The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1946-02-23
slas SIT Antoine Street Corner columbia-cord 1924
sugar Ray Robinson KOS Bell In End Round
Willis Ward
THE TFlIE: SIDELINE COACH

fev DAYS ago Joe Louis the heavyweight champ
- was in town It the Sideiine Coachs pleasure to
IN ,cnh Joe The conversation drifed to basketball
I Tho champ was asked about the that he used TO
onor befole the the Brown Bombers. Joe said that
II Was rather disappointed in the team because he left
t there we're enough good basketball players in Detroit
- nroduce first class He said that there was en-
gh talent in this town TO produce coIorcd basketball
% Nat would give goAd competition to such teams as
10 'Rcns OF New York the Washington Bears the Globe
oter and other coored Qunets that down through the
rears have made money in professional basketball for
themselves and produced thrills for the spectators
Ioe Louis To Sponsor Professional Basketball Team
To this the sideline coach readily agreed and qucs-
Toned Joe whether he personally interested in
supporting first class team Joe very much inter-
ecd and be stated that Joe Louis will sponsor
r class basketball team this coming fall and winter
This good news because since Leon Wheeler left Brew
there has been terrific drop in the repua-
ton II Detroit colorcd basketball teams
Leon Wheeler Did Woman Work
When he sdene coach was kid around boy scout
sge Wheeler used to stage games at the Kronk Commun
n Center II al ri onk that first SAW the famops
Ron, Of New York II was seasonal affair and it was
not rare thing for tickets TO be sold out before game time
rere why Detroit cannot offer teams that can
draw inst ike the old Detroit Club did back in the went
Joe Louis is planning developing Just that sort Of
m Any one interested can get in touch with the Sidelre
Coach during me summer or see Country Davis # fell
n tainted all ne has to do is keep in physical shape
and VIII be glad TO give him trial late next fan
De trot Is Ripe For Big Scale Basketball
ln New York and Chicago. double header basketball
cane nave attacted huge crowds There is no reason
wh double header basketball games should not go over
hciW' IhS would be specially true if along side az
'o'noi1h white quintec. there is developed sta.
@qaea VIGIL conditioned colored team. With two such
e'roi' teams there could easily be sell out crowds Al
e e'er a. large as the Olympia II is for this reason
aa h' >aene zach IS interested in seeing that next
Whf practice begins. Joe Louis team shall be as good
team sponSorcd by Joe Louis should be-
MILLER High School Still Driving Toward Finals and
City Championship
worth saying in passing that the Mighty Midccts
Nn Nlrf ngh school are another step closer to the
81, ne prep playofS. This will mark the return Of
ts,nslponS mp finals to the Olympia Stadium and
p oe wonderful indeed if the kids from Miller high
moo could keep their luck and their purk 90 tba, ,b
81 r. NlleSened his would be tremendous boast to
on the over EaStsidc. because it must be re-
ma considered blighted area bv the exnerts fbose
A"N ,o l7' nave a gym of their own
~, WY ROBINSON the coach and Leroy Duesthe athc-
'F' ~ should receive flood Of thanks from e,erv
r e y ne city for the marvellous work thew are donr