New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
DE MARCO.PALUSO
 CLASH TONIGHT Thrills Waterbury Fans in Public Workout With Willie Shugrue

Waterbury, Conn, May e5.--LeH
 Paluso of Salt Lake City, protege of
 Heavyweight Champion Jack Demp-
 sccy, thrilled several hundred specta-
 tors in q public workout hTe yester-
 day, when he boxed with Willie
 Shugrue of this city while in train ing for his fight with Cuddy De- Marco of Pittsburgh al Bracsco park tonight. Paluso, of medium build, possesses more than average strength around the shoulders and in the arms, from which he derives snap in his punches, from the left and right.
 Scrutiny of Paluso's record brings out the startling fact that he has not lost a fight in his GS starts in the ring, a remarkable record in view of the great boys that he has met. AL lentown Johnny Leonard selected by the New York state boxing commits sion as a logical candidate 10 meet Champion Johnny Dundee for the featherweight championship was de- cisively defeated by Paluso. Earl Baird. Charlie Maaty, Mickey Travers Joie Fox and Bud Ridley have been defeated by this great fighting ma chine.
 DcMarco is without question one of the best youngsters fighting in the l3o-pound class, but he will have to be at his best to take the measure Of his formidable and hard hitting rival. 1)e Marco has right and left upper cut, either of which is dangerous, som pf lipD tap ,,, and he has an unusually tight de- fensc. He employs a waiting style of attack. urging his rivals 10 step in. Faluso Is the opposite type. being more of tho kaplan fighter. continu- ally boring into his opponent. Un- like the aeriden Mauler hs packs a hard knockout punch in either hand and it is on this factor, that he will attempt to lower the colors of the Pittsburgh stoogie. who surprised Nutmeg fans by his showing against Kid kaplan.
 The fighters will weigh in at l30 pounds at 3 o'clock today. They are down 10 weight and no trouble is expected when they step on tho scales this afternoon.
 Erased park, tho site Of Rastern league baseball will be the scene Of the festivities tonight and the advent Of the baseball grounds into the fight game promises 10 be an suspicious one, as the card is one Of the best balanced ever arranged by Genial George Mplligan. The opening bout on the bill between Jisgcrs rslia- dino of this city and Young Recilly of NaugatuclS. These youngsters are sluggers and they arc hound 10 set Inc fans on edge for the remainder Of tho program.
 Young SilVerbcre, phantom from Ansonia, will engage Emil Paluso. brother of Lew in the second pre. limingry Of eight rounds. Emil is considered a near champion in the ?G-ponnd ranks, but he will meet A fartatr in the clever Ansonian. sil- terberg has been training in New York and is in finc condition 10 re- new his campaign around the Nutmeg loop.
 Clever Willie shugrue, conaueror of Terry Parker Of Boston and Hart lord, and Kid Lewis in his most re. 'cnt bouts. will appoear in the semi. inal with hard hitting Young Luby ,t Bridgeport. Tho Bridgeporter has The reputation Of being the hardest hitter, his weight, in this part Of the East, and with it has more than the average amount of cle,ernsss.
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