The Washington times., 1938-04-29
Veteran Lduds
George After
Workout
BY BOB ADDIE


scrubhy blond hair with a towel
and squinted toward a snorting,
swiftly-moving young man who
was bisecting the air with vicious
punches.
There" said Wilson, "is
going to be the best body
puncher in the middleweight d.
vision" Then, wistfully.
thought: "As good as I ever
was and you fellows used to say
nice things about my. left hook
to the body"
wilson had just finished two
rrueiling rounds with young
George Abrams, who meets Jimmy
OBoyne at the Arena next Mon
day night.
STYLE CHANGED
eff you noticed the workout"
Wilson continued, you could see
that Abrams is setting himself
more. I've analysed Georges
style in many of his bouts and
it seems to me he's getting more
leverage now than he did before.
Abrams had a habit of pulling
that right leg back-you know,
like the. ballplayers say one foot
in the bucket Well, If you
watched him in there with me
you could see that he plants that
leg down and follows through
with that right hand. You'd be
surprised what a difference that
makes"
Abrams flashed the best form
of his brief career yesterday. The
workout with Wilson was as saw
age as any regulation bout and the
two tore into each other from the
opening bell. Wilson is a vete an
welterweight of 10 years expert
ence and has met every tcp-notcher
in his class with the possible ex-
ception OF Champion Barney Ross.
Bob, who returned to the ring
recently after years idleneSS, Is
in fine condition and he's throw
ing those punches with the same
sharpness that carved for him a
prominent part in the local tistic
picture when he fought at the
old Riding and Hunt Club.
Several times during the brief
drill Abrams tented Wilson out Of
position with a ramrod left then
rified an overland right. Twice
it appeared as if Bob were going
down but he fought back furiouSly.
George kept zoo m ing those
punches from all angles and
when he cut loose he was a relent-
less machine of flying leather.
Abrams also spared two fast
rounds with Howard Scott, Dis
trict lightweight champion. Scott
set a fast pace but the 1.-the
Abrams moved like a flyweight
and hardly drew deep breath at
the finish.
George devoted two rounds to
the heavy bag, three to rope skip
ping and two on the light bag
After the drill he weighed 1862. He
expects to slice two more pounds
before Mondays bout.
GEORGE is MODEST
In his usually modest manner
Abrams refused to predict the out
come of the O'Boyne fight. George
lust said he'd TRY for Knockout
and let it go at that.
Sgd FiShel, his official worrier
was more loquacious.
THAT kid" said Fishel with
pride, keeps learning every day
hardly have to tell him anything.
He's picked up a few tricks from
every man he's fought. You heard
Wilson talk about his body punch
ing-well, he picked that up from
Jimmy Jones. Yes, Jones, the same
guy who flattened George the first
time.
You saw that Jones fight.
Didn't you see George take the
play away from Jimmy when 1t
came to body punching? Mark
my words, you're going to see a
new fighter in there against
O'Boyne."
I reminded sgd that Goldie
Ahearn had said the same thing
yesterday.
IT know he did," replied Fishel.
"But now it's official. Ask a GER
tain sports writer who got gay If
Abrams can punch"
That's where I came in. (And
went out.)