Evening star., 1933-08-15
PETE IS F:AV0R|TE
DESPITE BEATING
No Chance for A|ibi if He
Loses Tonight, Declares
Star FeatherWeight.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


ers up, little Petey Sarron,
IL Alabama's chief entry in the
featherweight whirl, tonight
goes to war against Eddie Burl
at the Twin City for cash, glory
and vindication.
For one so mild of manner out
side the ring, Sarrons pre-battle
yodeling surprises.
"Burl-and plenty of others, too
think alibied that loss to Eddie when
] said I was SICK" declares Petey
'Well, there won't be any aliti after
tonight, at least as far as I'm con-
cerned If Burl whips me again he'll
have done it when I was at my best
Surprising, this statement from Sar-
ron, but deadly serious is the Syrian,
and well might he be. In tacknng
again this battered Florida scrapper III
a I0-round route, Sarron is r1sklng MS
place along with the Chocolates. Millers,
Pauls and Arizmendis for little aoaeo
prestige Burl's scalp would earn Sar-
means abolishing in the minds OF many
washington fight folk the suspicion he
u an alibi artist.
A Bit Of Mud Singing.
'rYARD feeling has sprung up since
n their initial meeting several
weeks ago, when Burl amazed
the natives by decisively defeating
Sarron. Sarrons excuse OF illness lreo
Burl, who retaliated with statement
that Petey was the most overrated
fighter in these parts and he'll prove
1t again. Burl added Sarron's "alib1'
was poor sportsmanship.
Burl Is not alone in his conviction
that Sarron was overrated and that
foe who chased Pete would beat him,
but, despite this suspicion, Sarron Will
hnter the ring about a 6-to-5 favor1te.
Betting folk may take some stock In
Burl's statements, but neither can they
forget Sarron's two draws with Tommy
Paul and his wins over Benny Schwartz,
Mkt Gelb and Johnny Farr.
Against Burl in their previous scrap
Sarron for only three minutes flashed
his true form. That was in the first
round when he swarmed over Burl and
drove him all over the ring. Then ne
geemed to wilt and Burl easily copped
the duke.
CARRON is by far the cleverer Of the
- pair, but it Is difficult to match
~ Burl for durability. He can both
dish out the punishment and take IT.
Burl has yet to take full count.
Both battlers have trained hard Tor
Oonights test, which may mean the
turn in the lane for Promoter Charlie
Cornell, who expects, and reasonably.
that 1t will establish new attendance
record for the Laurel Arena. Unques-
tionably it is the biggest, natural since
the second Tommy Paul-Sarron squab-
bic at Portner's, and If ever two bat
tiers guaranteed fight 1t Is Sarron and
Burl. Each has incentive and record
of having yet to stage dull bout
hereabout.
Burl, the fighter many thought
washed up" year ago, is not headed
for title, but two straight wins over
Sarron would not hurt his income and
reputation whit. And even Sarron
supporters are willing to concede two
straight wins are not beyond the realm
of possibility. Never in his career, &C
cording to Burl, has he worked better.
His daily training sessions at the Mo-
hawk Club have borne that out to some
extent. Tonight will determine.
Bowen Meets Reed Again.
"A MAIN bout at Portner's last Win
~ ter will be brought back in the
semi-f1nal tonight, Ray Bowen
elashing with Jimmy Reed Bowen, like
Sarron, is bent upon revenge. Having |
weathered q mild and brief build-up, |
the glass-chinned Bowen earned a shot |
at Reed and then went down to de- |
feat. Jimmy twice flooring the Wash /
ingtonian for nine counts Bowen
clamored for another chance, but Reed
cracked up his left hand and until re- /
Gently has been out of action. They
are slated for six rounds. /
Another siX-rounder promises a slug
fest. Henry Irving. Washingtons hard
hitting middleweight, will tangle with
X. o. Brodie Of Baltimore, who has
won all six Of his professional fights
by knockouts. Actually he has had |
only seven full minutes OF ring expert
ence, so quickly were his opponents
beaten down.
sammy Lucas Ns. Sam Romano and
Je8ie Belt vs. AL Park constitute the
fors: The fireworks will start at $3.50