New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
By CLAIRE BURCKY

NEA Service Sports Writer
 Hes so clumsy he's clever. Yuh cant figure out what he's gonna do and it's tough if you try, too, fel la"
 That's what the MoXic Rosen- blooms, the Yale Okuns. the Jimmy Mahoneys and other lesser known ting Bozo, Birmngham's clustering boy of 20, whose amusing tactics may make him one of ringdom s greatest crowd -pleasers.
 When it was announced last month that Maxie Rosenbloom, the worlds champion light heavyweight clown, would take q run down into Dixie 10 fight one Battling Bozo, September 29 most of the critics figured the champ just needed a new fall topcoat and was out for some easy money. The announce was received with chuckle along Birmingham caulfower TOW. They had a hunch that Slapsic Maxie was due for surprise.
 The surprise came, and the BiTm- ingham boys continued 10 chuckle. Rosenbloom own clowning tactics were put to shame by those of'Bat- ting Bozo. Fortunately for the New Yorker, it was non-title bout, else Bozo would be champion today. He took the decision by a wide margin.
 
 James Curtiss mbright-that's s Battling Bozo outside the ring-is a tall, frail kid with a small head. His best friends say there's little in it when he's away from the arena, but even his most severe critics ad- tween the ropes. There he displays his own unorthodox style of fight ing, a style no one else possibly could use effectively.
 Some of his opponents have tried to figure out an attack to beat him. his own freakish style. The result has been the same; they come out of the ring with ears little thicker and their heels little rounder.
 Even Bozo himself doesn't know what he will do the next second That's why a fighter who plans his ring maneuvers ahead has such a tough time with him. Bozo makes no plans and cannot be figured.
 
 It goes without saying that Bat ting Bozo is ono of the south's most popular figures in the fight game. He always packs the fight clubs Fans take great delight in seeing him literally slap the heads off rug ged heavyweights. at the same time carrying on a rapid-firc conversa- tion with friends sitting below him at the ringsidc.
 Jimmy Byrnc, Mike Maurer, Em- melt Rocco-all heavyweie eiehts-were outspeeded and hopelessly out generated by the youngster within the last few months. In between times, Bozo trimmed Yale Olun and Jimmy Mahoney. Less than a month ago he Topped all over Champion Rosenbloom.
 No one took Bozo seriously-not even in Birmingham flor more than year and a half, during which he fought perhaps 50 times as a pre- liminary boy. Finally he took to flat tening his pushovers and as he did the public began to notice him Ma honey was the first man selected to show the fresh upstart some real fighting. Mahoney had to be patched up. Jimmy Byrne was next, but he was almost blinded by Bozo. Finally Yale Okun was enticed to Birming- ham, but he also vent back to New York with his ears rinEing-and not from cheers.
 Of course, Birmingham promoters didn't mention any of that to MaXic Roeenbloom when they signed him. They iT-t sat back and waited eag- erly for fight night, That night came: with it came Maxie Rosen- bloom
 And James Curtiss Hambright- Birmingham Battling Bozo--is still waiting for more boZos 10 slap to sleep.