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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1944
OSSIE HARRIS
FACES POWELL
MONDAY NIGHT
Ossie (Bulldog) Harris. Pitts
burgh middleweight who in foui
bouts here convinced fans that he
is appropriately nicknamed, will
make his fifth appearance here
October 18. in a special 10-round
added feature at the re-opening of
the Arena Gardens Boxing club, at
6795 Woodward avenue
Promoter Louis Marudas. who
Will be making his debut in the
matchmaking held, has paired the
rugged Harris with Sampson Pow
ell. Powell is a Detroit boy who is
arousing much interest among the
Inner circles of ringworms They
claim he has the punch to reaUy go
places.
Good Headliner
In the 10-round headliner. Le-
Roy Willis, unbeaten Detroit light
weight, is >*et to oppose Billv Miller
of Pittsburgh. Fans will remember
Miller for his fight with Benny
Goldberg, the first of this year. He
gave Goldberg an unpredicled de
feat. after Goldberg was favored to
win. Miller just recently whipped
Lulu Constantino in Pittsburgh Out
of 29 fights Irish Billy Miller has
lost but two decisions. Quite a
record for Leßoy Willis to oppose.
Ossie Harris gamed a reputation
• s a worthy foe here although he
was outpointed in four bouL His
first meeting with Jake LaMotta!
which was so close it resulted in a
rematch, was one of the most thrill
ing bouts staged in the city and the
decision naming LaMotta the win
ner was greeted with a 15-minute
booing session by the fans.
Bob Amos Wins
Brewster Title
The Brewster Center staged a
successful Amateur Boxing Tourna
ment Saturday night to decide the
club champions and to stimulate
interest in physical culture This
was the beginning of what is aimed
at being a monthly aflair.
Bub Amos, fast-stepping hravy
we.ght. highlighted the tournament
by upsetting Freddie Ford, the
hard-hitting New York amateur
star, and the rugged Leonard Fing*r
in the open cla&s The new cham
p ons are Clinton Isom *144 pound
class' Willie Foster *137. pound
Class*. Luther Barron '149-pound
Class' Herbert William* '162-pound
class'. Bob Amos < 177-pound open'
B T Cooper and Gilbert Holt boxed
three rounds to a draw The title
Will be decided later
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Bennett, manager of Paradise Bowl alleys, a check for SI7S for
the first doubles' tournament at Parfdiae Bowl, Sunday, Oct. IS.
One hundred dollars will gp to the winner. SSO to second place, and
$25 to third. Another tournament will be held Oct. 22. warm-ups
for the Detroiters for the doubles' tournament in Cleveland.
Nov. 4-5.
Rifle School Is
Open To Public
The Bi ew-Mer R.flr club an
nounee< a special meeting on Octo
ber 18 to acquaint j mor and
senior members with the school
program for the conung -ea*on.
Those interested in learning to use
a rifle are welcome to register at
.he Brewster Center There is a
»rrall charge for ammunition, but
’he use of the rifle* is free.
BASKETBALL CALL
The Junior Division o' the Michi
gan Chronicle Basketball league
w.ll hold its first meeting of the
vear Friday night. Oct. 13 at 665
Benton street, at eight o’clock Any
team wishing to enter the league
should have a representative at the
meeting.
