The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-31
CANzY GETS BY zIvIC IN PATH
 TO TITLE BOUT
Former Great Little Champion Unimpressive;
 RaWsOn Next
BY JACK CUDDY
nited Press stan Correspondent)

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 New York, Dec. 31.-(UP). .-The boxing world wondered today if it should be fearful or cheerful about the comeback of veteran Tony Canzoneri, the little warrior who is fighting into the New Year seeking the grail of lost ring glories and some of the thousands that melted away from his fists.
 Tony is back in the pugilistic pic- ture-though not near its frame by virtue of his easy 1O-round vic- tory last night over Lanky Eddie zivic of Pittsburgh.
 The diminutive, bull-shouldered Italian, who looks like Babe Ruth and who fought like Jack Dempsey, will try to pound on through 1889 to a big money bout with Welter- weight Champion Henry Armstrong
 His friends say Tony is fighting for bread and butter for ais slow girl wife, Rita Roy, and his ,21- months-old daughter, Denise. But the 30-year-old former feath- erweight, lightweight and junior welterweight king laughs like a punching Pagliacci and insists that he is fighting to keep from getting lat, and because T love to fight He says he still has plenty of dough, despite unfortunate investments in the restaurant and clothing busi- ness and in slow race horses.
 To Meet Rawson
 After turning the tables on Eddie Zivic, Tony will usher in the New Year with a match against Tony Rawson of Boston on Jan. 10. Nine days later he is slated to tangle with Blond Wally Hany of Los Angeles in Denver. If the muffin laced man comes through in those bouts, he may be matched soon witt, Pedro Montanez of Puerto Rico. a welterweight contended. Next comes Armstrong.
 Matches with Montanez and Arm strong would give Tony two good gates, because he still is one of the most popular men in the game. Last night 4,650 customers turned out to see him trounce zivic, who had beaten Tony in his first comeback bout in October. They paid $7.451 .58, It was his fifth bout on the come back trail, and his fourth victory
 Friends feared that Tony's pop ulafity may prove a boomerang They feared he may be beaten punch drunk If he ever meets Montauez or Armstrong. But Tony says, "I'm perfectly safe. There's nobody in the present crop who can knock me punchy."
 Not Impressive
 Last night Canzoneri displayed only flashes of his former ability He took seven of the 10 rounds from Ztvic and had the rangy Pittsburgh CT virtually out in the final session But he was not impressive. Despite the experience he gained in 10 years Of warning, and despite his Intensive training after nearly 18 months ab- sence from the ring. Tony still has no substitute for youth.
 His legs appeared to be gone, and most of the time he fought fiatfoot- ed In mid-ring. No longer could he step in. No longer could he ster back. When he landed his blows shook zivic, but his lack of coor iin- ation caused the follow punches tc miss. At times he looked more like Tony Galento-puffing with arms down-than like the trim Canzoneri of former years. He scaled 1411-4 but still seemed a bit blubbery zivic, tai land lean. weighed 140.
 Virtually everyone agreed, after watching Tony suffer a cut on his hat nose and gash on his left eye lid, that it would be bloody shambles were he to enter the same ring with Armstrong.