Evening star., 1937-07-20
HELD TOO CLEVER
FOR HEAVIER FOE
Hobo, With 12-PoJnd Weight
Edge, Is CoCky-15,m0
Due to See Show.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

most pOllShed puncherS. pound for
pound. in cauliflower circles today,
are expected to attract $4,000 ring
worms when they bump tonight at
Griffith Stadium in a l0-round nom
title bout.
Despite the keen condition of both
fighters, following nearly a month of
intensive training here, the argument
Is expected to end in knockout, with
the sharp-faced Steele a 81 favorite
to remain perpendicular. Should the
ecrap be terminated in that fashion, it
will mark new experience for the
fighter with the least resistive chin,
since neither ever has been chilled.
A compact mass of muscle who
either is too uneducated or too cour-
sgeous to regard Steele's reputation
and pugilistic proWess with the proper
respect, Hobo will have a decided edge
from a physical standpoint. He will
outweigh Freddie by approximately II
pounds, and that is decided ad
vantage if Williams follows the pat
tern OF his previous battles.
Freddie to Shift Style.
CTEELE plans to alter his style to
suit the occasion. The champ.
who undeniably holds margin over
williams in the matter of cleverness
and experience, must perfect de-
fense against Hobos chopping rights
and incessanJ body drilling. at the
same time being careful not to expose
any vulnerable spot to the former
carnival clouter's rather crisp left
hooks
Trouble apparently is brewing for
Hobo If he forgets for split second
that a powerful right is aching to
crash against his jaw. Freddie can
pump that fist probably as rapidly as
Joe Louis f1icks left hook and it is
generally conceded Williams will be
carried to his corner if he becomes
negligent.
The tattooed Williams, who lit in
Alexander some months ago and
stayed to carve rather enviable rec
ord in this sector, is inclined to swing
wildly, forgetting science and caution.
when clipped with stiff blow, but II
ne follows that trend against Steele
he likely will be petrifed temporarily.
Steele a Fighting Champ.
STEELE, one of the few champions
who has chosen to remain active
this year, already has defended his
title three times in little more than
. wear and has disposed of virtually
every noteworthy fighter in the mid
dlevelght division. Babe RiskO. Vince
Dundee. Allen Matthews. Gus Lesne
vich, Young stuhley, Gorilla Jones
and Frankie Battaglia are few OF the
more talented punchers Freddie has
trimmed.
Employing the Pacific Coast as an
Incubator, Steele, a product of Taco
ma. Wash, is former soda jerker,
who was fighting professionally at the
age Of 13, picking up five bucks here
and there. Now "a years old, Freddie,
one of the most likable fighters in
the game, is we'll equipped in every
phase of the art of rearranging fea-
tures
Contrasting StAele's life pattern is
the varied life led by Williams. whose
real name is Williamson. former
carnival performer Hobo has picked
up some rather artistic tattooing on
his rugged frame during his ram
bhngs. After wandering from city to
town he finally landed in Alexandria
and liked it enough to stay.
Hobo Is 4 Brawler.
HOBO believes in good old-fash-
ioned braWling His f1Stic ef-
forts are elemental and naturally
rough around the edges, but he. never
theless. has shown an ability to stand
Up under heavy punching when he
was forced to fight light hea vyweights
and heavyUeights here after he had
disposed of every available middle
weight
Proceeds from the bout. which is
being promoted by the Variety Club,
an organization OF those connected
with the theater will be used as
means OF maintaining camp for un-
derpriviledged children and mothers
Of the District.
The bout, which will be broad adcast
over a coast-to- coast hook-up Of the
Columbia chain, will not be heard on
local or nearby stations, it is an
nounced. This will mark the first
time fight here ever has received
notice nationally over the air.
Since Muggsy Morris has resigned
as referee and Eddie La Fond cur
rently is touring South America,
Charley Reynolds will grab the fea-
ture arbiting assignment, with Benny
Hughes and Ray Bowen working the
prelims.
Fine Set Of Preliminaries.
THE preliminaries probably are the
finest ever arranged here, with a
legitimate feature bout installed as
l0-round semi-f1nal. In that battle
Joey Archibald. colorful little sensa-
Harry Gentle, Connecticut feather
weight.
Buck Everett. former District
heavyweight champion. will collide
with Eddie Hogan of Philadelphia In
an eight-rolnder, while six-rounders
list Max Roesch, highly regarded
Texas heavyweight. facing Eddie
Caddorre of Connecticut and Walter
Woods. tenth ranking middleweight,
meeting Mickey Flanagan, local lad.
In four-rounder, slated to open
the fistic festival at $50 o'clock,
Frankie De Angelo and Billy Bullock,
local featherweights, will trade blows.
The entire Rating Committee of the
National Boxing Association will be
at ringside in order to peek at Archi-
bald, Woods and Williams, all of
whom may be showed up in the N. B.
As next quarterly rankings.