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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. OCT. 17, 193/ "YOU'RE AN ACTOR" - Paul Ford, 56-year-old actor, romances Shirley Booth in a new film "The Matchmaker," Ford, Sgt. Bilko's Colonel on the Phil Silvers TV show, didn't become on actor till he was 38. He did it on the advice of his psychiatrist. Hearing of Paul's many jobs--none of them profitable --the psychiatrist said simply, "You're an actor." He's been one ever since--for money. Fake Fights Made Him World's Richest Boxer Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, one of the ring's greatest namej, made a fortune faking fights -- but he was caught in his own double-cross when he tried to fix a fight with Tommy Burns. O'Brien was not only light heavyweight champion, at the height of his fame he was also the richest prize fighter in the world. But the secret of his marvelous record of winning fights was exposed after Burns gave him a beating in the ring instead of "lying down" to him. Most people have forgotten this disreputable side of Philadelphia Jack's career. He is remembered only as a great champion. Yet most of his fights -- in-eluding his title fight -- were faked, and after his sensational exposure by Burns, shocked sportsmen dubbed O'Brien the "fixed fight champion." In his pre-arranged victories his opponents sacrificed honor for the money O'Brien offered them to lay down. Until he tangled with Burns, his opponents were afraid to expose O'Brien. So he posed as a victorious pugilist and claimed honors which never should have been his. But when he met Tommy Burns, O'Brien met his match in shrewdness. Burns crossed and doublecrossed him when they fought for the second time In Los Angeles on May 8, 1907. It was obvious that something was in the wind when Burns' manager called off all bets before the fight. O'Brien was the 10 to 7 favorite. After the fight, when Burns had soundly beaten O'Brien, the fans who had bet on the Phila-delphian were jubilant, because they'd saved their money. But those who had favored Burns demanded to know why the bets had been called off. Tommy Burns explained -- and dropped a bombshell that rocked the sporting world. "Jack O'Brien was caught in "one of his own traps," said Burns. "I could not get him to agree to enter the ring until after I had promised to lay down and let him win the fight., I pretended to be willing to do this, because I wanted to show the country that I was O'Brien's "In the first round O'Brien was taken off his feet and was scared to death. He knew I had planned too cunningly for them all, and that he was due for a beating. "As for the bets being called off, I was instrumental in having that done for the benefit of the public. I wanted to make this explanation afterwards and I did not want to see the public tricked into losing any of its money. Calling off the bets cost me $3,800, for I stood to win that amount myself." O'Brien at first denied that he had tried to fix the fight, but later he confessed that he had. He confessed to other .fixed fights too, and even declared that his first encounter with Burns the previous November had been fixed to end in a draw. This was probably true, for in their second fight, when Burns refused to carry through the fake, he completely outclassed O'Brien. Born in Philadelphia in January 1878, O'Brien's real name was Joseph Hagan. He started his career in the ring when he was 18, but it was years before he did anything noteworthy. He struggled along like any second-rater. No one took him seriously. Then he went to England, beat a lot of hams, made himself some money and acquired the British heavyweight champion- Make this Christmas an Cunard's special Thrift Season rates make this a golden opportunity to go home for an Old Country Christmas. Cunard's personally conducted sailings promise you an experience that will leave you and your dear ones with the warmest memories of your lives. Plan your reunion now. Reserve early for the Holiday you'll never forget. Remember . .. getting there is half the fun ... with Cunard. See your Local Agent-- Cunard Line LOW THRIFT SEASON RATES APPLY ON ALL SAILINGS ship -- an empty honor in those days. When he returned to America he managed to get some big name fights and steadily fought his way to the championship class. But he faked rather than fought his way to success. He fixed his fights so that he would win. Grabbing purse after purse and putting his money away in real estate, he soon became the richest fighter in the world. But public opinion turned against him and after the Burns fiasco many people demanded his removal from the prize ring. His career was studded with frame-ups, and he was caught in several questionable fights, but he was never so completely exposed than in his raw attempt to fake his fight with Burns. O'Brien must have had a severe shock that May day when he climbed into the ring expecting Burns to lay down for him. The following Police Gazette eye-witness report of the contest reveals what a poor show O'Brien put up. "Tommy Burns thoroughly outclassed O'Brien in every department of the game except springing away, and when O'Brien sought to run away Burns would stand in the center of the ring with his hands at his sides and beg the Philadel-phian to fight. "From the first until the last round O'Brien acted as though in great fear and waited until forced into clinches. His tactics were not to the liking of the audience, which aissed him from first to last. "In the seventh round Burns caught O'Brien with swinging crosscuts as he raced around the ring and he staggered the Philadelphian with a right cross to the jaw, forcing O'Brien into a clinch. "In the ninth round Burns succeeded in getting to O'Brien's face with a right and left, which opened a cut on his eye. Blood streamed freely from the wound and this took all the fight out of O'Brien. From that time on until the end he showed absolutely nothing that gave his admirers any excuse for hope. "In the twelfth round when O'Brien sought to mix it. Burns put over another overhand wallop to the face, staggering his opponent and causing blood to flow from his face. In the fifteenth O'Brien's left eye was closed and his right eye was beginning to swell up. "From the fifteenth to the twentieth Burns out - pointed O'Brien and had him on the ragged edge all the time. Burns fought hard for a knockout in the closing rounds, but the crafty O'Brien was clever enough to save himself by running away from Burns' fierce blows and succeeded in staving off a knockout. "O'Brien pursued his runaway tactics from first to last and frequently turned his back on Burns in his frantic effort to escape, racing round the ring in full head of steam. "After the twentieth round the referee had no hesitation in declaring Burns the winner, and found it unnecessary to order a few more rounds." Overdose Of Fear Writing' in Life magazine not long ago. Dr. George Crile. Jr., surgeon at the Cleveland clinic, charged- that those responsible for telling the public about disease have "chosen to use the weapon of fear, believing that, only through fear can the public be educated." "Newspapers and magazines have spread this fear," he went on, "knowing that the public is always interested in the melodramatic and the frightening." This observation is particularly pertinent now in regard to the wide publicity being given Asian influenza and the predictions that a vast epidemic is inescapable this winter. The fact that certain California health experts recently declared that there was no reason to expect an epidemic seems to have been ignored in favor of the more "melodramatic and frightening" forecasts. Dr. John T. Barrett, chairman of the Rhode Island state committee on immunization, -says that the publicity on Asian flu is "totally out of proportion with the danger involved." At worst, this latest "popular ailment cannot be compared with the type of influenza prevalent in 1917-18." Psychosomatic medicine emphasizes the harmful effects of fear and anxiety and echoes Job's statement that "the thing I greatly feared is come upon me." Disease is not a matter of germs and viruses only. Efforts toward immunization through vaccine are commendable but that is not the sole means of immunization. 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