The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-10-11
Through
The Sports Mirror
BY Russ J. Cowans

Barrcl-chest Clarence Gatlfe whose girtb hos 49,
snded enormously IN recent years, was not considered
ous menace to the regning supremacy of heads of va
sport actvties at Brewster Recreation Center when
took over the post OF swimming instructor there some
or years ago. For years sport fans had ha"n
adng about the boxing champions developed AZ Rrew'
who nad carried the name OF the center to place of
nence in the field of sports And the basketball teams
hch had surrounded themselves with n halo of renoun
their achievements of the court Swimming On th
hr hand was just an activity to which no attention was
yn
But conditions changed rapidly after Catli8e,.
arrival In the bracing but noisy surrounding. of
youth, Gatliffe was able to apply spark that started
q fame of interest, and long hundreds had been
consumed by the fre. This interest provided the i'm
petus for his junior swimmers capture the CITY in
door and outdoor championships six years running.
And this when examine the records leaps into the
/ light of remarkable feat. In addition, his teams
have nine out of 10 ntercy meets, and in the ma
Honal meet held in Washington, DC last August
Brewster while unable to win the team CHAMPION
ship, of the 10 events.
SO is only natural that Gatlie should feel proud of
achievements of his swimmers and also that the boys
Ind girls have the feeling toward their coach And
brings to the front the plans they have Matched as
beans of providing funds to send the swimming team to
Washington next August. You probably will arrive at the
uson that this is entirely too far in advance to begin
Blinking about funds for meet next August but the bows
Ind girls need 81 000 and they're willing to wait until
Dirty days before time to leave and then begin their
$agn No Stree! They're starting right And that s
Where YOU can come in and give helping hand.
The youngsters don't want to beg for funds Intead
tey want to work. thereby earning enough money for the
Pip So they're asking their friends to provide odd jobs
the different members of the team Sixty per cent of
money paid for the job will into the fund to send
BE team to Washington the forty per cent going to the
Yorker SO if you want to help send good swimming
to Washington next August to bring back the nation
championship, giving Detroit more championship hon
then call the Recreation Center whenever you have
NAL Job. Catfe, who lives only for swimming will have
|ne of his young workers at your place in a jify.
Ray Arcel has the unique record of the fight
as oneo OF bes
of fighters in the world holds the record of having
dragged ten battered hulks from the ring after the
potent fists of Joe Louis had beaten them into submits
sion Those who aided Arcel in establishing this
ord Jack Sharkey, Jorge Brescia, Paolino Uzcu-
dun, Matte Mann, John Henry Lewis, Johnny Pay.
check AL Mccoy, Buddy Baer, Jim Braddock, and
Joe's latest victim, Lou Nova, the Yogi man.
II all started back in 1886, shortly after Max
Schmeling had dropped incendary bombs on
Louis jaw and Jack Blackburn had the unusual Job
Of dragging Joe to his Since that evenful
night Ray has been picking the debris lett IN the
wake of the Louis hurricane.
While Arcel as any good trainer will do, has been
oung the prowess of his protege it hard to believe
pat ne had faith in such stumble buns as Johnny ray
teck Matte Mann, Jorge Brescia, Lou Nova and Al Nc
Eo Arce is too well verscd in the art of conditioning
|ghers to have been fooled by the mouthngs Of those
Pumpy dumptes. But Ray must keep the VOL away
Pom the door just you and and and the JoD OF con-
|onng the victims of Louis for the anticipated blasting
fo oblivion provided Ray with the of keeping the
Fof away, and at the time gained him Tree admit
nee into the the night of the gh nay nad 10
tnere TO carry on his work as Journeyan "oIhe III
y trade of dragging out buns.
Dwight Lett the little trainer who can talk hole IN
doughnut is busy packing his bags this week as ne pre-
|ares for trip California. No. Mr. Lett ism gong away
vacation Far from it. Instead, the baldiSn MI. Lev
taking along his working equipment as he has little
ITO do in California.
You don't know it but Mr. Lett who is real holler
|y, is taking young fighter to the Coast and whe Out
Pe Brother Lett will act in the capacity of trainer and
fanager know Brother Lett is member in good stand
Pc havng paid his dues last week. IN the craft Oh
|ymen Trainers and Seconds also know that Brother
lett knows his way round bottle of niment and ne can
ESQ detect flaws in training procedure Of fighters In lact
Pr Lett is known to have shifted these mistakes e
way from the scene Of the crime He's just that good
But back to the trip Brother Lett is taking BOLDLY
Iea, most promising young lightweight to california
|eal who displayed boxing skill and punching aDlly ~
rs too few shows here, has the promise OF several
patches in the land of continued sunshine And brotner