The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-06-09
Sportin' Around
BY Fred Byrd

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The Arcadia last Monday night interested spectator
eaIed me aside and asked that ] convey message TO
clsye Holt the up and coming featherweght boxer The
s,ertator maintained that Holt is fine boxer with a
fright future but feels that he should show little more
nortsmanshp in the ring If his observation is rue vant
- second the motion. Holt, are all Negroes and know
s now YOU must have felt about the Ellis decision hut
tx, water the dam and must be chalked IN 10
Whenever you enter the ring there are USUALLY
NO Iikes against you and all you do is YOUR best
personally pull for you every fight and hope that the time
i not TOO distant when you will be claimant IN tho o
You the ability and the opportunity take on the
hest your weight and any honor you can achieve
vii moi only assist you but other Negroes also Please
accept this in the proper spirit, and remember actions
mean lot.
sity Of Michigan will open its football season against the
Blue Jackets from Great Lakes, Illinois, On the latter
SQUAD there will be in all probability four Negro pay
er These boys will play side by side with players from
All over the country. Yes they will come from Alabama
University Texas Christian. and Georgia Tech This viii
be first time that the Naval officials have let the bar
rers II will be quite encouraging to our bows If YOU
10 and cheer for their success because Great Lakes
ronises 10 have one of the best line SQUADS in tho com,
try year In the lineup will be three former Illinois
aashs and boy from Nevada that YOU nav never have
heard Of before His is jim Motley He weighs poo
is feet inches tall and the 100 ward dash in .
in football suit He is undoubtedly the finest pros
poets for practice the Naval training
scnoo The Whiz Kids from Illinois should be able
run long and far with such blocker this boy sun
posed 70 be- So let's all get ready to he's what they
say he is.
Charley Fonville. Milers great shot-puter promised
that he going TO break the city in the shot
pat the city meet. He within q of doing it and
the weather had given him any kind Of break whatSo-
be would have achieved his goal Fonye halls from
the state Of Illinois but has intentions Of going H.
nos L. When he has completed his schooling and kept
hi, date with Uncle Sam he intends to go Wayne uni
wrsfy
Il was real pleasure to see Sam Ellis in town this
week furlough from Great Lakes Ellis is the boy who
pushed Lorenzo Wright to all those victories while run
ming for Wayne Ellis also beat Caldwell in the century
last year while qualifying for the 100 yard dash sam is
going Naval school for further training and intends
60 either 70 Wayne or Michigan when the is over
They had fight in Chicago where the fighter had 70
pay to the privilege instead of getting paid 1t happened
daring the Chicago Kansas City Monarch game Jackie
Robinson attempted to steal home and called by
the nnre on very close play team-mate standing
Wthe play became enraged that he struck the umpire
asod blow This cost him the of $500. Many play
ers from both teams took the field to fight and it took all
neciy policemen TO stop the action around home plato
Mckinley English continues his Knockout punching.
"seSored another one in preliminary to the Ray-Lane
encounter