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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Outline
Weekly
Retreats

Men from Visitation parish have
reserved September IL to ID for
their annual retreat at Manresa,
the laymen's retreat house, near
Bloomfield Hills.
The retreat from September Is
to 20 is being sponsored by city
employees with James kearney,
Louis Getz and George Walsh as
leaders. They will be joined by a
group of the Catholic Action COM
mittee of the Knights of Columbus
of Ann Arbor.
Men of Annunciation parish are
sponsoring "Msgr. Stapleton
Memorial retreat September "a
10 u. This beloved pastor annually
made the retreat with the men of
his parish. since the opening of the
retreat house is years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Archdiocese Appoints
ConsuItors and Dean

Two archdiocesan consultors
were named in an announcement
from the chancery office and a
new dean appointed for the Pom
tiac deanery, which comprises
Oakland and Macomb counties.
The consultors are Fr. John G.
Cook, Ii. D.. for the past % years
pastor of st. Mary of BEDFORD
parish. and FIR. Vincent Hankerd,
recently named pastor Of st. Ben
edict parish. Highland Park. FIR.
J. Leo Linsenmeyer. pastor of st.
de Paul parish, Pontiac,
is the new dean.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Church
Women
To Meet

The Detroit Council Of Church
Women will begin the fall season
with a board meeting Friday
morning. September II, at 1890 In
the Central branch YWCA. 1t will
be presided over by Mrs. Bruce
Douglas, president.
At 11:30 there will be talk by
Mrs. Alice Goddard. religious edu-
cation secretary of the Detroit
Council of Churches, on the vaca-
ton church schools conducted
under her direction in the defense
migrant centers in and around
Detroit and financed by the De-
troit Council of Church Women.
The Mexican girl whom the
council has supported in work
among the migrants in the sugar
beet section of Michigan, will tell
of her work during the meeting.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Edstminster Plans
Retreat for Youth

A fall retreat for Eastminster
Presbyterian young people will be
held from Friday night. Septem-
Der II, to Sunday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 10, at the Evangelical
conference grounds near Brighton
Mich.
Among the leaders participating
are Foster Jones, assistant pastor
of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church;
the Rev. Alvin Morris, pastor OF
Ward M e m orial Presbyterian
Church; the Rev. Wilbur Williams
United Brethren minister, and
Mrs. Allen Schoff and Miss nellie
Zuyddk Of Michigan Christian
Endeavor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Holy Ghost Fathers
Announce Transfers

Three changes have been an
Inounced by the Holy Ghost Faith
ers stationed in Detroit. FIR.
Charles Diehl, c. S. Sp., of Pitts
burgh, Pa, becomes pastor of st.
Benedict the Moor parish, as sue
cessor to FIR. Timothy A. Murphy,
c. S. Sp.. who has been assigned
to Pittsburgh.
FIR. Edward White, c. S. Sp.. for
mer assistant pastor of st. Bene-
dict the Moor parish, goes to st.
Mary downtown parish. as as
sistant pastor. He replaces FIR.
Joseph r. Kletzel, c. S. Sp., who
joins the faculty of Holy Ghost
seminary at Cornwalls Heights,
Conn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Confirmation
Schedules Set

