Evening star., 1938-11-17
Battling Tomorrow
Ignores Krieger's
Claim 10 Title
Only New York Boxing
Body, Rivals in Ring
Stalking LoureIs
BY DREW MIDDLETON,

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE beak-
busting business never was more lu-
dicrous than this week, with two
self-styled middleweight cham
pions" fighting for the title and a
third middleweight beefing loud and
long that he and he alone is the
head guy of the division.
The combatants are Fred Apostoli
and not young Corbett III, who
will meet amidst wild disinterest in
Madison Square Garden tomorrow
night. Ring veterans say the fight
has attracted less interest here
abouts than anything since the last
city series between the Athletics and
the Phillies in Philadelphia.
The third "champion' is Solomon
Krieger, a Brooklyn boy, who to all
intents and purposes has been
handed the short end of the stick
by the New York State Athletic
Commission. Kreiger whaled the tar
out of Al Hostak. recognized as
champion in AZ States, Sumatra and
Pago-Pago. only to find he was just
another fighter in his own back
yard.
Title Is Tangled.
The commission didn't recognize
Hostak as champion because he had
won the title from Freddie Steele,
also one of the commissions prob
lem children. 1t did order Asoptoli
and Corbett to get together and
blessed the union with a title. The
two Californians are the commits
sion's leading contenders. Each con-
siders himself the divisions head
man.
The title at stake Is about all the
fight has at present. Apostoli, after
looking a warmed-over amateur for
a few days, is beginning to move
and hit as he can move and hit,
but still he is long way from
being a great l60-pounder. Besides,
he looks bad against southpaWs.
Corbett is one of the southpawing-
est southpaws you ever saw. He is
33. touch heavy in the legs and
we'll pounded about the noggin. His
style is peculiar He likes to hold
his sparmates with one hand and
belt them with the other, practice
discouraged in New York rings.
Caplin Burning Up.
Corbett, using similar tactics, beat
Apostoli on the Coast last winter
when Fred was claiming the title.
Larry White, Apostoli's manager,
was interrupted in his weight-for-
age hollering stake with Hymie
Caplin, Kriegers front. to find out
if Corbett would be allowed to use
them again
Il know that guy, I know him"
shouted Larry, calmly. He won't
be able to do that to Fred again.
Well fix him. Fred'll grab his
head Off"
Caplin was sore at the interrupt
ton. He is the loudest and fastest
talker in the fight business, and
he has been going hard ever since
the commission gave his boy the
quick zippety-zip.
1T is funny. 1t is to laugh" he
sobbed as he resumed Who do they
think they are? What do We do?
We beat Hostak We can lick both
these mugs in the same night What
do they do? They say Solly must
fight the winner of this thing be-
fore January 80. That's crime
We should get the usual six-month
rest"
Krieger Doesn't Count.
Some one pointed out that Mike
Jacobs, the harried promoter. has
been ordered to slash $4,000 from the
winners purse and post it as guar
antee the title will be defended
against Krieger.
What do We care about that
stuff" beloved Hymie. I'VE want to
enjoy the championship, take 1t
easy, rest
A reporter remarked kindly that
II Krieger fought Apostoli he would
get a good rest, starting with 10
second nap on the canvas.
Get out screamed Caplin. Get
out. You want should lose my
temper?"
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