PAGE FIVE SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1941 THE PHOENIX INDEX, PHOENIX, ARIZONA i PROVE IT! SPORTS 'Melancholy' SLIPPING—STATISTICS &i A'iTi-rf* SLANTS JONES Frat Five Consecutive Seasons Joe Louis Won First Eight Fights After i PREP SPORTDOM I | li, SAM McKIBBEN Winning Title In 41 Rounds; Bomber Has fjmmmmmmmmmmmmm urn n 111 hmmm-i tMama—mmmr Had To Go 51 In Seven Trips BASKETBALL IS DEAD! The In addition to being a showman, Rounds Last resonant thud of inflated sphere- ball hawk par excellence, Turner is oid against the hardwood has given the answer to a coaches midnight THE NEGRO PRESS, almost to a man, is hastily dis- way to a new sound, that of chun- prayers and is capable of “blue missing- any idea that World Heavyweight Champion Joe ing, crunching spike encased feet printing” Ills man while gathering Louis he slipping since winning Jimmy on cinders as track roar s in on the a few points for himself. the title from heels of retreating basketball. The hoy moves with a lazy Braddock June 22, 1937 in . Ere the ink dries oh tnis copy gracefulness that deceives his op The while press, practically without exception, con- basketballs will have been packed porents so much until they foul tends that the Brown Bomber has gone back noticeably in away in mothball.' or whatever is him when he starts his shots. Sel- the past year or so. used to keep them from mildewing. dom docs hi s shots touch back- Vet this cornet dare s to take an- board or rim and l.te has a flock of After careful’y weighing both bones of contention, the other "last” peek at the prep* per- points to his credit this season. column, adhering to its unfailing policy of proving its points formers. Turner derives his greatest en- factually—with cold figures—sides with the latter—the The Beach (Savannah) B. T joyment from feinting his guard •Nordic press—iin its view Joe Louis is definitely slipping. Washington (Atlanta) state cham- out of position, getting set and pionship game remains the most dra- flipping the ball through the hoops, Don’t get this observer wrong, now; he doesn’t take the matic encounter covered by this cleanly. position that Louis’ crown is in danger. He pointed out long writer. Imagine the defending The most versatile interscholastic ago that, as far as he could perceive, Louis could slip by a champion being held scorele^ performer is Claude (Red) George, tremendous margin and still stand out head and shoulders thioughout the first half by a team BTWHS captain. George is a tall crop heavyweight she defeated the night before 39- gangling lad capable of blushing at above the present of contenders. 30 and to she the slightest and na- In opinion the., column., regarding which loses 22-7. provocation a fact, that is the of That’s drama. tural ball p'lajer. what is happening. Louis, definitely, is superior to the rest The most spectacular game of the George makes little if any effort of the heavyweight field. But, if one is to believe in cold year was the Fair Street of Gaines- on the court ye* he muke s from 16 figures, he has shown a slight but decline since *l|f ville—Athens High game for the points upward per game and if one noticeable I Hf vJiK ¦r Jm fiw 5 of the halting Two-Ton Tonv Galento in June 22< championship Northeast should check the scores of "his man” 1939. Georgia Athletic League tourna- the revelation would be this ment. The lead changed each time “George’s opponent doesn’t have Counting the Tommy Fan’ bout, first which a basket was made in the fourth more than four or live points and contest in quarter with the exception of the them will are gratis toss- he August 1937, most of defended his heavyweight Crown 10, and last two minutes when Fair Street es.” moving through the Galento skirm’sh, the Brown Bomber won 34-30. George made the national all FRATERNITY CHAMPIONS FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS Moore, Erie Tipton, John Lawson. Herbert Wyles, Frank Nelson. Bud placed his title on the seven scheduled Tile most thrilling game happen- prop team in 1940. and is