Kingpins in the boxing world

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English

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The Sports Review Volume I (Issue No. 2) April 18, 1931

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1931

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April 18, 1931 Th~ SPORTS RBVI!£W KINGPINS IN "l'HE BOXING WOijLD Page JS WATCH FOR Our Next OUT ON MAY 2 · The world's boxing champion!>"' from left to_ right top, Tocy Canzoneri, lightweight Jack Kid Berg, junior-welter, ··Battling Battalino, featherweight. Below Berg is Mickey Walker middleweight champion and the colored fighter is Panama Al Brown. Below left to right. Maxie Schmeling, heavyweight, Tommy Freeman welterweight, Benny Bass junior-lightweight, Maxie Rosenbloom, light-heavy weight and Midget Wolgast, flyweight. NoTE: .Only a few days ago Freeman was relieved of his w e l t e r c r o w n by Jack Thcmpson California colored fighter.. ~ We Will Gladly Accept' Sports Articles For Publication ~+Address to the Editor· THE SPORTS REVIEW fact that the cash customers must be considered, for You can't· always depend on the opinions of the to grossly offend them means a loss at future shows fans; as no two persons see things exactly alike, es• to the promoter and the possibility that he shall not pecially when the fight is close, and moreover if a he asked again to officiate. man goes to the bouts hoping to see one boxer get his Of course, where judges assist in the rendering of head "knocked off" the contest will have to be pretty a verdict, and they decide to the satisfaction of the one-sided in order to convince him that his favorite crowd, that lets the referee out; but there is always has lost. We wonder if we aren't fair in saying that a chance that the assisting arbiters may disagree nine-tenths of the fans attend in a biased frame. of and then the referee takes a chance of putting himself mind. That is why two men sit side by-side, each on the spot. Sometimes, in the case of a big attraction convinced that his man is winning and the other the third man in the 'ring takes a chance as well of fell ow is getting all .the breaks. offending millions of radio and newspaper fans and ha- It's tough on the third man in the ring if he has ving thus incurred a general unpopularity his income to be partial to the whims of the guys who shout may be curtailed through loss of assignments in va- loudest and view the fight from the greatest distance. rious off places. (Continued on page 28) 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."

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