The Washington times., 1938-04-15
Rumor Nedomd tskY Tried
'Runout' Inks Terrdpins.
Students R lily
To Aid Of
Ivan
BY BOB ADDIE

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into the ring against Steve Mama.
kos next Monday night he will be
fighting for his honor and dear
old Maryland. The Terp student
body, in an unprecedented move,
has taken sides in the bitter dis
pute now raging as to whether
Nedomatsky tried to take a rum
out powder yesterday.
NedomatSky's manager, Heinie
Blaustein, told Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn to cancel the
match because Ivan had injured
his hand. The willy Ahearn had
Nedomatsky brought here and ex.
amined by two physicians, DR.. Gil.
bert Gutenberg, commission medl-
co, and DR.. Thomas Foley, bone
specialist. The medical diagnosis
revealed Ivan had a swollen thumb
but his hand had no serious injury
and would be entirely fit by Mon
day night.
REPRISAL?
Meanwhile, Blaustein's move
was interpreted by Ahearn as
reprisal for Jimmy Jones defeat
and the Red Burman incident.
Burman failed to knock out Eddie
Nader a few weeks ago and Max
Waxman, president Of the Blau-
stein enterprises, vowed no fighter
of his would ever fight in the
District again because Red had
oeen given "a raw deal"
Now enters the college angle. It
seems the University of Maryland
is particularly high on Nedomat-
sky's ability as a professional
pugilist. OF course, when we say
the University Of Maryland, we
mean several students there and
not the big shots or seni-big shots
who govern the official policy of
the university.
The student body is up in arms
over the alleged pushing-around
Ivan is getting. In case you didn't
know, Nedomatsky was Mary.
lands star welterweight for three
years, and a composite picture Of
most Of his college opponents
would be a punching bag with a
high forehead.
The loyal Terrapins say Nedo-
matSky needs no apologies for his
ability nor help from anyone. We
said that a rumor was making the
rounds that Col. Harvey Miller,
who doubles as secretary Of the
District Boxing Commission when
not engaged in coaching the
Terps' boxing team would use his
influence to see Nedomatsky got
all the better of any officiating
when the latter faces Mamakos.
NEEDS NO HELP
OF course, we branded the re-
port as ridiculous and in our own
words as "a cheap publicity stunt"
Evidently the Maryland students
read only the first couple Of
paragraphs then rushed to the pen
and ink to blast us as unfair
to accuse our good boxing COM
mission secretary Of showing any
favoritism towards our former Uni
versity of Maryland champion. "
Mr.. Robert Brooks, of the class
of '39, is spokesman for the OBJ
jectors. Mr.. Brooks chides us
gently in this manner:
Ivan does not need any help
from anyone If he fights a fellow
such as Steve Mamakos, who re-
putedly is a tough scrapper in any
league, and just the type Ivan
loves to fight.
"You can put it your paper that
Ivan NedomatSky will keep the
colors of dear ole Gold and Black
in his heart and mind during the
battles in the ring. There is one
thing he cannot erase from his
memory-his college friends, his
campus life and the spirit in
jected into him at Maryland tt
win fairly and squarely without
anyone's help.
"P. S. Ivan Nedomatsky will
knock out Steve Mamakos colder
than senior 'hazing' a fresh,
man