The Washington times., 1938-01-13
Bagged
Three Title
Bat ttlerS
BY FRANK BUCK" O,NEELL


FiStiana, is in Washington today,
here to direct the ring activities
of Pete Scala, his featherweight
sensation, in the ring at the Rialto
Theater tomorrow night. Scala
crosses gloves with Al Gillette in
the semifinal to the Andre Jes.
serun-Tony Falco bout.
A colorful character is Reilly,
who has a knack of making cham
pions out of fighters. In fact, as
soon as a ring warrior wins title
from one of Reilly's champions,
Pete goes right about the business
of buying the victor's contract.
Reilly managed Jack Delaney, for.
mer light-heavyweight champion
of the world.
He guided three featherweight
title holderS-Andre RoutiS, of
France, who defeated Tony Can
zoneri; Battling Battalino. of
Hartford, who became champion
by virtue of winning an elimina.
ton tournament, and Freddie
Miller. who lost to Petey Sarron.
Reilly had a managers pride in
Delaney. Beyond that, he has a
genuine affection for the flashing
"Rapier of the North" who COM
bined remarkable speed and skill
with a crushing right hand punch.
FOUND NO WEAPONS
Among Delaney's sensational
victories was cne over Tiger
Flowers, whom the Canadian
knocked out in two rounds. De-
laney hit so hard with his right
hand that rumors began to cir
culate to the effect that he car
ried an illegal accessory con-
cealed in his right glove. 1t was
argued that a fighter of the cali
ber of Flowers just couldn't be
beaten in such hurry.
The men were rematched and
Delaney again won, this time in
four rounds. Count had scarcely
been completed when Reilly leaped
into the ring, held aloft Delaney'S
right hand and in full sight of a
cheering crowd cut off the glove
and shook it triumphantly. Need
less to say, there was no weapon
concealed in the mitten, other
than Delaney's right hand.
REILLY BOOMS SCALA
Reilly now boomS the stock Of
Scala, who is making a sensa-
tional record among the feather
weights. He has won more than
80 consecutive victories and is
rated as a real contender for the
championship.
Scala at this stage of his ca
reer is better fighter than Routis
or Battalino or Miller" Reilly said
of his protege. TN a little while
now he will be ready to tackle the
top-notchers. When you see him
with Gillette pay more attention
to his style than to the action of
the fight. He is worth watching
that way"
AHEARN SEEKS PASTOR
Goldie Ahearn is negotiating for
a match between Buck Everett,
who belted out Murray Kanner at
Turner's Arena the other night,
and Bob Pastor, who lasted 10
rounds against Joe Louis, and
actually made the Brown Bomber
look very bad Jimmy Erwin
tentatively accepted the match as
soon as it was offered to him.
Ahearn expects to hear from the
Johnston brothers, who guide the
deStinies of Pastor. That match,
if made, will be held on January
81.
Everett is back in ASheville, NJ
c., to work in the hills for the
match with Pastor in the event
that the latter'S managers accept
the terms offered.
Gabe Menendez, the Count of
Ninth Street, announces that he
will direct the Southern activities
of Tony Dupre, the New England
featherweight, who cuffed Lou
Gevinson around at the Arena re-
Gently. Dupre is under the man
agement of AL Lefevre, of Lowell,
Mass, and will box here in the
near future.
There is a marked GOODNESS in
the salutations of Eddie Ross and
Ben Finkel, he of the reputed
"evil eye." In a recent trip to
Tampa, Ross discovered that
Finkel once managed a wrestler
and promoted the interests of the
tumble tom to their mutual ad-
vantage. Mr.. Finkel regards this
episode as one that should be kept
from the public. He has been
around and about performing his
occult works with his now notori-
Gus optic. Ben regards "his" vic
tory over Billy Conn. of Pitts
burgh. on behalf of Solly Krieger,
of New York, as his outstanding
achievement lately.
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