TELEVISION IS KILLING THE LITTLE PROMOTOR, SAYS 'DOC' KEARNS
By TOM KELLY
Detroit.
A plan to give the small fight promotor a share in television receipts is necessary if boxing is to flourish again in the United States, promotor Jack (Doc) Kearns said here.
Kearns, the 70-year-old wizard of boxing ballyhoo for nearly half a century, told the United Press that television in boxing is a two-edged sword.
"Television has done wondersļus u boxer and have a soft spot to increase the interest in box-| in my heart for him. It woo ing.” Kearns said. "In the past, Tony who gave me the hordest only a few thousand fans could belt I ever took in my life." see a fight. Now millions can ece it through television."
Basilo won the 147-pound crow11 from DeMarco
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"But it'1⁄2 killing the little pro- | Syracuse In 1955 by flattening moter," Doc said. "And that tough Tony In the 12th round. mcans it is 'choking boxinz. 1 He duplicated the feat in Boston trioes big promotion to stage a five months later, blasting De- televised fight. But the promotor | Marco out again in the same doesn't pay the price to anyone heat to retain the fille, but the headliners. The preli- minary ghlers don't get the benefit of televi don which would help build them up. And they don't make any money. So, they quit fighting and get a Job where they can do better.
"The small promoter fummI- ishes the 'kindergarten' for boxing," Kearns said, "Fighters have to go through a 'schooling in their business like anyone ele. But when fans can watch fights on television, the small promotor has no crowds and no income, so he's going out of business. In that way television is hurting the development of talent which later could be the TV headliners.”
ONLY SOLUTION
The only solution, Kearns
"It was in the seventh round of that second fight that De- me," Marco really staggered
"I went all Basilio continued. the way from the middle of the ring to the ropes,"
"Didn't you almoet go down?" a reporter asked,
"Me? No, I didn't almost go down," Basilio snapped. "Sure, I was staggered. But never enough to fall."
DeMarco is Basilio's choice to regain the Welterweight Cham- pionship it Carmen goes into the Middleweight Division and dethrones Ray Robinson. how does he feel about meeting the aging ring master; providing terms can be worked out?
And
"I'm waitin'," Basilio beamed,
said is regulation. "There will"and I intend to win. have to be regulation so the little promotors can get a chance at that television mosey," sak).
The silver-haired promotor also put himself on the side of the critics who contend the majority of Americah ailletes today are "EON".
"Oh. Ray is a fine puncher, no doubt about that," continued the onion farmer from upper New York State. "So he gives mo some trouble? I Hive him twice as much."
the
Basilio was at
ringalde on May 1 when Robinson récap- tured the 160-pound title from Gene Fullmer with a fifth round knockout.
"I don't believe the kids are as strong and rugged as they used to be. The knife and fork and the 'golden spoon' ure mak-
"Et looked like a deeperation
Basillo says of along with the punch to me," ing then soft, automobile and the easy life," one of the most talked-about
"Sure, Kearns added:
new left hooks in history. "Bin athletic records are being set Fullmer asked for it le headed every day. The fighters today Into Robinson with his chin in know more about their business the air and Robby clipped him than the fighters years ago and just after coming off the ropes." boxing today is really a science.
Basilio disappeared behind hi Where Jim Corbett could get by with a jab and a little sidestep, paper and read the story about today's fighter knows all kinds Billy Martin and some of the it's the other Yankees getting involved of combinations.
But hungry fighters and hungry in a night club scuffle. athletes that got to be great. They're pretty hard to find,"
Kearns did not say whether que's you gotta do it. If they he rated his Light-Heavyweight started messie around tes much
Moore I guess there wouldn't be Champion Archie amongst the "youth" of today more pennants." which cometered him. But he
dint
dict
mention
"Arcient Archle", now 42, had taken a bandleader with him to Europe, where he is preparing to defend hda title.
"Stengela raisin' hell I see," Basilio grunted thoughtfully. "I
YANKEE FAN
City
Basillo, a loyal Yankee fan, says little at a ball game, but likes to hear other fans sound eff.
THE CHINA MAID, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1957.
LAWN TENNIS BATTLEGROUND
The eyes of the world will shortly be focussed upon this stadium at Wim- bledon, England, where top-ranking tennis players from many nations will be battling it out for the World Singles and Doubles Championships. London
Football
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League Clubs Take
First Real Stride
New
New Wages
Wages Deal
By ALAN HOBY
London.
The Football League clubs, at their annual meeting in London the other week, took their first real stride towards a new wages deal for the players-root cause of all the trouble which made last season the most explosive in the history of the game.
Taking courage from a virile new president, Mr Joe Richards, of Barnsley, the clubs went on quite a spending spree-that is compared with their old Shylock standards."
They raised the maximum wage by £2, which means that staro
like Stanley Matthews buy and Billy Wright will now get
£17 a week instead of £15.
