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Much Interest in Vejar Davey Bout Welter Contenders Meet Wednesday WednesdayAir Air of Confidence Hovers Over Both Training Camps Akins Shade Also on Card CardThe The Chico VcjarChuck Davcy 10round battle ut the Chicago Stadium Wednesday night has Chicago ring fans buzzing with talk about the two prospects for the wel ¬ terweight title Both collegians have set the ring world on fire in the past couple of years and the inevitable is at hand handSooner Sooner or later they had to meet If either is to be the welter champ and both have hopes along those lines they have to eliminate each other Davcy with a masters degree in education administra ¬ tion is older at 26fbut Vejar a NYU fresh ¬ man has had more fights 42 to Daveys 32 However Davcy is still undefeated in the pro ranks while Vejar lost one fight Chico is giving up a big edge in going into the ring with a masters degree winner while he is still only a freshman But most fans believe both boys are PhDs when it comes to the art of boxing and slugging Their combined records certainly prove that Only one loss in 74 fights fightsVejar Vejar is expected to be called into the service shortly after his Wednesday night engagement Davey is a veteran of the Air Force and flew 25 missions in Europe as a navigator navigatorDavey Davey Confident of Victory VictoryT T am more confident of winning this fight than I was the Ike Williams fight Davey explains The Williams victory gave me the confidence that I needed Vejar is stronger because hes young but I think Williams was smarter and he couldnt hurt me jso I dont think Chico can either eitherMeanwhile Meanwhile Vejar is talking the same tune Davey didnt impress me the one time I saw him That was against Joe Garza when Davey won a sevenrround technical knockout Chuck doesnt punch very hard so I can wade in without worry ¬ ing about getting hurt I know hes very clever But Ive fought that kind of guy before beforeVejar Vejar has been working out daily at the CYO gymnasium while Davey has set up headquarters at the Midwest gym Both were pronounced in top physical condition on being examined by doctors for the Illi ¬ nois Athletic Commission last Friday FridayVirgil Virgil Akins third ranking lightweight from St Louis will trade punches with Dave Shade clever Detroit youngster in an eightround semiwindup on the Vejar Davey card Akins holds a victory over Luther Rawlings and has also defeated Freddy Dawson and Joe Brown the three top contenders in the 135pound division divisionShade Shade won his most recent Stadium bout when he defeated Sonny Luciano in the semiwindup on March 26 He also has been returned winner of seven of his last eight fights most of which were staged at Rainbo Arena
