Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-05
GRATITUDE SHOWN
BY KID CHOCOLATE
Ring Sensation Fights for
Small Purse at Club That
Gave Him Start.
BY EDWARD ]. NEIL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, August 5.-Grati-
N tude in a prize fighter has
come to be such a rare trait
in these days of overthroWn
managers, overStuffed purses
and overexaggerated controversies. that
the case of Kid Chocolate Is almost
too good to be true.
A little more than q year ago the
flashing Cuban "keed." one of the clev-
crest bits Of fighting machinery the
modern ring has produced, drifted into
New York with his manager, broke and
in need of immediate action. They
visited every fight club in the metrop-
oils without even landing q match in
an opening four-rounder.
Discouraged, the tall Cuban boy drift
ed out to the soldiers camp at Mitchell
Field where once week the lesser
lights of the Embarrassing industry
battle for coffee and cake money at a
tiny fight club. The smiling "keed''
got his first chance there.
From the first moment Chocolate
lifted his hands in action he was SEN
sation. The Cuban youngster, only 19
years old, is a perfect boxer with the
technique of the old masters, q stiff
puncher with either hand and engag-
ing ring personality. Within few
weeks every promoter in the metropolis
wanted his services.
Within the year Chocolate bounded
up the fstic trail. beating with ease
every top-notcher he faced in the ban
tam and featherweight divisions. His
victories over BuShey Graham, Fidel
Labarba and Vidal Gregorio have left
him almost in a class by himself. Pro-
motors are pleased to set his night S
wages around $4,000.
But Chocolate, the sensation now
never has forgotten the days when only
the doors of the Mitchell Field Club were
open to him. He promised to come back
whenever the matchmaker there want
ed him. This week he will keep his
promise, for a few hundred dollars in
stead Of the thousands he will box
Tommy Lorenzo 10 rounds for the SOL
diers Wednesday night.
Cans Shares Spot Light.
Another Negro, Baby Joe Cans OF
California, shares the New York spot
light with Chocolate. Cans will battle
Sergt. Sammy Baker. tough soldier war
rior, in the headline match at the
Greensboro Stadium Tuesday Jackie
Fields, the new welter-Weight champion,
has promised to meet the winner of a
tournament here in the Fall. Jack
Berg. the English welterweight, tackles
Joe Trabon Of Kansas City here tonight
The leading heavyweight show this
week brings fluffy Grifath of Sioux
City, Iowa, and Jack Murphy of Boston
together in a 10-round match tonight
ct Peoria. Ill.
other fights on the weeks card in
clude:
Monday-At New York. Starlight
Park. Herman Singer VS.. AL (Rube)
Goldberg, both Of New York, eight
rounds.
Tuesday-At Los Angeles. Wild Cat
Carter VS.. Goldie Hess, 10 rounds; al
Cleveland. Eddie Anderson. Wyoming
vs.. Goey Goldman, Cleveland. 10 rounds
and Lope Tenorio. Philippines. VS.. Mike
Pagan, California, eight rounds; al
! lightweights.
| Wednesday-At San Francisco. Pablo
Dano VS.. Chato Laredo. flyweights. IL
rounds: at Oakland. Calf. Young JACK
Thompson VS.. Jimmy Duffy, weller
weights, 10 rounds.
Friday at New York. Coney Islanc
Stadium, Sid ferris. New York. vs.
Emory Cabana. Philadelphia, light
weights, 10 rounds.