Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-11

own ability.
our last bout, From now on, what
YOU do is going to depend entirely
on Yourself. 1 was in good condl-
ton and I never wanted to win
fight more. I have licked about
all of them and now you have
trimmed me. You can go as lar
as you have the courage and de-
termination to 60
And Risko-he's a nice fellow-cer-
tainly was in good condition that night,
continued Griffiths. Il couldn't ngure
what held him up. l got some clean
shots at him and I never hit man
harder, but he stuck on his feet. once
or twice he did fall into me, but ne al
WAYS wrestled around until he was all
right again. He is smart and he knows
ali the tricks of the game. He'd roll
with my punches and turn his head
lust enough to spoil their full effect"
do YOU think?" asked, that Risko
is the thoughest of the lot to box?"
Thinks Pauline Toughest.
''No." answered Tuf1y. IT think
Pauline is the toughest. He Is SO
unorthodox that you can't figure what
he is going to do. Every once in
while he will let a wild right fly at you.
but those are easy to keep away from II
YOU are alert. His left hook is his best
punch. He caught me with one stli
left that Jared me. And, II you 90
step inside that hook, Pauline keeps MS
Jaw so covered by his shoulder that you
are afraid to punch hard for fear you
may catch him on top OF the head ana
break your hand"
What are you going to do now?"
81 don't know" said fluffy. II want
to fight Sharkey. I think can beat
him. but it looks as If 1 am not going
to get the chance to try. 1t seems hard
to get the matches you want. I was
promised a bout with Loughran. but ne
fought Braddock instead, and, as
heavyweight, 1 thought 1 was going to
get Scott couple of times, but that
match fell through"
You are young" I said, land have
plenty of time You should continue to
grow a little and get better for several
years. Most athletes don't reach their
peak before they are about rs" ~
that" said fluffy I'm % and 5 feet
1112 inches and weigh 1876 pounds.
figure that if am going to fight my
way to the top am plenty big enough
and had better do 1t before ] get any
older 1 am slowing up little as
take on weight. and I want to keep
nuSy Wnlle i SClll nave my SpSeu'
Has other Ambitions.
st am not going to stay in this bust
ness all my life. have seen too many
come out of it punch drunk. You never
will find me cutting out paper dolls. My
mother never was very strong for foot
ball and 1 don't think she likes boxing
much better. think, though, that my
father gets some kick out of it. He's
big man and I think he likes to have
sons who can take care of themselves.
have an older brother who was better
boxer than I ever will be. He had the
best left hand I ever saw. My Oldest
brother was pretty husky, too. He went
to the University of Nebraska until the
war came and then went to France with
the seth Division. He was In aviation.
MY Youngest brother is still in school.
No. I don't know what he is going to
do. but he won't be a professional boxer.
How old was when 1 first boxed?
Well, I must have been about Is when
] really started My father owned an
interest in heavyweight and when the
heavyweight fought in the final I used
to go on in one of the preliminaries. 1t
gave me experience"
A nice youngster, fluffy Grif1ths, and
one talented in his profession.
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