Evening star., 1945-05-15
Butt 10 Jaw FIoored
Buddy First Time,
Referee Asserts
BULLETINS.

The District Boxing Commits
sion this afternoon announced
it would investigate rumors that
last nights heavyweight bout
between Arturo Godoy and
Buddy Walker was fixed" An
open hearing will be held next
Monday at 1880 am. at the
Boxing Commission offices. Along
with the two fighters, Commits
sion Secretary Dick O'Brien said
subpocnas would be issued for
Whitley Morrett, Walkers man.
ager; AL WE'LL, Godoy's manager;
Charley Goldman, Godoy's
trainer; GoIdie Ahearn, match
maker for the Liberty Athletic
Club, which promoted the bout,
and Roger Treat, boxing writer
for the Daily News.
Although 1t Is an open meeting
attendance, because of limited
seating facilities, will be limited
to newspapermen, James Sullivan
and DR.. O. U. Singer, judges at
the fight; Referee Charley Reyn-
olds, DR.. Leon Gordon and In
spectors Harry Martin and Pierce
Britt.
Was that Arturo Godoy Buddy
Walker fight in Grifith Stadium
last night on the level? What
weapon did Godoy use to KO Walk
er at 2:43 of the fifth? What is
the Boxing Commission going to do
about it?
These questions had District fight
stumped today and none of
the answers were in sight. An an
cry crowd of $3.50 obviously thought
that Walker threw the fight, and
few fans could be found today who
saw the punch that laid Walker
low.
On the record, however, are three
statements about the integrity OF
the bout from those intimately con-
cerned. They come from Inspector
Clarence Talley. police representa-
tive on the Boxing Commission,
Charley Reynolds, third man in the
ring last night, and Walker, the
beaten fighter.
Fight Honest, Says Talley.
Inspector Talley says: I'm my
opinion, it was an honest fight.
thought Walker went down from a
left hook after taking a severe body
beating. Most of the punches that
hurt Walker were the type that are
not easily seem"
Referee Reynolds says: walker
went down the first time from a
butt to the jaw. Godoy came in
low, Strengthened up fast and caught
him right on the point of the chin
with the top of his head. He took
a count of 7. I don't think it was
an intentional butt. He went down
for the count when Godoy con-
nected with hard left in the vi
cinity of the liver. The paving
motion that Godoy made as Walker
went down-the slight blow to the
head that many thought was the
KO punch-wasnt necessary"
Walker, just before leaving for
Garfield Hospital on the orders of
Commission Physician DR.. Leon
for examination, said,
When he caught me here in the
stomach I didn't know what hap
pened and I didn't care. I just got
sick. He got me the first time by
butting me, and it Jared me pretty
bad. I feel kind of messed up in
side"
Despite the evidence, many fans
are skeptical, and through the four
rounds preceding the KO voiced
uncomplimentary opinions. In the
third, when Walker began to force
the fight, cutting Godoy's left
eye and winning the round, the
crowd was roofing for him. but the
rest Of the way. with Arturo ahead
on points, the disapproval was en-
phatic.
Godoy Has Weight Edge.
Godoy, Chilean. weighed in at
1879. Walker, from Columbus, Ohio,
scaled 100.
In the preliminaries, Waddy Tenn
ole, 1873, won a four-round decision
rom Ernest Parker, 127, another
local boy; Paul Radovick, I'll, Naval
Station, decisioned Jimmy
Johnson. I'll, local; in four; Smuggy
$50, Washington, won a six
round decision over Jimmy Taylor,
1853, New York City. and Yancey
Henry, 203, Los Angeles, TKO'd
Julio Diaz, 180, Cuba, at 1:27 of the
first.
Gross gate was 3,88362, and the
net was $10.541.28. r. McC.