The Washington times., 1938-01-08
ABRAMS IN PINK
FOR FINNEGAN
FIGHT MONDAY.
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

| DY + MANN OSOAA ~
George Abrams banged ava!
on the light bag in the stuff!
gymnasium at 511 Eleventh st
today. He put the finishing
touches on his condition for hi!
fight with Red Finnegan at Tur
ner's Arena on Monday night
slashing and hooking the bag with
splendid form. No fighter evel
entered the ring in finer condi
Ition than WaShington's own
middleweight will go into battle
on Monday.
Red Finnegan-the name con
jureS up a brawling, swinging,
smashing fighter. And that's
what this Finnegan is. He is a
longshoreman working with bale
hook and hand truck on the
Brooklyn water front. He got his
start fighting there on the docks,
where you fought to get a job, and
fought harder to keep it. In the
evenings after toting bales and
pulling hawsers, Finnegan goes to
the gymnasium.
He was good enough to give
Harry Balsamo a pretty fair sort
OF argument. He fought the Belt
ing Brakeman four times. accord
ing to records, and he wasn't al
ways on the floor. He beat Char
ley Loughran, brother of Tommy,
former lightheavyweight cham
pion of the world.
PRACTICES LEFT TO RIBS
One of the features of Abrams
training for the last week has
been his body punching with his
left hand. There is no more ef-
fective punch in boxing than the
left hook to the body that lands
under the short ribs, just above
the waist line. The first one may
not hurt, but the others that follow
in its wake take the steam out of
fighters. Tunney slowed down
Dempsey in the ring at Philadel-
phia, but truth to tell, ptomaine
poison had weakened Dempsey to
a whisper before ever a gong
changed.
FitzsimmonS used this punch on
Jim Corbett at Carson City be-
fore the solar plexus drive of the
fourteenth round landed and sent
old Gentleman" Jim into the
roSin.
Battling Nelson put the chill on
Cans in their second fight after
belaboring him with that same
left hook to the right side of the
body. The pugiliStic experts, not
to be Stumped for a name for any
blow, called it the "liver" punch.
EVERETT WORKS OUT
Buck Everett, a picture of rug
ged health, worked just before
Abrams. Buck is part Indian and
the copper glow of his skin at
tested his condition. He was in
and out, hooking and slashing
in fine style.
I've been boxing profession.
ally for seven years." Buck said,
"and for the past nine months
I've been in bad health. That
neck Of mine gave me fits, but
it is all right now, and I'm con-
fident Of winning"
Murray Kanner, whom Everett
meets at the arena in one of the
eight-round battles of Monday
night is training at the National
Guard Armory. He put in a
strenuous session last night after
working at his trade as a steam
filter all day. Kanner resents the
statement made by Everett to the
effect that if Everett hit Kanner
there would be a drop in beef.
Kanner thinks he's a cinch to
win, and there are many who
share his confidence.
LUCAS MEETS BURROWS
Johnny Lucas, who defeated
Cocoa Kid, will test the mauling
ability of Battling Burrows on
Monday. This Burrows is moth
ing to watch in gymnasium, but
he gave Ben Brown one of the
toughest nights ever experienced
by that worthy, and the crowd
hooted at the decision in favor
Of Brown. If Burrows is that
good, he really must have some.
thing on the ball.
BADMINTON CLASH
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