The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-04-21
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By Fred Byrd

81 tlibntt 10 one OF Americas greatest SiOrtS-
MN IS, arninp attention 10 the lighter SIDE of
M. TM e President Franklin u. Roosevelt never was
M, "a IN, any world-recordS bat he had other char
st>N, ti Will make him rank with any of Our out
|ssea4 ,ts liz had fighters heart, the fortitude
h0ls, ilavcr, and last but not least be was able
thns the crisis was present II any athlete can
" 't assets after his career i, completed nc
|arys So down as success In addition 70 all these
Az, "a, o,teascd always encouraged athletic develop
rse, N ttr $ a. When our historians write about his
e5,ar and political conQHost, sincerely hope
|rs t~ ol forget that Franklin Roosevelt was
|ga-sna every sense Of the word.
S,tsa 81 our outstanding basketball critic, haze
l. d, IS. the limb when they ty TO defend III
Of colorcd teams in the larger basketball
wam, They attribute our inability 70 win 10 our
|~ stature GO foot inches compared with
/ qn hey point out that the white baskcteers
|m,afa On his height in such players as George
|Ns8r DepaA University OF Chicago. recently called
H. gysae ollere basketball PLAYER of all times don't
HANK fta reason 100 per correct Lets 50 back
|sfp nhen Negroes held the upper hand in basket
T were az least four white PLAYERS VINO were
rtaea over the Sevennch with distinction. mean
"a ID utrc over this 81 limit and made the ALI
4 Anerc fan They were stretch Murphy Bob
4 rng Forcnberry, and Mike No'ak. Durnr their
srr be hardwood the Negro teams riding
v PLAYERS like "Runt PullnS, George Easter,
r Of the Harlem Gloh-Trottete Fats" lem
rs JACK, BcthardS and PIGGY Bell of the RennaiS-
s''s On white side. players like Johnny Wooden, Joe
sa b Harlow. and Hank lusett were the cream OF
cNp WHAT these PLAYERS lacked N height they made
'or peed. deception. dripping passing and
shoot Our current crop Of PLAYERS seem to be
srrg style Of basketball best adopted 70 the enor-
A hegrr Of the white PLAYERS and feel certain that
fhsr nos'rsS have ceased that YOU viii see our boys
ayrg ferent style Of ball and regain their position
/ ne basr 8al world
t@*.++%@%v*s
Coar katz of Northwestern High School met Claude
[Suod' Ing at the East Side finals ttrack) at DENLY,
rdag is1iy gave him couple Of the Illinois plays
~ mol the left-half position that Coach katz can
4 them 3 Jim Wilson. Northerns great half Wilson
aatra has turned in the best time in both the 80
22l asd dashes in the city this year lie defeated
Hlef, aldwell in the former distance and barring
res ID take both Of these events in the finals.
t ka called "Buddy'sr rum from kickoff. after
'gat SECOND touchdown the best he had ms orpor-
N q 1trcssng. Buddy impressed b-ascveral
n pert mers. but liked the balance Of DENLY as
whole
Eddie Wagner. 6'7". 235-pound heavyweight boxer
% n aimed forces from Fort Devens. Is beginning
snow great promise as pugnst He is supposed to
N Nael in both fists Indicated IN his first round
22'ponnd Howard Langraff Road Island State
anpof rom Naval Air Base Wagner also won the
Brown Memorial Trophy for the outstanding
+s'efmanco the Tournaments
ieen Wheeler and Ron Teascv have exchanged their
Ne'oa uniforms for baseball suits at Wayne unNer-
ana no'h appear to have positions cnched. Wheeler
waFnT be hot-corner while Teasey is playing first
Soc yol next week