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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Leroy Willis
And Terranoua
Tussle Friday

Although Leroy Willis, sterling
little Detroit junior lightweight,
Will hold a height advantage over
Phil Terranova, he will be at a
disadvantage in experience when
the two square Oft in Olympia on
Friday night, March %.
Leroy is rather tall fighter
whereas Phil is on the short side.
WILLIS STANDS five feet eight
inches in his boxing shoes. He has
a reach of y inches. Phil is seven
inches shorter and has a six-inch
shorter reach.
Terranova expects to- make up
for this physical disadvantage by
advantages in experience and dur
ability. His manager, Bobby Glea-
son. doesn't think the differences
in height and reach will prove a
handicap to Terranova.
When you fight tall fellow"
he said, you just bend over and
accentuate the height difference.
When you do that the big fellow
will have 10 punch downward. No
fighter can get his full leverage
behind his punches when he has
TO punch downward.
LAS see il, the height differ
ence will be TO Phil's advantage.
After all, he will know when he
is going TO come up 10 punch and
Willis won't. | think this Willis
is going TO be a wiser-and sad
der--guy when that fight is over"
TERRANOVA. former feather
weight champion, has fought most
Of the best men in his division,
including Callura, Pep. Bartolo,
and others. He holds three VIC
tories over Callura whom he de-
feated for the title
Willis has won is consecutive
victories since turning professional
in 1914. II he can get past Ter
ranova, he'll be in line for some
of the big money.
WILSON BEATS SHANS
BALTIMORE - Cleo Shans, Los
Angeles. was outpointed by Jackie
Wilson, l27, in 10 rounds.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

LEON SPENCER WINS
DETROIT Leon Spencer, 1875
Cleveland. outpointed Joey Per-
alta 1873. Tamaqua, Pa, in 10
rounds.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Russ J. Cowans'
Snort Chatter

II Leroy Willis defeats Phil
Terranova in their bout at the
Olympia Friday night. Ray (Su-
gar) Robinson will have TO be CIV
en- some credit for the victory.
This stems from the fact that
Robinson. the uncrowned king OF
the welterweights, has taught
Willis much during the past year,
especially when Leroy was in
New York and spent some time
training with Ray.
One Of the things Ray taught
Willis Is q new punch which the
Detroit youngster expects to use
In his bout against Terranova.
Leroy calls IL the double left
hook.
this PUNCH Is Spt exactly a
new punch" Willis explained as
he dressed for a workout at the
Williams gymnasium. 1T is the
same old left hook that Jim Cor
bett originated more than so
years ago. Ray merely figured
out a new way OF using it.
Il saw il for the first time dur
ing the bout between Robinson
and Tommy Bell in Cleveland.
Ray tapped Tommy with a light
left hook 10 the head. Tommy
naturally expected a strong right
cross TO follow. He was prepared
for il.
But the right never came. In
stead, Ray threw another terrific
hook. Taken completely off guard,
Tommy went down. 1t was the
incest punch l ever saw"
Terranova has no plans to use
any unorthodox blows in the bat
tie.
Phil will use the same punches
that flattened Jack Callura when
he was featherweight champion, ="
said Terranova's manager. Bobby
Gleason He will use the same
punches that drove Sol Bartolo,
the National Boxing Associations
featherweight champion. into the
Merchant Marine And he will
use the same kind of punches that
caused the New York worlds
champion. Willie Pep, to set a
new worlds record for the run
ming backwards event during
their fight in Madison Square
Garden in February. Further
more, Phil will do all right"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Vaughn Scores
In Extra Stanza,
Aces Win Title

In an exciting playoff for the
Highland Park Recreation League
championship. the Highland Park
Aces defeated the Fromms Sport
ing Goods five 80 10 30.
In the third overtime period
Jack" Vaughn. swift Aces for
ward. threw in the winning two
points from center court. Ollie
Clark and LeVernel Smith tied for
scoring honors with nine points
each.
The Aces will represent the
II ghland Park Recreation League
in the Michigan State Amateur
Athletic Association basketball
tourney al Jackson, Mich, March
%. 20 and 30.
The following players will &C.
company the Aces to Jackson: Yer
lis Zeigler. Ron TeaSley. La Verne
Smith, Ollie Clark. Jack Vaughn.
Avery Jackson. T. Johnson. H. Hill,
James Capps, C. Wilson and Red"
Neal. Wilbur King is also eligible
10 make the trip.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
BOX SCORE
STCANn GAAE
FRATERNAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Beaumont Wins Texas
College Prep Tourney

