Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-06
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Our Latest Hopeful

OUR TOWNS LATEST nstic hopeful, Len Kanthal,
goes to the post professional for the eighth time at
Capitol Arena tonight in a six-round semiwndup to
0oldie Ahearns nationally televised feature involving
Johnny Saxton and Joe Mcel Kanthal is heavyweight
who never has lost since turning pro- But he has lot
OF fighting to do before ring critics willing to buy him.
eKanthal, 22-year-old who the District Golden
Gloves tournament sponsored by The Star and went
to take the National e will be in the ring with another
large character who is answering to the of
Nick Shanks Promoter Ahearn, who doesn't always do
things the easy way took the word of fight manager
that Shanks, who making his pro debut three
time South Atantice AAU champion and has total Of
amateur titles.
Baltimore sources-Shanks is billed out Of the Monu-
mental Cy-couldnt remember any Nick Shanks who had
won so many watches that could be turned into cash.
"You have bought phoney," they informed the
stricken Goldie There's Santa Claus. there's Nick
Shanks."
IT REMAINED FOR THE INTREPID Joe Holman who
looks after Mr. Ahearns public AFFAIRS to straghten out
the matter His first were that Shanks was Negro
q years old, 6-foot-S and 2OO-odd pounds. Then he
happened onto source Henry Mouden who conveniently
happened to be Shanks manager.
Mr. Moulden laughed heartily when told that in Balti-
more nobody could recall Nick Shanks who won seven
amateur titles including the Junior National AAU
only last June.
MY boys real name happens to be Clarence Frone-
berger" Mr.. Moulden informed Holman I'm Baltimore
you should ask whether Clarence Froneherger won any
titles. He won both the South Atlantic and Maryland
state heavyweight titles for the past three years. He
his seventh championship in the Nationals
Il wanted him to turn pro last year but Clarence
Nick Shanks, that is wanted to win the National AAU
senior heavyweight title But he couldn't do that because
ne was unable to get time of from his job at Bethlehem
Steel.
so now he's pro and his name is Nick shanks not
Frcneberger which is hard to put lights on the
Madison Square Garden marquee"
THAT WOULD SEEM TO SETTLE the matter Of
kg-Fr0 Rnt lie hal IN
This big guy is who Holman swears, beat zone Pete
Rademacher In the semihnals Of the aservice boxing
tournament in Florida in 1856"
Holman reports: "KanthaI bruising battle but it
was sucenty tough to result in his loss Roy Louson
in the championship round the following night.
However Holman reminds, "Kanthal came back to
even the by soundy trouncng this Louson
the District Golden Gloves tournament"
You must know of Rademacher the Olympic cham
pon who in his pro debut chose to meet Heavyweight
Champion Floyd Patterson. Kanthal is about Rade-
machers equal in ability He is younger and is fighting
professionally the orthodox way, namely boxing six
FOUNDERS until his handlers feel he ready for longer
distances and better opposition.
AS A STUDENT at Coolidge High School here
Kanthal played tackle and guard in football Prior to
enlisting in the Marines his 18th birthday he APP
preached Paddy Kane at Catholic University and asked
for tryout with Paddys CYO team
Paddy invited the youngster to return the following
day. but doubted that he would show Paddy was wrong
Kanthal reported and than made good As novice
heavyweight he punched his way the final Of the Golden
Gloves In 1858 and then lost to John oHanon of Balm
bridge Navy
he decision was so unpopular that 5000 fans booed
for fully 10 minutes and Announcer Jimmy Lake
unable to present the trophy to ofIanlon until later"
Holman testihes
Kanthal hit the jackpot in 1854 when he not only
the District Eastern and East-West Golden Gloves
heavyweight championships but also the International
Golden Gloves in st. Louis He scored too heavyweight
king Of the military division in these parts in $3.50.
Kanthal takes punch pretty good it would appear
When his scheduled Golden Gloves title bout with Louson
in 1855 forfeited when Roy up with cut hand
Len fought exhibition with Carlos Ware and oored
in the first round He reganed his feet and went to
beat his tormentor X-rays after the fight revealed he
had done 1t with broken jawl