SPORTS.. WHO WILL DO IT? JOE LOUIS OR I. HENRY LEWIS New York, City N. Y.—After snow has cleared the side walk* of this big burg, the heavyweight fight question seems to be on the lips of everyone. The old hound dog, of Sport was not ready to render his usually opinion. Since several letters have reached the offics ask'nb about- such, our first duty shall be always to give out customers prompt service. Wo shall have before us on the night of Jan. 27, 1939, two men w'orthy of the eight to battle for tho Championship. Each is a true Champ in his division. Neither Joo or John has dodged any human that a promoter has put a purse up for ,and have Hccomadated all challengers who thoughts she could fight. Each has a mmioriable ring victory to their credit that shines liko the North Star. Joe in the most sensational K. T. of all times to a pre-victory fighter, taken Max Sehmeling Der Fruers minister de parfolio in tho lions den, with not 3 minutes of fighting in the first round. 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For the human side of the news, few and bar between are the ex e ption; where a good little man can whip a good big man. (I am n. speaking to you Mr. Arm strong.) So there fore I do not believe John Henry with all of his glory and greatness will defeat ota- Joe. But oh, what a whale of r.‘fight it will be while it lasts. Joe is .tops over John Henry in the punching department. And my dear friend having seen both men in many fights, I believe if push goes to shove that Joe can and will out box John Henry. I always thought Tommy Loughra nof I’hilly, the ex light Heavyweight Champ had the best left hand in my time of seeing important boxing matches, but lo and behold in my last min uto and under oath, I must swear that Joe Louig possesses the most accurate and cutting left hand in the fight business. No fighter has lived in my time that had the left of that Joe. John Henry has great ring generalship a beautiful box er with a nice kind of punch. With all of those wonderful fighting assets, he figures to beat any oth er fighter in this present world but Joe LOUIS. There will be lots of rumors folks and some ugly ones for I have tasted some of them before they were cooked. Remember there shall be only one WINNER out of all the scores of rumors. That should be Joe. Don’t worry because these are brothem of color, it will boa busi-j ness fight. The only business to bo transacted will be the usual ala' Joe Ixmis way, “Get rid of them quick so we can hurry home.” Lit- j tie betting will prevail on thisi fight. Joe will be a top favorite at odds of about 6 to 1 to win. 2 to 1 to score a K. O. You can bet on John Henry and write your own t cket. After all kind folks and friends this will be a whale of a fight while it lasts and should pro duce more thrills than a Dick Tra cy movie serial. There will be plenty of action make no mistake of that part as John eHnry will fight till all his ring amunition is exhausted. Hero’s hoping the BEST man will win. But the gyspy lady tells me it will be JOE LOUIS. P. S. Critisms are invited also suggestions to any hit of Sport News released by the NNP S. S .S. Write release Editor 112 W. 135th St., New York City. -oOo TOUCHDOWN AGAINST OLD JIM CROW (by HEN BURNS CNA) BOUNDING DOWN the pages of Sports history, twisting ami de feating all kinds of racial barrier, comes the Negro gridiron star. Grim-faced and determined, wea ry and dogged, these heroes clad in football togs have left their murk on pigskin contest since the beginning of the century but the 1988 season sets a new high for starring roles by Negro aces in grid stadium from coast to coast. Certain to break their way into All-American ranks, at least a doz en Negro youths are carrying on tho traditions started in the late 1890’s by William Lewis, Harvard Negro back, who rated a place on one of the first All^Amerifcans team ever chosen. The parade of Negroes into All American elevens has continued through tho years until today the segregated, lonely athlete has come to be accepted as a valuable cog in the best of U. S. grid machines. IT WAS Kalter Gordon, tackle of California in 1912, who carried on after Lewis of Harvard by win ning a place on third all-American team chosen by Walter Camp. get Money - Love I guarantee to help you get a dart to 1ft No can beyond hop« Stop eom tog f Write me today Information rKR* M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta Jeney City, N. J. Dept.-0 DARK LAUGHTER bv 01 Harrinoton i...