Evening star., 1938-07-24
RING FANS TO GET
! OFFICIALS RATING
Flashes to Show Fighter
With Edge, but No Score
Will Be Indicated.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

With pigmy punchers In the fea-
tslre role, an experiment Of gigantic
\ proportions will be exposed to the
microscopic scrutiny of local fistic fans
tomorrow night 1T Grifith Stadium.
The inaugural Of system whereby
spectators are granted = peek into
the intricate laboring Of ring ofiicials'
minds will be offered in the 8-round
main event between Featherweights
Al Reid and Paul Lee.
The District Boxing Commission.
meeting to consider the idea proposed
by The Star. adopted the suggestion
6f Claude w. Owen, member of the
body, in which contrasting lights will
reveal the leading fighter at pro-
gressive stages Of the bout without
sacrificing interest in the final de-
cision.
A blue bulb will be installed in
the corner of one fighter and = red
light over the corner of the other
fighter. At the end of each round the
referee will switch on the light over
the corner Of the fighter who is lead
ing in the entire fight according to
oficial scoring of the two judges and
xeferee:
No Tip on Point Score.
Under the system fighter will
know only that he Is running ahead
or behind, not by how many points.
Thus any inclination to coast when
the light hickers in his corner may
cost that particular fighter the de-
cision.
Should the light shine in Reid's
corner at the end Of the seventh
round, for example. he by no means is
u ssured the decision. Lee may be
trailing only by l point on two onicial
score sheets and may be leading on
the third at that stage. A slight edge
in the final round might swing the
verdict to Lee.
Further, should the light glow in
Lee's corner for the first seven rounds.
he, by the same token, still may lose
the decision. Lee may win the first
four rounds, for example, with the
light flashing in his corner At the
end Of each Of those rounds because
he 10 leading over the entire route.
Judges to Signal Referee.
Continuing, Reid outpoints Lee in
the nth, sixth and seventh rounds,
but not by enough margin to over
come Lees early lead. The light, then,
would continue to shine in Lees corner
because he still would be leading over
AA> .>,,%. Dad than Noa,1A na,tppint
Lee in the final round and snatch the
decision.
The two judges will point to the
eorner Of the fighter they have rated
lhead over the entire scrap at the
end Of each round. The referee will
catch these signals, include his own
winner ut the various stages and
switch on the light lowering over the
head Of the winner to that point.
Should ofncias indicate the night
Il . draw ut any stage Of the bout,
lights will flicker in both corners.
Never will an oficial know the point
total Of other of1icials. Since erasures
- not permitted on scoresheets here,
he plan presents no opportunity for
the remote possibility Of an ofncial
waiting to see which way the wind is
blowing before he marks down his
, figures.
Reid Slight Fav0rite.
Reid, = Us favorite, meets in Lee 4
fugged specimen who outpointed Ar
mando Stella in his only appearance
here. Currently ranked seventh in
the featherwei1ht division by the Ma
itional Boxing Association, Reid is
kAger to obtain . crack at Joey Archi-
bald, whom he will meet providing he
4 hurdles Lee.
AL Mancinl popular New England
featherweight, will collide with Augie
Kroll in the eight-round semi-final.
Six FOUNDERS will find Angelo Puslisi
facing Rusty Baker and Stella meet
ing George Carlo. while Billy Banks
land Willie Clark. local colored feather
weights, will open the show at $50
o'clock.