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Birdhurst Stars
Beat Canadians
In Game Sunday
T:ie B.rdhuist All-Stars avengea
a 6-0 defeat of two weeks ago when
they beat the Windsor Chrome
Giants 12-6 m a return game at
Jefferson Field. Ferndale. on Sun
day
John Hodges former star quar
’erbaek of Northern H.gh. and Eli
jah Burt, former three-letter man
of Lawrence Tech, combined twice
in the fi st quarter to give the All-
Stars a 12-point lead a.® their rugged
line held the Canadian champs
scoreless till the fourth quarter
in their second game of the Mu
nicipal Open League
In the second quarter the Wind
sor boys were very aggressive and
advanced the ball to Bird hursts
29-vard line but lost ground be-
cause of incompleted passes and
a five-yard penalty for being off
side Ruck Rheaurre. fust-moving
fullback who scored the winning
touchdown two weeks ago for the
red and white-togged Canadians,
was unsuccessful-in two attempted
passes to Right Halfback Joe Sia
clowski Gordon Wilson, their regu
lar quarterback, was knocked all
over the field by the Birdhurst
steamroller when attempting to run
with the ball
The final period found the Cana
dians resorting to an aerial attack,
which p oked up precious yards for
them Although Burt gained 21
yards on an end run. completed a
32-yard pa*~ to right end A J Fel
•on. the black and w hi’e-togzed
All-Stars were not able to stave
off the overhead attack, which fin
ally resulted in Canada « only touch
down in the final m.nute.® of the
game
Burt In Last Game
The All-Stais will m.s< Flnah
Burt, one of t.ne most valuable
liven on t.ne tram Burt, one ot
the best all-- ound at nice* ever
produced in Detroit. ;« leaving the
ettv for a job n Chicago He no’
only p.aved well a< a fi>o?b,<l! play
er. but al>' as toe ace pitcher foi
the Ton’ * R.; Six ' when thev
won *ne Svp Chamnonship foi
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Wendell Phillips
Triumphs, 27-0
The Wendell Th 11.p* !•' •bill
tram con'inurd its dicadnaugl't tac
tics on Saturday. Oct 7. at Shew
hndee Held. 75th and Aberdeen,
mowing down the Farragut high
school eleven 27 to 0
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|EFF POSER
Wilberforce Meets Tuskegee Here
In First Sepia College Night Tilt
Detroit Is slated to see us first
gam# under light* between two
Negro football teams when the
Golden Tiger* from Tuskegee In
stitute. . Tuskegee. Ala., face the
Wilberforce university Bulldogs
from Wilberforce. Ohio, in a nignt
game at U. of D. Stadium, Friday
Oct 20.
The game will b# the sixteenth
meeting between the football team®
of the two institutions, with Wil
berforc# holding a small margin ot
victories, seven wins to five by the
Alabamians Two games have ended
in ties
Tigers Moving Fast
The game here will be the second
of the season for Wilberforce, the
Ohioans playing their first game of
the current season. October 13 in
Chicago where they face the Golden
Tigers. Tuskegee alieady holds vic
tories over Xavier and Clark.
Both teams have been hit hard
by graduation and the draft. Lost
to Tuskegee this year are Clarence
Bowman. Charles Smith. James
Burton. Albert Crawford, Otis Head.
Charles Jiggets, and Herman Ma
brie. .
Wilberforce has al.m lost a large
A, Chap... un And V. Sauls
Register Highest Game
By JAMES E. WILLIAMS
Gladys ’ Happy” Farley of BAB
G.rls was doubtlessly very happy
•.o win the "jackpot” at the Para
dise Bowl Wednesday mzht
with a high sing e of 186 during
the Motor City* Womens Boa ling
sets, but happ.er vet were Alma
Chapman of Adam's Service and
V.rginia Sauls of Swansons, who
highligh'eo the affair for their
share of the glory w.th a high 187
single each . . . The score of
186 was ‘jackpot” money because
it was the highest score made by
those contributing to the "coveted"
purse.
This night meant much to the
bowling teams for it was the final
week of the preliminary period,
deciding what teams were to be
in the upper bracket of the Motor
City Women's Bowling league
. . . Swanson's team led the field
Triple Threat
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One of Wayne University*
baekheld prospects this yaar is
in Randolph R. Royals, tormar
captain of the River Rouge high
school football taam. Ha is 21
years old. a frashman and a
tripla thraat.
''mylars’ Meeting
Held Sunday Eve.
The Row ling Senate held a meet
ing Sunn*' at Parad.sc Bowling
Aliev for the purpose of ere*: ng
intercut in bowling among organi
zations. club.* ann bowling-minded
p. blic for the fostering of bow ling
nationally.