Archbishop Edward Mooney and
Auxiliary Bishop Stephen S. Woz.
nicki will administer the sacra-
ment of confirmation in % par
ishes between September u and
October Fl.
Their schedules as given out at
the chancery this week are:
ARCHBISHOP MOONEY
Sept. 81. 1880 q. Burnside. st
Man. p. m, North Branch SIS Petei
and Paul: 1880 p. m, Yale, Sacred Heart
Sept. 20, 1880 p. m.--st; Anthony.
Sept. 30. 1880 p. m.-Warrendale. IS
Oct. =, 2 p. mmst John visnnsy; a;5t
Oct. 8. 1880 p. m.-Desrborn. ST. Al
phohsus.
Oct: II, 2:SO p. m.-st. Edward; 4:a'
Oct. - 1880 p. m.-Ecorss. ST. Fran
els Xavier.
oct. is. ? p m.--Trenton. st. Joseph
$50 p. m, Carleton. St Patrick.
BISHOP wozNICKI
Sept. II. 1880 p. m.-Nswport st
Sept. 20. 1880 p. m.-st. Mary tdown
town..
sept. 30. 7;3o p. m-st. Margaret Mary
Oct. Z, $50 p. m,-Pontiac: ST. Joseph
1880 D. m. Rochester. 81. Andrew.
oct. 3. 1880 p. m.-Grosse Pointe. 81
Clare
Oct. Z. 1880 .. m.-Roseville. sscre'
Heart.
Oct. IL 2.2o- p.-my-sants harta; g
p. m, 81. Thomas
Oct. IL, 1880 .. MS Peter and Pau
Oct IA. 100 p BlOomneld Hill,
ST. Hugo.
Oct Is, $50 p. m.--An Saints; 7:3
| .. m, ST. Hedwig.
Oct. 10. 1880 2. m.--Our Lady OF Helr
| Oct. II, 1880 D. m.-Plymouth. Our Lad
/ Of Good Counsel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Detroit Youth Of Unity
Names New Officers

At a recent election, the Detroit
Youth of Unity chose new officers
who will serve for a six-month
period. beginning September 6 and
continuing through February OF
next year.
Those elected are: Emily Papi-
neau. president; Mason A. Noble
Jr., vice president: Walter Peza-
lnowski, corresponding secretary:
lSybilla Luske. recording secretary;
Hildegarde Meister, treasurer;
Marjorie Bradshaw. social chair
man. and Ed Beckman. social
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
Mass Marks Opening
At Marygrove College

The Rev. James F. Butler, S. j.,
chaplain of Marygrove College,
will celebrate the Mass of the Holy
Ghost in the colleges Sacred
Heart chapel Wednesday, Septem-
Der 9, at 8 a. m. to mark the
Opening of the institutions thirty.
third year.
An academic procession of stu
dents and faculty in cap and gown
across the campus into the liberal
arts building. location of the
chapel, will precede the mass.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
DR.. F. H. 0|ert Returns
To Pulpit Sunday

DIR. Frederick II. Olert, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church,
Woodward avenue and Edmund
place. will return TO his pulpit
Sunday, September 6. He has
been guest pastor at st. Andrews
Wesley United Church, Vancouver
b. c.
The subject OF Doctor Olert's
sermon for the service at 1890
a. m, Sunday will be The Church
Charts Her Course" Music will
be under the direction of Frank
Wrigley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
BLESSED SACRAMENT

Nearly 1.500 nuns who teach In
the parochial schools Of the De-
'troit archdiocese will attend the
pontifical high mass 10 be cele-
brated in the Cathedral of the
Blessed Sacrament, Wednesday,
September 9, al 10 a. m Arch
bishop Edward Mooney will cele-
brate the mass and preach the
sermon. 4
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
EAsTMINsTER CHURCH

At the morning service Sunday
In Eastminster Church, Doctor
Kircher will preach on the theme,
"A Message to Labor in These
War Days. and in the evening
What Are the Days in Which We
Live ?" Doctor and Mrs. Kircher
recently returned from a vacation
at the Winona Lake Bible Confer
ence, Winona Lake. Ind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

The September meeting of the
Detroit Council Of Churches board
Of directors will be held Thursday,
September 10, at 1915 p. m. In
the cafeteria of the Downtown
IYMCA.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
MAYFLOWER cong.

The women's association Of the
Mayflower Congregational Church
will open its fall season Tuesday
September 8, at p. m, with
regular monthly meeting In the
educational unit and chapel of the
church, Curtis and Monica ave-
nllaS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
High Holy Days
Observance TO
Open in Week
BY JACK KOEHLER
Detroit Times Church Editor

