New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00732

Negroes <Vie For All-Star Team Eleven Negro ballplayers In both the American and National Leagues this year are contend­ ers for the 1963 Topps Rookie All-Star Team. The fifth annual Rookie All-Star Team Is sponsor­ ed by Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., nublishers of the famous base­ ball trading cards. The Negro rookies eligible for the 1963 team In the American League are: Tommy McCraw, first base- man, Chicago White Sox; George Smith, second baseman, Detroit jers; Gates Brown, outfielder. Detroit Tigers and Fred Valen­ tine, outfielder, Baltimroe Ori­ oles. Leading Negro contenders In the National League are: Ray Hart, third baseman, San Francisco Giants; Ellis Burton, outfielder, Chicago Cubs; Tom­ my Harper, outfielder, Cincin­ nati Reds; Wllv.T Stargell, out- fielder, Pittsburgh Plratea; John Weekly and Jim Wynn, outfield­ ers, Houston Colt 45s. and Jesse Gonder. catcher. New York Mets. The 1963 Topps team will be selected from ballots being dis­ tributed to all players, coaches, and managers of the major league teams. The names of the members of the winging team will be announced in mid Sep­ tember. Under the rules of the election, eligibility for the team precludes any player who spent more than 45 days or had more than 90 turns at bat or pitched more than 45 innings in the major league prior to the 1963 season. The plan to conduct an annual election to. select leading major league rookies was conceived in 1959 by Topps to call attention to the young ballplayers who are usually overshadowed by the publicity given to established stars._____ I__________________ Stars Top Community League The New York Stars continued to climb in the Community Base­ ball League as they took two games over the holiday weekend, beating the league leading War­ riors, 4-1, and knocking the Crowns out of second place with a 9-1 pasting. The Stars eight game winning streak came to a halt when the Dolphins beat them 6-5. Larry Bautte hurled a three- hit game against the Crowns as the Dolphins made it an all-win- ning holiday with a 6-2 triumph over the Crowns. Larry also led the club with a 3-for-4 perform­ ance at bgt. Teddy Daniels hom- ered for the Dolphins. Standings: Warriors I Stars W L G.B, 11 3 < 8 7 34 35 Awards To Saratoga SARATOGA CALIF.,—Again this year Paul Masson Vineyards of Saratoga, California, has been awarded highest honors at the official California wine judgings. A total of 35 awards were given to Paul Masson wines, champagnes and vermouth, in­ cluding top awards for the en­ tire line of Paul Masson cham­ pagnes - Brut Champagne, Extra Dry Champagne, Pink Cham­ pagne and Sparkling Burgundy. Among the award winning Paul Masson dessert wines were Pale Dry Sherry, Rare Cream Sherry and Muscatel, all of 'which won gold medals; top hon­ ors also went to Camay Beau- jolais and Sauterne Chateau Masson. Paul Masson wines and cham- pagnes have been consistent award w inners every year sit ce these official Judgings were first established, in 1949. How heavy is traffic on the East or West Side —dial 999-1234 for the New York City Report and find out (Outside NYC please dial Area Code 212) (g) New York Telephone M • N. Y. AMSTERDAM NEWS, Sat., Sept. 7, IMS Sports Whirl By LES MATTHEWS Harris, former track and football star, once told me that every Negro athlete should get in the Civil Rights fight. Negro athletes, according to Harris, had difficulty in displaying their abil­ ity after sacrifices were made by others which included athletes and non-athletes great centerficlder who became the fifth man to collect tOO homers is also shooting for the National Hague's home run mark. . .Bill Bruton, former Braye, is the old­ est man on Detroit team at 33 . . Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant Baseball League will expand to eight teams next year. Willie "Fat Man'* Brinson said he will add three more teams to the All-Stars. Braves, Cobras, Short 49'ers and Mets next season. One of the best organized sand- lot baseball leagues is the Harlem River Baseball League which is headed by Nat Talley. The teams Include White Sox. Black Hawks. Metros, Steelers and Doves. The uniformed teams play their league games on the diamond ra 128th St. and Third Ave. every we»?k- end Aston Glaves, capable director of the newly organized Harlem YMCA’s Pony Baseball League, did an excellent job with the youngsters this season . .Stan Musial Is quitting but what ever became of Satchel Paige . . Grid der Sandy Stephens said he is not overweight but the Montreal Alouettes grid team would like to get rid of him. . .The Harlem Globetrotters who failed to draw a big gate at the Polo Grounds recently, have lost their glitter^ The exhibitionists are no longer Will the major loops hire a entertaining and their gate magic NeSr° umpire next season? Is b gone. Abe Saperstein believed *t taboo for a Negro to call strikes and balls? Is there a that he could