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Robinson Failed to Train Properly for Lamotta Fight GIVING RING TECHNIQUE Friars Sweep Fighter SENT GATEWAY CLUB the SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1943 THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PAGE TWENTY-ONE W J /fEuvl I rvi A- I I w (>f M J ** -i-aJ-Jl'* 1 Bb WKEr I lS)vvj L Robinson Failed To Train Properly For LaMotta Fight GIVING RING TECHNIQUE Friars Sweep FiGHTER SENT GATEWAY CLUB The .... LEADERS KEEP Three Games INTO RING IN FIGHTERS WIN BOWLERS’ HALL OP HOT PACE Off Ramona . j IL. OF Friirs Ale reversed a defect of BAD CONDITION 5 RING TITLES - FAME IN BOWL RACE By ALFONSO CATO three months ago by defeating R*- What will bowling be like after' manhood as the othifr gym classes mma Recreation, 2849 to 2721, Sun- Charge He Refused To Continue Domination Of the war? This question has no that are today a part of the regular Johnson -Harris Wins da; evening at Paradise bowL In d' ioi been in the minds of every recreational program. Schools will Three H. & I. *he first match between the teem* Do Any Road Work Missouri Valley pr be equipped with bowling alleys From c.essive minded Race bowler. Fr.irs Ale won two games but lost Ring: Tourney Will the A BC. continue to discrim- and each child will b£ taught the To Better Ix?ad Before Fight in pms. ma’e against our teams? After tak- 1 correct way to bowl, for when you j total ¦ 1 ing ‘he leading roll in helping to bowl you exercise every muscle in With George Bennett and Ernest By SAM MrKIBBEN althmigh not af- Bv RUSS J. COWANS I promote Race bowling here in the the body. Jnhnson-Harris. f Boots) Fairfax sparking the teem forded opposition M' >’r-£ity for the past four years. Bowling in the world of tomor- stiff in the week- T.<ke the first bout between Joe KANSAS CITY, Mo (ANP) ly game a with 629 and 606, respectively, * H Monday night Paradise I I serving as bowling editor of] row- will exceed anything witnessed at Louis and Mas Sc hme! mg, back in v \r.m Of the seven Negro boyv wearing Bawl, Fr.ars threaded together - among today's pioneers the grand maintained a substantial lead Ale 1936, get t: sheet for the same number Of of and you'll a vivid picture the orange and b’ack spangles of iq the Motor City Bowling league . ?P keltr-. I feel qualified to speak on. old game of ten pin. games of 948 954 and 94T for an of what occurred at Olympia last the Gateway Athle 1 c club, dorr.a-n by sweeping X j * subject d.d it, and then the back the ’hree-eame serier average opened Friday night. B¦ E B of one Arrington “Bubbles" Kice, •h We i of 949. Bennett |f| ¦ New’ slapping started down at the Para- with H. and I. Inn. 2491 to 2233. hailed as the invincible B. to reach the finals of City's! A Day 1 wi‘h 327, the high mark of the se- In *he bowling w orld of tomorrow d;se bowl last Sunday evening as R Smith and P Coleman paced d;d not take his bout with Schmel- annual novice championship tour- ‘ . followed with 202 closed Ra.-e koglers will see a new day the Picket Fence, femme keglers, the league leaders, the former knit- and »*>g seriously He drd rrnt train five came back with titles Mrmy teams will be registered 9880 for 12 games and ! ng together game* of 220. 194 and w:h 200. Fairfax started with 200, properly, spending most of his time • u fl\e divisions. intrr-rvcial f ’•u.cd, and those new teams will walked off the alleys wfth $75 cash 184 for 598 Coleman rased a mid- cane back with 205 and finished a the training camp at Lakehurst. Running true to form, the Klicc- o’, ize a trail that the other teams prize and champions of the wom- dle game of 209 between 167 and N J , playing golf and listening to coached warriors lost but one mix- with 201. John Collins had an wll follow. You will see larger en's Paradise bowl classic. Tin 162 for 538 the music of the bard He was ed bout, as Gateway's traditional opening game of 206, followed by numbers of match games members of Picket Fence are I^en; Although knocked out in the twelfth round domination of amateur tournaments interracial Nncirema club lost in played both the colored and G skill, Willa Jerry Well* 215, but slumped to 156 in the final by the Herman, his first defeat n the Missouri Valley area was in Fields. 