Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-17
BRINGS Wins OVER
-four LAST RIVALS
Pressed to Very Limit to
Weather Storm in Go
With Roth.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

N YEW YORK, October IL
Tony Canzoneri was CORY
" sight as he went to his corner
Il at the conclusion OF his 10
round battle with Al Roth.
Those who saw only the last four
rounds of the engagement would have
remarked about the appearance OF
the principals at the end and judged
the smiling young chap with thatch
of coal-black hair to be the winner
and new lightweight champion.
The decision rightfully belonged to
Canzoneri, and it was so proclaimed
to the fans, who admired the pluck
OF the little Italian as he gamely
carried on with blood streaming from
an opened artery in his mouth from
the twelfth round to the finish.
Canzoneri has had 100 fights during
q turbulent 10-year career in the
ring He does not move as spryly as
he did in other days and there is
certain amount of hesitation in his
foot work which leads many to be-
lieve Tony is due for long count
should he become careless in a fight
with some ambitious youngster.
Experience Big Help.
CANZONERI'S last four fights have
been won solely because he used
his noodle and knew bit too much
for his less experienced opponents.
In his contest with Bobby Pacho,
never a puncher by any means, Tony
got careless and was dropped clearly
TO the floor for the first time. He
came up fighting and managed to
exc out the decision. In his fight
with Frankie Kick the decision failed
to meet with the approval of the fans.
They thought the Italian was very
lucky to finish on his feet.
Now Kick is back in the East seek
ing a third engagement with the
champion, who. he thinks. is ready
to be taken by the first fighter who
will continue to bore in and force
Tony to swap punches with him. The
champion is the sort of fighter who
will not ignore the challenge of his
adversary and will throw aside boxing
science and slug it out.
r1OW lOIlS Cdll SdllLOIleIl COIltlluc
at that pace? Tony has been to the
post too often, against the best fight
ers of his weight, to take such
chances. Sooner or later one solid
punch will land on vital spot and
1t will be all over. And those who
have watched the gallant little bat
tier these many years will be sorry
they were in on the kill" of one who
has made fistic history.
Tony Is Well Heeled.
WHAT is driving Canzoneri on,
Nv when others who have tasted
ring fame and fortune have retired
to live on their earnings? Tony is
not broke. He made a fortune, lost
it and gained another one. He has
q large farm at Marlboro, N. Y. It
is well stocked with fruit trees, cows,
chickens. He is devoted to his fam
lily. If he converts his farm into a
Summer resort, as he plans, there Is
no doubt he could make it a success.
Canzoneri does not think he can
last forever. Friends are urging him
to hang up his gloves before his rec
ord is furnished by a knockout. But
Tony will not listen. He still thinks
he has a chance to defeat Barney
Ross for the welterweight title. Bar
r1ey has two decisions over Canzoneri.
They were close ones. Too bad Ross
did not win by a wide margin, for
then the italian battler would not be
flirting with the idea of meeting Bar
ney next Summer. He would retire
to his country place, leaving younger
men to cope with Ross.