THE BOXING RING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 912, 4 March 1930, Page 13

THE BOXING RING

Carpentier’s Nose Remodelled Dr. Josef Ginsberg, noted Hungarian plastic surgeon, who makes over the faces of Hollywood film stars, when they need it, removed a bump from the nasal organ of Georges Carpentier recently, so that the French boxeractor will photograph well in a new Warner Brothers’ picture. Many blows received in the ring, the most damaging having been from the iron fists of Jack Dempsey, had somewhat spoiled tlie classical contour of the “Orchid Man’s” proboscis, but the new profile is said to be quite attractive. A World Beater Sam Russell, the London referee, looks upon Camera as a certain world’s champion. “I’ve never seen,” said Sam, “so big a man who could hit with such good effect, nor have I ever seen one that was half so fast.” Ted Broadribb, who refereed the recent Camera-Jack Stanley fight, declares that the Italian is the greatest big man he has ever seen. Primo flattened the English heavy-weight in less than two minutes in Albert Hall, London, on October 17, 1929. Another ring official, Eugene Corri, is impressed with Camera’s form. He says that he was' greatly surprised to see that Primo could hit so hard with his left and adds that, on the showing lie made against Stanley, he is capable of beating anybody. Experts Impressed According to the well-known trainer, Jack Goodwin. Camera is the biggest and best developed man he has ever “Camera has a good knowledge of the game,” says Goodwin, “and his uppercuts are splendidly delivered. He’s fast, and on his showing with Stanley I wouldn’t like to try to pick a man to beat him.” Bill McCarney, manager of fighters, declares that Jess Willard couldn't compare with the Italian for speed and he looks upon Camera as the most likely man to get the world title. Little Jimmy Wilde says that Primo is exceptionally good for his size and predicts that he will create a sensation among the big fellows in the United States. Jimmy could hide comfortably away in the Italian’s watch pocket and would scarcely be seen. If Primo creates anything like the sensation that Jimmy did when the great Welsh flv-weight was tossing his fists around, it would give the fans in the United States something to read and talk about. An Open Confession It would almost seem as though the word had gone round that British boxers must be eliminated from championship competition, and that if no other method is available, punches well below the belt can be relied upon to work the trick. Here follows an open confession from the New York “Evening Telegram,” which if it does contain a sneer against Phil Scott, is vet indicative of the American attitude toward British boxers as a whole The writer of the confession is dealing with the recent Ridgeway-Tarleton contest and proceeds as follows: “Foul fighting continues unabated, but all Englishmen are not so tender about the mid-section as Phil Scott.

Had Nel Tarleton been as anxious to capitalise a low punch as Phil, he •would certainly have sniffed the resin in the Garden semi-final when Al. Ridgeway massaged his tummy six inches below the danger line. But Nel weathered low punches in the sixth and seventh, blows far more powerful than annoyed Phil’s digestive area, and thereby proved that the pneumatic protectors really do protect. “Magnets for Foul Blows” “English boxers, it would seem, are magnets for fouls. Some complain and some don’t know how. Scott blotted rhe British escutcheon by howling, but Tarleton polished it up again by refusing to squawk. And on Wednesday Jack Kid Berg, another son of John Hull, took live fouls without a peep before Tony Caragliano was waved out of the picture. Evidently Phil Scott wore a protector that was slightly inferior to the general species of foulfending paraphernalia.” As will have been seen, there has been no display of regret or of apology that Aiperican boxers should make such a regular practice of fouling British opponents. It was sufficient to remark that ‘‘English boxers would seem to be magnets for fouls.” Wo have to remember that the ‘ shields” which boxers wear as protections against foul blows originated in the United Stales, that no American boxer would think of entering a ring without one. and, furthermore, that a number of British boxers today have never worn one.

A “Doubtful” Protection It is easy to say that the boxer who will enter a ring without a protective shield is inviting trouble and pain for himself, but then it may be said with at least equal justice that the invention and adoption of the shield was an admission that in certain American circles it has long been recognised that j a fair play” and a decent sporting • spirit were no longer indigenous to 1 the game. Moreover, and this is a point which the American commentators have been most careful to gloss over, no shield could of would have served as an adequate protection against Von Porat’s swings to the groin. That swing ruptured a muscle in the thigh, and was of sufficient effect to disable Phil from standing erect. Scott has been punched below the belt by Yale Okun, by Knute Hansen, by Johnny Risko. and now by Von Porat. He was not “fouled” by Pierre Charles or by Vittorio Campolo—we have purposely restricted these illustrations to the Americans who have fouled him more or less deliberately. It would, however, seem to be the opinion of the American Press critics that “fouls” are just ordinary incidents of the game which should be taken as they come, without complaint. Tiie real fault which the American boxers have to find with Phil is that he io a clever boxer, with an accurate lefthand and a sound defence, and that their best, if not their only chance of victory over him is to take a swing at some prohibited area and so incapacitate him. Light-Heavy-Weight Contest It is announced that Jim Broadfoot, the Auckland boxer, will fight Artie Hay, the New Zealand light-heavy-weight champion, for his title at Hastl ings on Wednesday, March 12.