The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-01
This Fiqht Come Today :.


Freddy Red Cochrane, New Jersey welter on the short
end Of 8 10 1 betting figures, defeats Fritnie Zivie for Fritz
which means the boys will climb through the ring in
Madison Square Garden, New York, in a return title joust;
his cup and saucer cstore teeth in great slee.
When a guy like Mike senses profits in the offins he becomes
planted on . bed Of roses Profits you must understand come frs
He po.sesse. no innate love for the beautiful sport of hashins
heads He scorns the finer things of the game such as "thumoing" a
foemanis eye 'heeling' a rivals jswbone.
1t never u. Great fight. boys. That was a real card. I am proud
to have been associated with such a show"
It Is like this; How much We do at the gste' No. not gross
net Good, that's q neat profit"
Then he sets about clicking that cup and saucer. grinnins only
like Mike can grin when coin plays him a personal rhapsody
And the cochrane vs. ztac fight is nd that will ring up heavy
The R.dHsad r Al rrshman, an idol n New Jersey. his native
Loses by Feather Edge -.
Zivic is a fighter with a large following. He is a good
gate attraction In the big city. He has earned his gate
appeal. He knocked poor little Henry Armstrong into OBJ
And n. lost his till. to Cochran. by i. very clos. edge. judging
from press reports and radio blah,
It was seven-seven. one even.
cochrsne wal given the call apparently through his aggressive
ness He lost one round by foul punching
That's a rather fine feather with which to lift a guys title. 1t
has been traditional that a close fight such as that one Tuesday night
meant the crown should stay with the wearer, the bout called even,
at least
What impressed this corner was the reason for cochrsne losing
that round
He said after the fight;
He stuck his thumb in my eye and I went downstairs OF him
with q punch"
zivic "Thumbed" lrisher -.
Writers agreed that Zivic "thumbed' Cochranes eye,
which 10 4 foul
Yet he was not punished for his offense. Only the Red
Head drew a penalty when he retaliated, paid back his fouler
tit for tat.
Which further reminds u of a kid. now In Uncle Sans Army.
called BUNNY Davis. a tough little Lansman who fought zwc on
two occasions Zivtc, the commission and the crowd.
The first time zvc used all the foul tricks he knew from the
thumb" to the hammerlock.
So Davis retahated and was punished severely. banned from New
York rng. Civic a smiled upon
Davis became a VILLAIN" in the eyes of the mob. He was labeled
. foul vicious fighter. They booed him even when he appeared In his
Army uniform.
The bum goug~d my eye with his thumb" Davis explained. He
heeled me and fouled me continually. ! just blew my cork and punched
him below the belt I'll do II again II he fouls me-"
After the commission had repented and permitted Davis to enter
the pit again with Civic. Davis a battered silly Civic. The crowd
roared in gie.
MoYbe Mike Knows Answers -.
Zivic might do the same thing to Cochrane in a return
Issue. but he will find an opponent like Davis. every ready
to pay hack foul for foul. judging from preparations made
by the Cochrane camp for Tuesdays bout.
The Iishman and his camp knew Civic for q foul fighter and
planned to match foul for foul from the outset plus aggressive
attack to zivics body.
He did and got away with II except for that ne round he lost
He might get away with it again. Civic has for some time.
Perhaps the whole situation rests with Jacobs There are indics-
tons that Mike might know more about these things than you suspect
At any rate what Mike wants is the attraction. the best sttrac-
ton That means profit I have explained previously that Mike
cares little for the finer arts Of the game. Prof profit -. that
Mixes watchword.