The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-26
CrecO-Shans Return Bout Tonight May
 Attract lS,OOO Fans

New York, March 26,-Henry Armstrong, the greatest comeback battler of all time, will sit in at the rtngSide in Madison Square Garden tonight and look upon a lad, who may furnish him a battle in tho not distant future, That boy Is Private Johnny Greco, of the Canadian Army, who Is to engage Cleo Shans in Q return bout of ten rounds,
 Private Johnny Greco Is on an all-out campaign in the endeavor to be the kingpin of all those at or about lSS pounds. Henry Arm- strong, by reason of his weigh.in for his last fight against Al Tri- buani, in Philadelphia when he showed lS8 pounds, Is within the scale limit of the Canadian soldier and with Beau Jack, Bob Mont- gomery and Sammy Angott Is lined up with the men he would like, to meet some time soon.
 Maybe the ambitious lad from across the border will get no far ther than Cleo Shans tonight Maybe Cleo will turn him back to cause him to begin anew his building of the trail to the highest honors of the lightweight class. And, in that event, Armstrong will be shy another opponent in his most successful campagin, for 1t is questionable if ShanS would have the temerity toI challenge the man-Armstrong-- who started him on the pugilistic road to the glory he has achieved.
 Heart Warmer
 Be that as 1t may, there are not many who think that Cleo Shans is the boy who is to stop Johnny Greco in the latter's sensational flight to the top. They have taken Johnny to their hearts because he is the kind of fighter they have been asking for, the fellow with the prodigous wallop. No more pop ular youngster has come along, out side Beau Jack, since Henry Arm. strong when the latter started of on that tour that was to lead him to three titles. He has earned the acclaim with his fists and his ap- preciation in his desire to repeat with added measure in future events.
 Just a month ago, Johnny fought Shans in the same ring in which he meets him tonight and the Cana dian upset the calculations of the best of experts, when he went through ten rounds at break-neck speed, whicn never slackened. Shans was taken by surprise. Cleo, him. self, a real tough fellow, who throws punches a Ia Armstrong, was geared in high but 1t was high enough for what the Greco boy had and at the end there was no question but that the Canadian was the winner.
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 Shans learned in that fight never again to hold an opponent cheaply. This time he has undergone a spec. ial course to it him for the relent- less attack that Greco will make. For one thing he has built himself to be stronger and heavier fighter tonight than he has been. He really has won over many student of boxing by his daily drills in Still mans gym and his apparent desire to make amends for his last bout with Greco. They think he will have his night and perform like he did on the second meeting with Maxey Shapiro
 So far as condition goes there ih nothing to choose between the !we ..s'e hull-dogs of the ring. But. there is an item on which great streets is laid and which has caused Greco to be installed as favorite. That's Johnny Lethal wallop, his punch soporific, or whatever any, body wants to call those thunderous punches John Y can deal.
 And, as usual, the supporting card is one which will merit at- tention and make the customers arrive early. First, there Is the eight round semi-final. which will see two of the best middleweights of the time, in action. One is Jose Bosura, who ha been strewing his path with kayoes in the last four or five years and the other Jackie Cooper, a new conner to the Garden. but who earned his way there by a succession of great victories over many good lads. Like Bosura he is a puncher and there is the p0ssis bllIty that the affair will not go the route that Matchmaker Nat Rogers has set for 1t.
 Three six rounders and a four comprise the rest of the card. Tn one Of the sixes, Tony Ferrere. of Mt. BeTnon. will meet Joe DeMar- tlno Of Bridgeport and in another Ire hard.hitting Freddie Flores. from Jamaica. who made a great hit ia the Garden in Q bout with Artie Levine, q few weeks ago and who later best Artie. ''I'li box Jerry Fiorellos. The third six will see Ray Fiorellos. The third six will seeaay Brown from Chicago testing the punching power of sammy Parotta. of Pittsburgh.
 In tiae olleninR four. Johnny Price,