The Detroit tribune., 1938-12-10

~''''S' ciaihidntS or tne world
professional basketball title, So
80, In one OF the most stunning up
sets OF court history In Detroit.
Larry Bleach. former captain OF
the University OF Detroit basket
ball team and coach of the Great
Lakes club, was particularly pleas
ed with the victory because II not
only was triumph over one OF
The topnotch teams OF the country.
hut Indicates that he was right
when. earlier In The season, he
said the team had possibilities and
should develop into one OF the best
clubs in the country. Bleach made
similar comments in 1896.
II Is true that one victory does
not qualify club 10 recognition
as top flight club. However.
Great Lakes evidenced floor work,
passing and accurate shooting
which should see the club develop
into one OF the best aggregations
ever to wear basketball suits I'm
Detroit.
One OF The most improved play
ers IN this group IS Country Dav-
IS, the rangy forward Davis led
his teammates In the opening
game against Cooper CollegIans
when he scored 81 points. Against
the Celtics Davis was again high
scorer, collecting five field goals
and two free throws. His work I'm
the pivot against Celiics Sunday
night was about the best seen in
this section OF the country. He
bewildered Rusty Saunders and
Davey Banks with his clever feints.
The team work was done with
precision as Bleach, Haynes. and
Joe Brown whipped the ball into
Davis. and then cut through the
Celtic defense for one-hand shots.
Stafford did a comnenable job at
center.
1T was one OF the greatest de-
monstrations OF team work passing.
drlbbling, and shooting that I've
seen IN years. was The comment
OF Leon G. Wheeler after watching
Great Lakes defeat ,'cltics at Light
Guard Armory SUNDAY night. IF
Bleach. Davis, Haynes, Brown. and
stanford never win another game.
they can say hat they would have
beaten any team IN the country The
way they were playing SUNDAY
night. They were "red hot" the
veteran coach of Brewster Center
Rig Five continued.
II watched the play very close.
and during tho entire evening did
not detect a mistake on the part
OF the Great Lakes team. Their
passing was accurate and sharp.
the blocking excellent, and the
shooting was on par with every
thing else.
In addition, the boys were in
spired And ihink much OF that in
spiration also due 10 Larry Bleach.
Larry Is one OF The few men who
has the ability to lead other men.
This was evidenced in the manner
In which he had his team working.
Il was certainly happy to see The
boys win. II means much io bask-
elbal in Detroit TO have colored
team defeat such a famous outfit
ms The New York Ccltics'
Those words by Wheeler almost
knocked me out Of my chair as We
chatted in his office al Brewster
Center Monday knowing that there
is fcud between the Great Lakes
oniht and tho Brewster crowd.
had not anticipated such praise for
his adycrsarics.
But Wheeler was only proving
that he's a good sport. and that he
can appreciate ability whether It
is possessed by team he coaches.
or by some competitor. And tho
director Is deserving Of some praise
for his good spirit
s.ssssss.s
Razz Brown, who knows every
thing 10 know about horses and the |
race track. plus a wealth OF mfor-
nation about those who make their !
living on Tho turf, Will start a So
rics of articles this week about The
colored Jockeys erooms, Wallets bet
ting commissioners owners and
others who have made track his
tory.
Razz who at one time was
Jock. is well qualified 10 write this
series as he has hccn around hors-
cs aud the track since he was knee
high to duck and that was a
Of years ago. hut Razz Is
not going TO write about that which
would interest a large number OF
his friends. is the belief OF Emmett |
Sonny Stout.
Those intimate friends OF Razz
are wen acquainted with his great
Misunderstanding. II Is we'll
known fact that Razz can put away
three good meals al one sitting and |
then take a sandwich out With him
as a snack. Among the boys on the
avenue he Is recognized rs tho !
champion food destroyer Of all
tines
So II Razx puts the same vigor
In his writing that he does while
lashlne out at food with his knife
- f.,L thn .tcrtce wtlt he shout