The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-31
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(By RUSS COWANS)
(By RUSS J COwANs)

All serene and quiet the stroll as most of the
had gathered around the feed bags at the favorte
eating spot for the mitt singers SO over CO.
Roscoe Toles the big fellow with the sore spot on his
leg which has tossed the medicos for larger loss than
wade into large steak and all the accessories Bobby
Mlsap, smart in the latest fashionable attire came roll
ing the next heat His appetite was sharper
than newly-sharpened
Give me half-fred chicken, three ears of corn
side of bacon and bowl of potato salad' Bobby told
the waitress Bring me extra order of bread and an
extra large glass of ice tea Msap shouted as the wait
ress disappeared in the kitchen.
No sooner had Mlsap given his order than we MOTTO
ed figure bent over the table. All could discern
were two working at rapid rate of speed. Close
observation disclosed that it young man. Millsap
the fight stable of Amis U. (Strugg) Wilson and Floyd
Wheelock (Bee) Mitchell Burkes at the time we first
observed him. was knee deep in platter of food
Well suh all you could hear was swishing sound
as Burke tossed platter of beef stew the board into
his mouth. There was gup the food sought passage
With the last crumb of food gone Burke raised his
head high enough to look around for the waitress When
telling the waitress to bring him steak, string
beans potatoes, and plenty of bread.
We'll champ, how's everything" queried Millsap.
I'm doing all right returned Burke he turned his
smiling face in our direction.
Eyes, you to be doing all right. just noticed
that food is disappearing from your table Do
you eat that much every day." Mlsap asked
Sure, sure You know they used to tell me to eat
and drink to-day because you never know what's going
to happen. believe in that, continued the youngser
who has been in our midst less than three weeks.
Burke barged into Detroit three weeks ago from New
Orleans. HI encountered Harry Thomas in his meander-
gs around the town, and broke down and told Thomas
that he pug Qm not sure whether some one had
pointed Thomas out to Burke as knd-hearted fellow
who is always ready and willing to extend helping
hand) and only wanted chance to prove his worth.
Harry left Burke and during his absence Mitchell
and Wilson discovered" him. He was hustled off to
nearby office and there rendered contract which ne inn
mediatey signed.
Burke a youngster of tender age. could scarcely be-
ieve his eyes and Friends had told him he could
just got to Detroit would be set But he did not believe
that he would fall into field of clover similar to this
Why it staggering if Burke can be staggered with
anything other than a good meal
Following such little things finding Burke room
getting him some clothes place to lodge and supplying
him with money TO eat the proteqe was showed into
gymnasium and told to go to work He's weter
weight
sss of 81 fights winning six by knockous by tech
ca knockout and % by decisions He lost one battle by
Knockout and another decision
Yes sir it begins to look very much though Detroit
will haven for every youngster VINO THINKS ne can
punch his way into fabulous fortune since Joe Louis MADE
his sensational fstc rise from obscurity to place IN the
sun. That is, until they are disillusoned.
don't know if any of the Detroit seuths have re-
veaed the plot as yet not though know that many
a been hot the trail In case my own operatives
Of digging up the news M Does with
number of outstanding members OF the ocai ;
Industry My operative can not reveal ms NAME re
lime light turned on him. sends in due notice OF an
alleged dastardly plot. - 80.
It's all fixed Ic to get two participants IN .le pous
between Roscoe Toles and Arturo Godoy at University Oh
Detroit the evening of August little extra spread Oh
the intake. My investigator uncovers well conce t
scheme the part of Scotty Monteth 10 come up VIII
weird tale about some dastardly undercover work gong
among the boys who infes the haven from good manua
labor. Recreation gymnasium. sc..,
Charges of conspiracies wild cabas and low down co
sng According Scoy and his hired hands mere
deed and we'll conceived plot to Illustrate his e1or.s 10
return to the promoona field in Detroit AS proof ne
points to the heavy splashng of iodine on small INJURY
on Ioes leg last week.
However Toles refuses to be part OF the scheme.
He denies that any one put the iodine his eg roscoe
goes so far as to say that his injury is OF ancient
lage and only began hurting when 1t was aggraVa'eu "
pne of his recent workouts. :,
Any way everything has PANIED out as Scoty wou h
have it, and everything points to large attendance az Inc
elurn engagement between Toles and Godoy Anu yi
should he better than the first the vrdict OF which
Provoked of the noisest and longest demons' avn"
tFe history of the fight game in Detroit
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