The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
SLANTS ON SPORTS
By LUCIUS JONES
Joe Louis. Lou Nova WILL Mix in Chicago
Sept. "a; Bomber Through with Marvs;
Negro Baseball Can Be Lifted to Skies
RIGHT AGAIN!

The column took flyer" few days ago. calling the
Joe LousLou Nova title bout next month for Chicago wed
nesdav night September "a. instead of New York Cty.
Since that time. formal announcement has come Iro"
Mike and his headquarters at Twentieth century
Sporting Club in downtown Broadway that the ode anu
place. predicted by this palladium OF the puoc we tal
in the week. Wednesday night September at "rgey
Field the Northside home of the Chicago CuoS OF TIE
National League ~
Mike Jacobs reached his decision after comforting with
Chicago Mayor Edward Keys representatives as well as
Leonard Hicks manager of the Morrison Hotel JACOBS WIN
DIV CITY headuarters Also in the parley State Box
ing Commission Chairman Sheldon Clark.
picking Chicago Jacobs swayed by the fact that
Lon Nova had suffered several in New York and
also by the fact Chicago the city in which Louis won
his had had the honor of seeing him defend it.
However Jacobs might well have admitted he was think
ing in terms the maximum gate. He doubtless was
great deal by the fact that Chicago holds the time
record for boxing receipts title fight having played
host to the second Jack DempseyGene Iunney match IN
which there "gross of $2658.640 Tunneys share
alone $975000 That's the atime record amount re-
ceived by fighter from single contest
But Dempsey himself and Joe Louis have been bigger
money makers than Tunney considering all contests. Demp
earned four million in the ring during an era OF
prosperity Louis has already reached the two million mark
in of depression.
The first definite pronouncement by the in the
divorce the Louises the past week when it
decreed that temporary amony the world heavyweight
champion pay his wife 5000 weekly. This will continue
until final settlement is made by the court
The reconciliation idea is totally out. Marva is wiing
Joe wants part of "kiss and make up. Not long
he classified ad in of the Chicago daes de-
arng he longer responsible for debts incurred
by Marva.
Negro baseball has definite possibilities. That
shown concsvey Sunday July 2 in Chicago where Al 689
cash customers witnessed the ninth annual EasWest Classic
at Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox.
But the needs box scores records sequena news
paper publicity general overhauling in dis
pose of sefcentered, insncere owners and officials
The greatest professional team Atlanta had
sembled by John Harden ruined by the VicOus Circle
Sending the Black Crackers to Indianapolis dead door
nails baseball town, Mistake Number One. The
second big bunder giving the Toledo CrawfOrds
bershp in the Negro American League the expense
"rairOading' the Black Crax from the loop.
James lGabby) Kemp erstwhile manager of the Black
second base for the Jacksonville Red Caps had once
left the Cax to Join the Red Caps only be recalled the
CraX as pilot of the club The Crax sheved by the
drastic and unwilling act of league officials and now Kemp
is back in the Florida metropolis and to be having
Felix (Chn) Evens is with the Memphis Red Sox Last
he 6, lost only the celebrated Ethopan
Clowns