The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-16

other in the ring for long it takes to tell it.
Then of them cranked up and fired right practically
all the way from Verdun 1t landed squarey the cold
of the young Frenchman and tapped is care for m
English allies would have put it, and that's how fighters
born
Thursday evening in the Polo Grounds New York
city Marcel pronounced MarSEL) Th pronounced TeaD,
the Mauer and middleweght champion of all
the lands unclaimed by the Three Dukes of the New York
State Boxing Commission, will defend his championship
against Fred Apostolic of San Francisco, IN Mike Jacobs
Carnival of Champions
Marcel Thl who had to fight that spring day
in Rheims before he could rally round the rolling kitchens
Of the Sodats Americans for double helping OF coned Willie
gratis and lade of Boston baked beans doughboy
ing coated with syrup out of cans.
Even So Marcel willing to fight for and doubt,
thought wonderful that day 18 years ago. just yes
trday the Older bader Marcel goaed over some French
delcaces delivered from the French liner Normandie to his
training camp at Pompton Lakes n J.
Which is the difference that the years make
The LegiOn's DUN:
1t is coincidence, but sngulary fitting that the
famous Marcel ThI of France should be making his first
American appearance in town at the same time that the
American Legion gathered here for its national convention
Since Th the fighter definitely yproduct of the Grant
Tour that produced the Legion.
Strangely too Th has fought literally around world
without having appeared here in what he already calls
hs second home For he to join the French
and to the world of courseafer the khakad dough
boys had picked up with the unmistakabe marching tread
Of veterans and swinging out of the old streets of Rheims
trusts forever.
After his hitch the navy, during which time he became
middle champion of the fleet Th turned professional and
in the last years he has fought in Paris London Barcelona
and the tremendous Dynamo Stadium of Soviet Russia
which 00 and which jefferson Davis Dickson insists
will day be TO the worlds besknown sports
Jefferson Davis Dickson, in he needs introduction,
ID the Natchez iss) who turned promoter in France
after the
During the past summer Dickson promoted boxing shows
in London Paris Vienna Geneva and Bucharest, and
active in sending Tommy Farr and Thl to this country
Annie Oakleys in MOscov:
"Our into Moscow" says Dickson twas of the
interesting have undertaken We packed that
tremendous stadium and there must have been $4,000
standing outside. The show is "free of That s
aside from the fact that they take let % cents month
out of the pay of those who wish to attend.
You work in the shoe shops work at the tailOrs The
shoe shops pay much subscription and many Seats
the tailor shops likewise Then they issue tickets to those
entitled to the bouts It's great racket You're sold
out the day show You don't have to
about your ticket distribution SPECTATORS anybody bother
- ing you for Annie Oakleys.
II think Mike Jacobs Jimmy Johnston would like pro-
noting there fine know did, and am looking forward
to going back Besides they're positively daffy about sports
of all kinds and of those big Russian boys should make
hrsclass heavyweghts Especially with those whiskers to
cushion their chns.
The Show at Nuremberg:
as there going to be a in Europe, Jeff?" asked
when get here and read your papers, think So,
he replied but when back and start travelling about
Europe I'm there isn't Actually nobody possibly
tell what's going to happen. It's too mixed up
Maybe you think there lot of angles to the boxing
business Well should start trying to figure the nterna
tonal setup mean business who would like to do
business in those countries.
II have just from seeing that show at Nuremberg
You know where the Nazs get together Germany Nobody
ever saw anything like that before. Ever
Try to imagine maybe 100000 soldiers, voters, what
they all perfectly uniformed jerking up that right
IN the Nazi salute at precisely the moment can't
begin to describe it. But it's organized better than any show
that staged From promoters standpoint strictly
the fellow who puts it it Snowman.
Il don't know what they're getting ready for how would
But I'll tell you this much-heyr all dressed up for it."
P. S-Dckson thinks Thl mortal cinch to beat Apostolic