The Washington times., 1938-08-06
REMATCH WILL
TOP ALL-HEAVY
card SEPT. 19
Coast Also Bids After
Boys Fight Draw
By BOB ADDIE

Make Rosenbloom and Bob
Pastor, who fought a 10-round
draw before 10000 fans in Holly
wood last night, have been ten
tatively signed by Matchmaker
Goldie Ahearn to do it all oyer
again at Griffith Stadium Sep
tember 19, it was learned today.
The bout will top an all-heavy-
weight card including some of
the outstanding big men in the
country. Ahearn plans two To-
FOUNDERS, two eights and q six.
FANS DIVIDED
Ahearn's move to rematch the
pair followed on the heels of last
nights decision, which was hotly
disputed on the West Coast. The
crowd was about evenly divided
as to who should have won. Ref.
cree Abe Roth gave each boxer
four rounds and called two even.
Pastor was the more aggres-
Sive and, according to reports Of
the fight, gave Rosenbloom a ter
rifle body beating. However, the
former light heavyweight cham
pion offset this by his long range
tactics which completely befud-
died the younger Pastor. Max
kept Bob off balance with left
jab and at times made the for
mer New York University gridiron
star look like a novice.
The Coast is also "hot" to re-
match the pair and Ahearn will
have to give each fighter size
able share Of the receipts. It is
believed the bout will draw one
of the biggest gates in Washing
tons boxing history because Of
Rosenbloom's appeal and also be-
cause of the name fighters"
Goldie has lined up.
MANY FACTORS
Ahearn's "in" with Rosenbloom
comes from his brother, known
as Sammy Lewis, who is Makes
partner in a Hollywood nightclub.
Charley Martin, Rosenbloom's
manager, is believed eager to show
Make in the East again. Another
factor is that Goldie'S brother.
Sammy, wants to visit his family
here and has been thinking for
some time of persuading the col.
orful RoSenbloom to accompany
him and combine business with
pleasure.
Should Ahearn run into trouble
with the Johnstons, who control
Pastor, Jack Dempsey's protege,
Reds Burman. will be substituted.
Goldie's plans also include Demp.
sey who would referee one of the
fights and the main bout If Pas
tor fights Rosenbloom.
OF all the characters in the
ring, "Slapsie Make" is by far
the most eccentric, unusual and
best loved. Nobody knows Just
how old Make is but he has been
boxing almost as long as the time
fighters decided to drop the cesti
and settle their differences with
gloves.
DEAN OF BOXERS
RoSenbloom has had over 800
fights and is the "dean" Of all
fighters. Make once held the
light heavyweight championship
and was contemporary with such
great fighters as Gene Tunney,
Mickey Walker and Dempsey. Sew
eral times Make has decided to
quit, but he always comes back.
Few fighters today can do much
with the cagey veteran who has
been clowning before Max Baer
was out of short pants.
In the last few years, Rosen.
bloom has been "bit" player in
pictures besides running his night
club with Sammy Lewis and fight.
ing. His appearance here is sure
to give boxing new impetus and
remove the midseason sag which
comes every year.
Meanwhile, Ahearn today Off
ctally signed Steve Mamakos and
George Abrams to contracts for
their Griffith Stadium bout Au.
gust IS. The ceremonies took
place in the new Turner-Ahearn
headquarters on New York Ave
nue.. The two boys. who have been
neighborhood rivals as amateurs,
greeted each other cody. The
match is regarded as the greatest
local natural since the Ahearn-
AL Forman and Marty Gallagher.
Henry Lamar feuds.
The MamakoS-AbramS braWl
is being billed as The Battle Of
the Potomac" but Goldie prom
ises there will be no dives-defi-
nitely!