The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-28
STORYTELLING WIN
 ADDS INTEREST TO HAMAS BOUT
Lasky, Milwaukee Mauler, Tunes Up for New York
 Test Next Month

New York, Aug 2S-(Special- With the arrival of Art Lasky from California to start hard training for the most important fight of his career against Steve Hamas, September 27, and Max Schmeling's eight round kayo over Walter Neusel, the heavy weight pot is beginning to boil over.
 The struggle of the various can- didates for first crack at Max Baer has enlivened the division like it has never been before. Before June. 1885, when Max defends his newly won laurels there should be plenty of exciting fisticuffing.
 Right now most interest and at- tention is manifested in the sched- uled ten rounder between Lasky and Hamas. Promoter Jimmy Johnston heaved a sigh of relief yesterday when Lasky, the only Jewish contender" extant. hove into sight. He had the Madison Square Garden ringmaster worried over the weekend because the young man was travelling in style but dangerously flying as he did from Los Angeles to New York. When brother-manager Maurice informed Johnston "all was well" meaning the fighter had arrived safely. the latter declared, well, I'm glad that's over"
 To Loosen Up
 Lasky, who hasn't boxed in New York since the night of March 31 in the Garden when he outfought Hans Birkie in eight torrid heats, will do some light work in Still mans gymnasium this afternoon. Wednesday accompanied by brother Maurice and Gig Rooney he will motor to Ferndale to see Barney Ross box and then look over the place as a possible site for pitching his camp. Tonight he will guest referee for Rev John F. White at a Staten Island amateur boxing show.
 Looking for all the world like Baer in facial resemblance, won- derful physical speciman and eX- uding confidence in his march to the heavyweight throne, the Min neapolis clouter made many new friends on Broadway.
 While brother Maurice and Rooney extolled his fistic virtues both agreeing Art has the best left hook in captivity, the scrapper of the family played with his dog Epoch" Johnston inquired after the mongreIs breeding. He's q rat terrior," Art revealed. i've mislaid his pedigree"
 After the Birkie bout Lasky participated in sixteen battles, scoring eleven k. o.'s. Charlie RetZ- laff was awarded a six round tech nical knockout over him on May 12, at St Paul. They collided with their heads in the first round. Lasky bobbed up with cut over the right eye, mile long, literally speaking. After fast exchange in the sixth Retzlaff swished his glove near the optic and the next thing Alt knew his eyeball was hanging out of the socket. The referee humanely in- tervened.
 The Retzlaff thing didn't dis courage the young man for he went on to fatten Tiger Jack Fox, Leo Duncan, Jack Willis, Tony Sousa. Andy Mitchell, Fred Lenhart, Jack Van Noy. Tom Patrick, Billy Don ohue, John Freeman. Benny Miller. He gained decisions over Lee Ramage, King Levinsky, Ed Parante.
 Good Defense
 Iasky points with pride to the fact that he has met the greatest Dunchers in Jack Dempsey, King Levinsky and Tiger Jack Fox. Two years ago he stood off Primo Car nera in ten rounds.
 Art is now a resident of Los An
 xx,i%I I,i of n sister and a younger brother named Eli. He is investing his ring earn ings in a string of gas stations. the light of day at Evansville, Minn, 165 miles northwest of Min neapolis. He stands feet 212 inches tall. His fighting weight IS 197 pounds. He is an orthodox Jew. His parents emigrated to this country from Russia in 1904 During the coming Jewish holidays Lasky will not train. Originally he worked as a farm hand. It was brother Maurice who induced him to go into the fight business after Art walloped the daylights out ot him in one of those friendly kid bouts.
 Lasky has had A contests, SCOT ing 33 knockouts. He has never been knocked off his feet either in the gym or ring. He wears four teen shoe, the same size as Car nera but the brogans are not as big in width as the Italian Man Mountains. Mine are canoes and Cameras are rowboats," explains Art.
 Lasky fought his first battle on May 21, 1880, at Waterloo, Iowa He knocked out one Percy Cam eron in two rounds. Funny Ma poleon was stopped at Waterloo by Wellington" interrupted brother Maurice, "and Art began his vic torious fight career at Waterloo,
 Incidentally, Maurice denied ir no uncertain terms that Promoter Lou Daro of Los Angeles, has Art tied up to any agreement or con- tract. Daro is suing the Lasliys for $5O.OOO for breach of con- tract. "Daro has no case" is the way Maurice dismisses the contem- Dlated suit