Hey Frank,

Thought this was of interest. Just wanted to share my find. Can't believe
Hype is not in the IBHOF, maybe soon.

Rick Farris
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Hype Igoe takes credit for fistic improvement
san antiono light sports.
Jan 1931

If either Joseph James Braddock or Ernest Schaaf does a funny fall out of the roped enclosure of Madison Square Garden Friday night, he’ll Not find a nestling place on top of the heads of the chroniclers.
The commission which irons everything out for boxing has warned all clubs that the dumping ground outside the ropes must be extended from 18” now in vogue to 3 ½ feet.

That ought to be ample room for any of the athletes who may be belted or bumped through the strands or over them for that matter.

Score another improvement for the “old Hypus”. I pointed out the three wise men on Saturday that the spilling margin in use now was altoghter too narrow. I make an exceeding low ----

Who ever said the fistic fathers would never listen to reason? This writer asked for the abolition of the metal protector. Granted. Asked for the rubber mouth piece. Permitted. Urged the abolition of towel swinging and you never see that anymore. And now following the tip , the ring platforms will make it next to impossible for a fighter to to be smacked into the laps of the scribes. I’m nor guaranteeing the three and on half feet leeway outside the ropes is going to make it curtain that the impromptu visits from the athletes will never occur again. Lords, I’ve seen fighters knocked 10 feet through the ropes and into the laps of the front row spectators, having gone over the heads of the newspaper men completely.

It is possible Mr. Braddock can knock Mr. Schaaf beyond the 3 and one half mile – I mean [one--- limit, the young lad with the deadly right wallop can hit harder then Max Schmeling, and that is quite a compliment.
Schaaf socks too, but were the pair of them to measure the heft of their blows on one of those old time punching machines Bob Fitzsimmons used to delight in larruping. I think Braddock’s would be the one to win the cookie.