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Tiger Jones Rated 1 7 to 5 Favorite Faces Frenchman , In Garden Match Middleweight Ten Rounder Will Be Aired Nationally On Radio, Television Tonight By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, N. Y., May 13. Middleweight contender Ralph "Tiger" Jones of Yonkers, N. Y., was favored at 17-5 today to beat the torridly criticized Jacques Royer-de-Crecy of France Friday night in their TV-radio 10-rounder at Madison Square Garden. Because he won but two of his last 11 bouts, the Frenchman has been denounced by at least three New York sports writers as an apparently improper opponent for JonesT the worlds third-ranking 160-pound contender. Rangy, blond Jacques said today in French: "Ill let the American public be my judge and jury tomorrow night in my television debut." It will be his third United States fight. The former automobile repairman from Chateau-Thierry emphasized that his record does not reflect his ability. He was so beset by managerial wrangles in France during the past two years that he wanted to quit the ring, he explained. His heart wasnt in his fists. "Now I am myself again under my new manager, Jean Bretonnel, who induced me to continue fighting and brought me to-America," he said. Bretonnel pilots a French stable, headed by middleweight Pierre Langlois. Seven of Bretonnels scrappers are now campaigning in the United States. Brown to Be at Ringside j Matchmaker Billy Brown of the International Boxing Club will be the most interested observer at the ringside Friday night. It was he who picked Royer-de-Crecy as a substitute to meet Jones when second-ranking Rocky Castellani of Cleveland suffered a back injury in training. The 26-year-old Jacques, twice former champion of France, shaped up like a fair fighter while training at Bobby Gleasons gymnasium in the Bronx. He is aggressive and a good left-hooker. He has a good body attack. During his career of 49 professional bouts, he won 34, lost 14 and had one draw. He knocked out 20 and was stopped four times. In his first U. S. fight, Feb. 25, Jacques registered a surprise technical knockout over Tony Anthony of New York at Johnstown, Pa., in the eighth round. And on April 12, he lost a disputed decision to Willie Pastrano at New Orleans. The Frenchman scaled 161 V2 for the Pastrano bout. He contracted to register no more than 161 for Jones, who will weigh about 157. Jones, a 26-year-old Negro, lost but one of his last 10 bouts." He was outpointed by welterweight champion Kid Gavilan last Aug. 26. This year he knocked out Bobby Dykes in the 10th round on March 8 and outpointed Billy McNeece on April 5. The Tiger, persistently aggressive, won 32 bouts, lost seven and had three draws. He knocked out only eight and was stopped once. Friday nights bout brings boxing back to the Garden after an absence of seven weeks during which the punch emporium was occupied by a circus, and Friday riight bouts were staged at St. Nicholas Arena.
