Evening star., 1933-06-19
CANzONER| MAKES
HIS FIFTH DEFENSE
Rated Worlds Best Fighter,
Tony Is 8-5 Favorite
in Scrap Friday.
By the Associated Press.

BY tnt ASSoclated PreSS.
"A yEW YORK, June 1o.-Tony
nj Canzoneri trots out his
Y worlds lightweight crown
on Friday night at Chicago
and invites Barney Ross, aggres-
sive Chicago battler, to see
whether he can win it and sue
ceed where such other challenges
as Jack kid Berg, Kid Choco-
late and Billy Petrolle have failed.
Tony's fifth defense Of the title he
won by knocking cut Al Singer in
November, 1890, headlines national
boxing program marked otherwise by
the fourth meeting between Tommy
Loughran, veteran Philadelphia heavy
weight, and Steve Hanas, Passaic, N.
j., youngster. =.
Generally regarded as the greatest
fighter in the world for his weight and
inches. Canzoneri probably will rate
at least an 8 to favorite for his To-
round titular duel in the Chicago
stadium, although Ross has come fast
in the last year. Since Canzoneri put
Singer down for the full count in one
round, he has defended the title sue
cessfully four times. beating Berg twice
and Petrolle and Chocolate once apiece.
Ross won the right to challenge for the
title by outpointing Petrolle in close
match at Chicago In March. r'F
HAMAs and Loughran will battle 10
i i rounds in the Yankee Stadium
here Wednesday night with Hamas
one up on the veteran Philadelphian.
The former Penn State College athlete
knocked out Tommy once and OUT,
pointed him once In three meetings;
the other going to Loughran on points.
Bouts on the national schedule In
clude:
Monday-At Pittsburgh. Baby Joe
Cans, Los Angeles, VS.. Jack Portney.
Baltimore, welterweights; Lew Ray
mond, Baltimore, VS.. Billy Holt, Pits
burgh, welterweights, and Nose Butch,
Pittsburgh, VS.. Eddie Pucci, Canton,
Ohio, featherweights, each 10; at Louis
Vile, Lou Terry, st. Louis, VS.. Cecu
Payne, Louisville, lightweights, 10; at
Terre Haute. Ind, Jacquotte Elverrillo.
Chicago, VS.. Pee Wee farrell, Fort
Wayne, Ind. welterweights, 10.
Tuesday-At Cleveland, Johnny Risko.
Cleveland, VS.. Patsy Perroni, Cleveland,
heavyweights; Teddy Yarosz, East Liv-
erpooi, Ohio, VS.. Sammy Slaughter,
Terre Haute, middleweights, and Eddie
Simms, Cleveland, VS.. Charley Belangef,
Winnipeg, heavyweights, 10. At Philai
delphia, Maxey Rosenbloom, New York,
VS.. Pepper Stopper, Leiperville, Pa,
light heavyweights, 8 (non-title). At
Seattle, Henry Woods, Yakima. VS.. DON
Fraser, Spokane, lightweights, 6. =,
N1EDNESDAY-At New York, Yankee
w Stadium, Tommy Loughran. Phila-
delphia, vs. Steve Hamas, Passaic,
N. j.. heavyweights, 10: Adolph Heuser,
Germany. VS.. Abe Feldman, New York,
heavyweights, g. At Oakland, Calf.
Young Tommy. Philippines. VS.. Little
Pancho, Philippines. bantamweights, 10.
At Cincinnati, Cecil Payne, Louisville.
VS.. Frankie Wallace, Cleveland, light
weights, TO- .,
Thursday - At Spokane, Freddie
Steel, Tacoma, VS.. Joe Click, Los An
geles, and King Tut, Minneapolis. vS.
Tiger Lee Paige. New York, all welter.
weights, each g. At Indianapolis, Tracy
Cox, Indianapolis, VS.. Lew Massey,
Philadelphia, welterweights. 10. .
Friday-At Chicago Stadium, Tony
Canzoneri. New York, VS.. Barney RoSS
Chicago, hghtweights, 10 (title).