Show F New Faces Liven Boxing Picture I By GRANTLAND RICE IF there is one thing the fight game or t. t the e ring game needed above everything else it was the arrival of new faces Most of the theold theold theold old faces had begun to pall leaving a depressing effect The most popular popular popular pop pop- ular new face tace seen around the East was that of ot Bob Dob Murphy the Call Call- carrying the busiest pair of ot fists weve we've seen in a long loni long spell There is another face tace for tor the East to look at since Rex flex Layne lost to Rocky Marciano at the Garden recently If It Layne or Marciano Mar Mar- clano elano or both can make good up to the Murphy measurements there I will be no no com corn k 7 plaint There is Is still stilla a young t fellow e 11 0 w wn n named am e d Matthews who can take care of ot himself not to toA A mention many oth oth- i ers ere Ray Robinson has about the only old face tace that hasn't lost Its ring appeal The answer here is Grantland Ric Rice Ridi the natural ability the boxing skill of ot a great fighter tighter But Dut most of the old ones have begun begun begun be be- gun to wear out Replacement orders orders orders or- or ders were badly needed when Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy arrived and Layne came on I from Utah We have a faint idea that the face tace and actions of ot Murphy are not going goIng going go go- ing to appeal to Doc Kearns manager manager manager man man- ager of ot Joey Maxim the light heavyweight champ Using the same tactics he employed in the Ezzard Charles fight Maxim might last three rounds Maybe four Here is the slugger boxer-slugger combination that makes a good party as a general general general gen gen- eral rule Maxim hasn't been too busy in the last two years but he will spend one of the busiest evenings evenings evenings eve eve- of ot his career trying to keep Murphy out of his hair when they get together Murphy is the Dempsey type that gives his entire attention to the offensive of ot- side He has little or no Interest interest interest In in- terest In defending himself He tie is a good puncher fast enough and dead game He lie also has that other needed need ed ingredient ingredient ability ability to take a punch bead head or body The Layne Layne Marciano e eve evening v e n t i n g should give you a better line on where these two belong in the field Your Favorite Sport The sovereign state of Iowa Is a pretty fair representative commonwealth common common- w wealth as far tar as average AmericanIsm American American- Ism is concerned Iowa certainly has as many true Americans man manfor manfor mantor for tor man or woman for woman as any state in the tho nation Such states as Iowa Texas In diana dlana Tennessee and Ohio are what you might caU call basic baste states in fn re reo gard rard to American sport By Dy that I mean such native games as baseball baseball base base- ball football boxing etc Racing has a heavy grip on the states that have racing racing New New York Maryland Kentucky Illinois California California Cali Call fornia Florida Louisiana Massachusetts Massa Massa- Massachusetts etc But racing is missing from many states twenty five or thirty where the scratch sheet and the Racing Form are missing and most of the dally daily papers give little publicity Iowa among many othera others others oth oth- ers era is one of or these Naturally racing racing rac rac- I ing in such localities is an unimportant I tant item I A close check on the Iowa situation situa lion tion reveals these facts 1 The I-The The world series is the big sporting feature with a vote of 39 30 per cent 2 The 2 The Rose Bowl Dowl comes second with 17 per cent 3 The 3 The Kentucky Derby Is third at 14 per cent 4 The 4 The heavyweight championship comes next at 12 per cent 5 The s-The The Olympic Games are fifth ruth with the Indianapolis Auto Races the US U.S. Open and the Chicago AllStar All All- Star football game following in order Here is the way Iowa picked its favorite sports Baseball basketball basket basket- basketball ball football racing boxing golf gou fishing and hunting It must be remembered this is the Iowa angle There are different angles in other states You get a different lilt dif ferent terent slant when you OU take in South and North East and West For example example ex ample Iowa wouldn't be nearly as much steamed up over the same sport that might appeal to Florida and Georgia Or New York There are a few states that take In and nurse after a fashion every sport New York Michigan California Call Cali fornia Illinois Kentucky Maryland and Florida lead in this march They bar neither racing nor box box- In ing The Best Dest Dodger Team Is this 1051 1951 model the best Dodger team of all aU time time looking looking back to toNed toNed toNed Ned Hanlon's There is little doubt about it With the addition of Andy the Boyceville Bruiser Chuck Dressen's Dres Dreg sens sen's squad steps out as the best team in either league this steamy season Their one vulnerable spot is Inthe Inthe In hi hithe the box where Roe Newcombe Branca Pod bielan Erskine King arent aren't the best yet not tho the worst To show the Dodgers Dodgers' overall up make-up I a Giant could make this team with team with one tion That one is Maglie MagUe the best Giant pitcher Even Ralph Kiner the Pirate first baseman couldn't be named over GU Gil Hodges Bodges |