Evening star., 1933-08-20
BOXERS HIS WEIGHT
WON'T BATTLE HIM
,178-Pound Negro Sensation
So Eager for Work He
Would Tackle Primo.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


gift to the sponge and arnica
~ division of the boxing indus
try, MARBLES he is managing
the worlds best light-heavy-
weight in dusky Billy Jones.
However, the reformed Lone
Star Ranger also is convinced the
only way Jones will be able to file
an income tax next year is to spot
weight galore and tackle heavy
weights.
Erwin once managed Sam Langford,
the great colored fighter who lodged no
heavyweight, albeit he invariably gave
away plenty of weight. Langford's star
was setting when Jimmie had him, but
he still had enough left to give Erwin
an idea of the assets required to Offset
lack Of weight. With such a standard,
perhaps in Jones he envisons another
Langford. Certainly, as far as facial
and physical appearances go, Jones is
q dead ringer for the old Boston Tar
Baby.
Nobody'H Fight Him.
u lOOh lIlc oUShy
wv Jones off the aging AL Lippe's
hands this Summer he inherited
unquestionably one of the five best
light-heavyWeights in the fistic game.
But Jones also is perhaps the hardest
man in the world to match properly
and lucratively. The troubles OF Joe
knight, the hard-hitting Georgia south
paw are negligible in comparison.
Over at Portner's Arena, where Erwin
puts his three-man "stable'-Jones,
Les Kennedy and Petey Sarron-
through their training sessions. the
astute James weeps salty tears as he
watches his crack colored clouter go
through his PAGES.
There won't anybody fight
him." means Erwin. Hes tough,
no foolin'. Since he whipped
Max ROsenblOom two out of three
times, Max wants no parts of him.
Billy licked Lew ScOzza twice,
kayoed Joe Banovic, walloped
Georgia Nichols and practically
every other good light,heavy-
weight in the country except Joe
Knight and Bob Goodwin. And
they won't fight him.
80 the only way can figure, If the
ight-heavies won't fight him. maybe
the heavyweights will. Jones is so
dIlXlOuS 10 llSIlt lie II CllIllD ullO lllc llIlS
with anybody-that goes for Camera"
Col0red Bout at Laurel.
"HERE Is no denying Jones' class
in the light-heavy division but
as a heavyweight it would seem
the Negro would have to give away
too much weight. At l78 pounds his
present weight, he would be one of the
smallest heavyweights in the world, if
not the smallest. But Erwin is conf
dent he will prove just as tough in the
big division as in the light-heavy class
"The only time he will be at any real
disadvantage" Jimmie maintains, "is
against guys like Camera and Impelle-
there. And he could put couple Of
dents in them. too.
"Jones," spiels the irrepressible
James, "cdn hit harder than any
Joe Knight, too. Jones put
couldn't Furthermore, Billy can
sock Dtth both hands"
As a heavyweight Jones will make
his debut at Twin-City September 5
against Larry johnson, crack colored
heavyweight. This will be the first all
colored feature bout in the three-year
history of the Laurel Arena.
Jones, incidentally, is Washington
born youth, it is pointed out by Erwin.
This fact, coupled with his pilots con-
firmed belief in Billys ability, is what
has convinced Erwin that Jones will
rival his stable-mate, Petey Sarron, as
q money-maker in this section.