The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-31
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: talking about the McCann- Nelson fight coming up Monday evening in the Elks Hall smokerfest, it became apparent that the odds have stacked up just about 5-3 in favor of rugged little sammy Nelson.
 Sammys packers say he is tough CT than McCann. That's their best argument. Fans know Sammy can stand in that squared circle and slug it out, toe to toe-but a few things have been overlooked, which would make it much more like a fifty-fifty chance for either man in this ten-rounder
 In the first place, McCann has fought but one rugged battler in "Slugger" Weaver, and that bout was a continual clinch knot that ended in a draw Otherwise, McCann has fought lads here that have boxed him and played a de- fensive gloves game-which makes it pretty difficult for anyone to predict that McCann will not be able to stand up with Sammy and shoot his punches just as hard and just as often.
 Even Odds
 Take another tack on the subject and realize that it has been a long long time since Sammy went into the ring. Realize that he has stripped his weight far below nor nal, and McCann is in perfect shape from standpoint of both weight and frequent bouts in recent montls.
 When you think about it, you can't see anything but even odds, and when you think further about the actual bitterness between the two men who headline the Labor Day card, you, have to admit be- fore you go to your ringside seat that blood will be shed and gloves will be heaved in there for keeps.
 Semi-Final
 That headliner is the best box ing dish ever built for Juneau, and yet it may have it's show stolen by the semi-final between tn S colored lad Andy Rogers from the St. Louis country and Jack Tram bitas, fast-stepping son of cham pion.
 Rogers looks fast. clever, and a hard hitter, but even though Tram bitas isn't considered an Al trainer Jack is likely to have the edge on him.
 Jacks punches seem to be going straight through. Rogers losses look just a shade bound up from shipboard routine (hes off the Haida) and from lack of ring work recently.
 But even at that, II our eyes have told us the truth in compara- tive physical conditions, Rogers still has record that is impressive Is straight victories, no defeats, and seven knockout wins.
 This bout is -rounder that will likely see two early rounds of feeling out and then succeeding cantos of hard slugging and fancy toe work that may put the fight in either corner.
 Larry Trambitas, son of the same champion brother to Jack, goes six rounds in 8 special with boy known as the Seattle Slugger.
 Larry is as fast punch tosser as has shown in Juneau for a long time. The SIugger is an un- known quantity. He's a boxer Ju- neau fans saw recently (but we're too much) and he had a bit of not supposed to help your memories tough luck that put him out oi a fight before it had begun His 1 friends say he has class and hits 1 hard
 With Larry, he will have to.
 The prelim curtain booster puts Gene Lee in the ring with Kenny Traitor, two flyweights who seen to be learning more about boxine every day and promise to give ths | crOWd a ooOd little cluoOirU rnatp h