Evening star., 1937-12-05
BOXING SPUR SEEN
IN NEW PROMOTION
Better Cards Now Expected.
Arena Bill Tomorrow;
RiaIto Show Friday.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

4 FTEE q lengthy lapse that has
~ seen boxing interest here
~ dwindle steadily, the local
fstic realm this week will be
needed with sorely needed competi-
ton as plumpish Howard Livingston
again invades the matchmaking field
and attempts to lure patrons to the
comfortable quarters Of the Rialto.
Under the monopoly Of Promoter
Joe Turner and Matchmaker Goldie
Ahearn. who teamed to control the
District cauliflower trade at Turner'S
Arena, boxing gates have shrunk from
an average Of nearly $4,000 per show
in the 1885 season to q current
average of SLIPS per card.
Although LiHngston's previous at
tempt to muscle in on the ring indus
try here was 4 dismal flop opening and
folding in the summer of 1884 at the
American Legion Arena, Howard now
is reported to have strong financial
backing. In addition, he Is fortified
by the knowledge that this sector has
proved 1t can support two cards .
week.
Room Seen for Two Arenas.
WHEN Turner and Ahearn were op-
Grating independently at the
Washington Auditorium and Riding
and Hunt Club. respectively, the COM
bined average intake on indoor shows
was $l,427. In six shows this year,
minus competition. their arm has
netted only an average Of SLIPS q
show. In short, the team of Turner
and Ahearn is making less money than
when the two were in competition.
As his initial Offering Friday night,
Livingston has signed Joey Archibald,
one OF the most popular scrappers
ever to smear nose here, to clash
with Lemuel (Bi1) Lemieux, French
Canadian featherweight, in a 10
round feature bout.
Snubbed by Ahearn for financial
reasons, the cocky, pompadoured Arch.
ibald returns here for the first time
since fiattening Lou Gevinson at Grit
nth Stadium last Summer. Undefeat-
ed locally, Joey gained his first PROM
inence here by kayoing Ray Ingram,
and now is recognized by the National
Boxing Association as the fifth rank
ing fighter among the worlds feather
weights.
Lemieux's Record Bright.
EMIEUX dropped q close decision
to Archibald last year, but doored
Tony Dupre for a count of nine In
recording q draw. Only three weeks
ago he travelled 10 fast rounds in los
ing to Harry Jeffra, world bantam
weight champion, and, among Others,
has disposed of Henry Hook, Pancho
Villa and George Dixon.
The setting for the Archibald
Lemieux fuss will be unique for q box
ing audience. The Rialto's front or
chestra chairs are entirely padded,
while all others In the theater have
plush seats. Ushers will don tuxedoes,
and smoking will be allowed only in
the lobby and smoking rooms. The
ring has been constructed over the
orchestra pit to afford q clear view
from every section.
At Turner's Arena tomorrow night
Cowboy Howard Scott will stack un
against Irish Eddie Dunno, promising
lightweight protege Of Benny Leonard,
in an eight-round feature bout. Scott
previously refused to meet Dunno un-
less the scrap was to be slated for 10
rounds, but finally yielded to Ahearn's
persuasion. The winner is slated to
meet either Eddie Alzek or Lew Field
man in the near future.
Preliminaries Flashy.
SWINGING in an eight-round semi
- nnal will be Vernon Cromier, q
talented newcomer, and Calvin Calp,
Baltimore featherweight. Cromier
twice fought Freddy Miller, former
world featherweight champion and re-
manned upright for total Of IS rounds
despite losing.
In six-round bout, Murray Kan
ner, local heavyweight, will face Paul
Pross, while opening four-rounders,
the first Of which Will get under way
at $50 o'clock, List Eddie Walker,
Baltimore lightweight. meeting vince
Bonovari and Maynard Daniels, Dis
trict heavyweight, humping into Joe
Casper Of Baltimore.
introduced from the ring will be
Jeffra, current bantam ruler; Leonard,
retired undefeated lightweight cham
pion; Joe Dundee, former welter-
weight champion, and Kid Williams,
former bautamweiGht champion.