The Washington times., 1925-04-01

Jack Turner, the pride or wash
in1ton Barracks, will step with
"1talian" Jack Renzo. the wild
Bull of Ninth street." in the first
one. offering plenty of real hard
slugging. They are to make 16O
pounds at 4 o'clock, which means
that each lad will have all his
strength by the time he crawls
through the ropes for action.
Renzo is hopeful OF winning from
Turner with severe walloping. He
% IN oerfect physical condition and
has been pounding his sparring
mariners to a fare-you-well for sew.
eral DAYS. Reno thinks that, II
the opportunity presents itself, he
NAV drop one Of his powerful rights
over on Turner's jaw. ending things
then and there.
Turner is battling his way back
To the top among Washington
middIeweightS. II he manhandleS
Renxo. or even OutpOlnts him by
4 comfortable margin, he Will
have taken q long step back to
the position he occupied before
losing to Joe Bashara at Fort
Myer and the Barracks dough-
boy wants 70 do that more than
ANYTHING else. He has trained
faithfully for tOnight's contest
and will do his best to stop the
tough boy from Ninth street.
Andy Bowen, former Tidal Basin
life guard, may find himself well
occupied with AL Foreman, OF Fort
Mver. Bowen is q cagey, skillful
hoxer. but he is lacking a wallop
that stops his rivals where they
stand. His entire effort tonight
will be to outpoint Foreman and
to keep away from the latter
right hand, which carries sweet
Foreman is no green horn in a
ring. He boxed in England before
ever crossing the ocean to CanaGa
Though a newcomer here, ne
hoped right out in front with
three kayos in a row over Iocal
boys, following that up with VIC.
tory on a foul over Kid Julian OF
Baltimore.
hooIxed to make 1873 pounds ring
side. a system not followed mucn
these DAYS. This means that they
will be at weight when the bell
rings. instead of some hours earlier
Andy Bowen has been boxing for
eight years and has yet to fau the
fans. He is an honest worker, CIV
ing his best at all times, always
toxinN fairly and trying to win as
soon as possible. He comes from
a family with five boys In the ring.
one Of his brothers, Eddie, appears
on tonight's card, tackllng Jack
Cha rIxev of Baltimore.
washingtonians are not ac-
0uainted much with SharkeyS
but he is well known in PhiIa-
deInhia. where he has done most
Of his boxing, though q Baltt-
morean by birth. He fought .
draw in ten rounds with George
West, Of England. and also
drew with Danny Kramer, tne
slugging Quaker figuring In the
recent featherweight tournament
in New York.
aharkev Is built along the lines
Of the more famous Tom Sharkey,
short and squat and carrying o
terrific wallop in both hands. At
lantic City fans are his greatest
admirers. Indian Russell, who
fought a main bout here with
Young Dencio worked in the semi
was on the program. Sharkey works
out with Andy Clancy, now match
final there one night when Sharkey
ed with Honeyboy Finnigan in Bal
timore for a bout next week III
that city.
Eddie Leonard, who stopped Mid
get Carbon at Fort Myer New Year
night. was the original opponent
chosen for Eddie Bowen, but ne
came through with a last minute
demand for 118 pounds at o'clock
and Bowen could not make 1t.
Sharkey and Bowen are booked to
make 120 pounds at 4 o'clock, with
the winner going against Bobby
Wolgast, Of Philadelphia, at lat2I
show at the Barracks.
Eddie Bowen is a prime faVorlte
among Washington fans. He is d
hitter as we'll as a boxer of class.
His friends are looking for him 10
Outright the tough Sharkey all the
way, though by no mean having
a cinch Of 1t.
Tonight's show begins at 6 o'clock,
following a concert by the Bar
racks band. Kid Sullivan, former
lightweight boxer, will referee all
but the final contest in which Col
onel Erickson, Of the Barracks,
will do the honors.
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