Mind
£20 you, not everything in from
to £25. In the The League garden is rosy.
earlier Cup rounds bonuses will When you consider the cool be: Round One, 23; Round £10,000 paid to John Charles Two, 24; Round Three, 26; by Juventus, of Turin, plus re- Round Four, £6; Round rive, cent Italian offers made to Eng- £8; Round Six, £10; Semi- land star Tommy Talor, Man-rise of £2 is chicken, Dasle i Final, £20.
"Some of those guys tickets close to the dugout, just so they can get en the players good," Basilio cald. "It's merci less the way some people go
But there for the after a Yankee, especially if he
has struck out."
A SOFT SPOT
Carmen Basilio says he has a soft spot in his heart for Tony DeMarco, whom he knocked out twice in their bottles world welterweight title.
"I have a lot of admiration for Tony," said the furrow- eyed champion. "I admire him
French 3,000M
Michel
about the
They doubled the talent money in League and Cup. This means that whoever succeed chester United and Aston Villa
1. To
of
Another innovation will be a the Fourth Division in
are still stick-in-new
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as Champions and Cupholders the mud elements among the 1058-0 stason. The top 12 next year will each get £1,100 League clubs and at the annual clubs in the Thim Division himself at his trairing camp players instead of £550.
Basilio hos a softball club for distribution, ал
their meeting two progressive pro- North and South seelions wit pools to raise the maximum form Division III, The bottom near the Canadian border.
Flushed by so much genero-
wage to £20 they were made 12 clubs In each section will "We're called Carmen Basilio's sity, the clubs also increased by Wolves and Shemeld Wed-make up the new Fourth Divi- All Stars and
bonus money
to £4 a win and nerday respectively were with ston the other clubs
draw, live to beat us," he said. "They £2 for n
while players drawn.
Two up and two down will int the televised
apply throughout all four divi- usually beet up by getting other taking part
I liked, however, the vigorous ions. Record Broken guys from around the league to matches will each get £2 out of
the fee received.
tenor of chairman. play with them for the day."
Richarris'
Mr Joe Mears (Chelsea) was Sun plucking money out
opening remarks when,
after elected vice-president. Messrs. As Basilio talked, his co-soccer's coffers, the chubs voted: stating the obvious that foot-1 Shipman Cambrai, June 9.
(Leicester), H. ball is at the crossroads"-he French (Middlesbrough), D. F. BONUSES Bernard broke the manager Joe Netro, kept inter-
added that, whatever woge al- French national record for the feeling comments
boost bonuses
Wiseman (Birmingham), and were carried out by Dr A. Stephen (Shefteld Wed.) 3,000 Melica when he clocked 8ghter. Basilio suddenly jumped
out of the chair and after some wins in each round of the Cup.
should they 16.3 seconds at an oparring, pretended to sink minutes,
2. To step up benents to
were elected to the Manage Д the be the first step only In com- athletic
after meeting here today. hook into Netro's ample middle. | £1,000-payable
ment Commitico. Jean Vernier act up the previous
second five years of continuous plete overtuul of our rules and
Jolly old pala' act: Tranmere record ot 8 minutes, 19.0 "I'll do the talk" the champ service with the same club,regulations,
and Crewe were re-elected to seconds at Bruzels in June, said, and
Meanwhile, here are the 1949-France-Presse,
apply for the first five years. wage, intent money, and bonus Division III (North), Swindon and Norwich return to Division Maximum weekly wage for a (South). Voting was Trap- full-time player at 17 is: playmere, 48; Crewe, 47; Norwich, ing season £9, close £8; at 18:48; Ewindon, 42; Peterborough, playing season £11, close £10; 7; Burton Albion, 1; Wigun at 19: playing season £13 10, Athletic, 1; Bedford Town, 1. close £12; at 20; playing ora- son £17, cioso £14.
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Round Italy Cycle Race
Rome, June D.
Gastone Nencial, of Italy, won the 40th Giro D'Ifkém (Round Italy) cycle race, which crded in Milan today. In the European Cup com- Eighty of the starters petition
talent money will be completed: the 21-stage raco: of Padd to 11 players and one ra8,940 kilometres (1,823 miles,) scrve as follows: Round One,:) which took them over the Ap £10; Round Two, £20; Round penints from Milan to Bone, Three, £30; Semi-Final, £40; over, the Alps into Switzerland and then across the Dolomites Final £50...
win a last gruelling section back Winner of the FA Cup will 19 Milon. abo get £1,100 with £880 for the runners-up; £660 for a pom pind tavourite than the race, defeated semi-finalist; R440 for oach club defeated in Round Bir; and £320 for each defeated club in Round, Five.
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ANNE BAXTER Says
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CAREERS ARE LIKE ROLLER-COASTERS-THEY GO UP AND THEY GO DOWN
By ROBERT ROBINSON
London.
For the latest trend in art, morals and the higher mathematics, it is becoming increasingly popular to apply to the film star of the moment, Go to Miss Nelly Nearlynus (loveli esť" legs in the parish) who has salled to glory on her appalling dimensions, and you will find her over ready to tell you that Picasso la cute, and how she'd sooner curl up with the latest alim volume than with all the tall cold glasses of gin in the world.
