Evening star., 1937-03-01

up into drawing card by being fed
a diet of set-ups and tankers.
This style was set for Primo Car
nera and an alleged attempt has Just
been uncovered to push Jack Tor
rance, the Olympic shotputter, to the
top the same way. Both times, 1
believe, the fighter was an innocent
party.
I've found these 'built-up" boxers
never amount to much. True, Car
nera got the title. but nothing else
except the "WorkS"-When the show
down came. 1t would have been the
same with Torrance.
Everybody Fooled.
GENERAL well-meaning friends filled
~ me with stories of Torrance. See
ing him as coming world-beater. they
were greatly impressed-and greatly
fooled Just as poor Torrance him.
Self was
Heavyweight champions don't pop
UP overnight like dandelions. Last
year ran a Nationwide tournament
u yllIS " NISNONN4 S4NI "Aio
might have the makings. I couldn't
find him in the thousands who
tried out.
And l got thousands of letters from
others who told me how good they
were. what they could do to Braddock.
Schmeling or Louis. All they wanted
was fare 10 my place in New York. for
me to clothe. feed and manage them
and In no time they'd win the title!
was sucker enough to fall for few
and actually brought some to New
York Only one looked at all like a
prospect. in the gym. but one day
stepped in to show him how to throw
a left hook-well, found he couldn't
take even little poke in the jaw!
P s.: He was on the next train
home.
Should Check on Promoters.
ROXING commissions should in
vestigate men they license to pro-
mote. There are many we'll quail
fied-honest and smart. But they get
no breaks, or "tie-ups."
There are others who know little
about promoting honest matches
between fighters who know how to
fight and who will give the public
a real run for its money-but who
do know all the angles" of conniving
and 'phenagling, and have "tie-ups."
It's a sad fact they get the gravy.
This wouldn't happen if there were
powerful head controlling boxing,
head who knows fighter when he
sees one and can "call" a rank fake
when it's pulled off right under his
nose
His business would be to bar all
known tankerS and to refuse licenses
to all promoters who didn't measure
up to high standard
Boxers should be required to serve
an apprenticeship of at least two
years in the amateurs. By that time
it could be discovered just what
ability they have, thus preventing
palookas from getting money under
false pretenses as a lot of So-called
fighters do nowadays
SiCken of BallyhOO.
A MOTHER thing: Referees should
be compelled to throw out of the
ring Indifferent and fake performers.
After all, this is the fighting game,
AND no one has right in it unless
he's real fighter.
Last. but not least, a contract in
the fight business should be as bind
ing as in ony other business.
This would eliminate phoney bally-
hooing and maneuvering, which, from
what I hear from fans in my travels,
is getting the paying public pretty
sick.
A fighter should fight his very best
every time he faces the paying public
and not be allowed to carry" an
inferior rival to build up a return
bout, or any of that stuff
In other words, what the fight game
needs right now is good swift kick
in the pants! Plus warning not to
let 1t happen again!
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