Show 1 Mightiest of Fig Fighting ting Me Menow Men NW N Oo W I A Mere Sh Shell ll Barred From Ring g gI I WAr VETERAN IS BARRED IN I MANY Spark of Natural Ability Missing From Makeup of f World Hero BY JOE JOK WILLI illS UIS Not ot so ro many months back they theO vern 1 c calling him the mightiest fighting man of ot forty million fIght fIght- fight IT men n were wert still that Blick Ja Jack k rM ln In r of the American forces had shaken shalOn his hand whacked him ad across the shoulder blades I and I 1 applauded his boxing fonts I Ort Olt tt of ot the war had Iad come no finer t pc no DO bettel specimen of physical rh perfection It seemed certain that Boo Mar Mar- Mar tili winner of or the tho Inter allied hi as iv weight v w championship I reach reah the goal goat his buddies had imad st seti I Itc tc professional t hirr hirra a a a lofty Jotty petition in pro fighting lighting instead we 1 learn arn that n I M is shattered in physique an been I has been shunned by bo boc box li I ii s g i and barred In elgh- elgh elgh t h states for tOI fear tear of possible fa- fa ta I 1 Martin rc recently boxed Marty Lurl Lurka at New Orleans Burke him out cut in seven se rounds l Jartin was a pathetic figure front from I the start The wonder was nas hit he lasted as long hong as he did His legs t his came camo In short ga gasps p he had ca capacity tor putt pun pun nt tIPI the fight Richard T 1 Burke ot hen F w Orleans pi of ot the boxing bo association association-an an ol- ol olan 01 m an ration that means well but gets no rested nowhere broad a letter Itter to toI I clubs throughout the coun coun- coun- coun country country I try requesting them to protect I Martin from himself by I to 10 tse use him as aa a contestant in a I tight fight Martin Martins s a manager Jimmy Bron- Bron Bronson Bronson son Bron-son son u great admirer of the A E B Er r P champion Is said to hale lia ba e per per- per persuaded eua d Burke to take the action he II 13 e collapse of the mightiest man mats of ot fighting muon may be ascribed to the time fat fact thet Martin was trying to be bc what hat tip hI wasn't I II Martin was not a not fighter tighter not as asto I to tn rents jents enta ot of o the cauliflower trade I arc ae rated At least heas he was as not an fighter fl lIe He was nat M big had tao t good hands could hit hud haid with was wonderfully cour cour- cour- cour courageous ageous spark of ot tho the natural natural al ai fist fighter was nas as missing In the ring he was nas ft p s mechanIcal worker who usually save gase iou aou OU the lI of a student trying lr to rem remember his lessons Thel e was ne ner no r about his work that sharp feinting quick countering and deft ducking that mark the Ule actions of the tho natural born bornI the fighter the Leonards I Britton Ma Maitin Mattin tin has tried hard to make the t lade He lIe wanted anted to mahe gool for his buddies who had I with him In the trenches told him he be was a great fight fight- fighter er or I and ho lie wanted anted to pro prove prose e It Of course cours there was waa good money In tl titi more profession more than tha n Martin could possibly make doing any any- any anything thing else something to todo todo todo do with hi his stayIng In the game Lit In the t main ho lie was waa eager to fulfill J the expectations expectation of his hla old es In arms tin Ma-tin Ia tin did did- fight tight some creditable fights It took a certain skill kili to ln l from fellows s like Bill Brennan Doo 1100 RI Bc per and Frank Moran old as t they ey were He might have haie won front from some of ot the bl big leaguer too If he lie lad had been more spirited in his quicker to follow tho open open- open 1 I I g gs and more savage ago on the attack Ia fa taj Keiser leiser started Martin on aD his hito hl hi 11 a to ruin rule Looked on as aa a a set set- setup setup set setup up also a soldier bo boy punch punch- punched punched ed od Martin dizzy dissy two years ago at none haiti Almost blinded b by Kelb- Kelb tr's Kelb-tr's ct's punches Mat Maitin tin wa was laid Uld up iii 11 I 1 T Baltimore hotel for three daIs da s sa saVu a t t I the tight right A six months month s r rest st stIn In l the Ito restored his Vitality to an extent t ll and ho he contin I Iud ud to fight with fair success for tor sine se time Now at 26 he is 10 1 J t f I I I ts i I f 1 1 aw I I 71 I I 1 r 4 r i-r a I 3 oc O non BOB 31 tETI tETIz z I |