A. A. Digest--

Alanews, Dubuque, Ia.--"When a sports promoter sponsors a newcomer to the boxing world, he doesn't merely take his protege down to some gymnasium, introduce him to a few other leather pushers, and tell him from there on he's on his own. If he did, he'd never come up with a champion. Maybe one or the other of the old-timers will spar a few rounds with the new man, then lose interest in him. He won't learn many of the fine points of the game. After all, if the boss doesn't take any interest in him, he probably doesn't rate very high. After a few sessions the newcomer will say 'to hell with it' and return to his old job behind (or in front of) the bar. But that is exactly what happens in some cases when a so-called sponsor brings a potential new member to the A.A. club rooms."