The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-09
RUSS J. COWANS'
SPORT CHATTER

I'm seriously puzzled about The
case OF Alfred tBig BoD Brown
ne hcity Young hcavywe ght who
scored q technical knockout over
Larry Lane. understood heavy
We ch;, IN one Of the preliminary
bouts held at Oiynp a, last Friday
p -ht. While Brown won the yer.
q ct. he DID not look so hot before
Lane was prevented from continu-
.ng his part OF the battle on the
orders OF the examining doctor.
Although outwcighed by more
han 80 pounds. Lane was the ag-
srcssor throughout the contest
causing Brown TO do some fancy
back pedaiing in MS retreat; And
the Trenton (N.J) scrapper was not
ayerse 10 waging in and eXchang-
ing punches with his heavier OPP
ponent
That aggressiveness. stiff punch
ing and sharp shooting demon
strated by Brown N previous bouts
here, was sadly lacking. The big
fellow was not the, same forward
moving batter he used 10 be.
There we're some who attributed
this 10 the size OF Lane. They
pointed out that Brown is more
successful against fighters scaling
over 200 pounds. Those less than
that weight are botherSome 10 the
Detroit fighter.
Be that as IT may, but the fact
remains that Brown needs more
aggresS!veness and better timing
lie was constantly looping his
punches. around Lanes head during
the battle.
Brown is still a youngster and
there is ample time for improve
ment. All he needs is TO take fight
ing more seriously than he has
done in the past months.
Ernie Parks, the l7-year-old Ohio
State freshman from Canton, o.
was the biggest noise in the Big
Ten last Saturday. Ernie. a men,
Der of the Buckeyes "Kiddy Crops
and the states 100 and 200-yard
high school sprint champion,
spanked the Buckeyes to'a 27-6 VIC
tory over Missouri.
Parks. Juggling the ball q times
reeled off total Of 207 yards, jus,
nine yards short OF the 2l6 yards
Michigan's Bill Daily crashed
through the Northwestern defense
on the same day. Included in the
romp of 207 yards we're jaunts OF
10, IS and 81 for touchdowns
II was just a little over a week
ago that critics were saying Park:
was not big time ball player. He
had not shown so well in the frs
game OF the season, and fans were
unanimous in turning thumbs dowr
on him. But his play Saturday has
fully repaid Coach Brown for the
confidence he had placed in the
youngster.
Parks comes from a city notec
FOR its football teams. The Cantor
Bulldogs. with Jim Thorpe as the
main attraction, was putting Can
tons name on the football mar
long years before Parks was born
Perhaps it was from the storie:
heard about the famous Bulldog:
that Ernie acquired the inspira
ton that has made him the hero
OF the week on Ohio State campus
y X \:
Three colored players participated
in the Michigan Open al EdgewooC
Club Sunday: Jerry Hood, Benni
Davis ard Eddie Jackson.
Jackson had a score OF 230 tor
the two-day tournament. turning il
IS on Saturday, and 79 and rs foi
the So holes played Sunday. Eddie
driving and putting were excellent
but he encountered difficulty with
his rons.
He was out in 40 or Saturday, ano
then toured the back nine in IS, one
under par II he could have con.
'rued al this pace, he would have
been up among the first five play
ers.
Davis started with a sc on Satur.
day for the first nine, but scared
10 IL for the back n!ne. Hood was
out in 80, and bal.ooned 10 70 as
re started home Davis finished
Nth 232 and Hood had TO be sat
sled with 235.
Mason Sanders was slatedeto play
IN the tournament. having filed b.:
entry, BIT failed 10 show up.
X y X
Sias Griffin. afisble manager o.
the Meteor C.ty Giants. was in.
c.c.cS iA,o the ed forces two
Weeks ago and le.; this week 70;
Fort Custer The members OF tho
team er'erta ned him with a party
Monday 81, q. The Mich gar
Democratic club
Pro. 20 Ik.ng over the club
organized by Ben Linton. Griffin
bad managed the Ford We Oh, Col
five years. He previously had
o.ayed with the Indianapolis ABC
,lub. back In 1929. The year be.
fore ne was With team in Ovens.
oyrg. KY He was oorn IN Hender.
son. X.
While In high school In Hender.
son and oEvsnsv.le Ind Griffin
played fuloacH on the f)otosi
team
Griffin did good Job wi.h tht
Motor City Giants .Hls past season