replace Goose Tat­ gentleman's agreement between' um, baseball’s funniest man. and the two loops not to hire a Negro | dribble artist Marquis Haynes. umpire’. . .Friday nightiSept 6> Tatum was an excellent mixer the American Football League and when he arrived in any kick off the season with a contest town the word got around that between Kansas City and Denver the Trotters had arrived.' at Denver. Saturday night Oak­ land travels to Houston and Sun­ day New York Jets, formerly the Titans, will go to Boston while Buffalo travels to San Diego. The National Football League opens "Its season Sept. 14 with Detroit taking oo Tx>s Angeles on the West Coast. Met’s southpaw A1 Jackson un­ doubtedly -would have a better win and loss record if he had a little better support from his teammates. Several of his defeats came as a result of poor field­ ing. . .The Milwaukee Braves would like to reclaim pitcher Juan Pizarro from the White Sox... Looks like Walt Alston must win to remain manager of the Dodg­ ers. . .Baseball circles believe that Casey Stengel has been told that R would be better for the club if he bows out between the end of the season and before the 1964 spring training session begins. . . Vince Shomo, former Golden Glove Champ, who defeated Man­ ny Burgo in New Bedford. Mass., has found the old fight town lucrative. Big raise is scheduled for Yan­ kees* pitcher A1 Downing and catcher Elston Howard . . Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns football team has a story on the late Ernie Davis in the current issue of Sports magazine. . .Theatrical agent and manager Joe Glaser always man­ ages to latch on to top boxers. First it was Ray Robinson and now- he has heavyweight champ Sonny Liston. Glaser said he doesn’t manage fighters; be just books them. . .Lightheavy king Willie Pastrano, who refuses to go to anywhere, without first checking to see if Harold John­ son was around, will fight Greg­ orio Peralta of Argentina in Mi­ ami on Sept. 20. Half-Back Wins No-Cal Crown Jacqueline Astwood, 19, a pret ty brunette from East Orange. N. J. ran away with the "Miss No-Cal of 1964" tide in the fin­ als of the contest held at Loew’s Metropolitan Theatre in Brook­ lyn last Wednesday, August 38. Miss Astwood, who among other things, plays a good game as a half-back with the kids in her neighborhood, was crowned by Barbara Hess, 20, the former Queen. Five other beauties are select­ ed as runners-up by the judges, two of them Negroes. They in­ cluded: Carole Johnston, 20 of Queens. Vivian Jackson, 23 of St. Albans, Ruth Stein, 19 of Woodmere, Dina Engen 20 of Manhattan and Barbara Joan Levey, 20 of Freeport. The titllst won a $1,000 model­ ing contract with the No-Cal Cor­ poration presented by Its presi­ dent, Morris Kirsch. In addition she shares in other prizes total ing nearly $5,000. These include a on| week vacation in Aruba, N.W.I., a $400 mink stole. $500, worth of gift certificates, radios, bras, cosmetic kits, hair dryers, perfume and Four school boys have died from injuries on the gridiron, so far, and not one cry to stop the brutal sport is heard from the various representatives who read­ ily jump on boxing U a boxer record albums, is accidentally killed. Boxing is ' glassware, used as a political football byi More than 1,009 girls the politicians. --If Bated in the preliminary Willie Mays, who is red bot,'which were held at Loew’s the- has the Dodgers sweating. The I the semi-finals. $4tum JUNIOR SOFTBALL STARS AT COLUMBIA FIELD: Shown above are the players, mana­ gers, coaches and umpires who recently participated in the Seventh Annual Junior Softball AU Star parse at the Colum­ bia-Community Athletic Field In Morningside Park, Manhattan. The yearly event for boys 13 through 15 years old was be­ tween Junior Softball League A-l (Aces, Flames Juniors, Fre­ derick Douglass Children's Cen­ ter, Rams Juniors, St. Joseph' and Junior Softball League A-2 (A.J. Lester Juniors, Apollos, Blumstein, Hudson Guild Griffs, L. C. Twins Juniors, WLIB, Woolworth, WWRL'. Game was won by Junior Softball League A-l, by 6-3 score, and featured the stellar pitching cf Jimmy Crane (left, third row from bottom) of St. Joseph who, in his three-inning stint, allowed only three walks, no hits and held the A-2 League scoreless. Crane was voted the Most Val­ uable Player Award for the game, and, earlier, was named MVP in his A-l League. Front row. left to right, are Leroy Oat:s cf St Joseph A 1 coach, Bernard V. Johnson of Flames Juniors, A-l manager, Wilson Haynes of Frederick Douglass Center, A-l coach Harry White- head of A. J. Lester Juniors, A-2 coach, Stephen Rivera of Hudson Guild Griffs, A-2 coach, Bernard Greenfield of Blum­ stein, A-2 manager. Top row, left to right are umpires Mar­ vin Shepard, Benny Freeman and Bill Percell . The year‘round urogram at the Field is jointly Derated by Columbia Univer­ sity and the New York City Parks Department and includes softball, baseball, track and field, touch football, wrestling