The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-09

ally unlim.
Kirk Miller tied, if not
sublime.
Deserving the ranks Of
local referees, for the mo-
msnt at least, Sir Howard
is dallying with Lady Luck
to the extent of reopening
the Inflated legion arena
out yonder in the foothills
of northeast Washington
come Thursday night.
I wish him luck. Right
heartily I hope his success will
be as pronounced as his trust
in humanity in general.
A Man of Capacity
It takes a man of capacity to
take the promotional bit in his
teeth to the extent that Livings'
ton has, in an effort to get fight
fans to come to ringside in
paying quantities locally.
It may turn out that I shall
have to revise that sentence
to indicate that it requires a
man of capacity to absorb head
aches, before Mr.. Livingston's
noble experiment is very far adj
vanced.
However, I have been wrong
about so many of my suspicious
about the fight business in
Washington within the past
year, particularly with respect
to my predictions that Washing
ton would turn out to be a great
fight center, that I see no rea-
son why DR.. Livington should
observe these lines and immedi-
ately decide to abandon his
project.
Some New Wrinkles
Perhaps his operations will
provide the exceptions that
prove the rule.
A man with a vast back
ground of promoting in Florida,
and, understand, other sectors
of the country, before descend
ing on Washington to help out
in little items of ring refereeing,
Livingston may have some fine
touch of promotorial genius, or
even some tricks unknown to
our Alice in Wonderland fight
world here in Washington, by
which he expects to put over"
the American Legion arena out
yonder in the wilds Of what
once was Camp Meigs.
If he has, now is the time to
exert them, albiet I do not adj
mire his choice of an inaugural
showing on the very same night
which an outdoor wrestling show
is to hold forth in the customary
lair of the wrestlers.
Bad Choice of Time
There may be method in such
madness, however. Perhaps
Professor Livingston might be
planning on driving the wrestlers
out of business, despite the fact
that this is hardly the time to
attempt to decrease wrestling
interest just when the cham
pionship has changed hands
after being in the grip of one
individual for an all-too-long
period and with a good old Irish
name like O'Mahoney dominat-
ing the ilk.
But what I like about my
friend Livingston is his absolute
faith and trust in the public to
see him through in his latest
venture.
He is going headlong into pro-
noting at a time when Wash
ington fans have demonstrated
quite conclusively that they can
take their fights or leave them
alone, turning out in such scant
numbers at the old-eStablished
places that the promoters have
been forced to only semiocca-
Sional shows, instead of the
weekly attempts which forced
the use of so much red ink.
Legion Must Help
Now, please do not get the
idea that I am trying to take
apart the fight business in
Washington, least of all its new.
est proponent, Mr.. Livingston.
whose courage, initiative and
abdominal fortitude I admire.
He can succeed where others
have failed.
But he can succeed ONLY if
the personnel of the various To-
cal American Legion posts will
get behind him and sell tickets.
The general public will not
support another fight club in
Washington. It isn't giving the
one already in existence much
more than bread and molasSes.
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