The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-15

MIR MGtkGS u Ou 1853
UacGtiOn, and during his
absence his column GOiLL
Be conducted by members
of The Times Sports Staff
and International NeOs
Service. Sports Editor
Miller Is in Miami but WiLL
report back betimes on
activities in Americas
sports capital.
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
Far be it from this more or
less skeptical reporter to arch an
eyebrow over the current ratings
of heavyweight fighters. But at
the same time we feel it incum-
bent that we demand q review OF
all the facts considerd in the de-
alterations Of the judges. For In
stance, James ]. Braddock, the
present holder of tn heavyweight
title is placed first BY all hands
with Joe Louis second.
When Braddock steps to the
center Of some arena within the
next twelvemonth to peep over his
guard at the cold immobile face
Of louis. we probably viii find
the No. 2 fighter a top heavy fav-
orite over the guardian Of the
throne. Men who place their
money on the line are not likely
to be influnced by the numerf
cal arrangemnt Of ring warriors.
Louis should be 13 to S over
Braddock, and the odds may soar
beyond that level.
The Brown BlaSter carries too
many guns for the champion, and
his defense should be more than
adequate to take care Of anything
the champion fires at him. Brad
docks right hand, once a 1ethal
ring weapon, has lost its dyna'
mite. It has been injured repeat
edly until the hitting knuckles
have been knocked back until
there's . crescent where there
should be Q straight line.
Heavyweight Field Weak
We will skip some Of the others
for the time being and discuss the
case Of Eddie Nader. who won q
rugged ring battle with Billy
Ketchell here on Monday night.
Nader Is advertised as the sixth
ranking heavyweight In this broad
land Of ours.
If Nader is sixth. the men Of
lower ranking are not to be con-
sidered world beaterS by any
means. The men above him must
by comparison, spread eagle their
fields.
OF course, Nader is young and
strong. He hasn't been badly
hurt In the ring, and under care
ful instruction can be brought to
a higher peak than he yet has
achieved. The instruction must
be combined with intelligent
matchmaking, selecting boxers
whose styles will permit him 70
perfect under combat conditions,
his preparation in the gym
nasium.
Nader must, for example, per-
feet a short, sharp, left Jao. You
can pull out Of hat the names
Of a dozen heavyweightS, past
and present, who had o better LETT
lab than Eddie. His LEFT nook
travelled too far against Ketcheu
here on Monday night. It needs
correction and shortening. A little
more dynamite in his right would
help him no little.
FOR the most part Maders mis-
takes were those Of inexper1ence
and will be corrected, it is quite
certain. Ketchell fought Nader out
of a crouch, boring in and swing
ing with both hands. He was
sure shot for q right hand upper
cut, but it took six rounds for the
New York boy to become aware
Of this and work 50 that he could
bring this punch into use.
RetxIafR Given Chance
Charley Retzlaff will launch his
great adventure in fistiana In Chi
cago on Friday night with the
eyes Of the boxing world on him.
The Dakota farmer has promised
to come out flashing at Louis.
throwing everything to the touch
to be knocked out, or win in q
hurry.
Interest in the fight centers in
whether or not Retzlaff can hit
Louis ON the jaw with a right
hand. II he does, he may win.
If he wins, he will scramble the
fistic dope as 1t has never been
scrambled before. The betting
So far on this fight has been on
the number Of rounds it will go.
None but the exalted In courage
have conceded more than trace
Of a chance to RetZlaff.
However, forlorn hopes have
cashed before this. and just as
long as Retzlaff keeps tossing
punches, he will be dangerous.
There's no doubt that he can hit