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Show OUR COMIC SECTION PEAKING "I ECREiHiojO5 By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. Released by Western Newspaper Union question just THE AN ENTIRE apartment house, good a fighter is Beau Jack? in sections, was constructed answered specifically was quite when the lightweight champion lost for Columbias The More the to Bob Montgomery, rangy PhiladelMerrier (Jean Arthur, Joel phia Negro, before a capacity crowd McCrea and Charles Coburn in Madison Square Garden. The fight definitely will not rank starring) , which is certainly the as one of ringdoms great spectamost amusing picture of the year cles. Certain vulgar people were so far. The rooftop was laid out heard to make snide remarks con- across the floor of an entire sound cerning the caliber of present lightstage, the four room apartment weight boxers. But both boys gave thats the scene of most of the action all they had. Both were game, occupied another, the building front courageous and willing to take a and a block of similar structures oclike chance. But fighters Barney cupied another the latter being the Ross, Tony Canzoneri, Henry Armscene of the love scene which is strong and Lou Ambers could have likely to go down in movie history whipped either man with a minias one of the most delightful ever mum of difficulty. made. Beau Jack was 1 in the ringside betting, after closing in the afterThe James Cagney mauls his noon marts at From that angle womenway on the screen is a Hollywood it was the biggest boxing upset of legend; actually, he has struck the year. The decision of Referee women only four times, never Arthur Donovan and the two judges bruised one. But in Johnny Come was unanimous, none of them giving beat up by a girl, Marhes Lately Montgomery less than nine rounds. jorie Lord. She slapped him, hit One press association scored 11 for him on the jaw, pounded his chest. Montgomery, three for Jack and one He suffered no ill effects. But Mareven. jorie sprained a wrist. much-debate- d 3-- 2-- 1. The Records Theres not a woman featured in Bataan but the wives of the cast include Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Lucille Ball and Jennifer Jones, soon to make her appearance in the lead of The Song From the record the fight was slated to be a good one. The Bean hadnt lost a fight in two years, his defeat-fre- e span of 16 bouts stemming back into late 1941. Montgomerys record of 50 victories in 59 fights, 27 by knockouts, including e five meetings with light- - all-st- ar 1 non-titl- f.;$ j JENNIFER JONES of Bernadette. Her husband is Robert Walker, screen newcomer, who an enthusiastic press agent tells us has the wistful appeal of Jimmy Stewart, plus a dash of Gary Cooper. BOB MONTGOMERY weight champions, (three times with Sammy Angott and twice with Lew Jenkins) was extremely flattering. But the boys couldnt hurl statistics at each other. HOW DOES A CHAP LIKE THAT MAKE A LIVING IN PEACES TIME ? From the spectators viewpoint, the fight at least was an active affair. Both men kept flailing away. Beau Jack started his usual routine d of jabs, often landing six or seven without being stopped. But he carried a fly swatter instead of a post maul. And the Beau tired Neither man ever had quickly. battle before, but fought a it was Montgomery who proved to have the greatest reserve. And that wasnt the most surprising thing in the world. Even in his engagements Jack had shown a tendency to weaken before the close. It is obvious that no athlete can retain his original drive through a dozen rounds of hard going. But Jack has the habit of running down suddenly. He map-readin- g. Freddie Bartholomews last act before reporting for service in the army air corps was to say good-bto Miles Mander, who gave him his start in pictures. Freddie dropped in on the set of Five Graves to Cairo," where Mander, formerly a in English pictures, was the playing part of a British officer. left-han- y director-writer-act- nd doesnt lack courage, stamina gives out. but Till recently Dick Stark, er on Quizz What did the girl amoeba say to the boy amoeba?. ' Whizz Dont bacilli. start? Its tomer. due now, replied the I havent any money! cus- FEET OF CLAY would Baby-fac- e. tune-Param- ount his When a quizmaster makes a miburn up the wires telOn a recent Take a Card program Wally Butterworth said that hot dogs are made of pork; hes been snowed under by wires,an letters and phone calls telling him assortment of meats is used. stake listeners ling him so. Regardless of his staying power, Beau Jack has even more important drawing power. In his last four fights he has pulled in about a third of a million dollars. His two fights with Fritzie Zivic in February and March brought in a little over $70,000 each. The gate for the Henry Armstrong match on April 2 was $105,000, and the bout brought in $85,000. The defeat certainly did not bolster Jacks stock, but the colored boy from Georgia will be given a return bout for the title. The fight contract contained the provision. Boxing as a whole is not very well off. Perhaps the main reason for the lack of national interest is that very few people know who the various champions are. Seemingly they i Brian Donlevy lost half his mustache during the final days shooting for America at a steel plant; imitated the workers in throwing lS arms across his face after flipping aa ry Waits for Third Shot Rushing into the saloon bar, the man demanded: Gimme a double whisky, quick, before the trouble starts I" Receiving the drink, he swallowed it quickly. Good! Gimme another before the trouble starts! The barman poured out another and watched him drink it. Then he asked: What trouble, and when will it announc- Abies Irish Rose, fight anybody who called him Now hes changed his likes that baby face, and has signed him to replace Alan Ladd in gangster roles lined up for Ladd before he joined the army. Drawing Power SMALL FRY X Now that we all have to read maps, to keep up with the war, Walt Disneys set to help us; in Victory Through Air Power he has introduced an entire sequence to acquaint audiences with the fundamentals of cartography and shovelful of se into too soon. Paulette dont care. ln Not so ago any fight involv. ing the lightweight championship would be a top sports event. These matches ranked second only to heavyweight title bouts. But today the individual who can Figures dont lie. name the champion and a Theyre not supposed to. of strong title contenders incouple are simply raw material inThey any the weight classification is a verv well hands of the expert. read individual. ferro-mangane- furnace, but took his arm down i Goddard predicts that Sonny Tufts, who appears opposite her in So Proudly We Hail, wui become a big star. A year ago was trying to get extra parts on tne liair, but radio producers wouldnt sten. Recently she told Charles a tin of the CBS Playhouse that she a bet him a pound of steak hed offering Sonny $1,500 an appearance after the pictures released. A Both radio and movies took a banr in the build-u- p of Jack Carson. ducer Vick Knight announced his e gagement as star of an air senes, then Mark Hellinger said he as star billing in The Widow Wouldni Weep, first meant for Jack Benny I |