TYLER, Texas - Herbert high
school cagers, Beaumont, Tex, de-
feated Central high of Galveston,
10 TO IA, to win the fifth annual
Texas college prep tournament on
Monday night. March IL. Twenty
SIX teams entered the play.
Champions in the past have been:
FalrView high, Linden. Texas. l94l:
Douglass, Jacksonville, 1912: Rham-
DO Mcleod, l943. and Quitman
of Quitman, 1914.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Bowling Senate
Officials Meet

Detroit Bowling Senate held a
meeting at Tom Phillips Post last
Sunday to make plans for a bowl
ing tournament to be held April Y
and 8.
Bowl-O-Drome will be the scene
OF the single and double entrants
on April 7. Five-men teams will
bowl at Paradise Bowl on April 8.
Among those attending the
meeting were: Henry Hardin,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
WEIR SCORES KAyo

LONDON. England - Danny
Webb. Montreal. Canada, knocked
out Johnny Russell. 1877, London
in the fourth round. Monday night
March IL.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Nv GEORGE w. GADDY III

The Michigan Chronicle Bas-
ketbsll league entered its final
stages al the Brewster gym Sun
day evening as Highland Park
Aces and Briggs All-Stars won
the frst games OF the knock -out"
playofs for the Superior Life So
ciety trophy.
Highland Park overcame an
early lead 10 bypass Reliable
Photos. 80 10 25 Heart OF Detroit
trsiled all the way in their loss TO
Briggs All-Stars, by six-point
margin. 80 10 q.
In the first game Leverne Smith,
tall center. tapped in follow-up
shot 10 send Heart OF Detroit
ahead as the game began. Walter
Phelps and Jake Henning threw
in two successive long shots as
Briggs took the lead. Both teams
employed the slow break ofense
and zone defenses. These tactics
held the nigh scorers on both
squads in check. as the first quar-
ter ended with Brlggs leading,
4 TO 2.
HFNNING AND PHELPS collab-
GRATED 10 score nine points Tor
Briggs in the second quarter. with
some spectacular sharp shooting as
Briggs continued 10 lead at half
time. Is to 8. A. d. McLain dropped
in two difficult side shots 10 keep
Heart OF Detroit in the contest.
As the third quarter began,
George Buster" Pcakes peppered
the basket from all angles. 10
ring up eight points. Smith. tow
ering Heart Of Detroit center,
tapped in two rebounds and ]. T.
Robinson dropped in set" shot
from way out, as Briggs led going
into the fourth quarter. "a TO IA.
The Briggs combination Of Gus
man, Phelps, Peaks, Henning, and
Mcfarland gave brilliant dis
play as they repeatedly broke up
the attack of Heart of Detroit.
and sneaked one of their players
loose under the basket for an easy
"lay-up' basket. 4
Peaks. Brfggs floor captaing
turned in his best game OF the
year as he starred for the winners
with some sizzling passing and
adept playmaking while scoring
10 important points.
La Verne Smith was Heart OF
Detroit's best, playing a good de-
fensive game and scoring ii points
for the losers.
In the nightcap the scintillstins
play Of Ronnie Teasley, Avery
Jackson. Jack Vaughn. and Ollie
Clark stood out as the II. p. Aces
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Ron Teasley Scores Is
AS Aces Down Photogs

swamped the tall photog team
80 10 Is.
THE PHOTOGS got of 10 a fly
ing start. leading at the half 10
10 3. The smooth teamwork OF the
Aces made itself felt in the second
stanza, as first Teasley. Vaughn,
Clark, A. Jackson and Teasley
again slipped beneath the basket
10 score FIVE goals in rapid sue
cession.
Willie Street and Sonny" Horne
hustling Photog forwards. scored
seven points each in vain at
tempt TO stem the tide. But as
the third quarter ended the Aces
led. 26 10 20.
In the fourth quarter the Aces
displayed a dazzling passing game
and scored almost al will as they
ran the count up TO 80 to IS over
a firing photog team.
Sunday. March rs. Briggs ALL
Stars will meet Highland Park
Aces and Reliable Photoes will play
Heart OF Detroit in the second
round OF the playoffs.
The first 10 lose two games will
be eliminated. The remaining
three teams will decide the Chron-
icle League championship in a
round robin play off Sunday, April
!. See next weeks Chronicle for
the standings of the leading scor-
ers in the playoffs.
DU AVnEE eta NnVNrC
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Onegas, Naciren,as
Win In Frat Games

