Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09
QUALITY MATCHES
DRAW D|GPROFITS
Safety.First Champions and
Two-Time Promoters
Bane Of Boxing.
BY SPARROW MCCAIN.

Jew YORK, November g.
M Boxing promoters need no
4 longer seek remedy for
the depressed state Of the
sport. Considering the sell-out at
Madison Square Garden for the
Fidel La Barba-Kid Chocolate bat
tie this week, all one has to do a
offer the public q genuine scrap
at popular prices.
The answer is simple enough. but
near-sighted promoters have failed to
fans, and as result have been showing
losses for many 1880 bouts.
Sending champions or so-called con-
tenders against mediocre talent has
spelled disaster for matchmakers
throughout the country.
Fans Want Quality.
There Is nothing wrong with the box
ing game. The interest OF the fans n
just as great as ever. The fault lies
with the quality Of the contests offered.
Those who pay the freight have learned
lesson and viii not pay unless bouts
are up to standard.
Going right down the line, the game
Is IN 3 sad way. Max Schmeling,
holder Of the heavyweight title. u co.
journing in his native country and win
not come out Of his shell until he -
assured Of . victory OF . fabulous purse.
The light-heavyweight class. headed by
Make Rosenbloom, Is suffering from
lack Of competition. Denied the right
to compete among heavies, Make ID BE-
moaning the fact that he Is cham.
pion. The middieweight class Is In the
same state. Mickey Walker Il aiming
for . crack at higher honors and cllal-
lengers for his title are ordinary.
The welserweight class = gllt-edged
when one considers the value Of Jackie
Fields, Young Corbett, Young Jack
Thompson and others. But Tumnay
Freeman is III and until he TscUvsrs
nothing much viii be heard 4rcnA that
fighting division.
Al singer HanAlcappeA
The lightweight class has abundant
material. Al singer = aniicted With %
New York and cannot show his real
stun unless he has . hometown audi
ence 70 spur him on. No one denies
the quality Of the lightweight champion,
but the Jewel Of the Ghetto does not
shine when he n out Of his proper
setting. Al IL matched TO meet Tony
Cann0reri on November IL end the
metropolitan. fans win thsn - Nm q
The feasherwelehk claw y unn-sxist-
emit. because. the title hoSd1f. Battalino,
the sO-called battler. haa uruyed 70 be
q safety-llrEt champion Beaten IN
| practically every contest, nOn-tatllnx, Of
course. outside az his hons town, Bat
talino has managed ~ hold On. 70 his
title. with ccntendeEz Ike Eddie Shea.
Fidel La 1Axba, Bazi MastxO and Kid
Chocolate, this clasB deserves 9 better
fate. However,. 4 BattalinO co. ahead
he may ygt sayo his 1acA
Al DruWn xhEAaensa
Here d one OUTSTANDING easa Al which
the promoters hAvs bsen at fault. In
/ stead Of accepting 1attalino and per-
hitting him to choose his opponents,
the eaner policy would haye been %
ignore him and thus compel him 20
The bantanWeight class ~ toe most
distinctive Of The lot New blood
threatens the reign Of al Brown. No
longer should the pnnaman eeek con-
quests In other lands. "A formidable
challenger In the person Of Pete sam
stol has arrived On the scene. and Il
one takes the word Of Tom McArdle.
Brown viii have 10 look 70 his lna1rels
Sanstol has taken Eastern United
States and Canada by storm. Fighters
Of his type make boxing the sport Of
sports, and II promoters win haArken
to the will Of the fans instead Of mana
gcrial connections and obligati0nn, the
game win show . surprising turn for
the better.
Promoters and matchmaker win DO
/ ing or having an interest In fighters
and play UP to the fans-a part Of the
fighters purse plus the gateare bound
TO rebound TO the promoters discredit.
Drive out the safety-first champion and
the two-tfme promoter and manager,
and boxing wfll enjoy . vigorous ~
vtval o. interest.