission, let it be known he intends to pass on valuable instructions he received from his late former trainer. Jack “Chappie” Blackburn, to Patterson. One of the greatest boxing strategists, Blackburn, personally groomed Louis for his return bout with Ma$ Schmeling on June 22. 1938 after Max had stopped Joe in the all-time ring upset on June 19. 1936. Louis nearly massacred Schmeling in the rematch, rendering him helpless in less than lound. RUMORS EMANATING from the Louis camp in those days included a lecture Blackburn gave to Joe. “Chappie” reportedly took a brick into camp. When Joe inquired about it, Blackburn aimed it at him, saying. “Duck!” Joe ducked, but Blackburn Continued on Page 6
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Letgue’s baseball season, to be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Elsie Clark Park 22nd and Ralston. ' Donald Bruce of Radio Station WIRE will be master of ceremonies. The honorary squad will include Rev. James L. Cummings of Trinity CME Church; Rev. Samuel Wright, Scott Methodist Church; Lieut. Albert Eisle, U.S. Army Special Services, who is a nitcher on contract with the Cleveland Indians; Thomas Kibler, a director of the Boys Clubs of America; Robert Conklin, field director of the State Division of Parole; and representatives of the Mayor’s office, the Fire Department and the Indiana State
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Bell Breaks State AAU Jump Record MUNCIE—Greg Bell, the OlymTic champion broad-jumper who nay be financia’ly unable to de end his title, broke the state AAU ecord here Saturday. Bell jumped 25 feet S’A inches o erase the mark of 25-H4 he set n the 1956 meet. He also won the hop, step and jump with a measurement of 45 cct, 3 ;! 4 inches. The Indianuapolis dental student is regarded as the world’s best bet to sirpass the oldest record in the hook — Jesse Owens’ mark of 26-8'/4 for the broad jump. But Bell recently disclosed he nay be unable to compete because if family responsibilities and dificulty finding a job that would permit him to get in shape.
Missouri Valley Loop LOUISVILLE — The University of Louisville is close to joining the Missouri Valley Conference, it is reported here. In football, two Indianapolis players arc or, the starting eleven. They are Lawrence Broaden, 200pound guard who was co-captain at Attuckis in 1958, and Bob O’Neal Jr., 230-pound tackle who is the son of Marion County Sheriff
Bob O’Neal Sr.
Basketball-wise. Louisville reportedly has shown much interest in Claude Williams of the 1959
and 1860 Attucks teams.
/ By CHARLES S. PRESTON NX« The Negro big-time professional golfer needs support. That's what Charley Sifford, who is playing a "Jackie Robinson" pioneering role in the Professional Golfers' As$ociation, said at the Speedway course last week. It is also crystal clear that the tan pro needs abolition of the jimcrow laws of the Southern states, if he is to make
headway in the sport of kings. pioneering stage, SifTord believes, “We’re slowly coming up In the next four of five years we’ll have quite a number of good players” and in regard to segregation, “Changing? It’s got to change. Time’s going to make it change!” AS IF TO illustrate his hope for the future was youthful Ray Botts from Washington, D. C., the national Negro amateur champion. Ray was one of five amateurs to survive the qualifying rounds. His four-day scores were 76-73-74-73—
2P6.
The friendly 23-year-old from Washington, D. C, was national Negro amateur champion last year. He rose from the ranks of the cad-
dies.
“I’m touring with the pros as an amateur because I feel I can get the necessary experience this way,” Ray said. “In order to do this, you must have a handicap of 2 or less, certified by the United Golfers Association. “There is a 6-month waiver for amateurs in PGA-sponsored events. This way, I’ll know I’m qualified when I turn pro.” EARLIER IN THE week, another top Negro golfer played here as Clifton Harrington of Ft. Campbell, Ky., qualified for the U. S. Open in rounds at the Country Club. Harrington’s score was 73-70—-143 to place him 5th among 9 qualifiers. The field comprised 32 golfers.
The famed visitor from Los Angeles, interviewed between rounds of the “500” Festival Open tournament, at first was hesitant to discuss the handicap laid on him by segregation. As a real trouper, on friendly terms with his 149 fellow pros w'ho are touring the Circuit together, he didn’t want to
sound like a poooff.
SIFFORD IS THE first and so far only Negro to own a PGA card, which he has he!d since March.
But it soon came out. “How’s it going?” we asked. “It’s pretty difficult play-
ing in the wet weather. ’ Charley began. But then he added gloomily: “I haven’t played since February. I’m just not
hitting the ball.”
He had shot a 73 and 71 on the first two days* to tie for 77th place among the 150 competitors, and beat the 3rd-day cut-off by two
strokes.
But on the last two days he improved to fire 68 and 67 — beating winner Doug Ford, runner-up Jerry Barber and par — for a total score of 279 and a tie for 37th place. This paid off only $155! IN ANSWER TO a further question Sifford explained: “The PGA draws a color line only in states that have laws forbidding mixed sports contests. During the spring months all the tournaments have been in such states—except for my home state of California, where I play. “From here I will go to Oklahoma City, where I will be the first Negro to compete in the city though not the state. Richard Thomas played in the National Open at Tulsa in
1958.”
Thus it became obvious that Sifford is carrying a heavy extra weight, of jimcrow on his shoulders as he battles along with the nation’s finest w'hite golfers. Suppose Jackie Robinson—whom Charley resembles a bit — had been barred from spring training and the opening weeks of the season? ON THE SUBJECT of public support Charley was more outspoken, even emphatic. “I think the Negro race should support their players more — should respond to golf more than they have been,” he said vigorously. “We don’t get any support at all. And without support we’re
dead.”
What he principally had in mind v\'as sponsorship — the underwriting of the pro golfer’s travel and living expenses, tourney expenses, caddy pay and green lees and so
forth.
Sifford is sponsored by the Croydon Golf Club Company, which prints his signature on its clubs. Despite the hardships of the
Davidson Wins Letter WASHINGTON. D. C. — Fred Davidson III, of 2842 Shriver, Indianapolis, was awarded a letter in riflery last week at Howard University’s annual All-Sports BanquetT
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Planner House Track Meet On June 25 The 23rd annual Planner House Track Meet will be held at CYO Field on Saturday, June 25, it was announced this week. The meet is co-sponsored by Flanner House and the City Recreation Department, It is sanctioned by the Indiana AAU. Athletes — limited this year to the male sex — will Continued On Page 6
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