Evening star., 1935-12-02
S|LAS-FURR SHOW
DELEGATES ARENA
Topliners, Meeting Third
Time, Battling for D. c.
WeIter Title.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

~HAT perennial StepcMl0 OF local
sports, professional boxing, re-
turns to Washington in
Il Cinderella-ish setting tonight
as mans unquenchable dream
comes true.
Offering as the box Office magnet
pair of rather interesting If not truly
expert welterweights, Promoter Joe
Turner will dedicate modest but
thoroughly adequate indoor arena
near Fourteenth and w streets, mark
ing the end Of two months exsle for
fsticuffng in the Capital.
If for no other reason, the dedica-
ton of Turner'S new arena will be
auspicious in that it marks the first
time Washington ever had a sports
plant built solely for boxing and
westling. 1t marks the end Of an era
in which prize fighting has existed
and even thrived in such settings as
riding academies, Army barracks, an
auditorium for opera and an aban-
doned brewery.
Whether tonight will be marked by
anything else of note chiefly will be
bout principals, who are to box Is
round or less for the So-called Dis
trict welterweight championship.
Meet for Third Time.
THIS will be the third time that
l. Fur and Silas have faced in a
focal ring, and, judging by what has
gone before, Turner could have done
worse in christening his arena. FUR,
seemingly headed for reasonable
heights in boxing once. used Sias as
q stepping stone in their first bout,
scoring a technical knockout in a
one-sided affair.
Silas, q transplanted Jewish boy
from New York, who now works as a
boxing coach here, demanded and
eventually received a return meeting.
They got together last Summer when
the funny Mr.. Furr was losing fights
as fast as he was matched. The Sec
ond bout ended in draw.
What has happened to Fur within
the last year is something Phil, a ma
tive Of Foggy Bottom, probably knows
best. He was cock-o'-the-walk in this
town once. A leading ring publication
ranked him among the worlds 10 best
welterweights. Perhaps his success
made Philbert a little giddy, but at
any rate he struck the skids and to-
night he may not even be better than
e $3.50 bet to whip SilaS.
Furr Is Harder Puncher.
"A THOUGH neither of the boys is
"A much of a puncher it is possible
that the full Is rounds will not be
necessary to decide the winner. Furr
never has fought Is rounds in his life
and in shorter bouts he has given no
special indication that he possesses
the stamina for this distance at top
speed.
Sias has one or two 15-rounders to
his credit, but Fur is slightly the
harder puncher and Sid's jaw has
been slightly the glassier. II Phil
finds the range the Jewish lad may
be in trouble.
A preliminary card with couple Of
matches to recommend it will lead up
to the main event. One of the chief
features will be scheduled six-round
bout between young Joe Green, local
featherweight, and Eddie Burl, cagey
Jacksonville swinger, who has been
fighting since the moon came over the
mountain.
In another six-rounder Billy Lam
ders. one-time local favcrite. will meet
one Jim Lancaster from Wilmington,
Del. A third bout at this distance will
bring together Kirk Burk. who I'M
ished his last fight in horizontal po-
sition, and Jim Ferrar, heavyweight,
who has a chance to stop the local lad
again.
The show will open with a four
rounder between Joe Doty and Stan
ford Carrier, local welters. Action
will start at $3.50 o'clock.