The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-03
Boxing Notes
BY JESSE RROOKs

'"'"iN way We ran INTO Promoter
Niok Londes the lllile man who
has helped 10 bring boxing back
10 me Motor city Londcs was all
worked W over the coming heht
between Jimmy Reeves and Anton
Chrisioforifis Friday night AZ
OLYMPIA.
Both fishtcrs arrived in Detroit
Monday night.
Londcs SAID that he Is of the
opinion that Mike Jacobs r. be-
Find the latest move 10 block the
Detroit fight The Greek fighter
has been a blg drawing card in
CLEVELAND but has been suspend
ed by the MA
The fight has already bean
sanctioned by Boxing Commission
or Hettche The commissioner
has promised thar the fight Will
80 on as scheduled
Londes has also signed Patsy
fefroni the I'alian heavyweight.
Tor a. place on the card
lwi-nlght fights NAV he staged
In New York this summer. ne.
cording 10 reports from Promoter
Nike Jacob>' office. The dean OF
light promoters i considering pro.
melting haiiyard bouts on the same
lime schedule that the dodgers
ana 6lantS used last year In PLAY
inc half-breed form oi night
baseball which started IN bright
sunlight hustled through haly
twilight under arclight>. 10 say
nothing oi some that ended In
utter darkness.
Jacobs already has informally
sought the opinion OF Army Of
icials 20 see If there viii be any
thleCtion 20 Twi-nlcht fighis and
AZ me same time. has been qGie 4
lF collecting the thoughts of box
'ug observers 10 find ont n the
bouts would draw large enouen
crowds 20 warrant the extra ex-
rense OF gong outdoors.
army dimopi regulations. which
have blacked out arcligh' rro-
meters permit LIGHTS until one
hour after shutdown This would
mean as In the case 81 baseball
games that the lights around The
tine ~ June could be ken on ms
I'll about Q I'm and the f.ehts
wouldn't have 10 start until 800
pm
Last summer. Jacohs kept All
his promotions under tho hot roof
~ tho Garden The ONLY time there
was take ~ an oatdocrs hout
was when the War Department
matched Joe Louis and Billy
Conn
The winter boxing season pro-
dnced several drawing cards and.
with the boxers moved out Of The
Garden 20 make way for the cir
Gus this monh Jacobs Is left
with quite a few attractive
mate hes
For instance. he has the light
weight situation which could do
with little nnra,eling very
profitable too. Reau Jack. the
Georgia boy. Il recognized a. New
iork'> lightweight champion and
Is scheduled 10 defend this see
TON al the worlds title against
Rob Montgomery of PhiIly. Nav
~. But looming n challenger
10 tho winner OF this fight i
sammy Angoit. who retired last
November under strange circnm-
stances and came back last month
10 whlp Willie Pen. tngotf now
seeks NRt recognition ~ champ.
Then ihore Is the featherweieht
situation pop New Works champ
hns proved n great drawing card
averaging about $4,000 In three
Garden anpearan,e. during the
wrierl and DO undouh'edlv Will
be haired shortly with Jackie Cal
lura Canadian who is recognized
bv the MIA
According 10 Dick Mo ann ~
the New York News. the now
c mers Greco. JOHNNY is Tho
first name OF Canada: Beau
Jack. Willie Pep. provided Jacobs
with The most profitable winter
IN me Garden Bat Mike realizes
mat ihev might wiiher in the hot (
house during the summer Jacobs
Is irving 10 figure our some way
10 capitalize on the populari'y OF
those fistic gold mines -the vi
neb' feht idea mishi he Just the
thing. We h pc
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