Evening star., 1944-08-06
Comedies 40 Pounds;
Nazis Robbed Tony,
Relates Jimmy
D. DOE 1fcCIEAN.

James JOY Joa04Gon, OnS.C1m(
manager Of Harry 0reb and Box
Pastor and kingpin Of Madisor
Square Garden during its best ant
widest days, held forth ut . pres,
luncheon given by Promoter Jot
Turner yesterday, and gave hi,
views on Tony Shuccos chances
with AL Hart in the heavyweight
brawl In Grifath Stadium tomorrow
night.
The Affable human photographic
boxing historian also gave an &C.
count Of the operation that caused
Greb's death, the reason Shuccc
was disqualified after his NTH
round KO Of the heavyweight,
champion Of Germany, life histories
Of several boxing promoters whom
Jimmy referred to as burglars,
and q resume Of the current world
situation. Only words that slipped
in edgeways were Turner'S instruc-
tions to the waitress concerning the
chicken salad.
Sees Tough Time for Shucco.
Johnston thinks his boy Shucco
may have a tough time against Hart
tomorrow night, an opinion which
caused no little CONSERVATION since
Jimmy always says his fighters will
win by . mile. ,"Shucco is a lot like
Pastor" Jimmy said, Hes a great
natural fighter, he's hard to hit,
but when it comes to laying them
away-well, you can't have every
thing.
"A tiger without teeth, that's the
best way to describe either Pastor
or Shucco," the veteran manager
said. They are both beautiful to
watch, experienced, and handle
themselves nicely in the ring. They
never give up, that type. They
know everything a fighter needs to
know to KO man, but they just
can't seem to do 1t.
Nov, this AL Hart" Johnston
continued, II understand he is going
to weigh about 220 for the bout. You
know what Tony weighs? 1S0
That's 40 pounds. Hart is the
biggest man Shucco ever has been
up against, and that includes II
years Of fighting"
Johnston was steered OF the sub
ject of the approaching battle to
explain why the All-Time Ring
Record Book lists Shucco as having
lost an October Z, 1898, fight on
disqualification to Adolph Heuser In
Berlin.
Jimmy's Slant ON the Naxis.
"Ah, those Nazi burglars" john
ston said. Tony slapped the Kraut
out cold in the nth round with the
Head Nasty at ringside. And the
next day they come goose-stepping
and heel-clicking around to our
rooms and say that they have de-
cided that Shucco fouled this Heuser
in the fifth round. And If that isn't
typical Of those Nazis don't know
what is. They never been licked
yet but what they haven't decided
somebody fouled them or figured out
some cockeyed way to explain It,"
Johnston said he had the only
true version Of Harry Greb's death
and reported that he was at ring.
side when the great Pittsburgh
battler took his final KO. Greb
his former manager says, like most
fighters was a vain man about his
appearance and had grown self.
conscious Of the mounds Of scar
tissue over his eyebrows. The cocky
killer resorted to plastic surgery
but the surgery wasn't what ii
should have been, and the scar
tissue was deeper than expected
Greb bled to death on the operating
table.
Shucco, who went through final
drills at Turner's Arena, had NO
world-shaking opinions on tomor-
row nights fight. He thinks he'll
win, Of course, and he thinks Wash
ington is the best town he's ever
been in. He's been working out
early in the mornings with road
work through the parks. and says
that after the factories of his native
Boston, the broad streets and ave-
nues Of the District are a treat for
a fighters sore eyes. He also likes
Washington fans, whom he says are
the fairest he's ever met.