Evening star., 1935-05-12
DEMPSEY SIGNED
TO HANDLE SCRAP
Sale of Tickets Takes Big
Jump After Tony Beats
Ambers for Title.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN

THE greatest boxing match in
Washington history assumed
a deeper shade of importance
and attractiveness yesterday
when Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn,
working in conjunction with the
Shrine, blew into town from New
York and announced that Tony Can
Eoneri, the new-old lightweight cham
pion of the world, and Frankie Klick,
holder Of the synthetic Junior light
weight crown, will battle 12 rounds
instead of 10 at Griffith Stadium on
June 10.
simultaneously, Ahearn, who at
tended the Canzoneri-Ambers fight in
which Tony became the first man
ever to regain the lightweight title,
also announced that Jack Dempsey,
great former heavyweight ruler. had
been signed to referee. The ex-champ
Is rated as one of the most competent
of ring officials as we'll as the greatest
box office attraction IN this line.
These announcements, following
Canzoneris great triumph over Lou
Ambers Friday night at Madison
Square Garden, sent hopes of Shrine
officials for gate" between $4,000
and $4,000 soaring sky high. Even
before Canzoneri smashed that time
honored ring axiom, they never
come backl" it was reported at local
headquarters that the advance sale
of tickets was nearing the $4,000
mark. With Tony's triumph fresh
demands for tickets came in and with
yesterdays announcement that the
battle will be IL rounds instead Of the
original 10, another sharp squirt is
expected at the box office.
Tony Still One of Greatest.
VEN those who were inclined to
r., pooh-pooh the Shrine Boxing
Committees talk of drawing
much more than $4,000 or $4,000
for the fight were willing to admit,
following the turn Of events in the
last two days, that prospects were
indeed bright for at least s50.o0o
''take" Those who witnessed Can
Eoneri's epoch-making victory over
Ambers, including the writer. were
sold completely on Tony's condition
and class.
Definitely the Shrine fight on June
10 takes on the proportions of one
of the most important lightweight
scraps of the year. Had Ambers
whipped Canzoneri it would have been
little more than a battle between a
couple OF name" fighters. But Can
zoneri, a veteran of 10 years of war
fare and winner Of the featherweight,
lightweight twice), and junior well
terweight crowns, still stacks up as
one of the greatest fighting machines
in the world, If not the greatest. The
doughty little Italian. whom the ex-
perts said should have hung up his
gloves six or seven years ago, and re-
peated their statements several times
since, "sold" the capacity crowd at
the Garden Friday night on the idea
that If there was any better light
weight In the world, then that man
would have to prove it. And Barney
Ross. who vacated the throne Can
Eoneri again occupies, was included.
Klick Now No. 1 Contender.
"A MBERS, of course, cannot be dis
~ carded as leading lightweight
contender. but the 21-year-old
Herkimer Hurricane, who once worked
for IS a day as sparring partner for
Canzoneri, showed that he lacked the
experience to cope with his old boss
at present. Lou has the makings, 1t is
admitted generally, but right now he
is not quite ready for the rejuvenated
Tony. D
Ross is out, of course, having aban-
doned the class, temporarily at least,
because Of his inability to make the
weight. The aging Sammy Fuller
was trounced by Ambers recently and
Eddie Cool, crack Philadelphia boxer,
ruined his immediate chances by a
dismal showing against Fuller. Wesley
Ramey appears to be getting no bet
ter fast.
This leaves Klick, the handsome |
Polish boxer from San Francisco, as |
Canzoneris leading contender. On |
Wilbur Woods annual New York Sun
rating poll, consensus of leading
American boxing writer's, Klick was
named third on the list. topped at that
time by Ross and Canzoneri in that
order. With Ross retirement, Klick