Evening star., 1932-10-25
ONLY TITLES WON
IN RINGS COVETED
Rcsenb|oom, Chocolate and
Jadick Carry on Despite
Commission Bans.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

M Mexie Rosenbloom is not
/ Y the light heavyweight
champion of the world, if
you believe the edicts of the Ma
tional Boxing Association. The
same holds good for Johnny
Jadick and Kid Chocolate, junior
welter and junior lightweight
title holders, respectively.
Rosenbloom was declared out, and
a tournament was held to determine
his successor. So far the winner,
George Nichols, has made sorry show
ing. He has been beaten any number
OF times, over the weight, of course,
while Make goes his merry way. slap
ping and cutting out victories over
light-heavies and bigger fellows alike.
If RoSenbloom is worried about the loss
Ct his title he does not seem to show
it, as he fights week in and week out.
Jadick ard Chocolate have not de-
fed the N. B. A. They were declared
out just because the classes in question
had no appeal. Wonder how Mike
Collins feels about that, after all his
work to have Pinkie Mitchell declared
the first junior welter champion by
means of long -drawn-out coupon
poll!
Chocolate is not worried about the
N B. A. action, as the local boxing mo-
guls came to his rescue by accepting
him aS the featherweight champion be-
cause he stopped Lew Feldnan. The
latter has won over Tommy Paul, the
N. B. A. standard bearer, and that
makes it sound official.
IT just so happens that Paul was
j beaten by a chap called Baby Ariz-
rendi by his Mexican followers.
Arizmendi claims he weighed in one
half pound lighter than the class
weight. and for that reason is the real
champion. But the contest took place
in his home city. Mexico City, and it
is just possible that the baby warrior
got bit the best of the breaks.
That Arizmendi is a worthy foeman
for any of the 126-pounders is proved
by his work in California rings. His
latest victim was Newsboy Brown. And
that he would be match for Kid
every one but the local boxing COM
mission, which has ordered him to fight
at one of the smaller clubs before he
is permitted to show in Madison Square
Garden.
Chocolate is not worried about fight
ing Arizmendi in this city. He has
been offered more money as a guaran-
tee by Jack Doyles matchmaker to
fight the Mexican in Los Angeles. And
the Cuban "keed" Gid not look any
too strong at 126 pounds against Field
man He will do better over the 10
round route in California than over
the 15-round wh;rl in this city. The
local boxing commission finds itself
chasing away good matches at time
when such things are really scarce.
MOTHER good fiehter to be scored
n by that ruling is Marcel Tflil of
France. Thil has decisions over
Vince Dundee, the best American mid
o!eWeight. and Gorilla Jones, the N. B.
A American title holder. Dundee is not
soaring in his praise of the French
battler. Not so long ago Spider Plad-
ner, who was knocked out by Eugene
Huat. showed at the Garden without
preliminary at q smaller club, and noth-
ing vas said about this idiotlc rule
Was it because certain favored ones hao
& hand in the management OF Pladner!
This business of making champions,
or "untouchabies," as they are called by
promoters who are scared on by I'M
possible demands, IS nothing new to the
local boxing Solons. And now the well
meaning directors Of the National BOX
ing Association are falling into the same
error. Titles are won and not lost in
the ring. ana no amount OF official
pressure or suspensions will make the
fans believe otherwise.
Some years ago Johnny Wilson's
m.ddleweight title was declared vacant.
Dave Rosenberg was made" champion
after beating Bryan Downey. Mike
ODowd soundly trounced Rosenberg,
but was forgotten just as soon as Will
son signed to fight Harry Greb. The
latter beat Wilson and of course was
accepted as the real champion.
In the lightweight tournament held
i after Benny Leonard resigned the
title, Sammy Mandell conveniently
lost an easy match in order to rush to
the coast for a more lucrative engage
ment 1t was only matter of time
until he caught up with Rocky Kansas.
victor of the tourney. and the real
champion came into his own.
Champions, real or otherwise, give
promoters headaches. 1t has been
proved time after time that a good
local card will outdraw a recognized
champion, provided his title is not at
stake. Meeting the terms of avaricious
managers Of champions has caused the
downfall of many well meaning pro-
moters
Jack Dempsey and Benny Leonard
ere Just as much in demand without
their titles Jimmy McLarnin has made
more money than any other champion,
with the exception Of the heavyweight
crown bearer, in the past three years.
Others of the same type are Eddie
,bo hol; iy, fighting often
as possible: Al Foreman in the light
weight class, Young Corbett, Sd, among
the welters: Young Terry as a middle
weight. and Billy Jones and Ernie
Schaaf in the light-heavy and heavy
weight classes