Evening star., 1960-12-09
WIN, LOSE OR
DRAW ;, FRANCE, ,rAu~
And There Was frankie Corbo'

HAD YOUR IRONY today? Here's Carmen Baslio one
Of the most persistent fighters of his time and SUFFICIENT
y gifted to win world championships in two divisions And
yet in order to make big paydays his comanagers had
the underworld element The tune specifically
something like $4,000.
With tenacty to match Garments in the ring,
Special Counsel John G. Bonom of the Senate Antitrust
and Monopoly Subcommittee ground out Of Johnny DeJohn
and Joe Metro the story Of how BaSio didn't begin fighting
for championships until hoodum named Gabe Genovese,
pal of frankie Carlo, collected
DeJohn, pale man, admitted that from 1885,
1858 he personally paid Genovese (Bonomi the figure at
concocted Genovese managed Babe Risko the mid
dleweght champion, and he made lot Of mistakes" De-
John said Il hired Genovese for advice how not to make
the same mistakes, that's ALL"
isn't it fact" Bonomi interrupted acidly "that Gen.
ovese paid for his influence with frankie Carlo And
didn't Carlo make the matches2"
"Carbo gave advice wouldn't say he made matches"
DeJohn mumbled
LITTLE BY LITTLE, Senator Kefauver's subcommittee
feels is pecing together the connection between Carbo
also known M Gray and the boxing racket Although
Carbo is behind bars at the moment, serving twoyear
stretch, DeJohn reluctantly told of his multiple meetings
with "Mr Gray Of them while Carlo the lam.
In Miami got phone call Git in January 1852
and guy said that Jim Norris wanted to see me can't
remember now who called"
WAS it Blinky Palermo? Gabe Genovese?" Bonomi
asked
Il can't recoect. Anyway, took Basilo to Howard
Johnsons Restaurant Biscayne boulevard guy named
Sandy Smoky waiting He said Get in the car We
got in and this drove to house and there Carlo
! thought was going to see Norris"
And didn't you talk to Carlo again in February Of
1882" he asked.
ONE DAY GENovEsE called and told me to pick him
up He don't drive He told drive to the Treasure
Island Motel on Miami Beach"
"And there was Carbo?" cued Bonomi, If not in so
many words "And Palermo and Genovese?"
Vooh ond oiO nnnr nth
party"
And didn't you meet with Carlo in Philadelphia in
April of 1892"
They" wanted joey Giardelo- -Basilio fight DeJohn
to the track" he testified land there Carbo"
Were you surprised to frankie Carlo popping up
all over?" he was asked.
Long pause "1t had be surprise" DeJohn finally
said when Carbo When you know they're looking
for him."
Look" DeJohn pleaded to Senator Kefauver at one
point II don't feel good I'm all confused by Mr. Bonomis
questions. don't know what I'm saying"
METRO, A FAT MAN with slight ashmatc wheeze,
sharper witness 1--WE been in boxing for 43 years.
always hoping for champeen testified Metro who owned
to having paid Genovese $4,000 out OF his cut OF Basos
purses Both ex-managers vowed they didn't know the
other paying Genovese whom the FBI also knows
No 633847 and describes Carbos "chief lieutenant"
Metro acknowledged that he was obligated" to Geno-
whom he identified "a barber by trade" Metro ad-
nitted readily than DeJohn that he buying in
uence too II think wanted that kind of influence" he
s said Whatever did was for Carmen's sake.
1t was plain that members of the subcommittee
were impressed by Carbos brokened running while eud
g the law and by Genoveses versatility in bleeding both
of Basos managers Nor did the FBIs No. 633847 stop
there When Norman Rothschld Syracuse promoter
called he testified that in order to stage return match
between Baso and Johnny saxton he paid Genovese $O
600 to get Palmeros permission to sign Saxton.
should say" Senator Kefauver dryy observed that
Mr. Genovese burns the candle at both ends"
nnderStatpment In f0r time