The Washington times., 1936-03-18
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By KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

There is something for the
promoters Of the Police Boys
Club boxing show between
Freddy Miller and ''Peter the
Great" Sarron here, May 18, to
ponder in the vital statistics
of Friday nights light-heavy.
weight championship fight be,
tween John Henry Lewis a n d
Jock McAvoy.
Just under $4,000 people
paid $37,712 for the privilege
Of seeing the BritiSher turned back
by the dusky champion.
Locally they have set a gate
Of about $4,000 for a title bout
in much lighter class involving
the crown Of young Mr.. Miller.
At the moment the match was
made the directors of the Boys
Club knew they were undertak.
ing quite a task in view Of their
$4,000 guarantee to Miller n d
their anticipated profits to pro.
mote boys activities.
Little Fellows Not Magnets
Glancing over the LewisMc.
Avoy figures, they must realize
more than ever that the cham
pionships in the divisions below
heavyweight do not have the
magic pull at the gate charac'
teristic of the big fellows. Frankly,
a job is ahead to fill Clark Grit.
fifth Stadium here on the night of
May 18, and we Washingtonians
are going to have to hustle to
shoot the contemplated gate up
wards near the established goal.
The approaching fight just two
months from today, is a chal
lenge to this particular fistic
center to prove what caliber Of
fight locality it happens to be.
We are facing our first cham.
pionship bout. It will not be a
nice thing to throw it down."
believe S. for ringside seats
IS not too much to ask for any
world ch ampionS Ship fight.
There will be about 10000 dollar
tickets in the lands Of the local
police who will act as the major
selling force to put the show ever
the top for the Boys Club which
they sponsor.
Show Will Need Pushing
But even with such a devoted
police drive the task should not
be undereStimated. I am not
viewing with alarm. am merely
trying to prevent overconfidence
Big financial returns are involved
and these cannot be taken for
granted.
There Is exactly two months
ahead before the Miller-Sarron
fight, and something like 1,4O0 of.
ficers and men as Police De-
partment nucleus to distribute
the tickets. There are 100000
people in Washington whose
places of residence receive pro-
lection day and night, and while
they pay taxes for this. there are
hundreds of cases of personal
courtesieS and attentions to safety
and security, that it seems to
me money can't buy. It is our
business to patronize this effort
of the Metropolitan Police, one
Of the most able. if underStaffed,
units of any city in the country.
They are attempting to do some
thing for underprivileged boys
over and beyond their specific
duty as guardians of life and prop
erty.
A Specific Example
Why, you talk about police serv.
ice! Let me illustrate.
It was just about dawn Of win
ter day.
There was unusual activity in
front of a washington home.
An automobile was being loaded
with trunks and bags.
A police car pulled up.
"GOing away?"
"Yep" was the grunted answer
rs trunk strap was tightened.
"HOw lOng?"
"'BOut three weekS!"
20. <. sir, well note it on the
bl0tter and watch the house.
Good morning."
A few days before the three
weeks expired one shade was up in
that house, whereas all had been
drawn before.
There was a ring of the door
bell. The lone occupant who had
been kindling fire was greeted at
the from door by an officer.
20. X. Mister" he said. "Saw
the curtain up and just wanted
to make sure. Good day!"
That kind of service may be in
black and white in the police man
ual, but whether it is or not, it
should make hit with any prop
erty owner
And those Washington police
sponsor boys clubs for deserving
kids here and they're the ones who
are going to "stage" this Miller.
Sarron fight.
Who's gonna turn 'em down!