Evening star., 1942-05-06
Defeat by Baksi Hard
Blow 10 De Chard's
Ring Aspirations
Youth Come, but Some
Doubt He Con Climb;
Still on Fund Card
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

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Jimmy De Chard's hopes Of seal
ing the heavyweight heights were
shrouded In doubt and misgivtngs
today after the District youngsters
thorough paddy-whacking at the
able paws of one Joe Baksi over the
eight-round route 1T Riverside Sta
dium. Some critics thought he didn't
show enough to make the grade and
others scofYed that he never had It.
The kid had courage enough. None
could deny that after watching him,
bloody and tired, stand up under
punishment severe enough to stop 4
more faint-hearted gladiator. But
De Chard's mechanics, his inability
to escape Baksi's cleaver-life left
hook, his old habit Of looking to his
corner for instructions and his fall
.ure to protect himself at close quar-
ters from the chop-chop-chop Of
Joe's VICIOUS uppercuts left much to
be de:A.ed.
The loss will not cost Jimmy his
place on the Navy relief fund bene-
1T card at Grifnth Stadium, May 81,
1t was reported today. He's paired
with another pretty good workman
in Frank Poreda, 22-year Jersey
City scrapper now In the Navy, and
De Chard again will be on the spot.
The era Of soft touches, fat buildup
jobs, is gone and from now on every
time Jimmy steps into the ring he'll
have to fight or take it, as he did
last night.
Blamed Lack Of Roadwork.
Trainer Bobby Grove blamed 4
lack Of roadwork for De Chard's
failure against Baksi. The young
ster's legs went dead after the fourth
round and he neither could get away
from Baksi nor lead to him. and pre-
sented . pretty big and wide open
target.
II know It's tough for 4 man
who's working every day to do road
work along with his regular gym
training" Grove said after the tight,
but he's just got to do 1t. Running
up and down stairs all day isn't
enough to get your legs in shape
I don't care how many times you go
up or down. And fighter with no
legs Is as good as whipped before
he goes In there. That's what stops
old fighters, and when a young
fighter can't move he's just like an
oldster."
De Chard, giving of flashes of true
championship form, almost fat
tened Baksi In the third, driving
him into the ropes and banging him
with savage lefts and rights to the
body. But he couldn't get the visi-
tor set up for the payon punch,
and Baksi unanswered himself into
calmer waters.
BAksi Escapes Trouble.
Again in the sixth, possibly De
ChArd's best round. he caught Baksi
with . left hook that ripped open a
neat cash over Baksi's right eye.
The sight Of the claret seemed 10
spur him on and he leaped to the
attack with both hands, but BskM,
4 clever lad with his mitts, ducked
and covered and moved inside,
where he tied up Jimmy enough to
weather the storm.
De ChArd was q sorry sight after
seven rounds with mouses beginning
to show under both eyes and arms
hanging like lead pendulums. He
was dog tired but not ready to show
the white feather.
Wipe me OF and lemme co." he
told his seconds, but II the spirit
was willing the flesh was too weak
to turn the tide.
Gus Mirman, the boy with the
sensational record Of I'VE straight
victories, was refused permission to
enter the ring by DR.. John Mayo of
the Boxing Commission. who found
his blood pressure high. Oddly
enough the same trouble kept his
prospective opponent on the side
lines.
In the prenminaries Jabbo Kenner
scored q sixth-round technical kayo
over Joe Carilli, who had to quit be-
cause Of q gashed eye; Oscar Wright
ground out an eisht-round verdict
over Joey zodda, New York veteran:
Clark Hill outpointed Carl CAN'T
and George Parks overpowered
Powerhouse johnson.