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gATCftDAY, JANUARY 2, 1937 La WO 2,3 ht Pittsburgh Courier pace ftvb second section 0 0 LiV Wilson IF wml Jr. JOHN JOENTlT LEWIS and Al Ettora, local Italian, win draw a I uoOOO ft to convention tun, I'nuaaeipnia, next Monday night. Caa they cts OI yor wiuon'i Christmas Fu 0btn'r believs. With a WO top It 1 hard to see how they This wlli be the first appsarancs of the clever Pittsburgner In wi 0f the SUU and tha fans will have an excellent chance, to ompare biutjr wltn" Jo Jrnt tugh Errors stood up bafors jo for flvti round, lacking amlnuts, befora collapsing and it la fitted that John Henry lac ka tha finishing punch of tho Bomber, put hi boxing and rm" vork wJI1 00 display and Albla will bs rial trial horaa for him. A lot of Inquiries nrs bslng mada about Holman Williams, who Tony Talco In ths opening ten of the all alar card; Williams, toting out of Chicago and a.eU.blemate of the light heavyweight champion, has had 30 knockout, 14 decision, two draw and ha jort twlct la hi dasxllng career.

Among hi opponent hava been Uw MaM. Andy Bundy, Cocoa Kid, Cluck Wood, Billy Vaughn. Tommy Pul. Wesley Farrell and Ritchie Fontaine. Wtllla lfteddiah got a bad break, possibly, when Steve Duda, who wu originally scheduled a hi foil, was kayoed out West recently.

That took bin? off the card and substituted OtU Thomas, another W(itrn who I no setup for anyone. Consequently, Reddish, inat but four flint during hi career, may see the flag go SOUTH PHILLY FANS wllL soon be going to fight at the Olympia ugaln, with Frank Palumbo acting a the promoter there. Many young colored fighter will be given an opportunity to show Uiolr wart and the promoter ha already outlined several ambitious mixed bout shows. He I seeking opponent for young Johnny Hutch Rddlih, Vincent Heed, Young Gene Buffalo and other local Ugh. Hutchinson dropped hla first decision In New York a few week ao fnd I asked one of my secret agent there 'how oome.

"Tha kid was it Wla the worst decision I ever aw," he aMrt4. "Every ppar la town gave htm tha fight and yelled about taa verdict." And tha aame sort of decision waa rendered against Red Bruce Is the Garden last week. Bruce' forehead, eyes and noea were split and gushing blood, and yet the referee insisted that he had butted hit. opponent! TE RENS GO again Ja Philly on Friday night when they meet tha Krw York Jewel at tha Olympia In a charity show, with the Douglass hospital aa tha beneficiary. Two preliminary games will ha played and the holiday should bring a capacity crowd.

Frank Forbes made his Initial bow as a court official here on night, when tha Rene walked away with a 31 28 win over tha New York Whirlwind, and his work was universally pleasing to far and players. THB1 N. X. LOOP will hold it annual meeting at Al Jones' famoua old Roadside hotel in the Quaker City next Tuesday, according te President Ed Bolden, and a 100 per cent attendance of club ewnare la expected. No it the boys will only go into the meeting and say the things tfcay hara bea talking about; If they will only lay their earde on tha tahie and call for a new deal agreeing to and then abiding by It the atmoephere oaa be cleared and the game will take oa new life.

MEANWHILE, CLASH olubowners got together a week back and formally agreed to form a league, tha nucleus of which will be three elubs In metropolitan Philadelphia. Cheater, tha Main Line ant' Atlantlti City. Another mtlng will be held on January 9, at which time rules will formulated and officers elected. From the way they talk th mean business! wrw ONE BAJX. PLAYER is home a'ready from, his winter labors.

