Evening star., 1952-12-18

meant coffee cakes and achance to Francis san
up the ladder Some of the performers did SO well tnat Joe
Turner while he lived Gabe Menendez who carried on
matchmaking would file them for the summer season
in Griffith Stadium.
MOST OF wAsH1NGToNs better homegrown fighters of
years started Turner's None ever be-
came champion but a few close George Abrams
might have made it to the top the hadn't interrupted MS
career George was real good boxer but after hitch in the
Navy little of his speed or rehexes.
There others who weren't bad either. Billy
Banks Bee Washington Aaron Perry Smuggsy
Hersey Sonny Boy West Holly Minis promising
lightweight West later was to be killed in New York ring
Another tragic figure also destined to die in bout in New
York. Laverne Roach Although native Texan his first
pro fight made in Turner's in 1945
rode the college boy fad in this area In the
1885, when Virginia perennial had some of the best
teams in the country and when Maryland was moving
up join Cavaliers fashionable for managers to
campus fresh faces Norment Quare OF North
Carolina Bobby Goldsen Virginia and Lew Gevinson and
Ivan Nedomatsky Of Maryland all fought for while
after leaving college.
NOT ALI OF THE Turner's Arena headiners of bygone
days youngsters hopeful of making mark Some were
veterans who ndng hard to make living in the big
They would drop down in class at Fourteenth and
pick up stake and they couldn't get started again.
And some succeeded
Back little fellow Providence R. t.
Joey Archibald He'd been fighting for winning and
losing before he turned at Turner'S Nobody seemed to take
seriously his chances of becoming world champion but
peculiar thing happened. When he fought in Washington
Joey unbeatable. E-...
Finally late 1885, shot at the featherweight
crown with Harry Jea who had held the bantamwegh title
and beat him in Griffith Stadium in IS rounds few
the sidewalks of New York named Rocky
Gazano Washington ring fans at Turner's
Rocyeeed off three straight kayoes in this town and later
went to become middleweight champion When he fought
Freddie at Turner'S the net gate $15O0 When
Tony Chicago Stadium the gate $42291S
gross.
Il THE TWO WHO FOUGHT last night in St. Louis for the
Ngttaheavyweight championship Joey Maxim and Archie
appeared at Turner'S happy in the to pick up
few hundred dollars They fought the opponent one
George Strangely Moore who has been called coorless
drew Turner'S unusual gate for the little
garage.
Graziano the only middleweight champion to fight
before striking rich Ken Overn recognized by
State but not the NBA preceded Rocky On his way
exwelterweght champion Frtze Zivic paused to
wares and there appearance by Beau jack
a year before he the lightweight title
Turner's history richest in featherweight champions
Archibald, Freddie Miller Mike Beose Jera, Leo Kodak,
Chaky Wright Willie Pep and Pete Scalzo all appeared there
And while they weren't champions such Bob Pastor Lee
Savod Oma and Joe Baks stopped of to pick little
scratch.
rarely much they picked remember but before
TV payday Sort although might be hard to
vince say Coy Wallace who looks much like the young
who belongs the strata of heavyweghts
moment Two when Coley made his debut in
Turner's could have fought in broom closet The gate
was $780, net. But there TV by this time