Evening star., 1941-05-11
Scores His Initial Triumph Of Season Grey Lag Handicap Jamaica
Jeffra Strong Choice,
But Archibald Luck
Seen as Danger
Both Fighters in Keen
Trim for Go at Griff
Studium Tomorrow

Joey Archibald sallies out to meet
Harry Jeffra in a 15-round bout for
the featherweight championship of
National Boxing Association
territory tomorrow night at Griffith
Stadium and if the luck of the IRISH
is with this half-pint sample from
the auld sod he may regain his lost
laurelS.
Jetfra, the hard-hitting golf star
from Baltimore. is the betting choice
and the odds range from 9-5 to 81.
That he'll win seems to be a fore
gone conclusion with most of the
sporting gentry but they are willing
to wage on a knockout and the dis
tance it goes. This idea stems from
the memory of the second meeting
between the boys. when Jeffra
fioored joey with whistling right
to the whiskers in Round 2. and all
but put him down for keeps.
But Archibald VOWS it won't hap
pen again. He's confident the per-
sistent sharpshooting Jeffra won't
lay damaging glove on his cherubc
features. AS for that right hand
he may as we'll stick it in his hip
pocket because Joey isn't going to
be there when he slings its
Could Have Ducked Fight.
II shouldn't have gone in the ring
against him for our first fight said
Jeffra last night, sadly recalling
that hectic experience when Benny
Leonard, visiting referee, and one
of the local judges saw Joey as the
winner when the other official and
most of the 1000 fans present
thought Jeffra won. ''I should have
been in wheel chair instead" he
continued. but We thought We had
a soft touch that time and went
through with it.
The second fight was different.
7 was in good condition. but when
ne tagged me with the right in the
second he all but put the glimmer
on me. My legs wouldn't behave.
I couldn't get going and consequent
~ I looked bad. If I hadn't been
III condition I couldn't have gone
the full distance that night This
time it'll be different. I'll be look
ing for the right-he can't hurt
me with anything else. and if he
lands with it this time. well. I de-
serve it"
Archibald is confident of winning
because he's managed 10 reverse
most of the decisions called against
him. His two bouts with Tony
Dupre are noticeable examples. and
of more recent date are the pair
with one Larry Bulvin of Providence,
whom he polished off III a return
engagement This. of course. is the
third encounter with Jeffra and
it is entirely possible joey will strike
out but he confidently believes in
the old baseball adage that 1T takes
only one" TO hit homer.
Jeffra Declared i'm Fettle.
Archibald scaled l23 pounds when
he stepped on the scales after
Fridays workout and he won't
weigh again until the official test
ing of tonnage at the boxing COM
mission Office He'll jog around the
polo field this morning and loosen
up at Turner's Arena in the after
noon, but most of his exercise will
be confined TO card playing.
From Baltimore comes word that
Jefira is right" and ready to put
the chill on the little Providence
bantam. Harry is an old young
man in the game. having held the
bantsmweight crown before moving
UP to the 126-pound throne, but
he still ranks at the top Of the heap.
He is considered more dangerous
than slick haired ,Petey Scalzo. who
is having his troubles keeping a
fingernail grip on the N. B. AS
copyright of the crown through a
series of non-title fights.
The winner of this match pro-
badly will be pitted against Scalzo
for the undisputed world champion
ship and Harry says he's going to
be the guy. Those who saw him
cry like a baby the night Archibald
was declared the winner at Griffith
Stadium and then come back to win
decisively in Baltimore feel that if
he has made up his mind to win it II
take a couple of Archibalds. with
Trainer Charley Goldman tossed in
for good measure. to halt him.