Evening star., 1936-08-04
DESERVESAC CRACK
AT PAIR OF TITLES
Franks Junior Lightweight,
Canzoneri'S 135-Pound
Crowns Open to Him.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


n Grafton as successor to Tony
CanzoneriS crown If and when the
sleek lightweight champion vacates
his throne loomed on the fistic hori-
zon today for Cowboy Howard Scott,
District 135-pound ruler, who out
pointed Klick in a 10-round encounter
last night at Griffith Stadium.
The District Boxing Commission,
supporting the claim Of Manager Gape
Menendez, has forwarded a letter to
the National Boxing Association rec
ommending that Scott be recognized as
world lightweight titleholder should
Canzoneri relinquish his championship
to face Barney Ross for the welter-
weight title.
Ray Carlin, Kicks manager, al
though admitting his fighter was trim
med, believes frankie could dispose OF
the local larruper over 15-round route
and expressed a desire to risk Klick's S
Junior lightweight crown over that dis
tance.
: Although such notable noggin-
Knockers as Lou Ambers, Pedro Mon
tanez and Indian Hurtado block Scott'S
way to a clear claim for the lightweight
title in the event Canzoneri says au
revoir to 135-pound ranks, the trans
planted Texan no doubt will be named
to swing mittens in an elimination
tournament to determine Tony's sue
cessor, probably the only manner in
which the issue could be settled sat-
isfactorily.
Cowboy'A Climb Rapid.
GCOTTS claim to lightweight laurels'
~ accomplished over the battered
forms of Bat Batalino, Norment
Quarles, Lew Massey, Stumpy Jacobs,
Klick and others of lesser repute,
should strike an encouraging note
among discouraged fighters.
It was Just seven month ago that
the Cowboy planted his tootSies on this
fertile fistic center, broke, hungry and
10 pounds underweight. He reSembled
q rank amateur in preliminary battle
against the ringworn Eddie Burl and
looked worse against Johnny De Foe,
@ mediocre mittman at best. Since
hitting his stride, however, SCOTS as
cendancy into sockdom's stratosphere
has been rapid.
Klick and Scott, Waging close con-
test throughout, managed to save the
card after 1884 paying patrons were
subjected to the most dismal prelinsi-
nary punching ever offered here.
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn, blushing
q deep red, followed up the main event
with two additional bouts, which in
cluded guy named Sweet, but they
failed to offset the sour showing of
their predecessors.
A principal in a sorry demonstration
of mitten manipulating here with
Canzoneri last year, Klick redeemed
his reputation with Washington's
cauliflower colony by his courageous
but losing stand against the inspired
Scott.
The decision for Scott was close to
being unanimous. Referee "Muggsy"
Morris and Judge Charley Dunn cast
their ballots for Cowboy, but Judge
Frank Schuyler saw the fight as a
draw.
Scott's Right Hand Effective.
T 1NHARMED by Frankie's body
blows, Scott emerged from his
usual role of a counter-puncher to
force the fighting. Absorbing left jabs
to the face and midsection, Howard re-
taliated with stiff right-hand wallops
that rocked the champion twice.
After taking the first round with
three solid smashes to Kicks chin,
Scott dropped the second session when
the Pacific Coast clouter bounced a
persuasive right glove off his jaw and
followed with accurate body blows.
. Ripping both fists to the head in the
third and fourth frames, Scott clipped
Khck with vicious right uppercut in
the fourth round and followed with
two right hooks to the jaw that stag
eered the San Francisco fighter. Rally
ing, Klick beat staccato rhythm on
Eoward's Redeemed body and sand
siched left jabs to the face to take
Che next three cantos.
s Noted for his strong finishes, Scott
played his ace effectively, humping
FRANKIE with three rights to the chin
In the eighth round and continuing
With ninth-round barrage that nearly
Aoored Klick. Sinking successive rights
p the jaw and high on the head,
Howard forced frankie to hang ON in
Tie ninth round. Both boys finished
strongly in an even tenth round.
Poor Prelims Hurt Show.
II EFEREE MUGSY MORRIS and
Judge Charley Dunn voted for
scott, while Judge Frank Schuyler
&1ought the bout a draw. The Stars
aeDre sheet showed Scott taking five
tpands, Klick four and one even, with
howard IL points in front.
AsKid Hooey, local lightweight, who
Knocked out Jack Rogers in the first
round, sports a name that sums up the
rkeliminary situation. Lew Nova, New
Fork, disposed of Valente Brown, Cali
fgrnis heavyweight, with a left push
t4the chest in the second round after
Brown had careSSed the canvas three
Gnes.
RKiller Lamar, Washingtons Joe
huis In so far as being sucker for a
good right hand is concerned, bowled
over one Hugh Turner, New York
limp, in the third round after Turner
Ind dragged his flabby person off the
door four times. The finishing touch
Yas left shove to the jaw.
muddy Scott, the Cowboys brother.
naade an auspicious debut by scoring
Seennd-round technical knockout over
Qscfge Cox. former local Golden Gloves
Msht-heavyweight champion, while ad-
dI}icnal scraps saw Mickey Page de-