The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-04
CHALKY WRIGHT MAY BE } TO 1
 CHOICE TONIGHT
Winner Expects Chance for Title Against Willie
 Pep, June 25
Especial to The Democrat)

New York, June Albert (Chalky) Wright is a Los Angeles youngster CD who has had some 300 ring fights in his long career, has made a comfortable living from boxing, has had his share of fiStic fame having recently held the world featherweight championship.
 Phil Terranova is pint-sized Bronxite who has had only 29 fights since he turned professional less than two years ago, has not yet reached the big money class, has hopes of earning large purses and achieving a measure of fame in the not distant future.
 Tonight at Madison Square Gar den these two Wright and Ter ranova - clash in a contest sched- uled for fifteen rounds. To the win ner will go meeting with Willie Pep, current featherweight cham pion, within the next several weeks
 It was to Pep that Wright lost his crown. Chalky is confident he can regain it. AS for Terranova, he is certain Wright will not get the chance to face Pep again. That op- portunity will be given to him, he feels sure, following the victory he expects to, this evening.
 Now there can be no comparing the experience Chalky Wright has gained in his 300 ring battles and the experience gained by Terranova in his 29 fights. But the Bronxite'S fistic assets are many. He has youth and speed and stamina and punch ing power and confidence and de- termination.
 Set Back Lulu
 TerranoVa has come along in spectacular fashion during the past several months. He has made many stirring contests of late, climaxing his rapid rise by decisive victory over Lulu Costantino last March 23, defeating Costantino by much wider margin than Bob Montgom- cry, lightweight champion, was able to accomplish the same result.
 To be sure, Terranova, new conner to topnotch boxing ranks, is making only his first start as main event performer in the Gar den ring. But he is a youngster of considerable poise, a level-headed lad who chooses to regard tonightS light as not much different from the others he has had in his swift climb toward the top.
 There were reports around last week that Wright was inclined to underestimate the ability of Ter ranova, that he figured he had soft touch". But Chalky was quick to dispel that rumor. He has worked hard in preparation for to- nights fight and had to bear down particularly hard in the closing days Of training because of the necessity of scaling his poundage down to l26, featherweight limit. That wasn't easy, but the Chalk made it.
 Many shrewd boxing men pick Terranova to upset Wright. They think Chalky will be unable to stand the fast pace set by the tire less BronXite. They point out fur ther that Terranova, who scales around 123 or 124, had no weight problem at all in connection with tonight'S fight. That wasn't true of Chalky.
 Young vs Ruffin Considerable interest is also be- ing shown in local fight circles in the elght-round semi-fipal on to- nights program, bringing together Terry Young, East Side, and Bobby Ruffin, Astoria, L. l., two of the leading lightweights in the coun- try.
 This marks the third time Ruffin and Young have met. The first two bouts went to Ruffin, but each time by the narroWest of margins. Young made brilliant fight against Johnny Greco in Montreal a few weeks ago and is prepared to turn the tables on the Astoria lightweight who holds two wins over him.
 Two siX-round events and a pair of four-rounders have been arranged by Matchmaker Nat Rogers to com plete tonights card.
 In one of the siX-round bouts, Will lie Beltram, Brooklyn lightweight, opposes Al Guido, Bronx. Recently these two fought thrilling draw encounter.
 In the second six, Johnny Dud- ley, of Des Moines, la, tangles with Lew Maxwell, Newark lightweight Paired in the four-round curtain raiser are Bernie Miller, Harlem vel terWeight, and Phil Engenga, Bal timore.