Evening star., 1939-09-17
Mamakos Gets Touch
Part Of Twin Ring
Bill Tomorrow
PIueeer Faces SkiIIfuI
La Sale; Gevinson Boxes
Crude One in kudon

It's a long road that has no turn
ing and tomorrow night the ring
saga of plodding Steve Mamakos
forks off at peculiar angle as he
fares forth TO battle Kenny La Sale,
fifth ranking welterWeight, in the
feature bout at Griffith Stadium.
On the same card is Lou Gevinson,
Mamakos' stablemate. who makes
his debut in the 147-pound class
against comparative unknown by
the name of Nat Kadan. Both en-
gagements are 10-rounders.
Two years ago MamakOs was
rated under Gevinson. He couldn't
tip his hat with his right hand,
pushed his left in awkward, impo-
tent fashion and couldn't box a
lick. His salvation was an un-
natural ability to sop up the cruel
punishment of opponents blows and
keep coming. He kept coming, walk
ing unf1inchingly into wave after
wave of attacks that would have
felled Trailer, more faint-hearted
men.
Gevinson was the fair-haired boy
of Mamakos' stable. He had punch
in his left that could knock bull
kicking and was a more polished
master of ring technique than Steve.
But Lou did mt have the same cast
iron physique and he ran into a
couple of boys who punched as
hard and boxed even better and so
toppled from his lofty perch.
Tough Foe for Mamakos.
Until then Gevinson was the bet
ter box-offce attraction of the two,
but the situation is radically diff
ferent now, for it is Mamakos,
standing up under terrific punish
ment and plodding onward to vic
tory, who has captured the fans
imagination.
Tomorrow night may see another
shift in roles, for Mamakos' op-
ponent is no hand-picked set-up,
but a boy who not only boxes well
but also hits hard-just the type to
take Steve into camp. A good boxer
with a modicum of durability can
whip the Greek boy every time, be-
cause Steve can't find his way around
with a crafty ring general, so II
La Sale chooses to mix his stuff, to
weave and bob, stick him with left
and move around Mamakos is
doomed.
Gevinson, on the other hand
shouldn't be troubled unduly by
Kadan, who only is fair fighter at
best. The idea, of course, is to have
Lou win by a knockout as a restora-
tive for his vanished box-office ap-
peal. Mamakos is the stepchlld OF
the stable and what happens to him
apparently makes little difference
for he has been pitted against the
toughest competition available with
little thought Of the future.
Steve Sticks by Home Town.
He could have earned national
reputation and a fat bankrol in
any other town but Washington, but
the kids loyalty to his business
agent has been unwavering, and he
takes whatever they toss him and is
satisfied.
La Sale worked out yesterday anc
looked fair. Sam Sobel, his pilot
said the long auto trip had some
thing to do with his rather rusty
condition, but promised he would bt
in first rate shape for the fight
All he needed, Sam decided, was tt
shake out the kinks in his legs, hit
the bag a few times and comb hi'
hair to whip Mamakos. Sobel isn't
undertaking the Greek, but he points
out that Kenny's experience anc
ring generalship should get him over
the hump.
Other bouts include a six-roundel
involving Joe Lipps and Wild Mar
Marino and four FOUNDERS between
AL Gilbert and Danny Murphy ano
Bobby Siegel and Lou Silverberg
| The first is scheduled for 8 o'clock