The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-12
(R eg. U. g. Pat. OR.)

United Press BtafS Correspondent
 New York, Dec. i2-(UP)-out of the ciattering hubbub Of tho Ford Motor company, has emerged ans other restless young man with c strong back, stout arm and deep- seated ambition to alchemize the steel of the facotries into the quick but seldom easy gold of the prize ring.
 Actually, this newest of boxing's Johnny.c e-latelys Is two boys in one. His birth record gives his name as Adam Pianga and he iS naive looking youngSter with Q mop of ash blond hair, Q ready smile and Q fam. fly of six depending Oil his earnings. But out on the frlnges of JacobS' beach he has another reputation.
 The hangerB-on there know him as Young Kid Mccoy, A busy young man with Q left arm like . fapicT and the ability to think while toss. ing and, more important, ducking leathed. They know him, too, nS . fighter who has lost only six of B4 bouts and is one of tho three Ford company graduates who have found any measure Of success in the ring.
 Pianga already has come as far aS one of his two mates. That was Jimmy Adamlck, . heavyweight who could dish 1t out but not tako lt. He probably never will match the record of the other ono, Joe Louis but tonight in Madison Square dafs den he'll mako anu effort in Q bout which can bring him within reach- ing distance Of the welterweight title.
 Tonight he pits his youth, stan. ina and ambition against the guile and craftlness of veteran FFitzie Zivic, who once held the welter crown himself but now iS considered on the way down. The smart. money boys who think they know Q good thing when they see one have installed Mccoy aB the favorite.
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 Whether he can whip Zlvic, l don't know. But | saw him defeat Mike Kaplan, who has whipped Zivic, and he did c very fine job of 1t. He used that left hand with the ease of an expert and whenever he was hit himself he came bounc. ing back full of more fight than ever. He isn't Q glugger but he hits hard enough and he can take 1t.
 There won't be any great scram. ble for tickets for this fight because it isn't very important to anyone except the Kid himself. If he wins as expected he will clash next with the rings newest ensation, Har- leFn's undefeated Ray (Sugar) Rob. inson, and the winner of that one will get shot ct champion Red Cochrane, conditionSe permitting.
 For the Kid this bout is the step which sends him on up the ladder towards the easy money or one which pushes him back down to where plckings are slim. It is Q step which will make or break the judgment of Q man who Is now dead. That was Norman Selby the original Kid Mc- Coy, who gave Young Pianga his name.
 Selby did that by his own hand a year or so ago and 1t was some- thing he had refused to do all his life. Many boy had wanted to use that name of Kid Mccoy after selby himself had tossed in his gloves, but permission always was denied. With Pianga 1t was different. selby saw him, liked him and suggested he take the name-all the original Kid had left.
 Pianga has come @ long way since that day in 1887 when he took his new name. He weighed only 1O0 pounds then and he was just boy who jiked to box. Now he is an es- abolished figure in his trade and a victory tonight will make Christmas eve in the Pianga home back in Dearborn, Mich, happy indeed. If youu pardon my partisanship, I hope 1t is.