Evening star., 1940-05-21
Joey's Share Of Title
Taken by Harry's
7 Knockdowns
Some Soy ScoIzo Could
Beat Both EosiIy for
Fsothsrwsisht Grown
BY LEWIS r. ATCHIsoN.

ny A0 "xW - MAN0k0VNs
Harry Jef1ra, . game kid who sur.
vived the gravel-voiced instructions
Of Trainer Heine Blaustsiu and the
two-listed assault Of q wounded
champion, said today hs would b
= fighting king Of the 126-pounders
after punching joey Archibald from
beneath his part Of the feather
weight crown last night at Balti-
more.
"IM fight tomorrow II they want
mo to. Anybody and any place. I
can't say under any terms because
that's up to my manager, Max Wax.
man. But I'm going to bs Z night
ing champion. They're not going
to take the title away from me tor
refusing to meet certain boys"
Archibald, his right hand swollen
and head swathed In 4 turkish
towel, looked up at interviewer
through tear -dimmed eyes after the
fight and said he'd take . short va
cation from the ring and then begin
al over again.
Il guess you guys are happy now"
he grinned with ironic humor. II
guess you'll poke fun Ut me In the
papers, but that's the game. Take
the good with the bad"
"Voice" Keeps JefRra Goinr.
"You went out like q champion.
joey" one Of the boys said. "You
gave him everything you had and
you were as great In defeat as
you've ever been In victory. You
were the featherweight champion
tonight"
That knockdown decided the
night" whispered Al Well. his ro-
tund agent. referring to the second
round when Jel1ra dumped Archi-
bald twice with vicious rights to the
head. He couldn't untangle him
self for five or six rounds. When he
finally got going 1t was too late. He
won all Of the last five rounds, don't
you Think"
How Jef1ra won despite the voice
IN his corner is = yarn in itself.
When Harry sent his, crushing right
to Joey's exposed jaw Heine was up
on the apron Of the ring yelling to
finish i'm" Pandemonium reiRned
as Archibald, dazed and bleary eyed,
struggled to his feet, tried to grab
and hold and went down again rs
Jef1ra savagely loosed both hands to
the head.
Harry Follows Instructions.
''Moider the bum" Blaustein
screamed. This Is your night,
Harry. Get set, take the play
away from him, move around. !"
These and = thousand other instruc-
tions came riding on the hoarse bel
lowing OF the crowd, pounding in
Jeffra's ears.
As the fight increased, Blaustein's
voice increased in volume and his
instructions came like husky pants
to an exhausted runner. Get set
moider the bum-he's = gutter, the
left hand-the right hand-outside-
inside-take the play away from
him-make him come to you-lead
with the left"
And Je1ra, obedient as q dutiful
2-year-old, heard every word. Not
only heard, but turned and nodded
to Blaustein that he understood and
would try to follow instructions. It
was like that from the second round
until the last bell. Blaustein threat
ening to blow q fuse with his belli-
cose shouts and Jeffra turning to
acknowledge receipts Of the instruc-
tions.
Archy Lacked Punch.
Time and again Archibald tried to
slip over a damaging punch when
Jeffra had his mind on the commo-
ton in his corner and his ears at
tuned to Blauestein's yells. But
joey simply didn't have it. Jeffra,
secure in the knowledge he was far
ahead on points, coasted after the
tenth round, fighting fitfully and
making Archibald take all the risks.
There were some who thought
Petey Scalzo could take the pair in
the same ring on the same night
and knock 'em as nat Is q board.
Jenra's plodding. methodical style
hasn't changed since last September
when he was robbed Of the title at
Grimth Stadium in his flrst match
with Joey.
1t was a match that belonged in
Washington, although it possibly
wouldn't have attracted the $4,000
some 4,500 fans poured into the till.