The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-11
Title'Bout
Here Now
Booming
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

with customers on the evening
Of May II which will be the
occasion of the Petey Sarron'
Freddy Miller featherweight
championship fight, none car
point a critical finger at the
author Of the bout, 'Heinie
Miller, who has rolled up both
his sleeves and veritably ap'
piled q torch to the forthcom'
ing fiStic feature.
Heinie has already bombarded
this and other print shops with
enough material on this fight to
prove that he is satiated with a
desire to see it an artistic as well
as q financial success. and since
the Police Boys Clubs are to be
the sole b e n act S, there
will be few Of the writing craft
who won't be glad to give the
Miller-Sarron movement push
in the right direction.
Tickets Already ON Sale
You may expect to read much
about this particular bout in the
days following the opening Of the
baseball season, but meanwhile
the tickets are in the hands OF
the members Of the various police
precincts which means that the
line has already formed to the
right. They are also on sale at
the willard, Turner's, Spaldings
and the ball park.
Something Of a Snowman in his
own right, "Heinie' Miller, who is
playing the dual role Of match
maker and promoter for the first
championship fight Washington
ever will have staged, has already
made the impending battle known
from coast to coast.
A former fight promoter, a for
mer newspaper man and q pub
Usher of various service magazines
wherein an intimate knowledge OF
the use Of printers ink has stood
him in good stead, "Hein1e" has
sent forth q broadside Of propa-
ganda sufficiently subtle to posi-
bly, have come out Of the office
of a Mike Jacobs or a Jimmy
Johnston. -...-.
Ten Selling Points
From the publicity pumps Of
the local boxing commission Of
flee, which has lent Miller's serv
ices to make not only Washing
ton, but the country at large, Mil
1er-Sarron conscious, one CLEANS
that the fight is based on 10 major
selling points.
First: sarron Is a local boy
and a mixer.
Second: The fight comes fol
lowing two Government pay days
yet, which should make it easier
for q big Washington population
to negotiate tickets.
Third: It will be the opening
outdoor show of the season.
Fourth: Horse racing and the
early rush Of baseball will be Out
Of the way.
Fifth: The Boys Clubs should
benefit through sale of the radio
rights.
sixth: Ditto the moving pic
ture rights.
Seventh: The Police Depart
ment, Board of Trade. Merchants
and Manufacturers as well al
citizens associations ERE support
ing the bout.
Eighth: The railroads are aid
ing in circularizing the fight II
the territory surrounding Wash
ington.
Ninth: The newspapers and "a
do are committed to the show
Tenth: Freddy Miller, the cham
pion, is not only national bu
an international figure in thu
fight world.
No Blank Cartridges
Armed with such powerful am
munition, "EIeinie" Is going to thu
public with this fight with a feel
ing Of no little professional pride
Once a year he gets an opportun
ity to make a match here for al
truistic purposes and he doesn't
intend to have a dud explode If
his face.
Unlike the normal matchmaker
or promoter, "Heinie" can't gam
bic on even one poor show, for HI
doesn't get a chance soon tt
amend. Thus patrons Of this ben
eft card May II need not be con
cerned with the possibility Of moi
seeing a great fight.
He'll probably take both Freddy
Miller and Petey Sarron off in pr
vate ahead Of that show and give
them a pep talk akin to what &
football coach tells his players be
tween the halves. Not that eithel
scrapper has to be goaded into {
good performance, but more II
the nature Of an ounce Of proven
ton.
Anyway, he has personally prom
Used everyone he has bombardeC
with advance dope that the Sar
ron-Miller go will be the creates
natural the old town has evel
seen.
And I'm willing to TAX