The Washington times., 1937-08-03
zGEV|NSON GAINS
IN PRESTIGE BY
BRILLIANT LOSS
Jewish Boy Proves
Class in Defeat
BY GINO SINH

graced, Lou GevinSon, Southwest
Washington classy southpaw gift
to the featherweight class, learned
more about fighting in one hectic
eighth round against joey Archi-
bald at Griffith Stadium last night
than in 70 previous scraps.
Not that the Capital gamecock
doesn't know most of the techni-
cal tricks Of the ring, ducking,
slipping punches, feinting, hook
ing, jabbing, but last night he
heard the bees buzzing in his bon
net, he felt his limbs go numb, his
legs and arms failing him, but he
carried on and though hopelessly
battered and helpless on the ropes,
pleaded with Referee Denny
Hughes to let him go on while
$500 fans cheered him to the echo
Men who are dealing in sudden
death mus go through the fire OF
Gehena, must be tempered in the
crucible of defeat to gain the
heights.
Gevinson, young, willing, sober
thinking, will come back better
fighter because of last nights
technical kayo.
Squarely In Front
In the meantime, bouncing joey
has showed himself Squarely in
front of hirsutiSh Petey Sarron,
worlds featherweight champion,
as far as Petey's home town is con-
cerned.
Sarron may be champion Of
the world, but his claims are
clouded right here in his own
bailiwick until he disposes Of a
bantamweight who dotes IN
knocking the ears off Of full
grown featherWeights.
For six rounds Archibald was
worried by Gevinson's deliberate,
notwithstanding style. joey
obviously feared LOUIS touted
textbook and contented himself
with crossing a jolting left over
LOUIS right jab.
Gevinson was driving home his
left hook to stomach and jaw
but though it shook Archie IN a
couple Of rounds, forcing him to
hold on and brought blood to
Joey's mouth, the Providence
buzz,saw didn't falter. Lou had
an edge in the first, second,
third and sixth rounds.
Tell on Gevinson
The hot pace as well as
Earring lefts to the jaw told
more on Lou than Joey. With
the seventh joey, satisfied that
murder had gone out of Gevin'
sons textbook, unleashed ms
bouncing, weaving tWo-tlsted
tactics so dear to his followers
and had the Jewish boy backing
up and clinching, willing out
weary. 49,.
Hardly had the echo Of the
eighth gong died out when Archl-
bald lifted looping right hand
out of Matt Twomey's water
bucket and planted 1T on LOUIS
chin. GevinSon trembled, stag
pered, fell, rose to one knee as the
referee started to count, dropped
again for nine. He wobbled TO
his feet. and Archibald leaped into
him like a ton Of bricks, shoVeo
him into the ropes in a neutral
corner, GeVinson again Snppeo 70
the floor but arose before count.
.Toev bounced on him like a fury,
battered Lou across the ring ana
the gallant Southwestern, CLASSY
eyed and bleeding fromnose, mouth
and over his right eye, laid nope
lessly stretched out on the bottom
rope, pleading pathetically and m
GENEROUSLY with the referee not 10
stop the fight. Referee Hughes
waved for Louis seconds to come
and get him after 2 minutes ana
IS seconds of the eighth round.
Not Overmatched
Gevinson was not overmatched
ANYMORE than thousands Of classy
fighters who are knocked out by
other classy fighters. For six
rounds he outclassed Archibald IN
GOODNESS. timing, two.handed fight
ing, Gevinson showed he can
box. A year from now he might
beat joey and again he might
never be able to. joey Is the
faster puncher and possesses
greater fighting spirit.
Irish Johnny Dean, Philadelphia
lightweight, absorbed a terrlnc
licking for one minute OF the first
round, from AL Dunbar. Of New
York, never even botherlng to stop
a punch with anything but his jaw
and stomach. Suddenly Dean
swung a right to Dunbar's jaw and
AL went down for nine, arose
groggily, went down again under
q barrage Of rights and another
right dropped him at the bell
Unable to revive him for the sec
ond rounds bell, Dean was
awarded a technical kayo. Dun
bar demanded and was promised
a return chance.
It took JOHNNY Campo, New
Haven, Conn, bantam only three
rounds to convince the referee thai
he outclassed Jimmy Fox, Of
Lynchburg, Va. by plenty. Fos
couldn't come out for the fourth
round.
They are still wondering what
held Charley Rondo, Of Baltimore
up as George Abrams tint. wal
lops thundered off his head ano
body through three painful rounds
Referee Ray Bowen finally called
q halt to the slaughter in the thirc
round with Rondo out on his feet
Abrams weighed 1855 to Rondo'E
$50.
Another defeat was entered or