Evening star., 1938-08-04
TELLS
IN MAMAKOS' WIN
Greek Sheds Nedomatsky's
Best Punches, Crushes
Worn.DoWn Foe.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

A fistic sponge whose incredible
endurance is carving a strange and
dramatic chapter in local ring annals
hoped of boxing treadmill today
and surveyed rosy horizon. Youth
full, muffn- cared Steve Mamakoa
probably never will be more than q
mediocre fighter with q bottomless
reservoir of stamina and an I'M
fathomable taste for punishment, but
in future years he always can turn
back the pages to the dipped
memory Of the night he butchered
Ivan Nedomatsky to provide bedtime
story fuel for the kiddies.
Peacock-prancing Steve, q tin
smiths helper spawned in local anna
teur circles, where he developed an
abnormal appetite for leather, soaked
up the pay-of punches OF the hard
hitting Nedomatsky last night at
Grifath Stadium and endeared him.
self to some 1000 spectators in reg
istering q unanimous eight-round de-
cision.
The most brutal beating given here
in some months nevertheless found
the courageous Nedomatsky, horribly
puffed about the eyes and ham
burgered about the lips, absorbing
Steve's best blows on rubbery legs.
Fighting instinct, a tremendous ticker
and pride kept him up when his ring
equipment was exhausted.
Ivan Soundly Punished.
Ivan is all fighter With hardly
enough strength to pull on his socks,
his battered frame q series OF welts,
the three-time Southern Conference
champion while attending the Univer-
sity Of Maryland, reeled on tic dress
Ing room bench, peered over his rear
ranged features and said, BOY. a
coupla more like that and I'll be ready
for any Of 'em. learned lot in there
tonight"
Two more like that and Ivan may
be ready for embalming. Three times
his rudely jolted body sagged to the
canvas, but on each occasion he sum-
moned ebbing strength. found car
straps in the muggy atmosphere and
pulled himself up He could have
stayed down without a murmur of
protest arising. In fact. Ivan probably
was the only person there who felt he
should stagger up and absorb more
punishment.
While paying tribute to Steves
amazing fortitude and gameness, Ivan
believes he has discovered his own
weakness. 1t is matter of weight
You wouldn't think pounds could
make such a complete difference, but
it does,' said Nedoma tsky. Il weighed
l4334 pounds and I've found I'm
stronger and feel 100 per cent better
at l46 pounds. won't make that
mistake again and I know I'd have
made better fight of it if my trainer
hadn't made me lose weight"
Mamakos Has Narrow Escape.
Where does Mamakos 60 from here?
Nobody knows. Sooner or later those
punches he has been shedding with
studied indifference, will catch up
with him. but currently he's the mos,
pleasing fighter in this sector and
should capitalize on it while that su:
plus of stamina still is on his side
The golden Greek is showing signs OF
glittering.
Nedomatsky nearly nudged Steve
out OF the picture in the first round
staggering him with his persuasive
right, but Mamakos soak it up and
then started his merciless maullng
Twice in the sixth round Ivan slunlped
to the floor. took counts OF eight, ana
came back for more.
Ivan desperately gambled for his
only remaining hope early in The
seventh round, bringing the customers
to their feet as he connected sue
cessively with authoritative wallops to
stagger Steve. Mamakos recovered
however, and bounced a right off
Ivan's jaw to floor him for the third
time.
Easy Match for Ciaccio.
Tony Ciaccio, busy New York
welterweight, outpointed q disappoint-
ing Tommy Bland in the eight-round
semi-final, while joey Green, District
lightweight, returned to local ring
warfare to kayo Lloyd Lasky OF New
York in 2 minutes S seconds of the
second round in . scheduled six
rounder.
Four-rounders saw Kid HOWE, col
ored Alexandria lightweight. trim Will
lie Cooper Of Baltimore and Brooks
Bowen. Richmond lightweight, trounce
frankie Martini of Baltimore.