The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1936-08-15
SPORTS SCRIBBLINGS
King Doesn't Know Why
Armstrong Wins Feather Crown
Olympic Village Has Everything
w. T. Patrick, Jr.

II really don't know why l was
sent home, but / think that they
just didn't want me to fight, be-
cause they didn't want too many
Negro athletes over there" So
spoke Howell King, national ANA
teur welterweight champion in an
interview with Tribune reporters
shortly after his return to the city
from Germany, where he was to
have exchanged leather with the
worlds best; but was sent home,
without being given an explanation
or due consideration, and not per-
mitted to participate in the Olym-
pics.
To Turn Pro
King, strikingly attired in a neat
brown riding outfit, appeared to
have taken the rebuff with his chin
high and declared that he wouldn't
carry on the investigation any fur
ther," because l plan to tdrn pro-
fessional pretty soon and / don't
want to start any trouble that
would hurt my pro career"
He was without a doubt in very
fine condition and when asked a
bout the reported seasickness, he
expelled this theory stating: LAS
a matter of fact I felt better out
there on the water than did on
land. None of us we're troubled
with seasickness but Tyde Pickett.
Dispatches from Berlin had re-
ported that officials had charged
souvenir collecting" as the reason
for their action in eliminating the
two boxers.
1--WE (Joe Church, the other boy
w h o was dismissed and King)
didn't collect souvenirs Howell in
sisted. ..'' go -.
"All the other athletes were 60
ng into town shopping and /
wanted some post cards and films
and went up to the store to get
Them. Outside of the store l met
Church and we went into the place
together. Then Church picked up
a camera and started examining it.
The proprietor got all excited and
started yelling at us in broken
English. He (Church) put the
camera down and we went on out
of the store and on to the village.
King Expelled
"The next day the assistant
coach told me to pack up and go
home and that 1 just had ten min
utes to do it because the train was
pulling out right away. He said
that he didn't know why 1 was be-
ing sent home.
Church took it. the same way
did. He's from Batavia, N. Y"
You're not discouraged are
your E. 80. - 49,
mo" was Kings emphatic reply
and believe me, he meant it.
Howell just Is and very likable
fellow has been fighting for about
three years and won his first cham
in the Golden Gloves CT
1884, when he fought as feather
weight. He captured h crowds
his natural showmanship
and color.
1895 found him little heavier,
and accordingly he was forced to
fight in the lightweight division.
He literally ate up his opponents
in the Industrial Tournament that
year to win the glory of being the
champion.
Still taking on weight, King was
forced to move up another class to
fight in the welterweight division
this year and won the Free Press
Golden Gloves Open title thus gain
ing for himself a trip to the Ma
tional AAU Tournament in Cleve-
land and went to the semi-finals
before being eliminated. AS a re-
suit of his fine showing in the Chi
cago Golden Gloves, he won a
chance to compete in the Olympic
tryouts to be held in the same city.
Defeats FarTOr
At the tryouts under the tutelege
Of the veteran trainer, Alter Ellis,
King outpointed Dan Farror, Of
Duke u. who won the Chicago Clio
den Gloves Crown as we'll as the
National Championship, in a very
exciting battle. His next opponent
On the same night was Johnny
Barbour who held two decisions
over the Detroiter. He waded in
TO the confident Barbour and e.
merged the winner. BY this vic
tory he won the right to fight In
the final tryouts the following
week.
WHYf
His opponent in the finals was
he rugged Chicago battler, Ches-
n