Evening star., 1937-01-03
HARVEY CONFIDENT
HEAVY WILL SHINE
Pilot Sending New Charge
Into Bout Here Handler OF
Name" Fighters.
RY BURTON HAWKINS.


-OR so years Charley Harvey's
l. name has been as closely con-
nected with the New York fight
i game as perspiration and resin.
His one ambition has been to pilot q
fighter to the world heavyweight
championship, and although he nearly
has realized that dream several times,
he's starting his quest all over again
at IS.
Charley came up through the ranks
from an amateur fighter at Is to
become boxing commissioner on the
New York State Athletic Commission.
As matchmaker for old Madison Square
Garden he brought some of the worlds
greatest fighters to that ring and as
manager he has maneuvered world
flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde, and
three heavyweights who flickered in
the public eye briefly and then were
dumped on ringdom's ash heap.
Harvey's three heavyweight contend
ers were blasted from consideration in
conclusive fashion after all had
threatened to go places. Tom Heeney
was knocked out by Gene Tunney in
IL rounds Corn Griffin was chilled
by Jimmy Braddock in 3 rounds and
Steve Hsmas was dropped by Max
Schmeling in rounds.
Griffin Great Disappointment.
GRIFFIN probably was Harvey's
~ biggest disappointment. Serving
as sparrirg partner for Primo Carnera
when the mammoth Italian was pre-
pairing to defend his title against Max
BAer, Griffin gained national attention
in flstic circles by the easy manner in
which he belted the gawky giant.
Charley turned down $4,000 offer
for Griff1n's services and matched him
with Braddock, who at that time was
struggling as a second-rater. The
present world champion crawled from
the canvas to trim Griffin and thereby
gained enough recognition to snatch
bouts with John Henry Lewis and Art
Lasky, both of whom he defeated to
earn a crack at Baer Griffin the
stepping stone, faded rapidly after that
trimming.
Hamas had tossed his fists with
deadly accuracy and cut wide swath
in heavyweight ranks until he met
Schmeling for the second time in Ber-
lin. Steve had scored over Tommy
Loughran, Hans Birkle, Lee Ramage,
Schmeling and Art Lasky, but the Ger
man gave him such terrific lacing
before knocking him out that Hamas
retired shortly thereafter.
Thinks Well of Ponte.
HARLEY believes he has the max
ings of another contender in a
lad he will show here tomorrow night
at Turner's Arena. He is Tom Ponte,
who as Tom Pontecarvo won the East
ern intercollegiate heavyweight title in
1884 and 1885. Ponte, a graduate of
Western Maryland, will clash with
Dixie Davis. rugged Richmond larruper
who has scored "a knockouts in 80
fights, in six-round preliminary.
Harvey also pulls the strings on Jack
Roper, California heavyweight, who
will mix with Eddie Nader in the
feature 10-round bout. Roper, 28-
year-old Irish-Indian, knocked out Art
Laskey in one round and holds de-
cisions over Buck Everett, Hank
Hankinson and Andre Lenglet.
Nader, small, fast, aggressive and
elusive, was a favorite with Washing
tons fiStic colony last Winter and is
seeking a bout with Marty Gallagher,
who will return to the ring in Feb
ruary.
Other six-rounders pit Hunter Cros-
tic, Richmond light heavyweight,
against Jim Ortiz of Bolivia, and Joe
Finazzo of Baltimore against Tiger
Red Lewis, Richmond light heavy
weight.
In an opening four r-rounder at $50
O'Clock, Angelo Nicola will stack up
against Denny Lynn, Filipino welter-
weight.