The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
AHEARN AND RENO
END TRAINING FOR
SPORTLAND FIGHT
Goldie Can't See Cob and
Expects to Win by
Knockout.
By RAY HELcEsEN.

finish training tonight for their ten
round bout at sportland Heights
rena, Berwyn. Nd, tomorrow.
Reno has been training seriously
now for almost month. and claims
to be In the best of shape. Ahearn
Is also on edge. He has been
splitting his training between Bal
timore and Washington. and ngures
that by tonight he'll be in shape
to take Reno over the ten-round
route.
Remarkable as 1t may sound, or
read. both Reno and Ahearn ex-
pect to win by a Knockout. And
this in spite of the fact that neither
has anything that resembles q
sleep-producer.
Renos recent slurs on the ability
of Goldie to go the route hasn't
made much of . hit with AhearnI
Goldie points to his war record
overseas, where he Travelled all
through France. Italy and Germany
as member of the A. z. F. chaio-
pionship team. Ahearn was a
sparring partner of Nike o'Dowd on
that trip, and also fought some of
the best boys in the allied armies.
Goidie "Can't sees Reno.
II can't see this sailor at all"
says Goldie. Reno hasn't any kind
OF a punch at all. He claims that
] couldn't break an egg with
sledGe hammer. Yet II you look
over our records youli find that foh
every boy this fancy stopper haa
put away I've dropped a half doz-
en-. OF course. I've had more fights
than he has. but I'm willing to bet.
that my Knockout average Is SO
per cent better than his. And the
class OF boys I've met Is way over
his head.
Il don't claim to have the best
sleep producer around here or any
thing like that. but ] can put away
boys who could take this COB In six
rounds.
in the navy they thought q lot
OF Reno because he could step
around a lot and keep out Of the
way Of his opponents blows. But
there are few fighters in the navy
who know anything except Just TO
get in. there and slug away. And
for an experienced boxer. and I'll
grant Reno is one, keeping away
from one of these boys who comes
in with his head down Is soft and
easy.
Reno will know he's been in the
rng when I get through with him.
and some people who claim haven't
any punch will change their minds.
I don't like this idea OF talking q
lot before a fight, but Reno's tao
tics force me to defend myself.
Wen see who talks after tomor-
row night"
Ahern Talks of Money
And I'll guarantee this" Ahern
added. 'if I lose to Reno I won't
be around looking for any more
fights around here. I'll he ashamed
to be seen by my friends. Further
more, II Reno or any of his hackers
have any surplus money they want
to put into circulation Just tell them
to get in touch with me-
You can take that for what it's
worth. All fighters are prone to
talk as much IL not more than they
ldSt bOhc OF
to fight simply because they talk
so much.
The Ahearn fight will be Reno's
last chance to prove he has a
punch. He has claimed that when
in condition he can soak much bet
ter than he has shown to date.
And now he claims he's in the best
of shape. His bout with Smith
last week proved that he is one OF
the cleverest boys around here but
it also proved that the punch. was
absent. Smith was groggy from
the fourth round on but Reno
didn't have the punch to put him
away or even drop him.
Both boys will weigh In at l2s.
Reno was down to weight yester-
day while Ahearn tipped the scales
at 130. However. Ahearn isn't eK-
pected to have any trouble in get
ting down to 12S as that is his
natural weight.