The Washington times., 1938-06-10
Abrams Bdlks at Terms
For Bottle With F ur1
Rivalry Between
Local Boxers
Is Heated
BY BOB ADDIE

BY bOb ADDAE
M Goldie Ahearn, the socks and
shirts tycoon who dabbles in tis-
tic enterprises on the side Cor
should we say sidewalk" because
that's where most of these spec
tacles come to Light, Is having
headaches these days. The pains
have reached such proportions
that M. Aheara has been on q
diet of aspirin for two weeks and
there is no relief In sight.
Ahearn'S troubles stem from the
demands of George Abrams, who
took a hop, skip and Jump into
the sacred 10 among the middle
weights by chastising Teddy va
rosz the former champion. OF
course, Yarosz looked more like q
chump than q champ at Griffith
Stadium the other night, but
Georgie did lick him and the vic.
tc<y won him Yarosz' berth OF
eighth best middleweight in the
world.
ABRAMS IN DEMAND .r
Abrams is being sought for a
Pittsburgh match with Yarosz but
Papa Ahearn has other plans.
Goldie wants 10 shove George
into the top spot against Phil FUR
the goth of this month and, while
Philip is ready, willing and able,
Sid Fishel, Abrams manager, Is
holding out for what Ahearn
terms "a piece of Uncle sammy's
deficit"
ST." said Goldie, "ain't used
any black ink since I started
permotin' these shows. What's
happening to me shouldn't hap
pen to my worst enemy. I didn't
have enough for cab fare after
the Sarron-Gevinson fight and
after the last Abrams match
-phooey. A coupe Of phooeyS.
I build Abrams up, see? I make
him so he's a big shot Already
and I should let an attraction
slip away to Pittsburgh?
Abrams" complained h e
muscle maestro, was nobody up
to last week"
"Who is he now?" we asked.
ANOTHER HITCH
$50 maybe he's a bum," re.
piled Ahearn craftily, but he
couldn't fight his way out Of
that smoke In Pittsburgh as far
as them people out there were
concerned. But he's got a win
over Yarosz and they're willing
to pay George Is per cent for q
return match"
Whats your Offer" we count
cred.
SAY, listen, amt we all
friendS?"
It seems another hitch Is In
the way of the bout. Furr'S mana
ger, Chris Dundee, wants Abrams
to come in at 1856 pounds and
Fishel doesn't want his boy to
make weight. Fur has agreed to
terms and in the bromide fashion
of the prize ring said he was
willing to fight Abrams "for
nothing"
OF course, Manager Dundee viii
see that a few figures are stuck in
front Of those zeroeS but Furr is
sincere in his belief he can knock
out the 19-year-old Jewish lad.
POoH-POOH
"Huh," said Phil contemp-
tuously, "that kid can't punch
and he couldn't box his way out
of a spider web. I think he's q
soft touch and when I get in
there he won't see any one
legged guy. He'll be picking
leather out Of his teeth for
weeks" g..
An interesting angle on the
Abrams side is that Lew Diamond
THE Honest Brakeman" has a
piece of Georges contract. Dia.
mond stepped in at the right time
because, although Abrams may be
without honor in his own city.
that victory over YaroSz is 1mpor
tant out of town. Diamond is q
tough man with a buck and David
Harum was two-bit trader com
pared to the Brakeman.
We've had our ear to the ground
and the boxing mob in places like
New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh
are buzzing about Washington's
19-year-old sensation. We had a
grapevine" inquiry from couple
of the New York agents who want
to know who the Boy Wonder Of
Washington" is. In case you don't
catch on, they meant Abrams
Fishel and Diamond will probably
boost the ante when they read
this-and why shouldn't they
That's where we got the Chicago
and Pittsburgh angle.