The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-12
YOUNG M'COY IN
 FALL OR NOTHINC' FIGHT TONIGHT
Zivic Fac Benefit of 10 Years Experience; !; Willie
 Pep on Card

New York, Dec. l1 The Kid Mccoy who is really Adam Pianga--. given his iistic start and his ring name by the Kid Mccoy who wag tho late Norman Gelby- encounters the steFnest test of his boxing career tonight when he faces FTitit Ziyic former welterweight champion, in c tefi-round contest at Madison Square Garden.
 Young Kid Mccoy Is a coinpagas tive newcomer among the contend CTS for championship honcrs In the l4T-pound division. But within tho past year he has given many dem. OFletratlons Of his right to Q fore. most position among title challang- CTS and in his last start, ct the dar- den, a few weeks ago, he registered in impressive fashion over Mike KRplan, the same KAplan who boasted tfiumphs over Ziyic and over Freddie Red CochFane, cur. rent champion.
 4 setback for Mccoy at the hands of zivtc would prove disastrous ct this time to the young petrolter because he hes . date with Ray Roblngon At the 0Agden on January i0, with the winner going against Cochrane for the w0lterWeight crown on February %.
 Some boxing men think that zivic Is past his peak md slipping end that therefore the upsand.coining Mccoy, favored by youth and speed, should win from the exschAmpion. But in his last two fights in which FTitzle trounced Phil Fur in Wasli- lngton and knocked out Harry Weekly in Cleveland, he displayed his best fighting form and is now set to blast the hopes Of tho asplr-
 Tiles Censeieus7
 Experience b the biggest factor ia Ziyic's favor. H0 Is . veteran of more than ten years in the ring, wise in oil the tricks of the trade, . clever boxer and c good puncher. H0 has not given Up hope of regain" ing the weiterweight title and B campaigning toward that end.
 Mccoy, of course, is not lacking kH gNUtKlEIiSg kHHbElg AEutl klt HUB nearly go many fights as his Pitts buFgh opponent, but the kid has come up the hard way and h the past eighteen months, under the guidance of tho astute Joe Gould, he has exhibited marked improve" Tiiert with every start.
 Gould, indeed, is confident he has asaakkAaa s.AkAsakiaf a4.a ,sa salsass lea Young Kid Mccoy. It was Gould who guided Jim Braddock to the heavyweight championship and ever since Braddock was BhoFa of his lAuyeis by Joe Louis, Gould has ben striving Co develop another ring utleholder. He believes ho haS hlS man in Mccoy.
 DFaddock Is himself Thigh" on tho Detroit youngster, has given him many pointers in the gymnasium, has taught him how to condition himself and how to pace himself in hard fights. The former heAvys weight king has also worked with Mccoy in helping the younggter dc. velop his punching power 90 that today the Kid has Q formidable wallop to go along with his boxing ability.
 Matchmaker Nat Rogers has two eIght-round events and trio of -rounders bacink up the zlvIc. Mccoy contest.
 Tn one of the plghts, Maxie Ber- ger. Canadian wslter who now lives in the Bronx, opposes Pete DeRuzSa, Mamaroneck, V. Y, weiter who has been showing the best form of his career of late. This bout marks the third meeting between these two, with Berger boaStlng c close deci- sion in one end the second being called Q draw. DeRuzZa hopes to even the score tonight.
 Pep On Card
 Bobby Ruisin, crack Astoria, l.. l., lightweight, tAngles with Billy Da. wis, of Minersviile, Pa., In the sec. ond eight. Ruffin has just returned from Q successful trip to New Or- leans where he won two fights and fllrthere his position as . strong contender for top honors In the l36- pound clas. Davis made his first New York appearance ct the 0ar- den several weeks ago and defeat- cd Carmine Fatta declsively.
 The three four-round contests bring together Tony CD salyo, Cor ona, L. I. lightweight, and Herbie xronowith, East Side; Willie Pep, highlystouted newcomer from Hart. ford, Conn, and Ruby Garcia, Puer- to Rico featheFweight; Pete Ken- nedy, Elmsford, N. X, welter, and Frankie Cardinal, West Side.