The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-05-17
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Your ALLEY


vancement for Negro bowling that
has happened yet was the opinion
OF the large majority OF keglers.
They were speaking OF the radio
broadcast OF Russ j. Cowans over
the local station Saturday night
that woke the city up TO the fine
achievements OF you bowlers and
the highlights OF the season, as
well as the sensational bowling OF
out-of-town fellows.
ilr. Cowans generally recognized
as tops among sports writers in the
nj ddle west. interviewed George
Porter. captain OF the Porters
Cleaners FIVE. winners in the Motor
CITY league: Thelma Baldwin. cap
tain OF the Supreme Linen women's
hse that copied the Motor City
WOmens title as we'll as the nation
a title and Bob Dawson. captain OF
the Friars Ale FIVE that was a ia
yorite, along with Porters Cleaners
and Joe Louis Springhill Farm
five 10 stop the riot OF out-of-town
bowlers in the Nationals. The pro-
gram also gave the leaders In the
various classes at the time OF the
broadcast.
Disaster struk down the Zollies
Grill five OF Cleveland. generally
recognized as the top womens team
/ The team was in an automobile
wreck as they started out for the
Rotary 10 get in a few practice
games. Three of the girls suffered
minor injuries and we're not able
10 do their best They hit 205s
which was good enough for second
I place 10 Supreme Linen.
Jimmy watts and Mary Smith
furnished one OF the most unusual
sights of the tournament. Both
We're unable to compete in the
1 tournament Watts because he Il
suffering from a mild case OF ar
thrills and Mary because she had
eth r quit or just stopped bowling
on The Brady Health shop FIVE.
Mary wanted 10 bowl in the doubles
with Dorothy Childress but for
some reason was denied this. These
bowlors are two OF the most COM
mon sights on the alleys and the
tournament just didn't seem right
with them on the sidelines. Watts
place on the Porters Cleaners five
was taken by George Fields and
Gwen Stinkleberry replaced Mary
Smith
Bill Hanson. who was 10 have
howled with the Greyhound Ave.
but fell from ladder and was un-
able 10 compete.
The opening OF the tourney Satur-
day night will go down as one OF
the most thrilling opening OF any
sports event. 1t reminded many
sports vets OF the start Of the Der
by or the opening bell at one OF Joe
Louis fights.
To try TO give you a pinhead de-
scription. The Forest club was
damned with fans. the pin boys IN
the pits were on their respective
toes. the large crowd quiet and
tense the howlers a little taut and
nervous. Then the foul man. Err
nest chatham. rang the bell. all
the pin boys brought down their
machines in unison and the lead
of man Of the sixteen Detroit
teams threw their first ball and
created one Of the most thrilling
sounds heard ny ears or seen nv the
eyes OF this veteran on many sports
events.
A world OF credit Is due the De-
troit Senate, its secretary. George
Porter. and his assistants, Jerry
wells. Richard Benton, Quate Walk
er. Jimmy Watts. Elmina Gibson
and Henry Harden and also the
management OF this Forest club for
their hard work IL putting on the
largest OF the tournaments. All
did their best and went out OF their
way on several occasions TO sec
that everything was just right ant
took care OF the several hundred
out-of-town bowlers in a way thai
drew praise from the most ardent
critics. Also let us commend the
National body for their fine work IL
running the tourney after they took
command. hen let us hand the many
pin boys, the foul man the score.
keepers and all others that had q
hand in the largest and most sue.
cessful National tournament yet
held.
The two youngest keglers OF the
tourney were La MARI Collins and
Jack Robinson, Jr.. both OF whom
are seventeen and have competed in
all three meets. Collins halls from
Chicago and Robinson from Cleve-
land. He Is the son OF Jack Robin
son. national organizer OF Negro
bowlers. The two Robinsons com
bined the only father and son com.
bination in the meet.
The sewell brothers, sponsors o
the Chicago All-Stars, the Chicago
Playgirls and other sports teams
were donors OF the beautiful souve
Mrs given 10 each entrant. Johr
Sewell was present TO help distri
butte them but the other member o
the nationally known duo OF sports
men. Bill Sewell, sent his regrets
from Tuskegee where he will pre-
sent a trophy at the Relays there
Plans are underway for hom'
and home match for $3.50 between
the new national champs, Supreme
Linen. and Zollies Grill OF Cleve
land. The proposed match Is FOL
six games in each city. Incidental
ly zollie, sponsor OF the Cleveland
Ave Is out OF business but Cleve
land sportsmen are anxious TO bach
Bessie Miller. Mary sturdevan