Evening star., 1936-05-05
Majors Bring Major Fight Here EstS Po,ver Is Wasted
FANS OWE THANKS
TOM|LLER, BROWN
Boys Welfare Spurs Efforts
of Two Men in Obtaining
Feather Title Bout.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
A S YOU may have realized by
Y this time. there is a bit of


~ this time. there is a bit of
~ major league fist-slinging
a scheduled to be unfolded for
your benefit next Monday night some
where near second base at Griffith Sta
dium. AS you probably have not real
lied, there are two majors directly re-
sponsible for that championship clout-
ing contest.
Maj. Harvey L. Miller, secretary of
the District Boxing Commission and
matchmaker for the Freddy Miller
Petey Sarron featherWeight title clash,
and Maj. Ernest w Brown, superin-
tendent of police, founder of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Clubs and
chairman of local ringdom's governing
body, are the much-neglected notables
referred to.
On the sturdy shoulders of Maj.
Miller there falls each year the task of
assuming the role of matchmaker for
the annual benefit card. That he has
made a success Of his job can be
vouched for by the thousands of kid
dies who have been taken off the
streets and into police boys clubs,
where all equipment is directly trace
able to his efforts.
Heinie Knows His Job.
RACKED by lifetime of boxing ex-
perience, as a fighter, manager,
trainer, referee, handler, sports editor
and promoter, Heinie probably is more
fully equipped to handle his present
assignment than any one in the Dis
trict
Maj. Brown, who conceived the idea
OF taking boys off the streets and into
the friendly arms of the police as
means of crime prevention, long has
been recognized as one of Washing
tons most devoted sports followers.
Courteous and fair, yet fearless and
+orceful in all his dealings, Maj. Brown
came up through the ranks to his
present position.
Hailing originally from Milwaukee,
Wis, Maj Miller boxed there both as
an amateur and professional at 100
pounds. In 1905 he joined the Navy
and year later won the interserv-
ice bantamweight championship In
title and then, in 1909, annexed the
feet lightweight crown.
Floored l3 Times, Wins.
TT WAS during his deck-scrubbing
days that Heinie recorded an epic
in ring history that always is a topic
of conversation where veteran fight
fans gather. In scheduled 45-round
bout, Heinie was foored no less than
l3 times by Jimmy Dwyer in the first
four rounds. Miller then showed a
complete reversal of form and knocked
out DWyer in the thirteenth round
Later Heinie managed such we'll
known Navy battlers as Charley
Grande. frankie Kirk and Heinie Or
chard and refereed bouts in California
and Maryland. Even now Miller is
the third man in the ring in many
collegiate meets and conferences. He
wrote boxing on the old San Fran
cisco Call-Post and for two years was
sports editor of the Washington Her
aid. Heinie also promoted fight cards
at Berwyn and Kenilworth prior to
the legalization of boxing here.
A veteran of the World War, Mai.
Miller also has seen service in China,
the Philippines, Cuba, Mexico and
Nicaragua. He now commands the
5th Battalion of the Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve, rated by the Devil Dogs
as their best reserve combat battalion.
Those are the majors behind Wash
ingtons first major mitten duel. AS
far as local larrup lovers are con-
cerned, their generalship of District
boxing affairs has been impeccable.