The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-08
Roscoe Toles Will Sign For Bob Pastor Match
the sport mirror

Bill (Pops) Gates. nineteen
Iyear-old newcomer 10 the Renais-
sance world champion basketball
team. provided the impetus that
carried the famous New York team
to the title In the professional
championship tournament held in
Chicago last week.
Gates, New York youngster
who had his baptism OF profession
al court fire last December. was
the Top scorer for the win
ners In the three games played in
the tournament. Gates collected six
baskets and seven foul shots for q
total OF 10 points.
The most accurate shooting OF
the fledgelng was done in the fnal
game OF the tourney. when the
Rens defeated the strong Oshkosh.
Wis. Stars. Gates unerring eyes
accounted for four field goals and
four foul shots, for total OF IL
points.
Johnny Isaacs and William Bell.
two other recruits In the Rens'
lineup. also played important
parts In the winning OF the pro-
championship for the New York
team
And now that the professional
tournament has been terminated. 1t
means that no longer can the New
York Celtics advertise themselves
as champions OF the world. as they
have been doing for the past de-
cade. The Celtics were unable to-
get to the quarterhnals in the tour
lney.
Rumors, waited on the winds
from the East, are pregnant with
misgivings about the future OF
Henry Armstrong. current light
weight and welterweight champion.
The rumors have 1t that little Hen
Try is hitting the high spots, spread
ing Joy in the night clubs, and. In
general indulging in considerable
dissipation.
Henrys bout with Davey Day. OF
Chicago. last Friday night. bears
out some OF these rumors. Arm
strong encountered more difficulty
OF Day. his weakest opponent. than
OF much tougher opposition.
Day.is one OF the weakest hitters
in the field OF pugilism. and yet II
required Henry twelve hard rounds
TO hammer out a technical knock
out over the Chicagoan.
That Henry was hitting the high
spots was indicated not so long
ago when he was forced TO have a
bout postponed, contending that he
had injured himself while training
The truth OF the matter. accord
ing 10 those IN the know, IL that
Henry needed more time TO equip
himself for The protection OF his
crowd.
Armstrong II one OF the finest
lighters the game has ever known.
lie has proved benefit to the box
ing game. However. he Ia old
enough 10 realize that riotous living
and boxing do not mix. Kid Chccc-
late can attest TO this.
The supporters OF Kayo Morgan
were keenly disappointed in the
failure OF their idol to lift the ban
Itamweight crown from the head OF
SIxto Escobar. fiery little Porto
Rican, in title match Sunday.
These supporters OF Morgan
conjured in their minds a picture
OF Kayc slapping Escobar silly as
the aged little Italian skipped
blithely around the Porto Rican be-
meath the broiling sun at San Juan.
They were certain that the cock
sure confidence OF Morgan gained
lin a previous bout with the champ
lion, plus his evasiveness. would
Ienable the challenger TO leave the
lring al the end OF the fifteen rounds
with the crown sitting waggishly
on his dome.
But Morgan. as on another occa-
sion. wilted when the chips were
down. The other occasion was the
might, approximately ten years ago,
when he opposed AL Brown. then
bantamweight champion In bout
In Toledo.
Morgan. al that time. had achiev-
ed remarkable record. and was
considered by many as the coming
champion OF the division. His sup
porters were wagering heavy on
Morgan TO strip Brown OF his pur-
pie robes. In the bout
with no title at stake, Morgan
recently gave Escobar a neat trim
lining in a Detroit ring. And then
he and his manager plcketted the
headquarters OF Promoter Mike ia
cobs, charging that Escobar was
unfair" 10 a worthy challenger
And then. when opportunity
knocked, Morgan was not ready to
open the door. Perhaps he was just
too old and feeble 10 answer the
knock. Who can tellf
Results OF Larry Bleach's work
in major basketball tests have been
examined and the findings are
truly remarkable.
In the recent tournament TO de-
eide the champion OF the profess
sionsl phase OF the court game
Bleach. as a member Of the Harlem