A fortnightly publication

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A fortnightly publication
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The Sports Review Volume I (Issue No. 2) April 18, 1931
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1931
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Page 12 The SPORTS REVIEW Aprtl 18; 1931 Edil~r A. FRIEQt.ANDER Adv. 1\1 an ager F. R. GABAT' ------------.---·----.. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR_.----------·-· !'2.00 S1x MONTHS _____________ Pl.10 PubJisher J .. .). DE GUZMAN . ' Circ;,/alion Mor, E. s. L;ARtHZABAL TELEPHONE 2-36-78 P. O. ROX 2676 428. Ave. Riw/ FLOOR 3 ROOM MANILA, P. 1. A FORTNIGHTLY PUBLICATION WELCOME HOME! He has returned; Ignacio Fernandez, ·like all of Petrone, Abe Attel Goldstein, Kid Luca's, Eddie Shea them after several years in the fight racket in the and other reknow'n fighters in American rings have United States come back either home-sick, or all wash- been his opponentS and hone of them·. had an easy ed out. Fernandez returned because he wants a rest. time a_gainst the bro~n boy. The featherweight division He has been away for over four years, and no doubt he of the United States today·is teeming with star leather is entitled to it as he was traveling in fast company of pushers and the fact that Fernandez has not retu.rned first class mitt slingers. He tried to keep the pace, w.ith the crown should not surprise any body. The forbut had to drop out as the boys were too clever for mer 'c"harhp1on of the Orient was. ranked for two seasons him. Fernandez has nevertheless given the best that in· the featherweight division among the five best was in him. He fought the colorful Cuban champion i-n the world. This achievemen.t alone is enough. Kid Chocolate and fared creditably against Battling Not all can be Canzoneris or Kilbanes. Fernandez Battallino before he was kayoed by the title holder has done his best and for this Manila fans are gratein a bout which left a very sour taste in pugilistic ful. His reappearance in the local ring will be awaited circles. His K. 0. of Al Singer, then the leading by Manila Stadium goers. He may not be good enough lightweight contender and later on champion of the for a world champronship, but he is a safe bet ·to re135 pound division was perhaps the most sensational gain the featherweight championship of the Orient bout of his career. Kid Francis, Vic Burrone, Dominic and possibly the annexing of the lightweight crown .. AN ANOMALOUS RULING Athletes who are degree men are not permitted either in basket-ball or base-ball. Simeon Toribio to compete in Intercollegiate competition for an ob- was. another man bai:red from colle.giate competition vious reason. In a way, the ruling is justified as after he ·took his . B. S. · degree at Silliman last there is a tendency of some institutions to retain the year .. Today. he is persu.ing"a course in Architecture services of their valuable athletes even after gradua- ;:tnd a_lthough willing, is not. ·allowed to ""high jump" tion. Precisely to curtail this. anomaly,th~ NCAA for Mapua Institute, his· new Alma Mater. officials have implanted the regulation, but in doing . The ruling has been traced . undoubtedly to avoid so, they have unwillingly made an injustice to the institutiQns from the gross anomaly of retaining Liberal Arts graduates who are given either A. B. the athlete's. services by making him enroll in another or B. S. degrees after their four years college course. course as soori as he finishes one. To give a concrete example, we shall mention ln the c·ase of the A. B. and B'. S. degree men, lithe case of Ambrosio Padilla, star Olympic hoop- beral arts gradu~tes who have. to pursue their studies in ster. Padilla finished his A. B. course in the Ateneo Law, Education, Medicine, or Engineeririg, the ruling is out of plac.e and should be modified by the Collegiate in 1929 and due to the NCAA ruling, he was literally Officials. The Eighth NCAA season will be in full "s~elfed" as far as Athletics were concerned. He was swing four months from now. Give these boys a chance, not-allowed to represent the U. P. his new alma mater make them exceptions to the rule. · THE REFEREE "The Referee" is the heading of this Editorial of The Arena, an American Sports magazine which we are herewith reproducing for the beneffit of our readers. It goes to show that in every place where prize fighting is a known sport the poor referee is always a much discussed personality. "THE third man in the ring has a tough job. Not only must he keep the two participants playing the game according to Hoyle but must keep an ear to the ground to determine which way the wind blows with the crowd and be wise as to whether there is, a possibility of offending a manager who stands in well with the powers that be. If the fight be close, he must listen to the hoots and howls of the gallery gods so as to be prepared for a tempering of his decision: there is· no mistaking the Page 28 The SPORTS REVIEW April 18, 1931 RED-HEAD Continued from page 26 + at the Paramount studio when Ann Nichols saw her, and exclaimed, "There's my Irish Rose." At any rate Nancy was casl in the part, playing opposile Buddy Rogers. Nancy played in many pic1 ures after thal, but with small sueeess until the advent of Lalking pictures. In silent films, Nancy looks like the typical ingenue. the "baby doll." It is only when she speaks that she reveals her dramatic talent. Hearl-break and laughter are in the cadences of her rich voice. Beeause she rould dance and sing and because she photographs