Evening star., 1949-09-19

Francis s''nn according to Jack Tloch Aexandras Jack
ofatrades But before Tuoch the towns
high school stadium will be enlarged to such extent that
schools still of well,
better, than if they played in Griffith Stadium.
And Alexandria sustain its sports too according to 1u
loch I'VE knew we'd sell out last Saturday not soul crossed
the river from washington ne says He was happy however
slightly school stadium rededcaed the OF
President Of the United States?
In This Corner Milton BerIe!
space days Gabe Menendez local boxing
matchmaker took punch at foes OF eevon TVS getting
bum rap he said Menendez and his boss Mrs Florence Turner
only known boxing and wrestling promoter IN the ano ao
mtted baed by the District Boxing Commissions at
titude that television is hurting the gates.
Now comes Col Miller, chairman Of the
commission the National Boxing
Presumably Col Miller speaks for both bodies
Whether or boxing televsed" writes Col Miller
von itself provides nightly tor any sports event
The Broadway A. in New York which ran on tuesdays ior
folded could not compete with Milton Berle
Then he goes to
"N A. opinion that when the audience that
enjoys any necessarily boxindoes not con-
tribute financially production the show the situation in
voved is economically unsound.
The locoI Commissions in the Red
boxing boxers percentage Of the gate long has been
the colonel When the York Managers Guild went
percentage
that had been transferred from the ringsde to eevison
Court decisions prior to the second bout
to the effect that elevsion presentation of the bout with ad
mission charged could not be without the perms
sion of all parties to the bout ITSELF Hence may be adduced
that the had legal right teevon Of the gate
longtime, bitter foe of the nonN B. A. State of New
York. Col rings that Yorks Athletic Box
ing) from receipts Locally the law
provides the commissions collection of gate tax which shall
equal to 10 cent Of the receipts reminds
the colonel Our boxing commission not fund-rang body
However, it is required to be self supporting"
the commsh went into the red for the ending
June 3o Ss and that Is shows failed net sufficient income
the commission pay officials Col Miller N B. A.
officials effectively concerned about teevon effect box
ing in general
professional boxing rugged sport" he ut attracts
talent through the the gates involved Small will
not make for great rush Of talent to boxing"
Take Your Choice, Citotion or Cootown
Citation that's been called greater than Man o.
pointed Wdener spring Haleah and
definitely this fall. This by authority Of the Thor
oughbred Racing Associations which also reports that Calumet
(nmy) still thinks Citation rates far above
active and record breaking sablemate Coaltown
(Ctation of the most intelligent heads I've
horse Jones quoted Speed doesn't
thing it's important but class is harder to beat Sure lot
people ask how he'd fair against Coaltown All say
Citations beat him every time they've met"
It's ronica that Citation and coaltown for the same
guy Wright It's that Citations beaten Coaltown
consistently but that mostly when they colts Now
they're upward of three years. and while Citation has
benched with injuries his boy friend Coaltown has been
mopping Which would you take given the choice?