Evening star., 1933-04-26
SARR0N AND PAUL
WOULD FACE AGAIN
Pete Proves Class in Draw.
Wants Longer Bout With
Ex-Feather King.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
1O the list of this old worlds lead
ing featherweight fighters today
was added the name of Pete
SarrCn


SarrCn.
BY the proverbial eyelash this serious
visaged little Syrian from Dixie missed
his fondest dream last night when he
failed to outpunch smart Tommy Paul,
ex-ruler of the feathers, but Sarron's
eight-round draw was plenty good
enough to stamp Washington's adopted"
fair-haired boy as a dangerous con-
tender for Freddy Miller's world title.
Before a crowd which bulged the
walls of dinky little Portner's Arena,
Sarron surprised by winning three
rounds and earning an even break In
two others from his favored opponent,
whose eyes, too, are focused on the
crown now adorning Miller's brow.
With his peculiar style, SO like that
of the late Harry Greb, Sarron proved
a puzzle to Paul, whose own style Is not
unlike Pete's. The Southerner took the
opening round by handy margin, put
the Buffalo buster came back In the
second to beat Pete from piller to post.
II \
X he could take it." Back he came
bouncing in the third heat to hold
his own and then he forged ahead IN
the fourth. Paul tied the score on The
Stars score sheet by capturing the NTH
round, but Sarron again showed cnam-
pionship stuff by betting Tommy into
a near state of grogginess In the slxtn.
Blow after blow landed on PauPs cnln
and only the latters experience. ana
courage prevented him from taking a
more severe lacing.
The seventh round served to show the
20OO-odd fans Just why Paul reacneo
the top of the featherwelght pinnacle.
He grabbed the verdict.
An air of tenseneSs pervaded the
smoky little punchbowl when the beH
for the final round sounded. Upon this
round, according to majority OF news
paper score sheets, hinged the decision.
It was even.
The draw verdict was not, however.
unanimous. Judges George King and
Denny Hughes cast deadlock BALLOTS
while Referee Charlie Short gave PauI
the narrowest of margins.
Neither battler manifested much dis
appointment. Each, however, thought
he had earned slight edge in the flnal
round and as a consequence the YER
dict
I'D be tickled to get return bout
with Sarron." was Pauls comment.
Right here, too. He's great fighter.
The same goes for me-" Sarron re-
piled in his own dressing room. ElJ
i'd like 10 rounds the next time
THE preliminaries brought to light
i some of the most poorly -condt-
toned gents available in the ring
racket-and also a smart-looklng 15O-
FOUNDER in Ken Overlin. who seemed
to have improved 100 per cent since his
last appearance at Portner's year ago.
Overiin encountered Joe Finazzo, the
rubbery fat boy from Baltimore. Fin
azzo was fatter than ever around the
midsection but no one acquainted with
his record expected a kayo. Overlin,
however, turned the trick with a
whacking left hook to the mandlbles IN
the third round OF their scheduled six
heat affair. Finazzo was knocked nat
ter than some of the current 80 lager.
Only one fighter, the murderous-punc y
ing Joe knight had ever succeeded n
kayoing Fina2zo previous to last nigh.
Joe's little brother, Sam, reportei
even moro cut O. shape than Joe, bit
he lasted two rounds longer against,
however. battler not of Overlins cal
iber. Sam Finazzo stuck around with
the aimless Billy Strickler until The
fifth, when he departed after a sock
in his midsection.
Billy Schwartz and Luther Mccarthy
were the other boys who reported look
ing as though gymnasium would in
deed be rare sight. Schwartz. as a
consequence, took a siX-round beating
from Walter Kirkwood. while Mccarthy
wound up with broken wrist as re-
suit of the only blow he landed on
Cary Wright in two rounds. Softened
UP fo- a kayo Mccarthy let his right
fly. striking Wright IN the small of the
back. However. it vas Mccarthy and
Tot Wright who kissed the canvas. His
wrist, hang.Ir Imp, was revealed %
be broken after an examination By ne
club physician.