is to be hoped that the control-Jing authorities of American boxing will be able to correct what appears to be'a manifest injustice in the decision to replace Max Schmeling by Joe Louis in the Aight with James J. Braddock for the fille of heavyweight, champion, Commercialization of sport has reached a point at which seems almost useless to protest, Dui so flagrant a subordination of " real Sportsmanship to the dictates of the ate—added to a stupid and irrelevant political intrusion—deserves halle censure, On the facts there can be no question of Schmeling's Fight to meet Braddock. Louis was soundly beaten by Schmeling. The German, og a former champion, had thus achieved a remarkable feai_ and was ready to meet the holder of the fille at the earliest possible moment. Delay occurred owing to Braddock's unfthess and now, after Schmeling hag been promised the frst opportunity of trying conclusions with Braddock, Louis is to be allowed to Intervene. Especially in the light of Louis" "recent indifferent - showing against Bob Pastor his usurpation of Schmeling's rightful place is grossly unfair, Braddock deserves sympathy {in that the absurd anti-Nazi boycott fs expected to reduce his earnings in the event of his meeting Schmeling. but two wrongs do not make a Fight, The astonishing confessions of the seventeen defendants in the Moscow treason trial have given rise to all soris of speculation as to how they have been brought about. The correspondent of the "Daily Mail" at Warsaw suggests that the men are the subjects of mass hypnotism, the "Daily Express" and the "Morning Fast" are of the opinion that the defendants have had administered them come sort of "truth drug."—which Is not a happy suggestion. for Ie leaves the impression that the men-after all, might not be Iying—while the latter journal also suggests that! the men might be the vielims of a confessional epidemic arising from, emotional reaction. The histories of the men who have been brought 10 {rlal, and the recent arrest of Leon 'Trotsky's son, when taken together, may. provide a more reasonable solution than any of the speculations: mentioned above, though it has to be admitted it may' be no nearer the truth. If the arrest. of Sergei Trotsky Is taken as an example of how the Soviet Government will "get back" at its opponents, the defendants fon trial may very well have considerable "fear that if they do not. provide the Government with all the confessions it needs, it might seek 10 wreak its vengeance their families, 'The men themselves are under no' delusion as to what! will eventually happen to them, and. Tt is possible that. either by prior bargaining, oF in the attempt to curry. favour and safety for their relations, they are indulging in these amazing confessions which carry with them not the slightest "conviction. Obviously these continual admissions: can do themselves no good, and it seems that the only people who could Deneft are those whom, in their dying bravery. they are seeking protect.
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