The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-21
the sport l1lirr01.
By Russ J. Cowans

boxing game, and heaped discredit
upon the shoulders OF those Ne
gro fighters who have been striv-
ing SO hard during the past two
decades to regain the ground lost
following the escapades OF Jack
Johnson.
There Is no room In boxing for
men like Trammel. Instead OF pc
titioning for his Reinstatement.
the Youngstown fans should be
signing a petition to have him
slapped in jail for corrupt prac-
tice.
Although Louis rules a 1875 fav-
orite among the betters In the
East there are those on ST. Antoine
street who are willing TO wager
the old homestead against dough-
nut that Joe IL returned the winner
over John Henry Lewis next We'd
nesday night.
And there are some who are
willing 10 wager that Joe will
score q knockout before the tenth
round.
The members OF the Negro A
merican league have decided, after
due elaboration. that II Is advis-
able 70 accept TO offer the Negro
National league 10 form circuit
OF the four best clubs In the west
and the four best clubs In the East.
This proposal was submitted TO
the moguls Of the Negro American
league at the meeting held last
month In Chicago. Cum Posey. co.
owner OF the Homestead Grays.
represented the Negro National
league AZ the conference.
President Robert r. Jackson. OF
the Negro American league, in re-
leasing a statement (This state
ment was given TO the secretary.
but appeared In only one paper)'
said that the four selected clubs
were not willing to desert their
less fortunate brothers.
Which is fine spirit. But II
the league is TO survive. u VIII be
com PEELED TO shake loose from some
OF the deadwood now attached to
II. The owners should realize by
now (after so many disastrous
| seasonsD that clubs in southern
cities will not pay. The jump
from Chicago to Memphis or Allan
Ia Is entirely TOO long.
During the boom days OF the
1s,o's. northern clubs we're anle
10 make money IN only one south
ern city-Birminghsnn. And me
returns began to diminish just be-
fore the 1929 crash. That the
South 4. not In a condition to sup
mort top clubs 10 evidenced IN the
renewal OF the Elites from Nash
vile TO a northern city. Tom VII
sons club had campsigned IN the
capital OF Tennessee for lons
number OF years before Tom came
n the conclusion that there was
no money on Cedar avenue.
when Mitchell Lucas. ls-year.
old Northwestern High scnoo'
SKINNER hits the water In the ioo-
ward breast stroke saturday n'sn'
A. Northwestern. II will marx 'ne
as, time since 1925 that coiored
Nv ha. reached the Metropolitan
u,sh School finals. Lucas duaiined
Tor the hnals by nnishing second IN
his favorite event in the West sue
anals last week.
clarence Gatliffe. swimming in-
.,ructor At Brewster Center. was
. snalist in the loO-yard free style
and relay IN 1925. Gatliffe' 'nen
captain Of the Cass Tech swimmins
team. captured the event and went
an 20 the national interseholastic
NEE, wssre he finished fourth
incidentally. Gatlifte holds re-
cord that will probably remain on
the books for some time. He splash
ed his way to victory In the 20
ward free style IN :io.2 seconds
They have since left that event OFT
all swimming meets.
As Lucas is product OF Gatli-
ffe's instructions. the Brewster
mentor will he keenly interested IN
the outcome OF the ioo-yard breast
stroke race. Lucas has been swim
ming the breast stroke six months.