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ZANIES OF THE RING

Maxie

and

NE day a 15-year-old kid was fighting desperately overlock Mickey

streets. He hadn't one opponent, there were three, and when one tired of swapping panebes with him another fresher kid took his place.

It looked as though the youaster with his back to the wall was in for a bad time bat suddenly he flashed over a right that sent one of his opponents in the gutter. Another right and a second assailant wem to his knees.

the

The third locker doublíti then yelled "cops" and ran in

Of Caniste that fant the his life. The other two get sp

of them stayed and made a quick ext, the majority

distance but Maxle never cared, winner wiped bloert from his

over 300 nase with the boek of his hand The only time

fights that he was itnocked out sad the reativec thir an

happened in London when immaculately dressed

watching: hin with Tomy Miligan put him away with body punch that to this day Rosenbluora deelores was

young!

"20

foul.

man was

went interest.

"That's * good right you've got there," he remarked."

You'd Bink 18:10 no one you ever do any boxhg, kid?"

world want to employ a per- Nope," was the reply. W petat slapper het Music han were fighting over a dice game, personality as well and used to

"You're 100 4000 lor Street

stranger, play to the gally during the scrapping," oid the

course of a fight to the delight, "Why don't you go in fer box of the fons. ing? You've got all the makings. Start as an amateur and NOW may find you can make a living The Comic

out of it."

My name's George Rath naded.

What's youra?"

"Maxie rubinama “

wasting

it

in the

ring

chine hew J

was

Walter, who condware. "Who you training. fure aived Rosenbloom.

the

knew he had last. He went back to his corner in a grip of fear.

verdict. Then came the draw. He was so relieved he ran and kissed the referer, kissed Flowers, the announcer, want to.

seconds กล veryone can." the within reach.

shouted oVET You, you big ape." Walker. "You're fighting me 1er the title in the Garden next Friday,

Delve it or not, Ile entlomm won on points,

Sleep

There's big money in Philly for you," said Frank Bachman. "I think I'll take the fight.” "Who's fighting besides me?" asked Maxie.

"Jack Delaney....you ke him

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islandly answered the fighter, "Because

Suddenly all fear left Rosen- "never thought you would,” bloum. "What am I worrying

I always thought I about?" he thought. "This guy's Just repation as far as I'm was the better daneer. It's a YOU went icto concerned. I can hit when I good thing

think Ile doesn't

1 pictures,"

Wah HesrubluomY

popular chamu with the fans bat ot with the Boxing Commission. Three times they stripped him of his title heenuse he wouldn't be dietater 10-and three limes he won it back from the men they set up in his place,

chaim-

OUT

Out tine Delaney and it unce of his attack - the tempo erence. By sheer fury he drove Rosenblocm round the ring, Stabbed him info the ropes with He's a lightning left, then followed Her-

with his celebrated right. Joe:

of a fighter

"Deloney! Arc you mad?

oui Poul THE laci ime I was in New just knocked

York I ran into him. "Tell launch, Mike MeTigue,

Burke and Frankie Moody, ne something I've wanted to

to poor pl know for a long time," I puid. Look what he did "How was it you were able to Tiger Flowers not once, wie clay up to the early hours of He's the hardest hitter in the game ond thal includes the morning on the day of

are they Dempsey. How much tg fight and still win?"

* "Well," repiled Rosenbloom. paying?" if you go to bed

carly you only lie awake worrying about the fight that's taking place the next day.

IN

"The

best you've had yet," slay out so late that I'm said Frank, "Su

"But you don't too doggone fired to keep my have to take it, although eyes open. I sleep round unth Chink you are ever enough it's time for the weigh-in then keep out of his way for get up fresh and eager. I haven't rounds" had time to worry."

When they

got

Finally they got the pionship away from him by handing Boy Olin a raw verdict

was the in 1934, 1

worst decision ever rendered in an But Maxle got there first. A

mate skort right-cross to the chin American ring and they and there-te the amazement at are by not permitting Maxie to

didn't infid everyone, including Hosenblum have a retum chance.

was the Killer in the carpet. There was a telegram in his But he porket from Raft, "Give up the Delaney went down.

Come down, here was in good shape and as coon #ght game.

The

house

went

much.

3% he realised what had and get into pictures. We badly happened he jumped up and need comies,"

charged into his rival.

a doubt Bai Maxle had put in his mind.

time Every Delaney threatened Rosenbicom

"Beloved"

But Rosenbloem couldn't tour away from the life he loved to cocked his right, then skipped just then, I went on fighting

10 to safely. The bell went, the

Jest and it be was 35, by which time Lig Les had been

he realised that no one wanted into Maxte went on his slap-happy to see him any more, Then be Maxie often found himself in Philadelphia they found the way for the rest of the fight to packed his ban and went to

Hollywood.

some awkward situations

In

been

match was made.

a fair punch

Chicago.

ND Rosenbloom was just as Rrest a coecisa outside the The reply. And that life-long friendship between a ring as he was inside the ropes. tark his truining He never future world's champion and a

doing seriously, alway future film star had its origin.

Callisthenics in Maxle started aoxing, and sparring and

time with piano and drums, ate after he had won five tights in

when he was huppy and slept a row Raft reckoned

time to be doing this when he felt tired."

Maxie loved the might lights for medals.

Maxie," he ut Broadway, resturants, augh "You for pro

cle and cancels. You prompted. "And I be

to be once rom midnight to dawn. manager. I don't re

Ills great slogan was: "I don't able to make a go of the stage."

drink, I don't smoke and I don't He was a soft-shoe danger then

May away from delt" Girk- how he loved 'em. Two roads

manager fixed him leader. Once his up with a fight in Chiengo.

