Evening star., 1955-02-22
Films Helping
lavish Plan
For KantFlaI
D. c. Rivals to Pay
Close Attention to
Wure-Louson FIGHT
By Dick O'Brien
By Dick o'Brien


Gary lavish is using films
taken during the Golden Gloves
quarter-finals to plan his STRAIT
egy against Len Kanthal Thurs
day night. when the local rivals
meet at the Uline Arena for the
right to go into the finals of
the tournament sponsored by
The Star.
lavish has been studying the
films of his own bout with
Jimmy Jones and the fight in
which Kanthal stopped Lew Nor
gan.
"The Jones fight has given
me added confidence" Gary said
today. "A fellow like me always
worries whether he can go the
full three-round distance with
out running out of gas. 1t was
my first bout in almost a year
and I know was rusty.
when you realize you can
go the three rounds. then some-
thing happens to you. I expect
to be much looser and have
more snap in my punches
Thursday night against Kan
thai"
lavish said he didn't see any,
thing in the Kanthal films that
he hadn't already known about
Leonard. He's strong inside
and he punches good with both
hands," Gary said.
Trainer Likes Showing.
Paddy Kane, who trains Jaw
ish, went along with Gary's ap-
praisal of his Jones bout. II
thought he did very well in his
first bout this year, considering
the circumstances. You lust
don't get a big fellow like that
as sharp as he ought to be simply
by training him in the GYM
nasium. He's got to experience
that actual fire. Let's not over
look the fact. either. that Jones
was pretty tough guy in there"
Kane reports that lavish
looked vastly improved in work.
outs with Norvel Lee over the
week end as a result of the Jones
test. He'll be ready for Kan
thai and it ought to be a great
contest"
Jawish's pre-bout plans call for
workouts today and tomorrow
with Lee at Catholic University,
but Kanthal expects to wind up
training with boxing drills at
Quantico today and only light
exercises tomorrow.
Pressure Builds Up.
The pressure is building UP for
the entire field as the boxers
make final preparations for the
semifinals. Thursdays winners
will move into the championship
finals at Uline's March 3.
Two of the men on edge are
Richie Hill and Elwood Myers,
among the best amateur light
heavies in the country. Their
175-pound bout should be one
OF the best of the evening.
The keen interest in the Kan
thal-Jawish meeting has OBJ
scured the other heavyweight
senif1nal, but both of the Wash
lngton sluggers will be watching
the Carlos Ware-Ray Lousan
fight closely. Either of these
battlers could give Kanthal or
lavish a very rough time in the
title match.
Ware Wants Revenge.
Ware is a Washingtonian who
has been boxing about four years.
He met Kanthal in the final last
year and it was anybody's fight
until Len tagged him with about
25 seconds to go in the third
round. The referee hads to stop
it then, but Ware insists he
fought a stupid fight.
Il should have won" Ware
says, blaming bad pacing. II
underestimated his ability and
ran into punches should never
have taken. This time. If 7.
meet him. it will be different"
Ware may not get the chance. !
because first he must get by
Lousan. the Destroyer Force
slugger whom neutral observers
rate as real threat for the title.
The rugged Navy brawler has
more than so fights under his
belt and has been impressive in
workouts with his teammates at
Boiling Air Force Base.