The Washington times., 1938-04-27
Abrams Faces PROMISING
Youngster in O'BoYne
Boston Batt|er
Starred as
Amateur
BY BOB ADDTE

Ever since George Abrams, our
local middleweight pride. fotsook
the glory road to enter the profeS-
sional ranks, he has met a strange
conglomeration of opponents. In
cluded on Georges list Of 10 foes
were has-beens, never-weres and
nevertheless.
Next Monday night, when
A brams encounters Jimmy
O'Boyne, Of Boston, he'll be meet
ing for the first time a boy about
his own age and with the same
limited experience.
O'Boyne himself is out of the
amateur ranks less than two years.
They say Jimmy won so many
cups as an amateur he had to
fight his way out of his private
trophy room-which means he has
a little ability, anyway. Most Of
the boys pitching leather today
should be pitching hay. They
couldn't fight their way out Of a
bubble.
The Boston Irishman is man.
aged by Johnny Buckley, who may
be remembered as the gent who
Disraeli-ed Jack Sharkey to the
world heavyweight championship
a few years back. Buckley was
never one to waste his talents on
any stumblebums so O'Boyne must
ia - varnfk1y foi,s Y,rocr0o,0f
Abrams has just returned from
a trip to the Blue Ridge Noun
tains. Young George was weary
and spent. physically, after de
feating Jimmy Jones recently and
Manager sgd Fishel decided to
send Abrams to the country
where he could soak UP some
Grade A sunshine.
HELPED BY REST
The rest seems to have bene-
fitted George, because he has re-
turned six pounds heavier and
with, as Goldie Ahearn described
it: "A new vim and wigor."
Abrams started preliminary drills
today and expects to box daily
until Sunday.
Fishel had an idea that George
could get in better shape if he
extended his vacation, but a little
thing like money made the boys
come home. Abrams must have
been plunging pretty heavily TITO
those canary-colored socks he
buys at Matchmaker Ahearn's
haberdashery shop. Il can get
them for you wholesaler What
eyer the reason, times are very
hard and with one eye on that
prospective summer bout, George
promises to take care of Mr..
O'Boyne in a hurry.
Since his victory over Jimmy
Jones, Abrams seems to have
new confidence. If it isn't too
ancient history, 1t may be recalled
that Jones almost belted George
right out of the boxing picture
with a fortuitously hurled right
hand several weeks ago. But,
Abrams came back to win clean
cut victory and seems none the
worse for his only loss in 10 starts.
RARE FEAT
BY defeating Jones, incidental
ly, Abrams, according to Heinie
Miller, secretary of the boxing
commission, is the first boxer to
come back in his very next bout
and reverse a knockout since STAN
ley Ketchell. The latter was flat
tened by Billy Papke long before
your and my time and in his next
time out, Stanley carved his mi
tialS in Billy's ears.
Ahearn isn't very cheerful these
days. Two weeks ago, Ivan Nedo-
matsky hurt his hand and a sub
stitute was brought in for Steve
Mamakos. Last week, Bobby Pa
cho, scheduled to fight Werther
Arcelli. suffered an infected eye
and the bout, together with the
entire card, was cancelled. But the
gloom is beginning to lift little. |
Abrams packed the joint" in his
last fight and Ahearn is hoping
for sentimental" reasons the
same situation occurs next Mon
day night. If it doesn't, Goldie
thinks he'll be eligible for the var