The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-16
RING PROMOTERS
EXPECT RECORD
DURING SEASON
Survey Indicates Wartime
Boxing Headed For
Excellent Year
BY TED MEIER

NEW YORK, Jan. Is -R- Elk
ce2t in few isolated spots war
time boxing apparently is headed
Tor an even better year in 1945
than in 1914 when shows through
out the. nation crossed approx
mately $l0,000,00C.
An Associated Press poll of pro-
motors in the East, New England,
South, Midwest, Southwest and Far
West showed that while talent has
become scarce and it's quality has
deteriorated, especially for the
smaller clubs, the sock solons gen.
orally expect bigger gates for the
material that is left. They pointed
out that shows already held in 1945
have drawn better than those at
the same period last year.
Mike Jacobs, the country's No. l
promoter whose Madison Square
Garden shows crossed a record
81 1896, 467 in 1914, expressed the
majority opinion by declaring: Il
think boxing will continue along
with other sports. We are perating
on a month-to-month basis with
whatever boys are available"
Uncle MIKE also is considering put
ting on an international show in
Mexico City in April and with CO.
promoting number of bouts in
Miami if a suitable site, such as
the Orange Bowl, can be obtained.
Herman Taylor, whose Philadel-
phia shows drew $449.146; Goldie
Ahearn and Al WE'LL who crossed
nearly $5OO,O0O in Washington; r.
wing Schoenwald of Chicago ($282,
O0O; Charles Mcdonald and Cal
Eaton OF Los Angeles ($942,34D
and Eddie Mack and Rip Valenti
of Boston 1886, 76D e C h d
Jacobs views.
Robert Brickman, whose Cleve1
land shows crossed $245,00O last
year, exclusive of the record $74,-
GAL gate fo- the Cleveland News
Christmas fund card, spoke for the
minority. Last year the poorest
l ever had" he said. II expect
this year to be worse because there
isn't much talent available and the
number you can draw upon will be
further reduced if some of the 4-F's
are re-examined and taken into the
service. If it comes to a question
of presenting inferior cards would
pe-fer to close up for the duration. -
Art Higgins of Denver thought
the Government would clamp
down" on the sport.
Nat Fleischer, editor of the Ring
Magazine, asserted hundreds OF
lads awaiting the draft call have
been turning pro and these boys
are fillers-in for those now in the
service. Promoters no longer are
dependent on star talent for taelr
matches. I predict as good a hstc
year for 1915 as we had in 1874"
Sectionally this is the fistic pic
ture:
NEW ENGLAND
Boston-Rip Vaenti OF Goodwin
A. c. I'VE find it Impossible to pro-
mote weekly in Boston. l hope to
do it at least twice a month.
Hartfrd - Gus Brown: 'l94o
looks ok to us but scarcity OF local
talent makes matching undercards
difficult" =,
Portland, Me. Fred Chick
Hayes: ut will be a struggle to
keep boxing going in Maine due TO
scarcity of talent. -
EAST
ashington - Goldie Ahearn:
The little clubs that hold weekly
bouts may get hurt. There a:ea't
enough preliminary boys and the
hig clubs are grabbing off those
that are availale.
Buffalo-Jack Singer: 1915 pros
poets pretty fair. If 4-F's inducted
will carry on with older fighters
and 18-year-olds.
Baltimore Max Waxman:
Fans are willing to take what they
can get. If necessary we will resort
to battling longshoremen."
Newark-Babe Culnan: Expects
to do as well this year as last.
Scranton, Pa. - Marty Cohen
Will keep going as long as con-
ditions permit, but talent situation
becoming more desperate each
week"
SOUTH
Miami - Major w. H. Peoples:
Weekly shows show attendance in