Evening star., 1963-02-12
SEGH AT LARGE
Boxing Beware!
GoIdie's on Loose
By MORRIS sIEGEC

IN HIS LATEST one-nan campaign to become a resi-
dent Of anybodys hall Of fame Golde Ahearn espous
ing two projects which already are over subscribed with
sponsors
Beginning February 1S, but with guarantee beyond
that Ahearn promises he'll personally undertake to
that the South shall rise again. Dxies latest Ahearn-
guided comeback also will include service to the youth
Of the country provided the handpcked juveniles quail
fy for Godie's personal type OF salvation.
The gimmick is simple, but not hopeful He's going to
revive boxing in Washington again. Golde has long rec
ord of saving boxing annually.
Last year he announced series Of weekly fights like
usa have in the good old days. The press greeted the
Idea warmly spectators cody The series" lasted exactly
one night-even less than the Washington Tapers who
were imported to revive pro basketball
H$%S
"ALL RIGHT" HE SAID in an amateur imitation Of
Johnston and Lemon buying the Senator's so we lose
money from the start But building for the future
amt it?"
Ahearns idea of the future is not distant What he
really by the future the first box office count
If the intake fails to match the ouput-n other words
likely minus pool deveops-the series will be scrapped
again and new plan to revive boxing will start next
year.
The South which deserves better break looms large
in Goldes latest with boxing biz. The fighters
are coming from Dixie, he promises or warns I'VE gotta
scout down there in Kana Charlotte one Of them
towns like that? Anyway my scout-you remember the
heavyweight Jimmy Bell who usta be helluva fighter
until he into lot of righthands which wasn't his'
Bell is my scout like the baseball scouts and he's
looking for young youths who could be Juvenile dein-
quincies like we got many Of round here cept boxing
is down their alley to them. We gotta develop
talent for the big televiSion shows Believe me
people tired Of fighters they want youth like
when l9 or 20 and fightn' Honey Boy Finne-
gan. How you like the idea?"
shHh
GoLDIEs ANNUAL announcement OF his private
resucitaton plan for boxngs ills not made at the
summit this time Instead he shifted locale from his
steak factory to warmly and fastidiousy appointed
apartment on California street.
This amt bad layout for press conference, is 1t,
boys he asked the ndugent troop which came out eat
ing and drinking at the opening bell MY wife did and
feel comfortable here who needs those cruises
anymore, and besides with the Hilton Hotel they
building around the property value here is getting
higher which amt bad deal either"
The Shirt-seeved host imported working crew from
the charcoal steak factory to dispense the goodies He in
troduced the comey Bright amt Bright" 1t de-
veloped she wasn't Bright at ALL but Helga Bright Hega
what's the difference?" the nonplussed Ahearn stood
corrected. Eat, drink, enjoy"
THE ASSEMBLY in addition to the varsity from the
press included two doctors, furrier who also manages
fighters and stable of lawyers from the offices Of the
Corporation Counsel
They are here in the Joint is raided" said the
host "and they also like fights Believe me they're all
nice guys no?"
The bonspiel also included the announcement that
Godie had been granted exclusive rights to cosedcr
cult TV Of CasSius Clay Doug Jones March Is.
1t at this stage that Golde pointed out the sgnf
cance of the shift from Une Arena where he also had
exclusive" rights to Clay Archie Moore closed
circuit TV to the Kalorama Arena. ...
Il been casn that Joint Kalorama for maybe five,
six years and now got 1t for fight" he said, looking
as If he'd just gotten control Of General Motors.
They park 5000 cars-not 5000, only 100O?-whats
the difference? They park lot Of cars in the garage
downstairs, but that amt the important At this
joint won't get locked out Of the box office like
did at Uine for the other teevison show ooooo that
Harry Lynn, what he done to me that night"
II Goldies latest attempt to boxing fails prob
ability frsught with success the alternate plan could be
put into effect. Save boxing from Godie.