The daily independent., 1937-05-25
anks Take Lead; HubbeU Scores Seventh Straight Win


held under a California moon at
Wrigley Field Friday night.
And they are charging the
highest tops on record for this
battle of the two Bobs; actually
offering LOO ring side seats at
S10O per squat. And they say that
a sell-out of the $4,000 seats will
establi-h a new high for prize
fight gates in California, about
$225,OO0.
When you encounter big Thomas
Patrick SarSfield Gallery, the pro-
moter, and his demon publicity
man, Bill Miller, you are made to
feel that Wrigley Field is the true
center of the pugiliStic world, that
the future of the boxing game will
be at sage Friday night, and that
all this distant prattle about
Braddock, Louis and Schmeling
really isn't 20 important, after
all.
What do they mean: Most gla-
morouS fight in history?" Promo
ter Gallery answers that question
in 10000 words, without drawing
deep breath. The tall, handsome,
dark haired promoter is that kind
of an ansWerer. You know, he has
chart which proves unqueStion-
ably that his pedigree goes straight
back to Irish kings. Moreover, he
once was the husband Of ZaSu
Pitts, and he starred with Viola
Dana in eight features during the
silent film era. And he tquires
Madge Evans about nowadays.
He's really quite a fellow. Well
Gallery says:
Friday night you will see the
largest and most notable gather
ing of movie, radio, writing, So
ciety, and monied prominents ev-
er coralled in one spot. Not tc
mention former big lhotS of the
sports world.
Perhaps you have heard that
our nearby Hollywood is the film
capital of the world. And that
boxing is HollyWood's favorite
sport. You won't be able to walk
three feet at the ringside Friday
night without stumbling over the
Well-shod tootsies of come film
idol or idoless. Like Mae West
Lupe Velez, Clark Gable, Robert
Taylor, Enrol Flynn, Al JolSon
Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien, Jack
Benny, Mary Livingston, Eddie
Cantor, and so forth"
And publicity director Miller
chimes in with:
That's right, everybody thai
means anything in films just ha!
to be there. If the word ever gets
out that some biggie was absent
he or she will lose caste immedi'
ately-and probably Cast later
It's that kind of a party"
But what about those hundred
dollar tickets? AS 1 recall, the
| tops for the Standout world title
fights during the Coolidge boom
days never exceeded $50.
Gallery explained that there i:
charity angle to this century
smacker business. 1t seems thai
three charities will cut in on those
Il.l00 SeatS-the Rancho Canogs
Catholic Home for Bays, the Fed
Grafton Jewish Charities and the
Assistance League of Hollywood
The last is one of those society
outfits. The promoters actually
receive only $40 for each Of those
leleven hundred chairs. The Other
$50 going to one of the charities
Press Agent Miiler emphasized
also that this show has taker
California, Nevada and Arizona by
storm because we're giving tt
fans, not just one big bout, but
three. We've got Glen Lee, the
/ Nebraska wildcat, fighting Izzy
Jannazzo of New York, two o.
the best welterS in the world
And Henry Armstrong of Lo!
Angeles meeting Wally Hally o.
Cleveland, two great lightweightS.
And are they really selling
tickets at 500 a copy? I asked
this question there in the Mair
Street gymnasium where Pastor
was Working-out - under the
watchful eyes of the New YorE
JohnStons, Jimmy, Sr., and jim
my, Jr. Both Gallery and Miller
chuckled at my question. Imagine
asking anyone in Los Angeles i
he were selling something-afte
what those Los Angeles lads dit
with their real estate.
Gallery pointed to a medium
sized feller, resting an elbow OF
the ring apron. DO you know
who that iS?" he demanded.
said the feller looked exactly lik
Bill Henry, sports editor of tn
Los Angeles Times. "Yes, that
who it is" Gallery responded
And Bill Henry is covering al
preparations for this show-per
sonally. That's how important
is. Henrys one Of the best know
and most respected sports writer
in the world.
This was the proof concluSiv
of the Gallery-Hiller salesman
ship. Just as historic as if the
had sold a Los Angeles citizen
; chunk of Los Angeles real estate