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FORGOTTEN MEN Sparring Partners Who Have Aided Champions To The Top

COLUMNS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN in glowing phrases of the brilliant deeds of the various boxing cham- pions. Headlines have told of Dempsey's terrific hitting power, of Loughran's superlative skill, of Tunney's, ring craftsmanship, of Firpo's tigerish ferocity and of Louis's invincibility, but seldom is a thought given to the for- gotten men of the ring who helped those men to the top- the sparring partners.............

Who they were or where they wildfire that Godfrey had knocked came from was of little concern, the champion stiff.

and whence they went was less.

But though the sparring part-

CONFESSION

George Imunediately became quite

ner occupies no niche in boxing'a a personage. At first, Godfrey in- Hall of Fame, they are india-sisted that Jack simply had run into penuible units of pugilism.

The arrival of a bunch of sparring partners in a training camp is the algnal that serlous work is about to begin. The pay isn't bad, as woges go, but the job might last from one day to alx weeks

one, but later,. under the warming influence of repeated hospitality, he broke down and confessed that he could knock-out Dempsey any day.

Naturally, Godfrey's words renched so, next afternoon Dempsey's corn, Jack stepped to Godfrey's corner as the gloves were being tled on, and Auid in a voice that boded na good that Dempsey and Tunney were miles for Mr. Godfrey, "I hear ipart in the use of training-camp you've been saying that you could fodder, Tunney seldom employed knock me out any time you wanted

more than five, and often as few as to. Now is the time if you over three sparring mates in preparing a battle. Dempsey, on the other hand, expect to, because I'm going to give

you the works,"

had little mercy on his hired hands. Less than a minute later, camp at- Even with the 16oz. glove Jack tendants were struggling to lift Mr. exacted a terrille toll. Though it Godfrey's limp ferm out of the ring to the dressing room, took an exceptionaly durable fellow and down to hold a job at Dempsey's camp, he where the doctor was busy rigging paid them well.

up braces, splints of whatever they use to fe up broken ribs, Dempsey had landed one left to George's ribs. JEFFRIES THE EXCEPTION

ONE

DEMPSEY'S PARTNERS

NE of Jack's favourite sparring partners was Martin Burke, the

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Louis-Baer Bout

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NEW YORK, July 27 (UP),-** Mike Jacobs, leading promoter, announced to-day that he had abandoned plans for world heavyweight championship clash

In

September between Joo Louis, Lille-holder, au Max Baor, former champion. ไส nounced that Louis Instead will fight the winner of the bout be- tween Billy Conn, world light- heavyweight champion, and Bob Pasior. New York heavyweight title-holder.

Tho bout between Conn and Pastor, who was twice beaten by Louis, will be held next month.

How Oricans Irishman, who couldTERE is an old saying, "Often a Loss punch in his own

sparring partner, but never a Martin drew

is champlon," and in most instances it Labour. but he was a Arst-class work-holds water, one notable exception

being Jim Jefferies. Another of Jack's favourite hired The big Californian got his first hands was big Di Tate. Tate was taste of leather while helping Cor- gigantic specimen of manhood bett prepare for his battle with whose ability to sop up punishment Fitzsimmons. After that Jim forged won le short of miraculous. Bahead under his own steam; but his Jad the misfortune to be born a case is an unusual one.

he negro, otherwise

might have Usually these braway lads are so landed close to the pugüistle top accustomed to absorbing punches that Major Baseball himself. Not many of the white they are unable to dole them out. boys cared to spend an evening in physical combat with the big negro;

CHAMPIONS IN APPEARANCE but he sulted Dempsey exactly as a wo notable casca of this kind sparring partner,

were Al Reich and Jack Mc- Auliffe II. They were two man who gave the appearance of becoming

GODFREY'S FALL

WHEN Dempsey Was preparing champions.

W for the Gibbons fight he hm- McAuliffe was matched in the ported another gigantic negro to semi-final against Luls Firpo. Ex- perts were ngreed that McAuliffe

Dssist Burke und Tale.

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CHICAGO, Ill. The Western Conference Track and Field Championships have produced no less than 11 Olym pic champions who, among them, have won a total of 22 world's titles.

Jesse Owens, the Ohio State distance runners in the world; Ar- jace, accounted for three vicchie Harris, another Hoosler whost tories in the 1936 games at Ber-discus throwing has been of Olymple standard, and Ralph Schwarzkopf, lin, but his record is surpassed Michigan's distance ace. by Archie Hahn of Michigan, who won the 100-metres title in

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The Ind in question was George would cut and sinsh Firpo to rib- Godfrey, a coloured boy who later bons. became a menace in digit circles. When the night started he was com-Brooklyn

In the course of the traluing slege, pletely at sea. Godfrey happened to map Jack one off the board a few times and gained appreciably on the Cin- champions were Jackson Scholtz of afternoon with a punch that bouneed an easy evening scoring a k.o. Fut the champion off the canvas. Jack the pair in gymnasium, and Firpo cinnati Reds in the National Missouri, the 1824 200-metre cham-

The following will represent the |League with a double victory pion; Dan Kinsey of Illinois,

1824 Kearns hastly rang the bell and couldn't have touched him. Jack called oft boxing for the after- Reich's ease a few years before over the Pittsburgh Pirates to high hurdles champion; George 1st team v. Craigenɛower.—

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Saling of Iowa, 1932 high hurdles T. R. Hunter. W. B. Harris, W. 8. Dali champion in the gym, but a third-

champion; CE. Dvorak of Michigan, and JC-8-Fender 1904 winner in the pole vault; Harold and E G. Post.

G. Perkins, W. J. Cameron. A. E: Corey rater in the ring.

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Though the knockdown was not serious and might happen to any champion, the

In the American Leogue, tie word spread ko There is no doubt that these hu- Cleveland Indians have lost first Osborne of Illinois, 1024 high jump F. Nolan, H Brown, J, Orem

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LOUIS-MANHANDLER

JOE Louls, the "Brown Bomber,"

from Detroit, is about as hard on hia aparring partners na was Dempsey. In fact, no fighter in re- cent years pumenelled and man handled his training camp atles an did Louis for the Carnera fight.

Perhaps it was part of tho publicity, but the fact remains that almost all of Joe's sparring partners So roughed that Lou Bux, thought 'n tornado had hit him. He came back for a second round but Louis Hoored him twice more.

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Larry Johnson, not so long ago one of the most promising prospects In American boxing, was determined to have no such nonsense, but Louis sent him through the ropes with a right to the Jaw in the second.

Bobby Dean, the last victim, was Ifted completely off his feet and driven so fast through the air that his great body actually bounced when it hit the

canvas.. twenty. minutes to bring him back to life:

It took

All these sparring parinero re- signed their Jobs when they re-

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Of course, that kind handling is repulsive to most Bghters, especially if they have any standing in the Astic community, but in the caso of Dempsey, Louis and others'

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