Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
Big Ring Crowd Given
|AII-Bur|esque Show
Except One Bout
BY BOB MCLEAN.

Pleased" said Promoter Goldie
Ahearn to q Gliding press section
at ringside in Grifith Stadium last
night. Don't be so critical. Remem-
Der we are trying to bring the public
some entertainment"
And entertainment was just what
a heckling and laughing crowd of
5,770 received. The fans dumped
1857 into Goldie,s cash box-the
net was $10,108-and for their
money got a burlesque of boxing
that would do credit to the boards
of Announcer Jimmy Lakes Ninth
street house.
There was one bout, however, that
was out Of tune with the hilarious
proceedings. Danny Kapilow, one of
the good prewar welterweights, who
has just come out Of the Coast
Guard after a year and a half of
service, put on an excellent eight
rounds Of fisticufang with Smuggy
Hursey, local colored boy. Kapilow,
at 145 pounds, took unanimous de-
cision, but not before he had a
chance to exhibit the catlike coun-
terpunching, def leading and foot
work that used to be part of a box
er's repertoire before the duration
battlers manned up the business.
Hursey weighed $50.
Perry Knocks Foe Into Referee.
This match may have been q
mistake in the Ahearn policy of
Entertainment always" but the
rest of the show kept the customers
In stitches. Best moment was when
Aaron Perry, big local attraction of
1914, very nearly knocked out both
his opponent and Referee Eddie
La Fond.
Perry, at 1914, was matched with
a dusky beanpole from New York
named Jimmy Taylor. who is sup
posed to weigh 152 and seemed to
have no doubt as to the outcome of
the affair. Perry dumped him on
the canvas twice in quick succession,
and then landed a choping right
that sent Jimmy whirling across the
ring into the outstreched arms of
La Fond. who sat down in the ropes
with the dazed boxer in his lap.
Perry then put his man to sleep at
2 40.
Just as comical was the KO Lew
Hamburg, IA, another of last years
stars, scored over the mysterious
Eddie Burns, l46. New York. Mr..
Burns was last-minute substitute
for frankie Velez, whom the Boxing
Commission doctors refused to okay,
and repeatedly left New York at
4:30 yesterday after receiving an
urgent wire from Goldie. Burns,
who hardly could qualify as a novice
Golden Glover, provided his share OF
the nights entertainment by fail
ing the air with his eyes shut until
Hanbury stepped up and dropped
him for the count at 1886 of the
first.
Lewis Finally Gets Enough.
Another curious moment was pro-
vided by Billy Lewis, 1873, a local
boy whose age is a matter of some
dispute and whose task last night
was to mix it with Ray Hamburg,
l42. younger brother of Lew. Lewis
took a trip to the canvas in each
OF the first three rounds, and find
ing himself horizontal again in
the fourth, rose to his knees and
stayed there for the full count.
There is just so much a man can
be expected to do for prelim bout
pay.
In other matches, Billy Terry, 1877,
local. KIDD Jimmy Spence, 141,
Philadelphia, at 2:07 of the first,
and Colon CLANCY, 1873, Indian
apolis, won an eight-round decision
over Jimmy Bell, 1875, Washington.
Bell announced after the fight that
he had broken his hand in the
second round.