Evening star., 1938-04-19
MAMAK0S HANDED
POPULAR VERDICT
Fight Fans Favorite Given
Win, Despite Beating He
Takes From CiacCio.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Steve Mamakos, the best catcher
Washington has boasted since the
halcyon days Of Muddy Ruel, today
has an eight-round decision victory
over Tony Ciaccio, but If they made
box scores on fights the cocky Greek
would be forced to give assists to Fef-
cree Roy Bowen and pair of alleged
judges.
IT they paid off on sheer courage,
and they doubtless did, Steve prob
ably was the winner, but since it still
is proper in some sectors to base a
decision on who hits who and how
hard, Tony was the victim of a neat
bit OF thievery last night at Turner's
Arena before 900 spectators.
Mamakos forced the fight That is,
he pursued Tony and stirred the at
mosphere with wild, ineffective waves.
When he was unfortunate enough to
catch up with the swarthy Ciaccio he
was greeted with stiff right uppercuts
and solid left hooks to the head
Ciaccio's style was not pleasing but II
had its effect on Mamakos even if it
failed to impress officials.
McFarlane Generous.
1t. Robert McFarlane, a rugged
lndividualist serving as judge, award
ed every round to Mamakos. That
scorecard probably will be preserved
ana presented to some museum with
other relics. Judge Bob Mulhall and
Bowen condescendingly gave three
rounds to Ciaccio, but, Of course. thev
ol'ered on which three rounds Tony
should have had.
wen, 1t was popular with the
crowd informed one judge and that
seemed to serve as the tip-off. Mann
akos' frame ripples with muscles and
MS bronzed Grecian face leans toward
tne handsome side. Furthermore. he
is local. Ciaccio, on the other hand
actually is ugly, swarthy to the extent
OF appearing in sore need of a scrub
olng and unpopular due to the foul
tactlcS he employed in his only pre-
Vlous scrap here against George
Abrams. The crowd. it is true. was
WIN Mamakos something like nine
to one and apparently that swayed
the verdict.
The STAR S scoresheet, which, cu,nIed
with a dime. will buy double decker
cone, showed Steve winning the sec
ond and sixth rounds and holding
Iony even in the fourth. The sixth
was given to Mamakos solely on ag-
greSslVeness. because that was one of
the few rounds Tony didn't land fire.
quently enough.
Through most Of the argument,
however, Ciaccio buried his glove on
oteVes concrete chin. swapping the
Greeks head back viciously, or maybe.
II the judges were right, Mamaxos
merely was exercising his neck.
Lists Another Tough One.
AS club fights go. it was a hectic.
punlshlng scrap and Matchmaker
Goldle Ahearn will present another
feature bout patterned along the same
lines next Monday night when
"erlher Arcelll. Boston Welterweight,
meets Bobby Pacho.
Cowboy Howard Scott. local light
weight, rallied to earn a split decision
IN the eight-round co-feature over
Johnny Murray of New York, while
another split decision found Joev
Temes adjudged the winner over Allie
Rowan, New York lightweight, in a
six-rounder.
Ell Brookman. local welterweight
prospect was the victim Of a technical
knockout. ELS left eyelid was sliced
and gushed blood, SO DR.. Gilbert Ot-
tenoerg rightfully stopped the bout at
the end of the third round and Joey
Spangler of Richmond thus was de-
clared the victor A four-round
opener saw Fred Wallmyer outpoint
Buddy Thomas.