Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25

Pal Santa Claus:
You've been pretty swell to
me the last couple of years, especially
last Christmas. when I got that Londos-
Pinetzki match. Would va do me an
other favor this year and bring me
some more big guys to rassle Jim Lon
dos on account of we're almost run out
of opponents.
Your pal, u. T."
s.COOD friend Santa:
" I could use a good fighter to
scrap with Joe Knight, couple
or more bouts like that Jimmy Mack
Eddie Burl fight on Halloween, and
another Billy Landers. Please oblige
if possible.
Your good friend. IF. NJ"
A WEEK from today the raSSlin' and
n boxin' gentry. like everybody else,
will look back at 1882 and wonder
what 1888 holds in store for them.
And if the rasslin' and boxin' folks will
wipe off the sour look they think
they're supposed to wear they might
admit they've done right well in these
times Of depression.
Win, lose or draw financially. two
fight clubs-Twin City and Portner's
were operated full season, while the
raSsling business held up pretty well.
1t wasn't SO much that Washington
couldn't support two raSsling clubs as
much as the location that caused the
Curley-Bowser clique to close shop.
A S for action, there was plenty with
"A the Mack-Burl bout at Portner's
and the first Gino Garbaldi- Rudy
Dusek bout standing out in the mind
OF yours truly as the boxing and rass-
ling highlights.
In fact. here're more to disagree with
anent this year of 1882
Classiest boXer-Maxie Rosenbloom.
Hardest hitter-Joe Knight.
ClassieSt raSSler-Dick Shikat.
Best showmen- Dusek and
Sander Szabo.
TWO unusually attractive caulihower
L circuses are booked for public con-
sumption this Yuletide week. Tues
day at Portners Arena Bob Goodwin,
crack Dixie light-heavy, tackles Les
Kennedy of the West coast over a 10
round route. while on Thursday Pro-
moter Joe Turner will shoot Ray Steele
against Frank Judson in a finish match
Kennedy is not well known in the
East, having engaged in only four fights
this side of the Mississippi but he has
compiled an enviable record. Goodwin is
well known here and popular. Bobby
Burns and Roy Manley clash in the
eight-round semi-final. Three four
FOUNDERS list Harry Kid Groves and
Leroy Dugan, Sailor Leonard and Harry
Raines, and Joe Doty and Frank Hogan
Turner's semi-final is as good as the
main match. Abe Coleman, the mats
mighty mite" will engage DR.. Karl
SarpoliS, the Mid-western topnotcher,
Commute brawls book Tiger Nelson
and Nick Nestor and Willie Davis and
Milo Steinborn. Another is in the
making.
DIET Harry Groves, manager Of Rod
- dy Davis, wouldn't have agreed to
Britten subbing for Bob Cosden
had he been well but Groves was
sick abed Joe Cox's headache dis
appeared and he flew to Kansas City
Friday :. the Christmas fund rassling
show gate" was $1,163, and the fund
received $40070 instead of $365.70 as
originally announced wonder if
rassling ever will equal the $4,000
gate" Gotch and Hackenschmidt drew
in Chicago? Jim McGrath isn't with
Joe Turner any longer, but the OIL in
terest and EXPERIENCES remains his
Thursday nights broadcast was q pip
. Ted Sandwina, Philly press agents
say, inherited his wallop from his
mother, who was strong woman IN
circus -. Unknown Winston came