The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-06-07
The Sports Mirror

.uol. If Alabama who left this week for Baltimore
[hsre he will trade punches with Big Jim Thompson June
II has been hanging the fringe of big money contests
f. The past four five years. but something has always
lacked his path whenever he attempted to step over into
he field Of rich clover
Take Roscoe's case of few years ago. Fresh from
h successful engagement with Jimmy Adamck Toles
Lemed on his way to more lucrative bouts. But Eddie
keddih popped up and set Roscoe back with we-earn-
n decision in Philadelphia.
But Roscoe attribute many of his reversals to
h lack Of aggressiveness-the old killer instinct, Big
bosroe is lust much of gentleman while he's in the
Eng If he could shake off this quality and coat himself
Ith the primitive instinct to kill he would be among the
linking heavyweight contenders for Joe Louis crown
Roscoe has been we'll equipped by Nature
When Norwood Ewell captured the 100-yard dash,
k2Ovard dash and running broad jump, the Penn State
|yer became the first athlete in the history of 1C4-A to
lin three events for the second consecutive year Ewe
Ion the same events last year. the first time he had COM
|eed in the lC4-A.
The mercury feet of Ewell propelled him over
the terrain at Trborough Stadium, in New York, in
a6 seconds to win the 100yard sprint. This equals
the meet record made by Frank Wykof, Southern
California in 1881. Ewell continued his Heetness in
the 220, covering the distance in 20.7 seconds clip
ping the time of 208 set by WykoH. The world
ord for the distance is 20.3 seconds, made by Jesse
Owens in 1885 at Ann Arbor. Ewell completed the
day by eapng Is feet, Sd inches in the running
broad jump
Ed Digger, captain of the Tufts college track team
|cceuly defended his title in the 100 high hurdles, but
pas forced to accept second place in the 220yard low
rdles losing TO Harold Sickle, white, of Pittsburgh
Ewe and Digger will next compete in the twentieth
National Collegiate meet. Ewel is defending champion
the 100 and 220 Tufts holds the title in the 120yard
(gh hurdles.
In winning the 100 at Minneapolis last year Ewell
|daed Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford, pre-meet favorite
Fvl was cocked in 90 seconds the same time he made
saturday in New York His time for the 220 at Minneap-
swaS Pill. almost second slower than his time last
iTday But this be attributed to the sloppy
| ton Of the track.
Ewe has a good chance to repeat his win of last
E-poydng Harold Davis, the California comet, does
|m compete. Davis defeated Ewell last Summer in the
National AAU meet in California, and last Winter in New
|mk Running at Denver last Saturday the Californian
Epnred The 00-yard dash at the National Junior College
Pack meet meet in the fast time of 90 seconds wotenths
over than the world record.
AT the same time Duggers should win the high and
Ev hurdles at the National Collegiate He lost to Fred
4 oco Rice institute, in the low hurdles but defeated
Re Texan the 120-yard high. Digger had to set
FEET record of 1879 seconds to win the event The old
Park OF seconds had been established by Wolcott in
ECS Wocot will not compete this year he has finish
/ MS three years of competition.