Evening star., 1935-07-19


Sid Silas. And the mixture Is
supposed to make for a glass
Il Jaw. But it didn't happen last
night when Sid, local welter, got the
decision over tough Tony Rock OF
Scranton, Pa, who was supposed to
be the humming hot stuff in the local
fstic furore.
Through 10 rounds these two fought
and to the great pleasure Of 5s9 fans
who paid .$572 to see their gyrations
In the American Legion Arena over
on Florida avenue northeast, and
when Referee Eddie La Fond lifted
Silas' hand as the winner Of the en-
gagement the boxing business OF the
Capital was enriched.
Today the Boxing Commission of
the District of Columbia was supposed
to go into the proposition of doing
away with conflicting dates for boxing
shows promoted by the American
Legion of the District of Columbia and
the Turner-Ahearn combine because
of the success Of the tooth-relieved
Silas.
BY his victory in the Legion show
at the Florida avenue arena last night
this Silas, minus the molars that
made him a set-up for the boys thrown
into the ring against him when he was
not feeling so good, now looks sound
enough to give the Furrs and the VIII
sons a pretty fine battle. In fact, he
looks good enough to make the Tur-
ner-Ahearn combine realize the other
side has a fighter in the local realm
ready to challenge the best they have
TO offer in the present Washington
scrspping personnel.
Sid, Teeth Out, Is Good.
TT WASN'T so long ago that Silas
was a real threat among the vel
ters here. Sid built himself into a
fair position before he took beatings
from FUR and Wilson. erstwhile celeb
rites in the Washington ring. Then
Silas, who had been regarded as the
smartest Of the contemporary welters,
suddenly discovered his teeth were
wrong.
There were extractions, but still
Sid felt he couldn't make the grade.
So he gracefully retired from the
game. He took to tutoring youngsters
in the artistry Of fiStic stuff in the
Police Boys Club. But all the time
Sid still believed he could come back,
And last night at the Florida avenue
arena Sid proved he could.
According to The Star score sheet
his fight with Rock was close. The
roint score was 46 to AZ. Sid tool
five rounds, Rock took three and two
were even. 1t was a great battle
the best fought IN a local ring thi'
Summer.
Each hauled out q stinging right
but Sid's landed oftener than Tony'i
and with greater effect. The first two
rounds were Rocks, and the thirc
was even, but after that Silas begar
to build up points.
Through the fourth. fifth and sixth
Silas was carrying the fight to hi
opponent. He outboxed and outgen'
eraled him and more than made VI
the advantage that Tony had gained
in the early going. Rock came baci
| in the seventh to stir Silas all arounC
the ring. but for the remainder of thu
fight Silas had narrow margin.
Must Have Seen Fur Fight.
THROUGHOUT the fight Silas dit
not keep away from Rock as Fur
did not so long ago in his meeting
with the Scranton boy. Instead Si'
tore into Tony from the start. HI
fought Rock, and that as much as th
effective blows he landed accounted
for the unanimous decision he got.
The prelims were not so good. II
six-rounders Young Pal Moore of Bal
timore got a three-way decision owe
Sammy Seamon of Alexandria, snc
Popeye Irving, himself. took a beat
ing from Mickey Flanagan of Pitts
burgh. In the eight-round semi-fina
Carey Wright, the Childs' chef. wor
over Bobby Burns Of Bsitimore-snt
how.
There was a four-rounder between
colored fighters, and King Dingle bea
Pat Grady.
But how come colored fighte
could be named Pat Grady?