Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
BROWN BECOMES
KING OF BANTAMS
Panaman Scores a Decisive
Victory Over Gregorio in
Fifteen Rounds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n TEW YORK, June 19.-The ban
N tamweight division had a ruler
today that the New York State
K Athletic Commission, at least,
could recognize - Panama Al
Brown.
Brown, whose lie pounds is distrlb-
uted over a frame six feet hlgh, oe-
cisiyely outpointed Vidal Gregorio OF
Spain in a l5-round bout at the Queens
boro Stadium last night and thereby
won recognition by the State commits
sion as 81 defending bantamWeight
champion of the world"
The Panama negro, one of the clever
est boxers in the business, also lays
claim to the National Boxing Assocta-
tons 118-pound championship. Brown
claims he was recognized as champion
by Tom Donohue, Connecticut boxing
commissioner, when Donohue was pres
ident of the N. B. A. Donohue, how
ever, later was depoSed and the N. B. A.
announced last night that it no longer
recognized any one as king OF the 49,
Founders.
Helps Clear Tangle.
Browns decisive victory over Gregorio
did have the effect of clearing up some
part of the tangled situation In the d.
vision brought about two years ago
when Charley Phil Rosenberg came in
overweight for a titular fight and for
feited his crown.
The skinny Negro outboxed the game
Spaniard the whole way and floored him
three times In the thirteenth round. Only
in this frame. however, was Gregorio in
danger Of a knockout. From start to
finish he plowed forward. vainly try
ing to get out of the way of the Negroes
long left hand. Throughout Is rounds
of fighting Gregorio landed scarcely
a dozen effective blows
In the thirteenth Brown suddenly re-
versed tactics. Instead of keeping the
Spaniard on with his left. the Negro
waited for an opening and shot across a
right cross that staggered Gregorio.
A series Of rights sent the Spaniard to
the floor for count Of five, another
dropped him for eight and still another
for no count, the bell saving him from
further punishment.
Gregorio Rallies.
Gregorio came out refreshed In the
fourteenth, but that could not save him
from taking considerable punishment
through this session and the fifteenth
as well.
Both came in under the bantam limit
OF lib pounds. Brown scaled 1l71z
pounds. Gregorio 1889.
Kid Chocolate clever Cuban feather
weight, stopped Terry Roth of New
York in the third round of the 10-round
semi-fnal. Chocolate weighed 1929
Roth 12i.
BY FAIRPLAY.
NEW YORK, June ls.-A Brown.
the elongated Panama resident proved
his claim to the bantamweirht cham
plonship OF the world by trolIncine his
Spanish rival, Vidal GreSorio, in a IS
round contest Tuesday evening.
Brown lowered a head over the
chunky, well-built Spaniard. The
Negroes long left kept popping in Greg
orios face and pushed him of balance
so that the left hook, so disturbing to
other opponents, Kid Chocolate in par
ttcular. availed him little
In close, Gregorio tried to rough I'D
his angular foe, but Browns arms were
too long and sinuous and tied the
smaller boy up effectively. During
| these sessions Brown took a breathing
spell so that he was strong and fresh
to continue his rapid tattoo of left
jabs and short right counters. Greg
orio was all at sea at times and despite
his earnest f1inging of punches he
could not break through the armor Of
the superior boxer in front of him
Brown Is champion and unless
Bushy Graham can make the weight
and be strong, or Archie Bell can do
better than he has in recent bouts. the
tall, lanky Negro from Panama is des-
tined to hold the title until a new
conner comes along much better than
those hanging around the bantamweight
thronero9m.