The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-12-04
\ RUSS J. COWANS'
SPORT CHATTER


Harold Dufuchard. former star
bowler with Sewell's All-siars Of
Chicago, sent George Bennett. lead
of man for Friars AL. Ave a card
from somewhere In Italy and
the Chicagoan, now serving with
the ground crew of the 9eth Pur-
suit Squadron. wants Bennett to
send him a box OF cigars but
George is puzzled as to where he
can buy the smokes for his friend
.. what with scarcity OF cigars.
The recent upheaval in the wom-
ems division OF the Motor City
Bowling league which terminated
with three-week suspension
tagged onto Virginia Dolphin, cap
tain Of O'Donnells. offers concrete
proof OF the need to halt the heck
ling and unsportsmanlike actions of
some OF the players. sponsors and
spectators 1t should be curbed
now before it develops into some
thing more serious Officials
OF other leagues should also take
action.
AL Price. only member OF the
Harlem Globe Trotters TO play the
full game here Thanksgiving, was
regular shortstop for the Birming-
ham Black Barons last season
and W. T. Welch, manager Of the
Barons and coach of the Globe
Trotters. was not hesitant 10 predict
a brilliant future for AL =. In
fact, he stated that AL. providing
he continues to develop as he did
last year. will be the leading Negro
Shortstop in 1914 DR. B. B
Martin, president OF the Negro
National league. was in the city
Thanksgiving day DR.. Martin
said he came over to spend the
holiday with his son. DR.. D. B
Martin but IL is known that
he also talked little baseball dur
ing his stay here -. He. was
very anxious TO see and talk to Ben
Linton. owner OF the Motor City
Giants and indications are
that Linton will attend the win
ter meeting OF the league this
month.
Eugene Beatty, former national
hurdles champion and record hold
er. is another star athlete who has
gone from the track TO the bowling
alleys and doing very we'll
Willis Ward and Jesse Owens are
two others Booker Helm. the
artist, and Frank Walker. one Of
the better pocket billiard players.
ara attempting to establish supre-
macy on the bowling alleys
with skill about even Bill
Perkins, tonsorial parlor owner.
and Otto Jeffries, the first Negro
ever to obtain referee license in
Michigan, are owners Of Nelson
Davis, the middleweight who
fought on the card at Olympia on
Friday night
When Ossie Harris met Coley
WEIGH at Olympia last Friday night
he also met his father. Saul Harris.
for the first time in 10 years &.
Ossie was Ave years Of age when
his parents separated the elder
Harris Is employed in Detroit
defense plant John Collins,
sponsor OF the All-Star bowling
match, said those tickets purchased
for Nov. 28 will be good for the
Dec. IL games Lillian Burch
Van Buren, has gone in for bowling
and some Of her good friends are
predicting the same success on the
alleys that she has enjoyed on the
tennis courts . which means
she will 60 a long way up the
ladder The Catholic high
school football players seem to have
something on the ball other
than their hands they won
championships in Detroit and Chi
cago on the same Saturday &.
and every one knows the calibre
OF team Notre Dame has and
Xavier was coming along at a fast
pace before the war both on