Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-28
Joe Louis and Baer
To Fight Return Bout
Here in October
Donovan Won't Officiute:
Foul Claim DisuIIowed
By Boxing Commission
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

Joe Louis and Buddy Baer will
meet in a return bout for the heavy
weight championship of the world
at Griffith Stadium the first week
in October, the District Boxing
Commission announced today. But
Arthur Donovan emphatically will
not be the third man in the ring.
Donovan failed to appear at a
meeting of the commission this
morning at which his decision was
upheld, disqualifying Baer at the
start of the seventh round of last
Friday nights fight. BY its action
the governing body automatically
rejected the plea of Buddy Baer's
manager, Ancil Hoffman, that
Buddy be named the National Box
ing Associations champion.
Asked whether Donovan would be
considered as referee of the return
match Commissioner Claude w.
Owen, chairman, said:
"Of course, we're not going to
have him again. A local man will
be named and it will fall to Who
ever's name properly heads the list
at that time"
Smart the First Time.
Commissioner Thomas P. Morgan,
jr., said Donovan would not be con-
sidered again, although he PERSONAL
ly thought it was smart to have him
ofhciate in the first bout. Hence
forth, he added. the commission is
mot interested in him in any shape
or form"
Mr.. Morgan said Promoter Mike
Jacobs definitely and positively
promised Washington the return
bout in October and that he never
had known Jacobs to go back or
his word or misrepresent the facts
He said rumors that Jacobs planned
to take the fight to New York, which
cropped up Immediately after last
weeks fight, were unfounded, that
the promoter told him the re-match
would be staged here.
o. Donovan,it was reported, had told
Mr.. Morgan in a telephone con.
versation Monday night he doubted
he would be able to attend this
mornings meeting because of press.
H2 BUSINESS affairs, but the com.
missioner was at the airport to meet
the BIS plane from New York, be-
lleving the referee would be aboard
All planes out of New York were
grounded because of unfavorable
hylng weather until few minutes
before 8 O'Clock, but a check of the
passenger lists failed to reveal Dono-
vans name among them.
Didn't Deem Answers Vital
The matter is now closed. Dono-
van was to have been asked four
questions concerning his role in
the fight, but the commission did
not deem the answers vital to its
decision.
meanwhile, a proposed redraft
OF the District boxing code was in
the hands of Corporation Counsel
richmond B. Keech. It would mt
at least two of the commissioner.
on yearly salary and extend the
terms OF all from two to three years
Only Maj. Ernest w. Brown, super
mtendent of police, would be ex-
cluded, and he only because he al
ready is on the District paw roll
and technically ineligible to receive
another District salary.
Although no definite sum was
named, Commissioner Morgan said
ne believed the position should paw
at least $4,000 per year.
A minor item would be reduction
IN size OF boxing gloves used In Dis.
trlct professional bouts from 8 to 6
ounces.
Mr.. Owen said he believed the
commissioners, were justified in
seeking compensation for their
services because of the "tremen-
douSly increased amount of work
thrown on the commission by big.
ger and more important fights be-
Ing promoted here" He added 1t
was necessary to hold three and
even four meetings of the commits
otoii "cehIy DelOre an important
fight.
May Include Wrestling.
1t was reported a rider on the
bill would include supervision OF
wrestling by the commission, but
Mr.. Morgan said the commission
was not interested in going into
that field at this time, although he
thought the sport should be super
vised.
He pointed out it would produce
a revenue of approximately $4,000 q
year under a 10 per cent tax, which
now Is exacted from boxing pro-
motors. and the sum would cover
the salaries of the secretary and
clerk of the commission.