SPORTS CIRCUIT • - By LOl IS (). HUDSON 4 —• * Lexington, Ky* Zeke, the inunacujate valet fot Col. K. R. Bradley was in charge of the arrangements for the Col’s 80th birthday celebration held at the Idle* Hour farm. Bradley owns some of the worlds greatest race, horses, having won 5 Kentucky Derbies. He has contributed liber-i ally to several Negro charities. The; Col works scores of colored help at his large racing fnrm said to bo the most modem in the United States. New York Cily, N. Y. Henry Armstrong was voted the' honor of being the greatest athlete of 1938 by the United Press poll of sports writers. This poll was the, concensus of writers the country over. The holding of a triple cham-: pion ship in the past year was a feat no other athlete has accom plished. I’ittsbu-'rh, Pa., Mike Jacobs, N. Y. boxing mogul was at the camp of Tommy Farr to day. While there two more in terested spectators crowded Mike challenging the winner of the Farr Nova fight Friday nite, Dec. 23rd at the Garden. These gents hap-| pened to be Roscoe Toles and hjs manager Everett Watson. After, the bout in which he (Toles) beat1 Gunner Barlund. Roscoe says he will heat, any fighter except the Co. of Tx)uis and Lewis. Joe and John Henry, folks, and friends. Hot Springs, Ark. Julian Blaek, co-manager of Joe' Ix>uis says Joe will fight Max Baer after the John Henry Lewis bout. —M ■ irw ~ rr r Tnimnnoii—r-r-, RESERVED FOR The FEDERAL Market 1414 N. 24th St. AT 7777 Aoritss the street from the LOGAN FONTENELLE HOMESj 4 . . . Call Ua For MODERNIZATION Att>cs, Kitchens, Basements, Re ,.j»31 held its opposition to two touchdowns for the season and a safety. Still the efforts, of the mighty Bill overshadows him like the steeple on a Catholic church. Pres. Lee and Bill Bell this column salutes you as you have a team that can hold its own in any part of the land. It was at Durkee Field in Jacksonville 3 years ago when Ky. State put the skids on the boys but the game you beat them in Gainsville last month was full of revenge powder they tell me, I hope Sport Washington of Jack sonville did not lose his speech over; the victory as he did over the de feat. 1 ' _ Atlanta, Georgia. Word reaches the desk that Mor ris Brown will have a strong cage team this coming winter. I hope they develop another center like] “Toss 'em in Adams”. This boy was I a sensation. —_—o Oo LOUIS OPENS CAMP FOR LEWIS FIGHT Pompton Lakes, N. J. Jan. 5— (ANP)—• Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis began training here New Year’s day for his 15 round bout with John Henry Lewis, light hea vyweight king, at Madison Square Garden Jan. 25. I^ouis came East to Newark from Chicago Wednesday morning ac companied by Trainer Jack Black burn and several others of bis im mediate staff and was joined Fri day by Managers Julian Black and John RoXborough. He weighed 210 and seemed in excellent condition despite his long lay-off scince blasting out Max Schmeling in one round last June. The Brown Bomber revealed he hadn’t had a glove on since that fight but had kept in good condi tion by roughing it and exercising regularly. He said he needed box ing more than anything else since a "lot of sparring sharpens the eye,” but he would overlook no de get Money --- Love ( guaranty to help you got a lUii to Ufa. No eaao beyond bop* Stop worrr big I Write me today Information TRKK M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta Jersey City, H. J. Dept.-0 1 SPORTS.. Louis Rated All Alone -q ; tail in preparing for John Henry j because “you can’t take anything l’or granted in this game.’’ I-ouis will use four sparring partners. Two of thorn, Basher Dean and Mickey Dugan, have al i ndy been selected. The light heavywe’ght champion bn already started training at Summit where he is spending a few days roughing it before start in. ■ sparring He intends to work I with h.avy spar-mates to accustom himself to weight conditions simi lar (o those he will face in Joe. --.—0O0 KI N MAGAZINE PRINTS EXPLANATION’ OF WHY NEGROES QUIT PROTESTING PAN ON NEGROES PLAYING FOOTBALL AGAINST DIXIE SCHOOLS I ieago, Jail. 5 (ANP)~ Ne groes have “quit protesting" a gainst the refusal of Northern ru ches to insist on playing their colored stars against Southern teams because coaches let it be known that they m'ght keep Ne gro players off their teams al together rather than -.ubmit to such “pressure”, says an article in the Dt c. 2K e Jition of Ken, the maga- j zine published by Esquire. Says the aiticle: “Football contracts for games in volving Dixieland universities a gainst northern or western schools that may have Negro players, us- j nally restrict eligibility to “mem-j hers of the Caucasian race.’’ This clause is generally waived when the< southern teams play in other ter r'tories. “Formerly, protest of Negro or-’ ganizations against the restriction handicapped colored kids who were trying to w-in places on northern teams that had southern games in prospect. “A Big Ten coach whose team had scheduled a game in the South and a colored kid who starred in the coach's Ine, were responsible for the discontinuance of the organ ized Negro complaints against the restriction. The coach, assailed in letters, telegrams and telephone messages from Negroes, called in bis colored player. iiavt? i uuiif t-vtiyuiiu^ i kail to help you get through school and to make you a great football play; er?” the coach asked. The kid ac knowledged the coach’s help. “Have the other kids on tho team ' treated you right?’’ ^Every one of them does fine1 by me,” the boy testified. “And hero’s what we get for it." Tho coach displayed a stack of telegrams and letters in which Ne gro organizations and individuals insisted that the k'd be taken South with the team. “If this keep up, I’ll never again go through the trouble of having a colored boy on a team of mine. The Negroes try to be bossier than the alumni.” “Let me answer a few of those.! They’re putting you and me both on the spot. The boy sifter! the stack and left the room with an assortment of wires and letters In less than a week the protest had died out. “News of the incident got to other coaches. That’3 the inside of how colored kids retain an even chanco as northern varsity football candidates.” Although no names are given, it is possible that the “colored kid” was Willis Ward and the coach, Harry Kipke, then of Michigan. -0O0 MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TUBERCUUISIS STUDY Ijarge appropriations are being made for research in the study of tuberculosis during the coming year. Nebraska is keeping step in this great health enterprise. Of the sum realized from the annual Xmas Seal Drive which has just closed, 95 per cent will be spent here in Nebraska in the prevention of Tu berculosis during the year 1939. The remaining 5 per cent is sent to the National Tuberculosis As sociation to carry on their program one phase of which is research. KING’ MAGAZINE NAMES NOVA NO. 1 CONTENDER. RAPS COMISH Lou Nova, young Alameda, Cal., heavyweight was rated the world’s No. 1 contender challenger yes terday in “The King” magazine’s annual ranking of boxers. Champion Joe i/ouis ranker as “the boxer of the year,’ was plac ed all alone in group No. 1 topping p]| heavyweight. Nova heads group No. 2 which includes Maxie Baer Rob Pastor, Tony Galento, Maxie Rosenbloc.m and John Henry Lewis in that order. Nova was given third place in tho boxer of the year rating, he hind Henry Armstrong, who won his second and third titles in 1938, adding the lightweight and wel terweight titles to the feather wiight laurels he won in 1937. Fleischer considered Louis’ feat in knocking out Mqx Schmc' ng ir the first round a more notable achievement than Armstrong’ >> I ecemirg the ring's f rst tri|>I champion."’ Tl magazine’s ranking declared two titles vacant—n the mid le w, ght end featherweight divisions and it gave surprise rating to K. O. Morgan of Detroit above champion Sixto Escobar in the bantam class. Recognizing no middieweight tliampion .the magazine named Fred Apostoli of San Francisco, it cognized as titleholder in New York and California, alone in group No. 1, while Solly Krieger of New York, the National Boxing Association’s champion, was put at the head of group No 2. Similarly in the featherweight 'ivision no champion was recogni sed by the rankings, but Leo Ro lak of Chicago and Pete Scalzo if New York were rated 1 and 2 n group 1. John Henry Lewis of Phoenix, \riz. ranked sixth among the heavyweight challengers, is recog nized as lighbsheavyweight king Respite the New' York Commis don’s declaration that the 175 lb. title is vacant. In the other divisions ,the follow ing men are recognized as cham pions: Henry Armstrong, welter weight and lightweight; Escobar, bantamweight, and Pete Kane of England, flyweight. Si>: leading universities will en gag’d in research in the study of tuberculosis