Evening star., 1933-08-10
WINS 19 STRAIGHT
AS GREEN Weller
Raw Courage Chief Asset of
| D. C. Waiter, Starting
: at Late Age of rs.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


A 5-YEAR-OLD restaurant
~ waiter who never pulled on
II a pair of boxing gloves until
last Winter, when the lure
of a double sawbuck for four
rounds of fisticufflng prompted
him to essay left jabs and right
crosses, today is being hailed by
local ring observers as Washing
tons newest and brightest flstic
prospect.
He is Cary Wright, welterweight,
undefeated in 19 consecutive
starts
For Wright boxing appeared lucra-
tive sideline a few months ago. He
requested tutelage from Harry Groves,
prominent local trainer of fighters. And
though at the age of 25 fighter is
getting an unusually late start in the
boxing game, so rapidly has Wright
progressed that his tardiness virtually
has been nullified. Groves was as sur
prised as any one at the progress
Wright made at the game. Today he
probably is the most wanted and bust
est scrapper in Groves large stable.
Future Appears Bright.
'NR1GHT has yet, to make his his
" debut as a main-eventer, but
notwithstanding the lack of a
really definite line on MIN against
classy opposition, Washington's flstic-
minded colony almost to a man pre-
diets a bright future for the boy with
one of the best fighting hearts in this
sector
Attention first was drawn to Wright
late last Winter at Portner'S Arena in
Alexandria when he was knocked down
twice in the second round by hard
hitting Baltimore battler.
Wright weathered the storm and in
the next round kayoed his opponent
Courage, necessity in every ring
mans repertoire, was the quality which
first drew attention to Wright yet he
was not mentioned in the same breath
as a prospect as Roddy Davis and, at
that time, Red Barry.
But Wright, IN quiet, crowd pleasing
manner, continued to f1ght-and win.
AS his streak grew in size and his vic
TINS in opposition, more and more
comment was drawn toward the shut
fling, rangy waiter fighter. He climaxed
his build-up last Tuesday at Twin City
on the Joe Knight-Joe Banovic card.
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" Keller Crawford, an Eastern
Shore voungster with the kick
of mule in either hand. Those who
had witnessed Crawford in action
thought Harry Groves had erred in
Judgment-that Wrights streak would
end at l3 straight.
Perhaps Groves thought So too when
Wright twice hit the canvas, once for
nine count. But, displaying the same
brand of fortitude which first made him
marked" preliminary boy, he got
off the floor and won a unanimous de-
csion, narrowly missing on two occa-
slons putting Crawford away. And
Crawford is a southpaw. too
Courage still appears Wright's chief
asset but not only because of his game
ness is he well liked. Under Groves
tutelege he has perfected probably the
best left jab of any local fighter and
his right, which he generally shoots to
the body, packs plenty of power. Once
inside, he has shown he can hold his
own with any scrapper his weight in
this sector at body punching.
Once paled by the deeds and bally-
hoo attending the Davises, Barrys,
Young Vans, etc. Wright now stands
out as a prospect. His progress during
the next several months is certain to
be watched with interest by Washington
rngworms