Show Tommy Loughran To r 0 Defend Title Against Lomski New Light Heavy Champ Ready to Begin Ca Campaign NEW YORK Jan 2 AP AP Tom Tom Tommy n- n my lily Loughran of Ph Philadelphia lad b begins ins what he lie hopes to be an acU active actie e defense do- do de defense of the wc worlds world's light heavy weight championship Friday night In the Madison Square Gar Garden len against Leo of ot Aberdeen Wash Vash over oyer the round 15 trail Loughran who acquired undisputed undisputed undisputed claim to the title a few weeks ago by defeating Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo previously the champion of the National Boxing association de declared declared de- de dared he lie wanted to gain the distinction distinction distinction dis dis- dis- dis of being the tile undefeated king of the light heavies when he was ready to step Into int the heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight division NO EXCUSES I do not wish to cheapen the championship In the pound sio asat at least leas one one of mY my predecessors sors ors on the throne did by surrendering ering ring the title tithe with tho the flimsy ex excuse ex- ex cuse cuso that he could not nol make the w weight ight Loughran said today This match with Lomski will be bethe bethe bethe the most import important nt one in my boxing boxIng boxing box box- ing life If I should l' l happen appen to lose this contest it would shatter my dreams of some day stepping into a ring with Gene Tunney in a battle battie battle bat bat- tle tie for the heavyweight champion ship The bout will be the third in less than three months in which Loughran Lough Lough- ran ha has b been en a a. principal since he started campaigning for his present present present pres pres- ent crown which was voluntarily vacated b by b Jack Delaney of Bridge Bridge- port DEFEATS Loughran defeated the venerable Mike the champion of the New York state athletic commission commis commis- sion slon on on October 7 1 last and then whipped Slattery to te clinch the sole possession of the pound honors In an round eight-round semifinal on the same ame card with Phil K 0 O. mill mill- against Ian lan of New York will Babe of St. St Louis At the St. St Nicholas arena here tomorrow night Jack Tack Humbeck Belgian heavyweight leads off a boxing card In a a round 10 bout with Benny Touchstone of Florida In his first start in this country Humbeck Humbeck Humbeck Hum- Hum beck beckas was as defeated defeat d by Arthur de Kuh |