Evening star., 1939-10-12
Capital Boys Victory
Over Big Opponent
Is C|ean-cut
Jimmy Scores After He
Loses Early Rounds;
Moncini Surprises
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

A new and popular box-offlce at
traction bobbed up on the surface Of
Washington's little fistic pond to-
day in the slim, graceful person of
Jimmy De Chard, the Southwest
heavyweight, but it still will be an
other year before the fans have an
opportunity of seeing the big fellow
bury his fists in the hide of a pro-
fessional opponent.
De Chard's busy gloves last night
carved out the most important de-
cision of his tender career as he
bombed big Tony Novak with be-
lated shower of crunching punches
to win an unanimous decision before
some 1900 fans. He won the hard
way, spotting the national amateur
titleholder % pounds and the first
two rounds of the fight, but he won
going away, improving with each
added punch.
His victory clearly established the
youngster as one of the most prom
Using ringmen ever to sprout in the
ordinarily barren soil of the local
pugilistic patch. He proved he can
absorb punishment and come back
fighting, for Novak was not bashful
with his punches; he proved his ring
generalship by his attack in the last
two rounds and he proved his
punching power by pulling his pom
derous opponent up short in the
fourth with whistling right hook
to the body and short right cross
to the head.
De Chard's Left Effective.
Most important of all. he proved
his popular appeal by bringing the
crowd to its feet in the third r0und
and keeping them there throughout
the remainder of the bout. They
were pleading for a knockout in the
final round and Jimmy was trying to
get it for them. Seldom before has
an audience here displayed such
whole-hearted enthusiasm during
an amateur bout.
Novak not only was big, but fast
and willing to mix He charged after
De Chard in the first two rounds
and rocked him to his heels with
vicious clouts to the head and body.
He bounded the District champion
from bell to bell, trying to bully him
into a neutral corner and pry his
defense loose with short but potent
inside punches. And not until
Jimmy got his bearings in the third
and began to pump his left jab into
the visitors face and cross with the
right did he turn the tide of battle.
After it was all over, roly-poly
frankie Mann, De Chard's ring-wise
manager, announced he had no in
tention Of rushing the lad into paid
ranks, but would continue to match
him with outstanding amateurs,
continue his schooling and edge him
into pro ranks gradually. Seven or
eight months more as an amateur
and then we may investigate the
pro ranks" he beamed.
Mancini's Win Surprises.
Sharing interest with the main
bout was Nick Mancini's startling
upset of rugged Billy Kekeris, Greek
southpaw, who was expected to take
Mancini with little difficulty. But
Nick located Billy's weakness early
in the fight and ripped a sickening
right to the stomach in the first
round that took most of the steam
out Of his boiler Mancini foored
kekeris with an overland right in
the second round.
The semiflnal went to Gilbert
Mayo of this city, who scored a
technical knockout over Dick
Schuckman of Chambersburg, Pa,
in the fifth and final round of their
bout.
Conducted for the benefit of the
Washington Society for the Blind,
which will devote the proceeds to
the purchase of new news-vending
equipment for sightless people, the
show netted over $4,000.
Other results:
aStpointed fStss nte,a Grover Davis (washinston).
126 pounds--Red Vernon (washinKton)
osn.pointed esn Bobby Brodigan tWashington). i.
135 pounds--Tony Galifaro twashins-
ton ton! won M technical knockout over Pete
ouislsy no,vas SWsshinstcns; TO first round:
won technical Knockout over Whitley S'f France n
(Washington). third round.
11s ponnds-Willie Tapp tWashington)
outpolnted Dick Billet Narrisbure Pa.
1875 pounds...Ray Landers (washinston)
outpointed Cliff Shelton (WAshin9ton). !.
three rounds.