The Daily Express, 1950-12-16

To Charles, Joe Louis represent represented - ed represented the gallant, beloved All-Ameri All-American - can All-American qualities of a truly great fighting champion. The kind of a nationally famed figure Charles al always - ways always daydreamed of becoming back in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he lived as a young boy. His victory over Louis was the re realization - alization realization of all these dreams of becoming a champion in his own right. But, in having to bypass his boyhood hero, Charles fought silent fight with his past ideals, as well as with Louis in the ring, for his future and the culminat culminating - ing culminating triumph that brought crown crowning - ing crowning significance to his main ambi ambition - tion ambition in life—heavyweight cham champion - pion champion of the world.

sink a surefire basket without once glancing at the hoop. Now and then somebody makes the error of accusing the Trotters of overdoing the comedy. The charge is that they make a traves travesty - ty travesty of the game because its the only sure way they can win. This gets an automatic answer. Irked by a Canadian all-star team's wisecracks one night, the dusky dervishes cut out the nonsense and played it straight for a fi final - nal final score of 122-20. Another time in Iowa, they turned loose Al "Runt" Pullins for 34 baskets and seven free throws. Nobody else bothered to score. Pullins' 75 points alone accounted for an easy victory.

In his long, arduous battle to the top, Charles met and defeated such outstanding fighters as Anton Christoforidis, former light-heavy weight champion, Ken Overlin, ex exmiddleweight - middleweight exmiddleweight champion, Pitts Pittsburgh's - burgh's Pittsburgh's Charley Burley, Joey Ma Maxim, - xim, Maxim, presently the light-heavy light-heavyweight - weight light-heavyweight champion of the world, Jimmy Bivins, Jersey Joe Walcott and Gus Lesnevich. Charles was only knocked out once in his car eer, by Lloyd Marshall, but the champion, in a return bout, return returned - ed returned the compliment -in the sixth round of a sensational match.

Fresh from their victory over the Blue 'N Gold Nuggest, of Oa&» land, Cal. the Air Gems of the National Industrial league will try for a number six victory over the famous Hillsdale, Mich, college at the U. D. Field house to-night at 8:30 game time. The Gems, one of the best non-pro. quintetts, in the nation, boast of wins over such steller clubs as the Wilber Wilberforce - force Wilberforce State, Gustavus Aldolphus, Hamilton Hudephols and Ashland Pumps. Their only loss was to Cin Cincinnati - cinnati Cincinnati Xaviers.

According to the girl, she met Edward in the southern city last July. She said she toured several states with Edward as her "mana "manager" - ger" "manager" Edwards, she asserted, forced her to pay expenses such as hotel bills, gas for the car and other incidentals "needed in the work", and of how he kept books to de determine - termine determine the profits, deductions aid her "commissions".

Bouncing basketballs irom op opponents' - ponents' opponents' heads into the hoop, shooting sitting down, riding pig piggy-back - gy-back piggy-back and on their heads, drop kicking the full length of an 80 80foot - foot 80foot court for a perfect basket, the Globetrotters razzle-dazzle has netted them 3,421 victories in 3, 3,6G7 - 6G7 3,6G7 games for an almost unbeliev unbelievable - able unbelievable victory percentage of .933!

Delmar Williams, 314 Richmond st. was fined $50 and cost by Judge Sherer when he pleaded guilty to charges of failing to give sales tax stamps after sales, with $40 of the fine suspended by the Court. Three others had their cases set for hearing January 11. They were: J. C. Bowman, 2310 Lake Lakeview - view Lakeview ave. Elizabeth Stamas, 226 Warrent st., and Norman Seltzer, 5 S. Perry st.