The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-06-25
the sport mirror
BY Russ J. Cowans


10 the fstic highway last week again seems destined
TO ascend the pugisc ladder to fame and renown.
Thrice four seasons have into the pageant of
Time since Shivers hardpunchng youngster rode out
Oh the simon pure class with Golden Gloves AAU box
ing crowns resting respendently his freckled brow.
In his rise to the pinnacle of in the amateur
ranks the frecked faced Shvers and mild dis
pathed fourteen of his sixteen opponents by the knoc
out rout He was the of the mddleweght division
A fractured finger prevented him winning berth on
the United States Olympic team in 1895.
Shivers announced his entry into the professional
ranks in December of 1886 by knocking his adversary
kicking in two rounds. The knocko punch propelled his
young opponent through the ropes and the laps of
ringside spectators
With this brilliantly announced arrival in the camp
of the pros Shvers his way consecutive
of victories which the leading mddleweights
IN the country to ignore proposal for bout with the
hard-punching Detroer.
Then the trip to New York Not in the best of
condition. Shvers ptted against the veteran Rudy
Marshall in Al Douglass Renaissance club up in Har-
lem Marshall decsoned Shvers in ten rounds He later
was stopped by Eagle in Buffalo.
Brought back Detroit by his manager, DR.. s. H. c.
Owens Mt rested for two months. and then put
back into training That he responded to this treatment
evidenced two weeks ago when he stopped Bobby
Powell in the first round
Shvers is one of the best equipped boxers in the
game today. He is good puncher, good boxer and
knows his way about the ring He is of the few en-
dowed with the killer instinct.
Baseball will soon be back at the Hamtramck Stad-
um After eight years of play the stadium at seph
Campau and Dan street the basebaers were GUST THIS
season by the midget car racers
The tiny automobiles off with bang in fact
such loud bang that the good Hamtramck residents emit
ted such loud protests against the noise and smoke THAT
the Common Council had to step in and provide for peace
and contentmen for the resdenary by oustng the gas
bugges.
So the baseballers will be back, and again the
crack of wood against the ball will be heard in the stad
um where George (Mnle Srttles Norman larke;y)
son. James (Cool Papa Bell, Carl Glass, Larry brown
THEODORE (Dube-Duy) Radcliffe, and other greats OF Ne
baseball have passed IN review De1ore tne crca eyes
of the paying public.
But much work needs to be done on the diamond be-
players begin cavorng on the green The midget
cut deep in the ground and these will have to dis
appear before baseball game can be played there Ana
the grandstand serious need of repair before Will be
conductive to inducing to wear the Sunday SUIT out 10
Detroit is starving for baseball and will give support
to good team.
Jackie Wilson. pugnacious little Pittsburgh battler
who has been clamorng for chance at Henry Arm
strongs featherwegh title lost ground in his advance
toward his attainment Friday night when he dropped
a 15-round decision to Leo Kodak, Chicago strapped
Wilson. very clever and flashy little performer was
unable to stop the onrushng Kodak. The in Will
sons punches not potent enough to keep adversary
distance.
This marks the third time these two little cocks
have been thrown into battle pits wage of
the previous bouts draw, and verdict in
Rodaks favor
Mozelle Ellerbe Tuskegees great Splinter, has in
dcated concusivey that he is flash in the pan. The
chap who roaring out of the South to aptur
dash the Drake Relays tnS spring. added
another title Saturday when his churning feet blazed
down the cnderpath to well earned victory in the hun
dred yard dash at the National Collegiate track and field
hampionship held in Minneapolis
Blazing down the stretch in front of starstudded |
field sprineds Ellerbe scorched the hundred in nine
and sevenenhs seconds The Cannonball from Tuskegee
broke the tape in front of such outstanding stars Ben
Johnson Adrian Taey Ernest Greer and Mickey Ander
When Eerbe captured the century dash at the
Drake RELAYS the track experts expressed no concern
over his victory. indating that he just flash and
would be able to onnue his supremacy in other
But Ellerbe has surprised them. He has proved that
he has ability be ranked with the best sprnters of
tie current campaign.
&sss$stst+ss
Eddie Meade is not willing to jeopsrdize Ham
mernf Henrys title is Madison Square Bowl,
Long Island, No champion has been able to
the jinx of the Bowl. Jim Brsddock knocked the
heavyweight crown from Max Bser's brow in the
Bowl, and Henry lifted the weerweisht dadem
from Barney Ross' head in the spot some weeks
back m
Suecumbing to the thought held by many Henry
il not 20 willing to face Lou Ambers in the Bowl
Meade has told Mike Jacobs that il will be Yankee
Stadium, r fight