Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-11

Charley Bachman then in charge of the Sparans
football fortunes after coaching football at the University
of Louisville.
King gave up coaching 1910 to become one of fast
growing Michigan States top administrators. 1t to him.
dean of students that Davey for advice after
he got his masters degree and decided to become profess
Sonal fighter quick money talents
young mans mind was made up-he was determined to find
out just how good he with his fists So King decided
take hand in helping him along in his ring
TOM WAS IN A GOOD position to do it, too for his son.
Tommy jr brilliant athlete at Michigan State-and at
Michigan, too during the Nays Viz programmed given
the idea of pro basketball baseball
handling publicity for the IBC and Chicago Stadium.
still is matter of fact and doing swell job of it.
In his work young King had the connections needed to
start Davey up the ladder in the fight business He in turn
brought Hector Knowles Chicago typewriter executive
the picture Knowles whose wife is secretary to Arthur WRIT
1BC and Stadium official, is Daveys sole manager of
King withdrew after Chuck was well started on the
path to title bout
The Kings father and son. are plenty high on Davey
both as tighter and They make out good
in insisting Chuck has chance to win tonight
Although only o. Tommy already is well his way
as one of the top in the publicity business heard
about his accomplishments for time but
peced he was the of old friend who quite guy
himself.
THE WOfANS ANGLE certainly is not being overlooked
in connection with the fight Movated no doubt by the
likelihood that the bout will break all records for the ratio
Of present the tevsion sponsors arranged
have top feminine Tv personality Eoise McElhone help
Russ Hodges with the telecast of those
women between rounds.
Davey of course responsible for all this interest on
the part OF the countys womenfok just he for the
near selout and every other striking development in
ton with the fight Gavan has been worthy champion
and pretty good booce though of his New York
bouts in 1951aganst Johnny Bratton and Billy Graham
pulled in only $5O00 and $340O respectively gate
BY contrast the 1Bc shooting at of $4,000
net of $253O0O tonight.
The al-tme record for welterweight heretofore
was the $269000 crossed by GavanGn Turner fight in
Philadelphia, and that wasn't televised.
DAVEY WOULD HAVE BEEN hard man to locate yes
day. Meanwhile Gavan played handlers at
other coupesod fends-Davey his wife went to the
theaer last night Phil Svers in top Banana" drew the
assignment of taking Chucks off what's ahead Trim
Mrs Davey the former Patricia Abel of Rochester Ind will
not see the fight She expects to become mother this
summer.
If Chuck wins tonight he'll be left-hander to
hold world championship since Lou Broulard French
Canadian who took the welterweght Young Jack
Thompson in 1881 Broulard lost following year to
Jackie Fields but in 1888 got recognition New York as
mlddleWegh champion after knocking Jeby in
seven rounds Vince Dundee took the somewhat tainted
title away from him a couple of months later
Among the other southpaw champions the past were
Tiger Flowers AL Mccoy, Johnny wilson, Young Corbett III
and Freddie Miller Perhaps better than most of
these were two who merely cloSe-Lew
Charley White Each had the great Benny Leonard in bad
way but were outsmarted in their efforts grab light
weight title Davey doesn't figure outSmared what
ever else happens tonight.