Evening star., 1932-06-09

ranks in this locality let their punches
60.
And when 1t was all over there
had not been a hitch in the pro-
gram, not a retarding vote evidenced
to those anxious to see both the vet
Grams served and boxing helped.
CCENES familiar to followers of box
- ing in more prosperous ring days
prevailed behind the curtains
Kid Sullivan and Danny Lewis, pair
Of old-timers, drew a lot of former
fighters and old fans to the dressing
rooms E. Sullivan is in splendid physi-
cal shape for man old enough to have
Wolgast :. Lewis is little less nimble
.. Charlie Short, the referee, buzzing
behind the scenes, thinks Washington
one of the best sports towns in this
section of the country at the moment
:. He looked over the swelling crowd
and figured what it would mean at 81,
50 and SO per head Goldie Ahearn.
Fats Cornell, Patsy Donovan. frankie
Mann and Joe Turner dabbed their
brows, as they figured what the gate
would have been, "f"- Bobby
Goldstein, the featherweight collegiate,
sat in at the ringside resplendent in
white smokers and green hose
Bobby goes to Baltimore within few
days to work out with Benny Schwartz,
Goldie Ahearn's new charge 1t
Will be olympic preparation for Bob,
and tune-up for a possible scrap with
Pladner for Benny :. Schwartz was
on hand, but an infected foot kept him
out of action Benny IS pulling at
the bit for a Summer of action.
CHARL1E REYNOLDS, the x. of c.
~ athletic director. makes good ref
cree Frankie Mann boosted
the prowess of Kid Sullivan in other
days Frankie is shaping up his
Fort Washington shows Spike
Webb buzzed around and went into
Ruben Whites corner But Ruben
lost to George Lees White, an
Army corporal, was sent to Annapolis
from Honolulu to be trained by spike
for trial in. the Olympics next month
at Los Angeles Navy gave its per-
mission White was a runner-up
in the national amateurs in New York
last month He was off form last
night Dutch Bergman sat at the
ringside and famed about the amateur
boxing bill Dutch is a thorough
fight fan Eddie La Fond's boy,
Danny Pyne, did not work because his
opponent failed to materialize
Eddie refereed-and with good judg-
ment, stopping bout that might have
gotten little rough Tone 'em
down." was the order Of the night,
and the officials kept the boys from
atns gt Of too he Business anfs % Of
the Grand Nationals was fuming over
the teams showing against Chicago In
that last inning yesterday Uncle
Billy did not like piece of poor judg-
ment displayed in the game.
MAJ. HEINIE MILLER fitted around
lVl the ringside in a brown and white
ensemble. .Heinie got the COM
mittee for the program together. 1t
was q good job and Announcer Jimmy
Lake told the crowd who deserved the
credit. Brig. Gen. Glassford grinned
with delight as he stuffed fistsful Of
paper money into a black suitcase.
The crowd came through splendidly,
but there were not enough money
gatherers to cover the assemblage in
the time allotted to the work. Joe
Turner, the wrestling impressario
watched the proceedings. "A New York
newspaper says Joe will head a group
Of foreign diplomats to the Shikat-
Lewis affair tonight. .Londos is named
to hold ringside seats. Turner says he
will stay at home to watch his own
show. Comment at the ringside in
dicated that many of the local experts
believe Shikat will toss Lewis and then
take on Londos for the mat bout of the
century. Which is why the wrestle
war burlesque is being wished upon the
reading public. But the customers are
not biting, and the war is meeting with
little success. "A great many fight folk
gathered in a city where the game Is
not legalized. Benny Portnic makes
q good fight referee, on his toes at all
times. Pat O'Conner refereed the Kid
ISullivan-Danny Lewis exhibition,