The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-29
RING GOSSIP
By BILL HIGGINS
BOXING REvIVALsIN
ELM CITY TONIGHT

After doing a Rip VanWinkle fol
several months. the boxing game
will be re-awakened in the Elm
City tonight with a card of siz
bouts arranged for presentation al
the New Haven Arena by the good
Senior Anthony Paolillo.
Heading the bill will be ten
rounder between Petey Sarron, OF
Birmingham, Alabama, and Harry
Sankey, of, New York City. Sarron,
a recent importation from the
Southland by former State Senator
Harry Durant, Will be making MS
first appearance in this section OF
the country. Very little is known
about him hereabou.s except by
reputation and ratings by the var
ious boxing associations and ex-
perts. In the N. B. A.. ratings he Is
listed with the first Is among the
junior-lightweights. Despite this
weight classification he Is iegin.
mate featherweight. Only last week
he dropped a decision to Fidel La
Barba in the 1875 pound title elm
nations being held in Detroit.
In meeting Sahkey in his first
bout before Elm City fans Sarror
will be given a real test before his
adopted neighbors. Sankey IS nc
stranger to Connecticut followers Of
the ring game. He has appeared In
about ten bouts in this state during
the last two years and has come
through a winner on every occa-
sion.
Sarron, according to reports
employs an unorthodoX style Of
milling that usually confuses his
opponents, making them suckers
for the punches he shoots from all
angles. But confusing the game lit
tie Butchman from New York will
be another. matter, Sankey himself
employs similar tactics and should
prove equally puzzling to the trans
planted southerner.
Three skies and two tours make
up, the balance OF the card with
state boxers predominating. In a
special semi-final Danny Regain,
New Haven Lithuanian, tangles
with Gus Holmes, a. young man
from bridgeport who formerly per-
formed under the name of StrDm-
berg Carlson. Holmes is reputed to
carry lot of static lin both hands
and. figures to give the lanky Lith
plenty of opposition. They are
heavyweights.
From The South
=. Joie Miller, of Bridgeport, and
Cocoa Kid. who was brought north
by Durapt with the same shipment
of caulifiower that included Sarron.
are billed for action in the next six.
Shortly after Cocoa arrived IN. New
Haven is met and won a close de-
cision from Miller in Bridgeport.
Cocoa, according to Durant, holds
win over Baby Bear, who was
brought north by Durant last year.
If our memory serves us right
Baby Bear was represented to the
reading and writing. public as a
fighter who never lost fight. But
that's another story that we will
save for another day when we are
not so much concerned with the
re-awakening of the fight game in
New Haven. h.
In another six Romeo Dubois,
New Ravens most pleasing fight
er, will meet up with a member OF
tue IiSAiS SSHeFdliOIt IN tH0 PeTSVu
of Johnny Bellus, also OF, the Elm
City. Bellus, under the direction OF
the sMele brothers. Bob and Zip cut
a wide swath in state amateur cir
cles for several years and during
the past year as a pro has won all
his starts. 49,
In a four spot one Porky Saad,
still another recent Durant i'm
portation, will make. his Nutmeg
State debut against Young Fiore,
one Of New Ravens best known
football players who. has consider
able ring experience under the
name of Jack Bogar. In the first
four Gene Gregory, another Mele
development, is billed to exchange
punches with Rocco Muolo. Elm
City taxi-driver. These boys are
130-pounders.