ing Coleman by one point in their
two-man race for league scoring
honors, both have averaged Is
points per game. J. Hill. Omega
guard: in third place with 70 points,
is trailing the leaders by over 20
points. Only IA points separate the
next seven players.
The next two Saturdays play will
mark the end OF the frat season.
Saturday evening, March "a. eight
OF the leagues ten leading scorers
VIII be in action as Nacirema
meets Kappa and the champion
Sigma team plays Alpha.
Saturday evening. March 81. the
Frat league all-star team will meet
the league champion Sigmas in the
banner game Of the year.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

president OF Detroit Bowling Sen
ate; Mrs. +. Davis. secretary;
George Porter. national secretary;
Mrs. Jerry Wells. national vice.
president; o. Loving. president.
Palmer Bowl League; o. II. Toll
yer. secretary; James Driscoll.
president, Motor City League;
John Anderson and Robert Tay-
lor. secretaries; Denton johnson.
president. Wolverine League;
Robert Tiny" Baldwin. secretary;
Rothschild Van Buren,. president.
Forest Club League; j. w. Hud,
son of the Forest Club League.
and H. Richie. of the Postal Al
lance.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
An-Aleutian Cage
Tourney Won By
Navy Sepia Quint
BY PAUL PUGH

SOMEWHERE IN THE ALEU-
TIAN ISLANDS - Playing before
The largest audience yet to fill the
huge arena al this base. Hillsides
Little Blues" from the ship Repair
company. turned on the steam in
the last quarter TO defeat the army
quintet 80 10 q in the final game
of the All-Aleutisn cage tourns-
ment
The Navy Negro five has won %
consecutive games against stiff
competition.
Led by Ralph Sealy. Brooklyn.
NY. ard Elwood Britt, ex-Florida
A. and NJ college player from
Gary. Ind. the team has done well.
Sesly has scored 228 points with
Britt making les.
Other members OF the champion
ship team are: Tony Wallace.
Washington. DC: Jim Ward. Wor-
cesier. Mass. who copied high
scoring honors OF The tournament.
Cecil and Earl Rsvenau OF New
York City; John Pritchard, Co.
lumbus, o.. and formerly OF Shaw
university; Clay Edwards, Ford
City, Pa; Huey Gray. Bastrop, La,
and Bob Ford. Akron, Ohio.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
five GAMES TO
Be PLAYED AT
BRIGGS IN | GAS

Four new baseball clubs will b,
seen at Briggs Stadium during IN,
season OF ls4S. according 10 ar
announcement made this week by
John r. Williams, promoter OF tho
games
The new clubs are Birmingham
Black Bsrons. winners OF the cham.
pionship in the Negro American
League during the past two sea-
sons; Cleveland Buckeyes. Ph.ls'
6elphia Stars and Newark Eagles
The latter two teams are mem
bers Of the Negro National league
There Will be eve games at
Briggs Stadium tins season. &C
cording 10 Williams and in the
first the Homestead GraYS, winners
o. the world series. VIII NEE, the
Baltimore Elite Giants IN a double
header June 3.
THE HOMESTEAD GRAYS and
Elites PLAYED in the first twin Bill
between Negro teams al Buges
Stadium. This game Was played
in l94l.
The New York Cubans meet the
Birmingham Black Barons OF June
- and on July p the Kansas City
Monarchs Will oppose the Memphis
Red Sox The CHICAGO American
Giants and Cleveland Buckeyes
meet in a doubleheader. Aus. 5.
and the final twin bin VIII be
PLAYED Sep, q With The Philadel-
phia Stars and NeNark Eagles as
the competing teams.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
BY GEORGE w. GADDY. iii

