Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-23
WIN, LOSE OR
LSNAV BY FRANCIS sTANN
NOV, the Direct Approach
KENNY LANE on MuSKEGON. Mich- q

KENNY LANE OF MUSHROOM Mich who once took
up the matter of getting shot at the lightweight title
with his Congressman takes up with Brown tonight
in Houston and on your Tv screen.
This Is the direct approach, inasmuch as Joe Brown
happens to be the lightweight champion and very good
one people have been discovering lately. Brown isn't
young 1927 and back of him are 90 pro fights Still it
took while before the public began to appreciate his
considerable skils
This could be the kind of fight that would re-
establish the 1S5pound division of the important
ones.
Lane, 20, has been waiting for this shot for a long
time Too long Doc Kearns has been blahering Oh yes
Kearns in the picture The septuagenarian spebinder
who managed two great ehoders in Jack Dempsey and
Mickey Walker and lesser one in Joey Maxim, has
piece Of Lane
And Kenny could turn out to be a champion different
from any of Kearns' Others For one thing Doc never
had lightweight on top. And southpaw. II
Lane wins the lightweight champion will be left
handler for the first time in history.
KENNY LANE WAS BRED to fight His Dad had
been boxer and Papa Lane put gloves all four of
his boys-Perce Gordon Roger and Kenny-at an early
age Kenny started at the age Of and turned out to be
q natural lefthander.
Old Man Lane was fully aware that southpaws are not
exactly sought out by champions who have been known
to duck good eftes rather than cope with their styles
And for while it did look indeed as If Old Pro Brown
was by-passing Lane, the No contender
II wasn't duckin him." drawled Brown native Of
Baton Rouge ITS jest that had other nsh to fry" The
National Boxing Association may have helped Brown and
his manager, Lou Viscus, to fry those fish, The MIA
ordered the winner Of the recent Brown-Raph Dupas
fight to meet Lane within three months.
Brown it, spectacularly If you watched on Tv on
Nay and here is Joe tonight taking Lane winner
OF his last II fights and including Dupas among his victims
STUDENTS OF STYLES say they have to 60 back all
the way to Lew Tender to up with souhpaw in the
h~hter divisions who attacks he does He creates
sance problem, they point out because unlike many
southpaws he doesn't feature elusveness Kenny Is the
sam-bang crowding type always stalking and putting
pressure He may be the best body puncher pound for
pound, since Tony Yale
In his 81 pro fights (52 victories, losses) Lane has
shown that he can take punch which pretty important
against the likes Of Brown who has 80 of his fights
by knockouts and 80 by decision.
AS matter Of fact, Brown seems to improve with
age He's defended four times and all by knockouts
Nor will tonight be the first time ambitious southpaw
went after his title.
Last February 26 in Havana new utramodern sports
stadium was dedicated and Brown in the ring against
Orlando Echeverrta. This a nontitle fight but Of
sufcent Importance 1t felt to warrant stan coverage
by American papers and to be telecast nationally
1t was one Of the shorter telecasS Brown stinened
Ecneverria in ESQ of the first round
BROWN ISN'T ALWAYS INSPIRING to watch He
doesn't move too much in the ring At the same time
Joe Is hard to hit ceanly and when he does strike his
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