The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-01-30
ANOTHER ARMY LAD TRAILS DEMPSEY ~.
AID Stone Fsc Product of Var Has Eararks Real Star
Philadelphia Youngster Be-
gins to OvershadOw Other
Light Heavyweights
by JOE WILLIAMS

Philadelphia, Jan. 30. The next
! time one Of these petuant pacifists
tries TO end debate on the spoils
of war By demanding to know, in his
characteristic manner, just what in
the heck America got out of the
! European rumpus, anyhow, shut him
mp this way:
"A couple Of pretty fair prize
fighters"
Now. maybe this isn't much to
I brag about and possibly il isn't cX-
actIy what the idealists had in mind
. when they set out to make the world
. safe for democracy, but it's some
thing especially in Il country that
has developed million dollar fight
appetite.
Wen pass lightly over Bob Mar
tin, Augic Rather, Babe Asher and
Sergeant Ray Smith, fistic products
of the war, who shonc with a sort
of patriotic splcndor right after the
armisticc, and then faded into
obscurity.
Gene Tunncy, too. needs no fur
thcr introduction, though the light
heavyweight champion of the A. f..
f., and present holder of the same
title among American professionals
figures rather importantly in this
yarn.
We come now to Stanley Adam
Stone, young fhiladclphian. who is
currently making startling and sig
niticant gestures in the l75-pound
division, having dccisively conquered
opposition Of the calihrr Of Mike
Burke and Billy Shade, not to men
tion others more or less formidable.
Has Dempscy's style
Adj Stone, rs he is known to the
ring. enlisted and went overseas
with two other brothers, Enoch and
Williams, both fighters. Enoch, as
"BattIing Ryan, made quite Il
creditabIc record as Il middlcwcight
in Pennsylvania. Enoch was badly
wounded and forced to retire. vii
liam was more fortunate and now
serves as Ads sparring partner.
Stone was a mere youth when he
mancuvcrcd himself into the army.
Today he is only % years old, the
youngest light heavyweight in the
game, excepting Stribiing, the
Georgia boy. He has been fighting
professionally less than two years.
| He is remarkably well built and it
Will not be long before he is a full
Pledged heavyweight.
Stones next bout of consequence
may he against Gene Tunncy, the
! champion, and himself product of
the war camps. The spectacle OF
two scrapping stalwarts. trained
and inspired by your Uncle Samuel
fighting for Il national fistic cham
pionship, would ut least be unique
,, Yep, you can thank the war for
that.
Needs More Experience
I'm build and ring style, Stone re-
minds you strikingly of Dempsey.
He has Dempscy's major characters
lstic Of banking all on IN etcrnally
aggressive offcnse. Like the cham
pion, Stone believes if you hit the
other fellow first and often enough
you won't have to worry much
about getting hit yourself.
| From this You may take it that
Stone is not hard to hit You are
right To an experienced fighter
this is not IL great handicap. 1t is
not great handicap to Dempsey,
/ for instance. To Stone, however, it
is, because he has not had much
experience. For that reason he ought
to proceed cautiously. Even Tun-
ney, by no means great fighter,
probably knows too much for him
at this writing.
Stone is being trained by Lou Sc
gal, veteran lightweight, and close
family friend. 1t is unnecessary to
comment on Segal's capabilities
other than to say that Stone has
made more progress in a years time
than any youngster who has come
to the sport in the past decade.