Evening star., 1936-11-23
PUBLIC TO DECIDE
SHOWS IT WANTS
Promoter CANDLES in Using
Non-Stars in Feature
of Bill Tonight.
nv RuTRTON HAWKINS.

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Goldie Ahearn tonight will feel the
pulse of Washington's ring colony
when Buddy Scott and Hobo Will
liarns, lign.-...avieS, swinging in their
first feature argument exchange
punches at Turner's Arena in a bout
optimistically scheduled for eight
rounds.
Goldie apparently is convinced the
local fight game is ailing. II Scott
and Williams pack the arena, which
Is likely, District ringworms probably
will have dictated that local larruplng
undergo major operation, with
Goldie using minor fighters as the
tools to reach the heart of local fight
fans.
The indoor season thus far has
proved somewhat of a failure, despite
the fact that some stirring scraps
have been unveiled. Fairly substan-
tial guarantees have been given to
noted fighters in an effort to present
boxing patrons with the best talent
1t is possible to procure for Washing
tons anemic cauliflower colony.
That fstic fans have not been
overly enthused with his cards is a
puzzle to Goldie, who intends to
shuttle the deck if tonight's show is a
success. In lieu of scientific per-
formers, Ahearn will present young
sters who still are learning but who
nevertheless will punch until they
drop in order to please the crowd.
New Talent Popular Here.
TT MIGHT develop into fatal move,
L but it is more likely to prove sue
cessful. Some of the preliminary boys
appearing here in the past few months
have popped fans squarely between
the eyes with their possibilities, Will
liams and Scott in particular. Joey
Straigis, Camden lightweight, also Is
in demand locally, while many other
youngsters are awaiting an opportu-
nifty to swing mittens here.
Scott and Williams invariably have
demonstrated their willingness to
fight and keep fighting until some
thing happens. In is of Buddy's 19
professional engagements his oppo-
nent has taken the count and Buddy
copied the decision in the remaining
three, while Hobo is undefeated In six
starts locally.
Hobo, a native of Utica, N. Y,
started fiipping paws under carni-
val tent, taking on all comers. Bust-
ness folded and Hobo drifted into
Alexandria and has been there since,
with only a tent to shield him from
the cold. He loves that kind Of life
and he loves to fight, as evidenced by
his victories here over Charley Lough-
ran, Jackie Fitzsimmons, Tony Liv-
ingston and Mike Marshall.
Scott Star as Amateur.
BUDDY won his spurs as an ANA
- teur before entering pro ranks,
reaching the semi-finals of the Ma
tional A. A. U. tournament after WIN
ming the middleweight championship
of Oklahoma and Missouri. A quiet.
reserved chap, Scott is graduate OF
Oklahoma Military Academy, where
he starred in foot ball, and now Is
lighting his way through George
Washington University.
Both boys know little more than
incessant punching. yet Scott has i'm
proved considerably in the few months
he has been tossing gloves for money.
A persuasive right-hand puncher,
Scott will stack up against a rugged,
two-fisted foe in Williams.
Preliminary action will feature
three six-rounders. in which Billy
Bullock tangles with Joe Temes in
lightweight bout, Country Boy Bag
gett mixes with Jimmy Swimmer in
o middleweight encounter and Tony
Amarosa trades blows with Sam Ba-
Gala in another lightweight argument.
George Cox, local light-heavy-
weight, will tussle with Valenti Brown
IN a four-round opener starting at
$50 o'clock.