The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-11

100 Iull 10
be- at a So
Don Bulge called cross
roads. Speaking from the lofty
peak of nine years seniority. I
remember going out to see the
world at 19-of lying On a
ships deck and watching the
stars pasted on the black cur
tain of the night and wcnder-
ing where I was going and what
my destiny would be.
CROWD SILENT
George Abrams lay on his
back, too, just three weeks ago.
His stars were the overhead
lights, but he wasn't thinking
about his destiny. Beyond the
wall of encompassing darkness
was a sea of agonized faces. ]
think shall never forget the
dead silence from the crowd
standing on it's feet with not
sound punctuating the silence
except the harsh click of Time.
keeper Pat O'Connor's mallet
and the monotonouS echo Of
Referee Ray Bowen's voice pick
ing up the count over the
stricken fighter.
Jimmy Jones had sent Abrams
plummeting to the canvas with
one devastating punch, and
with it Georges proud record
Of never having been defeated
in II professional bouts.
So tonight, Young Abrams.
only 10. finds himself at the
turn in the road. If he wins, he
may get some measure of that
ephemeral thing called glory.
If he loses, he'll be back with
the rest of the pack, grubbing
for a loose dollar and pointing
his eyes wistfully to the ship
that will take him away from
his small corner of shattered
hopes.
GABE'S LUCK BAD
Gabe Menendez, the volatile
little fight manager, has had a
string of luck, all bad, recently
-. Gables No. / meal ticket,
Cowboy Howard Scott, was
booked for fight in Miami,
two weeks ago. The immigEn-
ton officials corralled Cowboys
opponent and the fight was can
celled Last week Scott was
scheduled to fight party
named Jimmy Lift in Baltimore
THE night of the fight the
arena was condemned!
Ben Wahrman, of the Rich
mond News-Leader, incloseS a
recent column rapping the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic ASso-
citation for the manner in which
the tboxing championships were
condu cted. . He accuses the
ruleStcommittee of being "dicta-
torial,s hostile to the press and
generally incompetent to handle
suchV an important sport. -.
Bentalso wants to know what I
think. Just put a ditto mark
UNDER my name. Kid. and let
ittgo.
s1n'last weeks column, I wrote
"theL -Schmeling fight never
willAtake place. One of my
readers (probably my brother)
wants to know why. Here's the
reason: Mike jacobs, promoter
Of the Twentieth Century Sport
ing Club, is demanding a heavy
insurance" bond from Schme-
ling to preclude the possibility
of MaX'S taking the title Should
he beat Louis) back to Germany
and keeping it there. .Schme-
ling wants the title badly but
not so badly that he will pay
any sum like 100000, which
they say Jacobs is asking.
BULGE TURNING PRO
Here's another red-hot predic-
ton. Don Bulge will definitely
turn pro before the Davis Cup
zone play starts. &. San Francisco
is going in for sports on a big
scale at its 1899 Golden Gate
International Exposition.
A few of the events scheduled
are boat races, including the
famed Gold Cup competition;
exhibition matches between out
standing tennis stars; cham.
pionship lawn bowling: archery.
rifle and pistol competition, and
field hockey and boxing.
Speaking of the world fairs
and such, the New York World
Fair committee has induced the
three New York major league
baseball teams-the Yankees,
Giants and Dodgers-to sew EN-.
blemS boosting the Fair on the
sleeves of the players uniforms
... ChriSty Walsh, the big DOM
pah of the sports works, facet
ously remarks the "emblemS will,
be sewn where the players veal
their heartS-on the sleeves" :.
Tho insignia, by the way, viii
leave you breathleSS ;. Christy