The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-05-14

ALTHOUGH hOStoc ioltS tftutuC-
ed his superiority over Isadore
Gastanaga in the fight in Olympia
last Friday night. the mild-man-
nered Roscoe did not travel soft
road in accomplishing the feat In
truth. Roscoe had 10 defeat two
dangerous opponents before at
tanning his objective.
Five days prior 10 the battle in
Olympia. Toles had been knocked
down when Old Man cold slipped
up behind and socked him flush on
the chin with terrific right. The
blow dazed Toles. and because Of
bis groegy condition. DR.. ;. II G..
Owens ordered the big fellow 10
bed where he remained for TWO
days.
Ii was weak Toles who enter
ed the ring last Friday night TO
oppose the hard-hitting Gay Cab
allero from the Pearl OF The An
titles. And when Gastanaga dump
ed Roscoe on the canvas With a
powerful left hook 10 the jaw il
only aggravated the pain Toles
was already suffering However,
because OF Roscoe's mode Of clean
living. he was able 10 shake of
the devastating effects and 60 on
TO stop his foe.
II was one OF the finest demon
STATIONS OF courage ever exhibited
in a local ring
The winning OF the hudred yard
dash at the Drake Relays by Mo-
zelle Ellerbee OF Tuskegee Insti-
tute. and the four hundred ward
hurdles al The Penn Relays By John
Borican. OF Virginia State College,
were signified in that they herald
cd the advance guard OF strong
army Of athletes from Negro coll
leges and universities.
In preceding years. with the ex-
ception OF the winning Of the jave-
lin throw by Williams OF Hampton
back in 1882. athletes from Negro
colleges have not shown 10 advan-
tage in the special events The
best efforts were In the relay races
where they competed as units.
The winning Of the four hundred
yard hurdles by Borican marks
the first win for a Negro athlete
in that event since Esgene Beatty
came siorming down the stretch
seven years ago.
Ellerbee churned up the dust in
the hundred 10 the tune Of go just
one-tenth OF a second slower than
the track record held by Locke.
Metcalfe. andn Owens And when
one knows that these chaps were
some Of the fastest in the world,
then Ellerbee's speed can be APP
preciated
With athletes in Negro colleges
and universities coming forward
with rapid strides. 1t will not be
surprising 10 see them riding the
wave Of success at most OF the
large track and field champion
ships in the years TO come
Probably the greatest impetas 70
The increased efficiency OF athletes
from Negro colleges Was the sign
Ing Of Ralph Metcalfe as track
coach al Nayier University down
in New Orleans Metcalfe. has done
a fine job in the three years ne
has been impariing 10 the Louisi-
ana athletes the knowledge he
gained while competing in major
competition throughout the world.
DR. ;. H. c. owens. who. is pilot
ing the des'inies Of Milton Shivers.
Howell King. and Battling Mon
roe has put the skids under Don
aid Young who had been training
the three fighters for the pas,
year.
While Or Owens refused TO COM
ment on the discharge OF the
young trainer. It was learned from
reliable sources that Young had
been lei out because Of inefficient
cy. coupled with an abortive at
tempt 20 induce one Of the fighters
10 leave the owens shelter
Several veterans Of the ring. who
had wiines sd the Shivers- Mar
shall bout in New York several
months ago. charge Young with |
using poor judgement in handling |
the fighter before the fight and al
SO during the time Shivers was in !