The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-03-14
WORLD
OF
SPORTS
THEY CRY "PREJUDICE"
--BIESS THEIR HEARTS!

Chicago-It seems that a good
many of the sepia brethren spend
sleepless nights trying to find
something they can class as "pre-
JUDGE against us cullud folks" |
refer to charges now being hurled
freely that the short 60 meter
dashes are being relegated to the
background at indoor track
meets.
According to this theory, the
longer races such as the mile re-
ceiVe all the publicity and the
playful in the white press The
short races are ignored or grudg-
ingly mentioned, say these Great
Minds, because dusky stars sit up
on the throne.
There is only one minor flaw in
this complaint. And that is the
negligible fact CD that a race OF
around 65 yards is too short to be
interesting. If spectator yawns
or even blinks his eyes, the event
is started and over and he has to
take somebody else's word for
what happened. On the other hand,
the mile or 1900 meters-most
popular of indoor races-because
of the restricted length of indoor
tracks gives each person a chance
TO observe the runners throughout
the course at close range on each
lap.
This ought to be remembered be-
fore the misguided Sons of Ham
begin their bleats of prejudice.
How in the world could some
thing that begins and ends in
aroud six seconds set the populace
on fire? 1t is worthy of note that
because of their shirtness
and lack of interest the 60 yard
and 60 meter dashes are not fea-
I tured out of doris and the 100 and
22O yard dashes-dominated by
dusky runners-are still tops. And
have you heard people get excited
about the 60 meter hurdles on an
indoor track-a race in which Ne
gro competition is practically nom
existent and yet which takes more
time in the running?
AS for Negroes dominating the
short sprint, it might be we'll ito
remember that a white boy named
Ed Siegal has this season de2tat-
ed all sepia Talent inclGing
Ralph Metcalfe and Eulace Fea-
cock and still the 60 yard event
remains a sidelight instead of the
big race.
THAT LORENZO PACK FIGHT
Those inclined to siur on Lo-
renzo Pack for mis- failure to knock
out Cowboy frankie Edgreen in
that bout called mo contest" in
Chicago a week ago Friday night
might remember that Gene Tun-
ney, one of the most skilful box
ers of all times, was once tossed
out of Philadelphia ring when
he fought Jack Renault, the re-
fierce declaring the meeting mo
contest"
1t seems to me there might be
a definite undercover attempt to
keep Pack submerged by marripg
his record whenever possible, in
as much as one brown boy, Joe
Louis. is already at the top. When
ringsiders call on the referee 10
stop the slaughter" and give Lo-
renzo the fight on a technical
knockout, and that official says
it's no battle, you can bet there's
something rotten and it's not in
Denmark.
AS for Pack himself, it is trus
the boy was overweight by around
Is pounds. That's plenty extra to
toto for six rounds. 1t helped
make Lorenzo's debut under the
Kearns banner anything but aus
picious. However, | expect Jack
to make Pack train down to fight
ing weight and keep him there. In
addition this Chicago fiasco may
make the young fighter realize he
can't initiate both a fat man and
a heavyweight title hope.