Evening star., 1939-09-28
Joey Slight Favorite
TO Retain Crown in
Scrap Tonight
Both Sides Predict K. O.,
But Contest Figures
To Lost IS Rounds
BY LEWIS ATCHIsON.

ny LEWIS AxNnx0&JNs
The war scene shifts to Grimth
Stadium tonight when Harry Jeffra,
q quiet conker from Baltimore, who
cordially dislikes boxing, and joey
Archibald, the cherubic assassin,
meet for the latter's world feather
weight crown. It is q 15-round en-
gagement with Archibald a slight IA
vorite to retain his laurels.
Knockout predictions were as free
as good advice in both camps yes
terday as the contestants concluded
preparations for the second titular
fight in the city's history. Jef1ra ex-
poets to dust of his Buster Brown
opponent within five heats, and Jarr-
ing Joe doesn't think Harry will be
around much after the seventh. On
paper 1t figured to 60 the full dis
tance, barring cut eyes or other acci-
dents.
While estimates Of the gate" 50
far have fallen short Of the antici-
pated mark, Promoter Joe Turner
feels the bout will lure at least 81, 900
worth of customers. Fair and warm
er weather was the Weatherman's
contribution to the venture.
It's Win or Retire.
Important as the fight Is because
of the crown at stake, even more i'm
portant are the futures of the rivals
which hinge on the outcome. Jedra,
former bantamweight champion and
one Of the gamest little men who ever
pulled on duelling mitten, contem-
plates retirement in the event Of de-
feat. Should Archibald lose his box
Office value virtually would be nil
and the Providence playground in
structor is well aware of that fact.
Jeffra figures he might as well quit
the game without risking further
damage to his Irish-Italian profile II
he can't whip lad of Archibald's
caliber; while Joey has been kicked
around with such regularity in over
the weight matches he hardly could
expect to continue earning the
purses his prestige as champion has
brought him. Thus, both will be
working on an all-or-nothing basis
when Timekeeper Billy Re Chard's
gong sends them into action.
Allegedly an easy target for a good
right hand, Archibald faces the add
ed risk of losing by t. k. o. because
of recent wound over his left eye.
The injury fully is healed, but Arch
ibald Is notorious bleeder around
the eyes and Jeffra will have his big
guns trained on that sector from the
first punch. Harry tosses smoking
right and has long left jab that
may be annoying. His supporters
believe these twin weapons will be
too much for the champion.
Jeffra Open to Left Hook.
But Jeffra proved vulnerable to
left hooks in his recent engagement
with Baby Yack, and left Is Archi-
bald's best punch. He jabs, hooks
and uppercuts with the dorsal fin
leaping, charging and even diving at
his opponent to get the full force of
his 124 pounds behind the blows, and
if he connects with 1t Mr.. Jeffra will
be through for the evening, you can
bet.
Archibald is expected to play a
waiting game, to let Jeffra lead
and try to plaster the challenger
with hail of counter punches.
He has employed this method In
virtually all of his bouts here and
never has lost. He will lead when
in danger or if trailing in the clos
ing rounds, but he's at his best
when he has the other fellow
walking in shooting punches.
Jeffra is a good boxer, usually
unrufled, and sharp-shooter.
Give him a small opening and he'll
ram a punch through. But Yack,
who is Archibald's stablemate, in
cidentally, showed that Harry can
be thrown off balance by a sudden
counter attack, which could turn
the tide of battle. Jeffra RECEIVERS
quickly, but can be trapped time
and again by such tactics.
Yack Bout Helped Jeffra.
Jeffra supporters agree with
Trainer Heine Blaustein who says
the Yack bout was exactly what
the doctor prescribed to put his
boy on edge for the fight. Archi-
bald, idle four months, may be
bit rusty, but B1austein thinks Yack
gave Jeffra a hard enough fight to
put him in key to take the title.
The winner Of tonight's bout has
been ordered to meet the victor Of
the Simon Chavez-Petey Scalzo
fight within six months for. the
title. Benny Leonard will referee
the argument, with Judges to be an
nounced at ringside.
Preliminaries include 4-rounders
between Billy Banks and Jimmy
Troublef1eld; Buster Miller and Jim
my Collins; a 6-rounder involving
Billy Bullock and Joe MarineH,
and an Ground semi-flnal between
Phil Furr and Joey Spangler.