The Washington times., 1925-08-03

never been developed here to . Dc
near champions until Tex hickaLd
bowl on Boyle's Thirty Acres IN y
The success 81 the DEMPSEY.
Carpenter fight in Jersey CITY
opened tho eyes OF promoters g
possibilities in New York city. Box
Ing shows were staged at the Polo
Grounds and the Yankee STADIUM.
Gate receipt percentages brought
the best foreign fighters over here
and induced American headliners
to forego their summer vacations.
The big summer purses spoiled
the fighters. They liked the idea
Of fighting once or twice during the
hot rI1onths for as much money a.
they could make during a winter
campaigning. As result. winter
boxing waned.
ne was Richard who started the
wave OF big business summer box
ing. and II IS Richard who rrOb-
ably will end IL when nc COmDAetes
the new Garden and holds glove
shows there winter and summer
Hot weather promotion has been
overdCne in this mans town. Too
many big arenas have been built
and too many clubs are bidding up
the services Of boxers to figures
that leave no margin Of profit for
the promoter.
AS d consequence summer boxing
Is stagnant. Richard. best known
of all promoters, has the Yankee
Stadium on his hands and hasn't
promoted one show for himself
there this year. He Is finding II
difficult to spot an attraction there
next month. Al BCrlenbacK-D Delaney.
light heavyweight championship
match Is the best thing In sight.
with practically all the month Of
July open to him Tex could not
make q match that promised any
profits.
A similar situation exists at the
Polo Grounds. Matchmaker Jimmy
DeForest lined up Gibbons and Tun-
ney for q deficit ard has been un.
able to find . second card"
The success 81 the Leonard.
Tender lightweight champion.
ship bout at the Yankee Stadium
In 1928 and the big gate at the
Dempsey-Eirp battle at the
Polo Grounds 3 few weeks later
fired the ambitions Of promoters
who until then had been content
to operate on > small scale.
The next spring found the
Greensboro Stadium being enlarged
and the installation Of q. club at
Henderson's Bowl. Brooklyn. Both
OF these promoting ventures were
unsuccessful last year.
This year a beuutiful and ex-
pensive arena was built in the
heart OF Coney Island. 1t seats
10000 and Is available for cham.
pionship fights. But the cham.
pfons want too much money. The
Coney Island Stadium has lost
money on nearly every show.
Al new club at Dexter Park.
Brooklyn. tstarted out with the idea
of running weekly shows but
couldn't find the attractions and
now opens up only once in every
two weeks. The proposed new
Henderson Stadium In Long Island
City did not materialize or another
big loser would have been added to
the list.
Richard does not intend to pro.
mote open air bouts next wear.
Anybody can have his interest IN
the Yankee Stadium as . boxing
stage.
"The demands OF boxers these
days says Tex, leaves no margin
CT profit for the promoter. He
takes too big risk to gamble on
whether he viii either break even
or go in the hole. New York IS
overcrowded with clubs and pro.
lnoters. The boom is over and they
realize it now. So win the boxers.
too.
THE short season. the weather
risk and the difficulties OF match
making are spelling the end of out
door boxing except for big chanl'
pjonship fights"
Richard believes the convenience
Of the new Garden to boxing fans,
a seating capacity Of t22, 900 and =
cooling plant that viii keep his
patrons cool on the hottest nights
will enable him to make continuous
weekly boxing pay there.
II it works out that way the out
lying clubs with smaller seating
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