| Detrut tnuftu
With the nation at war, the 10
day observance of the Jewish higf
holy days, which opens next week
end will take on added aura Of
solemnity.
Prayers for national strength
and victory for the armed forces
will be included with the tradi'
tional ritual in many synagogues
The observance will open with
Rosh Hashana, New Years Day
September u and 10. In Detroit
reform Temples Beth FL and
Israel will observe RoSh Hashana
on September II only.
REPENTANCE PERIOD
High holy days are a period OF
repentance and contrition when
all men must pass before the
throne of the Almighty for for
givenesS, which will be granted
toniy if one has rectified his in
justices to his fellowman.
The strident tones of the ritual
rams horn. the Shofar will sum-
mon all men to penitence and
prayer. 1t will be sounded 10O
times to spur the stubborn to
repentance.
Two New Year services have
been arranged at Temple Beth Ell,
one for Friday evening. Septem-
Der II, and the other for Satur-
day morning. September II. Also,
there will be program for chill
dren on Saturday afternoon. Sep
TENDER II. DR.. B. Benedict Blazer
Twill preach in the main auditorium
and Rabbi Herschel Lymon in the
Brown Memorial Chapel.
PLAN TWO SERVICES
Rabbi Leon Fran will deliver
the sermons at Temple Israels
services, which are scheduled for
September IL at 8 p. m. and Sep
TENDER IL at 10 a. m. in the
Detroit Institute of Arts audi
forum. A 16-voice choir. led by
Dan Frohman, will sing the holi-
day ritual.
The soloist at Temple Israel this
year will be Emma Shever, Detroit
concert artist, while Cantor Rob-
ert Tulman, one of the few
cantors in reform Judaism, will
conduct the program.
Congregation B'nai Moshe rites
have been announced for Septem.
Der II and Is at Z a. m, with
Rabbis Moses Fischer and Jacob
J. Nathan alternating in the
pulpit.
SERvICEMEN GUESTS
The programs at the Downtown
Synagogue, 1905 Griswold street
will be conducted by Rabbi Her
man Rosenwasser. Men from the
various branches of the armed
forces will be guests of the con.
gregation.
Congregation Beth Jacob viii
hold services in the Blue Room oi
Hotel Fort Wayne.
The orthodox youth organiza.
ton, Young Israel. will worship ir
its quarters at 2691 Joy road. and
at the Yeshivah. Dexter boulevard
and Cortland avenue.
Cantor Moshe Der Gordon
assisted by the choir, will lead the
services at Congregation B'na
David. Elmhurst and Fourteenth
avenues, with Rabbi Joshua S
Sperka preaching the sermons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Man" will be the subject OF
the lesson-sermon In all Christian
Science churches on Sunday. Sep
temher s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-05

Three hundred and twenty-seven
more Detroit youths have been
drafted into the army through 10
Wayne County selective service
boards. Board No. 20 with 60 in
ductees topping the list for the
day.
Other boards sending men were
Nos. 6, Is. il, Is, 10, %, "a, D.
%. 80, 81, 81, SO, 81 and IS. The
list:
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BOARD No. 10

william I. Cornmsn. Ann Arnor.
Henry @. Groehn lr.. 1881 E.moalc
Joseph J. Fettue. Sl25 ri. Ouvtt
Kenneth II shouts 1882 Chelsea.
Walter G. Freet. ls2ls Rochelle.
Sylvester J. NAY Fort Worth. Tea.
Lloyd p Barker. ea02 Conner.
William n. Lee. Frankfort, Ky.
William A. Mcintyre. 4626 Heck place.
Erik r. Mortcnson. 1874 Camden,
Milton c Hofer 1880 Wilfred
Anthony r. Orstlh 1895 Longviev.
Peter J. GioNEnnini. 1898 LongvieW,
James W Bishop, iio7s Promenade.
fic1Hrd c. Honey. 1902 Camden.
Kenneth s. Palmer 1913 Rochelle.
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BOARD NO. "a