cap-tain of line times in battles nUiscol; Couch Nicks, Dr. A. Billings, national pres- to go 105 rounds; Louis needed but 30 of those rounds for Front row, left to right—Sonny Wyle-s, Lyle Gittens, Joe Johnson, Carter. William R. ed to have been a sextette clash. both the North Middle Georgia Standing, Sigma paternity. Wesley (Kook) Brazier, on the lofty efficiency rating of Frank Davis, William Pemberton, Raymond Waimvright. ident of the Phi Beta not Elberton defeated touted Fair Athletic Conference all tournament 350%. George Street 2C-1B as and wooly team and the Georgia State all that, Louis had go i back row, left to rigth—Julian Robinson, coach; Leslie Alexander. Picture. ATLANTA. Ga.—(SNS) in wild After to 11 rounds to slop Bob Pas- a game as this scribe has seen in tournament team. Turner also tor in his eighth title defense; 15 rounds to decision Arturo years. Most of the thrills were af- made both teams as a guard. Godoy in his ninth defense of the world heavyweight diadem. forded by Captain Helen Gray of To Helen Hill, a dimunitive guard He used eight cantos against Godoy in his 10th defense. Rumor Howard Elberton. (stands les s than five feet) on A run of lesser opponents, all indoor matches, came Louis Not Allowed To Be The most highly polished inter- BTWHS’ ill-rated sextette, goes the Joe Georgia, play- along in the next four outings—Johnny Paychek (2), A1 Me scholastic performer in distinction of being the model Coy (6), To Up says Sportdom, is Robert (Pete) er for 1941. The "big little mite” was Red Burmari (5), Gus Dorazio (2) —and it took Give Turner, guard on the cham- selected the NMGA all-tourna- the state on Brown Bomber an aggregate of 15 rounds to get rid of Ex-Champ pionship’ B. T. Washington quintet. ment team and always won the With Turner is accurate when plaudits of the she the quartet. Photographed deadly although fans Then, a few’ days ago in his 15th title defense, Louis Football shooting on the “run.” played on a losing club. had to go 13 stanzas to bottle up and go with Abe Simon, WASHINGTON (ANP) Un. , 254 /4-pound Jewish pachyderm. Resently confirmed stories to the effect that This shows that Louis w’on the first seven fights after Jack Johnson Howard university plans to aban- Ethiopian Clowns Sign Up don football as a major sport are he won the heavyweight title in 30 of a scheduled 105 rounds alw.-ty your By ALVIN MOSES for ANP flesh and blood!! s in comer. gaining wide circulation in the lor an efficiency rating of w say be JIMMY HERBERT and JOHN- 350%, but later went 62 rounds NEW YORK—MAY 16.... New MAY 16. r e odds should city, following an alleged state- a NY BORICAN, “heavenly twins” of scheduled 130 for an efficiency average of A Yorkers will be treated to a re- 10 to 1, not (5-1), and for this ment at a recent gridiron dinner Showboat. Thomas To Pilot 209%. rather (to us) reason. (Gcg and Magog) of former New slump of 141% in efficiency against weaker opposition in turn engagement of "Jack The excellent for last year’s varsity football men. Giant-Killer,” when Joe Louis Abe Simon took a two-fisted whip- York univresity captain in the the space of just one and a half years! The story is to the effect that meets Abe Simon., Now that the ping that didn’t do his ancient He- van over the playboyish Borican:— During The record of Louis’ 15 Negro Howard will discontinue football Club 1941 Season title defenses and the number titanic imbroglio a fortnight brew forbears any good, much less "Speed” Phillips.. .great of rounds it required of if conditions are not changed be- him to win is given below; The outside ago has been discussed, fought over Able. Loui s will be out there to basketball player with Nat Hol- , Fla.