Show k 1 14 Jt J 4 t to IT I SPORTS v 9 J pt mf Drive to Regain Fight Crown in Bout With Philadelphian Philadelphia Former Lightweight King ICing Favored to Lac Lace l Massey lassey assey in T Ten Round Round Battle 1 B By Dixon Stewart United Press Press Stair Staff Correspondent NEW YORK June 18 UP AJ UP-AJ Al AlSinger's Singers Singer's chances of shattering box box- lugs lug's precedent against champions reg regaining a 1 n g lost laurels laurels' w will be tested ton tonight 1 g h t when the year 21 old former worlds world's lightweight titleholder titleholder titleholder title- title holder meets Lew Massey of ot Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia In a n. 10 round b bout 0 u t at Madison set Square u are Garden The bout will b bS be beSinger's 4 S Singers Singer S fir first t ring since he lost his title to t's Tony Canzoneri t ton on a a. s 55 55 second e con d knockout November November Novem Novem- ber 14 14 1930 and Al AI Singer hopes It will be a stepping stone to regaining the championship he won from Sammy Mandell In the first jound of a B. scheduled ten-round ten contest con con- test at Yankee stadium last July If IC Singer repeats repents as a champion he will be 00 the first man mall to do so In the lightweight class Jackie Thompson current welterweight champion Is In possession of the 1 pound title Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the second time but no other world champion ever cr has bas regained a a. champIonshIp championship cham cham- at after r being dethroned HAS ADVANTAGE Singer has a a. big advantage over his predecessors who have hare attempted comebacks He won and lost his bis before re reaching voting age Al Ai has b been n fighting professionally for four years ears engaging lr In iii 61 bouts but did lid not attain his majority until April 12 1931 Al also has many disadvantages to overcome He Is strictly a. a made fighter and is handicapped by a a. fragile fragile fra Ira gile idle chin and even less Jess sturdy heart In addition he has broken with the powerful clique which smoothed his road to the championship only to throw him to the lions on discovering dIscovering discover dIscover- ing Irig that winning the thc championship had bad convinced Al that he was a great fighter lighter and made him unwilling to obey orders Massey although a capable featherweight feath feath- Is not expected to provide a serious erious obstacle to Singers Singer's comeback effort tort The has out out- pointed joInted such good boys bors as Bat BattalIno Battalino Bat- Bat and Eddie Shea but is not a dangerous puncher AIls Al Is at his best when he knows there Is no danger of being knocked out and should gallop Ills way to a decision 1 1 1 |