The Washington times., 1925-04-28


factors alone have made this bou
Not only that, hut Finnigan,
matched with Dundee tonight. is
rated by Dundee himself, as a
tough opponent and one who will
probably give him a bitter fight.
The local clup is cooperative
proposition. Only club members can
attend. No tickets will be sold or
dispersed at the auditorium tonight.
Application for tickets and MEM
bership must be made at the club
rooms in the Bond building today.
Dundee, the miracle man of
boxing. with 400 battles to his
credit during fifteen years in
which he won two world cham
piOnsllip crowns - the feather
weight and Junior lightweight
has pronounced himself lin excel
lent shape.
Honey Boy Finnigan, who ar
rived from Boston last night. said
that. he had brought along the good
left" that recently put one of the
the shelf by the ten-count route IN
Baltimore.
Finnigan hopes to climb to fame
tonight at the expense of another
"old" boy-old in the boxing game,
hut only thirty-three years in reality.
Dundee counts on greater experl-
ence to win. but all champions come
to an unexpected end sooner or
later at the hand of youth, which
may be the case tonight.
Besides the main event, the local
club is staging three other SLAP
bang bouts that alone would have
satisfied local ring worms before
the new club started to offer its
members top-notchers. In the
eighth round semi-final, Tom.
Cortez. one of the most promising
Of Washington boxers, is slated to
meet Harry Sutton. at present SPAR
ring partner of Champion Dundee.
and who was champion of the
United States navy. prior to Fin
nigan's reign.
Kid Groves. the boy who
knocked out two opponents with
In fOgfy-eigllt hours q few weeks
ago, viii tackle youth his own
age who has been winning his
bouts by knock0uts-Joey Novak,
Of Pittsburgh.
Novak is not well known here but
is some pumpkins around New
York these days. Only twenty
years old he has an enviable record
and IL Groves wins his prestige will
zoom.
In the opening event of the eve-
IL -
swap punches with Jean Pincot, n
late sparring pardner of Georges
Carpenter. Pincot is in the States
seeking fame. He is main
eventer in Paris.
Members of the club will be
given a treat before the boxing be-
gins when Generaso PaveSe, the
famous fencing master, instructor
for five years to the late Theodore
roosevelt and professor at the
United States Naval Academy.
struts his stuff with a worthy OPP
ponent. The fencing bout will start
promptly at S:15.
Many of the most prominent peo
ple in Washington social, political
and diplomatic life will be present
tonight.
Included win be the Italian am
who yesterday received Dundee ar
the new embassy on Sixteenth
street. Dundee struck up a strong
friendship with Premier Mussolini
of Italy on his recent trip abroad
and is being accorded every honor
by the embassy during his stay in
this city.
Washingtonians, ty their rush to
Room 631, Bond building, the tenn
porary office OF the club. for tickats
and to apply for membership, have
demonstrated that the Nations Capi-
tai will support the same attractions
as offered at Madison Square Gar
den. Tonight. at the Auditorium.
another ring star will be announced
for the next attraction of the local
club May 19- Washington has gradu-
ated from the ranks of the second
raters. The best talent procurable
will be offered hereafter by the
National Capital SPORTING Club.
The club is offering 1000 new
MEMBERSHIPS for WashingtOn's
first championship event for an
investment OF. 81. This includes
dues for one mouth and good
seat free at the Auditorium to-
night.
A comrlinlentary seat is always
given new members for the first
athelt C night after they join. New
members will profit this time. FIR
they will have a chance to see
champion in acton for 81 who will
command top price of SIS for q
bout with Sid TeIrjs in Madison
Square Garden ZEN days hence.