Evening star., 1950-07-12

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On that occasion the Garden not arcondoned I'D it
to throw all doors and windows for ome
time restore good odo The wonder that La Motta et
upward and onward to win by such kby
Fzsmmons Harry Greb Stanley Ketche Mickey wsker
NonpareD Dempsey, Kid Mccoy and flock of Others,
including distinguished modern named Tony zale.
Some Soy He's Over the Hill
For the record La Motta won his title little year
in Detrothe date June 1efrom Marcel Cerdan who
fought with injured shoulder and forced to retire
10th round Killed airplane crash while route 10
rematch Cerdan rated superior fighter but after his
death La Motta oafed, aside from four nontle bouts.
One of these Jake lost This to Robert Vlemah of
France, powderpuff puncher rated by most international
ring critics below M who at "a of a is
five younger than La Mota and who licked cher
Europeans, Cyrle Delanno who beat Cerdan and Laen
Dauthulle, who defeated La Motta.
Some of Jakes best friends will admit that he's over 5he
hill but chances that at he'll be the favorite Not
much of choice to be but choice nevertheless prob
because La Moa who hung the only recorded deean
Ray Robinson. t..... II
True Robinson licked Jake times and undoubtedly
could do the again tonight but such Rays stature t
La Mottas lonesome victory the fellow rated st
fighter in the world wipes out less memories of that
horrible Billy Fox affair." among others IL
jokes Cost His Firm Money Il
AS matter of fact Mtri well might give boxing shon
the by winning Next to the heavyweight class thes
to with the middleweight DIVISION
background subject to violent change
eligible scale 16o pounds thereabous than qualify
Probably the International Boxing Club which has su
planted Mike Jacobs old Twentieth Century at grA
expense would be happy Mtri foreign champi
never is unhealthy and besides La Moa has
champion for the IBC
Just when it looked his with Cerdan las
September would revive interest make money PLEADED
out for physical Then Cerdan died while flying
keep the postponed date in December estimated that $50
OF the IBCs money went down the drain result
Vlleman made Jack look bad in bout no it'll
at stake Then Rocky Grazano boyhood neghbor got hu
In the role OF challenger at the peak expensive
Again the IBC took licking
Nobody Gets Rich Tonight
There's urge here to Mr. Jim Norris and
his colleagues who form the BC who undertook
Mr. Jacobs who wisely getting out anyway It's their
money The fact remains however that profits
existent at all and nobody destined enriched
tonight.
There's feud between the IBC and the Managers Guild
which is composed of 1872 gentlemen and
who think teleon receipts should so they may
eat more heartily Because of this view promoters refused
until weigh-in time today to preliminary card
ostenslby preferrng to deal with the directly while
pledgng them to secrecy insofar managers are
concerned
The diSgrunted managers think that Motta-Mitri will
draw closer to $4,000 than predicted by the
which, it's realized of little concern but merely
submitted at this point
II tonights fight does lay egg, however it can't be
blamed on TV 1t won't broadcast although the
as mentioned earlier will be in the public
interest. ~