so vividly Nancy was in great demand for the musical screen romances so much in vogue re('c11lly. Her dramalic talenl w:is not noted until she played in The Shopevorn Any<!. in Lhe role of a chorus girl who loved a soldier and married him before he went lo war. The critics began to wrile of her, "This little girl can ad! Give her a chance!" Her next big role was in the fim version of the successful stage play Burlesque re-named for the movies The Dance of L~fe She played the part of a vaudeville actress who was true to the shiftless "hoofer" who was her husband, standing by him loyally in spite of his neglect. Nancy Carroll has risen in her profession until she is not only one of the most popular players on the screen but also one of the most admired emotional actresses. One of her biggest dramatic successes was in the · T.fa• Devils Holiday. Her interpretation of the hard-boiled little gold-digger who found her heart when she fell in lovewith a simple country boy was so outstanding that her company outlined ambitious plans for her. Gone are her song-and-dance days and ingenue role. Hereafter she 1s to have emotional parts in dramatic stories The Referee Continued from page 13 Especially in the case of a scientific boxer versus a slugger, the bargain-priced customers never see the fight right anyway. From a distance it is practically impossible to tell whether every blow is landing or whether they are being slipped or closely evaded. The referee is really the only witness whose word be relied on in the case of a difference of opinion as to whether or not blows are landing effectively. Even those at the very ringside may be badly mistaken in judgment and blows that merely touch or graze may easily be seen as effective punches Obviously, we have had reference all along to ho·nest, fair minded referees We cannot forget that the referee is, in the majority of instances, a hard working man doing his best to earn a respectable living. Too often, though, his job depends on keeping within the good graces of local promoters, gamblers. and just plain hangers-on, all of whom are in reality a band of brothers, or in plain jargon-gansters and racketeers In some quarters there is likely to exist. a close ieonnection between big promoters and members of state athletic commissions: when this is true, there is not the slightest chance of fairness so far as the public is concerned. Hers is a fully round.ed life;- · A sensible, sturdy trouper she has her career, her bus- is Nancy,_ bringing into the band, and her baby. She is frequently artificial, highly married to Jack Kirkland, a newspaper writer, and they publicized life of a movie star have a little daughter. But the common-sense she learnN ancy's baby will not be ed first as a child in a large subjected to the limelight of family and later as a good publicity. trouper. TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONT COVER _______ . ______________________ Ignacio Fernandez FERNANDEZ MAKES $100,000.00 BUT RETURNS Pagl' PRACTICALLY PENNILESS-By R. V. de Mendoza _________ l CAPIZ BOY MAKES GOOD IN PACIFIC COAST BASKET-BALL _____________________ ·- _____________ ~----- --- _3 COLLEGE BOYS IN PROFESSIONAL BASE-BALL By R. G. Hawkins ___________ ---·-------- _____ A THE MIGHTY ATOMS IN PHILIPPINE SPORTS _________________ 7 ON THE SIDELINES-By Ray Hawkins ___ . ____________________ 8 A CORNER IN THE SPORTS MARKET ________________________ 9 CELEBRITIES ROW--(Jesus Suarez) _________________ -________ 10 HUNTING IN THE PHILIPPINES-By F. J. Garay ______________ ll EDITOHIALS a. Welcome Home b. An Anomalous Ruling l'. The Referee ____________ ·- ________________________________ 12 KINGPINS IN THE BOXING WORLD __________________________ l3 F!LlPlNO BOXERS CAMPAIGNING ABROAD __________________ l4 THE BROTHER ACT (The Villareal Brothers) ____________________ t6 STO. TOMAS, MANAGER OF FERNANDEZ, ALSO AN ATHLETE ______________ . __________________________________ 17 "PATSY RUTH" .JOHNSON '32 WITH MONTEE AT HELM SHATTERS WORLD'S MARK ______________ . ________ 18 THE SOUL OF GOLF-By Mary K. Browne ______________________ 20 ILOILO TYPHOON MEETS CAYITE PORTSIDER ______________ 21 RED HEAD NANCY CARROLL_ ______________________________ 24 THE RIB TICKLER ______________________________ . _____________ 28 Added to this, there is every evidence that newspaper sports writers are influenced to popularize and over-emphasize local products, until the average fan comes to believe that the local favorite is on a pinacle by himself. As a result, he attends a highly steamed up bout entertainng no doubts as to the ability of "his favorite" to easily defeat the other boxer. All of which sometimes leads to a state of mob psychology wherein the majority of spectators yell lustily for the favorite. The under-dog would have to win by the proverbial mile in order to have a chance under such circumstances. If the battle is close, the referee is .. "on the spot" in more ways than one. , Alright, let us suppose he has the courage of his convictions, and gives his verdict as he saw it-against the local pride. Where does it get him? He might just as well change his occupation. What cure do we suggest for an evil of this sort? · Take racketeering out of boxing, and keep boxing away from the racketeers. We need commissioners who have no connection with promoters or managers. All of which is easier said than done.· A truly powerful National Boxing Association could put the spot-light of nation-wide publicity on rotten conditiops as they exist in some quarters. Let us hope the present N. B. A. attains this much needed power."