A special boxing card has been arranged at the Fort Hamilton Boxing Club for tomorrow night. Izzy Jannazo, the well known welterweight, is matched to go ten rounds with Petey Mike, popular Jersey scrapper in the main event. Eddie Kid Whalen, veteran middleweight, is slated to meet Charley Weiss, former Jewish Golden Gloves champion in the eight-round semi-final. There are sixteen added rounds of hectic prelims carded for the openers.
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