The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-26
Eastern And Western Prom oterg "a 7o lliddlel
BY JACR CUDDY


 United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, Jan. 26 = U.Pl = While the world of wallop snored through its bashed beezer last night Madcap Mike Jacobs leaped about our national geography like a dis traught flea, trying to clarify the middleweight niuddle.
 Maneuvering Mike airplaned into Chicago at a late hour for the sole purpose of arranging New York bout that would decide at last who actually is middleweight champion of the world. .se. Uncle Mike sought a decisive con- flict between Ceferino Garcia, who is recognized as king of the l60- pounders by the New York and Cahfornit commissions, and Al Ho- stak of Seattle, who is recognized by the National Boxing Assciation. Uncle Mike wanted this brawl to be staged in New York, which means under Jacobs promotion.
 Our Chicago operatives inform that the first person Jacobs saw when he descended from his sky chariot at Chicago was Nate Drux- man, the Seattle promoter who has contractional rights upon Hostak's s services. And after Uncle Mike banded three rfour paragraphs of conversation with MT. Druxmaa a he shivered and said, "get me a ticket for Miami right away. I crave tropical warmth" So-Promoter Ja- cobs at midnight grabbed Miami plane. To the press, he explained that he had to make preliminary arrangements for the Bill Conn., Gus Lesnevioh light heavyweight cham- pionship fight at Miami on Febru- ary 28. .~
 But Chicago reporters insist that Jacobs fled south after Druxman told him that he was sure Hostaks s manager, Eddie Marine, would con- sent to New York title tilt if Light Heavyweight Champion Billy Conn would first defend his crown against Hostak at Seattle under Druxman's promotion.
 The Chicago reporters relate that when Druxma1l mentioned that word first" Uncle Mike leaped into the air like an w-shot antelope and cried, lon to Miami!"
 t Sore Spot ,rt.
 Druxma1l, the only promoter whom Jacobs admires-and fears had touched Uncle Mike to the quick. The middleweight situation is sore spot under Jacobs gold d-plat- ed armour. Uncle Mike knew that Welterweight Champion Henry Armstrong was arriving in Chicago today to make personal appear ance, with his picture, 'Keel Punching. And that the wildly praised Los Angeles negro weltel king. would go on to Chattanooga Tenn, to make another similar ap. peararlce Monday night. And tha' Armstrong then would continue or to Los Angeles, where he is sched. uled to fight Garcia for the middle weight crown on February 9.
 Unquestionably Jacobs negotia' tionS with Druxman are part of hi campaign to prevent that Garcia Armstrong brawl. Jacobs has botl Armstrong and Garcia - througl their respective managers, Eddi Mead and George Parnassus-wall to go through with the Los Angelo fight. But Jacobs says, "I'll talk, Garcia into court and get an IF junction before I let that fight 3, through
 Jacobs, the man who never blows the whistle" would rather not go |, court. That's why he is trying tc win Garcia and Parnassus away from Hollywood American Legion Post, which is promoting the To: Angeles fight. That's why he is try ing to give Garcia a shot at that northwestern mystery man Hostak Both Garcia and Manager Parnas- sus believe Hostak is a push-over ii they can entice him into the ring Parnassus, in fact, has called Ho- stalk "the masked marvel" because blond Al has ventured east Of the Rockies only once. That was wher he kayoed Eric Seelig so quickly ir the first round at Cleveland in De. cember that none of the midwesterr