The tempo OF competition in the
Frat basketball league gets hot
ter as the season wanes. Satur-
day nights games at ST. Antoine
Street YMCA were solid proof of
this.
In the fercely contested first
game the Omegas out-hustled the
KappaS TO win Al 10 33. The sec
ond contest was marked by hard
play as the point-hungry Nacirema
Clubbers out-scored a fghting AL
pha team, with last period scor-
ing spree, winning handily, 81 10
43.
THE KAPPA-OMEGA game was
battle for fourth place in the
league standings. BY winning
their last two games the Kappss
had a mathematical chance to pull
out of last place. The Omegss
were fighting 10 maintain their
claim TO fourth place.
The Cats who took big Is 10
Is first half lead. were bolstered
by addition OF some OF the city's
best players. Avery Jackson. lead
ing point maker for Wayne Uni
versity's Tartars with III; Lucius
Ryan. six foot five center, and a
letter winner at u. of D., who in
an early season game scored %
points TO tie the league record
Murray Jackson, Wayne u ath-
lete, and Clarence White. former
Cooley high letter winner, were
the new Kappa players.
In the second half the huStling
never say die spirit of the
Omegas got results as they went
out in front. "a TO 81. as the third
quarter ended They continued
their spirited play throughout the
final quarter to gain an uphill vic
tory.
BILL" BRYANT and J Hill
scored IA and - points respec-
lively, TO keep abreast Of the in
dlvidual scoring race, as they led
the Omega attack.
The Alpha Nacirema tilt was an
Steven" affair through the
first three quarters. In the last
quarter the score was tied three
times before the fast moving club
team pulled away for their fifth
league victory.
Sonny" Horne. swift Nacirema
forward, scored Is points and. sup
ported by Talbert and Van Buren,
with IL points each, led in the
club teams victory.
Horne's l6 points enabled him
10 spring from ninth 10 fourth
place in the scoring race.
TOM BRISCOE, veteran Alpha
guard and former Western Michi-
gan athlete. led the nights point
makers with 10. Horace Coleman
ran his seasons point total to l04
as he chucked in six field goals
and two foul shots 10 garner IA
points Coleman is Alpha's cam
didate for the all star Frat team
'"Bill' Bryant of Omega is trail
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BUY MORE WAR BONDS
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Birmingham Will
Depend On Flock
of Vet Players

BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-(SpecisD
Those OF the Birmingham Black
Barons already on hand for spring
training sessions at Fleetwood Field
look plenty snappy going through
their PAGES and the general at
mosphere around the camp is one
OF confidence that third consecu-
tive Negro American league cham
pionship will be won this year.
Johnny Markham came in from
Puerto Rico. AL Sayler checked
In from Los Angeles.
Lorenzo ("Piper") Davis, first
baseman, will report right after
the world basketball championship
tournament this week in Chicago.
where heszis one Of the stars of
the Harlem Globetrotters.
Art Wilson. freshman shortstop
OF last season: Ed Steele. the slug
ging outfielder; Johnny Huber,
pitcher-catcher: j Jimmy School
boy) Newberry, pitcher, and
Johnny Britton. third baseman, all
were on hand early working out
under the attentive eye of Ted
("Double Dutyo Radcliffe. assist
ant TO Welch and mainstay of the
pitching and catching departments.
The Black Barons open their
spring schedule next March rs.
against the Mobile Black Shippers
at Mobile, Ala.
MIAMI, Fla-(SpeciaD-A num-
Der OF promising newcomers will
be given a thorough tryout by
the Indianapolis Clowns, Negro
American League runners-up, both
in the spring training drills here
and the opening exhibition games
starting April against the Jack
sonville Eagles at Jacksonville,
Fla.
Manager Jesse GLOSSY Walker
will give a careful once-over TO
Vernon Jordan. an infielder; Fred
Douglas and Amos Watson. pitch
ers; and John Henry Mcqueen. all
OF whom come highly recon-
mended.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

WILSON BEATS SHANS
BALTIMORE - Cleo Shans, Los
Angeles. was outpointed by Jackie
Wilson, l27, in 10 rounds.
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Mitchell Discusses eva Relation 10
Future Northwest Development

CThis IS the 18th In q series Of
articles in which Senator Mitchell
explains what sort Of eva Is pro-
posed in the bill he recently In
troduced into Congress)
By Hugh D. Mitchell.
d. 5 Senator from WaShin19on
The impetus which the war has
given to the industrial develop
ment Of the Pacific Northwest will
no doubt continue to keep the re-
gion going for some time after
the end Of the war. Reconversion
and dismantling Of war plants
cannot be achieved in q moment,
and although there will be q grad
ua1 slowing up Of the tempo, some
evidences Of our stepped-up In
dustrial development will con-
tinue to exist.
The major war industry which
may be carried over into peace
time is the light metals production
industry. This entails five alum
mum reduction plants, one rolling
mill, magnesium plant and some
metallurgical works. Although
these plants are producing exclus-
lively for war purposes, plan and
thought may find way to turn
them to purely peace-time uses.
Let's use the economists eyes
to view the postwar problem. To
maintain its share of national pros
perity, the Northwest region will
have to produce goods and serv-
ices worth So billion a year. The
regional income in wages, sal
aries, and corporate dividends
must be $51s billion per year.
Finally, the region must maintain
1900, 900. jobs Of one kind or
another. Private investment in the
Pacific Northwest can take care
Of only q fraction of this. It
can only contribute from three.
seventies to four-sevenths Of the
nearly $lh billion total annual
investment required to make the
above conditions possible. The
balance, which is about $500, mil
lion to 5000 million, must be sup
piled by public investment, either
by federal, state, or local govern
ments, or all three.
It has been estimated that the
state and local governments Of
the region can take care Of 500
million to $500 million q year
public investment. This leaves
$500 million to 500 million per
year to be provided for the Pacific
Northwest by the federal govern.
ment.
The. only plan which has been
presented for federal investment
In the region Is that Of establishing
an au-over resources development
organization such a. q eva. De.
velopment Of the resources Of the
region Is essential for its continu.
ing healthy life. The projects
outlined by state and local gov
ernments do, to some extent, dea.
with resources development. But
an effective activity along this
line must transcend the boundar'es
Of counties and even states.
In order to formulate the best
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-14

