Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-04-16 | Page 14 | Ross Abdicates Throne

ROSS ABDICATES YES THRONE Barney Signs i For Another Go GoBy By Dy JACK l DLEY NEW YORK April 16 CIS CI'S Barney Ross Ros tossed his crown out the window Tuesday can Un t ceding ho he is Unable un- un able longer to tot V V make the weight w without hout risking injury to h his i sf health and this V unprecedented action action action ac ac- V i J tion started a riot 1 among six outstanding out out- V standing 1 V w who h o ol scrambled for this I k precious f I I 1 la s t tic I c headgear as s it i left the Chicago Chicago- In ins in's hands V Those who clutched at the V discarded skimmer skimmer skimmer skim skim- mer were Lou Ambers Fn Klick Tony Canzoneri Cleto and Days Dave Day After announcing announcing- their proter abdication from the throne he lelU from Canzoneri two years ago Sir Sa Pian and Art Winch Ross Ross' mall DIM agers went Into a huddle huddle a with Po Foster who pilots Jimmy Mcw nin fin and Promoter Mike Jacobi Jacob Madison Square Garden chief riva The net result of this was WM an announcement by Jacob that Ross and will en ea engage engage gage In their third championship clash at the Po Pol grounds on May 28 Meanwhile Garden officials wee deliberating deliberating- with Ancil Anell manager of Max Baer about detail of a June joust between the hea heavy heavyweight heavyweight weight and Challenger Jimm Braddock of New Jersey that this fight will be a one sidel affair and that the public will sta away in Impre impressive ive numbers Hoff Hoffman Hoffman man had the Garden master mindin mind in a frenzy by holding out dogged for a guarantee for Bael as against his optional 42 2 1 pe cent of the gate In Good Humor It was suspected that had won his argument when h b emerged smiling after an lin all da gabfest and told reporters V Everything is okay so far asam asam as u am concerned and well we'll make tom con announcement of our plan pan after atter we have appeared before belore th bo boxing commissioners late Tuesday The Garden tried Tuesday t match Ambers and Canzoneri to fo foa toa toa a pound 15 indoor fight for Ro Ros abandoned laurels on May ray 10 luthe buthe bu lu buthe the managers of both fighters d dt de dined to do business on such shor shoe notice I Proposes Tourney Meanwhile Jacobs made madi thi proposition dim Ill run a real lightweight tournament this summer f ii one of ot the New York ball Well We'll put all the fighters In and let them battle it out And dont don't want a dime out of the show Ill I'll give all the money to the Na National National a Sports Alliance relief fund General Phelan New York stat stab athletic commission head Is la chili chair chairman man of this charitable organization whose purpose is to pr provide vide aid fo to indi indigent ent athletes and wont won't decline aid for his pet project