and weightlifting and body­ building. Touch football leagues will open on September 28. Greyhound’s New Plan! Around The U.S. For Just $99!! a , ply to trips taken by travelers stead of the regular fare of $137.30 who want to circle the entire United States, or who wish to take other, less extensive ’ circle tours” within the country. For instance, under the "See America Now" plan, a traveler can go roundtrip from New York to Los Angeles for $99 in- — a savings of more than $38 Or, at a savings of nearly $80. a person can take a trip similar to the following; Boston, New York, Miami, New Orleans,Hous­ ton, Los Angeles, Seattle, Min­ neapolis, Chicago, Cleveland and back to Boston. CHICAGO — Greyhound has fil­ ed with the Interstate Commerce Commission an exciting new ver­ sion of its now-famous "Ameri- C.GoH Tourney Ready can $9j travel plan" — a $99 for 99 days “See America Now" bus travel offer. The plan will be available to the nation’s travelers beginning Oct. 1. and will expire March '5, 1964. It w 11 enable them to travel ar und rr across the na- jtlon for up to 99 days for a total of $99. The Greyhound plan, accord­ ing to James E. Hawthorne, mar­ keting vice president of The Grey­ hound Corporation, Is in response K^edys recent re- £*7* rt* 9?at ** The Twelfth Street Branch Y to . H ‘ 'I'.r *ta£?f July 18. in a sp. c... ’ ’ ' encoura^ learn ™re a “ M C A. will hold Its Third Annual Open Golf Tournament at Lang- duStry, ston Golf Course, 26th and Ben- cans ♦ ning Road, N. E.. Friday. Sat- own cuou“try and glory °f urdav and Snnrtav, Sept 20, 2’ and 22n” ■ _, • „* .- The Tournament committee payments message, that a See h-,- announced that more than America Now program to be in 45 trophies will be awarded. In f^jj operation by the Spring of the Men’s Division there will be Professionals and 5 flights for Amateurs. The Calloway system will govern handicaps for the amateurs. Men’s 4th and 5th flights and Women’s 2nd flight. In the Women’s Division, there will be a championship flight and first and second flight, more if necessary. 1964, will make the most of our magnificent resources and make travel at home • more appeal­ ing alternative to travel abroad." Under Greyhound's new plan, no roundtrip will cost more than $99. The $99 fare also will ap- „ t Y oil Are The Star On What's Your Opinion »/ Dial DE 5-1606 and give Leon Lewis "Your opinion" on the Question of the day. Leon puts you right on the air. You are the star on u WHAT’S YOUR OPINION if 1 TO 2 P. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY ON WWRL-1600 ON YOUR DIAL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jimmy Crane, of St. Joseph, slim 6’ 2" fourteen year old pitching star, is shown as he powers fastball past batter r fifth strikeout- In Seventh An­ nual Junior Softball 'All Star Game at the Columbia-Commun­ ity Athletic Field in Morning­ side Park, Manhattan Crane, who also stars in baseball and basketball, was voted the game's Most Valuable Player Award and. earlier, has been named MVP of his Junior Softball League A-l at the Field He allowed no runs, struck out seven and allowed only three walks in his three-inning stint. His team, St. Joseph, tops its League with a 94) record, due largely to his hurling. Contestants in the tournament will play 36 holes with 18 holes being played either Friday or Saturday. The second 18 holes will be played on Sunday. Besides trophies, there will be awards for hole-in-one, longest drive, ealses, birdies, pars and longest putts. Last year the tournament drew over 204 players and from in­ terest shown by many out-of- town visitors to other tourna­ ments held at Langston this sum­ mer, a large participation Is ex­ pected by the Y.M.C.A. tourna- I ment committee. Entries will be accepted from 6:00 A M. Friday A Saturday to 3:00 P.M. Saturday at Langston Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament j will help the Y.M.C.A. to carry I out its" community program. Ev­ eryone is Invited to play and assist in this worthy cause. Tro­ phies were made possible by the Coea-Cda Company of Atlanta. Georgia, and Sealtest Foods, Di­ vision of National Dairy Products - Corp. Warriors dged Robins Edwin Alexander, catcher for the Warriors, blocked two Rob­ ins from scoring In the ninth Inn­ ing Sunday on the softbaTl dia­ mond at 145th St. and Lenox Ave . to give the Warriors, a 3-2 vic­ tory. The Warriors scored two runs In the, first Inning when third baseman Henry Bussy homered with a man oo. Richie Burrell was credited with the victory. Make tracks for the Indian Summer ’ BIG SIZE Pow-Wow RIOHT NOW your favorite store ia featuring Budweiser in the handy Big Size. Stock up now on the King of Beers ...and aa/oal 16 ounces Serves 2 full glasses IVAwa tfiws'a Ufa. • Utara'a Budweiser IMC • IT. LOUIS • atWAMX • IOS ANOCLIS • TAWA Untitled Document file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/hello.html2/18/2007 11:01:03 AMThomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com