The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-06-19

A stout heart, coupled with q dis
zinc. dislike for being slapped down
>ra his pantles. were the potent fac
tor which contributed 10 the I'M
expected Knockout Of Alfred lBig
Boy Brown a few weeks back by
Lee @. Murray. the Baltimore
heavyweight. The Knockout came
IN the eighth round OF a scheduled
10-round contest, and was the frst
ever suffered by Brown since the
2o.year-old Detroiter turned pro-
fessional
The foundation for the knockout
was laid in the second round when
Murray. regular right-handes,
switched 10 the unorthodox south
paw style, and then proceeded to
insert some illegal punches, such
as the back-hand flick by his right
glove. This procedure. sandwched
in between some vicious heehng
end other foul tactics, blackened
Browns right eye. and by the time
the eighth round had come UP. the
optic was completely closed.
Realizing the disadvantage Brown
was lsboring under, Murray kept on
che Detro!ter's blind side, and was
finally able 10 land left hook that
floored the big fellow. Instead OF
staying down for count OF nine
. Brown bounced 70 his feet at the
count OF two. Groggy from the Ell
fec, OF the destructive blow, Brown
was an easy tarket for Murrays
hari right punch that dumped MN
Brown was able 20 regain stand
sng position Just after the referee
had finished tolling of the fatal
ten count.
The fish, ended In two minutes
and 50 seconds OF the eighth ROUND.
proving that il Brown had renamed
down for a count Of nine the nrst
sne the bell would have saved
MIN the second time. But Big BOY
d,d not think about that al .he
tine. he was too courageous ioF
his own good. a
Eddie Fu;ch, trainer OF stowh'
xaid he is not seeking rennAVen
Nth Murray. Murray has very
difficult style" said Futon. anu
shore would be no poin; in ma'ch-
sns Big Boy With his again In au-
5i,ion. he uses every foul taeuc Ill
Az. hook 20 gain his point
"However, don't beheVe tne
a,ockou, will injure Brown any
lie is A courageous young fe!low'
and now is willing TO make amenos
for the one blotch on his hsh''hs
career.
An overall picture Of the annual
mali track and field championships
which will be held in New YORK
Fridav and Saturday. stiles any
speculation about the GROWING
success OF the mercury-footed COL
ored athletes. In fact. the best one
can couture up is a picture Oh
Adam Berry, former Southern UNI
yersity star, retaining his eham-
pionship in the high jump. other-
wise the picture is quite dismal.
For instance. there's not a COL
ored sprinter in the country today
capable OF stemming the rush OF
Harold Davis. the California Bullet,
10 another double win in the 100
and 200 In fact. there's no one
right now endowed with sufficient
sprin,ng ability TO beat the speedy
Harold to the tape.
Herbert Thompson, the New Jer-
sew ace who captured the 100 in
the Metropolitan AAU couple OF
weeks back. is tops in the shorter
dashes. but does not possess the
stamina TO stave off the rush OF
Davis in a race beyond 60 yards.
Norwood Barney EweN. the
former Penn State star. flashed some
OF his old form two weeks ago In
a track meet at the camp where
he is, stationed when he won the
100 In :99, but this time IS not
equivalent to the mark Davis has
turned in this spring. The Cali
fornisn has been clocked In ;9.5
ju a tenth OF a second under the
world mark held jointly by Frank