Barney Brown, southpaw acof the New York Yanks, I back 7 from Venezuela with the usual comment "an awful sea voyage and not all of my money." And tha Yank have gone to Porto Rico to try to atop the win n'ng itrftnk of Abe Manley Brooklyn Eagles. The Eagle have been a ptento with Ashsvllle and Norfolk (white) on the island and thy demanded tougher meat to chew. Hence the Semmler In Th jiiayers on the trip are Manager Clark and Palm, catchers; McHanry, Starks. Roosevelt Davis and Stanley, pitchers; Jud "Rev Oar.na(!y. Bill Henderson (of "the Penn Redcaps) and Alex Rdi! ft infl.lH...

Tl trt 1, 1 i a .1 A n.wn in Havana, Jimmy Powers, sports editor of the New York the praises of Ray Brown. Cum Posey's great hitting chr, that the former Wllberforce boy ie better than any nurmr Tr, th (Con major leagues. i ear's Super Stars On All American Eleven fia.M from Pag Four) and Cuahionerry ln'h TTlfn Va i t.i:r respective forward walls lRM.hout ih season. At oonTer. haven't seen a jlt thn Captain olect a Chuck" Jackson, of Wylle.

nee ih dayil of thft greatR4d of Hampton, who now 'Pi ini. boy, down at Pral Jackson ts the rovln. hr, of P'vo1 "ho irom Lincoln High school In r'. Southwest, or. with Combs, iri "st centers ever i I'Tioct pass into hs The Rackfield best quarterback i' Butch" Meadows, of srjlnla State touii to SO through a cuius witnout the lam ish of a tie or a defeat on thetr record.

Meadows, although Injured nearthe tall end of the season, carried the team through the toughest part of the campaign aa only a great field general could. He Is triple threat star an ac curate passer, a dependable kicker and a brainy straterisL Mead ows has what countless quarterbacks lack. He had that certain cockiness which "was backed up by tha real ability to do almost everything which had to be done on a football field and do it successfully. Meadows was a throwback to the days of "Pops" Turner In West Virginia's halcyon era. In Henry Briscoe, of Virginia State, and Tarzan" Joe Kendall, of Kentucy State, you hava two of the most brilliant backs aver produced in Negro college football.

About Kendall, much need JIM $40,000 mi seen i It PHILLY A TT 1 POMTTON LAKES, N. against him and may even bear birdie sing, although Laroy Dec. 31 Keeping close to his lUjrnaa is the only man who ha ever stopped him. Hs has victories bet fighting weight between ev.r EdrtU Bimme, Oble Walker, Lew Foster, Frankle Kdgren, Terry 178 and 180 and optimistic MlUholI and about 1K others. "I can't get anyone to fight him," moan Jack Puggy, his mana over the outcome of hla battle wltn Al Ettore In Philadelphia's Conven tion Hall next Monday! night, John "And now, after he flatten Thomas next weak, it will be harder Henry Lewi was punting on the than cvr.

has been trying to keep hie stevedore job and fight, too, but ow he has quit work and I going to make bazong hi utbitlon and livelihood. What a bad break for aim," concluded Pudjy. Puggy, aa ha cried his Into hi Imported Holland beer In Fhlla. Glajisman's newly opened Sportsmen's Tavern In Sanaom street instated that Al Ettora had turned down an offer of $3,000 to matt Faddish, whom defeated several year ago. finishing touches here aa he neared tha match which looms a the crossroads of his carper.

It will be John Henry' official advent Into the blg tlme heavyweight competition and hi fighting future may depend largely upon tbia Realizing this, John Henry 1 working diligently and earnest in an effort to be aa flu aa a fidPe for the crucial contearj. Works Out With ftparmat Monday the light heavyweight champion went through ten brisk rounds of boxing, taltlrig on Red Bruce of Pittsburgh and Dan Mon roe, a heavyweight, for two rounds apiece, and then working with Freddir Wilson. Lewis showed plenty of boxing class in the drill which were stasis under the watchful eye of Larry fAmadee, for mer trainer of Jo Louis, and Man ager Gus Oreenlee. Express Confidence In an exclusive message to Cour ier readers. John Henry sent the following wire to the Sports Editor of America's Best Weekly: I "CONFIDENT OF iWINNINa PROBABLY BY K.

