The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-08
HARRY CRIMSON

Jack Petersen finally has lived up to the fine old tradition of Brit ish heavyweights. He has been knocked out.
 For four long years Petersen the world horizontal champion- ship.
 Petersen wrecked so many Brit ish records for remaining perpen- dicular that an inquiry was launched to determine his nation ality. He professed to be a Welsh morn descendant of Scandinavian stock, which made the natives sus- picious. They would not permit a foreigner to put anything over on homegrown gladiators.
 It remained for Walter Neusel, the blond German chemist, to pu; British pugilistic patrons at ease, however. A left to the head, or rather two of them, solved the per picking English problem in the 11th round in London the other night.
 It was obvious that Neusel had the connection that would keep the English heavyweight record with 0ot O OlCiAiiSiAS odt AhAO CAtOhSo "CtN spoiled somewhat by Petersen's chief second. The second undoubt- edly will be suspended by the Brit ish board of boxing control for some time because of a dastardly act. He checked in a towel. What Held Him Up? Petersen's failure to go down in the accustomed manner resulted ir ox ir,x ktovo ClnonapTN pNhnf n. graphs of his heels were taken i'm ina tnioexper, hadgetaoinshrdlu ination, experts could not be posi- tive that the heels are round. Un- less this proves to be the case, o1tl- cjals will delve deeply into Peter tain just what has held the Welsh. man up.
 First to congratulate Petersen were Bombardier Wells. Gypsy Joe Beckett, Phil Scott and Reggie Meen. None of them was entirely satisfied with the young mans per. fCrmance, but, after some deliber- ation, all finally agreed that he was eligible for admittarce to the Royal Order of RecumLent Res. ined- Backs.
 It was the first time that Beck ett had talked to Petersen since the latter broke in. Sypsy Joe, the daddy of the fallers, resented the upstart's peculiar activities.
 This will be memorable night for British heavyweights," remark ed Beckett. "Petersen has given us enough nightmares.
 af crf1irfc h{f obstinate, but all have to come to go on.
 "Petersen is a mighty poor rep resentative of our ranks, in my opinion. Why, I frequently did a better job than he turned in on nothing more than a dirty look.
 "It- is a good thing that he's in the fold, however. It wouldn't dc to have one of us standing toe long. A few moro like Petersen and the customers wouldn't be able tC distinguish a British heavyweight from any other kind"
 Them Were the Days Wells expressed the belief thai Petersen required much more schooling in falling.
 Now in my day." commented Bombardier, i've collapsed like 2 bridge table. I've often regretted that motion upictures were moi taken of my knockout by Gunboai Smith. I regard that as my mas. terpiece, and pictures of it would give hard-headed lads like Peter sen a splendid idea of the high standard of artistry we always have tried to maintain"
 Petersen is rank sucker,' snapped Tonsorial Artist Scott. "He doesn't even know how to holler foul, and after me making quar- ter of a million at it."
 Meen was equally disgusted with Petersen, particularly after the ex- ample he set for the Welshman h comparatively recent months.
 All hold high hopes for Peter sens improvement in the future, however.
 And, meanwhile, all again is tranquil in London. There no long CT is any. tmm ediate danger of there being a vertical heavyweight in England.