The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-06-14
The Sports Mirror


Despite the fact that Detroit is the home of the heavy
weight champion Of the boxing world and the developing
rrounds for such outstanding fighters Holman Will
sms Young Kid Mccoy. Roscoe Toles and others the
Motor City is in the dodrums far the fight game is
sorcerned The condition is deplorable
Even back in the depth of the depression fight
clubs sponsoring bouts and the cards drew
crowds large enough to pay the promoters a ANAL
nroht Today there's not fight club promoting reRu-
i,rly in the of Michigan. There's no place to
hear the soggy thud of boxing gloves slsdiators
collide
New York, Chicago, Washington, Cleveland,
and other cities where economic conditions not on
par with those of Detroit, watching large crowds
tur out fights between mediocre battlers In the
.orty of instances the fighters are local boys who
have been developed.
Detroit promoters could do the same thing and one
Of the first matches could be bout between Holman Will
limans and Young Kid Mccoy, or Williams and AL Net
low These three boys are products of Detroit and
among the top ranking weterweighs.
Another bout which would iven the interest in the
came would be match between Toes and Abe Simon.
True is that Simon defeated Roscoe in bout here last
Fall but there large slab of fight fans who still have
confidence in Roscoe and believe he beat the ponderous
New Yorker Or put Toles against volube Tony Gaento
TIE Jersey Beer Barrel Galento is an inviting target and
could provide Roscoe the of sharpening his tools
other and better bouts.
hard make these matches, but the fans tired of
listening this cry They some lights and are will
ing support the promoter who willing to go out and
get them.
II had always been my notion that barber who car
red on running conversation with other customers while
clipping hair general nuisance only TO be toer-
ated during the hour he consumed in iabbing
clippers and shears up and down my head. H
classified and put in the category with the tonsoa
Artist who is always giving the name of horse
ducky number while he goes about his labors.
But that was bad judgement. 1t was like arrv-
ing at conclusion without knowing the facts was
sneerns at the truth had not met the specie who
only grunts when you tell him what you want, and
then utters not mumbng word during the process of
eliminating abundant share Of fast-thinning crop.
That is had met this journeyman barber before
ssturdsy-and God help me that don't meet the
Brother again.
He was in no good for conversation as l bithey slid
no his chair and issued the orders.
Give me light trim. said Don't trim it up high
ard don't take any off the top
Ugh" said the scissor manipulation he wheeled
ou his and began shearing the hair
from around my neck.
Don't cut it high" warned again before grabbing
newspaper and fostering mind with the rgmarole of
var news. had anticipated talk from the Brother
and this effort to Illustrate his attempt at
conversation. But nary word did he utter. All could
near was the buzzing of the clippers.
Finally he finished Like other members Of the craft
ne stepped back, took sharp gander at his work and
ren indicated with nod of his head that he was through
and could step down.
Ordinarily would have made hasty observation of
what the brother and his dngus had accomplished. but
beng in hurry dug down in my jeans, came up with
'ne lee, plus tip, and shuffed out the door.
was going fine in the bowling alley when it happen
"a ne nst knowledge that something was wrong came
Wnen Charles Hague asked where had purchased the
cap was wearing. Not having in many moons
knew something wrong. So, under the urging of
trends took peak at the result of the Brothers labors
Did you hen that had been half picked?
W that's the way the Brother who is one OF the boys
who are asking for sharp increase had left it.
words Just can't describe the horror You've got to be
pey low in your estimation of things to just visualize
wnat damage had been done I'll be wearing skull cap
hr the next week
go SO, from on, I'm looking for the guy who can
ak with the rapdity of machine and fun firing and
able to convince about good running at the
fairgrounds. Or talk about lucky number to play No
more OF those silent chaps for