Evening star., 1937-06-27
REDDISH S[UGGED
IN FINAL WORKOUT
Boxer Facing Lewis Here
Tomorrow Proves Mark
for Tay|or's Right.
by BURTON HAWKINS.

n show OF Willie Reddish
~ merely showed up the Phil
a adelphia heavyweight, who
will collide with John Henry Lewis,
world light champion. in
l0-round non-title bout tomorrow
night at Grif11th Stadium.
Sparring yesterday at Turner's
Arena against Henry Taylor, another
Philly puncher, Reddish was on the
receiving end Of several stin rights
Smaller than Willie. Taylor found
little difnculty In connecting with
right hands to Reddishs head during
the three-round session, landing A
particularly authoritative poke in the
second round
Approximately 300 spectators wit
messed Willie's unimpressive perfor-
nance against Taylor, but Reddish
perked up 4 bit against Battling Zuzu,
= local amateur middleweieht Still,
Willie failed TO unveil any reasons why
Lewis will not enter the ring 4 pro-
hibitlve favorite.
| AAybOT JUN EbU01AH.
THE crowd sprinkled about the
| caulifiower crucible whooped and
hollered in the second round when
Taylor wound up right hand back on
Fourteenth street which bounced of
Willie's jaw with some effect. Those
connected with the show said Reddish
merely was coasting, but it looked more
like = slip.
Reddish failed 10 display the form
he possessed in whipping such highly
regarded fighters as Obie Walker
Eddie Simms. Billy Nichy and Terry
Mitchell. The 6-foot l90-pound
self-Styled fighting stevedore has lost
TO and fought draw with Leroy
Haynes and lost 4 decision to Al
Ettore.
| Lewis, on the other hand, has dis
posed OF such fighters as Jimmy Brad
dock, Lou Scozza, Make Rose nbloom.
Tony Shucco. Bob Olin. Charley Mas
sera. Bob Goodwin, AL Ettore. Al Gamer
Max Marek and Len Harvey.
Lewis Active Champion.
THE 23-vear Lewis, who halls
from Phoenix Ariz. annexed his
title two years ago by trimming Bob
Olin and since has defended his crown
three times, against Jock McAvoy,
Harvey and DIN, whom he knocked
out recently in eight rounds.
Lewis has trounced every available
opponent in light t-heavyweight ranks
and has been forced to fight heavy
weights in order to obtain competition.
He will spot Reddish about II pounds,
planning to enter the ring at approx
mately l78 pounds.
Reddish and Lewis never have met
before, and this will mark Lewis first
appearance in this swat sector Red
dish showed here two years ago knock
ing out Jack Rose in a bout which was
refereed by Joe Louis, now world
heavyweight champion.
Ingram Back In Ring.
RAY INGRAM. who was chilled BY
joey Archibald on the police ben
ef1t card here, will see action for the
first time in nearly a month. returning
against Christobal Jaramillo. Puerto
Rican featherweight. who lost to the
local lad here in February. They are
slated to swing for eight rounds.
Six-round scraps list Oesie Stewart
talented Pittsburgh middeweight
stacking up against Leo Duncan, col.
ored Philadelphian, and Freddie vii.
son, colored Pittsburgh middleweieht
meeting Tiger Smith of Baltimore.
The opening four -rounder, slated tc
get under way at $50 O'Clock. will find
George Abrams. highly regarded
product of local amateur ranks. facing
Tony Livingstone, Quantico middle
weight.