Evening star., 1942-11-10
Armstrong Bout Here
For Davis Appears
Out Of Reason
Not Enough Money Seen
In Plan; BUNNY Makes
Joke Of Morales
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.


This talk about match In Wash
ington between Alfred dts Bunny,
pals) Davis and Henry Armstrong,
one-time triple-champion, appears
to be just that and nothing more.
After Alfred performed the unique
feat Of betting out Felix Morales by
hitting him on his glove last night
at Turner's Arena, Manager Lew
Burston revealed he has so much
work lined up for the Brooklyn
warrior he'll be pretty busy from
here out on boxing's major fronts,
picking up paychecks much fatter
than the meager stipends he has
received here.
November 20, Davis is sched-
uled to box Red Doty under Jack
OBrien's auspices at Mechanics
Hall in Boston and after that he's
got date with Carmen Notch at
Pittsburgh, if he wants it. More
ever, Herman Taylor Is anxious to
pair Bunny with Ray Robinson at
Philadelphia, and Frank Tabor, the
Coast promoter, wants to put him
in with Armstrong at Oakland, Calf.
So there doesn't seem much hope
for AL and BUNNY to get together
here in Washington.
Slim Chance Of Big Go Here.
From the way Burston talked 1t
seems that he plans to bring BUNNY
here only for tune-up fights before
heavy-dough date. Lew is under
some obligation to Joe Turner for
letting him have the arena Satur-
day nights for his popular barn
dances and Davis Is an attraction
who can pull the customers through
the turnstiles, but the place is too
small even to consider pairing him
with an outstanding opponent there.
I've got to go slow from now on"
Burston said last night. "Bummy's S
reaching his real fighting edge now.
He's punching shorter and sharper
and not throwing those looping
roundhouse rights. That's the tip
of he's ready for fast company. So,
if he's ready to 60 I want to take
those big fights and work about once
month. We can fight every night
in the week If we want to, but what's
the sense in that when we can work
less and get more money!"
Turner was sincere in his efforts
to import Armstrong. He figured on
putting the show in Riverside Sta
dium or even Uline Arena where his
rival, Goldie, Ahearn, Is promoting
The fight unquestionably would
draw lot of money for it shapes
up as one of the winter seasons
prize plums and Uncle Mike Jacobs
in New York would love to get it.
Maybe he will, eventually, but It's
almost a certainty Turner will not.
Morales Never in Fight.
Morales came out like a turtle
last night and from the outset it
was apparent he had less chance
than Rommel against the Yanks.
He tried to protect himself by wrap
ping his head in his own mittens
and Davis floored him twice simply
by hitting him on the gloves.
Next weeks show will be better
for Lew Hanbury, former District
amateur featherweight champ. and
Billy Banks, good stand-up fighter,
have been signed for the main go.
Banks has been around a few years
now and will have the edge on his
rival, but Billy isn't going any place
particularly in the fight game while
Hanbury still entertains tall ambi-
tions.
Last nights prelims were good
Charley Petro closed the show by
getting the nod over Kid Louis, a
wild swinger who took a lot of pun
ishment, hoping to get in one
winning punch. The six-rounde1
preceding it saw Lee Walker upset
Nick Kursch.
At Mattriaccini and Leon Ford
drew in their heavyweight match,
but Danny Petro chalked up a six
round kayo over Joe Woodley of
Baltimore and the opening four
rounder went to Bernie Cady, who
outpointed Sandy Mack, also of
Baltimore