Pa. Lincoln Meets
Delaware Oct. 14
UNCO! N UNIVERSITY. Pa -
Coarh "M'nmt" Rivero will un
cover the 1944 Lion gridiron aggre
gation in'a starter against the Del
aware Svate eleven on Saturday.
Oct 14. at Lincoln The game will
indicate the actual ability of the
Lions’ squad.
Sa’urday's game will see several
promising recruits in action Great
things are expected of M. Little
john. a hard-driving lfi.S-nounder
from Minnesota who Alls the full
back position The backfield ts
further enhanced by R Pulley, of
Redbank. N .1 . and Charles Cabt
n.ss. a cha ging. triple-threat back
from D. C
Operating on the line will be
last year's basketball discovers*.
Armsteai. at center. Capt H
Johnson at guard, and 17-year-old
L Jackson, a lanky, swivel-hipped
end from Delaware.
Tixas At Arkansas
State On Oct. 4
PINE BLUFF. Ark -Arkansa*
State plays its first football game
on the home field after an absence
of three years' conference pl*y
when th?y me~l Texas college ,in
their second conference game here
Saturday. Oct 14
number of players. Coach Gaston
‘Country) Lewis is practically
building a new team. He will be
forced to use mostly ffeshmen from
high schools in Ohio On# of the
most outstanding is Ernest Ruskin.
the 6-foot, 195-pound end from
Canton's McKinley high who is
rated by some members of the
coaching staff as another John
Henderson, one of Che Wilberforce
greats.
Taber Paces Offense
Tuskegee* reliance will be placed
in the reliable arm of Alva Tabor,
the little backfiela ace whose pass
ing and running nave made him
one of the greatest offensive threats
since the days of Ben Stevenson.
Th# game is under the sponsor
>hip of the local chapters of the
AKA sorority, assisted by the local
alumni of both Tuskegee and Wil
berforce
Immediately following the game
will be two celebrations, one a sub
scription dance at Labor Temple
ballroom. Montcalm and Park ave
nues. sponsored by the sorority and
alumni, and the other a dancing
party to be given by a group of
dubs at the Mirrow Ballroom, 2940
Woodward avenue.
with 2241, to be followed by the
B&B Girls with 2168 and Acme
Florist with 2136 Burnett's Health
Stud.o was fourth with 2060 . .
Although Swanson's. Garvin Mo
tors. BAB Girls. Club 666 Burn
ett's Health Studio. Settles A Son.
12 Horsemen Club, Acme Florists.
Xlhambra Restaurant and Picket
Fence have won more games than
the other teams in the league, it
does, not necessarily indicate these
icams will be in the upper bracket
for that i« determined by the total
pins knocked down and not by
the number of game* won . . '
WOLVERINE LEAGI'E
Bill Rhodman got back to his
old style to turn in a 234 high sin
gle to be followed by M Turner's
209 of Velma Lunch and M. Har
ris’ 306 of Gordy Contractor . . .
This is the third time this season
that a member of Velma Lunch
scored the highest single during
league competition . . . Ward’s
Beauty Studio did it again . .
This time the quintet consisting of
M. K 'gore. J Taylor. G William®.
R William® and Bill Rhodman
bow led a 2588 Sportree s Aquari
um trailed with 2562 and Chrys
ler was right behind them with
2533
PALMER LEAGI'E
The Doctors *re in the headlines
at th# Palmer Bowl as Club De
li»sa. Yankee Potato Chips. Vic
tory Five. Jones Cleaners. High
land Park and Composites trail
respectively . . . The Travelers
are leading in the AFL League
with the Hornets. Old Men and
Sportsmen following in the order
named.
