The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-09-13
BARNEY ROSS
KEEPS TITLE
IN BIG fight
IS Blazing Rounds, Staged
With Canzoneri, Seen
by 10000 People
By HENRY McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-(UP).
Barnele Rasofsky, a pale-faced
Jew from Chicago's Ghetto, and
known to the trade as Barney
Ross, was still lightweight cham
pion Of the world after Is blaz-
ing rounds with Tony Canzoneri
last night, and the squat little
Italians hopes Of becoming the
first 1876 pound king to win back
his title, were blasted.
More than 100000 persons, the
largest crowd to watch thelittle
fellows do battle since Lenard
and Tender were swinging away
a decade ago, watched Canzonerl
wage a magnificent attack, only
to bow in the end to the strength
and endurance that goes with
youth.
| For 10 rounds Canzoneri was
in the thick of the battle with
th9 man who licked him for the
title in Chicago three months
ago. seemed to have a fighting
chance to accomplish feat that
was beyond the skill of Bat Nell
son and Joe Cans, Benny Leon
ard, and all the other immrotals
of the ring.
But from the 10th heat on,
Canzoneri, who has been going
to the wars for ~ of his 2G
years, began to feel the effect of
his countless battles. Some of
the spring went from his legs
and the snap from his arms, and
at the finish his fighting heart
was the only part of his equip
ment that showed no wear or
tear.
When Ross, a thin stream of
blood trickling from his nose,
was led out under the yellow
floodlights, and his arm held
aloft in triumph, the crowd gave
him a thunderous salute. There
were few dissenting voices, as
there always are, but they didn't
matter. Ross was the winner.
Although always a shade in
ferior to Ross in this writer's
opinion, Canzoneri gained the
vote of Judge George Kelly. The
other judge. Harold Barnes of
Schmeling-Sharkey fame, cast his
ballot for Ross, making it neces-
sary for Referee Arthur Dono-
van to cast a ballot. Without a
seconds hesitation, and without
glancing at his score sheet, Dono-
van pointed toward the Chicago
boy.
The fight was as savage as
the New York rings have seen in
years. When they threw the two
bows in there with opening gong
it was like fire meeting powder,
and neither slackened off the
blazing pace until the final bell.
In the last minute of the 18th
round, after Al minutes of fight
ing. the two gamesters were out
there in the middle of the can
vas, to to toe. smuggling away
with both fists.
The United Press score sheet
was very similar to that of Judge
Barnes, giving Ross eight rounds,
Canzoneri three, and four even.
The Chicagoan's heats were the
first. third. fifth. seventh, eighth,
twelfth, thirteenth and fourteen
tn. Canzoneri was given the
edge in the second, fourth and
ninth.
While he was licked, it was
Canzoneri who gave the crowd
it's greatest thrill, and their lone
opportunity to stand as man on
their seats and give off the old
battle cry of fistinana. "drop
him. kid! drop him, kid"
The yell was sounded in the
ninth when CanZoneri, seemingly
aware that the dancing, feinting,
ducking Ross was sure winner
if the battle resolved into a box
ing match, threw caution over
board, lowered his head, and
wheeled into two-fisted action.
Thirty seconds after the bell
he caught up with the weaving
Ross, and, fighting out of a low
crouch, threw right hand after