Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

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older and just as sturdy in build as
the local boy, but that he has had
considerably more ring experience, a
very important consideration.
Crosses record, as furnished BY
the Office OF Viii Gibson, his
manager, SholDs that this lad OF
italian pdrentdge started his profess
SionGl career Just four years ago tUtth
a one-rOund knockout Uictory OUer
some chap by the name OF Cdggidno
and that in the total of So bouts in
Which he has engaged he lost but 8,
thinning on decision in and stop
ping 20 OF his opponents.
Just one TX. Old by" appears in
the list, his conqueror on this occa-
sion being Italian Jack Herman, who
turned the trick i'm seven rounds at
Yonkers on April Is, 1926.
None of the battlers Crosse is
credited with stopping ever has at
tanned any prominence in ring
affairs, although he holds a decision
over Quintin Romero, the best known
being Old Jim Savage and Jack
Gagnon, who subsequently outpoint-
ed him in his last fight, January 4,
but there is some significance to the
fact that those to whom Crosse has
lost are not entirely without preten-
sionS to distinction.
These include Jack De Maze.
t0hom he also later defeated at the
same distance. 10 rounds; Sergt.
Jack Adams. King Solomon, George
La Rocco three times and Big Boy
Peterson, the latter bout, in Chicago,
being the only one Crosse has had
outside OF NetU York City or its
uicintty.
None Of these Is a headliner and
never will be, but some of them, in
turn, have battled with heavyweights
possessing some claim to class and
all in all they constitute both in
numbers and ranking a higher cali
Der Of opponents than Gallagher has.
engaged in his brief career.
The general run of spectators at
the ringSide week from next We'd
nesday can't be expected to get very
excited about the Semi-windup, con-
sidering the status of its principals,
but Washington fans will train an
NJC-dAA0 IL LIE DIO-
ceedings are put on the air-on the
show in Florida, and will be pulling
hard for Marty.
Aid of d. C. Fans Sought.
r Under the heading of an
appeal to All Friends of
- Amateur Boxing" Charles
L. Ornstein, for years an official
of the South Atlantic Division
of the A. A. u, types the fol-
lowing:
The writer and number of sport
leaders in the District have for over
year labored to give Washington legal
lied amateur boxing through legisls
ton in the Congress. We. are simrl
asking for something that the Distric
is justly entitled to and which is prac
tically permitted In most every Stat
in the Union.
Briefly reciting the history of tn
matter, bill satisfactory to all ele
ments was introduced in the Senate b
Senator James e. Watson of Indiana
This bill was passed last May withou
a dissenting vote after a fine repor
made by Senator Capper. chairman c
the Senate District committee, VIII
urged its passage.
A companion bill was introduced ii
the House by Representative Ralph E
Updike, also of Indiana.
The Updike bill now comes up 70
hearing this coming Tuesday. Februar
10, at 1890 am. in the House ONO
room 377, before Representa-
tive Clarence Mcleod. chairman of tn
b-judiciary committee of the Hous
District committee.
This is our opportunity if we are t
have the bill passed at this session. ]
we fail at this time there will be Ii
telling how many years it will take t
give the District amateur boxing,
at all.