The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-16

National Capital Sporting
Club Attracts Members
for Big Opening
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
(sports EdIter. The Times,


Washington's newest organiza
tion. the National Capital Sport
ing Club, makes its bow tomor
row night at the Washington Audi
tOrium. The experiment is being
watched closely, not only by loca
civic officials, but by many fal
removed from Washington. It II
proves q success, Baltimore Is
quite likely to be denuded Of It's
best boxers in q brief time. Box
ing shows at Washington Barracks
and Fort Myer may also be eff.
fected, as they require at least
one performer in each bout to be
q member of the service, either
active or reserve. This rule makes
it rather difficult to arrange good
drawing cards.
For several weeks the new club,
at It's offices In the Bond building
has been enrolling members. Many
OF the most prominent men IN the
Capital have joined the organisation
and win be present at the Audi.
forum tomorrow night.
DO tickets are being sold. They
are given to the members. Only
members Of the club win be ad-
mitted at the entertainments to be
staged at frequent intervals in the
Auditorium. Those accustomed TO
buying tickets and passing int
other clubs are due for q shock
when they arrive at the auditorium.
They win be barred.
Frank A. Dane, of Boston, IL
the president Of the National
Capital Sporting Club. He has
been working on this project Tor
several months, following the plan
be used in the Hub. There he
founded Just such an organization
and conducted it with complete
success.
"Thfs club. il prepared TO carry
on. obeying every law, explained
President Dane today. There will
be no letting down. Of the regula-
TONS The entertainments will be
for our members. and for our mem.
bers only. Furthermore, only the
best people IN Washington are to
become mennberb Those who may
have bsen supporters Of other
clubs IN the past in this vicinity
are not necessarily eligible to join
the National Capital Sporting Club.
In all cases Of dispute, the clubs
board OF directors viii make the
final decision as to eligibility"
President Dane claims that box
ing. conducted on high plane, viii
be a certain success In Washing.
ton. He is prepared to prove It.
All days yesterday the office Of
the club, Room 631, Bond building.
was busted with those making mem
bership applications The office will
be kept open today and until to-
morrow afternoon. Prospective
members formed a steady file into
and out Of the office all day yester-
day and the attendance at the first
entertainment promises TO be large,
though hardly up to the huge
eapacity Of the Washington Audi.
forum.
The chief feature Of tOm0rrOw's
entertainment win be four ten
round boxing bouts, each ar.
ranged by President Dane In his
official capacity. One win be be-
tween flyHeights, one between
featherwelghts and two between
he8vyWeights.
The opening bout will see Harry
Sly" Farren, New England fly
weight champion. mixing with
Young Dencio, well-known for his
boxing in this section.
The second bout win see Goldit
Ahearn, q Washington boy, claim
ant OF the Southern featherweighi
title, facing Louis Guglimini, 9
New Yorker, who has boxed fire
Quently around here.
The seminal viii have Charlie
Potash. who boxed around here lasi
summer under the name OF Charlie
Burke, and Wolf Larsen, OF Boston
showing their stuff. They are lighi
heavyweights.
The feature contest calls for ter
rounds between Sully Montgomery
the former Centre College football
star tackle, and Martin Burke, o.
New Orleans. heavyweights. ;,
No :. decisions will be made by
judges or referees. The third mar
ln the ring will merely see that al
= rules are observed by the boxers
The only way a decision can b
made will be when contestant re
mains on the floor while the refere,
counts ten seconds.
Those VINO t0tl0W boxing closely
look for Farren to have an edge
on Dencio, for Ahearn and
Guglimini to 90 to q draw In ten
rounds, for Larsen TO stop Potash
Inside the limit, and for Mont
kOmery and Burke to 60 the ten
rounds, leaving disputes galore
among the members OF the new
club.
Young Dencio, an aggressive
active boxer, travels at q fast pac'
but Fly" Farren il said to be eve
faster and quite as wilIini
Neither Is hitter, however. an
the bout IL expected to go the IA
Tn rounds.
Ahearn and Guglimini have r.
Gently boxed two close bouts .
Charlotte, neither showing muc
advantage over the other. rh
bout is also expected to so II
limit.
II any bout Is to end inside 1t
limit, 1t Is expected TO be the sem
final. Wolf Larsen Is a ragin
tearing scrapper. very strong, ar
- aggressive as q wolf. Potash
not q Weakling. by any means, bl
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