The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-25
FAVORITES TOP
WATERBURY A.C.
CARD TONIGHT
Main Bout Boys to Match
Skill VS. Punch; King
Choice to Set Back Sal
BY HUGO HooKyAR


of a mongoose and q cobra would
be no more of a natural than the
fistic pairing of Jimmy Kid Hatcher
of South Carolina against Tommy
Ciarlo of Waterbury, in one of two
eight round bouts heading the fifth
outdoor show sponsored by the Wa
terbury A. C. and scheduled for to-
night at the Randolph Cloves stad-
ium.
Since taking up residence in this
city some five weeks back Hatcher
has shown himself to be quite a
fighter, easily outpointing the pre-
viously undefeated Shocks Lacey of
New Haven in his first local show
ing. His ring work against Kid Sal
of Meriden last week was every
thing to be desired, for, after
rough first round, which Sal won,
Hatcher figured out the Meriden
mauler as though he were a cross
word puzzle with three letter words.
Therefore he figures to be more
than a match for the hard-hitting
Carlo.
Back In Form
Tommy, by the way, after biting
off a little more than he could
chew" when he signed to box Julie
Kogen of New Haven got back in
his own class last week to easily
defeat the slugging southpaw from
Windsor Locks, Joey Polowitzer,
who was on the floor twice in the
very first round. Carlo, however,
lacking the killer" instinct, plus
the fact that the bell cut shore his
follow-up, let Polowitzer get away
to last the six rounds, but Joseph
was a badly beaten boxer when the
last round ended.
Therefore, the natural of Hatch
er and Carlo developed and accord
ing to Broadway Harry Rich it's
"6 to and take your pick" meaning
that the probable winner is as diff
cult to designate in advance as a
three base hit by Andy Cohen. Lo-
cal wagering on the outcome has
been brisk as the Carlo followers
figure Hatcher will be stopped be-
cause he is not too hard to hit, and
has not met a puncher like the 10
cal boy. Those who like Hatcher
figure he will outsmart" Carlo, tie
him up in the cnnches, and outlook
him at long range to win the de-
cision.
Announcement of the signing of
Cotton" King was welcome note
to the regular patrons, as the Flor
ida Flash from West Palm Beach
has ring class to burn though he
will need all of it to ward off the
savage, left-hooking attack of Kid
Sal Carabetta of Meriden, the pair
| to 60 eight rounds as a companion
| feature to the Hatcher Carlo num-
Der.
Return Bout
Dula Kovach of Naugatuck who
takes longer to get going" than
an Erie train, gets a chance TO
square himself with Jimmy Weed of
New Haven who outroughed Dula
some time ago in New Haven, caus-
ing the borough boy to ask for a
return go which was not forthcom-
ing until this week when the pair
were signed for Waterbury. They
will go six rounds, at 178 pounds
and it ought to be knock down,
drag out affair from start to finish,
as there is no love lost between
them.
Jimmy Bell the New Haven negro
who never puts up a bad fight, win
or lose, will show again in this city
against one of the Cooper brothers
of Holyoke, while Make KATE of
Waterbury takes on the other Coop
er, Billy, in a four round go. The
Cooper boys are from Phoenix, Ar
iona but have been living in Hol-
yoke and have done well for them
selves as regards ring work since
campaigning in Connecticut and
Cooper bout in New Haven was a
humdinger until Cooper suffered an
eye injury.
With everything set for this eve
ming, including the weather, accord
ing to r. Angelo Kelly, the club
may pop up with another real at
traction in the form of Cotton
King'vs Red Moffett match. provid-
ed King can handle Kid Sal tonight
Moffett is the number one fighter
of Connecticut this saeson having
beaten Julie Kogen twice last win
ter and spring.
AS for tonight, the old-professo1
goes away out on the limb with the
following selections: Carlo Hatcher
to draw; Kovach over Weed; Bel
over Johnny Cooper; KATE over
Jimmy Cooper and King over Sal.