Lamesa fans, being sturdy, southern hometowners to whom Negroes mean cotton pickers, shine boys and car-washers, never did give (black shortstop J.W.) Wingate a chance. (Fans) even refused to attend the home games because of his presence in the lineup. This treatment gave Negro baseball prospects quite a setback in Texas, made it difficult for others of his race to "break in" so far as this section of the country is concerned.