The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-14

Lee Ramage is the young up
start who startled the boxing world
the other night by soundly whip
ping the sensational Steve Hamas,
former Pennsylvania State college
athlete, at Los Angeles. 1t was Ha-
mas first defeat.
Hamas and his veteran manager,
Charley Harvey, will testify that
Ramage is no flash in the pan. So
| will Ace Hudkins, notorious Me-
braska wildcat.
Hulkins and Hamas faced Ram
age within a month and both were
moved down with cool precision
by the San Diego Irush boy.
Beat HullSins
1t was by tanning Hudkins at Los
Angeles in February that Ramage
earned the California heavyweight
championship and the match with
Hamas. Odds were 2 to / or better
against Ramage for both fights, yet
Ramage outfought, outboxed and
out punched the scrappy Ace. Four
week later he treated Hamas to a
boxing lesson during which he had
Steve stumbling and groggy twice.
Ramage won every round from
Hudkins but the first and that was
draw. Hamas met virtually the
same fate. Outspeeded and outhit
in eight of the 10 rounds, Hamas
went to his dressing room with a
tightly closed left eye, puffed lips
and pummeled face.
Charles (Pop) Foster, manager
of Jimmy McLarnin, and Jack
Johnson. former worlds champion,
believe Lee is destined to enter the
throne room.
manages standing among con-
tenders today is strongly entrench-
ed when 1t is recalled that the
Pennsylvania stopped Tommy
Loughran in two rounds and Hud-
kins battered his way to a decision
over King Levinsky in recent starts
! before their respective bouts with
the Son Diegan.
Scored IA Kayoes
The Hamas engagement was
Lees S0th in professional rings.
He has scored IA knockouts, has
won II decisions, has been held to
draws twice. has lost two decisions
and was forced to drop one bout on
a technical Knockout. Ramage,
however. has beaten every man he
has faced inasmuch as he has
come back to reverse decisions over
| men who beat him or held him
| even.
Jimmy Hanna. who recently
| knocked out New York's Harry
Smith on the Pacific coast. fought
| to draw with Lee in one bout and
broke Ramage's jaw to score the
! technical knockout in another. In
two return engagements, Ramage
whipped Hanna handily.
/ Sandy Garrison 20 co novo o1on
scored draw and a decision over
Ramage but was defeated by Lee
in a third bout. Joe Goeders won
home town decision over Ramage
in Santa Ana but the Irish youth
decisionized and knocked out Joe
in two returns.
Ramage's first boxing was ex-
perienced as an amateur. Becoming
interested in 1923 while ushering
in a local arena, he donned gloves
for his high school and later for
the San Diego Athletic club. His
| present manager, X. S. (Pop) Hub
ley. started Lee out professionally
in November. 1929, and has brought
him carefully along since:
| Of Irish American parents, RAM
age is the youngest in a family Of
five boys and two girls. All his
brothers are ball. players and Lee
himself performed at second base
for San Diego high school south
ern Califirnia championship nine
in 1928.
Lee is A golfer who shoots in
the SOS. an excellent swimmer and
surf freshman, bong-up ball play
err, a high school graduate and a
thorough gentleman of the Loubh-
ran type.