Evening star., 1933-12-12
MILLING IS CHOICE
|NPORTNER'SBO
Won Reeden Given Chance to
Win on Points if Varias
Fails to Score X. o.
BY FRANCIS e. STAN.

Y TARIAS MILLING by a kayo
" or Charlie Won Reeden on
Y points were the prophe-
sled results today along the
District f1stic rialto as the MUIR
derous-punching Filipino feather
weight from California and the
stringy Southerner awaited the
bell for their scheduled 1O-round
scrap tonight at Portner's Arena.
If Won Reeden, standing S feet IL
inches and scaling only 126 pounds. can
stand up under the body punching of
Milling. he figures something like a
5-to-1 shot to win the duke but Milling,
outclasSed as a boxer by his elongated
rival, was choice by to in betting
circles to score.
On the basis Of comparative records,
Won Reeden, in one respect, would seem
to hold the edge. Both have met Petey
Sarron, Milling losing via the decision
route. Won Reeden lost twice to Sarron
some years back, but in his latest effort
against the Syrian he held Petey to a
draw.
TN LOCAL rings their records seem
almost equal. Milling caught Eddie
Burl with a short right under the
heart and rocked the F1oridan to sleep
IN the third round. Then Sarron out
smarted Milling. Won Reeden twice
outpointed Leroy Dougan and followed
this up with a 10-round decision over
Joe Fogiletto. On paper Won Reedens
record is the better. but neither of his
foes was Of the caliber of Sarron
Both Milling and Won Reeden have
been blessed with one outstanding ad-
vantage. Milling, on what he has dis
played here, rates as one of the hardest
hitting 126-pounders in the game. Won
Reeden has height and reach all out
OF proportion to his weight. Only the
cleverest have fighting chance to out
box him. Milling is not one of the
smartest, but, unlike most scrappers, the
Filipino needs only one opportunity to
send home a shot.
In addition to the big end Of the
purse, both fighters have been given
added incentive. If Milling succeeds
in bowling over his lanky foe it has
been announced that Tommy Paul
would be imported for him. Should
Won Reeden triumph he will get either
Sarron or Midget Wolgast.
ID IVALING the main event in in
N terest is an eight-round set-to
between Billy Landers of Nor
folk and Frankie Nour, claimant of the
Rumanian f1yweight championship.
Nour comes here from California highly
touted and If he lives up to advance
reports may play q role in future fiStic
acts at the little club across the river.
After a whirlwind reign as leading
gate" attraction in this sector three
years ago, Landers, bothered by bad
hands, slipped back somewhat, but
lately has come forward with rush
Billy has plenty on the ball when in
shape, and according to reports from
'em dead, 1t will be a rough evening
for Nour
trio OF preliminaries complete the
program. AL Schuman will tackle Mike
Groves, Jack Quigley will oppose Sailor
Mckenna and Tom Slaughter will en-
gage Paddy Ryan.
Action will begin at $3.50 o'clock.
ADDY JOE TURNER, again play
ing Santa Claus this year, COM
pleted his wrestling card for Fri
days big benefit show in slam-bang
style today by announcing that Ed
Stranger Lewis, five times world heavy
weight champion, will appear in a pre-
liminary bout to the Jim Browning
Tiny Roebuck affair at the Washington
Auditorium.
Lewis was booked to oppose Jim Clint
stock, giant Indian, who surprisingly
and decisively pinned another former
mat great Wladek .Zbyszko, in nine
minutes last week.
The booking of the Lewis-C -Clintstock
bout, In which the Stranger makes one
OF his rare appearances In a prelimi-
nary role, completes what Is believed
one OF the most attractive mat shows
ever booked by Turner, and with poor
kiddies OF Washington to cut In on the
proceeds, the largest indoor crowd of
the year is expected
Rudy Dusek and the Masked Marvel"
are IN the semi-windup, while the other
two preliminaries list Scotty McDougall
VS.. Bruno Gorasini and George Manish
VS.. Tommy Draak.
Tickets are available at Promoter Joe
Turner's Office in the Annapolis Hotel.