The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-09-20
Through
The Sports Mirror
BY Russ J. Cowans

sudden 1ound out now hard and mean fighting can
dl decided TO be hard and mean myself don't mean
taught me to be foul fighter but it taught mo 49,.
isn't any mercy in the ring-so there ism ~ ela'
showing mercy to an opponent You can inf NO
as clean ngnter but mean one Watch me worL
be Louis if you think I'm kidding WI"
The above words were spoken by Lou Nova. and
was referring to the terrific beating he tooL 60
my Galento the human Beer Barrel FROM NJ
rsey Gaento holds the distinction of being n.
Fhest fighter in the ring. ~
Henry McLemore, sports writer turned COL
bni:t point; out in story appearing in the cur
pit issue of Look magazine that three men "plaved
jr roles in preparing him for a crack Ar N.
ampionship: DR.. Bernard, an ascetic whose calling
rd' reads Dom the Omnipotent'; Bill Lewis, hard.
ten warden OF the Nevada state penitentary;
aston Croker Brown, Of the New York rnuseum
Science and Industry.
DR. Bernard, according to McLemore ntroduced
TO loga; Lewis took the former University of Cali
student to his home and worked him from dawn 70
LOT SIX weeks building him up after year of sick
and Brown taught his the "cosmc punch" and
annie stance.
Nova believes that the lessons of Yoga will enable
70 withstand Louis hardest punches while his COS
punch from the dynamic stance will end the
ponShip career of the Brown Bomber
Nova is exuding self-confdence but it will take more
confidence to offset the heavy punching of the
fpon, Notwithstanding Nova's confidence. fine pre
ton loga, cosmic punch and dynamic stance"
Louis TO win.
While the ma jorty of the Kansas City Monarch
ayers were thinking about the game they were to
ny against the Chicago American Giants in Lima O.,
pnday night, Ted Strong, the big menace in the
pnarch attack Sunday turned his attention to bas-
bal, game where he also exces Strong is center
the Harlem Globe Trotters, former pro basket.
u champions.
Strong, during his conversation, spiked a rumor
Babe Presley Bernie Price, Sonny Boswell,
d a few others contemplating leaving the
IrotterS n tear of heir
Pong said that there absolutely truth in
report as all Of the men scheduled to report
Manager Abe Sapersten by the first of November
begin practice for the long winter schedule.
Strong attributes the Globe Trotters loss to the De-
Eagles IN the pro tournament last spring to the &c
which were called against the Trotters Nineteen off
FOULS we're converted by the Eagles who won $685. |
II was the fouls called against that decided the
SAID strong. the man with the powerful hands. I'VE
mad that many fouls called against in any other
Now that Chalky Wright, the little Californian who
&Seecied by Henry Armstrong successor to him as
+erWelght champion, has won the New York and
and version of the title in his division by stopping
archibald he can establish full right TO the crown
inning over Richard Lemos, fellow Californian.
Wright has made several attempts to induce Lemos
consider championship bout but the champion, who
Eognzed by the National Boxing association, has al
found an excuse to avoid meeting Wright, named by
4 bA as the logical contender
4 IN the lightweight division Bob Montgomery, Jackie
fm and Ray (Sugar) Robinson chasing Sammy
lor a championship tussle, having been named as
offenders for the crown Holman Williams Charley
and Louis Kid Cocoa not on the trail of Cham
freddie Cochrane. And so it goes.
mere were two college men competing in the game
t@ at Briggs Stadium between the Kansas City Mon
and Chicago American Giants-Raney Bibbs, Mon
4 second baseman, and Ralph Wyatt who started at
Y had 81 chi hon II
James exploded five mscues in row.
Dobs graduate of Indiana State Teachers college
ng BIS. degree from that school. This is his first
with the Monarchs.
WYATT senior at Western Reserve university, ma
+s IN physical education. His home is in Chicago and
uended DISABLE high school in that city. Hes 70
IoI age and Manager Jim Taylor predicts bright tu
ior the young man.
Harry L. (Poppa Dee) johnson, who has been
nrelng fighters for upward of rs years, is Peeved
ira, IRAN Barbara, the impresario who is sponsoring
Y White Hope tournament. Poppa Dee thinks that
.oaro is showing little racial prejudice. For that
son johnson has been bending efforts to promote
ornament Of his own, tournament of Negro night
\, m going to put up $4,000, just like Barbara
H. the winner of my tournament will challenge the
ner OF Bsrbaros tournament" said the voiuoie
I'nson In that way get good challenger
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