The Washington times., 1922-12-10
SHAW OPINES
FIGHT FRAME
is CREDIBLE
Honest Earning Of Gate Is Only
Side Of Fight Business, Says
Writer.

SS ~ s,
Writer.
Continued from First Sport Pase)
I should have felt II my duty 20 do
n / had been Carpentier's manager.
These things are not done In France.
Haven't you heard how Mortified.
how shocked the French boxing fed
GRAFTON n at the very suggestion OF
such a thingf Why. they demand
that the delegate who accuses Car.
pentier,s friends Of having squared
sikh should have his parliamentary
immunity taken from him % they
may prosecute him. They would
think me . very wicked man II they
heard what have just said to you.
Well, I am little taken aback
myself, Mr.. Sha,o. Do you iccn-
sider tkis cr0ssing and double
cyossing SsoraIlv justified?
They are usages which spring In
eyitably out Of commercial prize
fighting. They do not interfere with
the amusement Of the public. They
afford living 10 many pugilists who
have had q very poor time II they
had to live by their victories alone.
The amount Of. money which
changes hands is not affected.
Sometimes. not always. Peter
loses TO Paul instead Of Paul los
ing to Peter. that's all. Peter, would
not lose n he didn't bet.
Well, I call u q rotten stciHdle.
IT ISN'T CLASSICAL.
Young man. you don't know the
world. Your language 10 not classi-
cal. Gross and double-cross are
freely practiced in diplomacy,
finance. party politics and COM
merce. and pray, who are you that
you should set yourself up against
these great Developments Of mod
ern civilizationf There are always
naifs Hks you. who have TO be hu-
mored. who are determined to 60
on the straight and not on the
cross. but the only result. 10 that
the CROSSES have to Be arranged for
them behind their backs. ] have
no doubt Cargentier 10 one Of them.
would. n you had studied history
instead Of pugiiismD. absoiuteiy re-
fused Q brfbe IN the House Of Com
mons, but that dia not prevent his
Pariiamenh bsing stssped in cor
carpsntisr exhibits x,rsy photo
graphs of broken bones N his hands
to prove that he fought for an he
was worth. but he can prove moth
Ing BY that or any other evidence.
For an he knows, every fight he
ever fought may have been the
cross, his defeats, Of course, being
douhle-crosses. An he can say for
certain - that he never sold q
hight He cannot say his manager
newer bought one.
WOULDN'T PAY yHEM.
We know his victories over
Wells ana Beckett were not CROSSES. !.
nor his defeat by Dempsey . double
cross. because nobody believes that
Wells Or Beckett or Dempsey
would ssll their fights. Like Car
pentier. they have attained q posi-
ton In which Il would not pay
them to sell sven II such q trans
action wsre within their personal
characters. But not one OF them
could prove that his nAnageY had
not bought = dght. They could
only nay they didn't know and that
thsv would bavs indignantly re-
fused 70 fight n they had known
Il. That - what ring finances are
like. and do not forget II. young
man. when you next feel tempted
to 60 betting. @ Il
What 4 cannot undsrstGnd about
this fi0ht. r see that the bio
fights are al SioAs, bat seky do
6tg mon take on Httle fi0ktsf
Wig did Carpsntisv take on Levin
sky and SUI instsod of sCditing
for Dsmpteyf n
Be rsasonsbla. Champions must
I've, They cannot I've on one big
they have to provide for their
thirty. Think, Of the rata money.
Is MUGS GAME a
We'll 4Tked only knepH
Don't b downcast, you realize
that though you thought you knew
an that va to b known Of the
sport. you were IN m0c. mug.
So yOu were. but then, professional
pusilfsn = prs-eminsufly . mugs
game for the public. Cheer up
you win enjoy Il Just as much now
that your syss are opened. perhaps
more. Good morning. /
yust snotksy scosd, Mr.. Skas1.
What e ~ positjeA ~ Siki nosCf
~ for poor ei1ki. he u : marked
man. He has shown that ne cannot
be trusted TO l0se. That = = ter
rible position for = pugf1ist He
win have to 1--we by fighting TO win
always. ana thaf - not easy. ex-
cslt nor ens g ne ysry hse1 Of fhe
proee-.on. xt1 - = tnink e =