— (SNS) —Baseball to win the Denver Tournament. He of New tween now and next September. column of figures on right running total out of court by f ight as lie did against Max man's City college squad up the is of com- and literally read A lack of interest in the sport interest for 1941 is picking in was born in Mobile, Alabama, Mar. .»»i meet- four baskets crowd bet their mon- schmeling.. that second York, rang up field * plete rounds boxed. (OF) denotes "Outdoor Fights.” the wise who at fToward, formerly , and, as usual, the main 22, 1908. He played liis first pro- a against powerful Ohio univer- which was ing... • ey, the matter of j ust what the it will oe a case of man the pin A. A. has among colored fans revolves. fessional game with the Atlanta OPPONENT heart,” up eourteers, wasn’t enough king in the C. I. DATE ROUNDS street corner topic among Harlem with “too much stacked sity but it around the nationally famous Mi- Black Crackers in 1926. in his bowed to been occasioned by many things, 1. (OF) August 1937 15 sporting fraternity. against the most perfect athlete for lighting mates. the ami Clowns Baseball of 45 to 43 chief of which is said to be Ethiopian not Manager Janie,'- w'orld, plus the best two-hand- defen t by a score r In 1927, Thomas joined the 2. Nathan Mann February 1938 3 18 Jack Johnson the purely amateur attitude assumed , : Club, who, for the past several sea- (Boy Bandit) Johnston, the real ed hitter... (THE LONGER THE pulling for City college on the Chattanooga as by the president and followed in sons, have been defeating the semi- Black Lookouts, and 3. Harry Thomab April 1938 5 23 behind amazing show.. FIGHT GOES'....that the ring sidelines was.-Dr. Arduneze Dash, the found Rasputin carrying out the program. help pro, independent and minor league following season him Schmeling (OF) June .horendous, varicose-veined has known, and that goes for one of the finest basketball play- N 0 4. Max 1938 1 24 of the. for the players, training table, clubs in the country. With the Nashville Elite Giants. along Fitzsimmons, Langford. Choynski ers in club and college history of no further, 5. January 1939 1 25 Jewish gladiator who..ambles no concessions at all; men playing Announcement has just reached Desirous of adventuring he our fail Dempsey and the rest of the belt- the Empire state; also, an all time Roper April i the broad throughfares of football, their the sports department desk, in a went to the Birmingham Black 6. Jack 1939 1 26 ing beauties. great in any discuussion of West do so on own initi- (OF) I cities like an uprooted California and practice whenever they statement issued by the Syd Pol- Barons fer the 1929-30 seasons, 7. June 1939 4 30 Smartest heavyweight BOMBER’S MANAGER SORE Indian super-atliletes. ative 1 | Redwood. can get out of class work. lock office of North Tarrytown, N. then joined the then noted Balti- 8. Bob Pastor (OF) September 1939 11 41 who ever dug a shoe in JOHN ROXBOROUGH. smart ¦ I fighter “SONNY” WOOD. EDDIE Y., general director of the Ethio- more Black Sox, where he remain- Arturo Godoy February was con- and personable co-manager of Joe hardships on the sojourn 9. 1940 15——56 I I he resined canvas it the YOUNGER and big JOHNNY WIL- Tho worked pian Clowns’ business affairs, to ed until 1933. During his 10. Johnny Paychek 2 58 gueror of Jeffries who for weeks Louis, will never forgive Jack John- coach, Harry Payne were evident (Showboat) , "Showboat” played March 1940 I I ... BENJAMIN the effect that Dave in Sim- son for what he alleges he’s tried SON (white) oj Arturo (OF) ; j frilled into the slow-thinking con- . in the play of the Howard teams Thopias, regarded as one of the against many major league stars, 11. Godoy June 1940 8 66 to do prestige.. .an in- FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL, on the mysteries of a cutting left to Louis’ unequalled for the past two or three years, smartest and most colorful first including Max Bishop. Hack Wil- 12. A1 Me Coy December 1940 6 72 dication of this about just trived to preform a feat i? b... staying in close...and. th came nite when they experienced miserable sackers in baseball today, has def- son, Frankie Frisch, Ernie Earn- January 77 prior to in boy school circles Saturday 13* Red Burman 1941 5 rower of an uopercut., Giving cre- the Simon fight when he seasons, with last year’s game initely signed to pilot the Clowns shaw. Babe Ruth and