Evening star., 1936-10-26
STYLES CONTRAST,
BOTH ARE WILLING
No Odds Offered Despite
Two Cowboy Victories
.
Over Mexican.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

owBOY HOWARD SCOTT,
District lightweight cham
pion, will mix mittens with
~ Joe Rivers, sleek Mexican
Inauler, In a 10-round bout tonight
at Turner's Arena that will fail to
create an eruption In national cauli-
flower circles regardless Of the out
come, but which nevertheless seems
to have aroused local ringworms.
With their contrasting styles ideally
suited to a matchmaker's dream, plus
their willingness to keep swinging.
Rivers and Scott should stage hectic
brawl. Rivers is hard-hitting, fast
moving and extremely annoying to
opposing fighters, while the 1.-the, trim
Scott Is a polished counter-puncher
who is at his best when the battle Is
carried to him.
Despite two previous trimmings he
absorbed from the Cowboy. Senor
Rivers probably will crawl through
the ropes an even-money selection to
dispose of the transplanted Texan.
SCOTS recent loss to Chino Alvarez
in Florida, and Rivers rapid ring
rise Of late have been instrumental
in the refusal of the local gambling
gentry to establish a favorite.
Rivers Wants Revenge.
p IVERS IS seeking measure Of re-
venge over Scott, who gained
close.decision victories over his olive
skinned foe in Florida and Baltimore,
while the local lightweight ruler de-
sires to recover some of the prestige
he lost in being knocked out in the
tenth round Of his last fight by
Alvarez.
Scott has been offered a return
scrap with Alvarez at Promoter Mike
Jacobs swanky Hippodrome on No
vember and the modest puncher
hopes to travel into the flstic spot
light through his efforts there. Rated
nth among the worlds Ightweights,
Scott will invade New York for the
first time, hoping to prove popular
and pave the way to more moneyed
matches.
Mexico Joe, however, is intent upon
inheriting SCOTS high-rating position
and his recent encounters in Balti-
more would seem to warrant him
chance Of doing so. In his last seven
arguments in the Monumental City,
Rivers has won six, defeating such
fighters as Danny London, Bucky
Taylor, Nick Camaretta and Jimmy
Tramberia, while losing to Scott.
Card Well Rounded.
u IVERS is best remembered here
~ for his dubious distinction in
dropping two. decisions to Petey Sar-
ron, now world featherweight cham
pion, and his knockout conquest Of
Mike Belloise several seasons ago at
the now defunct American Legion
Arena.
. Promising preliminaries will round
out the card, with Buddy Scott striv-
ing for his sixth straight victory when
he stacks up against Jake Friedman,
Baltimore light-heavyweight, in an
outstanding six-round bout. Fried
man Is o former South Atlantic 175-
pound amateur champion, while
Scott, brother of the Cowboy, once
controlled the amateur light-heavy-
weight situation in Oklahoma, Mis-
souri, and Kansas.
- Other six-rounderS pit Joe Straiges,
Camden, N. j., lightweight, against
Ray Ingram. local larruper. and Bobby
Dechter against Joey Temes in a bat
tie for the Districts featherweight
bartender championship. Both boys
mix 'em for local restaurants.
Cyclone Sammy Williams and
Prince Albert, colored middleweights,
will clash in the opening four-rounder
At $50 o'clock.