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\ mmm THE CAB0I4NA TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 1941 * Louis* Bum Campaign Cheats Time*-Jones SPORTING WORLD^ Joe Look’ “Bum-A-Month” Campaign K^t damp Young And Aggressive Sair what one m«y about the ■o-called Joe L»uis month Oampaiffn," it has served at least three sood parposcs: (1) Giving: a number of un- demooriahed fighters a shot at the title and resultant ca^ to remove;them from the “dough nut and coffee” brackets; (2) IfakinK additional money for Mike Jacobs, Joe Louis' manaffdn and handlers; (3) J^eepins: Joe Louis in the finest physical condition, over, a longer space of time, than any otHr world heavyweight champ3>n. America, after all, is a de mocracy—and the democratic ideal is beet exemplified when every worthy cMlenger is awarded a shot at the world heavyweight crown. John L. Sullivan drew the “color Uine* on Peter Jackson and Ja^k Dempsey did the same to Harry Wills. Other heavy weight champions have evaded certain opponents because they loomed too dangerous for their security. Bat it is nndemocratic prac* tkse jus* tlw same when a title- holder deprives worthy challen- fws a deserved chance at his crown on the fastis of either prejudice or fear. Joe Louis, aside from being the "fightingest* heavyweight ehammon we «ver hadr has beol the mmt democratic as well. He has not shown the slightest in clination to evade any foe. In fact, he has shown great anx iety to take on the toughest contenders in return matches. That is the true spirit of champion; he loves competition, he accepts a challenge with thei genuine eagerness of a courag eous man. Louis’ opponents, to a man, realiM they could never get a shot at the title if the Brown Bomber simply said he didn't care to meet them. The prece dent has already been set—and set firmly— for a champion to pick his own opponents. Demp sey and some of the rest did it to perfection. That stamps Louis’ democrat ic spirit in bold relief. Cojisid- ering that nearly all ,-heavy weight champions,,-^th real money at their “soft en“ and show^ pronounced dis like of hciavy training, Joe Louis must be given unusual credit for the fact that, . in agreeing to the so-called “Bum' A-Month Campaign, he depriv ed himself of a lot of leisure and luxury. He literally heaped upon himself the rigors of drud- jrery and routine. Louis, if ycfti know him, has keeping busy has done for Louis in the opinion of the column, haji been made by the clebrated Grantland Rice, dean of Amer ican sports writers, who com ments in a recent issue of “The Sportlight," as follows; “The Weight Wonder “The most astonishing singlej factor conneted with Joe Louis and his career has received only scant attention. It concerns hisj weight. "When Louis came to the top of the plateau a few years ago he was fighting around 202 pounds. The point was madej then, by this writer and many others, that the man who beat Louis would be a fellow named Louis. It was well known at the time that the Bomber’s deep in ward yearning consisted largely of two elemental details. One was food—and the other was sleep. “Steak," chicken or both to gether filled part of his day dreams. After that came the deep desire for sleep or repose. This combination seemed to be pointing directly at increasing weight. Many believed that within five years’ time Louis would be in the puffy neighbor- Janitor-Plqywrighf Negro Friend ISays Lou Gehrig Was Clean Sport And Every Inch A Man Washington, Jiriy 14. — When Henry Louis Crehrig, noted"fira^ baseman of one of the greatest teams of all times, dlied last month, Henry C. Parker, Jr., executive secretary of the color ed branch Y. M. A. in Pittsburgh, lost on« of his best friends. When Lou was in Commerce High Shcool, another native born New Yorker was also on the tea^. And whil« Lou was RADIO STATION Adds programs Boniee WUiarfl, K yw old studio 4 radio {day “Oh* 1 To Otorn Isoon to l>* presented on a WRAL of Raleigh has added a series of transcribed dramatic programs to its summer sche dule. Prom 9:05 to 9:15 a. m. each Sunday morning effective with J*uly 13th, there will be present- ,ed the world famous Fairy of German extraction, this Tales taken from the immortal other New Yorker was a color-,stories of Hans Christian An- ed lad, er. Trail is packed with thrills and harrowing fights between the' death - defying Northwest Mounted Police and ruthless In dian tribes. In the early 80’s Western Canada was a hot-bed of lawlessness, and Crimson Trail brings itall to you with its exciting buffalo stampedes —prairie fires — quicksands — avalanches ^ yes, even the last minute rescue of a beautiful heroine almost caught in stampede of wild horses. the same H^nry Park- been more concerned with giv-l wouia c ing every worthy challenger a^ of 225 pounds, or more with chance at the title than making money. The same could hardly be said of Mike Jacobs, however, because “Mr. Mike” never passes up an opportunity to *‘pad his pockets. He’s not a native of Detroit, but he loves his “Michigan roll. Bfit all the gain from the so- called Bum-A-Month has not gone to Louis's opponents, to Mike Jacobs, and to Joe’s man agers and handlers. The Brown Bomber himself has profited in at least one major respect—the heavy grind has kept him in consistently flawless physical trim month after month, year . after year. The best analysis of what It*s Here Again Fellas! YOUR CHANCE TO Win a Bike Join the Carolina Times ttCYClE CONTEST BEGINS Saturdaiy, July 19 ENDS Ssturday, Sept. 6 Wmt Nk Pazef Witt Be Gjren Yet when Louis faced Buddy Baer in Washington there he was again within a few ounces of 202. “In his 17 title defenses—in practically every fight he has known from the start — Louis hasn’t varied his weight scale by as much as twt> pounds. In most instances, he hasn’t b^in a pound away from his start ing displacement. “The Weight tie “Dempsey weighed 183 pounds when he slaughtered Jess Wil lard, Against Gene Tunney sev en years later Jack was up to 193 pounds. “Tunney, starting as a light- heavyweight, was always work ing to pack on a few pounds un til he came to a mark between 185 and 190 popnds. “J^ess Willard weighed 240 pounds against Jack Johnson in^ ol new dta^tk ptwnmt onderi the general title "xoutig Uaas”) begamag au Jtute 29. WABC- CBS BHKhS:SO Havana — 265 when he met Dempsey at Toledo. “The greatrat weight shift I’ve known belonged to Ace Hudkins, who fought at 135 and then skyrocketed after his ring career to 225 when he went in for horse racing. “But Louis goes marching ' along at 202, a number, that is now his trademark. There isn’t the slightest change in his phy sical makeuRlifter seven years. ^hMMer t^ihis is falMy simple. Mike Jacobs and the Bomber’s managers have kept him too busy for any accumula tion to make any headway. “In the last three years Louis has spent the greater part of his time in some training camp. There is no other champion in ring history, v^h the money Louis has collected, who would have faced such a long grind. “Most fighters hate training —the drudgery.^of camp life Louis has accepted the same I HOUSES FOR RENT TODB TO Circulidfioti-Manacrer No. . 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During the ensuing years, when Gehrig went to Columbia where he starred on the foot ball team as a guard, (Lou weighed 212 pounds) and smacked the ball all over the lot as Columbians first baseman the two Henrsr's kept in touch with each other,, and at no time did Crehrig, then on his way to the heights in baseball, ever forget his former team mate, Henry Parker. The lat ter has constantly said he con sidered Gehrig one of his best friends and their relationships through the years proved this to be true. Ask Henry Parker, Jr., of the Pittsburgh Y what tjrpe of man Gehrig was and you'll find that what everybody else is saying is nQ exaggeration of that thing called the truth. Even now, Parker will tell you interesting stories of the big ruddy faced Carman boy, whose clean 1 ife was an exem plification of all that sports is supposed to teach. UNION INSURANCE* REALTY CO. REAL ESTATE—RENTING-INSURANCE REPAIRS AND B17IU>ING SUPPLIES PHONE J-6521 DURHAM NCNKTD CASOUNik without a squawk. 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From 5:05 to 5:15 p. m. the thrilling stories of Mutiny on the High eSas which reevals the true personalities of the most famous buccaneers of history, These tales are fantastic, tragic and in some instances, humor ous. They deal with a bygone era of those invincible captains of the sea, telling of their de spairs, victories and deaths. Prom 5:15 to 5:20 p. m Worth J’ohnson, popular 17- year old student of Hugh Mor son High School conducts a junior sports erview giving his unbiased account of the games played in the junior and midget softball leagues. ^ Prom 5:20 to 5:30 the Crimson Trail which is a hard riding western thriller, based on the story of the building of the Ca nadian Pacific Railroad. Strong with historical value. Crimson July Is Eventful At Hillside School Durham — Independence Day observed at Hillside Park with aried aetiviHes last Friday. Aside from the swimmers, jitter- bugsand piekniekers, they were delighted with the pr(^am ol playjfTound activities w h i fe h Direetor E. W. Midgette had on-tlinod. Early in the afternoon there wag a horseshoe pitching exhibition featuring Charles Davis, Harold Shaw, Robert Hilliard and Benny Qoo«h. TenniB matches featured Mildred Leake, Catherhie Toole, Edward leav er and Derwood Hushes. Around 2:00 P. M. a series of softball games began in which the Buccaneers defeated the Greensboro team 6-2 and 12-41. All activitiesi at the playground paused for singing of “The Star Spangled Banner" and to hear the address by President RooseveVt through the loudspeak er which was installed for that purpose. Music for the singing was furnished by Prof. W. H. Cole and a few members of the Hillside Park High School band. 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' There is under construction on the campus now one teacher’s eottage and a $2,000 improve ment project at the Laundry which is just completed. - The first session of summer sehool is nearing a close. The faeull^ and «tndenti proclaim it to be one of the most successful ever held. ACME REALTY COMPANY ' • t RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA , UNION INSURANCE AND REALTY CC?" DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA BISHOP DALE INSURANCE AGENCY. HARLOTTE Save TIffleand Money By Relaxing in the BUS GOING TO AND FROM work can b* a pleasure if ]ra>n ride the bus. You get home earlier. Durham Public Service Co.
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