jO. ENTER ING AT BEST FIGHTING WEIGHT (BETWEEN ONE HUN DRED SEVENTY EIGHT AND EIGHTY. REGARDS TO ALL. JOHN HENRY LEWIS." Ettoro Drills 'Hard i In Philadelphia, Al! Ettore, the blond Italian, buckled down to serious training work Tuesday, afternoon, boxed three rounds with Gus Dorazlo in the Olympia Gym drill ring and showed enougn or nil if I TAYLOR TO PILOT AMERICAN GIANTS MOURNED SPORTSMAN, HIS ACE HORSE AND SCENE OF HIS TRIUMPHS IS ill 1 II fl Here Are Ches Washington's Courier All Americans For The Year 1936 NAIVrE i Pinks ton Rettlg I Edward "Wimpy Taylor Jens Cuahionberry i John "Chuck" Jackaon 1 KowotJ Johnson Herbert Wheeler Charles "Bo" Spearman Floyd "Butch" Meadows Joe Tarznn" Kendall Henry "Red" Brlacoe William "Brute" Simpson that includea the aces. And Briscoe thing that a good should be able to THE FIRST TEAM Position E.

major college can do every backfleld man do and beat most of them doing it. He's I a good ball carrier, a good and can kick like a mad mule in a galvanized iron stable, when ho has to. The best "line buster" of tha year waa Williem "Brute" Simpson. He was ons of those plunging backs who could be depended upon to gain four or five yards almost every time he carried the balL And ha bore the brunt of TP ee Pe aa MH at.K. a I SECOND TEAM Henderson (Wllberforce) E.

"Carr (Ala. State) E. Harris, (Tenn. State) Towell (Morris Brown) IL Rettlg (Texas College) Burroughs (W. Va.

State) O. Israel (W. Va. State) Rouhlac (LeMo ne) QB Doram (Xavler) H.B.. (iuthrle (Southern) H.Il.....

Flowers (Prairie View) F.B HONORABLE ENDS the offense for the unbeaten Morgan Bears, which carried them through ther fifth straight year without a setback. Simpson ranks along with "Tank Conrad and Sturgia, and the other fleld Immortals of Johnny Hurt bruising Bear brigade. Virginia Stata Gets Two' Virginia Stata College, coached by Harry Jefferson, Tom Verdell and Jimmy Moore, which tied and actually outplayed Morgan in their Thanksgiving game, is the only school to get two men on the mythical eleven this season. The not bs said, because ha is ona of 1 Trojans show tha benefits of splen itis greatest forward pass toisara I did coaching and hava gone tha' gaina has aver known and I long way toward perfecting tha COLLEGE Texas College Virginia State Tuakegee iley College Morehouse Alabama State College Weat Va. State Kentucky State Virginia State Morgan College THIRD TEAM Haynes, (Morehnue) D.

Rains (Wllberforce) Gjler (llaniplonl Thomas (RUhop) Willis minefield) Frazler (RUhop) Powell (Morgan) Gajles (Langttton) Clarkaon ('Force) (Florida) Fllppin (Hluefleld) The Brewer Brother, (Va. State); Delton (Tuskegee); TACKLES Johnaon (Blue field), Thomaa (Bishop); GUARDS Dawson (Morehoue), Portray (LeMovne): CENTERS Gee (A. Lamb (Va. State); HALFBACKS James, (Ala. State).

Echols (Va. State); A TERBACK Norman (A. FI LLBACK McCanta (S. C. State), Rucker (Tenn.

State); Govan i.K. 4t arts of blocking and deception. Meadows ricked As Captain The honor of being captain of this powerful all star eleven soes to Floyd Meadows, of West Vlr Ktnla State, who helped put the Tellowjackets In a spot wh tre mey nav a just claim to the na tional championship. Thev atand alone as the only major team this season which has not been tied or defeated and the brilliant work of Meadows throughout the long and tortuous grind helped them Im measurably In accomplishing such a feat. Seaaon Produced Many Stars Tha year produced many stars and many promising players In many sections.