possible program Tor resources
development, study and research
are the first essentials. A Ger
tain amount Of study has always
been carried on by the federal
agencies which function within the
region. The Bureau Of Mines has
carried on some research projects
in mineral resources. The forest
experiment stations In Portland,
Missoula, and Ogden, plus the
Madison forest products labora-
tory, are all doing something on
Northwest timber resources. But
there are many potential studies
and experiments which do not
clearly fall within the jurisdiction
Of any Of the agencies now oper-
ating In the region. Moreover,
none Of them is responsible for a
comprehensive program directed
toward general regional employ
ment. That is q function which
needs to be given to an overall
agency-a Valley Authority.
Broad, powers are assigned to
the Columbia Valley Authority for
the development Of the natural
resources Of the region, which In
clude fertilizers and chemicals,
mines and minerals, forestry aud
grazing, fish and wildlife, and re-
creationa1 facilities. Equally broad
powers are given to make surveys
and plans for the economic de-
velopment of the region The
Authority may initiate the re-
search and Unconstitutional work
necessary to test any Of the plans
it undertakes. But it is directed
to conduct these researches, as
far as practicable, through exist
ing agencies.
No modern business man would
approach such an extensive prob
lem as the economic development
of region and the building Of the
economic future Of q region by
dispersing the actiities toward this
end among unrelated and nom
cooperating offices.
A regional development copora-
ton, such as the eva, Is the new
type Of federal agency In which
the entire responsibility for q biz
job Is fixed In one organization.
This move to fix the entire re-
sponsibility for regional develop
menf upon one agency + q revolu-
ton In government administration.
Yet It Is an old practice in private
business In the contemporary
world. It seems quite clear that
the modern job Of developing q
whole region in all Of its aspects
must use the most modern tool.
That tool Is. the all-over develop
ment corporation.
Without Valley Authority or
some similar organization, call Il
what one may, the future Of the
Pacific Northwest may be q long
time a-building. With such an or
ganization the citizens Of the re-
gion can Immediately take hold
OF this important Job and look
forward to q thriving economic
lie for themselves and for their
children.
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at these meetings to in,o,r.
assist the land owners m aM
The three irrigation dist,,,.
have agreed on July 81 as the o', Sa
OF holding the election ana
places where the voting will =
place will be announced soon e
Buy Another Bond
THAT MANS a HERO
-. if he is wearing a ser,,,.
ribbon Of ultra marine blue wv, Nc
silk with two bands of pols
orange, denoting the Air S SISs
The wearer Of this ribbon =
been decorated by the War y.
partment for ''meritorious ach;.
ment while participating IN y
aerial flight" .
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Discuss Basin
Repayment Plans

A series of pubic meetings will
be held, the first being scheduled
for Spokane late this month, to
explain terms of the Columbia
Basin land repayment contracts,
which will be submitted to land
owners at special election July
2lst.
Speakers from the Bureau Of
Reclamation and the Columbia
Basin commission will be present
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-06-14

Combat Calliopes-American
General Sherman Tanks carrying
q mount Of 60-rocleet launchers
each-are shown here in action
pictures from the European front
Here for the first time you are per-
mitted to see these rocket spout
ers, which helped speed victory
in Europe and will be heard from
next in the Pacific. They are
shown being loaded (above); "at
ease" ON q German roadside Cleft,
and (below) firing their Is inch
rockets from multiple rocket
launchers. When all the rockets ON
hand have been fred, the racks
are jettisoned and the Tanks open
up with their big gun. Dodge
Division, Chrysler Corporation,
makes many important parts for
the Combat Calliope", both for
the rockets and Tanks while
Chrysler Corporation builds Cen
eral Sherman Tanks.
(Siessl Cons Photo from Le1sl