The Washington times., 1927-10-19

Promoter and handler of high
class pugilistic events" writes
from his Lincoln Park gym
nasium to the effect he is
bringing around another piano
mover to bid for the favoritism
of Washington fight fans, when
and if another heavyweight
stampede such as the recent
one at Silver Spring between
Gallagher and Lamar is held.
Washingtonians know pretty
well by now that frankie took
Marty Gallagher, Foggy Bot
toms plumbers assistant, and
nurtured him from the cradle
right into a scrap with Henry
Lamar, the Virginia collegian.
AS you might imply from
Martyrs last name, or even sus-
pect from his first, his folks
are of Gaelic origin.
In fact, frankie Mann himself
inclines a little toward the
same strain, which makes it all
the more remarkable that he
should go outside the pale of
good old Irish stock to find
timber from which he hopes
some day to hew a heavyweight
champion. Anyway it will be
interesting to note the progress
of this Scotch-Irish combina-
tion. should any be made.
All Of which is by way Of in
Producing one Harry Dun6as, an
eighteen-year-old S 1t c h m a n
than whom, Mr.. Mann declares,
he has never handled a more
promising boxer. Listen then,
to Mr.. Mann rave and rant
anent his latest nugget which
looks like gold from the out
side but which may or may
not stand the acid test, as we
say, when and if we have more
pulling and hauling in this
vicinity in the near or far
future. Mr.. Mann broadcasting:
"At this stage of the game
Dundas looks like the best
fighter I have ever had in my
stable. EDITORS note. BY
stable, Mr.. Mann means nothing
of the sort, but rather he means
his gymnasium. We think in
view of the newer modes of
transportation, this term stable
should be dropped from pugilis-
tic lingo in favor of 'garage.')
He is fast with his hands and
feet and hits harder than either
Gallagher or Lamar. | am TAX
ing no chances, having signed
him to a three-year contract.
AS he is only IS years old, his
mother had to sign for him as
his guardian"
Mr.. Mann, who was once a
fighter himself, has learned
something that many Of us have
not learned-that is, to not take
any chances on fighters, not
even when they are infants, or
minors, as the law calls them,
for the game he dabbles in is
a tricky one indeed, and oftimes
the boys do put over a fast one.
If frankie cannot be accused
of robbing the cradle, he GER
tainly can't be accused Of kid
mapping. We have heard Of
fighters who couldn't sign their
own names for one reason or
another, but locally at least,
Dundas is the first who has had
to ask his 'ma" if it would be
all right for him to mix it up
a bit with the neighbors' chill
dren-under the tutelage and
supervision of frankie Mann, Of
course, who likes a good fight
better than he does a whole
nosegay of four-leaf clovers.
In his enthusiasm for DunGas,
his manager reveals the fact
that Dundas is also a footb2ll
player of parts, being an ex-
member of the Navy Yard Ma
rine team which swept through
domestic gridiron circles last
year. In fact frankie Mann
admits Dundas is an all-around
athlete, which is going. a bit
far, for in case he happens to
be, among other things, a
wrestler, he will more than
likely be a foul ball as a fighter
and mayhap need the long count
which has so recently been
ruled off the American resin.