The Detroit tribune., 1961-09-23
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6 RAPHIC


Former Wimbledon and u. S.
women's tennis champion Althea
Gibson showed amazing skill at
golf during the United Golf asso-
citation tournament in Canton,
Mass. last week, giving UGA
champion Ethel Punches a strong
challenge before bowing out in
the quarter final round.
Miss Gibson. who has shown
surprising ability to adapt to
the new game, was defeated by
Miss Punches, a long standing
UGA star 3 and 2. The loss eli.
minated Althea from the tourna'
ment.
Harold Johnson. National Box
ing association light heavyweight
champion, last week was looking
toward a possible heavyweight
title meeting with Floyd Patterson
in Seattle. Wash. next summer
after successfully defending his
own crown against Eddie Cotton
OF Seattle.
However. Johnson's lack OF
drawing power may have dimmcd
Patterson's view toward such q
bout.
Tommy Agee. 100000 bonus
prospect of the Cleveland Indians
connected for Is home runs in his
first As games for Dubuque in the
Class d Midwest League. This is
a AS per year pace.
Agee, an 18-year-old outfieldel
from Grambling College, is re
garded as a coming power hitter
for the parent major league club
He also is considered a fielding
whiz, fast and possessing a strons
arm.
I'VE are wrestling with the idea
OF bringing him up next month.
says Gabe Paul, Cleveland gener
al manager. I'VE want to make
sure we do what's best for him
When he was paid the substant
ial bonus, Agee was considered
at least two years away from
being ready for major league com
petition, but some young athletes
develop fast.
One of the scourges of the MI
is the Los Angeles Rams. In
cluded in their rosie rls Ollie Mat
son who has moved into the tail
back slot after setting all kind
of rushing records from fullbacl
for the Chicago Cardinals. Dicl
Bass is a defensive mainstay 0
the Rams, when given chanc
he'll run back the length of tn
field for you on punt or pas
play.
Abner Haynes. the fleet Dalla
Texan, who was considered tn
most valuable player of the Amer
can Football League last year ha
started like a horse afire thi
year for the Texans during thei
exhibition games.
Lamar Lundy is Mr. Stick,
Fingers, for the L. A. Rams. HI
has quite knack for holding ol
to difficult passes thrown by hi
side or the opponent. Emlen Tun
nell of the Green Bay Packers
one of the modern vets of th'
game who broke in the game will
his nine punts and blocks TO
the New York Giants He can still
punt and block. Willie Davis,
comparative nemcomer in the pr
ranks but will be heard from hi
tackle slot.
Frank Clark, Nate Borden. Dal
Bishop and Dan Perkins will aug
ment the Dallas Cowboys of th'
NFL roster. They all have out
standing records form college AM
are expected to help lift the Cow
boys up in the league.
Dick (Nite Train Lane is tn
rave of Detroit Lions fans, h
plays safety position and h
can really grab "the mall VII
lie McClung will be hard to ge
around from his offensive tackl
position Detroit; ditto for Roge
Brown. defensive guard of Dc
troit.
Wilmer Fowler is one of tn
few tan lads able TO survive tn
cut at Buffalo with the Bisons o
the AFL. He's great on run bacl
of punts and breaking away OF
inside tackle plays. Jim Brown
of the Cleveland Browns is MI
Football of the NFL. To tn
Browns he is Mr.. Dependabl
Workhorse. He usually carrie
the ball more time than any othe
person in the game and most o
the time gains more yardage. Ler