The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-29
ROSS BROKE Bone
in SIXTH ROUND;
JIMMY BACKS JACK
Decision Growing New
Wefterweight Champion
Was Unanimous
BIZ STUART CAMERON
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New York, May 2s.-(UP).--
Barney Ross is a better man than
Jimmy McLarnin. Barney knows
it. So do the 10000 fans who saw
these two great welterweights
slug it out for is rousing rounds
at the Polo Grounds last night.
Jimmy knows it and. despit tho
loud squawks coming fro mhis cor
ner, so does McLarnin's veteran
manager, Pop Foster.
Today Ross is once again welter-
weight champion of the world, and
McLarnin probably has fought his
last fight. Foster today said
definitely, well, we quit now.
Jimmy's going to retire
Entering the ring an odds-on fa-
vorite, Ross more than lived up to
predictions made by almost all the
experts. He carried the fight to Me-
Larnin In the early rounds, wealth
cred o storm which began when he
broke his hand in the sixth, and
forged on to an unquestioned de-.
cision IL. the closing sessions.
One Big Kick
There was just one discordant
note today. 1t was the bleat of the
aging Pop Foster over the choice
of Jack Dempsey as referee.
1T was highway robbery With
out violence" Foster said.
He made quite a scene before
ithe fight started. Dempsey, who
had handled the final preliminary.
was directed to remain In the ring
Gesticulating wildly, Fostre car
ried his objection to Ten. John
Phelaa, chairman Of the state ath-
leic commission. Thumbed down
by the general, FOSTER stompeJ
around the ring and finally walked
over to Dempsey, offered his hand
and said, II know you are an hon
est man"
Then the fight went on and when
1t was over Foster I'm Jimmy's
dressing room. complained some
more.
THE minute we saw Dempsey In
there as referee we knew we wre
sunk" Pop bgan. HES been hang
ing around the Rpss camp and Il
very friendly towards that crowd.
And anyway, he's not capable,
competent or reliable referee"
McLarnin Satisfied
Jimmy didn't agree with his boss.
BEST referee / ever had in the
ring with me-" was the way he put
1t.
incidentally, the matter of
Dempsey being referee was of no
great importance. Both judges vot-
ed for Ross so Dempsey's vote was
needless. Besides, Aunt Minnie
could have handled that fight, for
the referee had almost nothing to
do except keep up with his score
card. On the few occasions hiatt the
boys clinched they separated as
soon as Dempsey walked toward
them. Never once did he actually
pull them apart. sIses
DESIGNATING Pops feelings and
remarks entirely, it's more than
likely that McLarnin will fight no
more. He said at his training camp
that he was getting ready to quit.
He has plenty Of money and wants
to marry and settle down.
Layoff Ahead
Ross future is highly unsettled
He may decide to campaign to re.
gain the lightweight title, or he
may devote his energies TO the
welters. He won't fight for a couple
OF months. anyway. The bone
broken was the second metacarpaI.
which is the large bone just back
of the index finger.
The six-year-old ring precedent
that no welter champion makes an
initial successful defense of hi
crown held true once again In the
third meeting of Ross and Nc
Larnin Jimmy was champ when
he met Barney one year ago. and
the Chicago boy lifted the crown
Jimmy won 1t back last September