"I don! Want to go there," grumbled Maxie "s a bad

to fame

Hrould

RUT the partnership didn't town. Some guy might not like D'Est om. One day George me and throw plurapple in

on

WINN

the

didn't I".

Jimmy

There

H

of Izr

he fourt plenty

tough

Kaly work gangster and Western alms, did

but town

night-crazy Was

in lose on points. had his wn way wriggling anticipation of seeing Delaney

He was a 10-1 against unkle: massacre dog when he fought embark on another out of them.

Baston he won over Tiger Someone told thean that the Slattery for the world's light his Flowers on a foul, but the betting boys had put thousundis heavyweight title in 1930. I

the Canadian the front row of seats was the a rip-roaring Cabaret art with Georgia Dencon declared it had of dollara

to so a retuin Figsh

in the fourth only man cheering for Rosen another Zaile, Max Baer, and

bloom in the whole house. this time in round.

I opened night club which soon Haft and he had became famous as the ferowiest first The fourth," squrulted Mlaxie, was Gearge It was Maxie's visit to the Pineapple City and a le going to let me last that down up from Hollywood for joint in town.

the occasion. he wasn't very happy about it.

long

He's still there and her still While he was in the dressing It took, all his cleverness to Maxie boxed rings round the

Bay. and in the making a good living. But every on walling to go on, in came keep out of the way of Jack's Buffalo

the time he can he comes inis New the first three dressing-room afterwards three tough-locking individuals big punches In

a bottle of York: for a big fight not for the wearing eminous bulges under rounds. Even so, he knew that two old pats split

excitement of watching others their armpits,

Delaney wasn't trying to put champagne,

"We both made it," said the perform but because It brings "Listen Rosenblouin," said the him away, just softening libm

We're betting

for on up

fourth round flm star. "I told you you would, him back to his beloved Broad-

why-and the girls. Flowers 10 win and we're knockout, betting heavy. You just make sure we don't lose our money. there's 10 grand in it for you." All the righteousness in welled up. "You get the heil ola here". he Nothing would persuade him, Bawled. Otherwire il call the

Frank gol

am?" the Chicago cops. Who do you think se

pur- "AR right" snapped the promoter to send a wire

girl gangster, Listen, smart guy, If porting to come from friend of the fighter.

never you win tonight you'll 1 read: "Ami playing at the to see you Falace here, hope Saturday after the show. Allee". That was enough. Maxie was packing his bag and off though wishing he what he said when he found hasty. What did it matter if he to the there was no Allee at the Palace lost a Ritle declulon

Tiger, anyway. He was

still Rosenbloom's ather vice was thinking it over when the three gambling. He would draw his toughs came back. title wages after nght and Jose "Listen Rosenbloom," said the successfully a eight occasions, them at dice before he got back spokesman, "We've changed our Ife achieved all this without to his hotel. He was alway minds. We've switched bets and knocking anyone out, without broke, that's why he had lo

now you gotto win. It'll be yout kht off and one's fight

inst fight if you lose."' taking the

Per sid,

ita."

came around to the Rosenbloons the ring. I'm young yet. I won't Rosenbloom home with gleaming face. "I've got the big break been waiting for he "Tex Guinon is featuring me in her next door show, do I can't manage you any more. Max(e,

"But I've got you a belter manager Frank Hachiman.

as

He'll get you to the top. Here's his address, go and see him."

Find Bachman

He the top. world's light- heavyweight champion for four

his defending

Rosenbloom went Natt had predicted took Maxie to reigned

yeas,

nose or blacking anybody's eye, month.

For Rosenblocin was the cham-

printable.

as often

US 30 times

plan open-gloved lighter of all To balance tin and they called Tim

Slapsie Maxle",

Rosenbloom Id bruins and

He ood

a "budget"

get out of this town alive. And now there isn't 10 grand coming your way."

They went out and Maxie Was

hadn't been

Off they went leaving Maxic

wanted to keep them,

fighters who AFTER one big fight he bought when the Tiger raid

realised that the went in and

didn't last very long.

lo

In a worse stale than ever.

Flowers was hard enough to beat in any case. Poor Slapsie went out with a siting hour! and wasn't made any happity as they Rolls-Royce, hired a shook hands: "How you base?

tick

driven My Turn win tonight. 1 Janches chauffcor SWE

Way drow from one night club to think.

what That's

the crowd I loved the fight game, the another. After three weeks of

the driver hero worship, the free life. Ile this luxury

com- thought and that's why the had bet on Itosen- wanted to be around for the plained that he hadn't been gangsters whole span of his athletic years, pald and what could Mr Rosen- Bloom, Now he had just got to

win. He wanted to come out of it loom do about it? sound enough to take up other passion-acting.

hla

So he adopted style that Hilm the mimum Caned amount of pain and discomfort. He preferred to go home after

a fight with weary legs rather

than an aching head. So he kept moving round the ring only touched opponents lil finger-tips.

What

tho I'm broke till my next fight,"

an exciting fight grinned Maxle, "Tell you what, fans saw. Maxle bad to close hla mix it though. You climb in the back gloves and go in and and I'll drive you around until with his ery Opponent. He

fought as he'd never fought be the debt's cleared off,"

not make tha!

But the chauffeur found he fore, but could had to pay for the petrol and slightest Impression before long took the huge cor tough Tiger.

on the

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