The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-08-30
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The Sports Mirror
BY Russ J. Cowans

| The announcement by Mike Jacobs in New York Sat
\ that the Louis.Nova fight had been postponed for
Eys TO allow the heavyweight champion more time to
Ire for the nineteenth defense of the crown he won
| James J. Braddock June % 1887, has caused many
n Detroit fight fans to recall the postponement Of
/ 1886 when Louis met Max Schmeling the German.
|The bout was scheduled for June 49, but was most
for 81 hours The following night Schmelinp scored
the biggest upsets in ring history stopping Louis in
twelfth round.
lint the Nova fight will not be similar to the Schmel
Satte In his bout with Max, Joe was not in condi-
He had not taken his training seriously at the train
kmp in Lakewood, Nd, and he took only courageous
into the ring to face the aforementioned SchmeIng
anticipating tough battle with Nova Louis is TAX
ochanccs. He wants time to get himself into ton con-
for the defense of his and for that reason he
4 for an extension of training time
The Central Motor City Tennis club has done an ex-
Nd Job in keeping up the interest in tennis in Detroit
not been for the members of this club who have de-
their time unselhshy to tennis, the game probably
q have been down with serious ailment
Some of the fine work done by the club has been the
kuraton of inter-city matches. During the current
teams representing the Central Motor City Tennis
have engaged in matches with teams from Cleveland
bgo Columbus, Akron and Toledo. And prestige has
brought to the Motor City by the court achievements
e Detroit teams.
Starting Saturday the Central Motor City Tennis club
begin matches in the annual city-wide championship
tament and out of this tournament some potential
Der and others are products of this tournament
Now that the Central Motor City Tennis club has
such rapid and remarkable steps forward, thesmem-
could go little further. For instance the promotion
tournament which would bring to Detroit the best
fr from the middlewest. Or, they could go further
Invite the national tournament here. Of course both
would entail considerable work, but I'm firmly
n that the Central Motor City Tennis club officials
members are capable of doing the job.
Detroit is the greatest city in America for sports.
1 evidenced in the support given baseball, golf, and
sport events. The Joe Louis Open golf tournament,
d will be an annual affair here, offered conclusive
that the fans here will support any big event.
THE bringing of the national tournament here would
] local fans opportunity to in action some of
outstanding players in the country and il also might
means of arranging game between James McDan-
d one of the better white players in the city, match
|rtothc exhibition golf match between Clyde Martin,
|srd Wheeler and the Kocss brothers.
E least this will be something for the tennis players
sder during the winter months.
|Chaky Wright the California featherweigh who has
picked by Henry Armstrong the next champion of
+26-pound division, will get his chance next month
! he meets Joey Archibald, present holder of the
in title match in Washington, DC.
Archibald has not been impressive in his bouts since
. ng the championship, losing number of non-tltle
For this reason the little brown boy from Cafor-
4 III enter the ring favorite over the champion.