Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-03
L0UGHRAN MEETS
HITTER IN L0MSK|
Defends Light-HeavyWeight
Crown Friday-Bouts in
Other Classes.
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
N yEW YORK. January S.-The
New Year opened up with
VI quite a few chins in danger.
1 While Gene Tunney, in Flor
ida. and Tex Richard, in New
York, carry on the debate as To
whether the champion is TO have one
or two bouts this year, at least four
title tits in other divisions are in
prospect.
Tommy Loushran. living up to his
promise to he fighting champion. en-
poses his light heavyweight crown to
the punches Of LEG, Lomski, Pacific
Coast ..sctsnensep, ,.FvdaN hight at
Madison SqGaTe Gardeh:
a weltesweight~ title bout between
Joe Dundee and Ace Hudkirsi a battle
for featheTweicht honorS between H.
val title claimants. Tony CaZoneri and
Benny Bass, and n flyweight scrap be-
tween two other championship con-
tenders. lazy Schwartz and Frenchy
Belanger. also are on the cards for the
Indoor campaign.
Iouchran Is one of the champions
picked by Tex Richard 10 stay on the
top perch during 1925, hut Tommy
probably will have his hands full with
Lomski.
The Pacific Coast contender is one
Of the hardest punchers the 1opound
brigade has had in some time and
there have been quite few robust
wallopers in this class, from the days
Of Bob Fitzsimmons down on 10 Paul
Berlenbach and Jack Delaney.
'Lomski is a body puncher, a good
one and one of the few boxers nova
days who knows how to stick EN- to
the mid-section.' says Patsy Haley.
veteran New York referee and himself
quite a body puRcher. in the days OF
Terry McGovern.
"Lomski is one of only about FIVE
good body punchers I have seen in
the last 10 years. He's the best or the
lot today. in my opinion.
Loughran has speed. boxing ability
and clever defense in his favor. The
Philadelphia "Adonis" is a Tunney
type. not particularly spectacular. but
nevertheless effective and resourceful.
Radio Hits Foot Ball.
"what price radio?" seems to be the
concern OF many Of the college athletic
managers graphing with the problem
Of how 10 make foot ball receipts
finance sports activities as a whole.
Except where traditional battles or
natural sell-outs are involved, the
graduate managers believe that the
radio cuts rather heavily into foot ball
revenue.
eft is especially true" they say. "n
Il happens TO be bad weather or
game that's played a little of the
beaten track. The old grads can't be
discouraged. but a lot of fans prefer
the comfort OF tuning in at home to
the rigors of a blustery day in a
stadium. Besides. the lis,ener-in has
his choice Of what's on the air"
Fewer games. as a result, are likely
TO be broadcast in 1928. 1t IL under.
stood that the University of Pitts
burgh. whose big stadium has yet TO
be filed. will refuse all radio privi-
leges next Fall. Pennsylvania expects
TO restrict its broadcasting to only two
big games. which would be seli-outs,
anyway-possibly the Navy and Cor.
nell contests.
Change I'm Program.
The sights will have TO be re-
adjusted fornat; beast Il two strange
sporting specfacles2 In 1923. zone of
them will be the novelty OF a Davis
Cup challenge round in Paris and the
other foot ball season apparently
likely 10 be without the Army.Navy
Classic as climax.