Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
LIGHTWEIGHT KING
ABOUT WASHED UP
Boxer, Just Fl, Now Paying
Penalty for Too Much
Early Work.
BY SPARROW McGANN.


n FEW YORK, November a.
M Tony Canzoneri, the new
1 y ly crowned lightweight
king, faces a short reign.
Pitted against any one Of a mum.
Der Of sturdy battlers, Tony win
ind 1t hard to cope with the op-
position over the 15-round route.
just TUNED 81 years old Can1onert
takes hb place among tie immortals
OF Kingdom as q two-time winner of A
world title. At an age when he should
be poisoning into his natural strength.
Tony is Just about washed UP.
Always confident Of his own ability
to match speed and punch against the
ranks, Tony now shows unniistakable
signs OF having burned out his reserve
strength. He does not come back as
fresh as he used to.
Tony has been through O number of
bruising battles. He always came out
smiling and with the cheers Of q salts
ned audience ringing in his ears. Fans
wish there were more like him in the
lighting game. Campaigning a little
over five years, Tony has yet to win
or lose o Tight on foul. q rare achieve.
ment in these days Of off-side trajectory.
Canzoner was born In New Orleans.
His frst and only idol was Pete Her
man, then bantamweight champion Of
the world. Tony understudied Herman
for time and when he decided TO seek
his fortune in the ring 1t was natural
that Pete turned him over to his old
manager, Sammy Goldman, and the
combination Is still together,
Cansoneri Modest Chan,p.
Starting on as bantamweight, Tony
hIled out and went on to win the world
featherweight crown from Benny Bas1
in spirited 15-round contest. The
puncher from Quakertown could not
keep pace with the speedy Italian.
During the past Summer Cansoneri and
Bass met again.
Bass, the Junior lightweight title
holder, had too much respect Tor Tony
and forced him to drink several talYn-
blerS OF water In order to take on q
half pound. The over-the- weight match
resulted In another victory for Cam
zoneri, but he did not bother to claim
the synthetic title.
Now a resident Of Brooklyn, the
lightweight champion has q host Of
friends. Although he purchased o pala.
tial residence for hts parents at Larch-
mont, N. Y, he can always be found
with his old crowd. Fame and fortune
have not changed him bit. He 10 the
was Q struggling preliminary boy.
Sammy Goldman may be blamed for
rushing the youngHtsr too fast or
matching him too soon after O hard
fight. That would not Be fair 10 Gold
man. Canzoner1 must take some Of the
blame. The latter was blessed with q
baErel.nke chest and was called the
Babe Ruth Of the ring"
Often Sought Noats.
Tony often coaxed his manager into
taking matches that tho veteran thought
best 10 pass I'D. That Is why Tony is
bereft Of the IRE and dash Of his
earlier days. At time when Cam
sonert should be in hts prime, he has
o bah habit Of fighting 1iat-footed after
9 few rounds, and that means but one
thing-he IL clipping.
Harking back TO 1890, It VIII b re.
called that Pete Herman had an en-
gagement with Jimmy Wilde In London.
Not caring to depend on the ruling Of
English judges IN q hight between O
native and an outlander, Sammy con-
tracted for Q match with Joe Lynch
and left the world bantamweight title
on American soil.
Later events proved that this vas
Ecto BVOpp0Q Wuu9 N ~
seventeenth round and then returned
to regain his title from Lynch.
This sort Of strategy has marked .
Goldman's handling Of fighters. While
he did good job in annexing two
titles for his present charge, the CLAM
our of this feat viii be dillled II Tony
loses his title In short order.
Singer Hurried, Too.
Tony won the lightweight title from
another youngster who was rushed too
fast. AL Singer, o brilliant performer
during the short period he has been
playing the big time, made the mis-
take Of swapping blows with Jimmy
McLarnin.
The crushing knockout the East
Slider suffered undoubtedly hurt him
more than appeared on the surface.
Pitted against Canzoneri. whom he had
held to q draw when the latter was
more spirited fighter. Singer went down
and out from Q hook he could have
smiled on before the McLarnin night.
Canzoneris outlook Is none too prom
iSing. He Is burned out physically.
He has no punch to speak Of and fades
too early in g contest. There IL no
telling how long his indonitable cour.
age will carry him through. Jack Kid
Berg. Justo Suarez or Tony Herrera will
provide the answer should Tony care
"a hook I'm with one Of them