many oth- the to let a white photo- a fortnight ago at Madison Square 14. Gus Doraxia February 1941 2 79 dit where credit is due, without flatly refused against Lincoln university being as playing manager this season. ers. it was in one of these exhibi- Garden, in licking it stubborn AN- March 1941 13 92 borrowed wisdom of that dusky grapher snap the champion and the worst defeat a Howard team “Showboat” Thomas managed tions against an all-star major 15. Abe Simon DREW JACKSON five (31-29), the necromancer of fistiana’s yesteryeaj .Johnson together. , has ever sustained. The humilia- the league team, that he hit a three- Total Rounds First Eight Fight s 41 world’s New York crackerjacks rang up Royal Giants last ...Simon’s magnificent heart and HENRY ARMSTRONG, tion of defeat by a Lincoln bagger off Eamshaw, with one on Fights 51 to win this summer and formerly starred with Total Rounds Last Seven utter lack of fear of Louis might title holder in three divisions (now their 37 consecutive victory team which rated as FOUR, was but fair, the New York Black Yankees, as base, which ttrple beat Connie Average Rounds Knocked Out Foes in First Eight 5.12 him to stay retired), has definitely placed a their.. .THIRD TITLE IN believed to have brought the not have enabled to be jis well as with Satchel Paige’s All- Mack’s , ,Athletic’s Average Rounds Out Foes in Last Seven 7.29 he did. bundle of cash into the orchestra YEARS (whew):...lt used !j football situation to a crux. 1 -0, gave Knocked j around as long as boys star- Star when the latter were the sen- star liurler, and Thomas As boy Joe business.. .At Palm Garden Sun- the slogan that Jewish | I the in Last Seven. . . .2.17 rounds for Mrs. Barrow’s Peurto club the victory over big Total Loss of Efficiency basketball, a game calling timers in', the city who for- sations of Venzuela and j ...FOR MY MONEY HE’S THE day nite, April 20.. .“Homicide red at Old Rico, stages open-minded, is see that, re- brainpower and eoordi played on Howard’s great later returning to flic leaguers. Thus, to the it clear to GRANDIST PIECE OF FIGHTJNG Hank” will direct Ins new band, for superior - ! -1 merly Negro lads are up their gardless of the fact that the Brown Bomber is still winning FLESH WE’VE EVER SEEN DUR- and we predict music lovers will be nation, but now... , i teams merely throw field have been hands disgust at the present —and by —he is definitely slipping. ING OUR SHORT STAY ON in lor a pleasant surprise. <11? class of the and in THOMPSON, Cum Posey’s Lo- cry for a regime Leaves Soon observer, Schmeling, Lew- EARTH.. The Sinicn Louis whipped HERBIE one of since the days of j situation and new Ky. To the fair Galento, Pastor, Renais- changed toward State Host would have all the Billy Conns, the best liked track performers with sndi, and Bob Douglass’ and a attitude is, Thomas, Mann and Roper will certainly get a higher run to 1925 But cries go Pastors, Novas, Bears, Galentos, et a vast New York and New Jersey sance teams dating back football. their un- evaluation, Coy, has collectively, than Paychek, Me Burman and of the Olympia arena following, proved that pulled ten- 4L heeded and nothin?] been done, | al..’out of J type Dorazio—even with Godoy and Simon thrown in—but, just ' bawling.. .’’POLICE.” dons do not necessarily spell an When a fella wins all neither to bring Howard the | To Midwestern who material necessary to produce the same, it has taken Louis 10 rounds more (51 to 41) in The rea). tipoff on Joes greatness athlete’s ruin.. .During the run- fights, the same hombre | of j "atta keed?smack him winning nor assist the coach less fight against weaker opposition get his lies in the fact that he’s EXPECT- ning of the...fifth annual Chicago to yell baby . j teams, one the said to suddenly skunk ! getting jobs for players who ED TO KNOCK OUT IN THREE, relays, two weeks ago.the “skeetev down.” becomes the j in the desired job done. ‘ ring ' Howard, Meet OR FIVE ROUNDS—THE skate," who looms more and more who screams. 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