The Phoenix index., 1941-02-15
Beating The Gun
BY AL MOSES


NEW YORK-(ANP) )-Harlem's
All Agog l.. a. about the possibility
OF Bob Douglas, owner of the Rem
aissance basketball team, playing
the world champion Globetrotters
at either Renaissance casino or
Golden Gate arena Some of the
fraternity lads as well as social
club members have been talking
right out loud over the fact that
maybe Douglas is ducking the issue
because he, like the rest of the
countryside, feels the conquerors
OF the 'Renniesp are the best col
ored or white troupe extant---is
that the slant, Mr.. Douglas???? 4.
However, with Douglas toying
with the idea seriously, for the
first time in two years, we're hope
full the game can be arranged on
a home and home basis, twill be
honey of a clash.
SAMMY PHILLIPS Is the toast
OF courteers who cavort on the spa
clous court of the west 135th Street
Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium -. fine diagnostician
OF plays, an almost perfect pivot-or
spot layer, Sam has already been
voted by the "inner-circle," a group
OF yougsters who keep tab on all
sports happenings, as the find of
the current season which bows out
curing the month of March.
GUS DORAzIO sat in on the Red
Burman massacre, and from the
way the Philly-Italian giant tucked
his head down when Dempey's
chauffeur-protege took up the most
I murderous body wa1lop since Bob
FItzSimmons' day.. preSages he'll
| endeavor to wear bullet-proof
| midsection vest the mite he chambers
| through the hempen strands to face
! Mrs. Barrow's son-Joey -.
JESSE OWENS recently announc-
ed over the airways that he'd be
tickled to face Hal Davis, white,
Salinas, Calf. schoolboy who has
been granted (by the sports writers)
mantle of fastest human, and
bronz Barney Ewell, Penn State
comet Though Jess looked
somewhat oldish in that N. Y. Daily
News photograph we lamped over
the weekend our money still rides
on the 1886 Olympic games sensa-
ton ..
| HARRY WILLS called us up Sum-
day mite to state that he highly en-.
dorses Jack Johnsons blast against
Dempsey for writing that Negro
phobe epistle in a Wilmington, N
c, rag, and, says the Harlem prop
erty owner F.. "Fll fight, Wrestle
or Boogie-woogie with the popping
off ex-worlds champion, who was
SO afraid of the mention of my
name that many Broadway fight
managers will tell you, he would
| 60 around the sticks humping Off
| stumble-bums, rather than answer
direct chalIenge"-atta talkin' Har-
ry. old scout-atta talkin' -.
CLIFFORD (PhenomenaD PER
RY, one of the finest courteers IN
the history of Alpha Physical Cul-
ture club, writes in the following
line that should interest local
sportsmen and writers of sports
throughout the nation, we believe,
Sc We'll publish it verbatim: For
years now, season in and out, men
like Jimmy Powers of the Daily
News have been plugging for our
colored boys to get a rightful shot
in big time sports ranging from
baseball to hockey We oldtime
athletes seldom had white writer
in our corner, usually they blasted
hell cut of us and showed where
we did not fit into the scheme OF
things riding or walking; I thought
that you might take the lead in
suggesting to cur sports leaders that
Jim Powers should be introduced
J to the Harlemites he has SO cour"