The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-01-06
sror WORLD ApARY Is RORN!

NEW YORK--As the rebulous
gray sky OF faded 1889 blends in
10 the azure blue dawning OF 1910,
the vail OF Father Times offspring
momeniarily AZ least browns the
press OF hustling feet inca
workaday world.
Standing high on the citadel that
houses the embattled races OF man
Is young giant tawny OF skin leo
nine OF brow. broad-chcsted and
over an the world would like
Auroch bull
Time tells US that his name is 49,.
JOt. LOUIS. He so far stood out
among last years champions that
despite writer's selections and ma
ton wide polls which often rated
him lower than first sport fans the
world over cam eio regard him as
they had lack DEMPSEY. OF
two decades prior.
l'nspoiled, ccnilcmanly. exem-
pliiier ~ the lofty traditions OF Afri-
can forbcars who with becoming
lordliness wear their hcartachcs as
the leopard does his imperishablc
spots. Young Bronzed doc" con
tinucd his winning even In the face
of expert predictions ancnt defeat.
that never came his way
Only for a moment do we pause
10 shake hands with his stalwarl
uumpeter Of deaihless courage
then rapid, we traverse the wind
ing mile-long staircase that hn-
ally ushcrs MS into spacious din
Ing hall. brilliantly lighted. Seat
ed around the festive board arc
many hundreds OF sepia maidcrs
and YOUTHS standard bears all OF
last seasons sport vanguard. Trim
smiling brown maidens members
OF TUSKEGEE'S championship wo-
mems track team. serve from odd
shaped decators sparkling hector
10 the distinguished guests.
Why. there's our friend Jimmy
IaValle. Pacific coast $50 yard
Splinter who in process OF earning
a PhD. from his university has
been proclaimed genius and an
all time track celebrity; resplendid
evening dress is Long johnny"
Woodruff Pittsburgh L.. immor-
tai. Johnny Bofiean. conqueror Of
the one and only Glenn Cunning
ham, national 100 yard sprint king
who also flashed on gridRon: Mo
zclle Elerbec Cap. Billy Watson
Michigan universlty's zone man
track team Sonny Washington.
twho recently turned professional
for $1,000 game for coasts
greatest halfback waves TO the
writer as We pass along the line
Ictting down notes In a mad endea-
vor to beat. The press deadllne.
Fritz Pollard Jr. Roy Bartlett
flashy uCLA left end. Jackie
fWhirlwindD Robinson. rCIA. and
the man who in our opinion is the
equal Of any football player extant
So. WOODROW WILSON STROBE.
tCCLA), husky Charlie Anderson.
and sensation OF sterling Ohio
state university football squad.
Speed" Montgomery. stormy ma
troll OF Boston colleges color line
arguments. Charles ((Slippy Ecn
Thomas. Boston university lad who
scored two winning touchdowns
against Franklin ard Marshall
Larry O. Y YMCA starr Bleach
one OF Detroit urlversity's heroes
who is sparkplug OF the famous
Great Lakes Basketball team
Jimmy Smith. Northwestern univer-
sity tsub-end) who was the victim
Of an unsportsmanlike displav an
the part OF the student BODY OF
oklahoma university: Dolly King
Long Island university basketball
ard grldiron ace: Jim Baker. Lin
crackerIack; Bobby MONTGOMERY.
Lightweight boxing champion OF Lin
coin university pa. forward nass
and frankie Morris.
hnest cyclist oaukerville has ever
boosted o.
Cum Posey, Gus Greerlee. Efhc |
llanley. Erie Illego. Frank Forbes
RAY Sparrow, ALEXANDER POM |
PEI. Woogie Harris. Teddy Horn
PuLlAN BLACK. JOHNNY RoX- |
BOROUGH. JACK BLACKBURN: |
Mule Suttles, George Scales. Fats
Jenkins. Vic Harris. Bankhead
Jackson, watleyh Brown. Spear
man, Walker. Stanley. Holland
Clarke, Ferret, Roscoe ToIes. All