New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
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 We had man we'll versed in the
 methods of prize fighting in Europe discourse on the reason why many foreign fighters in their ring ap- p"ararces in this country seem to be unable to protect themselves from mitigating in the clinches.
 In Europe fighting in a clinch Is not allowed. Just as soon as two fighters clinch, they are ordered to
 break by the referee and this order must be obeyed under pain ot disqualification.
 Not being trained to keep on fighting until both fighters are tied up, many a mittster from the other side suffers severe punishment in the clinches. The greatest example that we have had of that in this city was the recent battle between Murray Gitlitz of New Haven and Nando Tassi. the Italian professor
 Many remarked that, although in the open Tassi outpunched Gitlitz. the New Haven Hebrew was getting in some very effective work in the Inside. Tassi failed to fight back when they were clinched and sui fered because of this inactivity.
 The fight was stopped in the third round and this prevented any decisive ending to the argument but many have thought that Gitlitz would have won because of his work on Tassi's body especially in the clinches.
 The officials at fights in Europe | are almost too severe with boxers who violate the rules of the ring. 1 One warning is given for either i rabbit punching or kidney punch ing and the next offense means disqualification.
 Tassi Is carded to appear in this city again on January in the fea- ture bout of the second card to be conducted by the New Britain A. C. He will meet Frank Cavanaugh of Bridgeport in a 1o-round battle.
 Bat Battalino, recuperated from his injured hand. will be another feature of the next card to be con- ducted here while Charles Sapko, former New Britain boy, will also appear providing that his hand is in shape by that time. Matchmaker Vincent Rena is busy today in signing boxers to ap- .. pear on the card. He plans another set Of bouts similar to those he staged on the first card of the sea- , son here and those who attended ( those fights agree in saying that I they were all excellent matches. /. The Diamond Match team of Springfield, which comes to this city tomorrow evening to be entertained F by the Tabs quintet, added another | victim to it's list last night when it ' defeated the Windsor Locks Adver- tisers,
 In the lineup of the Advertisers were Waterman, Hurley. Torrant, Carroll and "snooks" Dowd, all well known In Connecticut basketball circles Because of last minute eched- uling of the Diamond Match com pany girls. Manager Kenneth Saun- 1ers of the Burritt A. c. team was ,orced to cancel the game with the n Atlantfcs of Meriden, which was 10 Il De played as preliminary to the r. Tabs game tomorrow night 2 Two crippled captains sat side by " 'ide at the Boys club and discon- ,. olately watched the game there last . light. Nick Gill, leader of the East z, Jain street quintet, was again in o. ivilian clothes because of his in- , ured fingers, while Captain Thaycr f the East Hartford Emeralds | . displayed hand which II vas swathed in even more bandages II han Nick's. U
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