The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-06-24
SpoRI 'HS0 MSdiiRRoR
By RUSS J. CoWANs

cd the athletic Eulace Peacock?
Tragedy, always the heels OF the
ressoe caught up win the former star the spring Of
states the sprn and broad jump the Olympia OF that
Less than year had by
defeating Jesse Owens in the spirits and broad Jump in the Nation
in the the hailed
the most os promising prospect for the Olympic
assa at me Penn RELAYS IN the spring Of 1885 Peacock pulled
the sprnts at the Drake Relay National
Collegiate
and then started this by winning the spirits the Kansas
Relays and Tuskegee Relays he appeared the road athletic
heights only have his triumphant march halted by injury
Coach Ralph Shields kept Ecrbee the Central cole
gas meet in Milwaukee several weeks in the hope that n.
condition for the NcAA meet in Los Angeles SATURDAY.
Saturday Eerbee old injury yards
from the finish and lmped the line in second place losing
The championship he had last
And now Coach Shields and Ellerbes
Tussegesn will rest un the National A meet ne9 month IN S
hope that the injury viii have disappeared bx bat time " n"
As Eerbee returns from Los Angeles he probably think
by tate and wondering he Is doomed to similar fate
II there is doubt in the minds the
The outcome Of The Joe Louis and Tony cae
l. TO be the the that
sm ia ud T1 Henry ssi tin" than took him finish
GaenO whose mechanical nepness is glazing Is facing
tic success Louis has tremendous hitting good boxer
and possesses good knowledge OF ring craft And the champion
not ayers TO using these qualities just the
For this predicting that the will
more than two rounds am Joining with those fans who predict
remain in, In an upright d position more than Two rounds
jumpers any state IN The
United States Where Will you and the equal o. Roscoe Washing
and Floyd Bates Arlington is the only OF the who
om Ssw York Sa Michigan The Nhs'" State college jumper comes
Each man named above capable of jumping feet riches.
Washington Arlington and simon have exceeded this
times They college competitors
are B Rs Is sn p .cSoo college next fall while Wade and jenkins
Right only state think OF with possible chance
high jumpers and that Ohio with Dave Albrton Charles
Both Abrton record in event and
Walker have surpassed the best efforts OF OF the Michigan
by Michigan
The cards stacked said Gus crcenlee
Greenlee who has managed John Henry Lewis for the past
association in dcarns nwis
vacant ehasng that the champion had failed to defend his M
Il talked Pittsburgh May 20 at that time
Rswny convinced Boxns,as-
ISOLATION would his shake He said
would be used the members Of the
1t Greenlee. opinion that Jacob, moving
spirit He
his Greenlee refusal TO do business with the New York
while resre,tasIs that Lewis has been deprived his
attributed 10 Gscnees adanant attitude toward the power now
r s S S0ap s1 that Il: 1sG0S .. the
champion boxing game
to the New York promoter whenever possible
fights in Sht-heavywesht champion Compelled
TO pick few crumbs in tank towns He oaeized by the
with the OF Taylor
Philadelphia
The lid blown off when Gus refused to permit his charge
a April is a
Lewis suspended by John Hche chairman OF the Michigan
Boxing commission
champion was permit
English fighter by the British Board OF Boxing Control On his
the National Boxing association said that he would
have o submit examination by specialists.
report the specialists who examined Lewis last Friday
made public Monday Because OF the reported blindness in his
the examination Lewis stripped his title
the OF the physcons that he be permitted
tinue boxing .s............
the against Lewis brings mind viii
lie Davis the veteran heavyweight
ha, weeks
hsher in the today who should be
: Davis his
beangs will send him insane asylum.
friends have Davis his
boxing gloves results Therefore time the
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