The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-14
Brown Whips
Tracy Cox in
Speedy Fight
Local Weller Earns State
Title Belt as YuIe Gift
for Family.
BY PAUL BOXELL

Willard Brown, who recently an
nounced a resolution to settle down
and go places" in the hstic bust
ness because he became a family
man." passed the first milestone of
his new campaign when he gained
the decision of the judges ever
Tracy Cox in a scrappy Hereunder
at the Armory last night.
With the victory, Brown, a local
youth, captured the state welter-
weight championship belt, which he
claims he had promised as Christ
mas present to his baby daughter,
born last Thanksgiving Day. Per-
haps the tot won't appreciate it
now, Willard says, but he'll have
fun telling her some day all about
her first Yuletide gift.
Brown Uncovers Right
Brown, figured mostly counter
puncher, surprised an enthusiastic
crowd by stepping in frequently to
take the offensive away from Cox,
also a popular local boy, who put up
a game but futile fight. Employing
his lightning left to it's usual ad
vantage, Brown opened up with
right cross in the late rounds that
slowed down Tracy and kept his
customary telling blows at a min
imum.
With his very first southpaw lab
in the opening round, Willard raised
welt around Tracy's left eye.
Keeping up the rapid fire gunnery
from his port side, Brown captured
the first three rounds, and ripped
open nasty cut under Cox bruised
optic.
Tracy Goes to Work
Tracy came back strong in the
fourth, landing, with accuracy,
couple of hooks to the body and
head that forced his opponent into
definite retreat. Cox touted right
smash, which has sent many
scrapper to the resin in local rings,
got in its best work in the fourth
and fifth frames, but managed only
to shake Brown, not grog him.
Both boys were bleeding about the
face after turbulent sixth round,
which was even Brown went down
for no count. Fans we're divided in
opinion as to whether he toppled
from a blow or was pushed. 1t ap-
peared to be confused combina-
ton of both. In any event, no dam
age was done.
Shows EN- Something New
The local rivals matched right
punch for right punch in the last
four rounds, which was something
new for fans who have followed
Browns fortunes since he returned
recently from a long campaign in
Australia. In previous fights here
since his return, the new state
champ used only his failing left to
gain decisions over PIGGY Weinert
and Peter Mike.
Brown held height and reach
margins over Cox, and both proved
" AiOlASCobAC duNd1lJdSS, 1Il6H
weights were announced as almost
even. Willard scaled down to
surprisingly low 14412. while Tracy
jumped up to IA. The customers
apparently were pleased with the
scrap, giving both mittmen a noisy
round OF applause at the final gong.
Brady Quits Early
Big Bill Brady, Greenfield heavy
weight, slumped to the resin after
stopping a rather anemic punch
thrown by Scotty Fuller, Indian
apolis, and was counted out in the
first round of a scheduled six-round
prelim. Kenny Names, Fort Wayne
welterweight, and Billy Breedlove,
Greenwood, mauled to a draw in a
siX-round crowd-pleasing SUGGEST.
Joe LAPEL, Louisville lightweight,
0"tpointed Jimmy Shannon, Indian
apo in a siX-rounder. Bob Kahn,
indianapolis, whipped Jimmy Tudor,
indianapolis Negro, in the opening
four-round bout.
The program was presented by the
Hercules Athletic Club.