The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-17
DiNlaggio Denies Fight Manager Cutting In .
DRADDOCK NOT
IN ON SALARY
OF YANK STAR
Lands Makes Short In.
quiry at Chicago; "I'm
No Sucker" Says Joe

New York, May i7-Jacobs Beach,
or Caulinower Court, ut 40th street,
between Broadway and Seventh
avenue Is known 10 the fiStic trade
and followers, was agog today with
huddles In which the topic OF con-
versation was the denial OF Yankee
slugger, Joe ID Maggie yesterday In
Chicago that Joe Gould and Jimmy
Braddock, manager and boxer were
"cutting In" on d Maggio's SS2,600
baseball salary.
Gould, at one time, O year ago,
WIS rumored TO be booking" Di.
Maggie for personal appearances,
signing him for commercial endorse.
mentS as was said TO be the "ad-
visor" who made possible DiMaggio's
ridiculous $4,000 salary demand
which resulted In o holdout by Joe
until April 20 and O salary settle-
ment OF $4,000 which has been
boosted 10 $4,000 this season, ac-
cording TO best information,
Braddock came back from tho
flstic boneyard 10 win the worlds
heavyweight championship from
Max Baer and was promptly tagged
bookings cinderella Man." With
Gould, his manager, Braddock went
Into the restaurant business and Is
said TO have dropped "a ton OF
money" In short time the restau-
rant having been closed, re.opened
and closed again.
Braddock and Gould are also
rumored 10 get 81 OF Joe Louis
earnings as heavyweight champion,
since Braddock lost the title TO Louis
In eight rounds ut Chicago, Brad
dock and Gould having sidetracked
Max schmeling Of Germany In 70.
vor OF Louis.
Here's what Charley segar able
New York Mirror baseball writer
covering the Yankees had to say
about the Lands probe yesterday;
Joe DlMagglo, Yanks' star out
fielder, emphaticaily denied today
that no was cutting In Fight Joe
Gould and ex-heavyweight champ
jim Braddock for IL per cent OF his
$32,b00 baseball salary. The denial
was made 10 Commissioner Lands.
The latter, frowning upon any busi-
ness relationship between ball play
erS and persons identified with box
Ing, summoned DiMag 10 his once
here this morning, TO explain q
columnists recent Item 10 that Of.
feet.
Local newspapers, celebrating
Oh tho Item, had written that OF
the u per cent Gould was receiv-
Ing Of DiMag's salary no was CIV
Ing two per cent 10 the former
heavyweight champion.
DiMag categorlcally denied both
stories 10 Lands with whom no
was closeted for half an hour.
mo one Is cutting In on my
salary" DiMag said after tho
meeting. I'm not that much Of q
sucker"
Lands refused 10 comment.
Nothing 10 say" was his state
ment, He wouldn't admit that DE-
Mag had been ordered 10 his ONCE
10 explain tho matter.
This Isn't the first time that
DiMagglo has been questioned on
the subject Of his business rela-
tionship with Gould. II Is UNDER
stood that no was hailed before
Lands Oh tho matter last year.
Speaking for the club, Manager
Joe Mccarthy later said that the
club definitely knows that no one
Is cutting In on DiMag's baseball
salary.
Gould, Braddock and DiMag
have been friends since 1895. This
ID not the firSt time that Goulds
name has been mentioned In ref
erenco TO 'DiMag,s baseball &C.
tiylties. In 1898, when Joe was
holding out, II had been both
whispered about that Gould was
his adviser. Gould and DiMag
both denied the story then and u
was Gould who phoned, ut his own
expense, TO San Francisco and per-
suaded DiMag 10 accept the con-
tract.
II haven't any business repre-
sentative or manager now" DiMag
asserted today. II haven't had
any for more than O year. do
oil my own business and person.
ally negotiate any contracts for
endorsements and other matters.
NO one gets any percentage from
me-"