Evening star., 1933-07-09
BOXER, 66 INCHES
TALL, SCALES go
Jersey Youth, Who Battles
Barry Tomorrow, Packs
a Real WaIIop.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

HRIMO CARNERA proved to
r. certain extent the possibili-
i ties of "fistic freaks" when
he tickled Jack Sharkey
under the chin and, with a single
sweep of his hammy fist, won the
world heavyweight title purely be-
cause Of abnormal size. Now a
radically different boxing "curio"
promises to gain considerable
headway. He is roly-poly Tony
Galento, only five and half feet
tall, but weighing 230 pounds.
Unlike Carnera. this low-chaSSiSed
New Jersey youth who will trek this
way tomorrow to battle Red Barry. local
heavyweight, in 10-round bout at the
TWin-City Arena. works under def
mite handicap due to his squat build,
but Galento has something his world
champion fellow countryman lacks-a
wallop second to none.
Seemingly, Galento, lodged by many
q top-notcher because of his guns is
hog fat and out of shape. Not SO,
however. No less a ring authority than
Jimmy Erwin pilot of rival heavy IN
Les Kennedy, vouches that Galento is
merely an exaggerated Johnny Risko,
but with far more punching power.
He always looks fat" says Erwin, but
that's just his build. He's got the kick
of a mule in both mittens and II he
connects it's just good night And
what cushion that layer of fat makes.
Punching Tony is like hitting big
training bag. The blows just bounce
Off
It's a general rule that when fighters
begin to grow plump it's sign too
much age is creeping up Here again
Galento is curio. He's only 81!
Tonys Record Promising.
~ONY has a record that isn't half
=. bad. For one of his youth 1t is
extremely promising. He fairly
drips with promise, as his 10 victories
in his last "a scraps will attest.
AS yet no really notable triumphs
have been recorded by this squatty
Italian, hailing from Orange, but many
q tough hombre has failed to stand up
before the dwarfed giants dynamite
Ace Clark, Arthur De Kuh. Ted Sand
wilma, Amanda De Carlos, Pletro Corrl,
X. o. Christner. Barry, Harold Mays
have hit the canvas before Galento.
He's a conner, veteran boxing critics
will aver. And too much sympathy for
his height and reach disadvantages
must not be wasted. He Is hard TO
fight. especially for the unusually tall
bows who nearly always must shit
their style of attack.
An all-Italian world title battle be-
tween Galento and Carnera some day
is no day dream. they assert.
Barry is no Carnera in build by
long shot, but Reds, who stands over
head taller than Galento, realized after
his previous bout with the puogy
Italian he would have to change his
style for the return meeting. At Bob
Godwin's Herald Harbor camp, where
he has been training, Barry has been
taking on little fellows in an effort to
perfect a style to prevent repetition
Of his previous kayo by Galento
Wherein Barry Erred.
Barry lasted less than a round when
he and Galento fought in the semi
final to the Max BaerMax Schmeling
battle Electing to slug it out, 1t re-
quired only a few seconds for Red to
realize his mistake Swarming over
Tony, the redhead backed away
momentarily Smack! A left hook
with INT behind it deposited the local
pride on the canvas. He woke up
almost an hour later, and it was sew
eral more hours before he finally shook
loose the last of the cobWebs In his
brain
Tomorrow Red plans to do his fight
ing at long range, but he'll have to be
good to escape kayo punch for 10
rounds
Chief Perry Knowles and Sammy
Lucas. featherweights, will box in the
six-round semi-final. Another six
rounder schedules Kelley O'Neil and
Bob Lowry. 135-pounders, while two
fours list George Harmon and Roma
Labona and Sam Romano and Angelo
BrOcato