The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-12
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By HENRY BfcLEMoRE United Press Stan Correspondent

(Unhtc0 Prc6S Stan GOFFeSpOn0ent) New York, Jan 12-(UP)-In- dignant, indignanter, Indignantest. And sore, sorer, sorest.
 Also disgusted, disgusteder, dis gustedest.
 Not to mention burnedup, burnedupeder, burnedupedest. That describes, in a measure, how Ancil Hoffman feels about the heavyweight boxing situation. Mr Hoffman, who was born under an unlucky star, is the manager of Max Baer, the champion of more things than one. He also shep- herds Max's little brother, Buddy who MT Hoffman describes as "235 pounds of headache with a kick like a mule."
 Buddy, incidentally, has the makings of a champion, according to MT Hoffman, if he can overcome one fault.
 "He is great heavyweight prospect" Mir Hoffman said yes- terday in his suite at the Park Central, but he insists on putting people with his head. Preferably on the head. There must be a lit- tie goat in him somewhere. Only the other night, up in Boston, he had Babe Hunt licked for three rounds, only to come out in the fourth and start putting poor Babe or the conk. Such unseeming behavior turned the referee, as well as the customers, against him, and he lost the decision. Sometimes I think putting must ruin in the family, for you will remember that Max used to bang his head against the radiators and steam pipes of out to fight. He never explained this craving, further thtan that it warns me up'."
 But to leave Buddy for the mo- ment. and return to MT Hoffman's disgust with the heavyweight box ing situation.
 He is disgusted with all the pal aver about an elimination tourna- ment to produce a challenger for Max's title. 1T never saw so much sweating and fretting and rep taping about nothing, in my life," he said. This boxing commission says Lasky Is the man. Another thinks Hamas is tops. This pro- moter wants us to fight this fellow and another promoter wants Us to take on that fellow. Why in the devil don't they line all the con- tenders up, and then let the big fellow get at them. one at time? He'd take care of the eliminat- ing. And in a few rounds. too. Yes sir, sic Max on Iasky and Hamas and Schmeling and Primo, and he'd give you the best elim- ination contest you ever saw"
 Mir Hoffman had some other things to say, too. For one thing. he won't fight in this state until they change the refereeing staff.
 Not that Pm saying the referees around here are crooked. or any thing. They're just downright in- competent. l have in my pocket a letter from Bill Brown, chairman of the boxing commission, in which he lists the official figures of the referee and two judges on Maxs fight with Camera. And you won't believe 1t, but Referee Arthur Donovan gave Camera the tenth round. And that's the round m (which he held Max off while he asked Camera who was out on his feet and staggering all over the place, if he could go on. Yet, at the end of the round,. he votes for Primo. If that isn't incompe- tence, what is?"
 MT Hoffman rates Hamas as the the leading challenger?
 "Wc'd knock him out in few rounds, but he still is the only sen sible choice. He licked Schmeling and he licked Lasky. Yet the Garden wants me to meet Lasky. It doesn't make sense"