DSR LEAGI’E
M Booker of 'earn No. 3 bowled
210 to lead the railway men in
their Thursday night bowling sets
at the Paradise Bowl W Ennis of
team No 4 bowled a 190 second
high single . . . The league is [
composed of IP teams and is mak- I
:ng a bid to be seen as is evi
denced in their plan.® for a wom
en s d i vision. In the next few
weeks it is hoped that tnese plans
will materialize
FORFST LFAGI’F
Monday night is the night at the
B ■»« 1-O-Drome as the house league
gets underway . . . Other league?
a-e Briggs Men League and Brigg-
Women's League. bowling on
Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
. . . Some plans have been made
toward the organizing of a High
School League, aimed at creatinz
interest in the youth They will
leceive a special rate Saturday
afternoon will be the date open
for them . . . All youth are wel
come to participate For addi
tional information contact Mr
Lane at the Bowl-O-Drome.
CIO LEAGt'E
Toe Falcons, captained by Mitch
ell Fields, wore the colors as they
t >ok three frames from N-700
i hursday n.ght and paced the field
with 2409 New Steel was second,
out they lost one came to Locai
400 The Rubber Plant won two
from Millenbach and lost one. Lo
ral 2 won Ih:ee from FA A . .
T, Crum of New Steel scored a Jttß
fv_* three games with the scores of
178.19 R and 194. respectively. The
ndividual high single goes' to K
K \'d of M.llenbach and M Abram
of Local 2. who scored a 197
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Friday, October 20 BP. M.
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Olli# Milner, right halfback for
Wilborforc#. is on# of th# prob
able starters in th# game b«-
tr ##n Wilb«rtorc# and Tusk#-
ge# at U. of D. Stadium when
th# two teams m##t in a night
gam# Oct. 20.
LANGSTON AND
TENNESSEE TIE
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla -
Coach Herfry A Keans Tennessee
State college eleven and the Lang
ston university Lion? battled to a
6 to 6 tie here Saturday. Oct 7. on
a rain-sodden field.
The Tennesseean? took the lean
early in the contest when their
All-American back, Ba?-s. inter
cepted a Langston pass and re
turned it 65 yards for a touch
down.
The gridders from Nashville
completely outplayed their rivals,
rolling up 18 first-downs as com
pared to Langston's five However,
the Lions, playing an opporturn*'
role, managed to keep 'he State
offensive in check well enough to
stay within six points of the visi
tors *
Then, in the closing minutes of
the last quarter, came the break
that the Langston aggregation
needed. Taking the ball on Ten
nessee’s 25-yard line. Capt. Malone
i of the Laone eluded the secondary
I and crossed the goal stripe to knot
j the score. The try for point after
' touchdown was unsuccessful and
I the score remained 6 to 6 until the
gun sounded
The two eleven? will tanzle
again on October 14 in Nashville
TIGER FOX TO MEET WORLDS
SPOKANE. Wash —Tiger Jack
Fox. former New York light
heavyweight boxing champion
will meet Clayton Worlds of Los
Angeles in a bout here Saturdav.
Oct. 14.
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Bill Kilgore was the mainspring
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game total, the high water mark
for a ihree-game series in the Moto*
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Roy Williams was another mem
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enter the 800 series column, rap
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’OO. 174 and 236. as Adams swen
the series with Darling Florist, 280.
to 2635
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:or his outfit witn 612 on games oi
213, 174 and 225.
Friars Ale won two from Palmer
Jowl. 2680 to 2521. Watson Realty
\on two from Acme Florist. .’568 to
481. Sportsmen Club won three
iom Delmomca Bar. 2529 to 2312.
M Briggs won three from Tom
hillipg Post. 2422 to 2362. Morocco
on three from Spartans. 2233 »o
>2l Sen.-ation Bar took two from
’Okies Lunch. 2209 to 2176.
HOLMAN WILLIAMS DRAWS
PHILADELPHIA—HoIman Aii
i.ns of Chicago and Jose Basora
-f Puer’o Rico fought to a 10-
v.nd draw before 4.825 ’\ho oaid
,12.375 to -ce the rontrst at Con
ention hall