The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-27
PRICE IS 6 TO s.;
CONSTANTINE
TO MEET IVY
IannOtti Paired With For
mer Champ at MSG
Tonight

New York, February 81 - De
spite the priority on rubber, Allie
Stolz, Newark lightweight, and
Bobby Ruffin, OF Astoria, L. l., en-
gage In their long awaited rubber
match at Madison Square Garden
tonight and the winner of this
twelve-rounder may bounce right
into a lightweight title contest, or
get boat with Bob Montgomery,
Philadelphia Negra.
Stolz and Ruffin today stand out
as two of the foremost contenders
for championship honors In the 1856
pound division. That was not the
case when they met In pair Of
exciting brawls over in Newark close
to three years ago. Tonight Ruffin
is to over Stoltz.
At that time Stolz and Ruffin
were aspiring young members of the
featherWeight class. Their first
clash was won by Ruffin after Stolz
had been penalized three rounds for
low blows and after StolZ had been
floored for count of 20" In the
third round.
In the return match few months
later, Stolz showed vast improve
ment, kept his punches in legal
territory, and annexed close decis-
ion. Ruffin boxed under handicap
in the final few frames as the result
of cut over the right eye, suffered
in the fifth round.
Since then, Stolz and Ruffin have
added weight to their frames and
have moved into the lightweight
class. Each has made tremendous
progress. Now they find themselves
in each others way and in the
Garden tonight viii lattempt to set.
tie once and for all the question OF
superiority.
Toss-Up?
Boxing men are about evenly di.
vided in their pick of tonight's WIN
ner. Those who favor Stolz poin'
out that he has that something
called "class" in abundance, that he
Is a masterful boxer, sound ring
general, good puncher, that he is
now displaying the best form of his
career. And he was, to be sure,
highly impressive In defeating Petey
Scalzo at the Garden a few months
ago.
Summing up best, perhaps, the
opinion of those who pick Ruffin
are these comments by Mamie
Seamon, who trained Benny Leon
ard and has helped in the training
OF Joe Louis:
"Ruffin can box and he can fight.
He uses his brain in the ring. He
let's his opponent expend all his
efforts and then he goes to work on
him. Ruffin knows how to Shift
his attack, from head to body. and
when. He is quick to analyze his
opponents weaknesses and to capt.
talize on them.
This kid, too, knows something
about the apparently lost art Of
feinting, at which Leonard was a
master. Ruffin is good at changing
his pace and he knows the art of
relaxing in the ring. I think, too,
taht he's much stronger than Stolz
and over the 12-round route that
will make big difference"
Both Stolz and Ruffin are natural
lightWeights and each Is expected to
scale in the neighborhood of 1873 at
today's weighing in ceremonies.
Local boxing men describe this
evenings supporting program as the
most attractive of the season. List
ed are tWo-eights, a six-rounder,
and an opening four. :.
Tough For Ivy
Matchmaker Nat Rogers has
Charlie HulW Costantino, East Side
featherweight, paired with Bobby
Poison Ivy, Of Hartford, Conn, in
one of the Fights. Constantine is
the hottest" young fighter around.
boasting a string Of So fights with
out a defeat. In Ivy he faces the
most experienced foe he has yet
encountered, lad who has fought
most Of the country's top feather
weights with success. Ivy Is making
the first appearance Of his career In
the Garden ring.
In the second eight, Harry Jeffra.
of Baltimore, clashes with joey
Iannotti, formerly of New Haven.
now OF the Bronx, Jeffra Is the
former world bantamWcight ana
world bantamweight and world
featherweight champion. He haS
made many excellent fights In New
York In the past though this is the
first time he has shown at the Gar
den.
Winnie Rossano, Brooklyn welter-
weight, and Frankie Ray, Of New
York, meet In the six-rounder with
the curtain-raiser bringing together
Steve Vacarelli, Brooklyn feather
weight, anon frankie Rubino, OF
New York.
Tickets for tonight's show are
priced at $l.15 general admission,
$3.50, $3.50, $500, $3.50, and SSH
for reserved seats. Indications are
that one of the largest crowds of
the season will witness the show.