Evening star., 1941-01-22
Promoter Ray Avis
Expected 10 Close
Scrap Shortly
Would Follow Feathers
Grown Fuss; OverIin
SheIIucks Cisco
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

George Abrams local boy cur
rently making good in middleWeight
ranks, may be matched with Tony
Zale in a 15-round bout at Uline
Arena within the next two months,
It was disclosed today. They will
battle for the National Boxing As
.sociation's version of the world
Championship.
It would be the second title fight
at the new sports palace, for Joe
Turner and Gabe MenendeZ yester-
day announced plans for a feather
weight championship scrap between
Champion Harry Jeffra and joey
Archibald February 18 at Uline's
These two will argue over the New
York. Maryland and California copy
right on the crown but the match
9ill not be recognized as a cham
plonship affair by the N B. A
Chris Dundee Abrams agent. to-
day said the Zale bout is in the
making and probably will be closed
within 10 days Ray Alvis. one-time
manager of Mickey Walker and of
one of the largest stables of fighters
In the country, will promote the duel
with Dundee tossing in his lot in
gamble for his second middleWeight
champion
The suave. bespectacled Dundee
slso holds the reinS on Ken Overlln,
fion-N. B. A. standard bearer, who
last night beat out an easy 10-round
decision over Tony Cisco in nom
title fight at Turner's Arena.
Guarantee Only Obstacle.
1.-THE only thing holding up the
gale match" said Dundee. is Tony's
guarantee Both Ray and myself are
willing to gamble but We don't know
exactly what the match would draw
and for that reason we're taking our
time. AS far as I'm concerned Zale
can have the whole pot. whatever
it is III be willing to take the title.
George feels the same way about it.
But Ray doesn't want to go III the
red on the show and he's got to
figure price scale before going
ahead"
-, Avis could not be reached for a
statement. but is known to be plan
ming a comeback in the promotion
field after couple of inconsequen-
tial filings at Riverside Stadium. A
championship match would put him
back in the thick of the fight game,
and if Abrams won the title, AlviS
would have a claim on his services
If this should happen, Signor Dun
dee would be chief cook and bottle
Il, IL ,,rI,4 Il,
what with both champions under his
control. When the matter first was
broached. Dundee was thought to be
seeking insurance against the day
Overlin is belted from beneath his
crown, but Christopher "tut-tutted"
such ideas Yesterday.
81 had Ken 10 years ago when
he was supposed to be the hottest
thing in the middleWeight division.
] had him when he was supposed
to be at his peak. and I'm telling
you the truth-he looked better
against Cisco than ever before.
Overlin doesn't figure to last very
long with everybody cunning for
him. but he's hard to figure and
we expect. Age is the one thing that
doesn't seem to bother the guy
Overlin MasterfuI Boxer.
It didn't seem to bother him last
night as he stabbed and stepped his
way to surprisingly easy and clear
cut decision over Cisco. He showed
Tony more polish than a dime shoe
shine spearing him with a whiplike
left jabs to the head and all but
closing his left eye with a whistling
right cross. Cisco never laid
glove on the champ. He was game
and willing but woefully outclassed.
If Tony took any round 1t was not
noticeable and he knew he was a
gone gosling as early as the fifth
when Ken shook him up with a
fusillade to the head
The $3.50 top asked for ringside
seats evidently was too much tariff
for a town eye-sore from gazing on
a host of national big-Wigs over the
week end and less than 1000 con-
tributed a net of s1369 to the gate.
Pedro Hernandez, picked up for a
century note 10 days ago by AL WE'LL,
made belated debut here but sue
ceSsful one, scoring technical
knockout over Pat Celli of Phila-
delphia. Cell was down three times
before Referee Ray Bowen halted
the slaughter after 2:35 of the fifth.
Cell substituted for Johnny Forte.
Vic Finazzo was given an unpop-
'ular decision over Dave Chaco in
six-rounder; Buddy Holmes out
pointed Tiger Flowers in another six
and Phil Enzenga upset Ray Lands
In the opening four-inning tussle.