4xichasi Press. 2O55 vinewood.
allen ". Croft. 1915 Hubbard
&frsr " Authier, 35l5 wabash.
Dalvey w Crane, 1927 Harvey, WAYNE.
Tony v. Bakanoski. a727 Twenty-fifth.
Maurice Sullivan. 1925 Harrison
eFrneft O. sayies stI1 Commonwealth.
stesse W ward. 1926 Ottawa.
Names ~ Karney. 1871 Twenty. third.
Luther W. McElroy, 2s7 Morrel.
Ernest c johnson 3o3n VermOni
steve A. Psytak, 1910 Twenty fourth.
Fsrnes NJ Nsjisee. {23y siSteenih.
Philip ~ Boston, 1882 Leverette.
shirsI NJ. Booker. zS01 Harrison
lester L. Keliogg. $50 East Columbia.
Clarence J. Beisau, 1925 Michigan.
John ~. RYAN. 2547 Fifteenth.
fohn y Richards, 7057 Howard
Daniel II Pagan lS05 Eighteenth.
Michael shea 303T Fourteenth
Chester J. Malkoweki 1854 Austin place
Ellsworth Andrews. $50 West Vernon.
y bdeinour 8. AbdeimcOr. 1883 Hazel
fhsrIes zlmmerle Jr., 1915 EiEhteenth.
.fossph opposite. 1857 Leverette.
Icecfi c Pratt 3eli Wabash.
k,ohn Musin, aise Michigan.
Oaxilios L flexakis, 337i Michigan.
Arist y. koEb. 1s4s I,sveretis.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02

Lee Savold, blonde heavyweight
from Marshall, MINI, will step in
to the ring as Lou Nova's oppon-
ent in the Navy Relief bout sche-
duled as Mutual exclusive for
Thursday, May 81. Savold replaces
Abe Simon, who early this week
announced his retirement from the
ring to avoid serious head injuries.
The last appearance Of Nova,
the California collegian, was his
unsuccessful try to lift Private Joe
Louis title. Lee Savold's record
boasts 30 knockouts since turning
professional in 1898. Savold has
met such outstanding fighters as
Billy Conn, Harry Bobo, Buddy
Baer, and many others.
Following is the complete May
card for MutuaPs Gillette Caval-
cade of Sports:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02
Sugar Ray Robinson Meets
Marty Servo May %; Lou
Nova Eyes Lee SavoId

May Is: Sammy Angott VS..
Allie Stolz, Is rounds, light
weight championship, Madi-
son Square Garden.
May 81: Lou Nova VS.. Lee
Savold. 10 rounds, heavy
weight bout, Griffith Stadium,
Washington.
May %: Bob Pastor VS.. Tami
Mauriellc. 10 rounds, heavy
weight elimination bout. Madi-
son Square Garden.
May 28: Ray Sugar Rob-
inson VS.. Marty Servo. 10
rounds, welterweight bout,
Madison Square Garden.
All bouts begin at 10 pm. EW1
Don Dunphy does the bloW-by
blow. Bill Corum gives the colo
sidelightS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02

WASHINGTON, D. C.-From the
back window of the apartment
where I am stopping, one can see
the nine-ho1e river-flanked Lang
ston Golf Links. 1t was designed,
I am told, by Atlanta's Bobby
Jones. Joe Louis, it is reported, has
played on this course several
times.
In August the Wake Robin Golf
Club, headed by Mrs. Paris b.
Brown of this city, will be host to
the national golf championships
of the United Golf Assn Oh the
18-hole public Anacostia golf
course on the banks of the poto-
mac River. During the tournament,
this course which is for whites, will
be reserved for exclusive use by
UGA. 1t will mark the first time
that the UGA has held its national
tournament here Use of the links
was approved by Interior Secre-
tary Harold I. Ickes. Date is Aug.
1921
WashingtcnianS 30 III colossally
for golf Women seem to have as
fanatica1 an interest in knocking
the speckied ball into the cans
as do the men.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02
Alexander High Wins Big Eight
Track And Field Championships

Alexander School tracksters
broke all Big Conference records
to win the Annual Conference Field
and track meet held with Eureka
High School, Hattiesburg, April "a.
When the events closed an un-
usual record had been added to the
list of many made by the school
over a period CT five years. Alex
ander School, under the coaching
Of Mr.. Wolfe and Miss Thompson
was superior in practically every
event with Oak Park coming sec
ord.
Five Seniors, Wilson, Brown,
May, Dickerson and Dow making
their last appearances in The Big
8 Competition did everything that
was expected to lead their School
Victory. Odell and McGhee,
juniors in the Alexander school,
stood out with the Javelin and Shot
put.
AItAdiiuSi oSllOUA Will ClSut Ill 81
places with a total of 64.3 points
HaStiesbuvg IL points and Prentiss
five points Laurel won As points.
Miss Thompson with a team of
9Th and 10th graders took the day
in Girls events.
Wilson Chg Blow and Odell
broke all High School records. Will
son by putting a shot AZ feet and
Odell throwing the javelin 146 feet,
2 inches.
The Athletic Department of AL
exander school will have an all day
program of Track and Field event
May !, closing by crowning the
Queen ct May and spring jam
bQree that night,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02


