Evening star., 1940-01-15
Columbus Scouts Find
Miami Boxers Drop
II Hit on Chin
Explorers Expect Tough
Time Tomorrow, Though,
With Florida Squod
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

1t was mighty mysterious meet
Ing Columbus University's boxing
team held Saturday night behind
Mullins Hall on the Catholic Uni
versity campus after watching the
Cardinals slug Miami into submits
sion.
Columbus meets the Floridians to-
morrow night at Turner's Arena,
and Coach Jim Mcnamara had
scouts planted in every section of
the cavernous coliseum to spot
Miami's weaknesses. They assem-
bled Immediately after the match
to compare notes and good jokes
heard during the evening, and it is
reported one lad tried to borrow a
dollar for cab fare.
Dimly outlined in the murky
shadows of old Mullins, talking in
muffled tones. with dirty weather
overhead, they looked for all the
world like band of apprentice res
urrectionists from the uplift period
OF 1880. 1t was bit creepy.
Did you see anything?" whispered
McNamara to the tall lad on his
right.
Yeah, they got eight men, coach.
I counted EN-"
Il seen their lightweight pull a
knife on the guy he fought" inter-
rupted another.
Must Guard Language.
Hush" cried Mcnamara clapping
an ample hand over the informant's S
mouth. "Dya want to get expelled
from school talking like that? You
must say I saw it's past tense"
I'D like to get pass for my girl
Tuesday night" said another, Il had
to buy a ticket for this match"
I want to krow if you noticed
any Weaknesse lhat viii be to our
advantage when we meet them" ="
cried Mcnamara a bit impatiently.
They go down if hit on the chin
just like anybody else-say wasn't
that a beauty when Slant conked
their light-heavyweight?'
The meeting lasted only IS min
utes for McNamara's feet were wet
and he was hungry. Briefly he
Sketched the strategy to be used to-
morrow night. Then the group re-
tired to site near Albert Hall,
gave three sotto voce Kisses for c. u,
which also graces the explorers
schedule, and vanished into the
damp night.
Later Mcnamara was accosted at
tacking a hamburger in a nearby
restaurant and seeing that the Jig
was up he decided to make clean
breast of the matter.
Can't Underestimate Miami.
Don't underestimate Miami" he
said, because that Catholic U. team
is one of Eddie La Fond best. You'll
have to waylay 'em in some dark
alley to beat that crowd and I don t
think they Il lose to anybody on their
schedule. know Miami didn't look
SO good, but it's a lot better than il
showed and I'm not looking for a
pushover Tuesday night"
He went on to explain why. Colum-
bus ringmen it seems, all work in the
daytime and attend evening classes
from 5 to 8 o'clock. They have to
train after school at the Jewish
Community Center, where Nc
Namara also is director of athletics
and it is available only three nights
a week. Other nights it is used by
girls. This combination of work
school and lack of training facilities
works a hardship on Columbus ex-
perienced by no other team in the
vicinity.
How his boys do as we'll as they dc
is somewhat of mystery to the
burly Celt, who modestly absolves
himself of all blame in the matter
Il guess we just have good
fighters" he said.
Which is pretty close to the truth