The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-20
RUFF|N, SPANS TOP MISC RING
 CARD TONIGHT

League boxing returns to New York tonight when a program fea- turing three ten-round contests is presented by Promoter Mike Jacobs at Madison Square Garden. Each of the three bouts involves light weight boxers.
 Starring in the headline attrac- ton are Bobby Ruffin, of Long Island City, and Cleo Shans of Los Angeles. The semi final pairs Tippy Larkin, of Garfield, N J., and Harry Teaney, a newcomer from Cleve- land. In the third ten, two fast rising local youngsters, Al Guido, Harlem, and Frankie Rubino, Brooklyn, are matched.
 Long rated one of the best 135- pounders in action, Ruffin has not always lived up to his reputation in Garden appearances. He has a most impressive record and has turned in stirring performances in many cities throughout the coun- try. But in the Garden his work has often been less than awe-in- spring.
 Ruffin hopes to put an end to that jinx tonight. True, he came through with one of his best ex- hibitions in his last Garden start, early in June, when he claShed with Terry Young. But the best he was able to get out of that effort was a draw.
 CLoyc IiForarf bind pf a fighter from Ruffin. He has never been guilty of poor fight. The best he can do is not always quite good enough to win. But the best he can do is what he gives in every fight he has had in this area. That's the only way he knows ow to fight Pleasant Surprise
 Shans did not expect to be on tonight'S Garden card. He came east early in the week planning to stop off here on his way to Mon- treal, where he is scheduled to box Dave CastillouX on Aug. 31. But when he got here he found, to his delight, that he had been placed on the Garden card when Sal Bartolo Ruffin's original opponent, had to cancel because of an attack of boils on his right arm.
 Ruffin and Shans had been matched on two previous occasions but the fights never took place Once they were slated to box at the Bronx Coliseum but Ruffin got an opportunity to meet Bob Mont gomery, with Shans opposing Maxie Shapiro on the same card, and SC that bout was cancelled. Early this summer Ruffin was paired with Shans on the Mnotgomery-Johnny Greco program that had been sched- led for the Polo Grounds. That, too was cancelled.
 Now, however, they finally come | together, Ruffin hopes, by winning to advance his claims as 8 leading contender for the world lightweight title and to further his argument for 8 meeting with the winner o1 the Montgomery Beau Jack title clash which takes place next month But ShanS thinks he will be re- sponsible for again making the Gar den & hard-luck spot for the Long | Islander.
 A "COmer"
 The appearance here of Harry Teaney in the semi-final marks the Clevelander's first in New York He is regarded as one of the best lightweights developed in Ohio in years and comes here with an ex- cellent record. During the past year he has made rapid strides in light weight ranks and is fast approach ing the top.
 He faces a hard test in Larkin, however The New Jersey light weight is clever boxer and sharp puncher who has had his ups-and- downs in boxing but who appears right now to be showing his best form. On Tuesday night, at the Macarthur Stadium in Brooklyn, he showed to good advantage in trouncing Ruby Garcia.