LABOR SPORTS WIN OVER AMERICA
ABOR SPORTS WIN OVER AMERICA Progressive Athletic Moyemeni Gathers Momentum The trade mm» and workew •parte activity af this country m happing and ateppawg along at a record-breaking pace....
...Labor sports, bursting witb the energy of a vigorous- and powerful labor movement, is rapidly taking over America in traditional American sportsmanlike fashion...
...In Alaska the workers are forcing a strong outfit of skiiers...
...anks Crush Giant Pop Guns [Football cleat* are now tearing up the beautiful terrain of U»-Polo Grounds, and Yankee Stadium, but - the resounding Mist of the World,Series have not yet died down- The Yank ksjbers, in a baseball class all of their lonesome, demolished Isstoy cannons of the Giants in five to one order...
...Wilis a slight buffing on the PJIa the fourth contest for baseslsBpremacy...
...The Labor Carnival held on Randall's Island this summer brought together many of the greatest stars in track and field to compete under the auspices of workers...
...Members of unions and workers* fraternal - organizations sprinted, jumped the hurdles and ran the distance races in fast company...
...soccer aspirants...
...The Third Workers' Olympiad held in Antwerp, Belgium, recently was an example of excellent organization on an international scale...
...They showed up more than well in spite of the stiff competition that was offered them...
...Al Magaxenick, one ol the power-house players of the Brooklyn Dux, famous professional hoopaliers, will coach the M.W.U...
...ii(Yankee's big field pieces were ajfce only reason why they are PWrld's baseball champs...
...The HString of hereehide- (lingers...
...Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee trade unions recently flashed across the headlines of the big dailies, because of the stiff competition of labor's latest soft-ball world series...
...Fordbam Johnny Murphy and Gomez are the perpetual nightmares of American League batters, and now the Giants suffer from the same chronic illness...
...the Ruppert Rifles Ms back stronger than ever to Ht off the impertinent Giants, ¦g "Goofy" Gomez, the fire-ball NHder who made a clean corneal from last year's demise, was KJankee hero taking the last ¦Sy 4 to 2. The Goofy one has HP lose a world series contest...
...These footballers are coining along in fsae shape and will soon make a hard bid for trade-union soccer honors...
...From Republican Maine to as far west, north and south as transportation can take man over this continent, working men and women are making their marks as athletes and sportsmen...
...pumpkin tossers...
...1937 has been the banner year of the growing progressive atbletic movement...
...Mllltaery " Workers' Union, local U This tall launches the - Millinery Workers Union, Local 24, on its second year of trade-union sportivitiea The teams wearing the uniforms of the M.W.U...
...Swimming has already come into its own...
...boxers-and ice»kater»— lads and lassies who expect to be a strong contingent oi Olympic material...
...St — Joe McCarthy's good- lorjHJ* manage, is able ' to put it down in strikes and curves for any man's ball team...
...The men's basketball five, having chalked up a creditable record foi its initial year, promises to be s sporting aggregation of ball tosseri this winter...
...will offer tough competition to anyone willing to take them on...
...Instead of using this sport as a waist trimmer, the gals will concentrate on using their powerful strikes to make swim records...
...Red Ruffing, Monte Pearson...
...Max Slutsky, union organizer and acting chairman of the education and recreation departments, is also managing the M.W.U...
...New York's sporting workers bow their heads for no man...
...this country is accomplishing...
...Their basketball, baseball, soccer and swimming teams have become serious threats to the professional and employers' industrial leagues...
...With the Newark Bears taking the Little World Series, and the Yanks sporting the Bag of the world champions, Boer Baron Ruppert i» way ahead of the gamf ¦ If this keeps ap, Ruppert's ale wiO be synonymous with nrU chsapiea...
...Millinery Workers Strong Ball Tossers And Swimmers By Martha Levine Director of Recreation...
...Classes for swimmers will be held in Textile Hfgh School, Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 8:30 P. M. Though less than a year old at the time the labor track meet was held on Randall's island last summer, the Millinery Workers Union had many of their members entered in several events...
...American woiheis sent to the Olympiad by Hie Workers' Sports League of America showed the athletes of other nations what labor sports in...
Vol. 20 • October 1937 • No. 62
