The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-20
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BY HENRY McLEMORE


TJynited Press staff Correspondent
New York, June 2O-(UP)-If
YOU are looking about these days
for an excuse to take advantage OF
the nice and juicy odds which are
certain to be given on that large
marty, Primo Camera, on the night
OF June 20, you might do worse
than take into consideration the
MANY great fighters, who like the
giant Italian, couldn't whip your
cousin Egbert in gymnasium.
At the same time you might give
a thought to the regiment OF box
ers who looked like combination
OF Sullivan, Dempsey and Leonard
in the gym, but who folded up like
a music box in actual combat. TWO
Of the more famous illustrations of
this class were Tom Cowler, Eng
lish heavyweight, and Jack McAul-
life the second. The late Jim Cor
bett used to tell what a sucker
Cowler made of him. In a gym
Cowler could do any and every
thing. Yet when they stood him out
in front of Jack Dillon the Eng
lishman was like a possum when
you shine a light in his eyes. and
was knocked kicking while his
friends were still making bets.
McAuliffe looked so fit in train
ing that his contract was purchas-
ed for $4,000. 1t was worth exact
ly one dino when Firpo finished
betting him in one Of the prelim-
inaries to the Floyd Johnson-Jess
\ Willard go at the stadium. Other
great gym fighters who had diff
Guilty getting their hands up once
the bell rang in an actual fight
were AL Reich. Spider Roach, Fred
Fulton, Jim Coffey and Joe Cox.
But we were talking about fight
ers, who, like Camera, looked
ouselay in training. Gene Tunney is
a fine one to consider. One peep
at Tunney in workout and you'd
swear you could lick him every
day in the week and twice on Sun
day. For some reason the man,
many consider the finest allaround
boxer the ring ever saw. couldn't
get going until it meant something.
Mickey Walker Is an even better
example than Tunney. In gymnas-
ium form Mickey wouldn't get past
the first round of the middle At
lantic states Intercollegiate. Yet
the Mick will go down in the books
as one of the meanest, toughest,
hell-cattingest middles Of all time
And Gene and Mickey are but
two. Abe Attell, Freddy Welsh,
Stanley Ketchell, Ace Hudkins,
Billy Petrolle, Tony Canzoneri, Max
Baer, Tommy Loughran, Seaman
Watson, Paul Berlenbach and Jack
Dempsey belong to that group
which looked like dime dozen
IN training and a cool million once
the barrier was sprung, If you'll
allow us to scramble a metaphor
or is It q smile?
So, Cameras unimpressiye work
butts for the Sharkey man may be
q good omen, certainly, II looking
punk in training is assign. he'll be
4, ripping killer against Sharkey
What we mean is. he looks pretty
awful, or at least he did yesterday
In four rounds against Harold
MAYS and q gentleman of color in
PRODUCED as ''Humberto Arsi, cham.
MON Of Porto Rico" Primo proved
Il was possible to commit each Of
boxing's seven deadly sins in sever
distinct ways. Looking at him yot
fclf that Sharkey was as sure a.
F,oufpoise against Kate Smith at q
mile and a quarter.
hut. you win remember. 80 OUT
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ms lucky ana proud to have q
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