The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-02-04
HARLEM
"Race Capitol of the Nation"
By FLOYD G. SNELSON
New YORK
THREE STRIKES YOU'RE OUT

SeHIIeIhdh DoAeE from HlCJSDurgh,
struck out in his inning with Heavy
weight Champion Joe Louis, the
Brown Bomber of fsticana, Wednes
day night at the Garden, much to the
embarrassment and humiliation of his
host of friends and admirers. NV per-
sOnal sympathy on the death of his
DR.. brother, to my good pal and friend,
the Grand ole Gus Greenlee, Lewis
manager, who has fought such a
splendid battle in putting John Henry
in the front ranks. Here's hoping that
good luck will yet fall in his footsteps;
and ditto to the prince of good fellows
Woogie Harris, assistant manager.
Before | repaired to my seat in the
ringside, Wed. mite l parked myself in
the lobby of Madison Square Garden
through the courtesy of Police Chief
De Martino Borough Chief of Man
haitian, and his staff of brass buttons,
in order to greet my many friends as
they poured into the great pavilion
to see the Louis-Lewis scrap; and in
so doing l am able to give you some
description of the fight fans I saw
passing through the turnstiles.
One thing in particular I admired
Ntt9 bAlC 1IISIt-CldSS SWdIlkN SJVlG IN
carnage and department with which
my folks carried themselves. Fas-
tldious Park Ave. could not have pre-
sented better display of ultra smart
ness than did our sepia sons and
daughters of Harlem, swelled by WISH
tors from all other points, who fell in
line with the glittering cavalcade. "The
Cream OF the Crop" was in the iovial
procession. Our boys and gals looked
their best, dressed in the height of
fashion. Harlem beauties wrapped in
expensive sable, mink. caracal and
racoon, hanging fondly upon the wing
OF their Immediately dressed escorts,
tripped briskly through the bitter cold
breezes that fianked Father Knicker-
bocker's shores.
1t was amusing to me when police
sergeant saw a certain Harlem dancing
Girl and wanted to know if she was
colored, and it was impossible to con-
vince the brother that she had colored
parents. The pretty doll happened to
be Miss M. Egg? on the arm of Woogie
Harris, accompanied by her sister
Christine.
Blanche Thompson, Queen of Brown
skin Models, says she's sorry John
Henry lost the fight, but could he helm
1t II his mind made a date his body
couldn't take-in another version.
suggest that it's not the gray hairs
IN your head that makes you old. or
the wrinkles in your face I've been told
but If your mind makes a date that
YOUR body can't take-then YOU must
be getting old.-and this is no Ripley
yarn.
WELCOME TO HARLEM
Philadelphia, Washington, Pittsburg
and possibly Chicago gave the largest
quota of fight fans; as they usually
do for all of Joe's fights.
The Jones Brothers, popular sport
moguls from the Windy CITY, were on
hand, having lust debarked from an
ocean liner, returning from a European
tour; Ed and Mack received great ova-
lions while the charming Pauline
looked on just as enchanting as ever.
The dapper Herb Saunders, president
OF the Old Rose Social Club. better
known as "Jeans" (Clore) from
Washington, D. c., headed a delega-
ton from the nations capitol, which
included Earl Mcdonald, James Span
gelI, PoindeXter, DR.. LIE Count Cook.
Lawrence Hall, Charles (C.X) Harris
and Frank Holiday and believe me
they carved memories in Harlem after
the fight and swelled the cash regis
tiers IN all the mite spots.
Magistrate Ed Henry of Phillv with
ms phlanx, included Bill Mcclure,
russell Allen, Sec Penn. Athletic
Commission, Magistrate J. Rainey,
FORREST Woodland, Bernard and Jones
OF the Philly Independent, C. Barnes.
Or. Charles Lewis, Theodore Upshure,
from Atlantic City, Charlie Jackson,
Cha[ile Randall, Harry jackson, Wal
Ter Greenidge, Berdin Daniels
gllmpsed lively party in Jack
DJem2sey,s Bar across the street from
Gne Garden: Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie
Evans, Mis- Jackie Cooper, Carl Robin
son son The pretty eyeful, Marnetta
MlkeiI and Ruth Marshall the old
warrior, Harry Wills, sat in the ring
SIDE, near the suave Henry Armstrong.
ann al n Mae Harper, the tea room owner
Vi harlem, on the arm of her big mo-
4leiC.iom Myers, minked down to
the bricks Sunshine Sammy of pic
lures lame, DR.. Binga DESMOND.
strange Si!g to say, unattached. So was
:; Clifford. Shannon of the Big Apple,
"a; Smalls of the Paradise, Gene
41,yieT, Harold Douglas, Ed. Wilson of
I The Hotel Olga, Jock Folkes of CIeve-
Iahd' Marie Tancil, Dorrance Blount.
pair of lovely Quaker CITY damsels
seen devouring the Garden hot-dogs.
Inc betting, l understand, ran anv-
Mnere from 8 to 10 to one ON Joe,s
groves, but | think the most of it went
, on John Henry lasting at least six
Ralph Cooper, the movie star. bur-
Iea IN raccoon coat, with his lovely
WvIe Lillian Powell, looked like she
just stepped out of Russeks, Fifth
avenue Shop. Jimmie Mordecia the
SGtGr, Leonard the Producer, Oscar
M Mlchaux the movie producer, Pauline Iine
PP aG7y Pro. Daniel Washington.
T Papy Lynch, Frank Rivers, Grenier
Turner uurner-all were there as was Lionel
GHam1pden, and Teddy Hill of Benny
SSTpouman's band. From Pittsburgh.
P Priaa Washington, Johnny Hill, oscar