Some flashed brll liantly In spots during the season but the nrst team has been picked ror the consistent excellence of their play during the entire cam 1 1 Inset shows Arnold Dufauchard, eminent New Orleans sportsman, who succumbed In the Crescent Oty last week, and his prize horse. Lena M. Below is one of the seetings for his favorite horse's triumphs. crowding, clawing battle to indicate hell cause John Henry Lewis, champion of the light heavies, plenty of trouble In their January 4th mill. Trainer Sal Garafolo.

frankly pleased with the seat and zip his charge displayed in his first boxing drill, announced that Ettore, the Overbrook heavyweight, will 1 box everv afternoon. Ettore. who scaled 199 pounds prior to the summing session Tuesday, battered and belted and shed fists with his willingnes mst ae Ughted both his trainer and his rooters who lined the rupee. In spite of the fact he is several pound overweight, he moved easily and showed pretty fair speed. He will, so Garafclo says, weigh In at 190 pound or less on fight day.

Arnold Dufauchard, Noted Sportsman, Dies NEW ORLEANS La, Dec. 11. with the racing rame and for a Arnold Dufauchard. eminent sportsman and businessman of the Crescent City, was burled last week after a brief Illness. Mr.

Dufauchard was one of the leading businessmen of the city, having operated a restaurant, aaloon and amuaement place. Twenty Five, located at Iberville and Franklin streets, for a number of years. collected himself and1 knocked out the western wlndmlU in two minutes and 18 aeconds of the third round. Despite the mumbled complaint of Harry Keck, a port a editor of the Sun Telegraph, agalnat the promoter's action In bringing "a couple of out of town nere for the beat fight date or the year." Gainer and Ranklns set the crowd on Its ear with a fancy assortment of six knockdowns In less than three rounds. Fizhtinar azalnst odda of 10 to 4.

Ranklns made a gallant bid for fame In the first frame when he hooked over Al's right snd landed solidly on the button with his left. As the crowd rose. Gainer fell. glaasy eyed and surprised. The New Haven fighter scrambled ti hla kneea and stayed down until eight had been counted of.

Ri injr. he covered and backed away. with tha Red Terror pursuing him. Causht on the east side of the ring, hs dropped sgain for a count when Ranklns sunk a left Into th pit ot his stomach. The bell ended the round before Ras kins could do any mora damage.

Gainer waced a brilliant de fense battle in the second round. holding the Red Terror even aa he staved off his furious rushes and kept his body and jsw cov ered. When the third frame started. Gainer had recovered from tbs first round beating and began pawing with his left for the open Ing which suddenly came. Faster number of years kept a large ble of racers who operated la New Orleana.

and at other racing placea In the United State. Ob of bla leading houaee and the on with which he waa most successful waa Lena i. Mr. Dufauchard waa knows for hla charity because of his many donations to charitable Institutions and to those persons who wre down and out. Hs Is survived by his widow Mr.

Dufauchard was Identified i and hie son, Arnold. Jr. Floored Twice, Gainer Stops By L. rRATTIS But Rankin Set on his pants for counts of eieht and two in th first round of his scheduled 10 round bout with Oscar Ran kins, the Red Terror of California, on Promoter Jules Beck's Christmas Day card at Motor Square Garden. Al Gainer, 1 the "perfect killer" of New Haven.

almost than tha eje could follow. Gainer Jabbed, then hooked with his left ta Ranklns' chin. The cosat fighter feu ta the canvas and dived through the ropee en tha west aids of the ring. He was up at the count of nine with Gainer on too of him. Ranklns covered, but agala Gainer's left found the spot snd Ranklns tumbled for another atne coaat near the north ropea Ha backed cfT as Ranklns sought to close la on the eaat aide and drove hla right to the stomach.

Raakrns took another nine count. Thl time Ranklns backed off. after vainly hooking with a vicious left. Gainer pursued him to tha north west corner and dropped blm again with a left. Ranklns was fiat oa his belly with his back to the referee.

