| Show Bettina Battle br kr r What No One Knows I h Ac cUDDY J YORK May 23 UP UP Gus Gus ley r ch I light IteM ht heavyweight cham- cham southPAW Bettina tad and u t heavy nevy ruler will meet Garden D Madison Square t s 1 t t P bOut ut for which artl- artl has haa been cooked up Advance publicity Indicated that his hll round 10 scrap would prove 1 whether Bettina is fa a logical logical logi lOKI cal eal challenger for lor Joe Louls Louis heavyweight heavy heavy- weight crown 2 whether Jimmy Grippo's GrIppo hypnotic powers are greater great great- reater reat- reat er than those or John Jonn Magi Mall clan Grippo mana manages es Bettina and Magician 1 ame Is a close friend Mend of ot The tint first significance is about as aI goofy as the second Nevertheless a crowd of ot was expected to pay about 7 to witness the encounter between 32 year old year old Lesnevich Les- Les ne and 30 year old Bettina Bettina Favored Bettina was favored at S 8 to 5 in the brisk betting because of or his unorthodox left-handed left stance and because He tie will enjoy a weight advAntage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of or about 12 pounds lie He planned to scale about and Les- Les about squat Bettina-squat squat swarthy and black- black has has been yelling lon long and loud for tor a shot at Joe Joc Louis' Louis crown He selected champion of or ofa ofa ora a lighter division as the opponent against which to prove his right to toa toa a 1 Louis Louts shot because he claimed none of or the prominent heavies heavies- including Louis would Louis would fight him Lesnevich who has no ambitions to shift from the light heavy throne thron to the heavy dial dias admitted frankly that he accepted Bettina as an opponent opponent opponent op op- because he thought the bout would draw a good Stood gate Moreover Gus is Js not risking his title since both will scale over the pound limit And he has no fear of or southpaws southpaws south south- paws paw for he won four of or five bouts with southpaw opponents before the war of or N N. N J J. was well supported in the betting by admirers admirers admirers ad ad- who believe that he is II In much better condition than the ItalIan Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian from Beacon N N. y Y I t Flue Five Fights Each Each has had five fhe fights since Ince receiving his service Les ne nc from the coast guard suard and Bettina Bettina Bettina Bet Bet- tina from the army anny However each time Gus crawled through the ropes it was for tor a major scrap Bettina's opponents were a bit on the minor league side Mello defeated Eddie Blunt Larry Bouchard Eldridge Eatman Bill Weinberg and Joe Bouchard Bouchard Bou Bou- chard hard and were knockout victims These opponents do not measure up to the following five rive encountered encountered encountered en en- countered by Joe Kahut Lee Oma Freddie Mills Bruce Woodcock Woodcock Woodcock Wood Wood- cock and Billy Fox In title defenses Gus knocked out Mills British empire empire empire em em- pire light heavy champ Fox the hitting hard-hitting Philadelphia Negro who had clicked of off 43 straight knockouts He lie stopped Joe Kahut's winning streak with a round first-round kayo However How How- ever er was stopped by heavyweights Oma and Woodcock Bettina supporters claim that Les Les- by Oma and Woodcock Woodcock Woodcock Wood Wood- cock revealed that Gus cannot give giveaway giveaway giveaway away poundage to bigger men and retain his stamina |