this year. Announce ment ha» been made by Dr. Wil liam Charles W'hite, chairman of t.'io Med'cal Research Committee, fine hospital, Mt. Zion, in San Fran cisco, Calif., also receives an ap propriation for special laboratory work. "Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Van derbilt, Pennsylvania and Wiscon sin Universities will co-operate with us in our endeavor to achieve our final goal, the eradication of tuberculosis.’” said Dr White. “Medical Research will continue to be one of the strongest battle lines against tuberculosis in 1939,” he says. It is gratifying to realize that Nebraska can join in this nation wide crusade against this disease which menaces our youth. The scope of the work is growing an nually and with the chaotic econo mic conditions which exist the need is very great for poorer living con ditions cause an increase in the death rate in tuberculosis. $200 XMAS DINNER SERVED NEGRO CADDIES IN FLORIDA Palm Beach, Fla.—-A full Chist mas dinner plus all the trimmings were skeletonized by nearly 100 Negro golf caddies on December 2 as provided by the will of Edward W. Kroger, of Cincinnati, white, banker and chain store head, who died last spring. Dinner for the caddies started 5 years ago by Kroger. To perpetuate his mefmory he provided before his death, that $200 be spent for a final memorial caddy dinner on the Christmas following his death. A special provision was made by the banker and store magnate in his will for his personal caddy. DARK LAUGHTER bv 01 Harrington _—— ■ ■■■- ... -■ i ' ———an “AND I STILL THINKS IT WUZ THE BEST NEW YEARS PARTY I EVER BEEN TO!” 0 -—---—---,J Kid Concrete i I ---.-c (Dear folks, as Kid Concrete and Grandpa Anvil together with Fop Jr. the managers of the Kid had too large a Xmas suffering with turkey and eggnog troubles, our hero the Kid, will not resume his training until next week for his battles with K. O. Punehem for (ho Down Home Championship) The Fights of Fights In the everglade section of the country, amid palm trees white sand and other tropical splendors lies the city of Tampa Florida Bet ter known by its relationship to the Gandy Bridge, America’s long est structure of its kind. This city to my mind and pleasure to wit ness fight contests the country pver gets the meda! for wierd fight t contests. On a winter night, in the montn of January, that found the city’s thermometor a very comfortable degree for such time of the year. Billed to fight in a fight to a finish regardless of the State law. This state has a law where 10 round contests Hirmiate the end of a bout, at that time the year being, 1928. Participants in this event, were Al Tourt, a light-heavyweight from Cincinnati, Ohio, a hard and tough veteran battler off the banks of the Ohio, and Billy Long of Lake Wales, Florida another fight er of Al’s standing and class. Billy to the minds of local folks seemed unbeatable, but friends after the trademarks left on faces and bust ed jaws by the veteran Al, every body sensed ft would be a battle. On fight nite which happened to be about January the 7th, 1928, found the Central Theatre jammed and packed to standing room only. Local constabularies were on hand to load the whole works in the paddy wagon on sight of the viola tion against its rigid enforcement of the state law. After witnessing some hot preliminary bouts, time presently came for the witnessing of the main event. Billy and Al came from opposite parts of the theatre wings and jumped over the ropes quickly fol lowed by the referee and seconds. While the reign of eagerness await ed by the large gathering, silence quickly ffiund itis place at the sight of the announcer. The John Laws stood still to hear the blab blab announcement. After the glove adjustment, here it came Introduc ing in this comer, Al Trout weigh ing 174 of Ohio who received a big nana ana nis opponent nmy i^ong of Lake Wales, Florida weighing 170, and the crowd went wild. These men will fight a 10 round bout. The crowd was left in wonder ment as this was a finish fight. But the show started in spite of this. No slambang fight before or since have I witnessed that brought the crowd to its feet before as di thrifty homemakers. You can now saver 20% on all laundry and dry cleaning by using Emerson - Saratoga’s convenient Drive in Courteous Service plus Savings 1 | Equal to Receiving Every fifth bundle '* without charge. 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