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Gevinson Promising Prospect.
7 ocAL boxing. however. must look
to the dozen or so amateur mitten
groups now functioning here to supply
1t with a steady stream of lads who
can punch on a par with imported
fighters and at the same time give
local ringworms something about
which to cheer or boo. They don't
often attach their affections to q
scrapper who hops of train, fights
collects his money and jumps a rat
tier back home. They like local color
but at present there isn't any.
The amateur ranks next month will
produce . 22-year-old sharp-faced
Jewish lad who may accomplish much
In filling the gap. His name Is Lou
Gevinson. He's been knocking over
simon.pure battlers for nearly six
years as q featherweight and was
deemed 80 promising by Pete Reilly,
manager Of Freddy Miller, former
world featherweight champion, that
he offered 1000 for his contract.
Gevinson has been turning profess
sional every month since last jan
uary. It seems there Is always one
more amateur fight, however, 50 he
has delayed his moneyed debut from
month to month. He says positively
that November will be the eventful
month and II he's wise he'll step in
and capitalize on the dearth Of local
talent.
Meantime, Ahearn will continue q
wise policy Of importing new faces in
an e6ort to unveil q fighter who may
meet the approval Of District pugilistic
patrons. In the first Of these, Johnny
Jaddick will clash with Jimmy Leto.
recent conqueror Of Furr. next week,
with the winner probably facing FUR
In the future.
Lucas Nearly Springs Upset.
EURR'S fistic future here was
= jsopardized by s-5 underdog in
betting circles who showed fine dis
respect for gambling odds and Phils
punching prowess by taking the first
four rounds from the Southwest
socker.
Sandwiching stif hooks to the head
between body flurries that annoyed
the District welterweight champion.
LUCAS grabbed an early lead that
seemed prohibitive until Furr retail
ated with Q counter attack that slowed
the 2s-year-old iron worker in later
rounds.
After setting. the tempo for the first
i've rounds, during which his own
right eye became pulled and Furr's
prominent beak oozed blood, Lucas be-
came weary and Phil waded In with
both fists to take the next four heats
In the seventh round, with both
boys still striving to maintain their
early pace, Phil clipped Johnny with
q steamy right to the head that ripped
Lucas eye open. Referee Denny
Hughes stopped the fight momen-
tarily to examine the eye, but allowed
the scrap to continue when convinced
the cut was not dangerous.
PhiHs Late Rally Wins.
fAs 8 LUCAS brushed cobwebs from
"A his eyes, Furr scored with q bis
tering midsection attack in the eighth
round and Johnny's face was a CORY
mess as Phil reopened the cut. Furr
beat q monotonous tattoo on the
Camden clouters stomach to take the
ninth round, but Lucas rallied to hold
Phil to an even tenth canto.
Y,,A~ rd
voted for Furr. while Judge Bob Eller
thought Lucas the winner. The Stars
score sheet showed Furr one point
ahead with four rounds going to Phil,
four to Johnny and two even.
FUR will desert this noggin-knock-
ing sector for his next three fights,
being slated to meet Lou Raymond in
Baltimore, Johnny Jaddick in Phila-
delphia and Andre Jesserun In
Holyoke. Mass.
In . rather tame eight-round semi
final that followed the main event,
carl duggino grabbed o unanimous
decision from Jimmy Tramberia, Bal
timore lightweight. Carl's right eye
poured q steady stream Of blood after
the fourth round, as the result Of q
butt.
Buddy Scott. who had compiled q
string Of four straight knockouts since
turning professional several weeks
ago, captured q six-rounder from Mike
Marshall, Baltimore light heavy
weight, who managed to evade Buddy's
chilling punch by employing q crude
style that bewildered Scott through
out.
Other bouts saw Jack Shepherd
trounce Joe Dundee'S lightweight
protege, AL Eckert. in q six-rounder,
and Hobo williams technically stop
Tony Livingston, local middleweight,
in the fourth round. Tony sank to
the canvas four times before Referee
Eddie La Fond stopped the brawl
A near-capacity crowd Of 1,147
paying patrons shelled out $1.337.7o
4a Estnass ths arguments.