Evening star., 1932-01-20
ANYBODY BUT HIM, :
IS YOUTHS TRIBUTE
Need of Money to Care for III
Brother Leads to FIashy
Ring Career.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,

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Ster, with a wide, intelli-
gent face, sat on the edge
of a rubbing table, a robe about
his naked shoulders, eight-ounce
gloves on his hands.
Remember, kid" insisted the
stopped old-timer, bobbing in
front of him, his legs are gone.
Rush him to the ropes. Throw
a wild right hand at his chin, with.
everything behind it. Do you un-
derstand?"
Yes, sir. Mr.. Harvey" said Steve
EamaS. the finest young American
heavyweight of the day.
A few minutes later in the Madison
Square ring Hamas rushed the veteran
Tommy Loughran TO the ropes and let
the right hand CO. That was the pc
ginning of the end Soon after that
he helped Tommy to his corner AS
he walked back with one of his seconos
he shook his head
ANYBODY but him. Steve said. /
always liked him"
III II
weight sensation that night, the
frst big man from the college
ranks to win a main bout in the Gar
den, He won II letters at Penn State,
was intercollegiate heavyweight cham
Mon in 1927 and 1929, and played all
sports He became professional
fighter by accident. He wants to be
doctor some day, and he will be. He
is rs years old.
His father, who runs cigar store In
Wallingford N. j., made an athlete OF
him. He had a complete gymnasium
set up in the back yard.
He has four brothers, Andy, Nike,
Johnny and George. They all are ath-
Ietes By the time Steve, third oldest,
was ready for high school, his father
had organized the five sons into a
basket ball team that toured the state.
Mike, his constant companion, was the
best basket ball player.
He Is Austrian in descent, a student,
avid reader, unexcitable, indetatlganle
gymnasium worker. great hnSher
in a ring and speaks five languages
Slav. Russian, Polish, English and pro-
fame. He loves big steaks ana Vegeta-
bles and thinks his only sister Is the
best cook in the world. He likes 70
start arguments and then retire. Hes
a "ribber," practical joker. HIS "a.
yorite remark is, "You can't take II"
He's a typical college boy.
TOOT BALL is the greatest game he
L ever ran into. He was great full-
back at Penn State.
Fighting Is q joke compared TO 1oot
hall. On Penn State gridirons they
knocked out two of his teeth. broke his
wrist and ankle. He's been Knocked
down once, winning "a fights out OF "
by knockouts. He never misses a fooC
ball game within reaching distance, no
matter who Is playing. One OF his
problems as fighter is to timber up
the hard muscles foot ball left IN his
legs.
He was playing professional foot ball
when a mutual friend brought him as
q fight prospect to Charlie Harvey.
known as "Old Handlebar," because of
his rnustachioS one of the best beloved
of all the ring veterans.
year ago Brother Mike became III,
and steve started with him In a BAT
tered old car for the Pacific Coast. He
took letters of introduction from Charlie
Harvey to several fight promoters In
case funds failed. They did.
60 Steve got nine fights and scored
> nine knockouts. He sent most OF
the money home. He ran out OF
fights. The panic was on. Charlie heard
about it and sent him 500. Steve had
lust enough money left to buy the
stamps to send 1t back.
'I don't know when can repay you"
he wrote.
Charlie had never met any one Ike
that in the fight game before.
Brother Mike got over his illness and
found a job at 81 day as an assistant
carpenter.
But we're worse of than ever" Steve
wrote Charlie because now that Nike
is better he eats more than 81 worth
day"
When Charlie had birthday a few
weeks ago every one forgot 1t but Steve:
Charlie has hard time getting around
as a result Of two bad automobile acci-
dents. steve gave him beautiful goio-
headed cane. 1t was engraved:
TO the kid on his 66th birthday,
from Steve"
When Steve got married in November
he got Tom Heeney TO telephone
Charlie and tell him. He didn't dare
roO hin, himself