The Washington times., 1924-08-21
BOB MARRIOTT
BATTLES
TURNER
MiddIeWeights, Best In This
Section, Will Clash at
Fort Myer Tonight

Jack Turner, the California mid.
dleweight, and Bob Marriott, the
Third Corps Area champion for 1928
ana 1924, meet tonight in a ten.
round battle in the riding hail at
Fort Myer. with Colonel Ericsson
acting as third man in the ring.
Both boxers have been active for
several months, have trained faith.
fully for tonight's contest and are
primed to make the best showing
in their power.
Washington ring worms, acquaint.
ed with both boxers, are convinced
that the bout viii go the limit Of
ten rounds, with many arguments
following as to the respective merits
Of the performers, Marriott Is
known to pack a sleep punch in his
right hand, but Turner'S cleverness
and wide experience In the ring is
expected to offset that wallop.
Turner wants to win decisively.
II he sees the opportunity. he will
stop his rival for middleweight
honors in this section He has
trained hard with the best boys to
be found around Washington. He
win have no alibis, IL he loses to.
nights contest.
The same thing goes for Marriott,
who has been training with Eddie
Burnbrook, the army weller title
holder, over in Baltimore. Marriott
feels he has q. future that viii bring
him a lots Of honors and money az
soon as he gets out Of the army.
The odd thing about topight's
bout Is that Jack Turner Is figur
ing much along the same line az
Marriott. He has been hanging
around Washington for couple of
months. He has knocked off all
the rivals put up against him. A
victory tonight over Marriott, who
has a good army reputation, means
that Turner will be in line for some
real bouts bringing In the real coin.
II want to get somewhere before
I'm too old to advance" says
Turner. IT figure that Marriott is
a good man because, II can beat
him, q lot Of folks win take notice.
So I'm going out tonight to beat
him, stop him IL can. but beat
him on points, anyway"
Tonight's show is booked to get
underway at $3.50 o'clock. II viii be
staged in the riding hall at Fort
Myer. For several days the
engineer contingent at Fort Myer
has been preparing the hall for the
show and all win be apple pie to-
night. The show IL staged under
| the auspices Of the Enlisted Mems
club at Fort Myer and all fans from
Washington are guaranteed excel
lent treatment. There is plenty Of
parking space. Ushers will be
! provided to seat the fans. Order,
as in all army shows, is assured.
There Is considerable interest in
the semifinal bout Of six rounds be-
cause AL Ward, q Fort Myer hero,
is in It, matched with Charlie Roth,
| the Baltimore veteran Iniddleweight.
These lads are hard hitters. They
don't have g lot OF ring class, but
they sure do hit. That's what
they're expected to do tonight.
There viii be another six-round
clash between little fellows, Midget
Carbon. Of Fort Myer, meeting Kid
Dargowitz, Of Washington Barracks.
For men their size they are pun
ishing battlers and six rounds may
never be seen in their skirmish.
Two four.round bouts complete
tonight's program. In the opener
| Gordon Steeple, of the service
troop OF the Third Cavalry. will
clash with Willie Morrison, of Fort
Myer. In the second Johnny
Gardener, Of Washington, will swap
wallops with Kid Bolin, Of Fort
1 Myer.