St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Ray Robinson and the
War Department Again
By Don De Leighbur

YORK-The decision of Department
Ray Robinson with the mind of returning him the
biggest sports
Navy $4,000 they still barring from
any rank in it above that of messman.
Robinson perhaps greatest wetereigh
ring has known honOray discharged from the
June under what considered sguary
No had been told until exactly what place
that Robinson back the sidewalks civilian attire with honor
able discharge.
spring Sgt
just completed morale tour of in the United States
set to sail for Europe exhibitions fighting the
allies in that But the boat sailed minus Sugar
sent later to Fort Jay Governors Island there he
later transferred Haoran Hospital Although army officially
quiet about his being there until uniformed
boxers arrived England last April the whereabouts spectacular
lat FOUNDER knowledge Harlem fighting night
club circles.
Robinson has sad discharge Section (of
for the of the army neptne word neptnes"
been found to be- dgen study dictionaries thesaurus
things including usessness incapabty dunes
failure catch which up category may
identified by those in the know by plain "crazy."
Now everybody who has knowledge all of
knows that Ray sugger
smare little business boxing has
the belongs definitely to the army not to Ray mis-
made.
The discharge called
"whte discharge while ordinarily man who gets ont of the arv
under Section gets bu discharge The hte" discharge
honorable dismissal indicates that the
man DISCHARGED has been released without honor T. m oldo +bt
white discharge issued under Section
regulations provide that Section discharge be
for the armed Major Cen
Hershey the Scve
been Robnson and his notice appear
under his right some in the know
his release from the army he might still be walking
and restlessne got the best of him and instead continuing
preston that he nept in civilian life military
automobile frequently than good for him
all the places where soldiers many
made about Robnsons being all decked
his erstwhle buddies uncomfortable in I drapes
This situation recalls the difficulties
one OF MS burroughs in New York City At that time
Louis had made his headquarters the Hotel
frequently the lobby in front place. talking having little
fun with the boys
pouring Washington asking why Louis could be one around the
hotel while boys whose not big his being
treated and bounced around training camps being
shot up by the Japs or the Nas on the FOREIGN baefd T.
shortly after that that Louis hit the
making his tour Of continents army posts installations
The thing almost happened
Robinson After Ray had had his public eye New
YORK. ne returned to hghtng and his venture extremely lucrative
especially the COstnr fight Chicago ago
drew $4,000 with his share Ray eight
nights since ne has been out of the including
baw last Friday night New Square Garden While
percentage of his has charity Rays
siderable
is known that pure sports writers on some of
the metropolitan daily bitter against Rays being
allowed his boxing while fighters kept
the Some readers and fans claimed writer's were
biased their viewpoints and
Knowing boxing writer's the METROPOLITAN area per
sona do not adhere this majority
extremely and would fight anything
if they had their way and circumstances ere diont b ~ I
lows take the that fighter
making while the others prohibited doing They
that Joe Louis with all the back
from fighting and his no
squawks.
Ray has had his fling army should be
easier from financial view than before However,
rather because it almost
SAID to be scheduled for tour Of the South Pacific Ray
have undergo all the experiences
into army-alone.
This have the sensitive Harlem
that ne may never FROM With Joe Louis
Bob Payne California Jackie Wilson, Jimmy Egar and the other
Ray his fellows he knew and liked and a
liked by them with perfectly at home but going hack
into the under these he is sure to run
resentment and derison from fellows who and his