The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-05
BATTALINO BUTTS,
 BELTS WAY TO WIN OVER MAESTRO
Hartford Boy Too Tough and Rough for Chica- gOan = Cllal ] enger Twice on the Floor
 Kaplan Beats Dublinsky
BY GEORGE KIRsKEY limited Press StafR Corresponds


 United Press Stan Correspondent)
 Chicago, Nov. 5.-(UP).-Chris- topher (Bat) Battalino. a rough and tumble back alley fighter who can give and take, will carry his featherweight title back to Hart ford, Conn, with him after turning back the challenge of Earl Mastro Of Chicago.
 The bush-haired Hartford boy was too rough and too tough for Mastro and was awarded a 10- round decision over E:4a before 15,- 900 persons in the Chicago stadium last night. The paid attendance was 14,o22 and the gross gate re- ceipts $40,353.
 Plenty of Tricks
 It took every sharp tactic known to the boxing game for Battalino to retain his tilte against the young Chicago boy. The decision was not unanimous, Referee Dave Barry and one judge voted for Battalino and the other judge call- GU Ab 4 uAaWs parry NVSC WOo v< 49 and hte judge who voted for Battalino score 1t 52-4S. Battalino weighed 125 1-2, Mastro 124 1-4.
 Going into the ninth round, Mas tro, who had successfully weather ed Battalino's putting, cuffing. showing and other similar rough tactics, was ahead on points. Bat talino, however, rallied strongly in AhA Ia s< nsn,rnda fhan1 both and successfully defended his title for the fifth time. in two years.
 Wrestling, Too
 Battalino's rough tactics were at their worst in the final round when he showed Masro he floor, and Q few seconds later swung the challenger to the floor again, going halfway down himself when lost Is balance.
 After an excange at close guar ters in te sixto round, Mastro dropped to his knees on the can- vas and tugged at his protector from the effects of what appeared to have been a low blow. Mastro did not complain to the referee. He stayed down until the count reached nine and then got up and finished the round.
 Going Down
 Battalino twice dropped Mastro halfway to the canvas in the sec- ond round after they had butted skulls in a headon collision. The challenger, momentarliy dazed, left his jaw unprotected. Battalino ripped over a right hook which staggered Mastro. The challenger broke his fall with the tips of his gloves and came right up without a count.
 A left hook to the body drove Mastro into the ropes, and he sank half way to the canvas, before the lower rope enabled him to pull himself to his feet without taking a count.
 After weathering this storm. Mastro came back strongly in the succeeding rounds, and won the fourth, fifth. sixth and eighth rounds. Mastro's left eye was al- most closed, and was cut from Bat talino's constant putting with the head at close quarters.
 No Contest
 Sammy Mandell, Rockford, H., former lightweight champion, and Ralphy Lenny, Jersey City, had their scheduled 10-round semi-final stopped at the end of the eighth round and called mo contest" {" Mandell, who weighed 143 1-2 pounds, put up a pitiful exhibition. Lenny weighed 136 1-2.
 Louis (Kid) Kaplan, 137 of Hartford, Conn.,, former feather weight champion, won an S-round decision from Harry Dublinsky, 1S8, Chicago.