The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-08
Fur Keeps
Welter
Title
By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

as District welterweight cham
pion after a dull 15-round fight
with Carey Wright at Tur-
ner's Tom Thumb Arena in
which the referee and one
Judge voted for Phil and an
other Judge had the temerity
to vote for Wright.
The fight proved one Of two
thingS-either FUR Is not the
champion he is popularity sup
posed to be or Wright is q far
superior fighter than that for
which he is commonly given credit.
Wright on His Bike
The best that can be said fol
the boys Is that they were fight
ing for . return engagement Civ
ing both another opportunity for
Q sizeable purse and Fur o chance
to redeem himself in the eyes OF
those who are used to seeing him
90 into the ring and throw
punches from every angle, two,
three and four in sequence.
Fur displayed little Of the cum
ming for which he had previously
won renown, failing to follow up
his several rushes in which one
hand connected, with the other
failing to click. The living proof
Of this was established by the fact
that Wright vas on his feet at
the last, little the worse for wear
outside Of the natural exhaustion
Of having spent Is rounds on .
high wheel velocipede.
From the opening gong, Wright
was cautious. What attempts he
made to lead were half-hearted
and it Is nothing to Furr's credit
that he was unable to smash
through and unleash his fury
upon the comparative novice who
stood before him.
Not Same Old FUR
Wright's fighting was done at
long range for the most part. he
being content to circle Fur and
peck away at random until Phil
closed in on him with an equally
talf-hearted attack which stood
in strange contrast to Furr'S
known ability to deal out punish
ment.
Twice Wright was down for no
count, neither time so much from
a direct hit as from loss Of bal
ance. The nearest that Phil came
to ending the fight short Of the
full route was in the thirteenth
when he was still fighting with
one hand and cracked Wright
flush to the face, the pair going
into the ropes in a clinch without
the slightest sign Of a follow-up on
the part Of the aggressor.
Wright was plainly staggered,
but the confusion gave him a
chance to recover. The remainder
Of the fight was q repetition OF
the endless rounds which pre-.
ceded PhilS most vicious flash OF
the night.
Wright Gets Away With It
The fact that Carey was wary
Of Furr's left throughout the mo
notonous ordeal seemed little eX-
cuse for Fur not to remind him
In Q more definite manner that
his caution was well founded.
Were Wright 0 death-dealer,
FUR might have an excuse, but
last evening Wright was merely
O. fitful Sniper and should not
have been allowed to stay the
limit. Carey's fight was totally
unplanned, except to be on his
feet at the finish and he is en-
titled to what consolation he
CLEANS from that success.
Furr's folly In permitting this
to eventuate might be costly to
him when they meet again, for
II Phil puts up q much worse de-
tense of his title then, he might
easily lose 1t, particularly If he
fails to get started, when hap
pened last night.
Semi.Windup Steals Show
As a result of the indifferent
maui 1OUOS VIC DAA "oO NOA4~
pletely stolen by the semifinaliStS
Bob Wilson and Jack Duffy, q
couple Of 150-pounderS. Their
fight ended after Q minute and
So seconds Of the fifth round.
which found Wilson's left eye
streaming blood. Duffy winning
by . technical knockout.
This pair packed over l3 min
utes Of sustained action into their
brief appearance. Wilson was
Jared to the floor by q swift
straight right for the count Of
nine in the second, but he came
back calamity and was trailing
Duffy only slightly as the bout
was stopped by the referee.
John Dean decisioned Nanny
WILDE in six rounds. Husslin
Savoy broke Harry Thompson'S
jaw in the second round Of one
preliminary and Chester Ruby de.
cisioned All Dinatanin In another
fourrounder.