The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-02

baseball al Dequindre Park last
Sunday as the Motor City Giants
won a ooubehesder from the Iii.
nos Giants The Motor City Giants
who hsVe been using the park a:
their base. will close the season in
Buffalo next Sunday.
The double victory Sunday gives
nc Giants record OF IS victories
= - starts. which Is not bad mark
when you consider tina, the players
work SIX days Of each week in
defense plants, playing only on
Sundays
The Giants dropped a double
header twice. losing 10 The ST Louis
Stars. September S. and TO the
Pepsi Cola team the following Sun
day They had previously beaten
both teams.
Probably the mos. encouraging
performance turned in during the
season was that OF Orel' Little
DEAN Thomas, veteran right
handler. While Thomas pitching
was effective during the early weeks
o. the campaign. il was during the
final weeks that il was sparkling
In his last three starts on the mound
he Welded eight hits.
Thomas has good control, good
curve ball and fast one that has
big hop He also knows how 10
pitch 10 the weakness OF battcrs.
His hitting makes him valuable
man for the outfield when he's not
pitching.
Charles (Red) House. Willie
Webster. FELTON, Wilson. Robert
Johnson. Manan Wilson. Wilbur
King, and Alton King were others
who turned in creditsble perform
ances during the season.
With the ground work laid, Own
er Ben Linton is now looking
toward 1914. hoping that conditions
will be more favorable for obtaining
stronger opposition for his team.
He has his eyes on some games
with teams in the Negro American
and Negro National leagues.
Linton has high hopes OF improv-
ing the park by next season. so that
he will be able 10 take care Of
larger crowds, and in this way he
can obtain better attractions.
" X X
Alfred Chg Boy Brown will be
facing tough opponent in Larry
Lane Friday night in the semi final
Of the Sammy Ango:t-Joe Peralta
bout at Olympia. II Brown can
subdue the rugged heavyweight:
from Trenton. ~ j. then he will
move along 10 bouts which will
return him more cash.
Brown was moving along at a
fast pace early this year. He de.
feated Pat Comiskey here. and then
went on TO win the Maryland "Du-
ration Title" by defeating hard
Ldu Brooks. But then mis-.
fortune overlook him and he proved
to be dud in his next three bouts
After defeating Lee Oma. Brown
was stopped by Lee @. Murray in
the seventh round. Previously he
had been beaten by Harry Bobo.
So his bout Friday night is
comeback. and his fistic future
depends on what he
does with Lane. A loss for Brown
will toss him on the pile OF has
beens. Should he win. and every
thing points in that direction. then
he'll be back on the road TO sue
cess.
Prior 10 starting on his present
tour OF army camps. Sgt. Joe Louis
requested time TO condition him
self for the anticipated grind. He
spent several weeks at Camp Meade.
going through daily routine OF
boxing. road work. and bag punch
ing. This was done 10 strengthen
his legs and improve his timing.
II you think Joe wasn't a smart
boy in getting in this little addi-
tional exercise, then you don't
know what his schedule is for the
next two months. It's tough enough
20 break the back OF the army mule
Take his trip to Fort Custer last
week. Joe had performed at Camp
Shenango, Pa, the night before. He
rushed TO Pittsburgh in time 10
board a plane that put him and his
party in Detroit the following morn.
ing at 5 am. He was due in Fort
Custer at 10 am. but did not get
there until late in the afternoon.
When Joe arrives at a camp he
visits the hospital to talk with the
sick soldiers. give a lecture on good
health. and then boxes two or three
rounds the same evening.
The tour takes Louis and his
party-Sg.. George Nicholson. Sgt.
Jackie Wilson. SGT. James Edgar.
Sgt Walker tRay Robinson) Smith
as far west as Washington, Ore
Ton and California. and then
through Arizona. Texas, Oklahoma.
Arkansas, Louisiana. Mississippi.
Alabama, Georgia. Florida, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
Louis VIII box at Englin Field
Fla, December %. He is idle Christ