Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-24
MAY FIND RED HOT
RIVAL IN CAMPOL0
Battle on Wednesday Night
Also Offers Argentine
Grand Opportunity.
BY SPARROW MeGANN.

n JEW YORK, August "a &C. p.
M A)-Ernie Schaaf will try
4 Y to live up to the nice things
his mentor manager, Jack
Sharkey, has been saying about
him when he tackles Vittorio
Campolo Wednesday evening.
The contest Is billed for Ia rounds
and the echoes at the Brooklyn
ball park will resound to the
punches Of the two big fellows.
Campolo has been sitting around too
long between bouts and for that reason
has not progressed as he should. The
willingness OF the lean one from the
Argentine to tackle only the best either
proves that he has unlimited confidence
in his ability or that he wants TO make
his pile in one daring chance Unlike
most foreign fighters. Campolo has not
insisted on q flock of set-ups and his
work against capable heavies has been
rather good
The big fellow accepted a bout with
Tommy Loughran when other top-fight
adelphian. Campolo lost on points. but
the former Interchangeable champion
knew he was in fight all the way. The
eternal aggfessiFeness OF the 0auclao Of
the Pampas nearly resulted In q win by
. knockout.
Had Loughran Going.
He stung the shifty Loughran with a
hard right in the eighth round so that
TNran~a 10 H. a -
and block his way out Of dificultv.
Loughran is authority for the statement
that Campolo Is q dangerous fighter.
Sehaaf has had four tries against
IoughTan. They split even on wins and
losses. with the edge in favor of the
former sailor. who had Tommy on Queer
street several times. One of the main
reasons Schaaf accepted the CampcIo
bout Is that he figures ne can whip the
Argentine entry in more convincing
fashion than Loughran did and thus
bolster his claim TO being the best Of
the younger crop OF he8viex now fighting
for q place in the Charmed circle Of
legitimate contenders for the worlds
title
Campolo has q bett,r opinion Of his
chances against Schaa- than the critics
Big Vic surprised the tays by signing
to tight Charley Retziala. tn. Dakota
menace nine days after his engagement
with the Bostonian. BY 90 doing Cam
polo places Schaaf in q compromising
position. In the event that Ernie beats
Campolo. will he take the latter's place
against Retzlan? when the question
was preached Schaaf replied that It was
up to his managers. And that's that.
Schaaf has Q splendid record this
year. Taking part in IL fights. he has
been beaten but once and then by
Loughran. 1t was point decision over
the i0-round route and when asked 10
try all over again Mt Is rounds I0ugls-
ran baked and offered to fight Jack
Sharkey instead. By 50 doing Lougiiran
practically eliminated himself from ma
jor fights during the current outdoor
season.
Has Displayed Punch.
schaaf.s knockouts over Dick Daniels,
Angus Snyder. One-Punch williams.
Jim Maloney. twice. and Jack Gagnon
and point decisions over Dynamite
jackson and Paul Pantaleo show that
Ernie has been doing better work since
he came under the tutelage of Jack
Sharkey. Jack has . world Of conf
denee In the young fellow who swabbed
decks while he Shone in the spotlight
OF . good fighter in the Navy. while
Ernie was under the management Of
Phil Schlossberg he had sneaking sils-
picion he could take the measure OF his
illustrious townsman. The doors were
closed against him and Ernie signed to
fight Max Schmeling. This match never
took place. and it is Schaaf's hope that
IL Sharkev Is frozen out he viii get the
opportunity to lift the crown from
Schmelings brow,
To say that Schaaf has improved un-
der Sharkey's advice would be doing an
injustice to Schlossberg. former heavy
weight champion Of the Navy. who tu-
tored Ernie when he knew nothing
about the game. Schaaf made just rs
manv brilliant fights under the direction
of Schlossberg as he has under new
management. Any one can take fighter
after he has found himself. II Is the
man who brings him through the rocks
and shoals of preliminaries who deserves
credit
Schaaf must win eonvincingly over
Campolo II he Is to be reckoned a. q
threat to Schmeling's title. The Arsen-
tine battler will be in there trying all
the time and one punch viii settle the
affair one wav or the other Ernie has
the class. while Vic has the punch. This
writer figures Schasf has too much all
around ability for the Argentine entry
and should come out in front.