Evening star., 1935-10-28

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nj Olin meets up with thu
" nemesis Of the light-heavy'
weight division in the person
Of Dusky John Henry Lewis in a Is
round titular match at st. Louis next
Thursday evening.
The contest will come off as sched-
uled provided Olin does not suffer a
recurrence of toothache on the eve
Of battle, and a new champion will
be crowned If Lewis fights up to the
form he showed in winning over Ohm
last April at San Francisco.
Lewis is a great fighter when moth
ing but the short end OF the purse is
at stake. He conclusively beat Make
Rosenbloom when the latter was
champion. He dropped Slapsie Make
for the full count with thunderous
right to the body. Rosenbloom claim
ed foul. This was not allowed. The
fight was resumed and Lewis came
away with the decision. Given a re-
turn bout, Lewis reverted to sloppy
form and Rosenbloom romped off
with the decision.
So 1t was when Lewis was i'm
ported to this city and given a chance
to redeem himself. He was sent In
against the veteran James J. Brad
dock and, after taking trip to the
floor, finished up a poor second. This
was the fight which gave Braddock
q talking point when an opponent
for Ark Lasky was selected. Brad
dock also won that one and went on
to win the world heavyweight title
Up to Lewis Mental State.
I EWIS was signed to meet Olin in
an over-the- weight contest. II
was called off on the eve of the fight
Later, when it appeared as though the
match was on again, it was just as
promptly heaved out the window when
John Henry made a pitiful showing
against Abe Feldman. Lewis has it
in him to beat Olin. Whether he
does or not depends on his mental
state with a world championship at
stake.
Olin is not going into the fight
with the intention of collecting his
guarantee and bidding the fight game
farewell. 1t is true Bob is disgusted
with the game and wants to hang up
his gloves just as soon as circum-
stances will permit. He is not the
kind to sell his title for the $4,000
he is reported to be getting for the
match.
The former Wall Street bank clerk
has deep sense of pride in his
achievements in the ring and does
not want to make an easy exit If
he can help it. He has trained hard
for the fight. He figures victory
over Lewis would enable him to take
part in several over-the-weight
matches, which he badly needs, and
another lucrative engagement in de-
tense of his title against Jack Peter
son. British empire champion, next
Spring.
Palmer Bout Just as Good.
A MBROSE PALMER. Australian
title holder. now is in England
and may beat Olin to the Peterson
match. If Palmer beats the Welsh
man 1t will be better for Olin, since
Palmer plans to return to Australia
by way Of this country and would
welcome match for the world light
heavyweight crown.
Joe Louis will second his friend
from Arizona against Olin. Never a
loquacious sort. 1t is doubtful if Louis
in John Henry's corner can spur the
latter out of his usual lethargy when
the title hinges on victory. Unless
Lewis can crack his rivals body with
solid blows, the fight will turn out
closer than many fans think 1t is
one Of those things in which any sort
Of break will turn the tide.
Olin has been idle since last April.
Lewis has been beaten in his last two
starts, by Rosenbloom and by Field
man. The men square off about on
q par, with the scales tipping in John
Henry's favor because of his better