The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-28
The Sports Mirror

~. current basketball season should be BURSTING with
works before it comes to close next Spring and all
80 If court feud between two of the most ponular
' res' in the game--Leon (Toy) Wheeler and Larry
ach.
Tho feudin between Bleach and Wheeler dates back
-. organizng of the Brown Bombers in 936 The years
70 only made it more bitter
Two smart basketball men, Bleach and Wheeler
... vastly different opinions about the management
- coaching of basketball team. And both have at
J;aerent times been associated with the club
But the big bowoff came this fall when the
..,on first opened. Bleach reorganized his Great
|, .L., team and Wheeler, the man behind the gun,
W.. out with his Brewster Center FIVE. The big raid
was
| Harry Rusan former member of the Brewster team
Zsrted the Great Lakes and joined forces with Wheeler
[sr Jimmy Haynes in the Brewster fold Jim (Coun-
\ Davis was on the verge Of changing to Brewster
form but finally agreed to play the season with the
! eat Lakes.
That was the first move in the court war but those
Nm keeny attuned close to the ground predict
other raids before the is over All of which will
en the game and give the fans plenty to chew on dur
the cold days
II your worries are concerned exclusively with what
Occurring in the fight game, then YOU keeping your
h close the ground and watching the program which
I been charted for Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
| As the matter now stands Joe has been signed bv
kce Mike Jacobs to reend his laurels each month
Si early Summer, and then Louis will crawl through the
hes for a bout with Billy Conn., the Pittsburgh Adonis
M, m. IL.
|Joe will take on Abe Simon here in Detroit in Feb
rusy and then hustle down to Kansas City polish
|of another practically unknown gladiator Of the ring
|Quie schedule for young man.
In the space of FIVE months Joe will meet
|oDoonents than the average heavyweight champion
meets during the entire of his Office His bout
with AL Mccoy in Boston last week was the twelfth
time he has defended the bauble he won from James
H. Braddock June %, 1887.
But Joe and his managers have asked for the ardu-
j. schedule Louis believes. and do his managers
bm W. Roxborough and Julian A. Black-that constant
biting will keep him in top condition Joe must fight TO
Dep in condition
In his recent bout against Mccoy he indicated just
hat long ayoff means to him. Out of the ring since ms
but with Arturo Godoy last June Joe off in his tim
b and his judgement of distance not as keen as 1t
Rmrally is.
So when June rolls around and Joe squares off with
bn he should be in the best condition Of his career and
Conn will probably be in for the worst evening of his
FlHant career.
The baseball men of the Negro American league will
M in Chicago this weekend to make plans for the com
season There are heavy problems on the docket
J the owners to decide.
For instance the teams did not have the support OF
e fans in the season of 1910. and the owners VIII nave
decide Just what is the method to bring the boys ana
Fs back into the fold.
In addition there is some internal diSsension IN the
gue. and DR.. Martin, president has stiff hgh on 70
Pep peace.
Well any way, there should be some fire works pop
|ng off before the owners adjourn.
THE CURTAINS GOING UP ON II