Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10
BY MILTON MACKAYE-

the decision had been given and 1t was
allowed to stand. The dollars paid into
the Madison Square Garden Corpora
ton by the fans also were to stand
in the Madison Square Garden vaults
As a matter Of fact, the collapse OF
a boxer who has been struck a foul
blow is very often faxed. James J.
Corbett. writing recently IN Cosmopoli,
tan Magazine, said that before and
during his heavyweight championship
days he had been struck many foul
blows and never was so severely In
jured that he could not continue.
The Uses Of the Foul.
THE foul often has been used by some
l. fighters as q handy and convinc-
ing medium of throwing match.
It advances their adversaries and 1t
does not injure their own prestige as
always can say 1t was an accident or
that the referee called q fair punch
foul.
The unsatisfactory fights. however,
have not been restricted to those in
which the decision was won on foul.
Benny Bass, junior lightweight cham
pion, Is not taken seriously as title
holder by men who formulate national
rankings. When he lost recently in
Pniladelphia to Tony Canzoneri, dis
patch was published In q New York
newspaper that Canzoneri had eaten an
extra meal to bring his weight to
1901, just half pound over the
poundage for the class. The title, ac-
cordingly, wasn't In danger.
The match with Tod Morgan in
Madison Square Garden by which Bass
won the title was classed as unsatis-
factory, and when Frank Churchills
license was revoked in New York last
Spring It was generally believed that
the fact that he had acted as Pacific
Coast representative for Camera was
The California Boxing Commission
suspended Churchill. The local COM
missioners followed the California
boards example SO far as other boxers
and managers were concerned, but
when Churchill's case was taken up
he was not suspended, but his license
revoked. Churchill was manager for
Tod Morgan at the time Of the Bass
match In December, 1929.
Morgan Known as Fighter.
MORGAN had been champion four
4vx years, and he was known as fine,
heady fighter. Yet the day before
the match the wise gamblers were Of
fering odds Of to that Bass would
WIN by knockout.
James A. Farley, chairman Of the
New York Boxing Commission, was at
the ringside. and when Morgan was
intimated he didn't believe the fight
had been fought on its merits. The
commission investigated stories that
$4,000 had been guaranteed Morgan
II he lost and 37h per cent Of the gate
II he won. The gate was $4,000, so,
II the stories were true, he would have
received only about $4,000 in the event
Of victory.
The purses Of the two men were held
up, but when the commission was un-
able to obtain evidence bearing out the
charges the purses were released. When
the commission shortly afterward abol-
ished the synthetic Junior lightweight
and junior welterweight divisions In
this State, its action was generally at
tributed to the Bass-Morgan affair. It
relieved the commission Of the re-
sponsibility Of recognizing Bass as
champion.
Another match the New York Boxing
Commission investigated was the brief
Jack Delaney-Jack Sharkey engagement
in 1928. Sharkey then was on his way
to the top and victory was important.
Newspaper writers commented before
the event that Delaney did not appear
to be taking his training seriously and
was doing no work. Delaney came from
his corner In the first round, stepped
into Sharkey's right and was dropped
for the count.
The commission looked into stories
that Sharkey had not made cent from
the fight, that Delaney had agreed to
be knocked out on consideration that
he get not only his, but 6harkey's end
Of the purse, which amounted 70 about
$4,000. The investigators were unable
TO obtain evidence to substantiate the
charges.
The Life Of Reilly.
nEL.ANEY'S manager was Pete Reilly.
~ Reilly has been persona non grata
in New York State since his license
expired in 1928.
Nevertheless, he continues very active.
Reilly for q time was manager Of Andre
Routis, former featherweigllt champion.
Routis was not impressive as q cham
pion and he suffered crushing defeats
In several non-titular affairs. It was O
foregone conclusion that the first good
i26-pounder who had o chance at his