The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-08
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BASHARA
: BAT TIE
Winner Hopes to Figure in
Championship Contest
] Within Next Year

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Joe Bashara, of Norfolk, Va,
known as the "Assyrian Assas-
SIM" q rising young middleweight
with an impressive record against
some of the best men at his
weight In the country, makes his
debut tonight at Fort Myer in a
twelve-round bout against Charlie
Baum, of Baltimore, another con-
tender for the title now held by
Harry Greb. One or the other of
these young sluggers is going to
march up to championship con-
test before another year. Each
thinks he is the lad. One of them
is likely to be. stopped suddenly
tonight.
Baum Is a Washingto by birth
and a Baltimorean by choice. He
was moving fast to the front q year
ago until he tackled Eddie Burn
brook, Of Camp Holabird. In their
tussle Baum broke bones in both
hands ana had to take a long rest
before returning to the ring.
Charlie Is now in good condition
and about to have a busy winter"
says his manager, Sammy Harris,
the man who brought Kid williams
up from obscurity to worlds ban
tam championship.
Charlie is going over to Fort
Myer tonight intent 'on knocking
out this Bashara. / am told the Nor
folk man Is tough. Well, that's
what Charlie likes. They don't
come too tough for him. II he
loses, he won't yell about it, but
he thinks he's going to win."
"JOe never was in better condi.
Non than he Is today" said Bash.
ara's manager on arriving this
morning from the Norfolk boat"
b has been training actively i'm
the hopes Of landing q battlo with
Young Striking. A knockout to-
night ought to help him land one.
Washington fans know Bob Mar.
riott. He fought around here last
year, didn't he? Well, he came down
to Norfolk and tackled Bashara. In
the third round the referee had to
give us the decision because Of Mar
RIOTS constant fOuling, but the
point is that Marriott fouled because
he was getting a terrific licking,
that's why.
"s'~re that bout I've been told
OAf Marriott always fouls when he's
keLtliIK whipped. well, he had rea.
son to foul that night for Joe was
certainly hammering him all over
the ring for the first two rounds -
The Bashara- Marriott battle at Nor
folk ended IN riot, the Virginia,
fans being quite unable to stomach
the army boxers foul tactics
against the home boy. The flat
feet had to protect Marriott from
assault, following the referees de-
cision.
Tonight Bashara will be called
upon to tackle a pretty tough lad
in Charlie Baum, q boxer with ex-
perience and q punch. He will have
to show lot of stuff to defeat
him.
There is more than ordinary in.
torest In tOnfght's semi.final be-
tween AL Ward and Jack Null
vaney. Ward had his IafIxy on.
p0nent on the floor ten times in
their first meeting before the lat
Ger uncOTiked o swing from the
canvas and knocked Ward deader
than the prOveFbial mackereI.
Ward Is built to order for me. -
says Mulvaney. Hes one guy I
can beat. ] stopped him without
any argument, didn't I? Well, I'm
going to repeat tonight. Maybe I
won't take SO long this time"
Ward and MuIvaney are middle.
weights with a kick Neither
is young, though Mulvaney is much
older than his rival. Both can hit
to hurt and the betting is that
one or the ether will hear, the bird.
les sing tonight well inside the
limit,
= There will be three preliminary
battles on tonight's program, each
OF six rounds or less. Joe Rivers
ana Billy Forum, liehtweikhts are
down to swap wallops. Eddie De
Simon and Willie Morrison, 13O-
FOUNDERS, are down for a mixup and
30 are Kid Groves and Bill Cody.
welters. -....--... ~. = :, - > ;
Colonel Ericsson will referee to-
nights feature contest, with Kid
Sullivan officiating in the prelirns.
The riding hall where the bouts
win be staged has been heated and
preparations have been made to care
for 5000 ringworms. The Fort
Myer band will give concert be-
Tore the bouts get under way.