The Washington times., 1935-06-11

Continued from let Sport PdSe)
smiles broadly as his father
brings in group of friends.
IN THE ARENA
Ideal weather-not too warm,
not too cold. the moon rolls
along behind a veil of clouds. Z. a
few stars are visible. the crowd
is orderly, too orderly. Few red
fezzes are visible. No Mobiles in
uniforms.
Jimmy Lake, decked out in a
white suit, with a Fascist shirt
and white tie, takes the center
of the ring the crowd listens
quietly. Buster Wages is the
popular choice but Henry "Pop-
eye" irving finds resting place
for MARY Ann" and that's the
pay-off on Wages. Joe Teens,
the crowds favorite, finishes like
Omaha against Julie Katz and
earns a popular draw, though
some thought he should have won.
Fireworks follow and the ring
siderS crane their necks as Gen
eral John j. Phelan, New York
Boxing Commissioner, takes a
ringside seat.
Phil Fur dazzles Bobby Bruno
with his speed of fist and foot,
drops him several times. lady
ringsider pleads with Phil: put
him out, Phil". LET him have
it." Bruno angers crowd when he
wreStles Fur to floor and then
hits him when he's down. {. "KilI
him, Phil" sect him.. all the
while an elderly man admonishes
Phil to keep cool, to box him.
Brunos tough. Phil catches him
full on the button once but he
dragS himself to his feet and stag
gers Phil with a roundhouSe to
the temple. but FUR wins in
canter...
General Phelan introduced. ..
crisp applause. Joe Turner and
Goldie Ahearn get slightly bigger
hand. Benny Leonard, hopping
in the ring few seconds after
Lake introduced him, gets as big
a hand. Shrine big shots draw
applause and bit of laughter.
Frankie Kick steps in the ring a
second or two before Canzoneri
=. both draw a nice hand. Jack
Dempsey crawls through the ropes
as Lake names him and he is
given a rousing ovation. There
is no doubt over who is the most
popular figure there. :.
Leonard cuts out wisecracking
with ringsiders to pose besides
Dempsey as dozen crowd around
the Manassa Mauler. "Bennah"
puts his head on DempSey's Shout.
der and looks up into his face
with mimic alteration. .Canzoneri
and Klick are completely forgot
ten...
Tony Lands First
They are soon remembered . .
CLANG!. Tony gets in the first
blow. =. a light left to the face. .
Kick with his mouth-guard gleam-
ing white between his lips looks
like a tiger snarling. Canzoneri
gets a bit annoyed. when Kick
shoves his open hand in his face
and holds it there. Jack Demp-
sey circles along the ropes, utterly
eXpreSsionleSS. once in the while
he claps his hands and orders
"Break" sometimes he yanks
them apart. the lead shifts. .
but the crowd seems to favor
Klick. a bandage comes off
Kicks neck and reveals a nasty
boil. AT the end of the eighth
the crowd grows restless, hollers
for action. .Catcalls greetS the
gladiators after the ninth and a
Smattering of rhythmic handicap
ping. Interest perks up as The
boys go at it hammer and tong
during the last three rounds.
Frank Schuyler votes Kick. >.
cheers. Bob Filler casts his bal.
lot for Canzoneri. boos. hand.
claps. they wait for Dempsey's
vote. ."CanZ0neri," shouts Lake
and boos resound through the
arena.
Only a few leave, most of the
crowd stays, hoping to get the
thrills that the main bout failed
to provide.
Outside the gate a burly police
man remarks: II only saw a
couple Of innings" when asked how
he liked it.
IN CANZONERI'S DRESSING
(BEFORE THE FIGHT)
A second is busy tapping Julie
Kat7' hands. Tony sitting down,
his hands. cool as Gu
cucumber. "Retirement?". He
smiles quietly. He can't conceive
the idea. when he does retire he
will become a gentleman farmer.
To Tour Europe
Some day he'll tour Europe. .
particularly Italy. visit his par.
ents' birthplace, Palermo. .Tony's
father, George Canzoneri, enters
"a heavy-set, amiable man.
Tony makes a few remarks in
Italian to him.
Will Tony marry?. Never been
in love. his mother is the one
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