The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-11-14
Robinson Out-P Points Dellicurti
Chatterin' On The
Sports Sidewalk
BY ISAAC JONES

REMEMBER OZZlE SIMMONS?
the great Iowa halfback several
years ago. who made himself
nationally known for his skillful
playing lille a m, mber OF one
OF the Big Ten football teams.
Well, Simmons was appointed
head football coach at Wendell
Phillips High school. over In Chi
cago. succeeding Lenny Sachs.
white. who died following a heart
attack at the school last week.
Frior TO Sachs death. Simmons
had served as assistant coach.
THIS is another milestone to-
ward better relation between the
two races In IN athletic world
land marks the first time that
member Of our race has held
such post at Wendell Phillips
Hich school II the Windy CITY.
THIS COLUMN extends best
wishes for Ozzie's success in his
new appointment.
Mr. Sachs dropped dead last
Tuesday. while on his wav to
phone physician. He had been
complaining about pains about the
heart He started bic coaching
career AT Wendell Phillips twenty
three wears ago H was said not
only 10 have been great coal
hut n leader ~ the bovs. He
,,oodo bt,.~off -. - 49,. -
stood for no discrimination. and
rcwdyism.
UP AT FORT CUSTER. Mich
iean. twentv-seven are IN train
ing daily ~ do their parts in
the Service Boxing League tourra-
ment which Will he held in the
Chicago area. Two trainers have
been selected nv the post snecial
service office 70 train The Custer
team. and advance prediction Is
thai onnonenfs are going 10 have
some stir fichts because when
the Fort Custer bows climb into
the rings n is going 10 take
some hard punches n ret them
THE FOOTRATr game between
the Trskegee Golden Tigers and
tho Florida Ra'flers ~ Jackson
Vile. Fla. FRIDAY night fahout
nine hours from now Is attract
inr nationwide attention amonr
rolored football 'ars Tho Florida
hovs stand urdnfeated for tho
season while Tuskegee has lost
or1r ono ramo. an mo winner
NJ the rame ionirhi will virtual
=" decide tho Championship ~
SAC and will also elevate Tho
win~or IN 40 natl,-al standing
SOME WEEKS AGO whom Tus-
koree and wiiherforce FLASHED ~
Soldiers Fold IN Chica0o. thie
columnis' went out on the lin,h
snd nrnaicted The outcome ~ the
ramo Tnskecon was selected PC
tho winner however. nv fore
cast was like Tho woatherrar's"
all wrong. 7 fool lite st'ckir~
~ neck ors again pm roinr ~
ride on tho Treke~oo hnnd. va nm
nv predictirr fhat ruskecce viii
cive thc Florida pattIers fhoir
first defeat NJ tho season nv
',kinr This ramn toni~ht vhllo
'he vriter don't evrect tho T"~-
teree hovs N do this T. "w7't-
awav" manner 7 nm se'''~~ mo
scores ~ ~ IN f~~o- ~ T"sl'e-
rce novt weclS wei ere - 7 pm
wronr arnin could he II Is all
IN Tho caro.
own At wes' v'~oir'a Stofo
F.. ". uarno'o who has boon
tho Iinc-coach for tho ras' five
wears resirrnd last weeiy ~ ac-
cent n position - hoad trainer
~ Sacred Hcar' T1i~h school
which + ono ~ no loNdIn~ vh''o
nren SCHOOLS NJ that eocficr ~ iho
corr'rv This Is another h's'o-v-
rai-'r~ event IN The SPORTING
world FOR our race.
SOrrurPv WV TvrnTv TTV y
SCOTLANDvILLE. La CAMP
Something exciting. and unex-
pected. generally happens In all
Southern university homecoming
games.
The Cats have drawn the Lin
coin university Tigers OF Missouri
as their opponents Nov. IA, head
lining the last Southern homecom-