The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-24

The bows down on the main
kali have been very busy OF late.
INV have have been threshing out
Ioms perplexing problems. AT
last they've been trying desper-
L,sly. and yociferously, to answer
|bsss confusing things which have
LnlIt their ranks wide open. And.
Ter all. il does not amount TO
nuch, but you know how 1t Is. the
Rovs have 10 hold their open air
|orums. and these forums have
been going on for 10 these many
Years. This latest argument con-
kerns Jimmy Adamick, the Mid
)srd Nauler.
Is Jimmy the sensational hitter
Mhich many people believe him TO
ke, IS one of the questions which
has been debated up and down the
avenue for weeks. Have the man
seers Of Adamick gone out and
bought their way over the pros
srare forms Of Jimmy's victims?
kud II Jimmy IS as good as his
handlers say he is, why don't they
ret stronger opposition for him?
These are few Of the questions
which have put the boys in a dith-
b.
The forces against Adamick
claim that Jimmy Is just a big
hunk Of cheese. that he cannot
fight, and that his managers have
done some phenagling in every
match in which Jimmy has been a
participant The refusal of the
Adamick managerial staff TO accept
! match with Roscoe Toles. Ever
tit watsons betty heavyweight,
has only added coal TO the flame.
The accusers are legion.
The other side argues from the
premises that Jimmy can hit, Is
far above The average fighter, and
that his n!anagers are turning a
smart trick by keeping the Midland
Kid out - The ring with TOTES.
They also charge that the claims
that Jimmys victories are buried
under shady dealings are withou:
support
The debates have become so
heated a times that the boys have
threatened 10 put up some of the
filthy lncfe TO support their con-
tenIions OF course those who are
acquainted with the boys are we'll
aware thar this is only a bluff.
Columbus Murray. who sits In on
most Of the battles, speaks loudly
sgaint his practice.
While I'm not willing to put my
Dill IN the argument. I'm firmly
convinced that Adamick can fight,
aud that he's on the right road to
make plenty Of money. The fans
want TO see a fighter who can lay
Dis opponents among the sweet
peas, and that's just what the
Midland fighter can do. And. re-
gardless Of the opposition. anyone
VINO can put 81 out OF 40 opponents
70 sleep, has plenty Of power be-
nmd his punches.
Don't take too serious the state
men's made by Benny Leonard
concerning Joe Louis and Jack
dempsey According to Benny
Leonard, Jack Dempsey was the
greatest heavyweight. He would
1uock our Louis in one round. Jack
would be too aggressive for Joe.
book.
Joe Louis lacks experience. but
ae mas tho killer instinct bred In
a' bones. You hear so much a
OOu' lighters knocking you out with
Vus punch, but unless II Is an acct
u.n'' VINO does It? John l.. Sulli-
'an was one, Stanley Ketchell was
sumner. Terry McGovern could,
SUI 80 could gangIing Aarelio Her
"a Hype Igoe's idol. Dempsey
,uu'un l. Tunney couldn't, and Jim
o'aodock couldn't. They could
no" a man down with a series OF
y - sure. I think Louis, green
- 'ne boy Is. comes closer to being
one-punch knockerout than any
CODY I've ever seen"
" .s
y. eonard IS ing into the
- Il busins IS. so this utter
H.. just anotner way OF get
,,.s before the public eye. He had
: Alk about a prominent charact-
4. 20 ne picks a few flaws in the
v.'aa np'on. Leonard reminds me
' 10y much Of Jack Johnson. Jack
~ INTO Louis. not with malicious
,i,s out Just to get some publ
NY 10 cash In on.
Ioh 'sn going to be such a tough
4, lot The baseball fans when they
,.,. uOwn and begin selecting mem
vi, lor the all-star teams which
I :, represent the East and West
non,s Dig shindig in Chicago next
ion vi course the recommends
\ 49,. u 'hese fans will not amount
n..s.y., much because these recon-
n. sa'ions will be cast aside by