Death has dragged off Jack
Blackburn, the ring wise, glove
marked, career tattoed, and tutor
talented teacher trainer friend OF
Joe Louis, the worlds heavyweight
boxing champion. "Chappie" and
the champion, made a nice teacher
and pupil combination which tc
boxing is somewhat like Plato and
Aristotle are to philosophy.
Blackburrf's career was one which
could be seen In many colors.
Born Charles Henry Black
burn in Versailles, KY, in 1883,
he became one Of the greatest
defensive fighters that ever
lived. From 1900 to 1928, he
went to battle 50 times, losing
but two Of them. Joe Cans
defeated him in 1904 and Roy
Pelkey licked him in 1923
when he tried to stage . Gomez
back. He once knocked out SIX
men in one evening ct Phi!a-
delphia.
RECOGNIZED as one cf the best
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02
William Moffitt Joins "Hole-In-One
Club" Out At New Lincoln Course
BY JOEL W. SMITH

ATLANTA Ga-GSNS)-f
History repeated itself at the New Lincoln Golf and
Country Club during the past week, when William Mofftt
promising young amateur sank his teeshot the long
No. l hole
Back in 1889, Roy Jones, another colorfu amateur,
chaked up ace this hole and Thursday afternoon
Moffitt duplicated this feat.
Moffitt playing with Eugene I'll. Gold Storage)
Harper and used No. wood to score the The ball
hit short the and started rolling toward the pin
D. Fears, another golfer standing the green
and watched the ball drop into the cup for holeinone
Mofftt is now eligible for membership in the exclu-
sive HoeinOne Club which includes Theodore COSBY,
Nish Williams, Teddy Crimes W. c. Thomas, Roy Jones,
John Honey) Smith DR.. w. w. Wheeler, F. A. Toomer
and Stokes Stallnaker
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02
SAM TAyLOR'S TEXANS
SMASH RELAY RECORD

DIES MONIES, -(SPECIAL)--
The crack sprint medley relay
team of Prairie View State Normal
college, Prairie View, Texas, coach
ed by Samuel B. (Sam) Taylor, be-
specialized erstwhile Northwestern
University football star, who gain
ed national eminence in the
coaching field in both football and
basketball at Clark University, At
lanta, Ca, before going to Texas,
covered itself with glory here the
past Saturday afternoon at the
Drake Stadium.
Prairie View won the event in the
record breaking time Of 8 minutes
26s7 seconds. The Texas sepias were
entered in the 1941 Drake Relays
and placed in two distance relay
events.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02

Bud Taylor and Sammy Man
dell, aiding both in becoming
bantamweight and lightweight
champions respectively.
1t was in 1894 that Blackburn
was signed to train Joe Louis. This
job, later, was to pay him as high
as $3.50 a week after he piloted the
sensational Brown Bomber to the
world heavyweight throne.
Blackburn was more than a
trainer to Louis. Joe loved him
as father. Blackburn wor-
shipped the ground on which
Louis walked and loved him as
son. They called each other
"Chappie, their way of dis.
playing deepest affection.
just as it appeared that Black
burn, who had convalesced fror.i
pneumonia enough to be transfer
red from hospital to home, was on
the road to recovery, he lost his
last important battle to the Grim
Reaper on knockout. A heart
attack caused him to take the full
count of ten.
Only thing to keep the Joe
Louis Billy Conn heavyweight
title fight from being staged
this June, according to original
plans, would be failure of the
fight to get the approval of the
United States Department of
War. The guess of the column
is that the title bout will be
staged in schedule and that
Louis won't hang up his box
ing gloves until the close of
1912 His five-yea contract
with Roxborough and Uncle
Mike Jacobs expires this year.
Southern Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Conference athletes really
went to town" in the 48th annual
Penn Relays last Saturday at
Franklin Field, Philadelphia.
Leo Tarrant, the Alabama
State flyer, won the classic 100
yard dash finals over Norwood
II. Barney Ewell, Penn State
speedster, in the fast time of
81 seconds. Tarrant, a flashy
Birmingham boy, had won his
semi-finals heat over the same
rival in SO seconds to equal the
Penn Relays record of 9.6 set
by MozeIl Ellerbe of Tuskegee
fame in 1889.
Meanwhile, Clarence Doak Of
Xavier won the 400 meter hurdles
in $50 seconds ahead of George
Spontak of Bloomsbury Teachers,
Warren Mengel of North Carolina
University, and Frederick Dye, Jr.,
three white competitors finishing
in that order.
Xavier's crack quarter mile
relay team swept to victory
with Anchor Man Howard
CButch) Mitchell outspeeding
the University of Pittsburgh
climax baton-bearer, Har-
old Stickel, white, to round out
a sensational victory in All
seconds.
Herbert Herb Douglass, Pits
burgh member of the xavier
squad. was second in the broad
jump with a leap of "a feet, / IL
inches, to Ewell. who triumphed
with a jump of "a feet, IL ins.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02


