Evening star., 1943-05-22
Lew, in Beating
Ca||ura, Lands
In Top Flight
Cocky Younester Wins
$500 Bet on Himself
Against Champ
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Against Champ
BY GEORGE HUBER.
Washington tight fans have a new |
idol today In rough, tough Lew
Hanbury, jr., 19-year-old Navy Yard |
employe who until last night wos |
unknown outside his native pre-
cincts. Only a year out Of the am
ateurs and with less than q dozen
pro fights behind him, the South
east lightweight definitely is due for
another step into bigtime after
flashing into the national spotlight
by bulling and mauling his way to
unanimous 10-round decision over
NBA Featherweight Champion
Jackie Callura from Hamilton, On
tario, last night at Uline Arena.
With Hanbury now top-fighter
and an invasion by Bob Montgom-
cry, new lightweight champion, in
prospect, boxing in Washington this
summer promises to flourish in a big
way.
The cocky Hanbury has a chance
to pick up some money bouts now
and it wouldn't be surprising if New
York bid for him. Promoter Goldie
Ahearn, under whose auspices he
fought last night, has in mind big
fight for Lew at the ball park, pos
sibly against Jackie Wilson, the for
mer feather ruler who blasted Danny
Petro last Monday. A return match
between Callura and Hanbury with
the championship at stake is out.
Hanbury can't make the feather
limit of 126 pounds and still have
strength enough to fight.
Sweated Off Five Pounds.
Fact is, there was some worry
about his having strength to 60 10
rounds last night. He had to sweat
off about pounds in a Turkish
bath on Thursday night in order to
get to the l30 pounds the articles
of last nights fight demanded. He's
a real lightweighs with everything
in his favor for going places in that
division He loves to fight and has
been fighting since he was knee high
to his father, good lightweight of
three decades ago. His family ap-
proves of MS fighting career, a big
help in these days when so many
boys have to get along in the game
against parental opposition.
The fight itself was sweetheart
for Uline Arena customers, especially
with the local boy ahead all the way.
Both fighters discarded the niceties
of the game and went at it with
every weapon except knives and
hand grenades. Callura butted open
a cut beside Hanbury's left eye in
the first round, and Lew retaliated
with such enthusiastic butting he
drew warnings from Referee Marty
Gallagher and cries of anguish from
Leo Bradley. Callura's manager.
Callura won the first and ninth
rounds, the third was even and the
rest went to Hanbury on The Stars
score sheet. Jackie's whirlwind at
tack drove Lew back in the opening
heat. but Lew collected himself and
bulled along with the champion for
the remainder of the way, outslug-
ging him and outsmarting him most
of the time. A big aid to Hanbury's
cause was the entrance of Heinie
Blaustein, Baltimore fight manager
and competent second, into Lewis
corner between the fourth and fifth
rounds. Hanbury's cut eye was
flowing freely and a technical knock
out loomed for Callura.
BIaustein Expert First Alder.
Blaustein, however, stopped the
bleeding and his advice caused a
noticeable change in LeWs fighting
style. Thereafter the Southeast lad
made better use of left jab that
stopped Callura's rushes and he also
stepped around better to take less
punishment.
Cocky and confident as always
Hanbury took time during the
clinches to smile and wink at the
press bench. and after the fight
danced around in his dressing room
and declared himself capable Of 60
| ing 10 more rounds right away. He
definitely proved himself capable OF
standing up and fighting when prop
erly matched and with good work
men in his corner.
Hanbury weighed 129 and Callura
| 1871. Lew was a 81 underdog and
picked up a nice piece of change by
betting $500 on himself. A fair Grove
of about 1000 fans paid approxl'
mately $4,000 to see the braWl.
There were three technical knock
outs on the supporting card. Joe
Jeannette of Washington made his
pro debut by stopping Lefthandel
Tony Nelson of Baltimore in 1:34
of the first. The ringside physician
would't let Lee Rosan of Baltimore
come out for the sixth round against
Joe Agosto of Puerto Rico because
of cut eye. Rosan was ahead al
the time. Then Billy Banks Of
Washington started his comeback by
stopping Clyde English of New York
in 2:10 of the second.
In ur-rounders. Earl Wentz de-
cisioned Eddie Davis and Billy Lewis
got the nod over Jimmy Jerico.