—-—-— “Pluto, don’t you know better than ta hit ya Uncle Bootsie in the haid wif yo nice new bat—after all, mummer caint buy a new bat ev’ry day ya know.” Perhaps one of the greatest of Negro football greats followed when in 1916 Paul Robeson, today one of the world’s outstanding sing er and actor, made the Rutgers squad. "Robeson of Rutger’ did not ha'o an easy time getting on the Jersey eleven. But when he fi nally straight-armed Jim Crow, he won such tributes as the following in the New York World by George Daley on Nov. 28, 1917. * Paul Robeson, the big Negro end Rutgers eleven, is a genius. Ro beson must be ranked with such men as Jim Thrope of the C-arisle Indians, Elmer Oliphant of West Point, and tEd Coy of Yale for all around football ability. "It is seldon indeed that a line man can develop such versati lity. Robeson does almost every i thing except carry the hall, and I everything he does may be marked ‘sterling’.” Fritz Pollard of Brown won the Rosy Bowl game single handedly and was the next All-American win n ng a halfback post. I. Williams j war. on the same Brown team and also won enduring fame in the ' school's football history. Then came Duke Slater, Iowa tackle, who also earned a position on all Americans elevens ,and Oz zie Simmons later at the same school. THE NICHE these players earn ed in athletic history today gives inspiration to thousands of Negro toys fightmg the rankest kind of discrimination to get to the top of the gridiron. Topping the sensational 1938 re cords for Negroes are three pig skin toters, Brud Holland of Cor nell, Kenny Washington of UCLA and Bernie Jefferson of North western. Holland, stellar end from “far above Cuyahoga’s waters’ ’is per haps tho most brilliant of present day gridders. The red-jerseyed New York flanker, who is studying a griculture so that he “can help his people in farming,” won All-Ameri can recognition in his junior year in 1937. Besides being selected on the As sociated Press and United Press elevens last years, he was paid a moving tribute by Captain Clint j Frank of Yale’s outstanding team last year. Frank declared that the Cornell end was the best he had faced all season. This year “Brud” Jerome is his real name is a No. 1 bet on leading All-American elevens picked thru tho nation. Besides hs remarkable defeinsvo work, Holland has added scoring to his jobs. HOPPING to the other side of tho nation the spotlight turns to Kenny Washington, triple threater of tho university of California in I.os Angeles (UCLA to you). Tho Bruin back, in his junior year now, opened up sports scribes eyes at the end of last fall with p record breaking 76 yard pass for p. ttcuchdown against Southern California. An amazing tribute from a white Southern college newspaper to a Negro football player was given Kenny by the Southern Methodist student newspaper in Dallas, Tex., last year: 1 .io favorite player of the day was Kenny Washington. No foot bal1 player who ever lived had a mere magnificent first quarter than hi d d. He was everywhere. He made all the tackles. He gained all the ground. He wus absolutely un stoppable.” COMING TO THE MIDWEST, All-Amercian selectors find Bernie Jefferson, slippery halfback of Northwestern. -n Just Before Christmas (By Ivouis O. Hudson) ‘Twas the week before Xmas at the Madison Square Garden Hall, The ring fans were having their weekly ball Tbo roped arena was set in the center with care Awaiting the fighters who would soon be there. Up in the Press Row on the alert, The scribes were there to catch the dirt; When from the crowd there arose a clatter, We all looked up to see what was the matter. Down the aisle with his head held high, Came Kid Socem, the Georgia tough guy. A moment later with a very firm tread, Came K. O. Punchem in his robe of red. They cimbed thru the ropes sat on the stools, While the handlers adjusted their tools, To the center of the ring where the refree had his say. No hitting or butting in the break way. The crowd roared again with the sound of the gong, Both men started to punch like the battle of King Kong. Like ferocious beasts they start ed to circle around, The Kid side-stepped, ducked with his head, And with his experience had noth ing to dread, Punchem spoke not a word and went to his work. Stuck out his left stopping the Kid with a jerk. Then measuring his man slipped out his right, Ih-ove his fists to the Kid's jaw with all his might. Tho young fighter got weak in the knee;', j Swayed on h>'s pins like a tree in r. breeze. Tho Kid whose punches once caus ed fear, I)r!