FIGHTING JEWS

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 15 June 1935, Page 13

FIGHTING JEWS

NOTABLE IN THE RING A REVIEW OF HEEREW BOXERS RAPIDLY GAINING* PROMINENCE The presence of Jack (Portney in Sydney the comical flourishes of Harry Stone, with a comb, while .seconding' the weary and pained Al Rex •- *» the Stadium, caused thoughts to go questing among the Jewish lighters o the world, writes W. F. Corbett m the “Sydney Sun.” Just a little reflection produces a remarkable revelation, for from the moment of Jewish origin in the sport, when Daniel Mendoza, of the old prize rin" commenced the cavalcade, the Jewish element in boxing has been astonishingly strong. They are racia rivals with the Irish for absolute pugilistic pre-eminence. Italians . haie commanded; a prominence m recent years, with their Prime Cameras, Fidel la Barbas, and numerous others, but there is a Hebrew persistency that is undeniable m numbers anc physical prowess. The modern review begins, of couise, with the heavy-weight champion of tin world, Max Baer, and just to stress the consistency, there is Art Lasky, who only for a defeat in November BSt by King Levinsky, also Jewish, by the way, would have been, the foremost challenger for a title mate *. l Baer. Next is the conspicuous N.atie Brown and Abe Feldman who last year fought a draw.with Bob Olm, cruiser-weight champion of the world. Alaxie Rosenbloom. who lost the world cruiser-weight title to Olm only in November last, is a Jew. There are Jews sprinkled through the middleweight and welter-weight divisions. And then follows Jack “Kid holder of the British light-weight championship. Eddie Ivul A\ ol e is of Jewish origin, and s " 1S Click, whose battles began 10 years ago and he is still fighting. One of the most famous of them all is Barney Ross, world champion ligh weight and junior welter who also non holds the welter-weight title. Al P man, who made such an in Sydney not so long ago, despite his defeats by Jimmy Kelso, is another Jewish fighter of eminence. Yanquisher of Tod Morgan for the junioi li» weight championship of the wore, Benny Bass is a Jew also. He is 1 ceeding more or loss successfully with hl Among l the feather-weights of Jewish stock there are Lew Father, who at a lighter weight, conquered Midget Wolgast in 1933— Wolga st is now!foweight champion of the noild Feldman, victor last year over Phil Lick and Peter Sarron A iirominent American bantam-weight is Julie there h,. hocn great Jewish fighters as Matt « eK, Abe Attell, Benny Leonard and othei s, but the fact is that through the decades since the Mendoza moments thoj have been a dominant foice m pu e lism. .