prizefighter trainers OF ali times,
Blackburn steered Louis to the
championship and through 20 sue
cesSful defense. Except in the
Simon fight of March Z in NYC he
was in Louis's corner at ever
fight.
Blackburn fought men from
lightweight to heavyweight. He
didn't pick senn. Hard days had
faced him in trying to earn a Iiv-
ing until he teamed up with Louis.
He had faced the courts on hosr,i-
eide charges. His face had felt the
steel Of e razor cut. Pneumonia
Knocked him cut.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-05-02
Jack Blackburn, Crafty Ringman Like.
Joe Louis, His Protege, but Loses
Last Battle to Grim Reaper by Kayo

PRIVATE JOE LOUIS. WORLD
heavyweight boxing champion, is
now amid a six-day furlough from
Camp Upton, New York. to attend
funeral services for 53-year-
Jack Blackburn, his famous Drain
err, IN Chicago this week. The rites
will be held at Pilgrim Baptist
church in the Windy City.
Co. Managers John Rox-
borough and Julian Black made
what proved to be an all-time
master stroke" back in 1884
when they transferred the De-
troit Destroyer from the Motor
City to Chicago and hired
Blackburn as his trainer.
Under the infallible guidance
and sagacious :utorship of the
veteran Jack Blackburn, Joe Louis
became the second Negro in pugi-
listic history to win the coveted
world heavyweight championship
crown.
Louis won the title by kay
DING Jimmy Bradd0ck June 22,
1897, in Chicago, where Windy
City people were gratified that
they had seen the complete
Horatio Alger rise, stranger
than fiction, of the erstwhile
Alabama farm boy and Ford
Motor company laborer, from
mere preliminary card "filler"
to king of all heavyweights.
You should have seen the
demonstration after the fight.
1t was something, indeed, for
posterity!
Never an actual holder of world
championship himself, Jack Black
burn was one Of the greatest light
weights of all time. Like Sam
Langford. Joe Jeanette, and many
other great fighters who were
champions in everything put name,
Blackburn had the respect of the
entire boxing world. He was regard
ed as the greatest defensive box
er who ever lived and one of, if
not the gamest, pugilism has pro-
duced.
Though only lightweight
who never scaled as much as
135 in his prime, blackburn
fought and whipped many well
terweigbts las pound class,
and mi itii.weights !160 pound
4 class. lie neither asked nor
gave any quarter. Several times,
he fought heavyweights.
Blackburn was born in Yer
SALES, Kentucky, in 1888, but he
later was adopted by the Quaker
City and act rally became idenU-
fed in the press as 'Philadelphia
lightweight"
The veteran trainer of Joe
Louis was an active fighter
from 1900, starting out at the
age of II, until 1928.
Blackburn fought 90 times. He
won go and lest only two. He lost
to the immortal Joe Cans in 1904
ard, in 1923, in comeback at
tempt after he had reached the
twilight of his career, he lost on q
decision to Roy Pelkey. Blackburn
was never knocked out or off his
feet.
Shorty after retiring from
the ring, Blackburn trained