The Washington times., 1938-01-01
District Bodrd to Grade
Boxers in Shows Here
Strive to Ban
Unframed
Fighters
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEnL

tablish itself in boxing as a hos
tile" town. 1t will ne hostile to
6 the incompetents and stumble
buns who tour the by-ways Of
Fistiana, doing the very best they
can, which all too often is pain
fully inadequate All fighters
who can perform here will be
graded by the District sBoxinE
Commission, and records pre-
served Those who establish
themselves as capable to fight
satisfactorily will receive a clean
bill Of health.
Those who enter the ring out
Of condition. Those who obviously
are not in physical or mental con-
dition to box will be ruled out
and local promoters will be in
formed
Grading of fighters, especially
those in preliminary classes, was
suggested in this space several
weeks ago. There is more or less
laxity in fight clubs all over when
It comes to matching the men in
the lower brackets. There is a
tendency to toss them in" and
trust to luck. Too often some Of
the boys have little to recommend
them except fighting spirit, and
spirit does little good when pitted
against skill and good right-hand
sock.
The subject Of preserving rec.
ords and classifying boys on ex.
perience, physical condition and
general qualifications, has been
discussed informally by the mem
bers of the District Boxing Com
mission. Nothing official has yet
been done.
HAWORTH FAVORS GRADING
Commissioner Paul E. Haworth.
Of the local board. is very much
In favor of the idea.
"I am in favor of classifying
the fighters who perform in
local rings, but I am speaking
now as an individual interested
In boxing" Haworth said today.
II have not discussed the matter
formally with my associates on
the commission, and naturally,
anything that I may say must
be considered as coming from a
fight fan.
"The sport Of boxing would
benefit by wedding out some of
the boys who just do not belong
inside of those ropes. If any
man Of the upper brackets fails
to fulfill his contract by fail
ing to present himself in condi-
tion to give his best, or for any
other reason, he should be
blacklisted.
Such action might give Wash
1ngton a reputation for being
hostile to certain types. That
should be entirely satisfactory
to all concerned"
LIVINGSTON WANTS BEST
Howard Livingston has launched
an ambitious program at the
Rialto Theater for the coming
year. Not only does he intend to
= bring in names" but they will be
men who can fight.
Pete Scalzo, 21-yearold protege
Of Pete Reilly, has been signed to
box AL Gillette, tough trial horse,
in eight round Semifinal.
The fight between Vittorio Ven
turi and Andrea JesSerun sched-
uled for January Z should be al
hummer from start to finish. Not
only are these men ranking well
terweights. close to the tops, but
they are fighting to establish
themselves as challengerS Of
Barney Ross, the welterweight
champion. They are good punch
ers and good boxers as well. With
q crack at frankie Blair in the
offing, they should put every
thing they have into the coming
battle.
Vince Cormier and Nick Cana
rata, who fight at Turner's Arena
on Monday night, will arrive here
tomorrow and take light work
out at a local gymnasium. All
Mancine, one Of the most promis-
ing youngsters to show around
these parts in a long time, will
arrive tomorrow for his fight with
Tony Ricco, who did very well here
last nraak