The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-13

ANAAVti WGSO VII SAAS Sure, 1t was funny fight. Il looked funny and lt was twice ai funny as 1t looked. But it wasn't funny the way lot of fight writers wrote it up. 1t was funny because it surprised so many oi the people that were on the inside But it was on tho level. And don't believe anybody who says different
 Eddie DechaIn was champion for four years He won the champion. ship from Ad Murratt tho year Dempsey beat Jess Willard so he was on top in the golden days of the fight game when nll cham- pion had to do was fight onco n year to mako couple of hundred grand and keep his manager In the way manager was unnccustomed to iivG before he got to be q ma anagor.
 Ue had to como up fnBt (n boy has to come up fast to win 6 cham. plonBhlp and hold it for any length of tImn) because he was perfect fighting machine. Eddie had every. thing; courage, coordination, speed, . sweet change of paeo and the sock Of Q mule in either hand. He was beautiful in tho ring. Every move a picture or Skill In action, moving as fast and ns ef- fortless nB light,
 MIKE WAS JUST
 A PUNK KID
 Miko Nixon was just q punk kid when ho saw Eddie win that cham. pionshiD and Eddie became his Ideal. From that night on, Mike tried to Do iiko the champ. Of course, ho couldn't because MIko was only q hooker who got in close and whangod them in tho belly till they wilted down. 1sddi0 was q shnrD. shooter with punch, lik0 Fitzsirnmong or Corbott.
 It was funny at that, q punk trying to net like A champion. Still you couldn't blnmo Mike for imi- tating Eddie Dochain both in and out Of tho ring. For Eddie was the light game Itself in nii It's glory and its tragedy. Ho wGs It's color and It's raey charm. H0 was the gentleman In his sports or evoning clothes and primitive man in tho ring. Tho fight gRmO mndG Eddie and then broke him and throw him on It's sing hcnp, punch drunk, tho way it does nearly every fighter
 Eddie and f1tlen was married the yonr before h0 won the cham. pionBhip and they were aB happy ng two kids together because thoy were crazy for each other. Ellen w0s beautiful. Sh6 had biue- black hair md long wIdo eyes clear blue. h little turnod.up nose, H Bwoot mouth and q strong chin. She had h shape like tho Venus dc Milo trained down, n sharp tongue md n warm heart. She was 0nes man woman. Eddie WAS hcr henrt, her life, hor hoHv6n .on .earth but that didn't stop hor from blasting him out when she got mad. And she had to blast him often befor0 sbo was through. because q long while after he became cha mpion tho eosy money and the dolls got him.
 You know, you can't blame A fighter for going woman crazy. They won't let him alone. They poster him. All kinds from cheap little tarts 10 society danes. They mover give him a rest. And oven nt thnt, Eddie held out for Q year and q half because h6 was really in i0Ve with his wife.
 Maybe he would have been all right if It wasn't for MIke flag. gcrty, his manager. Miko liked the Wom6n and the lights but nc had sense enough. to koep Eddie away from them, because Eddie waB his mehI.ticket. Dut ono night a warm .heartod, empty.headed girl persuaded him to bring Eddie on a party. And that wnB tho beginning of tho end for Eddie.
 IIo went the limit, He had q string Of beauties trailing him that would have mado Casanova turn gredn with envy. Boy. he sizzl0d Broadway, burning tho candle at both ends and In the middle!
 The strange thing was that Ellen didn't got wise for h long time, oven though some of Eddie'R oscapades with women made the front pag6 and no was always In the gossip columns. She read these stories, but sho believed Eddie when he told her that 1t was all just publicity. A woman in lov0 is iike that. aho thinks every other woman is In love with h6r man and down in her he0rt sho doesn't blame her. But she will