'o'?l pins to Superior Life, 2416 *o white alleys. The color line Lucille Tapisco Bennett. Mildred keglers when he ran into a brace of splits. j.nce turning professional in extended to the halfway mark of owned ?3?1. the club were able to to a vanish, Martin, and Katie Pierce. Thr high Robinson, prior to last Friday the s.xth consecutive year. The v 11 certain extent and s-iatcl: two of the three games Tommy Dorazio was scorer vctir ability to will be recog- Palmer Bowl was second with 9790 right, was considered invinc ble other Gateway loser was beaten bowl •¦oiled. Anderson grabbed off the for the white boys with 623 on i .zed throughout the world. and in third place was the populai b : scoring chunk with 504 for by some of h.s followers, and cvi T by a fellow teammate. gge*t games of 214, 215 and 194. Two Pin Boys Out “12’ Horsemen's girls, with 9690 Ben Webster, anchor drntlv, Robinson followed the same Maj. Jones, one of the hardest Nacirema. ; weeks ago Ramona rolled 3293 in Marty new and modern bowling Aretha’s Beauty salon was fourth for Superior, had an opening line of thinking. His action pre- punching flyweights in recent man the Greater Detroit league. FORT SILL, OK LA.—When S gt. Jo# Louia Barrowi, Fort Riley, alleys will be construe’ed scattered Friar's Ale five had the pins fly- game to roding the fight would lead one to years, gave Larry Dugan, elongated 1 of 212 give him 557. Kans., boxing instructor, came to Lawton, Okla., he helped the Col- over the city. The problem of find- ing last Sunday evening as they RAMONA EEC. believe that he did candidate for the 112-pound title, Holsts Average ored celebrate its first annieeraary. He eisited Fort Sill ing pm boys be cl.mir.a'.ci for registered 948. 954 and 947 for 2849 Saved by Bell USO Club h i first drubbing. will hoisting It was hard for strange match with Ra- With John Collins his Gunsberg 171 180 138 g«ve Pvt. Billy Tiger, ia Golden Gloeea lightweight titliat, •neso- looking structure* in an interracial He refused to tram properly for and Oklahon the white boy to take and tears average with 592 on 196. 177 and 219 Mark 141 180 208 techniq will 9 equipped w.th automatic pin mona recreation. Ramona turned the battle w ith Jake LaMotta which a few tips on proper ring u#. rolled, unashamedly, down h.s Friars two out of three 186 181 se”mg machines In New York in 879. 938 and 904 for 2721. George Ale took Coscalcnda 18# lost a after being cheeks as Jones wusned he on decision htm better City, they have been experimenting Bennett, star with Friar's Ale, shot from Associated Electrics. 2711 to Dorazio 214 218 194 down in the eighth round luck next the Jones w in. 2.>49 Rhodman clicked knocked time.'With with these machines for some time 227, 202 and 200 for 629 A return Bill with Ministrille 187 175 168 the bell saving him from the tg- Gateway s parade of v.ctor.es was on high game The pits are shaped like a bowl, match will be played on the vis 547 a of 213. Hi nominv of a knockout. on with a vengeance. Brau Beer, p ced by Capt. 938 904 and the pins are put on the spot by itor’s home alleys The series be- Quate 879 From unimpoarhib 1 e sources I’ve Signed John Ragan, Gateway bantam Walker with 557 on Heat Welch As gadget two at 210. set a compressed air tween these teams stands learned that Robinton d.d not dr outpur.rhed h.s wh te opponent.: Wave back in two games. 2620 to FRIARS ALI * Bowling in Schools one game each. »ry roa ’ work, goin out ore morn- Buford Titus, in the heat, out- The Federal government will The match between Virginia Dol- 2336. Tom Gordon collected 530. ....227 202 206 ing at six o'clock, but returning in foxed him in the second and spurt- Buster) Lloyd. Bennett recommend bowling to all groups phin and Rosilee Simmons, hit a Otto 522. and Quinn 148 177 half hour to the Nor- ed, using his box.ng skill and Kelly 170 lr«« than an a *port. srag the week end. The Miss Frazier. 518. Jefferson was high 156 during Manager punch.ng power in as healthful Th.s leads us over Collins 206 215 w od hotel where he stayed Barons’ the third to for 529 j Heat Wave w-ith •o be! eve that in many schools, Simmons backers wan*, the match Rhodman 167 103 212 the time he spent in De’ro t. ' come home, by a comfortable mar- Wi'h Bob Gunn rolling Por- bowling will become as important to be rolled at the Paradise bowl 559.
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