Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
CHAMPION RETAINS TITLE
BY SPEED, BOXING ABILITY
Challenger Scores Heavily in First Two Rounds
but Unable to Follow Up Advantage and
Decision Goes Against Him.
BY PAUL n. NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HICAGO, August Stony Can
zoneri. the chesty one, has gone
the way of all featherweights
~ who become too ambitious, and
Sammy Mandell, master ring
man and boxer, Is still the lightweight
champion of the world.
Attempting to achieve what Johnny
Kilbane. Johnny Dundee and many
other featherweight compatriots failed
to do, the New York Italian game
ly challenged the Rockford sheik
for his heavier crown in the Chicago
Stadium last night, but received nothin :
but q neat boxing lesson, the daanion
going to Mandell after 10 SaE9fng
rounds.
Mandell won mainly by speed and
boxing ability. After losing the first two
rounds because of Tony's rushes and
right-hand attacks that caught him of
guard, the champion calmly cuffed his
rights to pile up decisive margin.
Has Great Chance.
Tony had q chance only in those first
two rounds and it was the best chance
any challenger ever had against Man
dell But he couldn't follow it up. Man.
dell's defensive craft nullified CAMEO
neri's fiery charges, and as often as he
landed the New Yorker saw his punches
fly into space.
Mandells accurate left hand, called
the best In the business, fired sharply
and true to the challenger's face, and at
the final gong Tonys face was we'll
pulled up. No blood was shed by the
challenger, however, even though Sam
my concentrated his attack on the cut
over Tony's eye suffered in his first bout
as a lightweight against Phil McGraW
In New York three weeks ago.
Mandell had difficulty in warming up
to the task of turning back the chal-
lenge of the italian, and as q result the
Canzoneri followers were clipper in the
first two rounds. Tony surprised by
coming out In the first round and Scor-
ing q series of stiff rights to the face.
Sammy was cold, and he went into q
clinch when in danger. His left wasn't
well oiled, and absence from the ring
had hurt his aim. AS a consequence
CanZoneri for q time made good his
boast OF being able to keep away from
MandellS best weapon.
Socks Champion Hard.
A sweeping overland right rocked
the champion several times in those
first two rounds. Sammy had trouble
lodging the clubbing blows and he
fought a very cautious fight against
the ambitious contender.
The third was the turning point and
in that session the real Mandell went
to work. Canzoneri didn't have a
chance thereafter, but he did plunge
in hoping to land one paralyzing wal
lop to the chin.
Dave Barry, central figure in the
much-disputed fourteen count" of the
Dempsey-Tunney fight in Chicago, was
referee and cast his vote for Canzonerl.
Judges Ed Klein and Phil Collins
agreed on Mandell as winner. Collins
was third man in the ring when Man
del won the championship from Rocky
Kansas here on July 4. 1925.
More than "a 900 witnessed the fight.
An unofficial statement Of receipts
placed the gross receipts at $165,000. OF
this sum, Mandell receives 40 per cent
and Canzoneri receives 20 per cent.
Both Are Chagrined.
The champion was far from salts
fed with his performance even though
he won, while the challenger said he
thought he had won.
Il just couldn't get started" Sammy
said. II was cold at the start and not
until the ANAL round did / feel any
thing like my old self. But won and
that was my plan"
Il thought I had won" Tony said.
II piled up good margin in the first
two rounds and had Mandell in bad
way and then held him at least even
the rest of the way. Manden is q
great boxer"
II MandeN carries out his announced
intentions, he will next attempt to get
match with Jackie Fields for the
welterweight title. He outpointed Fields
before he won the welterweight title
and is confident he can repeat.