Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-03
Armstrong Go Sought
To Help Fans Forget
b|ake-Wint Fiasco
Turner Wunts Good Bill
After Bout Is Halted,
CoIled No Contest
BY LEWIS ATCHIsON.

It was q question Of who wore the
handouts last night when Al Blake's
scheduled l0-round bout with Teddy
Whit was terminated unceremoni-
ously at the end of i've rounds and
called no-contest by Referee Marty
Gallagher. Gallagher acted on In
struction from Boxing Commissioner
Tom Morgan, tr, who was at the
ringside.
The incident followed on the
heels of the "Powerhouse" johnson
case in which johnson was soaked
80 skins and suspended 30 days for
an unsatisfactory performance
against Buddy Komar a week ago.
Principals in last nights fiasco will
be called on the carpet this week
and asked to explain what happened
with a subsequent fine and suspen-
sion staring them in the face.
Promoter Joe Turner, meanwhile,
announced he had wired Henry
Armstrong an attractive offer to
box AL Dummy Davis tn WASH
ington during Christmas week.
Turner said he would guarantee
the former triple-champion 5000
with the privilege Of a percentage
of the gate receipts for . 10-round
scrap with Davis. who has appeared
here twice in the last month in
his comeback campaign.
Armstrong Should Draw Crowd.
Armstrong, one of the busiest and
most damaging fighters the ring
ever has seen, also Is embarked on
q comeback and has been doing re-
markedly we'll His latest victim
was Fritzie Civic, stab and jab
artist from Pittsburgh. who took
Henry's last remaining crown from
him more than q year ago in an
eye closing welterweight brawl.
When Civic repeated in a return
match the little colored fighter was
thought to be washed up, but Arm
strong apparently is as good as
ever.
Zivic later lost the belt to Freddie
Cochrane, q mediocre ringman and
q loud bust since ascending the
throne, who has joined the Navy
and had his title frozen by the MIA.
Should Turner succeed In signing
Armstrong he would have to seek q
larger arena for the show and prob
ably would be able to rent Riverside
Stadium for it. His own little cub
byhole is too small to permit the
offer Of a five-grand guarantee.
Turner today said he thought the
fight would draw between SIS 900
and twenty grand 1T IS top.
Whit h Warned Twice.
Last night it appeared that Blake
was the better man in his scrap
with Whit, but he missed too many
shots too obviously to convince ring
,siders he was doing his best b, -
- The grapevine dope is that Whit.
a much better fighter than he
showed, was handcufed, but that
Blake was timid about laying It on
too heavy for fear the New Yorker
would forget himself. or weary OF
taking It. and begin fighting.
Blake looked too sure OF himself
in his last appearance against Lou
Brooks and before that against
Jabbo Hammer to kid the crowd last
night. Oh those performances he
should have done better. Whit never
before had boxed here, but Morgan
twice ordered Gallagher to warn him
to fight or have the bout called of.
Evidently he didn't heed the warn
ing.
Lew Hamburg 132) bested Jimmy
Allister l35) Of Baltimore in the
most exciting six-round preliminary,
coming from behind to win. Jimmy
Elliot G6812) drew with Stoney
Lewis 1850, and Roy Lewis $3.50
Of Muncie, Ind, decisioned Billy
Morris Q32) in other SKIES.
Two knockouts opened the card
Bobby Garcia, jr. 142A). disposed
Of Ben Silicator O4D Of Whining
ton by the t.k.o. route In $50 Of
the second round. and Bernie Cady
$50 scored . t.k.o. over George
"A. wall I9ll