The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-04-19
Jimmy Johnston
Blasts Conn And
Nova For Bias
Says Neither
Has Ever Fought
Colored Foe

Jimmy j. Johnston. manager OF
Abe Simon and Bob Pastor. two OF
the unsuccessful challengers for
Joe Louis heavyweight crown. takes
verbal smash at Billy Conn and
Lou Nova two Of the present con
tenders who are clamoring for
chance al the crown Here's what
Jimmy very talkatiSe fellow has
10 say about the two:
billy Conn and Lou Nova chal-
leneers for Joe Louis title. yelling
their heads of because Joe Louis
won't sign to meet them immedi.
ately. Well, Al smith. would say
let's look al the record OF these
two men. relative ocolored box
ers.
Nova has never given colored
boxer a chance 10 earn a dollar
since starting to box while men
like Eddie Blunt, Buddy walker
Lem Franklin Tiger Jack War.
rington. Willie Reddish. Jim Thomp
son or Roscoe 'folcs. cannot get
Nova into the ring with them.
Nova has said many times. he viii
not box a colored man hut Joe Louis
and should he win. he'll never box
another one sill he insists upon
Joe Louis lighting him.
Conn Raises Race Bar
"DO YOU think Billy conn would
get into the ring with Blount
Franklin. Reddish Walker Tnomp-
son. Tiger Jack Warrington or Ros.
coc Tolesg Slill while refusing tC
let the above men earn living
with him. Conn. is hollering bloody
murder. because Louis won't meet
him. or course YOU know Joe Louis
Is very intelligent young man as
well a. being one OF the best
heavyweight have ever seen and
being intelligent. he has memory
$50 Billy Conn and Lou Nova
stop trying to kid a great champion
and stop boxing old men and Grip
pies and set-ups. show the boxing
fans that you can let a colored
man earn some money by boxing
him hut not a colored boxer with
asthma. fallen arches or T.B,
Points To Pastor And simon
Bob Pastor and Abe Simon have
boxed every colored man that a
promoter has asked them 10 meet
and here is list Of them They
we're meeting colored boxers OF
reputation like otis Thomas, Jack
Warrington, Unknown winston
George Nicholson. Eliza Thompson
Jersey Joe Wolcoti. Big BOY Bray
Leonard Dixon Eddie Blunt who
recently beat Buddy Baer Jim
Thompson Turkey Thompson and
Roscoe Tolcs. while the synthetic
heavyweight Billy Conn ran ont OF
signed contract 10 box Clarence
Jones in Buffalo some time ago and
won't nghl this colored hoy.
Imagine Lou Nova. a man who
has heen in a sanatorium for a year
trying to get match with Joe
Louis.
1T would make a horse laugh TO
zee what some OF the experts like
Ed Cochrane and the rest Of the
Chicago boxing writers wrote. after
watching Fancy Dams terrific bat
tie viii Gunnar. Barlund Barlund
who wanted 10 night bat his man
aecr didn't want him hurt I ask
YOU 4. that funny OF not Oh
almost forgot Bob Pastor and Abe
Simon have gone thirty four rounds
with Joe Louis DO YOU think
Conn. who can't hurt you or Nova
who gets angry II you miss him
with punches. could stay any length
81 time with Joe Louis Bob Pas
tor gave Joe Louis two great fights.
Ahc Simon gave Joe I.ous one OF
the hardest contests any champion
ever had. and mimi YOU they are
both clean-cut college men and
both born and raised In the City OF
New York and 10 and behold,
would YOU believe IL both man
aged by me