The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-15

1919 he was q frequent visitor at tho California avenue fire house (Atiantic City) where he donned the gloves regularly with "Young'' Jack O'Brien, brother of Phiiadel- phia's physical culture professor.
 Like Jimmy Walker, popular former mayor of New York, Atlan- Iic City's chief executive is Q strong booster for ali sports. His favorita is boxing and next comes bases ball.
 For just about 15-mlnutes
 the other day, Jimmy McImr.
 nin was duly authorized by
 law as special detective No
 B 2iD, having been duly sworn
 in as the ceremony was Re-
 corded by 0 flock of camera.
 men. Top Foster saw hls
 youthful prOfcge lingering nlo
 gold plated badge esnbiemmtiD
 Os his new office and ho
 stripped him of authority for-
 sOOth.
 "Jimmy, boy, don't be going
 and getting no funny notions
 in yOnr head. You are trnin-
 ing tO fight q great lighter.
 Think of y0uf business--tIiats
 the way Co succeed. That de.
 tectlvO stuff makes good Fead-
 in', but it won't improve your
 boxing, Mind what I'm tcIlinf
 you, Jimmy, boy" admOnisl1ed
 line fatherIy flgiit rnnnager, as
 he slowed the badge in his
 F. s. Later in the day the
 old gent doffed his coat for .
 few brief moments tO show
 Jimmy . new angle In fcinung
 e boxer Iilk0 Ross. bO enc
 gr0ssed was Pop with his dem.
 OnstratiOn, that playful Jimmy
 had trouble retrieving his
 Pete Latso, former worlds well terweight champion accepted an invitation extended by Pop Foster to train in the spacious $500 ,000 ball room at Convention hall whore works out. The veteran was highly appreciative of the in- vite to uniimber before the crows that flock to watch McLarnin pre- pare for his fifteen -round MIX Fund program defense of his crown a week from next Monday.
 Al Thoma, trainer of Steve IIamas, ig with Latzo. Thoma thinks that Mciiarnin will have q hard time trying to nail Barney Ross with his right. Ross has too much speed and boxing ability. says Thoma, and the Irishman will ba unable to fight up to his best form after his long, much too long Iayoff.
 Jimmy McT.nrnin, worlds well terweight champion was born at fnchac0re, q short distance from Dublin. He is the oldest boy in a of i've brothers and glx sis- ters. He is Q citizen of the United States and fs q resident of Berke- Icy, California where he is . part ner in q soap factory. His mana ger, Pop Poster, says that Jimmy will be 26 on his next birthday, December 20.
 Pop Foster, Liverpool Irish-
 man who admits he has seen
 sixty suuDHners come and gO,
 knows more boxing lore than
 most of the expert handlers
 put together. (At least this is
 the opinion formed by your
 cOrrespOndent.) Pops father
 before him made 6 livelihood
 aa Blead Of Q travelling booth
 boxing show fn Great Britain.
 And that's how Pop served his
 apprenticeship Boxing with ell
 COsnerg--n hnrd school but
 tisere neveF was . better 0ne
 invented.
 Mcf.arnin has had one job--his first and only ono, by the way. He was an elevator operator for tho Columbia Paper Co, in Vancouver, B. c. Jimmy Is an expert dieticiaD. He knows enough about the subject to qualify as a tutor on diafeticA. Added to which in the practical ex- perfence which your average teach or of the topic lacks.
 Tf Aacryarnin will be handi-
 capped lD hIe Gffeen-FOund
 fiiuIar lIEIlf wsfIs Harney Ross,
 lf will sDe llecause he Isas s0ueIsf
 less fjsou q round siieo I,e met
 Sammy FuIier (k0 s F0s) tH
 Madison Square Garden iler 1as
 Ia51. di1n1sly won Isls f45-
 pound mantle fr01l Young
 c0rfeft iast hsay ae--s yesr
 ago.
 Tn favor Of McI<aFuin, is the fact fhal when not getting ready for e light, ho takes religious care 0f hlmsslf 1laIn or shine, the Irish. man induIg6e In an eIght.miIe e0n- stitutionaI daily.
 HED'ifAI!!IED GIRLS GAN