The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-25

Receipts More
Than Is Pei.
Off Last Year

Boxing IN the D1SCf1eC OF Co
lumbia is going backward, &C.
cording to data just released by
the District Boxing Commission.
From the figures given out
by the commission, the only net
gain in dollars and cents regis
tered in the 1936-37 season over
the 1856 boxing year accrued
to the commission itself, which
registered a net gain in funds
Of $75.42.
In the matter of dollars and
centS-groSs gate receipts-the
cauliflower industry locally fell
off IS per cent or $40,822.45 In
1936-37 from the high-water mark
of $153,599.44 for the 1886
year to $112,777.49.
This is revealing in view Of
the fact that the boxing year of
1886 registered a gain Of S21,.
974.52 over the year of 1934-35.
The gross gate for the 1934-35
year was $131,625.42.
While the six leading bouts of
the 1934-35 indoor season drew a
total of 14,303 cash customers,
the six leading bouts Of the
1867 indoor season drew only
total of 1872, a loss of 1881
customers in two years. The
total for the 1936-37 indoor sea.
son-12,372-is 20 less than the
total for the 1886 season.
which was 1892.
The six leading bouts in the
1867 outdoor season drew
45,601 less customers than the six
leading bouts of the 1885 out.
door season drew.
Attendance Down
A total of 87,158 attended the
six leading outdoor bouts of the
1886 season as against total of
41,557 for the 1867 outdoor sea.
son. AS a matter of the commits.
Sion's record, the six leading out
door bouts of the 1936-37 outdoor
season drew 7,076 less cash GUS
toners than the six leading out
door bouts Of the 1934-35 season
drew.
The average gate receipts for the
whole 1936-37 boxing year MAY 81
to the following May 20) fell off
$310.74 from the average gate of
1886. The average gate Of the
1886 season was $1,969.23 as
against an average gate Of 81, 658.49
for the 1867 boxing year. In re-
lation to average gate, the year
1867 did register gain over the
year 1934-35, the gain being $328.96
on the average for the 1936-37 sea-
son over the 1934-35 season.
Commission Gains
The boxing commission regis
tered an average gain Of $17.72
per show in 1934-35. an average
gain of $32.38 per show in 1885
and an average gain of $53.13 per
show in 1936-37.
In the matter Of total attend
ance for the whole year-indoor
and outdoor Seasons-the boxing
year Of 1867 hit low Of So
929, which is a loss Of 1881 Gus
toners in one year! The total
attendance for the 1886 boxing
year was 99,55O, while the total
attendance for the 1936-37 box
ing year was $500. The boxing
year of 1934-35 topped the boxing
year of 1867 by 9.007 cash Gus
toners. The total attendance for
the 1934-35 boxing year was ST.
936.
Joe Turner, Of course, staged
the most boxing shows during the
year. AS a matter Of fact, Joe
may be said to be the whole show
in boxing, from a promotorial
point Of view. Out of total Of
40 indoor and outdoor protes-
sional shows, Joe staged IS.
Staged 81 Shows
During the boxing year Of
1867 there were total of 81
shows staged. This figure in
cludes professional, amateur and
collegiate, indoor and out door
shows. There were 81 amateur
shows and II collegiate events.
The total number of bouts for
the year came to 679.
Amateur and collegiate boxing
fell off somewhat in 1936-37 from
1886. The leading collegiate
gate of 1867 was for the Cath
Ollie University-Duke meet, 1877.
The C. U..Duke meet Of 1934-35
drew 1853, while the c. U.-Mary-
land meet of 1885 drew 1851.