Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-25
WIN, LOSE OR
UkAW By FRANCIS srAAA
At q FoshionubIy Late Lunch

JUST IN TINE FOR FAsHIoNABLY late luncheon,
Hogan kid Bassey stepped into Golde Ahearns posh
Charcoal Grill Connecticut and Immediately
embraced by the proprietor The Kid to eat of the
cuff group of free-loadng newspapermen, but
Prop Ahearn in generous mood After ALL Godie also
is promoter of tomorrow nights 12round eatherweght
fight between BaSsey and Miguel Berries of Puerto Rico
Capitol Arena
Restauraeur Promoter Ahearn not always so lavish
with visiting fighters The athlete be Standout
treated royalty although Godie admits
that his arder spen For example not long ago
Ahearn laid out his English bro for Johnny Williams,
British import. just before his abortive fight with Hurr-
cane Jackson
williams was a model for department He talked well,
ate heartily visited Senator Kefauver and wished him luck
in the presidential boxed the off incredibly
crude Jackson for one round and-ran out of gas!
After two rounds with Jackson he said to the men in
his corner, He hits much too much. It's bit wearing
Then he swooned the didn't require Stein
beck to write him of.
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81 GooFED ON WILLIAMS" Ahearn was admitting
"but he British heavyweight You amt to confuse
British heavyweights with the little fellows who from
that country. Now tell you about Jackie kid
Berg and Freddie Welsh and Jimmy Wilde and Ted kid
Lewis They were real fighters
Those little British fighters featherweights and
lghtweights have been murder They fight like Americans
Now you take this kid here :"
Hogan Bassey is claimant British Empire feather
weight championship he beats Berries he stands
to hight Cher Hanna of France for the title vacated by
Sandy Saddler He is feet inches tall and l25 pounds
And technically, he can't be called British fighter"
Hogan's roots are in Nigeria, Africa He a dark little
man OF "a fighting professionally since is and his
record for "a bouts stands at SO wins defeats single
draw He's won is by knockouts. He big when he
hattened Joe QUINN the Irish champion in ITO the first
round at Belfast Then he stopped Spider Kelly 1855 for
the British Empire title he claims.
IN GoLDIEs PLUSH beanery no less than Ahearn stuck
out his neck when he asked Bassey there we're
eating places in Nigeria such those in Washington.
"Oh, yes" Bassey replied in perfect English I'VE even
have better in Nigeria People ignorant about
Nigeria"
Properly taken aback, Ahearn shifted his pre-lunch
questioning and made like a shil How come" he asked
his you got like Hogan2 amt NATURAL"
The fighter grinned my name Dixon, which means
Hogan In Nigeria speak what Is called ek although
that is dialect The language is hausa which has,
shall we say, lit to It, wish could speak It,"
Cautiously Ahearn changed topics again fighting
the ring
DO hunt for guys head hit him in the body?"
Goldie asked
Il try to hit my opponent where It will hurt" Bassey
answered, seriously I'm this game you know :"
II know" Goldie interrupted Il been clobbered"
WHAT is ANNOYING TO AHEARN is that, so far the
fight hasn't caught they say in the promoting BUSH
ness People forget" Gode says that back in the late
l9Sos promoted the feaherweight tournament when
vacant.
Il had guys like Kodak Petey Scalzo Freddie Miller
Joey Archibald Harry Jea Mike Belloise Jackie Wilson
and Chalky Wright We had elimination tournament
right here in Washington and Pete Sarron won out one
time and got buchered in New York by Henry Armstrong
who can't get butchered by Armstrong? Barney Ross
did. didn't he? And wasn't he the greatest or one Of
the greatest?
Wait" Ahearn concludes until you see Bassey II he
isn't the greatest featherweght we'll we'll see how
he likes Berries punches to the body"