Show Lasky Fighting Battle Aga Against t Blindness I LOS ANGELES Aug 20 UP UP- UP Art Lasky Minneapolis heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight Is fighting the hardest battle of ot his his' career flat on his back with a long tong white bandage clamped over lover his life eyes Temporary ry blindness has In put t him down but not out The tall Jewish youngster who in three years has ha boxed most of f pugilism's top flight from I Champion Jim on down tried to muster a grin as he admitted admitted admitted ad ad- I II didn't think anything of at It at first but v no now the doctor tells me he doesn't know whether Ill I'll ever ever be able to fight again Im I'm sorry because I was going along so good after such a bad start The injury occurred during his last fight with Johnny of Chicago over a A. month ago He stuck his thumb in my eye in the second round Lasky said but I know he didn't doit doIt do doIt it intentionally That's just one oneat one of at the breaks of the game I saw two guys for the next three rounds and mover meyer did know which one oneto oneto oneto to hit Finally I caught up with both bothof bothof of ot them in the fifth and scored a double knockout I felt swell and thought I had made the best fight of my comeback I The injury kept bothering me for a week so I went to the doc doe I t tor r. r He said the retina was rup rup- rupI I in my right eye Since then I hemorrhages have occurred frequently frequently frequently fre fre- I and I was forced to go to tobed tobed I bed and remain quiet I The big fighter tighter groped for tor I words to complete his story I Its not really so bad as it sounds Ive I've saved a little money not much but enough to tide Ude us over Im I'm pretty good at photography photography photography raphy and I hope to work in at a Hollywood studio If it I cant can't fight any more Lasky and his wife wite are expecting expect expect- ing ins a D. baby in two weeks The only thing that's worryIng worryIng worryIng worry- worry Ing me is the little fellow the tho boxer said Ive got to be up and around when he arrives I |