Evening star., 1932-02-28
Accord on Golf Trials Here Geb Be Ring Foe of Welsh Tomorrow
FEATHER TO TAKE
PLACE Of KOCS|S
Latter Hurt in His Great Bout
With PIadner-Sub Boxer
Rated High.
NILE PLADNER, world ban

mile PLADNER, world ban
- tamweight contender, was
fortunate to hold Antol
KocSiS, Hungarian champ,
to a draw Friday in New York,
but just when the reaction of
KocSis' great showing had hit
Washington yesterday it was
learned that Pladner had knocked
the Hungarian whirlwind out of
tomorroW'S big scrap with Dick
Welsh of Norfolk in the Ritchie
Coliseum at College Park.
Kocsis pulled up yesterday in New
York with a badly damaged hand and
split ear as a result of his scrap with
Pladner. and Manager Jimmie Bronson
was forced to wire his regrets.
However, Washington ring fans were
assured of a big-league battle, for Bron-
son will send Mkt Gelb, former Hun
garian featherweight champion, winner
of 365 amateur fights and claimant Of
the American featherweight title, to
tackle Welsh
Gelb, according to advance notices,
has lost only one professional bout of
81 in America and that was to Freddy
Miller, also claimant to Bat Battalinos
vacated featherweight throne. Among
Gelbs victims have been Charley Ray
mond, Phil ZWick. Koli Kola, Ray
Myers and Kid Francis. the latter
former featherweight champion.
IF Welsh is a favorite when the pair
/ collide tomorrow, the odds viii be
scant. Gelb, who will weigh 1875 at
the bell, last week had his application
to compete against either Freddy Miller
or Lew Feldman in a three-way elimina-
ton tourney to decide the feather king,
accepted by the National Boxing
Association.
Gelb is only youngster, 81 years Of
age, and has appeared in three main
attractions at the Madison Square
Garden this season. He is, according to
Manager Bronson, well able to take care
Of himself for 10 rounds against even
such high-claSS ringman as Welsh.
A stablemate of Kocsis and Gelb also
will have leading part in the Coliseum
show Lou Jallos, Cleveland light
weight, will endeavor to prove Referee
Heinie Miller's Judgment was clouded
when he awarded decision over Jallos
to Bobby Burns of Baltimore recently
at Alexandria.
Miller held that Burns forced the
battle all the way, but JalloS adherentS
maintained the Cleveland youth landed
enough blows to more than offset the
others aggresSiveness. This contest
would be worthy of the headline spot on
an ordinary card.
THE accelerated advance sale yester-
i day led promoters of the show to
anticipate a close to capacity
crowd. A sellout would put more than
5000 in the Coliseum. with everybody
having a perfect view Of the ring, so
arranged Is the layout.
Vincent Forgione, Philadelphia light
heavy who has fought many of the top
notchers, including Micky Walker and
Gorilla Jones, and won a fair share
of victories, will meet an up-and-com-
ing youngster in Eric Lawson of Nor
folk who has gained many admirers by
his performances at Alexandria. For
gione Is calculated to test the youngster
to the limit
AL Trainor, another Philadelphian
and q stablemate of Forgione, will meet
willing light heavy in Billy Strickler
Of nearby Virginia. Trainor has the
edge in experience but the wagering is
he won't put away the Virginian.
ress Of a scrap.
A IL Of the bouts except the curtain
h raiser will be eight FOUNDERS. The
opener will bring together Pete
Powell of Newport News and Joey
Schwartz, Baltimore feather. This
should be sizzler. with only four
rounds slated. Powell is a main-bouter
at Newport News and Norfolk, where he
draws capacity houses. He accepted
the minor engagement on tomorrow
nights card as an opportunity to show
his stuff to Washington fans. Powell
expects to land a major booking or
two at Alexandria, having already i'm
pressed Jack Tulloch. who directs
Portner Arena programs
With a superabundance of parking
space and several routes to the Coli
scum, at College Park, there should De
no traffic problem.
The ticket sale will continue in Wash
ington until 6 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, with pasteboards, priced at 81. SO.
So and $3.50, available at Goldie
Ahearn's, Vic's Sport Shop and Spald-
ing's. Several ticket windows viii be
opened early at the Coliseum.