The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-29
HARD-HITTERS
FEATURE LOCAL
RING PROGRAM
Hatcher and Stack in 8.
round Co-feature; Carlo
Meets Doyle
BY HUGO HOoKJAB

Two knockouts In two feature
bouts comes well within the realm
of possibility tonight, when O i've
bout professional boxing program
goes on at the Randolph Gloves
Stadium. In one Of the eight roun-
ders, Francesca Montanari Of Italy,
the awkward, but able welterweight
who fiattened the classy Howard
Wright Is UP against some more ring
class in the person of Ernie scat"
Robinson, but that viii hardly deter
him, as Robinson should be no
stronger favorite to defeat him
than Wright was and the latter, for
all his class and Wanted punching
power was stiffened like Ripper
Sweeney's Sunday hat and was hit
so hard and so fast that he does
not know yet what sort Of a punch
stopped him.
Awkward But Able
The strange part Of Montanari's
ability, aside from his lInquestion-
able dynamic fists, Is that he Is so
awkward that he Is good, and pro-
vides a natural defense which is
so unorthodox that it Is difficult
to break through for a clean shot
at his head or body. Wright was
dizzy trying to "outsmart" Montan-
ari, feint him out of position and
otherwise cross him up so that he
score a knockdown, and when he
did hit the italian, francesca shook
off the punch like water OF q gos-
ling's back. He Is quite tall, has
long arms and uses them continually
to ward of, push away and general
ly defend himself by keeping the
other fellow far, far away. Robin
son, q clever negro whose looked
good against Irish Eddie Dolan,
though losing twice, then beat Carl
Dell two in q row, Is . to l
favorite to outpoint Montanari, but
the latter Is well able to knock him
out, OF the form he showed against
Wright.
Oddly enough, the manager Of the
italian, Gus Browne, says Monty
took the Wright fight on short no.
tice and was not down to his best
fighting weight, which Is las or 146
pounds, but is ready to 60" this
time. II Robinson wins he viii have
to get going early and make no
mistakes or he viii wind up ON the
canvas.
Stack IL 'sThere"
Waterbury A. O. officials insist
they have another tough customer
for Jimmy Kid Hatcher Of South
Carolina, who has no soft" touches
since he came north from Florida
two months or more ago. In joey
Stack Of Philadelphia. the match
makers says they have a boy who
will not only outpoint Hatcher, but
outpunch him, and, If Stack can do
half Of that, he will be very much
worth while looking at for Hatcher
is an established local favorite since
the night he defeated the shifty
Shocks Lacey Of New Haven with
room to spare.
Hatcher and Stask are listed for
eight rounds as are Montanari and
Robinson.
Prelims
In the two six round bouts pre-
pared, Tommy Carlo Of Waterbury
and Alex Dyle of Garfield. N. ].
home Of 'sTippy" Larkin. are pair
ed; while Tony Clio, the Elm City
Wildman and Frankie Albino Of N.
Y. are to mix mitts. In the four
round opener. AL Marine Of New
York and Joe Topazio former Col
den Gloves champ Of Rhode Island
will be seen. Carlo, anxious to get
going again after two setbacks is
In good shape for Doyle while Clio
may be good enough to stop AL
bino. First bout $50 p. m. good
weather promised from Brainard
Field, tickets going well, Jack
Frenzy, announcer. Johnny Brickel,
timer and another bumper crowd
expected.