Evening star., 1940-10-29
Owner Takes BEATING
Along With Moore
Al Riverside
Future Fight Plans Hozy
At PIont With Leoffler
Disguised Over Cote
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Barnacle Bill Boyd, the old man
of the sea, gave Buddy Moore a
sound thrashing at Riverside Sta
dunn last night, much to the surprise
of the sporting gentry who laid odds
of 81 against such a result.
And, as if to assure the artistic
success of boxing's return to the
stadium, Young Rightmire Whaled
the tar out of Marcus Pitts in a
corking eight-round battle imme-
diately preceding the feature Even
the preliminaries we're fair but ap-
parently neither love nor money nor
good card can dislodge the jinx
that has attached itself to the water
front arenas fiStic activities. Box
ing simply doesn't draw at the place.
Gross gate receipts amounted to
s1,47320, collected from some 2,116
customers, and if the firm got an
even break on the evening out Of
those figures it shaved expenses
mighty close. That's the gross, mind
you. Out of it had to come the
Boxing Commissions new cut of 10
per cent and the Federal Govern
ment's share, which would leave
Promoter Severine Leoff1er with lit
tie more than tipping change.
Leoff1er Dissatisfied.
Leofder didn't like it, either. 1t
left him decidedly chilly toward
boxing and uncertain of its future at
Riverside.
"You get a good crowd and wind
up with nothing in the box Office"
he said. "I don't see where there's
any money in boxing and I don't
know what we'll decide to do. I'll
have to talk to the boys before
making any decision"
The boys, Ray Alvis and Gold1e
Ahearn, were optimistic and united
in the opinion it was a good show
and would help keep boxing on the
upgrade in Washington. They were
trying to decide whether 10 run
again election night, announcing re-
turns from time to time, or skip 1t
until the next open date on the
stadium's crowded calendar.
Harry Jeffra, Maryland and New
York featherweight champion, was
booked for an overweight match
with joey Archibald next week, but
it had to be postponed when Jeftra
injured his hand in training. And
then there's the testimonial banquet
to Heine Miller Monday night,
which they didn't care to buck.
Their minds still are open on elec-
ton night, but they most probably
will not try to operate.
Broadcast Hurts.
They figured President RooSe-
velt's broadcast, plus the latest war
crisis, which kept some folks at
home listening to the radio, cost
them at least 500 potential CUSTOM
ers and election night undoubtedly
would be even worse. So it's up in
the air and will remain there few
days at least.
Trainers, managers and hangers
on took the low figures in stride and
virtually were unanimous IN the
opinion that Alvis can make a go OF
boxing at Riverside.
Hes been out of this game some
years now," one pointed out. But
give him a chance to get his bear
ings and he'll give Washington
fights it never dreamed of seeing.
I think Avis is the man to revive
boxing here"
Well, he's willing to try, but some
body will have to warm up Leoff1er
on the subject because he's ready to
drop it at the sound of another bell.
although willing to give Alvis and
Ahearn the same opportunity Jim
my Erwin had last spring.
In other bouts last night Johnny
Kanovich pounded out a six-round
decision over Joe Frederick and
ditto for Jackie Carter over Jimmy
Buff. Tommy Ricco and Pee Wee
Lewis fought a draw in the four
round appetizer.
Boyd opened up cut over Moore's
right eye and al but put him away
in the fifth, and was himself groggy
in the sixth when Buddy connected
with a damaging left hook, and that
was the fight. Willyum outfoxed
his younger opponent and out
punched him in taking the unani-
nous decision. 1t was werra, werra
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