The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-05

member, that it Is not the fighter
who Is inherently crooked, rs
crooked managers and promoters
and especially economic cfrcuxB
stances that force him to he
crooked
Incidentally, previous to that, had
gone around to Frank Weiner, former
Boxing Commissioner Of Pennsyl-
vania, TO get his help This Frank
Wiener IS a shifty-eyed parasite who
works in the stock exchange. He
can't look 3 dog straight in the eye.
II you ever read the Philly papers
you'll recollect that Wiener is the
chiseler that helped promote the
Chocolate-Klick scrap for the United
Campaign. Wiener right now Is do
ing lot Of talking about how the
boxing and wrestling game should be
cleaned up, but it's well-known fact
in the racket that boxing in Philly
was even crookeder-if that was pos
sible-in his regime than today. Vie
ner was the commissioner when
Philly had the Godfrey Camera
flasco. Wiener know how that fight
was going to end "a hours before It
occurred. Also, the Carnera-Ace
Clark fight. We all knew how that
was going to end even before the
contracts were signed. And then
Wiener, on the day Of the fight, when
they weighed in, had the CUTS to
tell Ace to do his best and that if he
won, he would make Clark worlds
champ.
well, Wiener informed me-, Il I
could get the fighters together, and
organize them, he would help me. /
told him he was joke. II could
get them together I wouldn't need
him or anybody else to help me do
the rest.
AFTER l had the names At tlas
n fighters I brought them around
10 Robert Nelson, colored chairman
Of the Athletic Commission. Nelson
Is a favOrfte Of Pinchot because he
controls q lot Of cOIored votes h
this state. The commission itself b
. nice spot for those heels Of Pin
chot who have done their WORK
faithfully and well. Nelson looked
over the code, then the list Of night
ers. Splendid idea he said. When
can you get the board together 10
vote on it?' 1 asked.
swell, the board has no definitS
time when 1t meets, but I'll send
you a card as soon as we have =
meeting, then you can come per-
sonalIy and propose IL to the board.
You have my approval
Eight weeks have gone by and
haven't heard from the board De
you think any Of these sport writ
ers who are continually talking
about cleaning up boxing would
write an article to speed up the
board and force them to meet? II
you do, you're crazy. They don't
even want to talk to nae. They run
away from me.
no you think that the liberal at
~ torney, Benjamin Colder, who Is
continually screaming, Down with
Pinchotl' will as much as bulge a
finger? He will like hell. Do you think
that the former commissioner Of the
N. Y. State Athletic Commissioner
and now Postmaster General, his
Honor James Farley. who in his time
was another one Of those who yelled
The boxing game must be cleaned
up!' is willing to help? Like hell he
is. All these so-called big shots wash
their hands of it. Got their hands
tied, they say. And they really have
There isn't one who hasn't some
time or other done dishonest thing.
cat present, one copy Of the code
rests In the commissioners office,
probably in the waste paper basket,
and one rests in my pocket, and the
fighters in this town are still get
ting paid In the dark.
"Comradely,
Sammy Kovnat."