† Avtresses, nowadays, have to feminine about marriage, not j tölking shop to your husband
feminist, No bloomer girl, ma,
have views
and he gets auspicious. Can be
She leaked out of the window into the sunshine of Hyde Park, American smoking her tong elgazette.
It was therefore with a pre- "But," she said, "when ปี be alipping? It's terrible."
woman has judice sitting on my back like
career-acting or camel's hump that I went to accountancy--tha has a second visit Miss Anno Baxter-star of sun in her life, and she revolves "All About Eve" and currently around this second oun at the here to make "Sleep No More," expense of revolving around her
husband.
SHACKLES FALL
For Miss Baxter had been reported as dispersing general views about the advitability of marriage for actresses with the assurance of a world thinker,
I had not been two minutes in the company of this remark able woman before my suspiciona fell about my feet like so many fetters which had suddenly been atruck off.
in
No film star I have met has combined piquancy of conversa- tion and piquancy of appearance more attractive proportions, "Look," she said, "I've been married and I've been divorced and I've thought about this thing a lot.
“Is that fair on a man?”
"TOY" EMOTIONS "You see," she said, "this"in a trade where you play with
But
Chaps who write have de-emotions like a kid plays with scribed so many volees as "deep toya We work under pressure, we're like tea-kettles-get- uš and musical," I feel timid about
on fire, all us too full, some- using the phrase. But that's how It was. And behind the voice a thing's bound to explode.
"Temperament-every human tremendous energy.
being's entitled to temperament, "And it you're in the same A person without temperament profession you get so dreadfully is like food without sali, Jealous. Careers are like roller- temperament la marriage.... Coasters they go up and they
She shook her head. go down, and you may be up "If only we could be turned and he may be down and when
on and off-we actors like they come up to you for Bu tops: now hot, now cold, now Lographs at a premiere you say medium. But it can't be done." to yourself: Oh, please let them She seemed to be telling me ask him?
that Hollywood was
Place "Hollywood's a dream com-founded upon conflict, I thought munity, and you whistle through about, that fim she was in, All it like express trains on a fan- About Eva. She played the tastic single-Une track.
vicious understudy, waiting to pounce on the ageing star.
"As I see it, a man is a sun, and a woman is the earth which moves round him, That, at least, "No good trying to keep how it should be I'm careers outside marriage-stop
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CAN PETER THOMSON
MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW?
London, June 9. Closing of entries for the British Open Golf Cham- plonship, to be played at Saint-Andrews from July 1 to 5, indicates another mammoth international struggle,
She said: "A reflection of how things are in Broadway and Hollywood. And not only a re- flection--a true story.
FOISON
"The part was not modelice on Tollulph Dankhead as many people thought it was modelled on" and she told me.
She paused.
"I knew a girl just like that understudy when I was young,
"I was playing the lead and she was there waiting....On the opening night she came up to me in the wings of the theatre
and said in a sweet quiet voice:
'I'm going to feed you a polson-
South Africa, South America, United States, Aus-ed oyster.... tralia and the European continent are all powerfully re- "She had no need to feed me presented to make the task of a home-brod Britisher anything I was so terrified by the malice in her voice, it ruined regaining the title a most difficult one. Max Faulkner that Orst night. was the last, in 1951 when, for the only time in history, "And there are many male the championship went outside England and Scotland-Eves in Hollywood—make no to Royal Portrush (Ireland).
mistake,"
In her own character Miss Noi unnaturally the major, a habit of finishing among the
Baxter has the sort of humility question arising this
year is first alx in the last nine years (and it's dead genuine) which can Peter Thomson (Australia) without quite breaking through is a hundred times more effective win for the fourth successive to victory. De Vicenzo is now than arrogance. your? He is the only player attached to a Mexican club but As I fell, and she was quoting to have won throe times rull nobody would begrudge Argen- Mr T. S. Ellot, I asked her if ning since the event was first tiria claiming credit should he staged over 72 holes in 1892. emerge as the winner-China Previously, over 36 holes, Tom Mell Special. Morris Junior (1688-1870) Jamle Anderson (1877-1070) and Bob Ferguson (1880-1882) had three consecutive wins and Morris made it four by winning in 1872. There was no cham- plonship of 1871 after young. Tom had won the original bell outright
PRESENT CUP
But in 1872 the present eup was put up for competition as a perpetual trophy. A win for Thonson this year would equal young Tom's Icat but, in view would rank as of the more testing conditions, the greatest re- cord of all time.
Bobby Locker, South Africa'a great stor, will be bidding for his fourth championship after wins in 1942, 1950 and 1952. He was only sixth in the Royal Portrush championship or might now hold the recond which Thomson bids to create,
Gary Player, Trevor Wilkes and Harold Herning, representz- tives of a younger school, witt be supporting Locke in the chal- lenge from South Africa.
South America's hopes rest on Roberto De Vicenzo and Antonio Cords, two men who have made
THREE
she was interested in poetry, "Oh," she Bold, "I have smattering of ignorance."
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