Judge — April 1933 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Any Day Now" - Judge Magazine Satire This page satirizes boxing entertainment and its increasingly theatrical innovations. The cartoons mock efforts to make fights more exciting for fans through absurd contraptions and rule changes: - A helicopter attacking a fighter to develop defensive skills - Extended poles making "the chase more exciting" - Night fights under artificial lights for non-paying fans - A boxing ring with elevated poles for spectacle - "Fool-proof trunks" as protective equipment - An "eliminating machine" to test fighter endurance The satire critiques boxing promoters' desperation to innovate and sensationalize the sport, suggesting they're adding ridiculous obstacles and technological gimmicks rather than relying on genuine athletic competition. The title "Any Day Now" implies these absurd changes are imminent. The cartoons reflect early-20th-century anxieties about commercialized sports losing authenticity.