The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-31
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By JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK. March 81


1T IS announced that the Ma
Il tional Boxing Association has
started an investigation Of the ac-
tiyities of Signor Primo Camera
with view TO determining whether
any of his rapid knockoutS have
been unethically conducted. Should
is develop that the Primo has been
resorting TO sinister practices In
l connection with his dollar spearing
eou of the provinces, the aSsocia-
ton will recommend that he be
barred in all states with which 1t
= affiliated. a number totaling some
thirty odd.
Ordinarily the net result of any inves-
tiEation. started BY a boxing association
or a boxing commission. is something less
than zero and BY the time the y. b. A.
has completed its scrutiny of the current
bippodrome expedition. the Primo very
likely viii have exhausted the resources
of the customers in the outlying districts
anyhow.
There Is also the point that possibly
the customers do not care to be protected
against the Interpretations OF fight
promoters. for how else are you 70 &C
count for the fact that the Camera en-
tourage already has accumulated more
than 500. 900 and in every instance It
Tas known In advance that the Vene-
tian's opponent was either raw set up
Tor an obvious tanker?
Still. 7 suppose something ought To oe
done about the situation. If for no other
reason than to establish for future court
procedure. the difference between larceny
ruised a. sport and larceny as reoog-
nIEed breach Of the criminal code.
MERCHANT who falsely rep
IA resents the virtues OF prod
uct Is liable to arrest and criminal
pros. .ution by old John Law anc
10 seems rather strange that pro-
moter who schedules a meeting pc
tween one such as the Primo and
Big Boy Peterson or Farmer
Lodge and presents it to his Glen
tele as a prize fight with the lmplleo
promise of competition, not only Is
uermitted to continue in trade, but
is encouraged.
II is possible, IT course, that ]" "
stances Of this nature the promoter IS
more sinned against than SHINING ann
that the real cuIprits are the ring prin-
-cipaIs and their handlers. Even So TINS
does not lessen the degree NJ Venalty III
any vay. nor reduce the side-liner's De
abatement that the practice OF obtaining
money under false pretenses should be
eeIorv In ono business sphere and merely
"a rood uatured laugh on the public in an
other.
!. 7 realize that It seems much easier TO
establish the guilt of check forger be
fore the bar OF justice than that OF
lighter who vas paid to fight and did
not but then this may be due to the
trivial fact that the forces of Law and
order have no tolerance with the oao
check manipulators and no interest In
poxing takers.
have heard from theOrizinE students
Of criminoiogy that the main reason the
murderer of Rothsteiu was not brought to
trial is that be was not caught.
MO one should be simple enough
IN TO believe for a second that
the Camera circus is going to fold
40 after rambling through the 3
O'clock towns. The present program
is only incidental to a grand, smash
ing come-on of majestic proper
tions which is to eventuate- on the
IL ke front in Chicago next Septem-
Der with meme other than old John
Rubber-Legs Dempsey in the oppo-
site corner.
You can go out and bet all the olives
in Maple that Old John Rubber"Legs
Is going to fight again this year, that
Chicago is the place and Camera Is the
GENT Moreover. Old John Is going to
have something to do with the promo
ton.
The Primo Is one Stumblebum
Old John is pretty sure he can
tag where tagging counts most,
and what is more important, get
plenty of money for doing it
and at the moment Old John
doesn't need the ready, as the
boys call it, any more than the
PhiIlies need four or five good
pitchers.