The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-21
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The Sports Mirror
By Russ J. Cowan,

4 Being the kind of guy am it afforded me busbe
laughter when learned that all-star bowling team
women scored double win in three days running over
Eo teams composed of members of the opposite Gov
Ind the girls knocked down the naples in manner ~
PIT no doubt about their superiority in these games
These women pin spillers, in a match game With
the Blackhawks two ago. finished with total of
2493 pins against PASS by the Blackhawks And
when you are reminded that the Blackhawk are tough
customers in the mems league you'll understand how
tough the gals must have BEEN
The following Monday night the AllStars holdiro
b 81 pin handicap bounced Friars Ale another of the
Setter mems teams about the alleys scoring AN inn
ressve victory much to the chagrin of their opnonent
Now, with these defeats SCATTERING the bubble Of
heir ego. the boys camorng for vengeance arair
he weaker While the losers were nerfect ~entlo
in the presence of the women they left off their heat
|er they had departed vowng that the time would
ve when they would just bowl those gals right off the
|leys. w
I've been informed by reliable sources that some
of the girl friends have been needing the boys about
the defeat pointing out that the men have ALWAYS
set themselves up the stronger of the sexes and
therefore, better in form of athletic competition
this has added insult to injury.
Well, boys, If you've any hankerinp To wine on,
that defeat, my advice is that you'd better get pre
pared Those girs-Vrginis Dolphin Dorothy Chill.
dress Eddie Robinson, May Smith and Hazel Lyman
know their way about the alleys and as you've
found out, n soft spots
For the past 10 years team in the National
Football league have conpred to keep Negro players out
the league AN action similar to that in effect in both
major baseball leagues. But the day seems ripe for the
tmashing of the racial bars.
For instance owners IN the American Football league
sa loop are opening the purses and going out to make
Rd for the best material in the country This is being
lone to offset the strange hold the National loop teams
lave on the paying public The battle is between own
krs of the two circuits.
Well as an opening gun, the New York Yankees.
members of the American league, last year made efforts
4 sign Kenny Washington the great UCLA backfeld
3ar hiking their original offer twice in their desperation
get the passing This in the hope of grabbing
large chunck of the Negro fans But Washington ndicat
that ne would prefer remaining the West Coast by
&gnng with California team.
But the opening wedge seems to have been driven
the log of prejudice and it would be surprs-
ing to see one OF the American league grab
of the better Negro players this year. Archie Harris
Jackie Robinson Lou Montgomery one or more of
the other good boys get chance carry the pig
skin in the ofay league.
Pro football has not had Negro player since Duke
faer was member Of the Chcag Cardinals back in the
Party l930s. Joe Lllard, former Oregon university
TAR was also member of the Cardinals Prior to that
fritz Pollard and Paul Robson had played with the
Akron team.