Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-05 | Page 13 | Canzoneri Spurns Offer to Meet Champion Ross

Canzoneri Spurns Offer To Meet Champion Ross By JACK MILCY tIlLEY Special to The Telegram NEW YORK Dec 5 The The Illinois state sUite boxing commission is swiping the favorite thunder of New Yorks York's own own sock solons by turning matchmaker and ordering little Tony Canzoneri to sign for a fight with the li lightweight champion Barney Ross floss within the next ten days The midwestern mitt moguls noti noli- fled New v York commissioners Phelan Brown and Wear that unless Canzoneri Canzoneri Can Can- an zoned accepts the Chicagoan Chicagoan he will wm be be relegated to the the sub cellar of the 1135 35 p pound und contenders contend contend- lers ers which should cause the New Orleans Or Or- leans cans Italian a few sleepless nights 4 Canzoneri who has las been clamorS clamor t tt I d ding l it ing ng for fora a third shot at Ross and has offered of- of of-f of him fabulous fabulo l f guarantees for a a V chance to regain t the he title he lost to Canzoneri Barney seems to have gone commercial commercial commer commer- cial on the populace Tony and his man manager g r Sammy Goldman n declined a It proposition made by Barney and his pilot Sam Pian Plan to give Canzoneri 11 per cent as his end of the gate for a Chicago fight Tony insisting they'd have to put more money on the line if they wished the pleasure of his company So now it looks as if Canzoneri will willbe willbe be tripping over his beard and Goldman Goldman Gold Gold- man will be an inmate of an old folks home before he again gets a fight light with Ross Rocs unless the Chicago commissioners commissioners' commissioners commissioners' com corn missioners' missioners edict s 's serves to solve the im impasse pass e. e Jimmy Braddock the Jersey jolter demanded recognition by the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York commission as one o of Max Baers Baer's title contenders and told the commissioners that he craves action with Art Lasky but that Jimmy Johnston the Madison Square garden promoter wont won't give him the bout because he fears tear Braddock might bell belt Art out of the heavyweight pic pie ture