The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-19
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BY HENRY McELMORE United Press Staff Correspondent,

United Press Stan Correspondent)
 New York, Dec 19-One of the most delightful sessions. of the free- cigars-and-squawk club iR years was held in Jimmy Johnston's Madison Squpare garden office yes- terday.
 In addition to the boxing writ ers' those present included Joe Ja- cobs, who grew rich with Schmel- ing; Harry Lenny, who grew gray with Impellettiere; six to five Pete; a punching bag salesman, and three unidentified gentlemen who wore caps and kept their feet on the desk.
 Following a round-table discus sion of the influence of the lake poets on the moderns, and a charming talk by Jacobs in which he told of-a delightful box lunch picnic in the black forest, someone noticed that Johnston was absent and suggested now was the time to take the promoter apart.
 T hear," said a dear friend of Johnston as he helped himself to a Johnston cigar from the Johns- ton desk, 'that the brass hats of this place are upstairs right now discussing ways and means of throwing him out"
 ''That isn't news" said the re- porter in the tweed suit. They've been in session on the same topic for two years, and he's still with us. If they ever smoke one of they'd make up their minds in five minutes"
 Say" asked one of the cap guys, "how did Johnston ever let that Schmeling and Hamas match go to Germany? I ain't no pro- moter-well, no fight promoter, anyway-but I don't believe a guy 1000 miles away could steal nat ural right out from under my nose"
 Hell, he did," was the reply. "All he wanted was 25 grand which ain't so much when you remember the fight couldn't help miss draw ing twice that much over here. What about it Joe? You're Schmel- ing's manager and you oughta know"
 Perhaps is should be pointed out here, before going into Jacobs testimony, that Joe is manager of Schmeling everywhere in the world but Germany. Because of anti-semitic sentiment in Germany, Joe lets Max do all his own think ing and signing for bouts in that country, and attends them only as a spectator.
 According to Jacobs, Johnston lost the match for the garden only because he wouldn't give Hamas and 'Uncle Charley" Harvey, Steve's manager, $25,000.
 Jimmy knew Charley and Steve needed the money, and he knew l was ready to sign Schmeling, but he never got around to 1t. After 1t was too late he wanted me to call Schmeling on the trans-oceanic phone and get him to pull out of the match. But I'd been smart to do that. now wouldn't I? When Schmeling finally gets a sucker to come over and fight him in his own backyard, he wants me to have it killed. Max has been coming cross the ocean to fight for i've years, and it's time he got one of tho boys to come over there and take a licking"
 You sound mighty confident of Max's ability to pop Steve over." someone said.
 T am," answered Jacobs. "IIe'il get him in eight rounds. He'd have got him that time in Philadelphia # there'd been just one more round"
 According to Jacobs. one Of the reasons Johnston and Harvey never got together in that Harvey, who used to hire Johnston to run CT. sands 1Or him, can't get it out of his hsad that Jimmy stIli isn't q boy,
 biIe still wants Co eend the gaF- den promoter around the corner for . package Of chewing sum in-