Evening star., 1932-04-12
WILL BEAT HAMAS,
TOMMY DECLARES
Latter Passes Up Chance to
Get Even With Ramage
to Meet "Phantom."
BY SPARROW McGANN.

n JEW YORK, April 12.-Tom-
N my Loughran will make
1 Y another of his periodical
comebacks next month
when he tackles the only man who
ever scored 10-round knockout
over him in seven years. Steve
HamaS passed up an opportunity
to avenge a point decision won by
Lee Ramage in order to meet the
erstwhile phantom of Philadel-
phia.
Ramage, although only a light heavy.
Is better puncher than Loughran and
1t may be that this has something TO do
with Steve's willingness to meet Tough
ran again instead of the coast young
ster
The former light heavyweight cham
pion has had a long rest. An ocean
voyage and three months at a secluded
mountain retreat have given Loughran
the idea that he has regained his old
form. Tommy is one of the old guard
who believe the youngsters of today do
not know what it is all about. He is q
d1e-hard who refuses to give up the
| sponge in spite Of the fact that he was
thoroughly beaten by King Levinsky
and knocked unconscious by Hamas.
Unlike others who blatantly boast,
Loughran Is wise enough to say merely
that he will outscore his conqueror.
Never Knockout Tommy will try hard
for decisive victory over Hamas.
A MOTHER knockout at the hands Of
"A the youthful Hamas would erase
the luster from the brilliant rec
| squared circle. The fans like to recall
the days when Hamas would have been
| Just pupil to the finished boxer.
Loughran has only himself to blame II
a series of knockouts dirns the glory
that was his. 1t is said that adversely
has overtaken him, due to ill-advised
stock deals. Well meaning friends say
| ne ignored sound advice when he dab
bled in speculative stocks.
Loughran persists in the belief that
| he will overcome all hazards. He
| laughs off the idea that he is through
| and asserts that taking on Steve Hamas
/ will prove that the rules of the game
are all wrong so far as he Is concerned.
| If he does, we might as well assume
| that Jack Dempsey is sincere in his
comeback" and will eventually regain
the worlds heavyweight title.
| Dempsey has something Loughan
never had-the punch and q victory
| over a champion. Loughran won the
| light heavyweight title after Jack De-
laney admitted he could not make the
weight. Tommy beat Mike M'Tigue.
There was still some dispute about the
| title and Jimmy Slattery was pitted
against the Philadelphian. The de-
cision went to the latter after a close
fight. Then Loughran set up a claim
that he was the first Philadelphian to
win a worlds title, disputing Jack
OBrien's claims, when as a matter OF
record Loughran did not defeat reign
ing champion or European challenger.
The last real worlds light heavyweight
champion was Gene Tunnsy, who
stopped Georges Carpenter.
EANs in general forget that Loughran
l. shone more brilliantly as a mid
dleweight. In those DAYS Tommy
triumphed over such good men as
Harry Greb, Young Fisher, Jimmy
Darcy, Jimmy Delaney, Johnny Risko
and Georges Carpenter It was as
middleweight that Loughran gave Tun-
ney such a good fight on his own
stamping grounds. 1t was as a middle
weight that Loughran fought the best
of them and gave every indication
that he would do better as he put on
weight. That the promise was not full
filled can only be attributed to the fact
that Tommy punished himself making
weight in order to hang onto his light
heavyweight honors.
Loughran is likely to outspear Ha-
mas, but that is about all His ring
days are numbered and some day soon
he will realize this and hang up his
gloves for good.