The Washington times., 1938-01-05
Err WIN PRAISES.
BOXING AS RUN.
BY U. S. BOARDS.
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL

hive Of industry this morning
bright and early. The Clint
Club" as you know, is comprised
of followers of the fancy who are
opposed to things as they are, but
unwilling to make a change.
The boys panned the physicians
of the District Boxing Board for
the rigorous examinations they
gave the fighters. They panned
the New York promoters for per
mitting JeSserun and Ventura to
fight in Gotham, violating their
contracts with Howard Livingston.
Nobody escaped. and it came to q
point where nobody would leave
PRAISES U. S. SOLONS
While the anvil chorus was in
full ring, Jimmy Erwin Strolled |
into the group. Jimmy is man
who has been around the world a
bit and seen a thing or two. He
has promoted boxing in climes
where no commission regulated |
the sport of biff and bang. He
managed fighters who spared in
England, where the board of box.
ing control holds sway. Jimmy
sounded the only discordant note
in the meeting. He thought that
the glove game in America was
handled better than elsewhere.
The commissions are elevating
the quality of boxing" Erwin de-
clared. Commissions may hurt
a few managers occasionally, but
it is when the public is hurt that
boxing really will suffer. You can't
do some of the things here that
are done abroad, and its a good
thing.
EASY KAYO
II am thinking particularly of
one night while was in England
with Petey Sarron" Erwin con-
tinued. I'VE were offered 5000
to box an exhibition, and of
course, accepted forthwith. Four
rounds with big gloves for that
money was all right.
"On the night of the fight
Sarron and I went by automobile
to the club which was so miles
from London. The manager of
one of the main bout fighters
rode with me. On the way
out I asked where his fighter
was.
"Oh, he'll be there came the
answer. I talked to him two
weeks ago.
We'll, for some reason or other
he didn't get there, and his man
ager, As years old and weighing
$50 pounds agreed to take his
place against light heavyweight.
The manager was knocked out in
the second round, and the board Of
control either never heard of the
incident, or decided that what had
happened, had happened"
CHARGES PREFERRED
The District Boxing Commission
formally preferred charges with
the National Boxing Association
against Andre Jesserun and his
manager Mike Burke; Vittorio
Ventura and his manager Louis
Soresi, asking their indefinite sus-
pension in all jurisdictions of the
National Boxing Association until
such time as they have engaged
an opponent in a 10-round bout
to the satisfaction of Howard Liv-
ingston, promoter of the Rialto
Theater.
Major Ernest w. Brown, chair
man of the District Boxing Board,
and his associates reviewed the
events leading to the cancellation
Of the Rialtos show for January
7, setting Livingston entirely in
the clear with the Washington
public.
Buck Everett, the time honored
heavyweight who has fought some
good fights in Washington along
with the others, will cross gloves
with Murray Kanner, the young
heavyweight who was scheduled to
box at Turner's Arena on last Mon
day night. Everett is training
daily, and since medical treat
ments relieved him of the nerve
impingement that detracted from
his effectiveness recently, expects
to completely reestablish himself
in the heavyweight class.