Evening star., 1934-06-05

JdWn RlSKO OI Cl6N6ldllu, Illc
tired old war horse" used as a
stepping stone by the Washing
ton heavyweight.
The barbecue business beckoned to
the once great "Spoiler' of boxing
more than did the fistic game as he
climbed from the ring last night at
Griffith Stadium after absorbing a
l0-round lacing from Matte before a
record-smashing crowd of more than
10000.
The Risko who dropped split de-
cision to the rising clever Jewish boxer
was not the Risko who upset Jack
Sharkey or belted Max Baer into de-
feat. He was a far cry from the
bouncing, clubbing baker boy of a
few years back when he halted the
rising LoughranS, LevinSkyS, walkers
and a score of other noted fist singers
Johnny Risko is nearing the end of
the fistic trail, but by the same token
he was rot so tired as to render
Browns triumph meaningless. Matte
may never reach the top but he
proved conclusively that he belongs
among the present-day elite of the
squared circle.
Victory May Prove Boon.
I'm TRUTH Natie's win may prove a
/ big break for boxing in Wash
ington, which witnessed its first
legal open-air show last night. A
resident of the, Capital and wearing
the mythical District heavyweight
championship crown after surviving
an elimination tourney at Alexandria
this Spring, Brown today stands as
Promoter Joe Turner's best bet as a
drawing card.
Nor is Turner planning to lose any
time capitalizing on Natie'S string OF
victories, which last night reached
seven in row. He will be matched
shortly with either King Levinsky.
colorful Chicago Clouter. or Tommy
Loughran of Philadelphia
Matte is not colorful ringman and
he lacks really telling punch, but
he gets results chiefly because a lot
of wheels are turning between his
ears
1t was cleverness and a pretty fair
left hand which licked RiSko last
night and although it seemed a
clear-cut victory Risko had his sup
porters, one being Judge Bob Grier,
who cast his vote for the 32-year-old
Austrian. The other Judge, Frank
Schuyler voted Brown" and the
tie was broken by Howard Liv-
ingston, the referee. In the eyes of
this observer Brown took five rounds
and Risko four, with one even.
T,un Hoe 1e poupd Pull
Johnny had a weight advantage Of
Il nearly 16 pounds as the battlers
entered the ring, scaling 19934 tc
184 for Brown, and this weight ap-
peared to have some effect late in the
contest for on The Star scoresheet
Risko was awarded his four rounds in
the last five sessions
Matte, his left flicking RiSkoS face
and hooking deep into the rubber
mans midsection, was off to a flying
start, winning the first two rounds
The third seemed even but Brown
also added the fourth and fifth.
The sixth. seventh and eighth were
Riskos mainly because of superior
punching inside. Browns cause was
hurt by holding and striking low
blows
In the eighth canto, though. Matte
rallied to win it by shade and this
might have been the round that
earned his, the nod for Risko came
back in the tenth to win.
1t was not spectacular contest
although it was not bad for heavy
weight fight in the first five rounds
in the late going. though, both
seemed tired, Risko naturally so and
Brown perhaps partly due to the diff
ference in weight. Tipping 1874 is a
bit low for Brown.
Crowd Shells Out S9,220.
FFICIAL figures of the District
I Boxing Commission reveal that
7.ll8 cash customers paid So
220 to witness the first outdoor flsti-
cutting. and of this gross gate
1922, or 10 per cent, will be handed
over to the Federal Government as
tax, while the Boxing Commission will
receive per cent OF the gross
amount.
Much of official Washington was
present at the ringside, including Dis
trict Commissioners Melvin Hazer
and George Allen, who drew big
hands from the crowd when intro
duced by Announcer Jimmy Lake
Others introduced were the boxing
commissioners, Maj. Ernest w. Brown
IIucien Vandoren and Fred Buchholz
and Senator Pat Harrison and Repre-
sentative Fred A Hartley of New
Jersey. who was leader in the f1ght
for amateur boxing in the District.
Two knockoutS. the first during the
new and legal ring era here, and the
checking of Joe Green's l4fght win
ming streak. marked the supplementary
program, which provided more actor
than the main event. Bob Turner
Norfolk middleweight, won technica
Knockout over Big Boy Smith o.
Eastern Sho' in the second heat, while
Phil Furr. after losing the first round
finished the show and Roy Mamie!
with a big bang, also coming in the
second. Fur caught Manley with {
hard right hand to the jaw. flooring
him with a smack. Roy got up bu
went down twice more and Referee
Robert Morris stopped the bout. Botf
boys are local welterweights.
Green, District featherweight. tool
his first beating from Pete Powell o.
Newport News, failing to win one o1
six rounds. 1t was a bitter blow tc
the youngster, who wept from the
time the decision was announced
until after he disappeared under the
dugout.
Steve Dudas, highly touted stable
mate of Brown, barely won ovel
George Pavlick, Cleveland light heavy
weight, in the eight-round semi-final
Dudas floored Pavlick for no count il
the seventh and had him out on hi!
feet, but couldn't finish him Many
thought 1t could have been called
either way, with a draw the best out
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