The Washington times., 1923-10-23


Joe Humphries, announcer at the
Garden, counts that week lost that
finds him not proclaiming new
champion.
Joe has good sense OF humor.
Were it not for his fear of offend
ing the boxing commissioners, he
probably would follow each of his
nomination speeches, with the an
nouncenient, Next week, East
Lynne. %
AS ye SOW, so shall ye reap.
The practice of juggling chal-
Eengers into unearned champion
ships has now reached the bur-
badly balled up. Somebody should
start a new book or else the box
ing guides should print weekly
editions to let everybody in on
the, rapid-fire changes.
According to the rulings Of the
Boxing Commission several months
, back, Joe Burman was bantam
echampion in this State and Jimmy
Jones held the welterweight title.
How Jones, Of Youngstown, as
cended the synthetic heights is a
long story. He did not win the
title in this State nor did he ever
defend it here, He was suspended
and the New York commission
took his marbles away from him
for boxing the real champion,
Micky Walker, recently in New
Jersey. Walker is also under the
ban, and nobody can play with him
and be friends with our local com.
mission.
Jones told the honorable CON-
missioners before the Walker fight
that he didn't want the State title,
never asked for it, couldn't raise a
dime on it, and the commission
could have it back, with his COM
pliments.
Apparently, that leaves a cham
pionship apartment for rent, and
Shade and Wells, accordingly, are
going to fight next Friday night to
zee which one shall move in.
The sudden ascension OF Abe
GOldstein to the throne once Occu-
pied by such illustrious bantams
as Jimmy Barry, Harry Forbes,
Johnny COulon, Kid Williams and
FPete Herman was as much Of q
surprise to Able as any one.
Goldstein is an East Side boy
who has been campaigning for two
or three years under the direction
Of Willie Lewis. Possibly he is the
best of the bantams now: He has
been guilty of some bad fights and
at one time Lewis despaired Of ever
making a first-class boy of him.
However, he has been improving
rapidly in the. last few months.
When Joe Lynch stepped out of
the Burman fight on short notice
Matchmaker F1ournoy, of the Gar
den, telephoned Lewis and asked If
Goldstein would substitute. Lewis
grasped his big chance and as re-
suit he now manages a New York
State champion, If that means any
thing.
Goldstein was away in PennsyI-
vania on an automobile trip. Lewis
located him by telegraph and tele-
phone and Able, after a sleepless
night, arrived here Friday morn
ing. He made the weight. trained
Q couple of hours, went to the Gar
Gen and plucked the title from
8urman.
And who, you ask is Burman?
He is a Chicago lad who has been
fighting for several years and
who probably has seen his best
days. He boxed Joe Lynch five
times in nO-decision bouts. Lynch
Is a notorious transformer who
doesn't often display his true
fighting form because he is not
fond of training.
On the strength of paper de-
cisions over Lynch, Burman chal-
lenged the champion last spring.
Lynch did not want to be annoyed
by training in hot weather and be-
sides he found transforming profit
able and not risky. He declined the
challenge. Burman posted the neces
sary forfeit and, after a time, the
New York commission suspended
Lynch and transferred his New York
rights in the title to Burman.
Burman has fought a few battles