Hi manager. George Trafton. yelled to him to gel on his knees. Ha heard Trafton and settled en oaa knea until tbs nins count. Then hs rose, aa the timekeeper shotted tea." He was up at ten.

but Red Robinson, tha referee, figured ha waa all ta aad atopped tha fight. Trafton protested, ftut to no avalL Ranklns gave away five pounds, weighing 17 to Gainer's 1TX Tha crowd paid (1.100 to witness the fracas. In a scheduled sia rouad preliminary. Freddie Wilson, light heavyweight stablemate of Joha Henry Lewis, submarined Dyna mite Reed, ot Memphis. Tenn, In lees than two minutes ef the first ALL AMERICANS TO RECEIVE FOOTBALLS; TO AWARD HARRIS, REED FOR HIGH MERIT conclusion.

is tne writers jil tt m.a.i a. have plenty of room for improve to par tribute to real stars, the members of The Courier ment. tnaofar aa blocking, funds first team will again receive gold footballs, and the aeoood meniais ana strategy are eon iMm ni k. iire fnnf T1 er improvement in 1M than In other seasons during the past 10" major white Colleges Will go to HonXT IlaXTlS of IOWS, yja. i captain etect.

ana Xrtrlght Ueed ol junneaoia, Rent to Tackle St. Michaels Here Tha lUaaleaaaea Imsi. of New Teek Oty. wlta all ys ciak. wtn piay St, Mirfcaer Omk mt City jrmm al llaen Hlgk hc4.

Meaday. Jasaaarr at pw sa TttU ts MUaeTs Hg gam tat saia. A Wi aee ta um wlS MTtV4 1st aweat rttUtmrtlk CeaarW. JONES MEETS is ee ef eVttaie lerted STEELE ON NEW YEARS MILWAUKXC Wis, Daa. SL (ANP) Milwaakea la prepartag for tha battle New Tear's Day between Cheatplaa Freddie Steele, at TacAaaa.

WaO, and Es Champloa Gorilla Jeaea. but the National Una lag Associa tion which suspeaded Jones ta 1U declared it tot be a tlUe bout. The N. B. A.

first attempted ta ban the flfbt alto father beeauee of the agtng Joaea suspension. although ha baa fought here sev eral times without protest, bvt the Wleeoaata Boaiag Conmkloa de clared the fight wauid be staged anyway laaanuca aa eoatracts had been signed long age. Steele win receive IX5X for the baet. aa matter what tha CKileoene. round, freddte ducked ander the southpaw's left and landed ansatea Ing rights ta the body, ones ba get the rsage.

Billy Miller whipped Jlaasay Devloa la tha ata roaad opaner and Mickey Lyle won an vpbUl slugfeet stain st Joe Alois In tha 10 round aemV wtadup. Jut out taateieea Crseea la ais coCea taa. Uouor a sow ana i food. Hs woa or fc bis era viae for waiekev beer er wtaa eaoui4 daa aaoear. New aroeen tree irnee ebvstdaas nraaciietiaa.

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For Lost Manhood Klcne Bladier ajid Its time tiwa. Usa Lana ur Im. daa tretant fr eeata. A i Lanay To Pilot Chicago CHICAGO. I1L.

Dec. 3L The1 rnttery th 1937 tcUvitieg of CAndy Jla Taylor, brainy baseball rr.an a eleere4 are tff itta It aronaly jiw4 taat in maaage tae CTtf AsaerV a Giants vest naa TeyVnr waa roranert? saaaeger sf the Wehtage Naaan: ftZite sad aae af IKe emartaet f4 la the game. GRIFFITH D1REUX AND WIN By JiNM r.WTOM 1.09 ANCEXXA. Dea. Tl aaa WllsoA a dls Giants rfts4erwi tKair aiith ccaaortiT vrtry day defeatlag Jo IrvaM AlVStar la a header rrea ot I 1 a4 1 la s.

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Neg a nmaee reached third. BEN STEVENSON NAMED ON ALL TIME FOOTBALL SQUAD TORX. Dec XI lUa tte veaeaa. faaae backfall star at tllHU A A tha Urere an all caeed f4te3 teaa by faal W. ail ta aa art'.

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